Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

If Li Tai understood it correctly, this matter was tantamount to turning the Kuli River area into his own private domain, allowing him to do whatever he wanted here.

This may sound a bit unbelievable, but in fact, it is a routine operation in this era, especially among some Di and Qiang tribes and other miscellaneous Hu tribes. The imperial court and the Bafu itself do not have corresponding household registration information, and the population of these Hu people is also unknown. Unaccustomed to accepting the rule of the government, the Hu chiefs were given the power to control the left officials, allowing them to manage independently.

Similar situations do not only exist in border states, but also in the core areas of Guan Nei.

For example, the Di tribe who moved from Longyou to Huazhou in the ninth year of Datong still lives in a small area near Shayuan. They do not communicate frequently with the outside world and do not accept the control of the local government. They only need to bear the tyranny. Labor and military service tasks issued by the government.

If the Xihe County established by overseas Chinese has a similar existence, it will undoubtedly be great news for Li Tai.

First of all, he had rebuilt it from a wasteland, and he had great hopes and expectations in his heart. If he couldn't leave it to the hands of the people he chose to continue running it, he really couldn't rest assured.

Secondly, he has more and more personnel under his control. Without a stable distribution center to operate, the dispatching efficiency will become very low and it will be difficult to achieve the energy efficiency that it should have.

The last and most important point is that as a powerful military leader, he does not even have a stable base. The level is too low. Even the basic gathering and training of troops is a problem. How can he continue to develop and grow?

Of course, Li Tai is still different from ordinary powerful chiefs and commanders.

Although these people have strong independence, their power and influence are also firmly locked in their own tribes. Once they leave their tribes, their deterrence will be sharply reduced.

This is not the case with Li Tai. He is already a subordinate of the domineering government and comes from a famous family. He has considerable connections and influence in both the government and the public. If you can get a piece of land that can develop relatively independently, the personnel reaction will be much stronger than that of ordinary powerful chiefs.

The military system of the Western Wei Dynasty was not different from that of the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Except for a few generals with relatively special identities such as Dugu Xin and Li Hu, other generals rarely stayed in one area for a long time and formed a local force. After all, they were sent to Kansai as a guest, and even after the battle, the team members also suffered heavy losses.

Li Tai was able to get a stable piece of land to cultivate production and train armored soldiers. Although this treatment was not unique, it was definitely one of the few.

The reason why Yuwentai made this arrangement was probably mainly because of Duguxin's face. After all, no matter how much you appreciate Li Tai, you have to have a standard. If you want to allocate a piece of land to a young man who is good, then the entire territory of the Western Wei Dynasty is not enough.

Dugu Xin has been operating in Longyou for many years, and there is a vague tendency to divide Shaanxi with Bafu. If he cannot show enough sincerity, Dugu Xin will certainly not accept it easily.

In the original history, Yuwentai used the excuse of Hou Jing of the Eastern Wei Dynasty to summon Duguxin back from Longyou, and then replaced Duguxin with Yuwen Dao. Because Rouran invaded, Duguxin was ordered to return to Heyang City in Longyou to guard against Rouran.

The details of this process are not clearly recorded, but I think it will not be too pleasant. It will inevitably be accompanied by various frictions, collisions and compromises.

Duguxin was the first person to be promoted among the Six Pillar Kingdoms after Yu Wentai. This may have been part of the deal, but he didn't expect that so many Pillar Kingdoms would pop up in a very short period of time. But it's useless to regret it anymore, because the situation has evolved to the point that if you dare to beep blindly, you will be hacked to death by Li Yuan.

Nowadays, Yuwentai launched his campaign earlier than in history, and there has not been any strong collision between them, because there is Li Tai, a medium that both parties are relatively accepting of.

For Yuwentai, if he could relieve the current situation of Duguxin's autocratic power in Longyou, he would not mind adding some power to Li Tai. After all, the situation in northern Shaanxi was originally created by Li Tai, and it is still unknown whether the Bafu can be effectively operated even if it is recovered.

Li Tai's own qualifications were much shallower than Duguxin's. Jinyang and his party proved that he was capable of using northern Shaanxi as a base to cause harm to the Eastern Wei Dynasty. However, northern Shaanxi's influence on the situation in Guanzhong was far less profound than that of Longyou. Moreover, locating Li Tai's power in northern Shaanxi is also conducive to real-time monitoring of the development of personnel under his command.

For Dugu Xin, the situation is much more helpless. Since Daxingtai could no longer tolerate him continuing to control Longyou, he was not allowed to return to the court to manage personnel. He wanted to stay in Longyou and watch Director Yuwen take over everything he had managed in the past few years, even Also help.

Even if he struggles and resists, it will only make him look better, but it will not change the essence of the matter unless he can make up his mind to completely break with Daxingtai.

