On the sixth day of October, the Privy Council dispatched troops to the Xuanwei Army garrison in Changguo County.

The Privy Council agreed that the Xuanwei army would march south from Changguo and return to Yi, but strictly ordered not to leave Hong Kong and enter the city along the way.

Since the imperial court had agreed to allow the Xuanwei army to pull out the camp, Yang Congyi was no longer worried, and immediately discussed with Zhao An about pulling the camp south.

The Xuanwei Army was divided into two divisions, the combat unit and the reserve army, the combat unit had the 5,000 establishment given by the imperial court, and the reserve army did not, which could be regarded as trained sailors and people. After a brief discussion, it was decided that the 4,500 combat troops under the command of Zhao An would sail to Quanzhou in batches by warships, and the reserve army would be led by Yang Congyi, and they would go to Quanzhou by sea ship to assist in the delivery of the return materials.

Later, Yang Congyi sent people to the Mingzhou Shipyard to inspect the progress of the construction of sea ships, and if there was a finished ship, he would bring it back immediately.

After receiving the order to go south to Quanzhou within three days, the reserve army immediately began to pack up the supplies and load the fish noodles piled up in the warehouse one by one.

The Xuanwei Army's training in land and naval warfare had now been completed, and it was ordered to withdraw its camp to the south within five days, and they would also begin to prepare for the evacuation of Changguo.

At noon, the sun hangs overhead, shedding a little warmth, and the sea breeze blows, and the warmth disappears.

Yang Congyi and one person faced the sea and sat on the beach, and that person was Wu Qian, who had gone down the mountain to help him train the army for five months.

The two were silent for a long time, and Yang Congyi said: "Uncle, you see, this small Changguo is so vast, and the South and Western Oceans are even bigger than unimaginable, there are many countries there, and the customs are also very different from those of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Wu Qian said: "When I went down the mountain, I was to help you train the new army, and now that the new army has been trained, it should be the time for me to leave, besides, I am no longer in the army, it is inconvenient to stay in the army for a long time, but I can't go to Nanyang with you." No matter how many countries in the South and West Seas are, it has nothing to do with me, so don't go. ”

Yang Congyi said: "Does Uncle want to know Huangmei?" ”

Wu Qian smiled: "Huang Mei won't go back." I like the quietness and the life on the island is good, and when you leave, I'll stay on the island for a while and then make plans. ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "If uncle likes the sea and islands, I can point you to a good place, where the four seasons are like spring, there is no severe cold and heat, if you go there, no one can find you, it is very quiet." ”

Wu Qian looked back and smiled: "Oh, there is still such a place? Where is it? ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Quanzhou goes to sea, directly opposite Liuqiu, it is a big island, not smaller than Huaixi, but it hangs alone, it is inconvenient to contact the mainland, and the imperial court does not care much, which is a good place for uncles." ”

Wu Qian suddenly smiled and said, "Cong Yi, you are telling me to go to Quanzhou with you." ”

Yang Congyi said: "Uncle, when have I ever scolded you." There is indeed a big island called Liuqiu opposite Quanzhou, and the imperial court is setting up a county in Liuqiu, and there is a county order sent there, and you will know when you go to Quanzhou and ask. Because it is lonely overseas, a place larger than Huaixi, the imperial court only sent a county order, how quiet you say it is. Come with me to Quanzhou tomorrow, when I get to Quanzhou, I will get a boat for my uncle, and within two days, I will be able to go to Liuqiu, and I guarantee that I don't want to come back. ”

Wu Qian smiled: "Okay, anyway, it's okay, I'll go to Liuqiu to have a look, if it's not as good as you say, see how I clean you up when I come back." ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Uncle, don't worry, it's definitely a good place to go, I'm afraid that you will feel bored if you stay there for a long time, I think Uncle can bring a few of them with you, and you won't be bored if you go to beg together, and if something happens, you will have a helper." ”

Wu Qian smiled: "It's really a good place, how can it be boring." A few of them may not go that far, and after the new army is finished, maybe they will have to go back. ”

Yang Congyi said: "That's a pity. If I don't have something to do, I'll go with my uncle and beg for it. ”

Speaking of the teaching group, they worked hard all the way from Huangmei County to Mingzhou, and helped train the new army in Changguo for nearly five months.

Thinking like this, Yang Congyi took out a stack of silver tickets from his arms and handed them to Wu Qian, and said with a smile: "Uncle, you have traveled thousands of miles to help me train the new army, it has been very hard for most of the past six months, and it is all up to you for the new army to train." Uncle left 1,000 taels of money, and the rest was divided with everyone, and if you want to go back, you can leave tomorrow, if anyone wants to go south with us, I also welcome it. ”

Wu Qian glanced at the silver ticket, did not stretch out his hand, looked at Yang Congyi with some seriousness, and asked: "Congyi, where did you get so much money, you take out the military salary and military expenses to us, what should we do if thousands of people eat and drink?" You can't be an official like this. ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Uncle, where do you want to go, how can I take the soldiers' salaries and military expenses privately." These are my personal money, last year I accidentally saved the life of a rich man, and that person gave me 20,000 taels of silver, and I didn't have a place to spend money, so I kept it. It is also my personal business to ask you to come out to help train the new army, so naturally it is my personal meaning. Uncle, you can take it, you have to support your family, and you can't work in vain for most of the year. ”

Wu Qian had doubts: "It's really not your military salary and military expenses?" ”

