At the end of November, after Liu Yan took a series of measures, the Qianhu Village in front of Xiahe Village began to get on the right track.
All the seven generals have been renamed the New Army. They are now intensively recruiting soldiers and conducting rigorous training. The Firearms Supervision Department and the Armor Supervision Department are also constantly transporting weapons and equipment to various places according to the lists drawn up by each general.
Deputy Qianhu Dai Jingbin and Baihu Tian Huisu worked very hard. In order to implement Liu Yan's series of measures such as reclaiming wasteland, Dai Jingbin was busy in almost all military camps. Liu Yan rarely saw Dai Jingbin in Qianhusuo City. The figure is gone.
The same goes for Tian Huixu, who almost patrols hundreds of households to coordinate the training matters of various generals.
During this period, Liu Yan made a special trip back to Wangjiazhuang. Accompanied by team officer Chen Xun, he inspected the construction status of the two bases, Wangjiazhuang and Dapanbao. Seeing that all progress was going smoothly, Liu Yan put down his Heart comes.
When Liu Yan returned to the city of Thousand Households in front of Xiahe Village, Song Gongming from a hundred households came over and specially compiled the money and food needed by all parties into a book and submitted it to Liu Yan for instructions.
"so much?"
Liu Yan looked at the document in his hand, including various expenses such as farming, expanding the army, settling the newly arrived population, building the Wangjiazhuang military base, the Dapanbao industrial base, preparing to hand over money and grain, and increasing officials' salaries. Before the New Year, Liu Yan will It cost 48,313 taels of silver and 59,118 taels of grain!
Liu Yan frowned slightly and said, "With the current inventory, can it be sustained?"
Song Gongming said: "Don't worry, sir. Yue Baihu in Wangjiazhuang has handed over all the money and food. The money and food in stock can fully support it. Moreover, Dapanbao has income every month. Although the imperial court often defaults on military pay and food." , but a part of it will be allocated to some extent. Between this incoming and outgoing, our Qianhu Office still has a slight surplus of money and grain, but the inventory quantity will drop greatly."
"That's good."
What Liu Yan is most worried about now is that if the stall is opened, but the capital chain is suddenly cut off, something big will happen.
"After the New Year, the salt drying field, winery, and soap workshop in Dapanbao will be expanded. In addition, the woodwork factory, quilt factory, etc. will also be built. You must allocate money and food supplies in time."
Song Gongming smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir, my subordinates will understand."
In the blink of an eye, two days later, after Liu Yan stabilized the affairs of the Qianhu Office in front of Xiahe Village, seeing that the New Year was approaching, he prepared to go to Lingshan Guard with several heavy gifts, and then to Jimo Camp. station.
Liu Yan was promoted to the defense officer of the Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village and was promoted to the Qianhu Officer. At the end of the first year, he would definitely visit a group of superiors. This was also an unspoken rule of the Ming Dynasty officialdom at this time.
Soon, Liu Yan was accompanied by hundreds of Xu Ming and a banner of cavalry generals. Everyone was wearing bright armor. Everyone also wore a bright red cloak made of thick cotton outside the armor to keep out the wind and cold.
Surrounded by everyone, Liu Yan left Qianhusuo City and flew all the way towards Lingshan Acropolis. When he arrived at Lingshan Acropolis, the conduct officer Hu Zongming and the commander Wang Wenzhen met Liu Yan at the conductor's residence. Hu Jia Hongyu also came to meet him after hearing the news, and Liu Yan naturally prepared a gift for him.
"Haha, Liu Qianhu caused quite a stir in Xiahe Village. Not only the Lingshan Guards, but also Mr. Futai heard about it, and he spoke highly of Liu Qianhu!"
After Hu Zongming read the gift list handed over by Liu Yan, he burst into laughter and praised Liu Yan.
Wang Wenzhen also got his share of the gift list. At this time, he looked at Liu Yan with a smile. This old subordinate of his was really powerful. Not only did he make a lot of money, but now he was able to make use of Liu Yan's military exploits to become a member of the ranks. Within Lingshan Acropolis, to be honest, I am quite grateful to Liu Yan.
"Haha, Master Cheng is always very complimentary and very positive about Liu Qianhu's abilities. He even told me yesterday that if there is any vacancy in the future, I will definitely promote you."
