After Li Zicheng got up, he first took He Xiaomi and others to the training ground for more than ten laps, although he was sweating profusely, he was refreshed, and yesterday's depression had already been swept away.

The weather in February is cold and cold, but the cold wind is not as cold as it was in the harsh winter.

The sweaty clothes were very uncomfortable on his body, Li Zicheng wiped a hot shower, changed into dry clothes, his stomach was already hungry, and his stomach made a protest sound of "squeak, squeak" from time to time, which seemed to be able to fit a whole sheep.

He came to the dining table, took a few sips of the temperature difference, and then slowly ate the breakfast prepared by Song Yulian.

At this time, Wolf Mountain, thousands of miles away, was so cold that it was like falling into an ice cave.

Wang Junzhuo slowed down his horse, exhaled a breath of white air, fought for a day and a night, his body was extremely tired, but his eyes were shining with excitement, although he did not count, he also understood that the battle of Wolf Mountain had won a lot, and the soldiers who went out with him could each get at least two sheep.

The pro-soldiers and the three thousand household officials who had been following Wang Junzhuo also lowered their horse speed and walked slowly.

Zhang Jian lightly lifted the reins of the horse and approached Wang Junzhuo, "General, what should I do now?" ”

Wang Junzhuo grabbed the reins of the horse, let the morning breeze take care of his messy thick beard, he looked up at the red glow gradually rising in the east, pondered for a moment, and said: "The brothers have been chasing for a day and a night, and they are already very tired, so they have ordered to go down and camp here and rest for half a day. ”

"General, what about the fleeing Watabuns? Just let them run? ”

"Let them go," Wang Junzhuo looked at the east with some reluctance, and sighed: "The Metropolitan Governor said, for the time being, take Wolf Mountain as the limit, don't cross Wolf Mountain." ”

"That'...... If the Watabnans spread the news of our expedition......"

"What about getting it out?" Wang Junzhuo slammed the whip fiercely, "The Metropolitan Governor said that after the Wata Bunang people are stabilized, we will develop eastward step by step, and the Monan Grassland will return to our hands sooner or later." ”

Zhang Jian moved closer to Wang Junzhuo and said in a low voice: "General, will we Mongols still establish a royal court in Monan?" ”

"It's not Mongolians, there are no Mongolians anymore, we are Han people, the Mongols of Monan, and we have taken refuge in the Jurchens," Wang Junzhuo glanced at Yang Buxiong, who was setting up camp not far away, and turned his head to glare at Zhang Jian, "Such words, don't mention them again in the future, without the Mandate of Heaven Army, it will be difficult for us to even survive, and what are you talking about restoring the royal court, the Great Khan is gone......"

He suddenly felt a little sad, the Great Khan, that is the descendant of the Golden Family, but unfortunately, when the Great Khan was alive, he was forced into a desperate situation by the Jurchens step by step, and finally had to rely on the snort of the Han people......

Was the Great Khan incompetent, or did God not bless the Mongols?

God, only God, really blessed the Han people, followed the Great Khan, "into the Han nationality, worship God", but the population of the tribe is growing step by step, this time back, can bring back a large number of women and children...... Although the wolf cavalry is no longer Mongol, in fact, the Han people are still Mongols, and there is no difference in themselves, thousands of years ago, they were brothers, as long as others did not discriminate against the tribe......

Chen Cheng and Guo Futu, two thousand-household officials, also leaned over to Wang Junzhuo, "General, the camp tent is set up......

"Except for the soldiers on duty, the rest of the people hurry up to breakfast and have a good rest for a morning," Wang Junzhuo said: "We will go south and strive to reach Helan Mountain as soon as possible, if it is late, women and children, as well as cattle and sheep, will fall into the hands of the tiger cavalry, most of the governors said, from the wolf mountain to the Helan Mountain, the wolf cavalry will conquer, we can't fall behind the tiger cavalry." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!"

Wang Junzhuo called another personal soldier, "Go, immediately send a message to the Governor of Dadu, we have taken the west of Wolf Mountain, and we are about to go south in the afternoon to join the tiger cavalry." ”

After the soldiers left, Wang Junzhuo turned around and slowly drove towards the big tent, his eyes fell on the captured women, children, and a large number of cattle and sheep, and the soldiers were helping them to set up camp, just near his big tent of the Chinese army, just under the protection of the soldiers.

Zhang Jianli understood Wang Junzhuo's thoughts, hurriedly followed, pointed to a Mongolian woman standing under the rolling curtain, and said: "General, this is the most beautiful woman among the prisoners of war, do you want to let her come to sleep?" ”

"No," Wang Junzhuo shook his head and said, "The most beautiful woman should be left to the Grand Governor, without the Grand Governor, we don't know where to wander!" ”

"The subordinates understand that the subordinates will protect this woman and return to Lanzhou in the future to ...... Let the general personally send it to the governor of the capital," Zhang Jian is the closest to Wang Junzhuo among the three thousand-household officials, and he also knows Wang Junzhuo very well, he turned over and dismounted, "General, my subordinates will personally go and choose a beautiful woman for the general!" ”

Wang Junzhuo didn't speak, just nodded slightly.

Zhang Jian had already taken several personal soldiers to the gathering place of prisoners of war, and looked at the Mongol women one by one, and even the women who were already resting in the big tent were pulled up by him.

After a while, he took three women to Wang Junzhuo's big tent, lifted the rolling curtains, and let the women enter the account, "General, this is a woman selected by his subordinates, the general will take a look, do you want to leave ......"

