Yanping Prefecture, where Youxi is located, is adjacent to Fuzhou Prefecture, where the provincial capital is located. If you look at the map, the straight line seems to be very close. However, because Fujian is mountainous, Daiyun and two north-south mountains are blocked by the border between the two prefectures, the traffic cannot be straightforward. Youxi, a tributary of the Minjiang River, must go north to the confluence of Youxi and Minjiang River, and then turn east and go down the Minjiang River to reach the provincial capital. The road connecting Yanping Prefecture City and Fuzhou Provincial Capital (this road is also one of the main roads on land transportation in Fujian) is also paved along the Minjiang River. This road was originally an official road and is relatively safe. However, there were already many refugees from the Ming Empire to the Jiajing period. In a mountainous area like Fujian where the "thief wind" is prosperous, as Li Jie said, it is nothing strange to have a few bandits.

In order to clear the business road, Li Yanzhi sent people to the nearby place where Li Jie was in trouble, Cangxia, to find out the news, and at the same time, he reported to the magistrate, saying that there were thieves on the northeastern border of the county and hoped that his parents and elders would take care of it. After receiving the report, the magistrate Youxi frowned and said to himself: "Why do you always bring me some trouble?"

This Cangxia is located on the border of the two prefectures, crossing the transportation route between central Fujian, northern Fujian and eastern Fujian, and southern Fujian. It is not only the junction of the two prefectures, but also the junction of the two counties. It is a place where everyone manages but it is difficult for everyone to manage. It is a key place in Fujian Province, so it has a patrol department.

The Inspection Office is an administrative armed system in the Ming Dynasty. Why is it called that? Because the Inspection Office is armed and is considered to be a supplement to the garrison system. The establishment, abolition and assessment are coordinated by the Ministry of War, so it belongs to the military system. However, the Inspection Office is not a regular army. The commander of the Inspection Office is a archer pointed out by local farmers in accordance with the law. It is not an independent system itself and is usually under the local leadership of the prefecture and county, so it is included in the local administrative system. For the management of prefecture and county officials, they usually only entrust it to local people with strength, so it is easy to form a force that combines local areas.

Because Cangxia is such a troublesome place and a system of such a troublesomeness, after receiving Li Yanzhi's report, the magistrate Youxi was unwilling to cause trouble, but handed it over to Yanping Prefecture and informed Nanping County, saying that thieves had recently appeared on the ground of Cangxia. Cangxia was in Fuzhou and the two prefectures of Yanping. I am a small magistrate. If it is not handled properly, it will probably cause disputes between the two prefectures, so I still asked the magistrate to make a decision. The magistrate got the official document and secretly scolded Youxi Prefect for being careless, but transferred the matter to Xu Jie - this is a thief in the place, who should I find if I don't ask the magistrate to find?

Xu Jie was different from the prefect and the county magistrate. He was a man who was determined to achieve political achievements, so he did not refuse. He thought: "You have to find someone who is capable of doing this!" He thought of Li Yanzhi at once, and immediately issued a document to him, asking Li Yanzhi to try to wipe out the thieves in Cangxia in the name of the local government.

After just walking around like this, the problem returned to Li Yanzhi's hands. He couldn't help but feel angry and laughed, but thinking about this matter that interfered with the safety of the trade route. If it was solved, the biggest beneficiary would be the merchants. When he thought of this, he became excited and invited Nai's father and brother, the three elders in the countryside, and the big and small mines to discuss what to do.

Li Jie said: "What else can I do! Since the prefect, the procurator, and the county magistrate have already issued an order, we will join forces with merchants everywhere to raise funds, recruit air force, and suppress the thieves!"

It turned out that the local security forces in the Ming Dynasty included archers and constables. The archers were responsible for patrols and arrests, and there were also mechanical troops.

The aircraft was also called Minzhuang. It was a militia established by local governments after the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Its main function was to defend cities when there were local changes and to eliminate rebels when there were rebels. The emergence of the aircraft was a supplementary military force after the combat effectiveness of the regular army in the garrison decreased and could not assume the heavy responsibility of local public security. At first, it was just a temporary setting. The court issued an order to recruit locally. Later, it gradually became regular and institutionalized. During the Hongzhi period, the recruitment was abolished and changed to a member of the Lijia. In this way, the aircraft became a free obligation, and the participants had to contribute money and work on their own. Therefore, everyone lost their enthusiasm and lost their enthusiasm, so they changed to the people's self-recruitment.

In short, this maneuver is a highly operational local armed force, and is mainly managed by the local administrative system, and has nothing to do with the regular army of the garrison. At this time, Li Yanzhi had the support of the prefect, the procurator, and the magistrate, and could act openly.

Youxi is a place that produces minerals. The local interests are entangled. There are all kinds of civilian fighting. The folk customs are extremely fierce! To recruit people in this place, as long as you have money, the source of troops is definitely not a problem! What remains are weapons and training.

Li Yanzhi took the official documents given to him by Xu Jie to the county town. When the magistrate Youxi sneered in his heart when he saw it, he said to me, "You boy has a problem, and now it's back to you. This is called retribution!" He gave him the official documents with a smile, asking him to recruit people and eliminate thieves and protect the place.

According to convention, when a mafia fights, he often needs a county magistrate or a second-rank official, and the chief official commander. Therefore, Li Yanzhi asked the magistrate to send a second-rank official to serve as the chief, and the magistrate asked him to find the county magistrate.

The county magistrate was well-informed and knew the details of the bandits in Cangxia. He knew it was not easy to mess with. He was afraid of death and secretly complained. He scolded the magistrate in his heart. He stopped Li Yanzhi, but came to find the magistrate and said that our colleagues were in a fight. You can't cheat me like this! The magistrate just took a step back and asked Li Yanzhi to find the chief clerk. The county magistrate was overjoyed. Before he went out, the chief clerk had arrived. Before the magistrate opened his mouth, he declared that he would never go to Cangxia to suppress the bandits and said, "Sir, those people are mine thieves who were driven away! They are all acquaintances with us, and they are so frightened! If we go, it's okay to win. If we lose, we will definitely be back with no life!"

The magistrate asked: "What do you think you should do?"

The three of them discussed for a while and finally decided to let the county magistrate take the title, but the actual affairs were thrown to Li Yanzhi. Therefore, Li Yanzhi ran in the county government for a long time, and the final reply was: "You do it yourself!"

Li Yanzhi had no choice but to receive the order, but came to ask for weapons again. The magistrate asked him to pick it up by himself. Youxi produced copper, iron and sulfur. The iron ore was not as good as Guangmin, but it was the best choice for making weapons. Even private weapons were made by the privately made weapons. So Li Yanzhi thought that there must be many good soldiers and weapons in the warehouse. Unexpectedly, when he opened the door under the leadership of the ambassador of the warehouse, a musty smell came out, which made him jump a few steps and waited for a long time before he dared to enter. When he came inside, he saw that the weapons were rusty and rotten. The bow was pulled and the arrow was broken. After searching all over the warehouse, he didn't see a few decent pieces! Li Gang said angrily: "If we want us to use these things to fight thieves in Cangxia? I might as well carry a hoe!"

Ambassador Nakura sneered: "The thing is here. I just care about the keys. It's your business whether to take them or not!"
Chapter completed!