After leaving the Yang family, Li Tai did not continue to stay in Chang'an, but left the city directly with Li Licheng and returned to Longshou Village.
Nowadays, the scale of Longshou Yuanzhuang has been expanded, and almost half of the original land has been included. This is naturally due to Li Xiaoyong's current position as General Jinu, the Imperial Guards. The Imperial Guards are bullying and hegemonic in Chang'an City, even if it is obvious
People who illegally occupy land are basically afraid to take action against them.
On the enclosed land, in addition to the original manor buildings, there is also a castle that is still under construction. Just looking at the scale of this castle, it will easily accommodate three to five thousand people when it is completed.
Li Tai was not so bold and unscrupulous that he dared to build a city directly near Chang'an City to store troops. The city was built in the name of the Jinu Camp of the Forbidden Army. As for the people living in the city were his troops, there was nothing he could do about it.
I can only blame the imperial court for not allocating enough soldiers to Jinu Camp.
When the Longyou soldiers who settled here yesterday learned that this military city also belonged to Li Tai's property, they were all surprised. It turned out that their own general was also addicted to building cities.
Although this castle is not as grand as Longyou Sifang City, it is located on the outskirts of Chang'an in the capital, which is obviously not something ordinary people can own!
When Li Tai conceived this castle before, he did not have any complete and specific plan. Now that some personnel matters in Longyou have been smoothed out, it is obvious that this castle can only be used as a temporary resting place for troops and himself when he enters Beijing.
Somewhat wasteful.
After returning to Longshouyuan, he did not enter the village immediately. Instead, he wandered around the plateau and selected several locations to build areas with different functions, turning it into a personnel distribution center.
Of course, he only finalized a general plan, and the specific work still had to be carried out by Li Licheng, Li Xiaoyong and other close family members who stayed in Chang'an. He also left some of the people brought back by Longyou here to deal with the subsequent people who entered Guanzhong.
Longyou personnel affairs.
If things develop smoothly in Longbian, personnel from Longyou in Hexi Province will continue to be imported into Guanzhong by the end of the year at the latest. Of course, the premise is that the Eastern Wei army is blocked north of Yubi.
Only by completing the coordination work and subsequent development of the commercial market can his layout be fully revitalized, and his relationship with the powerful people of Longyou become closer and become a true alliance of interests.
Li Licheng is now serving as the Taifu Shaoqing, and he can mobilize a considerable part of the royal gardens and palace-building industry resources around Gyeonggi. Even if he does not engage in any public-private activities, it is just based on mutual benefit, and he has a strong influence on Longyou's business and trade.
It can also have a huge stimulating effect.
Li Tai originally planned to take advantage of the food in hand to recruit some refugees from around Gyeonggi in the second half of the year to drill through the Wei River and build some canals and ponds on Longshouyuan to improve the hydrology and landforms on the plateau.
But after thinking about it, he decided not to make such a big move for the time being, because it was too conspicuous. Even if he wanted to use work-for-relief to relieve the poor and homeless people around Gyeonggi, it was best to choose other methods.
, try to avoid getting into trouble.
Today's Longshouyuan is not valued by the powerful people here because the natural environment is not superior enough, so Li Tai can use it to occupy it. But if the environmental resources become better, even if Li Tai puts in the effort to transform it,
It will inevitably attract all kinds of covetousness.
After all, the power and tribal power he relies on are also possessed by these Jingzhao wealthy families, and they also have the advantage of being a local leader. If he really wants to fight head-on, Li Tai will have to invest more personnel resources, and it will inevitably happen.
affect the development of other aspects.
After inspecting the plains, Li Taicai returned to the manor, planning to take a short rest before heading back to Huazhou tomorrow. After all, his wealth and power were different from those in the past. Every time he stayed in one place for a day, he would consume a lot of horse chews.
huge.
Li Licheng's marriage has basically been finalized, but nowadays, if it is not a matter of expediency in special circumstances when it comes to marriage among the rich, all the formalities will be carried out in just a few months. In addition, the war is about to begin, at least
You can't get married until the end of the year.
Li Tai naturally did not have time to help Li Licheng prepare for the wedding, but as the first happy event for their Longxi Li family in Kansai, he, the head of the Jinyin family appointed by Daxingtai, of course had to express his gratitude, so he decided not to involve any major plans around Gyeonggi.
Part of his property was placed under Li Licheng's name, and he asked someone to build a mansion in Beijing.
Even if their family in Chang'an is not as large and powerful as the Hongnong Yang family who dominates a village, they cannot let their brothers live in their father-in-law's house after they get married and be looked down upon by others.
By the way, cousin Lu Rou has also arranged for a farm in the south of Beijing. As long as farming and weaving are done, you can have enough food and clothing. Lu Rou is not as experienced as Cui Qian and others, and their family has always been poor. Li Tai now has spare energy to help his relatives.
They should too.
He was still thinking about supporting his cousin's life, but then his family came to tell Lu Rou that he was visiting. After hearing this, Li Tai quickly got up and went out to greet him. He saw that Lu Rou was not the only visitor, but there was also a middle-aged man and his wife behind him.
A young man.
"It's a coincidence that my cousin came. I was missing you in the hall, and in the blink of an eye, my brother had already entered the house."
