"Uncle traveled hard," Min Yuanqi said: "But this matter has finally ended successfully, and I want to congratulate my uncle."

"I am not worthy of my official position." Min Gande said excitedly: "The ancestors of the Min family have also held this position. If there were no such variables as you, I would be respectful and I would always receive the rewards of a commander in about ten years. Now with you, not only have I obtained the position of commander, but also the deputy commander of the governor, and they are all in charge. However, even the ancestors of the Min family have never received it. When I think of this, I wish I could open a ancestral hall immediately, worship my ancestors, and comfort my ancestors."

Min Yuanqi smiled bitterly and said, "The commander of the ancestors' guards is not as good as the commander of the current guards. Similarly, the current governor is far inferior to that of the past."

Min Gande snorted and said, "Don't say such disappointing words on a happy day! Yuan Qi, you are in your early twenties this year and have not even married a wife. Who knows that you will not be the general in the future and will be the governor of the people?"

In fact, Min Gande is already talking about it in a small way. Of course, his hopes for Min Yuanqi are more than one general and the left governor.

Before this, after Jiajing to Wanli, Tianqi, and Chongzhen, in the past few decades, only one general was granted title to Li Chengliang. The highest achievement of the other generals was the general officer with the general's title, and the left governor of the Five Army Governor's Office.

The Ming Dynasty regarded the left as the emperor, and even if the general came here, he would reach the end of his official position.

The honorary ranks are almost the same. In addition, official positions such as the Prince Taibao and the Prince Shaobao are even more honorable to military generals.

Until the end of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen first added Wu Sangui to Pingxi Bo, and then Zuo Liangyu to Ningnan Bo, and later became Marquis. Then Huang Degong, and at the last moment, he also named Liu Zeqing to Pingdong Bo, and most of the other generals were promoted and rewarded.

But this is all from March to April. The information given to Liu Zeqing and Huang Degong was not known, and many people didn't know it. At least at this time, the Min family and others didn't know it very well.

But everyone has a feeling that this feeling is consistent with Min Gan De, and that Min Yuanqi's path should not stop here, nor will it stop at the general.

This is a conclusion that people have drawn because of Min Yuanqi's usual behavior. Although it is unclear, this feeling is extremely strong. Not only Min Gande is like this, but Zhu Wanchun, Han Sen and others also have the same view.

Min Yuanqi, I am afraid that in the future, he will be able to become the leading Hou of the Ming Dynasty after Li Chengliang, Wu Sangui and others!

"There is no need to talk about this matter. Please go to the hundred households and read the order of the state in person, which also makes everyone in the hundred households happy." Min Yuan asked everyone to continue moving forward, and at the same time ordered Min Yuanzhong: "Tonight, kill pigs and sheep in the military camp, each sold an extra half a pound of meat, and each person gave a bowl of wine. But it must be made clear that it will be practiced as usual tomorrow morning. If there is any slackness, the military law will be unwilling to forgive."

Min Gande said with great comfort, "Yuan Qi is strict in governing the army, and he is willing to reward his subordinates. Zhang Chi is in moderation. Sure enough, my Min family is a thousand miles away."

This time, Min Yuanqi not only received the position of a guerrilla general, but the flag army in front of him was justified and turned into a battalion soldier.

At the same time, it is still the garrison on Yunti Pass, and it can also form a battalion of troops.

There are four thousand headquarters of the two battalions, and if all of them are full, there will be five or six thousand battalions.

With Min Yuanqi's ability to train troops, he will make military achievements in the future. It will be a natural thing to do as a general, deputy general, and general. Considering his age, it is simply a foregone conclusion.

That's why Min Gande has higher hopes, and everyone takes it for granted.

At this point, all Min Yuanqi's military orders will not only be implemented, but will also be recognized by more people.

Min Yuanqi also had some understanding. It seemed that the official position of the Ming Dynasty was not at the level that it could be completely neglected.

It is just to be subtle and make people pay more attention to their position in the system under Min Yuanqi, rather than to have an opposition to the official positions of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, this place is the territory of the garrison. Whether it is military officers or ordinary flag soldiers, they have been in the Ming army and guard system for generations.

Everyone may not have any true loyalty to the Ming Dynasty, but they are still full of joy in obtaining the official position of the Ming Dynasty.

Among them, Chen Liang's indifference and calmness are afraid that he is a real alien.

This is also related to Shen Liang's previous experience. The Shen family is the lowest craftsman in the Ming army guards and has been bullied. Chen Liang is afraid that he will hate such an official system more, and less agree with it...

"Where is Yuan Qi going?"

Everyone went to the hundred houses together, but Min Yuanqi, Shen Yong and others turned toward the workshop.

Zhu Wanchun couldn't help but be curious. After asking the reason, he followed him to the direction of the weapon firearm workshop.

"Yuan Qi." Zhu Wanchun said a little apologetically: "The situation in the north is even more chaotic. War horses are hard to buy for a while. You can only see them from Nanjing to Huguang. The number is estimated to be very limited. As for firearms, there have always been more in the north and fewer in the south, and there are fewer in the nine sides. If you want to use purchases to meet your needs in the camp, it is probably not enough."

"It's okay, I can build it myself." Min Yuanqi smiled and said, "Besides, I don't have that much money to use, and the output will take another month or two..."

When Zhu Wanchun heard this, he understood and laughed.

