The atmosphere in the room suddenly became delicate.

Zhang Gongwei was also a little swaying, after all, Emperor Chongzhen had done a lot of ridiculous things under the bewitchment of the Donglin Party, coupled with his young and vigorous, with the large amount of wealth provided by Zhu Daolin, he now had a lot of money on hand, and it was not necessarily possible to transfer Zhang Dezhong to the top post on the front line of Xuanda.

After a long while, Zhang Gongwei hesitated and said, "This ...... It shouldn't be that bad, right? Besides, as long as we plan well in advance, we have friends in the capital, and when the time comes, the emperor will not transfer the remaining right guard to the north...... As long as you say yes, I'll take care of the rest. ”

"Since Uncle Zhang is confident, I don't have anything to say, so let's do it!" Zhu Daolin smiled and nodded.

Xu Hongji said with a smile: "In this way, our Jiangnan Marine and Land Divisions are going to fight side by side this time, this is the first time in this life, haha!" ”

Zhao Zhilong, who was shouldering a heavy burden, couldn't go if he wanted to, and he didn't forget to disgust the two old brothers while envious: "This is amazing, a national prince, a marquis, and the well-known commander of the Jiangnan New Army appeared on the battlefield at the same time, and it is impossible not to shake the world...... It's just that in this way, who is the coach and who is the lieutenant? ”

Xu Hongji was stunned, and Zhang Gongwei was at a loss, this is a major matter related to rank and status, and it is about the final reward for meritorious deeds!

Thinking about it carefully, the emperor's edict only ordered Zhu Daolin to lead his troops north to Dengzhou to quell the rebellion, and did not give any titles and rights.

When Zhao Zhilong was proud, Zhu Daolin's words cleverly solved the problem: "Don't worry, our husband and wife are not the boss, the coach is the governor of Shandong, Zhu Dadian, Lord Zhu!" ”

"In different directions of attack, our sailors are responsible for blocking the rebels' escape routes from the sea, and our two new guards will risk their lives to capture the forts and positions on the periphery of Dengzhou Shuicheng. Cooperate with Lord Zhu's 50,000 army to launch a siege battle, and Lord Zhu also needs to help solve the grain, grass and military salaries, and we will listen to him when the battle starts. ”

Zhao Zhilong was stunned.

Xu Hongji and Zhang Gongwei laughed when they saw the embarrassment of their old brother, but Zhu Daolin picked up his dog Mulan beside him, carefully examined its injured paw, and found that the wound it fell when he jumped over the wall to greet him in the early morning had healed.

sent away Xu Hongji and other three nobles and Wu Jingxian, the eunuch who was full of gratification. Zhu Daolin immediately went to the residence of Ye Liangchen, the chief of staff.

As soon as he walked to the gate of the small courtyard on the west side of the garden, a purebred German shepherd galloped out, rubbed Zhu Daolin's leg a few times with his half-big head, and then ran to Mulan, who looked kind behind Zhu Daolin, and the mother and son quickly became entangled intimately.

Ye Liangchen, who heard the movement, came to the gate of the courtyard, and pointed to the dog that was jumping around Mulan excitedly with a smile: "The little tiger grows up very fast, the day before yesterday it went to the woodcraft workshop with me, and several managers felt that it was novel and weighed it with a scale." As a result, the onlookers were taken aback, and it weighed 32 pounds before it was half a year old, and no one dared to say how big it was when it became an adult? ”

"I estimate that it will weigh more than its mother when it becomes an adult, and it is much stronger than the docile black back raised by the porter, haha!"

"This guy is very obedient, I trained it for two hours a day according to the training method in your booklet, and it has already begun to work. It's just that the amount of food is getting bigger and bigger, and it's meat and eggs, two meals a day. is comparable to raising two and a half children, ordinary people will definitely not be able to raise them. ”

Zhu Daolin said with a smile: "There are not many precious dog breeds with pure blood, and they are not raised by ordinary people in Tianshu Pavilion, most of them are raised in the army, and they start to be trained at the age of three months, except that they do not receive military salaries. The food and shelter are better than those of ordinary soldiers. ”

"It's really rare! How long do this military dogs live? "Ye Liangchen, who finally has a dog as a companion, is very concerned about this issue.

Zhu Daolin looked at Mulan, the dog who was teaching his son: "The official name of this breed is Shepherd Dog, which belongs to a large dog breed, and it is considered an adult at the age of two, with an average lifespan of about 11 years. According to the records, the longest-lived shepherd dog has grown to 16 years old, but this is very rare. ”

"Mulan is probably a special case, I was almost 10 years old when I saw it, and it was pregnant with a pup, and it still doesn't seem to be aging, so it gave birth to 6 cubs who didn't want me to give it, and kept it for seed ......"

"I heard that the two little raised by Lao Han, the head of the horse farm, are also good, not only fed well, but also trained very carefully, and they also give the two little cubs mare's milk every day, which is more excessive than raising a girl."

Ye Liangchen laughed and said that the horse farm is wide and big enough, enough for the two little to go wild, and they will definitely be good helpers to protect the horse farm in the future.

While talking, the two entered the house and had an in-depth discussion on the formation of the Yamen, the governor of Haiphong, and the most important thing was the formation of the shogunate, its number, size, powers, and constitution.

In view of the tragic lessons brought about by the Ming Dynasty's more than 200-year national policy of "using literature to control force", Zhu Daolin particularly emphasized two basic principles:

First, the affairs of the armed forces must be managed by the armed forces themselves; Second, it is strictly forbidden for the military to get involved in civil affairs!

Ye Liangchen understood Zhu Daolin's meaning very well, although he could not fully understand why Zhu Daolin subdivided military affairs into four major parts with equal power.

Zhu Daolin had already decided to set up a military order office under the Governor's Office in charge of combat training and barracks facilities, a military affairs office responsible for the establishment of military institutions at all levels and personnel appointments and dismissals, a military law office responsible for enforcing military orders and military law and dispatching officials at all levels, a quartermaster office in charge of the storage and transportation of weapons, equipment, and food materials, and an ordnance department in charge of major military factories and weapons research and manufacturing.

Therefore, Ye Liangchen is most concerned about formulating industrial development plans, managing financial revenue and expenditure, and the general affairs office responsible for the overall statistical review and the budgets of various ministries.

This department with huge power is essentially Zhu Daolin's shogunate, and together with the office responsible for the appointment, dismissal and training of civil officials under the governor's palace, it constitutes an extremely important core of power under Zhu Daolin's command.

Other departments, such as the Reclamation Division, which is responsible for land reclamation and planting, the Industrial Division, which is in charge of industry and commerce under the Governor's Office, and the Fisheries Division, which are in charge of river and sea fishing and aquatic product processing, are the easiest to set up.

It was dusk when the two had finished their discussions.

Ye Liangchen declined Zhu Daolin's invitation to have a drink, and instructed the maid to cook something to eat casually, so he began to draft a notice to prepare for the important meeting the night after tomorrow. (To be continued.) )