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Two days later, Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong and their entourage successfully arrived in Lushun. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, under the repair of Chen Zhong's general Xun Meng, Lushun has been quite large-scale, although it has not yet been restored to its former glory, but several huge gaps opened by the Houjin army when the city was broken have been repaired, and the defense system has been integrated.

"Ask the two generals to inspect Arthur City."

With joy, Xun Meng respectfully knelt down in front of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong, hoping to get Chen Zhong's praise.

But as soon as Chen Zhong saw Lushun City, he was angry and kicked Xun Meng hard, "Why the hell are you working so hard?" Don't you know that all the money spent is Lao Tzu's silver? ”

"Huh?"

Xun Meng couldn't tell the grievances, and hurriedly looked at Li Yuanqing as if asking for help.

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Big brother, Brother Mengzi doesn't know about this either. If you fix it, you will fix it, Shen Shikui is not a person who doesn't understand the eyes, he should give you some compensation. ”

Chen Zhong's face looked a little better, "Yuanqing, this is damn good, it's really ......"

Li Yuanqing said with a smile: "Big brother, let's not talk about these unhappy people, let's go, let's go to dinner first." ”

Xun Meng had already prepared a banquet for the two main generals.

There are not many wild goods here in Lushun, but there are a lot of various marine fish, especially at this time it is already mid-May, the weather is extremely warm, and fishing is even more aspect.

After lunch, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong occupied Xun Meng's big tent and carefully discussed their next move.

At this time, the Tartars had withdrawn, and there was no direct threat from the Tartars on the front line of Fuzhou, Jinzhou, and Lushun.

In addition, most of southern Liaoning has become a no-man's land, and unless the Tartar sentry scouts bring sufficient provisions, it will be difficult for them to survive in this area, and they will also have to face the threat of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong.

According to the current situation, in a short period of time, it will be difficult for the Tatars to launch a frontal offensive against southern Liaoning, and the time is ripe for the two to go to Beijing to repay their merits and run their relationship.

Originally, Li Yuanqing wanted to delay for a while, wait for a large number of materials in Fuzhou City to be transported back to Changsheng Island and Guanglu Island, and watch the drills of the sons and daughters be more stable.

But it's almost the height of summer.

Although the 5,000-level Tartar head has been treated with quicklime and some antiseptic treatment, there are too many mosquitoes and flies in summer, and the weather is too hot.

That's more than worth the cost.

At this time, although there was no threat from the Tartars, because of the diversion of the Shahe River, the flood season was coming, and Fuzhou, including the Yangguanbao area, had to redeploy its troops.

After a brief discussion, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong quickly reached an agreement.

In Fuzhou, the Changsheng Battalion will leave the strength of 3 thousand troops to defend.

The defense was mainly based on the Duan Xiliang Division of the 100th Corps, and Xu Heizi of the 3000th Fortification Corps was the main unit, responsible for various fortification issues and preparing for the possible floods of the Shahe River during the flood season.

Kong Youde of the 7,000th Corps also stayed in Fuzhou to assist in the affairs of the two ministries, and it was also regarded as a combat readiness exercise.

On Chen Zhong's side, two thousand corps will be left to guard Fuzhou, in addition to Chen Zhong's headquarters, Xun Meng's side will also move to Fuzhou, and Lushun will leave only one total force to wait for the handover with Shen Shikui.

At this time, it was already the middle of May, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong made an appointment, and the two departments set aside ten days to return to Changsheng Island and Guanglu Island to deal with their respective internal affairs, and before the end of May, they gathered in Fuzhou City and went to Beijing to report their merits.

After all, it has been a few months since the expedition, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong are not iron men, and the wives and babies at home, as well as many government affairs, need to be personally inquired about and inspected.

After making his decision, Chen Zhong quickly left Lushun and returned to Guanglu Island.

Li Yuanqing also returned to Changsheng Island by boat.

Changsheng Island has Shang Lao Liu in charge, Li Yuanqing is not too worried, but the defense of the entire island, including Yangguanbao, Nanxinkou, Beixinkou and the communication channel of Fuzhou, Li Yuanqing does not dare to slack off in the slightest.

