Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 464 Reunion

On the second day after Li Daozong returned to Taiyuan Mansion, Li Shan also returned to Dai County. In fact, since he took office last year, except for the first period of time, he was basically in Yanmen Pass and rarely returned to Dai County.

Galloping fast, what I saw along the way, although I dare not say that I live and work in peace and contentment, but compared to the beginning of last year, I am a little more angry. There are even street peddlers in villages, small towns, with a string of curious or coveted people behind their buttocks. children.

The first thing Li Shan did when he came back was to inspect Xia City... Now among the powerful families in Dai County, there is no such name as the Li family anymore. In a small family in a county, there are at most two or three people who can support the facade, that’s all five. The head, let this family collapse.

There are many speculations about this in Daixian County, but one thing is certain. When Li Shan was said to have fallen in Mayi last year, many people reached out to Xia City, and the most rampant one was Li's. Their hands even They have all reached the horse lead and wine shop.

Since then, the voices of the powerful clan in Dai County have suddenly dropped. Through frequent favors and bloody killings, Li Shan has completely controlled Dai County.

"They were all scared." Ma Zhou said with a small smile, "No one dared to act recklessly. Several companies prepared for the caravan to go out after the Lantern Festival, and specially borrowed Yuhuchun on credit. They all promised to pay [-]% lower than the market price. On the return journey, we will be compensated by good horses."

"Be honest when it hurts." Li Shan said casually, but cursed in his heart, what a cheapie!

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When the trade route was first opened, Li Shanxu’s caravan credited Yuhuchun to attract caravans to bring cattle and horses back. Although the effect was good, there were not many caravans willing to credit Yuhuchun after that... that must be done with cattle and horses. They would rather buy it with money, or even exchange it with grain, for the deduction, rather than credit, so Ma Yin is a bit in name only.

After all, the profit of cows and horses is too high... Now that five heads are placed here, the number of horses must rebound soon.

After turning around, Li Shan went to the brick factory not far away, but the third son Qi in charge was not there. After continuing to the east for more than half an hour under the guidance, he found third son Qi in a valley.

"How many kilns are there?"

"Eleven kiln." Qi Laosan asked lately: "Mr. Lang, do you need so many red bricks for Daizhou General Manager's Mansion?"

"Why do you care so much?" Li Shan reprimanded, "It's muddy all the way here, so pave the road as soon as possible."

Qi Laosan nodded repeatedly.

After the death of Li Dayen, the last Daizhou governor, Jieli Khan invaded Daizhou several times, and the so-called Daizhou governor's mansion had been burned down... Also, even the Dai county government was not spared.

Li Shan thought in his heart that the county government still needs to be rebuilt, and he doesn't care, but Li Kai doesn't necessarily care... Anyway, the Daizhou General Manager's Office is also in Dai County, so it was built together.

This place is not too far from the county seat, there is enough clay nearby, and there are two small open-pit coal mines, it is the most suitable place to build a brick factory... But transporting red bricks requires a horse-drawn cart.

It is too wasteful to use a good horse outside the Great Wall to pull goods. Li Shan grew up in the countryside and knew that if it is to pull goods, the most cost-effective is the mule, which can usually last for 30 to [-] years. Can save some food.

After thinking for a while, Li Shan walked to the corner and asked in a low voice, "How about the east side?"

"It's not bad." Qi Laosan has been around here for more than half a year, and has not participated in several wars. "I have already made a part of it, but the gentleman told me not to leak the secret, so only the villain tried it twice."

Li Shan thought about it in his heart, "Brother Dingfang and Ma Sanbao are coming soon... let's prepare a batch first."

Speaking of Cao Cao, when Cao Cao arrived, Li Shan planned to go back to Dai County to rest for two days after making a tour. Because Li Daozong went north, even those who celebrated the Chinese New Year couldn’t rest. Kai and the others head north first and have already arrived in Dai County.

Li Shan hurried back to the city, and from a distance, he saw people shouting and neighing in the open space outside his house. There was a lot of noise, it should be the personal guards brought by Su Dingfang and Li Kai.

