The registered area of Zhao Gui's manor is more than 270 hectares, but according to the government's consistent urine and Li Tai's visual inspection, the actual overall area of the manor is at least more than 300 hectares, and most of it is flat.
Fertile farmland.
For such a vast manor, there are three canals dug along the Luoshui River. The land of the manor has also been fully cultivated. Tens of thousands of acres of fertile fields and fertile fields lie in front of it, with slopes, valleys and ravines scattered among them, which brings a great visual impact.
Simply unparalleled.
Li Tai walked in the manor, and as far as he could see, he was shocked in his heart. Guanzhong was originally a narrow village, and even if all the cultivated land in one county were accumulated, it would not be so big.
During the Mid-Tang Dynasty, the descendants of Li Bi, one of the Six Pillar Kingdoms, wrote "The Biography of the Marquis of Ye", which recorded the basic organizational structure in the early stages of the formation of the Fubing system. The description of the provision of armored staffs for the Fubing was shared by the six families.
What exactly these six families are talking about has been discussed a lot in later generations. Some say they are the sixth-class households, some say they refer to the six houses, and some say they refer to the six-pillar country.
At present, the military system of the Western Wei Dynasty is still in a period of development, and the six pillar states have not yet been put in place. Naturally, Li Tai does not know what the so-called six families refer to.
But after understanding the current supply methods for the Western Wei army, and seeing the rich local industry occupied by these Beizhen military leaders, he felt that the six-pillar country's supply of armaments should be more reasonable.
In history, the generals of the Zhuzhu Kingdoms, except Yuwentai, all appeared between the 14th and 15th years of the reign of Emperor Datong. Before that, they had been in power in Kansai for many years, and they had already become the most powerful generals based in Kansai.
Landlords with great military achievements can no longer treat them as poor military leaders.
After the major change of the Hu surname, all the soldiers were changed to the surname of the general, which also shows that the early soldiers had a certain nature of private soldiers. As the supreme commander of the soldiers, Liuzhu State was responsible for the preparation and provision of part of the military supplies.
It's also natural.
Although the Six-Pillar Kingdom was granted the title not long ago, its power has been weakening and its personnel have begun to decrease. The sharing of funds by the six families may not be a long-term system, but judging from Li Tai's understanding of Yuwentai, he respected his position but emptied his power.
, Seize its capital, reduce its power, Yu Wentai will definitely be able to do it.
For example, at the moment, Zhao Gui's manor property was demanded as capital for the Tai government to open up new businesses. Although Li Tai did not know the inside story, he thought that Yu Wentai must have provided Zhao Gui with compensation in other aspects that he could not refuse.
This boss looks very nice on the surface, but he is actually very dark at heart!
In the fields, some important millet and millet crops have been harvested, but the remaining miscellaneous crops are still quite considerable. Once the laborers are in place and then harvested, at least the Water Department will not have to worry too much about the rations for the second half of the year.
Although the manor's properties are beautiful, its planning is poor. The living areas are in a messy manner, and there are many shacks and tents where serfs live in the fields. Except for the main building of the manor, which is relatively grand, other aspects are not even as good as Li Tai's own Shangyuan.
village.
After all, a prodigal son like him who is passionate about construction is rare in the whole of Kansai. Similar to the economic situation before Higa Bassheng, even if Zhao Gui occupies Toyota Beauty, he may not be so rich that he can rival the country.
After an inspection, Li Tai immediately decided to locate his office here.
It stands to reason that the envoys of Dushui should work in the imperial city of Chang'an, while the doctors should work in Xingtai. Li Tai neither has the title of opening a mansion, nor is he a confirmed governor of a state or county. He has not established an office outside the Taifu.
Administrative office qualifications.
However, his ministry is special and is not suitable for office work. He only follows expediency for the sake of convenience.
The six candidates to join the army each held written orders and left the manor with sad faces.
Pei Hong and Li Dao were left behind. Li Tai arranged a record-keeping position for Pei Hong, asking him to lead his chosen historians to quickly copy out relevant orders. Li Dao temporarily took charge of the military affairs.
, responsible for delivering orders to state and county officials and local tycoons along the route.
In order to do something, the people must first know about the existence of his government office. Sinong of the DPRK had previously notified the prefectures and counties along the Luoshui River of this appointment, but the people were still confused about its existence.
Li Tai has already been weighing where to start to open up the situation.
Although it is said that the new official takes office with three fires, it is not advisable to burn the fire too fiercely. After all, the Dushui Yamen Office did not exist before. If he stood against the public interests from the beginning, he would undoubtedly be looking for excitement.
In order to make everyone feel the existence of Dushui Yamen without causing too much resistance and opposition, after some consideration, Li Tai decided that the first thing to do after the establishment of Dushui Yamen was to collect fish!
He asked Pei Hong to draw up a "Fish Purchase Order", and then Li Dao led a group of fast horses to post and publicize it along the Luoshui Bridge. The Dushui Yamen purchased the fish caught by fishermen along the river according to the current price.
At the same time, he also issued a purchase order to all the owners of Haiya establishments along the river. These Haiya owners need to purchase one thousand kilograms of catch on their behalf before this autumn. If they cannot deliver the full amount, they will not be allowed to do so after October.
Homework.
Pei Hong was still immersed in writing the order. After hearing this, he paused with the brush in his hand. He seemed to suspect that he had heard wrong. He raised his head and said: "It is cold in Guanxi, and the rivers are usually frozen after October. So.