As soon as he returned to Changsheng Island, Li Yuanqing immediately issued an appointment order.

In addition to Fuzhou City, the 2,000th Brigade of Guancanghai was responsible for the line from Jinzhou to Yangguanbao on the sea route.

Wang Hai's 4,000th Corps was responsible for the defense of the southern and northern Xinkou and the flood season.

Huang Guoshan's 5,000th Corps was responsible for the smooth flow of the road from Nanxinkou to Fuzhou City, and at the same time was responsible for escorting a large number of materials from Fuzhou City to Nanxinkou.

After these materials arrived at Nanxinkou, they were divided equally by the fleets of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong and transported to Changsheng Island and Guanglu Island respectively.

Li Sansheng of the 6,000th Corps led his headquarters to return to Changsheng Island and garrison Changsheng Island for safety.

Orders were sent out quickly, and within ten days, these deployments were to be completed.

There are various ministries to suppress and supervise the meritorious service, and Li Yuanqing does not have to do everything himself.

Although the thousands of officers at the general level in various departments are all his henchmen, this kind of major transfer must be done in full accordance with military orders, and no one can be an exception.

Back to the official hall, he took a hot bath comfortably, and before Li Yuanqing had time to warm up with a few wives, Shang Lao Liu and Steward Ma hurried over to report their work.

These days, the overall state of Changsheng Island has been in a stable trend, and the development of various affairs has been in an orderly manner.

In terms of agricultural reclamation, it is also very smooth, although the rain is not much, but Changsheng Island has abundant water system and sufficient manpower, this year's market is much stronger than last year, and it is estimated that there will be more than 100,000 catties of wheat into the account.

"Yuanqing, there's also something about the salt farm."

Shang Lao Liu turned the topic to the most critical financial revenue, and he carefully explained: "Yuanqing, according to the existing scale of our salt farms on Changsheng Island, the fixed output per month is about 10,000 taels, and the stable income is between 6,000 and 7,000 taels without other expenses......

Li Yuanqing couldn't help frowning tightly when he heard this, "Brother Shang, how can there be so little?" I remember, wasn't it the scale of 10,000 taels during the Chinese New Year? ”

Shang Lao Liu hurriedly explained: "Yuanqing, this is mainly because we have no sales channels, our salt is of good quality and low price, and Zhangjiaji, including the entire Denglai, has a very good opinion of us." Shen Jin's side had no choice but to maintain it for the time being. ”

Li Yuanqing nodded.

At this time, he can't control the sales by himself, and he has no right to decide the price.

The bureaucratic system of Denglai is huge and intertwined, and it costs more than 3,000 taels per month just to make points in all aspects.

What the fuck!

But at this time, Li Yuanqing didn't have the time or energy to start a war with Denglai's gang, so he could only grit his teeth and maintain the status quo.

"By the way, is there any news from Yang Xiaochuan?"

Steward Ma hurriedly said, "Go back to the general." At the end of March, Lord Yang sent someone to send back the letter. His journey to the south was relatively smooth, and he had reached Macau without any problems, and had reached a partial compromise with the foreigners. But the results may not be optimal. Lord Yang said that he was going to go to Nanyang, to Luzon and Malacca, and to try his luck there. ”

Steward Ma said, and hurriedly handed Yang Xiaochuan's handwritten letter respectfully in front of Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing opened it and glanced at it, his eyes couldn't help but squint slightly, and for a moment, a faint smile was revealed.

With the help of Joseph, a foreign devil, Yang Xiaochuan and his party successfully arrived in Macao and reached a certain compromise with the Portuguese of the Macao authorities.

However, goods purchased from Andongwei, Hangzhou and Quanzhou cannot be sold at a high price in Macao.

Yang Xiaochuan wanted to try his luck in the South Seas.

According to his prediction, if things go well, he will return to the island in October or November this year, and he should be able to return to Changsheng Island before the New Year Festival of this year.

At this time, the illegal salt business ran into trouble, and Li Yuanqing also pinned his greater hopes on maritime trade.

Although this thing is risky, the benefits are just as huge.

Moreover, this is in line with the world, so that you can learn more about the world trade situation at this time, and you can get in touch with the navigation technology and firearms technology that the West has begun to make great efforts to.

