Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 960

After Wang Tong came to Xuanfu, he didn't meet many people, but the conversation was much more detailed than in Shanxi and Shaanxi.

One family in one town is also a tradition in the military circles of the Ming Dynasty. Every place on the Nine Sides is actually supported by a family. It may not be passed down from generation to generation, but for a period of time, there must be only this family in charge.

Before Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou appeared, the most trusted and united armed groups were blood relatives, and the most powerful force was the private soldiers of the generals. Relationship, command will be much smoother.

In the time and space without Wang Tong's appearance, the military reforms of Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were just a flashback. In the next few decades, the military situation will intensify.

The imperial court actually acquiesced in such a situation, and only in this way, the border town can still guarantee some combat effectiveness. Of course, after the appearance of the Huwei army trained by Wang Tong, everyone saw a different path.

Datong Town is now the Ma family, Ji Town is the Li family, Liao Town is the Li family, but the situation in the Xuan Mansion is different. The original commander of the Xuan Mansion was Ma Fang, known as the number one military general of the Ming Dynasty, and the power of the Ma family was in the Xuan Mansion The roots are intertwined, and the Li family, as natives of the Xuan Mansion, also has their own piece of heaven. After Li Yun came and went to Ji Town, it stands to reason that the Li family should move to Ji Town, but Li Tao's two elder brothers have already taken root in Xuan Mansion, so there is no Compared with the past, Li Tao is now a battalion officer of the imperial army, and the Li family is gradually able to fight against the Ma family, but the two sides are closer because of Wang Tong, which is another matter.

But now the commander-in-chief is Li Rusong. As the eldest son of the Li family in Liao Town, Li Rusong already has his own side. When he came here, he naturally brought a lot of people.

Ma's family, Li's family, and Li's family are all in Xuanfu, which makes Xuanfu's side very complicated, but the conflicts are not very intensified, because everyone is busy making a fortune.

Needless to say, Ma Dong was in Shanxi and Guihua City, but in Xuanfu, the Ma family also made a lot of money in leather goods and alkali. Naturally, the Li family was not far behind. The fur and alkali business was still between them and Tianjin Weixian. After doing it, now Li Tao's two brothers are very careful to maintain the trade route from Xuanfu to Tianjinwei, it is really a sea of ​​gold and silver!
As for Li Rusong, although he came late, his qualifications are sufficient, and his identity is the commander-in-chief. For business, Li Rusong participated in the first Liao Town background in Guihua City.

For pastures, farms, and trading points, Li Rusong relied on his own family's powerful soldiers, and he really got a lot of benefits on the grassland, and the merchant group armed forces marched on the grassland, and Li Rusong was responsible for all the supplies on the Xuanfu side. The people who do it all arrange it, and this income is also quite a lot.

Withholding military pay would not yield much money. Without money, there would be no way to support family members, and if there were not many family members, there would be no way to make meritorious service to keep this position, or even go one step further.

Liaozhen's wealth and power are all in the hands of the Li family, which is naturally convenient, but when Li Rusong went to the Xuanfu to take office, at the beginning, he had to ask Liaozhen to send him money, which was very expensive. Is there any intention of the court to balance such an arrangement? , it is really hard to say.

However, Li Rusong beat and kicked at the Xuanfu side, borrowed Wang Tong to win the wind in Guihua City, and gradually became more financially rich. With money, everything is easy to say, and his side can be regarded as completely independent from Liao Town.

The three families have different interests on the grassland, and they will develop in different directions in the future. For example, the Ma family just wants to stabilize the local business, and then go to Tianjin Wei to open shops, and even participate in the shipping and sea trade. This one doesn't want to expand too fast and too big, because the focus of their Ma family is in Shanxi, and Ma Dong has already established his own world there.

The Li family is different. Xuanfu and Jizhen almost pinch both ends of Eastern Mongolia. Their family wants to acquire more pastures, farms and soda lakes on the grasslands, and then sell them in Tianjin Wei, and also sell them in Tianjin Wei Lane. Trafficking more goods to the grasslands is their plan to make a fortune.

As for the Li family, they had to discuss it with Wang Tong in detail, so on the sixth day after Wang Tong came to Xuan Mansion, after all the public and private etiquettes were completed, Li Rusong hosted a banquet in his mansion for Wang Tong.

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The mansion is magnificent and extravagant, with an extraordinary style. The mansion of a general like Wang Tonglai is not once or twice. Every time I come, I have to sigh. What kind of chilling martial arts is there? It is clearly the style of Yangzhou salt merchants and Jiangnan tycoons.

Jiangnan is known as the richest and most fashionable place in the world. The rich people in the world imitate the food and clothing there. At that time, the first-class people were all nondescript. When it comes to Li Rusong's level, it is even better than Jiangnan. It's authentic, probably even those aristocratic families from Suzhou and Hangzhou can't see anything wrong when they come here.

