On 25 May, Chen and He received an urgent official letter from the capital, asking the Fushun garrison to select several meritorious officials to report on their work in the capital on the premise of arranging the defense, and at the same time to meet the emperor. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoIn the official letter, the Ministry of War specially named Dongzhou Fort for garrison.

When the generals of Fushun were confused, Yuan Yingtai, the second day, suddenly sent someone to report: "I heard that Shen Shoubei went to the capital to report on his work, and I hereby return an assault vehicle, and ask Shen Shoubei to receive it in Liaoyang in four days." ”

Chen Ce is old and sophisticated, and he has extremely rich experience in officialdom, and he quickly smelled the deep meaning behind the incident. It is rumored that today's saint likes wood work, and all tricks can't escape his eyes. Shen Jia's ironclad cars, eighty percent of which were the emperor's curiosity and wanted to see them with his own eyes, but he was afraid of the courtiers' discussions, so he had to send a letter by reporting on his work.

Thinking of this, Chen Ce smiled slightly, it seems that everyone is going to play a supporting role this time.

"General He, this time I went to Beijing to report on my work, the official letter of the Ministry of War did not stipulate who would go, and it was a matter of great importance to defend and go to Shun, I am old and tired, so I won't join in this fun."

He Shixian saw that Chen Ce had dodged lightly, so he grabbed the official letter and looked at it carefully. He barely knew a few words, but it was difficult to figure out what they meant.

"Mr. Chen, I won't go either, there are a lot of officials in the capital, I went to increase my troubles, and I feel comfortable staying in Fushun. It's better to be like this, in the first few battles of Shen and Fu, Deputy General You has made a lot of achievements, why don't you let him go on my behalf, what does Boss Chen think? ”

"This is very good, Lord You has contributed a lot before, and he is responsible for the Fushun garrison on behalf of me, which is reasonable and well-founded, what Lord He said is extremely true."

Soon You Shigong received a dispatch to Beijing, and Shen Jia, who had been busy these days, was also dug out of the ravine and asked him to go to Liaoyang with You Shigong.

Shen Jia had been training for most of the day, tired and sweating, and when he received the order, he couldn't help shouting: "Why? Didn't you see that I'm busy, whoever likes to go, I won't go anyway! ”

Bang, Shen Jia received a heavy blow on the shoulder, and his tired body almost couldn't stand it, but fortunately Shen Jia held on to the stone and didn't fall.

"Mao, you have a kind, say your words again in front of the emperor, don't pretend to be an uncle in front of Lao Tzu."

"Uncle You, I'm not angry, you can also see it, I'm really busy here, I really can't leave me."

"Okay, okay, don't you just train the soldiers, there are a lot of capable people in He Shuai's camp, you just need him to help. He Shuai has been waiting for you to speak, but you kid has to do it yourself, He Shuai and I have been muttering for a month, and you are really not tired. ”

"Everyone has a different approach, I like to stay with soldiers, Uncle You, do you know why we suddenly want to go to the capital this time?"

"It's not your kid's ironclad car, which makes some people curious, and Lao Tzu suffers. Fortunately, I can see my family when I go back to Beijing, so I won't worry about you. You hurry home, pack up, and we will leave for Shenyang early tomorrow morning. ”

Shen Jia rubbed his head and said with a wry smile: "Uncle You, as you said, if you want to drive that assault car to the capital, fuel is the key. Although I had refined a large amount of gasoline before, there were many impurities in this kind of gasoline, so I arranged for someone to filter it in the afternoon, and tried to fill three barrels before leaving tomorrow. ”

You Shigong nodded, he knew that this time he was in a hurry, but the soldier is like this, nothing will go down according to his personal will, the soldier is to deal with emergencies.

"Zhao Changshun, you continue to lead everyone to train, everything that should be taught to you, ten days later, with Nanzamu Town as the boundary, in the place west of Nanzamu Town, you are allowed to move freely, remember, according to the weapons I gave you before, this stage is mainly aimed at harassing and spying on the distribution of the opponent's forces."

"Yes, Instructor Shen!"

After Shen Jia finished speaking, he staggered down the mountain with You Shigong, and the soldiers of the Seventh Company watched the instructor leave, and they did not say a word for a long time.

"Brothers, let's go, Instructor Shen has made the goal clear, and then it's up to us!"

