Chapter 62 Becoming Bigger and Stronger

Chapter 62 Becoming Bigger and Stronger

Yueyang Fangcheng is divided into five squares. Due to the arrival of the prince of the Western Wei Dynasty and a group of powerful officials from Daxingtai, the sergeants originally stationed here were stationed outside the city.

Gao Zhongmi, the newly promoted Taiwei Gong, was arranged to live in Xinnanfang District. When Li Tai entered the city, the curfew had already started, and there were few pedestrians in the streets except for the imperial guards patrolling back and forth.

The group of people walked through the streets and alleys, and soon came to Gao Zhongmi's residence, a military building with three rooms. There were more than a dozen Forbidden Army soldiers stationed in front of the door.

Perhaps Yu Wentai was also worried that Gao Zhongmi was not worthy of his position and would be attacked at night by the envious and jealous Beizhen warriors and wiped his neck.

Gao Zhongmi was still waiting for Li Tai to have dinner with him. When he saw him arriving, he also invited the new chief Shi Nianhua to join him. He was much more polite than the former chief Shi Heland. After all, this Nianhua had really strong connections in the Western Wei Dynasty.

After the meal, several people sat together and exchanged greetings. Li Tai was also observing Nianhua. If the new Chang Shi was not easy to get along with, then Gao Zhongmi, the lieutenant, would be even more uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Nian Hua, a young man, has a good personality, is polite in speech and behavior, and can remain polite and respectful to his boss, Gao Zhongmi.

After chatting for a while, Li Tai yawned again and again. He was indeed tired after running around for days. After Gao Zhongmi saw this, he waved his hand for the others to disperse and rest.

There was nothing to say all night. In the early morning of the next day, Chang Shi Nianhua first sent Gao Zhongmi out to Daxingtai to discuss matters at the Yamen. Then he returned to his house and sat down, unfolding the scrolls and carefully reading the etiquette related to the Taiwei Mansion during the subsequent grand reading.

Not long after, Nianhua suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves galloping outside the door, and he felt strange in his heart.

The prince and Daxingtai are both in the city now, and they are under strict security. No one other than the public officials is allowed to ride their horses in the city. Hearing the sound of horse hooves approaching, Nianhua quickly got up and walked out.

When he saw the appearance of the visitor, Nianhua strode forward to greet him, cupped his hands and said, "It turns out to be Brother Huibao, but I missed him from afar. Brother, why are you here if you don't go to the government to discuss matters?"

"Why is Nian Da at Captain Gao's residence?"

Shuhui stepped forward and dismounted, and was stunned when he saw Nianhua.

After hearing the words, Nianhua said: "My brother will be discharged a month ago and will be awarded the title of Chief Historian of Taiwei Gongfu. I will follow Taiwei Gong to attend the Grand Parade."

"It turns out that you actually surrendered. Time flies so fast. The former has official duties and doesn't have time to visit frequently. Don't be surprised!"

When Shuhui heard this, he sighed with emotion, handed his mount to his attendant, and then walked to his residence with Nianhua, casually asking how he was doing.

After walking into the room, Nianhua invited Hui to sit down, looked at him carefully and said: "The Taiwei has entered the house early in the morning. What is the purpose of Brother Huibao's visit? If it is not urgent, Brother Rong will inform the Taiwei later. "

"I am not looking for the captain, but for his subordinate Li Boshan. I know that Boshan entered the city last night, so let him come and see him!"

When Shuhui talked about this, his face showed anger: "I thought he was smart and sophisticated, but he still made a mistake. If he doesn't go to see me, I will come to see him!"

Nianhua felt a little nervous when he heard this. Before he took office, he also inquired about Gao Zhongmi's life and learned that people at that time were quite critical of Gao Zhongmi's stealing of high positions.

At this time, when he saw Shuo Hui's aggressive visit, he subconsciously felt that he was coming to provoke him.

After pondering for a while, Nianhua stood up from the banquet. He bowed deeply to Hui Hui first, and then said in a deep voice: "I have been away from the world for a long time, and I am unfamiliar with many things in the world. Now that I have entered the world and assumed a new role, I am feeling trembling. I'm afraid Disappointing.

Although I don't know the depth of the entanglement that my brother mentioned, I still have some friendship with him that I can deal with. If your brother feels that the matter can be settled with love, please do not disturb other members of the family. "

When Shuhui heard this, she couldn't help but stare at Nianhua with wide eyes. After a while, she laughed: "Nian Da, you have only been in the house for a short time, and you have never had a deep relationship with Li Boshan. It's worth serving him in your hometown." Are you showing off your affection in front of me?”

"Things in the same house are a matter of fate. If it's just a simple commotion, please be patient and tolerant, Brother Huibao. If it's too involved, I'll take the liberty to arbitrate and hope that the matter can be resolved amicably."

Nianhua raised his hand again and said.

When Shuhui heard this, he clapped his hands and laughed: "I often hear people say that they are honest, sincere and kind, and have a benevolent demeanor. Listening to your words, the rumors are indeed true! Don't worry, Li Boshan and I are not enemies. He will be safe. If you want to enter the customs, you should take advantage of my protection.”

Nianhua was still dubious, but he still raised his hand and ordered his entourage to go to Bieshe to invite Li Tai.

Li Tai had been tired for many days and had a sound and sweet sleep. He didn't wake up until someone knocked on the door. When he learned that Shuo Hui was coming to visit him early in the morning, he took a quick shower and then went out to meet her.

