Cai Ge, who knew that it was not too late, packed up his salute after leaving the place where Yang Chendong lived, and left Xiyu City less than half an hour later, and returned straight to Nanjing City.

Hu Mang reported the news of Cai Ge's departure to Yang Chendong, and then said with some concern, "Young Master, do you think Nan Ming will agree to the matter of population and trade?" ”

"Definitely, they don't have a choice now. Besides, there are many displaced people in the midst of wars, and they still don't know how to solve this problem. We gave such a notch, and they will definitely catch it. Yang Chendong said confidently.

It's no wonder that he is so confident. At that time, the idea of putting people first did not penetrate into the hearts of the people, and no emperor really attached much importance to it. It's just that when the conscription is not possible, there will be the distress of population shortage, and I am afraid that there will not be so many people thinking about it in normal times.

Moreover, today's Ming Dynasty has just experienced its heyday, with a population of more than 60 million, and this time it is just a transaction of 100,000 people, which is really nothing.

"After the notice, Yangjia Bank is ready to enter Nanjing, Songjiang and Jianningfu. In addition, inform the Red Embedded City to prepare enough silver, don't really trade, it will be a joke if the silver is not enough. Yang Chendong gave an order to the tiger man on the side.

When the bank was first established, the reserves of the bank were naturally needed. However, relying on Beiming's Yangjia Bank alone is obviously not enough to support the overall situation. Fortunately, a large amount of gold and silver has long been piled up in the Red Embedded City, not to mention how much the navy can profit from controlling this sea area, just saying that the advanced items produced by each factory are in short supply as soon as they are shipped out, and they can be sold at a high price, how can there be a shortage of silver taels?

Hu Mang was ordered to leave, leaving Yang Chendong standing in the courtyard with an indifferent expression. This time, the population transaction was originally in his plan, but he never thought about how to do it, and Cai Ge's appearance gave him a chance to be above board. It is conceivable that once there is a large enough Han population, the road of expansion can continue to be maintained, otherwise, it will only be able to fight the country, but not defend the country, and such expansion will lose its meaning.

Of course. It will take some time for the population and trade to be done, but now we need to deal with the affairs of Jiaozhi first. How to stabilize people's hearts and how to make this a bridgehead for mercenaries to attack and retreat is the focus of work in the near future.

"Someone, pass on Kong Jie and Song Zhe to come over." Yang Chendong thought of the importance of talents, so he thought of these two regimental political commissars.

"Yes." Yang Er agreed, turned and left. In the courtyard, only Yang Chendong was left, a figure standing between heaven and earth.

With the entry of mercenaries and 45,000 intellectuals from Chichicheng City, the situation here is changing dramatically.

The streets are much cleaner and more hygienic than usual; There are more shops in the city that can be bought and sold freely; The granaries in the city were also completely opened, allowing the people to trade freely; There are a lot of patrolling soldiers on the streets, in order to ensure public order and stability, and at the same time, it has also effectively cracked down on some gangsters who want to fish in troubled waters, so that the personal safety of the people can be more protected. Being able to repair the city that had been devastated by the war, especially the mortar shells, in such a short period of time was naturally due to the joint efforts of everyone. Among them, the two political commissars of the regiment who do political work have made a special contribution.

At Yang Chendong's request, political workers not only needed to be able to stabilize the morale of the military in wartime, but also to give full play to their unique abilities in the construction of important cities. In this regard, Kong Jie and Song Zhe have done a very good job, under their command and leadership, political cadres at all levels in the army have given full play to their abilities, and Xiyucheng can be said to be changing day by day.

Just when the two of them were too busy to open the glue, the members of the Second Guard found the two regimental political commissars and said that the sixth young master had an invitation.

The members of the guard have long been registered in the eyes of officers at all levels, and naturally they are also recognized. Seeing the comer, the two political commissars didn't say a word, and after explaining the matter in hand, they followed the person to the temporary palace in the city.

Still in that courtyard, some melons, fruits and tea were already placed on the table in front of Yang Chendong, and seeing that the two regimental political commissars came over under the leadership of Yang Er, the distance was still far away, Yang Chendong smiled and waved his hand to them, "Come, take a seat here." ”

Kong Jie and Song Zhe hurriedly stepped forward as if they were a little flattered, and then each found a place to sit down.

The Cochin Kingdom was destroyed so quickly, not to mention others, even as mercenary-level officers among them, they didn't expect it either. Therefore, Yang Chendong was once again mythologized, and while his glorious image was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it also needed to be looked up to.

