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"Roasted camel is a delicacy from the Western Regions, not to mention any constitutional, but a camel roasted on the fire, it seems to be a lot of grandeur, and this roasted camel is also according to the old rules, the camel's belly is stuffed with roast sheep, and the sheep's belly is cold with roast chicken, etc. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The gentleman is not close to the kitchen, Meng Duo led the king to come and see, it is also a fresh, it is to enjoy the scenery, the battle that day, after the palace of the king of the Khan, is to send troops to pacify and suppress the whole city, and there is no mood to visit. Having said that, this palace was destroyed in many places that day, and it was the most fierce place to fight, and the bloody atmosphere was thick, who would have any leisure to play.

Up to now, except for the masonry on the side of the main hall, which has been emptied and organized into an open space, the rest of the palace has been repaired and made almost the same as in the past.

When the first generation of Altan Khan built this palace, it was modeled after the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, and the second generation of the monk Guleng Khan added some elements of the Western Regions, although the whole and the Forbidden City, and even the palace in Nanjing are not comparable, but to see him as the mansion of the rich family, it is quite impressive.

In the harsh winter of this time, several gardens are covered with thick snow, but the combination of the northern scenery and this garden regulation is also somewhat moving.

Meng Duo led, Wang Tong was surrounded by guards, but he was very relaxed, and when Wang Tong was welcomed into the city, he didn't care about talking about business, and he walked leisurely along the way, but said a few words.

The fertile fields around the city of Guihua were originally cultivated by Han serfs who had been captured and plundered by the Ministry of Naturalization

Wang Tong occupied this side, and a small part of the captured gold and silver treasures were rewarded for officers and soldiers, some of them were divided among the cadres, and some were sent to the capital division, and the grain and grass stored inside and outside the city did not have time to be burned, but these grain and grass were distributed according to the number of serf households, and if they wanted to cultivate, they needed manpower, and they needed to keep these people who were suitable for life in the north.

After the grain and grass were distributed, they could eat enough, and the new Ming officers and soldiers were not only kinder than the original Tartar stewards, but also a lot more amiable than the mean gentry and landlords of the Ming Dynasty, and most of the serfs remained.

The climate in the north is cold, and there is one season a year, so the farmers who are full of food, do not worry about being oppressed, and can still leave a part of the harvest themselves, are highly motivated, work hard, and the harvest is quite good.

Emperor Wanli knew that he couldn't be too anxious to firmly control the Naturalization City, so he gave the Naturalization City five years, and the taxes were almost equal to none within five years.

After the symbolic handover of 10% of the grain, the rest belonged to the farmers themselves, so that even in Shaanxi, there were farmers running over.

The shopkeeper in charge of the Sanjiang Commercial Bank here has a long-term view, and after discussing with Tan Jiang, Tan Jiang transferred the suggestion to Meng Duo, and the various commercial houses in the city came forward to buy the surplus grain of many peasant households at a low price, and changed from serfs to tenant farmers, and with surplus grain in their hands, they also want to live a better life, and they also want to buy some food and clothing supplies, so they have to sell the surplus grain for money, and take this opportunity to fill up the big granaries inside and outside the city again.

The storage of grain is close to the level before the war, and it relies on local production, which is extremely meaningful to the Naturalization City, and the grasp of the people's hearts is not guaranteed, but it can already be shown that the Naturalization City itself can be self-sufficient, indicating that the Ming Dynasty has gained a firm foothold in the Naturalization City.

"If you don't have Hou Ye's overall situation, the small ones can't do this."

Meng Duo said gratefully, this is his sincere words, a large amount of land and wealth in the naturalization city belong to Wang Tong, the city's commerce, and the armed forces, Wang Tong also has a lot of influence in it, if Wang Tong does not cooperate with these things, he will not be able to do anything.

Now that the situation in Naturalization City is so good, Meng Duo has been praised by Zhang Cheng and Zhang Whale, and Zou Yi has also written a letter of encouragement, such a comment represents a promising future in the future.

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There is nothing special about the banquet, but it is quite a grassland style, the hall is covered with felt, the tables are low, and everyone sits cross-legged on the ground.

Wang Tong sat in the chief, with Tan General's position in Naturalization City, there was naturally his seat in this hall, but Tan General refused, saying that he was not qualified to sit in front of Wang Tong, and he was standing and serving, so Tan General was standing behind Wang Tong, as if he was a guard.

The layout of this hall is according to the method of the Western Regions, the chief and the left and right secondary seats where Wang Tong is located are in a separate empty space, and when the banquet is not opened, the curtain is lowered, and Wang Tong can easily see the situation outside when he is inside. Before the banquet, the guests in the city who were qualified to come here were all seated, and several military generals and officials of the household department stationed here had been seen by Wang Tong, and they all respectfully stepped forward to salute.

