Li Zicheng handed over the matter of pacifying the people in the city to He Xiaomi, and he rushed to the barracks with Lei Wanjun and a group of personal soldiers.

The captured Ming army, there were only 100 households, all locked up in the barracks, this time the Mandate of Heaven Army was a sneak attack into the city, directly surrounded the barracks, the Ming army did not miss the net, but there was no large-scale battle, the casualties were not large, even if the gunpowder of the Mandate of Heaven Army attacked the barracks, the casualties were less than two small flags, and the dead soldiers were only seven or eight.

When Li Zicheng came to the barracks, he naturally wanted to appease these soldiers, but this time there were only more than 100 people, and he was too lazy to lecture, so he wandered around outside the barracks for a while and asked Lei Wanjun to carry out the relevant work instead of him.

The Ming prisoners of war have seen the firearms of the Mandate of Heaven, especially the range of rifles, which can be said to be the main reason for their forced landing, and they have long been respectful and afraid of the Mandate of Heaven Army.

They were originally short of food and clothing, had little loyalty to the court, and even complained, and did not understand any big truths, in the face of food, they chose to follow the trend.

Lei Wanjun didn't have to say much, the prisoners of war semi-voluntarily surrendered, so smooth, he was not surprised, since the debut of the Heavenly Mandate Army, the treatment of prisoners of war is basically like this, he has been following the side of the Grand Governor, and he will see it.

Li Zicheng had just walked around when a personal soldier came to report: "Governor, the prisoners of war have surrendered." ”

"Oh, so fast? Captain Wan has the ability! Li Zicheng laughed and went back with his own soldiers, while Lei Wanjun was still lecturing the prisoners of war.

Li Zicheng did not disperse these prisoners of war, but according to the original establishment, he retained the original 100 household officials, but transferred one 1000 household officers and one 100 household officers from the infantry, and the daily training of the prisoners of war must be carried out in accordance with the way of the Mandate of Heaven.

These 100 households, because of the status of prisoners of war, will not become auxiliary soldiers for the time being, Li Zicheng plans to let them train for a few days, master the training essentials and military discipline of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and then have a year of hard labor.

Shangluoshan will not expand the official road for the time being, but Li Zicheng heard Wu Gengxu talk about Jinzhong Mountain last time, and he may have to build a camp in Jinzhong Mountain, and they are the best laborers.

Li Zicheng left the infantry in Shangnan County, and he took his own soldiers to the east, to Fushuiyi, along the way, you can see a little green in the farmland on both sides, obviously not like the scene of the great drought, the people here are poor, mainly because the taxes of the imperial court are too heavy, and they have increased the salaries and salaries of Liao and Lian in the past, and recently increased the salaries of more than 7 million, and these taxes are mainly apportioned in the five northern provinces.

In this era, officials and gentry do not need to pay taxes, and those who pay taxes are the lowest class of the people, and the more poor and helpless people are, the more they have to pay taxes, while the few privileged classes who hold a lot of property and arable land do not need to pay taxes, and the rich get richer and the poor get poorer......

If it is a normal year, the people can still maintain food and clothing, but with the development of the dynasty, the land annexation is becoming more and more serious, a large number of people become tenant farmers or semi-tenant farmers, once a natural disaster, or foreign invasion, the people will go bankrupt in large numbers, these people who have no food and clothing, in order to survive, can only take risks and revolt!

The five northern provinces are full of rogues, the cause is that Shaanxi Province is in a series of droughts, and the people have no overnight food, but the imperial court not only does not provide disaster relief, but for the sake of Liaodong, it also has to levy Liao's salary......

The current Ming Dynasty has Jurchen national troubles outside, and there are endless rogues inside!

The corners of Li Zicheng's mouth showed a smile, the war brought great harm to the country and the people, but it also accelerated the demise of the Ming Dynasty, if it were not for natural disasters and external disasters, maybe the development of the Mandate of Heaven would not be so smooth.

The current Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion already has Gansu, Qinghai, and Sichuan provinces, and in essence, it is already a secession regime, not only has a fixed income from grain and silver, but also has a relatively clear political goal, and from the perspective of the imperial court, it is more threatening than Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai.

"Governor Dadu, there is Fushui Post in front!"

"Oh, so fast?" Li Zicheng felt that the speed of today's march was not fast, and it would not take long, so this would be to Fushuiyi?

"Governor, please see, those dilapidated mud walls in front of you are the original Fushui Station!"

Li Zicheng slowed down his horse speed and looked up, there was indeed a dilapidated broken wall in front of him, the roof and thatch had long been gone, and it should have been abandoned long ago, but the post station was the land of the government, and neither the people nor the gentry dared to occupy it easily.

Walking closer, Li Zicheng reined in the war horse, looking at the dilapidated Fushui Station, but he thought of the former Ningxia Post Station in his heart, if it wasn't for the imperial court to dismantle the Ningxia Post Station and force himself into a desperate situation, what would it be like now......

"Governor, what now?"

Li Zicheng found that he was distracted, what happened? Perhaps he had too much impression of the Ningxia Post Station, he glanced around with his eyes and found that there were some private houses scattered near the Post Station, and his heart did not move.