Feeling the nervousness of the two regimental political commissars, Yang Chendong smiled and said: "Relax, don't be so nervous here, this time I called you over, just to know that you have worked hard, let you relax and relax, let's talk casually." ”

Kong Jie and Song Zhe didn't really think that the Sixth Young Master was calling them to chat, the two of them just glanced at each other and said in unison: "Sixth Young Master, if you have anything, just give orders." ”

"Hehe, okay." Seeing that the two political commissars saw that they really had something to look for them, Yang Chendong smiled, and then got up and poured a cup of tea for each of them. This attitude made the two of them involuntarily get up quickly.

Being able to ask the sixth young master to pour tea for them is too high, which makes the two of them feel uneasy.

Fortunately, Yang Chendong soon made it clear what he wanted to call them. "The two of you have worked hard during this time, and your work has been very productive. But although we have already conquered the land of Cochin, this is only the first step, and how to rule this place next, and even get the people here accustomed to our governance is the most important thing. What do you think? Have you two ever thought about quitting the military and staying here to govern one side? ”

Hehe smiled, Yang Chendong is ready to go.

People say that it is easy to fight the country and it is difficult to defend the country. Today's Cochin is facing such a problem. Mercenaries are unlikely to stay here for long, they have too much to do. Therefore, in the future, this place will still have its own system, although it is said that there are Jiaozhi mercenaries, and there are also Hong Jin, Chen Di and Ruan Chuncheng, the original Jiaozhi natives who are jointly managed, but if he does not leave his own people, it is obvious that Yang Chendong is not at ease. This time, the two people were called here, obviously to choose one of the two and leave one to govern Jiaozhi.

To say that there are many generals in Yang Chendong's hands now, after training and systematic study, many officers have the ability to lead the army in battle alone. However, in comparison, there are enough military generals, but there are indeed few civil ministers, especially those who can govern a place. After thinking about it, Yang Chendong set his sights on Kong Jie and Song Zhe, the two political commissars of the regiment.

After this period of observation, the performance of these two people is very good, which has made Yang Chendong feel at ease to entrust him with important tasks. In fact, he could also directly order one of them to stay, but he didn't do so, he still wanted to see their personal wishes, after all, the twisted melon is not sweet.

The two didn't expect that the sixth young master would call them over with this meaning, and the two of them, who were unprepared, became hesitant.

To say that as a political commissar of a regiment, although it is rare to be able to lead an army alone, after all, he is also one of the commanders of a regiment, and he has a powerful army like a mercenary, and it is a pleasure when a war starts. And when such a modern army is in war, the natural credit will not be small. If you quit the army now, it will be tantamount to giving away a lot of credit, which makes you feel a little reluctant.

Besides, they can see that the destruction of the country in Jiaozhi is just the result of the initial strength of the mercenaries, and there will be many such things in the future.

People are selfish and self-motivated. Staying in Cochin is likely to be a sign of stopping their progress, so it's no wonder they're so embarrassed.

The faces of the two were constantly changing, and Yang Chendong saw everything in his eyes, but he didn't say anything. He was waiting for the two of them to make their own decisions, and even if they didn't want to quit the army, he wouldn't force them to do something, but would continue to look for suitable candidates. It's just that the status of these two people in his heart is obviously about to decline, after all, there is no overall situation, there is no overall situation, and the future of such an officer is also limited.

Time passed little by little, and after Yang Chendong drank two cups of tea, Kong Jie and Song Zhe finally made a decision. After looking at each other at the same time, they actually said at the same time: "Sixth Young Master, I am willing to stay." ”

The two of them actually opened their mouths at the same time, which was a bit unexpected by Yang Chendong, of course, he was also very satisfied in his heart.

"Okay, good, it's rare that you have such a big picture, that's it..."Yang Chendong's gaze wandered over Kong Jie and Song Zhe respectively, then looked at the latter and said, "Then Song Zhe stays." In addition to the 30,000 Cochin mercenaries, I will leave you a platoon of cold fronts, two battalions of auxiliaries. If you have any other requirements, you can say them together. ”

chose Song Zhe instead of Kong Jie, naturally because the former was only the political commissar of the auxiliary corps. Just compared to doing political work, it is obvious that Kong Jie is better, so Yang Chendong was interested in Song Zhe staying very early. Now that the other party has taken the initiative to ask for it, he has settled the matter.