On the outskirts of Chang'an, a team of more than 200 knights appeared, equipped with bows and knives, and neatly behaved.

The world is not quiet, even if there are bandits around Gyeonggi, people often have to travel together in order to protect themselves. However, such a large scale of elite troops and the level of armament are still uncommon, which has attracted sideways glances from the left pedestrians of the road, speculating which general is going to Gyeonggi?

In the team, Li Tice controlled the Hexi good horse given by Yuwentai, and felt the awe-inspiring and vigilant gaze of the pedestrians on the left, and he was quite happy.

Today, he finally has the capital to go out and play prestige, so that he will no longer be easily ambushed and chased by dogs.

This retinue of more than 200 people is still mainly based on the strong men in his manor, and with several elite veterans left by He Batsheng as the main captains of the team, the daily training is diligent, the methods are appropriate, and the weather is already quite impressive.

As for the armament carried by the team, they have recently purchased a batch from some Hedong families, and there are a lot of bows, knives and iron armor, at least there is no need to use ordinary hunting bows to fill up the number as before.

To be able to purchase such a batch of ordnance, colleagues Pei Han and Xue Shen contributed a lot. Although Daxingtai does not strictly prohibit the development of armed forces by the people, the purchase of ordnance and armed forces in large quantities is not something that ordinary people can do.

Even after the death of the lord and the fact that he no longer participated in the front-line river defense military affairs, the armor and armor that had been rationed before had to be returned to Xingtai.

Li Tai purchased 500 strong bows, 500 swords, and 100 standard horse lances and 200 armor at one time, which were all beyond the current production level of his estate. Generally, the armed forces of the townsmen rarely make such large-scale purchases, and the prices are also very high.

It was also thanks to the previous incident when Li Mu went to the Mocao official office to threaten him, and as a result, Li Tai was unscathed in the Taiwan government, which made his colleagues realize that Daxingtai's appreciation of him was only beyond their imagination.

With such an absolute background backer, the treatment is naturally different. When Li Tai proposed to purchase a batch of ordnance, Pei Han and Xue Shen also enthusiastically responded to help contact.

This batch of ordnance is also fairly priced, there is no overflow to sell, and the quality is not low, although it is matched with some old things, but it is also well maintained and does not affect the use.

But even so, Li Tai's current savings are far from enough to cover this large amount of tariff.

Although the benefits of his manor are good, the expenses are also large, and the farm industry on Longshou Yuan has to continue to invest, and there are more than 2,000 He Batsheng's troops to support, not to mention the affairs of the Township Qu League, which is indeed not too much floating savings.

The reason why those families in Hedong were willing to lend him credit and allow him to pay in batches was probably because they valued Li Tai's potential in addition to Pei Han and Xue Shen's lobbying.

In short, Li Tai had just been more relaxed, and then he was saddled with a debt that was not heavy, but also a considerable amount, and the operation of this debt was simply seamless.

The subordinates are armed, of course, not to go out to play prestige, and to use war to support war is the reason of the past and the present.

The current scale of farming operations alone is really not enough to support a larger-scale expansion of the armed forces, so after taking on new debts, Li Tai is also eager to find someone to fight, kill people and grab treasures and materials.

This time, more than 200 troops followed him to Chang'an, which can be regarded as a marching armed training, and Li Tai is still fantasizing about whether there will be bandits in the suburbs of Beijing who are not long-sighted to block the road and make some extra money.

But it's a pity that I didn't encounter any harassment all the way to Chang'an, and only hunted along the way to get a little game and food, which shows that those bandits in the suburbs of Beijing are quite eye-catching.

Before entering Beijing, he first stayed in the manor on Longshou Yuan outside the city for one night, and observed the construction status of the manor by the way.

The operation of Longshou Yuanzhuang is not as heroic as that of Shangyuanzhuang, but the fence wall that the county government originally helped to erect has been replaced with an earth-rammed wall, and there are not many manor houses, and most of the troops still live in felt tents.

The land of the manor has basically been cleared, and a batch of miscellaneous herbs with a short growth cycle has been harvested, because the land has been barren for a long time and there is no water source for irrigation, and the next one or two years can only maintain the state of rotational cultivation.

And because it contains nearly a thousand of Baga Batsheng's tribes, and there are many old and weak women and children, the proportion of labor force in the prime of life is not large, and the meager income of the estate itself alone is not enough to maintain the balance of payments, and it will have to be continuously subsidized for a long time to come.

"Longshouyuan nail household is not easy to be!"

Li Tai flipped through the manor book, and listened to Li Xiaoyong, the family member in charge of the manor, explain the current situation of the manor in detail, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He saw that several clay kilns had been built in the manor, and a lot of Buddha statues were drying embryos, so he couldn't help frowning and said: "There are all kinds of careers to choose from, why do you want to make this turbidity?" ”

After Li Xiaoyong heard this, he smiled bitterly: "It is difficult to harvest land poverty, and if you subsidize the labor, you have exquisite craftsmanship in all the powerful and powerful families, and there are not many external needs." On the contrary, these pottery statues, the temple near the left is in great demand, even if the craftsmanship is poor, it can also be long-lasting. ”

During the conversation, he talked about the current situation of demand for transactions in the markets around Gyeonggi. Regardless of the official and private worship of Buddha, many temples themselves can not keep up with the production capacity, need to purchase these pottery Buddha statues and then sell them to believers at a high price, has formed a complete industrial chain.

