The gate of the Changsha government office was open and majestic. Pedestrians passing by did not dare to look at it and walked away quickly.
As if it were a man-eating beast.
Da da da--
Suddenly, there was a sound of horse hoofbeats. The clear sound made people's hearts tremble. A group of cavalry came galloping towards them with cold power. At first glance, they must have killed people.
Especially the leader, with his bright eyes and fierce momentum.
"You are—" The yamen guarding the yamen was about to scold him, but when he saw the leading man, his expression suddenly changed.
He hurriedly bent down and said flatteringly: "Li Tongzhi, why are you here? Are you here to see Prefect Du?"
Li Jizu glanced at him sideways, dismounted neatly, held the riding whip, and walked forward on his own, saying:
"I have something to do with your prefect, so I should go and report it."
Even so, he left directly, obviously unable to wait any longer.
Seeing this, the officer was stunned, hurriedly speeded up and ran away.
Du Yinxi is checking the water conservancy dams in the mansion. The weather has been abnormal in the past few years, so it is extremely necessary to build water conservancy projects.
"Fu Jun, Fu Jun, Li Tongzhi is here——"
Just as he was lost in thought, a voice sounded outside the door.
What is Li Jizu doing here?
Could it be...
Just as he was thinking about it, a shout came from his ears:
"Prefect Du, Du grain transport chief, why are you hiding from me?"
Li Jizu arrived before the others arrived, which really made Du Yinxi feel helpless.
In this troubled world, the voices of the warriors are getting louder and louder. Although he is not happy in his heart, he knows that this is the general trend and he cannot change it at all.
"Director Li, I am right here, where can I hide?"
Du Yinxi had to open the door and spoke out.
"hey-hey!"
Seeing Du Yinxi's presence, Li Jizu softened his attitude a lot and sat down calmly:
"The shogunate did not give you the position of Chief of Grain Transportation for no reason. It has been half a month, why hasn't the grain arrived yet?"
"The decision to send out troops was made by King Yu himself, so there can be no delay."
Li Jizu felt a little timid when he saw that Du Yinxi's expression remained unchanged and he was overflowing with authority.
The centuries-old admiration for culture and suppression of martial arts has become deeply rooted in people's bones.
But he had to do this because the shogunate and his subordinates were urging him to do so.
What's more, the situation is becoming increasingly tense. He Tengjiao stays in Guizhou. If he recruits troops again, it will be difficult to deal with.
However, in the Hunan area, the name he has been used by the shogunate recently is not just as simple as suppressing bandits and guarding the place, but also means monitoring.
This time, he became much more courageous.
"Of course I understand the shogunate's instructions."
Du Yinxi glanced at Li Jizu in a funny way. He came to force the palace like this. Let's just say he was forcing the palace. He didn't know where he learned it from.
"However, there is no rush for food and grass. Changsha, Hengyang and other places have been transshipped a lot in the past few days. Xiangyang has also allocated 100,000 shi of food. It will arrive in two days."
These words made Li Jizu relax a lot and he was quite satisfied with the chief grain transporter in front of him.
After staying in Changsha Prefecture for nearly a year, he admired Du Zhifu very much. He did practical things and served the people, and he was also honest and upright, which was rare in the officialdom.
This is one of the reasons why he lacks confidence.
There are too few good officials.
Du Yinxi naturally didn't know what he was thinking and frowned slightly:
"The imperial court sent out troops recklessly before, thinking that the Western thieves were just drowned dogs. It took advantage of them, but unexpectedly they suffered a huge fall. We must learn from this."
"There is no shortage of food, but how to transport it to Yunnan and Guizhou is a problem. Li Tongzhi, do you have any ideas?"
Hearing this, Li Jizu became more and more troubled.
The total amount of food for the shogunate and local governments is about 200,000 dan, but if it is shipped to Guizhou, it will be good if only 50,000 dan is left.
Rugged mountain roads, damaged official roads, and abandoned post stations made transporting grain a difficult problem.
Without food, the army is like a rootless tree and will not survive for a long time.
Li Jizu scratched his head and said helplessly: "There is no other way. What needs to be done is still done."
Du Yinxi smiled and finally said: "The shogunate's instructions must be followed."
Having said this, he said confidently: "Adapt your measures to local conditions!"
"Actually, in the Yunnan-Guizhou region, there is a kind of pony, which is only three feet five inches tall at the shoulder. However, it is very popular with horse teams and often uses its camels to transport food and walk on the mountain roads."
"I have been recruiting ponies these days. When the number is enough, I can send out troops."
Hearing this, Li Jizu was overjoyed: "How much time will it take? The men are already very hungry and thirsty, and they all want to drink the water of Guizhou as soon as possible."
"At most half a month."
Du Yinxi said in a deep voice: "At the end of August, troops will inevitably be dispatched. To control, we only need to restrain our subordinates and practice more."
Li Jizu came in anger and left in excitement.
Du Yinxi looked at his leaving figure, feeling quite irritable.
Others may not understand the shogunate's thoughts, but he can know that King Yu is planning to expand his power to Yunnan and Guizhou.
Although they are just two remote and barren provinces, they are still two provinces. There are only a dozen in the entire Ming Dynasty.
The imperial court that he cared about was so big-hearted, and at the same time he felt sad that Yunnan fell into the hands of Western thieves.
And according to what he heard, even Guizhou is not very stable.
Rather than doing this, it is really better to let King Yu take over.
Perhaps, the imperial court also wanted to see King Yu suffer some hardships, or the fishermen gain profits!
I sighed in my heart, but there was nothing I could do, the situation was like this.
Regarding the expedition to Yunnan and Guizhou, the King of Yu and the entire shogunate did not want to engage in a major war.
Moreover, the current stage of this war is to occupy Guizhou and plot Yunnan, so the main troops sent are Li Jizu and Yang Zhan who are defending the Hunan area.
Immediately, Cao Xun and Wang Xiang were transferred, and they managed to gather 20,000 people, nicknamed 50,000, and planned to go to Guizhou first.
The entire Hunan region is gearing up to make a splash.
He is not afraid of the Western thieves and has a psychological advantage.
In fact, the battle in Sichuan greatly enhanced the confidence of the shogunate. They looked down upon the Western thieves and intruders, thinking that the imperial court underestimated the enemy or was a waste.
Zhu Yixi didn't say anything about this.
After all, the rebel army has been strong in recent years while the officers and soldiers have been weak. It is good to have more confidence, but the army is different.
Therefore, Li Tongzhi, who was almost powerful in Changsha, ran back to Xiangyang and was summoned by King Yu.
However, when he looked at the huge palace of Prince Yu, there were many women but few eunuchs. Sure enough, the rumors among the people were true and His Highness was wary of eunuchs.
"Your Highness!"
How could Li Jizu dare to think that the person in front of him was brother Xiao Zhu? He hurriedly said: "Don't worry, we will never embarrass you."
"Disgraceful?"
Zhu Yixi shook her head and saw that he had lost a lot of weight, but that was fine. He had more flesh and could withstand beatings, so he naturally had physical defense.
"Don't go to Yunnan for now."
Zhu Yixi stood up and looked at Li Jizu, who was equivalent to two of himself, and said coldly:
"First occupy Guizhou and stabilize it, and then wait for my instructions for the rest."