It was already the end of February, and although spring had not yet bloomed in the Northland, it was no longer what it was when Li Shan left. Looking along the way, we could see green trees on the mountains in the distance, and we could vaguely see birds rising and falling. Nearby, we could see birds rising and falling. The wheat seedlings in the field were blown into waves by the wind.
Li Shan, who was walking on the road in pursuit of his horse, thought in his mind that he should cleanse Yuan Junzhang's old troops as soon as possible and divert the soldiers to work in the fields. The time limit was tight... It was also because the spring plowing was about to pass. Whether it was spring wheat or other crops, it was usually It only started in mid-February, when the soil was just thawing, but it would be late March at the latest.
"Forcing Duke Rui to surrender and regaining Mayi, Yanmen can regain its old views." Wen Yanbo clicked his tongue and said: "Before setting off, the Lushe people mentioned that since the first year of Wude, the state tax has been almost non-existent. It was not until this year that it can be restored." Lose to the center.”
Li Shan knew that the other party was talking about Lu Chisong, Duke of Fanyang, who was a member of Zhongshushe. Although this person was not involved in seizing the direct descendants, his son Lu Chengji was of the same age as him, and now he entered the East Palace to serve as the prince's wife. "Gongfang Fanyang is too generous. The state has been in disrepair for many years, and the grain and grass taxes and taxes are not enough to be transferred to Yanmen Pass, so naturally it is unable to transfer to the central government."
"With Ma Yi in hand, Yanmen will be solidified, fertile fields will not be abandoned, and people will no longer flee..." Wen Yanbo shook his head slightly, "It's all thanks to benevolence."
Along the way, Li Shan randomly selected several villages for questioning. What he was most worried about now was the contradictions and gaps between the immigrants and the original people. After all, in the eyes of the locals, these outsiders came to take advantage... Most of the locals are jealous of the repaired houses and the fertile farmland.
Although Li Shan has made a lot of changes under Ma Zhou's reminder, even if this kind of contradiction and conflict is suppressed, it will definitely exist at the bottom of society for a long time and will not just disappear.
Forget it, as long as he can suppress it for the time being... Anyway, if he leaves in a few months, the trouble in the future will be Li Jing's.
During the Han and Tang dynasties, most of the so-called famous generals were those who could command the army on horseback and bring peace to the people when dismounted. Li Shan vaguely remembered that Li Jing later served as the governor of a local state government, and later as the prime minister. How skilled he was in this regard. Gao didn't know much about it, but at least he had some methods to appease Lingnan before, and he should also have a good way of managing politics.
What's more, before Li Yuan launched an army in Jinyang, Li Jing served as the magistrate of Mayi County and was very familiar with Daizhou and Shuozhou. Thinking of this, Li Shan's thoughts wandered further and further away... It is said that at that time, Li Jing was preparing to go south to Jiangdu to report Li Yuan's rebellion. Chang'an was captured by Li Yuan.
"I heard that the Duke of Yongkang County was also one of His Majesty's former subordinates?" Li Shan felt that there was something puzzling about this.
Li Jing was almost unknown before the fourth year of Wude. At that time, Li Shimin had defeated Xue Ju and Liu Wuzhou in succession, and the Qin Palace was already known as a large number of famous generals. After that, Li Jing followed Luoyang and made some military achievements. Then he was suddenly promoted by Li Yuan almost inexplicably. From then on, he became the deputy of Prince Li Xiaogong of Zhao County, and soon took actual control of the military power.
You must know that the melee in the Central Plains started in July of the third year of Wude. Wang Shichong held firm, Dou Jiande was ready to make a move, and Xiao Mian of the Southern Liang Dynasty sent troops up the river... Most of the resources were used in the Battle of Luoyang. We also had to be wary of the Turks and Yuan Junzhang moving south, so Liang Jun's eastward advance put unparalleled pressure on Li Yuan.
In this case, Li Jing, who had been unknown before, was suddenly appointed as a general by Li Yuan. On the one hand, it showed Li Yuan's confidence in Li Jing's military ability. On the other hand, it also showed a message that Li Yuan had been paying attention to Li Jing.
