Chapter 113: Li Mao's Thoughts Zhimu went south

Li Mao couldn't stay at home, so he rushed back to Yaogang to discuss with Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He about sending troops to Wuluo Island. After discussion, it was decided to transfer a regiment from Liu Yun and send it to Wuluo Island. In this matter, Chen Yufeng said that he would notify Zhang Zhimu to see if he had any opinions, so he called Zhang Zhimu and asked him to come over.

Zhang Zhimu heard Ouyang He finish introducing the situation and said, "No problem, you can discuss such a thing!" ”

In his previous life, Zhang Zhimu admired one person very much, and that was the boss of Daegu Village. He said that the method he adopted to lead Daegu Village was "I take care of the big things, the small things, and the specific things." "The big thing is to be responsible for the overall planning and direction, and the small thing is that the wives of the people below work, the children go to school, and the family's housing is well managed. The specific matters are handled by the people below. Zhang Zhimu can finally use the method of the Earth Emperor here.

Li Mao said: "Mr. Zhang, this matter is settled, I will rush back to Yangzhou as soon as possible." There's just so much going on there. However, I would like to ask Mr. Zhang to go to Yangzhou again, because the opening of our shopping mall there is a very sensational event. If Mr. Zhang can go over, the impact will be a little greater. Especially since we have just defeated Li Zicheng, all parties have paid special attention to us. I would also like to take this opportunity to expand my impact. ”

Zhang Zhimu thought for a while and said, "I think it's okay, I have arranged the things here." I'll just take a trip with you, especially since I'm still thinking about that ** lucky boat, and I want to take a look. ”

"Mr. Zhang, I'll go with you this time, and I will go home to have a look. I still have some old friends in my hometown, and they all have some children and nephews who are studying and practicing martial arts, and I want to mobilize them all to come to Yaogang. Ouyang He said.

"I think so. Although we are still facing a lot of things, our entire external environment has greatly improved. Mr. Lu Bingyi also said that he wanted to go back to have a look, and this time he also asked him to go with us to see the lucky boat, and after he came back, he could also determine a plan for transformation. There are other southern colleagues who can also go back and have a look together. Fortunately, it is much easier for us to travel back and forth than before. Zhang Zhimu said.

Chen Yufeng said: "This time I stayed in Yaogang to look after my family. Let Lu Chengxiang and Li Jing also accompany you to cheer Li Mao on. ”

"Okay! Let's go a few more people. However, Li Gongzi. Now there is an urgent need that we have too many war horses. It has to be shipped out as soon as possible, and this daily food is fatal. Mr. Lu also told me about it. Zhang Zhimu said.

"It's much easier to transport horses now. We can drive the horses all the way south to the edge of the Yellow River and then east, until we reach the Qinshui estuary in Wuzhi County, which Li Jing and the others occupy, and then cross the Yellow River. To Kaifeng along the Yellow River to the south, then across the Yellow River to Xuzhou, from Xuzhou in Benhuai'an to Yangzhou. Now this road is north of the Yellow River, and it is all under our control. We are not afraid of coming to the Yellow River. Speaking of his old business, Li Mao is very confident.

"More than 100,000 horses is not a small number. I think we can sell some more war horses to Li Zicheng through Tongguan. Not much of their cavalry returned, but the silver he got in Shanxi would not be a decimal. He will be in a hurry to restore his cavalry, and I think we will fulfill him. Otherwise, how could he fight with Zhang Xianzhong and Zuo Liangyu. Ouyang He thought of a way to shoot the war horse.

"War horses can't be sold as horses, I think those who can afford war horses except Li Zicheng should be Zhang Xianzhong and Zuo Liangyu. for they need horses and silver. But no matter how anxious our war horses are, we can't shoot them all at once, so if we don't get it right, we will sell them for the price of a horse. I see that the weather is good now, so we send out a horse team every half month. 10,000 horses at a time. When I arrived in Yangzhou, I contacted Zhang Xianzhong and Zuo Liangyu as soon as possible, they are both big users of horses. Tongguan must not get too many horses at once. I sold a batch and sent another batch. "Li Mao is very experienced in selling horses.

"Okay, we'll listen to Li Gongzi about selling horses. I also told Uncle Yan about this matter, these horses can only be sold with the consent of his old man. After Zhang Zhimu finished speaking, everyone in the room laughed.

