At nine o'clock in the morning of the next day, Aunt Gao personally followed the convoy carrying silk brocade and hurried in.

Eight extended wagons were loaded to the brim until the sun went down in the afternoon, during which time two groups of stevedores were replaced to load 50,000 horses of silk of three grades and twelve colors ordered two months earlier into the warehouse.

As far as the eye could see, the piles were so high and full that they almost couldn't even close the door.

In the evening, Zhu Daolin, his parents and Chu Mei left the warm home after dinner, drove to the warehouse in the northern suburbs, and regardless of whether the attendant found his secret, he entered the No. 3 warehouse alone and covered the door, calmly incorporated the required goods into the gold steel ring in an orderly manner, and then locked the door and came to the yard, said hello to the duty officer who ran out of the duty room, drove back to the Heshan villa, and used the last remaining space in the gold steel ring to load all the goods in the living room and two rooms on the first floor.

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In the sixth year of Chongzhen, the second day of the third month, midnight.

Thousands of miles away, the Jiangnan region is still in a warm but cold climate, and the banks of the Tamsui River on Yingzhou Island are already full of spring.

Although just after midnight and the surroundings were hazy, under the reflection of the starry sky, Zhu Daolin, who stood on the edge of the military wharf on the north bank of the Tamsui River, could still clearly feel the breath of spring, and could vaguely see the lively scene of the night battle on the south bank and the construction of the Yonggu wharf and dock.

Yang Dading, the garrison commander who rushed to hear the news, had been standing beside Zhu Daolin, and did not dare to disturb Zhu Daolin, who was looking at him.

Seeing that Zhu Daolin finally retracted his gaze and looked at the courtyard with a closed gate ten meters away on the west side, Yang Dading asked in a low voice:

"Senior brother, this warehouse is built with reference to the military warehouse in Shangyuan Port, and the western wall is next to the dense mangrove forest that you ordered to protect, so you don't have to worry about poisonous snakes crawling in. To the north is the new playground of our garrison headquarters, the double-layer red brick wall has been raised to four meters, the walls of the warehouse are also made of red bricks, and the height has been reduced to three meters in order to prevent typhoons, and the roof is covered with square tiles in the style of a Franco, which is several times stronger than ordinary tiles. It is also several times heavier, and it is not afraid of the strong wind, and if you want to see it, I will tell the guards to fetch grease torches. ”

Zhu Daolin smiled: "I've already seen it...... Let's go, go to your headquarters and have a chat, according to our army's army building plan, the Tamsui garrison will be renamed the Yingzhou Army of the Ming Empire, and I will tell you the adjustment plan later. ”

Yang Dading was pleasantly surprised, and took Zhu Daolin's hand and was reluctant to leave: "Are we going to be adapted to be like the Longtan Army?" ”

The dozen or so guards and officers on duty around immediately pricked up their ears and listened carefully. Zhu Daolin had no choice but to tell him the general plan:

"Because it has three fortress batteries and two large fortresses distributed on the east and west sides of the outer coast, the total number of officers and soldiers of the Yingzhou Army is 12,500, which is the largest and largest army force in the whole army, divided into fortress troops, garrison battalions, baggage battalions, cavalry battalions, artillery battalions, and musket battalions, a total of 20 battalions, of which 5 are artillery battalions, plus an artillery training base, and the military headquarters is located here."

Yang Dading opened his mouth. It took a while to swallow a dry throat: "But...... We don't have that many troops! In the middle of last month, Mr. Wang's Yingzhou Military and Political Management Committee had just set up a shelf. 800 experienced brothers were forcibly transferred from me, changed into navy black training uniforms, high-top platform shoes, and long-tongued hats, and immediately became police officers of the Yingzhou Patrol Police Station, plus the 300 old brothers who were transferred to the fishing company before the Spring Festival, and only 3,000 brothers were left in the hands of the younger brother! ”

Zhu Daolin pulled him up and continued to walk to the brightly lit headquarters in front: "In three months, I will transfer you 5,000 recruits who have been trained for half a year, and the rest will have to be trained by yourself......

"Today, the whole of Yingzhou includes the newly cultivated Hsinchu. The total number of immigrants has exceeded 160,000. If you send a few townsmen and a few teams of men and horses to the various settlements and shout a few 'defend your homeland, be honored in the army', I am afraid that 10,000 people will be able to recruit them back." ”

"The 12,000 flintlock pistols I bought from the Heavenly Pavilion last time are still in your arsenal, what are you worried about? If you don't have confidence, I'll transfer you back and replace your junior brother Yulong with you as the main general. ”

Yang Dading immediately grabbed Zhu Daolin's hand. Crying out: "Don't! Who says I'm not confident anymore? I've been ready for a long time, to make the island my home and squander my blood! ”

"When the military area around Daqingtan under the mountain in the east is capped, I immediately took the old lady and daughter-in-law, and the whole family of children, the climate here is warm, the melons and fruits are fragrant in all seasons, and they are ripe twice a year, the river and the sea are full of meat, and the oil can be squeezed out by grabbing the soil, and the chopsticks can grow into a big tree!"

"Besides, can Senior Brother Jade Dragon compare with me? He may not be able to beat me in a fight, I can close my eyes and let him shoot a few more shots than marksmanship, the only thing he is better than me is to recognize a few more words, but his white and fat stupid big man will definitely not adapt to the climate of Yingzhou, as long as he dares to come, he will definitely vomit and diarrhea, and finally be skinny and carried back ......"

Seeing Yang Dading's chattering and angry scoundrel, Zhu Daolin couldn't help laughing.

The surrounding guards and officers on duty were afraid of Yang Dading's bandit style and didn't dare to laugh, so they all covered their mouths and turned around, and soon couldn't help laughing.

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The sky is blue and the morning breeze is blowing.

Zhu Daolin practiced pile gong for two hours, and after playing a set of Taiyi Thirteen Styles, he greedily took a few breaths of fresh air, took the towel sent by the guards to wipe the sweat beads on his face, and silently looked at Yang Dading, who was punching and windy but his steps were sluggish, and he couldn't figure out whether his ancestral boxing method was Xingyi or Taizu Changquan.

"Report to the three admirals including General Feng, Chief Feng and General Simeno to ask for a meeting!" The star officer stopped five meters away and reported loudly.

Zhu Daolin nodded slightly: "Let everyone wait for a while, I'll wash my face and change my clothes and go out." ”

"Yes!"

The star officer on duty saluted, turned around and strode away on the spot, his movements were very standardized, and it could be seen that Yang Dading, the commander, was still ruthless in training.

Yang Dading stopped practicing boxing, ordered the guards to go to the big canteen to bring a few more people back for breakfast, and followed Zhu Daolin back to the residence in the middle courtyard to wash and change clothes.

In the main hall, Feng Shengtai and Simeno chatted in a low voice while drinking tea, and the old duo of Bargas and Li Changlong were also whispering, and when they heard footsteps from inside, they immediately stood up.

Feng Shengtai bent down to Zhu Daolin and hugged his fists, the soldiers raised their hands and saluted, solemnly waiting, seeing Zhu Daolin wearing a camouflage training uniform without a collar badge coming out, with his sleeves rolled up high on both sides, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Everyone has never seen Zhu Daolin wearing a new-style military uniform, and today for the first time, they saw him wearing a training uniform issued by the army, which gave people a more capable and mighty feeling. (To be continued.) )