"It is true." Wen Yanbo knew these experiences very well. "In the twelfth year of the Great Cause, His Majesty went out to Yanmen Pass and led two thousand cavalry with Mayi County Governor Wang Rengong to defeat the Turks. At that time, Mayi County Prime Minister Li Jing Listen to your orders under the tent."
In other words, Li Yuan was well aware of Li Jing's military capabilities, and the position of county magistrate was not a small official position. In other words, it was roughly equivalent to the position of Shi Liu Shirang, the governor of Shuozhou today, and he was the deputy to the governor of Shuozhou.
Li Shan asked with a smile: "I heard that Yongkang County Lord had a near-miss in Chang'an..."
"It's an old story." Wen Yanbo said vaguely, "A certain person was still in Youzhou at the time and didn't know the inside story."
Li Shan raised his eyebrows, not knowing the inside story... That means that there is indeed an inside story.
In the thirteenth year of Daye's reign, Li Yuan took up post in Taiyuan and returned to Taiyuan. Li Jing somehow found out that Li Yuan was planning to rebel. He then disguised himself as a prisoner and sneaked to Chang'an, preparing to go south to Jiangdu to file a complaint.
I was simply dizzy. That year, Li Mi, Du Fuwei, Dou Jiande, Li Zitong, Shen Faxing, Wang Shichong, and Luo Yi in Wagangzhai had all raised troops. Jiangdu had been isolated. Li Yuan was ready to make a move. Yu Wenhua and Zheng Preparing to kill the king to seize the throne... How stupid could Li Jing be to go all the way from Mayi in the north to Jiangdu to file a complaint against the emperor?
Li Shan had long been suspicious... The most important thing is that when going south from Mayi to Yanmen Pass, you must pass through Taiyuan Prefecture. Li Jing passed through Taiyuan Prefecture, but refused to go straight south into Henan, but went west to Chang'an. This obviously doesn't make sense.
At that time, Li Yuan was the supreme ruler of Hedong. Li Jing wanted to inform Li Yuan of rebellion. He was in danger, but instead of rushing to Jiangdu, he took a detour to Chang'an?
Li Shan had no intention of spying on those secrets, but as a time traveler, and a time traveler who was very interested in history, he was very interested in these mysteries in the long history... He once thought with regret that it was a pity that he had someone like him in this life. The butterfly that only traveled through time will never see the changes in the Xuanwu Gate in history.
Just as he was thinking about all this, Wen Yanbo beside him pointed forward, "Is that Xia City?"
Li Shan looked up and saw the endless flow of cars and horses in the distance, the swaying of heads, and the long red brick wall that was extremely dazzling under the reflection of the sun.
Nowadays, Xia City is located in Hedong and is the capital city of Guanzhong. It is well-known. Ma Yin alone is enough to gain a foothold, not to mention all kinds of goods imported from beyond the Great Wall. Even many merchants in the east and west cities of Chang'an have begun to import goods from outside the Great Wall. Xia Shi has purchased goods...Li Shandu is thinking of getting a name to collect VAT.
"Meet the King of Handan."
"Meet the Duke of Xihe."
Dozens of people came out of the gate and bowed to the ground. Li Shan waved his whip and said, "Get up. Now Xia City is not under Gu's jurisdiction. You don't need to be so respectful."
"Xia City was created by His Highness, how dare you be disrespectful." The leader He Lou Shanzhu didn't know the meaning of Li Shan's words. It was nothing more than coercion from Li Shan. Li Kai Shi En, who took over, was able to control the situation better. .
In fact, the local powerful clans in Daizhou have been well-behaved by Li Shan for a long time. Even clan leaders like He Lou Shanzhu are unable to prevent their clansmen from defecting... Now among Li Shan's personal guards and the officials of Daizhou General Manager's Office, Everywhere is full of powerful children who maintain high loyalty to Li Shan.
