Since the events in the court, Guan Yingzhen's mood has been very good, and his long-cherished wish for many years has finally been fulfilled. Although I may be a little sorry for Zhao Xingbang and Wu Liangsi for doing this, I can't take care of it so much now.

Slowly pacing back and forth in the study, going through the matter in his mind, Guan Yingzhen's heart was mixed. He is also very hesitant, what should he do to compete, is his choice right?

"Master, there is a person outside who claims to be Mei Zhihuan and wants to see the master!" Just as Guan Yingzhen was thinking, the voice of the housekeeper sounded outside.

After groaning for a long time, Guan Yingzhen shook his head lightly, and said with a wry smile: "Let me go to the living room and serve tea!" ”

In the first year of the first year, March 12, it is appropriate to marry and mourn, and it is forbidden to move.

Since the last battle, Shenyang City has slowly returned to its original appearance, and the smell of gunsmoke and blood on the streets has slowly dissipated. The houses in the north of the city have been rebuilt, the bombed areas have been repaired, and the trenches outside have been dug deeper and wider!

Gently holding the reins of the horse, looking at the city in front of him, He Shixian laughed and said to Sun Chengzong beside him: "It's still comfortable to stay here, it seems that lowly duties are cheap bones, and there is no such blessed life!" ”

Stretching out his hand and pointing at He Shixian, Sun Chengzong said indifferently: "You He Shixian have two things in this life, one is to fight, the other is to drink, and the rest doesn't matter!" ”

With a vigorous wave of the horsewhip, He Shixian laughed and said, "Dashuai still understands me, but Dashuai, the carriage is more comfortable, you better go back!" ”

Shaking his hand gently, Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "Although the old man is not young, this horse can still be ridden for a few years!" ”

Glancing back, He Shixian said with some concern: "Dashuai, those brocade guards in the back, what are you doing here this time?" Why does it look like a bad person, the same acquaintance of the brocade guard, and the lowly position thinks that this entry is very dangerous. ”

Shaking his head slowly, Sun Chengzong said with great relief: "What is it, what is to do, if you let He Shixian do his thing, you may not be able to do it." Let him fight, it will definitely not work, this is called knowing and doing good! ”

Nodding as if he didn't understand, He Shixian smiled and said: "I don't understand these lowly duties very well, but I just know that as long as you follow the handsome, there will be no loss!" ”

"Alright, don't talk about that, let's go into town! I believe that the people in the city can't wait! Gently beating the horse, Sun Chengzong said with a smile.

"It's o! This time, His Majesty's rewards have been brought back to us, and I believe that Shenyang City will be like the New Year! Looking at the convoy with gold and silver items behind him, He Shixian suddenly laughed loudly!

The party entered Shenyang City and returned to the Qincha Xingyuan, and the first person who came was You Shigong, the deputy chief soldier of Shenyang City.

Looking at He Shixian, who was dressed in a military suit and full of spring breeze, You Shigong said with a smile: "It seems that this trip to the capital is very smooth!" Isn't there a lot of reward? Are there any promotions? ”

Coughing vigorously, He Shixian pinched his waist with both hands, and said with a smile on his face: "Now standing in front of you is General Zhenguo, the second rank of loyalty and courage He Shixian!" He laughed out loud!

"Congratulations to the general!" Facing He Shixian, You Shigong said loudly, his face was also filled with an excited smile, obviously extremely happy.

"Both generals are very happy!" Just as the second person was talking, Sun Chengzong, who had just changed his clothes, walked out from behind and said with a laugh.

Seeing Sun Chengzong, the two of them saluted at the same time: "I've seen the handsome man in my humble position!" ”

Waving his hand, Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "Okay, let's not be polite when we enter, let's do it all!" ”

Waiting until the three guests sat down, Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "This time, the old man returned to the capital and brought back the emperor's holy decree, and let all the military attachés above the seventh rank gather in the school early tomorrow morning, and the old man read the holy decree in front of him." Then send down the emperor's reward, and then it's time to start the next thing! ”

"Dairi, what are we going to do next?" He Shixian saw that Sun Chengzong was quite serious, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"The next thing is divided into two parts, this is to rectify military discipline and verify the recruitment of soldiers in the army. Lay off all the old, weak, sick and disabled, and then reorganize and strengthen training! The second is to train a new army, the new army is a cavalry, and the current preparation is 30,000 horses, and it will definitely be expanded again in the future! Sun Chengzong looked at the two and said with a smile.

Hearing that 30,000 cavalry was going to be established, He Shixian and You Shigong were both excited, He Shixian immediately rubbed his hands, looked at Sun Chengzong with a smile, and said a little anxiously: "Dashuai, can this cavalry be carried by the lowly position?" The lowly position is also very fond of leading cavalry, and this ability is quite extraordinary! ”

Seeing that He Shixian praised himself for not blushing at all, Sun Chengzong laughed a few times, and then said in a deep voice: "This matter still has to be prepared for a while, and the next thing we have to do is wait." ”

"What are you waiting for? This way of using soldiers is fast, and it will be too late to wait! He Shixian saw that Sun Chengzong didn't look in a hurry, and couldn't help but hurriedly say.

