Zhou stayed in Jinzhou for two days, saw Jinzhou City, borrowed some people, and returned with a full load.
Back in Songshan, Cao Bianjiao and others sent a plan.
This is a big city with four directions. The wall is up to 20 meters high and four meters wide. It is a hundred meters from the north to the south and nearly two hundred meters from the east to the west!
This is a bigger plan than Jinzhou!
This was planned according to Zhou Zheng's requirements. He looked very satisfied, took out a piece of paper from under the table, and said, "This is the lime formula I asked for from the master in Beijing. Using this method to build the wall is more solid."
In fact, this is the early cement, Zhou Zheng used a little bit of formula and technology from later generations.
Cao Bianjiao didn't look unexpected, and he took it over and said, "It's an adult! The preparations will be divided into three classes at the end, starting around the clock, building on the existing foundation, and striving to build it in four months!"
Such a large workload requires a lot of manpower and money.
Zhou Zheng thought about it for a while and said, "I think of ways to borrow and recruit from other places. The money and food will come by ship from Tianjin Wei, so don't worry."
Cao Bianjiao knew that Zhou's Chamber of Commerce belonged to Zhou Zheng and was not short of silver. Besides, most of the taxes in Hejian Mansion and Yongping Mansion were intercepted, and building a city was not a problem.
"It's an adult!" Cao Bianjiao said solemnly.
Zhou Zheng stood up, looked around, and said, "Then let's start!"
"Yes!" a group of people raised their hands in response.
Following Zhou Zheng's order, the reconstruction of Songshan Fort was carried out vigorously.
Zhou Zheng's 30,000 people, together with the people's husband recruited from various places, nearly 40,000 people, began to be busy around Songshan Fort.
Zhou Zheng was so dynamic, but it did not cause much reaction in Liaodong.
First, almost all areas in Liaodong are expanding. Second, Liaodong lacks money and food. Some leaders in Liaodong don’t care where Zhou Zheng gets the money and food, as long as the city can be built.
Therefore, Zhou Zheng did not encounter the above resistance, but a lot of Qiufeng.
At the temporary military camp outside Songshan Fort, Zhou Zheng was eating, and an unexpected visitor came from Ningyuan Zhongwei.
"I am a member of the army under the governor of Liaodong." The visitor said with a smile looking at Zhou Zheng.
Zhou Zheng had already stood up, ready to raise his hand to bow. Seeing his virtues, he said without moving his expression: "What is the role of the skin ginseng?"
Pi Xiang looked at a piece of meat in Zhou Zheng's rice bowl, his eyes flashed, and said, "Master Zhou, you have been in Songshan for a long time, why haven't you visited Governor Qiu?"
Zhou Zheng snorted and said: "General Pishen will not say, I almost forgot. I heard that the imperial court paid the Liao payment, but I have not received it. I will go to Ning Yuan to see Master Qiu tomorrow. Then, I hope I can bring back Songshan's money and food when I come back."
Pi Xiang was startled, and then he came to his senses, and the man in front of him obviously knew his intentions a long time ago.
Niang Xipi, I haven't opened my mouth yet, but you will bite back!
Pi Xiang cursed secretly in his heart, and smiled more and more without smiling. He glanced at Zhou Zheng and said: "Master Zhou, let us know that people do not speak secretly. Master Qiu said, as long as you hand in twenty thousand taels of silver, he will treat you. Open one eye and close one eye."
Zhou Zheng blinked, and said with some confusion: "Governor Qiu wants to close one eye. Is he sick?"
Pi Xiang's face suddenly became dark and he said, "Master Zhou, the salary of your soldiers is not from Liaodong or the Ministry of War. Your armor and weapons are not from the Ministry of War. Besides, you spent a lot of money on building the city, right? If Master Qiu goes to the court to punish you for a crime of conspiracy, there are both human and material evidence, can you escape?"
Zhou Zheng looked up at the sky, then looked down at Pi Xiang, and said: "Twenty thousand taels is too much, one thousand taels."
