In the vicinity of this private port. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the safest place in this area, the residents are the soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion, and the army is stationed nearby. There is also the power of the Jiaozhou Battalion Alliance at sea

Because the circumference is such a situation. Therefore, it is quite easy to lead Wang Hai in person. He is only in his early twenties, and he is not very interested in enjoying the sea view with his parents, not to mention that this sea view has been seen for many years since he was a child. I've been tired of it for a long time.

Wang Hai and Tang Er were a little away from the place where these people gathered, and both of them were military generals with troops. There is not much exquisiteness, just sit or go directly in this sunny and sheltered place. Rest comfortably.

Here you can see the crowd of people coming in and out of Li Mengjun's tent under the mountain. Wang Hai yawned and complained in a low voice:

"It's rare that our adults have a free time, and all the people in Shandong have come to us. What a hassle!"

After all, the relationship between Tang Er and Li Meng is not as close as Wang Hai. On the side, he just laughed twice. But there is no interface. After saying this, Wang Hai came to his senses, turned over and sat up from the ground, and asked excitedly:

"Recently, Zhou Tongzhi and Master Ning's recruitment plan has been made, and the Tuntian Grange has already moved, Lao Tang, do you have any news here?"

Speaking of this, Tang Er, who was quiet and silent, was also interested. jokingly said:

"The sea, you are with the adults all day long. And come and ask me. Don't sell it. ”

Wang Hai smiled but deliberately put up the shelf. Shut up and don't say anything. Tang Er was a little crying and laughing, it stands to reason that the two of them are also Li Meng's cronies and generals at the moment, and one of them is in charge of the horse team. Although the title is only a thousand generals. But in fact, the status is equivalent to Ma Gang, Zhao Neng and others. The same is true of Wang Haiti. Even in the eyes of the people who don't know the structure of the Jiaozhou battalion, Wang Hai's status is even higher than that of other generals, this is a pro-guard general. The most central character.

Neither of them is too old, of course, even the oldest Zhao Neng is only about forty years old at the moment. The generals of the Jiaozhou camp are generally young, and Wang Hai and Tang Er maintain the majesty of a boss in front of their subordinates on weekdays. Stiffen your face. At this time, the two of them are chatting together, but it is much more casual.

Wang Hai never said it, but in the end, he smiled and asked Tang Er to tell what he knew and supplement it himself. Tang Er thought about it carefully and said:

"This matter was at the time of the return trip from Jinan. Everyone has already discussed that the Jiaozhou battalion now has about 13,000 soldiers, and this conscription is to increase 20,000 people and organize them into four armies, and the Dengzhou army of 8,000 people is responsible for Dengzhou and the northern part of Laizhou. The Qingzhou Army has 10,000 people, responsible for Qingzhou and the headquarters. The Yanzhou army of 6,000 people guarded Yanzhou, and the old battalion of 9,000 people was in charge of Jinan and Dongchang Mansion. ”

Say all of this carefully. Tang Er picked up a small pebble and threw it out. Said with a smile:

"The two of us brothers still have to follow the adults, and in the past few days, I have ordered my subordinates to start sorting out some heavy items, but it is better to go to Jinan and Dongchang Mansion. Relying on the north and south of the river to get close to the river, it is easier to buy a horse. The mount of the present. The armored cavalry charged back and forth a few times, the sea. I told me everything I knew. What about you!"

Compared to Tang Er, he was happy. Wang Hai's mood here is not too high. Said a little stupidly:

"What else can you know, you can guess and guess, Ma Gang and Brother Zhao are guarding the generals. Chen Liuge mentioned the guerrilla attack in Zhenyan. They are all generals who command one side. The two of us went from Qian to Dushi. A pro-soldier division, a horse team division. ”

Tang Er looked at Wang Hai's emotions and knew this reason. opened his mouth with a smile and comforted:

"There's nothing bad about being around adults. It's not that there is no opportunity to fight and make meritorious contributions, and there will be a long time in the future, so this can be regarded as getting there!"

Hearing these words from Tang Er. Wang Hai nodded. He didn't say anything more, and looked at the tent below. saw Guo Dong coming out of the tent below. One thing comes to mind. Spoken:

"The Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau should also move to the border between Jinan and Yanzhou. said that it was over there, leaning on Laiqian and Teng County. Coal and iron are convenient, and it is also a prosperous place in Shandong, and it is also easy to recruit craftsmen in Henan and Beizhili. Lao Guo is almost tired and out of shape. ”

Laiqian has always had iron ore. Daming had a special yamen in Laiqian responsible for mining iron ore. Forged iron. And there is a mine supervisor in charge. The resources are also very abundant, and Teng County is a coal producer. The demand for coal in this era is not too great. Although there are abundant coal mines there, the scale is very modest.

