Northern Dynasties

While the people in Jingzhou were still building in full swing, envoys Lu Tong and Changsun Jian from Huazhou Bafu also arrived in Jingzhou City.

When Li Tai received the letter, he thought he had read it wrong. Lu Tong had been an official in the court a few years ago, and he also intended to monitor the court on behalf of the Overlord's Mansion, so he would not go on an envoy.And Changsun Jian was one of the hegemonic confidantes recalled by Daxingtai to fill the vacancy after Su Chuo's death, and he also wouldn't wander around leisurely.

This time, Daxingtai directly sent these two members to Jingzhou, which shows that Daxingtai attaches great importance to the affairs of Jingzhou.Of course, it doesn't necessarily mean that Jingzhou is important, the key is that Li Tai is too capable of tossing around.

A group of people hurriedly came to the outside of Jingzhou City. When they saw Li Taishi who greeted him with a smile, he didn't care about the greetings. Lu Tong got off his horse and stared at Li Taifa with a straight face and asked, "Daxing asked me to ask Mr. Xihe again. Previously, there was a statement in the Biao that "Xiangyang can be settled in five years, and Jiangling can be leveled in ten years", is it really a plan, or is it a wild talk to invite favor?"

Lu Tong's expression and tone were extremely serious, which showed that it was definitely not a casual question, and it also represented Daxingtai's anticipation and disbelief towards Li Taizhuo's awesomeness.

"On-the-job performance, only tell the truth, how dare you deceive the Lord to watch!"

After Li Tai heard this question, he also replied seriously, and then said with a smile to Lu Tong: "Mr. Suide knows that I am not a young man. When will I boast for the sake of competing for beauty? Five years can be settled in the Han Dynasty." , Ten years into the great river, if the words are not fulfilled, I am willing to accept the punishment!"

While speaking, he turned to Changsun Jian who came with him and said: "Shangsun Shangshu has lived in Mianbei for a long time. You should know that the people in this village have a good reserve. If you make good use of it, it will not be difficult to enter the southern border."

Changsun Jian didn't take his words, but frowned and said: "In the past, when we traveled through the turbulent water and the rivers of the river, we often saw labor labor. May I ask what Xihe Gong did?"

"In autumn and winter, when the water is dry and the farming is slack, we should build the canals and ponds in order to encourage farming and agriculture next year."

As soon as Li Tai finished speaking, Changsun Jian said impatiently: "I know that Lord Xihe is good at construction, but should we also pay attention to the power of the people and avoid laboring the people? There are not enough registered households in Jingzhou. After years of hard work, The end of the year is still restless..."

Changsun Jian has been in Jingzhou for several years, so of course he has a deep understanding of the situation here.He didn't agree with letting Li Tai go out of Jingzhou before, and when he saw many laborers in the state along the way, he couldn't help but feel that Li Tai was very happy and didn't appreciate the people's strength, and he felt a little bit ashamed of being stolen by a yellow-haired man. feel humiliated.

Hearing Changsun Jian's doubts, Li Tai was very upset. You have been squatting in Jingzhou for so long and you have achieved nothing. I will take over your mess and study hard by yourself.

"It is indeed a pity that Jingzhou's previous governance was unsuccessful, but this is not a reason for people to stop. Otherwise, the state governance may be unstable, let alone look at Jianghan! I will tell this truth to the people in the territory, all the virtuous men in the village They all share the same feeling, so they pool their brains and efforts to benefit the village, and they all scramble to be the first to do so without feeling tired."

Li Tai looked at Changsun Jian unceremoniously and replied, and by the way Yinyang said to the other side: "As Changsun Shangshu knows, if you only rely on the merits of the previous administration, how can you build a business without causing family grievances?"

After Changsun Jian heard this answer with a gun and a stick, he felt very ashamed in his heart, and of course he didn't believe Li Tai's nonsense. If these powerful and barbaric chiefs in the state really understood the righteousness so well, why would he sit in charge? A few years but nothing to brag about!

Seeing that Changsun Jian bowed his head and became silent, Li Tai stopped worrying about it.Not to mention the different personalities and opinions of the two, but now that he is Fang Mu in the outer town, and he is a close minister in the middle, it really doesn't matter to him if the conflicts are too big and irreconcilable, and he is constantly being reported. benefit.

He led a group of officials to lead the group into the state capital. On the way, Lu Tong inquired carefully about the whole story of his previous attack on Xiangyang. At the very beginning, you turned against the trend and raised your power to defend against the enemy? After the master heard of your great achievements, he was also very pleased, saying that this time he was indeed selected!"

After the beautiful words, he proposed to go and see the soldiers and civilians who moved back from Fancheng, and at the same time brought the topic back: "Boshan, you abandoned Fancheng and returned to Jingzhou, and there were no accusations in the country. After all, The systems of the two places are different, and the people’s sentiments are blocked. They seem to be near each other, but they are actually separated by mountains. Even if they occupy them for a while, it may be difficult to merge them with me in the long run! So you made a five-year agreement, isn’t it a bit too optimistic?”

This time when Lu Tong asked a question again, it was no longer as serious as before, it was just a conversation between friends, and there was a bit of persuasion in the tone.With Li Tai's current meritorious status, even without the blessing of new merits, it is already something that most people need to look up to, and it is difficult for ordinary people to achieve. There is really no need to engage in these overly arrogant and aggressive plans.

