"It is said that the first meritorious department of Chuang Kou Gao has been recruited, and the emperor has given the name of the loyal camp. His troops also achieved some success near Jingzhou. ”

"I've heard that, too. At present, the Qing army's Azig people have all returned to Beijing for repairs, and Huguang's troops are very weak. It's just that He Tengjiao doesn't want to forge ahead, otherwise he would take the opportunity to mobilize his 100,000 soldiers and horses to cooperate with the loyal battalion to go north, and the prisoners would be anxious. ”

"The Jianyu brigade has recently returned north, waiting for the next year's summer grain harvest. Duoduo in Nanking had also returned to Beijing, and now they had only one Belle named Luckedhun on the Yangtze River, and most of his men were surrendered troops. ”

"If King Lu's Fang Guo's Ministry of Security attacked Nanjing in the north at this time, and He Tengjiao went north to Wuchang, this "soul" must not be the first to take care of each other! ”

"Forget it, as long as King Lu can guard the line of his Qiantang River, it's good not to put the Qing army in Fujing."

"However, the situation in Ganzhou is not optimistic."

"After Jin Shenghuan surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he continued to attack Ji'an, Linjiang and other places, and the commander of the army was known as more than 100,000. Yang Butang is very struggling......"

Su Chengyu listened quietly on the side, and the battle situation that the officers said was basically the same as the historical materials he knew before.

In the first year of Longwu, the Qing army returned to the north for repair, and now the so-called main force of the Qing army is basically the surrender of traitors such as Hong Chengchou and Zuo Menggeng. In fact, at this time, Zhang Xianzhong of Sichuan put a lot of pressure on the Qing army, and now is the opportunity for Nanming to breathe.

When the Qing army is repaired next year, a fierce offensive will begin in May or June, and the seemingly stable situation will immediately collapse. In less than a year, Nanzhili, Jiangxi, Fujian, and even parts of Huguang and Guangdong will fall, and then the Ming Dynasty will really be powerless.

There is not much time left for yourself, and you must train an invincible strong army before the general attack of the Qing army!

After a simple meal, Su Chengyu and several officers came to the school grounds. I saw that the soldiers had been washed and cleaned, and they had eaten a dinner with a large piece of fat just now, and the languishing demeanor before was no longer obvious.

Su Chengyu gave a second order to the soldiers - go back to the barracks to sleep.

In the days that followed, he gathered the officers every day and asked them to study their newly prepared training plan, including standing upright and walking in unison.

As for the soldiers, Su Chengyu only let them run briefly, help build the barracks, and drove them back to the camp to rest after dinner every day. But the food is a large piece of meat to eat every day. Getting the soldiers back to strength right now is key.

Soon, the Zhen family and Xue Ji Leather Goods Company delivered the first batch of materials customized by Long Weijun. A thousand sets of uniforms, leather boots, and training guns, and forty officers' sabers.

Su Chengyu asked people to check it, and after confirming that there was no problem, he generously paid for this batch of goods.

What he didn't expect was that this payment played a good role in demonstrating the bidding and procurement of the Dragon Guard. For businessmen, there is no need to bribe officials to do business, the transaction speed is fast, the competition is on the surface, and the payment is not delayed, there is nothing more attractive to their business! So much so that soon after, when the Longwei New Army invited bids again, even Zhejiang merchants and Huizhou merchants in the "enemy-occupied areas" came to bid one after another.

The total payment for the goods was more than 2,800 taels, and a while ago it was also very expensive to buy iron yards, make crucibles and steel-making equipment, and buy watchmaking workshops. Fortunately, the 8,000 taels of "labor army silver" have been transported, and even so, Su Chengyu only has less than 4,000 taels of silver left in his hand, which has to leave the expenses of food and salary for the troops.

Just when he was worried about money, Su Ji Iron Field sent two boxes of silver, a total of more than 1,000 taels!

Su Chengyu hurriedly opened the list to check, and it read: hoes and shovels cost three yuan each, and a total of ninety-two were sold. The sickles were sold for two dollars each, and a total of ninety-eight were sold. The ploughs were sold for eight cents each, and a total of twenty-four were sold. Steel knives are seven taels each, and a total of one hundred and twenty are sold. Ten taels of steel spears each, a total of thirty-five were sold. ore, coke, wages, etc., were spent on two hundred and three hundred and three taels. A total of one thousand and twenty-three taels and four dollars.

It's a cash cow! In just a few days, I made a net profit of 1,000 taels! He immediately ordered the car to be prepared and went to the Su Kee Iron Yard.

Steel ingots were everywhere in the iron yard, and the craftsmen were so busy that their feet did not touch the ground, sweeping away the decadence of doing nothing before, and there was a scene of dragons and tigers everywhere.

Chan Yi was not as excited as she imagined, but looked a little worried, "Master, the steel ingots produced in this iron field every day can hit thousands of steel knives, axes, spears and other things, but this market is ...... If this continues, I am afraid that there will be more and more accumulation in the warehouse. See if you can lower the price. ”

Su Chengyu inquired in detail about the sales situation in the past few days. When the nearby farmers learned that there were agricultural tools made of stainless steel for sale, they gritted their teeth and took out their savings to buy them, preparing to pass them on as treasures and grandchildren. Knives and spears are mostly purchased by wealthy families, and they are bought by thirty or forty each time. But the sales volume is basically so much, and it can't digest the production capacity of the iron yard at all.

"It seems that everyone is still very satisfied with our goods." He nodded and said, "In this way, you have the craftsmen make a batch of daggers, attach the post of our iron yard, and give them to the big families and military attaches in Longnan and several nearby counties." It is stated that knives, spears, etc., of the same quality can be supplied in large quantities.

"In addition, if the ingot is not exhausted, it can also be sold to other blacksmiths, but the price should not be too low. We guarantee that they will sell our steel knives, spears, and other items at a higher price than ours. ”

Chanyi is well versed in business, and when she heard this, she immediately understood, and went to Zhang Luo to get busy with her as soon as she agreed.

Su Chengyu set his sights on the southeast, planning whether he could find an opportunity to sell steel products overseas.

Two days later, Wei Hua and Qian Dapeng led the men and horses of the department to Longnan. There were more than 300 people in total, but they carried two No. 4 Franc machine guns, each more than 230 catties, plus a dozen 30 catties of sub-guns. It is indeed difficult for them to rely on manpower to carry it from Fujian to Longnan on their shoulders.

They were originally from northern Huai, and were dispersed by the Qing captives and then transferred to Fujian. After that, they were all listed as dissidents by Zheng Zhilong and mixed with Yu Xinbu.

At this point, everyone finally gathered. Su Chengyu asked Yu Xinxian to count the number of troops and equipment, and make a unified book.

On the school ground, all the Longwei New Army put on newly-made military uniforms and leather boots, and held training wooden guns in their hands to conduct the first collective drill in the whole army.

In recent days, the soldiers have eaten as well as the New Year, and they have rested every morning, and their faces have appeared a little rosy at this time. After changing into a new military uniform and putting on leather boots, the whole mental outlook suddenly changed, and the traces of malaise were almost invisible.

Although the so-called drill is simply running circles around the school field, and even running in a mess, under the backdrop of the straight and majestic military uniform, there is still a faint taste of a mighty division.

The day after all the officers and men of Long Weixin arrived in Longnan, Yu Xin completed the inventory of the personnel and equipment of the whole battalion. At this time, he was holding a booklet and standing in the general camp to report to Su Chengyu.