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This Spring Festival, the atmosphere in Liaodong is a little depressing, more than 30 officers who were beheaded, the shock formed, in a short period of time, will not be eliminated, in the imperial court, there is no repercussions, about the Huang Taiji pleading with the Ming Dynasty to negotiate peace, also slowly dissipated, the officers and sergeants stationed in Liaodong, generally believe that in this case, the emperor will not negotiate peace with the Huang Taiji.

Su Tiancheng's arrangements continue to be implemented.

During the Spring Festival, Song Sijun and others also came to Ningyuan.

Song Sijun brought the latest news, during the Spring Festival, the market transactions between Anning Fort and Jingbian increased substantially, and the news that Huang Taiji hoped to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty spread to Anning Fort and Jingbian, and circulated among many merchants, some merchants specially spread the news out of the city, and the Mongolian tribes who came to trade increased substantially, and even some Mongolian tribes who desperately relied on Houjin began to try to trade with Anning Fort and Jingbian.

During the Spring Festival, it was originally the peak period of trading, because of the stimulation of this news, the transaction was especially hot, Song Sijun was busy with his feet not touching the ground, if it were not for the important situation that needed to be reported, he would not have left Anning Fort and came to Ningyuan.

During the Spring Festival break, Su Tiancheng's routine is as usual, except for Kai Chunping who accompanies him in Ningyuan, the rest of his family is still in the capital, it is impossible for him to return to the capital, and at the same time, Ningyuan has a lot of things to arrange, and the Spring Festival is more busy than usual for him.

When Song Sijun entered the wing, Su Tiancheng was looking down at the list of officers in his hand. Thinking about something.

"Adults are still so busy during the Spring Festival, and the little ones admire it so much."

"Boss Song, don't say that, you are very busy all year round, Jiangning Camp can be maintained, you are a great contributor. The more festive the season, the busier you are. ”

"Adult, this is what the small one should do, not to mention the busy, if it weren't for the adult, the small one is still trafficking in illicit salt in Jiangning County, maybe it will be encircled and suppressed by the official army, and now the small one is in Anning Fort, and even the whole of Shaanxi. They are all very majestic, and the little ones understand that all of this is obtained by relying on adults. ”

"Boss Song, don't be so modest, you are an expert in business, I don't understand, but next year's requirements will be higher, the construction of Dengzhou and Laizhou. Including the construction of Qingzhou, it costs a lot of silver. Although the families of the soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion have arrived in Dengzhou and Laizhou, Dengzhou and Laizhou have been destroyed too much, and they still need to invest silver taels. ”

"Adults, small ones are ready, according to the trading volume during the Spring Festival, the profits that can be earned throughout the year. It should be far more than last year, the small one is not very clear about the movements of the imperial court, I don't know if the Houjin will really negotiate peace with the Ming court, if this news can last for a while, the transaction volume will be greater. ”

"The affairs of the imperial court. I can't fully grasp it, no matter what the situation is, as long as the business is good, you will seize the opportunity to make money. ”

"My lord, the small one often contacts with Lord Yue Gaofeng, Lord Yue manages the mutual market, it is very hard, this time the small one came to Ningyuan, Lord Yue invited the small one to report to the adult, saying that it was the personnel who managed the mutual market, can it be adjusted to the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion, some of the personnel recruited locally, dragons and snakes are mixed, always like to have some problems, and even have private blackmail businessmen, the impact of the formation is very bad, the discipline of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion is strict, Lord Sun Yuankun's requirements are very strict, several times, the businessman directly found Lord Sun to cry, Lord Sun also reprimanded Lord Yue. ”

A wry smile appeared on Su Tiancheng's face.

This kind of situation is not unusual, whenever interests are involved, there are always some strange situations, the reasons for analyzing it are all because of silver, Yue Gaofeng is responsible for managing the market, those people under him, dealing with businessmen for a long time, often walking by the river, how can they not get their shoes wet, the situation of the Jiangning battalion is different, it is completely militarized management, the sense of honor of the soldiers is very strong, and the performance is definitely different to maintain the image of the army.

"What Yue Gaofeng said, you can consider that the mutual market is more and more important for the imperial court and the Jiangning battalion, the more prosperous the mutual market, the more stable the Mongolian tribes, the more stable the border pass of my Ming Dynasty, after going back, you directly find Sun Yuankun, just say that I arranged it, transfer a part of the Jiangning battalion soldiers, maintain the order of the mutual market, and transfer the old and serious soldiers, the management of the mutual market is still based on Yue Gaofeng, for those who extort and extort personnel, severely crack down on a group, form a deterrent, In order to stabilize and improve the mutual market. ”

"It's good, after the little one returns to Anning Castle, he will immediately find Lord Sun."

"Well, I will write a letter to Sun Yuankun, and I will also report this matter to Master Bi."

After talking about the mutual market, the next focus is on recruiting sergeants.

