Calm down?
Fan Li was not angry at all.
The less united the five families are, the easier it will be for him to govern.
"No need to kowtow."
Fan Li smiled again.
"My original intention of meeting you today is to help you solve your problems, not to call for punishment."
The words "Help you" moved the five people to death.
They looked up at Fan Li, as if they were seeing several famous benevolent kings in history, all leaning over Fan Li.
His Majesty the Jin Emperor is so merciful that he does not blame us.
The representatives of the five families thought this way, and then heard Fan Li ask: "Can you tell me specifically, what is the problem with naming the new city?"
"Forehead……"
"this……"
"actually……"
The family representatives looked at each other, and their excuses, which were originally natural, were suddenly too embarrassed to utter.
In fact, how could what happened in the Jin Dynasty be hidden from Fan Li's eyes and ears?
He had long heard that Zhang, Lu, Dou, Yin and Kou all wanted to name the new city after their own surnames, namely Zhangcheng, Lucheng, Doucheng, Yincheng and Koucheng.
Whether these names sound good is another matter. At least they can highlight the family's status in the city.
To put it bluntly, the five families are competing for the position of city lord!
"His Majesty!"
Representative Zhang wanted to get the upper hand, so he spoke first.
"Five major families have joined the Jin Dynasty, and my family, Zhang, has the largest population, which shows our family's loyalty to His Majesty."
“The name of the new city should be [Zhangcheng] as the most appropriate one!”
After Representative Zhang finished speaking, he looked at Fan Li expectantly.
Fan Li smiled and nodded: "Yes! I have also heard that the Zhang family has joined the Jin Dynasty and has a total of 210,000 people!"
The words seemed like a compliment, but they didn't seem to say anything.
This is the art of leadership.
Never make decisions easily, and never tell the truth when you can talk nonsense.
The representative of the Zhang family didn't understand this. He looked proud and sneered at the other four families proudly.
"Your Majesty, no!"
Representative Lu shouted hurriedly.
"Although the Zhang family in Nanyang has a large population, it is only because the late patriarch Zhang Wen once worshiped Taiwei. Everyone in Nanyang with the surname Zhang belongs to the Zhang Wen family."
"His tribe is actually the Han tribe, and most of its people are white men in commoner clothes."
"If Xincheng's surname is Zhang, it will be difficult to convince the public!"
Representative Lu finished speaking in one breath, and Representative Zhang's face suddenly became very ugly, but he could not refute.
They are all survivors of the Han Dynasty and have a strong sense of family status.
Number of people has never been a criterion for measuring family status.
The Zhang family in Nanyang was originally from the Han clan. The Lu family said that they could not convince the public, but it was also true.
"Oh?" Fan Li smiled and looked at the representative of the Lu family. "Your name is Lu Ming, and you are the elder of the Lu family, right? Tell me, what is Lu's attitude?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Lu Ming was very excited.
Not only is His Majesty willing to listen to Lu's opinions, he even knows his own name, which is definitely good news.
"cough!"
Lu Ming coughed lightly and held his head high.
"Your Majesty, my Lu family is a famous family in the Han Dynasty."
"The patriarch Lu Zhiziqian was once worshiped as the Minister of the Han Dynasty and was granted the title of Liangxiang Bo."
"He is a man of upright character, good at both civil and military affairs, and is a great Confucian in the world."
"The world has long praised Lu Shangshu, who is well-respected in the world. He is regarded as a Confucian scholar, a model for scholars, and a pillar of the country."
When talking about his proud moments, Lu Ming was in high spirits.
"Now, Lu Zhi personally leads our Lu family from afar to join His Majesty sincerely."
"With Lu Zhi's talent, he can uphold the principles of the emperor, make his ministers upright, and educate the people below."
"The new city should be named [Lucheng]."
Fan Li listened to what he had finally said, and he patted his hands in cooperation and said: "Lu Shangshu has great fortitude, how could I not know?"
This eloquent compliment immediately made Lu Ming feel sweaty and comfortable!
"His Majesty!"
The representative of the Dou family in Fufeng County couldn't sit still and jumped out immediately.
"How can we honor the entire Lu family because of Lu Shangshu's virtues and achievements?"
