Northern Dynasties

Chapter 96
After Li Tai and Su Chuo went to Chang'an to visit Zhou Huida, they returned to Shangyuan Township.A few days later, an envoy from Daxingtai came to summon him to Huazhou for an audience.

Naturally he didn't dare to neglect this, and hurriedly returned to Huazhou City with dozens of entourages, before returning to the residence to inform Gao Zhongmi, he entered the Daxingtai Mansion.

Today's Daxingtai Mansion has not been renamed Tongzhou Palace, but the scale of the building is no less than that of the Imperial City Palace in Chang'an.There are only two military cities for soldiers to live in, and there are more than [-] soldiers stationed inside and outside all the year round.

All kinds of official offices are distributed in a patchwork manner, and the most central location is the place where Daxingtai works and the family lives.There are clear boundaries between each other, and there are sergeant guards and patrols from morning to night.

When Li Tai walked into the Daxingtai mansion, he couldn't help but become a little excited. This is the highest center of power in the Western Wei Dynasty.Seeing the officials rushing in and out of the government halls, perhaps their seemingly insignificant actions can affect the well-being and misfortune of thousands of people.

"Gao Pingnan, let's wait here first. Before noon, Su Shangshu will meet the waiters waiting in the hall."

The envoy led Li Tai to the outer corridor of a lobby, where many officials were already waiting in line, some who knew each other were talking in low voices, and some were holding books and scrolls in their hands and muttering words, probably wanting to consolidate their memory before being interviewed, It can perform better when giving lectures.

Li Tai sat down on the empty seat at the end of the line, and several subordinates at the nearby desks looked at him.Although he is not well-known today, he is no longer unknown.

"What's the reason why Li Lang entered Taiwan today?"

Li Tai followed the sound and turned his head to look, and recognized the other party's name as Liu Min, a native of Hedong, who had visited He Basheng in the village before.

He quickly got up and said with a smile: "The emissary of Xingtai came to the village to summon him, but I don't know why he summoned him."

Liu Min changed seats with someone next to him in a low voice, and after taking his seat, he said with a smile: "Taichung affairs are busy, so I won't send labor for no reason. Mr. Lang has an excellent talent, and the time has gradually become known. Now that he is called here, it seems like This will be my colleagues."

While speaking, he enthusiastically introduced the surrounding officials to Li Tai, and told in detail some rules and taboos about working on the platform.Apart from He Basheng's reason for such kind care, it is also because he has a good impression of Li Tai.

More than half an hour later, there are more and more officials waiting to be interviewed here, and some of them have already lined up outside the corridor, which shows that the affairs of the platform are busy.

Finally, some officials moved the screen placed in front of the hall, and the officials began to come in one by one. Liu Min also bid farewell to Li Tai, and returned to his original position to stand.

The frequency of the officials' meeting was extremely fast, and they saw one person within three to five minutes, and soon it was Li Tai's turn.

He walked into the hall to take a closer look, and found that there were more than a dozen book cases lined up in the hall, each with a member of staff sitting behind the case, busy looking through the books and volumes, and arranging the recorded affairs according to the schedule Some of them were sorted out, and some were submitted to the case, while others were archived on the spot.

The big case in the middle of the hall is empty, and there are many files piled on it, presumably it is the place where Daxingtai came to work here.

Su Chuo's seat was next door to the left. He looked up at Li Tai, his attitude was not as friendly as usual, he looked business-like, pointed to the seat in front of him and said, "Li Lang, sit down."

As soon as Li Tai sat down, Su Chuo handed over two edicts and said: "These two forms are Li Lang's new official complaint. If you have any doubts, just ask. If not, then let the officials guide you." You go to the hall."

Li Tai leaned forward slightly, took the letter from Su Chuo with both hands, and looked down to see his new official positions: one was the Secretary of the Provincial Department, and the other was Daxing Taimo Cao Junjun.

Li Tai was not surprised by Shu Lang's official position. Su Chuo had told him before that he hoped he could write a biography for Zhou Huida.

Li Tai had consulted his cousin Lu Rou before, and learned that he had an important task as a writer, and that was to write a biography of a famous official within his tenure.Lang Guan with good writing skills and deep experience can also study national history and write notes on daily life, which is the first and most important position among civilian officials.

Although Li Tai didn't attach much importance to his origin, he had to admit that if he hadn't been from the Li family in Longxi, it would have been impossible for him to take the noble position of Zhuo Lang directly as a new official based on his age and qualifications.

Of course, this appointment is also due to Su Chuo's appreciation for him. His main task in his position as a writer is to write a biography for Zhou Huida.

The so-called people leave their names and geese leave their voices. No matter who has struggled for most of their lives, they all hope that the image they leave to future generations is positive and stalwart.

Even the children of officials bribed the authors in the hope of concealing evil and promoting good. Ordinary dignitaries dare not casually offend these people with pens in their hands.

As for the official position of Mo Cao in the Daxingtai Mansion to join the army, Li Tai was a little confused.Judging from the name, this seems to be an official position in charge of literary and ink affairs. Could it be that it is responsible for the production and management of office consumables?
Or maybe Daxingtai planned to confiscate his family's printing industry, so he arranged such a position for him?
Thinking of this, the excitement in Li Tai's heart slightly diminished. Although there are many businesses in his hometown, the most profitable one right now is official document printing, even surpassing the money printing machine of spinning wheel and weaving.

