Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

After Li Tai and Su Chuo went to Chang'an to visit Zhou Huida, they returned to Shang Yuan Township. A few days later, an envoy from Daxingtai came to summon him to visit Huazhou.

Naturally, he did not dare to neglect this, and quickly returned to Huazhou City with dozens of followers. He did not have time to return to his residence to inform Gao Zhongmi before entering Daxingtai Mansion.

Today's Daxingtai Palace has not changed its name to Tongzhou Palace, but the scale of its construction is no less than that of the Imperial City Palace in Chang'an. There are two military cities for soldiers to live in, and more than 10,000 soldiers are stationed inside and outside all year round.

Various official offices are scattered in an orderly manner, and the most central location is where Dahangtai works and the family lives. There are clear boundaries between each other, and there are sergeants guarding and patrolling from morning to night.

Li Tai couldn't help but feel a little excited when he walked into Daxingtai Mansion. This was the highest power center in the Western Wei Dynasty. Looking at the officials rushing in and out of various government offices, perhaps their seemingly inconspicuous actions can affect the well-being and misfortune of thousands of people.

"Gao Pingnan, let's do this later. Su Shangshu will meet the waiting officials before noon."

The envoy led Li Tai to the corridor of a lobby. There were already many officials waiting in line. Some who knew each other were communicating in low voices, and some were holding books and scrolls in their hands and murmuring. They probably wanted to consolidate their memories before being received. You can perform better when giving speeches in court.

Li Tai sat down on the empty seat at the end of the team, and several team members nearby looked at him. Although he is not yet well-known to everyone today, he is no longer unknown.

"What's the reason for Li Lang coming to Taiwan today?"

Li Tai turned his head to look around and recognized the other party's name as Liu Min, who was from Hedong. He had visited He Basheng in his hometown before.

He quickly stood up and said with a smile: "The envoy from Xingtai came to the village to summon me. I don't know why he was summoned."

Liu Min quietly changed seats with the person sitting next to him. After sitting down, he smiled and said: "Taichung Shijing drama is very busy, so we won't work unnecessarily. Lang Jun is talented and talented, Shi Liu has gradually come to know that since he was called here, like I will list this with my colleagues.”

While talking, he enthusiastically introduced Li Tai to the surrounding Xingtai officials, and informed him in detail of some of the rules and taboos of doing things in Xingtai. Such kind care was not only due to He Basheng, but also because he had a good impression of Li Tai.

More than half an hour passed in this way, and more and more officials came in to wait for an audience. Some of them had already lined up outside the corridor, which showed that the affairs of the office were very busy.

Finally, some officials moved the screen in front of the hall, and the officials began to come in one after another. Liu Min also said goodbye to Li Tai and returned to his original position to stand still.

The officials came in very quickly, meeting someone every three to five minutes, and soon it was Li Tai's turn.

He walked into the hall and took a look around, and found that there were more than ten book cases lined up in the hall, each with a clerk sitting behind the cases, busy looking through the books and books, and arranging the recorded affairs according to the plot. Organize, some are submitted to the court, and some are filed away.

The big desk in the middle of the hall is free, and there are many documents stacked on it. It must be the place where Daxingtai enters his office.

Su Chuo's seat was located next door to the left. He raised his head and glanced at Li Tai. His attitude was not as friendly and kind as usual. He looked businesslike. He raised his hand and pointed to the seat in front of him and said, "Li Lang, please sit down."

As soon as Li Tai sat down, Su Chuo came to the table and handed over two edicts and said: "These two forms are Li Lang's new official's declaration. If you have any questions, just ask them. If not, let the officials introduce them." You go to Guantangshe.”

Li Tai leaned forward slightly and took the petition from Su Chuo with both hands. He lowered his head and saw his new official positions: one was secretary of the Ministry of Finance, and the other was the director of the Daxing Taimo Cao Army.

Li Tai was not surprised by the official position of Zuo Lang. Su Chuo had told him before that he hoped he could write a biography of Zhou Huida.

Li Tai had consulted his cousin Lu Rou before and learned that serving as a writer had an important task, which was to write a biography of a famous official within his term of office. A Langguan with good writing skills and seniority could also study national history and write notes on daily life. He was the first Qing official position among civil officials.

Although Li Tai did not attach much importance to his origin, he had to admit that if he had not been born in the Li family of Longxi, given his age and qualifications, it would be impossible for a new official to directly take up the noble official position of Zuo Lang.

Of course, this appointment also depended on Su Chuo's appreciation for him. In his position as author, his main task was to write a biography of Zhou Huida.

As the saying goes, when a man passes, he leaves his name, and when a wild goose passes, he leaves a voice. No matter who struggles for most of his life, he hopes that the image he leaves to future generations will be positive and majestic.

There are even cases of officials' children bribing authors in the hope of concealing evil and promoting good. Most powerful people would not dare to casually offend these people who hold pens.

As for the official position of Mo Cao in Daxingtai Prefecture who joined the army, Li Tai was a little confused. Judging from the name, this seems to be an official position in charge of literary and ink affairs. Is it responsible for making office supplies?

Or maybe Daxantai planned to confiscate his family's printing industry, so he arranged such a position for him?

Thinking of this, the excitement in Li Tai's heart was slightly reduced. Although there were many businesses in his hometown, the most profitable one at the moment was the printing of official documents, even more than the money printing machine of spinning wheels and weaving.

