Chapter 337 The clan thief is hateful

Chapter 337 The clan thief is hateful

The turmoil in Kuamagou, which had been noisy for many days, finally came to an end amidst the sighs and admiration of the masses. The Li and Quan families, who had been fighting for several years, finally settled their differences in the presence of the people in the state and no longer indulged in the hatred of the past.

The matter here was settled, so Li Tai naturally no longer needed to stay here. When the onlookers dispersed one after another, he also ordered his troops to pack up and prepare to return to the city. As for this camp, it will be temporarily reserved for gold mining craftsmen to stay in later.

As for Yang Kuan and the powerful people in the state who were invited here, of course they couldn't let their trip go in vain, so Li Tai warmly invited them back to the state capital and hosted a banquet for them.

Yang Kuan was entrusted by Dugu Xin to come to Qinzhou to help Li Tai suppress the situation. He also had official duties, so he did not stay in Qinzhou for a long time. He rested in the city for one night and left in a hurry the next day. Before leaving, he praised Li Tai a lot and expressed his admiration for the way he handled things.

As for those powerful people in the state, some also said goodbye and returned to their hometowns, while others continued to stay in the state city to participate in a series of matters such as the mining, management and supervision of the Kuanmagou gold mine.

Although Li Tai initiated this matter, he did not have much time and energy to operate and manage it. His plan to control Longyou's hometown is extremely huge, and resolving the dispute between Li and Quan is just a small test of his skills.

As for the management of the Kuanmagou Gold Mine, it was just to make the powerful people in Longbian familiar with and accustomed to this organizational form. Therefore, at the beginning, there is no need to carry out too cumbersome management. The main thing is to let the powerful channel commanders in the realm adapt to the running-in. After all, this is a new way of interaction developed on the basis of the original nostalgia, and many people may not be able to understand its significance and convenience at the first time.

Therefore, Li Tai just briefly summarized the program and personnel framework of the Shangyuan Canal League, and then asked Cao Cao of the prefecture to join the army and Zhao Yan to maintain the matter on his behalf. Although the Xiangmeng League here did not start major projects such as water conservancy construction from the beginning like the Qumeng League, it was also a righteous act that attracted the attention of the villagers to resolve and coordinate the grievances between Li and Quan through the management of the Kuamagou Gold Mine.

Normally, powerful people would not dare to make any small moves in such matters, especially when there is involvement from an official background. Once things are not done well due to too much selfishness, not only will the reputation of Duxiang be greatly ruined, but they will also have to face difficulties. In response to questioning from the government.

Solving the rural feud was just a sideshow. Li Tai's real job was naturally to stay in Qinzhou to handle state affairs and ensure the logistics of the counter-rebellion army.

Neither of these tasks is simple, heavy and tedious. The reason why Li Tai didn't intervene before was that he believed that the personnel team left behind by Dugu Xin could do the job. The second reason was that those left behind did not understand or trust his abilities, so they had time to do it. Something else.

But when he returned to the state capital, the situation became different from before. Huangfu Mu, the representative figure in the state capital who treated him coldly, personally welcomed him in and out. His attitude was extremely respectful, and he would always ask for advice on everything, and he did not dare to make decisions on his own.

As for the other ministers in the mansion, they did not dare to neglect him anymore, and their eyes were full of respect, not only because of the difference in official status between them, but because they sincerely admired Li Tai's intelligence.

After entering the country for many days, in addition to his official status and Dugu Xin's stay-at-home arrangements before leaving, Li Tai still needed to demonstrate his abilities and go through some twists and turns before he finally grasped the real power.

Of course, it was also for Dugu Xin's sake. Otherwise, if Li Taizhi had introduced all his subordinates to Longshang, whoever dared not cooperate with his work would be fired directly, and then he would hook up with a group of local tycoons who were currently frustrated. It won't take long to build a personnel structure that is different from Duguxin's subordinates.

This kind of situation did happen in history. Thirteen years after the Great Unification, Director Yuwen came to Longyou to replace Duguxin. The method he used was similar to Li Tai's idea, but it was even more radical. After all, Yuwen Tai was behind it. Endless support.

