Northern Dynasties

Chapter 863 Donating land and conferring farmland

"Congratulations to Xi Weng for raising a good wife and forming a good relationship!"

Of course, Li Tai also wanted to attend the wedding of Quan and Xi to congratulate him. He was the first to arrive at Xi Gu's home, and when he saw the owner, he smiled and congratulated.

Xi Gu led a group of disciples and guests to respectfully welcome Li Tai into the hall, and said with a smile on his face: "Thank you so much, Your Majesty, for coming to congratulate me, and thank you for creating this good world and teaching this good man, so that our family can have a good relationship! "

There are many guests in Xi Gu's house today, and Li Tai's arrival has brought many soldiers and followers, which inevitably makes his house even more crowded. So Li Tai didn't stay any longer. After congratulating him, he exchanged a few words and went back to Quan Xu's house.

Wanglongyou Tianshui of Quan's County is not a native of Xiangyang, so he doesn't have many relatives and friends here. However, because the Taifu and other ministers came forward to help arrange the marriage, it made the wedding very grand and lively. When Li Tai arrived, the atmosphere became even more lively.

Because they had to cooperate, the wedding preparations were urgent, so Quan Xu's village elders did not have time to arrive in Xiangyang. So Li Tai not only attended the ceremony himself, but also brought his wife to the house, and he and his wife acted as Quan Xu's family members to host the wedding.

After nightfall, the wedding team returns and the wedding officially begins. Most of the people who came here to congratulate were Yuan Cong from Taifu who had followed Li Tai for many years. Among them, there were also those who were in a similar situation to Quan Xu. They were still young but had not yet started a family. At this time, they saw that Quan Xu had to marry Mei Shu and his father-in-law also gave her a gift. Such a generous dowry gift can be said to be a combination of wealth and wealth, and my heart was filled with envy for a while.

Sitting at the table, Li Taiduan could naturally see the changes in the thoughts of the crowd, but he just smiled and said nothing. How can brothers be single all year round if they follow a boss like themselves? There is no need to worry. Similar things will happen one after another in the future. Everyone has a share and will never fail!

The marriage between the Quan and Xi families was very lively in Xiangyang City. In addition to the huge scene made by each family, what is even more talked about is that the dowry given by Xi Gu to his daughter is really The richness is a bit exaggerated. Not to mention the money, silk and other wealth in front of them, just the fields, gardens, villas and other properties were given to almost half of the Xi family's business in Xiangyang for generations.

This point has also caused a lot of discussion among the people in Xiangyang. Many people feel that even if a daughter is given a generous marriage, there should be a standard. After all, a daughter is an outsider when she marries. There are so many men, women, and children in the family who need to support and pass on. It is not easy to manage the business, so how can this be done? Indiscriminate use!

However, there are also smart people who have found some unusual meanings in it and connected this matter with the recent asset declaration that the Taiwan government is vigorously promoting. If we evaluate Xi Guhou's behavior of marrying his daughter from this perspective, we can draw a different conclusion.

Although Xi Gu donated a large amount of property to his daughter and son-in-law, he actually avoided the risk of property declaration. These powerful families have settled in Xiangyang and have been operating for generations. Which family has hidden tribes and assets that cannot be exposed to the surface?

If it were fully declared, the risk would be too great. After all, these powerful families had read some history books, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was no stranger to his calculations and accusations. What's more, not revealing wealth is also the ancient wisdom inherited by our ancestors.

Nowadays, part of the property can be transferred through the marriage of children, which will undoubtedly greatly alleviate the pressure caused by the Taiwan government's decree. And if you can be like Xi Gu and find a Yuancong warrior under the command of the Taiyuan King to form a marriage and transfer your property in the form of dowry, it will undoubtedly be an added layer of insurance!

After all, no matter how harsh and ferocious the Taifu government is, it cannot be too severe to suppress the Yuancong warriors within it. Although the property has been transferred to the home of the daughter and son-in-law, there is always a kinship relationship with each other that can take care of each other, and can also take advantage of the rise of the Tai government. This is naturally a smarter alternative than being stingy and keeping money!

Although the masses have gradually gained such awareness, few have actually put it into practice.

After all, the situation is still unclear at the moment, and although there is no shortage of Yuancong warriors in Taifu, most of them do not meet their southern marriage standards. Who wants to get rid of the masses by getting married in a hurry? The surname of Yuancong Gongshi in Taifu was not well-known in the world. If he were a relative of the Taiyuan King, he would be pretty much the same.

But since Li Tai planned to find soft food for his brothers, how could he let the place cool down, so he soon got another big one. Not long after the marriage between Quan and Xi, Xi Gu was appointed as the governor of Xiangzhou by the Tai government, and directly gained the honor of being the shepherd of the state!

As this appointment was announced, the enthusiasm of these powerful people in Xiangyang City was immediately detonated. It is true that marriage in the Southern Dynasties valued family status and did not want to be criticized for immoral marriage, but the premise of all this was also based on the sharing of political resources.

But now that the dynasty is changing, they are willing to be exploited by human beings, and their country is in danger of subjugation. What political resources can they share? Even if they hug together for warmth, they still have to hope that they will kill them until their eyes are dry and their hands are tired, so as to have a chance of survival.

Of course, Daxingtai of Shannan Road under the rule of King Taiyuan is not that cruel, but it is definitely not a kind person. It should be noted that the Hedong Liu family who was previously detained by the He clan still does not know whether he is alive or dead! Whether you want to be a positive embrace like Xi Gu, or whether you want to be like the Liu family in Hedong, where good or bad luck is uncertain, of course everyone knows how to choose.

