Li Zhi led the army forward and saw Li Xing staying behind at the west gate of Fanjiazhuang. Li Xing had lost some weight in the past few months. It seemed that staying behind in Tianjin to handle the entire Tianjin government affairs was not a small challenge for him.
. He has to maintain the good operation of various industries in Fanjiazhuang and manage Tianjin's affairs. I think he has been very busy these past few months.
Li Xing came up and touched Li Zhi's royal horse, and said with a smile: "Brother, you are back. You have worried me to death in the past few months."
Li Zhi asked: "With so many people helping you manage Tianjin, what are you worried about?"
Li Xing stood on the ground and complained: "This Tianjin is really difficult to manage. You don't know, as soon as you left, I don't know how many people rushed to my general's house and used the back door. Those who knew me and didn't know me, and those who were officials did so."
All the people who buy and sell are here. My relatives from my wife’s family and the neighbors from Jingbianfang used to find every opportunity to try and find ways to bribe me and run amok in Tianjin.”
"I didn't know the pros and cons at first, so I hired three childhood friends as clerks in the court. This suddenly stirred up a hornet's nest, and all kinds of people came. Later, I drove these people out, and these people
Just say bad things about me behind my back. Han Jinxin told me that now I have been scolded badly in Jingbianfang."
Li Zhi smiled and said nothing.
Li Xing shook his head, jumped on his horse, and headed for Tianjin Acropolis with Li Zhi.
"Brother, in this way of government, how can we be public-minded and not be scolded by others?"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "After all, the people who scold you are in the minority. If you stand up for justice, most people will still support you, but no one will say it out. At the critical moment, the people who have benefited will stand by you."
"For people with public morals, you can also promote them a little. On the one hand, you can set an example for others, and on the other hand, you also need people to help and support you."
Li Xing raised his head, thought for a while, and nodded.
Li Zhi waved his hand to the attendant behind him, took out an imperial edict and handed it to Li Xing. Li Xing opened it and was shocked.
"I've been promoted to Tianjin's commander-in-chief?"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Now that your eldest brother, I am the admiral of Tianjin, and I am in charge of all the troops in Tianjin. This will free up the general army of Tianjin, so you can do it."
Li Xing thought for a while and said: "Brother, I still like to stay in Fanjiazhuang. The people here read books, read newspapers, are sensible, and are easy to manage. In Tianjin Acropolis, the citizens who have business backgrounds are all as good as each other, and they use every opportunity to find tricks.
There are so many possibilities, and you have to rack your brains when doing things.”
"Then you will still be stationed in Fanjiazhuang. These industries need to be managed anyway."
"With Tianjin's general troops stationed at Fanjiazhuang, will the Ministry of War have any objections?"
"I am the Admiral of Tianjin, why do I need to control the Ministry of War?"
Li Xing became happy after hearing this, and sent Li Zhi all the way to the General Military Mansion before returning.
As soon as Li Zhi walked into the courtyard of the General Military Mansion, he saw his son Li Huan teasing his sister Li Shu behind the screen wall. Li Huan was playing with a piece of No. 1 Candy in his hand, refusing to give it to his drooling sister. Several maids were squatting aside.
, guarding the prince and the young lady silently.
In the middle of the courtyard, greeted by several maids, Cui He sat on a chair with his belly stretched out, stretching his neck and staring at the door, waiting for Li Zhi.
Seeing his father coming back, Li Huan hid the Zhuangyuan Candy in his arms, took his sister's hand and ran up.
"Dad! You are finally back!"
Li Zhi was very happy to see his son and touched his son's head. Then Li Zhi picked up Li Shu and kissed his daughter on the face.
The two-year-old daughter looked at Li Zhi in horror, as if she didn't know who Li Zhi was, and her mouth tightened as if she was about to cry.
"After half a year of fighting, my daughter doesn't even recognize me anymore."
Li Zhi put Li Shu on the ground, and Li Shu quickly held her brother Li Huan's hand, fearing that Li Zhi would hug her again.
Li Huan looked at Li Zhi and said, "Dad, my second uncle said that you killed 20,000 Tatars. Is it true or false?"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "Do you know what a Tatar is?"
Li Huan raised his head and said, "I'm already literate, I'll write a few words and show them to daddy!"
After Li Huan finished speaking, he squatted down and made gestures with his hands on the ground, as if he was writing. Li Zhi smiled and walked up to Cui He without looking at Li Huan's showoff.
Cui He sat on the chair with red eyes and started crying when he saw Li Zhi coming over.
"I knew you wouldn't let me have the baby at home alone!"
Li Zhi wiped away Cui He's tears and said with a smile: "You have two children, and you still like to cry so much."
Cui He was a little embarrassed. He wiped his tears and said, "I was scared to death a few days ago. One of the maids said that you got angry and went to the capital to rebel."
Li Zhi smiled and said, "Don't listen to the nonsense of the ignorant maid. That's Chen Bing's request!"
Cui He thought for a while, tilted his head and said, "The letter I wrote to you this time did not urge you to finish it and go home quickly!"
Li Zhi knew that Cui He was asking for credit, so he pinched Cui He's cheek and said: "Our family Cui He is the most sensible." Li Zhi paused and then said: "This time I am promoted to be the Duke of Jin.
You will be the Duke’s wife from now on!”
Cui He looked at Li Zhi, pursed his lips, and shed tears again, and said, "I don't want to be the wife of the Duke of Jin, as long as you don't go to war in the future."
Li Zhi smiled and pinched Cui He's face again.
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On May 21st, Li Zhi held a meeting with his officials to learn about the situation in various places.
This time, all Li Zhi's men were promoted, and the second hall of the General Military Mansion was filled with joy.
Li Xing reported first, and he sat down and said: "There is no big thing in Tianjin. I have built more than 20 primary schools in various counties to teach children to read. I heard that there are free books and readings, and the people are enthusiastically sending their children to school."
After thinking for a while, Li Xing added: "There is nothing else going on. After the tax reduction, the poor farmers in the counties have enough food and clothing to buy consumer goods. The rural towns have become prosperous, but many shops selling luxury goods in the city have closed down.
.”
Huan Yihua said: "My lord, the newspaper business in Shandong has gradually stabilized. With the help of Jin Yiwei, the gentry no longer dare to plot to attack newspaper readers, and more and more people in Shandong are reading newspapers. Now every person in Shandong
There are newspaper readers stationed at tea shops in every town and town, and our editorials can influence public opinion throughout Shandong."
The Jin Yiwei and Li Zhi's secret guards cooperated. Expecting that the gentry did not dare to move any more, Li Zhi nodded.
Lu Hu stood up and said: "My lord, as for Xiaoliuqiu, we have now transported 150,000 people to Hsinchu. In addition to Guangpu dragon tail trucks, Zheng Hui also built two dams in Hsinchu for irrigation.
Eleven thousand hectares of paddy fields. For last year’s late rice, these paddy fields harvested 820,000 taels of rice, equivalent to 2 million taels of silver. Including last year’s early rice, Hsinchu received 2.7 million taels of silver last year.”
"After taking into account the monthly money given to the farmers who opened up wasteland last year, as well as the various materials and daily expenses provided to the farmers who opened up wasteland, Hsinchu made a profit of 1.3 million taels last year."
After hearing Lu Hu's report, Li Zhi nodded. Zheng Hui was very capable. After Hsinchu's reclamation business stabilized, it began to generate profits. With more than one million taels of silver this year, he could do a lot of things.
Li Zhi thought for a while and said: "Now that we have this money, we will expand the army by another 10,000 people and increase the number of Huben Division to 30,000 people!" 8
