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In this time and space, Wang Tong grew up in Beijing, lived in Macao for half a year, and lived in Tianjin Wei for almost five years, most of the time in Beijing. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

But after so many things, seeing the familiar port and the bustling city not far away, Wang Tong has an indescribable sense of intimacy.

Maybe it's because it's too big, there are many people, and there are many workshops of all kinds, the canal water in this section of Tianjin Wei is quite muddy, and even the sky looks gray, to put it bluntly, Tianjin Wei looks dirtier than other places, but Wang Tong has no disgust, but is full of pride.

Such squalor does not mean destruction, it does not mean backwardness, it represents prosperity, and this prosperity is created by himself.

"Big brother, Tianxuwei from all walks of life, but they are all looking forward to your arrival, and they have been preparing for a long time!"

Li Hutou was wearing armor, standing behind Wang Tong majestically, and said to Wang Tong with a smile, Li Hutou is now the chief general of the Huwei Army, and the general of Jizhen guarding Tianjin Guard, in a sense, is also controlled by him, and is the military attache with the highest status and the most powerful Tianjin Guard.

"Your Excellency, get off the boat!"

Cai Nan also said with a smile, seeing that the people below were so enthusiastic, those of them who were hosting in Tianjin Wei also felt that there was light on their faces.

Wang Tong nodded, and walked off the ship with a smile on his face, Tianjin Soldier Beidao, Tianjin Grain Supervisor, Tianjin Staff General, Qing Military Department Tongzhi, this is the military official of Tianjin Wei, seeing Wang Tong get off the boat, they all bowed down together and saluted, and said: "The lower official sees the Hou Ye!" ”

Regardless of the identity of the commander of the Jinyi Guard, the identity of the Dingbei Marquis is really respectful, it turned out that when Wang Tong was in Tianjin Wei, the soldiers and the people who supervised the grain could still fight with Wang Tong, but now they are looking up, time has passed, and everything is different.

Wang Tong greeted a few words kindly, and then there were a few people in the Huwei military system, Tan Bing, Li Tao, Sun Xin, Chen Dahe, and Mu En all saluted, and then they were the leading figures in the Tianjin Wei business community, these people were not qualified to salute in front of Wang Tong, and most of them knelt down and kowtowed.

and those people in front of him, just politely deal with a few words, and the businessmen Wang Tong said more, ask how the recent business is, and chat a few words, so that these wealthy businessmen feel flattered, but also feel a lot closer.

Because Wang Tong's errand was in Songjiang this time, he only stopped here for a few days in Tianjin, so there were not so many cumbersome procedures, so the greeting was self-sufficient, and Zhang Chunde of Sanjiang Commercial Bank came forward at noon to charter the largest restaurants by the Haihe River, and invited the leaders from all over the world.

On the way to that side, Wang Tong rode a horse, but Li Hutou rode a horse to follow, and while letting everyone else go down, he approached and said: "Big brother, Your Majesty's arrangement is really annoying, I also understand this, it's nothing more than the big brother's credit is too big Don't say this angry words, big brother, if you don't stay well in Beijing, it's better to go back to Tianjin Weilai, and then the brothers will still follow the big brother as before, and this Tianjin Wei is now a first-class prosperous place in the world, come here to stay, not happier than in Beijing!" ”

Wang Tong shook his head with a smile and said: "My current position, how can I just say that I can leave, there are some words, don't say any more, what position are you now, such words are so unscrupulous, being listened to by others, it is your trouble!" ”

Between Wang Tong and Li Hutou, the conversation was quite casual, and the lesson was not seen, Li Hutou stretched out his hand and scratched his head, and said in a muffled voice: "Gonggong Cai also told me the same, it was better when I was with you at the beginning, I used so much thought, but now the official is big, and he is very sulky!" ”

"People have to grow up!"

Wang Tong sighed with emotion, the horses galloped, and the sound was not loud, and the neighbors couldn't hear it, Li Hutou was stunned and asked, "What did the eldest brother say?" ”

Wang Tong shook his head with a smile, didn't say anything more, and when he arrived at the restaurant, his own personal guards and others took over the horses, Wang Tong and Li Hutou dismounted, Wang Tong opened his mouth and said: "Hutou, many people in the Huwei Army have been serving for almost seven years, and those who have no hope of being promoted will let them retire from the army and go back to start a family according to the previous rules." ”

Hearing this, Li Hutou groaned and said: "Big brother, these veterans of the army are all backbones, and they have already left a group in Naturalization City last time, and if they retreat this time, their combat strength will be afraid of sailing."

"There are training rules, there are excellent armor, there are full of food, plus the generals remain unchanged, the backbone are left, even if there are new soldiers and new blood, they will soon become an army, these people in our army are all children of this pool, and they will definitely be homesick after staying for a long time, if they are always in the army, everyone in the local area will see it, when you want to recruit new soldiers, who will come?"

