"That's a good idea!"

Li Shimin couldn't help but smile: "With Mao Yue presiding over all the affairs of the Grange, I am naturally relieved." ”

He didn't really care much about the income of the Grange. Although the annual output of those 900 hectares of land is as much as 500,000 or 600,000 yuan, it is actually a small amount compared to the private salt business he is doing and the income from his own sales of ink armor.

The reason why he attaches so much importance to the Grange is actually because of the tenants he has recruited in Jiuquan Villa. And those fields in Jiuquanzhuang are an excellent tool for him to bind and gather the hearts of those villagers.

Li Shimin thought that if he wanted to make contributions on the battlefield in the future, he must have a pro-army subordinate who was passable and loyal enough.

And these Zhuang Ding are an excellent source of trilogy. Cultivating and recruiting private armies among Zhuangke is also a common practice in Kansai.

After all, he is not Li Yuan's eldest son, and it is impossible for him to inherit the family business, so he must build another foundation.

- But this is only the reason on the surface, Li Shimin's selfishness has dark thoughts that he himself does not want to touch and dare not touch.

Now that the future of the Great Sui seems to have been clouded, he can't help but take precautions and make some preparations before the possible chaos comes.

"But I think you'd better find a proper steward of the Grange next day—"

When Tang Jian said this, he said helplessly: "I'll help you take care of it first, I just hope that Pilu will cover you in the future, don't forget my hard work." ”

Li Shimin knew that Tang Jian was alluding to his career, which was also related to the obsession of his friend.

Tang Jian, the father of Tang Jian, although he went through the history of Rong and Shun two states, was awarded the title of Chang County Duke. His grandfather, Tang Yong, once served as the left servant of the Northern Qi Shangshu, and was the prime minister. But above him, there are three elder brothers, and there is not much left of his father's and ancestors' shadow to him, and now there is only a Wensan official from the Eighth Rank Chenglang.

This is willing to contribute to him Li Shimin, on the one hand, because the friendship between the two is indeed different, and on the other hand, because of the generous remuneration given by Li Shimin. But in addition to this, Tang Jian was not optimistic about his future, and asked for the factor of retribution - this is also something that both of them tacitly know.

In fact, Li Shimin can already give Tang Jian a good step forward now.

According to the rules of the Zhou and Wei dynasties and the beginning of the emperor, after Li Shimin obtained the title of the three divisions of the Kaifu Yitong, he could already open the palace and use the staff. There should be a long history in the house, Sima - all from the rank of the seventh grade, as well as Zhu Cao to join the military, Zhu Cao to join the army, Zhu Cao to engage in the army, etc., all of which are between the eighth rank and the ninth rank of the actual internal officials.

But a few decades ago, the number of Kaifuyi and the three divisions was scarce, and they were not as big as they are now. Moreover, Li Shimin himself is only 15 or 6 years old, so how dare he be so ostentatious? Now that he is going out, he does not even dare to put on a full set of honor guards for the founding county.

After all, he is his father Li Yuan, and now even if he is the founding prince of the country and the 'great general' in the eleventh rank martial arts, in addition to Changshi Sima, he does not dare to use more shogunes.

But then, Li Shimin smiled and handed a letter of farewell to Tang Jian.

"Brother Maoyo's hard work, Vilusha will never dare to forget! If I really have the position of joining the military since the day I opened the mansion in the future, it is none other than Brother Maoyo. ”

When Tang Jian heard this, he couldn't help but purse the corners of his lips.

Among the shogunates of the princes and important ministers of the court, the most noble and important ones are naturally Changshi and Sima. Of course, Li Shimin wants to leave these two positions to his brother-in-law, right? However, Gong Cao's participation in the military is also very sincere, and it is a position second only to Changshi and Sima, and his rank and authority are above the other five Cao.

Anyway, he was just asking for a step forward, and he didn't have to serve in Li Shimin's shogunate, and I didn't care, and instead focused on the confession document in his hand.

Just at a glance, Tang Jian's sword eyebrows raised slightly, and his eyes showed joy: "Tong Yilang?"

This is a confession document of General Lang - although he is also a literary official, he is from the sixth grade, which is several grades higher than his current Wen Linlang. In the future, when he really comes out, he can use this as a rank to obtain at least seven grades or more of substantive officials.

- This is already a very good starting point, after all, a county order under the county is only the ninth grade,

Tang Jian thought to himself that he really didn't look at the wrong person, and the hard work and management in Kansai was worth it. As a friend, he is much more generous and generous than his father.

"It took a lot of work, didn't it?

He knew that there was no gold content below the eighth rank of the loose official, but any noble son with some background could get it as long as he spent some money.

But if it is above the eighth grade, the imperial court will no longer give people lightly.

Li Shimin's Asan Lang, who came for his activities, should have used some favors in addition to spending money.

This even flattered Tang Jian, compared to this loose official position, the things he did for Li Shimin were simply not worth mentioning.