It's also the trend of the future.

It's just that at this time, because of time problems, Li Yuanqing had to temporarily endure his temperament.

Li Yuanqing asked about the work status of the blacksmith shop again, and Shang Lao Liu hurriedly explained: "General, the number of qualified bird guns produced by the blacksmith shop every month has reached about 150 rods, about 200 spears, and about 80 sets of armor. The consumption is maintained at about 5,000 taels per month. ”

Li Yuanqing nodded.

The amount of silver consumed is really not proportional to the output.

But now there is no way to do it.

Changsheng Island does not have all the necessary war materials, and if you want to buy them, you can only buy them from the Guannai.

This is a long sea route, and the cost is naturally much higher.

The most critical thing is that the production technology is low at this time, and although Changsheng Island has completed the purely manual assembly line, there is still a long way to go if it wants to go further in efficiency.

Li Yuanqing asked about some miscellaneous matters, and Shang Lao Liu and Steward Ma responded one by one.

At this time, it was already dark, and Li Yuanqing was also a little tired, and was about to send the two away.

Shang Lao Liu and Steward Ma glanced at each other, and Steward Ma said carefully: "General, there is one more thing." ”

Li Yuanqing glanced at him, "What tricks are you two doing?" Something straight to say! ”

"Yes!"

Steward Ma didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "General, the eldest lady is expected to give birth in July and August, you see, this wedding date ......"

According to Li Yuanqing's nod, an unwritten rule has been formed in the inner mansion of Changsheng Island.

Zhang Yunniang is the eldest lady, Qu Minqiu is the second lady, and Caizi is the third lady.

Hearing Steward Ma mention it at this time, Li Yuanqing remembered that his little girl was already six or seven months old at this time, and the marriage date must not be delayed any longer.

At this time, it is only May, and according to the itinerary, it is estimated that the matter of entering Beijing to be rewarded will be decided in a month at the latest.

It just so happened that with his momentum, he gave the little girl a complete wedding.

"This is scheduled for mid-July. Anyone who has a relationship with me Li Yuanqing must send an invitation, and no one can be pulled down! Also, you have to run this matter well. Not to mention that everyone in the world knows, but what should be known, must be let them know! ”

"Yes!"

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I comfortably accompanied my wives at home for a few days, diligently cultivated my wasteland, and inspected several important facilities on the island, such as blacksmith shops, and the time had come to the end of May.

Li Yuanqing didn't dare to be greedy for Gentle Township anymore, and took 100 personal soldiers to Fuzhou City.

When I came to Fuzhou City, it happened to be May 27, and Chen Zhong had already arrived.

At this time, the nearly 10,000 people left behind by Zhang Pan Lushun have always been on Guanglu Island, and Chen Zhong, who eats him and drinks him, is already a little overwhelmed and urgently needs to be rewarded by the imperial court.

The two briefly discussed, and directly loaded the head of the Tartar on the ship, and went to Beijing by sea.

But not long after setting sail, Li Yuanqing remembered a very important thing, and hurriedly said to Chen Zhong: "Big brother, you go to Dagukou, go to Jingshi first, I want to go to Liaoxi first, and meet the elder Ge." ”

Chen Zhong knew that if the two of them wanted to obtain the position of chief soldier, even if they had this great achievement, it would never be so easy.

He didn't ask much, "Yuanqing, the merit belongs to the two of us, what does it mean for me to report the merit alone?" In this way, let's go to Liaoxi together. Enter the customs by Shanhaiguan. ”

Li Yuanqing shook his head with a smile, "Big brother, let's take the five thousand Tartar heads from Liaoxi, how should you let those uncles in Guanning deal with themselves?" ”

Chen Zhong also reacted, and couldn't help but smile, "Damn it, I forgot about it." Those dog offal, you can't eat our brothers alive! In this way, Yuanqing, I will wait for you in Tianjin for a while, you come back from Liaoxi, go directly to Tianjin, and let's go to Beijing together to report merit. ”

Go to Sun Chengzong's side, there is a fast horse to help, and how much time needs to be wasted.

Li Yuanqing nodded, "Big brother, it's okay, let's do it." ”

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