After Chadenbei left, Li Zhi called Han Jinxin and asked Han Jinxin to start investigating these bureaucrats and try to catch their handles. Li Zhi, the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun", asked Han Jinxin to spend more money, it didn't matter, he must collect evidence that these officials had broken the law. When the time comes, there will be evidence, and see how these bureaucrats fight with Li Zhi.

Li Zhi made proper arrangements, and took his men and horses to the Tianjin General Military Mansion to take office. Li Zhixian took Zheng Hui and more than 20 officials to the General Military Mansion to deal with the handover matters.

The General Military Mansion is located in the west of Tianjin, which is an old yamen, but it occupies a large area. The Ming people have a tradition of not repairing the yamen as officials, and the general military office does not know how many years it has not been repaired, and it is not in good condition. The gate is a gatehouse, three rooms wide, with a large gate open in the middle, on which hangs a plaque of the Tianjin General Military Mansion. Entering the door is a granite wall, which is carved with flying clouds and flowing water, but it is a little broken. Bypassing the wall, you will find the hall. The hall has five rooms and nine shelves, which is the specification of the first and second grade official halls. The roof ridge of the hall is decorated with tile beasts, beams and eaves rafters, and green and blue paintings, although it is old, it still looks a little imposing.

There are four courtyards in the whole General Military Palace, the two entrances in front are office areas, and the third and fourth entrances in the back are where the families of the General Soldiers live.

When Li Zhi arrived at the General Military Mansion, he began to make a handover. Luo Zhending, the previous commander-in-chief, was killed by Li Zhi and dismissed from his post, the post of Tianjin commander-in-chief has been vacant, and Li Zhi's handover work has not been left home, and only Li Zhi has a successor on the handover documents. Zheng Hui was busy with dozens of officials for two days before all matters were handed over, and Li Zhi officially took over the post of Tianjin General Army and took office.

asked people to clean up the General Military Mansion, and Li Zhi took Cui He and his mother Zheng to the General Military Mansion.

Cui He was accustomed to living in Fanjiazhuang in the new official hall, and when he saw the dilapidated building of the General Military Mansion, he let out a "ah" and said, "Why is this General Military Mansion so broken?" We're all going to live in such a dilapidated house in the future? ”

She pursed her mouth and looked at Li Zhi with a sigh in her heart, for fear that she would suddenly cry. If you cry, I don't know how long you have to coax.

However, Cui He was in a good mood at this time, so he didn't cry, but turned around and said lightly: "But now that I am Mrs. Zhengyipin, I want to understand things, even if I have a broken house, I have to live!" ”

After Cui He was canonized by Mrs. Yipin, he was very happy and has been proud until now. Now that she is on the rise, she is easy to discuss everything and will not cry at will.

Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This house is really old, and it is estimated that we will have to raise a few more cats to prevent mice." ”

Cui He nodded, and walked into the General Soldier's Mansion with his son in his arms.

After Li Zhi took office, there was an endless stream of officials from all walks of life in Tianjin who came to visit Li Zhi in the General Military Mansion.

Now Li Zhigui is the crown prince, and he has won the trust of the Son of Heaven, and he is powerful and powerful. Officials from all walks of life in Tianjin, no matter which faction they were, did not dare to offend Li Zhi, and they brought gifts to visit. Even if he regarded Li Zhi as a traitor, he didn't dare not do the communication work on the scene. Not only the deputy generals of Tianjin, but also the generals of the various detachments, the guerrillas of the battalions, and the garrisons of various places, even the governors and counties of Tianjin, which had nothing to do with Li Zhi, also came to visit with gifts, for fear that Li Zhi would think they were contemptible.

The prefect of Hejian Prefecture, which was under the jurisdiction of Tianjin County, came to the door with gifts of dozens of taels, and sat in Li Zhi's second hall for an hour. These reception jobs made Li Zhi dizzy.

After finally receiving visitors, Li Zhi was idle and could do what he wanted.

Li Zhi found Cha Dengbei's nephew Cha Yunke and discussed shipbuilding with him.

Li Zhi is now the chief soldier of Tianjin, and he also has coastal defense responsibilities, so he can naturally set sail to sea. The end of the Ming Dynasty was the Age of Discovery, and the most profitable thing was maritime trade. Not to mention that Western countries are dominating the seas and opening up new continents in this era, laying the foundation for world hegemony, even in the East, there are also maritime hegemons such as Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong, who are rich and rival countries. In such an era, Li Zhi certainly couldn't stay alone in a corner of Tianjin and give up the vast sea.

Of course, as a traverser, it is impossible for Li Zhi to still use the old sail merchant ships of this era to go to sea. If you rely on sails, you can only sail on the monsoon, and you can only make a round trip once a year, which is very inefficient. Especially in East Asia, I did trade, from the Ming Dynasty to Japan, to Nanyang in a month or two, and came back in a month or two, and the rest of the time was spent on the shore waiting for the monsoon.

If the ship does not rely on the monsoon, it can run five or six times a year, or even more, which is several times more efficient than a sail merchant ship.

A ship that can not rely on the monsoon is of course a ship. Li Zhi planned to build several paddle steamers powered by steam engines to go to sea for trade. As an industrial designer who needs to understand the knowledge of all walks of life, Li Zhi has certainly studied the early steam engine and read a lot of papers. Now that Li Zhi has a boring machine and bearings, and a blacksmith who makes rifle barrels, it is not difficult to build a steam engine.

However, Li Zhi must first do a good job in shipbuilding, otherwise there will be no ship to build a steam engine, and I don't know how long it will take.

Cha Yunke has business dealings with Li Zhi, and his relationship with Li Zhi is better than that of his uncle. Li Zhi sent someone to call him, and he immediately rushed to the General Military Mansion.

After entering the General Soldier's Mansion, Chayunke fell to the ground and shouted: "Chayunke has seen Lord Zuodu!" ”

Li Zhi helped Cha Yunke up and asked with a smile, "How is the business this year?" ”

Chayunke got up and patted his clothes, and said: "The two ships have already taken the northeast wind to the country of Wa last month, and it is estimated that they will return in three months." Most of the goods on the ship are raw silk and other goods, and the sales are old, but the price is not good. ”

Li Zhi asked curiously, "Why can't you sell it for a price?" ”

Cha Yunke sighed and said angrily: "In order to collect taxes, the Son of Heaven opened the sea ban in Fujian in the first month of last year. As a result, dozens of ships in Fujian suddenly ran the Oriental trade, and the raw silk shipped to the Japanese country exceeded the demand of the Japanese country, and the price went all the way down, and my raw silk could not be sold at a price. ”

Ironically, Cha Yunke is a maritime trade merchant, but he is indignant about Chongzhen's opening of the sea ban.

But it's easy to understand: Chayunk, as a smuggler who relies on power, relies on a monopoly of power to do business. In order to collect tariffs and open the sea ban, the Son of Heaven made the power behind Chayunke worthless. Without the monopoly of power, he would not be able to make excess profits in trading.

When Li Zhi saw Cha Yunke's appearance, he really felt funny.

Li Zhi coughed, changed the topic, and said, "Gongzi Cha, I want to build two big ships, but I want to introduce you to shipbuilders!" (To be continued.) )