"Brother, do you think what this son said is true or false?"

After leaving Li Tai Manor, Shi Jing asked while riding on his horse and rubbing the bruises on his face.

Shi Gong's eyes flickered, with a contemplative expression, and he muttered: "Three points true, seven points false." His family has a deep reputation, and he is friendly with the strong ministers and generals, and he has no intention of supervising the township soldiers, which should be true, and the others are not true. ”

"Even if he wants to supervise the township soldiers, he has to look at himself, how can my fellow villagers be such a fool who doesn't know anything about personnel to control it!"

Shi Jing snorted coldly after hearing this, although this bitter plan was agreed upon by the two brothers, but thinking of the humiliating appearance of being beaten and howled by his brother before, he was still full of resentment, and he already secretly hated Li Tai in his heart.

"You're the real fool! When that kid came to buy materials, you didn't have one or two suspicions? He went to the countryside to manage his business, but he bought flax and ointment other than farming at a high price, which was already strange. But if you have one or two points of vigilance, you won't let him gather so much township capital! ”

Shi Gong pointed at Shi Jing and scolded angrily: "This kid seems to be coarse, but he is very shrewd inside. He was friendly with Master Hebal, and he must have known the content of the prize. A lot of donated materials, only to choose ointment to do work, this scheming, is your cloth ruler silk stuffed with heart and intestines can be compared? ”

"I—I just want to add to the family, if I am really shrewd, who will harvest the flax after autumn here?"

Shi Jing's face was aggrieved, flax and sesame oil were not necessary for food and clothing, even if prices rose in the year of the famine, most of them were in a state of no market, where could he think of calculations other than buying and selling at that time.

When he heard that Li Tai had a considerable amount of oil produced by Hebei's new method of pressing oil, he was even less suspicious, but he was annoyed that the price should be higher.

Shi Gong was also full of irritability, and the loss reward that Daxingtai was about to issue was an excellent opportunity for them to make progress. After receiving the letter, he returned to the township, intending to raise materials and send officials to seek awards, but he did not expect such a change to occur in the township.

Five hundred dendrobs of ointment is not too much, but it is also 60,000 catties. Ordinary wealthy families in the township will not accumulate so much ointment, which is obviously not a reward for these cultivators.

As for other materials that can be used for donation, it will take some time to raise them, which can show that the big families in the county have more deep capital in their hometowns.

But I didn't expect such a demon to appear in the township, and he bought a large amount of oil from the big families in advance, which suddenly made the situation weird.

"You have recently visited a few houses in the township, and you have checked how much oil and ointment reserves that kid has, and to see if other families have any intention of buying them. He has so much ointment in his hand, he must be planning to sell it at a price, and if the price is still bearable, don't let others take the lead. If he is insatiable, I will hand him a complaint to the platform, and he will be punished for losing all his money! ”

Shi Gong said hatefully, and at the same time thought about other plans: "I'll go to Jingzhao's house to visit first, if my family has more savings, I will borrow a batch of other materials to be the loser first, and I must ensure that the county and township regiments are not left in the hands of others!" ”

"My family is more prosperous, and there are many people who are eager to get ahead, I'm afraid it's not easy to speak! In my opinion, the big plan will fall on that kid. ”

Regarding the future of the family business, Shi Jing did not dare to slack off, and muttered: "He didn't say that he only had more than 300 yuan in reserve, which was still less than the number of rewards. Then let's negotiate with him, while searching the surplus goods of the people in the township, so that other families have no oil to buy, even if we get the huge goods in the hands of that kid, it is not enough, who will buy it at a stupid high price? In the township, it is better to accumulate some rural voices than to fat the villagers! ”

When Shi Gong heard this, he faintly felt that something was wrong, but he was still thinking about how to persuade the Jingzhao family at this time, so he didn't think about it, and only said: "Even if it is a rush, the price must be measured, don't mess around." ”

The visit of the Shi brothers was like a signal, and then there was an endless stream of visitors in Li Tai's manor, and it was obvious that these big families also knew the content of the losing prize.

This is not because Daxingtai has been infiltrated too deeply and has no secrets, and the expropriation of local materials is closely related to the nostalgia. Daxingtai used the order cautiously, and before the public mansion brainstormed, before the order was promulgated, blowing the wind to the masses, but also to give them a buffer room and time to raise.

When Li Tai purchased oil before, he visited more than a dozen local tyrants in the county. Soon after the Shi brothers' visit, five or six more families came to visit, which shows that they all had a great plan for this loss.

It can be seen that although the defeat of Bishan gave Yuwentai a great blow, it had little impact on the prestige of its rule in Guanzhong, and most of these township tycoons still supported the Western Wei regime.

After some thought, Li Tai also realized more why Yuwentai collected the goods first and did not collect the troops, in addition to the military considerations of the soldiers and horses before the grain and grass were moved, it also lay in the gradual temptation of the hometown.

If the Kansai masses do not have too high a sense of identification with his hegemonic regime, rashly recruiting powerful troops into the army, not only will they not be able to enhance their strength, but will exacerbate rifts and internal friction.

This Yuwen black otter is in the camp step by step, and does not mess up because of the defeat of the army, which makes Li Tai, the ambitious young man of Lu, also feel very challenging.

