Forty miles northeast of Dingbian, Yanzhou City, there is a township named Minghu Lake, named after a lake outside the township. This is a settlement dominated by Han people, but due to the Ming Lake, there are also many Dangxiang people scattered around and sharing the water source.
However, because of this water source, there have been many conflicts between the Han people and the Dangxiang people, which have reached the point of hostility. In the past twenty years, there have been hundreds of armed fights, both large and small, resulting in more than a thousand deaths and injuries.
There is a village outside the village called Yuanjiazhuang. The village is not small, covering an area of hundreds of acres. The buildings are mainly made of rammed earth and surrounded by walls. The village has a population of several hundred and is also a large market town with a radius of dozens of miles.
If it goes north, it can even radiate hundreds of miles. Whether it is Han people or Hu people around, they are willing to come to Yuanjiazhuang to trade in exchange for grain, cloth, salt, wine, and even ironware.
After all, whether you are going west or south, you have to walk dozens of miles more to participate in market town trade. In Yuanjiazhuang, not only is the distance close, but you can also get relative fairness. Even the tax collectors have to be easier to talk to.
Yuanjiazhuang has not been established for a long time, only ten years so far. The owner's name is Yuan Ke, and he happens to be the leader of the Mingsha Bandits who is "famous in the northwest." Of course, few people know his identity, and few people would associate Yuan Ke with the gangster "Lu Nan" who is wanted throughout the northwest.
Zhuangzhu Yuan is very low-key in Yanzhou, but he has a great reputation, at least in Minghu Township, because he is a chivalrous and philanthropic person who often provides money and food to help people in need, thus gaining a good reputation.
Not only for the villagers, but also for the Han people in Minghu Township. In remote areas like Yanzhou, living conditions are difficult, and the situation of people's cliques is even more serious. The emergence of Zhuangzhu Yuan also gives the Han people something to rely on.
Most of the Han people in Minghu Township are Han people who migrated from other places, mainly from Jiangnan. It has been twenty years since they moved here. In the past twenty years, under the temper of the northwest wind and sand, the elegance of the south of the Yangtze River has faded away, and more of the ruggedness of the northwest has emerged. The environment is the most tempering.
In fact, there were not many powerful Han people in Minghu Township in the past, and the Yuan family was not outstanding. After all, Yuan Ke's father was a scholar and a scholar, and he was also known for his modesty when he was alive.
But Yuan Ke was different. He was capable of both literary and military skills. When he grew up, he became even more heroic and made many friends. He was highly praised for his pride and fair dealings.
Since the establishment of Yuanjiazhuang ten years ago, it has become even more out of control. The Yuan family has also become the most "prominent family" in Minghu Township. Yuan Ke's reputation is even useful in the city.
Over the years, local heroes and celebrities have continued to come and visit. Regardless of his reputation or status, Yuan Ke always opened the door to the village, entertained him with fine wine and meat, and personally accompanied him, providing food and drink. Not only did he not say anything before leaving, Forgot to offer a gift.
Even if there are some people who are not worthy of their name and eat and drink together, they all treat each other with tolerance. As the saying goes, suffering is a blessing. If people come with sincerity, I will treat each other with sincerity. These actions further helped Yuan Ke's reputation in the local area.
The establishment of Yuanjiazhuang was based on the servants who followed his father northward, supplemented by recruiting some fellow villagers from the south of the Yangtze River, and gradually developed.
Up to now, there are more than 300 villagers and villagers in the village, and there are many brave people among them. Yuan Ke led them not only in farming, animal husbandry and business, but also actively participated in militia training. During military service and labor, he personally led the people and effectively cooperated with government orders, which was highly recognized by the government. ….
Yuan Ke was not only well-known among the Han people, but also very influential among the surrounding Hu people. They admired both his reputation and his military force. Among the heroes he made friends with, there were many Hu people, including Dangxiang people.
The fight over the water source of Minghu Lake was also mediated by Yuan Ke, and a plan was just made. The Han people lived in the south and the Hu people lived in the north. The conflict had just been eased, and it had been calm for several years. Even if there was a conflict, they all found Yuan Ke. Let him judge and accept his reasoning.
Over the years, a consensus has been formed among some Han and Hu people in Minghu Township. If you have any difficulties, go to Village Master Yuan. If you have disputes, go to Master Yuan. For some matters that are difficult for the government to resolve, you can go to Master Yuan.
There was once a rural official who was very jealous of Yuan Ke's prestige and reported to the state city, saying that Yuan Ke was disobedient. However, the rural official was transferred away soon afterwards. Later I heard that he died of an epidemic.
Thanks to Yuan Ke's painstaking efforts to cultivate a good reputation, at least in Minghu Township, almost all Han people, including some Hu people, united around Yuanjiazhuang with Yuan Ke as the core.
In the eyes of many people, Yuan Ke is a big shot. However, for a long time, in the Han Dynasty's system, Yuan Ke was just a humble official. He once served as an official for five years.
However, no one dares to ignore Yuan Ke's influence. Of course, if you want such influence, in addition to your own personality charm and ability, necessary means are indispensable. More importantly, you need the support of the government.
And Yuan Ke naturally had no shortage of backers in the state capital. Because of his generosity, not only some state officials and county officials bought into him and called him brothers, but more importantly, his beautiful sister was the concubine of Liu Fang, the magistrate of Yanzhou.
With the relationship of being the leader of a state, Yuan Ke can naturally call the shots in Yanzhou. Regarding Yuan Ke, Zhizhou was not uninterested in promoting him. He once intended to transfer him to Dingbian City to serve as a state arrester, but Yuan Ke refused because he was in love with his family.
However, perhaps out of embarrassment, Zhizhou Liu Fang promoted Yuan Ke to the position of head of Minghu Township, making him the real local emperor.
In Minghu Township, most people think highly of Yuan Ke and feel that he is generous and generous with money. However, few people explore how he got so much capital.
There are a large number of guests coming and going, as well as a large number of villagers and hangers-on. In addition, to build such a manor, it is far from enough to rely solely on nearby land and business production.
Obviously, there are too many unexplainable things behind Yuan Ke's rise to fame. Most ignorant people will not care about it. Smart people will be suspicious, but it is precisely because they are smart that they will not talk nonsense.
As for the bureaucrats and dignitaries in the city, they would not care about a mere Minghu Township, not to mention that the generous Yuan Ke could bring them a lot of benefits.
In the past two years, many villagers from Minghu Township and Yuanjiazhuang have discovered that the owner of Yuanzhuang has become low-key and mysterious. Although the door of the village is wide open, he no longer entertains in person as he did in the past. He rarely entertains guests in person. came forward.
However, this does not hinder Yuan Ke's reputation in the local area. In view of the current situation, the atmosphere in Yuanjiazhuang has inevitably become more tense recently. It seems that there are more precautions against party members. In response to the government's call, the training of villagers and villagers has also been increased. From outside the village, the people inside the village can be vaguely seen. The light of the sword and the shadow of the sword. .
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