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Chapter 1061 They Are All Adults
When Wang Tong was there, the Huwei army was dominated by him. Although the identities of each regiment commander were different, they could only obey orders in front of Wang Tong.

Nowadays, the Forbidden Army is directly managed by the Son of Heaven. From Li Hutou to Han Gang, the actual official positions and identities are different, but they are almost equal to each other in position, and they can't talk to each other.

Li Hutou's family has no background, and there are no close people. His father Li Wenyuan is not as high as him. He and Han Gang can be regarded as Wang Tong's lineage, and Li Tao's side is from the world's first-class generals. Both father and brother are in the positions of generals, and they are very prominent. Sun Xin is familiar with the middle and lower ranks of the Beijing camp, and Qi Wu is Wang Tong's personal guard, but behind him is the shadow of Jizhen. As for Tan Bing, who is guarding Shanxi, the Tan family will take this part, but judging from these years, the Guihua City Merchant Group and the Shanxi Merchant Group have a close relationship with him, or they have provided a lot of support.

These backgrounds and relationships are not just a simple New Year's exchange, the expansion of each regiment, the promotion of generals at all levels, each regiment always promotes more or less those who are closely related to itself.

There is nothing wrong with this. When it comes to the battlefield, who doesn't want his subordinates to be obedient and command them more easily.

Wang Tong also acquiesced to this, because the backbone officers of each regiment are still the veterans of the Huwei Army, so he doesn't have to worry about being unable to command. It is not a bad thing to properly delegate power to the people below.

Among them, because many teenagers from the Huwei Martial Arts Academy served in the Huwei Army, the generals of the Xuanfu that Li Tao brought were naturally in his regiment, and the same was true of Sun Xin's Jingying disciples. They are all headed by the two most outstanding people, Sun Xin and Li Tao.

The two regiments of Li Tao and Sun Xin are also the second and third strongest regiments of the Tigers' Mighty Army, they have the most old background and the deepest understanding of Tiger's Mighty Army's tactics.

When Li Tao and Sun Xin were in the Huwei Martial Arts Academy, the relationship between Li Tao and Sun Xin was average. Later, they were both under Wang Tong's command. That's all.

Don't say it's the two of them, even the rest of the regiment where Wang Tong's personal guard is the deputy of the regiment's head and regiment, they are also close to each other in one way or another.

Wang Tong naturally knew these things well, but these were not things he could tell Emperor Wanli. Wanli himself could understand it best. Perhaps Emperor Wanli would prefer to see such a situation.

So all Wang Tong could say was "nonsense", but judging by Emperor Wanli's reaction, he really didn't care much about this matter, it was just a small talk.

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This conversation reached the time when the gates of the imperial city were closed, and Emperor Wanli was obviously happy with the conversation. After Wang Tong left, no one in the palace could allow him to chat for so long.

Among them, it is said that Shen Shixing, the chief minister of the cabinet, has been the chief minister for almost eight years. Although Shen Shixing is quiet and low-key in government affairs and even in private life, the chief minister is the chief minister after all. In terms of position, the influence is to expand outward, and penetrate into all aspects unconsciously.

Now many key positions in the court are already his people, there are also disciples and grandchildren of Shen Shixing in the local area who are in charge of power, and his domestic slave so-and-so also has the reputation of Youqi back then.

The meaning of Emperor Wanli's words is very clear. He will not let Shen Shixing serve for ten years. According to Wanli's judgment, the position of chief assistant of the cabinet has been held by one person for too long, and if he controls the government, it will cause too much damage to the imperial power. This was the case from Xia Yan, Yan Song, Xu Jie, and Zhang Juzheng. He would not let Shen Shixing have this opportunity.

But no matter what Emperor Wanli said, or what Wang Tong learned through various channels in Songjiang, Shen Shixing himself also intended to resign. He stayed in the position of the chief assistant of the cabinet for too long, and it was difficult to die well. The previous examples It also proves this point, everyone is a smart person.

After Shen Shixing, there is no need to argue about who should inherit the position of chief assistant of the cabinet. Wang Xijue, the second assistant of the cabinet, has already accumulated enough reputation, and the evaluation of the central minister is almost unanimous between the government and the opposition.

In the past, Emperor Wanli would ask Wang Tong for his opinion when choosing the candidate for the chief assistant. Now, Emperor Wanli has already made a final decision, and talking to Wang Tong is just a small talk.

