Liu Jiwu still felt incredible at Li Yanzhi's determination that these prisoners would not escape. But listening to what Li Yanzhi said, he also seemed to understand something. He looked up and saw that there was no one around, and then whispered: "Sima Mo has sent someone to monitor these families?" ”

Li Yanzhi looked at Liu Jiwu with a smile: "These people are prisoners. I had to guard against it. It is also the right thing to send people to watch over his home. But Ji Wu, what do you think they would do if they had no intention of escaping? ”

Liu Jiwu listened to Li Yanzhi's question, and he was also stunned in place, thinking for a moment. His hesitant gaze showed that he was not optimistic about the matter. Li Yanzhi looked at his expression and knew what he meant. As he walked towards the outside of the county jail, he patted Liu Jiwu on the shoulder and asked, "Your home was in Guanzhong before, and it was also a mile long. When you suddenly became a homeless person, with no food and clothing, and a difficult road ahead, how did you feel at that time? ”

Liu Jiwu raised his head, tried to recall the situation two years ago, and then sighed: "At that time, I only felt that the sky had fallen...... In the past, my father was also a man with a head and a face, and he said the same. However, overnight I became a homeless person, and I ...... My heart is really blocked at any time......"

"What do you think is the situation in your home today? If at that time, someone told you that today you would become a general of 100 people in the army, and your family would be high-ranking and young, and you would live well in Guangwu County, what would you think? ”

Li Yanzhi's question made Liu Jiwu hesitate, he thought about it for a while, and replied sideways: "Today's situation is much better than when he was in Guanzhong. If anyone could tell me that I could be in this situation today, I might not believe it, but at that time, I would not be depressed and uncomfortable with that situation......"

Li Yanzhi nodded: "I have heard that there are wise people, from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift. These prisoners have been imprisoned for a year, the shortest of which is a full year without contact with the outside world. Such a self-reliance on them has long been a luxury. In prison, they also had to suppress their feelings for their families. However, it is destined to have five Lun in life, and my release from prison this time is also the flood gate that opens their moral feelings. After returning home, the family affection that was unattainable and extravagant in the past is in front of them, and a few days later, how can they choose to continue to return to the cold prison to continue their sentences? ”

Li Yanzhi paused, and continued: "If they can really suppress the normal emotions in their hearts like this, Li really wants to admire them. If you don't get into your heart, the next step is to keep the grains in your belly. Li really wants to congratulate them, congratulate them on his feathering and ascension, and his rank in the immortal class is just around the corner......"

Although Liu Jiwu was indeed a little confused when he heard Li Yanzhi talk about such a big truth, he quickly reacted, thought about it carefully, and then began to feel that the methods used by Li Yanzhi to subdue these prisoners were really extremely subtle.

The use of spies in the military has always been cautious. The relationship between the generals who usually send spies and the spies they send is also extremely delicate. Generals often show great pity for excellent and capable spies. It is usually rewarded with great rewards to show sincerity, and its family members bind their hearts. A two-pronged approach in the hope of gaining the loyalty of these spies.

But these two are not enough to maintain this loyalty. The best spies are some extremely intelligent people, who can control their generals, and their intelligence must be above them. These high-eyed goblins are categorically not going to be loyal to generals who are similar to straw bales and sludge characters in their eyes for a long time.

And if these people become double agents, it will be a more serious and delicate matter. For a mature double-faced agent, it is usually difficult for even the most intelligent person to distinguish the truth from the falsehood of their every word. Being in such a highly brain-burning state for a long time will be forced to the brink of collapse as a normal person.

The reason why Li Yanzhi selected these four people from the roster of dozens of people detained in the county government prison was precisely because he saw the crimes of these people, and what they did revealed a hint of trickery, but they were all a little rough. So that he has enough confidence that he can control these people to his advantage.

The financial, material and spiritual resources required to train an excellent spy are also quite huge. It's not something ordinary people can afford. Talking to and working with these spies requires constant discernment of what they are reacting to is true or false. Just listening to the complexity of these things is enough to make people feel big, let alone how to do it.

In Li Yanzhi's own heart, this matter has some implications that he has to be sent on the string. The things discussed by Su Fu were indeed somewhat close to the concept of guerrilla warfare in later generations. However, these cavalrymen disguised as horse thieves did not have the mass foundation necessary for guerrilla warfare in Longxi. If the intelligence side is not strong enough to provide them with the necessary information on the enemy's situation, the cavalry with black eyes is likely to be wiped out by the other side at some point.

