Chapter 147 Fearless
After wandering around, Li Tai and his party finally returned to the Dushui Administration on the west bank of the Luoshui River.
When they left, a group of people rode lightly, but when they returned, there were more than 20 carts loaded with harvests. In order to ensure the safety of the return journey, Ruo Hui also sent 300 fully armed Beihuazhou cavalry.
But Li Tai still felt a little embarrassed. He was the Dushui envoy and the Luoshui River Lord. He came all the way south along the Luoshui River, but he couldn't sail by water. This was simply an insult to his official position!
The reason for not taking the waterway was that in addition to the fact that Beihuazhou itself did not have many boats to use, it was also because the navigation conditions of the middle section of the Luoshui River were too poor. Various private weirs blocked the river, making the Luoshui River tortuous and intermittent.
So on the way back, Li Tai also paraded the corpse of the village tyrant Lei Hong all the way. This was not to vent his anger, but to demonstrate: This is the fate of disobeying the Dushui Administration order. If you want it, I will never be stingy!
The officials who stayed behind in the office did not have as strong a sense of honor and disgrace as Li Tai. Seeing that he had not only brought back the besieged Mao Shijian and others, but also brought back so much wealth, they could not help but applaud.
Especially after Mao Shijian and others publicized their deeds in the north, everyone looked at Li Tai with more respect. Who doesn't like a responsible chief officer? After this incident, the subordinates' sense of belonging to the Dushui Office was built.
Li Tai did not have time to continue team building. He first asked the officials to summarize and store the wealth brought back.
In addition to these wealth, there were two large carts specially carrying the wounded and the dead. Seeing the bodies of colleagues being carried down, the originally somewhat enthusiastic atmosphere in the office suddenly became suppressed.
Some of these subordinates were Li Tai's own troops, some were private troops of various officials, and some were selected from the soldiers.
Li Tai did not distinguish their identities. He allocated two hundred pieces of silk and ten hectares of public land, and ordered the recorder Pei Hong to bury the deceased properly and provide pensions and resettlement for their relatives.
The office was just established, and Li Tai had not accumulated much in the few days he was away. After handling the affairs of the office, he ordered his subordinates to prepare materials and went to see Yuwen Tai on the opportunity of presenting them to the office.
When he heard Li Tai's order to load only the fish vinegar materials purchased and produced in the office recently, Lu Yan, who had already served as a formal military officer, could not help but say: "Should we transfer part of the materials obtained on this trip to the office?"
Li Tai shook his head after hearing this and said: "The income from this trip is just an accident, and it can be kept in the office for backup. Collecting fish is the main business of the office, so it should be transported properly."
His reason is also very legitimate, but it always makes people feel weird. But after a period of time, Li Tai also established his own authority in the office. After hearing what he said, Lu Yan did not say anything more, and just asked people to quickly load the thousands of kilograms of river fish vinegar.
In the afternoon, Li Tai led his subordinates to escort the truck to Huazhou City.
"Li Congshi, this is..."
When he arrived at the gate of the Taifu, the garrison commander was a little surprised to see this scene.
Li Tai smiled and said, "The previous mission was a small success, so I gathered things and handed them over to the government to boast of my meager achievements."
There were already many people watching inside and outside the Taifu. When they heard what Li Tai said, they all praised him.
Li Tai accepted all the flattery and walked into the Taifu with his head held high. There was already a Zhitang usher waiting in the mansion. After meeting Li Tai, he led him to the Zhitang, and his attitude was much more attentive than before.
This time, Li Tai did not wait too long outside the Zhitang. He was summoned directly when he arrived outside the Zhitang.
"You've come back to report your achievements not long after taking office. I also want to see how much Li Boshan has achieved!"
When Li Tai stood up to pay his respects, Yuwen Tai, who was sitting in the hall, said with a smile, but when he saw that the official account book submitted by Li Tai only listed more than 3,000 kilograms of fish vinegar, the smile on his face became a little stiff.
Li Tai still bowed his head and reported how the Dushui Administration had worked hard during this period, and how it had not contributed much to the food of the government on the basis of being poor.
Yuwen Tai tried to hold back his boasting, but finally couldn't help saying, "The envoys from Beihua Prefecture and Fucheng County came to the court this morning. I won't listen to them. What do you want to say?"
"The water affairs in Dushui did encounter obstacles before. I dared not neglect it and went north to coordinate. Fortunately, with the help of the officials of the prefectures and counties, the matter was finally properly resolved. Please rest assured that the affairs of the office will not be delayed. When the villagers of Baishui County reported that they were building a pond and dam in their territory, I had sent people to the village to investigate. If the villagers are coordinated and the plan goes smoothly, the workers can start work this fall."
Li Tai heard the hidden meaning of Yuwen Tai, but did not respond. He just continued to report. Yuwen Tai frowned when he heard this, and slapped the book on the table and said, "What else?"
"The local tyrants are arrogant and difficult to control. I feel deeply about it, but I can control it. This autumn, the office still lacks funds and dare not make big plans lightly. After the local situation is coordinated, all the things planned before can be done calmly next year."
Li Tai said respectfully again: "If you say that there is trouble, there is indeed one. There are many troubles caused by river bandits and land robbers. This time, the evil deeds in the northern border are also a wake-up call. Although my department is only in water conservancy, it is indeed necessary to prepare for disasters. This is originally one of the responsibilities of the Du Shui Li Shi. I have not yet judged the matter, and I dare not complain to the Grand Executive Office. As long as the process is promoted, the trouble will naturally be resolved."
