On the second day after Li Daozong returned to Taiyuan Prefecture, Li Shan also returned to Dai County. In fact, since he took office last year, except for a period of time at the beginning, he was basically at Yanmen Pass and rarely returned to Dai County.
The horses were galloping, and I saw what I saw along the way. Although I dare not say that I live and work in peace and contentment, I was a little more lively than last year at the beginning of the year. There were even salesmen walking in the streets in villages and small towns, followed by a bunch of people who were either curious or salivating.
of children.
The first thing after coming back, Li Shan went to inspect Xia City... Nowadays, among the powerful clans in Dai County, there is no longer the name Li. There are only two or three small clans in a county who can support their appearance. Five.
The head caused this family to collapse.
There are many speculations about this among the powerful people in Dai County, but one thing is certain. When Li Shan was said to have fallen in Mayi last year, many people reached out to Xia City, and the most rampant among them was the Li family. Their hands even
They all extend to Ma Yin and the wine shop.
Since then, the voices of the powerful clans in Dai County have suddenly dropped. Through frequent favors and bloody killings, Li Shan has completely controlled Dai County.
"They were all frightened." Ma Zhou chuckled and said, "No one dared to act recklessly. Several companies prepared their caravans to leave the customs after the Lantern Festival, and specially offered Yuhuchun on credit. They all promised to pay 20% lower than the market price.
I'll give you a good horse on the way back."
"Be honest until it hurts." Li Shan said casually, but cursed in his heart, how cheap!
If you don’t smoke, won’t you feel comfortable?!
When the trade route was just opened, Li Shan promised the caravans to lend jade pots on credit to attract the caravans to return with their cattle and horses. Although the effect was good, not many caravans were willing to lend jade pots on credit... That had to be done with cattle and horses.
For deductions, they would rather buy it with money or even exchange it with grain than get it on credit, so Ma Yin is a bit in name only.
After all, the profits from cattle and horses are too high... Now that there are five heads here, the number of horses will surely increase soon.
After going around in a circle, Li Shan went to the brick factory not far away, but the person in charge, Qi Laosan, was not there. After being guided to the east for more than half an hour, Li Shan found Qi Laosan in a valley.
"How many kilns are there?"
"Eleven kiln." Qi Laosanchi asked: "Lang Jun, does the Daizhou General Manager's Office use so many red bricks?"
"Why do you care so much?" Li Shan reprimanded, "It's muddy all the way here, so pave the road as soon as possible."
Qi Laosan nodded repeatedly.
After the death of Li Dayen, the last general manager of Daizhou, Jieli Khan invaded Daizhou several times. The so-called general manager's office of Daizhou had been burned down long ago... and even the Dai County government office was not spared.
Li Shan thought in his mind that the county government still had to be rebuilt. He didn't care, but Li Kai might not care... Anyway, the Daizhou General Manager's Office was also built in Daixian City, so he might as well build it together.
This place is not far from the county seat. There is enough clay nearby and there are two small open-pit coal mines. It is the most suitable place to build a brick factory... However, transporting red bricks requires horse-drawn carriages.
It would be too wasteful to use a good horse to pull goods outside the Great Wall. Li Shan grew up in the countryside and knew that if it is to pull goods, the most cost-effective one is a mule, which can generally be used for 20 to 30 years. Well, donkeys and mules are best.
, can save some food.
After thinking for a while, Li Shan walked to the corner and asked in a low voice: "How about the east?"
"It's not bad." Qi Laosan has been around here for more than half a year and has not participated in several battles. "Part of it has been made, but the prince told me not to leak the secret, so I only tried it twice."
Li Shan thought about it in his mind, "Brother Dingfang, Ma Sanbao will be here soon... Let's prepare a batch first."
Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived. After a tour, Li Shan was going to return to Dai County to rest for two days. Because Li Daozong went north, he couldn't rest for the New Year. But halfway through, Zhu Shitou, who had returned first, came to report the news. Su Dingfang and Li
Kai and his two men headed north first and have arrived at Dai County.
Li Shan hurried back to the city. From a distance, he saw people shouting and neighing in the open space outside his home. They must be the personal guards brought by Su Dingfang and Li Kai.
