In the summer of Liaozhen, this year arrived earlier than usual.

The fertile black soil on the banks of the Daling River, full of rice seedlings, can be transplanted and irrigated after a while.

The Panshan Station in the eastern part of the Daling River originally belonged to Guangningwei and guarded an excellent deep-water port in Liaodong Bay.

After the loss of Guangning, the Panshan Post was also abandoned, and it was not until Yuan Chonghuan led the main force to enter the Daling River that the place was temporarily dredged.

At this time, the stone transport fleet from Denglai was anchored at Panshan Station.

Liaozhen was not originally without producing stone, but now there is only one Liaoxi Corridor in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and the stone production areas are under the control of Jianzhou, so it can only be shipped from the Shandong Peninsula, which is rich in stone resources.

Yuan Chonghuan walked in front of the port and personally greeted Ma Dengyun, who escorted this batch of stone ships.

Ma Dengyun, who was originally standing proudly on the bow of the ship, saw Yuan Chonghuan and He Kegang and other generals of Liaozhen, and hurriedly trotted all the way to Yuan.

"Inspector Yuan, how dare you work hard and come to pick up the last general in person? I just can't afford it. Ma Dengyun said polite words with an extremely respectful attitude.

After all, the full name of Yuan Chonghuan's position at this time was still to supervise Ji and Liao, and also supervise the military affairs of Tianjin and Denglai.

Before the change, Yuan Chonghuan deliberately kept the governors and commanders of Tianjin, Denglai and other places vacant in order to take power, and Chongzhen also relied on him.

After Ma Dengyun took office, although he was relatively independent from Liao Zhen, he didn't want to touch the moldy head of this top boss.

Yuan Chonghuan's attitude was extremely modest, "Where, you and I have lived and died together under the capital, why can't you afford it?" ”

After such a set of greetings between Ma Dengyun and Yuan Chonghuan and others, he reported the number of stones he brought.

"Inspector Yuan, here there are six boats of rough stone for laying the foundation, five ships of stone for building the city, and two boats of fine stone for building the government and camp. I'll deliver it myself, and there will be three or five more in the future, so I have to be able to repair the castle. ”

Yuan Chonghuan said happily, "This is excellent, but it doesn't hurt to talk about these official matters later." ”

"I have asked the cook to set up a table of dishes, specially for Mr. Ma, let's go eat and talk."

Ma Dengyun is naturally as good as a stream, and the sea conditions are difficult, so he can only gnaw some dry food and dried meat, and it is always good to be able to change the taste.

When you enter the table, you can see not only home-cooked dishes such as steamed eggs with oysters and braised yellow croaker, but also treasures such as sea urchin and sea cucumber, and a plate of things that look like roast pigeons is placed in the middle.

Yuan Chonghuan pointed and said, "This is the grouse in the mountains and forests of western Liaoning, and the Liao people also call it dragon meat." After speaking, he motioned to others to cut half of Ma Dengyun and slice a plate of meat thinly.

Ma Dengyun was flattered, and after thanking him repeatedly, he raised his head to taste.

This grouse is not only smooth and tender in the mouth, but also has a natural fragrance, which is indeed the best taste in the world.

Ma Dengyun praised repeatedly, and after a while, he wiped out his half of the grouse.

With plenty of wine and food, and most of the martial artists here, it was inevitable that they began to blow up their glorious history of fighting against foreign enemies, and the atmosphere gradually became warmer.

Ma Dengyun's front was red, and he heard Yuan Chonghuan ask himself lightly, "General Ma, since your cargo ship can carry stones, can you transport your army from Denglai Town?" ”

Ma Dengyun was excited, and immediately came to his senses, and said with a smile, "Inspector Yuan, this is no joke. ”

"Oh?" Yuan Chonghuan looked puzzled, "But this governor happens to be the governor of Denglai's military affairs, why doesn't he have the right to transfer troops?" ”

Ma Dengyun explained, "Inspector Yuan, although you control the last general, you also have the right to inspect the army, but this transfer of customs defense requires the documents of the military department. Otherwise, wouldn't the unauthorized transfer of troops be no different from a rebellion? ”

Yuan Chonghuan sighed and said, "I learned that there are few soldiers here in this town, and he has asked the imperial court for reinforcements three times and twice. It's just that the court is prevaricating everywhere with lack of pay, so that it has not been killed so far. ”

"If Mr. Ma intends to make meritorious contributions, I should make a statement to Gao Yang Gong again, so that Mr. Ma's enthusiasm for serving the country will have a place!"