Yang Congyi said: "Uncle, let me tell you the truth, since we built the Xuanwei Army at the beginning of the year, the imperial court has paid 10,000 yuan, and it will not pay a penny in the future, and all the expenses must be paid from the Huiyi Supervision Office, including military salaries and military expenses." I am the deputy envoy of Hui Yi Governor, and I can still do some accommodation, and all the soldiers will have meat to eat. All the expenses of the Xuanwei Army are used to return the capital, and when they go to sea, they will all earn back. All the military salaries and military expenses of the Xuanwei Army are not under the control of the imperial court, and if you have money when you go back to the Yi Supervision Office, you can pay more military salaries, you can eat enough, and you can eat well. Men, uncle. ”

Wu Qian knew in his heart when he heard it, this Xuanwei army was to put it bluntly, it was the bodyguard invited by the Yi Supervision Office, if the Hui Yi fleet was not from the imperial court, then the Xuanwei Army was not a army, it was a thug who took care of the house, but because this time the Nanyang Hui Yi was to be done by the imperial court, it would definitely lose face with the thugs who guarded the home and nurse the house, and had to establish a new army as a bodyguard.

Thinking of this, Wu Qian suddenly smiled and said, "Since this is the case, then I will accept it." After saying that, he immediately accepted the silver ticket.

"Cong Yi, I've never seen so much money, is it appropriate for you to give us so much?" Wu Qian took the silver votes and counted them.

Yang Congyi smiled: "What's inappropriate, anyway, it's foreign wealth, and it's not my hard-earned money, I have nowhere to spend it, everyone needs it, just spend it for everyone." ”

"Okay, I'll go back and divide them later." Wu Qian counted the whole two thousand two hundred taels.

After sitting for a while, Yang Congyi and Wu Qian returned to the camp together.

The Mingzhou Shipyard brought back five more ships, and the entire Xuanwei Army now has 16 sea ships, 3,500 reserve troops and 26.7 million catties of fish noodles, which can easily be brought to Quanzhou at one time.

Yang Congyi found Zhao An and Jiang Kai, and reconfirmed the marching arrangement, and tomorrow Jiang Kai left Changguo with the reserve army with Yang Congyi and went south to Quanzhou. Zhao An temporarily took the Xuanwei army to stay in the barracks, and three days later, the six warships first took 2,000 people south, and the other 2,500 people waited for the sea ships of the Mingzhou Shipyard to be built, and then went south by sea ships.

The Xuanwei Army and the Reserve Army, almost brought out by Zhao An and Jiang Kai, who had never left Changguo halfway, were in charge of the two armies respectively, and were most familiar with the situation of the two armies, and now they were led separately, and neither of them had any objections.

Early the next morning, the reserve troops boarded the ship immediately after breakfast.

When the sun rose, fifteen ships set sail, left Changguo one after another, lined up in the sea, and headed straight to the south.

The Xuanwei army needed to stay in the barracks and wait for two days before they could go south to Quanzhou.

Yang Congyi's sea ship was in the middle of the team, and the helmsmen and sailors who operated the ship were all brought from Quanzhou, and the reserve army had not practiced helming and raising and lowering the sails, so naturally they could not be allowed to do these things. When he came to Changguo from Quanzhou in August, he took twenty helmsmen, and when he left Changguo, he left five for Zhao An, and fifty sailors for the Xuanwei army to guide the way.

The 3,500 reserve troops, as well as 26.7 million catties of fish noodles, are all on these 15 ships, and there are only 15 helmsmen and 150 sailors on the ship who can operate the ship. Although the distance from Mingzhou to Quanzhou is not far, only more than 2,000 miles, anything can happen at sea, a boat of hundreds of people, something happens is a big deal.

"Lord Yang don't have to worry, although these reserve troops have no combat power, but the military discipline is quite strict, they are all born peasants, they will not make trouble casually, and they will not cause trouble casually, they have already emphasized to them before getting on the ship, those who do not abide by military discipline on the ship, move around at will, fight and fight, will be expelled from the reserve army after getting off the ship. It should be fine. Jiang Kai saw that Yang Congyi was staring at the sea ship as if he had something on his mind, so he said on the side.

Yang Congyi said: "If this is the case, then it would be good, I am afraid that the time on the ship is too long, they can't bear the small space on the ship, they are upset and irritable, and cause trouble." ”

Jiang Kai said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord, I already have a way to deal with it, before getting on the ship, promise them, if there is no accident, the whole army will arrive in Quanzhou safely, and each person will be rewarded with 500 copper coins, if there is a ship that does not abide by military discipline, the reward of the whole ship will be halved, and if there is an incident on the ship, or even a fight, the reward of the whole ship will be cancelled." The reserve army has no pay, and this 500 yuan is not a small amount for them, and with them supervising each other, naturally no major incident will occur. ”

Yang Congyi turned his head and stared at Jiang Kai for a while, and said with a smile: "Jiang has a lot of means to join the army, so there is no need to worry about the safety of the ships." ”

Jiang Kai said: "Where, I know about them. When they were affected by the disaster and had no food to eat, their biggest dream was to eat a full meal, but now they are full of drink and do not worry about being hungry, so they naturally have other ideas, they want to have money, and now give them a chance to earn 500 yuan easily, if they don't seize it, they will not regret taking the medicine. ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "Sure enough, it's best for you to take them." ”