Chapter 64: Li Hu is hard to see

Chapter 64: Li Hu is hard to see

In the few days before the start of the Grand Parade, internal and external ministers gathered in this small Yueyang Fangcheng. It was also a rare opportunity for friendship. Many ministers visited each other and had gatherings.

Although Gao Zhongmi, the Taiwei, was in name only, his position was conspicuous after all. His family was from a wealthy family in Hebei, and his elder brother Gao Gan had close contacts with people in Luoyang as early as the period of Emperor Xiaozhuang of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

Some of the old people may have followed Emperor Xiaowu to move westward, and some may have lived in Guanxi during several wars between the two Wei Dynasties. In the past, we were so far apart that it was difficult to travel, but now I took advantage of this opportunity to come and visit, and I have regained some ties of friendship with each other.

As for Li Tai, although his family background is prominent, he is too young. In other people's eyes, he may not be representative of the Li family in Longxi, and he lacks a prominent position. Except for He Basheng and a few people he knew before, he does not attract much attention.

However, he was not idle, either accompanying Gao Zhongmi as a guest, or following He Basheng and others to meet the martial arts men of Beizhen.

Shuhui had become very excited these past two days and was about to open up a new chapter in his life and career when he encountered Daxingtai personally blessing him and recommending the reduction of military rations, making this thing and the Wuxiang County and Township Regiments become famous in Jingyuan. focus.

Shuo Hui was very excited about this, eager to take advantage of this opportunity to have a big fight.

Li Tai was not as optimistic as Shuhui. He just felt that Yu Wentai was simply adding to the chaos.

Due to the limited military grain production capacity, it is difficult to take advantage of this wave of enthusiasm to carry out large-scale distribution to occupy the market. On the contrary, because the attention was too high at one time, too many people knew about this new thing, which was not conducive to the easy selection of the most suitable target customers.

This book is not a product with transcending technological content. The reason why Shiliu was not created is that there is no such concept and the process is too cumbersome.

But now a big bank has come forward to endorse it. In addition to its inherent edible value, compressed military rations have an additional layer of meaning. It is conceivable that in the near future, there will definitely be a large number of similar imitations.

There is no concept of copyright nowadays, and this is probably why Yuwentai recommended it to the generals.

Hearing Li Tai's analysis, Shuihui was inevitably disappointed, but he still had some luck in his heart. But when he wandered around the city, he heard many people talking about it, not buying it, but studying and making it himself. The time is also half-hearted.

"Are we going to let this career fail before we start?"

A great career suddenly turned into a bleak prospect. Hui Hui felt not only a little disappointed, but also a huge sense of emptiness that was over before it even started.

Li Tai in turn comforted him and said: "A thing that is suddenly lucky may not be a blessing. This thing involves a lot of work and people flock to make it, so it is inevitable that it will be shoddy. There is no need to rush to be the first. Study the techniques deeply and refine your internal strength. There are still some mistakes. The possibility of winning and taking advantage of the situation later.”

He plans to deal with the matter coldly, wait until the heat subsides, and then rely on the accumulation of technology and mature production models to gradually seize the market.

Thinking this way is not to underestimate the wisdom of the ancients. Although ancient societies usually emphasized classics and neglected skills, as long as rulers paid attention to craftsmanship, they could often reach extremely high levels in a very short period of time. Not to mention just compressed military rations, cutting cakes can be made in minutes.

But this would undoubtedly go against the value and significance of compressing military rations.

This is a kind of military food that can be mass-produced, has sufficient calories, has a long shelf life and is easy to transport. If it is developed to the extreme just to satisfy the curiosity of a small number of people, no matter how ingenious it is, its meaning will be greatly reduced.

Another point is, has the current food processing capacity reached the level of large-scale rationing of this kind of military food?

Li Tai felt unhappy when Yu Wentai intervened and disrupted the established industrial regulations. He also imagined maliciously that if Yuwentai was doing evil things now, he would still be able to laugh when he saw a wave of military leaders in Kansai seizing water sources and setting up rivers.

The production process of compressed military rations may not be clear at a glance, but it is obvious that the materials require a large amount of flour, soybean meal, etc. Only by using water power can production costs be significantly reduced. This is inevitable.

I don't know anything and make blind recommendations. I can make money in silence for two years and lose you to death?

Although Li Tai felt a little unhappy, this change was not without gain for him.

First of all, since Yuwentai has paid attention to this new thing, he will definitely be curious about himself as the creator. It may not be long before he has to prepare to accept Daxantai's summons.

Secondly, the Wuxiang county and township regiments that were the first to provide this kind of military rations can basically guarantee that they will not be disbanded and replaced as long as their performance in this parade does not go too far.

In addition, Li Tai's previous idea of ​​accumulating rural power and gaining power through water conservancy projects will become more certain and feasible. Protecting water and cultivating will not only be a rural dispute in Guanzhong in the coming period, but will also become a political issue.

Although his short-term interests may be damaged, Li Tai feels filled with a sense of accomplishment when he thinks that he has worked so hard for food and clothing since he first arrived in Kansai, and now one move has been able to influence the political direction of Kansai invisibly.

According to this momentum, is it too far to overthrow the Yuwen family's hegemony?

