A few days later, Liu Yan was looking through the official documents of the past few days in the warm pavilion, and now with the profitability of the glass workshop and the increase in production of various industries, the wealth in Liu Yan's hands has also begun to gather.

"Looks like we can figure out something else."

During the previous inspection, Liu Yan found that although the output of the Firearms Supervision Office and the Armor Supervision Office had increased significantly, the surge in output had a lot to do with the investment of manpower. So Liu Yan was ready to ponder and develop a drilling machine, using the power of machinery to increase production and improve the quality of military equipment.

Although there are some primitive drilling machines in the Firearms Supervision Department and the Armor Supervision Department, the efficiency is very low, so Liu Yan began to ponder after reviewing this batch of official documents: "Now we use animal power drilling machines, which consume a lot and have low efficiency, and there are too many factors that affect the use of livestock, so it is better to use water power." It's just that Wangjiazhuang has water resources over there......"

Liu Yan immediately thought of the Nanhe River, based on the Nanhe River, to build a small dam, and then use the drop of the water flow to drive a hydraulic drilling machine, which will definitely greatly increase the output of the Firearms Supervision Office and the Armor Supervision Office.

"Wangjiazhuang is a certain distance from the Nanhe River, and it seems that a dam can be built on the Nanhe River, and two branches of the supervision office can be built along the river, which are specially used to house hydraulic drilling machines, and then transport the made military parts back to Wangjiazhuang for further processing."

Liu Yan immediately set up this idea, and immediately found Yue Ming, the money and grain officer, and Tian Huixu, the commander, and ordered the two to immediately mobilize money, grain and manpower according to their own wishes, go to Wangjiazhuang for on-the-spot investigation, and start construction in the Nanhe area as soon as possible.

Tian Huixu and Yue Ming immediately received the order, and then the two went down to discuss the details.

Then Liu Yan saw Miao Shao running in in a hurry, and as soon as he saw Liu Yan, he said loudly: "My lord! Prepare quickly. ”

Liu Yan said strangely: "What's going on so urgently, could it be that the Tartars are calling?" ”

Miao Shao said: "My lord, just now the governor personally sent Lu Huaiying to report urgently, saying that the governor Lord Lu has come to Lingshanwei, so that the lord is ready to greet him." ”

"Governor Lu is here?"

Liu Yan was taken aback, this was too sudden.

Although Liu Yan thought that he was Lu Xiangsheng's confidant, he didn't want to expose his full strength in front of Lu Xiangsheng. After all, the forces under his command now far exceed the strength that a integrity officer should have, and it is better to keep a low profile in everything, otherwise there will be any difficult battles in the future, needless to say, they will all have to push themselves up desperately.

"The troops in my hands can't be hidden now, after all, I still need the imperial court to send some of the food and salary, and I can't hide it on weekdays. However, in terms of military armament, it can make a fuss. ”

So Liu Yan asked Miao Shao to immediately notify the thousand generals of each battalion and the hundred total money of the artillery generals, and asked everyone to immediately put away the armor equipped by the soldiers of each department, and only keep about one percent of the armor.

In addition, Liu Yan specially asked Qian Yan to inform Qian that now the artillery required by the artillery headquarters has been basically equipped, and the Lingshan Wei New Army has more than 9,000 people, and it is equipped with 60 artillery pieces of various types, and such strength must not be exposed in front of Lu Xiangsheng.

Therefore, Liu Yan ordered someone to inform Qian Jian to immediately hide the 20 Franc machine guns and 20 rocket artillery vehicles in the artillery headquarters, leaving only 20 Huzun cannons to equip the army.

Then there is the soap workshop, the sea salt workshop, the glass workshop, the wine workshop, now Lu Xiangsheng should only know that the glass workshop is Liu Yan's industry, and the rest of the places did not tell him directly, but Liu Yan is the owner of these workshops, and everyone in Shandong officialdom is already well-known, Liu Yan estimates that Lu Xiangsheng must also know, but he didn't make it clear.

But Liu Yan was not ready to let Lu Xiangsheng visit, lest his financial resources be exposed to the world, and it was better for him to pretend to be poor in front of others.

"Tell the principals everywhere that if Governor Lu insists on going to inspect, he will temporarily seal up some places, and you must know the truth that wealth does not reveal wealth."

Miao Shao smiled and took the order, and hurriedly arranged it.

A few days later, in front of the south gate of Lingshanwei, headed by Liu Yan, the integrity officer, all the officials and generals of Lingshanwei gathered here.

