Chapter 58 Outstanding Grassroots Civil Servants of the Ming Dynasty
Zhu Cheng didn't look for Li Zicheng, he was very busy.
Although he knew that Li Zicheng was the culprit who destroyed the Ming Dynasty, he did not intend to kill Li Zicheng. When he became one hundred households and had personal soldiers under him, he wanted to send people to Shaanxi more than once to kill Li Hongji, who was Li Zicheng before the rebellion, but in the end he gave up this idea. Without the Xiaoice River weather at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the artificial reduction of grain production in Jiangnan, the multiple blows to Daming from the Donglin Party and the rise of Houjin, Li Zicheng would not have been able to come out at all. If the problem is not solved at the root, even if Li Zicheng is killed, there will still be Wang Zicheng and Wu Zicheng who will rebel.
But as fate would have it, he still met Li Zicheng.
In July of the second year of the Apocalypse, the road was repaired to Mizhi, and all the postmen of the post station next to the official road came to visit Zhu Cheng's car. This is not that Zhu Cheng's tiger body was shocked, and Wang Ba's qi leaked, which made the posters happy and convinced and came to visit, but driven by interests. In the hundreds of miles ahead, the post station near the road, relying on the road to eat the road, either opening a restaurant or selling travel supplies, one by one made a lot of money. Moreover, Zhu Cheng is also an extremely protective person, and he regards all the post stations that are within the range of the road as his subordinates. There is a prefect's son who eats and lives in vain at the post station, and Zhu Cheng knows about it. He immediately led the Jinyi guards to surround the post station, and after beating the prefect's son, he also escorted him to the government to ask for the accommodation fee.
There was a post station post keeper who didn't know what nerves were, not only did not cooperate with the road repair, but also scolded the road construction workers, but Zhu Cheng didn't beat him, and didn't scold him, but when the road was being repaired, he circled his post station outside the road. As a result, now that he saw other post stations making money every day, he regretted it, and personally went to Zhu Cheng's residence to apologize, his head was swollen, and Zhu Cheng did not let go - he would also hold a grudge.
There are positive examples of making money, and there are negative examples of regret, why don't you let these posters hurry up and shoot Zhu Cheng's ass?
Zhu Cheng does not refuse to come, and he will accept whatever the post man sends. It's not that Zhu Cheng is greedy, he sits in a children's paradise, and if something leaks between his fingers, it's enough for the post station to eat and wear. And these posters are bitter, what good things can be sent, the left and right are just some things for food and clothing. But Zhu Cheng didn't accept these things, Yicheng didn't know the bottom of his heart, and he asked every day when the road would be repaired to the door of the post station, and he was annoyed to death. It's better to accept these things, make an expression of being short-handed, and settle the heart of the post first.
The sound of cars and horses at the door gradually subsided, Zhu Cheng stretched his waist, guessing that probably no one came, and was ready to take Zhu Youzhen outside to see the scenery of Shaanxi. Shaanxi is a good place, 800 miles of Qinchuan gave birth to Chinese civilization, since you came, how can you do it without a tour?
Suddenly, a shout came from outside the door: "Li Hongji, put things here." Move quickly, the master brought you to see Master Zhu, just because you are dexterous and can speak. Whether our post station can reach it or not depends on this time. β
Zhu Cheng trembled, Li Zicheng, I finally saw you.
The curtain of the car was raised, and a young strong man appeared in front of him. What a man, I saw that this person was very tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, looking up, the heavenly court was full, the cheekbones were raised, the thick eyebrows were deep, the nose bridge was high, and he had a short hair, and he had a reckless atmosphere.
The young man saw a teenage boy sitting in the carriage in a python robe, and knew that he was Zhu Cheng, so he waved his hand and said: "Under the mark, Li Hongji meets the Lord of Qianhu, and the Lord of Qianhu is wise and martial, and he is brilliant, so that he is ashamed of himself." β
Zhu Cheng smiled slightly. Li Zicheng used to be his idol when he was a child, but when he grew up, he knew that if it weren't for Li Zicheng, the Qing soldiers would not be able to enter the customs, so he couldn't say whether he liked or disliked him in his heart, in short, it was a very strange and complicated feeling. When I met, although it was not the same as the image on the comic books of later generations, it was also a little heroic, and I couldn't help but have some good feelings.
