The army that Jia Min bought was the Mamluk slave soldiers.

He had bought half of the high imitation porcelain he had brought to France from a Persian merchant. There must have been nine hundred.

Mamluk slave soldiers were young slaves bought by Persian and Arab merchants in Central Asia and the Caucasus, and then sent to military camps for military training when they were 14 years old. When they reach adulthood, they can be sold to others or used as mercenaries to fight for others.

In present-day Europe and Egypt, there were still many Mamluk slave soldiers.

These slave soldiers, generally cavalry, were the main means of killing the enemy, which was to throw scimitars.

They are strictly disciplined and have a good military quality, so their combat effectiveness is relatively strong.

Jia Min spent a lot of money to buy such an army because he took a fancy to their military quality and actual combat experience.

This method is much more cost-effective than recruiting the army and training from scratch, both in terms of time and funding.

"Sir Min, you mean, you bought an army?"

This is somewhat beyond the cognition of Feng Ziying.

"yes, what's wrong?"

So Jia Min told what happened.

"But it's really a long time to see, and the army can still buy and sell. It seems like a good thing, though. Since they are slaves, what should they do when they come, and will they also redeem themselves? ”

"Don't be in a hurry to redeem yourself first, formulate a regulation in the future, and if you have military merits, you will redeem yourself."

"They may not be able to cooperate with us when they fight."

"When you come, you train the way we do."

"What about weapons?"

"It's all the same according to our standards, clothing, military pay, and so on. We have to give them a taste of the sweetness so that we can die for us. ”

"Alas, it's a pity that we don't have much money in our hands, otherwise, we would have been able to buy more of such an army."

Feng Ziying couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

"Yes, there is always not enough money, there are many things to be done here, and money is needed everywhere. I've never felt so nervous about money these days. ”

For money, Jia Min also has a headache now. Although there are many places to make money, there are many places to spend money in Beihai.

With a sum of money in, there are many places waiting to be spent. At present, the financial situation of the Autonomous Council is always in a tight state.

That is, Feng Ziying and the others have all done business before, and in the past two years, they have barely coped with it.

"Two days ago, Ni Er said that there were some serfs who had fled from Russ and were coming here, and he asked us if we would take them in?"

"Collect, collect, aren't we short of people, come and collect as much as you want. When he came, he set him free, gave him land, and lent him seeds and tools. ”

"I'm afraid that the Rus will come to me in the future, and I'm afraid it will cause disputes."

Feng Ziying's worries are also reasonable.

According to normal reasoning, one should not take in the other party's serfs. If it is taken in and the other owner finds it, it should be returned to the other person.

"I can't take care of it so much now, so I'll take it first. If they find it, they can't rely on it, so they will return it to others. However, I don't think there will be too many people, and they usually won't come to the door. ”

After Feng Ziying and the others left, Jia Min began to write letters to He Jialin.

Tell him to tell Wang Ziteng to be careful of the court and pay attention to the people around him. When you are sick and need to be treated, you should find someone who knows the roots, and don't trust people who come from unknown sources.

Then he wrote a letter to Jia Lian, asking him to try to tell his sister Yuanchun to be careful in the palace and not to get involved in the struggle for imperial power.

Now, what Jia Min is most worried about is Wang Ziteng and Jia Yuanchun.

As for the rest of the house, he wasn't too worried.

Even if the crown prince succeeds to the throne, he will take some measures to attack or weaken some big families, but he doesn't dare to go too far.

Especially when you have just ascended the throne and your position is not too secure, you should not take too radical measures.

If you go too far and lose the support of these big families, it will not be a good thing for the crown prince.

As long as you have a little political acumen, you should seek the word "stability" at this time and use time to seek a smooth transition.

Then he wrote a letter to Fang Xiucai, asking him to suspend his training in the imperial capital. If possible, follow Feng Sanniang to Beihai.

The first is that a large number of craftsmen need to be trained here, and the second is to avoid the chaos and turmoil that may occur in the imperial capital.

Then he wrote a letter to Ping'er, suggesting that she redeem herself, Fenghua and Xueyue in the supermarket in the imperial capital. Go to Bukui or Beihai to develop.

The reason is the same as Fang Xiucai.

At the same time, Liu Tieshan and Wu Hongmei, who called Xiawazi, also came to Beihai.

Ning'er, who was in Zhili, made the same arrangement, asking him to exchange the business there and move his family to Beihai. If his in-laws are willing, they can come together.

Lujiazhuang's grandmother's house, which is a remote mountain village, is neither a strategic place nor a rich township, and the general war has not affected there. There should be no problem in continuing to live there without a fight.

Nan'er is now in charge of the bus and horse-drawn carriage, which is a business belonging to Jiafu. Jia Min believes that Jia Lian will handle it.

Even if the business can't be done in the future, it's just a big deal to close the door.

Over the years, Jia Fu has made a lot of money in this business, and even if the business is not done, it is just a lack of financial resources.

As for Nan'er herself, although she followed Jia Min during the Yeduju era, she was just a businessman, and she had not been involved in Jia Min's affairs over the years. Even if the court is unfavorable to the Jia family, it will not affect him.