"What's more, when it comes to family reputation, although the Lu family is an aristocratic family, it is far inferior to my Dou family."
"oh?"
Fan Li still smiled and cast an inquiring look at the representative of the Dou family.
Representative Dou felt the gaze and was quite encouraged.
"Your Majesty, the Dou family's distant ancestor is Emperor Shaokang of the Xia Dynasty, and his recent ancestor is Dou Huan, a famous minister of the Warring States Period."
"When Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty founded the country, a daughter of the Dou family was granted the title of queen during the reign of Emperor Wen, and during the reign of Emperor Wu, another family of the Dou family was granted the title of three marquises."
"Then Guangwu Zhongxing, the Dou family made great contributions to the dragon, and the family's honor and favor continued."
"When it comes to the truly famous families in this world, my Dou family comes first. When will it be the turn of Lu and Zhang?"
After the Dou representative finished speaking, he looked proud.
However, his attitude was so arrogant that Lu and Zhang were really powerless to refute.
A humble family and an aristocratic family are really not on the same level in front of the royal relatives.
"Okay, okay!"
"The Dou family has a long history. I read history books and know that this is true."
Fan Li continued the art of leadership.
I praised it, but I didn’t seem to praise it.
The representative of the Dou family flushed with excitement. He was about to say that the new city should be called [Dou City], but he heard someone next to him sneer.
"Your Majesty, I, the Nanyang Yin clan, have something to say."
"Please tell me." Fan Li smiled.
He was really afraid that the Dou family would suppress the other four ancestors, but seeing how confident the representative named Yin was, he knew he was overly worried.
"Your Majesty."
"The Yin family in Nanyang originated from the surname Ji, which can be traced back to the Xuanyuan family, and was also the surname of the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty."
Fan Lixin said okay, okay, each of you is more powerful than the other, Huang Di has already moved out.
The representative of the Yin family talked endlessly, starting with the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
Fan Li resisted and listened for a while, for no other reason than to let the representative of the Yin family blow more, so as to suppress the representative of the Dou family just now.
"good!"
Fan Li suddenly slapped the imperial case, startling the representative of the Yin clan who had just mentioned King Zhou You.
"that……"
"Your Majesty, I haven't finished speaking yet..."
Fan Li took out his ears and then said: "That's enough, that's enough. How can I not know the Yin family of Nanyang? Oh no, how can I not know the Ji family, one of the eight ancient surnames?"
Praising the Yin family is not enough, then praise the Ji family!
Fan Li's attitude immediately made the representative of the Yin family, who was slightly unhappy because he was interrupted, smile.
"Who else is next?"
Fan Li looked around and found the group of people at the back of the five families.
Shanggu Kou family?
Why don't you stand up and speak?
Fan Li understood immediately when he saw the expression on the Kou family representative's face.
Among the five major families, the Kou family has the smallest number of people, only 20,000.
In terms of family background, the Kou family is indeed far inferior to the other four families.
Previously, there were no standards when the five families competed for fame, but the Kou family can still compete.
Now seeing that the four major families are either boasting about their population or their ancestors, the Kou family was instantly outclassed.
"well!"
"This trip is actually here to stand out."
The representative of the Kou family felt depressed, and his eyes looked a little resentful when he glanced at Fan Li.
"Shanggu Kou family!" Fan Li suddenly called his name.
"Uh...here."
The Kou representative didn't know why, but he still responded obediently.
"I heard that a total of 100,000 laborers were used to build the new city. Among them, the entire Kou clan participated in the battle. Even the clan leader personally moved the bricks?"
"yes."
Kou's representative didn't know why.
"At that time, the five companies discussed and first calculated the number of labor required to be 100,000, and then agreed that each company would contribute 20,000..."
Fan Li looked touched: "In order to build the new city, the whole Kou family went to battle. Just this contribution, I will always remember it in my heart!"
Representative Kou was stunned at first, and suddenly his eyes became wet.
Plop!
Representative Kou knelt on his knees and shouted excitedly: "Your Majesty knows me, Your Majesty knows me!"
Fan Li also had tears in his eyes.
Ah!
Look at you, you look like you’ve never had chicken soup...
I have something to do when I go out in the evening. I will come back later for the third chapter~
