Fortunately, it was just a false alarm, and after Lang Zhong carefully checked his pulse, he confirmed that Zhu Jinhu was just an ordinary cold and flu, so he waved his hand and let him go. Zhu Jinhu, www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, got his wish and received a woodcut number plate engraved with the number "9527", which was his registration number, which meant that he was eligible to board the ship smoothly in a few days.

As for the hungry people who were seriously ill or temporarily weak, they were left in Dengzhou, and Langzhong was responsible for diagnosis and treatment. As for their resettlement, Xia Nan also thought about it: after recovering from illness or recuperating from his health, unless the hungry people themselves strongly requested, in principle, they would be given priority to stay in Shandong and be transferred to the Longkou Coal Mine in Huangxian County to dig coal.

Due to the mutiny, coal mining was forced to be suspended, and the original 100,000 catties of bituminous coal that were mined and transported back to Lingao have been exhausted, and the coke trained is given priority to the navy's naval guns for casting. Now that a large number of immigrants have been transported back to Lingao, the scale of the originally stagnant army will definitely expand, and the corresponding land field artillery will also be cast in large quantities, and the demand for bituminous coal, the raw material for coke, will usher in a blowout stage, so controlling the Longkou coal mine and providing a stable source of bituminous coal is what must be done at present. Fortunately, Zhu Dadian, the governor of Shandong, now has a lot of trust in Xia Nan, and the future governor of Denglai is expected to be served by Xia Nan's future father-in-law, who is absolutely his own person, so there is no problem in controlling the Longkou Coal Mine and establishing a channel to Qiongzhou.

More than 9,000 eligible hungry people will be boarded and transported back to Lingao two days later. This is the biggest thing in the Qiongzhou camp at the moment, Xia Nan, as the leader, does not dare to be careless, and needs to rush back to take charge in person. Fortunately, the rebellion has subsided, the channels for the migration of the hungry people have been initially established, the goal of the south of the summer has been basically completed, and there is nothing to do here in Shandong for the time being, so you can return to Lingao with confidence.

Before leaving, Xia Nan went to Zhu Dadian to say goodbye.

Zhu Dadian has no objection to him rushing back to take up the town, no matter what level of official, civil official or military general, the influx of a large number of hungry people who lack food and clothing in his own jurisdiction or defense area is a matter that should not be underestimated. He only expressed concern about the formation and training of the new army, and implicitly reminded Xia Nan not to forget this matter.

Although Zhu Dadian will lose the aura of the commander of the army after the war, he is still the governor of Shandong, and the Qiongzhou battalion wants to steadily obtain the hungry people in Shandong, but it is still inseparable from his support, so naturally it will not do the matter of demolishing the bridge in the river and digging a pit for itself. Of course, Xia Nan has not forgotten this, and has already thought about the candidate for the commander of this new army, which is Su Thick Legs, who was named Su Chutu by him.

To help Zhu Dadian organize and train the new army, in addition to excellent military quality, the most important thing is to be absolutely loyal to Xia Nan and Qiongzhou Battalion, and will not be corroded and co-opted by Zhu Dadian's sugar-coated shells, and ensure that "the heart is in Cao Ying, and the heart is in Han", so that Xia Nan can smoothly receive this team after Zhu Dadian leaves office in the future. Officers of such a level as Huang Hansheng and Wei Lianheng are inseparable from them after the expansion of the army, and it is naturally impossible for them to put down everything at hand and organize and train the new army. Among the middle-level officer backbones, Xia Nan is more familiar with them, and there is no shortage of loyalty and ability, so it is Su thick legs. Su Thick Leg was one of the first tenants to join the escort, and there was no doubt about his loyalty, and according to Huang Hansheng, this man trained extremely hard, and his military skills were outstanding, and his loyalty and ability were not lacking.

Xia Nan said to Zhu Dadian: "Please rest assured, Futai, I have already decided on the candidate, and the governor yamen only needs to provide convenience for recruiting and training them." ”

After being affirmed, Zhu Dadian was satisfied. "You can rest assured, not only the recruitment and training of Benfu should be convenient, but the bird guns you will provide in the future will also be paid according to the price, and you will not suffer."

Now Xia Nan is not short of money, if it were not for Zhu Dadian's request, he would not have made a cameo appearance as an arms dealer and provided Zhu Dadian with Qionghai-style rifles. As for the deal with the Guan Ning Army, it was even more of a last resort for the sake of strategic resources such as war horses. Fortunately, Zhu Dadian's new army will not be able to take it away in the future, and sooner or later it will be received by the Qiongzhou battalion, and the weapons and equipment provided now are in a sense for themselves; The number of guns and cannons promised to the Guanning army was not large, and it was not enough to change the pattern of Liaodong, and there was no big problem.

After Zhu Dadian explained clearly, there was another person who also had to be explained, that is, Xie Sanbin, the imperial historian of Shandong.

After finding Xie Sanbin and explaining his intentions, Xie Sanbin nodded: "You should rush back to sit in the town, although you can go back with confidence, I remember those two things, and when this matter is over, I will rush back to the capital and operate it myself."

The two of them knew very well that the so-called "two things" referred to the operation of the two positions of governor of Denglai and the chief soldier, which was related to whether the two of them could have a leap forward in their careers. One of them contributed money, and the other contributed strength, and they both had high expectations for this matter.

Xia Nan will understand, "Lord Xie has worked hard." ”

Xie Sanbin glanced at him meaningfully, "You still call Master Xie?" ”

Xia Nan was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted, this is to tell him to change his words! But he hasn't mentioned his relatives yet, he shouldn't be able to call him "Taishan" and "Zhangren", and he doesn't know how the ancients called his future father-in-law, so he thought for a while and held back a sentence of "uncle".

This is the name of the girlfriend's parents in modern society, and I don't know if the ancients understood it.

Xie Sanbin was stunned, and after thinking about it, he accepted the title after changing his words.

"It's a long way to go to the capital, I don't want Wenjun to be tired from running around with me, I want her uncle to take care of it, and she herself is willing to go back to Guangdong, so I'll go back by boat with you."

didn't go back to his parents' house but continued to stay at his uncle's house, close to Lingao, Xia Nan felt a little forced to marry. But this marriage was imperative, so he went with him.

"Please rest assured, uncle, I will take care of Miss Xie."

On the day of the triumphant return of the Qiongzhou battalion, Zhu Dadian led all the civil and military officials to see them off, and the specifications were very high.

Xia Nan resigned one by one according to his official position, and when it was the turn of the generals of the Guanning Army, Wu Xiang reminded with a smile: "General Xia Shen should not forget our deal."

"General Wu rest assured, how about I let the craftsmen rush to work day and night, and after three months to ensure delivery, it will be shipped to Dengzhou?"

"Then it will be traded in Dengzhou in three months. From Ningjinyi to Dengzhou, it is very convenient to take both land and water. ”

Wu Sangui interjected: "General Xia Shen, the south is too hot, and the horses in the north will be dehydrated and lose fat, I suggest that it is best to raise them in Shandong, so as not to waste more than 1,000 war horses."

This detail was something that Xia Nan didn't expect, and he said gratefully: "Thank you General Wu for reminding me." I thought to myself, since this problem exists, then simply put the war horses in Dengzhou, and the cavalry is also recruited locally. There is a shortage of horses in the south, there are not many people who know how to ride horses, and the source of troops is definitely not as good as in the north.

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