Riding on his horse, Zhu Jinzhang and his party headed south quickly. He wanted to return to Liaoping Fucheng.
Now this city is his base camp, and many people have been moved here by him.
As the territory expands, the difficulty of governance also rises sharply.
In addition to the lack of talent, there are also the obstacles of zombies, and the need to feed 20,000 mouths, and the last one is what puts him the most pressure.
Zhu Jinzhang understood Zhao Yanxun's spring plowing, but he was still persuaded by Zhang Ziming.
But he has made up his mind that after taking over Baishan County, he will no longer develop outside this year, but will seriously manage his own territory.
In fact, there are many ways to solve the problem. For example, someone suggested that Zhu Jinzhang surrender directly to Zhao Yanxun.
In this way, they can be attributed to the imperial system and transformed from a "separatist" force into imperial officials.
The cost of rebellion is huge, and the road ahead is rugged. It is normal for some people to come out and ask for help.
In this regard, Zhu Jinzhang did not stop him on the spot, but let his subordinates discuss strategies and express their own opinions.
In the end, the matter settled after half a month, and all those who proposed surrender and peace were beheaded by Zhu Jinzhang.
Zhu Jinzhang never thought about surrendering to the imperial power from the beginning to the end.
After all, he not only killed court officials, but also killed King Xingyuan and his family, which was a heinous crime.
Others may receive preferential treatment if they surrender, but if he surrenders, he will surely die.
Even if he could be exonerated, Zhu Jinzhang would not consider surrendering.
If a man doesn't live for the five tripods, he will die for the five tripods. Today's troubled times are a good opportunity for Zhu Jinzhang to do something in his career.
And this King Yong was the first stepping stone on his way to rise... Thinking of this, Zhu Jinzhang's expression became more determined.
Except for Zhu Xiaoyong who led two hundred troops and horses to stay in Yansi County, everyone else was brought back to Liaoping by Zhu Jinzhang, including Zhang Ziming himself.
It only took them half a day to arrive from Yansi to Liaoping Fucheng. Everyone had their own tasks to get busy.
Only Zhang Ziming and his old brothers brought from Wujiabao were completely free at the moment, and Zhu Jinzhang did not assign any additional tasks to them.
"Brother, the prince is so interesting that he gave us a holiday directly!"
"I haven't touched a woman for seven or eight days in a row. Let's go to the old place to have some fun?"
"This feeling is so good..."
Listening to the discussion of his men, Zhang Ziming's face suddenly turned ugly, and the discussion of everyone present gradually disappeared.
"Everyone of you, don't just focus on pleasure. You must think about the long term for yourself, otherwise you will never get ahead!" Zhang Ziming said coldly.
This was said not only to his subordinates, but also to Zhang Ziming himself.
Zhang Ziming has outstanding abilities, and now he has captured Yansi County, but his status in Zhu Jinzhang's heart is not as good as that of Zhu Xiaoyong.
Otherwise, why couldn't he say the same thing several times? After Zhu Xiaoyong spoke, the matter was settled.
In the final analysis, Zhang Ziming is still an outsider and cannot compare to the team others started with.
How can we gain a position in the Mingwang system? Zhang Ziming alone cannot do it. He has to form his own basic base.
Who is his base? Naturally, it is the brothers he brought from Wujiabao.
As long as these people are in key positions in the Ming army, Zhang Ziming's words will naturally carry great weight.
"Brothers, are you willing to be at the front every time you fight? Don't you want to have a higher status?"
"We have all followed the rebellion, don't you want to do something good?"
"I've been thinking about finding a woman all day long and just muddle along. Now is the time to enjoy happiness?"
This was the first time Zhang Ziming said harsh words to his subordinates after Liaoping.
I have to say that his words had a certain effect. At this moment, all the people under him looked thoughtful.
"We have already lost several brothers, do you want to be the next one?"
In this end of the world, everyone is desperately trying to survive. Naturally, no one wants to die, let alone die like cannon fodder.
I just heard someone say: "Brother, just tell us what we should do?"
Looking at the eager eyes of his brothers, Zhang Ziming felt the enthusiasm that he had not seen for a long time. His subordinates finally listened to what he said today.
"No matter what I say, it's all nonsense. I want you to do it down-to-earth. Think more about how to make contributions and get rewards, and don't just focus on immediate pleasure!"
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Liaoping government office has now been converted into Zhu Jinzhang's residence.
Although it was more comfortable to live in Prince Xingyuan's Mansion, the place was too remote and was not conducive to Zhu Jinzhang's control of the situation.
After leading his troops back to the city, Zhu Jinzhang went directly back to his house with his guards. He had already arranged all the errands and was just waiting for the people below to implement them.
Although there is not as complete a civil service system as the Prince Yong's Mansion, under Zhu Jinzhang's iron-fisted rule, the people below are still very efficient in doing things.
In this way, he only had to wait three days before leading his army directly south.
In the Zhu Mansion, Zhu Jinzhang was sitting in the backyard, holding a map in his hand.
On the map, the territory of Prince Yong's Mansion was marked, which was a much larger area than Zhu Jinzhang's.
According to the news sent back by the spies, Prince Yong's Mansion now has strong soldiers and horses, a large number of people, and sufficient food supplies. This is an extremely powerful enemy.
Zhu Jinzhang frowned. He glanced at other places on the map and considered his escape route again.
In fact, we should defeat Yansi first. In addition to the dense water network in Yansi, which is suitable for defense and farming, it is also a good place to escape.
Yansi County is close to a large river. Once the army is defeated, he can escape by boat. When the time comes, the sky and the earth will be open to him.
Of course, this is a last resort choice, and it is also the deepest secret in Zhu Jinzhang's heart.
While Zhu Jinzhang was thinking, his wife Ma came over with two maids, holding two trays in their hands.
"Master, it's time to eat!" Ma's voice was soft.
Looking at his wife, Zhu Jinzhang smiled and said, "Thank you so much, madam!"
But when he saw the tray put down by the maid, Zhu Jinzhang couldn't help frowning and said: "Why is there meat today? Today is an odd number!"
"Why, you suspect that I misappropriated the rice and meat secretly and broke the rules of your Ming Dynasty?"
Ma sat on the pier beside him, but his face turned to the other side, looking a little angry.
Zhu Jinzhang felt angry, but he didn't show it up. The two of them just froze in place.
"Is this all you, Prince Ming, can do to show off your power to a woman like me?"
"I didn't want to eat this meat two days ago. I knew you were going to come back and took it out of the well. I didn't dig into your prince Zhu's corner..."
"If you still think I did something wrong, then I can write you an apology note?"
Hearing this, Zhu Jinzhang showed a slight smile, stood up quickly and said: "Madam... you are so thoughtful, because my husband wrongly blamed you!"
Ma immediately turned around and said with a straight face: "You have thrown your two sons out for so long... when will you let them go home!"
Good guy, this is another problem. Zhu Jinzhang explained with difficulty: "They are out training, what are they doing back at this time?"