Li Shan casually introduced a few words. The Wen family in Taiyuan was originally a famous family, and Wen Yanbo was well-known in Hedong as early as the previous dynasty.
"Julu County Duke is famous in the north and Longxi. It's a pity that he moved to Longxi in his early years and never had the chance to meet him." Wen Yanbo and He Loushanzhu exchanged a few words and glanced at the local tribes behind them. Everyone was silent. , obviously respectful to Li Shan.
Along the way north, Wen Yanbo saw with his own eyes that this young man who had just been crowned the county king was gentle and elegant, chatting and laughing freely, having a pleasant appearance and being kind to others.
But after arriving in Daizhou, his words and deeds changed drastically, his methods were sharp, and his actions were decisive. From the prince, the King of Qin's favorite generals, to the local powerful clans, everyone obeyed him and acted with fear.
With such a great reputation, there is no real scholar. He was able to rise from a county magistrate to a high position within more than half a year, regain Mayi, defeat the Turks, and confer the title of county king. He really had the means... It is no wonder that the prince and the king of Qin worked hard to win over him.
At this time, several more people came out to greet him, and Li Shan stepped forward with a smile, "Brother Demou is also here today."
"His Royal Highness is on inspection with the Duke, how dare you not to come?" Li Kai was about to salute but was stopped by Li Shan, "In full view of everyone..."
"So what?" Li Shan curled his lips, "There is no need to be polite between you and me."
While chatting, Li Shan glanced at him from the corner of his eye... Ma Zhou cursed a few times in his mind and saluted, "Greetings to the King of Handan."
"King Bin is here too." Li Shan seemed to have discovered Ma Zhou just now, "I forgot...King Bin is still in Xia City now?"
"Still with Ma Yin." Li Kai whispered: "I did my duty and made no omissions."
Li Shanlue nodded, "The Duke of Xihe County has been ordered by His Majesty to inspect Daizhou and Shuozhou, and when he first arrives at Xia City, he also asks Brother Demou to accompany him."
"It's my duty." Li Kai responded naturally and glanced sideways. Ma Zhou had quietly retreated.
When he went north to serve as acting county magistrate, Li Kai soon noticed that there seemed to be some gap between Li Shan and Ma Zhou. He knew very well that Ma Zhou had a very close relationship with Li Shan before and even lived next door to the Li family.
After the victory at Yanmen Pass, Li Kai officially took over Xia City. Many affairs were taken over from Ma Zhou. He soon discovered that... Ma Zhou was full of complaints.
Li Kai can understand after thinking about it. Ma Zhou has been following Huairen for almost three years. He went to Shandong with him before, and then went north with Li Shan to manage Xia City. Not to mention credit, he at least had hard work... But Huairen is now canonized. The king of the county, while Ma Zhou is still white.
Li Shan has been in charge of Daizhou General Manager's Office for more than a day or two, and there are many official vacancies in various places in Daizhou, but Ma Zhou has not been able to fill them... It is no wonder that Ma Zhou is alienated.
The group first inspected the horse market. Wen Yanbo saw the neighing horses from a distance and couldn't help but be surprised: "Huairen, no wonder an official wrote a letter earlier asking the horse market to be included in Taipu Temple... There are hundreds of horses here alone!" "
"Didn't you impeach a certain person for recklessly opening a trade route before?" Li Shan chuckled and said, "I may return to Taipu Temple someday, but that's not possible at this time...Brother Demou took care of it properly. Let Yongkang County Duke handle it in the future."
Li Kai coughed twice, "Actually, there is a shortage of horses in Daizhou's army... As long as the horses that enter the fortress and are suitable for battlefield use, they will either be lost to Jingzhao or Longxi. Most of the horses left in Daizhou are rogues and cannot go into battle." "
"Then these..."
"Five hundred horses." Li Kai smiled bitterly and said: "Taipu Temple has long sent people to keep an eye on them, and they are going to be sent to Longxi. Huo Guogong also sent people to keep an eye on them. The other end of the horse's lead is in the hands of Huo Guogong. In addition, Rencheng The king also sent a messenger to ask for..."
