At any time, the surrendered faction is a kind of person who is not ashamed of. He would rather die in battle than surrender. Such warriors are always worthy of praise, but Zhang Yang knows that this is an opportunity.

In fact, more than just the rebels along the way have surrendered to the court to a greater or lesser extent. When the situation is unfavorable, they surrender. The situation is suitable for their own development and then rise up. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, except for Chen Youliang who never surrendered to the court from beginning to end, other rebels have all surrendered.

Now, Gaoyou Prefect Li Qi came to persuade him to surrender, which was equivalent to giving Zhang Yang a chance to go down the road in disguise. If he swallowed it into his mouth, he naturally could not spit it out. Moreover, he might become more serious and he would have to give more benefits. The so-called asking for a price everywhere and paying back the money by land.

Zhang Yang thought of these benefits between the electric sparks and immediately decided to talk to Li Qi. No matter whether the negotiations were reached or not, it should be possible to delay for a month or two. In this way, when the Tianque Gun was equipped with a large number of troops, he would no longer be afraid of a large number of Tartars. He would come to kill 50,000 and kill 50,000 and kill 100,000.

"The prefect is joking. We are now attacking the salt field, Taizhou, Xinghua, and invincible. Let us surrender? What a joke!" Shi Xin said first.

"Yes, that's right, we're about to attack Gaoyou. Please go back immediately, prepare the banquet, and wait for us! If we want us to surrender, I'm afraid you will surrender!" Lu Zhen also said.

Li Qi's face turned pale, but now the situation is like this, he could not refute it, so he had to suppress the anger in his heart and said, "The reason why the generals can be so smooth now is that they have not encountered the main force of the court. If they meet the army of the court, such as the army led by Tai Shi Tuotuo, they may have already landed."

"Ye! What are you talking about?" Shi Wenbing really wanted to go up, grabbed the ungrateful prefect and smashed him into pieces.

"Get out!" Zhang Yang shouted loudly, "How can you talk to the prefect so much?"

"Brother..." said several people.

"Get out!"

Shi Wenbing, Lu Zhen, Bian Yuanheng, and Shi Xin all had to go down.

"These boys don't know the world is so good. Please don't be surprised by the prefect," said Zhang Yang.

Li Qi then calmed down: "It's still Brother Shicheng who saw the world and had no good ending when he was against the court. Now the province has not reacted yet. When the province dispatches its main force to come and siege, the soldiers and civilians in Xinghua and Taizhou will probably be slaughtered."

"The prefect said that we should surrender. What is the method of surrender?" Zhang Yang asked.

Shi Nai'an has always stood behind Zhang Yang, shaking the fan, and watching the conversation between Li Qi and Zhang Yang silently. He knew that the lord would not surrender, and now he would have a deep meaning in doing so.

"The province doesn't want to see that Gaoyou Mansion is now in war, and ordinary people are suffering. They also know that Brother Shicheng is a person who is very wise, so they entrust me to find a way out for Brother Shicheng." Li Qi said.

"Then I would like to thank the court for your kindness. I wonder what the conditions are issued by the province?" Zhang Yang asked again. The old fox said for a long time and did not talk about it. Anyway, he had at least one principle. If he wanted to put down his weapons, it would be absolutely impossible. Only by firmly grasping his own armed forces can he have the right to speak. The so-called power comes from the barrel of a gun.

"I don't know what Brother Shicheng's conditions are?" Li Qi asked back.

Not clear about the bottom line? This transaction is not easy to do, so I will ask for a huge price.

"Mr. Shi, bring the map." Zhang Yang said.

Map? Li Qi looked at Zhang Yang, wondering what tricks he was going to play.

Shi Nai'an understood and spread the map he had just drawn a few days ago on the table.

When marching and fighting, it is not possible to have no maps. Zhang Yang doesn’t want those sketches without scales, only those sketches with lines. Although there is not enough time and manpower, with the experience of traveling around the world in recent years, Zhang Yang still drew a map of almost the entire province.

Zhang Yang pointed to the right of the map: "This is the salt field, this is Desheng Lake, this is Xinghua, this is Taizhou, this is Gaoyou Lake." He said, pointing to the location marked on the map.

Li Qi is a smart person. After just a few glances, he realized that this is indeed a marching map, but it is more professional.

"Mr. Prefecture Prime Minister saw it just now. My brothers under me have a strong sense of seeking war. They all screamed. If you want to fight a big battle, you must not hide it from the Prefecture Prime Minister, we are about to attack here, here, and here." Zhang Yang said, pointing to those places.

