"You're smart, just a little bit. At the right time, the old man told you that the old man was also born as a speech official, what does a speech official do, all he thinks about all day long is a whole person, and your Taoism is a little shallow. Yuan Keli said with a smile.

Gently patted Yang He's shoulder: "But you are very powerful, that is, you have grasped the weakness of the Chu Party, the Chu Party is weak now, and it has to be used by you."

At that time, the old man knows better than you what the situation is in the court, don't participate in the party struggle in the court in the future, it won't do you any good, you just need to watch with your eyes open. Concentrate on training your soldiers, developing your weapons, and don't worry about anything else. ”

Yang He nodded silently when he heard this.

Yang He knew that what Yuan Keli said was right, although he could take advantage of the time when those factions and parties in the court were fighting to fish in troubled waters and mix up some benefits, but if he was not careful, he would implicate himself. The benefits he would have gained were too small compared to the risks he had taken.

Looking at Yuan Keli, Yang He sighed secretly, Jiang is still old and spicy.

Standing up, Yang He gave a long salute to Yuan Keli: "Thank you, Mr. for your advice." ”

Yuan Keli saw it, stroked his beard and smiled: "Your gentleman's voice is more heard than what Lord Yuan, the old man and the first brother have a good relationship, you shouldn't have called the old man." ”

Yang He said with a smile: "The first time I met my husband, how dare the student be speechless? ”

Yuan Keli smiled and said: "Since you called Mr. Sheng, the old man can't let you call in vain, I have to mention you a few words, you have to read more history books when you have time, the knowledge in the officialdom, those history books are written clearly, if you can understand it." It can be used inexhaustibly in this life. ”

"Mr. Xie instructed that after the students go back, they must find more history books and study them carefully." Yang He said busily.

Yuan Keli smiled and nodded.

After thinking about it, he said: "When the time comes, if you figure it out, you can go to Denglai to find the old man at any time." ”

Yang He said with a smile: "If the students stay in Funing County, it will be boring. Be sure to go to Mr. ”

Yuan Keli laughed when he heard this, pointed at Yang He and said, "You, you are afraid that there will be no battle after the soldier is trained, right?" ”

Yang He said with a smile: "Since my generation is in the army, he naturally wants to make contributions on the battlefield. ”

"That's right, a man should have the heart to make a contribution. Hello, the old man is waiting for you in Denglai. Yuan Keli nodded.

"The students will live up to the expectations of the gentleman." Bowing to Yuan Keli and Xu Guangqi, Yang He got up and said goodbye.

Back in Funing County, Yang He collected his thoughts and prepared to train wholeheartedly.

Of course. Before that, the matter of the bandits in Funing County had to be closed.

Although many people see that the bandits are a trick made by Yang He, after all, there is no evidence, so even if it is a play, Yang He has to finish the play.

Yang He thought about dealing with this matter, he wanted to see how bold these recruits were after nearly a month of training?

If only these recruits could not be afraid of bandits. It shows that the training during this period of time is still fruitful.

Yang He was very satisfied with the results of the inspection, when the robbers were found near the house of a certain gentry. The recruits stationed here gathered as fast as they could, and then lined up to attack.

There is nothing to mention in the process, the bandits are pretended to be Sun Defu's people, so naturally they will not do it with the recruits.

If they do fight, even if the number of these recruits is doubled, they will not be the opponents of those veterans of a hundred battles.

Sun Defu and the others are just putting on a show. According to the pre-arrangement, when the recruits lined up to attack, they began to break and flee.

The ending of this play is that after the robbers robbed and encountered the township soldiers many times, they disappeared from Funing County.

Whether it's true or not. The bandits in Funing County were driven away, and the gentry in Funing County were quite satisfied with this result.

To Yang He's surprise, after the bandits ran away, the gentry were still willing to pay for these village soldiers.

Yang He inquired about Wang Yuanwai and learned that these gentry saw that the village soldiers were orderly and not afraid of strong enemies, and they were much stronger than the families they had raised. Everyone unanimously agreed that these recruits could reach this level after less than a month of training, and if they practiced for a few more months, they would not be inferior to the serious officers and soldiers, and that it would be better to spend money to support these village soldiers than to spend money on those families who were of little use.

Listening to what Wang Yuanwai said, Yang He couldn't help but sigh secretly.

These gentry are obviously not confused, but it is a pity that these people only think of their own interests, and do not consider the state of the country at all, and they do not understand that if the country dies, they will become slaves of the Jian.

However, after getting Yuan Keli's warning, Yang He didn't want to add to the incident, as long as these gentry were willing to pay, Yang He didn't have to tell these people whether the money they paid was a donation or a payment.

A few days after Yang He returned to Funing County, he suddenly received news that he was transferred to the head of the Liaodong Military Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs (Zheng Liupin), and promoted the selection and training of new soldiers and supervised the ordnance.

(Note: There are six directors in the staff department, one of whom is stationed in Shanhaiguan.) The Ministry Division is the worst department of the Ministry of War, and if something happens, the black pot is all carried by this department, and the head of the Liaodong Branch Office is even less welcome, and Liaodong has lost the battle over the years, and no one wants to do this errand, so it is easy to approve it. ）

Sun Yuanhua was transferred to the Liaodong Military Department as the ambassador of the Arsenal Clearance Department of the Ministry of War (Zheng Jiupin) to assist Yang He in supervising the ordnance affairs of Liaodong.

