For some things, as long as one link is smoothed out, subsequent related matters will become smoother.
After being accepted by Li Tai, Liang Shiyan was in a very excited mood, and he recounted the previous situation in the mansion in the state capital, not to show how much he maintained the majestic image of Master Lang in front of others, but to remind Li
I'm afraid Tai won't be able to recruit suitable talents like this.
Regarding this problem, Li Tai has also noticed in recent days that the recruitment situation of talents is not very ideal. Although the people's response to this is very enthusiastic, the level of performance is not as good as expected. Regardless of the skills of bow and horse or knowledge and intelligence
, rarely encounter the kind of person who makes his eyes shine.
It is certainly wrong to say that Longyou's talent level is low. In terms of cultural inheritance, Longyou is not inferior to Guanzhong, or they are evenly matched. No one is more educated than the other. And when it comes to martial arts
In terms of wind and individual force, Longyou is actually slightly stronger than Guanzhong.
Li Tai was also thinking about what part was wrong, whether it was those wealthy families who hid all their first-class talents from him, but after hearing Liang Shiyan's explanation, he realized that it was the mentality of these people.
wrong.
The vast majority of the Longyou descendants who came to the state capital to participate in the war still regarded this as a private exchange between the government and the wealthy family for the distribution of interests in the village, but did not regard this as a way to show themselves and realize their life ambitions.
Opportunity.
The most basic subjective initiative is lacking. Even if you have nine points of ability, you may not be able to exert five points. It would be strange if you can still have any outstanding performance.
For example, those scraps of soldiers who were discarded by the Northern Wei Dynasty in the six towns, once they started to start their own business, they immediately burst out with amazing energy, killing people when others stood in their way, and killing Buddhas when they stood in the way of Buddha.
Although Li Tai would have noticed this situation soon, Li Tai was pleased that Liang Shiyan was able to discover it in advance and even come up with some ideas to solve the problem.
Although he has the advantage of being a prophet and has a flexible mind, it does not mean that he has no plan left. There are many situations where he becomes extremely happy and miserable due to miscalculation, so he also hopes that someone among his subordinates can check for his legacy.
Fix leaks.
Liang Shiyan's military strength is not low, and he is very intelligent. He is indeed a rare talent. In addition, he is not a local in Qinzhou, and there are no locals and cronies here, so Li Tai felt free to let him join.
During the selection process for Fu Zuo.
When he learned that Li Tai was going to open a mansion soon, not to select staff for the state capital, but to select subordinates for himself, Liang Shiyan was even more excited. He felt more and more that he had a keen eye and had chosen a good lord with a bright future.
Therefore, he was extremely dedicated to everything arranged by Li Tai.
In addition to selecting outstanding talents among the warriors from various villages, Li Tai also wanted to form a team of troops to follow him back to Guanzhong and join the army formation and combat order.
After experiencing this incident of having his house stolen, Dugu Xin also felt deeply that the concentration of power in Longyou was not reliable enough. He was happy to see Li Tai lead some of the forces away to divert them, so there was no restriction on this, as long as Li Tai could organize it.
If he gets up and can bear the cost of maintaining a man-horse pair, let him do his best.
However, Li Tai did not intend to select troops directly from the state army, but from among the rural folk songs.
The Zhou Army was founded by Dugu Xin, whose personal color was too strong and had been out of touch with Longyou's rural sentiments for a long time, making it difficult to represent the current rural sentiments order.
Li Tai didn't mind having Dugu Xin's subordinates in the team, but it wasn't like there was no room to recruit a new team, so there was no need to forcefully recruit under Dugu Xin.
The Longyou army he wanted to form must not only be brave and strong, but also fully represent the hometown of Longyou. The soldiers have made great achievements under his command, and he has always maintained aloofness in Longyou through this relationship.
status and extraordinary influence.
This was not a difficult matter for Li Tai. Before Duguxin returned to town, he had already fully mobilized the local forces on the border. More than half of the powerful families and Di, Qiang, and Hu chiefs obeyed his orders.
At one time, he controlled nearly 20,000 Xiangqu soldiers.
On this basis, Li Tai invited the heads of large families and the powerful chiefs of the Hu tribe one by one, and expressed his intention to form a new army and bring it into Guanzhong to make achievements. These people also responded with varying degrees of response.
Although not everyone has an enthusiastic attitude, as long as Li Tai speaks, they will give a certain expression. This can be regarded as a reflection of Li Tai's prestige in Qinzhou during this period. According to preliminary statistics, there are nearly 6,000 troops.
scale!
