Seeing Zeng Shengwu agreeing, Zhang Cheng smiled and said, "This is the best. I'll ask Mr. Zeng to call General Ma and Deputy General to discuss matters tomorrow. We will take people in the court!"

"Okay!" Zeng Shengwu nodded and agreed directly.

When it comes to Datong, officials of the Ming Dynasty all know that this is an important town on the Nine Borders, known as the leader of the Nine Borders. Some even say that "Datong is in the world," which shows how high the world's evaluation of Datong is.

In fact, in terms of geographical location and military equipment, Datong has always been the top priority of the Nine Borders.

In recent years, the east is full of barbarians, and Jizhou and Liaodong have only grown a little.

Datong established one general and four deputy generals, with thirteen garrisons, eight hundred and twenty-three forts and three hundred and seven towers. Datong was divided into four roads and nine routes, and the garrisons on the books were 143,672 people and more than 50,000 war horses.

Excluding escaped soldiers and flaws, about 80% of them are left, which is already the best place in the world.

This is the result of cleaning up since Longqing, and it will only be worse before.

Because it is a garrison, most of the soldiers are stationed. Although there are war soldiers on the books, they are not even equipped with armor, so it is good to have a knife. Their daily tasks are farming, and the food they grow is not theirs.

The soldiers and horses in war are basically a small number, most of them are the personal guards of officers.

In the Battle of the Northwest, the rewards given by the court were not reduced at all, which caused a surge in consumption in Datong City in a short period of time. Fortunately, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was prepared and the goods pulled from Jiangnan began to be sold in Datong City.

These days, there are wives everywhere inside and outside Datong City. Obviously, many veterans have rich, and the first thing they do is to settle down.

The matchmaker's business was a good deal, and marriage items became a shortage of goods, which made Shanxi merchants anxious. Originally, the northwest was a poor place, and there were basically only two roads to make money, one was salt, and the other was to trade with the Oirat.

In the mutual market, salt is the most important thing, so those who control salt basically have the economic power in the northwest.

The four major salt merchants in the northwest, Zhang Wang and Li Fan, controlled the lifeline of the entire northwest, but this situation completely reversed after the blood flowed into a river in Yangzhou. Li Zhongzhang of the Li family became the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and led the Ministry of Internal Affairs back to the northwest.

It showed unstoppable momentum at the beginning, after all, they have a royal background.

If Li Zhongxing or the Interior Affairs Office asks everyone to cut off their financial resources, the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce may boycott them, especially in business, but the Interior Affairs Office is looking for money, especially after the appearance of Mao Wu, the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce in the northwest will be crazy.

Shanxi merchants traveled around the world, and they had never seen anything before. What a big deal they were in Jiangnan silk and Songjiang cloth!

The appearance of woolen material is very good to keep warm and keep warm. There is no need to worry about sales in the north. How could Shanxi merchants not want it? It’s just that the emergence of business licenses has caused countless merchants to curse.

But the Wang family and the Fan family of the Zhang family did not scold him, and helped Li Zhonghang stabilize the situation because Li Zhonghang made a promise for the three business licenses.

Internal Affairs Office.

Li Zhongxing reached out to tap the information on the table, and his expression on his face was very serious. In fact, Li Zhongxing had one or two big business licenses these days. Five were occupied by ten business licenses, and one was occupied by the Wang family and the Fan family of the Zhang family.

He still holds two in his hands. This is the autonomy given to him by the emperor, and he will give him whatever he wants.

But Li Zhongxing wished he had no autonomy, and he really couldn't distribute it!

"Dad, why are you hesitating?" Li Xi couldn't help but speak at this time: "The emperor gave us two places. It's not too much for our Li family to ask for one? Leave this matter to my son to handle, and it will definitely be done beautifully."

After glanced at his son, Li Zhongxing sighed helplessly.

In fact, can he not be moved? Of course he is moved, but this thing is not something that anyone wants. Needless to say, everyone is not short of money. The key is that it depends on the emperor's intention. Who knows whether these two places are the tests given to him by the emperor.

If you keep a quota yourself, who knows whether it will make the emperor unhappy?

Once something happens in the future, this will be a place where people will be criticized. After pondering for a while, Li Zhongxing made up his mind and shook his head and said, "No, our Li family cannot keep these two places."

Seeing that Li Xi was about to speak, Li Zhongxing said directly: "You have been doing well these days?"

"The whole young master of Shanxi is cursing you. You are not confused yet, right? How did this come about now? Don't you forget what to do if you want to keep all this? Don't you know what to do?"

After a few questions, Li Xi's face suddenly calmed down and sat on the chair with a wry smile: "But, but!"

Li Zhongxing waved his hand and said, "Dad can't bear to give up such a big industry, otherwise he wouldn't have hesitated for so long. But he has to give up even if he can't bear to give up. If he is willing to give up, how can he get away? Remember my father's words, the more he faces big money, the more he needs to calm his heart."

Li Xi stood up and bowed to Li Zhongxing and said, "The child has been taught!"

Li Zhongxing nodded: "Sit down!"

After sitting down again, Li Zhongxing said tentatively: "Who are the remaining two families for?"

"Apart from the Wang family of the Zhang family and the Fan family, the rest is the Ma family!" Li Zhongxing sighed: "I haven't thought about the rest yet. Although I have asked a lot of people, my father is unsure!"

When Li Xi heard the Ma family, he nodded. He also knew about the Ma family in the northwest.

In the northwest, the most famous Shanxi merchant Zhang and Wang were both officials and businessmen. Wang Chonggu, the second generation of the Wang family, served as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War in the 20th year of Jiajing. The generation that started the business in the Zhang family was Zhang Yunling.

The second generation Zhang Siwei served as the chief minister of the cabinet, and his younger brother Zhang Sijiao was also a great salt merchant. While the Zhang family and Wang family were married, they also married the Shaanxi-born Ma Ziqiang family. Ma Ziqiang's brother Ma Zixi was also a great merchant.

The Ma family refers to the Ma Ziqiang family. When Ma Ziqiang became a cabinet minister, the Ma family grew rapidly.

The speed of the rise is very fast. Although it is not as good as the four great masters of Shanxi merchants, it is not much different.

"Dad, the Ma family also sent someone to come a few days ago. Why would the last place be given to the Ma family?" Li Xi looked at his father and tentatively tentatively.

After glanced at his son, Li Zhongxing sighed. His son is really not talented, a tiger father, a dog son! You can exercise if you are young and have no experience, but if you don’t have this vision, it’s really not possible!

What is the Ma family? The family of Ma Lu, the general of Datong Prefecture, was granted the title of Huairen County in this battle in the northwest.
Chapter completed!