"Li Boshan, do you think I must rely on you? What's the matter with Pushan Temple? Where did you gather the heavy goods you brought back? Why can't I see the book?"
Seeing that he was still pretending to be confused, Yu Wentai's tone became more serious.
Li Tai avoided saying anything about this. He didn't mean to flirt with the boss, but he knew in his heart what kind of jerk this boss was. If he took the initiative to say it, he might not be able to keep any gains from this round.
"I am focused on the official duties and have no time to discuss the rest. I am not sure what happened, so please forgive me."
Seeing that Yu Wentai was so shameless and directly wanted his loot, Li Tai quickly said: "In addition to punishing the evil in Heba Township, this trip is indeed a small gain. Just because it is not my own business to benefit, I am ashamed. In other words, I dare not offer evil to seek luck.
The envoys who have been entrusted by the emperor have their own duties and responsibilities, but they do not follow the right path and are not worthy of praise. Collecting things in the warehouse is not only a warning to oneself, but also a warning to colleagues not to neglect their duties due to luck! If it is not a water-related business that has merit, the superior may be lenient and not punish it, but I need to warn him! "
When Yu Wentai heard this, his expression froze. You entered other prefectures and counties without permission to plunder and concealed the profits. Are you quite right?
He was still organizing his words to refute this fallacy, but Li Tai had already taken out another memorial and presented it respectfully with both hands: "As for what Daxingtai asked about the affairs of Pushan Temple, the hidden details are complicated and cannot be explained in detail in just a few words, so I would like to express my gratitude. Special statement, please review it at Daxingtai."
Yu Wentai took the memorial first, and while browsing it, he was still thinking about how to teach this boy a lesson later. I even wanted to do things that I didn't dare to do, but you actually did it, and even after you did it, you still refused to hand it over. You really don't know how much you weigh!
But soon, he no longer had time to think about these things. His attention was completely attracted by the content of the memorial. He even read it many times in a row. His hands and feet could not help but stretch and contract, and his brows were raised again and again, which showed that his mood was not calm.
After a while, he put down the memorandum and knocked on the table unconsciously with his fingers, but his eyes were fixed on Li Tai. His eyes were straight and showed no emotion or anger, which made Li Tai feel a little scared in his heart. Lower your head.
"Li Boshan, is there anything else in this world that can make you sincerely awe? Don't make false claims, I can tell!"
Yu Wentai finally spoke, but what he said made Li Tai suddenly feel horrified.
Why the hell are you trying to scare me again? Shouldn’t I praise my God-given Boshan?
This question really made him feel numb. As he knelt down and knelt down, he quickly sorted out his thoughts in his mind, and said in a dry tone: "There are many people I respect, but if you choose words hastily, the person you respect the most is suffering." .
The former wandered in Mang Mountain in a hurry, lost his way forward and retreat, and was in a hurry. He still has nightmares and is frightened to this day. Human power is indeed weak, but ghosts and gods also seem to be real and empty. The heaven and earth are so long, where can we put our lives to save people from suffering? I like peace and dislike chaos, love life and fear death, respect virtue and fear power..."
"Okay, shut up. I just want to find out your sincerity, but there is no need to belittle yourself. The discussion before was limited to human affairs, but now it involves ghosts and gods. If it were not for the magnanimity of the Lord, there is really no room for such a smart and weird person like you. Human, but I can support you!”
When Yu Wentai said this, he picked up the memorial table again and sighed: "Wonderful, really wonderful! There were many people who warned about this matter before, but none of them could point directly to the point. With this plan, Boshan, you will be You deserve great rewards from officials and nobles, but this doesn’t seem to be part of your job, right?”
"I'm scared! So I'm greedy and don't offer anything, just because the administrative expenses are really troublesome. Although talking about profit is vulgar, and wise people are ashamed to comment, I am not a guest sitting in the discussion, and vulgar sentiments are unavoidable, so, so..."
"I've given you a chance, but now it's too late to admit your mistake. Your wisdom is to be honest with things and people, so you can't be subject to conventional restrictions. It's not convenient for your parents to teach you, but there are still The elders of the world will never condone your frivolity. Do you know that if I do something wrong, how will I punish them?"
Li Tai bowed his head inexplicably and walked to the case. He saw Yu Wentai take out a wooden ruler from under the case, and it suddenly dawned on him, "You want to beat me like a son?"
He subconsciously wanted to jump away, but Yu Wentai suddenly shouted, frightened him to a halt, swung a wooden ruler and slapped him hard on the back, and cursed: "Do you know how to change it?"
Li Tai really didn't know how to complain about Yu Wentai's way of expressing intimacy, so he could only cooperate and nod his head. It's not easy to go out and brag. He couldn't tell Yu Wenyong and the others in the future that if I hadn't shared the firepower, you would have been there long ago. He died of domestic violence by your father.
Yu Wentai slapped him for more than a dozen times before giving up. He still looked a little unsatisfied, which showed that he didn't want to beat this kid for a day or two, and this was not a show at all.
"Get back!"
He waved his hand again and drove Li Tai into the hall, and then said: "I can't reward you this time, not because of your previous reckless mistakes. It's because of the dangers inherent in your words and deeds. If you really rely on this, you can't make any other plans." , I’m afraid of something big happening. Do you want to know where you went wrong?”