Today's Shangyuan is completely different from when Li Tai first settled, and the population living in Shangyuanzhuang has increased from more than 100 people at the beginning to more than 5,000 households in the attached village today, and there are as many as tens of thousands of people who have settled here for a long time.

The first reason for the growth of such a large population was the number of prisoners that Li Tai had acquired through various wars, including the Qiangliang bandits from various parts of the country, and the Jihu Dingkou captured by the northern Shaanxi prefectures.

The second is that with the improvement of the industrial and commercial environment of the original merchants, the natural inflow of merchants and food from other places and so on.

There are very few soldiers who are actually sheltered and expanded in the local area, of course, because Li Tai is well aware of the fact that rabbits do not eat the grass next to the nest.

Shang was originally under the nose of the Huazhou overlord, and if he openly sheltered a large number of people, so that a large number of prefectures and counties were lost, it would naturally be a blatant provocation of the official forces here.

Although the county magistrates of Wuxiang here, including the governors of the prefectures and counties, have a lot of friendship with him, if they rely on their friendship, they will infringe on other people's powers without a bottom line, and this kind of friend will quickly turn his face.

However, it is an open rule for military generals to be recruited into the army by capturing the population in war, and as long as they do not kill the good and take meritorious service, or take the Juntian household that is in the government in the compilation, it is not a taboo.

As for the inflow of people from other states, they themselves are not under the jurisdiction of the prefectures and counties, and although the governors of the prefectures and counties also have the need to absorb the displaced people, it also depends on the specific situation.

Huazhou was already crowded and narrow, and there was not much wasteland to be used to appease the displaced people and grant land to make up households, and these people were recruited by Li Tai to work in his workshop, which not only stabilized the local security, but also allowed the government to obtain a part of the tax income from him, and the government was also happy to see it.

As for whether the gathering of tens of thousands of people in the township will arouse the vigilance and expulsion of the tyrant, this is also a lot of worry.

Although the area of Shangyuan is not too large, the diameter of the east, west, north and south is also dozens of miles, and there are many wealthy manors and mansions, and tens of thousands of people are distributed here, and it is not tens of thousands of people with armor gathered on a mountain all day long, in fact, it is not very noticeable.

What's more, Li Tai has a lot of industries, and these people either work in the workshop on weekdays, or travel back and forth to transport materials, and even he himself has to look through the manor books to understand the accurate situation, and it is difficult for outsiders to understand it comprehensively.

Having said that, with the growth of the population, the living environment of Shangyuan has also changed greatly, and the manor houses in front of the slope have long been uninhabitable, and the nearby oil factories have also been transferred to other places for employment, so the site is used to expand the manor houses.

Fortunately, Li Tai's previous valley beyoye, which was specially built for Ho Batsheng's recuperation, was preserved, and many circles were extended outward along the valley trend, and the original beyoye was fenced off as Li Tai's homecoming residence.

As for the scope of those expansions, they will be inhabited by Li Zhusheng and other core stewards of the manor. This mountain industry also carries many memories of Miaoyin, and when you revisit the old place, many memories that have been precipitated in your mind will soon become vivid again.

When she heard that it was because of the increase in population and the lack of land on the plateau, the little lady pointed to the east of the valley and said: "There is still a lot of idle land in the Zhuangzi in the east of the plateau, and the people who can't be placed here can be placed there." Hearing what the little lady said, Li Tai remembered that he was not the only rich man in their family, and this little lady's makeup was also very rich.

The manor on the east side of Shangyuan is also one of its dowry industries. Although the garden industry is not better than Li Tai's side, but they are adjacent to each other, so they can complement each other nearby, and nearly half of the entire Shangyuan area has become their family's industry, and it is naturally much more convenient to adjust the personnel industry.

Li Zhusheng and other old people in the household heard that the little housewife was so bold and magnificent, and they all showed joy on their faces, and sighed that the husband and wife were united and the family was hopeful.

Li Tai sent the lady to the hall of other industries, leaving Li Zhusheng's wife and other housekeepers in the village to accompany him, and he went to the outer hall to sit with the crowd and drink and talk.

Li Zhusheng, as an old family member who has followed him all the way from Hebei, even if Li Tai travels outside all the year round, he will take care of the family affairs in an orderly manner.

Wu Jingyi, Party Chief Zhao and other leaders of the Qu League also obeyed Li Tai's instructions and plans, based on the township, and actively developed the affairs of the Qu League, which made the personnel scale of the Qu League expand a lot.

Li Tai was limited by his authority before, and it was difficult to give them more care in terms of prestige, but now that he was the opening of the mansion, he gave them a position in the palace, which was not only to bring them closer to each other, but also to allow them to boast in the township.

