On the 6th day of the first month of May, in addition to dealing with the construction of sea-going ships and steam engines, Li Zhi summoned the adjutant generals of Tianjin, the generals of various detachments, the guerrillas of various battalions, and the garrisons of various localities to meet with these military attaches as his superiors. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Zhi is now the governor of Zhengyipin, the prince Taibao, and a celebrity in front of the Son of Heaven. Even the governor was afraid of offending Li Zhi. These military attaches in Tianjin were all in awe of Li Zhi, and they had long wanted to visit Li Zhi, but Li Zhi had been away from home and was busy with steam engines in Fanjiazhuang.

At this time, after receiving the news that Li Zhi wanted to see them, the generals came from all over the country, and they all gathered at the General Military Mansion on the first day.

The second hall of the General Military Mansion was crowded with military attaches from Tianjin for a while. The adjutant general and the sub-guard general are fine, and there is still a place to sit. The guerrillas and garrisons could only stand in the back. But even though they were standing, these generals still had no complaints. Today's General Military Mansion has a higher status than the governor's yamen, and he is used to standing in the governor's yamen, so what is it to stand here.

Unlike the civil officials who were worried about Li Zhi's collection of business taxes, the generals had nothing to worry about Li Zhi's boss. Li Zhi has always turned a blind eye to lower-level military attachés, as long as nothing happens. Li Zhi's style is in everyone's eyes, and the generals are very relaxed at this time, chatting in twos and threes.

Many new military attachés who have never met Li Zhi are still very curious about Li Zhi. I don't know what kind of person this Li Zhi who killed in Gyeonggi is, whether he is really three heads and six arms, and his eyes can scare Tartar to death.

The generals waited for two quarters of an hour in the second hall before Li Zhi put on his official robe and walked into the second hall to meet these subordinates.

A family member walked into the second hall first, stood by the door and shouted: "Zuo Du is here!" ”

The generals in the second hall glanced at each other, and finally formed a tacit understanding and knelt down collectively. The highest official position of these military attaches is to command Tongzhi from Erpindu to serve as the deputy general of Tianjin, three levels younger than Li Zhi's Zuodu Governor. What's more, Li Zhi is the crown prince and the third prince, and this small one is more than the third level. According to the rules of officialdom in the Ming Dynasty, it is necessary to bow down when officials of so many levels meet.

When Li Zhi walked into the second hall, he only saw a black head kneeling on the ground in the hall.

Li Zhi walked to the chair with his hands behind his back and sat down, and then said, "Get up!" ”

Only then did the generals get up and arch their hands and say, "I've seen the crown prince and the prince, Lord Zuodu!" ”

Those who had never seen Li Zhi dared to look at Li Zhi with their eyes at this time, and kept looking Li Zhi up and down.

Li Zhi smiled and said, "I've kept you waiting!" ”

Huang Dejian, the deputy general of Tianjin, said loudly: "The governor of the capital is entangled in official business, so it is natural for me to wait for a while." After saying this, he handed over his gift list as a greeting gift to congratulate Li Zhi Gaosheng.

Li Zhi looked at the gift list and felt that the goods on it were at least four hundred taels of silver, and this Huang Dejian was not ungenerous. Li Zhi put the gift list on the coffee table next to him and nodded.

Seeing that Li Zhi was satisfied, Huang Dejian's face was overjoyed and he retreated. Next, the big and small bureaucrats came up in turn to give gifts, and Li Zhi received a lot of gift lists, including silk mink clothes, Qiongyu agate, ivory rhino horn, ginseng and deer antler velvet, and Li Zhi's family was afraid that they would not be able to use it up in a few years.

The so-called Zhumen wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road, nothing else.

However, Li Zhi is also happy that these military attaches are corrupt and have no combat effectiveness, and the more corrupt these Tianjin military attaches are, the heavier the voice of his own strong army in Tianjin. After a few months, who would dare to disagree with collecting their own business tax? If these military attachés really work hard to control the country and have strong troops, Li Zhi must be cautious and always beware of someone attacking him.

