Chapter 343 The Thief of the Country

Chapter 343 The Thief of the Country

Outside the Qinzhou Prefecture, carriages and teams of porters gathered here in an endless stream. The prefectural officials also came out of the city one after another, busy receiving and recording the teams of people and goods that gathered from all directions.

Li Tai, Li Xian and several other well-known local scholars in the prefecture sat under a temporary shed built outside the city wall, enjoying the busy scene of people transporting in front of them while chatting about current affairs.

"Although the Chief Secretary has been in the town for a short time, he has repeatedly performed good deeds and his reputation has spread throughout the village, so there is a grand occasion today when the people follow his orders!"

A local scholar who had just sat down in the shed saw that there were still teams of people and goods outside. He couldn't help but secretly congratulate himself for making a decision early and setting off in advance. Now he can sit here and enjoy others running around. While sighing, he also didn't forget to flatter Li Tai.

Li Tai knew that these people were not following him at all, and they were all here for profit, but he was also very happy to hear this flattery. He smiled and waved his hand and said, "In a place that values ​​righteousness, the people are all loyal and diligent. How can I monopolize the reputation!" As he spoke, a state official hurried in with a book and said to Li Tai respectfully, "Report to the Chief, the leather materials of all students have been fully approved and are waiting to be loaded and shipped." "Ointments, greases, paints and wax have also been collected!" For a while, the state officials responsible for the overall inspection of various materials came in to report, which made Li Tai very happy. He also felt that the material reserves in Longyou Village were indeed rich, and they actually met the miscellaneous military supplies needed by tens of thousands of troops in such a short time. However, it was probably because of this that the villagers were so enthusiastic about this opportunity and rushed to compete for it. These military supplies are of course valuable, but their value is mainly reflected in war. However, under the governance of the Longyou Grand Commandery, there are very few large-scale wars here. Many families have lost the greatest use value of these materials produced. If they want to cash them in, almost every family in the local area has them, and no one will buy a bunch of useless things to put at home, and the market farther away is inaccessible.

They can't sell them, and they can't throw them away, so they can only pile them up at home and let them accumulate dust and become old. Now the state government borrows these materials, and they will return them one after another soon, and they will also be given priority in trade. This is undoubtedly a great good news.

They have a very strong demand for trade, and they can also take this opportunity to exchange their old materials for the government's recent production. To put it another way, even if those promises later are just empty promises, the camels delivered as collateral on the spot are always real.

Therefore, most families with a little capital in the state and county don't want to miss such an opportunity. Even if others are still hesitant, when they see that everyone is so enthusiastic, if they are not active, they will seem unsociable.

Hearing that the gaps in various materials had been filled, Li Tai asked Li Xian to order his troops to cooperate with the state soldiers to collect the materials for easy escort, and discussed with the state and county officials in this shed to draw up the first list.

When it was learned that the government stopped collecting materials, there was a lot of discussion outside the city. Some powerful people who had just arrived shouted in dissatisfaction, while those who had already delivered them were relieved. There were worries or joys, and so on. But before the official list was announced, everyone's emotions were restrained.

New personnel and new style. Li Tai came to Qinzhou not long ago. He had little connection with people in the state, so he was not harassed by any requests. To compile his list, he just collected and sorted out the names of all parties, and arranged them in order according to quantity and time. Soon the list was compiled. And this list also represents the latest rural situation in Qinzhou to a certain extent.

More than 30 powerful families were selected in the list, all of which were familiar surnames, and some even had several families in the same clan. This is not all the powerful people in Longyou, but only a part of them distributed around the closed city of Tianshui.

Li Tai asked his staff to write the book order voucher on the spot and distribute it to the selected powerful people one by one.

With this voucher, they can travel freely on the trade route of Longyou and Hexi in the future and enjoy the benefits brought by trade first. Of course, the voucher has not yet officially taken effect. The materials must be transported to Weizhou and checked and stamped by Dugu Xin before it can be considered.

Those who received the voucher smiled and kept it close to their bodies as if they had found a treasure. In their minds, they could not help but imagine panning for gold on this Silk Road trade route.

More than 30 vouchers were quickly distributed. Those who received them were naturally very happy, while those who were excluded were dissatisfied and lingered and refused to leave.

Not to mention missing the first wave of profit opportunities for merchants after the trade route was opened, just transporting these materials from the village to the state capital also cost a lot of transportation costs!

