Northern Dynasties

Chapter 55
Cui Xi's work was indeed vigorous and vigorous. After dinner that night, Li Tai stayed at his house overnight. In the early morning of the next day, Cui's disciples went in and told ten paper-making technicians to wait in the front hall, and they could follow Li Tai back at any time. Township.

Cousin works so hard, even if half of it is due to his own career performance considerations, Li Tai is also motivated by this, everyone is really good, so naturally he can't procrastinate.

So he had a simple breakfast in Cui's mansion, and went into the inner hall to say goodbye to his cousin who had hardly met, and then left Chang'an with his entourage and the ten paper craftsmen.

On the way, he also dispatched two of He Basheng's personal soldiers to his nephew's house to inform him that he would return home early, but before they left Chang'an City, the two chased after him, saying that the lord had already returned to the manor outside the city yesterday.

Thinking that He Basheng was still happily saying yesterday that he would stay in the city for a few days, Li Tai felt a little weird in his heart, thinking that he must not be very happy to meet this time.

Sure enough, when he returned to the manor outside the city, several of He Basheng's personal soldiers came to meet him, and said with a heavy face: "Yesterday, my lord was not very happy with the two young men, and I felt a little angry. Please come to the house and forgive me." .”

Li Tai nodded after hearing the words, got off his horse and walked straight to He Basheng's room. Just as he came to the door, he smelled a strong smell of medicine coming from the room.

"Li Lang is back. Yesterday the two gentlemen became angry because of the incident between the lord and Zhao Huanqi. After the lord returned, he became seriously ill."

Seeing Li Tai approaching, Zhu Ziyong, who was in charge of decocting the medicine, quickly got up and approached and whispered.

Hearing this, Li Tai felt comprehensible, walked into the room and bypassed a bamboo screen, and saw He Basheng reclining on the couch with his legs suspended under the quilt, and his breathing seemed rough and heavy.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, He Basheng turned his head and looked over. It seemed that his muscles and bones were in pain because of his excessive movements. Squeeze out a smile: "We meet again, have a good talk?"

"Hey, I'm lazy Meng Lang from my hometown. Seeing the majesty of Cui Shijun, I was timid and restless, so I went back early to accompany my uncle."

Li Tai sighed intentionally, sitting sideways on the edge of the couch and sighing.

When He Basheng heard this, the smile on his face grew stronger: "Cui Shiyue has such a long-term illness. His family has a strong backbone. He has never been close to the masses, and he didn't treat you like this deliberately. After getting along for a long time, you You will understand that he treats people and things with sincerity, which is better than many people who are used to pretending..."

Having said this, he paused for a moment and fell silent.

Li Tai sat on the side with his head bowed, and after pondering for a moment, he said again: "I'm just a young fool who dabbles in the world, and I dare not show off human wisdom in front of my uncle. You need to follow nature, uncle, if you are still stubborn, aren't you a little arrogant?"

He Basheng was taken aback when he heard this, and then snorted coldly after a while, "Did you see that I am old and hard to recover, and have no children to support me, how dare you laugh out loud!"

"I just feel that someone or something has to be done. Uncle, you are sick and sick, you should understand that manpower is limited, blood energy is weakened, and no matter how you push your emotions, it will not help or benefit others.

There are still many people in the world who need to rely on uncle's power to live. Uncle, you are not a perfect person after half your life, and now you want to indulge yourself like this, and you are harming others! "

When Li Tai spoke up to this point, seeing He Basheng clenched his fist and waved it, he quickly jumped away, looked at He Basheng who looked a little annoyed and sighed: "Uncle usually listens to too many pleasant words, so the slightest hearing is unpleasant. It's not good to get angry. Half a lifetime of intelligence to find people and things is now in vain, and now you should know how to untangle yourself, so that you can't accomplish nothing."

He Basheng was powerless to chase Li Tai, and after a moment of silence, he thumped the bed and said angrily: "This is the truth, but can you put it in a better way! People may slander me and blame me, but I have never wronged you... "

"Uncle wants to listen to good words. I have countless here, just because I still want to be calm within my uncle's influence. But those two gentlemen dared to fight face to face with their parents, which shows that there are already people outside this influence." The wisdom of making a living and dealing with affairs does not worry about being immature.”

Li Tai stepped forward again and patted He Basheng's arm and said: "Times are changing, people can predict only two or three things, but there are tens of thousands of things that are unexpected. Knowing how to behave in the world is far more precious than going around knees to please. As usual Since they have never been taught in front of the court, why should they expect them to be submissive now?

They are grateful to Zhao Huoqi for his righteousness in collecting and burying their loved ones, but they indulge and disrespect their uncle's feelings and tolerance. It may be said that they are ruthless, but they also value righteousness.Even if my uncle can't take care of both friendship and affection, I really don't need to worry about my son's incompetence. "

People's circumstances are different, and people see things from different angles.

For the two sons of He Bayue, He Basheng is just the second uncle they don't see often and they don't have deep feelings, but Zhao Gui is a good friend who helps their father collect the bones, avenges him, and cares for them growing up , and now in the Western Dynasty, the power is elected and the position is high and powerful. It is also reasonable to complain that He Basheng provoked and humiliated Zhao Gui in his heart.

If they think more darkly, maybe they still have resentment towards He Basheng in their hearts.

Back then, if He Basheng could have entered Guanzhong in time, the family feud would not have to lie with outsiders, and the power of the He Ba family could have been preserved, then they could also be as prominent in the world as Yu Wendao and Yu Wen Hu brothers, without having to be cautious in everything and keep a low profile.