When he entered the room, he first saw Nian Hua winking at him secretly. He was curious. Then he turned around and saw Shu Hui sitting in the hall with a straight face. He walked forward, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Ten thousand and fifty thousand accounts and documents." Qian Shi has been dispatched to North China before departure. If you don't meet me on your journey, you can check it after you return."

"We have already met on the road, so I don't need you to worry about it. Now I want to ask, Li Lang, what do you mean by this?"

Shuhui's expression still didn't improve. He raised his hand and slapped a roll of paper on the case: "In your opinion, I am just a vulgar person who is greedy for temporary goods and cannot be a long-term friend?"

Li Tai took a look before entering and found that the roll of paper was the dividend plan he had planned before, and it also included the cargo list provided by Jingzhao County.

"I have always been grateful to you for your knowledge of Boshan. Therefore, when you see benefits in your work, you have to be eager to express yourself. If your love is true and true, you will never be ashamed of the benefits. If you trust me and enrich the personnel for my use, you should have it." In return!”

He smoothed out these accounts and pushed them back to Shuo Hui, and then said: "Yue ago, the township group was in need of food and turned to me for help. They stole the water in the garden for many days and wasted time and work..."

"The reason why I bought a property in Luoshui is only because of Li Lang, and I told my family to obey everything. Could it be that they..."

Shuhui interrupted Li Tai's words and his face darkened.

"That's not true. The villagers are very cooperative, so I feel particularly grateful and must do my best to show off."

Li Tai pointed at the bill and said: "If you are the only family in the household, I may rely on your favor and deny the goods. But all the people are relying on them to beg for food. It is unethical to steal from others to enrich themselves. I beg you to accept it with a smile. Otherwise, I may not have the face to go out in court in the future.”

"Who doesn't like the rich industry and abundant goods? But I don't need to steal your intelligence to support my family. I have my own reasons why I don't want to harvest everything!"

Shuo Hui still handed out the bill and took out a piece of dry biscuit and placed it on the table: "Is this the military rations you prepared for the military regiments in Wuxiang County? I tasted it in the Taishi's residence before, and I was angry at Li Lang for hiding something. If I don't have time to go and pay my respects to Daxingtai, I'll come to see you first.

Can this kind of oral food be continued to be made? This winter I am leaving the country to hunt Jihu in the northern region, and I need this kind of food to supply my troops. You can use Luodong Tuiya as much as you can. I will spend the required materials at home. Can I keep the food out? "

When Li Tai heard this, he realized that Dao Hui had come to find his point. He picked up the piece of cake and knocked it with his hand, and then said with a smile: "I will not use it by mistake for your army!"

Shu Hui was overjoyed when he heard this, and motioned to Li Tai to come and sit down. He picked up the bills and stuffed them into Li Tai's arms: "A few frivolous goods, buying my military and political convenience. If Li Lang shirks it again, he thinks that I am not worthy of this long-term relationship." help!"

Hearing what Shuhui said, Li Tai could only smile and put away the bills, and then pulling them up seemed pretentious.

"If I hadn't seen Li Lang's work in person, I would have never known that there are so many ingenuities in miscellaneous tasks in the world! No wonder Brother He Ba wanted to enter my tent and seize people when we were stationed in Shayuan! Although I don't know the depth of your wisdom, but I only know that The few exposed ones are already stunning! ”

Seeing Li Tai put away the bill, Shuo Hui seemed to have put an end to his worries, and his expression became relaxed and cheerful. He smiled and said: "Wuxiang County and Township Group Food has long attracted the attention and discussion of the people in Jingyuan. Such a beautiful business , It is time to become bigger and stronger. Each family has an urgent need to support the army. If they all come to my house to buy, the materials will always be for me. ?”

Li Tai's eyes lit up when he heard this.

It's not that he doesn't have the idea of ​​making this business bigger, but it's just that those military leaders who support their own troops are inevitably arrogant and far less easy to deal with than the officials who have some rules and regulations for doing things.

It is really harmful and unhelpful for him to cause too many such financial disputes by himself. The shelter that He Basheng could provide him was no longer long-term. Even if the industry becomes bigger, it will inevitably be taken away by others.

But now that Shuhui has taken the initiative, the situation is different. Although Hui Hui was not a long-lived person in history, it could at least provide him with several years to strengthen himself.

If he still can't keep his property after a few years, then he is too useless. It is no longer a matter of money, but my life is probably in danger.

At present, the production process of compressed military ration is still very cumbersome and rough, and there is still huge room for improvement. Processes such as ramming cakes can be completely replaced by hydraulic machinery such as water hammers, saving some labor and improving efficiency.

However, winter has already entered after the Dayue, and most of the rivers in Kansai are frozen, so production can only be maintained by manpower for the time being. Only when water power becomes strong again in the second year can further expansion of production capacity be considered.

Li Tai told Shuo Hui his plan, but he was not in a hurry. After all, he would be very busy next, not only to preside over the expansion of household registration in Beihua Prefecture, but also to guard against Ji Hu's raids in winter.

“But you can collect a deposit in advance!”

When Shuhui talked about this, he saw Li Tai looking at him with a strange look in his eyes, so he laughed dryly and said: "I also heard Brother Heba tell you about your deeds of outsmarting the local tycoons. You always made empty promises and received a batch of materials in advance to increase production after the year. Only then will there be no danger.”

Li Tai also laughed after hearing this. His operations in the countryside had already made his reputation a bit bad, and everyone was more or less afraid to engage in any further pre-collection and pre-sale transactions with him.

But Beizhen's military leaders are still an unexplored virgin land. Since Shui Hui has taken the initiative to ask for help, they can let him operate it and make a profit.