There are some things that will pass as long as you don't think about it, and it's useless to think about it.

Li Tai was carried back to the village last night, and fell asleep upside down, and he was too lazy to eat dinner, and he slept until dawn, and his arms still felt sore. If it weren't for the constant practice, it would be difficult to get up today.

He doesn't remember exactly what happened yesterday, but he still remembers that Dugu Xin promised to give him three hundred armor horses. Thinking of this, he was full of energy again, and when he got up for breakfast, he couldn't help but be silly, and he could see that others were dripping in their hearts.

There is a large canteen in Shangyuan Village, and those who are registered in the village serve two meals in the morning and evening, which is not the obligation of Li Tai, the lord, but the welfare of working in the village.

Most of the soldiers who followed Li Tai to Shangyuan were already married, and after they got married, they were given housing and remuneration for work. The bankers also protect their savings assets and do not impose forced levies.

In addition to the fact that there was no naturalization government, their lives were no different from those of ordinary freemen, and even because of the protection provided by the estates, they were more secure than ordinary land households.

Of course, Li Tai was not a moral idealist, seeking to create a utopian life, and these shady households had to deduct a tenth of the work time each quarter to maintain the operation of the estate and public expenses.

At the same time, the manor also has a rule, that is, the village is not allowed to spend outside, and the merchant wants to take it out separately. Only in this way can we develop and expand the various industries of the manor, and gradually develop outward based on domestic demand.

Today, there are nearly 20 kinds of workshop industries centered on Shangyuan, basically covering all aspects such as clothing, food, housing and transportation. Some are developing well, while others are still only able to meet the needs of the estates themselves.

Shangyuanzhuang covers an area of more than 20 hectares, and the various workshops and Shangyuan City have occupied more than half of the area, and the cultivated land has been compressed to almost nothing. This year, only one hectare of land is left for growing crops of high economic value, such as flowers and herbs.

Nowadays, in the whole of Huazhou, and even in the vast Kansai, there is probably only Li Tai's manor, which is separated from agricultural production and mainly produces various handicrafts.

Of course, without absolute strength, it is also very dangerous to completely break away from agricultural production.

What's more, now the population of Shangyuanzhuang has further surged, and the number of registered households in the township has reached more than 1,000 with the addition of the old households of He Batsheng who have moved over, and the pressure is not small when they open their eyes to face the problem of food survival of thousands of people.

In addition to the grain processing income of Luoshui Jieyi, Shangyuanzhuang also signed a long-term grain purchase agreement with the villagers near Zuo. Through public-private exchange, Li Tai set aside 50 hectares of fertile land in the public land of the Metropolitan Water Administration to be rented and planted by Shangyuanzhuang.

At present, Shangyuanzhuang has nearly 80,000 stone of corn, wheat and miscellaneous mushrooms, and there are still orders of more than 30,000 stone in the township. Even if the scale of the troop reaches 10,000 people, it will be more than enough to last until the beginning of spring next year.

In order to maintain and expand the industrial scale of the estate, it is also necessary to cooperate with the surrounding environment.

For example, last year, Li Tai obviously had a big spinning wheel, but he couldn't even meet the production needs of basic raw material procurement. Counting on the manor to be self-producing and self-sufficient will not be significantly improved until the Year of the Ox.

This year, Li Tai Township has risen sharply, at least in the Haoqiang families in Wuxiang County, no one dares to stare at him anymore and not give him face.

After the completion of the Longshou Canal, according to the statistics of the Canal League, the increase in winter wheat planting in Wuxiang County alone increased by more than 2,000 hectares. According to the calculation of three to five stones per mu, this is a direct increase in the county's new grain income of hundreds of thousands of stones.

Winter wheat is planted in the late autumn and sown in the air, when the canals are generally exhausted, and even if the water demand for wheat is not too great, it will always be needed. If the ground is not sufficiently moistened before planting, the harvest will be greatly reduced.

The next year's harvest often takes place in mid-April and May, when it coincides seamlessly with the spring grain planting, or even slightly overlaps. Wheat wintering has to face the risk of reduced yield due to weather conditions, coupled with the difficulty of processing, so it is often used as a grain for famine preparedness in Guanzhong, not the main planting crop.

Last year, the cultivation of winter wheat in the entire Wuxiang County was only about 700 hectares, which is the summary data of the county government, not including the shady land that is not taxed by Haoqiang, but even if it is doubled, it is less than 2,000 hectares.

However, this year, with the construction of the Longshou Canal, the area of additional planting alone has reached more than 2,000 hectares, which shows that the water conservancy environment has greatly promoted agricultural production.

The more than 2,000 hectares of newly added winter wheat planting is naturally not Li Tai's, and it seems that he has no direct interest. But with so much wheat, what about the processing links? If we only rely on the farmers to mill in the spring, then there is no need to do anything else in the next few months.

Therefore, the demand for water conservancy will surge, and this happens to be within Li Tai's responsibility. Taking advantage of this winter's clean-up along the river, it will be in vain if we can't get 100,000 stone of grain to increase production next year!

