Chapter 37 The Way to Control People

Chapter 37 The Way to Control People

In the wall of Shishi's Wound in Shangyuan, guests gathered and cars were busy. The ravines between the terraces and terraces were filled with congratulatory cars and horses.

At the banquet in the middle hall of Wubi, Shi Gong, who was newly appointed as the governor of the county and township regiment, sat at the head of the table with a proud look on his face. All the guests who came to toast were welcome.

"The countryside has been in turmoil for a long time. Although there were Daxing platforms in the past to govern and care for the people, and many villagers lined up in formations to defend the country, there was no local righteous leader, and military honors were always hasty. Fortunately, today, Daxing Taicha taught us great righteousness and appreciated Shi Weng, so that our country's righteousness and bravery returned to the leadership of the emperor. From then on, the harmonious feelings of the country, the protection of the country and the feudal integrity are all in the eyes!"

Hearing this compliment from a guest, Shi Gong also stood up at the table and bowed deeply to the direction of Huazhou City. After standing up, he laughed and said: "Shi is not talented. He only lifts me up and down, which makes me ambitious." Yang Zhen reported to the emperor and asked the villagers. From now on, it is our duty to advance and retreat together with the villagers. "

When all the guests in the hall heard this, they all applauded.

Shi Jing, whose bruises on his head and face were not gone, also stood up from the table, holding a wine glass and grinning: "Today is indeed a happy occasion for my family, but it cannot be welcomed by the public, and it cannot be called joy. There are evil guests who have come to the country, causing trouble. The traitor in the village has caused a lot of excitement among my fellow villagers. Today I am very happy, so I asked the governor to lead his men to the village to capture him. This is not only to congratulate the governor, but also to settle a matter of concern for the fellow villagers!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present knew who was speaking, and their moods became complicated. They were not in a hurry to speak out, and just looked at the Shi brothers.

"In that case, then you go. Tell that gentleman that I am not a narrow-minded person. If he sincerely comes to congratulate me, I will treat him well. If he still refuses to be amicable, there is no need to embarrass him. I will be with him in the future. As a township leader, there is always a time when he feels the loyalty of our hometown!”

Shi Gong waved his hands and smiled magnanimously, then drank with others again.

It was a hard day for Shi Jing to wait. After his brother agreed, he laughed out of the hall, gathered dozens of servants in the wall of the dock, and headed all the way to Li Tai Manor.

In the manor, Li Taichou was sitting in the middle hall. When he heard that Shi Jing was coming with his crowd and clamoring for him to come out quickly in front of the manor, he became even more agitated. He waved his hand and said, "No! If he dares to make noise again, Just kill him!"

Not long after Zheng Man reported the news, Zhou Changming was also recruited to his hometown by the envoy from Daxingtai, presumably for consultation and transfer to another place. Because he was afraid that the Shi brothers would come to provoke him, Zhou Changming arranged for the garrison soldiers to guard him here before leaving. Li Tai was naturally not afraid of Shi Jing who came to disturb him.

But this is obviously not a long-term solution. Since Shi Gong has taken office as the county governor, the armed forces of the rural regiments in the county, including Shangyang garrison, should also be under his rule.

The county magistrate is not as good as the current one. If he is disturbed by people every day, the life and production of Litai Manor will be greatly affected.

"That makes no sense! Why did Shi Gong become the county governor?"

In addition to being troubled, Li Tai was also very puzzled and couldn't figure out why things turned out like this.

The reason why he unequivocally supports Zhou Changming is not only because of their friendship with each other, but also because of his experience and understanding of the implementation of Yuwentai's policies.

When he was still in Tongguan, he wrote a letter about recruiting Guan Longhao into the army. This was the policy that Yuwentai would implement next, but he was not appreciated and used by Yuwentai.

Afterwards, Li Tai thought about it based on Yu Wentai's step-by-step actions, and gradually realized that his proposal was still a bit radical.

The great affairs of the country are enshrined in the army, and the army is the foundation on which the hegemonic government of the Western Wei Dynasty was established. Therefore, Yu Wentai will definitely be cautious about various reform measures related to the military.

Although recruiting Guan Longhao to join the army has become a choice that has to be made as the situation develops, Yuwentai still strives to take the initiative in his own hands and promote it step by step.

The specific steps and standards only depend on his will. Other than that, anyone else's suggestions may have ulterior motives in his eyes.

Li Tai has also recently put himself into Yu Wentai's perspective and feels that this path is not easy to follow. A little carelessness may lead to catastrophe. Therefore, this process must be accompanied by various trade-offs and trials. It is inevitable that there will be hesitation and hesitation, and when the situation is not good, he will stop immediately.

If you want to firmly grasp this initiative, you must strictly control the process of things.

First, attracting some powerful people with rich assets but weak power to the ruling group is to implement the loss reward system.

As a result, the Western Wei Dynasty gained people and things, especially with a large amount of material reserves in hand, so it could orderly regulate prices and people's livelihood in Guanxi, raise prices to a certain extent, thereby increasing the cost of supporting the powerful and powerful tribes, and setting the stage for continued reorganization in the next step. Lay a material foundation and reduce resistance.

If we follow this line of thinking, then the local tycoons who really have many tribes will not become the first batch of candidates. Especially in the core area controlled by Bafu, we will not rashly let powerful forces in the countryside take charge of elite troops.

Shi Jia is a well-known local tycoon in Wuxiang County. He owns a lot of tribes and land. Once the rural soldiers are under control, more energy will be required to control them.

As Yuwentai's domineering base camp, Huazhou has more than one kind of armed forces. A large number of Beizhen military leaders have been given farmland here to support their troops. It is inevitable that there will be nostalgic friction with the local powerful. If local tycoons are allowed to lead the township leagues, conflicts will undoubtedly become more complicated.