Therefore, Li Tai did not intend to get too involved at the government level when he entered Long. Instead, he wanted to deepen his management of the rural sentiments and situation that Duguxin was weak in. If Director Yuwen came next year, he would not be able to directly take over his authority. Countryside.

Of course, large-scale personnel scheduling in the countryside will still have to wait until the end of the Liangzhou battle. No matter how many tricks Li Tai did, he would not dare to mess around in the rear while fighting the rebellion at the front. It should be noted that some powerful people themselves or their family members are now in the counter-rebellion army. If they know that their base in the rear has been taken away, wouldn't they blow up the nest?

After actually starting to deal with state affairs, Li Tai's free time was greatly reduced. Sometimes he had to stay up all night to deal with official affairs, so he simply stayed in the state capital.

Of course I am tired, but the feeling of having great power and being able to influence the situation and destiny of thousands of people with just a pen is really wonderful. The heavy sense of responsibility that power brings makes people excited, even if they are a little tired. No impact.

On this day, Li Tai had just finished sorting and approving a batch of forage food that was going to be delivered to Weizhou. He looked up and saw a person outside the Zhitang, looking around the door. He took a closer look and saw that it was Li Yunxin's grandson, so he raised his hand to lead him in. He came in and asked: "Are you done with things in the countryside? You also have arrangements for your duties. Weizhou Liang Shijun has replied to his letter, saying that you can be retained here. There are no important staff in the state capital for the time being, and he will go to the north bank first. Fangcheng is temporarily in charge of military matters. Formal official appointments must be made after the Duke of Hanoi returns to town."

Li Yunxin was overjoyed when he heard this. He was originally a Sima in name only in Weizhou Prefecture, and could only command his own tribe. He did not want to join Li Tai and be able to command the entire state's defense and military affairs in the blink of an eye. The opportunity is simply a huge leap forward!

"Uncle, please rest assured. My humble grandson will definitely remember the instructions, concentrate on his duties, and will never let my uncle down!"

He kowtowed and thanked him in the hall, and he shouted his uncle fluently.

These two people were not the only ones in the hall. When they heard Li Yunxin call him this name, the other assistants working in the hall couldn't help but look up curiously. When they saw the strange age matching of this pair of grandparents, many people expressed their feelings. Smile.

Li Tai was also a little embarrassed by this guy, but he was also quite satisfied with this attitude. This guy is not shy about admitting this relationship in front of others. He undoubtedly wants to imprint Li Tai's mark on himself and tie his future to Li Tai, so his loyalty is guaranteed.

"There is not much military affairs in the city at the moment. The only important thing is to instruct the soldiers to repair the city and add a number of forts outside the city for the counter-rebellion army to settle in after their victory. In addition, the officials on both sides of the Wei River are building the accumulated armor. The arrows and weapons also need to be handed over as soon as possible to replenish the arsenals of Weizhou, Hezhou and other places."

Li Tai was not blindly nepotistic. He handed over a large defensive city to his grandson without checking his ability.

At present, most of the troops stationed in Shangfeng Fangcheng have followed Dugu Xin, and all they need to do now are some chores. If they can't do this well, then Li Yunxin, even his grandson, will never get a higher position.

After hearing this, Li Yunxin nodded in agreement. After receiving the order signed by Li Tai, he immediately rushed to Fangcheng to take office. But when he was about to exit, Li Taicai asked again: "Visit the poor, sick and disabled people in the countryside who need relief." What’s going on? How many are there?”

After hearing this, Li Yunxin shook his head and said a little strangely: "Lu Weng and others said that they were afraid that each family would self-examine or make up the fabrication, so they arbitrated several families to send people to visit their hometowns and compile the records one by one. There is no need for someone to intervene. Because I am afraid that my uncle is short of staff and he is idle in the countryside, I will go to the city first to pay him a visit."

After Li Tai heard this, he immediately frowned. Although there was nothing wrong with doing so, after all, people have selfish motives. If the two families compiled the relief list themselves, they would definitely exaggerate the amount.

