Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

Of course, Li Tai didn't have the time to hunt tigers to collect tiger skins for Dugu Xin. He just ordered the matter to go on and asked his family to visit the market and buy everything.

Before he could leave the city and return to his hometown, he received a summons from Tai Mansion to give instructions. He did not dare to neglect and hurried to Tai Mansion.

Outside the Zhitai Hall of Taifu, there were still many internal and external officials lining up to report. Although Daxingtai had not returned from inspecting the river defense, there were still Su Chuo and others who stayed in Zhitaifu and did not miss work.

Li Taiyin was specially summoned by Su Chuo, so he didn't need to wait in line to see him. But when walking through the team, I saw Yu Laoer standing in the team at a glance. I felt a little curious. I walked up to say hello and asked: "Erlang is already in charge of government affairs?"

As the newly promoted son-in-law of the Yuwen family, although Yu Yi is not very old, his current official title is quite impressive. Jie Brown was appointed as a regular servant of foreign Sanqi and became a county magistrate, which was much higher than Li Tai's official position in the Western Wei Dynasty when he first entered the Western Wei Dynasty.

Even now, Li Tai's title is only Luochuanzi, which is several levels lower than that of the second son. It can be seen that being Yuwentai's son-in-law is also very beneficial.

But the official rank is only a high rank, it is just a privilege. However, serving as an official in the Taiwan government has to be responsible for specific and practical affairs.

Although Yu Lao Er is already married, he is just a big kid. Even if Yu Wentai wants to cultivate and reuse his son-in-law, Yu Lao Er has not even finished their honeymoon yet, so he is a little too hasty when he seizes Yu Lao Er and comes to Taifu to clock in and work. .

Yu Yi bowed to Li Tai first, and then showed a bit of bitterness on his face: "It's just a stubborn young fool, not enough. It's just a matter of studying industry. Mr. Chichi inquires diligently, and asks me to come here every day to describe what I have learned."

Li Tai immediately became happy when he heard this. He felt that Yu Wenhu, his cousin, was setting rules for his new son-in-law. In front of his uncles and brothers, this guy can only listen and be trained, but he cannot beat these new sons-in-law to find some psychological balance for themselves.

He patted the second son on the shoulder sympathetically, and then led the visitor into the main hall.

In the main hall, Su Chuo was sitting at the table, but he looked sick and pale. He was attending court ceremonies a month ago and fell ill due to overwork. He was recently infected with the current epidemic disease. He was recuperating at home and was not even able to attend the previous wedding. However, due to a large tour of Taitung, he rushed back with his illness. The Taiwanese government should stay behind.

Seeing Su Chuo's morbid condition, Li Tai couldn't help but give advice: "Although state affairs are important, they still need to be maintained for many years. The style of Shangshu is not good, so why bother to take care of things? Recuperate properly and then repay the kindness. That’s the right plan!”

After Su Chuo heard this, he just smiled and didn't say much about himself. He motioned to Li Tai to come forward, handed over the official letter and said: "The date for this autumn's grand review has been set, and it is still in Baishui. Last year it was all The Water Management Bureau is still in its infancy, but its contribution is still limited. However, Boshan’s achievements this year have been remarkable, and we must shoulder our responsibilities.”

Li Tai was not in a hurry to express his position. After receiving the order, he glanced at the tasks assigned to him by the Tai government and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Last year Yu Wentai made a huge fortune, but this year he had almost made a fortune, so he went back to his old style and swayed his subordinates.

Hearing that the Grand Parade was still being held in Baishui, Li Tai felt something was not good. Look at the size of the domestic and foreign military units participating this year. It was much smaller than last year. It was no longer just all the provincial and rural regiments, but only formal establishments and The Chinese army and state and county personnel and counselors who have no specific combat missions are expected to have more than 60,000 troops.

As the governor of the three-defense city, Li Tai also had to lead an army to prepare for reference. According to the battalion establishment standards for this year's reorganization of the Sixth Army, there are about 1,800 regular soldiers, plus auxiliary soldiers and the like, there are about more than 3,000 soldiers.

It is worth noting that Li Tai's troops did not belong to the prefectures and counties, but belonged to the Sixth Army Biequ. In other words, when the Bafu Central Army based on the Sixth Army is expanded in the next step, Li Tai's troops will be at the forefront of the recruitment sequence.

If according to the standard of Kaifu leading the sole army in the future military establishment, then Li Tai's position in the current Bafu military establishment can be compared to Kaifu. Of course, it will take several years for this organizational structure to be formed, and changes will inevitably occur during the process. It is hard to say what the final result will be.

But in any case, the improvement of Li Tai's status in Bafu's military structure is obvious. In the ninth year of Emperor Datong's reign, he only served as Gao Zhongmi's bodyguard. In the tenth year of Datong, he was taken out and slipped away. Strictly speaking, he did not participate in the parade.

But this year, he has the qualifications to lead an army alone and has become an official reference general. Even if there is no significant improvement in the position from now on, if we just maintain the current level, when the formation of the Fu army is officially formed, there is a great chance that the Kaifu 20th Army can occupy a position.

It's really annoying for Yu Wentai, the boss, to recruit his subordinates, but I have to say that he is really good to Li Tai. Just this time, integrating his troops into the Sixth Army Farewell Song saved him a lot of trouble of moving around from state to county.

His newly formed troops are far from qualified to become expanded reserves according to the standards of the Sixth Army. Looking at the list of reference troops, many senior generals and generals are ranked behind him, which shows that Li Tai really enjoys preferential treatment.

