The family hired a maid and a male worker, the maid helped wash the pulp and sprinkle the cleaning, and the male worker carried firewood and chopped firewood.

Today's young and strong laborers either gather troops for training, or build roads and open up wasteland. The male workers invited by Zhao Han's family are almost fifty years old and have gray hair.

Yesterday, the young lady visited the church and got married, and today she is in good spirits.

She is a dowry maid, and there is no housekeeper in the courtyard, so Xiyue is automatically promoted to a female housekeeper.

Because Zhao Han has rules, and Xiyue herself is also educated, but he did not shake his majesty indiscriminately.

She gathered the four servants together and said, "If you follow the old rules, you will not even be able to enter the inner court, and you can only be the servants of the outer court." Since you have entered the inner court, you should have the constitution of the inner court. When Madame came, she bought some toothbrushes and tooth powder, and you each took it to brush your teeth. Look at your teeth, and your mouth stinks when you speak......"

Zhao Han paced to work, and vaguely heard Xiyue's words, and found it interesting and funny, this girl is having a good time doing things.

Coming to the Yamen of the General Soldier's Mansion, Gu Jianshan had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Zhao Han, Gu Jianshan immediately got up and hugged his fists: "I've seen Mr. Zhao." ”

"Sit down." Zhao Han replied.

Gu Jianshan did not take a seat, but untied his weapon, held it over and said, "Mr. Zhao, I am an assassin. ”

Zhao Han didn't take the sword, waved his hand to let him take it back, and asked, "Who sent it?" ”

Gu Jianshan said: "Ji'an guards the eunuch Zhang Yin, this eunuch was ordered to return to Beijing, let me follow the instructions of the county magistrate Wang Tiaoding. ”

"Zhang Yin has returned to Beijing?" Zhao Han was a little surprised.

Gu Jianshan said: "I don't know very well, it seems that the eunuchs are going back to Beijing. ”

The eunuchs are all going back to Beijing?

Zhao Han scratched his head and couldn't figure out what Emperor Chongzhen was doing.

Zhao Han said: "I haven't asked for the name yet. ”

Gu Jianshan said: "In the next surname Gu Mingshan, it was originally a military household in southern Sichuan, and he was lucky to take the Xiucai test. Later, his family changed, so he wandered to Poyang Lake as a bandit, and was arrested by officers and soldiers a few days ago. ”

"Governor Li Maofang?" Zhao Han asked.

Gu Jianshan said: "Governor Li Maofang is not to be afraid, and Mr. Wang Siren must be vigilant against Wang Siren, the commander of Jiangzhou's military garrison. ”

Zhao Han hurriedly asked, "What is the difference between these two?" ”

Gu Jianshan explained: "Governor Li Maofang, although he is also extremely talented, this person is very greedy. After he took office, he immediately recruited 2,000 pacesetters, and due to lack of money and food, he teamed up with the Nankang prefect to levy and extort money. On the grounds of suppressing bandits, he withheld the food and salary of each guard, and Jiujiangwei was provoked by him to mutiny, and Wang Siren helped to calm the chaos. ”

"What about Wang Siren?" Zhao Han asked again.

Gu Jianshan said: "Wang Siren has won the hearts of the people, and the soldiers under his command have committed no crimes wherever they go. If it weren't for being with Li Maofang, I would have almost taken the initiative to defect to him. ”

Wang Siren can not only do things, but also be an official.

Don't look at it as just a small military preparation, three of the six books of the present book have a good relationship with him. Moreover, these three Shangshu also belong to different factions.

Wang Siren Wentao is both good at martial arts, and he is relatively honest, which can be called perfect.

If you insist on finding any shortcomings, I'm afraid that there will only be lust left, and there are several formal concubines, and there are many nameless maids.

Zhao Han continued to inquire: "How are these two people's strength?" ”

Gu Jianshan said: "Wang Siren recruited more than 3,000 soldiers, of which 1,000 were sailors. Li Maofang had 2,000 pacesetters and recruited many people. These two people are used to making Yinzi, the leader of the water bandits in Poyang Lake, and they have bought and surrendered several times, otherwise I would not have been defeated so quickly. ”

"What about the rebel brothers in Duchang County?" Zhao Han asked again.

