8-1 Inspection

Liu Ziguang rarely took Route 6, and he came and went either by waterway speedboat or airship in the sky, but this time he chose Route 6 because Shandong was his base camp and needed to be inspected well, and 300 cavalrymen escorted him out of Qingdao and inspected the past all the way to the west.

Shandong used to be the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so it was a power vacuum, after Yuan Chonghuan's Xuzhou army occupied Shandong, a military government that could not be formed in a short period of time, but because of Yuan Chonghuan's transfer, the Xuzhou army lacked enough prestige to speak, so this military government was soon replaced by the civil officials sent by the imperial court.

Although most of the battles were fought by the Xuzhou army, but the common people still put the credit on Liu Ziguang's head, the information of these years relied on word of mouth, Liu Ziguang beheaded Fan Wencheng, captured Dolgon, fought a bloody battle to protect Jinan, and did too many beautiful things, far more than Yuan Chonghuan in fame, not to mention Zu Dashou, Man Gui and other generals, coupled with his great achievements after entering Beijing, quickly promoted, for the people's view, the local government did not dare to correct it, so let it go on, and finally caused Liu Ziguang's demigod status.

In Shandong, who does not have a tablet dedicated to Liu Ziguang, it is very embarrassing to see people, the artist who said Kuaishu, if he can't say eighteen paragraphs about Liu Ziguang in one breath, he is not qualified to enter the teahouse to do business, which prefecture and county did not build Liu Ziguang's ancestral hall, then the local officials also feel very outdated. Liu Ziguang has a lot of industries in Shandong, Dongying's oil fields, Yanzhou's coal mines, Jinan's hotels, and various granges, using a lot of local labor, he instructed the following management personnel, not to cut down people, all those who work for themselves, the salary is at least two percent higher than the same industry, and there are a large number of Shandong young men who serve in the red shirt regiment, just the money sent home by military mail every month is enough for the whole family to live for several months, and this year the emperor also exempted Shandong Province from all taxes and servitude, It is said that this is also Liu Ziguang's love for everyone, anyway, Liu Ziguang is a martial saint in the eyes of Shandong people, and his status is second only to Kong Shengren, but he has replaced the original martial saint Guan Erye.

Liu Ziguang traveled all the way west, and all the prefectures and counties along the way were carefully entertained, he was a first-class marquis of the dynasty, and an important minister who wore many hats, or the emperor's brother-in-law, at this time, he did not hesitate to wait for when, but Liu Ziguang was very disgusted with such a high-standard reception, he would always think of the scene when the officials of later generations went to the countryside to inspect, the police cars opened the road, the sirens sounded, and the people avoided the scene.

The banquets set up in various states and counties made him even more angry, Shandong was severely cut by the Manchu liquidation, the local economy has not yet recovered, these big fish and meat cost a lot, not only labor and money, but also damage his own image, but he did not come up with a trick of brushing his sleeves away, after all, the atmosphere of this era is like this, is it not possible to let the local officials take coarse tea and light rice to entertain him, a high-ranking official who leans towards the government and the opposition? Therefore, he adopted a gentle way, not only paid all the food money, but also distributed wine and meat to the local poor people, and finally had a long talk with the local officials, educating him not to work the people and waste money, and to fish with all his might, and the patient and meticulous education of the Marquis of Zhenwu moved the tears of these magistrates, and said on the spot that he had listened to the teachings of the Hou Ye, and suddenly opened his mouth, like seeing the sun through the clouds, and he would devote himself to the great work of serving the people in the future; The local people were even more moved, they thought that it was a matter of course to contribute the family's precious chicken, duck and fish meat to entertain Hou Ye, but Hou Ye took the meals that should have been enjoyed by him to help the poor is a great kindness, many people went to the streets, holding incense burners to surround the line where the Marquis of Zhenwu lived to pray for him, but they were surprised that Hou Ye had quietly left.

Liu Ziguang is unwilling to disturb the people, and he is not willing to spend money to entertain himself, there is only one official in the entire Shandong Province who has the same idea as him, that is, Shi Kefa, the prefect of Qingzhou, to say that this Shi Kefa's identity can be regarded as embarrassing, he is a standard Donglin Party background, has been an official of the Ministry of Officials, and is considered to be Qian Qianyi's descendant, but he stood on Liu Ziguang's side in the turmoil of the eldest princess's marriage, which was in stark contrast to Sun Qi, who should have belonged to Liu Ziguang's camp but stood on the side of Donglin, for this famous loyal minister in history, Liu Ziguang was very impressed, so he helped the Donglin Party when it was ready to sanction him and promoted him to Shandong as the prefect.

