The name of the general Shen Weizhou is like thunder in today's Hebei, but in fact, there are not many Hebei villagers who really see the style.

Since the war in the north, the general has always been in the army, even if there are any decrees issued and implemented, there are accompanying officials to come forward. Although the Yedi countryside has been in governance for a long time, and there are many contacts with officials in Xingtai, they rarely have the opportunity to join the army and meet each other.

Because when they learned that the general was about to enter the palace, all the Hebei villagers tidied up their clothes and lined up solemnly, waiting for General Shen to arrive.

Soon, General Shen, who was dressed in a porcelain blue brocade robe and wearing a gold crown, appeared in front of everyone surrounded by his own soldiers. Regardless of whether they had seen the general before, everyone present was busy and bowed deeply: "Xiaomin meets the general!" ”

After giving the salute, someone cautiously raised his hand to look at this General Shen with the rest of his eyes, and he saw the image of Na Yingting Zhuoran.

And in the conversation just now, Gu Chang also occasionally talked about the old things in Jiangdong in the old years of the general, such as "Yulangjun" and other old names, and now the real people are standing in front of them, and naturally there is a well-deserved emotion, speaking of grooming and demeanor, General Shen is indeed the best in the north and south, at least these people present are indeed the only people in their lives who have seen such a person like Zhang and jade, which makes people willing to get close to each other, and the majesty of not being angry and arrogant makes people feel cramped and nervous unconsciously.

"Today's banquet for all the sages of the countryside is all for Gu Zhijun to pick up the wind and wash the dust. Before entering the park, I heard the laughter and laughter, why am I like this, but the villagers regret it? If it's really a villain, then I'm really ashamed to retreat. ”

Shen Zhezi walked in front of Gu Chang, and then turned to look at the villagers present, and there was no lack of jokes in his tone. It's just that everyone present has not yet recovered from the general's terrifying majesty, and even if they have the heart to respond to ease the atmosphere, they can only barely squeeze out a few stiff smiles.

"The general marched northward, and even the rebellious thief Shi Jilong had to retreat and retreat. For example, the thunder of the nine heavens, the power of heaven is admired, and the grace and power are heavy, how dare you indulge in laughter. ”

Gu Chang stepped forward and said with a smile, wanting to relieve the tense atmosphere. Only then did everyone present sort out their thoughts a little and make remarks, which eased the atmosphere.

Seeing that everyone was still a little restrained, Shen Zhezi no longer forced the atmosphere, waved his hand and signaled to go to the hall to prepare for the banquet.

Although the Thorn History Mansion lacks decoration, the scale of this hall is not small, dozens of people rush in, plus dozens of elite and burly victorious warriors stand in it, it is still not cramped.

"Since entering the country, I have been trapped in military affairs, and I have never feasted on the villagers, and today is also the time for Gu Jun to take up his new position, and I will feast the villagers, gather for fun, and ask the villagers. In today's environment, the old evil is eliminated, and the new look is renewed, if the nostalgia is still difficult and difficult, you might as well talk about it here. If there is still famine and misery scattered in the countryside, we dare not boast of meritorious ......"

After entering the table, Shen Zhezi opened his mouth to talk, his demeanor relaxed and relaxed, which made everyone in the banquet no longer as nervous as before, and the sound of conversation and laughter gradually sounded.

The Assassin's Mansion set up a banquet, although it lacked delicacies and delicacy, but the meals were sumptuous. There is no lack of communication between the food, and the villagers may still be afraid of the general's prestige and dare not talk about anything too sharp, but there is also no lack of cunning that belongs to the villagers, and they strive to learn more about Xingtai's ideas on the governance of Weizhou through one side of the question.

Of course, this is also one of the reasons why Shen Zhezi summoned the villagers to the banquet, to understand the various demands of these Yedi villagers through conversation, and let Gu Chang have this opportunity to learn more about the township, and at the same time reveal to the villagers in advance some of the measures to restore governance in the future.

Weizhou can be said to be the premier essence of Hebei, and it will also be one of the key areas for Xingtai to operate in the future. The foundation of agriculture and industry is very good.

Previously, through the allocation of rural products and the like, just in the vicinity of Yedi, the Thorn Shi Mansion directly controlled tens of thousands of hectares of cultivated land. This cultivated land is different from the wilderness abandoned by the war, and it has always been cultivated by scattered households in the countryside.

Of course, at present, this cultivated land is not directly related to the villagers, and will be used as the capital directly controlled by the Thorn Mansion for farming after the beginning of spring. With these foundations, the subsequent reclamation can also be carried out calmly.

At present, there are more than 50,000 naturalized villagers in Weizhou. This number is really not much, you must know that in the early years of the Central Plains War, when Shikan, the king of Wei of the Qi Kingdom, controlled this realm, the people were as many as more than 300,000 households. Of course, after the fall of Shikan, Xingtai sent a large number of Hebei people to Henan, with a total of tens of thousands, which also became an important foundation for Xingtai's real rise in the future.