Fushuiyi is about twenty miles away from the county seat of Shangnan, if there are enough people nearby, it is appropriate to set up a small town here, if the Jinzhong Mountain in the south becomes a military camp, it will be more convenient for the soldiers to purchase daily necessities in the future, he recruited a guide, and said: "What is the village called here?" ”

The guide looked moved, pointed with his hand, and said: "Lord Hui, there are two villages here, called Wangjialou in the west and Wangjiazhuang in the east!" ”

"Wangjialou, Wangjiazhuang?" Li Zicheng's face was immersed, he took out the telescope on his waist, and glanced in the direction of the two villages, but he couldn't see clearly, "How many people are in these two villages?" ”

After thinking about it for a moment, he said: "The population of the two villages is quite large, and I am afraid that there are two or three hundred households in total!" ”

Only two or three hundred households, more than 1,000 people? The population is still too small, and there must be at least more than 10,000 people near such a line of communication, but the population is not an industrial product, and it is impossible to increase too quickly for a while and a half, unless immigrants immigrate.

Li Zicheng turned the horse's head and said, "Let's go, let's go to Jinzhong Mountain first!" ”

So everyone turned the horse's head and went south, Fushuiyi is not on the official road, but slightly north on the official road, and the legendary Jinzhong Mountain, but on the south side of the official road, over the official road, but after two miles, it is the foot of the mountain, Li Zicheng looked up, but his heart was overjoyed.

The official road should be the northern foothill of Admiralty Mountain, if Admiralty Mountain is suitable for setting up a camp, it can just hold the official road and block the invading enemy from the southeast.

However, Jinzhong Mountain does not have a majestic feeling, the mountain is not too high, and the volume is not too large, in case it is besieged by the superior Ming army, the food and fresh water on the mountain may not be able to support it for long.

Before setting up a camp, it is necessary to carefully investigate the surrounding terrain.

After Li Zicheng came to the mountain, he was overjoyed, what he saw just now was only the tip of the iceberg, and behind him was the mountain, endless, and the guide stepped forward and said, "Dadu, this is Admiralty Mountain!" ”

Only then did Li Zicheng understand that what he saw just now was not Jinzhong Mountain, but an aftervein of Jinzhong Mountain, the real Jinzhong Mountain, which was slightly higher than the residual vein just now, and the mountain was even steeper, extending countless peaks to the southeast.

If the Ming army wants to encircle Jinzhong Mountain, it must surround all the main veins in the south, and tens of thousands of people may not be enough!

Li Zicheng jumped off the horse, took two hundred households of personal soldiers, under the guidance of the guide, checked the surrounding mountains, to his surprise, there is a large flow of spring water in the mountain col, "Where do these springs flow?" ”

"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, this spring, after turning a corner to the south, the flow increased greatly, and then went north, through the official road, we locals call it Fushui River."

Rich water river? Li Zicheng muttered silently, this is probably the reason why Fushuiyi got its name, right? It doesn't matter what the river is called, as long as it can provide enough fresh water for the soldiers!

Li Zicheng and his company inspected the mountains for two days, and finally decided to set up a camp in Jinzhong Mountain, temporarily accommodating two hundred households, and then with manpower, gradually increase the barracks and increase the number of soldiers stationed.

The slightly low mountain in front of Jinzhong Mountain, called Pingding Mountain, not only the mountain is gentle, the top of the mountain seems to be cut off, it is relatively flat in itself, and can be used as the first line of defense of Jinzhong Village.

Li Zicheng transferred the prisoner of war battalion, plus the infantry of 400 households, concentrated on building Jinzhong Village, as well as the road up and down the mountain, and sent 400 households of personal soldiers to rush to build fortifications on Pingdingshan.

Wu Gengxu was busy registering the population and distributing land around the county seat of Shangnan, and he couldn't take care of the area around Fushuiyi and Jinzhong Mountain for the time being, but Li Zicheng considered that the military camp was going to be erected in Jinzhong Mountain, and he must get the support of the surrounding people as soon as possible, so he decided to merge Wangjialou and Wangjiazhuang into Fushui Town.

If the people are moved in, a large number of houses will be built, not only a large amount of silver is needed, but also time, Li Zicheng had to move the south of Fushui Town to the south of the official road, based on the original villages of Wangjialou and Wangjiazhuang, and set up the middle of the two villages, close to the official road, as the center of the town.

The land between the two villages is reserved for development and cannot be distributed to the people for the time being.

Li Zicheng took his own soldiers to carefully investigate the terrain between Wangjialou and Wangjiazhuang, and even considered the establishment of tea shops along the official road.

The cavalry kept shuttling between the two villages, which frightened the people of the two villages, especially some large families, who were even more afraid, for fear that the Mandate of Heaven Army's food and grass would be insufficient, so they copied their entire family.

The soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army, although they did not disturb the people for the time being, who can see what will happen tomorrow, after all, it is a rogue......

In order to explore the convenience of the terrain, Li Zicheng set up a large camp in the south of the interval between Wangjialou and Wangjiazhuang, close to the foothills of Pingdingshan. ”