Chapter Forty-Nine: Old Qiu's Gang Leader's Beheading Operation

These literati who came from the metallurgical field had all been officials before. And the official is too young to go to the smelter. Today's speech by Zhang Zhimu is even a greeting to them, and this greeting has caused waves in their hearts that have survived. In their hearts, only being an official can be regarded as a master, and it is a sign of success in life. But being an official of the kiln gang made them still unprepared. Although they have long lost faith in the imperial court. But this official who was a kiln gang man was actually almost like a rebellion, although Zhang Zhimu said it very tactfully, this is to organize the people's autonomy, and it seems that he is still worried about the imperial court. But when everything is stable, it's no wonder that the court doesn't send someone to accept it. And if the kiln people can let it go, it is even more impossible. Listening to Zhang Zhimu's meaning, in the future, all the places will be built the same as the kiln gang, that is, Zhang Zhimu has made up his mind to take the place that was knocked down as his own. It can also be seen from this point that Zhang Zhimu did not pay attention to the million-strong army that Li Zicheng was going to fight in front of him. However, this is an opportunity for the kiln people to go out again to be an official, and this is an opportunity that must not be let go. But I really don't know how to be the official of the kiln gang. However, these leaders of Yaogang are not those faint officials of the imperial court, and it will definitely not be an easy thing for them to go out to be an official. However, Zhang Zhimu also said today that if he goes out to be an official, he must think carefully about what to do, and he must have his own ideas, otherwise, he may not be able to take his turn.

Most of these literati had a sleepless night. However, Zhang Zhimu said half of what he said, and put them all aside, and there was no follow-up. Because they need to go out to be officials, they will have to wait for some days. It's a good time for them to think about it.

During this time, Li Zicheng knocked down most of the state capitals and counties in southern Jinnan. Many officials from all over Shanxi have directly left the people and disappeared.

Xiurong Zhixian didn't run, he constantly organized and trained the soldiers and civilians in the city to prepare for the battle. The magistrate ran to the kiln several times in a row to see Zhang Zhimu and ask for support. Because there are too few officers and soldiers who defend the city. Zhang Zhimu has also promised him that he will definitely help him defend Xiurong. Tell him that if a fight breaks out, at least a thousand musketeers and artillery will be sent to support them.

Zhang Zhimu said: "My lord, you have already seen it when you came, we have built a Fangcheng fort four miles away from Xiurong, that is to support Xiurong, our heavy mortars can support Xiurong City on the fort." In addition, we have prepared a large number of ** for Xiurong. Xiurong city wall is tall and strong, we have ** from the city to throw down, the effect will be very good. When we arrived at Xiurong City, how many people were not enough for us to blow up. ”

Xiurong Zhixian said: "Then hurry up and send me the **." We also have to train and train. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "What is the practice of that thing, just light the fire and throw it down." I'm afraid that you won't be able to keep it well. By the way, Li Zicheng has a habit, if he attacks any city, he will send a large number of spies into the city first, and you should be extra vigilant when you go back. ”

But Xiurong Zhixian was not at ease, so he came to Yaogang again every once in a while to talk to Zhang Zhimu about it.

On this day, the old owner of the Salt Gang also came to chat with Zhang Zhimu. In fact, Zhang Zhimu understands that Qiu Laodong knows that the kiln people are the busiest time now, and chatting will definitely not be idle chat.

Zhang Zhimu asked Yang Yulin to serve a cup of Huangshan Maojian to Qiu's old owner. The old proprietor picked up the cup and sniffed it and said, "Hmm! Good tea. It's already fragrant before you even enter it. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "This is the Huangshan Maojian brought back by Li Gongzi from Jiujiang, Jiangxi, this year's new tea. I'll ask Yulin to bring you a little bit back later. ”

"Good! That's great. I'll take this sip except for the wine. The old club said.

Zhang Zhimu said: "It will be fine next year, and we want to open up the Yangtze River waterway all year round." It will be convenient to use some good tea in the future. ”

Seeing that the old club drank a little tea and tasted it, Zhang Zhimu said: "Oh, there are too many things during this time. I didn't go to your house to see how the family was arranging. ”

Old Uncle Qiu put down the cup, waved his hand and said, "Virtuous nephew, you're welcome." They never dreamed of living in such a place. I came home and the first night, I barely slept all night. You are too thoughtful, beef, mutton, and big fish are all piled up. When I got it, I scolded them for being losers. Although we are also a rich family, we have never dared to live too luxuriously. My family can only see meat during the New Year's holidays, how can they live like this. But they said that this is how the people of Yaogang live. Those little bunnies who have been studying at school for a few days are even more crazy. I was not satisfied with this kind of eating and drinking, and said that the food at school was far worse. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "When children are growing up, they must eat nutritionally balanced. ”

"Yes, I see a few children who are reading, and they are very tall." The old club looked very satisfied.

After talking about things for a while, the old club got to the point, "Zhimu, can you tell me about your whole plans for the future?" ”

Zhang Zhimu knew that the old club had been through the wind and rain for a long time, and he saw everything very clearly, so he didn't have to hide it from him, "The old club, we will soon wait for Li Zicheng's army." It's a big test for us. Because they are hundreds of thousands of people after all. However, we are also fully prepared for this. I don't think the old club cares about that. You're asking what to do after this battle. Isn't it? ”

Old Uncle Qiu drank tea and nodded.