The reason why a famous family can have a long inheritance depends on tradition, persistence and integrity? All it depends on is the dexterity of hands and eyes, and being able to adapt to the wind! Regardless of the changing of dynasties or the rise and fall of family businesses, as long as I stay alive and stay on the table, I will always have a chance to get another erection!

After being guided to the right path, these Xiangyang powerful men no longer hesitated and began to look for their own goals.

At this time, in the city of Xiangyang, a copy of the awards and merit books of the Taifu government after the Battle of Jiangling was circulated in due course. Now, the birthplace, place of origin, merit, official title and other factors of these Yuan Cong meritorious servicemen in the Taifu are basically listed clearly. This allows these wealthy people in Xiangyang to directly select the person they like according to the map, saving a lot of time of probing and inquiring. So in the next period of time, the entire Xiangyang City entered a period of high incidence of weddings. Weddings were held almost every day, and sometimes there were several weddings every day.

Those unmarried Yuancong warriors from Taifu who were of the right age suddenly became popular. Each of them faced the encirclement and solicitation of Xiangyang's wealthy families. Not only were there young ladies to choose from, but also large areas of land and property were competing for them. It's so annoying that people can't even push it away. It's really distressing!

In addition to these Taifu clan members, other families who took the lead in marriage alliances also became the targets of Xiangyang's wealthy families. For example, Xi Gu, the newly appointed governor of Xiangzhou, had many relatives and friends who came to ask for marriage, and even his infant grandson had people vying for his hand. And according to the dowry prices offered by various families, if they can really get their children married, not only can the previous dowry be recovered, but they can also make money!

However, as Xi Gu was one of the officials who would be re-employed by the Tai government, Li Tai naturally would not let him fall into this gradually crazy atmosphere, and directly took him to the south of Jingshan Mountain to supervise the construction of the new city. At the same time, he also instructed his subordinates to spread the news through some channels. These powerful people completed the asset declaration and delivery first, but they could get limited options for properties around the new city!

Although he does not plan to actually move Xiangyang City, the previous confrontation between Jiangling and Xiangyang in Nanliang also caused large areas of land to be abandoned and abandoned. Now if he wants to re-develop it, of course he also needs to build some functional cities as basic supporting facilities. facilities, so it also needs to enrich part of the population and divert part of the industry, so it is not a pure lie.

After these Xiangyang nobles married Yuancong of Taifu, they soon received goodwill feedback from Taifu, allowing them to recommend their children to Taifu as candidates, enter the Selecting Academy to learn the rules and regulations of official skills, and participate in the competition this autumn. After being selected by the Taiwan government, you can be awarded the official position of the Taiwan government.

This is of course one of the talent selection plans of the Taifu government. After all, if the Taifu government wants to establish its rule based on Xiangyang, it cannot completely ignore the influence of these powerful local families. It is also appropriate to selectively absorb some of them to join the Taifu government. However, when it was brought up at this point, it seemed that the Tai government reciprocated the favor and knew the rules, so the wealthy Xiangyang families were also very pleased.

As time entered into May, the number of marriages in Xiangyang City gradually began to decline after reaching a peak. Most of the Yuancong governors under Li Tai had completed life-long events, and the rest were either already married in the countryside, or they also had their hearts set on something, so they didn't join in the fun.

When this situation is almost complete, the next step will come immediately. Quan Xu and other generals jointly submitted a letter to the Taifu government, requesting that their respective properties be donated to the Taifu government, and imploring the Taifu government to distribute their land and property to a group of veterans who had been fighting for many years, so that they could also settle down and have assets to support them. its home.

The wealthy people in Xiangyang, who had just completed the transfer of their assets and were about to join the Taifu Tongxu, were shocked when they learned about this. However, it was useless for them to be shocked now, because after all, this was no longer their industry.

This is naturally the tacit understanding that Li Tai and the other generals have had for a long time. It’s not that all the generals are high-spirited, but that he and the generals in the Taifu know very well that Xiangyang is not their destination. There is still the whole world ahead, so there is really no need. I am too obsessed with this land and property in Xiangyang.

As a result, all the brothers had a hot meal, and the Taifu government also took advantage of this to gain control of thousands of hectares of fertile land and large swaths of mountain industry.

This number alone does not look too big, but it is the land industry in the suburbs of Xiangyang. It is of extraordinary significance. It can almost be said to be the assets that the powerful people in Xiangyang and other places have been running for many generations since the Hu Dynasty and the Di Rebellion. More than half.

With these land assets, the next step can be put on the agenda again. Li Tai then ordered Sima Zhao Gang of the Tai Prefecture to use these land assets as the basis to create a Hussar Prefecture along the periphery of Xiangyang, and allocate land to each of the prefecture soldiers according to their military merit. In this way, Xiangyang truly became the military and political center of the Taiwan government!

In the past, Li Tai did not grant land to the sergeants in Jiangling because he did not want the soldiers to be too scattered to avoid recruitment trouble. Now that a large area of ​​land is controlled around Xiangyang, of course it must be arranged for a group of loyal veterans, so that these veterans who have been fighting for a long time can have a family to rely on, and also make the core of their rule more stable and reliable.

After the Hussar Mansion surrounding Xiangyang is completed, it is estimated that it will be in the second half of the year. With the election in the autumn, Li Tai can issue a policy and ask the electors whether it is suitable to move Xiangyang to the city? What are the advantages and disadvantages of moving or not moving?

The answer is also obvious. Xiangyang's geographical advantages are too outstanding. If there is no trouble, there is really no need to move to the city.

When the time comes, Li Tai will not be able to disobey the public opinion and directly stop the Xiangyang relocation plan, then the resource adjustment and order reconstruction around Xiangyang will come to an end. The wealthy people in Xiangyang didn't have to complain, after all, it was up to them to decide whether to move or not.

(End of this chapter)