However, the advantage of Yedi is here, although a large number of people were relocated by the southern country in the early years, but later there were displaced refugees from all sides gathered here. After all, even if you start from scratch to make a living, it is better to survive in Yedi than elsewhere.

The year before last, Ma Qiu's army was forced to withdraw from this realm due to the general trend, and under the joint persecution of Fangtou and the southern Hebei Wang Division, there was not enough time to conquest and plunder the people in this realm, so that the vitality of the people of Yedi would not lose too much.

Last year, Wang Shi was like this, although he carried out some sorting and control, but after all, the main responsibility was the Northern Expedition. Therefore, there is still a lot of potential to be tapped between the countryside, and if all the villagers in this realm can be naturalized, it is expected that the number of residents will reach 70,000 or 80,000 households.

Xingtai encourages industry and commerce, but it strictly controls the cultivation and weaving agriculture that is fundamental to people's livelihood. After all, in a regime dominated by agriculture, only land and population can most intuitively reflect national strength, and are also the most stable increase in the total wealth of the entire regime, and the most important foundation for the conquest of Zhuyi and the development of commerce and trade.

Because Xingtai itself has super administrative ability, and the tasks of future wars are still very heavy, for Hebei, a piece of land that has been ravaged for a long time, Xingtai did not directly adopt the policy of granting land to equal land, and still maintained the policy of centralized reclamation.

In order to build several large-scale and stable granary bases in the shortest possible time, while taking into account the people's livelihood, they will be used to support the continued use of troops to the north, even if it is to destroy the state of Qian, as well as the Xianbei of the country of Dedai and Liaodong. In order to completely conquer these two foreign opponents, Hebei in the future should be in a state of armament for ten to twenty years.

The improvement of social wealth to people's livelihood needs to rely on the development of industry and commerce, and Weizhou is one of the regions that need to focus on development.

Weizhou's current industrial base is still very weak, and even if it exists, it is only simple wood and stone mining, mineral excavation, and brick and tile firing. However, the industrial prospect is very bright, just list bricks and tiles, even if it is just to meet the reconstruction of many local cities in Hebei, the industry can be quickly rolled out, and it will reach its peak in the next two to three years, and a group of skilled craftsmen will be cultivated.

Of course, if it stops there, this industry can only meet the basic needs of local people. And after reaching saturation, there is bound to be a big fall.

As for the idea of Xingtai, it is to make more lean based on this after the kiln bricks reach a certain scale. For example, the development of ceramic firing, Hebei has been ahead of Jiangdong for a long time in terms of technology, and when Shen developed his own ceramic industry in the old years, he recruited a large number of craftsmen from Hebei. In Hebei, this kind of craft foundation still exists, but it needs a period of collection and guidance.

In addition, Weizhou also has another advantage, that is, the glazed tiles with higher craftsmanship than ordinary bricks and tiles. Glazed tiles can be said to be one of the most high-end materials in architecture, in addition to the skill itself, the requirements for original materials are also very high, and this process in Yecheng has a very good foundation.

There is a magnetic mountain in Weizhou, and there are huge reserves of green soil, cylinder soil and other raw materials suitable for firing glazed tiles within the scope of the magnetic mountain. Originally, Shi Hu, the lord of the city, built many temples around Yecheng, and a large number of glazed tiles were used in these temples.

After Wang Shi entered here, although the temple was destroyed, there were still a lot of remnants, even from the critical eye of General Shen, the craftsmanship of these glazed tiles has reached a very mature level.

If such an industrial cluster can be formed in Weizhou, with the unification of the world, the people's livelihood of all parties gradually recovers, and the demand for construction is greater, the high-end material of glazed tiles can definitely become a hot-selling commodity of all parties, which is enough to support this process to become a pillar industry in Weizhou.

With business and trade exchanges, there will be communication on human relations and customs, which is of great significance for Hebei to truly integrate into Xingtai or the future of the new dynasty. Other than that, the benefits that come out of this are not even the most important.

Therefore, when Gu Chang directly talked about the prospects of these industries in the banquet, the villagers present were also amazed and full of yearning. In particular, the villager Wang, who has a lot of industries, is even more happy to smile, and even took the initiative to donate tens of thousands of green bricks to support the construction of Yecheng.

Regarding the communication and exchange between Gu Chang and the villagers present, Shen Zhezi was happy to see it. Of course, Hebei's potential is more than that, and it makes sense that it can be ahead of Jiangdong for a long time. Even if the kingdom could only maintain a rather crude and rudimentary rule, it would still be able to support the state to unify the entire north for a time. In the future, the overall governance of this realm will become an important territorial support for the new dynasty.

After the meal, Shen Zhezi did not get up and leave immediately, and asked people to serve a complete set of tea utensils with great interest, and continued to invite people to drink tea in the hall.

The so-called communication and exchange, in addition to tapping the potential and value of their craftsmanship to the local people in Hebei, of course, also needs to be delivered. Tea is a food commodity that Xingtai has been promoting over the years, and Shen Zhezi will naturally not let go of this opportunity to show Hebei Shiliu the tea drinking culture that has become popular in Heluo.