Before Zhu Cheng could speak, Li Zicheng stretched out a fat hand behind him and rudely pulled him aside. Then a fat man squeezed in, and while squeezing, he muttered: "There are no rules, I haven't gone in yet, master, why did you go in first." β
Seeing the fat man, Li Hongji's heroic image shattered, and he nodded and said, "Lord Yicheng, mark it to help you check if it is safe in the carriage." This carriage is big, it's the size of our post station, it is worthy of a thousand households, and there is such a big style when walking. β
When the fat man heard Li Zicheng say this, he calmed down a lot, and said, "That's it, where is the Lord Qianhu." β
Li Zicheng didn't dare to use his fingers, but gestured with his eyes. The fat man saluted Zhu Cheng, smiled so much that his face was squeezed into a bun, and said, "Lord Zhu has always been good, and I will say hello to you." β
The fat man and Zhu Cheng exchanged pleasantries for a long time, and finally entered the topic. It turned out that the fat man was also a post man, but his post station was not next to the road built by Zhu Cheng, at least twenty miles away from the road. He came to try his luck this time to see if Master Zhu could move his post station to the side of the road. Of course, he knew that this hope was extremely slim, so he also prepared a trick to press the bottom of the box, once this trick came out, it must be earth-shattering and crying, this trick is crying bitterly and snorting like pounding garlic.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Cheng actually agreed, and the fat man was stunned for a moment, this, this has not yet made a trick, why did Lord Zhu agree? When he came back to his senses, the fat man and Li Zicheng suddenly turned into kowtow worms, and their heads knocked so loudly that Zhu Cheng was a little worried that the bottom plate of the car would be broken by these two.
Zhu Cheng groaned and said, "I don't have the right to change the location of the post station." The post station belongs to the Ministry of War, and changing the location of the post station requires the approval of the Ministry of War. Change the direction of the road, which is also impossible. The cost of the road is quite high, and if you turn a corner, it is a sky-high price. β
The faces of the fat man and Li Zicheng turned into bitter melons, but Zhu Cheng's next words made them turn their worries into joy: "Although the location of the post station and the direction of the road cannot be changed, you can open a branch." I'll build you a post on the side of the road, and you can send troops in. However, the former post station cannot be abandoned, what was done in the past, and what will be done in the future. If you go on a business trip, I won't be able to protect you. β
The fat man's face turned into a bun again, and he praised Zhu Chengyi and Bo Yuntian without a mouth.
"This Li ......" Zhu Cheng originally wanted to call Li Zicheng, but thinking that he hadn't changed his name yet, he suddenly got stuck.
Li Ziguo was clever and clever, and when he saw that Master Zhu had forgotten his name, he hurriedly added, "Hongji." β
"How does this Li Hongji usually behave."
The fat man began to introduce Li Hongji's worksheet. In the fat man's description, an excellent grassroots civil servant of the Ming Dynasty appeared in front of him: Li Hongji has developed the habit of taking the post station as his home since he joined the post station and became a glorious post officer. Come the earliest every day, clean the courtyard, and raise war horses. Before leaving, he also checked the fire situation, and prepared various application items for the comrades on duty at night, which won the praise of the post station. Once, in order to deliver an urgent document, he left his wife, who was expecting to give birth, and did not return until three days later.
Only then did Zhu Cheng understand why Li Hongji was determined to rebel and never accepted Daming's recruitment. He worked diligently to keep his position, but he lost his job for ridiculous reasonsβan official who was so angry that he sent his wife to the scene of his adultery with his concubine on time because of the efficiency of the post station, and he called on the emperor to abolish the post station in the world. This blow, even the clay man will be angry, let alone a generation of heroes like Li Zicheng.
Only then did Zhu Cheng put his mind at ease, as long as there was a post station, Li Zicheng would definitely not rebel. And with his relationship with Zhu Youzhen, it is easy to keep the post station.
"Li Hongji, you are really a model of the Ming Dynasty. By the way, do you have ideals, what are your ideals? β
"I want to be an excellent post and deliver the news of the imperial court to the people of the Ming Dynasty in a timely manner." After speaking, Li Zicheng glanced at the fat man a little worriedly.
"Okay," Zhu Cheng struck up and said, "A postman who doesn't want to be a postman is not a good postman." I believe that in the near future, you will become an excellent postmaster. You don't have a word yet, I'll give you a word, it's called Zicheng. Li Hongji, the word is self-contained. β
Li Zicheng was overjoyed, these lower-level soldiers, how could they have any words, it would be good to have a name. He was so excited that his tears flowed like a river, and he knelt down and said, "Li Zicheng is willing to die for the adult." β
"You don't have to die for me, our status and power are all given by the emperor, and we should die for the emperor. Self-contained, if you encounter a hurdle that you can't get over in the future, come directly to Beijing to find me. No matter how difficult the problem is, I can help you solve it. With this, you can go straight to my house. Of course, I hope you won't use this for the rest of your life. Because by using this, it means that you have gone through all the hardships and exhausted mountains. β
After speaking, Zhu Cheng took off a piece of jade pendant from his neck and handed it to Li Zicheng. Zhu Cheng's jade pendant is naturally made of the best jade, and in addition to the auspicious pattern, there is also a word of sincerity.
Li Zicheng didn't dare to take it, and Zhu Cheng said: "This is not for you to sell money, but for you to come to Beijing to find me when you are in great trouble." β
When Li Zicheng heard Zhu Cheng say this, he said: "Then mark to save this piece of jade for Lord Zhu first." β
After subduing Li Zicheng, Zhu Cheng was very proud, and pulled Zhu Youzhen to play in the mountains and rivers, so unhappy.
When he was having fun, a group of Dongchang fans chased after him, and one of them was Li Yongzhen, who pointed at Zhu Cheng: "Little ones, take down Master Zhu for me." β
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