Wang Tong got off his horse in front of the door, and Li Rusong, who was wearing a robe, rushed up to meet him. Li Rusong's junior was tall and burly, but the robe fit him well, and it looked very good on him. At this moment, Li Rusong still looked like a The rich man at home.

"The next official greets Lord Hou."

Not to mention dressing up, even acting is the same. Li Rusong also has the title of earl and is a general in the army. Naturally, Wang Tong will not let him really worship him, so he quickly helped him. The two sides followed the official rules and walked together. Entered the mansion.

When he arrived at the main hall of the banquet and sat down, Wang Tong looked around casually, and found that this place was different from what he walked along the way, a bit like the residence of a military general.

There is a bow hanging on the wall, and there are various weapons on the Duobao grid on the side. There is also a set of Huwei plate armor standing there in the corner, and a Japanese sword can be seen on the coffee table.

"Lord Li is truly a military commander!"

Wang Tong sighed, but he felt a little inappropriate when he said it. It is permissible to praise warriors for their bravery, but saying "the true qualities of a warrior" is somewhat insulting, as if it were a rude description.

Li Rusong's expression was normal, he laughed and said:

"Xiaguan Laozi was born as a student. When I am at home, I always wear a sour green shirt. I pretend to read it with a book. It is annoying to look at it. Our family's wealth is created by holding a knife and a gun. , reading is a bird’s use, it’s enough to be able to read characters, and Ma Lin from the Ma family, when he first went to Liao Town, the lower official was shocked when he saw it, thinking whether it was the governor or the prisoner sent by the imperial court. Jundao, Lao Ma's family actually produced civil servants, and later found out that he was a lieutenant general, it's really ridiculous, if it wasn't for the military merits he earned by killing Tartars in Datong, he would have such a virtue today."

These words were very to Wang Tong's appetite, Wang Tong's face gradually had a smile, Li Rusong paused after saying the first sentence, and continued after seeing the expression on Wang Tong's face.

According to Wang Tong's understanding, Li Rusong is a pure military general. Although Jinyiwei and Sanjiang Trading Company didn't use too many compliments to describe him, Wang Tong can tell that Li Rusong has a general family, and to be precise, he is very rare among the Ming Dynasty warriors. That kind of character, that is, likes to fight, likes to fight.

Perhaps Li Rusong was the eldest son of the Li family. He had followed his father in all battles from enlightenment to adulthood, and from victory to victory, he liked force, fighting, and killing.

Otherwise, the chief soldier of the Xuan Mansion often led Qingqi to the grasslands to raid grasslands, plundered small tribes, and then never brought back their heads. What is the plan? There are rumors that Li Rusong might also participate Yes, but this news can't be confirmed, it's just a legend.

However, Li Rusong likes to fight and kill, and he doesn't like those military generals who pretend to be gentle, but it has nothing to do with these words now. Li Rusong can reach his current position because of his father's shadow, and his family is also capable in the officialdom. After a few times of dealings, how can you not get used to your own father in person?

There must be other meanings in this, the contradiction between Wang Tong system and the general of the Li family is known to everyone in the world, but the general of the Li family belongs to Liao Town, and Li Rusong has become independent now, so it is necessary to draw a line to express goodwill to Wang Tong.

With the style of a big family in this era, Li Rusong's banquet today and his style just now may not be the inspiration of Li Chengliang. After all, Li Chengliang is old, Wang Tongzheng is young, and Wang Tongquan is in power. More importantly, Emperor Wanli also Very young, the Li family wants to continue to be prosperous and rich, so they can't stay still on a tree.

Wang Tong's mind was spinning a lot. After Li Rusong finished speaking, Wang Tong smiled and said:

"The lifeblood of our generals is the handle of the knife, and the lifeblood of those civil servants is the pen, it is better not to forget the origin!"

Hearing Wang Tong's words, Li Rusong was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing, raised his glass and said:

"What Hou Ye said is good, don't forget the original, come, I will offer three cups to Hou Ye!"

Wang Tong's words also made his attitude clear. Although it was not clear, there was goodwill. Li Rusong was naturally happy. After a few glasses of wine, the two sides talked more.

"Master Hou is really generous. The lower officials only sent a few hundred people to Mantaoer, and the adults only gave 2000 taels of gold sand, and some of them got [-]% of the share. This is more profitable than renting land!"

"It's not the generosity of the Marquis, but the generosity of Sanjiang Commercial Bank."

"Save it, save it, the officer said it wrong."

"In the future, the activities of the Naturalized Merchant Group in Eastern Mongolia must be taken care of by Mr. Li."

"What Hou Ye said, it's not that being an official is not good for sharing benefits. Naturally, you have to take care of your own family affairs. Please don't worry, Hou Ye."

After a few words of politeness from both parties, the general policy has been settled, and the next step is the detailed discussion between the subordinates of the two parties. It was Wang Tong who did not expect Li Rusong to have such kindness when he came, but it made things a lot easier. All the servants in the house were sent out, Wang Tong asked with a smile:

"Now that Liaozhen is conquering the Jurchens, what does Master Li think of this?"

(End of this chapter)