After talking about the horse, Li Mao said: "Mr. Zhang, I still have an idea. Can we build more tugboats and barges. If possible, I would like to open an irregular passenger and freight transportation business in the Yangtze River. Up to now, the wharf we have reached in the Yangtze River is still too limited, and our goods are not worried about sales, which is not to be seen. I want to enter several major tributaries from the Yangtze River, such as the Hanshui, Xiangjiang, Ganjiang, Yuanjiang, etc., and I also want to go to the Qiantang River and Fuchun River. It's all land of fish and rice. We have the industrial supplies they need, and they have the rice tea we need. The main thing is that we can extend our influence there through trade. I have one more thought. Can we recruit some people who are inclined to us in various places and bring them to the kiln for training? Let them go back to the local area and work for us. Because they speak the same language as the locals, they sometimes have an advantage over us when they do their work. Just like some of the people I brought to the kiln for training last time, they are the main force of my place after they go back. ”

Li Mao thinks about problems in the long run, and does things very generously, and is a very courageous person. Zhang Zhimu likes Li Mao in his heart, this person is a smart person, he does things according to conspiracy, and rarely uses conspiracy. This is even more rare.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Li Gongzi, the first thing you said. I can tell you that our tugboats and barges have been working production. Once we have enough tugboats and barges, your idea will come true. I think we can send tugboats and barges to you before the Fen River freezes at the end of this year, because we can use new tugboats and barges here in Yaogang next year. So from the beginning of winter, you can use the tugboats and barges that you use now. I suggest that you take Zhenjiang as a base and establish a water transport business centered on the Yangtze River. It's so well connected that there's enough for us to do it. The second thing that worries me the most is that we don't have enough people to develop people, and your suggestion is exactly what I want. We should recruit students throughout the Ming Dynasty with great fanfare. Not only Shanxi, not only Yaogang College, but also the establishment of some technical colleges and business and political colleges, for our future to do more talent reserves. I think this business and political academy should be decided today and built together with our military academy. ”

The reason why Zhang Zhimu wants to bring business and politics together is that he can recruit political students in the name of recruiting business students.

The news that Zhang Zhimu decided to go to Yangzhou again is a big deal for Yaogang, and many of the employees from the south want to go back to see it. However, the kiln gang couldn't let everyone go back all at once, so they had to be divided into several groups to take turns.

In the evening, Zhang Zhimu came to Yang Yulin's room and said, "This time you can go to Yangzhou to buy things again." ”

Yang Yulin turned over and knelt on Zhang Zhimu's body and said, "I can't go this time." ”

"Why! Didn't you protect me? ”

Yang Yulin held Zhang Zhimu's hand and put it on his stomach and said, "Is there anything different about you touching it?" ”

Zhang Zhimu didn't feel anything different, but he understood that Yang Yulin was saying that she was pregnant, "Oh my God, you're finally pregnant?" ”

Yang Yulin turned over and lay down with happiness on her face and said: "If I don't get pregnant again, needless to say that I am sad to death, my mother's muttering will make me unbearable." ”

"Good, great! I don't need you to protect me this time. You can take care of our children at home! I just have Li Jing to follow. ”

"Then I'm going to talk to Li Jing well, but don't let him be careless. Ay! I almost forgot. Yang Jing told me today that he also wanted to go to Jiangnan to have a look, let me tell you. Yang Yulin blew the wind on her pillow.

"He can't tell me what this is. Besides, he is in charge of passenger and cargo transportation, and it is natural for him to go to Jiangnan to see, so why should he go to you and go through the back door? ”

"What do you call going through the back door?" It turns out that the Ming Dynasty has not gone through the back door.

"It's just the meaning of not doing things openly, doing things secretly." Zhang Zhimu regretted it a little, and said that he had gone out of his mouth again, and he had to explain.

"Yang Jing too, you said that he is not afraid of heaven and earth, even everyone is a little afraid of Uncle Yan, he is not afraid. Why are you a little afraid of your brother-in-law? Are you always bullying him? Yang Yulin was a little strange.

"Oops! It's not good, I heard that Xiao Hongyu and their entire troupe are going back to Yangzhou this time, aren't you afraid that she will seduce me? Zhang Zhimu teased Yang Yulin.

