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The city of Dengzhou has been replaced with the flags of Li Jing and Zhendong Army. There are straight soldiers standing on the top of the city and in front of the city gate, and from time to time there are teams of patrolling soldiers patrolling. Outside the south gate, a large number of people fleeing famine gathered, and they set up shacks outside the city gate. These people all know Li Jing's kindness on Shamen Island, so they all rushed to Dengzhou, and more people are coming here.

Li Jing rode through this shack and felt countless oncoming gazes. These gazes were grateful, excited and even supported, but no one leaned forward. No one spoke or blocked the way. This was because the officers and soldiers in shiny armor in the officer guard camp beside Li Jing, and because of King Zhao Li, who was riding on the horse next to Li Jing. These officers and soldiers, as well as the prince's support, made these refugees feel a little afraid.

"There are more and more refugees. There has not been a month in the first half of the month. These days, they suddenly appeared like bamboo shoots after the rain." Li Feng and Li Jing walked side by side, looking at the shacks and said lightly, with no disgust, no sympathy or pitifulness in their tone. "I have counted it in the city and found that there are almost 3,000 people. Hundreds and thousands of people come every day."

Before, the Dengzhou soldiers and the Dengzhou Navy were fighting, so the refugees naturally did not dare to come. Later, Li Jing's troops entered Dengzhou again, and the situation with the Dengzhou soldiers was once tense. Now that the Dengzhou soldiers have left, Li Jing has become the lord of Dengzhou, especially after hearing that Li Jing and the general Song Wei became adopted father and son, the people knew that this war could not be fought. Many people knew that Li Jing was on Daxie Island, and the people on the island were living well. Although there was a famine, it had no effect on them at all. Now that the young and yellow soldiers have not been able to deal with the disaster for many years, the people have no choice but to come to Dengzhou.

"How did these refugees be placed these days?" Li Jing turned around and asked.

Among the officials who were a little behind, a middle-aged man in his forties immediately urged him to step forward a little, half a horse head behind Li Jing, and said in the back: "These days, there are porridge sheds in the city, and all the victims who came to give porridge twice a day."

Li Jing nodded. Song Wen left Dengzhou with his troops, but none of the civil servants in Dengzhou left. After Li Jing took over Dengzhou, he also made some adjustments. The original San Shangzuo Zhong, the position of Chief Wang Jingwen was vacant after leaving, and another Sima was also vacant. Chief Li Jing appointed Han Anmin, a member of the Han family from Li Jing's mother's family. Han Anmin was in his forties and was the uncle of Li Jing's mother. He was a Jinshi and had served as a county magistrate. When he seized Qingzhou, the Han family took the initiative to open the city. Li Jing had several contacts with the Han family and had a good impression. Sima's position was taken over by the Xiao family.

The new Sima Xiao Dingbang is the second son of the old lady and the uncle of Xiao Yulou. At first, when Li Jing was the general of Shamen Town, the old lady Xiao happened to return to Qingzhou from Jiangnan. Because of the caravan of the Han family, he once borrowed Li's mother's birthday to find Li Jing and stayed in Dengzhou. At the beginning, the relationship between the Xiao family and Li Jing was high-ranking. Li Jing also borrowed the Xiao family's usury twice, and the Xiao family sent ten children from the family to the army.

However, now, as Li Jing had expected, Li Jing's development speed was beyond the expectations of the Xiao family. In a short time, Li Jing became a powerful force, holding heavy troops, and the emperor valued it. The general believed that he was adopted son. Now the Xiao family had burned the loan quota for usury, and it was said that the money was given to Li Jing. The relationship between the two parties has now been repeated one by one. Although it was not enough to say that the Xiao family would rely on Li Jing, at least the relationship between the two families is now flat, and Li Jing is still in an active position. Mrs. Xiao is very good at judging. When Li Jing's rise, she quickly adjusted the position of the Xiao family. Not only did she support Li Jing's large amount of money and grain, but she also actively provided all-round cooperation to Li Jing. This cooperation is not only commercial, but also other aspects. Some people in the Xiao family hope and talent are all needed by Li Jing.

Repaying his favor, Li Jing invited the second son of the Xiao family to take up the position of Sima. Although it was not a very important position, the grade was here, which was an obvious signal.

"It's not a big deal for disaster victims to gather in Dengzhou like this." Han Anmin said, "Do you want the counties to take people back?"

