The group stayed at Baishui Manor for three days. Li Tai, under the leadership of Zhu Ziyong and others, traveled around dozens of miles around to observe, and wrote tens of thousands of words on the notepad he carried with him.
content.
"Looking at your kid's appearance of being resourceful and scheming, could it be that you are planning to do something grand again?"
When they were on the road again, He Basheng finally couldn't help but ask. Although he rarely asked about Li Tai's plans these days, he often saw him writing and drawing on paper: "I think this is a well-run business."
In your eyes, the business of being a villager is still so unbearable?"
"It can't be said that it's unbearable, it can only be said that the land's advantage has not been fully utilized. If my uncle's property is only limited to farming and weaving, there won't be much difference between me and me. But if we want to maximize the manpower and land's power, we need some planning and adjustments."
After hearing this, Li Tai smiled and replied, pointing to the way forward: "There is indeed a career in mind, but it cannot be said to be grand. It just needs the people in charge of the state and county to check whether it is feasible. I will see some envoys when I enter Beihua Prefecture.
Sir, let’s discuss it in detail with my uncle.”
Going further north, you will gradually approach the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi, where the terrain is more undulating. Xingcheng, a prefecture in Beihua Prefecture that was governed by Huizi, is located on the west bank of Luoshui, near the later Huangling County.
He Basheng didn't have any other gardening in the north, but he was not far from Xingcheng, so he simply stopped by to visit Shihui.
The group continued northward along Luoshui River and arrived at Xingcheng in the evening of the next day.
Li Tai had previously felt that the layout of Huazhou City was too militarized. When he came to the outside of North Huazhou City, he saw that the military color was even stronger. There were many ravine camps and outposts more than ten miles away from the city. Outside the city
There are many Juma trenches scattered throughout, and there are only a few roads for walking in and out.
"There are often intrusions from Jihu in the north, and there are a few Huibao guarding this town, so we don't suffer from loneliness."
Seeing the layout around the city of Beihuazhou, He Basheng couldn't help but feel happy.
While he was talking, a group of knights from the city came galloping towards him, and one of them, a tall and eye-catching knight, was Shu Hui.
"Why does Brother He Ba have time to travel to Beizhou? Is it a pity that Li Lang's talents were neglected and he was sent to me personally to do my bidding?"
Several Hui galloped forward and greeted the two of them with a smile: "The timing of your visit is a coincidence. I just returned from hunting in the north this morning. I arrived a day early, and the wind and sand here are the only place to entertain guests!"
He Basheng smiled and nodded to Shu Hui, while Li Tai dismounted and saluted, saying: "Don't come and see me again. I will make you look as majestic as yesterday, and even more energetic. I was traveling with my uncle in the countryside, and when I came here, I wanted to disturb the master.
I asked the envoy if the harvest was abundant enough for a meal?"
"The hunt is quite rich, but I'm afraid Li Lang is disgusted with the smell and refuses to swallow it!"
When Shuhui heard this, a narrow smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He waved his hand to signal Li Tai to mount the horse, then turned the horse's head and led the group into the city.
As he got closer to the city, Li Tai could smell the strong smell of blood in the air. He passed through a row of horses and his eyes suddenly froze. He saw wooden shelves lined up outside the city, covered with corpses with wet blood stains hanging on them.
Luo Hui was still chatting with He Basheng. When he came here, he turned around and saw Li Tai's expression changed. He pointed at the corpses and said, "Does Li Lang have an appetite for watching these kinds of hunts?"
After hearing this, Li Tai hurriedly shook his head. He really couldn't accept such evil, and couldn't help but ask: "Is there a stubborn bandit wandering into the country?"
"The inexhaustible Buluoji thieves gathered together to cause trouble and robbed and killed salt households in the northern border a month ago. These thieves lived scattered in the northern border and often gathered together to cause trouble. When I heard the news and rushed to the place, the thieves dispersed again.
How many of them can be tracked and surrounded and killed!"
After hearing this, Shuo Hui said bitterly: "The military and administration have been busy since entering the rule, and it is really hateful to be disrupted by these thieves!"
Jihu, also known as Buluoji, is said to be a different species of Xiongnu. It can be traced back to the Xiongnu Liu Yuan, Han and Zhao regimes who were the first of the Five Hus to disrupt China. There are many tribes living in northern Fen and northern Shaanxi.
As early as the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Liu Lisheng, the leader of Jihu in Fenzhou, took advantage of the mutiny in the six towns and started a rebellion, claiming to be the emperor. This regime existed for nearly ten years. After the separation of the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties, Gao Huan found time to destroy it.
The Jihu Rebellion in northern Shaanxi was like a bullshit plaster. Yu Jin, Hou Mo, Chen Chong, Li Bi and other famous generals from the Western Dynasty in later generations of the Eight Pillars Kingdom all used them to achieve military success, but they were still not completely wiped out.
In the later war of the Northern Zhou Dynasty to attack the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Northern Qi army was defeated and abandoned its armored staff along the way. Jihu from Fenzhou appeared again, collected and stole these armored staffs and gathered people to restore the country again. It was not until the Northern Qi Dynasty was destroyed that the army was
The Northern Zhou Dynasty returned to clean up.
Even during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Jihu in northern Shaanxi once again raised troops to rebel, and were put down by the then generals Wang Fangyi and Cheng Wuting. Speaking of their tenacity in revolting against the country, these Jihus were even comparable to Murong Fu of Gusu in the Northern Song Dynasty. After all, they really rebelled.
Done.
Li Tai lamented that Ji Hu was a tenacious thief, but he still felt a little uncomfortable with the scene and did not stop to take a closer look. He rode his horse and followed He Basheng and Shu Hui into the city.
