"Don't worry, sort out the equipment for the trip first, and let the brothers have a good rest tonight," Li Zicheng patted Li Guo's shoulder and said: "Early tomorrow morning, follow me back to Qingshui County, cooperate with Zhou Binbu, sweep the remaining states and counties in Gongchang Mansion, and let the entire Gongchang Mansion serve the Heavenly Mandate Army and produce food nearby." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" Hearing the combat mission, Li Guo was immediately overjoyed, compared with the town guarding the solid pass, leveling the entire Gongchang Mansion, it is an active attack, and there is a better chance to achieve combat exploits, he secretly glanced at Liu Yunshui, and saw Liu Yunshui drooping his head, and he felt more proud in his heart.

"I have already explained the specific battle plan to Zhou Bin, and after we set off tomorrow, we will discuss it in detail on the road," Li Zicheng particularly emphasized: "Now is a very moment, you must not be capricious, you must not kill and surrender troops indiscriminately, all prisoners of war will be escorted to Qingshui County, I want to build a road, and there is a shortage of manpower at this time!" ”

"Yes, Metropolitan Governor, his subordinates will remember Metropolitan Governor's instructions!"

Li Zicheng stayed overnight in Guguan that night, and explained the matter of garrisoning Guguan to Liu Yunshui and Ma Youshui: Ma Youshui was the main general of Guguan, and the gunmen defended the city; Liu Yunshui is the deputy general of Guguan, and the cavalry is responsible for the perimeter guard, once there is a war, depending on the situation, it can be temporarily withdrawn to the city, and at the critical moment, it can also use the speed advantage of the cavalry to sneak attack the enemy outside the city and reduce the pressure in the city.

There is no need to worry about the food problem, the baggage troops will then bring in grain and grass, and the grain from the warehouses of nearby prefectures and counties will also be continuously concentrated in Qingshui County.

When Li Zicheng took Lanzhou City, he received more than 300,000 stone grain from Suwangfu, and if it wasn't for the construction of roads for supporting prisoners of war, he would even have the conditions for large-scale army expansion.

When Li Zicheng returned to Qingshui County from Guguan, in addition to his own personal soldiers, Li Guobu accompanied him, because they were all cavalry, and there was no drag of food and baggage, the marching speed was extremely fast.

However, Li Zicheng found that the five hundred households of Li Guo's department were now all equipped with war horses, and his subordinates did not have auxiliary soldiers, in case the soldiers were killed or injured and it was difficult to be compensated in time, so the five hundred households under Qiu Shike's temporary command were classified as auxiliary soldiers of Li Guobu, so that Li Guobu also reached ten hundred households, and the full allocation of 1,000 households.

Strictly speaking, Qiu Shike did not receive these five hundred household soldiers, he was only a hundred household officials, and he actually received one hundred households, and the remaining four hundred households, because there were no hundred household officials, he was temporarily in charge.

Li Guo was grateful, and along the way, he pocketed the defenders of Dazhenyi, Anrong Pass, Laoyeling, Maluyi, and Changning Station, and the soldiers were still stationed in the original Guanyi, but they had already recognized Li Guo as a thousand-household official.

When he arrived in Qingshui County, Qiu Shike bowed to Li Guo and officially joined the Mandate of Heaven Army and became the auxiliary soldier of the 2,000th household.

Qiu Shike was still stationed in Qingshui County, but Li Guobu and Zhou Binbu left Qingshui County and followed the northwest and southwest directions to collect various prefectures and counties.

Gongchang Mansion no longer has a structured guard station, and Li Zicheng did not have to worry about military victory, but only instructed the two of them to keep in touch with Qingshui County at any time and report the battle situation on the front line in a timely manner.

After Li Guo and Zhou Bin left Qingshui County, Li Zicheng was not waiting for information from all parties, but asked Han Shanbo, the new magistrate of Qingshui County, to gather all the craftsmen in the city.

Li Zicheng summoned the craftsmen in the county hall and personally summoned them.

"The grass people are waiting to see the Grand Governor!" Seven or eight craftsmen knelt respectfully in front of Li Zicheng, not knowing what Han Shanbo said to them, they all looked very scared, and the two slightly older craftsmen kneeling in the front, their arms hidden in their big sleeves, trembled even more.

"You don't have to be afraid, as long as you use the skills you have mastered to serve the Heavenly Mandate Army," Li Zicheng asked them to get up and sit down on the wooden chair opposite, but they refused to live or die, so they had to let them, "I will not embarrass you, and I will give you corresponding rewards, so that you can live a richer life!" ”

The "......" craftsmen looked at each other, but in front of Li Zicheng, they didn't dare to speak, Han Shanbo suddenly brought them over, thinking that they had poured eight lifetimes of bad luck, but they didn't expect it to be extremely Tailai...... I don't know if the Governor is counting or not.

"First of all, let me ask you the first question, do any of you know where clay is grown nearby?" Li Zicheng's face could not see joy, anger and sorrow, only the upper and lower lips moved slightly.

After a while, under the urging of He Xiaomi, there was finally a craftsman in his thirties wearing a torn coat and said: "Back to Dadudu, there is a lot of clay halfway up the Red Deer Mountain!" ”

"Red Deer Mountain? Is it the red deer mountain on which the red deer post rests? Li Zicheng almost couldn't believe that he had passed by Red Deer Mountain, but he didn't know about clay, and he was in a hurry at that time, so he didn't have time to go up the mountain to observe, "Are you sure it's clay?" ”

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, the grass people are barbecue craftsmen, and they have taken clay from Red Deer Mountain many times, and the grass people dare to use the head of the item as a guarantee, there will be no mistake!" The craftsman regretted it a little, if most of the people dug up the clay, then ...... I'm going to have to look for new clay again.