"It's useless. Now the disaster is so serious, and revitalizing the disaster is already the top priority. There are so many refugees, and it's not enough to just serve porridge." Li Jing shook his head. As soon as the refugees gather, it's easy to get into chaos. "How was the banquet planned today?"

Li Jing originally planned to invite only some of the most famous wealthy and powerful families in Dengzhou to attend the dinner, but the news was revealed that all the wealthy and wealthy families with a little face in Dengzhou wanted to attend.

Li Jing thought about it and realized that Li Jing’s status in Dengzhou is different now. Not to mention that Li Jing now holds heavy troops and is a powerful man. Just say that the emperor is favored and praised, but also the Song Zheng from Ziqing is attracted by him and accepted as his adopted son. No matter from which perspective, the world of Dengzhou is now Li Jing’s world.

Especially in the previous half-month anti-bandit appeasement operation of the Zhendong Army, the heads were beheaded outside the city for half a month, and now there are more than a thousand wooden stakes inserted in the suburbs, and the heads fried on the stakes are still exposed to the sun.

Under such circumstances, Li Jing wants to hold a grand banquet, and no one wants to attend. This is not only about getting closer to Li Jing, but also these people also like the reallocation of interests after the Dengzhou changes its owner.

Although there are not much changes in Dengzhou, as long as you see that Han Anmin from Qingzhou is now serving as the chief secretary and Xiao Dingbang from Lanling is serving as Sima, you can know that Li Jing has received the full support of the Han family and the Xiao family. Besides the people left by the Cui family in Qingzhou, it can be said that the largest families in Qingzhou are already on Li Jing's side, so how could they miss it?

This banquet, which was originally a celebration of the successful suppression of bandits, has been delayed again and again, and the number of guests who have planned to attend the banquet has also increased again and again.

"The famous people in Dengzhou have basically posted posts, except for those aristocratic officials and officials. Even the big merchants and landlords have also posted posts according to the envoy's instructions." As soon as he returned to the governor's office, Zhang Hong, who is currently serving as the military officer of the state, immediately told Li Jing that the military officer of the state government is equivalent to the secretary-general of the state government office. He shoulders the specific chores and is the real chief manager of the state prefecture.

Now in Dengzhou City, any person with some high profile will always ask a question when they meet: "Have you received the post?" If the person who receives it, he will say proudly and proudly: "I received it, I received it yesterday." But those who have not received it can't help but look down, and they feel that they are shorter in front of others. There are even some large merchants with a low status. Now they carry that post with them every day. When they see someone, they will always deliberately take out the post and make it proudly.

Even in the late Tang Dynasty, when the ritual and music system began to collapse, no matter how rich the merchants were, their social status was not high. Often, a wealthy businessman who was rich in wealth was not as high as a rural landlord with a thousand acres of land.

However, Li Jing would not think so. No farming is unstable, and no business is not rich. Especially in Dengzhou, if you want to get rid of this famine and overcome this difficulty, and want to make Dengzhou rich again, businessmen are indispensable. Just this time everyone wants to go big, so Li Jing simply took this opportunity to make this banquet bigger.

This is not only a simple bandit suppression ceremony, but also a great opportunity for Li Jing to acquire local forces in Dengzhou.

On June 18th, this banquet that had been prepared for a long time and was also looking forward to by the whole people of Dengzhou finally began.

In the afternoon of that day, guests came from all four counties and townships in Dengzhou, and the carts were parked outside the governor's mansion. This banquet was held in the governor's mansion, and there were too many people coming. Even though Li Jing repeatedly picked the list of banquets before, he still sent more than a thousand posts.

Fortunately, Zhang Hong and others are in charge of it, so Li Jing doesn’t have to worry about it.

Those who come to the banquet are either rich or noble. They are either officials or famous aristocratic tribes, or local landlords in various counties and townships, and the most wealthy businessmen are rich. Being able to attend this banquet is a reflection of their identity and grade. The officials receive gold stamping stickers, and the aristocratic tribes are silver stamps, while those landlords and powerful people are bronze stamps. Although the remaining wealthy businessmen are also invited, the posts they get are ordinary posts. But even so, the wealthy businessmen are still extremely excited to attend such a banquet attended by the most prominent person in Dengzhou.

Of course, these people could not have come empty-handed. Almost everyone brought heavy gifts, at least more than a hundred trump cards. Especially for those aristocratic races, the gifts given are not only precious but also very rare.