One more thing was mentioned. Pan Jixun, who had been the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, published a book at this time. This book was about river engineering, and it was called "Important Affairs of River Engineering".

This Pan Jixun was also one of the ministers promoted by Zhang Siwei back then, and he had deep conflicts with both Shen Shixing and Wang Tong. During court disputes, there were many struggles, but this person was very dedicated to governing the Yellow River, which is a rare practice Neng Chen,

In the Ming Dynasty, a lot of money was allocated to the river engineering, and all the activities related to the river engineering were first-class lucrative positions. However, Pan Jixun is quite self-disciplined. To achieve the position of Shangshu, it would be deceiving to say that his family is poor. Yes, but Pan Jixun's family is at best a rich man.

These days, it is necessary to print a book, engraving and engraving, the project is not small, and the cost is even greater. This is not something that Pan Jixun can afford, but this book was published with the money of a good person and a wealthy businessman.

Emperor Wanli said that this was just gossip, and Wang Tong also chatted with him. In fact, Pan Jixun was writing this book five years ago, but there were major changes in it. Why was there such a major change? Because Pan Jixun passed the The Ministry of Industry's channels learned some information about the manufacturing bureau run by the Weiguan in Tianjin.

The weaponry factory run by Ren Yuan, a member of the Ministry of Industry, is no longer as good as the Sanjiang Workshop in terms of manufacturing capacity and technology, but the difference is not too great, because Ren Ren is always learning and improving, and will use the new things from the Sanjiang Workshop Applied in government-run workshops.

Moreover, Ren Yuan never withholds the wages of the craftsmen, and the workshop of the manufacturing bureau still has the opportunity to do private work, and the salary is higher than other places, and the craftsmen are also motivated to work.

According to the records of the Ministry of Industry, among the factories in the world, only Tianjin Wei's weapons are of the best quality and meet the specifications. The military camps in various border towns are willing to use Tianjin Wei's weapons, and they are even willing to pay for them, not to mention anything else At present, the weapons and firearms used by the Beijing camp and the imperial army are made by Tianjin Wei.

This qualified quality is also related to the maximum output. Pan Jixun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, also understands the practice. In various government-run factories in Daming, the output must not be high if the output is high, and the quality must not be taken into account if the output is large, but I don’t know how Tianjin Wei did it. .

It is unavoidable to send people to Tianjin Wei for on-the-spot survey and investigation. In fact, the conclusion is not complicated. It is just that the system here is complete, never deducted, and the weights and measures are unified. There are many norms learned from the West, etc. wait.

These things looked simple, but they were not easy to implement, but they inspired Pan Jixun a lot, and Hegong could do the same.

Because of these inspirations, Pan Jixun rewrote nearly [-]% of the content of the almost complete book "Important Works of River Works", and sent people to Tianjin Wei and Songjiang Mansion many times to inquire. After all, Wang Tong has the most "new" craftsmen around him. , can provide a lot of experience and reference.

Although political opinions differ, Wang Tong absolutely supports such practical and technical matters, and has always cooperated with them, never making things difficult or refusing.

In fact, the publication of the book "Important Affairs of the River Works" is also related to Wang Tong's funding. Of course, after leaving the capital, it is impossible for Wang Tong to blatantly give money to him. A "rich businessman of the capital" must come forward.

The sound of bells and drums about to close the palace gate sounded, and Emperor Wanli's conversation was in full swing, but Wang Tong took the initiative to get up and leave. Today is not the past, although Emperor Wanli was disappointed, he did not stay.

When Wang Tong was about to leave, Emperor Wanli pondered for a moment and said:

"I asked you to go to Songjiang Mansion to do port opening errands. You did a good job. When everything becomes a rule there, I will send a trustworthy internal supervisor to watch over you. You should come back. Let the monarchs and ministers stay together and make a few things that will be remembered in history." We are both still young and have a long time to go."

Hearing this, I had to kneel down to thank him again, but the context of these words was quite different from before.

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Wang Tong also had a mansion in the capital, and even the servants of the original mansion still maintain it. After all, he has all the property and contacts in the capital, so naturally some people will help him.

Back in the capital, it is inevitable to meet the emperor first, and then the banquet lasted from October to November, and people invited each other every day, and there was a dinner every day.

In the past, Wang Tong was a lone minister, with his own power, and he had various conflicts with other forces in the capital. The high-ranking officials in the capital either had conflicts or avoided suspicion, and they were not close.

