Guo Shijun knows that the current Sichuan is almost in ruins, and Han lands such as Chengdu and Chongqing must not only develop agriculture, but also develop industry and commerce, and these places in southern and western Sichuan must also make great efforts to sinicize.

Although he didn't complain to Li Zicheng, in his heart, he had already broken himself into two people, and he didn't know if Li Zicheng would have a better life after sending officials to the provincial government......

Li Zicheng remembered the questions along the way, and said: "Shijun, if Sichuan wants to develop, it can't do without two avenues......

"I know that the Metropolitan Governor will be particularly concerned about these two avenues," Guo Shijun said with a smile: "Between Chengdu and Longyou, the avenue has been poured almost completely, and it has reached the Yumeng Pass, and it is about to go out of Sichuan, leaving only the section from the Yumeng Pass to Wudu County in Longyou, but this section of the road is the most difficult part, I heard that Mr. Tang has only set up the line, and the foundation has not yet been completed......"

There is only a small section left, and it must be opened no matter what, otherwise it will not fall into "intestinal hard obstruction"? Li Zicheng nodded, "When I go back to Lanzhou this time, I'll go and see it myself!" ”

Guo Shijun said: "Between Chengdu and Chongqing, my subordinates have personally inspected along the way, and some adjustments to the ancient road should save one or two hundred miles," paused, and said: "It's just that all the road construction workers have gone south, and there is no manpower for a while...... Gotta wait for them to come back......"

Sichuan now has no shortage of silver, only a shortage of strong labor, and after the people have been allocated a large amount of land, they are busy tending to their own crops, and it is difficult to gather a large number of people for a while.

Li Zicheng shook his head, "If the south wants to be sinicized, it needs to be built and opened up a lot of roads, and they may not be able to come back for a while," he thought of the prisoners of war, but the prisoners of war only have a one-year labor period, and after the current road is built, I am afraid that they will be released at the end of the period, "Shijun, it seems that I can only wait for Mr. Tang to open up Longyou and Sichuan, and then come to the south!" ”

Li Zicheng stayed in the military camp in Chengdu Mansion that night, and the next morning, he went out of the north gate and went north along the wide cement avenue.

Out of Long'an Mansion, the avenue deviated significantly to the west, and then cut into Qingchuan Creek, and crossed the bridge from Qingchuan Creek.

Li Zicheng looked at the majestic mountain on his right, and couldn't help laughing: "Xiaomi, is this a diversion?" ”

He Xiaomi looked around and said, "Metropolitan Governor, have we bypassed the Sword Gate ......Pass?"

Li Zicheng realized that the avenue had moved westward for a while, entering the banks of Qingchuan Creek, just avoiding the difficult Jianmen Pass, and even the slope had been reduced a lot.

This John Tang is really talented......

The downstream of Qingchuan Creek flows into the Baishui River, and the avenue also cuts into the west bank of the Baishui River, however, only after more than ten miles, the cement avenue is over, and at the end of the avenue, you can only see the traces of the construction, and it is obvious that the roadbed is not completed.

Li Zicheng looked up, and there were no workers working, perhaps because the weather was too cold, or the workers went home to celebrate the new yuan.

From this section to Wudu County, there are obvious traces of construction along the way, and occasionally you can see the pickaxes, sleds and other tools discarded by the workers, at this time it is the boundary of Longyou, and there is no connection with the traditional Shu Road.

The traditional Shu Road does not lead to Longyou, but crosses the Qinling Mountains and leads to Guanzhong, but the current Guanzhong is not the territory of the Heavenly Mandate Army, so there is naturally no need to build a road.

Entering Wudu County and stepping on the cement avenue again, Li Zicheng took the lead, and finally gave full play to the speed of the cavalry, in the mountain road in front, they had wasted too much time.

On the second day of the first month of the twelfth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty (1639 AD), Li Zicheng finally returned to Lanzhou after a long absence for half a year.

This day was a public holiday, and hundreds of civil and military officials, as well as countless people, came to the foothills of Gaolan Mountain, ten miles outside the south city gate, to greet Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng has always disliked this kind of pick-up, but this time he made an exception, when he left Lanzhou, the officials and people in the city were very depressed, and the imperial court dispatched a four-way army, more than 100,000 troops, and there was a posture of swallowing the Mandate of Heaven Army......

Now, I am back, Lanzhou is still the original Lanzhou, the Mandate of Heaven Army is still the original Mandate of Heaven Army, only the army of the imperial court, is wailing around the Beijing Division at the moment......

"The Governor ......"

Liang Wencheng, Shen Dao, and Mei Zhihuan took the lead, almost kneeling side by side on the thin snow, followed by hundreds of civil and military officials, and countless people, on both sides of the mountain road, there was no end in sight, and I don't know how many miles it stretched.

Li Zicheng jumped off the war horse and helped Mei Zhihuan up, "Old man Mei, get up quickly, look at this icy and snowy ......" and then directed at Liang Wencheng and Shen Dao to let them get up.

"The Metropolitan Governor is strategizing, and his subordinates admire it tightly...... Mei Zhihuan grabbed Li Zicheng with a pair of veteran hands, and shook it constantly, "The Metropolitan Governor can retreat from the four-way army of the imperial court just by moving his fingers...... According to the old decay, it is even more above Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms, and the old decay admires it very much......"

"Old man, that's not right," Shen Dao squeezed forward and said, "The Metropolitan Governor is not only strategizing, but also the Pope by God's side, Zhuge Liang is far behind......"

"That's, that's," Mei Zhihuan nodded hurriedly, "The Metropolitan Governor is the Pope, and God is the ......."