But today Daxingtai is willing to be generous and transfer part of the power he lost in Longyou to Li Tai, making his son-in-law's situation more relaxed and his power more powerful. This can finally be called A comforting favor.

Li Tai couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this. Today, Guanzhong is really still the home ground of these North Town veterans. If he hadn't been deeply involved in the power disputes and distribution at the top of these town soldiers, he would have worked even harder than he does now. Even if his merits are several times greater and his achievements are several times greater, he would never expect to receive such treatment!

When Li Tai thought about how his father-in-law had been running Longyou for several years, and in the end, he only got a county seat set up by an overseas Chinese, he felt mixed emotions, and felt that this dowry was indeed a bit heavy.

He must also do his best to maximize the value of this overseas county, greatly promote the development of his own power, and ensure that his father-in-law's previous efforts would not be wasted.

Although Yuwen Tai only gave him a narrow piece of land in the Kulichuan River Basin centered on the Heishui Fangcheng, for Li Tai, who knew the situation in northern Shaanxi and had already made many plans, as long as he could control this area, then the vast northern Shaanxi including Sanxiazhou and even the Hetao area would be under his control.

Although this area is vast and sparsely populated as a whole, its strategic value and natural resources are very considerable. It was the base of the Huxia regime back then. Compared with the current Western Wei regime, it can also be called half of the country.

Of course, Li Tai does not need to actually control all these places, but as long as he can firmly control the lifeline of the safety in the area, then no matter what period it is, it will be a powerful political bargaining chip in his hand. Anyone who wants to provoke him must be cautious and think about whether he can afford the cost of angering him.

Li Tai was so obsessed with his thoughts that he didn't care about going to the back hall to see the young lady. He asked someone to hand him paper and pen and started writing and drawing in the hall. Through various ideas and plans to strengthen the importance of Heishui Fangcheng as a regional center, half a day passed unknowingly.

Because he was too obsessed, Li Tai didn't notice the passage of time. When it was evening, Dugu Xin, who had been sleeping for most of the morning, woke up and heard that Li Tai was still in the mansion. Thinking back to his drunken state in the morning, he felt a little embarrassed. He secretly made some psychological preparations before walking to the central hall.

When he walked into the central hall, he saw Li Tai staring at the paper rolls on the desk in a daze. He did not make a sound to disturb him, but walked forward slowly, picked up the paper rolls scattered on the ground with curiosity, and looked at them for a long time but still did not understand.

He did not know that Li Tai had already developed the habit of encrypting his daily writing and painting in order to avoid unconsciously leaking some information that should not be revealed to others. It did not require any advanced encryption tricks. Some noun replacements, codeword references, and even the use of some stalks could confuse people.

He woke up when he heard the noise beside him. He turned around and saw Dugu Xin. He stood up and asked, "When did the father-in-law come in?" "He just came." Dugu Xin was still a little embarrassed when facing Li Tai. He waved his hand to signal him to sit down. He seemed to remember something. He took a leather bag from the servant behind him and threw it on the table in front of Li Tai and said, "I sent a letter to Yang Anyu before, saying that he would have time to come back to congratulate you after the New Year when the wedding date is approaching, so I asked the servant to send you a gift. It's not a rare thing, but it's also rare and interesting." Li Tai heard the sound of gold and jade colliding when the bag hit the table, but it was light when he touched it. When he took out the contents, he saw that it was pitch black and unremarkable. He weighed it in his hand and suddenly thought, "Is this jet?"

"You have some knowledge."

After hearing this, Dugu Xin smiled and said, "This kind of thing is not often seen in the world. Only a dozen pounds of rough material can be produced in the huge mine in Xi'an Prefecture. It can be polished and carved into jewelry and talismans. It is hard, light, and durable."

It is durable. Even if you have lost it, it is still there. It has become a national treasure.

Li Tai had been planning to carve a seal that was even more impressive than his father-in-law's. He hadn't even surpassed his official rank yet, but Yang Zhong had already sent him the materials. He felt that the world was really amazing, and couldn't help but laugh and said, "Yang Kaifu is really too polite. When I return to Huazhou, I will definitely visit him." If he remembered correctly, his younger brother-in-law Yang Jian was still being raised in a nunnery, so he had to take some time to go and see him. Dugu Xin's embarrassment subsided a little, and he immediately said to Li Tai, "What do you think of the Xihe County matter you mentioned before? I wonder if you have any ideas for reference?" Li Tai nodded after hearing this, and then said, "This attack on Jinyang can prove that the management of Beizhou has already taken shape in the past few years. It would be a pity if people left and the government was in a state of stagnation. If we can use the Black Water Defense City as a fulcrum and continue the old personnel planning, it will be of great benefit to the country and the family. I also weighed it and felt that Gao Bin Gao Sima was a good choice for the county governor."