As for the national defense of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zhi's own tiger division stood up to turn the tide and dominate the building.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi didn't bother to teach and guide these military attachés, and he didn't bother to entangle with these military attachés, so he only said loudly: "Where are the guards of Wuqing and Baodi?" ”

"The last general!"

Two middle-aged officials bent down and bowed their hands, and walked up respectfully.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "This year, I will buy 100,000 mu of wasteland on each of your two garrisoned land, and open it up as 200,000 mu of military land. I will send someone to hand over the money to the garrison office for the purchase of wasteland, and you will give me the title deed!" ”

In this troubled era at the end of the Ming Dynasty, food was the most important. If there is no food in the years of war and chaos, there is no silver to buy it. In recent years, natural and man-made disasters have continued in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, and food prices have been rising, and there is a shortage of food everywhere. Li Zhi opened a cheap grain store, and finally stabilized the grain price of Fanjiazhuang at the level of two taels and one stone, so that the people of Fanjiazhuang would not suffer from lack of food.

But the situation is getting worse, and Li Zhi now makes it a priority to expand his ranks of tenant farmers. Wuqing County and Baodi County are adjacent to Fanjiazhuang, and the transportation from Fanjiazhuang is convenient, which is an ideal place to develop Xintian.

When the two guards heard Li Zhi's words, they were excited.

They had already inquired with Ye Xiancai, the garrison of Jinghai County, that Li Zhi's reclamation of military fields would not only give the garrison office 1,000 taels of silver to buy wasteland, but also increase the number of grains in the local tuntian fields and improve his political performance, which was a good thing that would be harmless. Moreover, helping the Governor of Zuo to take care of his private land is also an opportunity to get close to the Governor of Zuo and get closer to the Governor of Zuo.

Look at those Fanjiazhuang generals who followed Li Zhi! I am promoted every year, and I still jump to the top of the ranks. Li Zhi's younger brother Li Xing is now a commander and a fellow commander, how many years has it been? If he can be recognized as a subordinate by Zuo Dudu, then he will really soar! Zuo Dudu said casually, and he could make himself prosperous.

The two guards of Qingxian and Xingji County heard Li Zhi's words, but their faces were full of disappointment. They also hoped that Li Zhi would go all the way south to Qingxian and Xingji counties after opening Xintian in Jinghai County, but they did not expect Li Zhi to turn around and go north. Without Li Zhi's silver and Tuntianzi's political achievements, they were very disappointed.

Qingxian garrison Shi Jiegao licked his lips, and couldn't help but arch his hand and said: "Taibao, my Qingxian is also close to Fanjiazhuang, so it is better to cultivate some new fields in Qingxian." I, Shi Jiegao, use my head as a guarantee, and there are no outlaws like Liu Bingchuan and Liu Jianshen in Qingxian County. ”

Li Zhi said impatiently: "Did I ask you to speak?" ”

Shi Jiegao was startled, and said in a trembling voice: "Most of the governors are angry, angry!" The last general is too talkative! The last will be damned! ”

He didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly retreated.

Li Zhi said to the two garrisons in Wuqing and Baodi counties: "Now that there are still three or four months before the winter wheat is planted, we must hurry up and hire people to repair the canals to ensure that this season of winter wheat can be planted on the new fields." For specific matters, you and my personal general, Commander Wei Zheng Hui, will discuss and be sure to do it well. Anyone who dares to stop me from repairing the canal will be killed! ”

Hearing Li Zhi's murderous words, the two guards trembled in their hearts.

Now Li Zhi is not only in a high position and trusted by the Son of Heaven, but also has a strong army. Li Zhi wanted to make things look better, so he discussed with the civil and military officials in Tianjin. If Li Zhi is unhappy and doesn't care about so many scruples, and kills people so much, who can stop Li Zhi's tiger master?

Now that it is a troubled time, whoever has the biggest fist makes sense.

The two garrisons of Wuqing and Baodi County knelt on the ground again with a puff, and shouted loudly: "Taibao rest assured, if anyone dares to stop Taibao's Xintian, the Taibao will be killed in the end!" ”

Li Zhi nodded and said no more. (To be continued.) )