The reason for the exhibition in recent years is because of the large-scale procurement of the Jiaozhou Camp Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau. The silver was spent in large quantities, and it was seen that it was powerful. This is the gradual start of recruiting workers. Expansion of production.

Li Meng was inside the tent. Moved a table from a nearby military household. The cook, who was busy in the mountains, made him a grilled fish. There was also a pot of lamb. There are a few more pieces of bread, and the whole family comes to this seaside outing. Others are relaxing and resting, but Li Meng is not at ease, this occasion is an informal occasion, and there are many things that cannot be rashly asked or suggested in official business. You can all take it out here and talk about it.

The result has come since the morning. Li Meng received him in the military tent, without a trace of free time, and when it was time for lunch, the family members above came down several times to invite each other. There is no time to pass. I simply let the cook cook a meal alone, and I will hurry up with the time.

If the people below see Shangguan during dinner, it is extremely rude. But the people above eat and see the land below. But not treating his subordinates as outsiders and expressing closeness is convenient for Li Meng anyway. It's not that much.

The one who came early in the morning was the representative of the Zheng family, who was in charge of the port. Respectfully greeted Li Meng and said goodbye, and then said that the Zheng family was going to open a shipyard between Lingshanwei and Aoshanwei. The news is that he just arrived at the place last night, and he notified Li Meng's side first, which can be regarded as a lottery head.

For the route to Japan and Korea, there must also be a place for ship repair in the north. The Zheng family's location here is also normal. After all, it was a good thing for Li Meng, and it was really a happy thing to be able to learn from these people and get some cheap in navigation and sailors' land.

There were also garrisons from the Jiaozhou battalion on the port. It was relatively simple for this person to report to the place, it was nothing more than that the more than 1,100 young people who had been selected began to divide into small loquat and follow the Zheng family's ship back to Fujian. The leader of the garrison is an old brother who has followed Li Meng since the beginning of his family, and he is old. Come here to guard the door, and also have the qualifications and weight to speak. Cautiously suggested:

"My lord, let's pay our own money and send people to those southern barbarians, these good sons and daughters still have to give them their lives, is it a loss for us to do this business, if we follow it for a long time, will these people still listen to our Jiaozhou camp?"

Li Meng first asked a question, "Then the Zheng family, from the leader to the sailors, are all from there," the leader stationed here pondered for a while, and then replied, "They are all from Fujian, and I heard that they are all from the same government." Li Meng then said:

"Can we Shandong men get credit when we go there, we must be careful. Since you can't be concentric. The family is in our hands, who do you say they will listen to? ”

Before he had finished speaking, it dawned on the leader of the guards that the call for time had come to the end. Li Meng had a judgment on the Zheng family, although it had huge strength. But there is no corresponding pattern and bearing. After all, it won't be a big situation, and there's really no need to worry too much and overestimate them.

After Guo Dong of the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau came in. First, it is said that there is a supervisor in Nanjing. The progress and situation of the weapon manufacturing site here in Fengmeng Town, the second is to report the situation of the people below to Laiqian Land, and the imperial court has special officials and eunuchs to manage in important places, especially resources such as iron ore. The officials over there are all petty officials. I didn't dare to make any trouble with the Shandong General Army, but the mine supervisor Xu Qi was a troublesome character, and the main owner of this iron mine was this eunuch, and he had always made it difficult for the merchants of Lingshan Commercial House to buy iron ore in every way, and he wanted bribes

After the Lingshan Commercial Bank and the local people of the Weapons Manufacturing Bureau were combined, it was better to buy the finished product directly in the Nanjing Arsenal if it was according to the price of the eunuch's land.

Moreover, the people of Lingshan Commercial Bank also inquired and understood. It is said that behind this eunuch Xu Qi is a certain big man in the celebrant area, who can't afford to offend. Guo Dong has always been busy with this manufacturing, and he really has very little contact with other places in Jiaozhou Ying, for fear that things will be delayed because of the delay, and he can't care about face, so he came directly to Li Meng. The first is to ask for guilt and self-blame, and the second is to ask for a disposition.

"Regardless of what he is doing in such a trivial matter, go and build the workshop first. You don't have to worry about the rest!"

Guo Dong was terrified. I thought Li Meng was angry. However, Li Meng is really pleasant. There were others waiting there. It's not good to delay here too much, so I have to bow down and retreat.

Then it was Sun Hedou who walked in. Today, Sun Hedou finally put on a long shirt. Barely a bit of a gentleman. Li Meng is a little strange, Sun Hedou is now one of the two people with the highest status in the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau, just now Guo Dong is here, what is the matter with him?