After two communications, Yulin and Jingshi finally reached an agreement, and it was the end of October of the third year of Chongzhen.

The cold wind in Siberia is blowing, and the temperature in the steppe has reached about freezing. Hu Guang saw that Yulin had come to an end, so he prepared to go back to the grassland.

In the conference hall, Hu Kuan hesitated again and again, and finally asked Hu Guangdao, who was about to go out: "Second brother, if the imperial court really sends someone to come over to learn artillery technology, what should I do?" ”

"Oh, I forgot to say it." When Hu Guang heard this, he patted his head, there were too many things, and he was busy forgetting, "According to An Gui's information, the imperial court is selecting people, and it is estimated that it will take a month to send people over." You let them go step by step from pinyin literacy, simplified Chinese primary school language numbers, etc., and if they can't learn it, they won't teach the next step if they can't pass it. ”

As soon as he heard this, Hu Kuan understood. The second brother still has to hide his secrets, so he can rest assured now.

Hu Guang saw that the eldest brother didn't speak, so he spoke first: "Speaking of An Gui, I remembered that his younger brothers and sisters are very interested in doing business. There is An Gui, especially his sister-in-law, who is also close to Kang Quanan and is very reliable. Therefore, I am going to let the two of them take the lead, and I will transfer some nimble people to assist, what do you think? ”

Speaking of which, it can be regarded as a shortcoming of the Heavenly Army. There is a shortage of talents from all walks of life, and those who have trained themselves cannot be used at the moment, only those who have a certain foundation before, such as Angui's younger brothers and sisters, can be used first.

Therefore, Hu Kuan naturally had no opinion, nodded and said: "These things, you can arrange them, anyway, according to your habits, there will definitely be a corresponding supervisory committee to supervise, and nothing can be wrong." ”

Hu Guang smiled when he heard this. Then his face straightened a little, and he said a little seriously: "Big brother, you also have to look at this piece, after all, you have to deal with all kinds of businessmen in the Ming Kingdom, in case the young man can't control his property, then I'm sorry for An Gui." I don't want anything like that to happen. It would be best if it could prevent it from happening. ”

"Don't worry, I understand." Hu Kuan nodded in agreement with a serious face.

Hu Guang saw it and smiled reassuringly. The eldest brother is most relieved to do things.

He then turned his head to look at the two generals standing on the left and right sides of the eldest brother, looked at their serious expressions, walked over, patted Liu Daneng and Hu Hansan on the shoulders with a smile and said, "Your careful thinking can't hide from me......"

As soon as they heard this, Liu Daneng and Hu Hansan glanced at each other and were about to say something. Hu Guang had already spoken again: "The conscienceless cannon and flintlock pistol will be sold in exchange for the food and other materials we urgently need, and when the next year comes, I will let you see the new weapons we call the Heavenly Army!" ”

"What, new weapons?" Liu Daneng asked in surprise.

Hu Hansan, who was on the side, confirmed in surprise almost at the same time: "Is it a new weapon that is better than the conscienceless cannon and the flintlock pistol?" ”

Hu Kuan naturally knew a little about it, and he didn't say anything when he stood on the side and watched the situation, and listened to Hu Guangzai's reply: "Yes, the Ordnance Research Institute is making samples." One of the purposes for my return this time. Is it to go over and see how they are going? ”

The research institute is a unique department called the Celestial Army, and it is within the Celestial Army. It is the most important and important department. Whether it's ordnance or agriculture, all of them are valued. The treatment of the people in these research institutes is actually higher than the well-known treatment of field army officers and soldiers. And if there are results, it will be even more incomparable.

After Liu Daneng and Hu Hansan heard this, they finally put their minds at ease. With a smile on his face, he happily sent Hu Guang out of the gate of the former governor and sent it to the Great Wall before waving goodbye.

If you really want to talk about it, there are still a lot of things in Yulin that Hu Guang needs to take ideas. It's best to sit in person. For example, dealing with the merchants of the Ming Kingdom, for the arrangement of the caravan called the Heavenly Army, and so on.

But relatively speaking, the grassland is the foundation of the heavenly army. Hu Guang would rather slow things down here, but things on the grassland can't be sloppy. After leaving for more than three months, Hu Guang didn't go back to take a look, and he still didn't feel at ease just listening to the report.

Escorted by more than 100 horsemen, he hurried his horse and whipped his horse, and within a few days he arrived at the boundary of Meidai Zhao.

This is the first real construction base outside the eagle's beak ditch called the Heavenly Army, and all the people who have been picked up from the pass will be sent here to build a life with Meidaizhao as the center.

Hu Guang couldn't help but sigh with emotion when he stood on a relatively high grassy slope and looked at everything in the distance.

In the distance, I saw that the messy tents and grass houses on the periphery of Meidaizhao were gone, replaced by neat cement houses everywhere, horizontal and vertical cement roads, and countless reclaimed farmland on both sides of the cement road.

In the direction of the west side of Meidaizhao, there are countless people in the field, braving the cold wind to reclaim farmland and build roads. The sound of countless men's trumpets can be heard even from a distance. There was a joy in hearing the sound of those trumpets.

This kind of thriving scene, even if Hu Guang, who has traveled through later generations and is accustomed to seeing big scenes, can't help but be excited.

"Chief, at least half of the population has already gone to Baotou, otherwise there are more people here and it will be more spectacular!" A squad leader named the Heavenly Army Ranger who met Hu Guang on the grassland excitedly introduced to Hu Guang.

Hu Guang nodded when he heard this, forty or fifty thousand people are crowded in this place, and they will definitely not be able to squeeze in. That Baotou is also a good place, and the diversion of some people in the past is exactly what they originally confessed.

At this moment, more than a dozen horsemen suddenly rushed out from Meidaizhao and rushed towards Hu Guang along the cement road.

When Hu Guang saw it, he knew that it was the ranger who reported the news that had already passed the news, and he was here to pick him up. Originally, he wanted to go directly to Meidaizhao without notice.

Unexpectedly, when those rangers first saw themselves, they were overjoyed, and they all gathered around to see the salute, and patted their horses and galloped to report the good news. Hu Guang didn't want to ruin their interest, so he didn't let anyone stop the ranger who reported the news.

At present, it is Zhang Zhaodi who is in charge of Meidai's call, and there is also a little adult Li Wenxiu who follows her. They hadn't seen Hu Guang for a long time, and when they met, their excited expressions couldn't be hidden, and they shouted loudly while raising their hands to salute.

I haven't seen them for a long time, Hu Guang looks at them as if they are different from his impression, among them, Zhang Zhaodi looks heroic and more capable; And Li Wenxiu has grown a little taller, trying to hold his chest up and pretend to be an adult.

Hu Guang led the horse and drove to Meidai, and asked Zhang Zhaodi, who was accompanying him, "What is the situation here now, is there anything bad?" ”

(To be continued.) )