Northern Dynasties

Chapter 51
A group of people stayed in Baishui Manor for three days. Under the leadership of Zhu Ziyong and others, Li Tai also traveled around dozens of miles around to observe, and wrote tens of thousands of words in the notebook alone. content.

"You look like you're planning a plan, kid. Could it be that you have to do some big homework again?"

When he was on the road again, He Basheng finally couldn't help asking. Although he seldom asked about Li Tai's plans these days, he often saw him writing and drawing on paper: "This is a place I think is well managed. In your eyes, being in the estate is still a lot of embarrassment?"

"It can't be said that it is unbearable, it can only be said that the land is not yet at its peak. If my uncle's property is only limited to farming and weaving, there is not much difference between me and me, but if I want to maximize the power of manpower and land, I need some planning and adjustment."

After Li Tai heard the words, he replied with a smile, pointing to the way forward: "There is indeed a business, but it is not a big one, but it needs to be discussed by those in charge of the state and county. Your Majesty, please discuss with Uncle in detail."

If you go further north, you will approach the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi, and the terrain will be more undulating.Xingcheng, Beihua Prefecture, where some Huizaizhi lived, was located on the west bank of Luoshui River, near Huangling County in later generations.

He Basheng didn't have any other gardens in the north, but he was not far from Xingcheng, so he simply stopped by to visit some Hui.

A group of people continued northward along the Luoshui River, and arrived in Xingcheng in the evening of the next day.

Before Li Tai felt that the layout of the city of Huazhou was too militarized, when he came to the outside of the city of North Huazhou, he saw that the military color was more intense, and there were many camp posts in the ravines more than ten miles away from the city.There are many Juma trenches scattered outside the city, and there are only a few roads for walking in and out.

"The northern border is often invaded by Jihu, and some Huibao are guarding the township, so they don't suffer from loneliness."

Seeing the layout around the city of Beihuazhou, He Basheng couldn't help being amused.

While talking, a group of knights galloped from the city, and one of the tall and eye-catching knights was Ji Hui.

"Why does Brother He Ba have the time to visit Beizhou? Could it be that it's a pity that Li Lang's talent is neglected, and he personally sent it to me to serve as envoy?"

Several Huize horses galloped up and greeted the two of them with a smile: "The timing of your visit is just a coincidence. I just returned from hunting in the north this morning. It's early in the day, and only here is the wind and sand to welcome guests!"

He Basheng smiled and nodded to Ji Hui, while Li Tai dismounted from his horse and bowed to him, "Don't come and see you again, I will make you look as majestic as yesterday, and look even more handsome. I wandered around the countryside with my uncle, and when I came here, I wanted to bother my master. Ask the envoy if the hunting harvest is abundant enough to eat?"

"The hunt is rich, I'm afraid Li Lang will hate the smell and refuse to swallow it!"

Hearing this, Shuohui smiled narrowly, and waved his hand to signal Li Tai to get on the horse, then turned the horse's head to lead a group of people into the city.

As he approached the city, Li Tai could smell the bloody smell in the air. After passing through a row of horses, his eyes froze for a moment, and he saw wooden frames outside the city lined up with bloodstained corpses hanging on them.

A few Hui were still chatting with He Basheng, when he came here, he turned around and saw Li Tai's expression changed, so he pointed to the corpses and said, "Does Li Lang have an appetite to watch these kinds of hunting?"

Li Tai hurriedly shook his head after hearing the words, he really couldn't accept this kind of bad taste, so he couldn't help asking: "Could it be that there are stubborn thieves wandering into the country?"

"The Buluoji thiefhu who can't be killed, gathered a crowd to harass and rob Yanhu in the north a month ago. These thieves live scattered in the north and often gather together to cause disaster. When I heard the news and went there, the thieves dispersed again. Can track a few, surround and kill them!"

After hearing the words, several Hui said bitterly: "Since entering the government, the military and government have been busy, and it is really hateful to be disturbed by these thieves!"

Jihu, also known as Buluoji, is said to be another species of Xiongnu, which can be traced back to the regime of Liu Yuan, Han and Zhao, the first of the Five Hus to disrupt China.There are many tribes, living mixed in northern Fen and northern Shaanxi.

As early as the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Liu Lisheng, the leader of Jihu in Fenzhou, took advantage of the mutiny in the six towns and rebelled, calling himself the emperor.This regime has existed for nearly ten years. After the separation of the Eastern and Western Wei, Gao Huan found time to wipe it out.

The Jihu rebellion in northern Shaanxi was like a bullshit plaster. The famous generals of the Western Dynasty such as Yu Jin, Hou Mo, Chen Chong, and Li Bi in the later Bazhu Kingdom all pressed them to make military achievements, but they were still not completely wiped out.

In the later Northern Zhou Dynasty's war against Northern Qi, the Northern Qi army was defeated and abandoned their armored staffs along the way. Fenzhou Jihu appeared again, picked up and stole these armored staffs and gathered together to restore the country.It wasn't until Northern Qi was destroyed that Northern Zhou came back to clean it up.

Even in the period of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Jihu in northern Shaanxi rebelled again, and was put down by the generals Wang Fangyi and Cheng Wuting at that time.Speaking of the tenacious obsession with rebelling against the country, these Jihus are even comparable to Gusu Murong Fu in the Northern Song Dynasty. After all, they really raised their troops.

Li Tai lamented the tenacity of the Jihu thieves, but he still felt a little uncomfortable with the scene, so he didn't stop to take a closer look, and rode his horse into the city after He Basheng and a few Hui.