Everyone laughed for a while, Li Zicheng greeted the officials behind him, and then got on the war horse, "Let's go, let's go back to the city first!" ”

Although the officials agreed, they could not accompany them, and on both sides of the road were the people who had come to greet the Grand Duke, leaving only a gap in the middle, and wherever Li Zicheng went, the people retreated one after another to make way for the war horses.

He Xiaomi's heart was anxious, so he took his own soldiers and pasted them on the left and right sides of Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng arched his hands, saluted the people on both sides, and whispered: "Xiaomi, don't be nervous, this is our own territory!" ”

He Xiaomi was not at ease, "Who knows if the imperial court will send secret agents?" Governor, be prepared! ”

Li Zicheng thought about it, it was a time of war, and it was normal for the enemy to send spies, so he let He Xiaomi separate him from the people.

Walking to the open area outside the south city gate, the officials rushed over from behind out of breath, surrounded the outside of the pro-soldiers, and added another layer of protection to Li Zicheng.

When they arrived at the South City Gate, the officials and the people automatically stopped, letting Li Zicheng and his personal soldiers go first, He Xiaoxiao put his mind at ease, and without waiting for the officials, he went directly to the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion.

Liang Wencheng and Shen Dao ran out of breath, and finally caught up with Li Zicheng, "Metropolitan Governor, my subordinates have a military situation (people's situation) report!" ”

Li Zicheng jumped off his horse, threw the reins of the horse to his own soldiers, looked up at the sky again, and delayed outside the city for a long time, it was almost dark, so he said: "If it's not an urgent matter, let's report it tomorrow!" ”

"This ...... Yes, my subordinates will come back tomorrow! ”

Liang Wencheng and Shen Dao hesitated for a moment, and finally went back, Li Zicheng asked his soldiers to go to the barracks to rest, and he walked to the back office.

Just turned around the Zhongya, and before he came to the study, he met Xiaomei and Xiaolan.

Xiaomei's face was happy, but she lowered her head and smiled shyly, "Dadu Governor! ”

Li Zicheng hugged her, this looks like Xiaomei, her expression is clearly the previous Xiaolan, "Xiaomei, I haven't seen you for half a year, why has it changed so much?" ”

"Is there one? Where has the servant changed? Xiaomei raised her head suddenly, and Qingsu's gaze stopped on Li Zicheng's face for a long time, "The Metropolitan Governor has changed and become more majestic......"

"This is the original Xiaomei!" Li Zicheng kissed her on the red lips, but in a blink of an eye, he saw Xiaolan crying on the side, so he also hugged her into her arms, "Xiaolan, what's wrong, who bullied you?" ”

"No, the maid is happy!" Xiaolan buried her head in Li Zicheng's chest, "It's been five months and eighteen days since the Metropolitan Governor left Lanzhou...... The maid is very worried......"

"It's still Xiaolan who is careful," Li Zicheng kissed her smooth forehead and said, "Don't worry, fighting is my daily routine!" ”

"But this time, ......" Xiaolan whispered: "I heard from the ladies that this time the imperial court dispatched 100,000 troops...... Servant, the servant is worried, but the servant is useless, and she can't help the Metropolitan Governor......"

Xiaomei smiled and said, "Xiaolan, serving the Metropolitan Governor well is the greatest help to the Metropolitan Governor!" ”

"Xiaomei is right, you are women, you don't have to worry about the war, don't say 100,000, it's 200,000, 300,000, what can you do? Sooner or later, the Mandate of Heaven Army will hit the Jingshi......" Speaking of this, he said to Xiaolan's ear: "Xiaolan, these big things, you don't need your help, as long as you serve the Governor of Pontus well, the Governor of Pontus will hurt you!" ”

Xiaolan dared to listen to these meaty words in front of Xiaomei, but today the Metropolitan Governor had just returned, and she couldn't care about it, so she muttered: "The maid listens to the Metropolitan Governor's ...... everything."

Xiaomei arched in Li Zicheng's arms, and also whispered: "The maid is too, everything is up to the governor!" ”

Li Zicheng stroked Xiaomei and Xiaolan's hair and said, "I know, you are the most obedient, and you are all my heart!" ”

Xiaomei raised her head suddenly, her eyebrows and eyes smiled, "What about the picturesque, are they also the hearts and minds of the Grand Dudu?" ”

Li Zicheng was displeased, this Xiaomei, didn't dare to talk about the ladies, he actually ate picturesque dry vinegar, he sank his face, and said: "Let's go, go home and eat, Pontus Governor has been marching for a long time, and he is already hungry!" ”

Xiaomei was stunned for a moment, her face changed greatly, her eyes were full of tears, her legs were weak, and she knelt down in front of Li Zicheng, "Dadu Governor, the servant should die, the servant said the wrong thing, ask the Dadu Governor to punish ......"

"Punishment is naturally to be punished, get up, go back to eat first, and the matter of punishment will be discussed when I think about it!" Li Zicheng held Xiaolan's arm with one hand and walked towards Houya's home, ignoring Xiaomei behind him.

Xiaomei had no choice but to get up by herself and follow behind Li Zicheng with her head down.

In front of the door of the back office, there was a thin layer of snow on the ground, and there was a cotton pad under the women's knees.

Li Zicheng started with Gao Guiying and helped the ladies up one by one, "This is home, no formality!" When I helped Namu Zhong, I suddenly saw her with a big belly, obviously for several months, remembering that when I left Lanzhou that day, Mu Sirong was also pregnant, looking at it, Mu Sirong's lower abdomen was as mediocre!