Chapter 213: White Lotus

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Looking back at the gate of the official hall, Li Yuanqing's mood ~ couldn't help but brighten up a lot. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

A big man like Sun Chengzong, who was born in the list and is a teacher of the emperor, is famous all over the world, and what he values most is prestige and reputation.

Let Sun Chengzong owe him such a big favor, at least, in the next few years, it will be a trump card in Li Yuanqing's hand.

Of course, in such a situation at this time, Li Yuanqing will certainly not disobey Mao Wenlong's intentions, and the matter of the Left Association, after all, has not yet been decided, which shows that Mao Wenlong is also hesitating.

Zhang Pan was promoted to a general, I am afraid, to a greater extent, because of Lushun's geographical advantage.

As the bridgehead of the Dongjiang River and even the Ming Dynasty in the face of the threat of the Houjin, Lushun not only has to undertake the work of defense, intelligence gathering, and reclamation of tuntian, but also is responsible for receiving and resettling the Liao people.

It's just that at this time, the Ming Dynasty is still Wenchen and the world, and the generals don't have enough initiative to really get on the stage, but Zhang Pan is now off to a good start......

In the second year of the Apocalypse, since the start of the Dongjiang Midsummer Offensive, several successive victories barely suppressed the pain of the Ming Dynasty's loss of Guangning, but in the general trend, both Guanning and Dongjiang are only in their infancy, and they are not yet capable enough to compete head-on with Houjin.

After that, there are still so many opportunities......

The task assigned by Sun Chengzong was completed, originally, Li Yuanqing wanted to stay here for a few more days, even if he couldn't reach Sun Chengzong, at least contact Sun Yuanhua, Man Gui, and Jin Guan.

However, the imperial court was about to send a supervising army to the three departments in southern Liaoning, and on the side of Changsheng Island, although there was a salary and silver allocated by the imperial court, because of the military marriage, Li Yuanqing's rewards for the soldiers under his command began to be cashed, and the money was like flowing water, although it was barely able to maintain it now, but in fact it had fallen into the brink of financial deficit.

In such a situation, Li Yuanqing did not dare to stay in Qiantun any longer, wasting precious time.

At noon, Li Yuanqing invited Man Gui to drink another meal, and asked Huang Guoshan to prepare some gift money for Sun Yuanhua, and then stepped on the ship back to Changsheng Island.

Man Gui was drunk by Li Yuanqing sadly, but this guy held on and sent Li Yuanqing and his party to the beach, and saw Li Yuanqing get on the boat, so he reluctantly went back.

The autumn is crisp, the sea is rippling, and Li Yuanqing's mood is also quite good.

Although it is not clear who the imperial court will send to supervise the army on Changsheng Island, according to the convention, it should be a servant of the Son of Heaven, that is, a eunuch, and Li Yuanqing is not too worried.

On the one hand, there is the big tree of Father-in-law Wei to lean on, and on the other hand, there is Li Yuanqing's brother Father-in-law An, which will not be too bad.

But the problem of silver still made Li Yuanqing very sad.

Changsheng Island is just the beginning, if you want to harvest, you have to wait at least until next year, during this period of time, everything you eat, drink and Lazar needs to be introduced from the outside, that is, Li Yuanqing needs to spend money.

Fortunately, although Changsheng Island is not rich, the land is not fertile, but there is a lot of arable land that can be used, Li Yuanqing now has less than 20,000 Dingkou, even if the whole island cannot be developed, but as long as the plains around Nanxinkou are well used to maintain their livelihood, it should not be a problem.

But from now until the end of next summer, when the wheat is ripe, it will be Li Yuanqing's job.

Returning to Changsheng Island and arranging for the soldiers to go back to rest, Li Yuanqing returned to the official hall and found that a lot of letterheads had been piled up.

Due to the congenital weakness of this era, people can only rely on the stupidest letterhead for communication between people, except for face-to-face.

The various parts of the Dongjiang River span thousands of miles of the vast sea, and the information coming and going is even slower and clumsy.

First of all, Mao Wenlong's letter, taken under the influence of the Zhangpan incident, Mao Wenlong sent another letter to appease and encourage Li Yuanqing, and moreover, he revealed that the imperial court's supervision army should arrive in the three departments of southern Liaoning before the year.

Another one, it's Chen Zhong's.

Chen Zhong tactfully persuaded Li Yuanqing and said that he accepted this result, no matter how to say it, everyone is a brother. At the same time, Chen Zhong also proposed that he wanted to take some time to integrate the two departments together in the near future.

Although Chen Zhong said it implicitly enough, Li Yuanqing still felt that Chen Zhong was actually not satisfied with this result.

After all, Zhang Pan's rise means that the three of them are no longer in the same line in terms of position.

Even if there is a war in the future, Zhang Pan will have the right to directly command Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhongbu.

Of course, this possibility is not too high, and Zhang Pan should clearly understand the complexity.

The next one, it was written by Zhang Pan, in which he clarified his intentions and carefully explained this matter, this is the glory of the three departments of southern Liaoning, not just him, and at the same time said that if there is a war in the future, it should be how or how.

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but smile, smiling and playing with the letterhead in his hand, Zhang Pan can have this awareness, although it is a bit of a snake, but things are not too bad.

There are also a few letters, all of which are reports from the Black Island.

After Yuan Keli sat in Denglai, the security along the coast of Denglai suddenly became a lot closer, and although all kinds of private transactions were still carried out, everyone was a lot more restrained.

The livelihood of the Black Island side is in a difficult period.