"Mr. Du from Wendeng Qingning Township, presented 10,000 yuan in money!" Today, Zhang Hong specially arranged eight clerks to receive gifts and keep accounts at the door, and arranged eight strong men to shout gifts. Every time they received one, they would yell.

Mr. Du, a member of Qingning Township, is naturally the richest man in Qingning Township. Li Jing’s fifth sister’s husband, the Du family. The Du family was originally just a merchant. Although he started his business by running maritime business, he only had some reputation in Qingning Township. However, the identity of a merchant restricted the Du family. Later, the Du family asked their children to study. By this generation, the Du family finally produced a Jinshi.

When Mr. Du saw that Li Jing, a fellow villager, had a relationship with the Cui family, he took the initiative to let his son who was not elected to work with Li Jing. Who would have thought that this decision was really right. Now Li Jing has become a marquis, general, and governor of Yizhou. His son has now become a considerable official position. Not only does he work as a military officer in the Zhendong Army, but he has also joined the prefecture to serve as a military officer in Sicang, one of the sixth-ranked officials. This is an official position under the seventh rank. What makes him even happier is that his son not only deserves Li Jing's attention, but also married Li Jing's sister as his wife.

Now in Wendeng County, the Li family is the most famous family, and the Du family in Qingning Township is also rising. He had heard of this banquet. When Li Jing sent someone to send silver notes and picked him up in person, he was very excited. The Du family used to be good in Qingning Township, but when he arrived in Wendeng County, it was nothing, let alone Dengzhou.

When he came, Wendeng's county magistrates were with him, and his attitude towards him was much more intimate than before. This time, Mr. Du also brought a heavy gift, ten thousand chunks of money, even at the Du family, it was a huge sum of money. However, Mr. Du was not heartbroken, and this money was worth spending.

He shouted out ten thousand yuan loudly, and many guests who gave gifts in front of the mansion couldn't help but talk about it after hearing this, asking which Mr. Du in Qingning Township was.

"This Du Yuanwai is the father-in-law of Li Jun's fifth sister. He turned out to be just a wealthy businessman in Qingning Township. Now it's different, and his identity has increased sharply." A guest who knew him said to someone who was familiar with him.

Some businessmen who were standing behind waiting for gifts to be given heard about it, frowned.

At this moment, there was singing and drinking again.

"Lanling Xiao family, 100,000 guan of money and 100,000 shi of food!"

"Qingzhou Han family, 100,000 guan of money and 100,000 shi of food!"

"Qingzhou Cui family, 100,000 guan of money and 100,000 shi of food!"

It was like a thunderous thunder, three loud singing and drinking in a row, shocking the guests who had just given 10,000 yuan gifts to the Du family. This gift had to shock them. Not to mention the Xiao family of Lanling, the Han family of Qingzhou, and the Cui family of Qingzhou, they were all famous clans in the entire Tang Dynasty, especially the Cui family and Xiao family, who could rank among the top ten of the clans in the world. Such clans came to the banquet, even if they did not bring gifts, they would raise the level of the banquet.

But when the three families came, they even brought such a heavy gift. According to the current price of grain, the 100,000 stone of grain is worth at least 400,000 guan, and with cash, it would be a full 500,000 guan. Even a top wealthy family like the Xiao family gave such a gift, it was amazing.

Everyone's mouth was so surprised that before they could close their mouths, they saw another gorgeous manager delivering a post and gift list to the scribe who received the gifts. Then they heard the singing and shouting sound again.

"Duli Town has a gift, 50,000 sheep and 500,000 stones of grain!"

"The gift from the Shicheng City in Liaodong has arrived, five hundred cattle, one hundred horses, and one thousand sheep!"

"The gift of Liaodong Stone Manzhu has arrived, with 3,000 s of rice and 10,000 s!"

"The gift from Qinghai Town in Sila is here, one thousand cows, eight hundred horses, and one hundred thousand coins!"

The generous gift lists were sung loudly, and the gifts were shocked to the death of the people present. Xie Xuan, the head of the Xie family, a sea merchant in Dengzhou City, looked at the gift list in his hand, three thousand guan, some spices and other items, gritted his teeth and tore it directly. Then he said to the manager: "Go home immediately and ask the family to raise 10,000 guan immediately, and then open the granaries in the north of our city to get a stolen grain as a gift from our Xie family to Li Jun."
Chapter completed!