Zhang Zhimu said: "The purpose of our defense is to consume Li Zicheng's vital strength, and then we still have to beat them away." Otherwise, as long as we are here and Li Zicheng is surrounded outside, we will not survive. My idea is to drive Li Zicheng out of Shanxi. We took over all of Shanxi. What do you think, old club? ”

"Okay, I just want to hear from you. We can't count on this court, so it's better for us to ignore him and come by ourselves. Qiu Laodong said.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Now we can't completely turn the other cheek with the imperial court. Our counterattack is to regain the lost territory occupied by the thieves for the imperial court. ”

Qiu Laodong said: "Come on, I don't care what the name is, if you rebel, don't forget to count me as one." ”

"I don't hide it from my old club, we don't have the ability to rebel now. Mongolia is eyeing the north and the Ming Dynasty is the east. To the west and south is Li Zicheng, if we are reversed, it will be very difficult for us to rely on these few people in Yaogang. Our strategy is to support the imperial court and let them hold the northern border. Drive Li Zicheng and let them clean up the remnants of the Ming Dynasty for us. I'm going to build a new world. Zhang Zhimu explained.

Qiu Laodong nodded after hearing this and said, "The idea is very good, tell me what I can do?" ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Old owner Qiu, we are old friends, and we have to talk about this. I'll just talk to my old boss about our thoughts. ”

Old Uncle Qiu sat up straight and said, "I just want to hear your truth." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Old club, what is the reason for the chaos in the world now? ”

"I can't say that." Qiu Laodong said.

Zhang Zhimu talked about the periodic law caused by the large concentration of land.

Qiu Laodongkou agreed with Zhang Zhimu's statement, and asked: "Have you found a way to break out of this periodic law?" ”

Zhang Zhimu asked: "Old boss, can you tell me how much land you have in your family?" ”

"My family's main business is salt. However, there are also nearly 1,000 acres of land bought everywhere. The old club said.

Zhang Zhimu asked, "What would happen to you if someone wanted to divide all your land?" ”

"Of course I fought with them. Do you also want to do the things that equalize the land? Qiu Laodong said.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Our proposition is to let all the peasants have land to plant, so that a large number of landless peasants will not rebel. But we don't want to do that simple thing of equalizing the land. Like your house, you have a lot of land, but it is also bought with the money you have worked so hard to earn, why do you give it to others for no reason. There are also those small landlords, who save a little money to buy land, and then distribute it to others. So we can't simply do Junda's business. But it is absolutely not possible to concentrate the land in the hands of a few. I want to create a way for the government to come forward and buy land from landowners. A little land was set aside for everyone to keep for themselves, and the surplus was owned by the government, which paid for it with money and policies, and then distributed it to the landless peasants to cultivate. The landlords had money in their hands to encourage them to make industrial and commercial investments. ”

Qiu Laodong said: "If this is the case, what if those landlords are still unwilling? ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "We try to take care of the landlords we work with. If there is no cooperation, then all land will be confiscated. If you are not convinced, destroy them. Great changes in society also require strong measures. ”

"Your royal law is just different from others." Qiu Laodong said.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Also, I want to tell the old club that we will not implement the royal law in the future, but we will implement the law." The royal law is that after the emperor sits in the world, he stipulates the law to his subjects. Our goal is that the world is the world of the people of the world, and it will never be the world of a certain person. The law we make is a law that everyone agrees to abide by, so it is called the law. In the future, national leaders and civilians alike will have to abide by the laws jointly enacted. In the future, there will be no emperor, and the leaders will be elected by everyone. If the leader does not do a good job, or if the people are not satisfied, they can be replaced. No need to rebel to solve the problem. ”

Qiu Laodong couldn't understand what Zhang Zhimu said all of a sudden, he said: "I'm old, I have to go back and think about what you said." But since I got to know you kiln people, I feel like I'm living a different life than before. Most of my family property has also been put here in Yaogang, and my family will not be able to eat all the gold and silver for several generations. I haven't been able to get my hands because we still have tens of thousands of disciples in the Salt Gang, and I still have to think about them. After coming to Yaogang a few times, I was thinking, in my lifetime, if only I could let our Yan Gang disciples live, I could reach half of the people in Yaogang. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Actually, if you talk about eating, we kiln people don't do anything, and we can eat for a few years." But our idea is that first of all, we should let the whole Shanxi people live the same good life as our kiln. That's why we have to fight. ”

"How many of you in the kiln gang have this idea?" Old Qiu asked.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Yes, not only these people from our kiln, but also a few people who share our ideals and are willing to work together with us. You know, it can be at the expense of your own life. ”

Qiu Laodong is not a person who can easily express his attitude, and when he said that he wanted to follow the rebellion, he didn't think about what Zhang Zhimu said. Suddenly, there was so much information in his head at once, and he needed to think about it.

The two gossiped for a while, and the old owner went back.

