On June 27th, Fanjiazhuang welcomed a special group of guests.
Governor He Shishou brought his nephew Xu Mince, left guard Luo Lizong and several accompanying officials to Fanjiazhuang.
As soon as they entered Fanjiazhuang, He Shishou and his party were shocked by the clean streets of Fanjiazhuang. Cities in the Ming Dynasty were full of garbage and feces. No city was as clean as Fanjiazhuang. Not only was there no garbage and feces, but there was also sewage on the roads.
There is no stagnant water, the road is flat and straight, and there are drainage holes on both sides.
How pleasant it is to live in such a town? He Shishou discovered that Li Zhi not only made money, but also had some skills in urban management.
Along the way, several prosperous markets also made He Shishou and his party stop for a long time. Everything was sold in those markets, from chickens, ducks, fish, meat, vegetables and fruits to needlework, sundries, ceramics, salt and iron. Such a lively market
Even the market in Tianjin Acropolis cannot compare!
The dense and beautiful small villas in the north of the city surprised He Shishou and his party even more. Although they knew that Li Zhi was building a lot of construction projects in Fanjiazhuang, it was really amazing to build so many beautiful houses for the residents to live in in a short period of time.
The well-informed people in Tianjin Wei City thought that Li Zhi was a relative of He Shishou. Now seeing Li Zhi's achievements, He Shishou felt that it would be good for such a young man to be his relative, which would make him look good. The construction of Fanjiazhuang will be a great success in the future.
It is also a political achievement of He Shishou during his tenure!
After looking around, He Shishou came to the Deputy Qianhu Government Office in the center of Fanjiazhuang. Looking at the brand-new government office, He Shishou shook his head with some disappointment.
"You are still a young man after all! He actually built a new Yamen!"
Li Zhi had already heard the servant's report that the governor had entered the city, so as soon as He Shishou arrived at the door of the official hall, Li Zhi appeared. He called all the officials to take their seats in the main hall: "The governor is here! I welcome you from afar! Brother Xu!"
Here too! Please come inside, please come inside!"
He Shishou led a group of officials into the main hall of the official hall.
Except for Xu Mince, all the officials who came today were older than Li Zhi, so Li Zhi could only accompany him at the last table.
He Shishou took a sip of the tea served by his servant and said with a smile: "Li Zhi, your city is well built!"
Li Zhi replied: "Your Excellency, the governor has given me a reward!"
He Shishou said: "You have made great contributions in building the city. During the three-year plan assessment, I will include Fanjiazhuang New City as your achievement in the assessment, and you will naturally be rewarded at that time!"
Li Zhi cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Lord Governor!"
After He Shishou said this, he touched his beard and said, "I'm here today because I have a big thing for you to do!"
Li Zhi replied: "Please let me know clearly!"
He Shishou said to Xu Mince: "Mince, tell me!"
Xu Mince nodded and said to Li Zhi: "Brother Xian, you also know that in the first month of the first month, the bandits gathered in Fengyang and destroyed the imperial mausoleum. The emperor was very angry. Now the emperor mobilizes troops from all sides to surround the bandits and demands that the bandits be defeated!
Not only the strong troops from Jiubian, but also from the mainland like me will send troops to help suppress it."
After a pause, Xu Mince said: "The governor has thought about it again and again. Our town has the important task of coastal defense and other troops cannot be mobilized. This time, I will mobilize you, my dear brother, to help with the suppression!"
Li Zhi was stunned and asked: "Where can we go to help with the suppression?"
Xu Mince said: "This time the reinforcements and suppression of our military towns in the east are all under the hands of Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Huguang!"
Lu Xiangsheng? Li Zhi remembered that he had heard of this person before traveling through time. He seemed to be a very talented person in the late Ming Dynasty, but he later died a heroic death.
Li Zhi thought for a while and wondered why He Shishou sent a low-level official like himself to aid in the suppression.
"My Lord Governor, I am just a defensive officer, and my subordinates only have one hundred and twenty soldiers. Why is it that I am sent to support and suppress the army?"
He Shishou smiled and said: "Although you only have one hundred and twenty regular soldiers, I heard that you have a thousand servants! Last time you brought more than a hundred servants and destroyed Guoshankong. I think your servants are very strong."
!I heard that you even have cannons! You, thousands of servants, are going out to represent Tianjin, and I, Tianjin, will not be ashamed!"
When Li Zhi heard this, he was stunned and secretly said that the governor was still very concerned about his movements and knew that he had a cannon.
Xu Mince looked at Li Zhi and said: "Brother, this is also an opportunity! This time the army has gathered heavily to press the border, and the bandits will be wiped out. If you succeed in defeating the thieves, you will be rewarded when you come back! A man with his skills should have been rewarded
The country can share its worries and make great contributions! How can you sit at home all day long?"
Li Zhi looked at He Shishou and said, "Your Excellency, your decision has been made?"
He Shishou said: "I came to Fanjiazhuang today to announce this matter to you!"
When Li Zhi heard this, he calculated in his mind the strength he had on hand: the rifle workshop has been producing rifles and has made 1,200 rifles. The soldiers took turns using the limited rifles to practice target shooting, and now they have practiced three
There are about a thousand servants in Yue Shooting. On the artillery side, there are 200 soldiers who have practiced artillery for two months. I can lead more than 1,300 people on the expedition this time. My troops have strong firepower, 1,300
People can be used as thousands of people.
Nodding, Li Zhi cupped his hands and said, "Then I have no choice but to take orders and go out!"
He Shishou nodded with satisfaction and stopped talking.
Luo Lizong and other officials also knew that this time the emperor was ordering to strictly control the Qiping thieves, and they all felt that the rogue thieves must be wiped out. They only said that the governor was focusing on cultivating Li Zhi and letting him perform military exploits.
, one by one hurriedly came up and said:
"I'll be waiting in Tianjin for Deputy Qianhu's triumphant return!"
"The Deputy Qianhu's attempt to defeat the thieves must have been successful! No Qianhu will be able to escape by then!"
Li Zhi raised his hands and said to these officials: "Then I'll ask you for your good advice!"
After receiving the governor's order, Li Zhi began to prepare for the expedition.
First of all, the first thing is to buy horses. Li Zhi only has a few dozen horses on hand, and these horses are far from enough for the troops to go to Huguang. The scouts need horses, the heavy troops need horses, and the artillery carts also need horses.
Li Zhi plans to bring forty six-pound cannons with the army this time. He will need one hundred and sixty pack horses, plus one hundred war horses for the scouts, a dozen war horses for the messengers, and four hundred pack horses.
For the use of the baggage men, Li Zhi needed to buy another 560 pack horses and more than 100 war horses.
Li Zhi sent his servants to various prefectures and counties in Gyeonggi to buy horses, and swept away the good horses in stock everywhere.
With the horses in hand, Li Zhi immediately sent three envoys to ride fast horses to Huguang to contact Lu Xiangsheng and inform him that Li Zhi's troops were about to go to Huguang.
Li Zhi also recruited civilian laborers in Fanjiazhuang and hired 500 civilian laborers with three taels of silver a month.
After buying the horses and organizing the baggage train, Li Zhi led the troops to practice horse-based field marches near Fanjiazhuang for several days, and also practiced encounters during the march. No problems were found, and Li Zhi was ready to set off.
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