Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 135 Historic Breakthrough
After the matter of the craftsman passed, Li Tai had nothing to do, so he left and went back to Gaoling.

After all, this time, from the imperial court, he got the opportunity to sort out the entire coal industry and the method of assessing craftsmen. For Li Tai, this trip was worthwhile.

There are a lot of things to be arranged next, so naturally I don't plan to stay in Chang'an, after all, only work can make people happy.

Seeing Li Tai leave, Li Shimin waved his hand and did not stop him. After all, the imperial court did not revolve around Li Tai.

Let's arrange to check the information on the population born in Guanzhong. To a certain extent, it is already a census.

Even if the area covered is only Guanzhong, but with the organizational power of the feudal era, it would take at least a year to check it out.

One day when Li Tai came here, the imperial court added a one-year task. I believe no one will be happy.

So, Li Tai left Liangyi Hall after saying these things, greeted Empress Changsun and Changle when he returned, and went back to Gaoling to continue working.

When Li Tai returned to Gaoling, he immediately called Ma Zhou over. As for the artisan assessment, since Zheng Guoqu was the subject of the examination, the chief examiner could only be Ma Zhou, and he would be in charge of coordinating the entire examination.

"If that's the case, then tomorrow I'll issue documents to guide folk craftsmen to conduct assessments!" Ma Zhou promised.

Li Tai nodded and said: "Except for the Guanzhong area, our news can actually spread to the Longyou area through the Wei River.

With the construction of the Weishui Water Transport, even craftsmen from the Yuanzhou Shengzhou area can arrange to come to our Gaoling by water! "

"Follow the order!" Ma Zhou thought about it and answered directly.

Because the entire Weishui River was cleared out by Ma Zhou and the wharves, and even the superior location on the ferry was occupied by the Yuewang Mansion.

Therefore, it is not difficult for Ma Zhou to spread this order at the Weihe Ferry.

Not to mention, after Li Tai built the water transportation system in the Weihe River, at the beginning of each month, he would ask the medical house to make a list, and then Li Tai ordered to purchase the Chinese herbal medicines in the list, basically relying on the entire Weishui River system to acquire.

There is no way, such things as the medicinal material base have not yet been built. Except for the medicinal materials such as hemostasis and blood, in fact, the people can only rely on the common people to collect the medicinal materials and slowly hoard them. Every time they are consumed, they really can't help spending.

Fortunately, these herbs are not urgently needed, and more are just for storage, so they are not very valuable to store, only a few pennies per catty.

Basically, it is the common people near the Weihe River, who dug it from the field to dry in the slack season, and slowly hoarded it.

Compared with the hard work of farming, this kind of practice is almost nothing. Every time you collect to a certain extent, come to the wharf to sell!
Because the Yue Palace basically did not lower prices, the common people could earn an extra thirty to fifty Wen per month.

There are almost five hundred wen in a year, and this amount of money is already quite extraordinary for ordinary people.

Because for ordinary people, these are for nothing, that is, when they go to the fields and mountains, they grab a handful and stuff them up.

It is precisely because Li Tai has economic contacts with these ferries, and has paid money and food as promised.

So Li Tai issued the corresponding announcement as the Yue Palace, and the common people believed it to a certain extent.

It's just that many craftsmen rushed to take the exam as soon as Li Tai thought, and most of them just waited and watched.

Because the above stipulates that the assessment time is to be completed until the construction of Zheng Baiqu is completed.

This made some craftsmen with families in other regions hesitate a bit. After all, as long as they are craftsmen with crafts in their hands, no matter how rich they are, at least they will not die of hunger.

Among the common people, this kind of people can already be regarded as the middle class, and the vast majority of them have already married wives and had children.

Under such circumstances, even if the Weihe River Water Transport has been opened up by Ma Zhou, most people are still unwilling to go to such a far place to prove themselves under the idea of ​​relocating the land.

After all, one has a skill and has enough food and clothing in the local area, so why travel so far to get certified.

Therefore, even though many skilled craftsmen knew about this notice, they were somewhat hesitant.

But when those younger generations saw Li Tai's actions, they were somewhat moved, and they didn't think too much about it. It's just that the court provided a platform for some ambitious young people around the Weishui River to prove themselves. That's all.

Relying on the confluence of the Wei River and Gao Ling's important position in the Wei River, Li Tai's orders were easily issued.

