Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 878

Wang Tong was riding on the main road, watching the people kneeling down on both sides of the road, and occasionally looking back, the team of followers was getting longer and longer.

The front of the city on the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month should have been extremely lively, but it was unusually quiet here. The lively noise from other places and the occasional sound of firecrackers made this place even more quiet and solemn.

Wang Tong's horse was walking very slowly. At the beginning, Wang Tong looked around, but then he just rode his horse and walked slowly. Naturally, his heart was not as calm as outside. Is this the smell of power? This is what power and status can bring. something?

In Tianjin Wei, in the Huwei Army, until he led the army to Guihua City, and then went to Jinyiwei to serve as the commander of the capital. Wang Tong was also a big man who made promises and ordered orders, but those brilliance and dignity were completely inferior to today's The touch in front of Guihua City was profound.

At the beginning, Wang Tong's personal guards and subordinates felt a little surprised, looking at the extremely respectful people in amazement, because they had never seen such a look in Daming, but gradually they took it for granted, They unconsciously straightened their backs, formed a neater queue, and followed behind Wang Tong.

The female relatives in Wang Tong's motorcade opened the curtain and looked at the back of Wang Tong in front of him through the gap, their eyes were full of fascination and reverence
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General Tan is considered the leader of the militia, although he is an official, but he is not a real job. He is Wang Tong's servant, so it is only natural to go to greet him.But the eunuchs and officials in Guihua City couldn't go there to greet them. Everything in the officialdom was governed by etiquette, so they had to wait at the gate of the city.

The eunuch in charge sent to Guihua City is also an acquaintance of Wang Tong and others. It is Meng Duo who replaced Zou Yi in charge of the Department of Public Security. It should be a character at the level of the supervisor.

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, it was the coldest time in Guihua City. Meng Duo waited in front of the door with his entourage.

Meng Duo was not very old, although he tried his best to show a steady demeanor, he still kept rubbing his hands and covering his ears. The followers behind were all full of anger, and one of them leaned forward and said in a low voice:

"Eunuch Meng, this Wang Tong is too outrageous. Who does he think he is, and dare to let Eunuch wait here? What is he?"

Before he could finish speaking, Meng Duo turned around and slapped a slap in the face, and said viciously and sharply:
"Who is it? It's your ancestor. Who do you think is here? It's a boss who can crush you with a single finger. Our family feels panic while waiting here. You are impatient. Get out of here!" go back!!"

These people have been with Meng Duo for a while. Meng Duo is the official faction with the highest status in Guihua City, and his subordinates also feel that they are the masters of Guihua City. Whether they are Han people or other ethnic groups, they are respectful and respectful. His arrogance gradually became more and more arrogant, but he didn't expect Meng Duo to lose his temper today.

All the people were silent, just after this episode, Wang Tong's team appeared on the street, pedestrians on both sides knelt down, and the street was quiet and solemn.

The people on Meng Duo's side have been domineering since they came to Guihua City. They have never seen such a scene. They also feel the pressure, and even have a little difficulty breathing. Dare not speak out.

Although he was walking slowly, he arrived in front of Meng Duo very quickly. Meng Duo walked forward a few steps, bowed with a smile and said:

"Master Hou is here, the younger one is showing respect to Master Hou!"

"Meng Gonggong looks much stronger than the capital master at that time, lead the horse and let Meng Gonggong get on the horse and talk!"

Wang Tong smiled and nodded in greeting, the attendants at the side hurriedly led the horse over, Meng Duo turned over, and his movements were quite agile, Wang Tong's kind greeting gave Meng Duo a lot of face, and Meng Duo was even more polite.

The kneeling and paying respects outside the city had come to an end at this time. After Meng Duo saw the salute, all the subordinate officials and followers behind him knelt and kowtowed.

Meng Duo's horse was half a horse behind Wang Tong's horse to show respect, and he said on the horse:
"Master Hou has returned to Guihua. The young one has prepared a reception banquet tonight. We invite officials and gentry from the city to accompany you, and Lord Hou to honor you."

This is necessary, Wang Tong naturally agreed, and Meng Duo said again:

"Hou Ye's residence is on the side of Khan King's Palace. Although the main hall has been destroyed, there are still regulations in other places. It is more convenient for Hou Ye to live there."

Wang Tong naturally knew the extent of the destruction of Senggedu Guleng's palace back then. Hearing this proposal, he turned his head and glanced at Meng Duo with a half-smile, and said:
"Eunuch Meng's kindness is appreciated by the Marquis, but this residence is too illegal. In the past, the mansions of a few big nobles of the Tartars were fine, and the same is true for the Marquis living there."

