That's the end of the inner house. After that, Wu Shigong comforted Li Xin again. Under the poison and oppression of feudal etiquette, Li Xin could only reluctantly hand over the management of the inner house.

And Xue Yongli, the former guards of the Xue Mansion, also brought their families to meet the young lady in the Yangwu Mansion. With the arrival of officers from all over the Runing Army, most of them were from Xue Yongli's disciples, so many officers also met their own mother-Xue Yufei while they met Wu Shigong.

This momentum is a bit huge, and Wu Shigong frowned a little. Wu Shigong secretly judged that it must be Mama Qiu and Xue Yongli who were running inside and outside, instigating and encouraging this kind of behavior. But Wu Shigong can't stop it, he can only go with the flow.

After Mama Qiu arrived in Runing, although things were done a little aggressively, everything she did was also reasonable, which made Wu Shigong also have a feeling of unspeakable bitterness. In order to vent the resentment in his heart, Wu Shigong bullied Zhu Yun for a few nights.

Don't mention Wu Shigong's depression. When Wu Shigong met with officers at all levels, he gave them a briefing on the reorganization of the Runing Army, and those officers applauded for a while, because most of them were about to be promoted.

During this period, Wu Shigong also took the time to visit Ye Zhong, the mine supervisor. Although Wu Shigong was polite and polite, he actually informed Ye Zhong of his decision.

It is definitely impossible for Wu Shigong to return that iron mine, but Wu Shigong is willing to pay a large sum of silver every year as the rental fee for this iron mine. This amount of silver was even higher than Ye Zhong's own income from mining. Therefore, on the surface, Wu Shigong seems to have suffered some losses.

But that's not how the accounts are calculated. The iron ore in Ye County was actually formed into a mining area by Wu Shigong, and it also produced high value-added iron materials, so Wu Shigong paid Ye Zhong a rental fee. There can also be some surplus. The most important thing is that this iron ore is in the hands of Wu Shigong, that is to say, Wu Shigong occupies the war resources of iron materials and the human resources of miners.

In addition, the Runing Army was also able to form a complete defense line through Longyan Village and Luojia Town Camp to hold Yexian, increasing the defensive thickness of the Runing Army.

Of course, Ye Zhong, the mine supervisor, was also very dissatisfied with this result. Although he can collect more silver, he does not have to worry about mining and so on. But you must know that the private iron mine is the small treasury of the Nanyang Iron Mine Supervisor. It is not Ye Zhong's private property. If the mine supervisor is changed in the future, once the successor mine supervisor learns that this private iron mine is no longer under the management of Nanyang Iron Mine, it will be a big problem.

However, Ye Zhong could not resist Wu Shigong's decision, he could only hope that Wu Shigong would be transferred as soon as possible, so that Ye Zhong could use all kinds of means to recover this private mining area.

Ever since Wu Shigong revealed his ambitions. Deng Qifan was immediately full of energy. In his careful calculation, he actually deducted a lot of silver. Reduced a lot of waste. Although the financial tension of the Runing Army did not produce a fundamental improvement. But this also made Wu Shigong feel that as long as he squeezed it carefully, he could still squeeze out something.

But in the past few days, Wu Shigong has also gotten news that Zheng Zhen, who was the first to follow Wu Shigong to Guide, is critically ill. Zheng Zhen moved his family to Henan very early and did things for Wu Shigong wholeheartedly.

However, Zheng Zhen was only a small businessman before, and his ability was limited. He is not a native of Henan, and he is also old, so he did not play a big role in the development of the Runing Army. However, Zheng Zhen has also been working hard and complaining, and he has been assigned to him. He can also complete it in a solid manner, so Zheng Zhen has always been the right-hand man of Yuan Xingshan, the big shopkeeper of the Four Seas Commercial Bank.

And a few months before Wu Shigong's return, Zheng Zhen's health was no longer good, so he was not present to greet Wu Shigong that day. It was only because Wu Shigong was in a hurry to see his family that he didn't find out that Zheng Zhen was absent.

And now after learning the news that Zheng Zhen is critically ill, Wu Shigong immediately brought some valuable medicinal materials to visit Zheng Zhen's home in person.

Zheng Zhen was already lying on the bed and couldn't get up, but his mind was still quite clear. As soon as he saw Wu Shigong, Zheng Zhen struggled to get up to salute Wu Shigong, and Wu Shigong hurriedly held him down and let him recuperate in peace.

Wu Shigong said some conventional words of comfort to the patient, hoping that Zheng Zhen would recover his health as soon as possible. And Zheng Zhen also seemed very energetic at this time, and thanked Wu Shigong again and again for his concern.

After that, Zheng Zhen drove out his eldest son Zheng Ling, who was serving on the side, and he wanted to confess Zuihou's last words to Wu Shigong.