The guests who came in later were all the original Suo merchants in the city, the later big merchants, and the Suo chiefs of other ethnic groups, Meng Duo had greeted Wang Tong beforehand, and said with some shame:

"I haven't been convinced by Wang Hua for too long, and I don't pay much attention to rules and etiquette, so I ask Master Hou to bear with me when the time comes." The performance of these people is really the same as what Meng Duo said, everyone is laughing loudly and making noise, this mentality was also explained by the shopkeeper of the Sanjiang Commercial Bank yesterday, because the wealthy merchants in Guihua City have their own armed forces, and these armed forces are guarded when they are doing business, and they will be transferred when the city defense encounters problems.

Such a policy made these wealthy merchants have a feeling that they are the masters of the Naturalization City, and even the eunuchs sent by this palace have to rely on them to gain a foothold, and it is inevitable that there will be some nobodies.

Those merchants from Shanxi are relatively gentle, but their gestures are full of superior arrogance, the local Han merchants are talking and laughing loudly, and they are much more polite when they see Shanxi merchants, and the merchants of Suogu and various ethnic groups in the Western Regions who came in later, although their demeanor is also very arrogant, they are a little cautious in the face of these Han merchants.

They don't say anything about each other's superiority and inferiority, but in the face of the household officials and the generals in the hall, they are all very casual, and they are quite indifferent.

Seeing that the guests were about to arrive, Meng Duo, who was talking with Wang Tong, nodded and greeted, smiled and clapped his hands, and a maid stepped forward to lift the curtain and hung it on the pillars on both sides with silver hooks.

Many acquaintances in the hall were still chatting and laughing with each other, quite noisy, but at this time, someone saw Tan General standing behind Wang Tong, these people have been arrogant in the Naturalization City for a long time, and they know that this honor is nothing in the Ming Dynasty, and the matter of Wang Tong laying down the Naturalization City is all rumors.

They don't have much awe for Wang Tong in their hearts, but these people know who General Tan is, to apply the military rules of the Ming Dynasty, General Tan is the garrison general of this naturalized city, he has the guard of the Sanjiang Commercial Bank, which is the strongest and most elite armed force, and he also has the right to call and assess the escort team of the commercial houses in the city, if it is not qualified, he will not be allowed to continue to do business, and this Tan General and several brothers around him have real skills.

In addition to the veterans who have been discharged, the guards recruited by the wealthy businessmen are all recruited in the Ming Dynasty, and even recruited on the grassland, from a variety of sources, but they are all quite strong warriors.

Martial artists will inevitably be divided when they get together, and some people think that Tan Jiang is over fifty years old, and a group of brothers in their thirties and forties are really nothing, and if they are defeated, can they have a status in this city, or even replace them.

However, the coaxing and provoking trouble, being beaten by the veterans, one-on-one inviting to fight, the result was also a falling flower, a fiasco, plus General Tan trained the soldiers, led the escort team out to chop up the bandits, all of them had great military exploits, and this prestige was gradually established.

I have no idea what status Wang Tong is, but seeing that Tan Jiang is standing behind Wang Tong like a guard, such a character will definitely not be able to leave.

The noise in the hall gradually quieted down, but a few local Han merchants hurriedly walked out from behind the low table, did not dare to get too close, knelt directly on the blanket, kowtowed with the most respectful etiquette and said:

"The little people knock to see the big handsome."

Meng Duo interjected with a smile on the side and said:

"Now Lord Wang is not the general leader of the soldiers and horses, he should be called Hou Ye."

,, Niu Gengang, Pan Shengcai, Tian Daqian, is your business okay? ”

Wang Tong asked with a smile, and the following local Han businessmen were even more excited when they heard that Wang Tong could call out their names, and kowtowed there and replied:

i, the Hou Ye's Hongfu, the small ones are doing well, and now they are all doing Mobei and Tubo, if there is no Hou Ye, how can the small ones have today.

Wang Tong smiled and nodded, the hall was even quieter, a cadre finally knew what kind of characters came, these local Han merchants may not be richer than those who came from Shanxi, but they have good hand strength, private soldiers, now called the escort team of people are thousands, to the grassland, the chiefs of the small tribe must be respectful when they see them, and they are also very weighty in the city, even this Meng Gonggong will give them some face.

Such a character kowtowed in front of Wang Tong, as if he was the lowest slave, the hall was quiet at first, and he didn't know who took the lead, so he stepped forward and knelt down on the bricks.

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At this time, the hall was not as noisy as Fang Cai, it was extremely quiet, and everyone was in their seats in a proper manner.

At the beginning of the banquet, the roast camel was carried up, Meng Duo stepped forward with a smile, cut off a piece of meat on the cured neck with a knife, put it on a silver plate and sent it to Wang Tongyin, everyone raised a glass to toast together, this is the etiquette after the arrival of the distinguished guests, and then the waiter divided the barbecue meat for the guests.

After a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere gradually became lively, someone passed the word, Meng Duo listened to it and said to Wang Tong with a smile:

"The naturalized gentry all want to ask the Hou Ye to say a few words, and they also ask the Hou Ye to ......"

Wang Tong nodded with a smile, groaned, raised his cup and said:

"The grassland is vast, except for not doing anything to each other, everything else you grab is yours