There is a joke that the brain-dead will pull the opponent into the range of their own intelligence and win by experience, and the same applies to Li Tai.

Of course, he can't cover the sky with one hand in terms of power, and he can't intervene in the power and sphere of influence of many counties and powerful people, so he can only bring everyone's needs into my purview.

Power can only be manifested in a dynamic game, and the eunuch who has no eggs can control the government, not because of how strong he is, but because his position can be pinched and won. Of course, Li Tai has it.

What Li Tai is more disgusted with is the self-sufficient manor economy of the current large estates, and the lack of material exchanges and the flow of wealth, which greatly compresses the operational space.

Although he is now striding on this path, it does not prevent him from thinking crookedly to others, after all, his manor workshop needs a large number of raw material suppliers.

The fundamental reason why Kansai's trade did not flourish was that the situation was turbulent for a long time, bandits were rampant in the wilderness, and there was no long-term stable environment. Even some of the military leaders are strong, and occasionally they will make cameo appearances as bandits.

Li Tai was powerless in the face of this situation before, and once he gained power, he put the suppression of bandits in the first place, at least to ensure that people and things in the Luoshui Valley could be unimpeded.

Dugu Xin is indeed a person as his name suggests, and not long after Li Tai finished breakfast, the first batch of ordnance promised to be given was transported to Shangyuanzhuang.

It was Li Tun, an old acquaintance, who arrived to escort the supplies, and first made a few compliments when they met, and then pointed to the big carts behind him and said: "The lord and the servant told Lang Jun that most of the subordinates are on the right side of Long, and the accumulation in the customs is insufficient. Because of the urgency of knowing Langjun's expansion, he sent a batch first, and the rest will be sent before the year after returning to the town! ”

"Please take me to thank Dugu Kaifu, the opening of the mansion is a long way off, and I am still so concerned about my little things, when I go to the town in the future, please let me know, I will send it again!"

Li Tai held Li Tun's hand and thanked him warmly and gratefully.

The first batch of ordnance sent, including 500 swords and bows, and 300 horse lances, of course, were all standard, although they were not as good as the Gao Ao Cao's former lance used by Li Tai, but they were also excellent and useful. There are more than 200 armor and stomachs, most of which are two armors, and there are more than 200 vests.

As for the horses, they are all 300 horses, all of them are good horses in Hexi, and the posture of the divine horse makes people feel that their blood is full of blood. Bowstrings, hulu, gravel, felt fur, saddle bridles, and other miscellaneous items were also rationed, far more than three hundred.

Li Tun accompanied Li Tai to collect the ordnance, and said with emotion: "The lord is indeed very fond of Lang Jun, although he has always been known for his kindness and often gives gifts, but now there are few rich donors. This autumn, when I entered the big parade, most of the war horses with me were presented, and I still made up for these good horses from the retinue tune......"

He said that these are not for the sake of showing off, but such a big favor is given, even if it is not his own, it hurts to look at it, and the recipient must understand its value and significance.

After Li Tai heard this, he also nodded again and again: "The love is profound, although it is not based on the amount of things, but if it is not caring, how can it spare material resources?" This heavy grace, Boshan is unforgettable, only loyal and diligent, hoping to become the moral support of Dugu Kaifu as soon as possible, and live up to this grace! ”

With so many armor and horse equipment, many powerful military leaders who have been operating for many generations may not be able to have this kind of family background.

Although it is said that Dugu Xinsuo Town is far away in Longbian and is not located at the forefront of the war between the two Wei Dynasty, and there can be an environment for the safe development of forces, but taking out so many heavy goods at once, it cannot be said that there is no blinking eyelids.

The heavy cavalry with 300 horses and armor can be said to be a considerable force no matter what kind of battlefield it is.

In the case of Biji River defense, the main force of the hegemony, Li Tai can even be said to have some qualifications to run rampant in Kansai. Although he also buys ordnance from those powerful people in Hedong, not to mention the price, Hedong Haoqiang itself may not have so many good horses and armor!

The First Clan

If Yuwentai's promotion gave Li Tai a position of power in name, then Duguxin's gift gave him the power to truly support this position!

Therefore, in addition to being excited at this time, Li Tai is also full of gratitude to Dugu Xin, saying that the death of a confidant may be a bit exaggerated, but when the power of the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasty changes in the future, he can't die in the camp of Brother Sabao with this sentiment alone.

Although Yuwen Hu is not bad to him, he nominally bears a debt of 100,000 horses of silk for him, but Dugu Xin is also a real angel investment, which made Li Tai feel a little dilemma for a while.

Why can't you just do it well, you have to fight in the nest? No, this regime will be handed over to me, and one of you will be crowned a prince of the country, and we will share the wealth and wealth, how good is this!

After the ordnance and materials were checked, Li Tun said with regret: "It's a pity that Lang Jun has already done your duty, otherwise I would like to advise the lord to summon Bi Lang Jun to go to Longyou with you." Therefore, the sect has been traveling east for a long time, and Sangzi has not heard the old voice for many years......"

Before Li Tai could reply when he heard this, Li Mu, another member of their Li family, also came to Shangyuan Zhuang with a team of entourage.