As for the other hidden gains, they are not yet obvious. When Shi Changting's appointment is issued, it is estimated that those court officials will find that the current Ming court has quietly formed a new political force, although it is not strong enough, but it has the strength to compete at the card table.

Lying on the bed for a while, Zhong Nan was in a good mood. Thinking about it, I suddenly thought of what Zhu Yijun said about Princess Qixia in the afternoon. As far as Zhong Nan knows, Zhu Yao, the princess of Qixia in the original time and space, only lived for one year and died, and there are very few historical materials about this princess of Qixia, except for the fact that she and Zhu Yijun were not born to the same mother, there is only basic information such as the year of her birth and death.

But now, it seems that Princess Zhu Yao of Qixia not only did not die early, but on the contrary, she also lived as an older leftover girl. And looking at Zhu Yijun's appearance, I really want to marry my seventh sister, I don't know what is hidden in it.

As the drowsiness deepened, Zhong Nan fell into a deep sleep, but a vague female figure flashed in his dream in the haze, but it was not what he had ever seen.

When he woke up the next morning, Zhong Nan made today's work arrangements, first went to the military department to make a report, and then he set off for Jizhou.

When he returned to Jizhou this time, Zhong Nan did not make a big fanfare, and only brought his accompanying personal soldiers. Qiu Xiang didn't go along, she still had to find a house in Jingshi, after all, the two of them couldn't live in the inn for a long time.

The next day, he arrived in Jizhou, Zhong Nan did not pause, and went directly to the military camp. Since Liu Hu and the others had received the news that Zhong Nan was coming in advance, they were not surprised.

After a period of greetings, everyone sat down in their tents, and the generals craned their necks, waiting for their former bosses to make arrangements for them.

"Brothers, I came back this time to reassure you. Although I entered Beijing, there are many people here who know the people who took over as the chief soldier of Jizhou. ”

Everyone knew that the new commander-in-chief must have been parachuted in, and none of them had the qualifications and ability to take over the post. As soon as they heard that the successor was someone they knew, they began to talk about it.

Zhong Nan waited for everyone to discuss for two minutes before revealing the mystery, "The one who took over the post of Jizhou General is General Shi, the deputy chief soldier of Shandong. ”

"It turned out to be Deputy Chief Shi!" Cui Dazheng and the other generals who followed Zhong Nan to Jizhou introduced Shi Changting to others after hearing Shi Changting's name.

Zhong Nan didn't prohibit it, and when they were almost done, he continued: "Deputy Chief Shi used to be my boss, so you don't have to worry that he will put small shoes on you." Those who are willing to continue to stay in Jizhou, as long as they work hard, can also be developed! ”

"In addition, I just arrived in Beijing and need some familiar brothers to help, if any of you are willing to enter Beijing with me, then I must be unable to ask for it! It's just that after entering Beijing, most people may have to suffer a little grievance for the time being, my official position is not too high, and I can't win a few positions, so I can only wait for me to gain a firm foothold and then find a way for my brothers. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Dazheng immediately said: "Second brother, anyway, as long as you don't drive me away, I will follow you wherever you go in this life!" ”

"No problem, but you have a small family, do you want to go back and discuss?"

"Discuss a *fart*! If she doesn't join me, it's a big deal to divorce and marry again. What's more, if you go to Beijing, the girls at home may not know how happy they will be. Choi Dae-jeong replied with a big grin.

"Okay, you can go to Beijing with me!" Zhong Nan is very happy, it is indeed a great blessing in life to be able to get his brother's inseparability.

"Needless to say, I'm definitely going with you." Chen Kepeng followed and made a statement, and then hugged Cui Dazheng.

"Lord Shilang, I also want to go to Beijing with you to seek work, I wonder if there is a place for me?" Jing Tianchu asked excitedly.

The guerrilla general Jing Tianchu is an ambitious and ambitious man, and although his current position is not low, from the bottom of his heart, he is not satisfied with the current situation. He had been suffering from no chance before, but now Zhong Nan just gave him a possibility, although there were too many uncertainties in this possibility, Jing Tianchu still decided to make a move - after all, he was almost to the age of not being confused, if he didn't gamble again, it was estimated that this life would probably be like this.

For Jing Tianchu, Zhong Nan has always admired him. This general, who abandoned literature and followed the military, climbed to the position of guerrilla in Jizhou completely by his own ability, and it can be concluded from this alone that his ability is not bad. In addition, through his usual observations, Zhong Nan found that he was thoughtful, unlike ordinary border army generals who only knew how to do brute force, so Jing Tianchu was originally one of the important targets for pulling people this time.

Since the other party is interested, Zhong Nan will not refuse, "Houguang, if you are willing to come, of course I can't ask for it!" ”

"Then the general will only serve Lord Lang in the future!" Jing Tianchu is loyal, "Houguang" is his cousin, Zhong Nan calls him so regarded as a confidant.

Zhong Nan didn't speak, just nodded to show that he knew. Subsequently, the generals present expressed their wishes, and some were willing to stay in Jizhou, such as Liu Hu, Liang Wengen, Ouyang Shan and others. The reason is nothing more than that I don't want to work too hard anymore when I'm older, or I'm used to it in Jizhou, and I'm worried that I won't be able to adapt to the environment of Jingshi.

