The next night, Li Zicheng sat alone on the bed, his back against the wall, the room was very bright, and the light was no less than that of day. At this time, Li Zicheng leaned on the bed, there were several account books on the thin quilt, messy everywhere, and he also had one in his hand, slowly flipping through it, and there were still words in his mouth: "MD, Li Zicheng in history is either a stupid X or a psychopath, although Yuzhong County is only a small county in Lintao Prefecture, there are also many rich households." ”

"Damn, the gold, silver, jewelry, and grain crops confiscated from these people's homes are enough to recruit troops and horses, and it is not a problem to collect thousands of people under them. What do you have to take refuge in, what is not muddy Zhang Cunmeng, isn't this sick? ”

After reading the last page of the account book, Li Zicheng casually threw it on the bed, mixed it with other account books, his eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "Grandma's legs, since you have such strength and capital, Lao Tzu is not willing to be subservient to others, like the stupid Li Zicheng in history." Lao Tzu wants to go it alone, pull up a team of his own, take Yuzhong City as the center, develop around, and establish his own sphere of influence, which is much stronger than taking refuge in Wang Zuogui and Zhang Cunmeng. Neuropathy will do that kind of stupid thing, and you have to find someone to be the master. ”

For a while, the more Li Zicheng spoke, the more excited he became, with a look of righteous indignation, his face became faster than turning a book, no, and then the light in his eyes became more and more blazing, and he muttered: "After the end of the 10,000-person conference the day after tomorrow, you can use this silver to recruit troops and buy horses, and use this grain to raise soldiers." Hey... It's really a damn good time, the timing is just right, these bullies and hooligans, unscrupulous merchants and landlords, have just harvested the grain, and I have come to take advantage of the fisherman, saving me the need to cut the wheat again. ”

The more I thought about it, the more excited I became, the more I thought about it, and the more open-minded I became, I said secretly: "Just do what I thought before, use this 10,000-person conference to make my Li Zicheng's reputation and gain public opinion." In this way, the recruitment will be smoother, and more people will join my command. In less than half a year, three or four thousand troops will be able to be assembled. Damn, at that time, won't the territory be expanded dozens of times to the current one, and the entire Lintao Mansion will not be mine? ”

"Hey, hey..."

"Quack..."

Laughing wantonly and flamboyantly, Li Zicheng was extremely proud, and before he knew it, it was already late at night, sleepiness hit, and he yawned all day.

Immediately, Li Zicheng yawned, rubbed his eyes, turned over and got out of bed, threw a few account books on the table at will, and after extinguishing the oil lamp, he slept peacefully. Soon after, his extremely proud dream words came, and he was still in YY, fantasizing that he would lead a large army and expand rapidly and increase his sphere of influence.

The next morning, not long after breakfast, Li Zicheng couldn't wait to gather his henchmen and favorite generals, Li Guo and Tian Jianxiu, gathered in the hall, and the pattern was still the same.

After everyone arrived, Li Zicheng didn't have any tactful expressions, went straight to the point, and immediately said: "Brothers, boss, I have decided, let's take Yuzhong City as the center, expand around, establish our own sphere of influence, and gradually control the entire Yuzhong County, what do you think?" ”

Almost everyone was shocked, Li Guo had the closest relationship with him, the relationship between uncle and nephew, and there was no scruple when he spoke, as soon as Li Zicheng's voice fell, he said the concerns shared by the other four people: "Uncle, our current total strength is only more than 600 people, and this is still plus the part of the prisoners who surrendered from the Nanda Battalion. ”

Someone started it, and others said it, and Tian Jianxiu immediately expressed his opinion: "Yes~ Boss, with just such a small number of troops we have now, let alone expanding the sphere of influence, it is very good to be able to hold this Yuzhong City." Moreover, once the news of our uprising spreads, it is impossible for the imperial court to ignore it, and it will definitely send troops to suppress it. ”

At this time, Yuan Zongdi also expressed his concerns: "Yes, Lintao Mansion is no more than other places, and it is not the most chaotic place in Shaanxi. If the imperial court suppresses the rebel army of Gao Yingxiang, Wang Ziyong, Wang Jiayin and others, the situation in Xi'an Mansion has eased, and once the Ming army frees up its hands and comes back to deal with us, we will be surrounded by many people, and we can't run if we want to. ”

Not to be left behind, Wu Ruyi also expressed his opinion: "Moreover, Yang He, the governor of the three sides, was extremely sensitive to rebellion and rebel armies, and advocated vigorous suppression, isn't Zhou Dawang in Jiezhou an example?" According to me......"