He also plans to rely on official document printing to complete capital accumulation as soon as possible, upgrade his own industry, and develop into military smelting and casting. He is really reluctant to hand over this industry to the public!

He also didn't ask Su Chuo directly, lest the other party's answer meant that and there was no room for him to refuse. After pondering for a while, he just asked: "Excuse me, Su Shangshu, do you want to work in the Taifu for a humble job, or go to Chang'an to enter the court?" ?”

This is also a relatively important issue. If he has a choice, he still hopes to work in Huazhou. First, he can avoid getting involved in the bad personnel affairs of the Western Wei court. In less than an hour, the development of the rural vision can also be taken into account.

"The matter of writing does not need to be exclusively in the government office, it is enough for the collectors to visit. Mo Cao's affairs are complicated and necessary, and they need to be in the government office."

Su Chuo answered casually, and seeing that Li Tai had no other questions, he raised his hand to signal that he could leave.

Seeing this, Li Tai didn't waste Su Chuo's time anymore, and hurriedly got up to leave, while another official had already been brought into the hall and passed him by, which made him feel more pragmatic and efficient work in the Taifu. atmosphere.

As soon as he exited the hall here, a middle-aged man walked up to Li Tai in the right corridor, and said to Li Tai, "Dare to ask, is it written by Li Tai, a Gaoping man? A certain name is Pei Han, who now lives in Taiwan. The works are signed and filed together. I am here to wait for Li's works to be signed by Su Shangshu."

"Hi Canjun Pei, I'm sorry!"

After Li Tai heard the words, he bowed quickly and saluted, and after pondering for a while, he asked again: "Dare to ask General Pei Changkuan if he joins the army..."

"It's my brother, Li Zhuo also knows that my brother has a bad reputation?"

When Pei Han heard this, his smile became more cordial.

"It's not just a poor name, it's like thunder! Cousin Lu Zigang once made a teaching commentary, and the Pei family of Daohedong made Kong Huai a friend. He is really an example for the children of all clans in the world!"

Li Tai smiled and complimented Pei Han's elder brother Pei Kuan after hearing the words. Although he had never met Pei Han's elder brother Pei Kuan, he did hear He Basheng and Lu Rou talk about the current situation and spoke highly of Pei Kuan. One of the representatives.

When Pei Han heard that Li Tai praised his family style so much, the smile on his face was also warm.

At first Pei Han didn't feel good about Li Tai. He served as a member of the army in the Taiwan government when he was too old, but seeing that Li Tai was so young, he got along with him because of his family background. Sitting together is bound to be a little bit delicious.

But seeing that the other party was not arrogant or domineering, he changed his view of Li Tai slightly, walked ahead to lead the way, and introduced to Li Tai the scope of their Mo Cao's duties.

Mo Cao, as a subordinate of the Taifu, did exactly as Li Tai expected. He was in charge of managing the ink consumption of the Taifu government office, and managed several government-made pigment workshops including writing ink.

But in addition to these chores, Mo Cao also has another function, which is to manage the official school established by Daxingtai in Fuzhong.

There are many subordinates in the Daxingtai Mansion, and the requirements for the talents of officials are not low.However, not all the officials recruited and recruited are qualified for high-intensity office work, and the talents and knowledge levels of officials are uneven.

Therefore, Yu Wentai established an official school in Daxingtai, allowing these officials to work during the day and study at night.Also because he is also responsible for teaching the officials of the Taiwan government, Mo Cao is different from other Cao families who only have one member of the army.

After Li Tai learned about this, he was immediately happy. Isn't this just the correspondence education he did in the village?No wonder Su Chuo wanted to put him in this position, it seemed that he also valued his ability to streamline office procedures.

Mocao's official office is located in the southwest of Daxingtai Mansion. It is an independent large-scale courtyard.

In addition to Pei Han and Li Tai, there was another soldier named Xue Shen in the department, who was the younger brother of Xue Shan, the governor of Qizhou whom Li Tai had met before, and was also from Hedong.

Three soldiers joined the army, and two soldiers joined the army. There were [-] officials such as secretaries and palm guards. Other important divisions.And because he manages the official school, his status is relatively detached among the yamen.

Xue Shen, who was staying in the hall, was also very enthusiastic about Li Tai's arrival. Although there was little friendship between the two, Xue Shen was Lu Rou's drinking buddy, Ai Wu and Wu Xia, and cared for Li Tai, not relying on his old qualifications. Repel newcomers.

"Li Lang assumes his new post today, and my colleagues should congratulate him. Let's take a gift from the public office, and we will congratulate Li Lang in the office!"

With a swipe of his pen, Xue Shen ordered two bolts of silk to be withdrawn from the account, wrote down a menu, and asked people to go to the Taifu public kitchen to buy some food and drink to entertain the new couple.

Everyone burst into smiles after hearing the words, but Li Tai was a little dumbfounded. Emotions are too big to work and don't care about food?

(End of this chapter)