Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 279
It is the matter of Empress Changsun how to deal with Empress Changsun, and I don't really care about it.

Because my wife should not be a top wealthy family in the family, because I am already powerful enough, and if I arrange a top wealthy family for myself, it will definitely cause disputes.

Therefore, the Guanlong nobles, the Jingzhao four surnames, and the five surnames Qiwang should not have their own share.

Think about it, Li Chengqian's concubine only chose Jingzhaosu's family. If I think about it, I would look for nobles with similar status, but who have connections with Guanlong nobles. As for which one is not my business. up.

However, for Li Tai, who doesn't care much about his marriage, it's just a matter of following the arrangements of Empress Changsun.

After all, Li Tai has his own business, for example, he is the queen of Wei, Li Tai immediately finds Zu Changming.

"Yan...have met King Wei, what do you want?" Zu Changming immediately saluted Li Tai.

"This time I can get meritorious service from Tuyuhun, but I have to thank the bloody battle of the personal guards in the mansion." Li Tai said to Zu Changming,

"However, the sage intends to move my fiefdom from Youzhou to Luoyang, and I don't know when I will return to Youzhou in this lifetime.

So I will give you one thing, you go to the warehouse to get the cloth, and each guard will reward you with two brocades.

In addition, all the guards from Youzhou also arranged for them to return to Youzhou before the Chinese New Year.

After all, including you, they haven't been back for a long time! "

"Changming thanks King Wei for the arrangement!" Zu Changming immediately answered with great enthusiasm when he heard Li Tai's words.

This kind of reasonable salary to go home is really important, especially for people who have just come off the battlefield.

After all, people are not machines, and even machines need to stop occasionally to wipe off the oil.

Zu Changming had never seen such a relatively humane size from other high-ranking officials, but King Yan could always think of what was ahead of him. For a worker like himself, it was worthwhile to work hard for King Yan.

"In addition to organizing the bodyguards to take turns to rest, there is another point. After discussing with their families, the bodyguards decide whether to bring their families to Luoyang to settle down, or they prefer to stay in Youzhou!" Li Tai said slowly .

"I, Youzhou Langer, am willing to go through fire and water for the King of Yan. Why would the King of Yan say such things!" Zu Changming said.

For Zu Changming, he was originally a prominent family in Youzhou. Although he only had a poor reputation in the one-acre land in Youzhou, it is undeniable that at least he came from a family. Naturally, Zu Changming was willing to stay in Li Tai. Work around.

Even if they do a good job, maybe in Jingzhao or Luoyang in the future, maybe they can also be born into a famous family!

"Chang Ming, I believe what you say, but once you walk on the battlefield, everyone will have somewhat different feelings.

After all, people are different. It is good to get together and stay together. If you force to stay, it will not be a good thing after all! "Li Tai shook his head.

Li Tai continued, "When you come back, remember to take the family members of those who are willing to stay to Luoyang, so that they can be resettled!"

"Here!" Hearing Li Tai's words, Zu Changming nodded, but didn't say anything more, and took the cloth ticket to get the silk.

And Li Tai watched Zu Changming leave with a little helplessness, and just smiled calmly, because Li Tai knew very well that there is no love for no reason in this world, and there is no cruelty for no reason.

Especially for a person like myself who is going to seize the heir apparent, it's not as simple as saying that if you treat others well, others will treat you well.

Therefore, I am naturally cautious about the choice of soldiers around me, instead of keeping everyone by my side.

For example, these personal guards, they followed him all the way from Youzhou to Luoyang, and then even walked around the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and even helped him kill Murong Fuyun, and Li Tai also believed that they were willing to die for him.

But their willingness to die for themselves now does not mean that they are willing to die for themselves in the future. Even if they are their own personal guards now, it does not mean that they will be loyal to themselves for the rest of their lives.

Again, because Li Tai himself is not loyal, he doesn't believe in the loyalty of others. Controlling their families is the bottom line for him to become his own bodyguard.

I can support them with a high salary, and even after they die, I can support their families well.

But I absolutely don't allow the guards around me to be unattached, or because the distance is too far, the family members are controlled by others at any time.