Li Zicheng waved his hand and stopped everyone from speaking. Li Zicheng didn't care about everyone's blocking arguments and pessimistic thoughts, but smiled faintly and said calmly: "What you said is good, and what you said is indeed the truth." However, you have exaggerated our own disadvantages and magnified the advantages of the Ming Court. ”

After a pause, Li Zicheng's eyes became sharper, and his words were even more aggressive: "Don't talk about what is far away, just talk about what is in front of you." There are not enough people and horses, and there are not enough troops, so we can recruit troops. At this time, there is a large-scale drought in Shaanxi, and there are disaster victims everywhere, we have money and food in our hands, we just need to raise our arms and shout, and some people have joined our team, so why worry about the troops. ”

After a word, the people who retorted were speechless, and they didn't know how to argue? In this situation, Li Zicheng became more proud and confident, and his momentum was even greater, and he continued to gush: "Also, the huge Shaanxi Province, not only Gansu, but also other state capitals, there are also rebellious people and mutinous troops. ”

"Wang Er, who was born as a peasant, or Zhang Cunmeng, Wang Zuogui, and Zhang Xianzhong, the eight kings, or the soldiers of the garrison, as well as Gao Yingxiang, the king of Chuang, all of these people have military backgrounds, they have been soldiers, and they can be regarded as mutinous troops, all of which are larger than our sphere of influence, and more influential than us, why does the Ming army have to rush to deal with our rebel army of only a few hundred people? Will Yang He look at us and send troops to suppress it? ”

At the same time, everyone was stunned, and even Tian Jianxiu, who was the best at strategy and words, didn't know what to say, so as to persuade Li Zicheng. The five people sighed from the bottom of their hearts: "The boss is fully prepared, to deal with everyone's persuasion, the reasons are all one set, just open your mouth, you persuade a word, and people will have ten reasons to refute you." Moreover, it is still the real situation, and it is reasonable. ”

Liu Fangliang was excited, as if he had turned into a battle maniac, slapped his thigh suddenly, stood up stubbornly, and shouted: "NND, anyway, there has been an uprising, and the Ming army is on the opposite side, and there is no way to retreat." In this case, just fuck it, just do it bigger, it's a big deal, you lose your head, it's just a scar the size of a bowl, and after 20 years, you're a good man, I'm afraid of him! ”

"Big head Liu, you sit down first and let the others finish speaking." Li Zicheng smiled, comforted Liu Fangliang to sit down, and said in a calm tone: "Even if we reach an agreement to establish a sphere of influence with Yuzhong City as the center, we must discuss and discuss it well, instead of relying on brute force and blindly doing it." Otherwise, I will not convene you together for counseling. In that case, I don't believe it, and I give orders, but you still don't listen to me? Don't follow me? ”

Liu Fangliang was said to have no temper, and he didn't dare to speak up at all, and Li Zicheng's shadow in his heart was still there. Every time I think of the first fight with Li Zicheng, I will chrysanthemum tighten, goosebumps will rise on my body, the corners of my mouth will twitch, and my eyebrows and forehead will jump suddenly, I am afraid that I will do it again!

As soon as Li Zicheng's words were finished, when Liu Fangliang sat back honestly, the four of them breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and from the boss's words, it is not difficult to judge that the boss's decision was not a whim, but a long preparation, and a certain plan was formulated, closely linked, and thoughtful.

Moreover, the boss is not arbitrary, he acts arbitrarily, he will discuss it with himself and others, at least he will ventilate and reach a consensus. Thinking of this, everyone felt more at ease and had no resistance.

Tian Jianxiu thought a lot, thinking of a series of actions in the past few days, and even more firmly this idea, the boss was prepared. Immediately afterwards, Tian Jianxiu remembered the previous guess, which made the idea bolder and clearer, combined with the content of today's meeting, Tian Jianxiu already had a new understanding, and probably guessed the purpose of Li Zicheng's series of actions.

As soon as he thought of this, Tian Jianxiu no longer had the slightest intention of objecting, and asked first: "Boss, since this is the case, with Yuzhong City as the center and establishing a sphere of influence, what should we do next?" ”

The others reacted one after another, and Yuan Zongdi followed closely and said, "Yes, our troops are too weak, and we urgently need to recruit troops." Moreover, it is better to do this sooner rather than later, the sooner the better. ”

"Well, uncle, what Yuan Zongdi said is right. Nothing is more important than soldiers and horses, and only when the strength is expanded and the strength is enhanced, can we have the capital to confront the Ming army. Otherwise, he won't even be able to save his life, and it's all in vain to talk about him! ”

Compared with others, Li Guo's words are more sharp, and it is not necessary to point directly to the 10,000-person assembly in the sky. At the same time, everyone was frightened, but they also nodded slightly, and they all agreed with this view, and they all felt that at this critical and important moment, no matter how hard they could hold a meeting of 10,000 people, nothing was more important than recruiting troops.

Li Zicheng is not stupid, how can he not see the attitude of everyone? However, Li Zicheng did not give a clear answer, but showed a meaningful smile, with a look of bamboo in his chest, and said slowly: "Hehe... The main purpose of calling you here today is to discuss what we should do next. ”