When Xu Lang returned home, it was already evening, and as soon as he entered the door, he shouted at Xu Lang: "Mr. Xu, why are you still walking to this courtyard, don't you live there now?" ”

"Forget it, go well." Xu Lang smiled and asked, "Are grandparents back?" ”

Ye Sun's family has moved, Cheng Yiyi has opened up the two families, and two maids and a small maid hired from other counties have also come to the Xu family. At present, Xu Lang, Cheng Yiyi, and Zhao Zhiruo took the new maid to live in the original Ye Sunquan's courtyard. Chen took the children, Si Qin, and Mo Hua to accompany Lu Tianxiang and his wife to live in the original courtyard, but they still ate together as a family.

"Grandparents just came back." Mo Hua smiled, "Sister Bihe and Sister Ziyun are also here, and they are talking to their grandparents." ”

While talking, He Yun, Bihe, and Ziyun walked out of the house with the child in their arms, and Xu Lang greeted him and said with a smile: "Bihe, Ziyun, how come you have time to go back to your parents' house." How are you living over there, are you still used to it? ”

Ziyun looked at Xu Lang and didn't speak a little shyly, and He Yun smiled on the side: "The two of them are here to give you the good news of being a grandfather, and you are about to be a grandfather again." ”

"Really?" Xu Lang was a little surprised, "Who are you two again, and how long has it been?" ”

"It's Sister Ziyun." Bihe smiled, "I just went to the hospital yesterday to check, it's been two months, so I'm here to report the good news to Mr. Xu today." ”

"Okay." Xu Lang shouted, "Lao Ye didn't set up a banquet again, but he was going to be a grandfather again." ”

"You're still thinking about drinking." Lu Tianxiang also walked out of the house, "Now that Ye Yan and Ye Zhan are not at home, Lao Ye said that he would wait for his two sons to come back before having a treat." It's not early, hurry up and wash your hands and eat, if you want to drink, I'll accompany you to drink. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Lu." Xu Lang stepped forward to support Lu Tianxiang, "Ziyun's matter is a happy event, let's have two drinks tonight." ”

The family sat around in the dining room, including the three newcomers. Xu Lang didn't bother to think about it, copied the name on "Dream of Red Mansions", and named the two maids Qingwen and Musk Yue, and that little girl was called Mingyan.

Xu Lang poured wine for everyone: "Today is a big day, let's add Ding again, and we will salute Ziyun together." ”

Everyone raised their wine glasses and shouted. The three new maids and little maids hadn't adapted to the atmosphere of Xu Lang's house yet, and the three of them looked at Xu Lang with wine glasses and didn't speak.

Ziyun smiled at the three of them and said, "You just came to Mr. Xu's house, and you don't know the rules of the Xu family, we are all a family here." Sister Bihe and I and Sister Siqin Mohua were also maids when we first came, but now we are all the same as Mr. Xu's daughter. Grandparents, Sister Yiyi and Sister Zhiruo all treat us as a family, don't worry about it, you'll know after a long time. ”

The three of them said together: "We know that Mr. Xu is good to us, and we also toast my sister with a cup, congratulations to my sister on her precious son." ”

The family was chatting and eating. He Yun turned his head to the Chen clan and asked, "Miss Chen, now that Qingwen and Musk Moon are also here, if you are not busy, you can go to the academy as soon as you are ready." ”

Cheng Yiyi interjected and asked, "Aunt He, are the junior high school halls ready?" ”

"Not yet, preparations are underway, I'm afraid the class won't start until the New Year." He Yun said, "It's just that there is a shortage of manpower now, so I want Miss Chen to go early and help too." ”

"Miss Chen, then you can go." Cheng Yiyi said, "Explain the family affairs to Qingwen and them, and it's good to help Aunt He as soon as possible." ”

Chen nodded: "Then I'll go early, thank you old lady." ”

Xia Yang held an enlarged meeting of the committee, and according to the news brought back by Xu Lang, Wang Kezong acquiesced to the request of Yulin Bay to be stationed in various states and counties, so how to control the entire Hainan Island more comprehensively in the next step has become the top priority of the committee.

Xu Lang and Xu Tianbin also attended the meeting, and it is necessary to control Hainan, and how to recruit troops in the whole of Hainan is also the matter that the military is most concerned about.

Xu Tianbin made a suggestion to the committee to incorporate the current Hainan army. At present, Hainan Wei has a total of one guard, seven institutes, and four cities, with a total strength of more than 10,000 people, but basically there is no combat effectiveness. Xu Tianbin meant that these soldiers would be streamlined and assigned to the Yulin Army, which was a very good source of soldiers. As for those Ming Dynasty generals, they could continue to serve as officers of the Yulin Army if they wished; If they are unwilling, they will maintain their original grade and treatment, and they will be raised by Yulin Bay.

Xu Tianbin once revealed this meaning to Zhou Chongde, but Zhou Chongde had no objections. Over the years, Zhou Chongde and Yulin Bay have made a lot of money in partnership in business, and as long as the Yulin Army has any military exploits, his share is indispensable, and the soldiers under his hands usually have nothing to do, and they still have to support them, so it is more cost-effective to let Yulin Bay bear this part of the money.

Zhou Chongde didn't think about whether he would be hollowed out by himself if he handed over the army. But I haven't done anything sorry for myself for so many years, but only brought benefits to myself; Second, Zhou Chongde also considered that even if Yulin Bay really had any conflicts with the imperial court in the future, he would have no choice, and he would have to stand with Yulin Bay. This is because the soldiers under his command are not the opponents of the Yulin Army at all, and the benefits of Yulin Bay to themselves are far greater than those of the imperial court.

After Xu Tianbin got Zhou Chongde's reply, he felt that this was also a good way, not only to continue to have a good relationship with these Ming officials, but also to quickly expand the Yulin army.

Although this matter was a matter for the military, it was still submitted to the committee, because it was not a trivial matter to incorporate the Ming army, and it was necessary to take into account the reaction of Chongzhen's side.

There was a lot of discussion in the whole venue, some agreed with Xu Tianbin's opinion, some opposed, and all possibilities were taken out and discussed. In the end, the committee made a resolution, which could be followed in this way first, and proceeded slowly one by one, and it was better to incorporate it. However, Xu Tianbin received another task, he wanted to go to Qiongzhou Mansion to find Zhang Shiying, and it would not work without the approval of this Hainan Wei commander.

The rest of the problems will be solved more easily, and the committee will send people to go to the states and counties with the federation to officially hang up the sign of the federation; The patrol house will also be listed in various places, and the tax police will be transferred to the leader of the patrol room. As for the officials of various prefectures and counties, try to recruit them into the federation and the chamber of commerce, and the yamen of the Ming Dynasty cannot be abolished yet, and the system of two sets of brands and one team must be implemented on the entire Hainan Island. Whatever method is adopted, complete control of the entire Hainan Island is the ultimate goal.

Han Wantao stood on the bow of the Pearl and held a telescope to look at it for a while, and asked Zeng Guangxian beside him, "How long will it take for us to get to Dengzhou?" ”

"At this rate, there will be three or four days at most." Zeng Guangxian replied, "What should I do when I get to Dengzhou, do you start attacking immediately?" ”

"Let's take a look at the situation first, we've been out for more than two months, and who knows if the situation has changed."