Before Li Zicheng got up, Liang Wencheng and Shen Dao came over to ask for a meeting, and Gao Guiying, who had already gotten up, hurriedly went back to the room and pushed Li Zicheng, who was sleeping soundly, "Zicheng, Lord Liang and Lord Shen are here!" ”

"Oh? So early? Li Zicheng rubbed his somewhat astringent eyelids and yawned long, "I've been out for a few months, and I've just come home, and I don......'t even have a good night's sleep."

"Lord Liang, they must have some official business when they came over so early," Gao Guiying sneered and said, "Get up quickly, Lord Liang will laugh again in a while!" ”

Lao Tzu sleeps with his own woman, or is he a wife, are you afraid that they will not be able to laugh at it? Do you want Lao Tzu to be a monk? However, in this case, I can only say in my heart that Gao Guiying is a wife, and she has nothing to say to take care of this family, which is a little old-fashioned.

Li Zicheng sorted out his thoughts, and Gao Guiying served him and dressed up, and went out of the bedroom, asking He Xiaomi to invite Liang Wencheng and Shen Dao to the study of the Zhongya.

Eating the refreshments carefully prepared by Song Yulian, drinking delicious warm tea, slowly, half an hour later, I went to the study.

Liang Wencheng and Shen Dao had already drunk a cup of tea, and finally waited for Li Zicheng to appear, the two put down the tea cups and bowed to the ground, "Knock to see Zicheng (Dadu Governor)!" ”

"You are all high-ranking officials of the Grand Governor, don't be polite, get up quickly!" Li Zicheng sat down on the main seat and took the tea that He Xiaomi had prepared a long time ago, "Wencheng, Shen Dao, during this time, there has been no change in Xining, right?" ”

"No, no," Liang Wencheng said: "Zicheng, his subordinates rushed over, just to tell Zicheng that today's grain is a bumper harvest, and the 'Americas' is piled up!" ”

"What does Wen Cheng mean, do you want to expand the army again?" Li Zicheng also wanted to expand the army, but the grain in stock now was mainly coarse grains such as sweet potatoes and potatoes, and the refined grain was limited, and in addition, the silver was very scarce, so he could not be self-sufficient at all.

The entire Gansu Province, plus Xining Prefecture, has an annual commercial tax of less than 20,000 taels, and the main income still depends on a few factories.

However, the trade route to Jingshi has basically been cut off, and the money mainly depends on Jiangnan on the southern route.

When the last time he attacked Lanzhou Mansion, he confiscated 150,000 taels of silver from Suwang's Mansion, and now he has used almost 30,000 taels.

Although there is still a surplus of 120,000 taels of silver, it is still a fiscal deficit when summed up, and in the long run, this silver will always be used up one day.

Originally, what I was most worried about was food, when the food was sufficient, to form a regular army, it would need silver, not only the soldiers had to pay silver, but the consumption of rifles, howitzers, and mountain artillery in Xining was also very large, and this was only manufacturing, and there was no large-scale operation, otherwise the consumption of ammunition alone would not be a small amount.

"The subordinates are only civil affairs officials, whether to expand the army or not, Zicheng and Lord Shen will discuss it!" Liang Wencheng is not offside at all.

"Haha, Wen Cheng is a civil affairs official, not only to manage money and grain, but also to manage land, without land, where will the food come from?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Last time, I said that in the north of the West Sea, how did Wencheng investigate the establishment of Haibei Mansion?" ”

"Zicheng, this is exactly what his subordinates are preparing to report," Liang Wencheng took out a map from his arms and spread it out on the square table, "Zicheng, this is a sketch drawn by our people, north of the West Sea, there are no powerful nomads, and now there are wolf cavalry guarding Datong Mountain, and the conditions for establishing a mansion should be ripe." ”

Li Zicheng looked at the topographic map in front of him, but unfortunately it was too brief, only the general mountains and rivers, in addition, he couldn't see the exact terrain at all, either there was a shortage of manpower, or the level of the people who drew was not enough, and it was best for these people to be sent to Xining Science and Technology High School for training for a period of time.

However, there is no overly powerful nomad, that is enough, first seize it and then talk about it, Li Zicheng looked for it on the sketch, and had no idea for a while, so he said: "Wencheng, in your opinion, where is Haibei Mansion appropriate?" What are the prefectures and counties? ”

"Self-contained, there are two sets of plans under the subordinates," Liang Wencheng said on the sketch, "First, expand the land of Haibei Province as much as possible, set up Haibei Province in the middle reaches of the Shaliu River, and govern the two lines of Ganzi and Haomen, but in this way, the distance between Haibei Province and the two lines of Ganzi and Haomen is too far, and it is necessary to add counties and towns in the middle." ”

"What about the second plan?" Li Zicheng felt that this step was too exaggerated, Haibei Mansion itself had already penetrated deep into the west of the West Sea, and once a situation occurred, it would be difficult for Xining to reinforce in time.

"The second set of plans is to slowly plan it," Liang Wencheng said: "Haibei Mansion is set up near Jinyintan Ranch, where there is both fresh water and arable land, which is suitable for increasing the population, and the counties under its jurisdiction are still Ganzi and Haomen counties. ”

Li Zicheng looked at it for a long time, and finally put a little on the map and said, "Wencheng, Haibei Mansion should be here!" ”

"Here?" Liang Wencheng's eyes widened and said, "Zicheng said that Haibei Mansion was set up in the upper reaches of Huangshui?" It is really difficult to control the northwest ...... of the West Sea."

"I don't need to control the Far West," Li Zicheng shook his head and said: "The purpose of establishing Haibei Mansion is not to rapidly expand the land, but to defend Xining, and the closer Haibei Mansion is to Xining, the sooner it will be incorporated into the Han Land." ”

“……”

"Put Haibei Mansion in the upper reaches of Huangshui, Ganzi County in the northwest, Haomen County in the northeast, the distance is not too far, these two counties happen to protect Haibei Mansion, and Xining Mansion has another layer of protection."

