In early December, Wan Lei finished his more than one-month tour of supervising the army and returned to Peiping City under the escort of Jingzhong Guards. He was accompanied by hundreds of elders. These elders from the two prefectures of Hejian in Baoding went north to Peking.
The first one is to visit and experience first-hand the construction achievements of Shuntian Prefecture; the second is to further study and learn the advanced management knowledge of Shuntian Prefecture in order to participate in and discuss government affairs in the future.
During the period from mid-November to early December, various armies of the Peiping Army continued to have frictions with the Ming Army. Several large and small battles were fought, but they all ended with the defeat of the Ming Army. The Ming Army lost tens of thousands of troops.
, the counterattack was suspended, and the two armies fell into a long-term confrontation.
Relatively speaking, this period of confrontation is very beneficial to the Peking Army, because the Peking Army has newly occupied the two Hejian prefectures in Baoding, gained nearly 700,000 people, and a large area of land. As long as given time, these two prefectures can be like Shun.
Like Tianfu, it provides the Peking Army with troops and military supplies. In other words, the Peking Army will become stronger as it fights.
The Ming army was much worse. The main force of the Ming army was in a stalemate with the Annan Kingdom in the southwest and could not get out. There were Mongols in the north and pirates and Japanese pirates in the east. It could be said that they were attacked from all sides. In addition, in recent years,
After the war, the national strength was greatly damaged, and it was almost an impossible task to organize a large-scale Northern Expedition.
As the war situation gradually eased, Wan Lei was able to go back to Beiping City to preside over various military and political meetings, summarize the development situation of the year, and formulate a development draft for the coming year. Since the territory has more than doubled, the three prefectures of Shuntian, Baoding, and Hejian
The balanced development between them has become a top priority.
Wan Lei knows that getting rich together and sharing rights can make the newly joined people have centripetal force. If there is differential treatment, sooner or later it will lead to disunity. Of course, all this must be done without damaging the original interests of the people of Shuntian Prefecture. Shuntian Prefecture is Peiping.
It is the pillar of the army and makes the greatest contribution, so the priorities are clearly defined.
Because Wan Lei wanted to inspect the road conditions, the team of several hundred people stopped and went until noon on December 5th before returning to the outside of Peiping City. At this time, Tie Xuan and other military and political dignitaries led dozens of people who had already arrived
Ten miles of pavilions in the east of the city are waiting for each other. When Wan Lei returns, it is necessary to exchange greetings.
This was the first time that the Peiping Army expanded its territory, and it was a complete victory. Everyone in Shuntian Mansion was rejoicing. Although Wan Lei was only a supervisor of the army, he was able to achieve a complete victory. This has nothing to do with his planning. Although he has always been
I don’t take any credit, but everyone’s heart is bright.
Originally, Wan Lei did not want to mobilize people to engage in this kind of formalism, but he was accompanied by elders from the two Hejian Prefectures in Baoding. This time he went out of the city to welcome them, mainly to give these people face and let them see that the officials and people of Shuntian Prefecture were.
Be hospitable and treat them as equals.
In order to strengthen the communication and exchange between Shuntian Prefecture and Baoding Hejian Prefecture, Wan Lei suggested that Shuntian Prefecture officials and squires at all levels should personally receive visitors, and it would be a one-on-one reception, and visitors could even live in the receptionist's home.
, feel the civilization and prosperity of the citizens of Beiping City up close.
As the No. 1 citizen of Shuntian Prefecture, Wan Lei also set an example and was personally responsible for receiving a clan leader surnamed Li. The surname Li is considered a common surname in Baoding Prefecture, with tens of thousands of clan members. Including female dependents, the clan has more than 70,000 people, accounting for more than 70,000 people.
One-tenth of the people in the two mansions, Wan Lei, of course, has to give enough face to the patriarch of such a big family.
The patriarch of the clan, whose surname is Li Fenggong, is an old scholar in his sixties. He treats people with courtesy and respect for others. I heard that his ancestors served as high-ranking officials in the Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty. After hundreds of years of reproduction and development, it is not surprising that there are so many clan members.
In fact, since the Sui and Tang Dynasties introduced the imperial examination to select scholars, the power of the aristocratic gentry has slowly declined, and a new political force - the civil servant group generated by the imperial examination has gradually taken control of the world.
However, in China, no matter how the times develop, the power of the clan cannot be underestimated. During the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, several dynasties changed, and dozens of emperors came and went. Many people used clans with the same surname as fighting groups, and they continued tenaciously amidst countless swords and blood.
It burns incense and affects the general trend of the world.
Birds nostalgic for the old forest, and fish in the pond miss their old roots. Due to blood and geographical relationships, each major family name has a strong sense of clan belonging, which jointly promotes the prosperity of the clan. In addition, the major surnames strengthen the relationship through marriage.
The connections between people can often form an intricate and huge network of relationships.
This kind of relationship network may not affect the imperial court, but its influence in the local area is very far-reaching. The prefects, prefectures, county magistrates and other local officials sent by the imperial court will give these clan leaders a little favor, otherwise they will not be able to get along in the local area. Wan Lei is here
Tomorrow Jiu naturally knows these rules, so he usually won't offend those respectable squires.
Of course, Wan Lei would kill any bully who bullied others and ran rampant in the countryside. He only respected those who were highly respected, and he would not tolerate those who did evil. After all, a toad with three legs is hard to find, and a toad with two legs is hard to find.
The clan leader is still very easy to establish.
Li Fenggong also knew how to measure. When he heard that he could live in Wanzhai, he was naturally overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. He originally thought that Wan Lei was the uncrowned Shuntian Mansion, and Wanzhai must be very big, but when he actually came to Wanlei
When I moved into the house, I found that it was just a small, medium-sized courtyard with three rooms in it, just like an ordinary large family's house.
After a brief moment of surprise, Patriarch Li was even more surprised and delighted: He has such a high status and yet lives such a simple life. This is really the spirit of a king. Ordinary people with such a status would already be extravagant and extravagant.
"Old Master Li, this is my home. From now on, you will stay in the east wing temporarily. However, I have no servants. Please forgive me for my indifference." Wan Lei made an invitation gesture and invited Li Fenggong into the courtyard, and Wan Zhai really
There are no servants, because the Zhao brothers have all gone out to start their own businesses. There is only one male master, Wan Lei, and four female dependents in the house. These four female dependents are busier than the other and are not at home very often.
"No, no, I am used to living a hard life. I can take care of myself and don't need anyone to take care of me." Li Fenggong waved his hands repeatedly.
"My wife is busy with other things and is not at home at the moment. Please sit in the living room for a while. I will send someone to prepare some refreshments and tidy up the room so that you can move in." My wife was not at home, so Wan Lei had to send Jingzhong Guard to do housework.
Fortunately, there are several female guards among the elite guards who are waiting for him, and they are also very agile.
"I admire Mr. Wan for living such a frugal life." Li Fenggong looked around the living room and saw only some simple furniture, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Haha, Old Master Li, you don't know something. I am considered a poor man in Shuntian Mansion, and any workshop owner is richer than me. You are tired from the journey, so take a rest first. In the afternoon, I will take you to visit the great squires in Beiping City.
They are all extremely rich." Wan Lei said with a smile.
"This is a good relationship, but I have to trouble the young master again." Li Fenggong was not a fool. He knew that Wan Lei took him to meet the local squire, not only to show off his wealth, but also to show him how to make money.