Jin Jian originally knew some words, and he had been reading non-stop for half a year, Xu Zixian actually trained the young tooth general as a reserve officer, in addition to practicing martial arts, he had to read, read history books, military books, and learn the skills of the golden drum formation.

Especially after Zhang Huchen and others joined, the military attachés from the Jiangmen family were also appointed as instructors, and they were on duty to teach these young generals.

After a long time, Jin Jian and others have read and write, and they have entered the threshold, and how much they have achieved depends on whether they have the heart to learn.

As for ordinary warriors, they can only pick some of them that already have a foundation and gradually help them grow.

It is said that all the 1,600 soldiers will be taught to read and write officers, and there is no such strength yet, but it is still a very important thing to run a short-term literacy class, which Xu Zixian personally explained, and to teach and study the avenue of loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, and faith in conjunction with history and the art of war, and it is also an important thing that must be done in the future.

"Remember to be loose on the outside and tight on the inside." Xu Zi first saw Wei Yi and Xiaomei coming over, and it was inconvenient to say more to Jin Jian, this kind of spy matter was not very good for his image when it was spread. At the moment, he whispered: "Don't show traces, the Pu family is not a dead snake, let alone talk about death without stiffness, fight snakes without death, but suffer from it!" Let's not even go about pulling out the weeds and startling the snake now. The Pu family will inevitably come to me, you have to arrange for people to be on duty, and I will tell Li Changshi that if there is any movement, you can use the land Tang horse to gallop to Beijing to report me. ”

If Xu Zi went north to Beijing first, there was something that he couldn't rest assured, of course, it was the safety of the Nan'an regimental training and the other courtyard.

There is his foundation, the Pu family failed to attack this time, but sent more than 1,000 heads and 2,000 captives to Xu Zixian, pretending to be a pirate is just to deceive the superiors and subordinates, and everyone who cares knows that it is the hands and feet of the Pu family.

If Pu Shougao is not crazy, there should be no measures during this time, Jin Jian stared at the convoy of the commercial bank and the sea vessels, this is the right way, the Pu family wants to mobilize manpower, and it is inseparable from the convoy and the ships in the port.

If Pu Shougao has a heart, with the financial resources of the Pu family, as well as the chaos in Jinghu and other places, it is quite easy to summon thousands of bandits over, but this time the Pu family should not rely on the power of the bandits, and it turns out that no matter how brave the bandits are, they are not the opponents of the division of the economic system.

If the Pu family wants to do it again, they will definitely mobilize the power of the Pu family's official generals, and they have to add serious pirates.

Different from people's imagination, the five pirates at sea are all large forces with tens of thousands of people and more than 10,000 people, and they have territory on land, and they will also train troops in peacetime.

Of course, pirates still have disadvantages in fighting against the forbidden army, but if they do not have the strength to fight, the Xiang army is not an opponent of pirates.

With thousands of generals, pirates, and thousands of bandits from outside the road, gathering so many people, it is difficult for the Pu family to hide from the world, and the only way is to repair the plank road and secretly cross Chencang.

On the surface, a group of foreign thieves will move, and inside they will use their own teeth to come from the sea with pirates and go straight into the Min River, so it is difficult to prevent it.

The only way to do this is that the soldiers will return to the team for training after the New Year, daily patrols, vigilance, and not relaxation.

And let people keep an eye on the Pu family, once there is a police, they can be ready in time.

Of course, Xu Zixian didn't believe that Pu Shougao would go crazy at this time, Fujian Road and the imperial court would stare at the Pu family, which really angered the officials of Fujian Road and the center of the imperial court, and the relationship between the Pu family for many years could not protect this foreign color family, so be careful to be uprooted.

This is also the reason why Xu Zixian dared to go to Beijing at this time, the chaos will stop, and both sides will enter a break period, but Xu Zixian and Pu Shougao both understand in their hearts that the two sides have formed an inextricable mortal enmity, and sooner or later there will be another battle.

"Are you ready for the invitation?" Wei Yi came over at this time and asked Xu Zixian.

"The bride price is the big one." Xu Zixian said with a smile: "Thirty thousand yuan has been spent, please come to the door on time, and bring a few gift boxes at will." ”

"I heard from my little sister." Wei Yi said: "Miss Chen San likes orchids, do you want to buy a few pots and bring them to the door when the time comes?" ”

"Of course." Xu Zixian said: "It's hard for you to have a heart, you can actually think of going here." ”

He said casually, but the two people with ghosts in their hearts were blushing, and Xiuniang stood aside and pursed her lips and laughed.

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On this day, there are more people, and at the time of the New Year, there are no directors in the yamen, only a few officials on duty, and most of the officials are busy visiting relatives and friends.

Rao is Xu Zixian has a good memory, and he can't remember so many officials for a while, but most of today's people are on the periphery of the Chen family, and they are mainly miscellaneous and low-grade officials, so if they don't remember it, it's not very important.

Before the banquet, Xu Zi first discussed things with Chen Duzhong and Chen Zhengbin, and asked Chen Zhengzhi to find a quiet place, and Chen Zhengzhi smiled and introduced them to the apricot garden.

The apricot orchard is unpretentious, but the victory is in the flowers and trees, although it is winter, Fuzhou has not fallen snow this year, the leaves of the apricot tree have fallen, and it has not been swept, and it is spread on the ground with a thick layer, and some of the rest of the flowers and trees, such as the moon season, there are actually flowers blooming.

Walking in such a place, the rustling sound of feet on the ground makes people's mood much quieter.

