Chapter 528 Jingzhou Governor
Li Tai didn't know how much trouble the uncles and nephews of the Yuwen family caused because of him last night. After getting up early in the morning and having breakfast, he went to the Houjunjunfu to handle military affairs as usual.
Not long after he arrived at the Military Mansion, an envoy from the Tai Mansion came here to announce the order of Daxingtai, asking him to add a few issues that were not clearly described in the previous memorial, and then go to the Tai Mansion to face him when he was ready. Report.
Although he has not yet been directly appointed to an official position, since Daxingtai has made this statement, it seems that the matter is close to 100%, and Li Tai is very excited.
Although today's Jingzhou is still tasteless to the Western Wei Dynasty, after all, the name is nice, and the governor of Jingzhou sounds more powerful than the governor of Suizhou before him. What's more, Jingzhou has a bright strategic future. He will lay down a nest here first, and when the time is right, he will not even attack the enemy!
In addition to his own happiness, Li Tai also did not forget to share this joy with his cousin Cui Qian. He had official duties here and could not leave early, so he went home temporarily with his entourage to tell his cousin that he was going to Taifu to report the matter.
The new appointment has not yet been issued, and he cannot ignore the military affairs in the Houjunjunfu.
After the defeat of the Heluo War, Yu Wentai also deeply felt that the combat effectiveness and training level of today's Bafu soldiers were still significantly different from those of the Beizhen armed forces, so he assigned more arduous training tasks to all military mansions, and there will be more training this autumn. Continue to hold grand readings.
Therefore, during the recent period, the military mansions have also been very busy. As for the previous problem that all armies had deserters who wanted to join the rear army, the Governor-General of the Chinese Army also gave guidance, and ordered all armies to send a general to the rear army's military mansion and found out If there are troops from different armies who come here, they will persuade them to retreat and lead them back.
Therefore, Jiang is still too old. Li Tai returned this trouble to Li Bi, and Li Bi simply called on all the armies to open a garrison office in the capital of Houjunjunfu. In the end, Houjunjunfu still had to contact these people. deal with.
In addition to handling daily military affairs, Li Tai also put personnel preparations for Jingzhou on his agenda. After all, when the appointment is officially issued, he may have to leave for the appointment at any time, but there will not be much time for him to prepare calmly.
The number of people under his command is increasing day by day. Although he has not yet found good helpers like Su Chuozhi and Yu Wentai, Shi Linghu Yanbao, the head of the Hussars Palace, has also done a lot of work for him.
Especially during the previous Eastern Expedition, after a lot of running-in between them, Linghu Yanbao was very sophisticated and experienced in handling all aspects of military affairs such as logistics and baggage, which made Li Tai feel relaxed. Therefore, he planned to continue to retain Linghu Yanbao. After returning from the Eastern Expedition, he asked Linghu Yanbao to add chariots and cavalry, and to accompany him. When the officials and nobles won a great victory over Guazhou and returned to Yiyi.
As for the future history of Jingzhou governor, Li Tai naturally prefers his cousin Cui Qian. Cui Qian has rich administrative experience and is familiar with the situation in Jingzhou, so he is the most suitable candidate for Li Tai.
Without Cui Qian's assistance, to be honest, he would not have much confidence in governing Jingzhou. After all, he did not have much experience in administration and politics. When he was in northern Shaanxi, he would usually just do it if he encountered someone who was disobedient.
This trip to Jingzhou is not a simple military operation, it will inevitably involve a lot of civil and government affairs, so naturally I have to bring a lot of advisers and subordinates with me. Li Tai plans to recall Pei Hong, Cui Yansheng, Lu Yan, Zhao Yan and others who had previously stayed in northern Shaanxi. There are also a group of literary talents trained in the manor who are proficient in various skills such as paperwork, statistics, calculations, etc. Li Tai also plans to bring some of them with him.
As for the generals, of course they need to be more fully prepared, maybe one day they will fight. Not only did he have to prepare for war with the Southern Dynasty, but Li Tai also had no intention of showing mercy if there was a powerful family in the territory that was too unruly.
As He Basheng's old vassal, Zhu Meng was originally from the Southern Dynasties, so he naturally had to bring him with him this time. Of course, Li Quji, a confidant and family member who is both civil and military, must continue to be kept by his side for training, hoping to be able to take charge of his own business as soon as possible.
As for the other generals, such as Gao Le, Liang Shiyan, Shi Jing, He Ruodun, etc., they naturally brought everything they could bring. Including Guo Yan, who was previously serving in other military offices, Li Tai also made some moves and was transferred to his command. As for those obtained by unconventional means like Pi Jinghe, Li Tai also arranged for them to be assigned to low-level military positions as commanders.
In addition to these people, there are also some Mangshan prisoners of war who were rescued from Jinyang recently and have been incorporated into the Bafu Central Army. After each has established a foothold in the army, there are also many people who come to thank Li Tai and invite him to be his disciples. .