Therefore, although he knew that this matter was rushed and that many preparations had not yet been made sufficiently, and he had to face many problems, Li Yanzhi still had no choice but to bite the bullet and try his best to facilitate this matter. Just because at the moment, whether it is the county government or the county town, it needs to be supplemented with goods and materials. Even an old and serious person like Xin Taishou can clearly agree with this kind of rash and reckless policy. It can be seen how far these resources have been lacking in the county government today.

If the agricultural and handicraft industries are developed in a step-by-step manner, and the wealth accumulated over several years on the basis of traditional tax revenues, it may be possible to accumulate them in a few months by this means. The bright prospect also made Li Yanzhi able to make up his mind to follow Su Fu, who was experienced in robbery, to do this. As long as the intelligence network envisioned by Li Yanzhi can be spread out in this part of Longxi, he will lose a lot of scruples. In this respect, this is also a daredevil.

However, there is only one winter day left for Li Yanzhi to plan and prepare. In the midst of this winter, he had to train a dozen or so spies who were loyal and reliable and capable of carrying out espionage missions. A hundred or so horsemen will also be selected to begin special training for them. On the one hand, it is necessary to strengthen the combat ability of these cavalry soldiers, and on the other hand, it is necessary to exert more efforts to train the middle and lower-level officers among these cavalry soldiers, and strive to train all of them to become cavalry generals who can take charge of their own affairs.

In the future, this cavalry will go deep into enemy territory and encounter many difficulties and adversities. If you can cultivate a group of fierce generals who are proficient in astronomy and geography and cavalry tactics, these problems are not so serious. On the contrary, it can temper and sharpen the team through these unexpected situations. Replace training with battles and cultivate a strong cavalry for the county in the county.

In a possible battle in the future, this cavalry will become the most deterrent strategic assault force on the Liangzhou side. With the inevitable expansion of the army in the future, which will be carried out after the abundance of goods, this cavalry will also become more and more powerful. Veterans who previously had rich experience in actual combat will gradually take up posts as generals at all levels in the army. And the horsemen who have been trained through rigorous training, under the leadership of these generals, will burst out with enough power to shock any opponent.

And when it comes to the most suitable person to serve as the official assistant of these horsemen at present, there is no shortage of Li Yanzhi around him. The old subordinates of the county government who were temporarily clerical were able to pull these posts almost immediately. And Tao Heng, who firmly followed him to Lingju, and the twenty-three people under him are also good seedlings of cavalry generals. Li Yanzhi believes that with a little training, they will be able to do their respective positions.

After thinking about it in his heart, Li Yanzhi immediately returned to the county government, and Xin Yan finished reading the official document at this time and was taking a break in the hall with his eyes closed. Li Yanzhi walked into the hall like the wind, and the county magistrate was not comfortable sleeping, and when he noticed that someone had entered the hall, he immediately opened his eyes, but saw that Li Yanzhi was leisurely finding a futon to sit on at random under the hall. Then she looked at him with blazing eyes.

When Xin Yan saw Li Yanzhi's expression, he also knew in his heart that he must have something important to discuss with him. So he simply got up and walked into the hall and sat down on a futon beside Li Yanzhi to show that the two were on an equal footing.

"Let's all go down first." Li Yanzhi opened his mouth and said to Zhang Xing, Han Wencan, and Wang Qiang, who were still in the hall. The three of them also knew that Li Yanzhi and Xin Yan had important matters to discuss, so they hurriedly got up and bowed and retired. After the three of them walked out of the main hall, Li Yanzhi looked back at Xin Yan, and then said slowly: "Now the county government and the county government have a shortage of expenses, or there is a shortage, but the Ming government knows about it?" ”

Xin Yan was asked by Li Yanzhi, but he was a little confused. When he came to Lingju County, Li Yanzhi had already copied the treasures of the shopkeeper Fan with great fanfare. Although Li sent his uncle in the county government a rare treasure equal to half of his family's property, Xin Yan was still amazed at the abundance of the Fan family's wealth when he entered the granary of Fan Ji's grain store and the county government treasury where the confiscated assets were kept.

