Liang Wencheng almost lay on the marching map, groping for Zhuang Langwei's position with his hand, "Zicheng, Zhuang Langwei is really ours?" Once Zhuang Langwei is taken, Shanxi Xingdu Division will be separated from Shaanxi Province forever, and Ganzhou will ...... in the future."

"I was about to talk to you about this," Li Zicheng smiled slightly, "According to Wencheng, do you want to take Ganzhou directly, one hundred, or follow Zhuang Langwei to the north and encroach on Ganzhou step by step?" ”

"Ganzhou?" Liang Wencheng read softly.

He never thought that one day he would face the problem of how to solve the problem of Ganzhou, let alone that this day would come so quickly, he joined Li Zicheng's army, in addition to admiring Li Zicheng's military strategy and courage, he was extremely dissatisfied with Wu Shaoling and Zhao Feng.

Now that Xiningwei has lost hope, it is better to try another person.

But now Xining, the speed of expansion is much beyond his expectations, Li Zicheng went to the Nian Bo Institute, Zhuang Langwei took it, what else can Li Zicheng not do?

I'm afraid that there is only what he doesn't dare to think, and there is nothing Li Zicheng doesn't dare to do.

At this point, Liang Wencheng had to start thinking about the future of Xining, when it comes to the future of Xining, Ganzhou is a hurdle that cannot be bypassed, and it will have to be solved sooner or later.

Of course, Li Zicheng had already thought of the problem of Ganzhou one step ahead of him, as long as Ganzhou was solved, he would break the embarrassment of Xining surrounded by enemies, and from now on, as long as he fought against the imperial court with peace of mind.

Liang Wencheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said for a long time: "Zicheng, how many soldiers are there in Ganzhou now?" Can we swallow Ganzhou in one bite? In case the grass startles the snake, Ganzhou can't take it for a while, and the imperial court will definitely find the clue," paused, and said: "How many soldiers are there in the various guards north of Zhuang Lang?" How effective it is, do we know? ”

Li Zicheng shook his head slowly, "Wang Anping's rangers have just infiltrated to the north of Zhuanglang, and we are now almost blind to the guards north of Zhuanglang. ”

"That ......"

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Ma Youshui's department and Liu Yunshui's department have been expanded to five hundred soldiers, and now is the time for training, and the rest of the departments are too small in number to attack Ganzhou for the time being, so I just make a plan, everything, we have to wait for Wang Anping's message to send back to each guard before making a decision." ”

"Well," Liang Wencheng nodded slowly, "Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can we survive a hundred battles and become self-defeated, we are still on the sea of swords and fires, and if we make a mistake, we may lose everything." ”

"So I don't plan to attack Ganzhou now, but to complete the expansion of the army first, because Li Guo is already stationed in Beichuan, I am going to recall Qin Danian in the area of the Datong River to Xining, and prepare the two hundred soldiers for him, and I will also train with them," Li Zicheng smiled slightly, "Let's count the number of soldiers now." ”

“……”

"Liu Yunshui's hundredth household, five hundred soldiers; Li Guo's 200th household, 200 soldiers; the 300th household of Qin Danian, 300 soldiers; six hundred households with water and five hundred soldiers; Song Wen's 700th household, 300 soldiers. ”

"There are already 1,800 soldiers, plus Li Ji's 400th household and Zhou Bin's 500th household, exactly 2,000 soldiers." Liang Wencheng sighed in his heart that Xiningwei was originally only a few hundred soldiers, and Li Zicheng took over only half a year, and the number of soldiers had reached 2,000, and his combat effectiveness had increased to an astonishing extent.

"No, the 400th and 500th households, I have prepared a hundred soldiers for each of them in Zhenhai Fort, so the total strength of the current army should be two thousand two hundred, not including the firefighters, rangers, and my own soldiers."

"Self-contained, will the rapid expansion of the army affect the combat effectiveness?" Liang Wencheng was a little worried for no reason, Li Zicheng's expansion speed was too fast, "Moreover, can the food and salary keep up?" ”

"That's why I asked you, a law enforcement officer, to serve as the prefect of Xining," Li Zicheng laughed, "Of course, the imperial court is also indispensable, and I still think that the speed of army expansion is too slow for the monthly salary of 3,000 soldiers, but I will not expand the army on a large scale until Xining has a stable food supply." ”

"Zicheng," Liang Wencheng was worried about more and more things, and every time Xining made a little progress, he would habitually worry, "If the imperial court knows that it has been subsidizing us...... Will a large army be sent in the future? ”

"Regardless of whether the imperial court subsidizes us or not, we will send a large army in the future," Li Zicheng is not too worried, as long as Ganzhou is solved, Xining can concentrate on facing the imperial army, and it is across the Yellow River, with the combat effectiveness of the Xining army, he is a little confident, "Therefore, we have to rush time, we must solve Ganzhou before the imperial court finds out, so as not to suffer the enemy in the back." ”

Liang Wencheng suddenly felt urgent, "Zicheng, I must speed up the reclamation of cultivated land and strive to complete the expansion of the army as soon as possible." ”

"You and let's talk about cultivated land again," Li Zicheng's gaze turned to the march map again, "Zhuang Langwei is too far away from Xining to be under the jurisdiction of Xining, so I plan to set up another mansion," he pointed to the march map with his finger, "The terrain of Sanchuan is the most open, and it has been upgraded to a prefecture, under the jurisdiction of Zhuanglang and Ledu counties, in addition, in the area where the Salar people gather, the cultivated land is also considerable, and it is ready to set up Jishi County, Wencheng will see if there is anything wrong?" ”