The North Huazhou City was not built grandly. The height of the city wall was less than two meters, and there were many signs of damage. There were also many felt tents in the military buildings in the city. There were quite a few, but it looked a bit messy at first glance.
The soldiers in the camp were moving in an orderly manner, some were repairing their weapons and staffs, and some were repairing the city walls. There were almost no idlers wandering around, which showed that some of Hui's troops were still in good order.
But He Basheng still commented unceremoniously: "Huibao, if you restore the old land and serve as Fang Mu again, your progress will not be great."
"It makes me laugh, I'm not a talented person who can make things complicated and simple. Since Daxingtai has to do this, I can only try my best. I don't seek to be excellent, just to have no faults. When it comes to caring for others and caring for others.
, I am indeed a lot worse than my wish brother."
Both of them were old acquaintances from the township party, so Shuhui didn't feel that He Basheng was ridiculing him, so he sighed and replied.
After He Basheng heard this, he also sighed and said with a smile: "Ruyuan is indeed a talented person who is good at governance and compassionate. There are very few people in our generation who can surpass him, but the advantages you have, Huibao, are not something he can compete with."
Li Tai followed behind and couldn't help but smile when he heard the conversation between the two people. It was indeed fun to listen to the characters commenting and complaining about their companions.
Not long after, Shou Hui ushered them into a separate hall in the palace and sat down at a separate table. While waiting for the servants to prepare the meal, subordinates frequently came into the hall to report matters, which showed that Shou Hui was really busy in running state affairs.
When he came back, Shuo Hui first smiled apologetically at He Basheng, then looked at Li Tai and said, "Li Lang really doesn't think about joining the government and working in the government? Only when my husband holds the seal and has the power can he stretch his will and strength. This is a good time."
But just lying around in the countryside is a real letdown!"
Shu Hui has already offered to recruit Li Tai more than once. The last time at the Shayuan Military Camp, He Basheng refused instead of Li Tai. This time, the same three people were present at the table, and Shu Hui brought up the old matter again, which shows that he really wanted to recruit Ruo Ruo.
thirsty.
"I'm not afraid of Brother Heba's ridicule. It's really hard to govern in this state, and the number of things is several times worse than in previous years!"
After returning to the table and sitting down, Shao Hui vomited bitterness: "I can maintain the city's maintenance and supervise the people's defense. But now everything is going on at the same time, which is really overwhelming. In the middle of the month, the township groups from the northern states will gather.
This is waiting for the big reading. Su Shangshu went to Taitai and vigorously supervised the registration and registration of households in various states. It will be submitted after the autumn..."
Hui's troubles actually exposed the shortcomings of the Beizhen warriors. They did a good job of attacking cities and territories, forming battle formations, but when it came to sitting in the place and doing politics, it was not their specialty.
Shuo Hui's repeated solicitations show his sincerity. If it were Li Tai who had just entered Kansai, even if He Basheng was at the table to dissuade him, he might not be tempted to agree, otherwise he would be a bit disrespectful.
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But now, Li Tai already has a more concrete idea about his future path, and he will no longer blindly pursue opportunities that may be visible but are not suitable for him.
He Basheng did not open his mouth to dissuade him this time. He probably sensed Shuo Hui's sincerity and felt that it would be difficult for him to provide Li Tai with any considerable political future.
"I have made several offers, but it is really disrespectful to push back. But this is the only appreciation that makes me timid and dare not respond. I am afraid that I will be derelict in my duty and seriously hurt our friendship."
Hearing what Li Tai said, Shuhui frowned slightly, and He Basheng also opened his mouth to speak.
Without waiting for the two people to speak, Li Tai took out another scroll and presented it with both hands: "As for the complicated government affairs that you are worried about, I have been deeply touched by it since I lived in the country. I have a plan for you to look at, and I hope it will be beneficial to the state affairs."
After hearing this, Hui Hui's expression became slightly brighter, but he was still dubious. He was well aware that state affairs were detailed and complicated, and he didn't think Li Tai had any strategy to make things simple.
When he opened the scroll and shook out the pieces of paper, he looked even more confused: "What is this?"
"This is the booklet for accounting."
Li Tai was also a little surprised after hearing this. He didn't even know this. How did you become the governor?
"Of course I know this is accounting, but what does it have to do with our state affairs... No, wait, what is this?"
Hui Hui looked at the paper for a while, his eyes stayed on the blank space of the official document, and then he saw some mystery.
Li Tai stepped forward, pointed to the blank spaces in the official documents and said: "In the politics of the people, apart from education, the creation of records and supervision of classes is the most important. The creation of records for officials requires careful review and careful analysis, writing one by one, which is labor-intensive and expensive.
But now you only need to hold this booklet, write down the name of the book, and fill in the numbers, and you can travel to several villages every day, which is convenient and fast!"
"This is a convenient method, but don't these manuals also need to be written by a pen?"
After Shuo Hui heard this, his brows relaxed at first, and then furrowed again: "Nowadays, there are only thirty writers in the state government. If they are not sent to the countryside, they will be sent to the government. The manpower is still insufficient!"
More than thirty clerks were responsible for writing military and political documents for an entire state. It was understandable that the workload was huge, and Li Tai increasingly felt that this was a good idea.
"If I just move my work effort backwards and forwards, I would not dare to offer any suggestions. Please take a closer look at the books. They are not copied by human hands..."
Li Tai arranged the papers on the table, and then said with a smile: "I was tired of the complicated family affairs, so I came up with this clever plan. And my uncle asked me to reorganize the village business. I went to Baishui a few days ago and saw that there were many good materials for papermaking in the village.
, so there is another plan, which can not only help the country, but also make up for the family..."