Li Zicheng also wanted to develop westward quickly, but the main target of the Heavenly Mandate Army now was not the barren lands of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

"Zicheng has a point!" Only then did Liang Wencheng understand that although Li Zicheng had been staring at the north of the West Sea, he did not venture forward.

"Actually, the counties under the jurisdiction of Haibei Prefecture are not two, but three," Li Zicheng pointed on the map with his hand and said: "There is also the lower reaches of the Shaliu River, where the wolf cavalry will set up Shaliu City, which will become the third county of Haibei Prefecture...... Shaliu County! ”

"I calculated it early?" Liang Wencheng scratched his hair and said with a sneer: "In the lower reaches of the Shaliu River, you can just use the wolf cavalry to defend the western front......"

Li Zicheng nodded, he did ask Wang Junzhuo to help protect the northwest, since he already belongs to the Mandate of Heaven Army, is it for nothing? "There are wolf cavalry guarding the northwest, and there is no need to station a large number of soldiers in Kadang City and Triangle City, and the fifth thousand households around can be transferred back to Xining."

"I see...... Liang Wencheng and Shen Dao glanced at each other, and at the same time exhaled a long breath, "The methods of the Metropolitan Governor (Zicheng) are really admired by his subordinates......"

"You don't need to give me a top hat," Li Zicheng glanced at Liang Wen, smiled faintly, and said in his heart: Do you think that Pontus will only dance on a woman's belly? After a pause, Fang said: "Wencheng, the establishment of Haibei Mansion involves several personnel transfers, and your burden is not light!" ”

"Haibei Prefect?" Liang Wencheng suddenly frowned, "Zicheng is to let Su Wang Zhu Zhihong take office?" His subordinates have tried it, but I am afraid that he is reluctant to take office, saying that he is going to fight against the Ming court......"

"He is no longer the prince of Su, you just have to tell him that if it is not the Mandate of Heaven Army that breaks through Lanzhou, but the thieves such as Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong, will he still have a chance to serve as the prefect of Haibei?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Haibei Mansion was originally not the land of the imperial court, let him be the prefect and take back the credit of the Han land...... This is to make him famous in history! ”

"The subordinates understand, and the subordinates will definitely be able to persuade Zhu Zhihong to serve as the prefect of Haibei!" Liang Wencheng's heart throbbed again, Li Zicheng asked Zhu Shihong to be the prefect, but it was Haibei Mansion that took office...... Li Zicheng's purpose is probably not to settle Zhu Zhihong, but to let the world know: The Mandate of Heaven Army can even accept Zhu Zhihong, who else is unacceptable?

In my self-contained heart, I really pretend to be the world......

Li Zicheng saw that Liang Wencheng was stunned, thinking that he was thinking about convincing Zhu Zhihong, so he said: "Compared with Zhu Zhihong, there are two more people, it is much simpler!" ”

"Self-contained means ......"

"Yang Buxiong, the civil affairs officer of the wolf cavalry, originally lived in Shaliu City, and was familiar with the temperament of the wolf cavalry, and was the best candidate for the magistrate of Shaliu County!"

"Hmm!" Liang Wencheng nodded, dealing with these Mongols is really a bit troublesome, Li Zicheng has a candidate for the magistrate, and he just relieves him of the burden.

"There is also a civil affairs official in Shaliucheng, Chen Dahu, although he is not very old, he is relatively old, and his temperament is relatively calm, and he can serve as the prefect of Xining," Li Zicheng said: "The current Xining has entered a stage of stable development, and it is in line with Chen Dahu's temperament to create a situation, Wencheng is needed, and only Chen Dahu is needed to defend the city!" ”

"Hmm...... Hmm......" Liang Wencheng was taken aback, he was the civil envoy of the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion, and he also served as the prefect of Xining, so he became a ......

"Wen Cheng doesn't need to be surprised," Li Zicheng smiled faintly: "Wen Cheng has relieved the burden of the Xining Governor's Mansion, and he can just be in charge of the money and food of the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion," paused, and said: "I am ready to move the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion to Lanzhou, and Wen Cheng will also go to Lanzhou with him, so this Xining Governor's Mansion is not suitable." ”

"The subordinates understand, the subordinates thank you for your own volume!" Only then did Liang Wencheng understand Li Zicheng's hard work, and after relieving the burden of the Xining Prefect, he could fully devote himself to the work of the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion, "Zicheng, the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion is really going to move to Lanzhou?" ”

"Well, our center is still on the eastern front, Xining is too remote, hundreds of miles between Lanzhou, and it takes too much time to go back and forth," Li Zicheng said: "However, Wencheng, Xining is still the food and economic center of the Mandate of Heaven Army, and it cannot be abandoned, but it must be strengthened, while the imperial court is besieging Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong, accept more displaced people, so that the population of Xining Mansion City will reach 100,000, and the population of Lanzhou Mansion City will reach 150,000, and we now have coarse grain!" ”

"Zicheng rest assured, his subordinates will arrange the affairs of the displaced people as soon as possible!" Liang Wencheng learned from Li Zicheng early on that in this era, population was the first factor of development, replenishing military resources, producing grain, paying commercial taxes, building bridges and roads, opening prefectures and counties, and building cities...... None of them can be separated from the strong man, so to speak, without the strong man, almost nothing!

Li Zicheng finally set his eyes on Shen Dao, for such a long time, he really ignored him, "Shen Dao, now let's talk about the army, Wen Cheng also helps to refer to the details, without you to operate the money and food, how can the soldiers fight?" ”