In addition to the above, Liu Zhongli's manor also grows some fruit trees with strong economic attributes such as peaches, plums, apricots, and apricots. There is also a small brick kiln and wine-making workshop, plus some other inconspicuous but practical workshops.
It can be said to be a model of the current self-sufficient manor economy.
After a tour, Li Tai discovered that although the scale of Liu Zhongli's manor was not too large, the benefits were very considerable. Just through the most basic farming and weaving operations, it could meet the food and clothing needs of everyone in his family, and it was also quite profitable.
surplus.
In addition to other types of businesses, they are pure profits. Perhaps one item alone is not outstanding, but if all items are added up, then the net income of Liu Zhongli's manor in a year will probably be huge.
More than three thousand horses.
Of course, according to Liu Zhongli's past status, his net income of only more than 3,000 bolts of silk a year is really nothing. But the problem is that he is no longer a general of the Southern Dynasties, he is just a reclusive family in Northern Shaanxi in the Western Wei Dynasty.
As a small landowner, one year's income can take off Gao Aocao's legs, which is indeed very considerable.
Although the considerable income of Liu Zhongli's family is related to his shrewd calculation and good housekeeping, it may not be too universal, but even if there are discounts and discounts, based on the calculation of a manor of this size earning a thousand bolts of silk, looking at the entire
Xihe County also needs attention.
Today, there are more than 15,000 hectares of cultivated land in Xihe County, more than half of which are merchant villages from all over the world. Liu Zhongli's manor is relatively small in scale, and the other larger cultivated land alone
There are hundreds of hectares. If you calculate this profit standard, the profit therein is as much as millions of pieces of silk!
This is not just one year, but every year, and as long as there are no major natural or man-made disasters, as other supporting facilities in northern Shaanxi become more mature, this profit margin will further increase.
It's not that Li Tai doesn't allow these businessmen to make money. After all, the essence of opening up China's law is to facilitate both public and private interests. If you just stand on the official stand and blindly reduce the profits of private capital, this policy will be difficult to maintain for a long time.
However, such a profit margin is obviously a bit unreasonable at the moment, and a profit margin that is too large may not be good for these merchants.
Too much profit will inevitably lead to more covetousness. The initial policy support will soon turn to contraction and suppression, and official support will become a new entry threshold. When the situation develops to the point of collusion between government and businessmen,
This is no longer good governance that balances public and private interests, but a nest of thieves that breeds insects and rats!
Liu Zhongli didn't expect that Mr. Tang would have many thoughts after visiting his manor. He had been secretly spying on Li Tai's expression. When he saw that his brows were slightly furrowed and he became silent, his heart skipped a beat again, but he also
He didn't dare to show the fear in his heart.
"There are so many people accompanying you here, which really bothers Marquis Liu. It's getting late, and we have to rush to the county town. I'll say goodbye today. I'll invite Marquis Liu to meet him in Ji Nei tomorrow when I have time."
Li Tai temporarily put away his thoughts, looked up at the sky, then looked at Liu Zhongli and said with a smile.
"Ah? Mr. Tang is leaving... Xiaomin, Xiaomin, I would like to send you off to Mr. Tang!"
After Liu Zhongli heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then quickly lowered his head, but his tense heartstrings still did not dare to relax, and he just wanted to send this great god away as soon as possible.
Li Tai took in Liu Zhongli's reaction and felt happy in his heart. Now that there was a huge gap in status between them, he couldn't afford to go over Liu Zhongli's old score again. Even if he was slightly affected by his gardening business, what he was thinking about was in Xihe County and even in Xihe County.
Increase taxes throughout northern Shaanxi instead of targeting Liu Zhongli's family.
Liu Zhongli walked quickly all the way, sending Li Tai and his entourage away from the confines of his manor without hearing any sound of reprimand or accountability. Then he finally breathed a secret sigh of relief, but immediately felt a little disappointed. Especially
When he looked back at his son who was standing in front of the Gongli Manor, and saw the young men guarding the honor guard behind Mr. Tang, the sense of loss in his heart became more obvious.
He hesitated and struggled in his heart, but finally he couldn't help but change his mind, and once again bowed before Duke Tang, he said in a bitter voice: "The common people are unfaithful to their motherland, and they disobey the king's orders before they go forward. They are full of sins, and I am ashamed."
For the common people, thanks to the protection of Duke Tang, I was able to live in secret, and I don’t dare to have any extravagant hopes. However, my disciple Shaoxi is still innocent, and he has never done anything wrong since he returned to the country. I beg Duke Tang to show mercy to the young people.
Don't treat them as evildoers, so that they can be generous and determined and loyal to the country!"
After Li Tai heard this, he stopped, looked down at Liu Zhongli and said: "Our country has its own laws, so there is no need for Liu Hou to do anything extra. The imperial court recruits scholars not only based on their sect. The son of the country, the imperial scholar
All the schools in Ji Nei are now opening their doors to welcome talents. If your disciples have talents, they can come to the capital to try. For example, Liu Hou can rest peacefully among the mountains and rivers. The scholars and people of our country have
How can I endure the quality of gold and jade to be covered with dust?"