One of these two people is a Zhonglang general, and the other is a younger brother of Danyang Fangfang of the Li family in Longxi who has produced many famous generals. They are accompanied by personal guards when they go to this appointment.
Li Kai came up to him with a smile, but when he saw Li Shan reining in his horse, turning over and dismounting, his body was agile, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "As the saying goes, after three days of separation, you should treat each other with admiration, Huairen has improved his equestrian skills to this extent!"
"Brother Demou is so kind!" Li Shan held Li Kai's hands and looked very excited, "Why are you here so soon? I thought I would leave after the Lantern Festival."
The New Year's holiday in the Tang Dynasty lasted seven days, but generally it would not officially get back on track until after the Lantern Festival. Although the weather in Daizhou and Shuozhou has become warmer in recent days, it is still covered with ice and snow, so Li Shan thought he would have to wait until the Lantern Festival to take up his post.
after.
"Huairen showed his prestige in the north, made great achievements, and his reputation spread all over the world. He has been sitting in Chang'an for his brother for a long time. I have admired him for a long time." Li Kai felt slightly uncomfortable, "This time I am appointed as acting county magistrate for my brother. It is really..."
It is Li Shan's job to be acting county magistrate. He has done so many great things in this position, and acting governor Shi is just an additional award. If Li Shan is unwilling to resign as acting county magistrate, no one can force him...
Not to mention that behind Li Shan there is Li Yuan and Princess Pingyang supporting him.
You can't force it, but you can make detours... Li Shimin cleverly used Li Kai, which was unexpected by many people, but they couldn't find a reason to refute it.
Li Kai was a son of a famous family, and it was quite unusual for him to be recommended as a county magistrate. However, because he was a close friend with Li Shan, he would not be rejected by Li Shan... For this reason, Li Jiancheng secretly scolded Li Shimin for being shameless.
Of course, now that Mayi has been acquired, Yuan Junzhang's entire army came to surrender, Liu Shirang was stationed in Mayi, the Daizhou General Administration Office was reestablished in the imperial court, and Li Daozong replaced Li Shenfu, the acting county magistrate at this time... Even though he was Li in Longxi
Li Kai, who is Danyang's brother, also knows that this is a gold-plated journey.
"Do we need to talk about this between you and me?" Li Shan glared, "But speaking of it, I feel quite guilty... The county government is still in ruins."
"I heard it, I heard it." Li Kai said with a smile: "Huairen stayed in the post house for a month after he took office."
Li Shan laughed loudly, "We have already set up a brick kiln, and we will summon the craftsmen tomorrow to build the county government and the general administration office."
The two walked inside with a smile. Li Shan looked around and saw that most of the soldiers around him were unknown. Some of them were generals of the Li family in Longxi, and some were from Su Dingfang's old Western Expedition troops.
"Uncle Guo is here too." Li Shan waved affectionately, "Brother Demou praised a certain person for his excellent riding skills, thanks to Uncle Guo's teaching back then."
"I dare not take Li Langjun's words seriously." Guo Pu, who had followed Li Shan to Shandong, leaned over and saluted.
Li Shan pulled him up and said, "I'll have people buy yellow sheep from Xia City later. We'll have a banquet tonight. I won't come back until I'm drunk!"
There were shouts of thanks all around, and Li Shan pulled Li Kai inside and whispered: "Brother Demou is lucky, the fresh beef was just delivered!"
Well, Yuan Junzhang killed a few more cows and packed them up for delivery.
As soon as he entered the door, Li Shan saw Su Dingfang reprimanding Wang Junhao, "Brother Dingfang...it's still the first month. Jun Hao has tried his best in the past six months and has not made any mistakes."
Su Dingfang hadn't seen Li Shan for more than half a year since he went on the western expedition with Chai Shao. His lips moved, but he didn't know what to say.
Li Shan knew that Su Dingfang was not good at words, so he just smiled and stepped forward to hug his shoulders affectionately, "Brother Demou comforts you, and you can use it as a shield. Brother Dingfang is sharp and can be used as a weapon."
"The two brothers have arrived together and it has been half a year since they took office. The younger brother can finally feel at ease."
Li Shan's words were sincere. Regardless of their abilities, at least these two would not stand against them.