Yang He was stunned for a long time after receiving this appointment, but he didn't expect Yuan Keli to really handle his appointment.

It's just that Sun Yuanhua seems to be from a good background, how can he give him an official position of the ninth grade? And he was born as a martial artist, but he was given the position of Zheng Liupin?

However, Yang He didn't have the heart to think about these problems at this time, as long as he had a name, now he could make guns and cannons in the name of righteousness, and he didn't have to hide anymore.

After getting the appointment, Yang He naturally had to go to Shanhaiguan to report on it.

As for this newly appointed head of the department, the officials in Liaodong obviously did not welcome it.

Well-informed people have long inquired that Yang He spent money to donate a prison student not long ago, and then bought an official position from the middle school of Qipin, and now this position is needless to say that it must also be bought with money.

It is not a good errand to be in charge of the department itself, and these people think that Yang He is an official who spends money to buy, so they naturally don't take Yang He seriously, so when Yang He went to report, the officials in Liaodong just said hello to Yang He and stopped paying attention to him.

As for Yang He's chief officer, Zhang Heming, the secretary of the military department and the Liaodong Economic Strategy, even shirked that he was sick and didn't even see him.

Zhang Heming didn't see Yang He, but he was in Yang He's arms, and what Yang He was most worried about was that Zhang Heming arranged some dogskin things for him to do.

Now there is no military movement in Liaodong, so Yang He, the head of the new military department, has nothing to do, Yang He turned around in Shanhaiguan and returned to Funing County.

Passing by the Shihe military camp, Yang He, Hei Yunhe and Zhang Ming drank wine first.

Seeing that Yang He had turned into a civil official of the sixth grade, but he was still in charge of the military, Hei Yunhe and Zhang Mingxian were both impressed, but they really didn't know how Yang He operated.

Although the rank of deputy chief soldier and general is far higher than that of the chief, the status of military attachés is far inferior to that of civilian officials, and the room for promotion of civilian officers is much higher than that of military generals. So while the staff is not a good place, the future is bright.

Yang He knew that since his appointment could be done, the appointments of Hei Yunhe and Zhang Mingxian should also be done, but the two of them would be transferred anywhere, but Yang He had no bottom in his heart, so when drinking, Yang He just told Hei Yunhe and Zhang Mingxian that they might be transferred to the border pass to let the two of them prepare.

Hei Yunhe and Zhang Mingxian naturally knew the purpose of serving at the border pass, and the two of them didn't talk nonsense, but just told Yang He that no matter where they were transferred, they would definitely find a way to help Yang He open up trade routes.

The so-called everything went smoothly, not long after Yang He returned to Funing County, Li Wei and Zhang Shun returned one after another.

To Yang He's surprise, Zhang Shun and his brothers actually recruited more than 100 craftsmen in Datong, including more than 600 family members.

There are two kinds of craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty, one is a military craftsman, and the other is a craftsman, a military craftsman refers to the craftsmen who serve in the Ordnance Bureau, and the weapons, armor and other ordnance used by the Ming Dynasty are all created by these craftsmen.

A craftsman refers to a craftsman in an ordinary trade, such as carpentry, bricklayer, etc.

The status of artisan households in the Ming Dynasty was lower than that of civilian households and military households. And it is a hereditary system, the father dies and the son succeeds.

The craftsman household belongs to the Ministry of Industry, and is divided into two types: shift craftsman and resident craftsman.

Shift craftsmen are required to serve in government workshops on a one-year or five-year basis, with an average of three months per shift.

Resident craftsmen serve in the government's handicraft workshops for 10 days a month, and if they do not go to work, they have to pay money to hire another person by the government.

In addition to being exempt from some miscellaneous errand labor, artisan households cannot be exempted from regular service and tax grain.

Because the artisan households were exploited by the officials in the workshop, and the eunuchs of the various supervision bureaus also occupied the artisan service, the life of the artisans was very difficult, so the craftsmen often slacked work or fled their homes.

These craftsmen recruited by Zhang Shun are all military craftsmen, and there is no doubt that these people have escaped from their country.

The craftsmen brought by Sun Yuanhua this time were actually escaped, with more than 60 craftsmen and more than 300 family members.

So far, only more than 200 houses have been built in Xiangshan, and more than 100 are left except for the residences of the soldiers.

Naturally, more than 100 houses could not accommodate so many craftsmen, so Yang He could only temporarily settle the craftsmen and their families in the tent.

Fortunately, although these craftsmen are all military craftsmen, they can also do some other work, and with the guidance of local craftsmen, it is not difficult to build houses.

Besides, there is nothing else in Xiangshan, but there is more or less wood, and the main material used to build a house at this time is wood.

In the next period of time, Yang He led a group of craftsmen to work hard and quickly, and it took a month to finally solve the problem of living for the craftsmen.

Having solved the problem of housing, the next step is to build a workshop. (To be continued......)