The brutal battle of Quang Ninh gradually faded away, and the land of Liaodong was once again peaceful. After this battle, the strength and weakness of the Ming army and the Jiannu were easily transferred, and the control range of the Yizhou soldiers increased significantly.

Originally, Zhang Ke's main line of defense was the Daling River, from the Daling River to the Sancha River, the land development of two or three hundred miles was limited, and there were not many people. Now the situation has completely changed, and all this fertile land has been zoned as granges, and at least a million people can settle down.

If Haizhou fell into the hands of the Ming army, it also marked that the entire Liaodong Peninsula was under the jurisdiction of Zhang Ke. From Jinzhou, Fuzhou, all the way to Gaizhou, Haizhou, and Dongjiang Town by the Yalu River, it is like a pocket that takes the entire peninsula into the palm of your hand. As a rough estimate, at least two million more people can be accommodated.

If all the two plots of land are properly settled, the population under Zhang Ke's command will be more than 5 million, which is already more than most Western countries at present, enough to raise 200,000 troops. When the soldiers are trained, let alone Jiannu, even if it is the Ming Dynasty, they don't have to pay attention to it.

Even Zhang Ke planned to build a large warship, pinching the sea surface of the Far East in his hands, mastering the sea, he would master a steady stream of wealth, and at that time, it would be the real sunrise in the East, only I would not be defeated!

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Of course, the idea is very good, but the reality is quite cruel, many people under Zhang Ke 1 have no problem managing a castle, managing a county, a state is reluctant, and at the provincial level, there are thousands of things, and they are completely useless.

The only one who can get his hands on it is Wang Huazhen, but recently there has been a rumor in the court that Cui Chengxiu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is going to enter the cabinet, and according to Cui Chengxiu's recommendation, the vacant secretary of the Ministry of War will be taken over by Wang Huazhen.

It stands to reason that this is a good thing to climb to the sky, and Zhang Ke also needs the cooperation of the military department, but as soon as Wang Huazhen leaves, the complicated chores will fall on his head.

Zhang Ke really didn't want to waste too much energy, but there was no suitable candidate, so he had a headache......

"Your Excellency. Mr. Sun asked to see him. ”

Zhang Ke rubbed his eyes covered with red silk and asked, "Which Mr. Sun?" Don't bring anyone over, annoying! ”

The guards were so frightened that they retreated, and when they arrived at the door, they whispered: "Go and sue Sun Yuanhua, Grandpa Guo won't see him!" ”

"Who?"

Zhang Ke stood up suddenly and took a few steps outside.

"Grandpa Qiyuguo, it's Sun Yuanhua, the one from the pipe cannon factory!"

"Bastard, why didn't Master Sun come in directly? Fast. Benjue washed his face and went to see him at once. "Others can not see, Sun Yuanhua is in charge of the military industry, that is the lifeblood of the Yizhou soldiers, how can Zhang Ke snub him.

Hurriedly arrived at the main hall, Sun Yuanhua stood at the door with his head bowed slightly, looking at his nose and nose, looking at his mouth, extremely respectful.

"Hahaha, Mr. Hatsuyo. If you miss the distance, please atone for your sins! ”

Sun Yuanhua hurriedly bowed down and saluted, and said with a smile: "Grandpa Guo, you have become an official and a knight." The humble post actually forgot to congratulate him, he was really frightened, how dare he come to the door lightly. ”

Zhang Ke grabbed Sun Yuanhua and walked directly inside. He smiled as he walked: "Any title is empty, and when it comes to the battlefield, whoever takes a shot can't survive." The most tangible thing is weapons. A good gun and a good cannon are the second life! I told them, if you want to go to the battlefield, don't offer to Guan Erye, don't offer Zhuge Liang, and worship Sun Chuyang if you want to ask God! If he can make a good cannon, you will live. ”

Sun Yuanhua and Zhang Ke didn't see each other much, but every time they could feel that this military worker was valued from the bottom of his heart, and there was no such warm-hearted boss in the entire Ming Dynasty.

