A month later, the recruitment period ended, and the number of applicants gradually decreased, and recruitment was stopped in various places.

At the appointed gathering time, the recruits gathered within two days to start a simple training camp.

Those who fail to arrive within the time limit, or who temporarily repent, will be recovered by the government for the settling-in allowance issued to them, and they will also be punished with an additional half a month of hard labor.

After three days of simple intensive training, sailors recruited from all over the country soon rushed to Huaining.

This recruitment is different from the recruitment of Xuanwei Army, the requirements have been lowered, and the recruitment has been very smooth.

Yang Congyi alone recruited more than 1,500 people in Anqing alone, and in this way, Lord Zhijun still felt that there was a little less, and hoped that they would recruit more and recruit all those who had no land to grow and no livelihood.

Huangzhou, Luzhou, Anfeng Army, and Wuwei Army also recruited about 1,000 people each, and the five places combined recruited nearly 6,000 people.

The number of people recruited seems to be a lot, more than expected, but Yang Congyi is not worried at all, because more than 1,000 people is still 2,000 people, and their cost in the past two years is nothing compared with the entire Huiyi fleet, but one or two thousand more people go to sea, which is of great significance to the fleet, one can improve the efficiency of loading and unloading, and the other can be used as a reserve army to protect the safety of the fleet.

6,000 people converged in Huaining, the momentum was huge, in order to avoid trouble on the march, Yang Congyi decided to take them on the Yangtze River waterway very early, half a month ago the ship was purchased and requisitioned, more than 50 river boats were moored at the riverside, and the boatmen and helmsmen were on standby.

The ship's logistical supplies were fully prepared, and after a little rectification, 6,000 people boarded the ship one by one, and then sailed down the river in a mighty boat.

Ten days later, the fleet full of sailors sailed out of the mouth of the Yangtze River, anchored on the coast, where flat-bottomed river boats were replaced by sea boats, crossed Hangzhou Bay, and landed in Mingzhou.

The southeast wind was blowing at sea this season, and it was obviously inappropriate to go south by water, and the 6,000 newcomers who were not accustomed to sitting on a boat had already suffered a lot on the Yangtze River, and would rather walk on two legs than board a sea ship again.

On the road of three or four thousand miles from Mingzhou to Quanzhou, with six thousand newcomers who have no marching experience and no military discipline at all, it is difficult to walk the whole distance with their legs.

If you really want to go hard, I don't know how much trouble there will be on the road, Yang Congyi has money, Guo Qing also followed all the way to do logistics supplies, eating and drinking are not worried, but people who fall behind are inevitable, once it is not handled well, the resentment will spread, the team is likely to be completely dispersed, and this year's return is likely to be in vain.

After several trade-offs, Yang Congyi decided to first pull all 6,000 people to Changguo, let them train in Changguo, and then wait for the wind direction to change, and then rush to Quanzhou or Liuqiu by boat.

The idea is certain, immediately find four generals, tell them the idea of landing in Changguo, and ask them to pay attention to the movements of various departments at all times, not to arouse their rebellious feelings, try not to use force, for the time being, mainly to pacify, and wait until they arrive in Changguo, and then start military training.

Then, Yang Congyi came to Changguo alone, and what he saw in front of him made him not very embarrassed.

The camp of the Xuanwei Army, which used to be full of people, is now quiet and empty, the beach in front of the barracks has been overgrown with wild grass, and the barracks are also damaged, and the whole camp seems to have been abandoned.

But in the end, he still saw the soldiers in the battalion, and asked the chief officer and general to ask, only to learn that the entire Xuanwei army was selected to recruit the battalion and escort the guards to the sea, and now there are less than 400 soldiers left, which is already in name only, and the imperial court has not even sent the commander again, and the person in charge of the army is a deputy general.

And this only one deputy general, or the old man of the Xuanwei Army, a few years ago he went to sea for the first time he was the fire chief, Guangnan War, he was promoted to captain, the previous escort to the sea, suffered a great disaster, there were few officers and soldiers left in the army, the court promoted him to a deputy general, temporarily led the remnants of the Xuanwei Army.

Listening to him talk about the past with red eyes, Yang Congyi felt very uncomfortable, the Xuanwei Army was almost established by him, when Xuanwei Nanyang, galloped across Guangnan, and resisted Li Yue's hundreds of thousands of troops, what a scene, I didn't expect it to become like this in just a few years, should the court be blamed, or should they blame themselves?

The fact is already like this, it is difficult to change, it is meaningless to dream about the past, and it is imperative to do the right thing.

Yang Congyi quickly collected his emotions and told the only remaining deputy general of the Xuanwei Army that he had supervised the return to Yi again, and told him that Hui Yi had recruited 6,000 people from Huaixi to go to sea with him, and the people were in Mingzhou, but now the season is not suitable, and it is inconvenient to go south to Quanzhou by boat, so he wants to borrow the camp of the Xuanwei Army and train them first.

As soon as the words came into his ears, whether in terms of official position or personal favors, the lieutenant general had no room to refuse, and immediately nodded in agreement, saying that the camp could be used as they pleased, and if necessary, they could move out of the camp.

Yang Congyi naturally won't let them move out of the camp, the only remaining soldiers of the Xuanwei Army are veterans, and there is only one team of people he brought out from Liuqiu this time, compared to the six thousand newcomers, it is really pitiful, if more than 400 remnants of the Xuanwei Army are pulled in, with the help of their strength, the training should be able to greatly reduce the pressure.