Shen Jia and You Shigong returned to the city, and after saying goodbye, they arranged their own things. Shen Jia went to the barracks first and saw a group of recruits under the leadership of veterans, who were in full swing for queue training. Now the number of recruits has reached 2,500, and on top of this, Shen Jia has recruited an additional 300 Mongolian recruits.

In the tripartite struggle with the Later Jin and the Mongols, Shen Jia did not mind recruiting the Mongols to enrich the troops. Most of the Mongolians recruited by Shen Jia were familiar with the most basic daily language, and Shen Jia warmly welcomed the Mongolians who were proficient in Mongolian and Chinese.

Seeing the silver taels of white flowers spilling out like flowing water, Liu Wencai warned Shen Jia many times that his days were still long, and it was difficult to continue with such a big spend. Shen Jia smiled every time he heard Liu Wencai complain, if this guy saw the army in the 21st century eating meat every day, his eyes would not fall.

Calling the seven veteran company commanders and political commissar Liu Wencai, Shen Jia said straight to the point: "Comrades, after receiving an official letter from the imperial court, I will go to the capital for a few days and leave early tomorrow morning. Before I go, I want to arrange the affairs in the barracks. ”

Several company commanders looked at Instructor Shen, who was covered in mud and sweat, and immediately understood that Instructor Shen had just come down from Mount Gaoer.

Liu Wu said with a hippie smile: "Instructor Shen, you hurry up and arrange it, I promise to train these rabbit cubs like grandsons, and when you come back, you will be satisfied." ”

"Company Commander Liu, this is what you said, if the training is not up to standard, not to mention anything else, how about all your honor coupons confiscated?"

Liu Wu suddenly said with a bitter face: "Instructor Shen, you are too ruthless, can you change to something else?" ”

The people in the tent burst into laughter. Recently, Shen Jia set the value of each of the honorary coupons in the camp at one tael of silver, with which they could be exchanged for various items at the Jiahe Fang in Fushun City, such as rice, white flour, cloth, glassware, spirits, and soap, all of which were urgently needed by soldiers' families. Shen Jia's policy caused a huge repercussion in the new barracks, and even though fifty people were allowed to go out every week, it still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the soldiers.

Some soldiers take advantage of the one-hour family visit every three days to give honorary certificates to family members or friends, who buy them on their behalf and forward them to their homes. Shen Jia repeatedly promised in the bulletin column that in the future, the production capacity will be stable, and he will provide each soldier with half a catty of wine for free every month and a piece of soap for three months. Although Shen Jia's reputation has always been strong, the soldiers can't afford to wait, and they are more willing to exchange virtual things for real things.

"Comrades, after I leave, I will let He Shuai take care of it, and when there is a big event, you and Liu Wencai will discuss and decide together, if you can't decide, go to He Shuai. At the same time, we will temporarily put the newly established gendarmerie under the name of Liu Wencai, and Liu Wencai will be responsible for supervising the discipline of the battalion. ”

After that, Shen Jia glanced at Liu Wencai.

Liu Wencai understood, solemnly saluted and said, "Guarantee to complete the task!" ”

"Okay, other rules remain the same, one broth every three days, Wu Zhiwen is responsible for the internal accounts of logistics procurement, and the external procurement is arranged by Uncle Gui, and Uncle Gui will also have accounts, which will be audited every three months. You don't have to worry about the food, I'll arrange it before I leave. ”

Zeng Shi touched his head and said, "Instructor Shen, everything else is fine, but this dress is a big deal." Most of the people we recruit are poor barehead, and when they come, they have a set of clothes, and these days they are crawling, and many people are exposed, and the dogs next door call us bare-assed army. ”

"Yes, instructor, the stone is right." Several company commanders shouted in unison.

Shen Jia frowned, this is a new problem.

"Liu Wu, you take my edict to the treasury in the afternoon, last time I remember when Fushun broke the city, a lot of armor was seized, you take some people to pick out some ordinary clothes for emergency, in addition, I will ask your uncle to step up the purchase of cloth, set up a workshop, specializing in making new military uniforms, but don't expect too much, I don't have money now, I can only change clothes little by little, the distribution of clothes is the same as before, first take care of the soldiers with military merits, training results and good attitude, do you understand?"

"Understood!"

"Company Commander Zeng, you will find twenty people in a while to filter three barrels of gasoline, I will load it and take it away early tomorrow morning, is there a problem?"

