On the third day when Liu Yan led his troops back to the city of Qianhukou in front of Xiahezhai, the promotion order issued by the imperial military department was also sent to the city.

Under the persuasion of Yang Sichang, the secretary of the military department, Emperor Chongzhen decided that the battle of Julu was a rare victory, so he rewarded Gao Qiqian and Lu Xiangsheng at the same time, and transferred Lu Xiangsheng to be the governor of Shandong.

The matter has been finalized, although Lu Xiangsheng is dissatisfied with such a reward, but he still attaches importance to state affairs, and after receiving the order from the Ministry of War, he led the soldiers of the newly reorganized Governor Battalion to Jinan Fucheng to take up his post.

At the same time, Liu Yan was promoted to commander because of his merits, appointed as the integrity officer of the Lingshan Guard, and was awarded the rank of Wuxun and Wusan, as soon as the news came out, the entire Lingshan Guard was shaken, and even the generals of the Jimo Battalion were shocked.

Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong, was also surprised when he heard the news, although he knew that Liu Yan led his troops to make great contributions in the Battle of Julu, but he didn't expect the imperial court to reward him so much, not to mention the promotion of four levels, and the martial arts were rewarded, which was a great honor for a martial artist.

At this time, Shandong's guard was under the jurisdiction of three battalions including the Jimo Battalion, and the Jimo Battalion, Dengzhou Battalion, and Wendeng Battalion were all under the command of Liu Zeqing, the general of Shandong.

What's more, the relationship between Liu Yan and the new governor of Shandong, Lu Xiangsheng, is extraordinary, and it can already be regarded as a "friend of life and death", and even Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, also attaches great importance to Liu Yan, which makes Liu Zeqing look at Liu Yan even more.

So Liu Zeqing specially sent someone to send a congratulatory gift to Liu Yan, and as soon as the news spread, it made the military attachés of the Shandong Metropolitan Division look sideways, and they have never heard of a congratulatory gift from a superior official to a subordinate!

In just a few days, the congratulatory gifts received by Liu Yan were piled up, and the generals such as Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming of the Jimo camp, as well as the officials of Lingshanwei, also sent people to send congratulatory gifts.

Subsequently, Liu Yan convened Chen Xun, Wang Yue, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Shen Tuo, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, seven hundred generals, Qian Zhang, the commander of the artillery team, Xun Jingyun, the town officer, Tian Huixu, Baihu, Bao Xuezhen, the medical officer, Tan Xiaoda, the director, Xu Le, the director, Yue Ming, the money and grain official, Song Gongming, the commercial officer, and Zhang Lei, the Guantun official, to discuss the matter.

In the thousand-household official hall, everyone gathered together to talk and laugh, and now Liu Yan has been promoted to the Lingshan Guard Integrity Officer, and everyone will naturally follow the rising tide, and the promotion is certain, and the future career will definitely be smooth sailing.

Liu Yan looked at everyone talking and laughing, and his heart was also happy. In the battle of Julu, although more than half of the new army in Xiahezhai was killed or wounded, it still played an amazing record, and the old brothers present were also not less, which is a great luck.

"Okay, although we haven't seen each other for a long time, but tonight I have already set up a banquet in the Qianhu Official Hall, and then we will have time to catch up. Now let's get down to business. ”

When everyone heard this, they suddenly fell silent, and looked at Liu Yan with anticipation.

"Let's talk about your promotion first."

Liu Yan immediately announced that Chen Xun, Wang Yue, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Shen Tuo, Miao Shao, and Xu Ming were all promoted, plus Qian Zhang, the flag commander of the artillery team, Xun Jingyun, the town officer, and Bao Xuezhen, the medical officer.

"Chen Xun, Wang Yue, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Shen Tuo, Miao Shao, and Xu Ming were promoted to 1,000 households, and they were appointed as the general manager of the army, and Xun Jingyun, the town control officer, was promoted to 1,000 households, and they were still the town officials in the army, in charge of discipline in the army. Qian Qiao, the flag commander of the artillery team, was promoted to 100 households, and the artillery team was also expanded. ”

"From today onwards, the medical officer Bao Xuezhen will be 100 households, presiding over the affairs of the medical center, and preparing to build a new site of the medical center in the Lingshan Acropolis."

