Zhang Chu was very happy to see that he had won the battle, and began to ridicule Wang Chengen if he wanted to ask the emperor for some silver. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Wang Chengen had no choice but to teach Zhang Chu to guard his duty as a courtier, which was not only a matter of respecting the emperor or not, but also related to Zhang Chu's future. So he said to Zhang Chu: "Being an official in the court is not as simple as being a thief, you must be careful at all times, not only to be able to do things, but also to do things when you should do them, and not to behave inappropriately and leave a truth for others." “

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about that. Shall we give the emperor good news first? Zhang Chu saw that Wang Chengen, the little eunuch, looked old-fashioned as soon as he talked about the affairs of the court, so he immediately interrupted him and brought the topic back to the matter of reporting to the emperor.

"Yes, I will write a recital to the emperor and present this good news to the saint, the saint has received too little good news in the past few years." Wang Chengen, as always, thinks about the emperor.

"Do you want to urge the emperor to give some silver?" Zhang Chu didn't have much hope for getting silver from Emperor Chongzhen, but don't be in vain, it's better to open your mouth than not to be silent.

"Yes, I'll try my best." Wang Chengen knew that it was not a way to just use Zhang Chu to fight a war, and not to give a little silver, but it was really not easy to ask for money from the emperor.

At this time, Yang Liu walked in from outside and said happily: "Dashuai is no problem, our ship can withstand the test of actual combat." ”

The willow appeared here, but it went through a bump in the sea. When Zhang Chu left Shanxi, he used the flying pigeon to send a message to Liuheng Island, and ordered Yang Liu to lead the main force of the fleet north to Shandong, so that they could participate in the counterinsurgency in Shandong, and at the same time temper the fleet's long-distance navigation ability. Yang Liu and others drifted all the way at sea, and finally arrived in Shandong within the scheduled time, they did not care about the fatigue of the journey on the sea to take on the task of guarding, when the fishing boat in charge of the vigilance at sea came to the news of the attack of the rebel fleet, Zhang Chu ordered Yang Liu They first hid in the open sea, let the rebels enter the bay, and then blocked the entrance, to the rebels came to an urn to catch turtles.

This time, Yangliu brought not only the flagship of the fleet, the "Caiyun", but also the sister ship "Caixia", which was imitated from the "Caiyun", and the newly completed five No. 1 Fuku. These ships not only withstood the test of long-distance voyages, but also carried out actual combat today, and there were no problems, so he happily came over to say hello to Zhang Chu.

"Okay, you guys will overhaul the ship well, see if the ships captured today are usable, expand the size of the fleet, and ensure our maritime safety in the entire Bohai Sea region." Zhang Chu was relieved now. In the past, he was always afraid that Kong Youde would run away from the sea to join the emperor Taiji, but now Li Yingyuan has sent most of the rebels' ships to the security army, and Kong Youde can't escape from the sea if he wants to.

Wang Chengen happily wrote a recital to the emperor to report the victory to the emperor, but he didn't expect to be stopped by Zhang Chu before sending it out and asked to rewrite, victory can be written but not written that the rebels are attacking with a fleet, and don't mention the appearance of the security fleet, don't mention the matter at sea, Wang Chengen asked Zhang Chu why this is, Zhang Chu said that he was still counting on these to ask the emperor for money, and he went back.

Wang Chengen had no choice but to use the Spring and Autumn Period, only saying that the victory was achieved and the rebels were defeated, and as for how the victory was won, it was omitted, and it was estimated that the emperor did not have the heart to look at these details, which was not considered a bully.

The song was sent out, and at the same time brought back a good news, the emperor may have been a little reluctant to Zhang Chu for winning the battle but he couldn't get the silver reward, so he was particularly concerned about Zhang Chu's matter of asking for sulfur saltpeter and other materials, and finally got a lot of materials and sent them to Shandong after a struggle with the imperial court. For these materials, firstly, the emperor specially allocated them, and secondly, officials at all levels were not very interested in sulfur and saltpeter, so most of the materials could be transported to the front line, and the officials in charge of transporting them wanted to rely on the materials in their hands to extort some money from the hands of the security army, and the officers of the security army who came to receive them were also happy, which was easy to do, as long as it was transported to Yantai, there was everything, so the officials thought about it or forget it, looking at the chaos of the soldiers ahead, or don't take this risk, and go to Yantai to cross the territory of the rebels.

So he decided not to deliver the goods to the door, and the security army would not bleed, so he would pick it up himself.

Zhang Chu didn't have anything to do with him, and immediately sent cavalry and convoys to drive through the rebels' occupied areas, and transported truckloads of materials back from under the rebels' noses. When the rebels figured out that the security army had transported the supplies back, Zhang Chu also breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the security forces on standby to disband and rest.

With the supplies, Zhang Chu got busy again, and took people to investigate in the occupied area, and finally found a suitable place to establish a new arsenal, which was hidden in a valley where a river flowed, and the water was used as a power and easy to guard.

The large number of rebels who were captured came in handy at this time, and under the escort of the security forces, the rebels were busy digging stones and building roads. However, the mood of the rebels is relatively stable, and the policy of the security forces is very clear: work to provide food, as long as the daily quota is completed, the food will be delivered on time.

The captives gradually adapted to life here. After work, the captives were also organized to build houses, and Zhang Chu also built large bathrooms in the prisoners' residences as if they had obsessive-compulsive disorder, forcing the captives to take a bath regularly. The one who likes to force people to go to the bathroom so much is Zhang Chu, the head of state. The Führer sent people he didn't like into the bathroom, and Zhang Chu didn't want such a good laborer to get sick or die for more than half of them.

The construction of compulsory baths and toilets allowed thousands of captives to gather together without causing an epidemic, and few died of illness. Zhang Chu was satisfied with this, and the captives were even more satisfied.

According to the soldiers who were guarding the prisoners, there was a time limit for the prisoners to work here, and if they behaved well, they would be released soon and they could join the security forces if they wished.

When they privately inquired about the amount of salaries that the security soldiers could get, many of the prisoners were moved, because they had served as officers and soldiers, and there was very little left of the salaries of the officers and soldiers after they had been deducted by the officials, and sometimes they were not paid for a long time. Looking at the appearance of the security army, it's really not bragging, if you can get so much silver to support your family, it's worth it to go to the battlefield and work hard, not to mention that if you have military merits and can get land, the dream of several generations will come true at once.

Even the soldiers who did not want to lick the blood with knives had new hope, and the factory would recruit a large number of workers after it was completed, and the treatment of the workers was also enviable.

The captives were working hard there, hoping to behave better and soon join the security forces or work as factory workers to start a new life of their own. (To be continued.) )