After Li Zhi returned to Tianjin, he was a little busy.
First of all, there is the matter of recruiting. Although it is not the first time to recruit new soldiers, after all, this time we recruit a total of 10,000 people, more than before. Not only do we have to post notices in various states and counties in Tianjin, but we also have to set up various facilities in Tianjin.
Physical examination and interview facilities. There are more than 200 physical examination tents alone, occupying a large area in the north of Tianjin.
Li Zhi also spent a lot of energy on the training of physical examiners and interviewers. Almost all officers at all levels were dispatched to serve as physical examiners and interviewers. Most of the lower-level officers served as physical examiners, and officers above the company commander served as interviewers to recruit candidates.
The person asked a question.
Li Zhi recruits only one out of ten recruits, all of whom are sons of good families with hometown elders as guarantors. They are not necessarily limited to farmers, businessmen, or craftsmen, but they must be of good character and have a clean financial record and no criminal history. Moreover, the interviewer also
According to Li Zhi's method, he used various questions to get to know the interviewers side by side, ensuring that the soldiers recruited are the most loyal and honest talents who can be created.
Li Zhi's army used firearms in battle, fought in an honorable formation, and crushed the enemy with absolute strength. The Huben Division did not emphasize the courage of an individual or individual wisdom, but emphasized teamwork. No matter how smart a cunning person is, in the large square formation of the Huben Division
It is useless and will only be held back by selfishness. Loyal and honest people, with a little training, will know how to obey discipline and focus on the whole. They are qualified candidates for the ranks of soldiers in the age of firearms.
On May 30th, tents of various colors were lined up in the north of the city. Hundreds of thousands of applicants from various prefectures and counties poured into each tent to accept the selection by the officers of the Tiger Division.
Although there were high casualties in the Battle of Jinzhou, the soldiers of the Huben Division, who were originally considered to be risk-free, became a dangerous profession. However, the honors and pensions given to the martyrs by Li Zhi were very generous, making death in battle less risky.
So terrible. As the saying goes, if one person dies, the whole family will be honored, and the families of the martyrs receive preferential treatment everywhere in Tianjin.
Under the propaganda of newspapers, the tilt of taxation, and the various preferential treatment by the courts, the families of martyrs who hold the Hero Medal are the most prestigious people in Tianjin.
Therefore, the Huben Division's recruitment of new recruits went very smoothly this time. In just three days, Li Zhi recruited 10,000 recruits. These recruits happily received their recruit badges, had their uniforms measured, and waited a month to arrive at Tianjin Guards.
The military camp in the city came to report.
Now that Li Zhi's political center of gravity has gradually moved from Fanjiazhuang to Tianjin, the construction of military camps is not limited to Fanjiazhuang. The headquarters of the newly recruited 10,000 people will be built in Tianjin Acropolis. Of course, there is not so much space in Tianjin Acropolis
, Li Zhi planned an area in the south of Tianjin Acropolis, planning to extend the walls of Tianjin Acropolis and expand the size of the Acropolis by a quarter, so that military camps could be built.
In addition to building military camps in the newly planned area, Li Zhi's Jin government palace also began to be built.
Li Zhi is now the Duke of the State, and the standards of the General Military Mansion are too low. Although Li Zhi does not pursue a luxurious life, he still needs to have the majesty of the Duke of the State. Nowadays, travel ceremonials and other things are already available, and meetings and offices are
The specifications of the mansion you live in must also keep up.
The new Tianjin Government Palace does not occupy a large area, but the building specifications are very high. There is a two-story gate outside the palace and three meeting halls inside the palace, which is quite impressive. After completion, this will be the political center of Tianjin.
Already.
There are nine elegant courtyards behind the new Duke's Palace. Cui He will have his own courtyard, and each of Li Zhi's children will also have their own courtyard in the future. Of course, Li Huan and others are still young now, even if the new Duke's Palace
After it is built, they will still live in the same courtyard as Li Zhi.
When Cui He heard that Li Zhi was going to build a new house, he clapped his hands happily and was happy for several days.
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After being busy with things in Tianjin for a few days, Li Zhi began to look forward to things in Shandong.
Shandong and Li Zhi must be captured. Tianjin is small and has a small population, so it is not a qualified rear area. Whether it is competing with various domestic forces or exploring overseas, using Tianjin as a base camp is slightly weak. No.
Speaking of other things, the number of Huben divisions that Tianjin's finances can support is only 10,000 or 20,000. If it weren't for the income from industry, Hsinchu, and maritime trade, Li Zhi wouldn't be able to support 20,000 elite troops.
One or twenty thousand soldiers and horses are more than enough to control Tianjin, but it is not enough to drag them out to fight the Tatars and play games with the gentry.
Shandong is much vaster, with more than 90 counties, four or five times the area of Tianjin. If the commercial taxes and land taxes in Shandong can be controlled, Li Zhi's Huben Division can be greatly expanded. If he has more soldiers on hand,
Ma and Li Zhi can do more things.
Of course, if you want to extend your ruling tentacles into Shandong, there will be great resistance. Li Zhi does not have an official position in Shandong, and if he wants to control Shandong, he will inevitably encounter fierce resistance from the central and local governments. This game requires Li Zhi to handle it properly.
Already.
On the fifth day of June, Li Zhi saw the "Three Kings Daily" jointly published by three princes and officials and gentry in Shandong.
This "Three Kings Daily" is a copycat of Li Zhi's "Shandong Daily". "Shandong Daily" was very successful, and the gentry in Shandong saw it. There was no patent system these days, and the gentry in Shandong plagiarized Li Zhi's work.
He was also merciless in planting all kinds of new things, and the "Three Kings Daily" he created looked almost the same as the "Shandong Daily".
The same paper, the same two pages and eight pages, the same vernacular, even the anecdotes about various places in the newspaper "Three Kings Daily" have been learned. The only difference in the layout is that the general title of the "Shandong Daily" newspaper is written in italics
In order to reflect their cultural level, the literati of "Three Kings Daily" used official script to write.
However, although it copied various specifications and styles of newspapers, "Three Kings Daily" was completely opposite to "Tianjin Daily" in terms of content.
The front page headline of the "Three Kings Daily" on the first day was "Who gave the Duke of Jin the courage to siege the capital?"
The entire text of the comments focused on repeated criticism of Li Zhi's military admonishment, and one wished to label Li Zhi a rebellious minister and traitor. At the end of the article, the inciting common people were incited to fight against Li Zhi.
"The Ming Dynasty, hundreds of years of imperial rule, is in danger. If there are no more loyal and righteous people to rise up and shout out, I am afraid that the steps of the powerful officials will never stop. When Sima Yi killed Cao Shuang, Huan Wen abolished and established the emperor.
, if there are loyal and righteous people who sacrifice their lives to help each other, can the rebels' usurpation ambitions continue to expand?"
Seeing the newspaper's innuendo attack, Li Zhi snorted coldly and slapped the newspaper on the tea table.
Li Zhi's newspaper manager Huan Yihua took a breath and said: "My lord, if we allow the Three Kings Daily to slander us like this, I'm afraid the people of Shandong will regard us as enemies."
