After seeing off He Shishou, Li Zhi secretly said that the situation was not good, so he checked the material inventory again when he returned to Fanjiazhuang.
He found Zheng Hui and asked, "Has the saltpeter gunpowder been replenished recently?"
Zheng Hui replied: "Originally, there was enough inventory in the library to last more than half a year. At the end of last month, I asked a merchant from Tianjin to purchase a batch. Now the inventory is enough to last Master Huben for a year!"
Li Zhi nodded and asked: "How long will the food be enough?"
"The grain includes 45,000 shi of rice and 21,000 shi of rice and flour, which is enough to feed the people in the city for two years!"
With food and gunpowder, Li Zhi was no longer afraid of Luo Zhending's attack, and he felt at ease. If it was not possible, he could last for a year even if he fought a war. With these sick and weak troops in Tianjin, Li Zhi could occupy Tianjin in three months.
The whole territory.
In these turbulent years, there is nothing to be afraid of if you have soldiers in hand. Luo Zhending really bullied people too much and forced Li Zhi to risk his life.
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On November 13, just two days after seeing off He Shishou who was going to Beijing, Luo Zhending took people to Fanjiazhuang.
Luo Zhending held up a banner and led fifty horsemen, Ding Hao, into Fanjiazhuang. The people on both sides of the road were so frightened that they gave way. After entering the city, Luo Zhending looked east and west, and he felt more and more that Fanjiazhuang was rich and coveted it.
A staff member next to Luo Zhending pointed at the people of Fanjiazhuang and said:
"Look, sir, the people in Fanjiazhuang have no patches on their clothes, which means they make new clothes every quarter. The teahouses and restaurants are full of people, which means they have a surplus in addition to their daily necessities, food, housing and transportation! They are so rich, it can be seen that the monthly salary given by Li Zhi
The wealth of money shows that the profits of Li Zhi's industry are high! If you take over these industries, it will not be difficult for you to become the governor!"
Luo Zhending fully agreed with what this staff member said, but he snorted and said nothing.
Luo Zhending led a large group of people on horseback and rode all the way to Li Zhi's official hall. He asked his servants and Li Zhi's servants in front of the official hall to shout loudly: "General soldier, check! Let your master come out and lead the way!"
The servant didn't know what was going on, so he quickly went in to report it.
Li Zhi was notified and secretly thought that Luo Zhending was really anxious. He took action just two days after He Shishou left. How short of money was he? What he had said so confidently in front of He Shishou, had he completely forgotten it only two days later?
Zhi was not in a hurry to go out to see Luo Zhending, but gathered the servants in the official hall to prevent accidents.
Luo Zhending waited at the door for a long time before Li Zhi came out, and was very confused.
After arranging the servants, Li Zhi changed into his official uniform and went out with dozens of servants to meet Luo Zhending.
Luo Zhending was already waiting impatiently outside. When he saw Li Zhi, he raised his eyes and cursed: "guerrilla Li Zhi, you actually made me wait for a quarter of an hour. What a big show of arrogance!"
Li Zhi said calmly: "The general is also a human being, so what if we wait?"
"you..."
Luo Zhending ate a turtle and wanted to have an attack, but was choked by Li Zhi's tough attitude and was unable to have an attack. He shook off the sleeves of his official uniform and was about to walk into the official hall, but was stopped by Li Zhi's servants.
Luo Zhending looked surprised and asked sharply: "Li Zhi, won't you let me in?"
Li Zhi said calmly: "The commander-in-chief came with so many people in a very aggressive manner. I don't expect anything good to happen. If you have anything to say, just say it here."
Luo Zhending was stunned when he heard this, looked at Li Zhi up and down again, as if he had never seen him before, and said loudly: "Do you know what the crime is for neglecting to climb the peak?"
Li Zhi waved his hand and said: "Forcing subordinates is also a crime. Doesn't the commander-in-chief know?"
Luo Zhending pulled his face down and said loudly: "Li Zhi, you are not going to hand over the secret recipe for glass, are you?"
Li Zhi said: "The secret recipe is a family inheritance. It is passed down from son to son but not from daughter to daughter. There is no reason to hand it over!"
Luo Zhending sneered and said loudly: "Then don't blame me for using force to search your entire Fanjiazhuang city!"
Li Zhi snorted and said loudly: "This is under my jurisdiction, and I am not allowed to search!"
Luo Zhending laughed loudly and said, "This is not your fault!"
