People feel refreshed when happy events happen. After leaving Taifu, Li Tai felt that the sky was extraordinarily blue and the sunshine was extraordinarily warm.
Taking his subordinate officers with him, he galloped all the way, and soon returned to the Luoxi Administration Office. He summoned all the subordinate officers who stayed in the Administration Office, and first announced the White Water Parade in the middle of next month.
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but feel happy. What is the most worrying thing in officialdom? It's not that the position is humble, or that things are difficult, but that one's efforts and contributions cannot be seen by others, and there is a lack of a sense of existence.
The military parade is definitely a major national event. At that time, many dignitaries and troops from all walks of life will gather on the banks of the Luoshui River, and the Dushui Administration Office will inevitably attract the attention of the public at home and abroad.
Under such circumstances, if you do well, you will naturally be appreciated, but if you do poorly, you will be criticized more than usual.
But most of the people in the Dushui Administration Bureau are energetic young people, with a bit of courage like a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. They are all looking forward to an opportunity. Now that such a good platform for performance has appeared, I feel more excited than ever.
worry.
"Excuse me, what do we, the Water Administration Department, need to do in the reading? I will try my best to complete it!"
No further mobilization was needed from Li Tai, everyone present was already feeling like they had been beaten to death.
Li Tai first described the tasks assigned by Daxingtai. Whether it was preparing 10,000 kilograms of fish and vinegar food before the Grand Parade, or building a large stable along the river that could accommodate thousands of war horses, it was not an easy task.
Especially for the newly established Metropolitan Water Administration Bureau, if we don't work hard, we may not be able to complete it.
"Wu joined the army and put aside what he was doing. Today he will lead his troops to go out and tell the owners of Qi Yai along the river that the catches purchased by each department must be delivered to the administrative office before mid-September."
Li Taixian ordered Wu Jingyi that Wu Jingyi's character should be more stable and mature, and he should deal with many wealthy people from the same hometown. The first thing to ensure now is to successfully complete the task.
However, he also knew the urinal nature of the local tycoons, and he was used to bullying the superiors and hiding from the inferiors, and taking advantage of both sides.
Although Li Tai pursued performance, he did not want to bear the infamy of abusing the people for no reason, so he told Mao Shijian: "The current price of fresh food from the river is informed by the monthly order along the river. Anyone who dares to rely on this to disrupt the market and extort the people will be punished."
Punish without mercy!"
Mao Shijian experienced the Luochuan incident first-hand, and his character and style of conduct showed clearly. He was not afraid of anyone if he tried to be cruel. Now he admired his boss Li Tai very much. He stood up and patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry about doing this.
There is absolutely no room for such evil things in the humble eyes and ears!”
In normal times, Li Tai would still have to take into account his stubborn nostalgia and not dare to go too far with his methods. But now that the parade is about to be held, with such a big tiger skin draped on his body, he naturally has nothing to worry about, and he even wants to catch a few more models.
, kill some chickens to scare the monkeys, not to mention confiscating homes is really addictive.
Local resources in a larger area still need to be used in the long term, but both sides of the Luoshui River need to establish their authority as soon as possible.
Firstly, the name of the Grand Parade can be used as a false pretense, and secondly, after the Grand Parade, he will start to build up the military force under his control. Naturally, the fewer different voices within his authority, the better.
The choice of the stable is also very important. In addition to cooperating with this parade, Li Tai also plans to use it as a garrison for future troops.
This place needs abundant water and grass, an open terrain that can accommodate troops stationed for a long time, and it also needs convenient transportation, so that they can be mobilized at any time and go to all parties. Especially when there is a need to fight with people, the atmosphere must not be in place, and the personnel must not be in place.
Couldn't arrive for a long time.
The lower reaches of the Luoshui River are convenient for supplies. It is located in the core of the Guanzhong Plain. There is a large area around the sand garden at the corner of the Luoshui River and the Weishui River where troops can be stationed for a long time.
However, there are already a lot of troops stationed in this place, and there is no shortage of veterans and warriors from Beizhen's military leaders. Even if Li Tai went over to demarcate the land, he could not find the best place to camp.