"In two or three months at most, the officers and soldiers will be able to pacify Duchang County." Gu Jianshan guessed.

Zhao Han began to think quietly, if according to the normal process, after Li Maofang and Wang Siren pacified the rebellion in Duchang, they should first go to conquer Nanfeng, Pingxiang and Ruijin, after all, those rebel armies have defeated the county seat.

But who can be sure that these two guys won't have convulsions?

If you think that Zhao Han is a greater threat and comes over with a naval army, is it possible that we will go to attack Fucheng again?

Gu Jianshan suggested: "Mr. Zhao, the rivers and lakes in Jiangxi are crisscrossed, and if you want to establish a foundation here, you must have a strong sailor. ”

"Do you know how to train as a water master?" Zhao Han asked.

"Yes!" Gu Jianshan hurriedly said.

Zhao Han asked, "Do water trainers need firearms and crossbows?" ”

Gu Jianshan said: "Firearms and bows and crossbows, if you have nature, it is the best, and you can fight without them." In the event of a water battle, go straight to the side of the charge. Throw lime first, then bid for guns, and use spear stabbing to cover the boarding. If there is a trebuchet, you can throw a crockpot at close range, and the crockpot can be filled with lime and stones, which can better help the shipboard. ”

Zhao Han asked: "Is there a lot of Wang Siren's navy, firearms and crossbows?" ”

Gu Jianshan said: "There are no firearms, only a few bows and crossbows. ”

The weapons manufacturing department of the Ming Dynasty was mainly the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, as well as the War Bureau under the jurisdiction of the Inner Government.

These two departments were finished as early as the Jiajing Dynasty, and the right to manufacture weapons was delegated to the local guards.

Zhao Han carefully inquired about Li Banghua, where Jiangxi can still produce weapons, only the weapons under the jurisdiction of Nanchang Wei are left, which can probably produce two or three pairs of armor, more than ten bows and crossbows, and hundreds of spears every year.

As long as they can afford a high price, they are even willing to sell to thieves!

Zhao Han asked again: "How many sergeants should a warship be worthy?" ”

Gu Jianshan replied: "Inland River Sailor, 400 warships are already the limit, and more than 400 materials are not conducive to action. A 400-material warship, in addition to the shipwrights, can be equipped with 50 to 70 soldiers. Smaller ships, depending on their size, were given twenty or thirty or thirty or thirty men. ”

Zhao Han said: "After I defeated Xie Xuelong, I captured a number of ships, and they will all be handed over to you to control in the future." ”

"I will do my best!"

Gu Jianshan was extremely excited, he was just here to make suggestions, he really didn't think that he could be the commander of the water master. After all, he and Zhao Han only met for the second time, and it was a normal reaction not to be trusted.

Now, Zhao Han asked him to be the commander of the water division, and this letter made Gu Jianshan grateful.

In fact, it is not so mysterious, Zhao Han's own prestige is extremely high, even if Gu Jianshan wants to mess around, the ship soldiers will not be completely obedient.

Zhao Han advised: "I'll give you some carpenters and blacksmiths, and you command them to continue to renovate the warships, after all, they were all merchant ships before." Trebuchets can also try to do it, but if it doesn't work, go to Nanchang to hire craftsmen. In addition to training sailors, I also have to help deliver goods, and I have a boat in my hand. ”

"Yes!"

Gu Jianshan was appointed as the commander of the water division, which is actually more similar to a water transport team, and the main work at this stage is to transport materials, and it is still very early to truly form combat effectiveness.

Zuo Xuan, who was born as a fisherman, was previously in charge of transportation, but in the future he will be changed to the deputy commander of the water division.

Chen Maosheng's right-hand man, Li Huai, served as the chief missionary of the sailors, and each warship must be equipped with a missionary officer.

After Gu Jianshan left, Xiao Huan immediately came in again.

Xiao Huan is vicious and ruthless, in fact, he is more suitable to be an intelligence chief, but this position is too important, and handing it over to Xu Ying can make Zhao Han feel more at ease.