Commander Tongzhi Wang Weizhen, Zhenfu official Xun Jingyun, Qian Liang official Yue Ming, Guantun official Zhang Lei, commander Tian Huixu, Baihu Bao Xuezhen, commercial officer Song Gongming, Zhongqianhu defense officer Jia Hongyu, experience Zhao Min, as well as Miao Shao, Xu Ming, Shen Tuo, Zhang Yi, Wang Bo several thousand generals, Xiahezhai Qianqian guard officer Chen Xun, Jiaozhou guard of thousands of households Wang Yue, were all present to wait.

At this time, everyone was short of breath, and their faces were red with excitement, among them, Wang Weizhen, Jia Hongyu, Yue Ming and other officials who stayed behind, usually even the first level of the garrison officials are rare to see, but today they can see the governor of Shandong, what a big official.

And Liu Yan, Chen Xun and a few others were more excited, after all, everyone had fought side by side with Lu Xiangsheng on the Julu battlefield, and this friendship had surpassed the relationship between superiors and subordinates.

Behind Liu Yan and the conductor Wang Weizhen, Zhao Min carefully sorted out his appearance, and his long beard, clothes and hair were combed and straightened, thinking that he wanted to leave a good impression on the coming Lu Xiangsheng.

The commander and acquaintance Wang Weizhen completely lost his calm appearance, and he said to Liu Yan nervously: "My lord, we are well prepared this time, is there anything inappropriate?" ”

He said anxiously: "The time is too short, and the pergola, ceremonies, and drummers who took over the official are completely unprepared, which is really rude." ”

Seeing everyone's nervous appearance, Liu Yan couldn't help laughing and said, "You don't have to worry too much, Lord Lu is here, and everyone will greet you calmly." ”

Hearing Liu Yan say this, everyone's nervous nerves relaxed slightly.

Everyone waited until it was almost noon, and on the official road from Jiaozhou City to Lingshanwei, there was a huge column of governor's flags and honor guards.

"Ci Shang Fang Sword", "Governor of Qincha Shandong Military Rations", "Left Squire of the Military Department", "Imperial History of the Right of the Imperial Palace" and other dense flags opened the way, followed by a huge scarlet flag, embroidered with a big "Lu" character, followed by the banner, and a burly personal guard with a helmet and armor.

Behind these guards, Lu Xiangsheng rode on his beloved Wumingji, just staring at the scenery around Lingshanwei, beside him, Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong, and Liu Zeqing, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, were all walking side by side with him with smiles on their faces, and the three of them whispered something from time to time, as if they were exchanging opinions.

Behind the three of them is Lu Xiangsheng's new general, Lu Huaiying, and Lu Xiangsheng's younger brothers Lu Xiangguan, Lu Xiangjin, and Lu Xiangtong.

Behind these big men are Zhang Youxun, the general of the Jimo battalion, Li Jiwen, the guerrilla general, Hu Zongming, and others.

Behind these people, there are also many of their family guards, of course, their family members cannot be compared with the personal soldiers brought by Lu Xiangsheng. Those personal guards are mostly the old department of the "Tianxiong Army" brought out by Lu Xiangsheng from the Daimyo's Mansion, and they are the most loyal to Lu Xiangsheng, and they are also very brave in battle, and they will be the main force of the Governor's Mansion Pacesetter Battalion in the future.

After the team entered the territory of Lingshanwei, Lu Xiangsheng's expression was quite solemn. Lu Xiangsheng and his group did not go directly to Lingshanwei from the north, but from north to west, first passing through the Qianhu Office in front of Xiahe Village, and then marching east.

When everyone arrived near the city of Qianhu in front of Xiahe Village, Lu Xiangsheng said: "This side of Xiahezhai is really unusual, it is obviously only a small Qianhu system, but it can achieve that the military households and the people have their own fields, and the people work continuously, a thriving image, which shows that Liu Yan not only governs the army in a good way, but also has the means to govern the people. ”

Yan Jizu said with a smile: "What the governor said is extremely true. I am in charge of civil affairs and military affairs, and a series of civil measures carried out by Liu Yan in Lingshanwei have all been reported to me, and they are indeed all actions to protect the territory and the people, enrich the people and strengthen the army, which shows that Liu Yan is indeed a rare talent. ”

Liu Zeqing looked at Lu Xiangsheng and Yan Jizu when he heard this, smiled slightly, and did not speak, but then he groaned, as if he was thinking about something.