"The old man doesn't want to wait, but he has to wait! Now we don't have money, don't we need silver to build cavalry and shipyards? Does the old man have any silver? Do you have silver? Or does You Shigong have silver? Glancing at He Shixian angrily and funny, Sun Chengzong said with a smile.

The two of them immediately looked at each other and groaned for a while, He Shixian said with some hesitation: "Marshal, the reward given by the emperor this time is 700,000 taels of silver alone, if this money is used for military expenses, I believe that a team can be raised!" ”

Looking at He Shixian quite seriously, Sun Chengzong's face sank, and he said in a deep voice: "You can only say this once here, and you won't take it as an example." It's not easy to be a soldier in a war, it's money they get with their lives, how can we do that? There is also a pension for the dead soldiers, and we can't touch one or two. Not only us, from now on, Liaodong will not owe military salaries, if any general dares to deduct military salaries privately, this commander will not be spared. When the decree was announced, the commander would say this article and rectify the military discipline, and this matter of deducting military salaries would be beheaded! ”

Listening to Sun Chengzong's words, He Shixian was a little embarrassed, and You Shigong on the side hurriedly said: "Da Jin, General He didn't mean this, he was just in a hurry!" ”

Gently patting He Shixian's shoulder, Sun Chengzong smiled and said, "Of course I know General He's intentions, but you have to think about this matter, the old man will do it soon!" ”

"Da Jin, where does this money come from? And see the shipyard, what's going on? You Shigong frowned and asked slowly.

"The shipyard was built to establish a new sailor, and although I have a sailor in the Ming Dynasty, most of them are alive and dead. There are many places near the sea in Liaodong, and there are many rivers, so a strong sailor is very important. For so many years, there has been no sailor in Liaodong, but because the imperial court has no money, this time His Majesty has made up his mind to establish a very powerful sailor! Sun Chengzong smiled expectantly, obviously he was also looking forward to the shipbuilding thing!

Nodding slowly, You Shigong said in a deep voice: "If you can have a sailor, it will naturally be good, but this shipbuilding is more expensive than building a cavalry, if you want to build a sailor with combat effectiveness, without a million taels of silver, it is difficult to do it!" If you count the training of the naval army and the purchase of firearms, all the expenses are counted, and there is no way without two million taels! It's not a big warship, it's just a medium-sized warship, and these two million taels of silver can build fifty warships, which can make up enough for a naval army! ”

Glancing at You Shigong, Sun Chengzong nodded slowly, and said with a smile: "I didn't see that General You still knows so much about this, but we don't have to worry about this, the emperor will send shipbuilding experts from the capital." Just like the Yangyi who used the cannon last time, there are also some Yangyi this time, and more craftsmen from the former Nanjing Shipyard. Some of them also built treasure ships when Zheng He went to the West, and there must be no problem with the ships they want to build. ”

Nodding slowly, You Shigong said loudly: "Okay!" That's it! If we can have a strong sailor, then we can do a lot! After a slight hesitation, You Shigong said with some worry: "But how did this money come from?" His Majesty's inner treasury is not unacceptable, reorganizing the army, approving military salaries, and training cavalry. The establishment of shipyards, the training of sailors, and the construction of new warships, all of which cost an estimated five million taels of silver. Although I don't know how much silver your Majesty has in the inner treasury, but with so much money taken out at such a time, I am afraid that Your Majesty will not be able to afford it! ”

Sighing deeply, Sun Chengzong said with some worry: "The old man also asked the emperor about this matter, but the emperor didn't say it. The old man also remembered that the emperor's attitude at that time was very resolute, and the emperor said that even if the Forbidden City was demolished and sold, the money would definitely be made up! The old man is also quite unhappy in his heart, the burden of the Ming Dynasty is on the emperor's body, and the emperor is only sixteen years old! ”

"Dashuai, what we can do is to do our own thing, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, for the emperor, we are willing to sprinkle our blood on the mountains and rivers of Liaodong! Even if you die on the battlefield, you will not regret your humble duties! After listening to Sun Chengzong's words, He Shixian knelt down in the direction of the capital and kowtowed three times!

Picking up his clothes, Sun Chengzong also slowly knelt on the ground, touched the ground with his head, and said loudly: "If the minister can't handle the affairs of Liaodong well, the minister will not have the face to return to Beijing to see the emperor, and the minister's bones will be buried in this Liaodong, so that the minister will guard here for His Majesty for the rest of his life!" ”

You Shigong also knelt on the ground at this time, he didn't say anything, but the expression on his face was firm and abnormal. Sanjin's eyes looked at each other again, and they both saw the determination in each other's eyes!