"Brother Daozong?" Li Shan sneered and said, "What a whim, Daizhou doesn't have enough, and these five hundred horses want to stay in Daizhou!"
"That's right." Li Kai nodded and said, "Brother Dingfang mentioned a few days ago that there are a lot of shortages of war horses..."
"Ahem, cough!" Wen Yanbo coughed hard several times and glanced at Li Shan, "Don't worry, Demo, there is no shortage of horses in Daizhou."
"Um?"
Li Shanqian laughed a few times and said, "Mr. Yan Bo, brother Simo may not be able to practice it."
"While Yugushe is still in Chang'an, Ashina Simo is not believed by Jieli Khan. Even if he goes through a lot of hardships, he will definitely practice it."
Li Kai smiled reluctantly and said, "Huairen is very clever."
Li Shan didn't blush at all and scolded with a smile: "It's not for Yongkang County Lord!"
"With the Jianghuai army going north, there will inevitably be a lot of shortage of war horses. If we get more war horses, Yongkang County Lord will naturally have more room for troops in the future."
"Then thank you Huairen?"
"They all make wedding dresses for the Duke of Yongkang County." Li Shan sighed: "In Mayi, Juntun, and Mayin, my younger brother planted trees so that my uncle could enjoy the shade."
Li Kai smiled and thanked him, and the group went to the granary on the north side of Xia City while chatting and laughing.
At first, it was just Daixian clan and several prominent families in Hedong who formed a caravan to go out to the fortress and exchanged grain and grass for Yuhuchun. However, later Li Shan planned to build a horse market and used horses to attract grain. The originally built granary could no longer hold it, and it was gradually expanded. , and because Li Shan had long been interested in farming, the scale was already quite large.
Wen Yanbo went in and took a walk. He spent a lot of time just going around the granary that had been stored. After hesitating for a while, he asked: "It's better than Yongfengcang... Huairen, do you still want to farm?"
During the Kaihuang period, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian built a granary in Guanzhong. The most important granary in Jingzhao was Yongfengcang. When Yang Xuangan rebelled, he first attacked Yongfengcang. In the 13th year of Daye, Li Yuan raised troops to enter Guanzhong. The food and grass were not available, and his clan brothers Li Xiaochang was the commander of Huayin at that time and was in charge of Yongfengcang. Li Yuan relied on the grain and grass from Yongfengcang to persevere until he conquered Chang'an and laid the foundation of the empire.
In response to Wen Yanbo's question, Li Shan simply replied, "Not enough."
Wen Yanbo did not ask any more questions. He knew very well that although the young man in front of him was young, he had deep thoughts and varied methods. It seemed that His Majesty's previous prediction was accurate... The King of Handan went north again, and he was afraid that he would not wait patiently. When Li Jing takes office, there will definitely be some movement.
From the granary, turn to the east side of Xia City, which is a brick factory that has been expanded again and again. The name of Xia City comes from the red bricks. Now it is also famous in Jingzhao. The red brick business in Sun Moon Lake has always been good.
But Wen Yanbo was once again dumbfounded. Just the red bricks that had been fired and neatly stacked... He couldn't even see the side at a glance. How many were there? !
The person in charge here is Li Shan's bodyguard Yi Erlang, Zhou's second brother.
"Did the horse market bring them all?"
Zhou Zuorang saluted respectfully and whispered: "Yes, all the horses that cannot go into battle have been sent. Some of them are sent to Qi Lao Liu's Office, and most of them stay here."
"Built a carriage?"
"Everything is ready."
Li Shan's eyes flickered and he turned to look to the north. There was a small piece of iron ore and a small piece of open-pit coal mine. More importantly, a small piece of natural limestone was discovered there last year.
After time travel here, Emperor Li Tang has been established. Li Shan doesn't want to change anything, but he always wants to come up with something new. After all, he is a time traveler after all.
In the past, diet, poetry and prose were all trivial, and medicine was difficult to pass on due to different systems, but limestone can bring about much greater changes.
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