Li Zhi has been dealing with Xu Mince for a few months, and found that although Xu Mice has a relationship, he does not want people's money and does not harm others at will, and he is a person who is easy to get along with. In front of Xu Mince www.biquge.info Li Zhi didn't cover up so much, so he said directly: "The younger brother does have some ideas about training soldiers and fighting, that is, the thieves and Tartars are coming, and they are not afraid of him!" ”

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Xu Mince glanced at Li Zhi in surprise.

If it was another young man who sat in front of Xu Mince and talked eloquently about training and fighting, Xu Mince would definitely treat him as young and frivolous. But when Li Zhi said this, it was different.

Li Zhi is the one who made soap and made the flying shuttle loom Jenny spinning machine.

Xu Mince originally watched Li Zhi make soap, but he thought that this method of making soap was obtained by young people. But unexpectedly, Li Zhi then made a textile machinery with extremely high efficiency and made a lot of money. Being able to make soap and new textile machinery at the same time cannot be explained by clever hands, this Li Zhi is obviously a skilled craftsman, a craftsman genius that ordinary people cannot understand.

And now Li Zhi said that he has ideas about training troops and fighting, could it be that this Li Zhi can still create ingenious weapons?

Now the Ming Dynasty is worried about internal and external troubles, the northwest thieves are raging, and the Tartars in the northeast are eyeing the Takers from time to time, if Li Zhi can create a new weapon, it is definitely the gospel of the Ming Dynasty, and the future is unlimited.

This young man really keeps surprising. Xu Mince felt more and more that he had to have a good relationship with Li Zhi, and he would be able to share some benefits when Li Zhi soared into the sky in the future.

After thinking about it for a while, Xu Mince asked, "How big an official does Little Brother Li want to be?" ”

Li Zhi said: "I want to be a thousand households with five products!" ”

Xu Mince shook his head and said: "You don't have military merits, how can you become a thousand households as soon as you come up, and Shangguan will help you fill in the military merits and become a hundred households at most." ”

Li Zhi listened to Xu Mince's words, and secretly said that it would be beneficial to consult Xu Mince, otherwise he would have to mess things up if he asked for an impossible official from the governor. Li Zhi pondered for a moment, and then said: "I want to be a hundred households who can be in charge of the military and civilians in a place, but do you have such a position?" ”

Xu Mince nodded and said, "Is that a tunpu management officer!" As long as Brother Li is willing to spend money, such a position can also be found! ”

Li Zhi asked, "Brother Xu, who are you looking for to get such an official position?" ”

Xu Mince said quickly: "In Tianjin, of course, look for the governor!" ”

Li Zhi asked again, "How much silver does this cost?" ”

Xu Mence stood up and paced a few steps in the room, and then said: "If you plan a hundred households empty-handed, I'm afraid it will cost at least three thousand taels!" ”

Li Zhi nodded and said no more.

The next day, Li Zhi took the silver ticket and came to the Tianjin Governor's Yamen again.

Li Zhi has come to the governor's yamen for the third time, he is familiar with the way, and under the leadership of the deacon Sun Youmin, he found the governor He Shishou.

Li Zhi came to He Shishou to do business, and every time he sent a lot of money as a gift, He Shishou was satisfied with Li Zhi. The old man not only asked Li Zhi to sit down immediately after Li Zhi's salute, but also asked his subordinates to serve new tea.

Li Zhi didn't dare to delay the governor's time, and went straight to the point and said: "Lord Fuchen is above, and there is something to ask for below!" ”

He Shishou took a sip of tea and asked lightly, "What is Li Gongzi asking for?" ”

Li Zhi did not answer this sentence immediately, but took out a silver ticket of three thousand taels from his arms and handed it to He Shishou. He Shishou looked at the amount on the silver ticket, nodded, and put the silver ticket aside.