Yedu lived there, and Zhang Decai and a few people were there to watch the family and make wine at the same time. A few people are just ordinary people now, and there will be no big problems.

After writing the letter, he called Jia Qiang and asked him to bring it back when he returned to the imperial capital.

Then he called Gao Dazhuang and other personal soldiers, said hello to Feng Ziying, and went to Nijiabao.

At present, a military fortress is being built on Mount Soren near Nijiabao, where Jia Min is going to inspect it.

Since Baoyu and the girls left, Jiafu has been much more deserted.

The younger generation of men, at present, only Jia Lian, Xue Zhen and Jia Ping are left to support the façade.

After the girls left, only Li Kun lived in the Grand View Garden. Because it was too deserted, Li Kun also moved out and returned to live in his original house.

Now, the opera garden of Yuyin Hall is the most lively place in Jiafu.

However, the current situation is also a little lighter than before.

Those dignitaries and nobles who used to come often seem to have come less.

One of the main reasons is that the two famous actors Liu Xianglian and Jiang Yuhan have performed a lot less recently.

The two used to sing here, but in recent months, they have often been invited to sing in the palace of Prince Zhongshun.

Today's performance here, in addition to a few excerpts of his own family opera troupe, is a juggling troupe from Wuqiao.

In the evening, Liu Xianglian and Jiang Yuhan came together.

"Ouch, two brothers, why are you free today, and you want to come here?"

Jia Lian was still quite happy to see the two of them coming.

"Second Brother Lian, our brothers are here to invite you to have a drink today."

"Where is this, when you get here, naturally my brother should invite you."

"Today, I came to invite Second Brother Lian, first, I have something to ask for, and second, I came to say goodbye to Second Brother Lian."

"Where do you want the two brothers to go?"

Liu Xianglian looked around vigilantly.

"I also ask Second Brother Lian to take a step to speak, find a secluded place, and discuss while eating and drinking."

"Okay, I'll ask the two brothers to come with me."

A few people left Jiafu and came to Xianyuan Restaurant on Ningrong Street. I asked for a private room, ordered food, and began to eat slowly.

"Second Brother Lian, the two of us are leaving."

Liu Xianglian drank a glass of wine and said a little lonely.

"Aren't you singing at Prince Zhongshun's place, how can you say that you will just leave?"

"We don't want to go there again, it's not a place for individuals, it's all about dirty things."

Jia Lian has long heard about this.

Prince Zhongshun is a good man, and the lord of Yongning is not an honest man, and he often harasses Liu Xianglian and Jiang Yuhan.

Some time ago, it was also rumored that the county lord Ma instructed his family to beat Liu Xianglian and Jiang Yuhan.

Although no one saw it with their own eyes, the news came from the palace of Prince Chungshun, and it is estimated that it should be true.

Jiang Yuhan was originally in the palace of Prince Zhongshun, before that, Jiang Yuhan was friendly with Baoyu and gave Baoyu a sweat towel, and the long history of Prince Zhongshun's mansion also came to Jiafu to beg Jiang Yuhan, thinking that Jiafu harbored him.

For this reason, Jia Zheng also beat Baoyu severely.

Prince Zhongshun and Lord Yongning, the father and daughter, each more ridiculous than the other, no wonder the two of them feel that they can't stay in the mansion anymore.

Although I haven't turned my face with them yet, it will not be difficult to get tired of playing with the two of them in the future, and it will not be difficult to hack the two.

"Where is my brother going?"

"I heard that Feng Ziying and the others are all in Bu Kui, we want to go there, what do Second Brother Lian think?"

"Bukui is a small place, and it is not as prosperous as the imperial capital. However, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, so it is a good thing to hide. There is no opera garden there, and the two brothers go there to sing opera, which is also a good livelihood. ”

That's what we mean. In the past few years, we have also made a few bucks, but now that we can't stay in the imperial capital, we feel that we can feel more at ease when we go to a remote place. ”

After Liu Xianglian finished speaking, Jiang Yuhan also interjected.

"That's why we came to find Second Brother Lian. Second Brother Lian was familiar there, and asked Second Brother Lian to write a letter, and someone would answer it when he got there. ”

"That being the case, I will write to you when I get back in a moment. Now Chen Yejun happens to be there, and you also know each other. In fact, even if I don't write a letter, when you come to Bukui, as long as you mention that you are a friend of the fourth brother Min, someone will take care of you. ”

"Alas, it's a pity that we haven't dealt with Fourth Master Min."

"That's okay, it's the same to find Chen Yejun, now Jia Qiang and Jia Yun are also over there, or you can find someone else. The concubine of the fourth brother Min opened a brothel in Bukui, and it is also a good place to sing there. ”

"I've heard Jia Yun say this, and we also have this intention. When you come there, you don't know the place well, so you can first establish yourself there, and then make plans when you are stable in the future. ”

The total number of people has been decided, and Jia Lian went back and wrote a letter to the two.

The two of them went back and packed up overnight, and three days later, they quietly set off for Bukui. 1.