But the problem is that asking the two companies to take stock and submit their lists was a promise Li Tai had made before to comfort them, and the money used for relief was originally the gold mine proceeds belonging to the two of them. Even if your family recruits all the clansmen, this is the only gold mine they can share.

By doing this, Lu Fuhu and others undoubtedly put Li Tai in the embarrassing position of going back on his word, and he was not aware of this change at all.

After thinking for a while, he summoned Zhao Yan, who had joined the army. After waiting for more than half an hour, Zhao Yancai returned from the house in a dusty state. He opened his mouth to ask and shook his head. He only said that his subordinates reported that there was a problem with a warehouse in Qingshui County. , he went to review the treatment and just returned.

When Li Tai heard this, his expression darkened again. Qingshui was where the Lu family's headquarters was located, and most of the military and political officials in the county were held by members of their clan. There was a problem with the warehouse. He sent Zhao Yan away, and then changed the previous agreement without telling him. This was clearly an attempt to bypass his own rhythm of working alone!

Of course, it may be that Li Tai himself is sensitive, but based on his understanding of the current local powerful people, he still feels that it is more likely to be intentional. After all, these powerful people have been in chaos for a long time and their country has become stronger. At best, they are village sages, and at worst, they are clan traitors!

Although Li Tai did not explicitly state that he would take action against these powerful people, these people were highly alert, either because he called on the people of the state to sue the government that day, which aroused their vigilance and resentment, or they simply did not want the government and the government to sue. Outsiders are too involved in village affairs.

After all, rural ethics and customs are one of the rules and means used by these powerful people to control rural sentiments and influence. Once the judicial and law enforcement powers of the government are strengthened, their right to speak will inevitably be infringed.

Nowadays, if the people do not litigate, it is even a sign of political clarity and proper education. However, if there are too many lawsuits, it will gain the reputation of a cunning people and harsh law enforcement.

But in fact, in daily life, who can avoid being unfair? How can things be completely fair and appropriate? The government may not be able to achieve absolute fairness in law enforcement, but compared with the moral standards of those powerful villagers who are both football players and referees, having laws to follow is undoubtedly more reliable.

It was originally something he started, but as soon as he was distracted, the powerful people immediately stole the initiative. Li Tai couldn't help but secretly lament that Longyou's hometown is indeed more stubborn and sinister than Guanzhong. No wonder Dugu Xin, who has been practicing medicine for many years, can only study superficially.

If he didn't leave a secret hand here, maybe this matter would have ended in an anticlimax. Even if we wait until the end of the counter-rebellion in Liangzhou and settle the accounts later, it will inevitably be a mess again.

"Have you had any correspondence with Li Xianhe recently?"

Li Tai raised his finger again and pointed at Li Yunxin and asked.

After hearing this, Li Yunxin hurriedly shook his head, but fearing that Li Tai would not believe it, he quickly knelt down and expressed his position: "Since receiving the teachings from my uncle that day, my humble grandson knows very well who he can rely on..."

"That's not necessary, just go ahead..."

Li Tai couldn't help but feel happy when he saw this guy's eager expression of loyalty. Before he could finish his words, Huangfu Mu hurriedly walked in outside the hall, clasped his fists in front of Li Tai and told him: "Reporting to the Chief of History, Li Shi, the Duke of Yuanzhou, Your troops have arrived at the north bank, may I ask who the chief officer has arranged to greet them?"

It was said that Cao Cao was about to arrive. Li Tai stood up and said, "There is no need to send envoys to others. If you please, Huangfu joins the army and I will stay in Zhitang for a while. I will go to greet the Duke."

He was happy here, but Li Yunxin, who had just betrayed Li Xian, his face dropped, his head almost retracted into his shoulders, and he became nervous when he heard Li Xian's name.

But even though he tried his best to reduce his sense of presence, he was still pulled away by Li Tai who walked down the hall and said: "My father-in-law and I have never met before. It is inevitable to be embarrassed when we meet new people at first. You just come with me." Past!"

Li Yunxin was extremely unwilling, but he did not dare to disobey Li Tai. He could only follow Li Tai weakly out of the hall with his head drooped.

Sorry, sorry for being late. I’ll start with one chapter today and write more tomorrow. . .