Soon Lu Xiangsheng and his entourage came to the vicinity of the Lingshan Acropolis, at this time Liu Yanzheng was leading everyone to look outside the south gate of Lingshanwei, and suddenly saw the smoke and dust billowing in the south, and a series of dense flags and honor guards appeared in the distance.

Liu Yan and the others hurriedly greeted them, and the honor guard armor rolled in, and stopped in front of Liu Yan, and soon the flags separated to both sides, revealing Lu Xiangsheng and others riding healthy horses in the middle.

Liu Yan led everyone forward to bow and salute, welcoming Lu Xiangsheng and his party.

When Liu Yan bowed, he felt many pairs of eyes focused on him, and then after Liu Yan finished saluting, Lu Xiangsheng smiled and asked Liu Yan and the others to get up, and said, "Commander Liu, let's meet again!" ”

Liu Yan smiled and clenched his fists and said, "My subordinates haven't seen the governor for many days, and they miss it very much. ”

Lu Xiangsheng laughed and said, "Liu Yan, lead the way." ”

"Yes."

Immediately, at the request of Lu Xiangsheng, Liu Yan got on the horse and walked side by side with Lu Xiangsheng, Yan Jizu, and Liu Zeqing, and saw that the generals of the Jimo camp behind them widened their eyes, and even Liu Zeqing was slightly surprised, but he didn't expect Lu Xiangsheng to attach so much importance to Liu Yan.

At this time, approaching the city gate, on the west and north sides of Lingshan Wei, a large number of Lingshan Weijun households were busy, and they were busy sowing spring ploughing, and the scene was in full swing, full of vitality and vitality. Seeing the noisy flag guard of honor here, they were curious and afraid, and their eyes looked at each other.

Lu Xiangsheng also looked at the labor scene over there, he looked very carefully, and saw that the military camp on Lingshanwei's side was very effective, and he inevitably praised Liu Yan again.

Then Lu Xiangsheng said: "Liu Yan, you recruit the soldiers in the fort, and I want to play the martial arts and watch the formation." ”

Liu Yan said: "The governor came from afar, it must be a saddle horse, or go to the city to rest, and watch the battle tomorrow." ”

Yan Jizu, Liu Zeqing and others also persuaded each other on the side.

Lu Xiangsheng said: "There is no hurry to rest, let's talk about it after watching the martial arts." ”

"Subordinates obey."

There was already a school barracks in the Lingshan Acropolis, and Liu Yan led Lu Xiangsheng and the others directly into the city, came to the school field in the city, and came to the martial arts hall. Headed by Lu Xiangsheng, everyone stood on both sides, and Lu Xiangsheng especially asked Liu Yan to stand beside him.

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Liu Yan, recruit soldiers." ”

Liu Yan glanced at Miao Shao, Miao Shao understood, he hurriedly ran out, and soon everyone in the martial arts hall heard a neat sound of footsteps running, Lu Xiangsheng was silent, and the people behind him looked at each other, what sound, so neat?

Suddenly, everyone gasped, and saw a group of soldiers running neatly outside the school field, all of them were fully armed and wearing iron armor, and the queue was not chaotic at all when they ran, only a neat roar was heard.

These soldiers are divided into pikemen and bird soldiers, they come in a team, there is a sentry force, more than 160 people, Miao Shao led the troops to run in the front, to the front of the martial arts hall, Miao Shao shouted an order, and the soldiers were silent. Until this time, their queue was still not chaotic at all, no matter which direction they looked at, it was a straight line, and they didn't need any immediate rectification.

Seeing such a scene, there was a lot of discussion on the stage, Zhang Youxun, the general of the Jimo Battalion, and all the generals showed incredible expressions on their faces, and the guerrilla generals Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming were better, and their faces were more colorful.

Yan Jizu and Liu Zeqing glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of shock. Especially Liu Zeqing, at this time, his understanding of Liu Yan is completely different, so subordinate, he doesn't know whether it is good or bad for himself.

Lu Xiangsheng's eyes lit up, and his personal general Lu Huaiying said quietly beside him: "Good soldier!" ”

Everyone on the stage was amazed, Liu Yan, a hundred and sixty soldiers, was all dressed in iron armor, not to mention, everyone only said that Liu Yan had the means to make money, which was not unusual. What is commendable is that these more than 160 people are all young and strong, all of them have straight waists, do not squint, and have a calm expression, and they are clearly the kind of veterans of a hundred battles and elite people.

Especially the heroic aura on their bodies, which makes people's eyes shine, makes people feel a sense of strength, a sense of vitality, I didn't expect that there are so many ironclad warriors in just one Lingshan Guard!

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