Even if you don't take into account the subordinates assigned by the ministry, the number of subordinates under Li Tai who have some private soldier attributes and can be dispatched at any time is already very impressive. These do not include Li Yantou, Li Dao, Mao Shijian, Liu Ping, etc. who are still staying in northern Shaanxi, and Li Yunxin and others who will follow Cui Quan to Beizhou.
After the civil and military personnel team has been sorted out, the next most important thing is supplies.
When Li Tai goes to Jingzhou, he will naturally not be as afraid of nostalgia and compromise as his predecessor. He needs to quickly and effectively integrate the local forces and resources in Jingzhou, and try to build Jingzhou into a large base for troops going south before the Hou Jing Rebellion completely breaks out.
Li Tai has quite a lot of experience in dealing with local powerful people.
But he also knew that going to Jingzhou would be more dangerous and difficult than elsewhere, because the Nanyang Basin where Jingzhou is located was one of the historical birthplaces of wealthy families. Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu and his friends all came from They came out of this land and fought for hegemony over the world.
Therefore, since the Han Dynasty, the local tyrants in Nanyang have been one of the most difficult groups in the world. Although the times have changed and the old and the new have been replaced, the local tyrants on that land have changed several times, but the customs and habits of the people will always be preserved to a certain extent. What he has to face is probably not just a group of local tyrants, but also some traditional orders with a long history on this land.
Moreover, Jingzhou is the border between the two countries. Although the Western Wei nominally occupies that place, it has not yet established an absolute advantage. Those local tyrants rely on this geography to be in a state of hesitation and hope to get along with both sides. There must be no shortage of operations for Li Tai to operate.
In any case, he will inevitably be in a very delicate relationship with the local local tyrants for a long time when he goes to Jingzhou this time, and he may not be able to effectively utilize local resources. Therefore, it is better to prepare well before departure.
The first is of course food and grass. Now the output of a series of grain processing industries in Luoshui, including Shangyuan, is already very considerable. A considerable part of the grain stored last year has also been converted into grain cakes that are easy to store and transport.
As the food king of Guanxi, it is impossible for him to let his troops starve, so Li Tai prepared a large amount of transportation capacity to transport food. The first batch is conservatively estimated to be enough for 10,000 troops for a year.
In addition to food, another major commodity is hard currency such as cloth. The output of Shangyuan in this area has also increased year by year, and it can be said to be a unique one among all industries in Guanxi. As a result, the overall industry and productivity of Guanxi cannot match, and the cloth produced cannot be exchanged for sufficient goods.
Of course, with Li Tai's various efforts, this situation has not happened yet, but he also needs to continue to open up new markets. This time he went to Jingzhou, of course, he could not forget this important task.
Especially in the two years before Hou Jing's rebellion, while the social productivity and production environment in Jiangnan had not been severely persecuted, it was right to sweep up the goods.
No matter what the goods are, as long as they can be held in large quantities, whether it is to help and appease the people in Jiangnan who were displaced by war persecution, or to conduct political transactions with the vassal kings of the Xiao family, they can get returns beyond expectations.
So in the next period of time, Li Tai will not only be the grain king of Guanxi, but also the rich and powerful brother in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River!
The grain, grass, money and silk are ready, and other materials don't have to be too tight. After all, when it comes to productivity and production level, the Western Wei is the most useless among the three kingdoms. As long as there is money, it can go south to make preparations.
So Li Tai only transferred more than 500 military craftsmen from northern Shaanxi to maintain the armed level of his troops, and other materials were not prepared too much.
While preparing these personnel, Li Tai also brought his cousin Cui Qian to the Taifu to pay a visit to the Daxingtai, and explained the ideas and plans in more detail. And Yuwen Tai was very satisfied with their reports and praised them repeatedly.
Just when Li Tai thought that the matter was set in stone and the appointment would be issued soon, there was no follow-up for more than half a month.
Seeing that it was already September, the personnel and materials he had summoned were all in place, but the Grand Secretariat seemed to have completely forgotten about it, so Li Tai couldn't help but feel a little confused: I have all the personnel in place and I am ready to go. If you, a stinky black otter, fool me, then I have to clear the court and get rid of the tyrants, otherwise I will not be able to get off the stage!
Just when Li Tai was getting more and more uneasy, Li Tun, a general under Dugu Xin, led thousands of elite cavalrymen back to Huazhou from Longyou, and came to see Li Tai and said: "My lord knows that you are going to govern Jingzhou, and I am deeply relieved. I am here to lead a thousand elite soldiers to follow you to Jingzhou to establish things and make meritorious deeds!"
The day after Li Tun returned, Li Tai's new appointment was officially issued: the governor of the military affairs of the thirteen states including the three Jings, the two Guangnans, the Yongpings, the Xinjiangs, the two Yings, and the Xis, and the governor of Jingzhou.