The skin looks a little gloomy, one thousand taels, you are sending a beggar!
The skin phase can tell, Zhou Zheng is toasting and not eating, he will have to eat fine wine!
Pi Xiang said with a gloomy face, "Master Zhou, don't forget, Master Qiu is the governor of Liaodong, and you are under his control!"
How could Zhou Zheng be a threatened person, and said lightly: "General Skin Ginseng, one thousand taels, a lot."
Pi Xiang saw Zhou Zheng not eating hard, and then glanced at the few people behind Zhou Zheng, and snorted coldly, "Just wait!"
After speaking, he left angrily.
As soon as he left, Meng Hezhou stepped forward, looked at Pi Xiang’s back, and said with a worried expression: "My lord, the officer heard that this governor Qiu deducted military salaries in Liaodong, wantonly embezzled, and he must report it, and his reputation is extremely bad. We need to be careful."
Chu Jin said: "My lord, the next official also heard that he formed his own faction in Liaodong, and he didn't even give Master Sun's face, and he was repeatedly embarrassed."
Zhou Zheng thought in his heart and said: "I have heard about this too, but I didn't expect him to send someone to blackmail it openly, without hiding it at all."
Cao Bianjiao said: "My lord, what if he forces an order to prevent us from repairing the city, or sends an adult to other places, deliberately embarrassing, what should I do?"
Zhou Zheng was able to see the complexity of Liaodong, his expression calmly as usual, he turned to look at a few people and smiled: "It's okay, I was appointed by the court, and Mrs. Sun is on it. I'm not affiliated with the governor of Liaodong. Don't worry, we press Plan to act. Keep eating."
After listening to Zhou Zheng's words, everyone felt relieved and sat down to continue eating.
After eating, Zhou Zheng walked along the city wall and began to inspect the construction site.
Shangguanqing followed Zhou Zheng, in a tailor-made light armor, looking at Zhou Zheng's face and asking; "Is it all right?"
Zhou Zheng glanced at her, smiled and said, "What can be done? If the city is built, I will return to Tianjin Wei. What can he do to me?"
Shangguanqing blinked and gave a hmm.
Zhou Zheng didn't take Qiu Hejia's matter to heart at all, patrolling the progress of the wall according to the schedule.
30,000 people did it day and night, and made great progress every day, which made Zhou Zheng very excited.
Within a few days, Qiu Hejia's action came.
As the governor of Liaodong, he ordered Zhou Zheng to be transferred to Zhongwei, Guangning. Songshan was taken over by Pixiang, and only 5,000 people were taken away.
When Meng Hezhou, Cao Bianjiao and others heard this order, their expressions changed drastically.
Guangning Zhongwei also became Guangning Zhongwei Tun. In Daling Hebei, it was dozens of miles north of Youtun where the ancestors were born.
Zhongtun is inferior to Songshan Fort. It can't be defended at all. It is almost necessary for Zhou Zheng to die!
Cao Bianjiao said solemnly: "My lord, you can't go!"
If they go, the 30,000 of them will be given away to the Jianhu people for killing.
Several other people also persuaded that this order could not be accepted!
Zhou Zheng threw this order aside and said to everyone: "I am appointed by the Ministry of War, not under the governor of Liaodong. Strictly speaking, I belong to the governor of Liaodong. Meng Hezhou, reply to the governor Qiu, asking him to ask the governor Sun. And the meaning of the Ministry of War."
Meng Hezhou breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Yes, my lord, but in this way, I am afraid that Governor Qiu will submit a letter to impeach the lord. The lower officials heard that he has a very good relationship with the Chinese officials."
Meng Hezhou's meaning is very clear, a governor of Liaodong, plus the internal supervisor of the supervising army, is enough to convince the court and the emperor to stand on Qiu Hejia's side.
Zhou Zheng's expression remained calm, and said: "Then I will act first, and later I will write a few letters to the capital." (End of this chapter)