At present, Xiao Huan has two sets of systems, one is the spies on the side of Fucheng, and the other is the supervision within the territory.

It seems awesome to say, but in fact, there are only more than a dozen people under him.

After entering the house, Xiao Huan whispered: "There is news from Fucheng that the rebel army in Pingxiang is gone. ”

"When?" Zhao Han was surprised.

Xiao Huan said: "It's been almost two months, and Tian Younian, the prefect of Yuanzhou, has recruited troops on his own to quell the civil unrest in Pingxiang. ”

Zhao Han sighed: "Alas, the official of the Ming Dynasty, there are still many capable people." ”

The rebel counterparts in Jiangxi are really too weak.

The Pingxiang anti-thieves have been destroyed, and the Duchang anti-thieves are almost finished, and the next target is mostly Zhao Han.

Moreover, under the deployment of the governor, Zhao Han is likely to be attacked left and right, and the prefect of Yuanzhou will most likely cross the border to stab Zhao Han's chrysanthemum.

Without waiting for the officials sent to the east coast to return, Zhao Han immediately convened a high-level meeting.

After explaining the situation, Li Banghua stroked his beard and said: "The situation is changing too fast, you don't have to wait any longer, you can take Ji'an Mansion City immediately!" ”

"I am also in favor of seizing the capital city," Pang Chun said, "I used to want to grow steadily and strongly, and not to interfere with the water of the government well, but now there are a few officials who can fight." Regardless of whether we occupy the city or not, they will definitely send troops to encircle and suppress Luling as early as this winter or next spring at the latest. Since this is the case, it is time to take the initiative and take down the important land of the city first! ”

Li Banghua suddenly said: "Take the valley village." ”

Gucun is Li Banghua's hometown, which already belongs to Jishui County. However, this suggestion is not just selfish.

At this time, Zhao Han already had a simple map, which he brought back from the government. Li Banghua pointed to the map and said: "The territory of Jishui County west of the Ganjiang River must be taken in its entirety, and then it will move west to take Anfu County." ”

Pang Chunlai frowned and said, "This is expanding too fast, right?" Are our officials enough? ”

"It's enough, and it's more than enough," Mr. Li said, "and now there are too many officials at the village and town levels, and it is just right when the fields are divided, and after the fields are divided, they are redundant." If we continue to do this, when our territory is bigger, the expenditure of officials will be very scary. ”

Zhao Han asked, "What does Mr. Li think should be done?" ”

Li Banghua said: "The two towns are one town, similar to the previous township. This frees up half of the officials, and it is completely possible to arrange to go to Jishui and Anfu counties. As he spoke, Li Banghua stood up and pointed to the map to draw a circle, "Take Anfu County, and then take Yongxin County." Send hundreds of soldiers to block the main road out of the mountain, and the prefect of Yuanzhou will not be able to go around, so he can only honestly go away to the Ganjiang River. ”

This is a strategic development plan, to take the three counties of Jishui, Anfu, and Yongxin, then Zhao Han's territory is surrounded by mountains, and the east is a Ganjiang River - the south is not considered for the time being, because there are no officers and soldiers. The west side can also be ignored, it is the boundary of Huguang, and it is very complicated to use troops across provinces, and it will take a year or two to go through the process.

The more Li Banghua said, the more excited he became: "If you win this battle, and then take Taihe, Wan'an, and Longquan in the south, then you will win in the shape of mountains and rivers, and you will be as solid as gold." ”

According to Li Banghua's idea of expansion, it is equivalent to occupying the entire Ganzhong Basin, and when the time comes, there will be mountains in all directions, and it is only necessary to focus on defending the enemy from the Ganjiang River.

Zhao Han smiled: "Then what." ”

Li Banghua pointed to the bottom of the map: "After consolidating the territory, immediately take Ganzhou south and take down the entire southern part of Ganzhou." After capturing southern Jiangnan, he could go north to attack Nanchang, and at the same time send a partial division to take Fuzhou. When the water master is trained, he will be able to occupy the whole province of Jiangxi! ”