Min Yuanqi's current income is to raise the first battalion of soldiers as servants, and there is a slight surplus. He can buy some strategic military supplies such as war horses and sulphurs.

At the same time, you have to buy a lot of grain and distribute it to the busy people on the land and construction sites.

Next, Min Yuanqi opened a large number of salt ponds, which took at least one or two months to work. If the daily output reached 300,000 or 400,000 kilograms, it would be enough.

With the current sales channels of the Zhu family, it is almost really saturated.

If you want to sell more, it will seriously impact the original stove owners. Moreover, the salt prices will fall into a vicious cycle of price reductions in the event of competition, which will not be worth the loss.

If Min Yuanqi's second battalion soldiers have to wait two months before recruiting, then training, forming an army, and being given a soldier, it is estimated that they will not be able to form combat power at least half a year.

Min Yuanqi's plan was to start recruiting soldiers immediately. Anyway, Zhou Liangmin would arrive soon, so of course he would talk to the brother of Huaiyang soldiers and at least give some military pay to support him.

Even if you don’t have money and food, you can give some policy support, such as setting up tax cards in the local area and levied some miscellaneous taxes such as lijin.

This is of course harmful to the local area, but in the face of the general trend, Min Yuanqi can only do this.

In addition, under a large amount of labor service, thousands of acres of land along the coast have been dredged and soaked in water, and the remaining more than 10,000 acres are completed within a month.

Then plough the seeds deeply, and then use the river-turning mud to fertilize.

If it is not surprising, the output of the nearby 100,000 mu of land will be greatly increased. If 200,000 to 300,000 shi of grain can be earned in the autumn, Min Yuanqi will not have to buy grain on a large scale, and the economic pressure will be much smaller.

Zhu Wanchun was also extremely curious about what Min Yuanqi said about being able to build a musket by himself. After hearing that it was Shen Yong's construction, he even asked repeatedly.

After learning about Shen Yong's experience, Zhu Wanchun shook his head and smiled: "I don't know how many people fleeing south, and how many people have encountered like Brother Chen. Only Brother Chen can be discovered and used by Yuan Zhi. It can be seen that there are not no talents, but it depends on whether people can make the best use of it."

Zhu Wanchun was originally talking about it in general, but he was interested in welcomeing it, but the more he saw it in the workshop, the more he was shocked.

The Weapons and Firearms Workshop was originally the place where Min Yuanqi paid the most attention. From the beginning, the simple blacksmith shop has begun to take shape after several months of development.

It stretches for about four miles, with dense furnace rooms facing left and right, with about fifty or sixty.

The sound of irons dinging sounds were endless. When many blacksmiths and apprentices saw Min Yuanqi and others coming, they bowed to each other at most. If they had a job at hand, they would not even turn their heads.

Everyone seems to be commonplace about Min Yuanqi's arrival, but everyone's attitude is not cold and rude, but has no time to take care of it.

Obviously, because of the arrival of this place many times, everyone has been banned from salutes, and it is unnecessary to waste time.

Zhu Wanchun saw a large number of people making iron sheets, and many people were piercing armor with hemp rope soaked in oil.

Forging, knitting, and armor piercing have their own venues. Although there are many people, they cooperate with each other. Compared with the armor-making scenes that Zhu Wanchun saw in the camp soldiers before, I don’t know how much it is to be better.

"Now this place has just taken shape and has begun to take shape." Min Yuanqi said to Zhu Wanchun: "There are finally more than fifty blacksmiths now, and there are more than four hundred apprentices. Apart from the military camp, this place is the most consumed."

"Yuan Qi is doing things with great things and is determined." Zhu Wanchun smiled bitterly and said, "Before he came here, I really didn't expect such a scene."

"It's also a blessing for Brother Zhu to help me search for blacksmiths who used to work in the garrison," Min Yuanqi said: "By my own strength, it would be good that this workshop is now at 30% of the scale."

"The interests of each other are in contact, so there is no need to say more extra words."

Zhu Wanchun confessed that unlike other businessmen who were full of benevolence and morality, they were actually concerned about interests. Instead, he said bluntly that even though the two have established a considerable friendship so far, it is obviously unlikely to just ask the Zhu family to support them with such strength.

"Where is Zhou Daotai, I also want to find more blacksmiths for me." Min Yuanqi said happily: "From now on, we should not be short of manpower to make armor and build weapons. If we go on, we have to trouble Brother Zhu to buy more Su Gang and Crafted Iron for me."

Zhu Wanchun Bao [5200     www.bqg5200.xyz] said: "It is natural, and it is unavoidable."

"Sir." Shen Yong led everyone forward. When he arrived at the warehouse, his originally plain face also showed some nervousness.

More than a dozen of his arms were tied with armor, and the polished silver light was shining, hanging on the table. It seemed that elite soldiers with firm will stand in hand, waiting for inspection.

"This is the armor we make." Shen Yong said: "Each armor is about 100 pieces. If you add a neck, arm guard, and shin guard, you need more than 200 pieces of armor leaves. Each armor is made, and with our current manpower and material reserves, we will make all our efforts to create this armor, which can become thirty armor every five days."

Zhu Wanchun was surprised and praised: "You can get 180 iron armor every month, and 2,000 iron armor every year. It's amazing, it's amazing. The Nanjing Ministry of Works may not have such a number in a year."

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