Li Tai also felt helpless after understanding this, although the Chang'an market is prosperous, but the business environment is basically stable, if there is no special process and products, it is difficult to set off any waves in this market.

His power and influence in Chang'an are not great, and he does not plan to move some of Shangyuanzhuang's industries here to operate in the near future, and if someone really wants to invade the manor and take away the workers' craftsmanship, there is nowhere to trace and retaliate.

Although his cousin Cui Ji served as Jing Zhaoyin, the most important thing in Chang'an was high-ranking officials and magnates, and he could only provide limited care at most, and could not take care of him in an all-round way.

"If it weren't for Ah Lang's disgust with this kind of filthy karma, I would have wanted to donate a temple to the village, and invite a few shamen to preside over it and attract believers. These pottery statues are sold now, and ten pieces can't be exchanged for a piece of cloth, but if the temple teaches the Dharma and gives alms, the difference is more than ten times! ”

Li Xiaoyong shook his head again and sighed, regretting that he could not manage this financial road.

When Li Tai heard this, he was also slightly moved, and it was also a kind of wisdom to join if he couldn't do it, but when he thought that if he mixed up in the future, Long Shouyuan would have to live for a long time, and there was really no need to be contaminated with bad luck for a short profit.

He didn't look down on Buddhism, but the Shamen today is indeed chaotic and filthy, and even the basic doctrine inheritance is lacking, even some moral people with profound Buddhist principles in later generations dare not say that the Shamen in this period is a good thing.

The world has been chaotic for many years, the authority of the dynasty is not high, and the folk ethics have collapsed, which is also an important reason why Shamen can be popular in the world.

The rise and fall of Wuhu, the crotch of each of their respective tides, loyalty, filial piety and friendship are the same, after so many years of fighting and want to enjoy it, you can't hold a knife every day to play intimidation, Shamen is an excellent tool to shape authority and maintain system governance.

Those who need religious comfort are either free of food and clothing and want to engage in some spiritual pursuits, or they have no food and clothing and can only engage in some spiritual paralysis.

Li Tai has not reached the level of engaging in some consciousness struggle now, if he can destroy the gods and destroy the Buddha, and abolish three or five emperors, he still doesn't hold the handle? Even Xiao Bodhisattva in Jiangdong directly sanctified his body, cast a Buddha statue, and spent money to redeem it!

But Li Xiaoyong's words reminded him that those Shamen Buddhist temples are so rich that they are not just an excellent target for raising soldiers?

The little power in his hand is not enough to fill the gap between his teeth on the battlefield of the confrontation between the east and the west, but it is quite easy to rob a few Buddhist temples, which can be regarded as fighting to support the war, right?

Thinking of such a big blue ocean market, Li Tai suddenly became excited. However, this kind of thing is not decent after all, and once it is detected, it will offend the anger of the people every minute.

What's more, even his own tribe has no shortage of Shamen believers, even if he can hide people's eyes and ears outside, it is not uncommon for one or two traitors to appear in the tribe.

If you want to develop this career, the first is to seriously step on the point and select the target, and the second is to strengthen the ideological construction of the team.

So Li Tai no longer said that he was not allowed to burn Buddha statues, but instructed Li Xiaoyong to continue to expand production, and in a few days he would transfer a batch of materials from Shangyuan to come, and strive to make the pottery statue business bigger and stronger.

As for the ideological building of the contingent, even if it is not engaged in this undertaking, it must be carried out, but it can be done calmly and without being in a hurry.

As long as the mind does not slip, there are always more ways than difficulties. After clarifying this path to making money, even if he hasn't really seen benefits yet, Li Tai's mood suddenly became cheerful.

After resting in the manor for a night, early the next morning, Li Taichen washed up after some practice and took dozens of subordinates to Chang'an.

After entering the city, he did not go directly to visit Li Hu, but first went to his cousin Lu Rou's mansion and delivered some seasonal goods from the village, including two full jars of honey. This made Lu Rou and his daughter very happy, and they took a bite of the sweet silk called by their cousin.

Li Tai told Lu Rou about Li Mu's visit to him before and threatened him with marriage, and Lu Rou frowned after hearing it: "The world is uneasy, although it is already a fact that the world is down, but Ah Pan, you can not bend to power and be self-tough, which is also right." If this arrogance comes to disturb you again, you don't have to clash with him face to face, send a message to report, although our families in the court, although their martial arts are not as good as those of the town, they will never let them be humiliated! ”

"The times are changing, you need to be flexible, if there is a strong help to help the family to carry forward, I will not be mean, but I will not be strong, twisted and filthy!"

Li Tai didn't say anything to death, after all, Li Mu didn't give enough money, and this guy didn't plan to give money at all!

When he talked about Li Hu's invitation again, Lu Rou's face also became serious: "Li Wenbin, the elder of Beizhen, the prestige and other people, although I don't know who the summoner is, but we can't wait for it, let's go to Uncle Cousin's Mansion to make a reference." ”

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