Li Tai finally left the residence of He Batsheng without any danger, and although the two brothers of the He Batting family were still not polite to him, they did not dare to play a strong role anymore.

This is actually not unexpected, from the two brothers under house arrest He Batsheng Yu Di and not allowing him to see outsiders, you can see what kind of background they are. The so-called quite a father's legacy is just a kind word.

Although he died for his lack of prudence, he was by no means a mediocre man. Not to mention those real feats, in the Heyin Change, he was able to show his attitude to prevent Er Zhurong from usurping the country, which shows that this person has a tough character and a clear distinction between right and wrong, and this quality is not even as good as He Batsheng.

But the approach of the He Bawei brothers, even Li Tai, an outsider, felt quite disdainful, and it is conceivable how those nostalgic and righteous Beizhen martial artists felt about their brotherhood.

Anything that is too much, including prudence and self-defense. These two people are more than shrewd but lose all their senses, and it is inevitable that people will feel that the Heba family really has no successor.

He Batsheng and a few others stayed in the mansion to accompany He Batsheng, while Zhu Ziyong followed Li Tai to leave.

"Since several gardens in have been collected, entanglement will only make my uncle even more embarrassed. I am in the new Shouzhuang on Longshou Plain outside the city, Zhu Weng, you will first wander around the township, and recall the expelled and forced soldiers, and first enter my garden to work and recuperate. ”

He Batsheng obviously didn't have the energy to take care of the family now, and Li Tai said to Zhu Ziyong after returning home.

He was not qualified to compete with the brothers of the Hebal family for the pastoral industry, but he had to help Hebatsheng settle the soldiers properly.

Last year, a part of the money for printing official documents was still stored in the treasury of Jingzhao County, which could just be withdrawn to house these soldiers and run the grange on Longshou Yuan by the way.

After Zhu Ziyong heard this, his old eyes burst into tears: "Those two only regard the old remnants of the lord as a burden, if there is no protection from Langjun, I am afraid that the soldiers will be separated and left to fend for themselves......"

"Last year, I was a new member of Kansai, and my uncle treated me kindly, but now I have a little spare time, of course, I can't sit back and watch his family affairs be ruined. What's more, my uncle still has a lot of goods in my place, which can be used to provide for these soldiers. ”

Last year, He Batsheng lent materials for him to speculate, and although Li Tai returned a batch before the year, there were still some mantissa left to pay off.

He did not intend to hand it over to the Hobwewe brothers for the time being, just to settle the life and production of those expelled soldiers.

There are still quite a number of old, weak, sick and disabled people in the army of Hebatsheng, and the cost of providing for them is not small, which should be one of the reasons why the Hebawei brothers are unwilling to accept it.

Li Tai didn't think that these people were a burden, he wanted to build his own force after all, and the experience of those disabled veterans was a valuable asset. Whether Ho Batsheng is there or not, he is willing to provide for these people until old age.

Seeing how He Batsheng was doing, Li Tai also had a matter on his mind.

There was still a stall of affairs in Huazhou Township, and he could not stay in Chang'an for too long, so he went to visit Cui Ji again on the same day, and told him about the matter of receiving the old remnants of He Batsheng, hoping that the county government could borrow a part of the labor to build the manor frame first, and all the expenses were paid from the previous sum of money.

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

Cui Ji naturally would not refuse this, although he also had political taboos and did not dare to have too close contacts with He Batsheng, but with Li Tai intervening, he also wanted to help He Batsheng's old and disabled soldiers. After all, when he was in Jiangdong, he also had a lot of affection with these people.

After the affairs of Chang'an were properly arranged, Li Tai led his troops to leave, and finally returned to Shangyuan before the Lantern Festival.

"Welcome back Lang Jun!"

As soon as the group arrived in Shangyangshu, a group of villagers who had been waiting for a long time greeted them lively, and Wu Jingyi, the governor of the township regiment, pushed away Shi Gong, who was still hesitating and hesitating, and stepped forward to grab the bridle and lead the horse for Li Tai into the welcoming crowd.

"This military city was built quite quickly!"

Li Tai dismounted and waved his hand to greet everyone, and when he saw that Shangyangshu had expanded into a small city with a considerable scale, he said with a smile to Zhou Changming.

"Before Liyang was rewarded and praised by the warriors, the sergeants were also excited, looking forward to being able to calm the land!"

After hearing this, Zhou Changming also said with a smile: "Most of the relatives of the township soldiers have moved to the city, and the county government has sent two more departments to move into the slaves, and after the summer, the township regiment will participate in the river defense!" Because I was a county corps, the county government gave me a soldier position, and I could train the army, but I really didn't have any spare talent, so I let me take care of it. ”

Originally, the responsibility of the township regiment was only to guard the township and prevent theft, and being able to participate in the defense of the river meant that it became a conventional armed force officially recognized by the imperial court.

Although Li Tai does not directly hold an official position in the township regiment, his influence is not small.

Many sergeants of the township regiment who were still training learned that he had returned to his hometown and passed through here, and took advantage of the rest time to run to the edge of the school field to say hello, showing off that their township regiment had been commended for its strict appearance in the Liyang Grand Parade, and had lived up to Li Lang's sentiment of giving cakes to help the army.