Liang Wencheng pondered for a long time, and also felt that Zhuanglang County was too far away from Xining, but since the two prefectures were established, did they want to establish a province? He really didn't understand why Li Zicheng had to spend a lot of energy on civil affairs under such huge military pressure, so he nodded silently and said, "This prefect of Sanchuan Prefecture has a suitable candidate?" ”

"To be honest, what I lack most now is manpower," Li Zicheng originally hoped that Xining Girls' School could relay and cultivate some talents, but that would wait until the Year of the Monkey, when Tang Ruowang came to Xining, he took advantage of the east wind to open Xining Science and Technology Higher School, hoping to cultivate some talents for Xining, but at least it was a year and a half later, and now it is really green, "Wencheng can be recommended by anyone?" ”

"If Zicheng doesn't have a suitable candidate for a while, I have to recommend Feng Keng, although this person is a little pedantic, but he is still honest in government, give him a piece of land, Zicheng can rest assured."

"Feng Keng is not bad, in this way, I have to worry about Nanchuan Governor again," Li Zicheng laughed, his face suddenly relaxed, he suddenly thought of a way, the county magistrate is the candidate for the future prefect, no matter what, the candidate for the prefect is always broader than the prefect's candidate, "Just according to Wencheng, first set up the team of Sanchuan Mansion." ”

Sending Liang Wencheng away, it was almost dark, Li Zicheng returned to the back office, and was waiting to relax with Chen Qiudie, the strings in his head collapsed too tightly, and he felt that he especially needed a woman, even if it was Song Yulian.

He Xiaomi caught up from behind, "My lord, Xia Jing asks to see you!" ”

"Summer view?" Li has thought about glass since the establishment of the horse, the production process of glass is not complicated, but no one knows its raw materials, "Hurry up, Ao, let him come over for dinner!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

Chen Qiudie saw Li Zicheng go home, and was waiting to be coquettish to let Li Zicheng fulfill his promise, but found that Xia Jing was followed behind, and immediately lost his spirit and hid in the inner room.

Li Zicheng laughed, "Yulian, open the meal, and prepare one for Xia Jing." ”

Xia Jing was nervous, "My lord...... Grass Folk ...... I'll be outside in a moment...... It's not too late to go home. ”

"Don't be verbose, eat first, let's talk while eating if you have anything to say, you won't miss the night when you go home to the kang!" Li Zicheng waved his hand, and Song Yulian immediately served fragrant food.

Xia Jing had to sit at the dining table, but he took out a cloth bag from his arms, unfolded it and put it on the dining table, "Adults take a look, is this the glass that adults are talking about." ”

The room suddenly brightened up, and the glass reflected the candlelight, almost dazzling.

Song Yulian leaned her head, glanced at it, and said, "Liuli? ”

"Glass?" Li Zicheng's face suddenly had a black line, he spent so much effort, was it just for this piece of glass? He picked up the glass, shook it in front of Song Yulian's eyes, and then covered his face, "Lian'er, it's not good for you to see clearly, can the glass be so smooth?" Can you see me through the glass? ”

"Huh? Not glass? Song Yulian clearly saw Li Zicheng's face, as if there was nothing in the middle, and then she knew that she was wrong, "My lord, what is this, why is it so...... So smooth? ”

"This is a good thing," Li Zicheng smiled mysteriously, but said to Xia Jing: "How much glass have you produced?" ”

"Back to my lord, now there are only more than ten pieces," Xia Jing saw that the glass was recognized by Li Zicheng, and the stone in his heart fell, with the adult's handwriting, I am afraid that the reward will not be less, "If the adult needs it, we can produce three hundred pieces a month, and if we want more, we will have to increase the number of people." ”

"Okay, let's do our best to produce first." Li Zicheng was overjoyed, this is an extremely luxurious consumer product, compared with distilled spirits, it is simply the light of the bright moon and fireflies, which is simply the platinum of Xining.

If the resumption of agriculture is to ensure the food supply of Xining, then glass is the main source of money for Xining's salary, whether it is the soldier's salary or the needs of civil affairs, it will be counted on such industries as glass in the future.

However, what Li Zicheng needs most now is silver, which is scarce and expensive, and can only earn high monopoly profits by producing small batches, and once the output goes up, the profits will plummet.

"We'll talk about increasing the number of people later."

"Yes, my lord," Xia Jing swallowed half of the steamed bun, but said hesitantly: "It's just that every time the glass is produced, there will always be more than half of the defective products, and there will even be bubbles in some glasses." ”

Li Zicheng frowned, thought for a moment, but had no countermeasures, so he said: "You are producing, and then trying different methods, such a waste rate is too high," after a pause, he said to Song Yulian: "Take a hundred taels of silver." ”

Song Yulian took out two ingots of fifty taels and put them on the dining table, Li Zicheng directly ignored Xia Jing's greedy eyes, and said: "These silvers are rewarded to you, do a good job, follow Lord Ben, as long as you can produce results, Lord Ben will never treat you badly." ”

Xia Jing hurriedly knelt on the ground and gave Li Zicheng a big gift, and then accepted it, "Grass people...... Thank you, the grass people, the adults are the reborn parents of the grass people! ”

Li Zicheng laughed, but said to He Xiaomi, who was behind him: "Xiaomi, someone informed Mu Qingshan that I will invite him to dinner at home tomorrow." ”