The largest proportion of them were the monk soldiers and temple slaves that Li Tai obtained from Guangming Temple. After a selection, there were thousands of them. Then there were the Longxi soldiers gathered by Li Yunxin, the eldest grandson.
Li's disciples and tribesmen in his hometown also numbered more than a thousand.
The other Han and Hu families were added together, plus a group of veterans assigned by Dugu Xin from the state army, and they formed a team of five to six thousand people.
However, the consumption of such a team of troops is also huge. Although Li Tai squeezed a lot of property and materials from Guangming Temple, a considerable part of them was invested in the construction of Sifang City. Coupled with other planning expenses, the rest
Although it is still quite considerable, the expenses also need to be carefully calculated.
Soldiers value elites rather than numbers. The combat effectiveness of an elite soldier is far greater than that of a ragtag army that is several times more powerful.
Li Tai had neither the more the better military strategy nor enough financial resources, so he carried out a series of selection and elimination, and finally controlled the size of this army to just over 3,000 people. He also gave full play to Longyou.
Due to regional characteristics, these three thousand people were all organized into cavalry.
It is not difficult to select three thousand elite soldiers who are skilled in bows and horses in Longyou, and they are carefully selected from more than a dozen powerful tribes here.
Every time Li Tai inspected the school, he couldn't help but drool when he saw the strength of these soldiers. In terms of the quality of the soldiers, they are definitely the best in the world. They can fight bravely as soon as they are put on the battlefield.
The state government will bear part of the armor, swords, war horses and other weapons needed by these troops, and each family will provide its own part.
Of course, Li Tai would not let each family here contribute their efforts to his own business. After all, everyone is not a fool. To stimulate their enthusiasm, they need to be given enough incentives.
So he took out the Sifang City, which was about to be completed, to allocate shares. Each family was allocated a part of the Sifang City area according to the amount of manpower they contributed. They could operate it themselves or rent it out to make profits.
In this way, Li Taizi was related to the interests of these Longyou families and shared weal and woe. These three thousand soldiers followed him in the north and south, and made great contributions. There was also a community of interests called Sifangcheng in Longyou's hometown to maintain mutual ties.
relation.
In the future, even if Director Yu Wen replaces Dugu Xin in Longyou, he will not be able to seize control of Sifang City. Even starting a new logistics city will encounter strong resistance from local forces.
While Li Tai was building up his army, various personnel matters here did not stand still.
Duguxin has been busy compiling the Liangzhou merit book recently. Although his dream of being dictatorial in Longyou has been shattered, he still hopes to take more initiative in his heart, especially during the past period, Li Tai has directly investigated the order of local affairs here.
The lowest level also greatly enhances Dugu Xin's operating space.
Before the Taiwan government intensifies its intervention in the situation in Longyou, at least an in-depth integration of the situation in Qinzhou, both official and private, is also the natural choice to consolidate its own power. Therefore, Duguxin also spent a lot of time compiling the merit book.
A lot of thought goes into making sure it benefits every aspect.
Yang Kuan, the governor of Hezhou, was relatively lonely. After returning to town, he handed over the military and political affairs in the state to Wang De. After leaving office, he came to Shangfeng City to stay temporarily, waiting to return to the capital with the team that would report victory later.
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But Yang Kuan himself couldn't see how disappointed he was. Maybe he was not very happy to serve as the governor of Bianzhou, and now he had nothing to do when he resigned. During his stay in Qinzhou, he even asked Li Li with great interest.
Tai introduced several people from Longyou whom he admired.
By the end of June, more than 5,000 households from Liangzhou had moved to Guanzhong, and they also entered Qinzhou in great force. After a short rest here, the 3,000 troops that Li Tai had reorganized could be introduced into Guanzhong.
He is about to leave the town, but there are still many things that have not been completed, and Li Tai is also very busy. Fortunately, the Zhengpi palace staff have also arrived one after another, sharing his workload to a great extent, so that he will not be overwhelmed and confused.
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The only thing that required him to do it personally was some human interactions. There was an endless stream of guests visiting every day, so much so that Dugu Xin was a little bit disgusted and kicked him out of the state capital. He should not hold banquets every day and interfere with the administration of the state capital.
On this day, Li Tai had just sent away several countrymen who were discussing the follow-up management of Sifang City with him. After returning to the living room, he took a short rest. Zhao Yan, who had decided to follow him back to Guanzhong, hurriedly entered the room and handed over a letter of thanks.
post.
This invitation is made of extremely gorgeous materials, with gold and jade as the board. However, its inscription is even more special. It is neither an official position nor a hometown commander, but "formerly part of Hexi Province, the original meaning of Dunhuang, Linghu Yan".