Several people were immediately elated when they heard this, and Bao Xuezhen was even more smiling, he didn't expect that he could be a medical officer and be a hundred households, and from now on he would have acres of land, plus military salaries and rations, and his life would finally become rich.

Later, Liu Yan said to the chief Tan Xiaoda, Baihu Tian Huixu, the director Xu Le, the money and grain official Yue Ming, the commercial officer Song Gongming, and the Guantun official Zhang Lei: "You did not fight with the army, but you still worked hard in Xiahezhai and other places, so each of you has a reward of five hundred taels of silver. ”

Although the directors Tan Xiaoda, the director Xu Le, the Baihu Tian Huixu, the money and grain officer Yue Ming, the commercial officer Song Gongming, and the Guantun official Zhang Lei were not promoted, they had no regrets in their hearts, after all, they did not fight with the army, and this battle merit would naturally not be shared with themselves.

Now everyone has five hundred taels of silver, and Liu Yan also made a promise to move into the Lingshan Acropolis in the future, and everyone is still very happy in their hearts, and they have hugged their fists and thanked them.

"Now let's talk about the expansion of the new army."

In this battle, the new army of Xiahezhai suffered 1,000 casualties, and this time Liu Yan not only had to make up for all these shortcomings, but also further expanded the number of troops under his command once again.

Now with the entrustment of the new governor Lu Xiangsheng, the support of Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, and the favor of Liu Zeqing, the chief military officer of Shandong, Liu Yan will naturally not let go of the current good situation, and the expansion of the army is imperative!

Chen Xun, Wang Yue, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Shen Tuo, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, and Qian Liang heard that the army was going to be expanded again, and they were all overjoyed. ”

However, Momoto Tian Huixu was thoughtful, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Liu Yan saw it in his eyes, but still said with a smile: "Let's talk about the artillery team first." This time, the artillery team was expanded from one banner to one general, and of course the specific details of the establishment were slightly different from those of the other departments. ”

"Each gun is still under the responsibility of four gunners, and the four men are organized into a team, with a captain, a shooter, one person carrying the shells, and one person loading the artillery. Then every ten guns were organized into a flag, and the flag commander was accompanied by a team of guards, two heralds, and two drummers. The two flags were organized into a sentry, and the total number was assigned to a team of guards, four heralds, and five drum and bugle bearers. The two posts are organized into a general, and the hundred generals are the officials of the hundred households, with a flag guard, and five heralds and five drummers. ”

"There are two sentries under the command of the artillery chief, one is equipped with a tiger cannon, and the other is equipped with a twelve-pounder Franc cannon. The total strength of the entire artillery was 362 people. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Yan looked at Tan Xiaoda, the director of the Firearms Supervision Office, and Cui Mingyuan, the director of the Firearms Workshop, and said: "The Firearms Supervision Office will seize the time to cast the Huzun cannon for the time being, as for the Franc machine gun, because the casting process is difficult, after the Huzun cannon is all cast, it will be cast. ”

Tan Xiaoda and Cui Mingyuan hugged their fists to lead the order.

Liu Yan then continued: "The other seven general soldiers and horses have all been expanded, and a battalion-level structure has been added to the overall structure. The details are as follows:"

"First of all, the lowest team was expanded from twelve to fifteen each, with a captain, four sword and shield men, and ten bird and spearmen."

"With four teams as one flag, there are still two captains of gunners and two teams of bird-bearers, and the captain of the flag is accompanied by two heralds and drummers, one standard-bearer, and four guards. The two flags are a sentry, and the total number is a team of guards and nights, five drummers, and five heralds. The two posts are a general, and the hundred generals are equipped with a team of guards, a team of night guards, five drummers, ten heralds, and a banner baggage soldier. ”

"The two generals are one battalion, and our army now has seven battalions of soldiers and horses, each battalion has a thousand generals, and thousands of officials are served, namely Chen Xun, Wang Yue, Wang Bo, Zhang Yi, Miao Shao, Xu Ming, and Shen Tuo. The number is the same as before. ”

"The thousand generals are assigned to one flag guard, one flag is not collected at night, ten drum and bugle bearers, ten heralds, one sentry baggage soldier, and thirty craftsmen, veterinarians, and medical officers in the army."

