At the beginning of August, Xu Shiyang began to reorganize the water division.

Even if we don't mention future expansion, until he completely occupies the Liaodong Peninsula, the Sailor is an important core force for the Qi Army.

The reason is simple, almost all the important cities on the Liaodong Peninsula are close to the sea, and a strong sailor can give Xu Shiyang a high strategic mobility advantage.

On the 10th day of August, the Qi Provincial Navy was formally established in Lushun, and Xu Shiyang himself served as the first naval commander.

The Navy is subordinate to the following units:

The first squadron has ten medium-sized ships with a displacement of about 300 tons, each with a crew of 60 people.

The first squadron belonged to the combat fleet in Xu Shiyang's vision, and according to Xu Shiyang's requirements, each ship had six 10-kilogram guns and six god guns on each side.

With 24 guns per gunboat, it was an invincible presence in this era.

However, because there is no special naval artillery in Qi Province now, all gun emplacements are temporarily empty.

Second Squadron: There are ten large ships with a displacement of more than 500 tons, each with the same 60 people.

The displacement of the large Fu ship is close to twice that of the medium Fu ship, but the number of crew members is the same, the reason is that the second fleet belongs to the transport fleet in Xu Shiyang's vision, and each ship retains 6 magic cannons for self-defense, and there are no more cannons, so naturally there is no need for so many crew members to operate the cannons.

The Third Squadron: There are 50 small sea vessels with a displacement of about 70 tons, including small Fu ships, Guangzhou ships, and sand ships, as well as 30 improved landing ships unique to the Qi Provincial Naval Division.

The seagoing ships have a strength of 20 people each, and two gun emplacements are reserved for which the god machine guns can be installed, and the landing craft has 7 people, and there are no gun emplacements reserved.

The Third Squadron mainly performs the tasks of transportation by near sea or inland waters, as well as forced landings if necessary.

The three detachments have a total of 100 ships of all sizes and about 2,400 sailors, and Xu Shiyang has specially organized a 600-man marine corps for the navy, including five flintlock companies and one artillery company.

The Qi Provincial Navy was formally established, with a total of 3,000 officers and men.

Except for the 100 large and small vessels in the navy, the rest of the sea vessels in Qi Province will be assigned to the newly established government-run shipping company and fishing company.

After the establishment of the navy, Xu Shiyang set off to return to Qi Province to make a tour survey of the industries and this year's agricultural harvest, and then formed a new army unit to wait for new battles.

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Qi Province, Dengzhou.

Because the main direction of attack formulated by Xu Shiyang was southern Liaoning, the headquarters of the new army of Qi Province was moved to Dengzhou, and Xu Shiyang's residence was naturally transferred to this side.

His home is a five-entry courtyard on the west side of Dengzhou City, which is not small, but compared to Xu Shiyang's identity, it cannot be regarded as big.

For the time being, the only people who live here are Xu Shiyang's wife Wen Yue, her two maids-in-waiting; two concubines, Zhao Shan and Zhao Lin, and their two sisters each have a personal maid; Xu Shiyang's two sons, a nurse for the younger son, Mama Rong, and more than a dozen rough male and female servants.

In fact, when Wen Yue came from Jiangnan, the Wen family gave her more than 200 maids and maids, and when Xu Shiyang married his wife, his father, Xu Muhe, the governor of the capital, also specially dispatched more than 100 palace maids and eunuchs left behind last time for him.

However, Xu Shiyang only allowed his wife to leave two maids, and the concubine to leave one maid, and the others, whether it was Wen Yue's dowry or the palace maid given by Xu Muhe, were all released to marry - Xu Shiyang had done some unscrupulous means to increase the population of his own clan.

Xu Shiyang's current rough servants, the women are all five big and three coarse, married women who work in shifts in the Xu Mansion, and the men are former palace eunuchs who are useless when they are released out.

Xu Shiyang's wife and concubine didn't say much about his approach, but Mama Rong complained a little about it.

In her opinion, since the Xu family has become the richest and most powerful family in Qi Province, as the natural heir of the parents, the only son of Miss (Xu Shiyang's mother) should enjoy the corresponding treatment.

However, the little servant left by Xu Shiyang's side now does not seem to be much stronger than a medium-sized landlord in the south of the Yangtze River.

Mama Rong has always wanted to find a few more young maids for Xu Shiyang to take care of her life, and if she can take care of something else by the way, she has no objection.

Therefore, when a beautiful young lady from Jiangnan took the initiative to come to the door and wanted to join the Xu Mansion, Mama Rong generously led her directly to the side of the main mother Wenyue.

"Yokoba girl?" Wen Yue smiled bitterly and said, "Why did you come to Qi Province?" ”

Wen Yue once participated in the poetry party held at home, although she could not show her face, and could only wear a veil to enjoy the poems of talented people on the women's table, but she had also seen Hengbo.

After all, the latter is a famous Oiran supported by Xiao Fanlou, and the number of times he has participated in the Wenjia Poetry Club may be a little more than that of Wen Yue.

Hengbo replied with a low smile: "General Xu Xiao saved me in Jiangnan at the beginning. ”

"So you're going to make a promise?"

"Not really." Hengbo said seriously: "My background, Mrs. also knows, I am not worthy of the little general, and now I just want to be a subordinate in your mansion, although Mrs. rest assured, I have no thoughts." ”

"Hehe, girl, I don't care if you think about it or not."

Wen Yue said helplessly:

"Don't look at me as the main mother of this family, but Mama Rong is the nurse of her husband, and her status is transcendent, she dares to introduce you directly to me, that is, she has already decided to keep you. You see she looks like she cares what I think? ”

"So?" Hengbo lowered his head and smiled and said, "It's really bitter madam." ”

"Big families are like this, I was conscious before I got married." Wen Yue said: "Don't forget, when I came, my husband already had two concubines, and they were a pair of sisters, and now they have both given birth to Lin'er. ”

"My husband is such a person, what can I do?"

Wen Yue smiled bitterly and said:

"Since the girl is here, let's stay. Don't say what kind of servant you are, I also know a little bit about your relationship with your husband, he was angry for you at the beginning, didn't I treat you as a maid and become a jealous poisonous woman? ”

Nowadays, the popular story in the Jiangnan literary and artistic circles is like this:

Xu Shiyang was angry at the crown for the famous Ji Hengbo girl in Xiaofan Tower, burned the Duting Station, and killed all the Jurchen envoys.

It doesn't matter what the facts are, the important thing is that the common people especially like this kind of story with a bit of wind and violence, and it feels very cool.

When the common people believe the story, the story becomes a fact.

Even Xu Shiliu, a person who knew the truth, deliberately sent troops to rescue Hengbo when Fang La threatened Lin'an City, just because he was afraid that something would happen to her and affect Xu Shiyang's reputation.

Now Hengbo has played another "Thousand Miles Looking for Lovers", no matter whether Xu Shiyang had anything to do with her before or not, he can't tell now.

Wen Yue is not a fool, she will not drive Hengbo out, because as long as she does that, her reputation among the people will probably be completely ruined.

"The girl will enjoy the treatment of the concubine in the Xu family first, please ask Mama Rong to arrange a young maid with quick hands and feet for you, as for the future ......, he will decide for himself when the husband comes back."