How to recruit sergeants, this is a problem that Su Tian has been thinking about when he was growing up, recruiting in Liaodong is not a very good choice, this place in Liaodong, after years of war, the population of the common people has decreased sharply, and the conditions for recruiting sergeants are obviously immature, not to mention Dengzhou and Laizhou, as for the south, the distance is too far, and there is no special person to operate, the atmosphere in the court is different, this time recruiting water divisions, I must be cautious.

This task was directly handed over by Su Tiancheng to Song Sijun.

The focus of recruitment is concentrated in Shaanxi, although Shaanxi has experienced many years of war, the harassment of the rogues, and the population here has also decreased sharply, but after several years of construction, Shaanxi has slowly begun to recover, the situation has improved, the conditions for recruitment are possible, at the same time, the recruitment of sergeants in Shaanxi, there are several favorable conditions, on the one hand, Zhu Xianxuan served as the governor of Shaanxi, and the government fully supported this matter, on the other hand, Shaanxi abolished the army of the guard, canceled the military household system, and the people's views on entering the army, The last aspect, which is also the most important aspect, is that the impression of the Jiangning battalion in Shaanxi is very good, as long as it is said that the Jiangning battalion recruits sergeants, it can get the support of the common people in Shaanxi.

Handed over to Song Sijun to be responsible, it was also carefully considered by Su Tiancheng.

Zhu Xianxuan and the Jiangning battalion cannot get along, no matter what the reason, this is a forbidden area, and the officials at all levels in Shaanxi cannot directly intervene in this matter, if Bi Maokang and Sun Yuankun are required to recruit directly, it is okay to complete the task, but the stability of Anning Fort and Jingbian is the biggest thing, and the Jiangning battalion stationed in Hushi cannot be distracted, and the Jiangning battalion soldiers sent from Liaodong are not necessarily familiar with the situation, and after thinking about it, Song Sijun is more appropriate.

Song Sijun came to handle the recruitment of sergeants, and there was another advantage, that is, it would not attract everyone's attention, and the focus of his recruitment was recruited among the guards of Shangjia, the quality of these people was very good, and their skills were okay, and most of them were willing to join the Jiangning battalion.

"Boss Song, how is the recruitment of sergeants going?"

"My lord, the small one has contacted more than 10,000 people, these are all guaranteed, some of them have been concentrated in Anning Fort and Jingbian, and have entered the military camp of the Jiangning camp, all the news is confidential, and the outside world does not know the situation at present."

"Very good, according to the requirements, can we recruit fifteen thousand sergeants."

"I don't dare to guarantee this little one, Lord Sun has very strict requirements for the recruited sergeants, those who are not in good health, those who are not good in character, and those who are a little older, they don't want it, and the small ones are doing their best."

"Well, I still need to work hard for you, recruit 15,000 people, this matter, you directly contact Sun Yuankun, recruit according to Lord Sun's requirements, it must be completed within the first month, now that the transaction in the mutual market is hot, you can consider recruiting some sergeants from among the Mongolian tribes' guards."

"Big, my lord, recruit sergeants of different races, this little one doesn't know if Lord Lu Daosun agrees."

"Don't be so alarmed, in fact, there is not much difference, the purpose of being a soldier, first of all, you need to be able to feed your family, if you recruit a sergeant from the Mongolian tribe, their family can move to Dengzhou and Laizhou, and they can also get the cultivated land, and their life can be guaranteed, but the recruitment of sergeants from the Mongolian tribe, character is the most important, this aspect must be checked, rather than indiscriminate, the matter of recruiting Mongolian tribal sergeants, I will tell Master Sun, you will focus on the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe, If necessary, send someone to contact the leaders of the two tribes, and I think they will definitely support it. ”

"The small one understands, the small one will handle it after he goes back, if it is to recruit the sergeants of the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe, it is still more convenient, there are a large number of businessmen in Anning Fort and Jingbian, and they keep in touch with the two tribes all the time, and there are also a small number of people from the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe who stay in Anning Fort and Jingbian for a long time."

"Well, the remaining 5,000 people can all be recruited between the two tribes, and more than 2,000 people from each tribe is not much of a problem."

The Xibe tribe and the Dauria tribe are very brave in history, the Xibe camp is very famous, but it has crossed by itself and changed history, Houjin did not have time to recruit these two tribes, such a good opportunity, if you don't take advantage of it, wouldn't it be a pity, recruiting warriors from the Xibe and Daurian tribes, the benefits are many, you can harmonize the feelings of the nation, and you can also make the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe more loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but this kind of thing needs to be kept secret for the time being, There must have been opposition in the court.

After the first month, Su Tiancheng was going to Dengzhou, and when he set off, the 15,000 soldiers recruited, as well as 10,000 soldiers of the Jiangning battalion, also had to follow to Dengzhou and Laizhou, and at the same time, part of the Jiangning battalion soldiers were stationed in Qingzhou, so that the total strength of Dengzhou Laizhou and Qingzhou reached 35,000 people, which was enough to ensure safety. (To be continued......)