The reason why Li Tai painted a big cake for Daxingtai is of course not just for the enjoyment of his mouth.

It is now the end of the 13th year of Datong, and the civil strife in Nanliang is about to break out. It is not too difficult to realize the pie he drew, but if he draws it in advance, it will inevitably make people excited or full of expectations. Suspect.And he can take advantage of Yuwentai's expectation to gain more autonomy.

For example, taking down Fancheng but giving up on it before, although Lu Tong said that no one in the country criticized it, but it is estimated that he was distracted by the five-year plan he boasted, and did not care about abandoning Fancheng. .

Otherwise, for this matter alone, he may have to be prepared to be questioned repeatedly by the Taiwan government.Whether this is reasonable or not is second to none. The key is to use this to emphasize the majesty of the overlord's government and beat the town's generals.

Of course, Li Tai doesn't want to ask the tyrant for instructions in everything, and do things with his hands tied, but if he wants the leader to let go of power, then naturally he has to show his own value, find a way to blow the cowhide, and come to the PUA by the way: Laozi Gang You are talking about tens of billions of dollars in big business, and you asked the accountant to check my business trip expenses, are you being unreasonable?

However, doubts like Lu Tong's are normal, and Li Tai did not show off his analysis of the future evolution of the situation, but asked Liu Fanggui, a descendant of the Southern Liang Dynasty, to speak out in person and tell Lu Tong about the contradictions in Yongzhou and even the entire Jianghan area. Complex and profound.

There were already many contradictions within Nanliang, and Liu Fanggui also brought a deep personal emotional standpoint when he told the story, which can be described as verbal criticism.Even Li Tai couldn't help feeling that Nanliang was in such a mess after listening to it, and the five-year plan was too conservative, and Lu Tong was also very engrossed in listening.

Changsun Jian did not come with them to inspect the soldiers and civilians in Fancheng, he thought he went elsewhere to find his old department to inquire about the detailed changes in Jingzhou, and when they met again in the state capital, he became even more silent.

In order to show that he is definitely not bragging, Li Tai also introduced to the two in detail the state government's ongoing government affairs and subsequent government orders and plans. Be mesmerized.

Especially Changsun Jian, whose expression can be described as focused and tangled.When Daxingtai consulted him before, he was so sure that Li Tai was definitely not the right candidate.But regardless of his long-term plans, Li Tai is far more suitable for governing Jingzhou than he is in terms of the current situation that has been implemented.

"The treasury of the Jingzhou government is exhausted, but the state government has a lot of military service, which must be supplemented by Xihe Lord's private pockets. With such an ambition to destroy the family and relieve difficulties, Xihe Lord himself is resolute, resolute and talented. It is only natural for Jingzhou to be governed! "

Although he was a little upset, Changsun Jian also had to admit that Li Tai's governance of Jingzhou was far more effective than his own, but he still couldn't help saying sourly, you can only break the situation by spending money.

Li Tai also had no intention of concealing his identity as a rich man, thinking that his grandson Jian was simply praising himself, but then put on a sad expression and sighed: "Although I have the ambition to destroy the family and relieve the disaster, there is a huge gap between the needs of the country. , more than just a family’s private interests can be settled! It coincides with two people coming to visit, what is the situation in the state, Bi Chen is in front of me, so I implore the two to sue the Lord, allow me to open a market at the southern border of the state, exchange what is needed, and thus increase income , to save money and food for the pacification of Jianghan in a few years!"

Even if the two of them don't come, Li Tai plans to invite Ba Mansion and Xiangyang to trade in some time.One is that the commodity economy in Xiangyang is indeed more developed than that in Mianbei, and the mutual market is profitable;

Hearing Li Tai's request, Changsun Jian took the lead and said: "If the two countries can open the market, it will indeed benefit the people on both sides. If it is only banned blindly, but the needs of the small people still exist, it will inevitably flood the private market. There are many bandits. But is Xiangyang willing to agree? After all, he doesn't need me, and my material resources are quite short compared to him."

"My father used to live in Xiangyang for a long time, and everyone from the lord of the other state, Yueyang King, can talk about friendship. The former Liang people were in danger of war, so they sent my father to make peace. This matter was mentioned to the lord before, and now we discuss matters with you. You can also follow this path.”

Li Tai smiled again and said that he did not plan to send his father to Huazhou for the time being, and used this as an excuse to stay for a while, and by the way, give his father an in-depth introduction to the situation in the Western Wei Dynasty.

As Li Tai's reputation is getting higher and higher, most of the people in Kansai are loyal audiences of his father, so after hearing what he said, Lu Tong and Changsun Jian both congratulated their father and son reunion, and said that they would definitely ask to see this A great sage in the wild who has raised such an excellent son.

When Li Tai led the two of them to visit their father in the mansion, the two of them were even more enthusiastic towards Li Xiao, and they didn't look like they were looking at Li Tai's face, but felt for Li Xiao from the bottom of their hearts. Curious and respectful.

Listening to these two people repeatedly asking their father for their experience in raising children, Li Tai answered for his father with a wicked feeling in his heart. My family's child-rearing skills are nothing, nothing more than free-range and hard-fated.