Yuci Wen's night banquet.

The world of local tyrants is very imaginable.

Within the scope of etiquette, Wen arranged a dinner of the highest standard. Except for Liu Mang's special explanation, don't sing, dance and feast, everything else is extremely luxurious.

The most special thing is the dinner tableware.

In order to curry favor with the new Taishou, the Wen family really made a lot of effort. After hearing that Liu Mang, the Taishou did not like bulky bronze tableware, the Wen family specially prepared a complete set of extremely expensive lacquerware tableware that had not yet been popularized in this era.

What surprised Liu Mang even more was that there was also a tall glass on the dining table! And it's also a beautiful glass in the Western Regions! It's a rarity!

Not to mention the dishes, almost none of them can be named. The dishes were so exquisitely made that Shangguan Wan'er was reluctant to eat them for a long time!

Wen's intentions are so attentive, it is to show goodwill, but also to show attitude, to recognize Liu Mang as the lord of Taiyuan.

As expected, at the banquet, Wen Ziren humbly expressed his willingness to cooperate with the county government. He euphemistically said that he hoped to follow the example of the Qiao family and participate in the iron ore business.

Moreover, Wen Ziren once again tactfully reminded that the relationship between the Wen family and Li Ru is not ordinary.

Before going to the banquet, Liu Mang and Li Hongzhang had already prepared a countermeasure. The attitude is as moderate as possible, and there is no final statement on any request made by Wen, leaving room for manoeuvre.

No matter how luxurious the banquet is, it is only a formality. Cooperation is the common goal of both sides. At the banquet, the two sides reached a consensus: cooperation and development, benefit sharing, and specific matters will be discussed in the future.

On the issue of iron ore, Liu Mang never spat out.

Iron is the most important strategic material, and it must be firmly in our own hands. Liu Mang had promised Qiao Zhiyong that the Qiao family would be the only family involved in the iron ore business, and Liu Mang must keep this promise.

As for the development of other mining industries, Liu Mang did not give a clear answer, he needs to return to Jinyang and discuss with everyone before he can make a decision.

Wen Ziren failed to achieve the expected goal. However, the promise of cooperation from Liu Mang's mouth is worthy of such a luxurious banquet.

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The news of Wen's banquet for Liu Mang soon spread throughout the large and small families of Yuci. If nothing else, in a few days, all the families in Taiyuan County will be informed of the news.

With the status and influence of the Wen family, it is foreseeable that other families will definitely follow suit and take the initiative to seek cooperation with the county government.

Actually, it doesn't take a few days at all. Early in the morning of the second day of the Wen's night banquet, the heads of other families of Yuci came to the post house in person and invited Taishou Liu Mang to the banquet.

Someone invites someone to dinner, it is a matter of face.

But if the visitor does not refuse and goes door to door to eat, it will lose face.

Liu Mang instructed that on the grounds that he was busy with official business, he refused all. But he also told the heads of the family that if they want to cooperate with the county government, they can go to Jinyang to talk.

Under the regretful gaze of the head of the Yuci family, Liu Mang's team left Yuci and rushed back to Jinyang.

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Jinyang, a lot of things waiting to be discussed.

Liu Mang arrived in Jinyang, returned home, saw the old lady and the attacker, didn't say a few words, didn't change clothes, and rushed to the mansion.

Su Dingfang and Li Yan have rushed back from Yangqu, and Fan Zhongyan has received the letter, and he has also rushed to Jinyang day and night.

There were not many people involved in this meeting, but it was the highest level meeting since the start of the army.

The participants gathered all the literary strategies of Liu Mang's subordinates except Kou Zhun - Liu Bowen, eldest grandson Wuji, Fan Zhongyan, Li Hongzhang, Li Yan, Wu Yong,

In terms of military generals, only the current army commander Su Dingfang participated.

Looking at the people seated, Liu Mang couldn't believe it, is this true?

Spanning thousands of years, the power of the four dynasties of the Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties gathered together, no matter how you think about it, it is incredible. Seeing it in my eyes, my heart was filled with an illusory sense of excitement......

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The issues to be studied at the meeting were compiled by Liu Mang's repeated thinking during his inspection of Zhao Yuze and sorted out by Shangguan Wan'er.

These topics are all related to the next strategy and the stability and development of Taiyuan.

Shangguan Wan'er did a very detailed job, sorting out each major issue into a number of detailed questions, which was more convenient for research and discussion.

The strategic goal of the next step has already been clear, that is, to seek Shangdang County while developing the two counties of Yanmen and Taiyuan.

There are several specific questions to be discussed, including:

accelerate the development of Yanmen minerals, accumulate strategic materials and funds; vigorously develop agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery in Zhaoyuze, and provide sufficient food and horse supply for future development; rectify the rule of officials and open up the road of talent selection and recommendation; Combine the salt transportation in Hedong with the strategy of Shangdang to seek two places.

These issues are numerous and complex. However, many of these issues have been studied and explored many times.

In addition, the people attending the meeting, all of whom were powerful in past and present lives, quickly sorted out the above problems and formulated detailed strategies.

The specific strategies for each issue are as follows:

Partnered with the Saga to develop Yanmen Mining. For a period of time, the development of graphite mines (that is, coal mines) will be mainly used to provide fuel security for the large-scale iron smelting that is about to begin.

Improve the water conservancy facilities around Zhaoyuze and develop agriculture in the Zhaoyuze area. Promote the experience of Pingtao fishery administration and develop fisheries as a supplement to agriculture. Promote the official horse and folk herding, and encourage the attraction of the Southern Xiongnu Hu people to come to Taiyuan Yanmen to graze horses.

Officialdom and herding are not as simple as imagined. Only with excellent horse breeds can qualified military horses be raised. The cost of buying a horse breed is a huge expense that is unbearable given the current financial dilemma.

The eldest grandson Wuji suggested: Ma Zheng, you can refer to the mining industry and absorb the family's funds to participate.

Liu Mang also had this intention, but he emphasized that it was okay for the family to participate in horse politics, but it could only invest and distribute dividends, and the horses must be allocated by the county government. After the horses are raised, the qualified military horses are purchased by the county government, and those that are not suitable for military horses are supplemented by farming.

Regarding talent selection, the discussion lasted the longest. In all dynasties, talent selection is a problem. The recommendation system, the imperial examination system, and even the college entrance examination and national examination in later generations, each of these methods has mixed pros and cons.

Liu Mang is also facing the question of which way to take.

After repeated debates and research, in the end, everyone's opinions were unified on the recommendation system. After all, this method is more socially acceptable, and it is also more convenient and efficient. However, it is necessary to strengthen management to prevent cronyism and malpractice.

On the issue of taking salt from Hedong and the strategy of the Shangdang, sufficient research has been done before. No need to negotiate. It's just that people need to be sent to Hedong immediately to find out the situation there.

The basic strategies and principles for solving the problem have been determined, and the next step is to rearrange the existing personnel, divide the labor and responsibilities, and implement them concretely.

Regarding the personnel adjustment, Liu Mang has long planned......