Three days later, just after midnight, Zhu Daolin returned to the military warehouse in Shangyuan Port with 350 wooden boxes of pharmaceutical equipment weighing more than 200 tons, 400 special gun wagons for battleships of three specifications, 300 custom-made Longquan Taiji swords, 1,200 boxes of bearings and tools of five models, and 12,000 black, red, and jungle camouflage khakis.

Zhu Daolin put all the gun trucks in the C-shaped warehouse, and then put the cloth in the B-shaped warehouse, came out to take a look, and found that the blue sky was full of stars, and immediately transferred the pharmaceutical equipment, Taiji Sword and Longtan Machinery Factory needed for Ziyangguan and a large number of tools, neatly stacked them under the courtyard walls on both sides behind the gate, lovingly kissed the gold steel ring on the left wrist that had not retreated, took a big stride, bypassed the back of the B-shaped warehouse, climbed the bamboo and wood hills, and went incognito.

When there were still more than 100 meters away from the courtyard wall of his house, the dog Mulan rushed to Zhu Daolin again, and Zhu Daolin, who was in a good mood, simply picked up Mulan, who licked his face and neck, and quickly entered the courtyard door that Uncle Gu hurriedly opened.

Zhu Daolin chatted with the old man in a low voice for a few minutes, and then talked cordially with the two guards who came quietly to his side, put down Mulan who was comfortably closed in his arms, reached out and touched Mulan's son who was circling around him, and then walked alone through the blooming plum forest in the front yard and entered the West Garden, which was shining with candlelight.

Xu Fu, who was still reading a book, heard the maid's enthusiastic report, and even ignored the fur coat on his body, ran down the stairs with joy, threw himself into Zhu Daolin's open arms, hugged the strong neck of his beloved man and kissed him excitedly.

The east is white, and the rooster announces the dawn.

The Shogunate Mountain, which stands majestically in the cold wind, is as deep as Dai. At the foot of the mountain, the white frost still condensed in the grass core on the side of the road, and the withered branches swaying in the wind stubbornly twisted their thin bodies. Waiting for the arrival of spring.

In the spacious playground between the high-rise buildings, there are many people and footsteps, and more than 1,200 young students of the first, second and preparatory classes of the Jiangnan Martial Arts Academy are still running round after lap.

In front of the tall teaching building on the west side of the playground, more than a dozen staff members and supervisors gathered in a hurry, and there were still people at the gate of the majestic martial arts academy. He took out a special silver token and handed it to the young star officer for inspection, then took the token, hurried into the wide compound, and strode towards the crowd standing on the west side to watch.

Under the big tree near the edge of the playground track, Zhao Xunting, the chief manager with a growing beard on his chin, was talking in a low voice with a strong beard.

The eyes of the two kept looking at the motionless straight figure on the north review platform, and every word they talked about was related to the tall figure on the stage wearing an official hat but wearing leather armor and a large coat on the stage.

"What a lot! If I hadn't listened to my brother's advice, I couldn't help but leave yesterday. I don't know when I will see General Zhu, Allah willing! ”

The bearded man's voice was low, revealing deep happiness.

Zhao Xunting said with a smile: "We don't know that the general suddenly came back, this time he personally led the new army, to Liaodong, the northernmost part of the Ming Dynasty, and may fight with the Manchu Tartar army at any time, and then rushed to Yingzhou Island to attend the inauguration ceremony of Tamsui Port." Say goodbye to the fleet that is on its first trip to Europa for diplomatic liaison. ”

"We have heard that the General is still going to hold trade negotiations with the Spaniards and the Portuguese at Tamsui Port, and we dare not expect him to return before the end of March. The younger brother persuaded the elder brother to stay for another three days, it was completely a matter of luck......"

"There has always been an indescribable feeling these days, it seems that the general will come back soon, but I didn't expect the feeling of never being reliable to be right."

Sayide nodded frequently, because he saw the long-awaited Zhu Daolin, his mood became extraordinarily comfortable: "Does the general particularly love these children?" ”

Zhao Xunting nodded. He said with emotion: "Every time the general comes back from a long trip, no matter how busy and tired he is, he will definitely stand on that high platform early the next morning, all the instructors are used to it, but the children are looking forward to seeing the general every day......

"More than 90 per cent of these children are orphans who have lost their families. Like thousands of children in Ziyang Academy, it was all up to the general to take them in and raise them. ”

"So, in the minds of the children, the general is not only their mountain chief and the master who teaches and preaches, but also their father and brother, and the general also treats the children as his own family, he can remember the name and hobbies of every child here, and teach them whenever he has time, and in this regard, none of us are as good as the general."

Diao Meifang, the financial director of the Yangtze River Shipyard, who was wrapped in a sable coat, suddenly squeezed over, smiled, and asked Sa Yide: "Mr. Sa, what do you think of our children?" ”

Sayid turned to look at the children who kept running in front of him: "They are all diligent, very hard-working, they seem to be stronger than any child anywhere in Daming, and it is estimated that they will soon be able to enter the army under the general's command." ”

"How old do you think these children are?" Diao Meifang asked again.

Sa Yide said with a smile: "The older one is estimated to be about 18 years old, and the younger one is about 13 years old. ”

Diao Meifang and Zhao Xunting both laughed, and Zhao Xunting explained: "Mr. Sa has won the award, in fact, the oldest child here is only 16 years old, the youngest child is 11 years old, and there are more than 13 and 14 years old, about half of them ......."

"The reason why they look taller and stronger than children of the same age is entirely because these children have been given three meals a day with fish and meat since the first day they entered the martial arts academy, and what they eat and drink is determined by the general himself, and Ziyang Guan has sent a senior doctor to check the children's physical ...... every month."

"After half a year after coming in, the difficulty of military training and cultural learning has gradually increased, and the children who can't persist will be sent to Ziyang Academy to continue their studies, and the children who can stay are very good."

"At present, there are only two phases, the first phase has gradually been phased out from more than 600 people at the beginning to more than 300 now, and they will have to study hard for at least 4 years to graduate, and the second phase of 600 children and 3 preparatory children will need to study for 5 years before they can graduate, provided that they can persist and not be eliminated."

Sayid was shocked, and once again carefully looked at the group of children who began to run slowly and hurriedly: "The general is so desperate, and he is determined to be thousands of miles!" ”

Zhao Xunting and Diao Meifang laughed together, no longer mentioning this sensitive topic, Diao Meifang asked instead: "Mr. Sa, your fleet has been full of goods and left for more than half a month, why didn't you follow the fleet to sail this time?" ”

Saïd smiled: "I'm worried that the 50 sheepdogs brought back from Europa don't meet the general's requirements, so I can only stay and ask for his opinion." ”

Zhao Xunting and Diao Meifang laughed when they heard this, and everyone on the side immediately looked over. (To be continued.) )