Of course, this is also because the defense areas under Li Tai's command are too broad, and it is inappropriate to place them in any state or county. In terms of authority, they are also under the direct control of the hegemony. This arrangement is reasonable and appropriate, but the sequence is moved forward. According to normal standards and procedures, I'm afraid it will take at least one or two years before it can be published for reference.

But Li Tai's gratitude to Yu Wentai only ends there. Dipping candy with shit is this guy's basic operation. Although the team establishment was given preferential treatment, the preparatory tasks assigned to the Dushui Administrative Office were also extremely heavy.

Although the number of people participating in this year's parade has been greatly reduced, the process has been expanded several times. Especially after the Baishui Parade, the army will march to Xishou Qiyang.

Baishui is located on the northeastern edge of the Guanzhong Plain in the middle part of Luoshui, and Qiyang is located on the west of the Guanzhong Plain. They are nearly a thousand miles away from each other, which is equivalent to crossing the Guanzhong Plain on the north bank of the Wei River. The intensity of the march is no less than that of fighting all the way from Chang'an to Luoyang!

In the ninth year of Datong, there was only field hunting near Jingyuan. In the tenth year of Datong, there was no field hunting arranged at all. But this year, the tasks increased sharply, and nearly a thousand miles of hunting and marching were arranged.

It can be seen that Yuwentai is really a little distracted, and he can't wait to comprehensively review the overall results of the army's consolidation in the past two years after the Battle of Mangshan.

Although they are only marching in Guanzhong, the march of so many people and horses is also a large-scale team-building task. If they can maintain the military appearance and the march is not dispersed from beginning to end, it can be regarded as a successful completion of the task.

In such a hunting mission, even if there is no specific combat mission, the most basic expenses such as people, horses and chews are still a heavy burden.

Last year, the Dushui Administrative Office was just a small government office that was just picking up the slack, but this year it has become one of the most important preparatory units. On this task list, its importance is second only to Huazhou, Yongzhou and other major prefectures. The number of carriages and horses that need to be prepared is tens of thousands, and the figures given for food, silk and other supplies look even more like a joke.

Li Tai was silent as he looked at the order. Su Chuo was probably a little embarrassed, so he laughed twice and said, "Although the task is heavy, it doesn't have to be completed at once. From now on, there are still nearly two months." Time, Boshan's reputation for good deeds is known both inside and outside, I believe you will be able to manage things properly!"

When Li Tai heard this compliment, he was not happy at all. It was not a complaint, but he said helplessly: "Shang Shu is seriously ill, which is touching. I should do a little bit of work for Shangshu, whether in love or in business. Don't dare to complain.

But after all, the Capital Water Administration Bureau is not a civilian official. All regulations are imposed by the states and counties. The ditches and ponds are too shallow. Even if the stores are full, how many ends can be obtained? It is a small thing for me to neglect my duty, but if it involves the failure of the great review, and the hard work of all my subordinates, I will be ashamed, and I will be ashamed in the world! "

"You can't say that. Boshan, your achievements are obvious to all, and no one dares to despise it. It is because of Boshan's management that the people in the mansion know that making money by flowing water is trustworthy. The first-class Luoshui is already like this, if you can take in everything In the capital water affairs, it will be even more beneficial. My lord and I have also discussed this matter, but because it involves a wide range of matters, no order has been issued yet. However, if this year's grand reading can be properly prepared, the matter will definitely become a matter of discussion at the court meeting. focus!"

Seeing that simple praise was not enough, Su Chuo started drawing cakes again.

But Li Tai was completely unmoved by this. Let alone the Weishui River and the Jingshui River, if you put the Yellow River under my control, I wouldn’t be able to handle it! The reason why the Weishui River was targeted was that there were very few powerful tribes in the basin and there was a barren land in northern Shaanxi that could be developed.

Even if the Weishui River is under my control, I dare to commandeer the Chang'an Palace? The land in Longshou Yuanquan has not yet been fully developed!

"Thank you very much for your humble position, my lord, and for your appreciation and respect from the Minister. However, since I have received the order, I should handle it truthfully and do not dare to boast or make wild claims. If things are broken by half, although it is still reluctant, the humble title and the entrustment are difficult, and I guarantee that I can do everything before the Grand Reading." Everything is ready!”

Li Tai neither wanted nor could chew the cake Su Chuo drew. However, he did need such a task of frequent material delivery to cover up his various operations of plundering and lining his own pockets. He thought about it for a long time. , only then did he say a standard he could accept.

"Is it okay to cut it in half?"

After Su Chuo heard this, instead of being disappointed, he stared in surprise and asked.

Seeing his expression like this, Li Tai cursed in his heart, Damn, the counteroffer is too high!

But he had already said the words, but it was hard to say them back, so he said in an angry voice: "Of course there are difficulties. Try your best. Even if you can't do your best, the difference should be as small as possible."

"That's okay, that's okay! Alas, who doesn't have a difficult job? After all, it was Boshan who took away a big chunk of my heart."

After hearing this, Su Chuo laughed and said, Li Tai felt even more unhappy when he heard this. You guys want to create a big scene, but you come to trick me by asking for high prices. I see you don't want to accept my silk money!

But looking at Su Chuo's haggard and sick condition, he couldn't bear it after all. Before leaving, he asked Su Chuo when he would have a day off, and planned to bring some of He Busheng's leftover medicine from last year to visit him. Judging from the intensity of his work, he may not be able to benefit greatly, but he is still doing his best.