As soon as this idea was mentioned, the deputy general almost didn't think about it, and agreed with his mouth, saying that he was willing to serve the imperial court.

The addition of the remnants of the Xuanwei Army was definitely an unexpected joy for Yang Congyi, so he immediately promised that once the newcomers were trained, there would be rewards for returning to the place.

The adjutant general's gloomy eyes once again shone brightly, and he immediately summoned the soldiers to clean up the camp and school grounds.

The 6,000 newcomers soon crossed the sea in batches and arrived at the camp of the Xuanwei army in Changguo, where they began their three-month military training.

The training of the newcomers was almost entirely handed over to the four preparatory generals of the Jingwu Army and the deputy general of the Xuanwei Army, and the logistics supply was all handed over to Guo Qing, who trained in the Changguo camp for ten days, and after everything was on the right track, Yang Congyi left Changguo.

I first went to Mingzhou Shipyard to inspect the shipbuilding progress, and after confirming that there was no delay in the construction period, I paid part of the money, and then left Mingzhou in a hurry and went south to Quanzhou by land.

The scheduled time for the handover of warships has arrived, and the elite military troops who are in Liuqiu must quickly receive the warships and start training at sea.

In late June, Yang Congyi rushed back to Quanzhou, and before he could go home, he went to the shipyard to inquire about the progress of the construction of warships and seagoing ships.

The payment deadline was delayed by more than a month, but fortunately, the funds for the first payment to the shipyard were sufficient, and the construction period was not delayed, and the 20 warships had been completed as scheduled, anchored on the coast, and more than 40 seagoing ships had been built, and according to the current progress, they could all be completed before the agreed time.

Yang Congyi was very satisfied with this cooperation, and immediately paid most of the shipbuilding funds, leaving only the last part of the final payment, which was paid at one time when the final delivery was completed.

went home to see Qingchen, Lian'er and the child, and on the second night, Yang Congyi rushed by boat to Liuqiu County across the strait.

The training of the elite army is quite effective, I haven't seen him for a few months, and his physical strength and morale have recovered very well.

As soon as the officers and men who had crossed the sea under command crossed the sea in batches, they sailed back to Liuqiu with 20 warships from the Quanzhou Shipyard and immediately began training at sea.

The content of the sea training, one is to lift the sail and operate the boat, the second is to communicate with the flag, and the third is to train in formation, all of which have been practiced in Changguo before, and it is easy to pick them up.

And now when I go to sea, what I lack is the needle disc that Shen Jin improved at the beginning, and it is not very convenient to carry and use ordinary needle plates, and I don't know where Shen Jin is now?

The sea training of the elite army is carried out in the coastal waters, starting from the basic sail maneuvering exercises, and then the flag language exchange, and when all these two are mastered, the warship is far away from the coast, and the formation is lined up and escorted in formation.

There are 3,000 people in the whole army, and the fleet is expected to have more than 120 ships, and each ship must have a flag bearer of the Jingwu Army, and there must be an Jingwu Army on the special ships to control the tail rudder and control the sails, so the whole army must have at least one commander who is proficient in a basic skill, which is still quite difficult for a group of big bosses, but because they have learned these things before, they learn again, and they master them quickly.

The Jingwu army was training at sea, and Yang Congyi went to sea to accompany him for ten days, and when he saw that everything was going well, he completely relieved himself.

In July, the first season of grain had already been harvested, and the granary of the Jingwu army was vacant a lot, so Yang Congyi immediately summoned the local landlords and wealthy households through the county government to requisition grain again, and the price was the same as before.

However, this time it was different from the beginning of the year, the landlords and wealthy households were much less enthusiastic about selling grain, and after inquiring, they learned that they thought that the requisition price was too low, and the old grain they sold at the beginning of the year, and now the new grain stored at home is this year and last year, and the price is naturally different.

Knowing that they intended to raise the price, Yang Congyi was a little unhappy in his heart, but he did not insist on the original price, and after calmly discussing with them, the requisition price of each load of grain was increased by 100 wen.

As soon as the price changed, more than 20,000 quintals of grain were ordered on the same day, and some people continued to wait and see and consider, unable to make up their minds.

Within a few days, the grain was successively transported into the granary of the Jingwu Army, and the payment was delivered.

It is expected that before the Jingwu army leaves, the second season of rice can also be harvested, and a batch can be requisitioned at that time, which will be less troublesome.

After having enough food, Yang Congyi quickly left Liuqiu, returned to Quanzhou, visited the Quanzhou Prefecture Yahe City Bosi, and asked them to help recruit some helmsmen, sailors, as well as Taoist priests and Langzhong.

After accompanying his family at home for a few days, he immediately returned to the Xuanwei Army garrison in Changguo County by boat, and sent two teams of people to Lin'an with him.

I didn't return to Lin'an for a few months, and when I came back, the errand of returning to the Yi Department had been basically completed, and according to Tang Xun, the purchase contract she signed with the merchant had reached more than 14 million yuan, which was millions more than the first time.

I remember the first time they supervised the construction of the Yi, they were shocked by the more than 10 million goods purchased unconsciously, because they had no experience in going to sea, so they had to end the purchase in advance and temporarily add sea vessels, but this time it was different, they had already prepared, and they received as many goods as they came, and those who came did not refuse.