Compared with others that need to disseminate news by land, the water transport plan makes Weishui seem to be a high-speed rail, strengthening the connection with all surrounding cities of Weishui.

At the same time, it further exerted the siphon effect and began to absorb talents from the upper and lower reaches of the Weishui River.

Of course, in this era, if you want to go out, you need a guide, and it is not just for the common people to leave.

But it is undeniable that the Weihe Water Transport and the release of the artisan assessment have reduced the cost of going out for the people around them, given them a reason to go out, and allowed Li Tai to make initial progress in absorbing talents from the surrounding cities.

After all, this order was only responded to around Zheng Baiqu, so naturally it would not attract many craftsmen.

However, craftsmen from Longxi and Gyeonggi have been absorbed through the Weishui River. Even though most of them are immature, as craftsmen, they can already be regarded as high-quality talents in this era. difference.

Of course, the impact of this matter will have to settle down slowly before it can really play a role.

Just like the Weishui water transportation plan, for the imperial court, it was a means of increasing taxes, but for Li Tai, it was a necessary channel to expand his influence to the entire Weishui River, and even gradually form a siphon effect.

But for Ma Zhou, although the announcement was issued, these people are not NPCs, and they don't mean that if they want to refresh, they can immediately refresh in front of him.

The work that should be done now can only be done by the labor of the East Turks.

While Li Tai and Ma Zhou were dealing with these trivial matters, soon Du Chuke came to report that Zuo Wuhou Zhonglang General Su Lie had led an army to Gaoling, and Li Tai needed to send someone to help set up camp.

Li Tai went up to greet him, but he saw a middle-aged soldier standing with his head held high in front of the door.

The general saw a group of adults coming out surrounded by a child, and immediately saluted Li Tai,

"The last general, Su Lie, has met the King of Yue. He was ordered by the army to station in Zheng Baiqu, and I hope the King of Yue will cooperate!"

Li Tai frowned, always feeling that this guy doesn't seem to be very good at talking.

To be honest, Li Tai was not very familiar with the Tang Dynasty. The ones he was most familiar with were naturally Li Jing, Li Ji, and Li Shimin, who were friends in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. As for most of the later Tang Dynasty generals, Li Tai did not know him.

At most, he knew about Wang Xuance who destroyed a country by one person. As for who Su Lie and Su Dingfang were, Li Tai really didn't know.

It's just that Li Tai asked Du Chuke to inquire about it for a while, and he probably knew that this guy was being squeezed out by civil servants.

Li Jing asked him to come here, more or less meant to let his beloved general avoid disaster.

Therefore, Li Tai doesn't know who Su Lie is, but Li Tai naturally wants to give Li Jing face.

Under such circumstances, Li Tai said kindly: "General Su Lie has worked hard, why don't you rest in Gaoling for one night and set off tomorrow?"

"For military affairs, the most important thing is to order and prohibit. The order of the military department is to wait for me to enter the Zhengbaiqu area today, and ask the king of Yue to send someone to lead the way, so as not to delay the time!" Su Lie replied to Li Tai bluntly, but it was really not flattering at all. happiness.

"Okay!" Li Tai said to Du Chuke, "President Du, you can send someone to lead General Su!"

"Order!" Du Chuke agreed, and under the leadership of Du Chuke himself, he sent Su Lie and his troops to Zheng Guoqu.

Originally, Li Tai thought the matter was over like this, but when Du Chuke came back, he took the initiative to tell Li Tai:
"King Yue, the army led by General Su Dingfang is quite elite, and he really deserves to be the warrior who captured Jieli Khan."

"Oh?" Li Tai said to Du Chuke when he heard this, "I don't know anything about soldiers, so I ask Shan Bin to explain in detail."

When Du Chuke heard Li Tai's words, his expression changed, and he said,

"I have only experienced the turn of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and I have personally experienced military disasters and disasters, so I should not have heard the words of the soldiers.

However, the army led by the Soviet general acted as a whole, and when they set up camp, orders were strictly prohibited.

Although I don't see any talent in the war department, I should be able to fight the East Turks! "

"Oh?" Li Tai couldn't help but get serious when he heard Du Chuke's words.

Now in the entire Tang Dynasty, as long as there are troops with the talent of the war department, they can be regarded as elites at the national level.

Of course, Datang did not follow the division method of dual talents and single talents, but divided them into five levels: miscellaneous soldiers, regular soldiers, elites, imperial guards, and military souls.