Liu Yan quickly thanked him after hearing this.
Hu Zongming pointed at Wang Wenzhen and said with a smile: "Your old superior still knows how to support his subordinates. In front of me, he directly set a task for me. If I don't support Liu Qianhu in the future, I will It’s unreasonable.”
Everyone laughed, and Liu Yan naturally wanted to thank them one by one.
Then Hu Zongming got down to business and asked: "Liu Qianhu, I heard that you have begun to expand the army in Xiahe Village and are doing a lot of construction. What are you planning to do?"
Liu Yan was slightly startled, and looked at Hu Zongming doubtfully, secretly wondering if this man of integrity was jealous of his own strength?
Wang Wenzhen on the side saw this and explained: "Master Cheng is worried that if you expand the army rashly, the required expenses will be insufficient, so I want to ask you about your difficulties."
Liu Yan smiled, clasped his fists and said, "I would like to thank you for your understanding!"
Hu Zongming waved his hand and said: "Although Liu Qianhu is just a defensive officer, according to the Ming Dynasty system, the number of soldiers under your command is only more than a thousand, and now it is over-staffed. But since Liu Qianhu is sitting in front of Xiahe Village The soldiers and horses of Qianhu Station and Xiahe Village are the elite of our Lingshan Guards. It will be good for me to train more soldiers and horses, and I will naturally give my full support."
Then, Hu Zongming changed the topic and said: "However, Liu Qianhu still needs to raise the money and food needed for military training. After all, life is not easy for Lingshan Guards now. However, the iron materials and military equipment needed for army expansion. I can provide some support."
After saying that, Hu Zongming signaled to Wang Wenzhen, who saw Wang Wenzhen take out a list and hand it to Liu Yan, which clearly read: 3,200 kilograms of iron, 880 kilograms of coal, and 300 kilograms of gunpowder. , 1,900 kilograms of wood, 200 thunderbolts, and ten pairs of various armors such as cotton armor and hood armor.
Liu Yan was overjoyed and immediately clasped his fists and said, "I thank you, sir. Please rest assured. I will definitely train the soldiers and horses of Xiahe Village in order for you to drive them!"
"Okay! Haha."
Wang Wenzhen said with a smile: "Master Cheng is happy today. If Liu Qianhu has any other requests, you can take this opportunity to talk about it. If it can be done, Master Cheng will definitely support it."
Hu Zongming smiled and did not refute.
Naturally, Liu Yan would not let go of this opportunity, so he said: "My army still lacks a lot of equipment, so I am going to build a batch of them myself. There are some shortages of craftsmen. Please allocate some craftsmen to the army." Xiahe Village.”
Hu Zongming said with a smile: "I thought it was some big deal. Isn't it just some craftsmen? Today I will mobilize fifty households for you. Anyway, Lingshan Guards doesn't have any weapons to build, and these craftsmen built it." Most of our troops and equipment are useless, Liu Qianhu must carefully inspect them after returning."
Liu Yan clasped his fists to accept the order, but he said secretly in his heart: "The craftsmen are all the same. The reason why the craftsmen here in Lingshanwei don't contribute is because there is something wrong with the system. When it comes to Xiahe Village, the situation is different. !”
On that day, Liu Yan stayed at the Chengshou Mansion, drank and chatted with Hu Zongming, Wang Wenzhen, and Jia Hongyu. The next day, he set off from Lingshan Acropolis to Jimo Camp.
The Ming Dynasty's guard system in Shandong was originally a structure of Baihusuo-Qianhusuo-Weicheng-Shandong Dusi. However, because the guards were spread all over the place, it was very inconvenient for the Shandong Dusi to command them. So during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court was in Shandong. Camps were set up along the coast to serve as the central military command organization for the Shandong Capital Command and Guards.
There are three camps in Shandong: one is Jimo Camp, the other is Wendeng Camp, and the third is Dengzhou Camp. The three battalions govern all 24 guard posts in Shandong. The Jimo camp governs four guards, including Andong Guard, Lingshan Guard, Aoshan Guard, and Dasong Guard, and six thousand guards including Shijiu, Xiahe, Jiaozhou, Fushan, Xiongya, and Haiyang. Household.