Therefore, Li Tai asked Zu Changming to take the people from Youzhou to go home. This not only made these soldiers make a decision, but also let Zu Changming make a decision.

Needless to say, the soldiers have all done this, at least your Zu Changming should also express it.

Of course, there is another point, because the original title was King Yan, so the guards recruited in the border of Youzhou, now that he is going to be titled King Wei, will naturally recruit guards in Luoyang.

But the number of his own guards is only 500, and at most 100 reserve soldiers can be added to reach [-]. That's the number of places. If there are more, the impeachment of the courtiers will come.

As for how to raise enough space, it is natural for the soldiers from Youzhou to leave voluntarily.

There is no way, as the fief of the king of Wei is in Luoyang, it is unrealistic for him not to have a certain proportion of Luoyang natives under his command.

But the position of his subordinates is also limited, even if the people from Luoyang are allowed to climb slowly, at least let them see hope.

It's not that all the positions around you are filled with people, and you don't give others a little chance.

Therefore, the matter of recruiting personal guards in Luoyang naturally had to wait until he went to Luoyang, but the position had to be vacated first.

At the same time, Li Tai also asked Zu Changming to come back before his Yuanfu next year. This time also allowed the soldiers from Youzhou to take a good vacation and think about this matter clearly.

Zu Changming left with a heavy heart. He may not be able to see that Li Tai's arrangement is to make room for the personal guards from Luoyang in the future, but he can also understand that Li Tai's operation is more or less meant to warn him.

After all, it is unrealistic to want to be named under the name of the Youzhou clan again. Either I will become the first row of the Jingzhaozu clan again, or I will take over my father and become the first row of the Jingzhaozu clan. listed.

Of course, even if it was changed to Luoyang Zushi, I wouldn't mind, but the most important thing is to let King Yan see his sincerity!
After Zu Changming left, Li Tai called Tian Changgeng. When Tian Changgeng saw Li Tai, he immediately came to salute.

Li Tai took out an account book and handed it to Tian Changgeng.

Tian Changgeng was slightly puzzled, but all of them were filled with densely packed names, and the address attached to each name.

"King Yan, who is this?" Tian Changgeng looked at Li Tai and asked in confusion.

"These people are the students who stayed in Qinghai this time. They became soldiers because of me, and because of my plan, they stationed at the frontier. You also know the miasma in the West Sea. If you didn't save your life with saffron, maybe I will be carried down!"

Li Tai said, "So, since I left them there, I have to send some news to their families.

It can't be that we all won the battle in the Tang Dynasty, but the family members of the Fubing found that their relatives were alive and dead, right? "

"King Yan, why don't I come and see you off, why do you have to go in person for this matter." Tian Changgeng couldn't help but said to Li Tai.

Li Taidao: "Of course you want to help, but they are also my comrades in arms, and even more my students.

Since I have nothing to do recently, if I can personally deliver it, I will personally deliver it!

In addition, Zu Changming took the soldiers from Youzhou home to visit, Xue Rengui stayed in Qinghai, and the personal guard arrangements are entrusted to you! "

"Subordinates!" Hearing Li Tai's words, Tian Changgeng quickly saluted Li Tai and started to make arrangements.

In the days that followed, Li Tai gradually returned to calm, but occasionally he would choose targets that he considered valuable, and tell their families that they fought bravely, but because of his orders, they were stationed in the West Sea.

They will be rotated every three years, so don't worry, the confiscation will be sent to you through Yanwang Mansion.

And I will replace them, come to see their home, if there is any situation at home, or tell Gaoling Academy, or tell my mansion, I will give them a fair decision.

To put it simply, for the sake of your son or brother stationed on the frontier, I will give you fairness within the rules.

To be honest, this promise made by Li Tai is already very good, and it is also most needed by the people at the bottom.

At least when they faced the government office, they had their own promise, so they could live a better life.

On the other hand, Li Tai wanted to cultivate their sense of honor towards the soldiers, instead of simply thinking of serving as soldiers for food.

After all, they spent [-] Wen every year to go to school, and after a lot of effort, they trained children who were ready to farm, but they were directly dragged over to serve as soldiers. The court more or less wanted to give an explanation, and now Li Tai gave them an explanation. .