"The money was only 100,000 yuan, and the rest is not worth mentioning. I'm also a person who can make everyone below the six grades of the West worry about it. This is also convenient for you to act in Kansai, and with this rank of loose official, the magistrate of Kansai, no one dares to underestimate you anymore. This is my New Year's gift to you, remember that four days ago, it was your birthday. To tell the truth, I still have to ask Brother Maoyo, don't blame me for being selfish, I can't give you a real job. ”

Li Shimin's words were slightly apologetic. After all, with his current status, even if he can't directly grant Tang Jian a shogunate official, he can still get an eight-rank or even seven-rank actual military attache for him.

But now the situation in Kansai is inseparable from Tang Jian. He didn't want to send his most powerful right-hand man away in vain at this time.

"It's hard for you to remember my birthday, so it's better to be respectful to your brother than to obey your fate,"

Tang Jian was happy when he heard this, he was no longer polite, and casually put the confession document in his sleeve: "Vilu Sha, you can rest assured, now is the time when your foundation is just starting and there is a shortage of manpower, how can Brother Wen abandon you? Besides, a general councillor from the sixth rank is already qualified to serve as the county magistrate of Shangxian County, what can I not be satisfied with? On the contrary, I am deserved. ”

After that, he said with a solemn expression: "Whether it is Jiuquan Villa or the distribution of illicit salt in the future, I can guarantee that as long as this war is over, there will never be any problems." But the current situation is that the battle between you and Xue Ju seems to be inconclusive for a while, I want to know what you think? And the Demon Dragon Babu, what is the situation? I am in Jiuquanzhuang, although I have heard a little, it is difficult to know the details. ”

"It's troublesome on both sides. ”

Li Shimin shook his head, first described in detail the affairs of the Eight Divisions of the Demon Dragon, and then said with a wry smile: "As for Xue Ju, I don't know how to end it now." The situation is such that neither of us can afford to drag it out. ”

"How?"

Tang Jian's eyes condensed slightly: "As far as I know, our side should have a stable advantage,"

"On the surface, this is the case, but Li Liang will not go south easily until he sees me and Xue Ju fighting to the end of the blood flow and losing both. On my side, do you know that during the time you were trapped in Jiuquanzhuang, almost all of our private salt business was encroached upon by Lingzhou Bai Yusao?"

Li Shimin smiled bitterly: "This one has even set his sights on our salt source in Qinghai, and is sending people to contact the Tibetan people to discuss and praise it, and want to swallow the green salt produced by Tubo in one gulp." ”

"How can such a thing happen?"

Tang Jian was stunned: "That is, the snipe and the clam compete, and the fisherman profits, right? Bai Yushao, I have also heard of this person, it is indeed very tricky." ”

Lingzhou Bai Yusao is also a generation of Jianghu tycoons in the Kansai generation, it is rumored that he was born as a slave in his early years, but then somehow, he suddenly rose in Lingzhou and Yuanzhou ten years ago, which is now Lingwu County. Now whether it is power or prestige, it can be compared to Xue Ju and Li Rail. In the generation of Lingwu County, there are tens of thousands of horse thieves in control, and there are many masters under him.

The background of his people is also unfathomable, and once he takes the salt source of Tibet, it will be difficult for them to get it back.

As soon as they were supposed to target the Xue family, they couldn't use it against Bai Yusao. That means that they must also be ready for an all-out war with Bai Yusao.

But just one Xue Ju had already exhausted them and squandered millions of money.

"So after the investigation of the Demon Dragon Babu is over, I am going to go to Jincheng County in person. ”

Li Shimin felt a slight headache and rubbed his eyebrows: "I can't say, this time I may have to fight with Xue Ju on the battlefield and fight head-on." ”

Li Shimin was confident that when he went to Jincheng County, he would use his influence to gather an army of more than 7,000 people and fight Xue Ju.

This can't help but be because of the power and financial resources he has now, but also because of his connections in the Kansai area.

Before he was in his hometown, he was not just working behind closed doors at home, studying ink armor. Li Shimin also studied martial arts with some noble children, fought cocks and dogs, and hunted in the mountains and forests.

Li Shimin is confident that at this time, he only needs dozens of letters to make his former friends and fox friends gather in Jincheng to help him.

- Those are all the sons and daughters of the nobles from the Kansai Generals, and now they are all without exception, and they each have some private army units. It is easy to gather three thousand armor soldiers,

But this is the most unavoidable choice, the Son of Heaven was already jealous of the Kansai generals, and even did not hesitate to move the capital to Luoyang in order to get rid of their influence. Now that he is coming back like this, is it because the Son of Heaven's jealousy of their martial arts Li is not strong enough?

It should be known that not long ago, Luoyang and Chang'an were still circulating the proverbial ballads of 'Eighteen sons, sitting in the world' and 'Li will be Xing, Liu will be king'.

His father, however, spent a great deal of money and energy to appease the suspicion of the Son of Heaven.