"Grandpa Guo has raised his love, Yuanhua has not been enterprising for many years, and has failed to make better firecracker artillery, which is really worthy of the love of adults, and he deserves death!"

"You don't have to blame yourself, technology is accumulated little by little, and no one can eat a fat man in one go. Besides, my Ming Dynasty has always despised craftsmen, and craftsmen have good skills to cherish their brooms and regard them as family heirlooms, and the atmosphere can not be changed in a day or two. Just continue to work hard, I will give people if there is a shortage of people, but I will give money to money, you can rest assured! ”

"Yes!"

The soldier died as a confidant, Sun Yuanhua's eyes were a little red, he bowed deeply, and said: "Grandpa Guo, my subordinates have studied it, and the quality of the guns made by my Daming is not excellent, and most of the problems appear on the iron ore, and there are many impurities in the ore." It's like humbling that although he made spring steel, his lifespan was only half of Xiyi's, which was really ashamed. ”

The life span is twice as small, and it is basically a waste product, and Sun Yuanhua can't wait to get into a crack in the ground. Zhang Ke doesn't think so, China's iron ore grade is very low, this is a natural disaster, there is no way, Sun Yuanhua can't be blamed.

"Mr. Chuyang, do you have a solution? Otherwise, you won't be looking for me, will you? ”

"I can't hide anything from Grandpa Guo." Sun Yuanhua said with a smile: "There is a missionary who brought some ore, it is said that it is from Australia, and the lowly has seen it, and the things are very good." If you can use Australian iron ore, the life of the guns you can make will be increased by at least 20%, and you can reduce the explosion accident. Just ......"

"It's just a lot of shipping, isn't it?" Zhang Ke asked.

"Grandpa Mingjian, counting the freight, I'm afraid it's more than half!"

Zhang Ke groaned slightly, to be honest, he didn't have a lot of money, but according to the statistics after the war, whether it was a gun or an artillery, there were damages, and even accidentally injured soldiers.

The most valuable thing in the army are these experienced veterans, who did not die at the hands of the enemy, but died at the hands of their own people, which is really a sigh.

"Mr. Sun, I think so, all the overseas iron ore, not to mention the price is too much, and it is not necessarily supplied, only in the key parts, use overseas iron ore, what do you think?"

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, that's right, just take the fire gun as an example, except for the steel with a good barrel, it is no problem to deal with it a little in other places.

And Zhang Ke's words opened another window for him, weapons don't have to be all excellent, as long as they are easy to use, cheap and reliable!

"Wake up the dreamer with a word, Grandpa Guo is humble, let's prepare!"

Sun Yuanhua walked out happily, and before he could go out, he suddenly stopped and slapped his head hard.

"Knock on my memory, how can I forget the big thing!" Sun Yuanhua hurriedly turned around and said with a smile: "Grandpa Guo, in addition to official affairs, there is also a private matter. ”

"A private matter? Is it to marry a daughter-in-law? ”

"Grandpa Guo said that he laughed, the children are all teenagers." Sun Yuanhua said with a smile: "There is an uncle in the humble position, I want to ask to see you!" ”

"Uncle Shi? Who is it? Zhang Ke asked casually, a little carelessly. The masters and apprentices of the Ming Dynasty are all around the imperial examination, and whoever clicks on your article is a teacher, and he must be respected for a lifetime and cannot be disobeyed.

Zhang Ke holds the power of appointing and dismissing officials in his hands, and many people want to go through the back door, if Sun Yuanhua also has this idea, help his uncle intercede, if there is no big problem, just open the net, Zhang Ke thought.

"Grandpa Guo, forgive me for being a fool, my uncle is a great talent!" Sun Yuanhua said with admiration: "His old man is a Jinshi in the twenty-sixth year of Wanli, and he has been a local official for more than ten years, and his political achievements are outstanding. ”

Zhang Ke's appetite instantly raised, and he asked in surprise: "Who is this person?" ”

"Li Zhizao!" (To be continued......)