"Humph! When I leave, I will tell her that if anyone dares to seduce my man and run to the ends of the earth, I will not let her go. Saying that, Yang Yulin pinched Zhang Zhimu fiercely.

In order to cooperate with Li Mao and the opening of their shopping mall in Yangzhou, the manager brought by Li Mao and the manager of the Yaogang Department Store compared the goods of both sides in different categories. As long as the other party does not have or is different, write it down so that they can communicate with each other. Make the goods on both sides as complete as possible.

Li Mao and the others also want to gain experience since the opening of the Yaogang Department Store, especially the high-end restaurant in the shopping mall isolated by large glass windows, which made Li Mao enlighten a lot, and said to Lu Chengxiang, who accompanied him: "Our high-end restaurant in Yangzhou is bigger and more expensive than here in Yaogang." Because Yangzhou is more luxurious than Shanxi. ”

Lu Chengxiang said: "Yangzhou is really a strange place, what is expensive, what sells fast. Let's just talk about the hump hump we bring every time, it seems that we can grab as many as we want. ”

"That's right. There are too many high-end restaurants in Yangzhou, and every one of them must have these high-end things. Some large families have their own cooks, and they are even more expensive to eat. I've been in Yangzhou for so long now, and I don't know how much silver Yangzhou people have? Li Mao said: "In order to prepare for the opening, I specially prepared some such good things, just waiting for them to come and grab them." And you can only take out a little bit every day, so that you can buy it for a few more days. ”

"Don't worry, I can prepare a little more of these things for you this time. If it doesn't work, you can take our things here to Yangzhou first, and we'll let the killing Hukou side find a way to get a little more. We must let the people of Yangzhou see what the strength of our kiln gang is in business. Lu Chengxiang said: "This time you want to build a semicolon in Changsha, I will match you with an experienced shopkeeper, and the others are also picked out by me." ”

"That's great. I even want to build branches in both Jiujiang and Wuchang. But this needs to be said next time I see Zuo Liangyu and Zhang Xianzhong. Mr. Lu has to prepare someone for me. Li Mao is full of confidence in the future, he understands that Zuo Liangyu and Zhang Xianzhong are not willing to offend the Yaogang side, and the Yaogang people can open a branch there for them, which is of great benefit to them, and they will not disagree. However, if you turn against them one day, the semicolon is also dangerous. However, in this matter, the initiative is still in the hands of the kiln people.

Before Zhang Zhimu left the kiln, he asked Li Zhi to come over and talk.

During this time, Li Zhi didn't come to Zhang Zhimu much, because he knew what he should do, and he didn't bother Zhang Zhimu when there was no big matter, on the other hand, he was really too nervous and busy every day. Recently, he converted the place where Li Guo was being held into a training base for intelligence officers. Zhang Zhimu and Chen Yufeng were also invited to give lectures respectively.

Zhang Zhimu gave them a lecture on intelligence. Chen Yufeng told them about some side things on the rivers and lakes. Because the secret of the three masters of Wild Boar Ridge is in the hands of Chen Yufeng. Chen Yufeng also told them these things after selection, and some things can only be introduced, not all of them. Because those things are so harmful that they can't flow out anymore.

But this time Zhang Zhimu didn't talk about these things when he came to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi knew that Zhang Zhimu asked him to come over to talk about it, but he didn't say it on the phone, it must be very important.

After Li Zhi sat down, Zhang Zhimu said straight to the point: "Li Zhi, I'm going to Yangzhou recently." When I go, I'll give you a task. After occupying Taiyuan, I asked them to seal up the Jin Palace, and now no one lives there. You know that several generations of kings of Jin have lived in the palace. They are very good at collecting money. However, we have seized Li Zicheng's silver twice, which is not a lot, and it is estimated that Li Zicheng will not carry too much. According to Qiu Laodong, half of their salt gang's income is to honor the prince and the people around them. Therefore, there should be a lot of silver for the prince of Jin. It is likely that the palace of the Jin kings would have had a secret treasury that had been built by them over several generations. I want you to send a reliable person to search carefully in the Jin Palace. Let's see if we can find this vault. Things are to be done in secret. ”

Li Zhi is a smart person, he doesn't know the need for secrets in this matter, and said with a slight smile: "Mr. Zhang, I don't worry about handing over this matter to others." Meng Si'er went to Xi'an to pick up Li Yan's family. I think it's time to go back, so I'd better leave this matter to him. Only he has the scheming to find clues from the clues, and maybe he can find this silver vault. ”

"Meng Si'er performed well during this time. The reward is rewarded, and the encouragement is encouraged! Zhang Zhimu said.