Looking at the enthusiastic smiling faces of the sergeants, Li Tai also felt that his previous efforts had finally paid off, and he galloped around the school field and shouted: "Everyone practice martial arts with their hearts, and they will still give food cakes to accompany the army when they join the army this summer, and they will not starve!" ”

The sergeants were even more excited when they heard this, brandishing their staff and shouting, "Li Lang is righteous! ”

After Shang Yangshu bought a wave of people's hearts, while it was not too late, Li Tai went to Shangyuanzhuang accompanied by all the villagers.

When he came to his manor, he saw from a distance that there was a bamboo platform built in front of the manor, with cloth flags waving in the wind, and villagers performing tricks on the stage.

"What's going on?"

When Li Tai saw this meeting, he couldn't help but ask.

"Lang Jun's knighthood and founding of the country have made the township feel more honored. It is even more rare to show the righteousness of the township and exempt the villagers from hardship. The nostalgia is joyful, and I am grateful, so I operate the hometown opera and congratulate the two things! ”

Dang Chang Zhao's face was full of red light, and he pointed to the stage of the township opera and said with a smile.

Although Li Tai looked down on himself as a baron, this was a major event worthy of envy and celebration in the township. The so-called founding of the country does not refer to the founding of the dynasty, but the breaking of the land and feudalism, the founding of the country, and the real princes!

If it was just Li Tai who enjoyed this glory, the township would not have reacted so enthusiastically.

The key is that he won the benefit of exempting the villagers from one year of miscellaneous classes, which is a real good deed in Dayi Township. In the past, most of the people in the township may not know who Li Tai is, but now all the beneficiaries have this name in their hearts.

"Daxingtai is benevolent and sympathetic to the villagers, so I dare to be greedy for merit. But since the nostalgia is eager, and the resistance is not beautiful, then enjoy the present day. ”

Li Tai was also infected by this lively atmosphere, and pointed to the villagers who watched the play and applauded.

Several villagers rushed into the crowd, pointed at Li Tai and shouted: "This is Li Lang who has benefited from the glory of our township, Li Lang is honored, and the township is welcome!" ”

When the crowd heard this shout, they quickly shifted their attention from the stage to Li Tai, clapped their hands and applauded, and many enthusiastic villagers walked around them and sang.

Li Tai also dismounted, constantly waving his hand to respond to the enthusiasm of the villagers, but his thoughts couldn't help but drift back to the scene when he first arrived in Shangyuan last year. In the same world, the attitude of the villagers towards him is completely different.

Seeing that the villagers are now enthusiastic and close to him, Li Tai can't help but fantasize, if there are new guests entering the township, can he call on the villagers to dominate the water and plug the ditch?

The village drama continued, Li Tai stood outside the crowd, accompanied the villagers to enjoy it for a while, and then motioned to several villagers who were involved in the canal to follow him into the village to discuss matters.

In the manor, Li Zhusheng also led a group of family members to wait for a long time, and when they saw Li Taixing entering, they greeted him one after another, and their joy was overflowing.

Although they have been working in Shangyuan for a long time in the past, they always lack a sense of belonging, and now Li Tai has obtained the founding title of the founding knighthood of the Western Wei court, and they have finally taken root in Guanxi.

After a conversation, Li Tai finally returned to the manor hall, and several townsmen also sat down separately, and Wu Jingyi, as the main convener of the canal affairs, handed over a book of books.

"Before the spring fortification, it is necessary to go from Luoshui to the north of Shangyuan, count 67 miles of canal line, pass through five canals, so the canal and river channel are 39 miles, and the new canal is 28 miles......"

Hearing Wu Jingyi's report, Li Tai couldn't help but be stunned: "A year ago, I had to dig a new canal for more than 40 miles, how can I reduce it so much?" ”

"That's the case, because the left and last few households in the thorny willow ditch are not suffering from water, so there is no pre-event before the year, but after the year, Li Lang invited Hui Township, and they have also joined the alliance successively. With the addition of these companies, the canal can be drained down the ditch, saving the need to dig a new ditch. ”

Wu Jingyi explained with a smile.

Li Tai was also very satisfied after hearing this, this kind of construction technology in ancient times, the cost of building a new canal for each mile is huge, and it is undoubtedly a good thing to be able to follow the existing channels and reduce the overall amount of work.

Although digging ditches benefits everyone, not everyone can benefit equally. Some people's manor fields already have a good irrigation environment, so there is naturally no need to participate in the matter.

But now with the endorsement of Daxingtai, coupled with the benefit of exempting one-year miscellaneous classes, there are naturally more joiners.

Li Tai's previous contact and convening were the township wealthy families with more than 10 hectares of cultivated land, and only these families could have savings and leisure to participate in the matter. When Li Tai left his hometown a few years ago, there were nearly 20 families involved in the incident, and more than 3,000 stones of grain were initially subscribed.

But when he returned from a circle in Chang'an, the number more than doubled. There are 43 households in the village of counselors, and the amount of grain raised has exceeded 10,000 stones! Li Tai, as the convener of this matter, at least in the matter of rebuilding the Longshou Canal, these personnel and materials are all in his hands.

Originally, Li Tai thought that the timing of meeting Yuwentai was not right, but when he saw that the matter had reached such a scale, he immediately felt that the timing was just right.

Lao Tzu is a middleman who deceives the upper and lower and eats at both ends!