When Wang Tong said this, Li Hutou was thoughtful, and Wang Tong said again: "Now is a peaceful time, it is a good time to spit out the old and accept the new, don't be in a hurry, you can't do it if you want to." ”

Speaking of this, Li Hutou nodded solemnly and said, "What the eldest brother said makes sense, I will discuss it with Gonggong Cai and them tonight." ”

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The banquet was naturally very lively, although Wang Tong's identity was precious, but it was not a business on the side of Tianjin Wei, everyone who could attend had dealt with Wang Tong before, they were all friends, and they could say a few words, plus Wang Tong was not behaving properly, and he was polite and polite to everyone, and they were naturally happy.

All the merchants who came to this banquet came to toast Wang Tong, and if they had enough status, they would come and toast themselves, and if they were not enough, they would invite a few companions to come and join them.

This is a toast to the capital hall of Jinyiwei and the Marquis of Dingbei, what a big face, go back and talk about it can be glorious, plus the Hou Ye is the emperor of this Tianjin Wei place, please him, and give a little face in the business in the future, then it will be inexhaustible.

is different from the kind of wedding where you have to drink everything, now that your identity is here, even if you come to toast, it's just a dip, but the other party wants to drink it clean, which makes Wang Tong a lot easier.

The afternoon is lively and lively, it can be regarded as fun, Tianjin Wei Wang Tong is familiar with the road, and there is no need for anyone to accompany him on the tour, Wang Tong arranged it himself, and let people lead the way.

The first place Wang Tong wants to go to is the harbor, when he left from Tianjin Wei, the harbor at the end of the Haihe River has just begun to build, and now it is quite large-scale Wanli 11 years of the harvest in Beizhili is not very good, especially Hejian Mansion and Zhending Mansion, the reason why there is no chaos is because Tianjin Wei needs a large number of people to build a seaport, plus the remuneration is sufficient, and it is invisibly considered to be a work for relief, which appeases the people.

"According to the instructions of the adults, the forts were built first, and then the points were connected, and after the defense was completed, various facilities were built in a step-by-step manner."

Sun Dahai is in charge of this matter, he is there to point out and explain, in fact, there is no need to say too much, these plans were originally decided by Wang Tong, and the moment is just to see them become reality.

"As I said at the beginning, the docking of large quantities of goods and foreign ships has been arranged here, warehouses and empty yards have been built, and there have been maritime merchants from Zhejiang who have come to contract them for a long time."

Wang Tong nodded, but did not continue to move forward, but walked towards a mound of earth on the side, this side is still a large construction site, there are a lot of remnants of these earth and stone projects, Wang Tong on the soil bag, everyone does not know why, but still hurriedly followed, Wang Tong stood at a high place and looked around, and said in a deep voice: "Tianjin Wei out of the city gate to ride a horse to the beach to take more than half a day, but at the city gate is still a strong sea breeze, why, is this terrain flat, there are no hills to obstruct. ”

Sun Dahai and the others were confused, and they didn't know why Wang Tong talked about geography, but at this time, Wang Tong turned to Li Hutou and said: "Hutou, the Huwei Army will have at least one regiment stationed near the port in the future, the port is repaired, the fleet enters, and it is easy to handle a large number of goods. ”

Hearing Wang Tong say this, everyone woke up, Li Hutou was stunned, and solemnly bowed down and said: "What the handsome man said is that the tiger head obeys orders!" ”

"What's the name of the handsome, just get a birth for nothing!"

Wang Tong scolded with a smile, everyone laughed, Li Hutou also laughed, Wang Tong has been the commander in chief for so long, and he already has a comprehensive understanding of the offensive and defensive affairs, and he is already handsome, but Li Hutou is still limited to the level of "will", Wang Tong does not say, he may not realize this. ”……

When he came to the shipyard, Wang Tong beat Li Hutou and his people away, Sanjiang Shipyard is Wang Tong's private property, and it is normal for people to see how their own private property is.

"The lord also came by chance this time, Zhenhai and Feilu, the big ships have come back from Liaozhen, the lord is here, just take a look!!"

Several craftsman leaders of the shipyard, the Tianjin Division inspected Tangshan, and the captain of the Feilu, Juan and other cadres were waiting in front of the shipyard, in fact, the shipyard is also a port, for these gunboats to berth, and the ships that can be berthed here are the ships under the Sanjiang Commercial Company, and other ships from other places can only send people to ask the shipwrights and shipwrights to go over if they want to repair them, and they want to buy ships, and the ships are also driven out from this side and delivered elsewhere.

The sun had already set in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun was cast on the gunboats in the harbor, and the gunboats were shrouded in a layer of brilliance.

"Originally, there was a shortage of manpower, but thanks to the help of Boss Sha, he helped us train sailors, and the manpower on his side plus our own training was enough."

Tang Shan said with a smile that the three-masted Galen ship, with at least forty guns on board, was the most powerful warship on the sea in this era, but unfortunately no one noticed.

"This is my voyage"

"Naturally, it's the master's boat, hehe, the smallest ship runs Liaozhen once, and there are eight thousand taels of money back and forth."

Tang Shan on the side said with a smile.