"No problem, resolutely complete the task."

"Ladies and gentlemen, during the time I was away, I invited General Zhang Shi to teach us equestrianism, and I borrowed five hundred war horses, and we took turns arranging for recruits and veterans to practice riding. I don't have high requirements, as long as I can ride a horse, as for fighting immediately, this has to be done slowly, everyone makes a plan, step by step. ”

After arranging the affairs of the military camp, Shen Jia selected five soldiers from each veteran company as his own soldiers and went to the capital together. Shen Jia's method of drawing people is very simple, most of them are drawn from the last night attack death squad, which makes people who have not signed up envious.

After arranging the things in the barracks, Shen Jia hurried home. Uncle Gui, Wang Erhu, Wang Erxiao, Cui Laishun, Yang Sanfu, and Fan Carpenter have been waiting at home for a long time.

Shen Jia first greeted all the craftsmen and asked about the recent work progress. Shen Jia rarely asks about the details, and many times he shakes his hands and is the shopkeeper, and today he suddenly gathered everyone to ask, and some people who didn't know the inside story suddenly stumbled.

In desperation, Shen Jia had no choice but to tell the truth, and everyone realized that Shen Jia was going to the capital and planned to understand. The main family values themselves and deliberately entrusts themselves with the responsibility of work during their absence, which is an affirmation of everyone's work, so the atmosphere in the hall quickly becomes lively.

"Young Master Shen, the barrel experiment has been in full swing, we have tested various barrels such as the Lu Mi gun and the Vulcan gun, and found that the use of new gunpowder to stimulate the shooting, found that the Lu Mi gun has the best effect, five consecutive shots, and there is no problem with the current observed results, but the continuous charge fifteen times have been fired, and the explosion rate has increased significantly. This new type of gunpowder is so powerful that in actual combat, the permanent loss rate of the barrel of the Lumi gun will be very high. ”

Shen Jia groaned slightly, he understood that the barrel of the gun was a difficult problem, but it played an important role in the firepower of the battlefield, and now was a critical moment and could not be interrupted.

"Well, yes, I have a heart, Uncle Yang. You continue to test the current samples, and you have to make a breakthrough in the ironmaking process. The blast furnace steelmaking I mentioned to you last time, you can see if you can transform it on the basis of the shaft furnace, and strive to get one out, without good steel, naturally you can't get a good barrel. ”

Seeing that Yang Sanfu took the initiative to communicate and got Shen Jia's response, several other people enthusiastically reported the progress of the project they were responsible for. After listening to Fan Chengye's report, Shen Jia suddenly found that the construction of more than 50 houses on the outskirts of the city had been completed, and although it was still far from the goal, it still made the displaced people feel extremely excited.

"Everyone is doing a good job, I hope you will continue to work hard, if there is any difficulty, you can find Uncle Gui when I am not there, Brother Xiao Jia will stay in Fushun, you can also go to him, and He Shuai will help me take care of the family, everyone do things well, the reward is the same as before, Uncle Gui will be responsible."

Everyone saw that Shen Jia had made a good arrangement, and chatted for a while, and then everyone said goodbye. Uncle Gui didn't leave, he waited for Shen Jia to arrange other important things.

"Uncle Gui, if you can't keep busy with the shop, just find some guys to take care of it. In addition, I have asked Wang Fatzi to buy tin foil and mercury, and it is estimated that he will be back soon. The next new process is our most important work. Fortunately, the previous tests have been successful, and presumably the workshop is not a big problem. But the outer workshops are safe and confidential, and you must pay attention to them. Don't sell these things for the time being, and I'll decide when I get back. ”

"Okay young master. It's just that the family's expenses have been huge recently, and if it goes on like this, we will not be able to make ends meet. ”

"It's okay, Uncle Gui, Wang Fatzi sold the glass craft last time, and more than 70 merchants signed contracts, and the average estimate for each is about three thousand taels, and the payment will be made tomorrow, and it should be able to last until I return to Fushun." In case it doesn't work, first ask Wang Fatzi to pay in advance, he has already shouted several times to work with us, and I have never promised him. Wang Fatzi is a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan, and he has some connections, so we will cooperate for a while before making a decision. ”

Seeing that Shen Jia had a clear concept of the future, Uncle Gui said goodbye and left satisfied.