Li Qi took a breath when he saw this: These thieves have such a big appetite! Baoying, Gaoyou, and even Yangzhou want to fight? Do they know that Yangzhou is not in large numbers at present? That is the capital of the province!

However, after capturing these places, the other party obtained several times the current land. If they could gain a firm foothold in these places, it would definitely be a major problem for the province, and it would be even more difficult to deal with than Guo Zixing of Haozhou!

Although thinking this way, Li Qi remained calm and said: "Although Brother Shicheng has a big appetite, these places are not so easy to fight, especially Yangzhou, but there are 100,000 troops stationed in the capital of the province. It is not easy to conquer. Once the army is defeated, even the current situation cannot be maintained. Why not, I ask the province to entrust Brother Shicheng as the magistrate of Xinghua County? "

Caixinghua County Magistrate? I have defeated Taizhou. Are you too stingy? Zhang Yang said lightly: "It seems that the prefect is not understanding what I mean. If the court just mentioned, if I let me take charge of everything, I can surrender to block the soldiers' complaints. I can't afford to be the Xinghua County Magistrate."

Li Qitou is getting older, and this person is really unsatisfied. Now he has only captured one state and one county, and he has opened his mouth and occupied both Gaoyou Prefecture and Yangzhou Road. How is this possible? If you occupy Gaoyou Prefecture, what should I do as the governor of Gaoyou Prefecture?

"Brother Shicheng, your request is a bit too much. I can't agree." Li Qi said: "Especially Yangzhou Road, which is the capital of the province. How can I give it to you? Please don't joke with Brother Shicheng."

"I'm not kidding. If my request is not met, I will never surrender. I want the court to appoint me as the governor of Gaoyou Prefecture and the general manager of Yangzhou Road, and to command Gaoyou Prefecture and Yangzhou Road." Zhang Yang said.

"I can't accept this forgivable!" Li Qi finally couldn't help it.

"Lord, why don't we give in!" Shi Nai'an said from the side. Since one sings a bad face, the other has to sing a bad face.

"Concession? How to concession?" Zhang Yang said.

"It's better, if we suffer a little loss, Yangzhou will not be allowed. Yangzhou is only Taizhou, Hai'an, and Tongzhou." Shi Nai'an said. Yangzhou is absolutely impossible. It is the capital of the province. Now that Taizhou has been conquered, it will be Shanghai An and Tongzhou. Then it will go to the east coast, connected with Xinghua, and the Yangtze River to the south, which can ensure the safety of the base.

"Okay, then I'll suffer some loss, Yangzhou won't want it, but Gaoyou and Baoying are a must-have, and you can't compromise anymore." Zhang Yang said, as if he suffered a loss from the boss.

Although Li Qi is a person deeply influenced by Confucianism, he can't help but want to scold her. This guy is simply a scoundrel!

"Mr. Prefecture, if you can't make the decision, then go back to discuss with the province. The lord has made concessions. Please give us a reply. During this period, we will abide by our promises and will not attack again. We also ask the province to abide by the rules." Shi Nai'an said.

"Okay, I will report to the province." Li Qi agreed.

"In addition to these, I have complete autonomy in the salt produced by several salt fields. I can sell it directly in the entire province without having to go through the procedures of Lianghuai Salt Transportation Bureau." Zhang Yang said.

"This..." This condition is very high enough, even the province can't make a decision, so it has to report to the court. The question is, who dares to report to the court? Li Qi's head is getting bigger again.

"What, is there any problem?"

"I can report these to the province," Li Qi said.

He, the man in charge of recruiting the security guard, had no position at all, so he couldn't get anything done. But this would be fine. He reported to the province and saw how the province made a decision, so he didn't have to take the blame himself.

"If there is no other request, let me go back and discuss it, and then come and discuss it with Brother Shicheng." Li Qi said.

"Then I will be the governor of the prefect. Come and see off the guests!" Zhang Yang shouted.

After seeing Li Qi away, Zhang Yang and Shi Nai'an looked at each other and laughed endlessly.

Let the province get a headache! If the province has the strength to attack itself now, how could it come to recruit people? This time, you will know the reality of the province. You can rest assured in the past or two months. It will deliberately make things difficult for Li Qi. In this way, Li Qi will take a lot of time. During this period, it is the opportunity to consolidate and develop the occupied areas. Two months later, if you agree to your request and give it to Gaoyou, Baoying, Hai'an, and Tongzhou, you will take it without hesitation. If you don't give it, you will fight it yourself.

"Brother, why do we surrender?" After sending Li Qi away, the other generals walked in again. They asked unhappily.