Among them is to have the talent of the war department from the elite, and as long as you have elite generals in your hands, you can basically be regarded as the backbone of the country.

And Su Lie, who seems to have a tough temper, is at least the backbone of the country in terms of strength.

"General Su's uprightness is due to my Tang Dynasty's bravery, and in addition to assisting us in suppressing alien races to prevent riots.

If he has any requirements, what can be satisfied is what is satisfied.

In addition, some vegetables and meat, if his troops buy them in Gaoling, they can also sell them to him at a discount! "

Li Tai said to Du Chuke, "In short, you just need to take care of him."

"This subordinate understands!" Du Chuke's eyes lit up, and he said to Li Tai with an expression that I understood very well.

To be honest, Li Tai really wanted to know what Du Chuke understood.

But what Du Chuke thinks is that at this time, a hero like Su Lie will be abandoned by the court, so Li Tai naturally wants to win over at this time.

After all, if it is really a battle for the throne in the future, then there will be a general to help, and that will be more certain.

And Li Tai knew what Du Chuke was thinking, so he probably didn't know what to say.

I didn't choose Su Lie as a good friend, but I just thought he was an excellent general and had made great achievements in capturing Jieli Khan, but he was suppressed for no reason because of the court's infighting.

This kind of thing may be for the stability of the country, but it is also a loss for the country.

Li Jing was envied by many people because of his great achievements, but Li Jing himself was cautious and could hardly grasp anything. Naturally, many people began to suppress the forces that Li Jing belonged to in the name of the stability of the court.

And Su Lie became a breakthrough point. Li Jing couldn't protect Su Lie despite his choice. Even if Li Jing took the initiative to protect Su Lie, Li Jing would actually have a headache if he was labeled as a clique for personal gain.

After all, Li Shimin is not afraid of Li Jing forming a party for personal gain, but as long as the court officials continue to report that Li Jing's own existence is a threat to the Tang Dynasty, then the three of them will become tigers, and Li Shimin also needs to measure for future generations!
And most of the famous generals were not shrouded in horse leather, but were inexplicably consumed in the civil strife in the court. To a certain extent, it was also a pity for the ancient border dynasty.

Because once the world is peaceful, the existence of famous generals will become a threat to the country and the country.

Li Tai knew that all he could do was to help Su Lie in logistics.

As for more things, I'm afraid I can't do it, after all, now I'm just an ordinary prince.

If you get too close to these generals, I'm afraid that the royal censor of the court will write a book to refer to it.

However, although Li Tai did not get close to Su Lie, as a unit stationed near Zheng Guoqu, Li Tai still arranged for people to investigate the news of this unit.

I have to say that I don't know whether this army is strong or not, but they practice every day, no matter it is windy or rainy, it never fails.

As the commander of this army, Su Lie even accompanied this army for training every day.

From Li Tai's point of view, Su Lie felt like he was sharpening a knife, but the entire army was constantly changing.

It's just that this stubborn attitude of climbing forward in the dark made Li Tai a little awe-inspiring.

But soon, Li Tai's mind was no longer on Su Lie, because the master craftsman from the Ministry of Industry sent him over.

This time, from the imperial court, he got the opportunity to sort out the entire coal industry, which naturally made Li Tai very happy.

Even for Li Tai, the most important thing is that he can integrate the entire coal industry and complete the restructuring of the coal industry.

Although at the beginning, the structural adjustment will definitely lead to a decline in output, but with the completion of the adjustment, the standardization and programming of the entire process, and even the full promotion of certain technologies, the coal industry has begun to take shape.

When the integration of the entire coal industry is completed, the cost of coal collection and production of coal itself will be further reduced. In addition, the existence of the Weihe River reduces transportation costs, and the price of boiling water per catty can be further reduced in the future.

Basically, as long as you give me a penny, as long as you can carry the boiled water away, I can call you all.

Of course, the most important thing is not only that, but also the fact that many things need to be scaled to be meaningful.

Similarly, the coal industry gradually scaled up during Li Tai's integration, and the upstream and downstream industrial chains involved also began to form little by little with the scale.

In Guanzhong, charcoal fire, a new fuel, began to enter thousands of households from smelting metals, replacing wood and becoming a member of fuel.

Li Tai took out a notebook, firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea, and Li Tai made a stroke on the firewood.

This basic material is in the hands of Li Tai.This is a historic breakthrough.

(End of this chapter)