At the same time, the report also pointed out that the White Lotus Sect, which was in turmoil in Shandong, had already suffered a lot of blows, and some leaders of the White Lotus Sect had secretly contacted the Black Island side, hoping to get shelter and provide them with shelter, and they would provide compensation with silver taels.

Li Yuanqing's brows couldn't help frowning.

To be honest, Li Yuanqing didn't have much of a good impression of something like the White Lotus Sect.

At best, they can only be regarded as a group of gods and goddesses who can pretend to be calculating, and in the general trend, they have no role at all, they will only add to the chaos, but it is undeniable that their little tricks are very slippery, and they can bluff the people, and their strength should not be underestimated.

The leader of the White Lotus Sect wants to go to Black Island to avoid the limelight, but it can be regarded as far-sighted, as long as they give silver, Li Yuanqing is not unacceptable, but if he is targeted by Yuan Keli, this will be a bit more than worth the loss.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Yuanqing temporarily suppressed Heidao's report, asked Lotus Root to call an account room, and began to reply to Mao Wenlong, Chen Zhong, and Zhang Pan.

In later generations, college students are not valuable, but at this time, Changsheng Island can only write and read, so he can be regarded as a gentleman.

Although Lotus Root is also literate and writes very well, her handwriting is so beautiful, you can know at a glance that it was written by a woman, especially this kind of reply to Shangguan Mao Wenlong, which is disrespectful, and Li Yuanqing can only be reluctant to seek the near and far.

After dealing with these, Li Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief, let Lotus Root massage for a while, and summoned Shang Lao Liu and Steward Ma to listen to their reports on the latest progress of work on the island these days.

The overall situation was not alarming, there was no major problem, and Li Yuanqing did not waste their time, let them go to work.

Li Yuanqing wanted to go to Zhang Yunniang and Qu Minqiu to have a look, but it was already evening, and it was about to be dinner time, and the whole family wanted to eat together, which was just a matter of saving trouble.

When the two girls came back, Li Yuanqing found that Caizi was also timidly following them.

Zhang Yunniang said with a smile: "Brother, Sister Caizi is bored at home, Sister Minqiu and I asked her to help too, we can't be idle." ”

Although Caizi is ten years older than Zhang Yunniang, Zhang Yunniang still calls her sister, because of her identity.

Caizi looked at Li Yuanqing shyly, her eyes full of pleading.

Li Yuanqing smiled, "This is a good thing." Do you make the best use of your talents? By the way, Yun Niang, Minqiu, how is your business these days? ”

This is the top priority that Li Yuanqing is most concerned about now.

Qu Minqiu smiled, "Let Yun Niang talk about it." ”

Zhang Yunniang smiled: "Brother, it's not bad." The business of each store adds up to about 100 taels every day. The main reason is that the stores are too small now, and the goods are not complete, so Sister Minqiu and I are discussing where to expand the supply of goods and renovate the store. ”

Li Yuanqing nodded.

The turnover of 100 taels a day is not less.

After all, Changsheng Island has a small population base, and the only people who have silver in their hands are the soldiers and their families.

According to the calculation of 2,000 households, one hundred taels of silver, each household will consume more than one penny a day, which is really not less.

Although the profit is limited, this is basically a pure profit, and it should not be underestimated.

"Things are well done. Letting the kitchen add a few dishes is a reward for you. ”

The three daughters couldn't help but be overjoyed.

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After dinner, Li Yuanqing summoned Duan Xiliang, Guan Canghai, Xu Heizi, and Liu Dadou to the official hall for a meeting.

Everyone first reported to Li Yuanqing on the military affairs of each department.

After nearly two years of development, Li Yuanqing has been a small soldier to a guerrilla attack now, and in terms of military affairs, all departments of the Changsheng Battalion under his command have basically formed rules, and Li Yuanqing is also ready to gather a few literati to further improve and form regulations that are more convenient to implement.

At this time, although Li Yuanqing's Ding Zhuang was not much, only in his early 4,000s, most of them were soldiers, in their early 2,000s, and they were all full-time soldiers.

At this time, when it was not a war, they took a ten-day round.

For the first five days, they need to stay in the barracks and practice according to the strictest standards, and on the last five days, the drills will continue, but the intensity will be slightly reduced, and the soldiers can go home to rest in the evening, and on the tenth day, they will have a day off and rest.

In these days, the drills of all units are basically in a stable state, and the soldiers have become families and have established careers, have pursuits and goals, and have practiced more hard, thinking that they can make more meritorious contributions in future wars, so that their wives and future children can live a good life.

Li Yuanqing's finances are now tight, and the soldiers have no money, and if they want silver, they can only obtain it through war exploits.

Of course, this is only an expedient measure at this time, and if you want Changsheng Island to truly become living water, you still have to rely on normal operation and stability.

The officers dispersed, and Li Yuanqing left the official Canghai behind to learn about the White Lotus Sect from him.

Heidao belongs to the 2000 Corps under his rule, and in this regard, he has more information than Li Yuanqing.

Guan Canghai has no good impression of the White Lotus Sect, "General, the White Lotus Sect is a group of rabble, and it is really unwise to oppress the goodness of the people and get involved with them. The lowly office did not approve of it, and sheltered these bandits. ”

Li Yuanqing nodded, "I don't like the White Lotus Sect either. However, the Shandong White Lotus Sect has been around for a long time, and these people should have a lot of silver in their hands, right? ”

Of course, Guan Canghai understood the economic predicament of the Changsheng Camp at this time, and when he heard Li Yuanqing's words, he also reacted, and hurriedly said: "General, what do you mean ......?"

Li Yuanqing smiled, "If you want to make money, you naturally can't be in a hurry." Canghai, these days, you have to pay close attention to Denglai's movements and report to me at any time. ”

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