Qingzhou Mansion under Shi Ke's rule of law is far more vibrant than other prefectures and counties, the people are ruddy, the streets are neat and clean, and the goods in the shops are also very rich, Liu Ziguang can't help but be surprised when he sees it, this Shi Kefa is really a capable person, Zhenwuhou and his party entered Qingzhou Mansion, but only the main book came to receive it, and the master book was very embarrassed to say that the prefect went to the countryside to preside over the wheat cutting activities, and took advantage of the sunny weather in the past few days to quickly harvest the wheat in the field, otherwise it rained and this year's harvest was all over, Liu Ziguang not only did not blame, also secretly sighed that Shi Kefa's love for the people is like a son, if there are more such officials in the Ming Dynasty, why not worry about the majesty of the town.

Shi Kefa rushed back that night and set up a banquet to entertain Liu Ziguang, and everyone saw that it was actually green onion sauce, pancake tofu, and a pot of turbid wine, standard farmhouse rice. At that time, a few people changed their faces, no matter how close to the people and simple the Hou Ye was, he couldn't fool around like this, but Liu Ziguang didn't think so, he didn't care about picking up the green onion and dipping it in the sauce, rolling it with a pancake, and eating it tastefully, and said that it tasted good while eating.

Liu Ziguang did this, and his subordinates couldn't say anything, so they could only eat obediently, Shi Kefa saw that Liu Ziguang didn't look like a fake, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised, and his understanding of him deepened.

After the meal, Liu Ziguang and Shi Kefa had a long talk, this was the first face-to-face communication between the two, Liu Ziguang is a thin man in his early thirties, whether it is civil or military economy, he has profound insights, belongs to the kind of comprehensive talents who are in charge of the army and the people.

Liu Ziguang's conversation also made Shi Kefa very admirable, this grassroots marquis is not only a brave general who can fight, when it comes to industry and commerce, he proposed to rejuvenate the country through industry and commerce, which is indeed a feasible way, and Liu Ziguang's attitude towards the common people is really very moving, not like a hypocrite can do it.

Because he had to hurry the next day, in the middle of the night, Liu Ziguang had to interrupt the conversation and leave, looking at his distant back, Shi Kefa secretly sighed in his heart: What did he think about this mysterious man?

Leaving Qingzhou Mansion, Liu Ziguang arrived in Jinan, which had been absent for a long time, the whole city of Jinan was boiling, and thousands of empty alleys came to greet Zhenwuhou, the current prefect was Liu Ziguang's cronies 6 Chengfeng, he personally organized various welcome activities, the new governor of Shandong sent by the imperial court is a mediocre talent, there is no real ability, and the ability to loot people's wealth is not small, he packed a box of collected money and treasures and put them in the house that Liu Ziguang had built and never lived in once, and attached a letter asking Zhenwuhou to take care of himself, Liu Ziguang hates corruption and bribery officials the most, Put away the treasures and letters, found 6 Chengfeng and asked the governor about his actions, and immediately made up his mind to take it down after returning to Beijing, and replaced him with Shi Kefa as the governor of Shandong.

Jinan is Liu Ziguang's second hometown, so it was inevitable to delay for two more days, and finally left with a lot of local gifts from his parents and fellow villagers, and took the train to embark on the journey back to Beijing.

The railway between Jinan and Xuzhou is not unblocked, this section is mostly plain terrain, and it is an important project strongly supported by the imperial court, a large number of people work overtime to build, so that in addition to the Wenhe River, the railway bridge on the canal is not closed, most of the projects have entered the finishing stage, after some twists and turns, Liu Ziguang's department of 300 people finally arrived at Xuzhou Mansion by 6 roads.

Back to the Liguo Iron Factory, Liu Ziguang sighed a lot, there are no more people here, the old factory owner has died, and the two young ladies also live in Nanjing, but the scale of the factory is larger than before, and the industry is more extensive, the unrefined fierce fire crude oil from the east and the high-quality coal transported from Yanzhou are processed here, the original steel smelting has not been left behind, the manufacture of swords and armor has been outsourced to other manufacturers, and the iron factory mainly produces advanced weapons such as artillery and guns with relatively high secret levels.

The sky of the Liguo Iron Works is gray, full of shirtless Manchu prisoner of war slaves, seeing them Liu Ziguang thought of himself, it has been four years since he came to this world, he has been deeply integrated into this specious ancient Chinese world, and his thoughts of his relatives have gradually faded with the increase of his relatives in this world, after all, he is also about to become a father.

The current director of the iron factory is the original iron guard general Hu Xiandu, he prepared an advanced machine clipper for Liu Ziguang, and rushed south along the canal to the capital, along the way with a ship of advanced munitions, Liu Ziguang and his subordinates, along the road to success two years ago, once again entered Beijing in high spirits.