Liu Yan said: "After such an expansion, the strength of each battalion will be 1,282 people, and the strength of our army will reach 9,336 with the soldiers of the seventh battalion plus the total artillery!" ”

"In addition, the military salaries of the officers and men of all departments should also be raised, and the monthly military salaries of ordinary soldiers will be increased from three taels of silver to four taels, and the rest of the officers and men at all levels will be promoted, as it is exactly."

As he spoke, Liu Yan took out a "salary increase strategy" and handed it to everyone to circulate.

After everyone saw it, Chen Xun, Wang Yue and a few others naturally couldn't help but be overjoyed, but Yue Ming, the money and grain official, said with a wry smile: "My lord is really generous, this time not only greatly expanded the army, expanding the strength of our army from more than 3,000 people to more than 9,000 people, but also increased the military salary, so that the monthly military salary expenditure of our army is nearly 40,000 taels of silver!" My lord, we're under too much pressure! ”

Liu Yan nodded and said: "I naturally know this, but with the income of the workshops now, as well as the income of Tuntian, it should still be able to support it." ”

Yue Ming said: "What your lord said is very true, but now our monthly income is more than 43,000 taels, in addition to deducting military expenses, we also have to support the imperial court's requisition, and some other expenses, after all deductions, there will be no money left." ”

Liu Yan said with a smile: "It's okay, let's support it for the time being, and after we gain a firm foothold in Lingshanwei, I still have a way to make money, and we'll take care of it when the time comes." ”

When Yue Ming saw Liu Yan say this, he sat down with his fists folded.

Immediately afterwards, Momoto Terusu clasped his fists and said, "My lord, my subordinates have difficulties in expanding the army. ”

The recruitment and training of the new army in Xiahezhai were the responsibility of Baihetian Huixu, so when he stood up at this time, Liu Yan naturally wanted to listen to it.

"Tian Baihu, please have something to say."

"My lord, at present, I have a new army in front of the Qianhu Household, and I have recruited more than 3,700 young people in the new army before, and now the manpower of my Qianhu has reached the limit, if the army is expanded to more than 9,000 people, my subordinates will not be able to recruit so many young and strong military households."

Liu Yan said: "I know about this matter, and I am about to talk to Tian Baihu. ”

"In this expansion, the scope of conscription is not limited to the thousands of households in front of Xiahe Village, but the scope of the entire Lingshanwei. Now that this official is already the integrity officer of Lingshanwei, Tian Baihu can act on behalf of this official with full authority. ”

Tian Huixu showed joy on his face and said: "In this way, my subordinates will have confidence!" ”

That night, Liu Yan and a group of subordinates gathered together, Wang Weizhen hurriedly visited with Jia Hongyu, and the two also brought a heavy gift.

When Liu Yan heard the news, he smiled and let the two of them in, and added a seat at the banquet and sat beside him.

Wang Weizhen and Jia Hongyu looked flattered, and they didn't even dare to say it, and they were respectful to Liu Yan.

"Adults must not be like this, I waited for the news to be late, otherwise I would not have visited late at night, disturbing adults, and I hope you will forgive me!"

Jia Hongyu on the side kept laughing, and Liu Yan looked at the appearance of the two, and his heart was full of emotion.

Once upon a time, these two people were their own superiors, but now they have become their subordinates, and the world is impermanent, as it is.

"Hehe, Wang Tongzhi, Jia Qianhu, we are all old acquaintances, don't be so polite."

Liu Yan said to the two affectionately: "When the official arrives at the Lingshan Acropolis, he will still take you as his confidant, and many things will depend on you to do, and you will have to contribute more in the future." ”

Wang Weizhen and Jia Hongyu were suddenly excited, Wang Weizhen's eyes were even redder, and he said: "There is an adult's words, and the subordinates should be smeared with their livers and brains to repay the adult's kindness." ”

Wang Weizhen also offered to hand over the elements he occupied in the salt drying field and other places, but Liu Yan excused himself and accepted it. This is Wang Weizhen's "vote for name", and if he doesn't accept it, it will make Wang Weizhen and them feel uneasy.

Then Liu Yan beckoned everyone to drink and talk, but during the banquet, Wang Weizhen mentioned a thing, which made Liu Yan suddenly alert.

Some people died, but not completely......