He also plans to rely on official document printing to complete capital accumulation as soon as possible, upgrade his own industry, and develop into military metallurgy and casting. He is really reluctant to hand over this industry to the public!

He did not ask Su Chuo directly, lest the other party's answer meant exactly that and left him no room for rejection. After pondering for a while, he just asked: "Excuse me, Su Shangshu, should I work in the Taifu Palace or go to Chang'an to join the court?" ?”

This is also a relatively important issue. If given the choice, he still hopes to work in Huazhou. Firstly, he can avoid getting involved in the troublesome personnel affairs of the Western Wei Dynasty. Secondly, the distance for businessmen in Huazhou is not far and they can go back and forth quickly. It doesn't take an hour to take into account the development of the countryside's vision.

"It is not necessary to stay in the government office to handle writing matters. It is enough to visit the book collectors. Since Mo Cao's affairs are complex and important, they need to be in the Shitai Mansion."

Su Chuo answered casually, and seeing that Li Tai had no other questions, he raised his hand to indicate that he could leave.

When Li Tai saw this, he no longer wasted Su Chuo's time and quickly stood up to leave. Another official had been introduced into the hall and passed by him, which made him feel more pragmatic and efficient in the work of the Tai government. atmosphere.

He had just exited the hall when a middle-aged man stepped forward from the right corridor, raised his hands to Li Tai and said, "May I ask if this is the work of Li Tai, a high-ranking man? A certain Pei Han, who now lives in Taifu, Mo Cao joined the army, and Li Tai The work is signed and filed together. I am here to wait for Li Shu to return to the office on the mission of Su Shangshu."

"Hello Pei Canjun, thank you for your work!"

After hearing this, Li Tai quickly bowed and saluted, and after a brief pause, he asked: "May I ask General Pei, Changkuan, and Pei, if we can join the army together..."

"It's my brother. Li Zuzuo also knows that my brother has a bad reputation in the world?"

When Pei Han heard this, his smile became more friendly.

"It's not just a bad name, it's like thunder! My cousin Lu Zigang once made a teaching comment, and the Pei family in the east of Hedong made Kong Huai friendly and friendly. He is really a model for the children of all races in the world!"

After hearing this, Li Tai smiled and complimented again. Although he had never met Pei Han's brother Pei Kuan, he did hear He Basheng and Lu Rou talking about it. He had a high opinion of Pei Kuan. He was a scholar from Hedong in the Western Dynasty. One of the representative figures.

When Pei Han heard Li Tai's praise of his family's family style, the smile on his face became a little warmer.

Pei Han has always been worn out and flattered. Originally, Pei Han didn't have a good impression of Li Tai. He only served as a cao cao in the Taifu army when he was over 10 years old. However, seeing Li Tai at such a young age, he started working with him because of his family background. Sitting together, it is inevitable that there will be some taste.

But seeing that the other party was not arrogant or arrogant, he also slightly changed his opinion of Li Tai. He led the way and introduced to Li Tai the scope of their Mo Cao's duties.

As a subordinate of the Tai government, Mo Cao was, as Li Tai had expected, responsible for managing the ink consumption of the Tai government office. He had jurisdiction over a number of government-made pigment workshops including writing ink.

But in addition to these chores, Mo Cao also had another function, which was to manage the official school founded by Daxingtai in the mansion.

There are many people in the Daxingtai government, and the talent requirements for officials are not low. However, not all of the officials recruited and recruited may be qualified for high-intensity office work, and their talents and knowledge levels vary.

Therefore, Yu Wentai founded an official school in Daxingtai, allowing these officials in Xingtai to work during the day and study at night. Because he is also responsible for teaching Tai government officials, Mo Cao is also different from other Cao Cao officials who only have one person joining the army. The academic officials are often placed side by side, each with different responsibilities.

After Li Tai learned this, he felt happy. Wasn't this the correspondence education he was doing in the countryside? No wonder Su Chuo wanted to put him in this position. It seemed that he valued his ability to streamline office procedures.

Mo Cao's official office is located in the southwest of Daxingtai Mansion. It is an independent large-span courtyard. The west of the courtyard faces a military city. There are two official buildings in front and back, with offices in the front and lectures in the back.

In addition to Pei Han and Li Tai, there was another soldier in the department named Xue Shen. He was the younger brother of Xue Shan, the governor of Qizhou whom Li Tai had met before, and he was also from Hedong.

There are three soldiers, followed by two line soldiers, and 20 secretaries, Zhanggu and other officials. The personnel structure is not complicated, but it is not small compared to other idle cao, second only to meritorious cao, scholar cao, etc. Other important departments. And because he manages the official school, his status is relatively aloof among the yamen.

Xue Shen, who was in detention in prison, was also very enthusiastic about Li Tai's arrival. Although there was little friendship between the two, Xue Shen was Lu Rou's drinking buddy, Aiwu and Wuxia, and he took good care of Li Tai and did not rely on his seniority. Exclude newcomers.

"Li Lang takes up his new post today, and colleagues should congratulate him. Since we are in charge of public affairs, we will congratulate Li Lang in the office!"

With a stroke of his pen, Xue Shen ordered two pieces of silk to be drawn from the account, wrote down a menu, and then sent people to the Taifu public kitchen to buy some food and drink to entertain the newlyweds.

Everyone burst into smiles after hearing this, but Li Tai was a little dumbfounded. He was so emotional that he didn't care about his job?