It’s different now, Wang Tong went to Songjiang Mansion, so now Wang Tong is the God of Wealth and God of Fortune who is close to the emperor, and has a way to get rich in Tianjinwei, Songjiang Mansion, Guihua City and outside the customs. Take this opportunity, everyone get close to him Get close, see if there is a chance to make a fortune, etc.

Although Wang Tong said that he would not see everyone, but he replied politely and kindly. Everyone should save face, after all, he is not what he used to be.

I don’t know if this is interesting or helpless. After Wang Tong returned to the capital, he still had to go to the Jinyiwei Yamen to handle official business. After all, he still had the title of Commander of the Jinyiwei on his body. business.

Paying homage to Zhang Cheng and the emperor giving a banquet, these two events are enough to show that Wang Tong's power remains the same as before, and the Jinyiwei divisions dare not neglect anything.

But dealing with official duties is nothing more than going through the procedure. Two days later, Wang Tong will be free, and of course he will go to Mrs. Ma's house for the first meal.

Coincidentally, Ma Sanbiao married Zhang Chunde's daughter. At that time, the woman married him with a daughter. This woman and Ma Sanbiao's child was born half a year later than Wang Tong's eldest son, Wang Xia. She was also a daughter. At the time, Tong knew that Mrs. Ma was very unhappy about this, and wanted Ma Sanbiao to take a concubine, but the second child was a boy, which stabilized Mrs. Zhang's position in the Ma family.
At this family banquet, Mrs. Ma wants to see Wang Tong. She is getting older, and she still has thoughts. She wants to marry Ma Sanbiao's biological daughter to Wang Tong's son Wang Xia. The splendor and wealth of the widowed mother is all because of Wang Tong, and Mrs. Ma wants to make this relationship closer.

The child is so young, and he will be ordered for life. Although Wang Tong knows Mrs. Ma's ardent intentions, he still feels awkward about this, so he just smiled and said:

"Don't worry, when the children are ten years old, it won't be too late for us to make a fuss."

This can't be called refusal, but it makes sense. Mrs. Ma also knows how to measure, so she doesn't say much. Even Ma Sanbiao is relieved. It's not that he doesn't want his daughter to marry Wang Tong's son. Small, this is too troublesome.

After going to the Ma's house, it is reasonable to attend the family banquet of Lu Wancai, Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, and Li Wenyuan, a thousand households of Jinyiwei Public Security Department, next.

Everyone is their own person, and they directly made it clear at the wine table that Li Wenyuan's current status should not be too private with Wang Tong, not only for him, but also for Li Hutou.

These words were said by Lu Wancai. Wang Tong felt that this was actually a bit too much. Everyone knows the relationship between Li Wenyuan and his son and his family. Taciturn, but very knowledgeable, after drinking a few glasses of wine, he said that he had something to do and left directly.

"Grandpa, although there is also a wireless world overseas, overseas is overseas after all, not Daming. Being a duke in Daming, a duke for generations, is ten thousand times better than being a chief in an overseas barbarian land!"

Hearing Lu Wancai's words, Wang Tong understood why Lu Wancai wanted to say those things to Li Wenyuan before the banquet, and it turned out that he wanted to say this in private.

Wang Tong shook his head and said with a smile:

"What overseas chiefs? That place was built to make money. To the south of Songjiang Mansion, there must be a port to settle down. Besides, there are a lot of gold and silver specialties there. Why bother to put it in Fanren hands."

"My lord, the capital is here. My lord took the initiative to invite me to Songjiang that day. This is a clever plan to retreat, but I have to plan to come back after I go. I'm not in the capital, not on the side of the emperor. , sooner or later there will be a danger of defeat.”

Lu Wancai's words were not wrong, the root of power still lies in the attitude of the emperor, Lu Wancai's words sounded harsh, but they were also true.

"It seems that Lu Song's incident is well known in the world!"

Wang Tong didn't answer Lu Wancai's words, but said with a smile, it doesn't matter if the conquest of Lu Song is known, as long as he doesn't prove that he personally participated in the past.

Hearing Wang Tong's vagueness of the topic, Lu Wancai tapped his palm with a folding fan. No matter what, Lu Wancai was earnest after all, so he had no choice but to answer. Wang Tong paused, and said:

"No rush, it's not that time yet."
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