Li Tai strode forward, looked at Lu Rou and said with a smile.
After Lu Rou heard this, she also laughed and waved her hands: "What a coincidence. I first went to the Yang family's house to find him but I couldn't find him, and then I tracked him all the way here."
As he spoke, he raised his finger and pointed at the middle-aged man walking with him and the young man behind him, and said: "You must know Liu Zhongpan Liu joining the army. This person is his son-in-law Wei Xiaogu Weilang, who is also the new governor of Bingzhou Wei."
Make him your brother in your household."
The middle-aged man's name is Liu Qiu. He was originally a Sima of Dugu Xinzhou Prefecture. Later, when he returned to the country to join the government, he was detained by Yu Wentai and served as Bafu's reporter to join the army. He was also Li Tai's old colleague in Taifu. Of course he knew him.
of.
But after knowing the identity of this young man, Li Tai couldn't help but take a closer look. Dugu Xin and Wei Xiaokuan had a deep relationship, and his former subordinate Liu Qiu was the father-in-law of Wei Xiaokuan's younger brother, which shows the old relationship between them.
It's also very close.
Wei Xiaokuan, who is guarding Yubi City, is currently in the limelight. Lu Rou lured Liu Qiu and Wei Xiaogu to see her, and after hearing this, she spent a long time looking for him. Obviously, it was not just for a visit, Li Tai could do it too.
I vaguely guessed their intentions.
He first crossed his arms to salute Liu Qiu and said with a smile: "Liu Canjun, how are you? He has served in two mansions before and after, and it is really a pleasure to see you here again. The distinguished guest has come to the door, which makes me shine. Come in quickly.
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There was a smile on Liu Qiu's face, and he bowed to Li Tai in return, and then said: "We have been apart for a few months, Boshan, you have become even more charming. I have taken the liberty to come to the door today because I have something to disturb me. I hope you, Boshan, can help me."
Ichiban.”
"If I can help relieve Liu Canjun's worries, it would be my honor."
After hearing this, Li Tai said with a smile that Liu Qiu had been with his father-in-law Dugu Xin for a long time and was considered one of his close friends. He also had his cousin bring people in. For their sakes, he couldn't turn people away.
.And it seemed that Wei Xiaokuan came to him for help, so he had no reason to just sit idly by, so he expressed his stance boldly.
When the father-in-law and son-in-law heard that Li Tai was so cheerful, their eyebrows relaxed. When they followed Li Tai into the hall and sat down, Wei Xiaogu stood up and saluted Li Tai and said: "Brother, I have been ordered.
Guarding Yubi City in the east of Hedong, the bandit army from the East is coming to harass us again. Yubi is the first to be attacked. We sincerely ask Li Kaifu to help us.
I have long admired the reputation of the wise man in Kaifu, and I came to pay my respects without any reason before. Today, when I stepped into the hall for the first time, I complained that I was sleepy. I felt really ashamed, but I really can’t think of anyone else in Kansai who I can rely on. If I can get help, this crisis can be solved.
I am so sleepy, my whole family is grateful and there will be consequences!"
Although they had little friendship with each other before, it was indeed a bit inappropriate to ask for help when they first met, but because the target was Wei Xiaokuan, Li Tai not only did not feel unhappy, but actually felt quite honored.
The current situation is indeed such that if the Bafu does not make it clear that it will spare no effort to rescue Yubi City, then the human resources help Wei Xiaokuan can obtain in Kansai is really limited.
Historically, although Wei Xiaokuan became famous for his jade in the First World War and brought a huge strategic turn for the Western Wei Dynasty, in fact, starting from Yuwentai, including his nephews, Wei Xiaokuan has always been unkind to Wei Xiaokuan, a Guanlong native.
The military leaders in the war are full of vigilance.
Li Tai himself had personally participated in previous military meetings and understood that the Bafu had no clear plan to carry out large-scale personnel reinforcements to Yubi City until now. Although Liu Qiu did not attend the meeting, since he was an official in the Bafu Record Office
If you join the army, you must have your own news channels, and you must be aware of this.
Although Jingzhao Wei's surname is also from Guanzhong, as Yu Wenhu said in history when he opposed the construction of the city in Fenbei, "Although there are many descendants of Duke Wei, they are not more than a hundred. Who can be sent to build a city in Fenbei?" Even with the strength of his family,
It is not enough to be taken seriously by a political power.
In Wei Xiaokuan's interpersonal relationships, Duguxin and his old subordinates were scattered in various directions, and even if they had the intention, they were powerless. And the big families in Guanzhong, such as the Hongnong Yang family, were also excluded from the core military system, and even Yang Fu had to follow
Li Tai entered the matter.
Therefore, what Wei Xiaogu said is not wrong. At present, the only person in Kansai who has the ability and motivation to give practical help to Wei Xiaokuan is probably Li Tai.
In fact, Li Tai had already had the idea of providing some help to Wei Xiaokuan. At this time, after hearing Wei Xiaogu's plea, he quickly stood up and expressed his position: "Wei Shijun is sent to Hedong to guard the border for the country, whether it is out of reason or morality.
, if you ask for something, I dare not answer it.
If I were not restricted by my duties, I would even want to guard Jade Bibi side by side with you. No matter what shortcomings there are in personnel, as long as it is within my ability, I will try my best to do it!"