Liu Gong's look of worship made Li Tai feel puzzled. Could it be that the kingly aura that I, a time traveler, was born with, finally couldn't conceal it?
Before he could ask, Liu Gong put on a sad and troubled look again: "I met him in Huazhou City earlier, and a certain person did have a hidden intention of selling money. He delivered the goods to his door and charged a high price. But at that time, Mangshan Xin defeated
, department store prices increased..."
"At the time of the transaction, the assets had already been cleared. Liu San, what exactly do you want to say?"
Of course Li Tai knew that a fat sheep was indeed slaughtered in that transaction, but as time passed and he had already killed Liu Gong, he was a little confused as to why this guy brought up the old matter again.
Liu Gong, with a mournful face, knelt down in front of Li Tai with a plop: "Liu San is to blame for the evil we committed before. I just ask Mr. Lang to be lenient and not punish him for the same crime again! As long as Mr. Lang is willing to let it go, Liu San is willing to do it."
I am a slave!"
"One crime, multiple punishments?"
When Li Tai heard this, he was even more confused.
"The former redeemed the flax cargo bill at a high price. He originally intended to work hard after the autumn and make up for the deficit in the first half of the year. But he didn't expect that the Dihu from Qingshui in Longbian would move to Huazhou. Those Hu chieftains and Qushuai would move to Neizhou, and they would have no capital.
However, the ointment was sold indiscriminately in the market, causing the current price of oil to double..."
Liu Gong lay on the ground, facing the loess, and said with an annoyed and regretful expression.
Li Tai listened to his complaint and then understood what happened.
It turns out that after the Battle of Mangshan, the Di chieftain Qingshui of Longbian who was fighting with the army saw the defeat of the Western Wei Dynasty, so he fled back home and raised his troops to rebel.
The rebellion was so loud that Daxingtai Yuwentai originally wanted to replace Duguxin as the governor of Qinzhou with some benefits. However, in order to maintain regional stability and smooth the rebellion, he had to give up this idea and continue to use Duguxin as Qinzhou governor.
As the governor of Qinzhou, the governor of Longyou went to quell the rebellion.
Duguxin entered the country for several months but failed to defeat the rebels, so much so that even Daxingtai Yuwentai wanted to go and fight in person. In the end, Zhao Chang, an official in the Prime Minister's Office and born in the Zhao family of Tianshui, went to appease the rebels and surrendered one after another.
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This incident happened more than a month ago. In view of the unrest in Qingshui Dihu, Daxingtai ordered dozens of chiefs of the Qingshui Dihu tribe who had re-submitted to move inland to Huazhou for resettlement.
After these Dihus entered the country, they had no means of production and could only sell the livestock and livestock they had accumulated in the market in exchange for necessary daily necessities.
As the current price of ointment in Huazhou was good, animal ointment naturally became the main commodity sold by these Dihus. The current price of ointment, which was still promising, was suddenly knocked down.
After learning this, Li Tai couldn't help but burst into laughter. He really didn't know about this matter. Even if he met with He Basheng and Shuo Hui several times, they didn't talk in depth about the reason why Shuo Hui didn't go to Qinzhou.
The reason why Li Tai cashed out before was because, firstly, the principal used was not his, and secondly, he did not want to appear too greedy or aggressive, and wanted to ease the relationship with the villagers, so he increased the price by a few percent, so that
They redeemed their autumn bills and gave them a chance to drink soup.
But who would have thought that the suppression of a Dihu rebellion far away in Longyou would directly affect the plans of big investors here in Huazhou to hoard oil to create a market? Not only was this soup not fragrant and sweet, but it actually made people choke.
Bubble.
But seeing Liu Gong's appearance, he obviously didn't think so.
The key is that the timing of his entry and exit was too clever. He bought at a high price while the villagers were unaware. When the market was lifted, he cashed out at a high price. Shortly after he cashed out, the market took a turn for the worse.
Not to mention that Liu Gong didn't believe this was a coincidence, even Li Tai himself felt that he and Daxingtai must have an ulterior and private relationship. This combination was really clever.
"Did the losses suffer miserably?"
Li Tai tried his best not to appear so gloating about others' misfortunes, and bent down to look at Liu Gong and asked with concern.
When Liu Gong heard this, his face became even more bitter: "I am no longer allowed to have a hand in the family's accounts. I don't know how much the loss is. I think it must be... Alas, my elders only ordered me to come to apologize. If Langjun refuses,
Forgive me, Liu San will probably be homeless..."
Hearing what this guy said was so miserable, Li Tai should have felt pitiful, but he really couldn't sympathize with him, and instead found it a bit funny.
Probably in the eyes of the Liu family, this guy Liu Gong was really a disaster. They lived in Nanbaishui County. If Liu Gong hadn't actively solicited business in the Huazhou market at that time, he probably wouldn't have had the chance to meet Li Tai.
"Since your family often engages in business, you should understand that profits and losses are impermanent. You will be happy when you see profits, and you will be resentful when you see losses. Only those who work hard will be held accountable. This is really unreasonable!"
Li Tai didn't bother to explain that this was a coincidence, he just said casually.
"Who says it's not the case? If it wasn't for the entrustment of the clan and the financial support of the family, who would be willing to leave his wife and children and run around? In the past years, when I saw profits, I just did my duty. If I lose money and goods, I will blame me for my incompetence..."
When Liu Gong heard this, he almost shed tears.
After he had redeemed the bill of goods from Li Tai at a high price, he hurried to Weibei. There were many people from Hebei living there, and Liu Gong wanted to find out what Li Tai had mentioned about Hebei's new oil pressure method.
