The security forces took over all the gold mines in Zhaoyuan, and Zhang Chu began to invest heavily in the mining industry. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIn order to improve efficiency, Zhang Chu put all the minerals under the unified management of the security army, which is also a matter of no way, with the current level of production, some small mines have low production efficiency and high risk. Zhang Chu expanded the scale of the mine through a unified organization, made the production more standardized, the process more scientific, and improved the treatment of the miners, so that the workers' enthusiasm for production also increased a lot, and the development of the entire mining industry showed a good momentum, not only producing gold, but also increasing the output of minerals urgently needed by the security army such as coal and iron.

The ironworks and cement factories of the security army, which were waiting for the rice to be cooked, finally had enough raw materials and produced a large number of urgently needed materials.

Zhang Chu listened to the great development of production everywhere every day, and finally felt a little satisfied, and after a while, Zhang Chu had to figure out how to defend the fruits of his victory. The security army is not afraid of war, and due to the reduction of the casualty rate of the security army in the battle, many soldiers below are still waiting for the battlefield to make meritorious contributions and start a family. As commander-in-chief, Zhang Chu had to consider the costs and benefits of each war, which was not only a military issue, but also a political issue.

Wang Chengen became more confident in Zhang Chu after seeing the power of the security army's rockets, and repeatedly pounced Zhang Chu to fight Dengzhou City, Zhang Chu knew that after Dengzhou City was defeated, his good days would come to an end, and the imperial court would definitely try its best to clean up the security army, and the top priority was not to attack Dengzhou, but to have a good relationship with the rebels.

Now that the security army has laid down the city of Zhaoyuan, it is directly inserted in the middle of Dengzhou and Laizhou, if it is happy, the security army can completely cut off the connection between Dengzhou and Laizhou, and the rebels cannot not feel the arrival of the crisis, if the rebels desperately give up attacking Laizhou and attack Zhaoyuan instead of attacking Zhaoyuan in order to protect themselves, Zhang Chu's construction plan will be affected.

Zhang Chu looked at the map for a long time and thought about how to reduce the conflict with the rebels, after these battles, the security army has weakened the strength of the rebels a lot, if the rebels are weaker, the officers and soldiers who are watching around will rush up to rob the fruits of victory, so the situation will be difficult to control.

"Go and bring Li Yingyuan to me." Zhang Chu finally thought of the captured Li Jiucheng's son, and it seemed that he could only find a breakthrough from this aspect.

Li Yingyuan has been living a hard life these days, and the security army has no preferential treatment policy for prisoners. Zhang Chu's requirements are very simple, he will not kill the captives for no reason, and at the same time, he will not raise them in vain, as long as he has the ability to work, he must arrange labor for them to earn his own food, and for those who have no labor habits, he will test his ability to resist hunger. Now no one is going to come and accuse the prisoners of abuse, and not killing them on the spot is a huge step forward.

Li Yingyuan was brought to Zhang Chu, his heart was full of confusion and uneasiness, the mystery of his fate was about to be revealed, he was a little annoyed with Zhang Chu, why should he be humiliated since he wanted to deal with it. He was also an officer in the official army before the rebellion, and he felt that his status was reduced by doing this kind of thing of relying on strength to eat, but there was still a glimmer of hope in his heart, whether Zhang Chu would spare his life, and if so, would it be better to sell his physical strength in the next days than to die.

"We have won another battle and captured Zhaoyuan City. It's going to be a hard time for your daddy. Zhang Chu told Li Yingyuan a bad news.

"As long as Kong Youde returns from Laizhou, you can't hold Zhaoyuan City at all, and this poses no threat to Dengzhou." Li Yingyuan still has a good understanding of the current situation on the battlefield.

"Let's not talk about whether Kong Youde's troops can win or not, it's very easy for me to clean up your father, as long as you send troops to surround Dengzhou, and then send warships to the sea outside Dengzhou to bombard with artillery, the soldiers defending the city will collapse in a few days, the artillery in your city is too small, and the range is too short. There is simply no ability to fight back. ”

Li Yingyuan was completely speechless at this time, Dengzhou City was built by the sea and there was a water city and a port, which was originally its advantage, and it could get support from the sea. But this time Li Yingyuan took all the water forces of Dengzhou to be wrapped in dumplings in Yantai, and Li Yingyuan, who had fought with the warships of the security army, knew that the range of the cannons on the two giant ships of the security army far exceeded the artillery at the head of Dengzhou City, and once Dengzhou was surrounded, it was indeed a problem that the rebels who could only wait for the beaten rebels to be able to support them for a few days.

Zhang Chu saw that Li Yingyuan didn't speak, knowing that his psychological defense line was shaken, and continued: "If you want your father to live, you can do something. ”

"What can I do? I will not betray my father or brothers. Li Yingyuan had some activity in his heart, but he immediately became resolute again.

"I don't need you to betray anyone, what you do is only good for them. You've been here for a few days, do you know who we are? Zhang Chu looked at Li Yingyuan and asked.

Li Yingyuan couldn't answer this question for a while, after fighting with the security army for such a long time, of course he knew that the security army was an official army, but this was definitely not the answer Zhang Chu wanted, but he also knew that this strange official army was transferred from Shanxi, and it was a team of thieves from Zhao'an. At this time, it can't be said that the security army is a thief.

Li Yingyuan hesitated and Zhang Chu said: "We are a rebel team that the poor can't survive, and we came to Shandong to find a better place for the poor to eat." Do you think that if your rebellion is put down, we will stay in Shandong? I know that you are all poor people in Liaodong who were persecuted by the Houjin, and you were recruited by Sun Yuanhua to be a soldier when you couldn't survive, and there was a reason why you launched a mutiny. We can live in peace, and maybe I'll be able to find a way for all of you to live. ”

"Live in peace, and you will live in peace when you have the upper hand." Li Yingyuan was very distrustful of Zhang Chu.

This kind of peaceful coexistence can also be called mutual use, to put it mildly, this is called raising self-respect. As long as you write a letter to your father and ask him to stay in Dengzhou honestly and not make trouble for us, I will not cut off their contact with Kong Youde, wouldn't it be nice for everyone to be safe. Zhang Chu's words are very clear, and the conditions are very simple. Li Yingyuan thought about it again and again, but did not feel that this was harmful to the rebels, and finally decided to write a letter to Li Jiucheng, in which Zhang Chu's attitude was clearly explained.

Li Jiucheng has been suffering a lot these days, Kong Youde went to Laizhou, he stayed in Dengzhou as the nest of the rebels, but he didn't expect that the situation was frequent. First of all, he took the initiative to attack to eliminate the security army, and most of the men and horses who attacked were wiped out, and in order to take revenge, he sent ships to attack the security forces from the sea, but after a few days, there was no news, and he already felt that the fleet was more auspicious. And there was also his son Li Yingyuan on the ship, which made him even more worried.

Then the security army conquered Zhaoyuan City and inserted it in the middle of Laizhou and Dengzhou, which made the rebels unable to take care of each other and directly threatened the survival of the rebels.

At this time, he received a letter from Li Yingyuan, who was sent back by Zhang Chu's prisoners, and he was relieved that Li Yingyuan was still alive, but the annihilation of the naval army made him feel that the rebels had no way to retreat. In the end, Li Yingyuan's self-respecting statement in the letter moved him, Zhang Chu's suggestion did not cause much harm to the rebels, and there were benefits, so he decided to follow Zhang Chu's advice, live in peace with the security army, no longer attack the security army, and be a quiet rebel. (To be continued.) )