Wuxiang County ordered Du Yun to move before the rank, Zheng Man took up the post of county commander with the support of Li Tai, and today he deliberately pushed away the affairs of the county government and rushed to Shangyuanzhuang to congratulate, but after a few glasses of wine, he sighed about his own experience: "If it wasn't for the luck of meeting Lang Jun back then, how could he dare to look at today's people......" Wu Jingyi next to him saw that Zheng Man was a little excited, so he raised his glass and said with a smile: "The county is too modest, God rewards diligence and always has a test!" If it weren't for the hard work of the county to go to the township, so that Lang Jun could settle in this township, how could there be people and land in the future, and the nostalgia will be greatly improved! After hearing this, everyone also laughed and echoed, and raised a glass to Zheng Man to toast and thank him for attracting the sound of the phoenix to the township, so that there is today's local benefit.

The villagers are happy and happy with the current rural order, but there are also people who are not satisfied with the present. As the banquet progressed, Zhao Jingzhi, Yang Yu and several other young people who had been left in the township by Li Tai to manage various industries before cheered each other forward, and saluted Li Tai with anticipation and said: "Lord Lang is stronger and more famous, and the servants rely on Lord Lang to protect him, but Shaozhuang was idle in the township back then, he is really ashamed, and I implore him to follow Lord Lang to leave his hometown, and he will not give up before and after the saddle!" Li Tai looked at their earnest looks, so he smiled and nodded in agreement, his current official position is getting bigger and bigger, and of course the more civil and military subordinates the better, although he doesn't plan to visit the outside world, but what he has cultivated in his own household is of course to give them the opportunity to experience and perform.

Now his family school has been open for several years, and the first batch of apprentices have also been taught, although the family industry is cumbersome but not complicated, it is suitable for honing those budding newcomers, and the outstanding experience in family affairs is re-selected into the house, and gradually forming a law of talent ladder appointment.

On this day, the manor feasted and drank joyfully, with the social drama stage set up on the hill, the flowing water table was also spread out, and it was also very lively, and the villagers gathered here to sing and dance, which was even more cheerful than the New Year's Festival.

The atmosphere in the countryside is always a little less intrigue than the outside, Li Tai also let go of his self-restraint and drank freely this night, and in the end I don't know how the banquet ended, but in the middle of the night, I saw the figure of the lady going in and out of the curtain to get water and things, and the restlessness in my heart gradually disappeared and turned peaceful.

The next day, Li Tai slept until three poles in the morning, and when he got up and finished freshening up, Zhang Shi came to tell Zhou Changming about his visit.

When Li Tai learned about it, he hurriedly ordered people to be invited into the hall, and he also moved to meet him. Just before he entered the hall here, Zhou Changming strode over, followed by a sturdy man in his thirties.

"I haven't seen you for many days, and Lang Jun's demeanor is better than before. Originally, I was going to come to the church yesterday to congratulate, but I was afraid that it would disturb the gathering of Langjun and the villagers, so I came today. "Zhou Changming is now the official governor of the Chinese army in the Bafu, and his reckless temperament in the countryside in previous years has gradually converged, his figure is more robust, and his demeanor is quite dignified, but when facing Li Tai, he still shows a lot of closeness in respect.

Li Tai is also worried that Zhou Changming's official authority may make the villagers nervous, so he deliberately did not let him come over yesterday, and after meeting today, he stepped forward and raised his arm to give him a punch in the shoulder and said with a smile: "How can you use these official clichés between you and me, you have been in charge of the township group for a long time, and the villagers will be timid when they look at you, so you were not allowed to enter the house yesterday." But today, I was dedicated to one person, and I went to the hall to have breakfast first. As he spoke, he turned to look at the person behind him, and Zhou Changming hurriedly introduced: "This General Guo was elected as the head of the state last year, and because he was appointed to lead the township soldiers, he was also a good colleague with me, so he was introduced to Langjun. ”

"The last general, Guo Yan, has seen Xihe Gong! Xihe Gongxian is famous, and the last general has been famous for a long time, how dare he call the hometown in front of the public, just because the house is famous for things, so he steals the name, Yixiao Zun, please forgive Xihe Gong. This Guo Yan hurriedly stepped forward to clasp his fists and salute, and his attitude was quite respectful, and he did not dare to look at himself as the first in the state.

Li Tai looked at Guo Yan a little familiar, but after he finished introducing himself, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he smiled and said, "Did General Guo serve in the Yu Department in the court before and served as a Lang official?" ”

"Xihe Gong actually knows the last general?" After Guo Yan heard this, he also nodded again and again with some surprise: "The last general's previous position is indeed Yu Langzhong, and he is idle and simple, and he cannot be praised. ”

"General Guo's words are too modest, I also praised Daxingtai in the mansion that the Yubu Shanze picture book is complete and exquisite, and the officials in the matter are really talented." The Yu Department is in charge of the Shanze Garden and other things, and Li Tai has made suggestions to the Taiwan government to raise money and materials before, and as one of the executors, he has to buy and sell the resources of the mountains and mountains of the prefecture and county, so it is natural to call the Yubu Atlas information, because the relevant information is complete and orderly and saves a lot of work, so when he saw Guo Yan, the former head of the Yu Department, he had a good impression of others.

After Guo Yan heard Li Tai's praise for him, he immediately showed joy, but when he just sat down in the hall, he suddenly turned over and got up, knocked directly in front of Li Tai's seat and said quickly: "The last general is in charge of the state soldiers, and his position belongs to the foreign army. ”