One of these two is General Zhonglang, and the other is the younger brother of Danyang House of the Li family in Longxi who has produced many famous generals. They are accompanied by personal guards this time.

Li Kai came up to meet him with a smile, but seeing Li Shan reining in the horse, turning over and dismounting, he couldn't help laughing and said: "As the saying goes, you should look at each other with admiration after three days of farewell, Huairen's equestrian skills are so good!"

"Brother Demou is so kind!" Li Shan held Li Kai's hands, his expression quite excited, "Why did you come so soon, I thought we would leave after the Lantern Festival."

The Tang Dynasty has a seven-day holiday for the New Year, but generally speaking, it will officially enter the right track after the Lantern Festival. Although the weather in Daizhou and Shuozhou has warmed up in recent days, they are still covered with ice and snow, so Li Shan thinks that he will wait until the Lantern Festival for his appointment. after.

"Hui Ren spread his fame in the north, made great achievements, and his reputation spread all over the world. He sat in Chang'an for his brother, and admired him for a long time." Li Kai was a little uncomfortable, "This time, it is really..."

Acting County Magistrate is Li Shan's job. He has done so many great things in this position, and Acting Governor Shi is only granted. If Li Shan is not willing to resign as Acting County Magistrate, no one can force him... Not to mention that Li Shan is backed by Li Yuan and Princess Pingyang.

You can't force it, but you can get around it... Li Shimin cleverly used Li Kai, which was unexpected by many people, but there was no reason to refute it.

Li Kai is a son of a famous family, so it is very common for him to be recommended as the county magistrate, and because he is a close friend with Li Shan, he will not be rejected by Li Shan... For this reason, Li Jiancheng secretly scolded Li Shimin for being shameless.

Of course, now that Mayi is in the hands, Yuan Junzhang's whole army is here to vote, Liu Shirang is stationed in Mayi, and the Daizhou General Manager's Office is restored in the middle of the court, and Li Daozong has replaced Li Shenfu. Li Kai, the younger brother of Shi Danyang, also knows that this is a gilded trip.

" Between you and me, do you still need to talk about this?" Li Shan glared, "But speaking of it, I feel quite guilty... The county government is still a ruined land."

"I've heard, I've heard." Li Kai said with a smile, "After Huairen took office, he lived in the post house for a month."

Li Shan laughed loudly, "Already people have built a brick kiln, tomorrow I will call craftsmen to build the county government and the general manager's mansion."

The two walked in with a smile, Li Shan looked around, most of the soldiers around him were unknown, some were generals of the Li family in Longxi, and the other were Su Dingfang's old troops from the Western Expedition.

"Uncle Guo is here too." Li Shan beckoned affectionately, "Brother Demou praised that certain horsemanship is excellent, thanks to Uncle Guo's teaching back then."

"I dare not be Li Langjun's words." Guo Pu, who had followed Li Shan to Shandong, bowed and saluted.

Li Shan pulled him up, "I'll have someone buy gazelle from Xia City later, and have a banquet tonight, and I won't go home until I'm drunk!"

There were voices of thanks from all around, Li Shan pulled Li Kai inside, and whispered, "Brother Demou is lucky, the fresh beef just arrived!"

Well, Yuan Junzhang killed a few more cows and packed them up for delivery.

As soon as he entered the door, Li Shan saw Su Dingfang reprimanding Wang Junhao, "Brother Dingfang...it's still the first month, Junhao has worked hard for the past six months, and he hasn't made any mistakes."

Since Su Dingfang went west with Chai Shao, he hadn't seen Li Shan for more than half a year, his lips moved, but he didn't know what to say.

Li Shan knew that Su Dingfang was not good at words, so he just smiled and hugged his shoulder affectionately, "Brother Demou can be used as a shield to appease the place, and brother Dingfang is extremely sharp and can be used as a lance."

"The two elder brothers have come together, and it has been half a year since they took office, and the younger brother can finally feel at ease."

Li Shan's words were sincere, regardless of their ability, at least these two would not stand against them.

(End of this chapter)