Outside a flower room, Xu Zi first saw Chen Wenjun who was settling orchids with a few maids.

Compared with before, Chen Wenjun is still much more shy after all, the two confessed their hearts when they met last time, Xu Zixian was more natural, and Chen Wenjun blushed when he saw him.

"The third sister likes all kinds of flowers and trees." Chen Zhengzhi said with a smile: "The orchid you sent today, she likes it tightly." ”

"If you like it." Xu Zixian smiled and said to Chen Wenjun: "When I come back from Beijing, bring more flowers and trees from the north, put them in the other courtyard first, and wait for you to take care of ......."

"Shame or not?" Chen Zhengzhi saw the little sister's irrepressible shyness, and came out to turn around and said, "Don't you want to talk about business with Uncle Nine and Brother Twelve?" ”

Chen Duzhong is the ninth oldest in the previous generation, and he is not very old, and Chen Zhengbin is ranked twelve, and he is less than ten years older than Chen Zhengzhi.

The two didn't come over, just stood and looked at this side from a distance and laughed, Xu Zixian didn't delay much, and besides, he teased his sister in front of his eldest brother, and his heart was not so open.

Chen Wenjun was only ashamed for a while, then he was worried about the flowers and trees, and whispered to Xu Zixian: "The northern peony flowers are good, remember to bring a few more pots back." ”

"Don't worry." Xu Zixian responded with a smile, but in his heart he took this matter as a serious matter......

Xu Zixian and Chen Zhengbin, Chen Duzhong entered a fine house in the apricot garden, Chen Zhengzhi called someone to serve tea, confessed himself, and went to the front yard to greet the guests.

"What is Mingda looking for us to talk about?" Today is different from last time, Chen Duzhong and Chen Zhengbin are both wearing casual robes at home, and they look casual and chic. Chen Zhengbin was more casual, and after sitting down, he asked Xu Zixian what he wanted.

Of course, Chen Duzhong was not in a hurry, and sat and tasted tea slowly.

Although the two parties are already in-laws, Xu Zixian emerged too quickly, and his connections in the officialdom are almost zero, Chen Duzhong and Chen Zhengbin don't know Xu Zixian's intentions very well, but as long as they don't ask too much, they are ready to agree.

After all, they have just become in-laws, and they need to take care of Xu Zixian's face.

Xu Zixian said: "Twelfth brother, if the Nan'an regiment trains through Penghu, anchors and rests, replenishes fresh water, or enters the port to avoid the wind, is there nothing to hinder?" ”

Chen Zhengbin thought for a while and said: "There has to be a name, in theory, the Nan'an regimental training is only responsible for guarding the Nan'an area, and it can be guarded according to the scope demarcated by the regimental training, unless it is to pursue the thieves, otherwise the regimental training is not allowed to leave the country for no reason." Just as regimental training makes it the duty to defend the territory, regimental training of soldiers and horses cannot be left without permission. In Penghu place, there are many shelters in the port, and the eight big islands are all rock islands, and there are many natural shelters from the wind, not only the imperial court sailors will come to shelter from the wind, but the fleet of foreign merchants is also allowed to come to the imperial court to shelter from the wind, and they can't watch people die at sea and ignore it, so who will do business? The fleet of the Great Wei regiment is of course more allowed to enter the port to take shelter from the wind, but Mingda has to think of a good excuse and reason, otherwise I can only report afterwards and appease the envoy to ask down, I don't know how you will reply? ”

Xu Zixian was able to embarrass Lin Douyao in person, but the military orders issued by the pacification envoy still needed to be implemented. Xu Zixian's confidence comes from the fact that he has financial resources, and having troops means having strength, so he is not afraid of difficulties. If there is something wrong with Nan'an group training, how can Lin Douyao embarrass Nan'an group practice, others are not easy to speak, it is equivalent to taking the initiative to send the handle to the enemy, even if Xu Zixian will not be dismissed because of this, his face is not very good-looking, and if he stretches out his face to fan others, Chen Zhengbin's words are quite reasonable.

"Our reason is to scout along the river and near the sea." Xu Zixian said with a smile: "The Qishan thieves are the henchmen of my Nan'an regimental training, in order to prevent its secret raid, the Nan'an regiment has set up a water camp, along the river, offshore local sentinels, sheltering from the wind to Penghu, what do the twelve brothers think of this reason?" ”

"Yes." Chen Zhengbin nodded and smiled, and said: "Although it is still a little reluctant, but with this excuse, Lin Douyao is not too serious, otherwise the Nan'an regiment will practice a sentence, and the consequences will be raided by pirates, is the pacification envoy fully responsible?" There is such a sentence, how can Lin Douyao answer? He wouldn't be so stupid to take this trouble onto himself......"

Chen Duzhong smiled at this time and said: "Although Mingda is not in the same vein as our civil officials, this kind of water grinding kung fu is actually not shallow, it seems that it is really terrifying." ”

Pen and ink lawsuits, and gladiatorial fights in front of the case, in fact, are all civil officials' ability to shirk and kick the ball, such skills are of course a small way, Chen Duzhong is joking.

"But I don't know what the Nan'an regiment is doing in Penghu?" Chen Zhengbin said: "Is there also a water camp for group training? I don't really know that. ”

"The water camp has not yet been established." Xu Zixian said: "But the battle on the river beach, there are many captured ships, the big ships have water boats, Linglong ships and fortune boats, basically intact, the younger brother will go to Beijing after the year, is to use three fortune ships to go north, from the sea to Beijing, although the time is not necessarily, but it is much more convenient than the land route." ”