Those who were willing to enter Beijing with Zhong Nan included Jing Tianchu, Chen Kepeng and Cui Dazheng, three middle-level generals, and Xu Wanzhou, who stood behind Zhong Nan early. In addition, most of them are veteran generals of the "Zhong Family Army" brought from Dongchang. These people saw that Zhong Nan had quickly climbed from a small soldier to the high position of the right squire of the military department in just a few years, and also opened a precedent of "changing military attachés to civilian officials", they knew that following Lord Squire would definitely not suffer. In addition, Zhong Nan usually treats his subordinates very well, is quite friendly, and never forgets to share the benefits with everyone, so they are very optimistic about the prospects.

After figuring out the wishes of the generals, Zhong Nan then left behind those who were willing to follow, and these people would be bound to his fate as the elders of his great cause.

In addition, there is also the problem of the Jizhou Arsenal to be solved, although the emperor promised to continue to be in charge of it, anyway, the arsenal happens to be under the jurisdiction of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War, but he is still worried that the deputy factory owner Hong Tianliang alone will not be able to deal with it. The arsenal is a piece of fat, and many people want to take a bite, but at the moment, Zhong Nan does not have any suitable person to take charge, so he can only continue to serve as the owner of the factory, and then arrange it when there is a suitable person.

At dinner in the evening, Zhong Nan hosted a banquet at the "Lailong Restaurant" in Jizhou City, including Hong Tianliang, Zhao Shizhen, and Li Shizhen, a firearms consultant, who were willing to go to Beijing and the arsenal.

After the people gathered, Zhong Nan briefly described the current situation and the tentative arrangements of each person, and everyone obeyed. In the preliminary arrangement, Jing, Chen, and Cui will be mainly responsible for the work of the "new military camp," and several other junior generals of the former "Zhong Jiajun" will also be assigned to the "new military camp." Zhong Nan's idea is to build a "new military camp" with the "Zhong Family Army" as the team, and at the same time to expand the current scale of 3,000 people to 5,000 people, as for where the new soldiers come from, Zhong Nan will not care, because that is what Jing Tianchu and they have to consider.

Xu Wanzhou continued to be in charge of the work of the military intelligence room, but he could only start from scratch when he went to Beijing, so he was equipped with Nan Xiaoguang and Yang Ming, two former generals, as deputies. Nan and Yang are the "old men" who followed them to Jizhou from Dongchang, and they are also old acquaintances with Xu Wanzhou, so there is no problem with cooperation. Similarly, the problem of men and horses still has to be solved by themselves, but the people in the military intelligence room are not limited to soldiers, but more people from three religions and nine ranks, and they can start recruiting when they go to Beijing.

There are also a few junior generals such as sentinels, who are also old men who were promoted from the original "Zhong Family Army", and Zhong Nan has also made proper arrangements.

As for the burden of the arsenal, it has to be picked up by Hong Tianliang and Zhao Shizhen for the time being. Zhong Nan's original plan was to let Li Shizhen also join the management of the arsenal, but the other party was not here, and only wanted to be obsessed with academics. In desperation, he had to retreat and ask Li Shizhen to help develop firearms at the same time, and to help Hong and Zhao somewhat, for this request, the other party did not shirk, and agreed to Zhong Nan after thinking about it.

The next day, Zhong Nan returned to Beijing with some of his men, and Jing Tianchu and other men and horses in charge of the "new military camp" temporarily stayed in Jizhou, waiting for Zhong Nan to get the emperor's approval, and then notified them to go separately. Little sweet potatoes can just take this opportunity to go to Beijing with them, after all, being separated from their parents for too long is not good for their children's growth.

After another day's work, Zhong Nan returned to Jingshi. Since Qiu Xiang found a few houses and waited for his father-in-law to come back to make a decision, Zhong Nan thought about solving the housing problem first, and believed that Xing Jue would not blame him for abandoning his official duties.

The few candidate houses selected by Qiu Xiang are all old houses with two entrances, and most of them are temporarily vacant for various reasons. One of the houses, she also went to see it once, the location is very good, the environment inside is also very quiet, but the price is obviously much cheaper than several other similar houses. Qiu Xiang couldn't get an idea, so she had to go and see it again together, but she couldn't beat her wife, so Zhong Nan decided to step on it.

The next day, Zhong Nan and his wife came to the house at the appointed time, and after a look at the door, Zhong Nan liked it. The house is full of green trees, there is a pool of clear water, and the layout of each room is also very reasonable; The whole house sits in the north and faces south, and the location is not far from the Forbidden City, which is indeed the best choice for Lord Shilang.

Zhong Nan couldn't figure out why such a good house was only two hundred and thirty taels of silver, and there was still room to lower the price. As far as he knew, the asking price of other two-entry houses of the same type was close to three hundred taels.

At this time, most of the buying and selling houses in Beijing were also entrusted to intermediaries. Zhong Nan pulled the intermediary boss of the same company and asked the reason.

"Shopkeeper Miao, it stands to reason that this house shouldn't be so cheap, it can't be a problem, right?"