Jimo camp originally had a commander-in-chief, who was the commander of the guard station. He was the third rank. The commander-in-chief was the chief of the Jimo camp. He was in charge of the general camp affairs together with the commander's colleagues and the commander's officials. In this way, in the early Ming Dynasty, a military system of battalions, guards, and stations to defend against Japanese pirates was successively established in the eastern part of the Shandong Peninsula.
But now, the command system of Jimo Battalion has changed a lot. The general position is no longer there. Instead, the general is in charge of the entire battalion, and several guerrilla generals are in charge of the military. This is also the product of the integration of the guard system and the camp system in the late Ming Dynasty.
The Jimo Camp was moved to ten miles north of Jimo City in the eighth year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty. At first, the camp did not have a city. In the ninth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, General Zhang Wenbo was responsible for building Jimo Yingcheng with a masonry structure. The camp city is four miles in circumference and has three gates. The city walls and city pools are strong and complete. "It looks majestic and stands like a stone wall". "There are cities and pools, which are comparable to counties and counties."
There are 1,200 elite infantry and cavalry stationed in Jimoying City as a mobile military force to support the coastal guard. But now, Jimo Camp has been moved from its location ten miles north of Jimo City to Jiaozhou, just fifteen miles southwest of Jiaozhou City. So now the people call Jimo Yingcheng Jiaozhou Yingcheng.
Liu Yan and others rode their horses to the west gate of Jimo Ying City. Jimo Ying City has three gates. The south gate is called "Zhenhai" and has a tall semicircular door opening. There is Tianqi Temple and a bell tower on the city tower. The west gate is called "Ying En", Houji is worshiped on the tower, and the east gate is called "Chaoyang".
"Sir, let's enter the city."
Liu Yan nodded, and everyone rode into the city. They were soon attracted by the street scene of Jimo Camp City.
The city is equipped with military facilities such as general offices, barracks, military stables, and warehouses. There are also seventy-two temples built in and around the city, including Jade Emperor Temple, Sanguan Temple, Guanyin Hall, Horse Temple, Laoye Temple, Zhenwu Temple, Fire Temple, City God Temple, Niangniang Temple, Guangtang Temple, and Tutu Temple. , Qixing Temple, Guandi Temple, Yaowang Temple, etc. Among them, Guangtuang Temple is said to commemorate Xie Yingdong, a general of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, there are four ancient wells in the city and a moat around the city.
Liu Yan and others walked on the street. There were not many vendors along the way, but there were quite a few temples. Xu Ming and the other soldiers were amazed. They had never seen such a complete temple.
Liu Yan was not in the mood to watch the scenery, and urged everyone to speed up, and soon arrived at Li Jiwen's guerrilla general's mansion.
This time Liu Yan mainly came to see Li Jiwen. The Lingshan Guard was mainly placed under the responsibility of the guerrilla general Li Jiwen, so Li Jiwen was Liu Yan's superior. As for the other generals in Jimo Camp, Liu Yan had no intention of meeting them, and there was no need to visit them one by one. m.
"Haha, you Liu Yan, you are really extraordinary!"
Liu Yan took Xu Ming into the guerrilla general's house, and Li Jiwen laughed and called them into the main hall to watch tea.
At this time, Li Jiwen took the gift list handed over by Liu Yan, then pointed at Liu Yan and said: "I heard that you have done a great job in Qianhu in front of Xiahe Village. Well, it is very good. You are a person who does big things!"
Liu Yan smiled and said: "Your Excellency, this is ridiculous. I am just doing my duty."
"It's good enough to do your duty. Looking at today, how many people are willing to do their duty?"
After Li Jiwen sighed, he exchanged a few words with Liu Yan, and at the same time encouraged Liu Yan to work hard at Qianhu Station in front of Xiahe Village and assist Hu Zongming, the conduct officer of Lingshan Guard.
Liu Yan naturally accepted the order respectfully.
Later, Liu Yan reported to Li Jiwen some of his government affairs in the Qianhu Office in front of Xiahe Village. Li Jiwen was very satisfied and immediately said happily: "It is really not easy for you to do such a thing. I want to reward you with something, but I feel that Rewarding young heroes like Liu Qianhu with gold and silver is too tacky, and I really don’t know what to do for a moment.”
Liu Yan also smiled and said: "Then why don't you reward your subordinates with some weapons and craftsmen?"
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