He had already inquired about the location of the glass workshop, so he left Li Zhi behind and headed towards the workshop area in the south of the city with his troops. Seeing that Luo Zhen was determined to use force, Li Zhi immediately sent someone to rush to the workshop area and notify the guards of the workshop.
The soldiers of the 100 Selected Front Regiment in the district took action to defend against the enemy.
By the time Luo Zhending arrived outside the glass workshop, what was waiting for him were a hundred soldiers from the Selective Regiment with bullets loaded and bayonets arrayed. Those soldiers were all veterans of the Selection Regiment. They had experienced two wars, and their eyes were determined and their actions were ruthless.
In addition, he was well-equipped and had a murderous aura that could not be compared to the fifty soldiers and crab generals brought by Luo Zhending.
Seeing the soldiers of the Selection Corps blocking the way, the servant next to Luo Zhending shouted loudly: "Get out of the way, the general officer is searching Dongnu Xizuo, who dares to stop him?"
The soldiers of the Frontier Selection Regiment did not move out of the way and were still standing guard outside the workshop area.
Seeing that Li Zhi's soldiers were not afraid of him, Luo Zhending was so angry that his face turned red and he shouted in person: "Everyone who knows how to do it, get out of my way. Colliding my horse will be a death penalty!"
The soldiers of the Selective Group glanced at Luo Zhending and were still blocking the road, holding their rifles upright.
The soldiers of the Selection Group were originally servants, not soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. They received Li Zhi's personal monthly money, not the military salary of the Ming Dynasty. They had always only listened to Li Zhi's orders. What's more, Li Zhi paid attention to educating the Selection Group at all times.
Let the selection team understand that they exist to defend their homeland, not to fight for the Ming Dynasty, so the name of the Ming Dynasty's general soldier cannot suppress them.
The commander-in-chief wants to rob the general's property. If the general's property is taken away, he will have no money to pay the soldiers monthly, and the soldiers will lose the good life that everyone envies. The soldiers all understand this truth, how can they let Luo Zhending go?
Seeing Luo Zhending's arrogance, the company commander of the leading troops of the Selection Group shouted loudly: "Defend our homeland!"
One hundred soldiers raised their bayonets and shouted: "Ouch!"
The company commander shouted again: "Defend our home!"
A hundred people shouted again: "Ouch!"
That neat momentum and the murderous intent of the rest of the battle scared the troops on Luo Zhending's side. Although the servants Luo Zhending brought this year are also veterans who have been training for many years, they have never been on the battlefield and have seen blood. Their momentum is not as good as that of the Chosen Front Group.
"Iron-Blooded". When one hundred soldiers from the Selected Front Regiment shouted, Luo Zhending's men were so frightened that they took a few steps back and stopped ten meters away.
The formation of Luo Zhending and his party suddenly fell into chaos and was in a state of disarray.
Luo Zhen was determined to search by force, but was blocked by Li Zhi's servants from entering the glass workshop. He was very embarrassed. He blushed and looked around for a while, and was sulking there when he saw Li Zhi coming leisurely on horseback.
He quickly shouted to Li Zhi: "Li Zhi, come here and dismiss your servants!"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "The servants are protecting the private property of the official, how can they be dissolved?"
Luo Zhending cursed loudly: "Li Zhi, I received a report saying that you were harboring Dong Nu and led people to search your glass workshop! Are you planning to rebel by leading troops to obstruct me?"
Li Zhi said coldly: "Don't you know that even if you are a porcelain maker, your secret recipe will never be leaked? How about making glass? Why don't you, a chief military officer, stay in the Acropolis and covet the subordinate industries?
If you lead a servant to steal someone else's secret recipe, is that forcing someone to rebel?"
Luo Zhending caught the loophole in Li Zhi's words, laughed and said: "Okay! Li Zhi, you said it yourself, are you going to go against it?"
Li Zhi shouted loudly: "It's the emperor who has the final say, not you."
Luo Zhending said loudly: "Okay! Li Zhi, if you hide Dongnu's secret work and disobey my inspection, you are rebellious. I will go back and mobilize troops to bring you to justice! If you dare to resist,
It is undoubtedly a rebellion!"
Li Zhi was angered by Luo Zhending's unreasonable behavior and cursed loudly: "Luo Zhending, don't bully others too much! Even if you mobilize all the soldiers and horses in Tianjin, I will not be afraid of you!"
Luo Zhending snorted coldly and shouted loudly: "Let's go back and mobilize our troops!" Then he took fifty horsemen and servants and retreated the way they came, heading for Tianjin Guard City.