The big families in the county begged for courtesy, but now the initiative is back in the hands of Li Tai, he naturally sits firmly in Diaoyutai and does not make a clear statement, and the response is just the same rhetoric as to the Shi brothers.

The ointment in the reward grid was not the competitive goal of these cultivators, but because of the variable of Li Tai, it became an option that could not be ignored.

If these big local families want to not be controlled by Li Tai, they are actually very simple, they can conspire and piece together the township funds to donate. After all, there are more than a dozen kinds of materials involved in the loss of rewards, and each family is rich or frugal, and they can always meet a few items when they come together to discuss.

But the question is, can these local tycoons unite effectively?

If they can really abandon their dislike and intimacy, not to mention the position of the leader of a few counties, counties and townships, I am afraid that even Yuwentai, a warrior from Beizhen, will be unstable in Kansai! Even the previous five chaotic Hua, that also rose one and killed another.

Two peaches kill three soldiers, there are ancient times. The competition between the locals may not be as magnificent and war-torn as the battle for domination of the world, but the thorns in each bosom are also full, and the six relatives do not recognize it.

At the beginning of July, the reward for losing in Daxingtai was officially announced, and for a while, the local families who visited Li Tai Manor became more enthusiastic. Some of them actively raise prices, while others have different attitudes with soft and hard threats.

Li Tai smiled at all of them. If it was just his own planning, he would have to consider whether it was worth it to provoke so many villagers' grievances, but behind him stood He Batsheng, so he naturally would not be afraid of the resentment and threat of these villagers.

The attitudes of these visiting villagers may be different, but there is one thing that is relatively unified, that is, they all believe that Li Tai hoarded so much ointment just to buy it at a high price, not to donate it for himself.

The reasons for their conclusion are also surprisingly similar, the first is Li Tai's background, as a son of the Li family in Longxi, he does not need to lose goods to buy officials, nor does he disdain to be the commander of the township regiment. The second is his background, he is a foreigner from Dongzhou, and he is not qualified or capable of leading the township regiment.

Li Tai felt a little funny about this, but also felt helpless. He really doesn't mind whether the position of the head of the township regiment is clear or turbid, light or heavy, even if he doesn't do it, he can launch one person in the trilogy to be rewarded, but the latter reason has to be considered.

He has a deep understanding of the xenophobia of Kansai folk customs, otherwise it would be good to farm with peace of mind, and there would be no many plans in the future.

In the final analysis, the prestige of the officials of the Western Wei Dynasty was just like that, and only the collusion between the government and the people could give full play to the greatest effect. Even if he wins the title of governor, those local heroes should not bird him or not, but will breed more disputes.

A few days later, the Shi brothers visited again. This time, the attitude is not as respectful as before, as in the name of his brother, and what kind of bitter tricks are foreshadowed, but aggressive.

"This time I lost the reward, and Wuxiang County was given the governor of Sandu. It's not a secret, when the county governor is the governor of my family, it is bound to win, not only the peak of the voice, Jingzhao family may promise to transport grain and ten thousand hundred. But unless it is absolutely necessary, I don't want the township affairs to be extended to other counties. ”

Shi Gong looked at Li Tai and said directly: "Lang Jun should be a little curious, why are there fewer and fewer buyers visiting the door recently?" This is because my family has already collected 200 pieces of ointment, and there is almost no left in the countryside, and the rest of the villagers do not have such resources, so they go elsewhere to work hard. The oil accumulated by Lang Jun will become waste at this time. I buy it back at a fair price today, and the combination is good, how about Lang Jun's opinion? ”

"The county lieutenant really had a clever plan, which opened my eyes. I won't hide it from you, the highest bidder before has already paid more than double the premium, but the county lieutenant wants to buy it at a low price, how can I accept this? ”

Li Tai sighed when he heard this.

"The world's material benefits are embraced by the wise. Li Lang miscalculated, did not complain about others, and was useless to be reckless, making it difficult for the two families to get along in the future! ”

When Shi Jing heard Li Tai sigh this, his expression became more and more proud.

In fact, the oil collected by his family is far less than 100 hundred, one Li Tai has searched too much before, and there is no shortage of local competitors in the second, and now the price of sesame oil in the township has overflowed more than twice. But as long as Li Tai can be forced to sell the storage, the investment before and after can also be leveled.

"Shi Hou's words are really right, the world is good for the wise. You're not just miscalculating, you're doing two. One of the oil I have stored is not only 300 hundred, but also 500 hundred. Second, if you wait for the villagers to buy indiscriminately, not only the price of oil is soaring, but even the price of flax is also growing rapidly. After the Mid-Autumn Festival in the county, most of the flax belongs to me, and I want to thank you and other villagers for helping me manage my business. ”

Li Tai smiled and said, "I don't care who the governor of this county belongs to. Even if the county lieutenant embraced it, he only congratulated him. Only the previous agreement was given to the amount of flax after the autumn, and the promotion bucket was indispensable! ”

When the Shi brothers heard this, their faces suddenly changed, and Li Tai stood up from the banquet and sneered: "My township capital is meager, and it is difficult to shake the big households to collect debts. Therefore, I am also considering whether to sell the goods in my hand at a good price at this time, and I will ask Xian Kunzhong to cooperate with other companies at that time. ”