Although living next to those fierce soldiers in North Town can stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers, if you feel that you are at a disadvantage from the beginning, it will not be conducive to the accumulation and stimulation of morale.
The combat tasks of the armies on both sides of the Wei River are also heavy. If they need to be mobilized as a whole, the veterans of Beizhen will naturally serve as the main force. The army that Li Tai finally organized may only serve as cannon fodder.
Moreover, the lower reaches of Luoshui River are located in the core of Guanzhong, and the Guanlong tycoons have greater local influence. They will definitely try to mix sand into this new armed force. Although Li Tai does not resist cooperating with them, he does not want to compress his own power from the beginning.
The right to speak.
After some consideration, Li Tai decided to form a new army near Baishui. Baishui is located on the northern edge of the Guanzhong Plain. Although supplies are not as convenient as the hinterland, as long as Luoshui is dredged and navigation is restored, the consumption of logistics can be reduced.
Get down.
If there is any war mobilization, whether it is to go south to the Guanzhong Plain or north to the Northern Shaanxi Plateau, it will not be difficult to mobilize.
Moreover, there is a manor left by He Basheng there, which can be used to exchange resources with local officials and powerful people.
Previously, powerful officials from Baishui County came to the office to discuss the construction of pond weirs in the territory. Li Tai also inquired about it and found that the nostalgia dispute was quite complicated. Although the problem was not big, it was cumbersome.
Li Tai originally wanted to delay, but now he has the motivation.
He planned to cede a part of the Baishui Manor and let the Baishui County Government relocate the residents. The construction of Chiyan would start as soon as possible, but the management of Chiyan would be handed over to the Dushui Administration Bureau.
After the conditions for white water irrigation are improved, some fertile fields will inevitably be opened up along the coast. This part of the resources can be distributed by the powerful people in the country, but they will have to enter into a supply agreement with the Metropolitan Water Administration Bureau to provide part of the future supplies for the Metropolitan Water Armed Forces.
The Baishui Basin is also rich in coal resources, which can also be utilized.
Although Daxingtai only mentioned the two tasks of food and stables, a good subordinate needs to worry about his master's urgent needs and share his worries.
So while arranging his subordinates to go to Baishui to supervise the construction of the stables, Li Tai also ordered a group of craftsmen who knew how to smelt and forge to go to Baishui to build a smelting and forging workshop.
With so many troops gathering at the White Water Parade, the damage to the armor's sword would of course need to be repaired on the spot.
Although the imperial army will be allocated corresponding logistics personnel, there are still a large number of unorganized rural regiments. Naturally, they do not have sufficient logistics support. It would be a pity if the performance of the Grand Parade and Field Hunting is affected due to ordnance problems.
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Luoshui Administrative Office provides supporting services, which can not only accumulate experience, but also earn some extra money. We are all brothers, and we can't insist on money. If we really need to go with the army, we don't have enough supplies, so we can use some damaged swords, guns and ordnance to offset the bill.
of.
Li Tai ordered the Capital Water Administration Bureau to allocate 3,000 bolts of silk to the Canal Alliance to reward them for using people's power to build the canal. He also took back part of the management rights of Longshou Canal, mainly for the use of servants. He did not want to sweep the country away.
Soldiers, as long as they obtain this qualification, they can easily choose the bravery of local people.
Qumeng used the three thousand bolts of silk to buy property and expand production, and used the profits to bear the rent and adjustment of these servant households, reducing their family burden.
The Dushui Administrative Office does not have the power to recruit civilians, and Li Tai does not have the qualifications to establish a military household. However, through the transfer of power between the Administrative Office and the Qumeng Township Law, he can directly bypass the restrictions of the local government and obtain a relatively stable
manpower.
As the Luoshui canal construction project gradually expands, the canal alliance will continue to expand, and the number of civilian soldiers under Li Tai's control will gradually increase. One day, Lu's neighing will resound across both sides of the Luoshui River and penetrate directly into the Guanzhong Plain.
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But sometimes, people really can't be too proud. Driven by a beautiful vision, Li Tai is full of energy every day, and when he sleeps and dreams at night, he always has a smile on his face.
A few days later, a piece of news from the north suddenly made him feel bad.