"Very good," Li Zicheng leaned back in his chair, with a hint of joy on his face, "What's your name?" What is the net remuneration for working for a month? ”

"Back to the governor of the capital, the grass people are called Liu Zhuang, because the family is poor and has no land, so they make a living by crafting, and their monthly income varies, which is chaotic...... If it is peaceful, and you get 500 wen a month, it will be the creation of the grass people! ”

"Liu Zhuang? The name is not bad," Li Zicheng looked at it slightly, Liu Zhuang was not strong, on the contrary, he was dark and thin, and his face was even darker, "If you follow the Heavenly Mandate Army, from now on, I will make you grow stronger, truly worthy of the name, one or two silver, how about it?" ”

"A tael of silver?" Liu Zhuang's eyes widened immediately, and his lips trembled slightly, "Did the Metropolitan Governor say that he would give the grass people one or two pieces of silver every month?" ”

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Exactly, one tael of silver per month, if the craftsmanship is good, you can increase it by half a tael." ”

"That'...... What did the Metropolitan Governor tell the grass people to do? Liu Zhuang's heart is surging, this blink of an eye is two or three times the reward, is it true that he is really lucky today, and he has met a nobleman? His waist had been arched down, almost an erected arched bridge.

"Just do your job and barbecue some things for the governor of Bendu," Li Zicheng paused, and said: "Liu Zhuang, who else is in the family?" ”

"Back to Dadudu, the grass people's parents have both died, and in addition to the mother-in-law and aunt, there are a pair of children in the family!"

"It's good to have a son," Li Zicheng glanced at Liu Zhuang again, looking at his age, his son should be close to adulthood, "Your family has two Dingkou, I can give you priority to distribute sixty acres of land, you can earn one or two pieces of silver every month, your son, you can cultivate sixty acres of land, with grain and silver, it shouldn't be difficult for your son to marry his mother-in-law, right?" ”

"Dadu Governor ......" Liu Zhuang couldn't believe his ears for a while, a tael of silver made him grateful to Dade, but with the addition of sixty acres of land, it made him hesitate, what is Dadu Governor going to do? The grass people can't do the things that hurt nature and reason for the sake of money and land, and the grass people are willing to suffer from poverty......"

"Hurt nature? What is the harm of the heavens? Li Zicheng smiled, nodded slightly, but said in his heart: Yes, there is still some conscience!

He Xiaomi rushed to the side: "Liu Zhuang, what nonsense are you talking about?" The Metropolitan Governor is exalting you, why did he ever let you do things that hurt heaven and reason? If you want to talk nonsense again......" He glared at Liu Zhuang again.

Liu Zhuang was frightened, and said intermittently: "This ...... These silvers ...... And this land......"

Li Zicheng was almost amused by Liu Zhuang's simplicity, in such a troubled world, there are still such people, not bad, really good! "Liu Zhuang, you may not know that when the Mandate of Heaven Army enters Qingshui County, the land will soon be redistributed, and all Dingkou, young and old, will get thirty acres of land, and the governor of Bendu will see that your family is poor, and you are about to serve the Mandate of Heaven Army, so it will be distributed first, as for the silver, it is your reward for serving the Mandate of Heaven."

Liu Zhuang raised his eyes and said tremblingly: "Metropolitan Governor, is the "Land Law" circulating in the market true? ”

"Naturally, it is true, Qingshui County will soon carry out land distribution, and the land of each Dingkou is limited to 30 mu, and those less than 30 mu will be made up, and those exceeding 30 mu must be handed over, as for the large households with many hectares of fertile land...... By the way, how many of them are in Qingshui County? ”

"Big family?" Liu Zhuang's eyes suddenly showed a look of terror, as if he was haunted by a vicious snake, "Metropolitan Governor, Qingshui County originally had some big households, but since the thieves...... The big families were raided, their original land was abandoned, and the landless people wanted to plant, but the government refused, saying that they wanted to redeem ......"

"Rest assured, the government will soon allocate these lands to the people who lack land free of charge." Li Zicheng was overjoyed in his heart, and what Liu Zhuang said was beyond his expectations.

Longyou has been purged many times by thieves and officers and soldiers, and there are no big landowners, no rich merchants, and not even real family magnates, and it is the best time to implement the "Land Law" and "Industry and Commerce Law".

However, this kind of thing will be handed over to the magistrate to do later, and what he is most concerned about now is these craftsmen in front of him, especially this Liu Zhuang.

"Thank you, Governor!" Liu Zhuang hesitated for a while, then suddenly "poof", bent his knees, and bowed to the ground violently.

"Liu Zhuang, it's useless to just bow down," Li Zicheng asked him to get up, "In the future, you have to do your best to do things for the Mandate of Heaven Army, if you dare to disobey the Yang and betray the Mandate of Heaven Army, the Governor of Pontus will never spare it," After a pause, he said: "Don't worry, the Governor of Pontus will never let you do anything that hurts the heavens and reason, and when you burn things out, you will find that it is a great thing for the benefit of all people!" ”