They were not stingy and unwilling to lend or lend, but because of the distance, they had to bear such a price and watch those pioneers show off proudly. No one could accept it.

Li Tai was also prepared for this, that is, to buy these excess military supplies directly, on the one hand to supplement the shortage of Qinzhou arsenal storage, on the other hand, the battle of Yubi in the second half of the year would make the situation in Guanzhong unprecedentedly tense. At that time, they would directly transport them to Guanzhong, and in addition to using them themselves, they could also make a fortune from the military leaders in Guanzhong.

Because the price he quoted was quite fair, and the transportation had already been brought here, if it was transported back to the hometown, there would be a greater loss. It would be better to sell them on the spot at a good price, so this trip would not be in vain.

Although there was a shortage of various types of military supplies in the warehouse of the state capital, there was still a considerable surplus of money, silk and other items. The money and goods were paid on the spot, and the transaction was extremely smooth.

Only Huangfu Mu and other government officials were a bit dumbfounded. They felt that Li Tai's operation was a bit unnecessary. They would either borrow all of them or buy them all. Why did he just borrow such a large amount of supplies from Zhujia and then ask for them again later? Use your treasury savings to buy the same goods at a high price? Is this something a normal person can do?

However, seeing that Li Tai mobilized all the people's accumulated supplies in such a short period of time and completed an almost impossible task, these people also admired him very much and did not dare to say anything more. Even if there are some unreasonable things, there is no need to insist on perfection.

Mr. Li Tai couldn’t explain it to them in detail. The previous loan was to facilitate me to use the government-made workshops under Qinzhou to pay off the debt. After all, as long as the Silk Road trade prospered, product would be king. Of course, it would need to be in Long. Build the production base on the right. He is not greedy now. In the future, after the establishment of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Longyou area will also be allocated to Yuwen Dao's family.

As for the last deal, it was to make a war fortune in the second half of the year. My big brother came out to give me a big rocket before he died. How could I miss it? They are not the same thing at all, how can they be confused!

After a few days of busy work, I finally gathered the supplies before Li Xian's team set off. With Li Xian's men responsible for accompanying them for protection, there was no need for the state government to send additional manpower.

Those powerful people who borrowed materials from the government were also responsible for sending their respective shares to Weizhou. The creditors seemed really aggrieved, but they drove their camels on the road happily without any complaints.

After Li Tai sent this huge logistics team away, he felt relieved and felt that the burden on him was lighter.

He worked so hard to ensure the logistics of the Western Expeditionary Army was worry-free. He was even more Xiao He than Xiao He. After the war, he could not be promoted to a higher rank based on merit?

Although most of his efforts are still spent on poaching Longyou's public and private property savings, as the old saying goes, he who steals the hook will punish the marquis who steals the country. He has worked so hard. If Yu Wentai didn't make him a founding prince, he could It's really a bit stubborn.

Not to mention that Li Tai was in the rear thinking about where he should be promoted after the war. This strange and bloated team led by Li Xian marched westward along the Wei River. The news spread quickly, and they arrived in Weizhou not long after. Camp.

"My lord, I'm so happy! Li Changshi came to report that all the materials needed by the army have been prepared and they will arrive in Weizhou soon!"

Li Tun had just received the news from the messenger from Qinzhou, so he went straight to the camp tent with a happy face and reported to Dugu Xinhui.

Duguxin was overjoyed after hearing this, and Yang Kuan, who was discussing the matter with him, smiled at him enviously and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Henei, you are so happy to have a wonderful son-in-law! I have already felt that I have seen him calmly resolve the old grudges." He is extremely clever and intelligent. Now he is able to complete almost impossible tasks in his job. Such talents are rare in the world, and Mr. Hanoi also has a keen eye for gold..."

After hearing this, Dugu Xin's smile became even happier. He took the letter sent by the courier and browsed it carefully. He was still full of joy and entrusted Yang Kuan to handle this group of people and materials on his behalf. He excused himself and got up to go. In private account.

As soon as he returned to his living tent, the smile on Dugu Xin's face suddenly disappeared. He frequently clapped his hands and said in a low voice: "This boy, this boy is really capable of great things and great evil. If he stays here for only a few days, he will almost die." Overthrow the order in Qinzhou that I have worked so hard to establish!

Not to mention, Li Xianhe is the leader of the border gang, the tall flat-headed wolf, how could he be easily introduced into the border! Send a message to Qinzhou quickly, asking him to come and see you as soon as possible! "