Sure enough, as Li Zicheng expected, after dawn, just got up and was washing, his own soldiers came to report to him, Wu Gengxu listened to the affairs of the Heavenly Mandate Army in Xining, Lanzhou and Sichuan, plus his concubine persuaded on the side, he had changed his temper and asked to meet the governor of the capital.

He knew that Wu Gengxu was a little pedantic, although he discussed the general trend of the world, but he couldn't pay attention, he just threatened his family, and after leaving, he asked his soldiers to talk to Wu Gengxu, in fact, he told Wu Gengxu that the Mandate of Heaven Army was not a rogue, although it was a thief, it was a separatist party.

Among today's anti-thieves, I am afraid that there is only one like the Heavenly Mandate Army that divides several provinces and continues to expand outward, as long as Wu Gengxu is not in the water in his brain, he will definitely re-examine this world.

Li Zicheng wanted Wu Gengxu to stay in office, not because he looked at Wu Gengxu's loyalty to the imperial court, nor did he know much about Wu Gengxu's ability to govern, the key was time.

As soon as the new yuan passes, it will soon be spring ploughing, and the cultivated land must be divided before spring ploughing, if the spring ploughing and spring planting are delayed, it will affect the people's harvest in a year; In addition, waiting for Li Ji's fourth battalion to free up, Li Zicheng was going to take the main force of Shangluoshan to Henan to go to the belly of the imperial court to attract the attention of the imperial court and reduce the military pressure on the territory of the Mandate of Heaven.

Therefore, whether it is Shangzhou or Shangnan, they need to stabilize as soon as possible.

Li Zicheng summoned Wu Gengxu in the study of the second hall of the county government.

Wu Gengxu's eye bags are very obvious, he obviously didn't sleep well last night, in his eyes, there is no longer the arrogance of last night, when he saw Li Zicheng, he turned over and bowed, "Knock on the governor!" ”

"Haha, no need to be polite," Li Zicheng asked Wu Gengxu to get up, sat on the wooden chair opposite, and asked the soldiers to serve tea, "How about it, Wu Zhixian has figured it out?" ”

Wu Gengxu was like a newlywed daughter-in-law giving tea to her in-laws, her face turned red, and she said, "Subordinate...... Subordinates are dull ......"

Li Zicheng knew that Wu Gengxu had just changed his temper, and he was inevitably a little embarrassed in his heart, so he changed the topic, "Does Wu Zhixian know the laws of the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion?" In the future, when governing in Shangnan County, you must be familiar with the laws of the Mandate of Heaven! ”

"The subordinates only learned a thing or two from the soldiers' brothers, but they are not very detailed......"

Li Zicheng said indifferently: "It doesn't matter, it's still the New Yuan period, and there is still a period of time before you officially take office, give you three days, and I will have someone to interpret the laws of the Heavenly Mandate Governor's Mansion to you." ”

"We?"

"Yes, Shangnan County can't have only one magistrate, in the future Shangnan, there will be more affairs, and you can't be busy at all," Li Zicheng picked up the tea cup, drove the tea foam with the lid of the cup, and took a sip of hot tea, "Wu Zhixian knows, we have invited the officials and gentry in the city last night, and the governor of Pontus wants to appease the people in the city, I wonder if Wu Zhixian can go to meet them instead of me?" ”

"The meaning of the Metropolitan Governor is to let his subordinates persuade them to surrender......"

"Shangnan is already the territory of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and the officials in the city are either people from the Heavenly Mandate Army or enemies of the Heavenly Mandate Army," Li Zicheng's face sank, and he said coldly: "They are all prisoners of war of the Heavenly Mandate Army, if they can't serve the Heavenly Mandate Army......" Speaking of this, he shook his head lightly, put down the tea cup, but his face was cold.

He hoped that some of the gentry would not open their eyes and specifically oppose the Mandate of Heaven, so that the Mandate of Heaven would be able to raid their mansions in the name of justice, and not only could they collect the cultivated land, but also get some property.

If the gentry are willing to serve the Heavenly Mandate Army, as long as they are not killed, the Heavenly Mandate Army will not be able to pursue their past, and after this battle, the Heavenly Mandate Army has no financial gains, but only expands its territory, and even in order to appease the people, it has to invest silver taels in Shangnan County.

He hoped that a few gentry would not open their eyes and work against the Mandate of Heaven army, so that the brothers would raid the house and exterminate the clan, and the reward promised earlier would be available......

Wu Gengxu could feel Li Zicheng's coldness from a distance of five or six steps, and hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Governor, my subordinates will persuade them as soon as possible......"

"Give you half a day," Li Zicheng still had a cold face, "This is still the New Yuan period, Wu Zhixian, thank you for your hard work!" ”

"It's not hard, it's not hard...... Wu Gengxu felt that joining the Heavenly Mandate Army might be his new life.

Li Zicheng drank tea by himself, for a long time, and said very casually: "The Heavenly Mandate Army is not ready to expand for the time being, in order to protect Shangnan County, Wu Zhixian thinks that in this southeast direction, where should the defense line be located?" ”

"Southeast?"

"Yes, in the southeast direction, in the northwest direction, the governor of Pontus has been deployed," Li Zicheng said lightly: "The southeast of Shangnan County seems to be Henan Province and Huguang Province, where is the dangerous pass?" ”

"There was originally no pass in the southeast direction, because Henan and Huguang were the land of the imperial court, and there was no need for passes," Wu Gengxu thought for a moment and said, "Fushuiyi." ”

"Fushuiyi?"