"Tang Gong's moral character is similar to that of a sage, and he has a broad mind. Even a humble commoner has been graced with grace. I am truly grateful and can't thank you enough!"
After Liu Zhongli heard this answer, he bowed deeply again. It was not until Tang Gongyi was far away and his sons came forward to help him that Liu Zhongli slowly stood up.
He looked at the ceremonial guards that were getting further away, holding his sons' arms and sighing: "I used to live in the southern country. Although I advanced bravely, I have been immersed in the world for a long time, and I have to live in the world. Unexpectedly, there are actually things between the sky and the earth.
The Duke of Tang was such a great man. Could it be that Heaven felt that Zhu Xia was being severely abused, so he descended on the hero to save the world? It is sad and ridiculous, but Naiweng's career has been ruined. Although he met a heroic master, it is a pity that he cannot follow him. Children should follow the dragon and follow Ji to succeed.
What a name!"
Li Tai didn't know that this meeting gave Liu Zhongli the idea of letting his sons join him. Now he just wants to make money, or strengthen the management system for Shangtun in northern Shaanxi.
Although he had built this series of personnel foundations before, he did not have time to personally strengthen management in the future. Although most of the front and rear managers came from his disciples, after all, these people could not feedback all developments and changes in real time, and it was difficult for them to
Adjust the management system independently.
In addition, the Bafu itself at that time was only greedy for the benefits brought by the opening of China to the border defense, and the more detailed internal situation was not understood deeply enough. This resulted in a system that could not match the current situation of the rapidly developing merchant villages.
So on the way to the county town, Li Tai told Dugu Bin and other officials to step up their investigation of the specific profitability of the relevant merchant villages and formulate a new tax collection plan based on the actual situation to increase tax revenue.
, but also to make relevant management more rigorous and thorough.
Even if the Bafu is not eager to extract profits in northern Shaanxi now, it is better to increase the investment in local construction in northern Shaanxi by collecting more taxes, or simply shorten the labor burden of some local residents, rather than continuing to retain such huge profits.
Space thus breeds various ills such as the realization of power.
In the evening, the group arrived at Xihe County City, which was the original Heishui Fangcheng.
Heishui Fangcheng was once the stronghold of a Jihu chieftain. It was occupied by General Li Tai after he was wiped out. After years of management and expansion, this Xihe city is now the leading city in northern Shaanxi.
This city is no longer just a simple military garrison, but is now the military, political and economic center of the entire Xihe County. Its scale has expanded several times from its original size. There are many merchants, tenant farmers and campers looking for job opportunities living here, and it is very prosperous.
Second only to Luochuan City.
At this time, there were thousands of elite soldiers standing in front of the gate of the county city, so that many carriages and horses entering and exiting the city were jammed and could not enter or exit smoothly. However, although the blocked people were dissatisfied, they saw this posture.
I didn't even dare to yell out loud at all times.
This welcome formation was obviously not arranged by the county government, because Tang Gong had previously notified people not to disturb the people with great fanfare, so Dugu Bin and others went out to welcome them lightly. Moreover, the thousands of elite soldiers who lined up were not
Most of the county soldiers and village soldiers are Jihu Zhuang soldiers.
Not to mention that the people dared not speak out in anger, when Tang Gongyi appeared on the west avenue of the city, a knight in brocade robes and golden saddles rushed out from the team in front of the city gate and rode towards Tang Gongyi.
go.
When they were still a few miles away from each other, the knight dismounted and walked quickly toward the opposite side. As he walked quickly, he shouted loudly: "My lord, your lord! This slave is Liu Kuzhen, Liu Kuzhen... old year
I send my lord off to see you off, I miss you day and night, I look forward to you day and night, and finally my lord returns to Beizhou. I really miss you, old slave!"
Although Li Tai was in the team, he had already heard the screams of Liu Kuzhen, a living treasure. When the guards in front of him separated and his view was clear, he saw a fat man with a slightly bloated body twisting his body and running towards him.
The gorgeous brocade robe sparkles in the sunset, and its appearance is amusing.
"When the Lord went north to attack the Xiongnu, General Liu went to the county house and complained several times that the ministers did not inform the Lord of his journey, so he was unable to greet the Lord. This time he came to ask again and again, and the minister told him
The Lord General is here on patrol, but I don’t want him..."
When Dugu Bin saw Liu Kuzhen's posture, he was worried that Li Tai would blame him, so he quickly rode forward and explained in a low voice.
Li Tai knew what kind of thing Liu Ku was. Although they didn't get along much, they were still deeply impressed by him, so he didn't feel dissatisfied and waved his hand to signal the guards in front to get out of the way.
When Liu Kuzhen saw this, he walked straight in front of Li Tai's mount and knelt down with a plop on the ground. A large cloud of smoke and dust was immediately stirred up. His whole body was submerged by the smoke and dust, but he still shouted loudly: "I miss you, Master."
The superior is as fast as crazy, now I can finally soothe my hunger and thirst! I hate that I can't transform into an ox or a horse, so I can follow the master for a long time and listen to the orders. However, when the master left, he ordered the slaves to win over the tribes to strengthen the master's prestige, and the slaves followed.
I dare not forget that today I finally have to go before the Lord!"