Chapter 390 Webster asks for help
After leaving the Yang family, Li Tai did not continue to stay in Chang'an, but left the city directly with Li Licheng and returned to Longshou Village.
Today, the scale of Longshou Yuanzhuang has expanded, and almost half of the land on the plateau has been included. This is naturally due to Li Xiaoyong's current position as General Jinu and the Imperial Guards. The Imperial Guards are a bully and hegemon in Chang'an City. Even if they illegally occupy land, basically the people do not dare to hold the officials accountable.
On the enclosed land, in addition to the original manor buildings, there is also a castle that is still under construction. Just looking at the size of this castle, it would be easy to accommodate three to five thousand people after it is completed.
Li Tai was not unscrupulous enough to dare to build a city directly near Chang'an City to store troops. This city was built in the name of the Forbidden Army's Crossbow Camp. As for the people who lived in the city were all his troops, there was nothing that could be done about it. The only reason was that the imperial court did not allocate enough soldiers to Jinu Camp.
The Longyou soldiers who settled here yesterday were surprised when they learned that this military city also belonged to Li Tai's property. It turned out that their own general was also addicted to building cities.
Although this castle is not as grand as Longyou Sifang City, it is located on the outskirts of Chang'an in the capital, which is obviously not something ordinary people can own!
When Li Tai conceived this castle before, he did not have any complete and specific plan. Now that some personnel matters in Longyou have been smoothed out, it is obvious that this castle will only be used as a temporary resting place for troops and himself when he enters Beijing. Somewhat wasteful.
After returning to Longshouyuan, he did not enter the village immediately. Instead, he wandered around the plateau and selected several locations to build areas with different functions, turning it into a personnel distribution center.
Of course, he only finalized a general plan, and the specific work still had to be carried out by close family members such as Li Licheng and Li Xiaoyong who stayed in Chang'an. He also left some of the personnel brought back by Long You here to handle the personnel of Long You who subsequently entered Guanzhong.
If things develop smoothly in Longbian, personnel from Longyou in Hexi will continue to be imported into Guanzhong by the end of the year at the latest. Of course, the premise is that the Eastern Wei army is blocked north of Yubi.
Only by completing the coordination work and subsequent development of the commercial market can his layout be fully revitalized, and his relationship with the powerful people of Longyou become closer and become a true alliance of interests.
Li Licheng is now serving as the Taifu Shaoqing, and he can mobilize a considerable part of the royal gardens and palace-building industry resources around Gyeonggi. Even if he does not engage in any public-private activities, it is just based on mutual benefit, and he has a strong influence on Longyou's business. It can also provide a huge boost.
Li Tai originally planned to take advantage of the food in hand to recruit some refugees from around Gyeonggi in the second half of the year to drill through the Wei River and build some canals and ponds on Longshou Plain to improve the hydrology and landforms on the plateau.
But after thinking about it, he decided not to make such a big move for the time being because it was too conspicuous. Even if you want to use work-for-relief to help the poor and homeless people around Gyeonggi, it is best to choose other methods to avoid getting into trouble as much as possible.
Today's Longshouyuan is not valued by the powerful people here because the natural environment is not superior enough, so Li Tai can use his money to occupy it. But if the environmental resources become better, even if Li Tai puts in the effort to transform it, It will inevitably attract all kinds of covetousness.
After all, the power and tribal power he relies on are also possessed by these Jingzhao wealthy families, and they also have the advantage of being a local leader. If he really wants to fight head-on, Li Tai will have to invest more personnel resources, and it will inevitably happen. affect the development of other aspects.
After inspecting the plateau, Li Tai returned to the manor, planning to take a short rest before heading back to Huazhou tomorrow. After all, his wealth and power are different now. Every time he stays in one place for a day, he consumes a lot of money.
Li Licheng's marriage has basically been finalized, but nowadays, if it is not expediency in special circumstances when it comes to marriage discussions among wealthy families, all the formalities will be carried out in just a few months. In addition, the war is about to start, so we can't get married until at least the end of the year.
Naturally, Li Tai did not have time to help Li Licheng prepare for the wedding, but as the first happy event for their Longxi Li family in Kansai, he, the head of the golden seal family appointed by Daxingtai, of course had to express something, so he made no plans to involve the Gyeonggi area. Part of his property was placed under Li Licheng's name, and he asked someone to buy a mansion in Beijing.
Even if their family in Chang'an is not as large and powerful as the Hongnong Yang family who dominates the area, they cannot let their brothers live in their father-in-law's house after they get married and be looked down upon by others.
By the way, my cousin Lu Rou has also arranged a farm in the south of Beijing. As long as farming and weaving are done, I can have enough food and clothing. Lu Rou is not as good as Cui Qian and others, and their family has always been poor. Now that Li Tai has enough energy, it is appropriate to help his relatives.
He was still thinking about supporting his cousin's life, but then his family reported Lu Rou's visit. After hearing this, Li Tai quickly stood up and went out to greet him. He saw that Lu Rou was not the only visitor, but there was also a middle-aged man and a young man behind him.
"It's a coincidence that my cousin came. I was missing you in the hall, but in the blink of an eye, my brother had already entered the house."
Li Tai strode forward, looked at Lu Rou and said with a smile.