"Twenty miles east of the county seat, there is an abandoned post station, called Fushui Station, less than five miles south of the post station, is Jinzhong Mountain, just hold the Shangshan Road, the geographical location is very superior," Wu Gengxu is only a civil official, for military matters, after all, it is only certain, "Dadu Governor, this is just a little suggestion from his subordinates, and the Dadu Governor needs to survey on the spot......"

Li Zicheng nodded and put down the tea, "Wu Zhixian rest assured, the Governor of Bendu will investigate on the spot." ”

Sending Wu Gengxu away, Li Zicheng hurriedly had breakfast, and then took his soldiers to check the order in the city, although it was the first day of the new Yuan Dynasty, but the street was deserted, only a small group of soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army, patrolling the street.

It is estimated that the people have received the news of the loss of Shangnan City, and unless they are forced to do so, they will hide at home and sigh.

If you can't have direct contact with the people, when will you be able to reassure the people? If the people can't feel at ease, how can they complete the land distribution in the fastest time?

Li Zicheng frowned, thought for a moment, found He Xiaomi, and told He Xiaomi that the people in the city were now the time to be afraid, if only soldiers were sent to patrol the streets, the people's fear would further increase......

After listening to Li's words, He Xiaomi immediately asked the soldiers on patrol to beat gongs and drums to publicize the laws and policies of the Mandate of Heaven Army on various streets, focusing on "having food, clothing, housing, and land" and "not taking a stitch from the people......

At lunchtime, the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven in Li Zicheng City were divided into two groups, half of the soldiers passed the new yuan, and the other half of the soldiers were on duty, and the new yuan was passed in the evening.

For the soldiers, it is now the war period, no alcohol is allowed, the so-called new dollar, is to add food, ten soldiers a table, eight meat and four vegetables, white flour steamed bread to eat, the implementation of the flow table, a table of soldiers are full, immediately leave, replaced by a group of soldiers, until all the soldiers can live a new dollar......

In the afternoon, a small number of ordinary people appeared on the streets, mostly elderly, all of whom came to inquire for information, hoping that the Mandate of Heaven would truly serve the people as they said they had advertised.

When encountering such people, the soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven naturally refused to let go, and the soldiers gathered these people together and preached the consistent practice of the Mandate of Heaven Army to their faces, hoping that all the people would live a good life from now on......

There is no need for the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army to speak with lotus flowers, and the attitude towards them can reassure the people, and after the old people go home with a smile, the young people at home gradually have the courage to go out into the street.

By evening, trust grew on the streets, but the soldiers turned a blind eye, and as long as the people did not take the initiative to ask them for information about the Mandate of Heaven, they generally did not interfere in the lives of the people.

The people were at ease, acquaintances were often gathered together, and everyone made his own judgment from life experience.

Such an army has never heard of paying money for all the people to "have food, clothing, housing, and land" and "not take a stitch from the people" to buy goods from the people?

Where did the Providenta Army come from......

Li Zicheng saw that there were more and more people on the street, he was happy in his heart, he ate an extra white-flour steamed bun for dinner, and just now he returned to the barracks to rest, but Wu Gengxu asked to see, "Metropolitan Governor!" ”

"Oh? Wu Zhixian came so soon, could it be that the officials and gentry were very reasonable? Li Zicheng saw that his face was ruddy, and it was estimated that the matter was almost handled, so he sat down on the wooden chair opposite.

"The Grand Governor, fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission!" Wu Gengxu arched his hand, "The people arrested last night all agreed to return to the Heavenly Mandate Army. ”

"Are they truly obedient?" Li Zicheng was a little puzzled, he originally thought that there must be some gentry who had a large amount of land and property who refused to submit, as long as they copied their homes, the sergeants' rewards would be available, how the gentry were all obedient, and they could only prepare a silver reward for the sergeants, "The gentry basically have a lot of arable land, will they take the initiative to take out the excess arable land?" ”

"Don't hide it from the Metropolitan Governor, they really didn't want to do it before," Wu Gengxu smiled slyly, and said: "The subordinates just told them that if they refused to give up the extra land, then they had to give up their heads and let them choose their own ......"

This Wu Gengxu learned his ability to coerce so quickly! Li Zicheng smiled secretly in his heart, but such a result, although he could not get silver taels by copying his family, could make Shangnan County stabilize as soon as possible.

The original officials were retained, and they were supported by the gentry, as long as they came forward, what doubts did the people have?

"These gentry won't be vain, right? Are they truly obedient to the Mandate of Heaven? ”

"It should be sincere," Wu Gengxu said: "After they agreed to submit to the Heavenly Mandate Army, their subordinates publicized some laws of the Heavenly Mandate Army to them, as long as they take out excess arable land, the rest of the property, including shops, will not be expropriated by the Heavenly Mandate Army, and some meritorious people who take the initiative to submit to the Mandate of Heaven may also come to serve in the government......

"Wu Zhixian has made a lot of contributions to the support of these officials and gentry," Li Zicheng thanked Wu Gengxu, "Give you three days to familiarize them with the laws of the Heavenly Mandate Army, even if they can't recite them like the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army, at least understand what things should be done, what should not be done, and what should be centered on future governance, in addition, tomorrow afternoon, we will gather the people in the city, and you should go and show your face then!" ”