In King Khan's court back then, if Wang Tong lived in it, there would not be too many places where people could talk about it. Naturally, Wang Tong would not make this mistake. Meng Duo was stunned immediately, and then he reacted with a flushed face. , made a solemn bow immediately, apologized and said:

"It's a small one who didn't think well, and I hope Lord Hou will forgive me."

Wang Tong said with a smile, to expose this matter, when he approached the city gate, Wang Tong took a look, maybe it was a coincidence, last year he led the army to attack the city gate.

Now I can still see the gap in the city wall that was bombarded and collapsed at that time. Instead of restoring its original appearance, a fort was built directly there, with several cannons placed on it.

Looking at the city from the bottom of the city, you can see the black cannon body protruding from the top of the city. There is a large open space between the residential area outside the city and the city wall. You can see the moat or trench that has just been dug. It should be a winter project. There was no way to proceed, so it stopped.

With a firearms-based defense system built, the soldiers, Minzhuang, no longer slack off, and with the military strength on the grassland, it is already very difficult to break through this city.

After entering the city, the situation is different from that outside the city. Although it is more regulated than outside, Wang Tong feels that the popularity inside the city is slightly worse than outside the city. The avenue he walked should be one of the main roads in the city. , both sides of the road are large commercial shops, naturally, this season has been closed for the New Year.

Walking through this area, I saw two large empty fields, one of which was parked with carts and goods, and the other was where a group of strong men were training.

If you look farther away, you can still see some large warehouses and grain stores in the city. In the other direction of the city, there are tall chimneys, and black smoke is coming out of the chimneys. This Wang Tong is not very good. Unfamiliar, this is the setting of the Ironsmith Workshop.

"Apart from the officials and soldiers in the city, are there any common people living there?"

Wang Tong asked, because all he saw were shops, warehouses and workshops. Officials and some soldiers must be in the city, but he didn't see any residential buildings. Meng Duo was stunned, and then he explained:
"If you go back to Lord Hou, there are also common people, shopkeepers and clerks of commercial shops in the city and their families, caravan guards and their families, craftsmen and their families in the workshop, and caravan members and their families who have registered in the city. , They all live in the city, the direction for Lord Hou to enter the city is wrong, the north and west of the city are the residential areas."

He said a few words here, and Tan Jiang beside him also added:

"There are also family members who are in charge of various farms. If they want to be resettled in the city, that's fine."

Wang Tong nodded, Meng Duo glanced at General Tan, and asked with some trepidation:
"Master Hou, there are limited places in the city, and there are too many people outside the city, this is the same"

The resettlement method just now sounds really unreasonable. After all, the grassland is full of dangers. In case of a large-scale attack by the Tartar cavalry, the people in the city will be safe, but the people in the suburbs outside the city will be troublesome. The high-walled compound After all, it is an emergency measure, and it cannot be resisted for too long.

Wang Tong interrupted Meng Duo's explanation with a wave of his hand, and said:
"You did a good job, and this method is also very correct. If you follow this way of thinking in the future, it will definitely get better and better!"

Unexpectedly, Wang Tong gave such a positive evaluation, Meng Duo and Tan Jiang obviously did not expect it.

There are not many officers and soldiers stationed in Guihua City at present. The main defensive force is the caravan guards, that is, the veterans who have retreated from the past. They are the core force. They guarantee the safety of Guihua City. The workshop produces Guihua The military equipment needed by the city is also closely related to the safety of Guihua City. Commercial stores and warehouses ensure the distribution of wealth in the city and the supply of materials in the city. They are also the basic disk of the city. As for officials, they are used to maintain the city. Operation, communication and coordination with the inland, and the farm manager is the guarantor of the food in Guihua City, and they are responsible for production and management.

These people constitute the core of Guihua City. With them, Guihua City can maintain its operation, and there are various benefits to making the city a purely administrative center, military center, material center, and commercial center of this area on the grassland. Without the obligation to protect and support the people, although it is unreasonable, it can maintain high-efficiency operations under such a start-up situation.

"The original serfs, the people outside the city, including the villages living in agglomeration along the road from Datong to Guihua, among those young and strong, there are those who are eager to make progress, willing to learn martial arts, willing to learn crafts, and willing to learn farm farming and animal husbandry. Those who are farmed and do a good job in business can be allowed to live in the city, which is considered a reward."

"Master Hou, this is a good idea. Living in the city looks superior to others, and it will give them a head start. Master Hou, should scholars be included?"

Meng Duo asked, Wang Tong shook his head and said:
"What do the scholars in Guihua City want to study? Whether the sage books can kill the enemy or make money to grow food, if you want to be a scholar, send them to Datong and Shanxi!!"

(End of this chapter)