"When did I say I would surrender?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Why did my elder brother treat Li Qi so politely? He wanted to cut off his head with a knife and hang it on the city gate with Li Zheng's." Shi Xin said.

"Li Qi and I want Gaoyou, Baoying, Hai'an, Tongzhou. If he gives it, we will not have to bleed and take these cities directly."

"What if he doesn't give it?"

"He gave us at least one or two months. With this time, our Tianque gun is equipped with a large number of troops, so why don't we get it by ourselves?" Zhang Yang said.

"Brother is wise!" several generals bowed and said.

"Lu Zhen." Zhang Yang shouted.

"Are, brother."

"Your third battalion is stationed in Xinghua City. If Li Qi comes again, go and notify me. Remember, be polite to Li Qi."

"Yes, brother." Lu Zhen replied.

"The Fourth Battalion and the Base Camp will return to the salt field to prevent the Tartars from attacking on Huaian Road to the north." Zhang Yang said.

"yes!"

"Mr. Shi is responsible for presiding over the work of dividing the land in the western part of Xinghua, and divide the land before the New Year."

"Please rest assured, lord." Shi Nai'an said.

"Brother, are you going back to the salt field, too?"

"No, the first team of the base camp, go back to the base with me!" Zhang Yang said.

Zhang Yang has long been thinking about those blacksmiths. How are they doing now? Have you devoted yourself to your work? How much production capacity is the Tianque gun now?

Also, how is Ruohan living on the base?

When Zhang Yang thought of Ruohan, a heat surged in his heart. According to his mother and Mr. Liu's arrangement, he would marry Ruohan before the end of the year.

Marriage is the happiest thing for a person's life, and he will marry a gentle, beautiful and virtuous woman at the end of the Yuan Dynasty hundreds of years ago. There is no wedding dress, no wedding car, no unattainable housing prices, and some are true love.

The next day, Zhang Yang led the guards and set off from Xinghua and rushed to the base.

Xinghua is very close to Desheng Lake. Starting from Xinghua and taking the waterway, it takes half an hour to arrive at Desheng Lake.

Seeing the familiar reed marsh, Zhang Yang felt excited. At that time, he set out from the murder port here and conquered the city and land. Now, he has made some small achievements and established a strong force.

The familiar waterways and familiar harbors are the foundation of Zhang Yang's dominance and his arsenal.

As usual, Liu Ruohan got up very early. She had become the general manager here. She was even familiar with the entire process of manufacturing Tianque guns. It was possible to see whether the parts made by the blacksmith were qualified.

A few days ago, Li Bosheng brought a large number of blacksmiths, and the base entered a period of rapid development. These blacksmiths were very skilled. After each of them gave a tael of silver to settle down, they were very enthusiastic about their work. After getting familiar with the parts they needed to make, they immediately started to make it. Basically, the yield rate was more than half, which made the blacksmiths who worked here first. They worked overtime spontaneously, and could not make these later blacksmiths more efficient than themselves, right?

The result of this is that the Tianque Gun has a large number of parts, and the qualified Tianque Gun is also assembled one by one.

In just a few days, nearly two hundred Tianque guns were produced. By this calculation, nearly fifty guns can be produced in a day. It won’t take long to replace the troops with large batches of bird guns.

After Liu Ruohan inspected the scene, many blacksmiths had already started to make irons in the local area. The iron smelting base there was also stepping up the production of high-quality steel, and the gun barrels with rifled were also pressed out by the water press.

Finally, Liu Ruohan climbed the lookout in the middle of the base as usual. She looked around, hoping to see the familiar figure. Although she was disappointed every time, she was still full of hope.

The rising sun spreads its golden glow throughout the lake. The already withered reed marsh and the reeds that sway in the wind frequently light the water surface, which complement each other.

Unconsciously, December has entered, and in another month, the New Year will be celebrated. This year is destined to be different from the past.

Liu Ruohan looked for a while, sighed, and prepared to get off the lookout whistle.

Suddenly, a mast appeared in the reed marsh in the distance, and the small flag fluttering in the wind seemed so attractive.

"Brother Shicheng!" Liu Ruohan shouted. She rushed down the lookout whistle excitedly and ran to the dock, leaving behind the two dumb sentries. My sister-in-law was dazzled. Where was the elder brother? They rubbed their eyes before they could see the mast mixed with the reeds.

It is definitely his own person who can shuttle freely in the reed marsh. Now that Li Bosheng is in the base and has not gone out, then, it is very likely that Brother Shicheng is back.
To be continued...