The Beihuazhou city was not built magnificently. The height of the city wall was less than two meters, and there were many traces of destruction. There were also many tents in the city.

The battalion soldiers acted in an orderly manner, some repaired their staffs, some repaired the city walls, and there were almost no casual wanderers, which shows that some Huizhi troops are still in good order.

But He Basheng still commented unceremoniously: "Hui Bao, you will return to your old place and serve as Fang Mu again. Your progress is not too great."

"It makes me laugh, I'm not a great talent who can make things as simple as possible. Since Daxingtai has to do this, I can only do it with my best. I don't want to be excellent in the exam, I just want to have no faults. When it comes to care for the people , I really have a lot of problems to fulfill my wish."

Both of them are old acquaintances of the township party, and Shuohui didn't think that He Basheng was mocking him, so he replied with a sigh.

After He Basheng heard the words, he also sighed and said with a smile: "Success is indeed a good man who is good at governance and compassion. There are very few people in my generation who can surpass him, but Huibao's strengths are not something he can compete with."

Li Tai followed, and when he heard the conversation between the two, he couldn't help but smile slightly. It was indeed a pleasure to listen to the characters commenting on their companions at the time.

Not long after, Shuo Hui led them into a separate hall in the mansion to sit in a separate table. While waiting for the servants to fix the meals, subordinates frequently came in to report affairs, which shows that Shuo Hui is indeed busy in governing the state.

When he came back again, Shuohui smiled apologetically at He Basheng, then looked at Li Tai and said, "Li Lang really doesn't think about entering the mansion? Husband holds power in the palm of his hand, and his willpower can be stretched. This is a good time. But you just lie lazy in the countryside, you really let yourself down!"

Several Hui has already opened his mouth to recruit Li Tai more than once. The last time he was in the Shayuan barracks, it was He Basheng who refused on Li Tai's behalf.This time there were the same three people at the table, and Ji Hui brought up the old story again, which showed that he was really thirsty for talent.

"I'm not afraid of Brother He Ba's ridicule. Entering this state government is really stressful, and the troubles are several times more complicated than in previous years!"

After returning to the table and sitting down, some Hui vomited bitterness: "Repairing the city affairs and supervising the people's defenses, I can still maintain it. But now everything is going on in parallel, which is really overwhelming. In the middle of the month, the township groups of the northern states will gather This is waiting to be read, and Su Shangshu of Xingtai is also vigorously supervising the registration and compilation of households in various states, and it will need to be submitted after autumn..."

Some Hui's troubles actually exposed the shortcomings of Beizhen Wuren's ability.Its kind of siege of cities and territories and battles in formations is indeed a good performance, but when it comes to sitting in places and giving politics, it is not its director.

Several Hui's solicitation again and again shows sincerity.If Li Tai was new to Kansai, even if He Basheng was there to dissuade him, he might not be tempted to agree, otherwise he would be a bit ungrateful.

But now, Li Tai already has a more specific idea about his future path, and he will no longer blindly pursue opportunities that are visible but not suitable for him.

He Basheng did not speak out to dissuade him this time, probably because he felt the sincerity of Ji Hui, and felt that it would be difficult for him to provide Li Tai with any considerable political future.

"It's really disrespectful for the envoy to invite you several times, and then to push back. But only this appreciation makes me timid and dare not respond, for fear that I will neglect my duty and greatly hurt my friendship."

Hearing what Li Tai said, Ji Hui frowned slightly, and He Basheng also opened his mouth to speak.

Before the two could speak, Li Tai took out another scroll and handed it in with both hands: "As for the cumbersome government affairs that the envoy is worried about, I have also been deeply touched since I lived in the countryside. I have a plan, and I hope it will benefit state affairs and politics."

After hearing the words, several Hui Hui's face turned pale, but he was still dubious. He knew that state affairs were trivial and cumbersome, and he didn't think Li Tai had any strategy to simplify them.

When he opened the scroll, shook out the pieces of paper and opened them slightly, his expression became more puzzled: "What is this?"

"This is the bottom book of accounting and registration."

Li Tai was also a little surprised when he heard the words, he didn't even know this, how did you become the governor.

"Of course I know it's a billing account, but what does it have to do with my state . . . No, wait, this is it?"

A few Hui looked at the paper book again for a while, his eyes stayed on the blank space of the official document, and then he saw a little mystery.

Li Tai approached, pointed to the blanks of the official documents and said, "Apart from civil politics, registering and supervising classes is the most important thing. Creating registers for officials and officials requires careful examination, writing one by one, and a lot of work and materials. But today, you only need to hold this booklet, write down the title of the book, and fill in the numbers, and it is convenient and fast to transfer to the township every day!"

"It's a convenient method, but, don't these booklets also need to be written by a pen?"

After some Hui heard the words, his brows frowned first, and then he frowned again: "Nowadays, there are only [-] writers in the state capital. If they are not sent to the township, they will work in the government. The manpower is still insufficient!"

More than [-] clerks are responsible for writing the military and government documents of the entire state. It is conceivable that the workload is huge, and Li Tai feels that this is a good idea.

"If I just moved the work force back and forth, I would not dare to force my advice. Please make me look carefully at the books, it is not copied by hand..."

Li Tai arranged all the papers on the table, and then said with a smile: "Before, I was tired of the cumbersome family planning, so I made this clever plan. It happened that my uncle asked me to rectify the village business. I went to Baishui a few days ago and saw that there are many good papermaking materials in the village. , so we can make a living again, which can not only help the country, but also make up for the family's property..."

(End of this chapter)