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Governor He Shishou took his nephew Xu Mince, TJ Left Guard Garrison Luo Lizong and several retinue officials to Fanjiazhuang.

As soon as they entered Fanjiazhuang, He Shishou and his entourage were shocked by the neat street surface of Fanjiazhuang. The big and small cities of the Ming Dynasty were all garbage and feces piled up on the ground, and no city was as tidy as Fanjiazhuang. Not only is there no garbage or excrement, but there is no sewage on the road, and the road is flat and straight, with drainage ditches on both sides.

How pleasant is it to live in such a town? He Shishou found that Li Zhi not only made money, but also had some means in urban management.

Along the way, several thriving bazaars also made He Shishou and his party stop for a long time. There is everything sold in those markets, from chicken, duck, fish, meat, vegetables and fruits to needlework and sundries, ceramics, salt and iron. Such a lively market is not comparable to the market of the Tian0jin Acropolis!

And those dense and beautiful villas in the north of the city surprised He Shishou and his party even more. Although I also know that Li Zhi is building a lot of construction in Fanjiazhuang, it is really amazing that so many beautiful houses have been built for the people to live in in a short period of time.

The well-informed people in the Tian0jin Acropolis thought that Li Zhi was a relative of He Shishou. Now seeing Li Zhi's achievements, He Shishou feels that it is not bad for such a young man to be his relative, and he has a long face for himself. The construction of this Fanjiazhuang will also be a political achievement of He Shishou in the future!

Looking around, He Shishou came to the deputy Qianhu official hall in the center of Fanjiazhuang. Looking at the brand-new official hall and yamen, He Shishou shook his head with some disappointment.

"It's still a young man! Actually build a new yamen! ”

Li Zhi had already heard the family report that the governor had entered the city, so as soon as He Shishou arrived at the gate of the official hall, Li Zhi appeared. He beckoned the officials to take their seats in the main hall: "The governor is here!" The lower officials are far away! Brother Xu is also here! Inside please inside please! ”

He Shishou led a group of officials to sit in the main hall of the official hall.

Today, except for Xu Mince, the officials who came were all older than Li Zhi, and Li Zhi could only accompany the last seat.

He Shishou took a sip of the tea brought by the servant, and said with a smile: "Li Zhi, your city is well cultivated!" ”

Li Zhi replied: "The governor has won the prize!" ”

He Shishou said: "You have made meritorious contributions to building the city, and when the three-year plan is assessed, I will write Fanjiazhuang New Town into the assessment as your merit, and then you will naturally be rewarded!" ”

Li Zhi arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Lord Governor!" ”

After He Shishou said this, he touched his beard and said, "I came today because I have a big deal to do for you!" ”

Li Zhi replied, "Please make it clear!" ”

He Shishou said to Xu Mince: "Mince, you come!" ”

Xu Mince nodded, and said to Li Zhi: "Brother Xian, you also know that in the first month of the first month, the thieves gathered in Fengyang and destroyed the imperial tomb, and the Son of Heaven was very angry. For example, today, the subordinates will mobilize troops and horses from all sides to encircle and suppress the thieves, and ask for the thieves to be quelled! Not only the strong soldiers of the nine sides, but also the mainland like me TJ will also send troops to help suppress. ”

After a pause, Xu Mance said: "The governor has thought about it repeatedly, we have an important task of coastal defense in TJ Town, and other troops can't be transferred, so this time I will transfer you to help suppress it!" ”

Li Zhi was stunned and asked, "Where to help?" ”

Xu Mance said: "The military towns in the east of us are all under the command of Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Huguang! ”

Lu Xiangsheng? Li Zhi remembered that he had heard of this person before he crossed over, and it seemed that he was a few cattle in the late Ming Dynasty, but he died heroically later.

Li Zhi thought about it, and didn't know why He Shishou sent such a petty official as himself to help.

"Lord Governor, the lower officer is only a defensive officer, and the soldiers under his account are only one hundred and twenty, why should the lower official come to the rescue?"

He Shishou smiled: "Although you only have one hundred and twenty regular soldiers, I heard that you have more than 1,000 soldiers!" Last time, you brought more than 100 Ding to destroy the mountain and the sky, I think your family is very strong! I heard you even have a cannon! You, more than 1,000 Ding, represent Tian0jin on the expedition, and I am not ashamed of Tian0jin! ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he was stunned, the Governor of the Secret Road was still very concerned about his movements, and knew that he had a cannon.

Xu Mince looked at Li Zhi and said, "Brother Xian, this is also an opportunity!" This time, the army gathers heavy troops to suppress the realm, and the thieves will be wiped out. If you are merit in begging for a thief, you will be rewarded when you come back! The husband's skills should have been for the country and made contributions! How can you sit at home all day? ”

Li Zhi looked at He Shishou and said, "Your Lord's mind has been decided?" ”

He Shishou said: "I came to Fanjiazhuang today to announce this matter to you!" ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he calculated in his mind the strength at hand: the rifle workshop has been producing rifles, and 1,200 rifles have been made. The soldiers took turns using a limited number of rifles to practice target shooting, and now there are about 1,000 people who have practiced shooting for three months. On the artillery side, there are 200 soldiers who have been training in artillery for two months, and they can take more than 1,300 people to the battle this time. The firepower of his own troops is strong, and 1,300 people can be used as several thousand.

Nodding, Li Zhi arched his hand and said, "Then there is only one way to go on the expedition!" ”

He Shishou nodded in satisfaction and stopped talking.

Luo Lizong and several other officials also knew that this time the Son of Heaven was a strict order to suppress the thieves, and they all felt that the thieves must be eliminated. They only said that the governor was focusing on cultivating Li Zhi and asked him to make war merits, and one by one they hurriedly came up and said:

"I'll wait for the triumphant return of the deputy Qianhu in Tian0jin!"

"Deputy Qianhu must have made a merit in this quelling of thieves! When the time comes, a thousand households will not be able to escape! ”

Li Zhi arched his hand at these officials and said, "Then I will entrust you with your auspicious words!" ”

After receiving the governor's order, Li Zhi began to prepare for the expedition.

First and foremost, buy a horse. Li Zhi only had a few dozen horses in his hands, and it was far from enough for the troops to drive to Huguang. Scouts need horses, baggage soldiers need horses, and towing artillery wagons need horses. Li Zhi was going to take 40 six-pounder cannons with the army this time, so he needed 160 pack horses, plus 100 war horses for the scouts, a dozen war horses for the messengers, and 400 pack horses for the heavy people, and Li Zhi needed to buy 560 pack horses and more than 100 war horses.

Li Zhi sent his family to various prefectures and counties in Gyeonggi to buy horses, and swept away the inventory of good horses in various places.

With the horse, Li Zhi immediately sent three messengers to Huguang on horseback to contact Lu Xiangsheng and inform Li Zhi that his troops were going to Huguang.

Li Zhi also recruited people in Fanjiazhuang, and hired 500 people with a monthly salary of three taels of silver.

After buying horses and organizing the baggage team, Li Zhi led his troops to practice a field march relying on horses for several days near Fanjiazhuang, and also practiced encounters on the march.

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