When Li Ji instructed Qu Tutong to make the Tang Dynasty version of down jackets, he was on the side. When he was supervising the military craftsmen to forge iron plaques, he also saw the tribesmen of Qu Tutong doing needlework there.
But he didn't pay too much attention.
Now Li Ji said that this thing is of great use and wants to ask for credit for him. How could he not be confused?
"What are you still doing? Why don't you thank His Highness for the gift?"
Qu Tutong shouted to Xie Shufang with an envious look on his face.
Qu Tutong doesn't care how much credit he can get by presenting the Tang Dynasty version of the down jacket, but once it spreads around the world, the meaning it represents will be different.
In the future, if someone wears the Tang Dynasty version down jacket, it is equivalent to being favored by Xie Shufang.
Some people who saved their lives in the cold winter by using the Tang version of down jackets had to respectfully call out "Xie Gong" when they saw Xie Shufang.
Although Qu Tutong looked down upon his little merit, he wanted to be respectfully called "Qu Tugong" by everyone in the world.
Xie Shufang also reacted to Qu Tutong's shouts. He quickly lowered his head and said: "This uniform was directed by His Highness and made by Qu Tutong. How dare I be greedy for personal gain?!"
Xie Shufang was not a shameless person, and he was not dazzled by the happiness that suddenly hit his head.
Li Ji glared at Xie Shufang and said angrily: "Do you think I am less responsible for this achievement, or General Qutu is less responsible for this achievement?"
Xie Shufang was stunned.
Qu Tutong whispered in his heart, "I don't lack the credit, but I lack the fame behind it."
Qu Tutong kept talking about it, but he also knew that he was not Li Ji's person, and Li Ji could not give him the credit for this achievement.
After Xie Shufang was stunned for a short time, he understood the connection and said with a red face: "I really can't shamelessly claim credit for His Highness's achievements."
Xie Shufang's temperament is a bit stubborn.
Otherwise, in history, he would not have been evaluated as a ‘strict father’ by the people.
Li Ji always wanted to break it over to him, but he never had time.
Li Ji glared at Xie Shufang and said, "Then just treat it as a military order."
Li Ji didn't have time to enlighten Xie Shufang.
Now is not the time to enlighten Xie Shufang.
Xie Shufang raised his head and looked at Li Ji in astonishment.
Li Ji asked: "What? You are not willing to carry out military orders?"
Xie Shufang lowered his head with a grimace.
Li Ji ignored Xie Shufang and turned to Qutu Passage: "Just report it to the commander in Xie Shufang's name. I will report it to my father."
Qu Tutong nodded in agreement.
Li Ji awarded and accepted the credit privately, and Qu Tutong didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Li Ji is a prince or a legitimate prince. There is nothing wrong with him taking his own merit, asking for rewards from his own family, and giving them to his subordinates.
He did not covet other people's merits, nor did he defraud other people's rewards.
Li Ji waved his hand and told Xie Shufang to step back.
Qu Tutong said with a smile, "I didn't expect that His Highness would have such an upright person as Xie Shufang under his command."
These words, in the Tang Dynasty, would be a complete compliment.
In future generations, that would be calling people pedantic and stubborn.
Li Ji is a person from later generations, so he was naturally a little uncomfortable when he heard this, "Why, do you think I don't deserve a man of integrity under my command?"
Qu Tutong was stunned for a moment, and said with a mixture of laughter and tears: "I never meant this."
If Li Ji had said this before, Qu Tutong would have dismounted and apologized.
But now, Li Ji has changed, and Qu Tutong understands that Li Ji is joking with him.
Later on during the march, Li Ji often joked with Qu Tutong, and Qu Tutong also became familiar with Li Ji and became closer.
The army left Hangu Pass and passed through Hucheng.
When they arrived at Hongnong, they saw Han Liang urging the peasants to transport carts of grain to Luoyang.
Han Liang also specially ran to Li Ji and asked Li Ji to stamp several documents.
Although General Li Ji handed over the matter of supervising the transportation of grain and grass, he did not ask any more questions.
However, some necessary documents still need to be printed by Li Ji.
Otherwise, you can get out of Hongnong, but you can't enter the peach forest.
Li Ji saw that Han Liang had obtained grain from Hongnong and roughly guessed where the grain came from.
It is obviously Hongnong Yang.
Only the Yang family of Hongnong could still provide food when the Guozhou granary was empty.
"Wonderful words, your natal family is a bit leaky."
Li Ji looked at the huge transport team that transported 20,000 shi of grain with emotion on his face.
He is also the son-in-law of the Yang family of Hongnong. Li Shimin is the real son-in-law, and he is more like a fake.
Yang's daughter is just a wife in Prince Qin's palace.
In Prince Qi's Mansion, she is a princess.
Can't you tell who has a higher status?
Li Ji felt that he was looked down upon by the people of the Yang family in Hongnong, so he did not go to the Yang family in Hongnong to meet Yang Miaoyan's family. Instead, he urged the army to get on the road quickly.
The army passed Hongnong and entered Taolin, which was considered to be the territory under Luoyang's jurisdiction.
As soon as we entered the territory under Luoyang's jurisdiction, the smell of war hit us.
There were soldiers and horses on the official road, civilians transporting grain and grass, and refugees from Hebei and other places.