The news that Zhang Zhimu was going south was also known to Emperor Chongzhen. On this day, Gonggong Li, who finally left the kiln, came back to find Zhang Zhimu.

After Zhang Zhimu and Li Gong joked openly for a while, Li Gonggong said: "Zhang Dongjia, the emperor has a decree to ask you, why don't you take advantage of the victory to march and exterminate the thieves after you beat Li Zicheng and recuperated for a while?" ”

"Gonggong Li, are you still asking me about this? You just tell the emperor! Zhang Zhimu said.

"How can I answer such a thing for Zhang Dongjia, you are too exalted to me!" Grandpa Li is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

"Gonggong Li, since the beginning of the war, you have been in the kiln, haven't you? How many pigeons are released every day, can you remember yourself, do we have a secret from you? Zhang Zhimu said.

"Hey, hey! I am all reporting to the emperor about your war, the conscience of heaven and earth, and what I report is the truth. Gonggong Li swore to the sky.

"Then you should know that we fought this battle to the best of our strength. If we hadn't attacked from the flank, disrupted Li Zicheng's arrangement, and made them confused, how could we have defeated Li Zicheng's hundreds of thousands of troops so smoothly. How can we have the strength to fight again? Now our idea is to stop Li Zicheng from coming back. Why don't you tell the emperor about this? Zhang Zhimu said.

"Oh, I've said everything I need to say. But the emperor is also embarrassed. Many courtiers said that you occupied Shanxi to stand on your own, not for the Ming Dynasty to fight. The emperor also hopes that you can do more to gag their mouths. Gonggong Li said.

"That's not right, Gonggong Li. We don't want to fight Shanxi, it was the emperor's decree that you passed on again and again to let us fight. How can we say that we want to be self-reliant when we lay down Shanxi. If I had listened to your decree today, if we had the strength to fight it, wouldn't we have rebelled? Zhang Zhimu said.

"No, Zhang Dongjia. The emperor has always believed in you. But you also know about the court. Those courtiers are different. ”

"Actually, whether it's the emperor or the courtiers. They don't look either. All I occupied was the impoverished land that I took back from Li Zicheng's hands. Let's just say that we have several gateway gates in Shanxi, including the Taihang Eight Paths, which one is not in the hands of the imperial court. The imperial court has these passes in its hands, and it can't enter Shanxi from anywhere. If I wanted to rebel, I wouldn't have knocked down these passes long ago. In particular, the northern pass is already in front of us, and we will not take it. What we are afraid of is gossip. If I say my words, I also ask Gonggong Li to pass them on to the emperor. If we have cultivated for a little time and regained our strength, we will not watch Li Zicheng leave it alone. You know, how many bullets do we use every time we fight? This battle is against silver. We can't afford to fight without money. Zhang Zhimu took a breath, and what he said about Gonggong Li was speechless.

Father-in-law Li can't help it, he has to do whatever the emperor asks him to do. However, Gonggong Li couldn't see exactly what Zhang Zhimu wanted to do. What puzzled him was that Zhang Zhimu did not occupy several passes in and out of Shanxi. If Zhang Zhimu wants to rebel on his own, he should take these passes first. But Zhang Zhimu didn't, he knew that Zhang Zhimu didn't take those passes seriously at all, and keeping them could reassure the emperor. and Zhang Zhimu has always happily agreed to lend the emperor silver, which is also very surprising. He knew that Zhang Zhimu felt that the money was worth it.

However, he is still a eunuch after all, and he can only sort out Zhang Zhimu's words and report them to the emperor.

Zhang Zhimu himself didn't know that he was no longer the Zhang Zhimu who bought some horses and skins from the north and went to the south to buy them. When he went south this time, not only Emperor Chongzhen knew, but Li Zicheng, Zuo Liangyu, and Zhang Xianzhong all knew. Therefore, it is destined to make some waves.

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Five-line scores, oscillating circuits, caesarean sections. Guo Shoujing made alloy cannons, and Guan Hanqing created "Journey to the West". --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".