Now I heard that Li Yanzhi said that there was a shortage of expenses, so he said: "Li Sima confiscated the Fan family's wealth before, and he got a lot of money, so how could he be short-spent? ”

Li Yanzhi took a few account books that he brought, and then spread them out in front of Xin Yan, Xin Yan saw this, so he took those account books and looked at them carefully. Li Yanzhi said on the side: "Previously, we obtained the assets of the Fan family, with 16,357 stone of grain and rice, and 1.13 million yuan of goods. There were six hundred and nineteen horses of silk and three thousand and eighty-one pieces of cloth, and about 500,000 dollars of rare goods. However, the county government costs a lot, and the details are all in this account book, please check it carefully. ”

Xin Yan looked at it and gradually frowned. In the account books, the direction of the expenditure of these goods is clearly remembered. However, as Li Yanzhi said, looking at every high expenditure, Xin Yan felt as if a knife was cutting his heart. The workshop located next to the barracks alone has cost a huge amount of 200,000 yuan since its inception! And what is produced is only more than a hundred long knives, hundreds of ring-headed knives, and thousands of arrows. and a dozen or so collars of iron armor that have only recently been created.

Xin Yan raised his head, glanced at Li Yanzhi with a somewhat complicated expression, and then said: "Since the establishment of the workshop, in less than two months, it has already spent more than 200,000 yuan, and the production is only hundreds of armors and thousands of arrows. With such a high cost and such a sluggish production, I wonder if there is any need for this workshop to continue to exist? ”

Li Yanzhi looked at Xin Yan: "When I first arrived in the army, I saw that many soldiers in the army had weapons in their hands, which were already unusable. The arrows and arrowheads in the library are also corroded. Most of the soldiers did not have a single body cover. It is no wonder that when he was in Jincheng before, he was attacked by the enemy, and he was crushed for thousands of miles, and it was out of control. The reason for this is that the armor is unfavorable and the soldiers do not practice. In the future, if a thief is imprisoned, how can he be a soldier with this armor? ”

When Xin Yan heard this, he was silent. Li Yanzhi continued: "The reason why the cost is huge is that the workshop is newly established, whether it is the place or the furnace tools used by the craftsmen, they are all newly purchased. In addition, the county government has purchased iron materials at a high price several times, and the cost is so, please don't blame the Ming government. After that, the workshop was operated, and it cost about 10,000 yuan per month, which could meet the needs of the county's households and county soldiers. Li personally supervised, the workshop produced utensils, high quality, nothing to worry about, please rest assured that the Ming Mansion ......"

When Xin Yan heard this, he was silent, just looking through the account books more carefully. After flipping through for a while, he closed the account book and said to Li Yanzhi: "Sima has worked day and night for the affairs of the county government, which is really hard. When I first performed my duties, I didn't know that the money and goods in the county government were so huge, and I thought that the seizure of Fan's goods and grain was enough to support two or three years...... I also hope that Brother Dingdong will not blame ......"

Li Yanzhi arched his hand and said, "Don't dare to go down." Since Fuliang took office, he has been sleeping at night, forgetting to sleep and eating, and what he has done is to make the county government grow stronger as soon as possible, and I see it in my eyes. ”

Li Yanzhi's voice suddenly lowered a little, and then he moved his body, approached Xin Yan and said: "And now there is a shortage of goods and goods, and the county and the county are in a dilemma. Xin Fujun has decided to make a decision to accept the proposal of the hundred people of Nasu, send the county cavalry, pretend to be horse bandits, and attack the enemy in the counties and counties of Longxi. Repeatedly, there may be no obvious results, but in the long run, the stronger I am, the weaker the enemy...... Then the rise of the county government will be just around the corner......"

Xin Yan heard that Li Yanzhi drew a big cake of "one eliminates the other", but he was not immediately moved, he quickly weighed the matter in his mind, and then said: "Longxi is now the place where Liu Zhao is based, presumably Longtan Tiger's Den is definitely not a good place. How will Li Sima send his soldiers out to the battle, not only to capture the goods, but also to return the whole army......

Li Yanzhi glanced at Xin Yan approvingly. He originally thought that Xin Yan, as an anointed, had no concept of military affairs in his heart, but after Xin Yan was able to calmly examine this matter, he saw the risks contained in this matter and the key to this matter, which really made Li Yanzhi secretly admire.

Sure enough, among the scholars, they are by no means all mediocre talents like Han Pu. Maybe give people like Xin Yan more chances, and the previous battle will not be passive to that point.

"Fu Liang explained the key to this matter, and I will ......be open and honest with Fu Liang," Li Yanzhi said, leaning over Xin Yan's ear, and telling his series of plans and plans for this matter.

Xin Yan listened carefully to Li Yanzhi's story, and he was already looking up at him, shocked beyond measure.