This is not the case with Zhou Changming, whom Li Tai chose. He is not a wealthy family in the countryside. He has served as a garrison leader in the countryside for a long time and has considerable military qualities. Although he has a certain foundation in rural education, it is not deep and he still needs to rely on a major influence. Only by conferring positions can one establish his authority and it is undoubtedly easier to control.

But something went wrong. Shi Gong was appointed as the county governor, but Zhou Changming had to take orders elsewhere.

It is also a joke to say that Yuwentai needs to recruit rich people like Shi Jia to stabilize the nostalgia in the base camp.

A more reliable explanation should be that the business situation of the base camp in Huazhou is stable, and the position of the governor of a mere county is not worthy of Yu Wentai's repeated evaluation, so he is issued as a rule.

Li Tai thought he could guess the deeper meaning of Yuwentai's order, but after all, he was not Yuwentai. What he faced was a battle of nostalgia within a hundred miles, while Yuwentai had to consider the entire Kansai.

A slight oversight in the details does not affect the overall situation for Yu Wentai, but it is enough to make Li Tai's plans come to nothing and the family is uneasy.

The miscalculation of this matter is not to be blamed on Li Tai's miscalculation, it is simply because he was unlucky and had water stuck between his teeth. His foundation in Kansai is still shallow, and his ability to resist risks is weak. Any irregularities in wind and rain may lead to floods or droughts.

"Do you want to write another letter to remind me? Or pack up and run away?"

Li Tai couldn't help but feel emotional when he thought that he had laughed at He Basheng's house a few days ago and talked about the intellectual shortcomings of these wealthy people, and he didn't want to face the dilemma he would have to face today.

His past few months have not been in vain, and he will not run away frequently, but if things do not turn around, it will definitely not be practical to stay in Shangyuan.

In the past period of time, Governor Situ Shi Heland had already handled the naturalization matters for him. Now he is a serious member of Longshou Township, Bacheng County, Jingzhao County. As a rule, he should have dozens of acres of land in Longshou Plain. But during this period, he was obsessed with rural fighting and could not extricate himself. He had not had time to handle land equalization matters.

If Shangyuan is not enough to live in, moving to Longshouyuan is also an option. Zhou Changming also stated to him before leaving that if the place of transfer was too far away, he would be willing to resign and follow Li Tai.

But leaving in such a dejected manner was really not in line with Li Tai's style. Although he didn't say it, in his heart he was dreaming of usurping Wei Dynasty and Zhou Dynasty, Lu Shizhu. As a result, he was submissive to a local tyrant even though he had no ambitions. It was really a joke!

After pondering for a while, Li Tai decided to work harder and let Yu Wentai see how harmful it would be to suddenly select a local tycoon as the commander of a rural regiment.

"Come here with my armour, bow and horse! If that Diao slave named Shi still doesn't leave, we will let them die here today!"

Although he had previously stated to He Basheng that he would not engage in any quarrels with others, there was no reason to tolerate being ridiculed.

Li Tai planned to chop off the heads of the Shi brothers and go to Huazhou City to sue them. The wealthy brothers were unruly and disobedient to the law, and once they gained power, they would bully guests from other states. I have no choice but to kill him, just to eliminate evil for you Beizhen military leaders, otherwise your descendants will also be bullied by this local bandit in the coming year!

If Yu Wentai wants to punish him severely, then neither I nor my uncle will attend this autumn's parade. If you still want to see my big brother He Liuhun's jokes, look at your grandma!

With this calculation in mind, Li Tai rode his horse and rushed towards the gate of the manor. When he saw Shi Jing, who was short and thin and could hardly see anyone on the horse, he was still leading his servants to tangle with the guards of the manor. Ping Maqian then rushed straight towards the opponent.

"Stop him, stop him! This kid is crazy..."

When Shi Jing saw this, he was immediately frightened. He turned his horse and fled to the rear, shouting at his slaves to stop Li Tai and his entourage who were coming with great momentum.

The slaves of the Shi family came here just to show off their power and vent their anger. They never thought that Li Tai would dare to attack so brazenly. They were all panicked for a moment. Some of them tried to stop them, but they saw the bright sharp sword stabbing straight in front of them. Suddenly everyone was in panic, fell off the horse, or turned around and ran for their lives.

There was a rush of people in front of the manor. When Li Tai got rid of the entanglement and rushed out, Shi Jing had already galloped more than a mile away. Naturally, he would not let the old boy go and chased him wildly in the fields.

At this time, another group of knights appeared on the country road ahead. It was Zhou Changming and his party who were returning from Huazhou City.

Li Quji followed Zhou Changming to Huazhou. When he saw Li Tai chasing Shi Jing aggressively, he immediately galloped forward. When the two horses passed each other, he lifted Shi Jing off his mount with a stretch of his long arms.

"Alang, what happened?"

Li Quji held Shi Jing, who was dancing and struggling, and rode his horse to meet Li Tai.

"Before stabbing this old boy to death!"

Li Tai raised the horse in his hand and was about to pierce Shi Jing. Next to him, Zhou Changming shouted with joy on his face: "Mr. Lang, I'm so happy! Daxingtai has appointed me as the commander-in-chief of the county!"

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At the last moment, Li Tai's elbow sank, and the sharp edge brushed past Shi Jing's shoulder. When he looked again, Shi Jing's hem was already soaked through, and his urine was dripping along his robe into the field.

"Marquis Shi is so polite. If you are drowning, you will be drowned. Why do you have to bear the hardships of plowing my fields?"

Li Tai stood up and looked at Shi Jing, who was thrown away by Li Quji and was lying on the ground exhausted, and laughed.