Before he could find out anything about the oil pressing method, his family sent word that it was unnecessary. When he returned home, the whole family responded with cold faces. No one asked him if he had worked hard, and all they heard were complaints and blame on him.
Continuous mistakes.
"In the past, transactions were all voluntary, and there is no question of who is guilty and who is forgiven. Liu San, I know that you are smart and diligent. Since your family is no longer in a hurry to press oil, would you like to come to my house and do a few things for me first?
Affairs?"
When Liu Gong heard this, he nodded repeatedly without thinking: "Yes, yes! Fortunately, my husband appreciates me, I will do my best!"
Nowadays, he is not only a little cold-hearted because of the cold attitude of his family, but also has lingering fears after being played by Li Tai several times. And if there is a choice, who would want to just be a dirty businessman?
"In that case, put away this depressed attitude and cheer up. I will have some arrangements for you next. The fields are already harvesting. You first lead the troops to the rural households to deliver the previously agreed grain.
Buy it up."
Li Tai still has a debt of nearly 10,000 shi of grain agreed with the county government. Naturally, the sooner this matter is resolved, the better.
In the past, rural households redeemed their sesame bills, and Li Tai also signed some grain sales contracts with them. Some families directly bought back the bills with cash, while others could not afford so much cloth at one time. Li Tai also
Agree to let them use grain as payment.
In addition, three thousand dan of grain were obtained from the Shi family alone, which was more than enough to repay the county government's debt.
"I understand, I understand. I travel frequently to the countryside and am well versed in everything. I will have all the grain returned to the warehouse by mid-September at the latest!"
Regarding this first task, Liu Gong also attached great importance to it, patting his chest and promising.
What Li Tai valued most was Liu Gong's sharp eyes and ears. Seeing his high fighting spirit, he ordered: "After buying grain, you can visit the nearby temple and buy a batch of high-quality and low-priced ink. The more the better."
Although Liu Gong didn't understand what he was doing by buying ink, he didn't ask any more questions and nodded in agreement.
After recruiting Liu Gong and making some arrangements, Li Tai finally had time to return to his residence in the manor to take a breather. As soon as he sat down, his stomach growled. After running around all day, he was already hungry.
Roll.
He had just ordered the servants to prepare the meal. When he looked up, he saw Zhou Changming and Li Quji, both dressed in military uniforms, walking in from the door. He said with a smile: "You two are very lucky. I just ordered the cook to steam a dish of black beans."
Fatty fish, you are here. Have you finished organizing the reunion?"
The two men nodded after hearing the words. Li Quji stepped forward and replied: "The registration of the regiments from all villages in the county has been completed. There are 1,634 soldiers, divided into five governors. After the autumn harvest, we can
Go to defense training."
In the last years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, in order to quell the rising rebellions in all directions, control over private armed forces was relaxed, and three thousand soldiers were recruited to be awarded generals.
After the separation of the East and West, and in the post-Three Kingdoms period, the title of Commander-in-Chief became more and more common. There was also a huge gap in power between the titles of Commander-in-Chief and Commander-in-Chief.
For example, Cui Quan also had the title of commander-in-chief, but Zhou Changming, the commander-in-chief, obviously did not have the same authority as Jing Zhaoyin, and only had the power to dispatch the local regiments in Wuxiang County.
Even so, Zhou Changming was suddenly promoted from a garrison commander to a commander-in-chief, but his abilities and experience were far from enough.
Therefore, Li Tai lent Li Quji, his most capable confidant, to Zhou Changming to help him organize and manage the township regiments. He also had several capable subordinates who also served as the backbone of the county and township regiments.
There are more than 1,600 rural soldiers. Although they are not as numerous as those at the head of Beizhen's army, they are all strong rural soldiers. This is only the first reorganization of a county.
After experiencing the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Mangshan, it is rare for Beizhen Army Chiefs to be able to pull out so many elite soldiers at once. It can be seen that it is only a matter of time before Guan Long Haoqiang completely replaces Beizhen Army Chiefs in politics and military.
Li Tai gestured for the two of them to take a seat, then looked at Zhou Changming and said with a smile, "Several subordinate governors, could you please come forward respectfully?"
"I serve as a garrison in my hometown, but I don't have the prestige to unite so many people. Fortunately, Lang Jun took advantage of the situation and had an excellent example like Shi Gong, so all the governors were able to obey military orders and did not dare to question."
Zhou Changming grinned. Thinking of Shi Gong's respectful appearance, he admired Li Tai's methods of rectifying local tyrants even more. In the past years, although he lived together in the same village, he was not considered a humble countryman, but there was a huge gap in their rural status, and Shi Gong rarely took him seriously.
, there is no respect like today's holding the bridle and supporting the saddle.
With such an example, even if other wealthy governors were unhappy that Zhou Changming was above him, they would not dare to express it openly.
"That's good. The current situation cannot be said to be stable. This autumn's Grand Parade is a critical period. If the reward governors are not able to control them, a number of them will be eliminated directly after the Grand Parade."
This news was learned by Li Tai from Shuo Hui. Firstly, what Yuwentai needed was qualified generals who could control him well. Secondly, he also had to take care of the mood of the old man in Beizhen. Therefore, he adopted a method to reorganize Guan Longhaoqiang.
Play the rhythm of a dozen.
When Zhou Changming heard this, he couldn't help but become nervous: "But there is another problem with the Jinxiang League, that is, insufficient funds for training, which may affect the performance in the Grand Parade..."