Wang Junzhuo sat on the cowhide maza, raised his eyes, pointed with his hand, and said: "I have to go in the afternoon, just leave her, this waist is thick, the butt is big, and she will give birth!" ”

"Yes, Metropolitan Governor," Zhang Jian took the Mongolian woman with a thick waist and thick legs and fat hips, who looked very tall and strong, handed it to Wang Junzhuo with his own hands, told her a few words, and said to Wang Junzhuo: "The general will enjoy it first, and his subordinates will retire!" ”

"Go," Wang Junzhuo said, "Place the soldiers on duty!" ”

"Yes, general, my subordinates will arrange it!" Zhang Jian walked to the rolling curtain, turned back and said: "This is a high ground, the surroundings are unobstructed, and it is daytime again, although the general can rest assured." ”

Wang Junzhuo waited for Zhang Jian to come out of the tent and waved to the woman, who obediently came to Wang Junzhuo's side, and was pulled by Wang Junzhuo, and fell on his lap, "What's your name?" ”

"Back to the general, the slave maid is called Arari!"

Wang Junzhuo patted the woman's face, "Do you have a child?" ”

"Not yet," Arari shook his head slightly, "the slave is not married yet......"

Wang Junzhuo was a little disappointed, it seemed that his wish to bring the woman home with the child had failed, and his voice suddenly raised by two points, "There will be children in the future, from now on, you will be the general's woman!" ”

"Slaves serve the general......"

When Li Zicheng received Wang Junzhuo's message, he was inspecting Lanzhou New Town, and the cement avenue had been poured on Lanzhou Road in the east-west direction, and the road construction team had turned into Xining Road in the north-south direction.

He felt that the pace of construction was too slow, and there were secondary roads and other ordinary streets, at this rate, when would it be completed and enter the old city to build?

But there are so many people, and the people inside and outside the city are busy with their own affairs, and they want the people to help build the avenue on a voluntary basis, unless the power of the Mandate of Heaven army is used.

Li Zicheng really did not want to work so hard, and after discussing with Guo Shijun and Liang Wencheng, he finally issued 10,000 yuan banknotes to temporarily recruit people to help build the avenue, and did not want to complete the construction of the avenue in the new city within a month and enter the old city for construction.

The 10,000 yuan banknotes issued did not flow directly into the market, but were used as remuneration for workers.

The people inside and outside the city of Lanzhou, although they have great trust in the Mandate of Heaven Army and the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Office, but with the remuneration, it can stimulate the people's enthusiasm for work, less than a month, at the beginning of March, all the cement avenues in the new city were poured, and the road construction team entered the new city and began to build the east-west West Gate Street and East Gate Street.

Because John Tang had done a lot of work in advance, the road construction team did not encounter any obstacles, and the road widening required the demolition of private houses and shops.

Who wouldn't want to see a wide, flat concrete avenue in front of their door?

It will take some time for the old city to be renovated, but Lanzhou New Town has begun to take shape, with residential areas, industrial areas, commercial areas, science and education areas, and the new city is divided by Lanzhou Road and Xining Road.

The residential area in the northeast corner looks the most spectacular, the houses are neat, the height and length are the same, although it is a mud-walled thatched house, but it is more eye-catching than the bluestone wall of the old city.

The tens of thousands of displaced people accepted by Lanzhou in the later period were basically concentrated in this resident, and the common people had farmland outside the city, but the distance was relatively far away, and many strong men would transfer the farmland to others for cultivation and go to work in the factories in the northwest corner by themselves.

The factory is in its infancy, and the remuneration is not high, and a skilled hand can get fifty jiao per month, that is, half a yuan, which is about one stone of refined grain, which is enough for five people.

Before the displaced people came to Lanzhou, they were basically skinned, not only did they have no money to spare, but even the elderly and weak in their families were few, with an average family of less than four people, and they went to work in factories, and the food was enough, and they basically did not have to go hungry as before.

However, in addition to food, people also need salt, cloth, and all kinds of vegetables to live at home, which requires them to find their own way.

Officials in Lanzhou will also actively give them ideas, mainly raising poultry and livestock, planting vegetables on land outside the city, etc., so that women can also help subsidize the family;

In addition to paying agricultural taxes, there will also be some savings on the leased land;

In addition, people live at home and do not need to buy all the refined grains, sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn can also be used as staple foods, and the price is much cheaper than refined grains.

That is to say, as long as there is an opportunity to work in the factory, the remuneration that the man gets from the factory, plus some subsidies for the woman at home, can solve the food and clothing of the family, and there will be a small amount of surplus.

Some people who are active can also take advantage of the location of their houses close to the road to open tea shops and taverns, and the temporary income will not be too high, which is better than sitting and eating landslides.

In a word, as long as you are not lazy, the people who are taken in in the new city will have a good life.

What Li Zicheng hopes for the most is that the industrial zone in the northwest corner will grow step by step, and there will be more factories, and more people will be recruited, so that not only the tax will increase, but the number of industrial workers will also increase, and the people will become rich faster.

When ordinary people have surplus money in their hands, the great plan of "rejuvenating the country through industry and commerce" will move towards reality step by step.

However, now is only the beginning, there are only a few industrial zones, and only the Lanzhou Bicycle Factory opened by the Metropolitan Governor's Office, the Lanzhou Pencil Factory of the Wu Family, the Lanzhou Woolen Sweater Factory of the Liu Family, and the Lanzhou Leather Shoe Factory of the Zhu Family have been put into operation.

Although the Lanzhou toothpaste factory of the Huang family and the Lanzhou toothbrush factory of the Li family have established factories, they are still carrying out technical research and have not yet produced products.

However, what makes Li Zicheng a little headache is that the Wu family's Lanzhou pencil factory has produced pencils, but there is no market for the time being, and there is only one Lanzhou Science and Technology High School in Lanzhou City, and the use of pencils is not large.