A ban is not enough to show off one’s power!”
"We can't predict the weather, but we must do what is ordered and prohibited!"
After Li Tai heard this, he smiled and said, how could he not understand this common sense? The problem is that the river bank has been set up along the river for many years without any control. If it is suddenly controlled, it will inevitably arouse the anger of the villagers.
Although this order is harshly worded, it is actually in vain. Most of the owners in Haiyang will only regard it as a joke and may not take their objections seriously.
But for Li Tai, a line has been drawn, that is, I have the final say on whether Yanhe River can be operated or not!
This is to establish a model of apportioning tasks in exchange for management rights, and it can also identify those who are willing to take the owners seriously and those who will not give Dushui Yamen face at all. After the goal is established, there are many ways to deal with it.
"But even if we want to buy fish, the government office currently has no material reserves! If we really want to hand over the catch, how should we pay for it?"
Li Dao next to him asked again with a curious look on his face.
Li Tai had already made plans for this. After hearing this, he smiled and said: "In this area of 瓓癙, you can make money by sitting on the land. Although there are no people to run the government office, you can rent it out. Inform the officials and people here, and we will come here two days later
The government office chooses to rent, and anyone who is interested can come and bid a high price, and the one with the highest price will get it!"
How can a living person be choked to death by urinating? What Li Tai is most satisfied with about the Western Wei government is that the law does not prohibit it, so he can do whatever he wants. Last year, he did business with the Wuxiang County government. This year, it is his turn to sit in the government. Of course
We have to get started and make some living money first.
He has been coveting this area for a long time, and he has no intention of letting others manage it. He must get it into his own hands.
However, he had just taken office, and there was a lot of attention from both inside and outside, so he couldn't blatantly line his own pockets, so he still had to hold a bidding fair to get a hand, which could be regarded as spending his own money to invigorate the affairs of Dushui.
After the bidding is successful, this area can be surrounded by a high wall. In addition to the work, a few large spinning wheels can be set up to spin yarn and thread, so that the money printing machine can run at full strength.
In addition, he took Liu Gong to the nearby Nanbaishui County to negotiate and cede a part of the manor's farmland to be used as the official village in the county in exchange for several official ferries and boats operated by the county.
As for the ferries and boats controlled by Wuxiang County, he had already obtained them through Zheng Man and assigned them to the Qumeng for use.
It's a joke that the Dushui Yamen can't even manage a few ferries and boats. With these in hand, you can collect tolls with peace of mind, and plucking the feathers of wild geese is also a source of income.
Several tasks were arranged, and the first thing that received feedback was the resource exchange with Nanbaishui County. A county lieutenant followed Liu Gong to the Yanhe Manor the next day.
"Gao Pingnan's moral deeds in Luodong Township have been well-known to a certain group of people in Luoxi for a long time, and they admire him in their hearts!"
The county lieutenant was in his fifties. After entering the hall and complimenting him a little, he couldn't help but ask: "The rumors about Liu, the former countryman, are they true?"
"The government office has been newly established, but there is no use for the office. Living in this county, I also hope to be able to help each other. There are three ferry boats along the Nanbaishui River, and more than 30 large and small boats. I am willing to replace them with 30 hectares of public land. If the county captain
If you can make the decision, you can get things done at this time!"
Li Tai replied with a smile.
The county captain was overjoyed when he heard this, and then felt a little confused: "It's only thirty hectares... but the Zhongjin Ferry in the county has been operating for a long time, and a lot of money has been spent on building and repairing the boats. Can it, can it..."
"Since I have been entrusted, I have been sincere in my work and do not want to fight with the county magistrate to get angry. Qiaojin Zhouchuan is in the capital's water department. The county magistrate has been in charge of it for a long time. It is indeed hard work, so I cede public land as a reward. It's just a small reward.
It's not a trivial matter worth disturbing Daxingtai. If you make a report based on this, you will inevitably fall out with the county magistrate."
Li Taiken offered thirty hectares of fertile farmland as a replacement, which was considered polite. When he heard that the county magistrate wanted more, his expression suddenly dropped. To be honest, in his eyes, these county magistrates were not as difficult to deal with as those local tyrants.
Seeing this, the county captain did not dare to insist anymore, and hurriedly said: "This official is confused for a moment, and there is really no need to trouble the superiors. Thirty hectares, just thirty hectares! It's just that the county is short of manpower, and the ferry boat
The work still needs to be returned to the Yamen and used..."
"Of course, we have to do our duty. How dare we interfere in other cases?"
Li Tai was not greedy. He even wanted to pack the boatmen together. By the way, he also showed his attitude that he would not arbitrarily recruit labor from the county.
After completing the deal, he was in a good mood, and then said with a smile: "It is well known from far and near that Luodong Township has benefited from the canal project. The director of my office also controls water and encourages farming. If there is a canal project in this county, we will plan for it."
You can spread the word, and if the local sentiments are appropriate, we can get things started as soon as possible!"
"I must inform the county magistrate of your intention!"
After hearing the words, the county magistrate responded with a smile, showing that he was very sincere.
Li Tai was not surprised by this. Without the support of local resources, county officials would actually have very limited power and would only serve their position.
The reason why Longshou Canal was built was mainly due to his vigorous promotion. Although the county magistrate Du Yun was considered a good official, his power and energy did not allow it.
Therefore, when he wanted to rectify Luoshui as a whole, the key lies not only in the government offices along the line, but in the local tycoons who have people and property.