Zhang Zhimu came to the command center and told Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He about the content of the conversation with Qiu's old boss. Ouyang He said: "If the Qiu Laodong family can join us, it will be very beneficial to us, needless to say that they have tens of thousands of horses, and their influence on the salt gang is even greater. Besides, Qiu Laodong is a very wise and scheming person. It will help us a lot. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "Don't worry, people like him will come to Zhimu if they think about it." However, such people may not be able to agree with our ideas. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Let's see." ”

Ouyang He said: "Yes, the matter of the old owner Qiu, let's let it go." Now that a large number of officers and troops have begun to pour over, Qin Peng and they have selected more than 5,000 people. Li Zhi also sent someone to help them enter the screening. Those who can't tell the way and those who have no one to prove it are all don't want it, and Li Zicheng's people must not be allowed to infiltrate. There were also a large number of refugees, but we didn't let them into the kiln, and told them to go to Xishan Baozi, where porridge can be put every day for emergency relief. I'm just afraid that Li Zicheng's people will get in. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "The houses in the reclamation area can be lived in for them, and Li Zicheng's army will not burn down the refugees' residences if they go." When Li Zicheng left, the refugees were evacuated, and the house remained. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "After Li Zicheng solves Jinnan, he will immediately concentrate on dealing with Taiyuan (Jinyang). At that time, there will be more defeated soldiers and refugees, and the food pressure on Xishan Baozi will also be great. Tell Qin Peng that they must take the opportunity to recruit more soldiers. They won't need it in this battle, but they will use it when we counterattack. When we and Li Zicheng form a stalemate, our infantry will be slowly expanded, and all the newly recruited soldiers will be divided into the original ranks, so that we can turn a regiment into a division, and the core backbone will remain unchanged. Combat effectiveness will not be affected too much. ”

"Don't worry, after Qin Peng and Liu Yun discussed it repeatedly, the backbone transferred out was also prepared for officers, and they have all been trained for a long time." Ouyang He said.

Seeing that Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He were very well prepared, Zhang Zhimu felt relaxed. Leaving the command center, Zhang Zhimu did not return to the office, but went directly to Yang Chang's laboratory.

Yang Chang and the others are now real scientific and technological workers, and the preparations outside are in full swing, which does not seem to have any impact on Yang Chang and them. Seeing Zhang Zhimu coming in, Yang Chang put down his work and greeted him. Zhang Zhimu said: "Yang Chang, you have to assign more work and let everyone do it, you just need the leaders to coordinate their work." You don't have to do everything yourself. ”

Yang Chang said: "Okay, Mr. Zhang." But I'm still going to have to start this tube myself. ”

"How's the diode now?" Zhang Zhimu asked.

"It's okay with a small current. We are doing a life test, and there are several diodes that are being continuously energized for experiments. The rectifier circuit we made with diodes is really good. Yang Chang said, took a few diodes, and showed them to Zhang Zhimu.

Zhang Zhimu looked at the diode and said: "For large currents, you need to consider the problem of heat dissipation, and some need to use a fan to blow air for cooling, or even need water cooling." For the convenience of rectification, you can consider making the diode into two anodes, that is, one diode can be packaged into two diodes, so that it is more convenient to use. ”

Zhang Zhimu also wanted to talk to Yang Chang about the triode, but Li Zhi hurriedly found it again. Yang Chang smiled and said: "In this way, let's first get the double diode and the high-current diode right, and at the same time measure the various parameters of the diode." The transistor has time to talk about it. ”

Zhang Zhimu nodded and went out with Li Zhi.

As soon as he went out, Li Zhi said excitedly: "Mr. Zhang, ** another letter is coming." ”

"Speak quickly!" Zhang Zhimu was also very happy.

Li Zhi said: "** The letter said that he was acting with Li Zicheng's old battalion, and this time Li Zicheng brought most of their officials from the Dashun Dynasty with him, and the team was very large and marched slowly. And the team is also very chaotic. However, the external blockade was very strict, and ** only had the opportunity to send this letter after entering Jinnan, Shanxi. The key thing is that Li Zicheng ordered no one to attack Yaogang until Taiyuan (Jinyang) was resolved. After taking Taiyuan (Jinyang), you have to wait and listen to Li Zicheng's orders before you can attack Yaogang. ”

After Zhang Zhimu listened to Li Zhi's introduction, he muttered a little in his heart. Li Zicheng has an army of hundreds of thousands, why is he so jealous of our kiln? He is fully capable of dealing with Taiyuan and Yaogang at the same time? What is Li Zicheng waiting for?

Suddenly, a thought flashed in Zhang Zhimu's mind, could it be that Li Zicheng also had to wait for their beheading? Zhang Zhimu asked: "What do you know about Li Zicheng's detailed work?" ”

Li Zhi said: "We already know which one is the person who contacted our traitor in Yaogang and sent Li Zicheng the "Yaogang Weekly". It turned out to be a truck driver who delivered goods to the kiln. No one else has heard from them, though. ”

Zhang Zhimu sighed and said, "If there is news, it will be a big deal." ”

As a result, Zhang Zhimu's words were surprisingly accurate.

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