The only regret is that the imperial court really has no money now, and the funds for the formation of the new army have to wait until the Jin merchants are raided to allocate some of the funds. Therefore, this new army still focuses on cold-weapon warfare, and at most it is equipped with field artillery.

As a person who has traveled through later generations, Hu Guang certainly hopes that the new army will be a hot-weapon army. The army of hot weapons is heavily dependent on logistics. Fighting a war is actually about logistics and money. Hu Guang understands this, and the natives of the Ming Dynasty also understand.

The bloody battle of the Hunhe River was an example back then, the Qi family army was considered a strong army, hiding behind the car camp to resist Jianlu, which made Jianlu helpless. But when the ammunition it carried was lost, the whole army was wiped out immediately, that is, the logistics could not keep up, and there was no ammunition replenishment.

Therefore, in Hu Guang's plan, it was necessary to take advantage of the manpower advantage of the Ming Dynasty to select the most elite soldiers from all armies, train them strictly, and use all the limited resources on them to form a strong army with cold weapons, at least to be able to confront the elite strong army in the field.

He was not yet naïve enough to use all his earnings to form as many new troops as possible, hoping that a wave of them would be bulldozed to the ground. If this is the case, it is very likely that in a hurry, the battle line will be lengthened, and the flaws will be found by Jianyu, and the hard work will be lost, and then the situation will become even worse.

When Hu Guang and Wen Tiren were discussing the affairs of the new army, far away at the gate of Fan's Mansion in Xuanfu City, a group of family members escorted a sturdy carriage into the gate of the Dakai Mansion.

The car stopped, and the person who got down from it was Fan Yongdou, the owner of the Fan Mansion. He saw the butler waiting outside the car, so he walked towards the lobby and asked, "Are you all back?" ”

"Back to the master, those who are in Xuanfu City have returned, and those outside the city may not be able to come back until later." The butler followed closely behind him and bowed.

Fan Yongdou listened to it and was not surprised by this answer. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the governor of Xuanfu went by himself, and there was a civil official, even if he was paying tribute, it took a lot of effort to greet him. Especially since the governor of Xuanfu has only been here for a year, the relationship between the two sides has not yet reached a very tacit level.

The rest of the people under him go to pay New Year's greetings, they are all old relatives, and they are basically military generals, as long as the courtesy arrives, people wish you left early.

Fan Yongdou thought about walking, so he went to the lobby, took off his cashmere cloak, sat on the main seat, and saw the maid holding a cup of hot tea, so he took it. Feeling that the temperature was just right, I drank it all, and after putting the cup on the table, I exhaled a long breath of hot air, which seemed to spit out all the tiredness at the same time.

His spirit seemed to be better, and he said to the butler who was standing in front of him: "The position of the chief soldier of the Xuanfu has been undecided, and I am a little worried in my heart. Don't wait for the news of the Beijing Division, you send someone to inform the other families, and you will be out of the customs on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year! ”

"Master, there are still five families whose food has not yet arrived in Zhangjiakou, and now it is the New Year, and everyone is celebrating the New Year. Even if the men are reconvened to transport the grain, I am afraid that it may not be able to be transported by the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. The housekeeper was stunned for a moment, and then reminded.

Fan Yongdou seemed a little impatient, and waved his hand and said, "It's okay, the Great Khan has plundered so many people back, and he must be in urgent need of food." He's a smart man, he's a businessman, and he won't lose us! ”

After a pause, he added: "Even if we suffer a little loss on freight, it's okay, we do business with Daikin, and we pay attention to long-term cooperation, so we don't care about that." ”

Seeing the master's attitude, the housekeeper didn't say anything more, and immediately agreed. However, as soon as he turned around, he immediately turned back and asked again: "Master, those Qiu Ba over there, do you still want to send them red envelopes for the New Year?" ”

When Fan Yongdou heard this, he knew what he was referring to, so he nodded and replied: "Of course, if the new Xuanfu general soldier wants to expand his family, he must choose from these elites." We've been gracious to them in previous years, and there's no reason to do the same this year. ”

When the housekeeper heard this, if it weren't for the fact that the lord secretly gave some benefits from time to time, those Qiu Ba would not have ruthlessly pitted them in this Qin Wang Qian.

Thinking of this, he thought about it for a moment, and asked again: "Master, the soup kitchen in the civilian area of the city should also continue, right?" ”

"Isn't that nonsense?" Fan Yongdou listened and said with a little dissatisfaction, "You have been with me for more than ten years, don't ask me for this little money!" We are doing big business, we have to work up and down, and we have to give up to get something, do you want me to teach you this truth again? ”

The housekeeper listened only to the truth, and did not dare to ask for any more instructions, so he hurriedly retreated and went out to get busy.

Fan Yongdou leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes to recuperate, and the two beautiful maids behind him held pink fists and gently pounded him on the shoulder.

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and the butler returned.

Fan Yongdou felt a cold air rushing to his face, so he opened his eyes, frowned and stared at the housekeeper who turned around and closed the door, "What is this for?" ”

"Master, it's not good, Master Han just came to the news, saying that Ma Dashuai was arrested and imprisoned......"

Before the butler's words were finished, Fan Yongdou suddenly bounced up from the chair, stretched out his hand and shouted, "What about the letter?" ”

Needless to say, the butler had already reached out and handed him the letter.

Because of the martial law in Beijing, the letter was sent a day late, so it was not delivered to Xuanfu until the first day of the Lunar New Year. However, in this way, Han Yi also roughly described what happened in Jingshi for two consecutive days in the letter.

After Fan Yongdou finished reading, he frowned tightly and sat back in his chair. The two beautiful maids stepped forward and wanted to continue to beat the old man's shoulders, but they provoked two words: "Get out!" ”

Originally, he wanted to help Ma Shilong and give him food and grass to make him look strong and strong, so as to stand out from King Qin's army. But unexpectedly, the young emperor didn't care what kind of people he used to deal with Dajin in the future, and disposed of Ma Shilong first. From this point of view, the original move actually harmed Ma Shilong.

In addition, Han Yi asked for more money in the letter so that he could go up and down to rescue Ma Shilong. said that now that the power in the DPRK has been greatly reduced, it is necessary to rebuild the power, and if Ma Shilong can be protected, it is still necessary to protect it.

This young emperor is really a stunned young man, he dares to deal with Ma Shilong regardless of the consequences. It seems that he must be put a little pressure on him so that he will not be so unscrupulous!

Thinking of this, he remembered another thing, that Wu Sangui actually went out of the customs to slaughter two tribes and mixed into the position of a general soldier, which was really profitable.

His father Wu Xiang is going to be transferred to Datong, it seems that he has to deal with each other well, and if the two sides can form an alliance, mutual benefit and win-win results are the best. Wu Xiang was also a businessman before, so he should be able to see the benefits of cooperation!

After digesting the news in his mind, Fan Yongdou had a countermeasure, and immediately asked the housekeeper to grind the ink, and roughly described the personnel changes that occurred in the Jingshi, as well as the situation in Gyeonggi.

He believed that after Huang Taiji saw these news, he would definitely have corresponding countermeasures. In that case, after the young emperor felt the pressure, he would definitely not dare to mess around again! This kind of roundabout strategy will definitely give strong support to Lord Han.