When the refugees saw the army, they immediately hid far away. When they saw the grain truck, they crowded closer again.
Li Ji did not show any kindness and asked the food transport team to distribute food to the refugees.
Li Shimin raised all the food and grass needed for this expedition by himself. No one can say whether Li Shimin can raise enough.
If you rashly distribute food to refugees, causing the army to go on an expedition without enough food, big trouble will result.
However, Li Ji did not sit idly by. He ordered Xie Shufang to urgently summon the Taolin County Magistrate and asked the Taolin County Magistrate to find ways to resettle the refugees.
If necessary, you can seek help from other nearby states and counties.
Li Ji's reputation was well known, so the Taolin County magistrate naturally did not dare to disobey his orders and could only act in accordance with his orders.
However, the Taolin County Magistrate also told Li Ji that despite all his efforts, he could only resettle some of the refugees, and how many he could save depended on God's will.
As for asking nearby states and counties for help, he couldn't guarantee whether the nearby states and counties would be willing to cut the meat.
Li Ji also made a promise, saying that he would send officials here to supervise the matter.
Under the supervision of officials from the Prince of Qi's Mansion, people in nearby prefectures and counties have to cooperate even if they don't.
Li Ji stayed in Taolin County for one day and set out again with his army.
The further you go to Luoyang, the more refugees there are on the road, and the more soldiers and civilians are recruited from various places.
The soldiers and civilians were in a hurry, so they occupied the official road.
The refugees could only salute with attention on both sides of the official road.
After being explained by the numb eyes of the refugees for a long time, Li Ji felt that his scalp was a little numb.
Li Ji could not give them food, nor could he stay and find a way to resettle them. He could only send out countless riders to put pressure on the local county government, and ordered the county magistrate of the local county government to take them in.
When passing through Mianchi, Li Ji ordered his men to kill people for the first time.
Yazi, a bastard, led a group of women to select people among the refugees.
Five pounds of bran and bran for a little girl.
Those women looked at people like animals. As soon as they got started, they looked at people's teeth, pinched people's bones, and some went too far and even took off people's clothes to see if they had hidden diseases.
Once I find something I like, I will ask someone to lower the price.
Five kilograms of bran is the price of a pretty girl with no hidden illnesses.
If the little girl had any problem, they would immediately lower the price like crazy.
When Li Ji saw that a man had been deceived into selling his young daughter for three kilograms of bran, he immediately ordered Xie Shufang to lead his men to chop up the man and his wife.
He also ordered his subordinate colonel to lead a hundred cavalry to seize the rows behind the men's houses and the taverns behind the women.
Once it is found that there is a big banker supporting it, copy it together.
The collected grains were used to provide relief to the victims, while at the same time keeping an eye on local government officials to resettle the refugees.
After this experience, Li Ji let go and sent out a thousand of his men to investigate the situation of refugees in various places, and kept an eye on the local government offices to resettle the refugees.
If anyone discovers human trafficking, or takes advantage of the situation, they will confiscate everything they can.
Anyway, his reputation in the Tang Dynasty was not good, and he was not afraid that the big families in those places would spread rumors about him or sue him.
If he wants to be a villain, then he will be the number one villain in the Tang Dynasty, and all other villains will have to lie under his feet.
After sending out a thousand riders, there will be fewer refugees on the way back.
Governments in various places took action upon hearing the news, and immediately began to disperse and resettle the refugees before he, the evil star, came to kill him.
Of course, it is inevitable to drive the refugees elsewhere, giving Li Ji the illusion that they have resettled the refugees.
After passing Xin'an, we will soon arrive in Luoyang.
Li Ji was stopped by someone.
There was a young man, two years older than him, thin and shabby, but neither humble nor arrogant.
As soon as the young man appeared, he was immediately surrounded by Xie Shufang and others.
The young man was surrounded by soldiers and bowed to Li Ji in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, "Assistant coach of Bozhou, Ma Zhou, I am here to see His Highness the King of Qi."
The teaching assistant was a Zhima official. Datang had one doctor of Confucianism and two teaching assistants in each state and county, responsible for teaching Confucianism.
Li Ji was stunned.
A small assistant coach is not as upright as the team of Prince Qi, and is not worthy of his affection.
What moved him was the assistant coach's name.
Ma Zhou.
Is this Horse Week the same Horse Week in history?
Li Ji had doubts in his mind and recalled carefully.
Historically, Ma Zhou was indeed appointed as an assistant coach in Bozhou during the Wude period.
But he drank every day and did not take teaching seriously. He was reprimanded many times by the governor of Bozhou, and finally left and lived between Caozhou and Bianzhou.
At present, Bozhou is occupied by Liu Heitai, and the adjacent Weizhou is also occupied by Liu Heitai. Caozhou and Bianzhou to the south of Weizhou are naturally unavoidable from being poisoned by the rebel army.
It is reasonable for Ma Zhou to live in Xin'an.
This horse week will probably be the horse week in history.
If such a person comes to your doorstep, is there any reason not to accept it?
Li Ji remained calm and waved to Xie Shufang.
Xie Shufang glared at Ma Zhou fiercely and led others to step aside.
Li Ji stared at Ma Zhou and said, "Why did you stop in front of my horse?"
Ma Zhou raised his head, looked at Li Ji, and said seriously: "Your Highness, does he know that while you are saving people, you are also harming them?"