Unable to take advantage of this craze to achieve the various families' goal of transporting goods to help support their own armies, some Hui felt greatly disappointed. After several experiences, he trusted Li Tai's analysis and views even more. Since Li Taidu said that he needed to deal with it coldly for a while, he could only focus on the original affairs first.

So when the reduction of military rations became a hot topic in the city, the initiators all remained silent and had no sense of topic.

At the end of September, one day before the review, Li Tai and Chief Clerk Nianhua went to the Governor of Yongzhou, Houmochen Chong, to collect the ceremonial guards and armors needed for the Taiwei Mansion to participate in the review. It happened that Heba Sheng was also there, and they had the honor to meet him in person.

Houmochen Chong, like Ruo Ruohui, belonged to the younger generation of the Beizhen warriors, and they also had great military achievements. Now, at the age of thirty, he has already opened a government and the Governor of Yongzhou.

Unlike Ruo Ruohui, who died on the eve of being awarded the title of General of the Pillar State, Houmochen Chong was awarded the title of General of the Pillar State in the fifteenth year of Datong in the future, becoming one of the eight pillars of the country with great prestige. As a result, when Yuwen Hu was in power, he got into trouble because of his big mouth and was forced to be killed at home by Yuwen Hu's men.

Because of these deeds, Li Tai's impression of Houmochen Chong should be a rough, imprudent, and outspoken warrior. But when he went to the hall to meet him, he found that Houmochen Chong's image was still somewhat different from what he imagined.

This man looked tall and strong, but not rough. When talking with Heba Sheng, he was not keen on making comments, but was a little taciturn. Most of the time he just listened and occasionally said "um" and "ah" in response.

When he saw Nianhua, Houmo Chenchong only said a few words, "grievances" and "work hard". When he heard Heba Sheng's introduction and praise of Li Tai, he nodded and smiled, "very good, very good". It seems that this is not just perfunctory, but it is indeed his nature.

Li Tai couldn't help but sigh when he saw Houmo Chenchong like this. You said that since you have been thrifty with words for most of your life, why did you end up dying by citing words and not having a good end?

However, the situation in the Northern Zhou Dynasty was also delicate and dangerous at that time. Only two of the Eight Pillars of the State were left, except for Yu Jin, the iron follower of the Yuwen family, and only Houmo Chenchong was left. In such a situation, even if you are careful in what you say and do, you may not be able to save your life.

Houmo Chenchong respected Heba Sheng, the elder brother of Wuchuan, very much. Although he was busy with official duties, he patiently chatted with Heba Sheng and entrusted the official duties to his subordinates.

Houmo Chenchong stood up from the table only after his subordinates reported that Li Hu, the chief minister, came to ask for an audience.

Li Tai was also very excited when he heard the name. He had wanted to meet this Tang Taizu for a long time, but Heba Sheng stood up and said goodbye to Houmo Chenchong directly, and walked out from the side door, as if he was deliberately avoiding meeting Li Hu who was walking in from the main door.

"Why? Do you want to see Li Wenbin?"

Seeing that Li Tai had walked a long way and was still looking back frequently, Heba Sheng asked with a smile.

Li Tai was stunned at first. He had not deliberately inquired before, and he did not notice that Li Hu's name was so domineering, but his handwriting was so elegant. After a moment, he smiled and said, "The Duke of Longxi was granted the title of Sangzi Jiujun, and his reputation is quite famous. I am indeed curious about his style."

"Are you a little dissatisfied? Then work hard and strive to regain this title next year and make it worthy of the name!" Hearing this, Heba Sheng smiled again.

Li Tai glanced at Nianhua who was traveling with him, and waved his hand quickly and said, "I dare not have such a crazy idea, but I want to emulate the virtuous."

Heba Sheng smiled again after hearing this, and did not comment on it. However, Li Tai could not suppress his curiosity, and hurriedly approached and whispered, "Uncle avoided meeting the Duke of Longxi, are we..."

"Alas, I have failed Wenbin. He doesn't like to see me, and I am too lazy to approach him to annoy him, so it's better not to meet him."

Heba Sheng sighed and didn't want to talk about this topic in depth.

Li Tai became more suspicious after seeing this, and gradually understood after thinking about it.

Li Hu is a loyal supporter of the Heba family and has a deep relationship with Heba Yue. When Heba Yue was killed by Houmochen Yue and the Wuchuan tyrants were leaderless, he took direct action and went to Jingzhou to inform and implore Heba Sheng to go to Guanzhong to lead the troops.

But Heba Sheng did not follow Li Hu's advice, so Yuwen Tai took over Heba Yue's old troops. Li Hu was arrested in Luoyang on his way back and was immediately sent back to Guanzhong by Emperor Xiaowu.

After this trip, he was neither a person nor a person. With such an experience, any friendship between them faded. It was inevitable that Li Hu would blame Heba Sheng in his heart.

The Heba Sheng that Li Tai saw today was already in a state of old age and low ambition. He also took care of him a lot, so naturally he had a good relationship with him. But if he were in Li Hu's position, he would probably have to break off relations with Heba Sheng to reduce the suspicion of the new boss.

"Then your uncle's relationship with General Yang Zhongyang is not too bad, right?"

After realizing that a big leg had moved away from him, Li Tai couldn't help asking again. Although he was determined to do it and wanted to start his own business, he also wanted to add a safety net before making a decision.