"My lord, the villain was fortunate to be taken in by the adults after the explosion of Wang Gong's factory, and the past few years have also been the fastest years for the villain. Seeing the development of the Runing Battalion (Zheng Zhen didn't know that the Runing Battalion had been changed to the Runing Army) step by step, the villain's heart was actually sweeter than honey. It's a pity that the villain is old and can't follow the adults anymore. I really want to see the future of Runing Camp! ”

Wu Shigong hurriedly said: "Don't talk nonsense. The doctor said that your illness is a disease of exertion, and there is no danger, just to recuperate in peace. Raise yourself at home for a while, use more supplements, and spend whatever you need from the account of the Runing Army, and don't think about expenses. When the time comes, we'll have to drink together. ”

Zheng Zhen laughed out loud: "Don't comfort the villain, adult!" The villain's illness is well understood. In fact, the villain is already satisfied with everything he has now. I'm just a little worried about the villain's death! ”

"Alas! Don't say such unlucky words! Wu Shigong hurriedly stopped.

Zheng Zhen smiled again and said, "The villain is really worried." The villain's son is too honest to see anything of the world at all. The villain begged the adult, don't let him come out to do things, otherwise he may miss the adult's business. But can adults give him a stable life? ”

Wu Shigong listened to Zheng Zhen's last words very carefully. originally thought that Zheng Zhen was going to ask for an errand for his son, and Wu Shigong was also ready to satisfy him, but he didn't expect Zheng Zhen to say this. This was somewhat unexpected by Wu Shigong. However, at this time, if Zheng Zhen has any requests, Wu Shigong will also agree first.

That night, the news of Zheng Zhen's death came. After learning the bad news, Wu Shigong was quite sad, and this old man followed him away!

As for Zheng Zhen's son Zheng Ling, it is a little difficult to arrange. Wu Shigong may not know the allusions of Zhao Kuo's military on paper, but Wu Shigong has no knowledge, and Liu Bei, Emperor Bai, Chengtuo Gu and Zhuge Liang's missing slashes are always known. Does he really know that his son is better than his father, and Zheng Ling is a puddle of mud that can't support the wall?

After thinking about it again, Wu Shigong called Zheng Ling over after mourning Zheng Zhen: "Your father entrusted you to this official when he was dying, do you have any thoughts now?" ”

Zheng Ling hurriedly kowtowed and said, "It's all up to the adults." ”

Wu Shigong looked at Zheng Ling's eyes with strong hope, and knew that Zheng Ling still wanted to be an official. Therefore, he said, "After your father's mourning period has passed, the official will arrange an errand for you." Truth be told, it's just a chance. If you mess up, you don't have to think about being an official in the future, and this official can only ensure that you become a rich man. ”

Wu Shigong finally decided to go against Zheng Zhen's last wishes and give Zheng Ling a position. However, Wu Shigong will also arrange someone to investigate closely, in case Zheng Ling really can't do it, Wu Shigong can only give up, and only give Zheng Ling a large amount of wealth, so that he can live a stable life.

Wu Shigong arranged Zheng Ling in Xue Zhinong's Mountains and Rivers Division. Wu Shigong sent someone to learn about Zheng Ling's situation. He is literate, but he can read and write, and he can do arithmetic.

Zheng Ling is a relatively introverted person, he has never been out of the house since he was a child, and he is honest and honest on weekdays, and he is not very good at communicating with others. Therefore, Zheng Zhen's concern is also justified.

After all, if there was no Zheng Zhen's last words, Wu Shigong would definitely arrange Zheng Ling to be in the Four Seas Commercial Bank. If Zheng Ling is in charge of any business, then there is a great possibility of screwing up. And arranging Zheng Ling into the Runing Army, there is always danger on the battlefield, and Zheng Zhen will not be willing to let his son have a good one, so Zheng Zhen simply hopes that Wu Shigong will give his son a wealth and wealth.

And Wu Shigong's arrangement of Zheng Ling's position in the Mountains and Rivers Division is not a dangerous field service. He asked Zheng Ling to be in charge of the statistics and summary of the newspaper and intelligence, this job is absolutely not dangerous, but it is very boring, and he wants a person who is very trusted by Wu Shigong, and this person has few social connections, and it is not easy to cause any leaks. So it seems that Zheng Ling is very suitable.

And when Xue Zhinong visited Wu Shigong, he was a little nervous. After the establishment of the Shan Chuan Division, except for the assassination of the head of the Qi family, there was no success, and even lost a Tang Mei.

And when Wu Shigong set out to conquer Denglai, with Deng Qifan's tightening of the silver roots, there was a big gap in the funds of the Shanchuan Division. As a result, the funds are completely tight, and the Yamakawa Division cannot be developed. Therefore, after meeting Wu Shigong, Xue Zhinong always felt a little guilty.

However, after Wu Shigong listened to Xue Zhinong's report, he gave a few words of encouragement. At least now the Yamakawa Division has completed the map of the entire territory of Henan, as well as the two adjacent prefectures of Huguang.

In addition, the Department of Mountains and Rivers has also set up some intelligence points along the Yellow River. If the peasant rebel army crossed the Yellow River, the spies of these intelligence points would send the news back to Runing as soon as possible.

Wu Shigong knew that the affairs of the Shanchuan Division were also in a hurry. After all, there are too few connections in the upper echelons of the Runing Army, and there is not enough money to buy the inside line, so they can't hit the homes of those important eunuchs. This meal should be eaten step by step.

On April 12 of the sixth year of Chongzhen, Zhou Xun led the expeditionary force of the Runing Army back to the Runing camp. After a day's rest, on 14 April, the reorganization of the Runing Army was officially convened. (To be continued......)