Of course, after Li Tai had done this matter for seven or eight days, the censor soon reported that he invited credit to buy fame and buy people's hearts.

However, these things were quickly sent back by Li Shimin, saying that Li Tai, as the captain of Zhechong, attacked Tuyuhun, and now that he has returned, he must explain clearly why some of the soldiers remained in Qinghai.

The ministers saw that Li Shimin did not object to Li Tai's actions, and no one said anything more. This presentation only made the censors become today's KPI, which quickly disappeared without even going through Li Tai. .

After Li Tai visited the soldiers, he began to adjust his property.

After all, because of the seizure, I placed orders for the industry, which expanded the scale of many industries. However, with the gradual payment of this batch of seizures, many expanded industries did not have so many production items, but they were idle.

Li Tai had to make adjustments. However, these so-called energy adjustments, industrial adjustments, and product adjustments were only human adjustments in the end.

After all, as the products go from coal mining, to metal smelting, to the production of products, because Li Tai has mastered the energy from the beginning, this allows Li Tai to reduce the cost of the industry as much as possible, down to basically only labor costs and time and space the extent of the cost.

This allows Li Tai to write numbers at will, as long as Li Tai is given enough space or time, he can exchange products.

I can't yell about this thing, but seeing the whole process of the entire industrial chain from production to sales with my own eyes made Li Tai heave a sigh of relief.

This kind of thing was born in this era, and even half-explored by myself. In any case, this entire industrial chain can be regarded as a black technology for this era!
Li Tai watched with satisfaction that the production chain of his industry was developing quite healthily, especially coal and steel, which were released by the imperial court. Apart from collecting the corresponding tax, there are basically no restrictions on Li Tai.

This condition is too good for Li Tai to imagine, but even so, Li Tai has no intention of completely replacing the steelmaking technology.

After all, half a step ahead of the times is a genius, and one step ahead of the times is a lunatic, not to mention that I am not very familiar with the technology of dry pot steelmaking or blast furnace ironmaking, and I need the people below to constantly improve and explore.

More importantly, the steel pouring method itself is relatively suitable for the productivity of this era, at least until Sun Simiao can make a breakthrough in the research of flames. To be honest, some backward skills may not be really backward.

Therefore, Li Tai also asked them to continue to accumulate the skills of pouring steel, and of course sent people to study blast furnace ironmaking, but Li Tai felt that he still had to wait for the real implementation.

After all, iron and salt have always been the country's important weapons, and I have passed the time when I need a lot of meritorious service to show myself, so I need to be more stable than showing off.

This is why Li Tai needs to adjust his industry in Chang'an. After all, if he expands blindly, he will be disadvantaged instead. It is better to streamline the industrial structure so that the industrial operation becomes more efficient.

Of course, when Li Tai was concentrating on improving the structure of his property in Gaoling, Empress Changsun was not slow to move. After October, she sent the news of Li Tai's choice of concubine to the Guanlong family.

Let them each choose a girl aged 13 to 15 years old, and send her to Chang'an after a year.

This matter is naturally easy for the local families in Chang'an, especially the aristocratic families in the Jingzhao area, but it is not so easy for those aristocratic families in distant places. For example, Yang Jian of the Hongnong Yang family who is working in Luoyang received this offer of grace.

After all, the Great Tang inherited the Great Sui Kingdom, so the Hongnong Yang family was still taken care of, at least on the bright side, there would be no persecution.

Even the Hongnong Yang family will be used to promote the merger with some upstarts, so Li Tai's concubine selection, the Hongnong Yang family is eligible to participate.

"Wei Wang chooses his concubine..." Yang Yan couldn't help looking at this decree, feeling a bit troublesome.

But Yang Yan's slightly helpless expression was captured by Yang Shi who was at the side, and said,

"Such a kind decree, why is my husband so embarrassing? If you don't like it and refuse it, it is impossible for the saint queen to annoy the Yang family!"

"I hope to climb up to King Wei, but I'm afraid to climb up to King Wei..."

Yang Yan shook his head, with an attitude that you really don't understand as a woman.

(End of this chapter)