Ah this, Ma Dengyun was very speechless in his heart.

To tell the truth, with the merits of King Qin, mixed with a general soldier, he has no more hope in his heart, so he hopes to give his children and grandchildren a job after his retirement, and then use his influence to help him.

Now let him take everything to Liaozhen to send it, where is he willing to do it?

After thinking about it for a while, Ma Dengyun shifted the responsibility to the town soldiers. "Inspector Yuan, it's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that most of my Denglai Town are recruits and defeated soldiers after the collapse of Guangning, which is not comparable to the strong soldiers in the world in Liaozhen."

"I, Ma Dengyun, am naturally willing to advance and retreat with the superintendent, but I don't have a diamond in my hand, so I'm afraid that my porcelain work here will be ruined."

Yuan Chonghuan smiled slightly, took over the conversation and said, "If Mr. Ma has this intention, Yuan will know enough." ”

Ma Dengyun was about to breathe a sigh of relief, only to hear Yuan Chonghuan ask again, "However, if the Denglai army is unusable, I wonder if General Ma's army can transport some people from Shandong?" ”

Ma Dengyun replied, "Inspector Yuan, the regular soldiers of Denglai are all scared, not to mention the local people?" No one will gamble with their own lives. ”

"In case of a civil unrest caused by the forced requisition of the people, then I will not be able to eat and walk around."

Yuan Chonghuan smiled, "Naturally, I won't embarrass Mr. Ma. As far as I know, in recent years, Shandong's teeth have become more and more numerous, fields are rare, and there are refugees from Liaodong who cannot escape from the sea, and the population is already extremely dense. ”

"If Mr. Ma said that each person who came to Liao Town would have ten acres of land, how many people would be willing to come?"

Ma Dengyun was a little moved, in recent years, Denglai has indeed had a lot of conflicts because of the conflict between the host and the guest, if he can divert some displaced people, there will be less pressure on him, the local military governor.

"If everybody can teach land, it's as many people as there are. It's just Inspector Yuan, can you take out so much land?"

Yuan Chonghuan said with a smile, "If you recapture the entire Guangning Wei, it will be 100,000 people who can accommodate it." If he only held the Daling River, in addition to the local Liao soldiers, he would be able to place at least 30,000 strong men. ”

Ma Dengyun was about to agree, but suddenly thought of a thorny problem, and said, "Inspector Yuan, you also know the Ming system, all travel needs a guide, so many people can't be sent by ferry without permission..."

Yuan Chonghuan waved his hand and said, "The affairs of the imperial court are naturally undertaken by the governor, and they will not let Ma Zongbing be contaminated in the slightest." ”

Ma Dengyun was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately agreed with Yuan Chonghuan that as long as the imperial court had an order, he should transport the excess population to Liaozhen as soon as possible. At the moment, the master of the army is happy.

Seeing Ma Dengyun sailing away, He Kegang, who had been accompanying Yuan Chonghuan, asked puzzledly, "Supervisor, with our current manpower, it is enough to build the fortifications planned by the imperial court, and if we fight and retreat, we can hold on to Jianzhou for more than a month, and then retreat with our whole body." ”

"What is the matter with recruiting manpower at all costs?"

Yuan Chonghuan shook his head and said, "The intention of the Holy Lord is just to let us use the Daling River region to consume Jianzhou, and finally return to Ningyuan Jinzhou. In this way, the wealth of the imperial court can be saved to the greatest extent. ”

"If you do this, the soldiers will be too busy with the building and will not be trained, and it will be difficult for them to resist their opponents in battle. I want to increase the manpower in order to share the labor and let the soldiers concentrate on training in order to win! ”

He Kegang was still a little worried, "But even if we win, it is not in line with the holy will, will we be disliked by the saint?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan turned his head, and he remembered Sun Chengzong's entrustment to him before he left.

"Ke Gang, you see what I've done all my life, if I just want to be likable, is it still me Yuan Chonghuan?"