If you think about everything emotionally, your reason will become more and more blurred.It doesn't matter whether He Basheng can do it, anyway, he didn't do it.In the past, when you cried and asked for milk, you ignored it. Now that you have given up breastfeeding, you come here with a milk bottle to be courteous. Who needs it?
"A Pan's warning made me sweat with shame, even worse than medicine. Some things really shouldn't be confused with miscellaneous things. At this point, the frivolity and gravity can no longer be transferred according to my own wishes."

He Basheng was silent on the couch for a long time before he let out a long sigh. Although his physical condition did not improve immediately, the depression between his brows and eyes also dissipated a lot.

At this moment, Zhu Ziyong also brought soup and medicine into the inner room, Li Tai moved away and let the maid come in to help serve the medicine.

After taking the medicine, He Basheng lay down for a while, his spirit improved a little, and then he said to Li Tai: "Jingzhao is a few villages to the left, so I can't lead you to inspect it, so I will walk with you under the door."

"Zuojin Zhuangye should be roughly the same. But it should not be difficult to make a constant harvest if the plowing goes smoothly. If I intervene suddenly, it will inevitably increase the trouble of handing over things, so it's better to operate as usual."

After seeing that the relationship between He Basheng and his two nephews is not good, Li Tai also felt that it was rash to agree to take over He Basheng's family affairs.

Maybe He Basheng and his cronies still have the idea of ​​lending him to run the business and leave some property for the sons of Dongzhou, but Li Tai knew in his heart that He Basheng's sons might not be around now.

This means that He Basheng's official power in the Western Dynasty can only be inherited by his nephews. Li Tai will inevitably face many favors and lawsuits in the future when he takes over these industries.They didn't even give their uncle face, so how could they put Li Tai in their eyes?

Although He Basheng is still alive right now, and Li Tai needs to use his influence to make another journey, some disputes that may be encountered in the future should also be prepared for a rainy day.

He thought for a while, and then said again: "Although the Luoshui business has not yet started, it is expected that the harvest will not be difficult. Baishui Manor has beautiful water and soil, is suitable for living and raising, and Jingzhao is noisy and disturbing. Uncle can heal all injuries." The sick and old people moved there. The rest of the gardens are rented or farmed, and they do what they can, as long as the accounts are clear, there is no need for a special person to look after them."

Although there are more than [-] people in He Basheng's trilogy, but with [-]% off, the real labor force ratio is not high.The population burden is huge, and a considerable number of tasks of losing officials have to be completed every year. If the industrial structure is not fundamentally resolved, even if Li Tai takes over, it will be difficult to achieve immediate improvement.

What Li Tai meant was to give up part of the farming and mulberry industry, return the manor lease or directly to Daxingtai, reduce the burden of losing officials, and concentrate the limited labor force on advantageous industries while ensuring food and clothing for the trilogy.

Last night, he chatted with Cui Xi about the administrative status of the states in the Guan, and he felt more and more that there was a huge market for the business of printing official document books.

According to Cui Xi, in Qizhou next to Jingzhao, when the governor took office in the fifth year of Datong, there were only [-] registered households in the state. By the eighth year of Datong last year, the number of registered households had reached more than [-]. , which shows that the Western Wei Dynasty has great potential in account registration.

The governor of Qizhou, named Zheng Daoyong, was born in the Zheng family of Xingyang. The reason why he has achieved such a great achievement in expanding his household is not only his own talent, but also the fact that he has a staff library provided by his family behind him, so that he can conduct state affairs in a meticulous and thorough manner. Management, every year can be among the best in the exam.

According to the regulations of the Western Wei Dynasty, when the four exams are completed, he will be dismissed immediately. This year is the year of Zheng Daoyong's promotion.Qizhou is already a large state in Guanzhong, Zheng Daoyong has made great achievements in governing the soil, and the most likely position for promotion is Jing Zhaoyin.

That's why Cui Xi attaches so much importance to Li Tai's business of printing official documents and books. Only if he can also achieve excellent political achievements in the position of Jing Zhaoyin this year, will it be possible to keep Jing Zhaoyin's position.

He told Li Tai that if he could provide [-] accounting books, it would be of great help to him. He planned to add [-] new households to Jingzhao County after this autumn, but he didn't know the purpose of printing official documents. The production capacity is such a necessary conservative figure, and the actual demand is much larger.

For the sake of reason and reason, Li Tai had to help his cousin Cui Xi, and he still hoped that his cousin would stay in this position and give him the dragon head in the coming year.

Jingzhao County now has more than [-] registered households, and Cui Xi will add another [-] on this basis, that is, more than [-] households.

Accounting registration is not uniform, aside from the consumption of creating new ones every year, the subordinate counties and townships need to keep the registration, and the Jingzhao County government needs to keep the bottom line, and also submit a copy to Daxingtai for payment.This is the demand for more than [-] copies of official documents every year, which is definitely a big deal!

　(Historical records show that all the armies lost in the battle of Mangshan, but only Wang Yong, Wang Jie, and Geng Hao had meritorious service in the manpower battle. Yu Wentai awarded the three men in Yongzhou, Qizhou, and Beiyongzhou. The plot arrangement adjusted this award to the general At the end of the ninth year and the beginning of the tenth year. The plot in the book still uses Zheng Daoyong as the governor of Qizhou, and Hou Mo and Chen Chong as the governor of Yongzhou in the later plot.)
　　Sorry sorry, I couldn't extricate myself from writing, and forgot to update. . .

　　
　
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