After Zhang Chu accepted three foreigner younger brothers, he embarked on the road back to Zhongyang.

Along the way, he was not idle, and made arrangements for the newly opened Zhongyang Bank bank in several larger cities along the way. The team he led was very large, with a large number of people, pulling a large number of supplies, and there were many foreigners in the middle. In this way, you have to hide on the road, and it is very difficult to walk. Fortunately, there was no turmoil on the road. More than a month later, all personnel and materials arrived in Zhongyang smoothly.

Zhu Jishi and others in Zhongyang received the news and went far away, and happily welcomed Zhang Chu into Zhongyang City. When they returned to Zhongyang County, everyone greeted each other for a while, and Zhang Chu was relieved when he saw that everyone was safe and sound. Everyone knew that Zhang Chu was very busy, so they didn't stop and retreated, and only Zhang Chu and Zhu Jishi were left in the house.

"How's the situation in Zhongyang?" As soon as he sat down, Zhang Chu asked about the current situation in Zhongyang.

"The current situation is not optimistic, but it will be good if you come back." Zhu Jishi introduced the current situation in Zhongyang to Zhang Chu in detail.

After Zhang Chu led his troops north to Beijing, the area controlled by the security army was quite stable in the first few months, and the officers and soldiers were busy chasing and fighting the thieves. Later, Li Yi's cavalry returned to Zhongyang and reported that Zhang Chu was missing, which caused a lot of vibration in Zhongyang, and there were even rumors that Zhang Chu had died in the Beijing Division, and for a time the people in the area controlled by the security army fluctuated. Zhu Shiji hurriedly used "Zhongyang Daily" to refute the rumors, and Guo Xiyuan arrested some rumor-mongers to quell the rumors. But secretly, some people began to have different thoughts, especially some civilian workers working in the government began to feel uneasy...... "How did you deal with it?" Zhang Chu asked.

"We first raised the salaries of the troops, and the salaries of government workers were increased several times, which played a role at that time. As time went on, rumors arose, and people's hearts became more and more unstable. He Jin and I had no choice but to ask Li Mei to come forward, walk around the place in the name of condolences, and by the way, reveal the news that you were collecting supplies for the security army outside, and the situation stabilized again. If you come back a little later, I don't know what will happen. Zhu Shiji said. What was the state of the army at that time? Zhang Chu was most concerned about the performance of the army in his absence.

"The army is still reliable." Zhu Shiji replied without hesitation.

"As long as there are no problems with the army, everything will be guaranteed" Zhu Shiji's answer made Zhang Chu feel relieved. "Everything will be fine, this time I brought back a lot of money and craftsmen, you prepare, I will go around tomorrow to let everyone know that I am back, boost morale, and then I will do a big job." Zhang Chu is full of confidence in the future.

Zhang Chu didn't stop any longer in the county office, and hurried back to his marshal's mansion, where there was the person he wanted to see the most.

As soon as she entered the door of the Shuai Mansion, a figure rushed over, and Zhang Chu saw that the petite figure was Yue Yue, she had already thought that she didn't care about her image, and ran straight towards Zhang Chu from the house. Zhang Chu took a few steps forward and picked up Yue Yue, and turned around twice before putting it down. Zhang Chu laughed happily, but Yue Yue couldn't cry anymore. Li Mei, who came over together, stood there with tears in the corners of her eyes.

The reunion of the three after a long absence has a thousand words, and they don't know where to start. The guards on the side all disappeared in amusement. Only the three of them were left in the courtyard.

"Let's talk about it when we go back to the house." It was Zhang Chu who opened his mouth first.

It turned out that Li Mei and Yue Yue were very excited to receive the news that Zhang Chu was back, but they couldn't pick up Zhang Chu because they didn't get married, so they had to wait in Zhang Chu's mansion together.

These days, both of them are facing tremendous pressure, worrying about Zhang Chu in their hearts, and on the surface, they have to behave calmer than others. When the situation was unstable, Li Mei also stood up and went around to express condolences to stabilize the situation, how difficult it was for a girl.

While walking into the house, Zhang Chu took the hands of the two and said affectionately: "You have worked hard. “

The tears of the two of them flowed faster. Zhang Chu comforted again, and after a while, the two calmed down. Zhang Chu's return finally relaxed the tense nerves of the two. There is no parting, and I really don't know that the other party is so important in my heart.

Zhang Chu originally wanted to say more heart-warming words to enhance his feelings. Unexpectedly, Li Mei and Yue Yue quickly entered the working state, and told Zhang Chu about the situation in Zhongyang and other areas after Zhang Chu left, the bank was running well, its reputation was getting higher and higher, people recognized the silver dollars issued by the security army, and the salaries of army soldiers and government personnel began to be distributed in paper money. Shops run by the security forces accept banknotes for sale. Before I knew it, it was getting late, and the second daughter said goodbye and left, leaving Zhang Chu to write and draw under the lamp, planning the next direction of the security army's development.

Early the next morning, Zhang Chu took the guards and began to inspect the area from Zhongyang to Yanchang, and the soldiers and civilians were greatly encouraged everywhere they went, and their backbone returned.

Ten days later, Yang He, the governor of the three sides, heard the news, and Zhang Chuhui extended it, which made him very happy, and he was glad that such a fierce general did not die at the hands of Hou Jin.

Yang He immediately ordered Zhang Chu to come to see him, he urgently needed to know how Zhang Chu defeated the Houjin cavalry, and he also wanted Zhang Chu to lead the troops to exterminate the thieves, if he had a strong soldier in his hand, the waist would be harder when facing the thieves, and it would be easier to soothe. The order was extended, and soon there was a reply from Zhang Chu, Zhang Chu wrote a reply, the letter was full of respect for Yang He as always, and finally implemented a sentence to ask Governor Yang if he could send some military salaries first, money Yang He did not have, Zhang Chu naturally did not go to see him, which made Yang He very depressed, how can anyone see money and open their eyes, and the words of a trilateral governor are not as good as silver.

Zhang Chu was busy with construction in his sphere of influence at this time, and he didn't have time to care about Yang He's thoughts.

The funds brought back from the Beijing division were spent, and the grain east of Shanxi was transported to Zhongyang in truckloads, and a large number of displaced people joined the construction army under the temptation of grain, and around the sphere of influence of the security army, a fortress of different sizes was built in a dangerous place.

The ranks of the outcasts were expanded to more than 4,000 people, and the recruits were trained daily under the leadership of veterans. Zhang Chu revised the combat regulations and added new achievements from the experience of the Battle of Jingshi. The artillery was separated from the other branches of the army and formed a separate artillery battalion, which was joined by the Portuguese, who brought new artillery technology and made the artillery stronger.

The factory was even more busy, and the weapons and materials used by the team were constantly produced and distributed.

The entire sphere of influence of the security forces has been revitalized. Everyone had a smile on their faces.

Zhang Chu was so busy every day that his feet didn't touch the ground, but his heart was full of happiness, and in the evening he was worried again, the silver was spent like flowing water, and there was always a day when it ran out, he had to find a way to make money.