Li Zhi then said: "I want to be a hundred households in charge of Tunpu." ”

He Shishou asked curiously: "You mean, you want to be a military attache and a hundred households?" ”

Li Zhi replied: "Yes, my lord, the small people want to find a hundred households and manage Tunpu. ”

Hearing Li Zhi's words, He Shishou sat on the chair and slowly twisted his beard, and did not speak for a long time.

Seeing He Shishou like this, Li Zhi asked worriedly, "Lord Fuchen, is this matter difficult?" ”

He Shishou smiled, and then said, "Yes!" Tomorrow, I will send someone to remove you from the civilian household and enter the yellow register of military registration, and you will be considered to have a military registration. It just so happened that this month, the sailor captured a 3,000-material pirate ship off the coast of Tianjin, and you made a contribution to this matter. I put you in front of the list of meritorious contributions, ensure that you are promoted to 100 households, and find a tunpu to be a management officer. ”

He Shishou's meaning was to shoehorn Li Zhi into the list of meritorious personnel who defeated the pirates and report it for reward. Li Zhi heard Xu Mince say yesterday that the transfer and promotion of local military attachés should be reported by the local governors and commanders, and examined and approved by the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War. In addition to the official position of "officer" of the governor, He Shishou himself also has the imperial history of the capital and the squire of the military department, and is the hall official of the military department and the superior of the military selection department. With his recommendation, the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War must not dare to make things difficult, and a reward of 100 households cannot be escaped.

Hearing He Shishou's words, Li Zhi was overjoyed, and secretly said that this official position was about to be obtained, but he heard He Shishou say again: "But speaking of which, this matter involves a lot of people, but it is a little troublesome to handle." ”

Li Zhi knew the meaning of He Shishou's words, it was too much silver! Fortunately, Li Zhi was prepared: he quickly pulled out another silver ticket of one thousand taels from his arms and sent it to He Shishou steadily. He Shishou looked at it, nodded, and put it together with the three thousand taels of silver ticket just now.

"Li Gongzi rest assured, Tianjin is not far from Beijing, or the documents of the Ministry of War will come down in less than a month, and then you will be the Ming military attache of the sixth grade!"

Li Zhi was relieved at this time, he returned to the chair and sat down, and took a sip of new tea.

A month later, in mid-July, the award document from the Ministry of War came down.

Although He Shishou is ruthless with money, his personal morality is good, and he does things when he takes money. Li Zhi is in the list of awards this time, and he is in the top 100 households. He Shishou sent someone to Li's house to inform Li Zhi, and Li Zhi went to the governor's yamen to receive a waist card, an edict and an official uniform.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, scholars were generally engaged in business, and civil officials did not discriminate against merchants, especially wealthy merchants. Although Li Zhi is now just a petty official who is not in the stream, he has made He Shishou a lot of profits from his several contacts with He Shishou, which makes He Shishou very satisfied with him. He Shishou helped Li Zhi get things done that day, and he was in a good mood. He smiled when he saw Li Zhi receiving something, so he didn't let Li Zhi go, and asked Li Zhi to change into an official uniform in the governor's yamen to show him.

Li Zhi could only change into the red six-rank military attache uniform of Biao Buzi in the wing room of the yamen, put on a black gauze hat, and put on soap boots. Li Zhi walked a few steps around the room, only feeling that he was a Ming court official!

Li Zhi looked at the waist card again, and saw that the waist card was silver, with a Suyun pattern tattooed on it. There are two small holes at the beginning and end of the waist card, and the red silk silk is worn on it. The reverse side of the waist card is engraved with the words "Heaven and the people, I am the leader." Weijia Huaxia is really relying on Huchen. Grant the golden talisman, and pass it on to the heirs forever. A few lines of small words seem to be the words of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. Turn it over, and the front is engraved with a row of words "Tianjin Zuowei Jinghai Thousand Households Left Hundred Households and Hundred Households Li Zhi".

This waist card is Li Zhi's ID card in the officialdom, and Li Zhi hangs him on his waist.