After Lu Rou heard this, she also laughed and waved her hands: "What a coincidence. I first went to the Yang family's house to look for him but couldn't find him, and then I tracked him all the way here."
As he spoke, he raised his finger and pointed at the middle-aged man walking with him and the young man behind him, and said: "You must know Liu Zhongpan Liu joining the army. This person is his son-in-law Wei Xiaogu Weilang, who is also the new governor of Bingzhou Wei." Make him your brother in the household."
The middle-aged man's name is Liu Qiu. He was originally the Sima of Dugu Xinzhou Prefecture. Later, when he returned to the country and joined the government to perform duties, he was detained by Yu Wentai and served as the Bafu Record Office to join the army. He was also Li Tai's old colleague in Taifu. Of course he knew him. of.
But after knowing the identity of this young man, Li Tai couldn't help but take a closer look. Dugu Xin and Wei Xiaokuan had a deep relationship, and his former subordinate Liu Qiu was the father-in-law of Wei Xiaokuan's younger brother, which shows the old relationship between them. Also very close.
Wei Xiaokuan, who is guarding Yubi City, is currently in the limelight. Lu Rou lured Liu Qiu and Wei Xiaogu to see her, and after hearing this, she spent a long time looking for them. Obviously, it was not just for a visit, Li Tai could do it too. I vaguely guessed their intentions.
He first crossed his arms to greet Liu Qiu and said with a smile: "Liu Canjun, how are you? He has served in two houses before and after, and it is really a pleasure to meet here again. The distinguished guest has come to the door, making me shine. Come in quickly. !”
There was a smile on Liu Qiu's face. He bowed to Li Tai in return, and then said: "We have been apart for a few months, and you have become even more charming, Boshan. I have taken the liberty to come here today because something is disturbing me. I hope you, Boshan, can help me." Ichiban.”
"If I can help relieve Liu Canjun's worries, it would be my honor."
After Li Tai heard this, he said with a smile that Liu Qiu had been with his father-in-law Dugu Xin for a long time and was considered one of his close friends. He also had his cousin bring people in. For their sakes, he couldn't turn people away. . And it seemed that Wei Xiaokuan came to him for help, so he had no reason to just sit back and watch, so he expressed his stance in a grand manner.
When the father-in-law and son-in-law heard that Li Tai was so cheerful, their eyebrows relaxed. When they followed Li Tai into the hall and sat down, Wei Xiaogu stood up and saluted Li Tai for a moment, saying: "Brother, I have been ordered. Guarding Yubi City in the east of the river, the bandit army from the East is coming to harass them again. Yubi is the first to be attacked, and I beg Li Kaifu to help him.
I have admired the great reputation of Kaifu for a long time, and I came to pay my respects without any reason before. Today, when I first stepped into the hall, I complained that I was sleepy. I felt really ashamed, but I really can’t think of anyone else in Kansai who I can rely on. If we can get relief from this crisis, my whole family will be grateful and it will be rewarded in the future! "
Although they had little friendship with each other before, it was indeed a bit inappropriate to ask for help when they first met, but because the target was Wei Xiaokuan, Li Taifei not only did not feel unhappy, but actually felt quite honored.
The current situation is indeed such that if the Bafu does not make it clear that it will spare no effort to rescue Yubi City, then the human resources help Wei Xiaokuan can obtain in Kansai is really limited.
Historically, although Wei Xiaokuan became famous for his jade in the First World War and won a huge strategic turn for the Western Wei Dynasty, in fact, starting from Yuwentai, including his nephews, Wei Xiaokuan has always been unkind. They have always treated Wei Xiaokuan, a Guanlong native. The military leaders in the war are full of vigilance.
Li Tai himself had personally participated in previous military meetings and understood that Bafu had no clear plan to carry out large-scale personnel reinforcements to Yubi City until now. Although Liu Qiu did not meet with him, since he was an official in the Bafu Record Office and joined the army, he must have his own news channels, so he must be aware of this.
Although Jingzhao Wei's surname is also from Guanzhong, as Yu Wenhu said in history when he opposed the construction of the city in Fenbei, "Although there are many descendants of Wei Gong, they are less than a hundred. When Fenbei builds a city, who can be sent to pass it?" Even with the strength of his family, Nor is it enough to be taken seriously by a political power.
In Wei Xiaokuan's interpersonal relationship, Dugu Xin and his old subordinates are scattered everywhere, even if they have the intention, they are powerless. The wealthy families in Guanzhong, such as the Hongnong Yang family, were also excluded from the core military system, and even Yang Fu had to follow Li Tai's lead.
Therefore, what Wei Xiaogu said is not wrong. At present, the only person in Kansai who has the ability and motivation to give practical help to Wei Xiaokuan is probably Li Tai.
In fact, Li Tai had already had the idea of providing some help to Wei Xiaokuan. At this time, after hearing Wei Xiaogu's plea, he quickly stood up and expressed his position: "Wei Shijun is sent to Hedong to guard the border for the country, whether it is out of reason or morality. , if you ask for something, I dare not answer it.
If I were not restricted by my duties, I would even want to guard the jade wall side by side with you. No matter what shortcomings there are in personnel matters, as long as it is within my ability, I will try my best to do it! "