The only regret is that the court really has no money now, so it has to wait until the Shanxi merchants are searched and some funds are allocated. Therefore, this new army still focuses on cold weapons combat, and is equipped with field artillery at most.

As a person who traveled through time in later generations, Hu Guang certainly hoped that the new army would be a hot weapon army. However, the hot weapon army relied heavily on logistics. In war, it was actually a logistical battle, and money. Hu Guang understood this, and the natives of the Ming Dynasty also understood it.

The bloody battle in Hunhe was an example. The Qi family army was considered a strong army. It hid behind the chariot camp to fight against Jianlu, leaving Jianlu helpless. However, when the ammunition he carried was wiped out and the entire army was wiped out immediately, the logistics could not keep up and there was no ammunition to supplement it.

Therefore, in Hu Guang's plan, it is to take advantage of the manpower advantages of the Ming Dynasty, select the most elite soldiers from each army, train strictly, use all the limited resources on them, and form a strong army with cold weapons, and at least be able to compete with the elite army of Jianlu head-on in field battles.

He was not naive yet, and he used all his income to form as many new troops as possible, hoping to push Jianlu in a wave. If this is the case, he might be impatient, and the front line will be lengthened and the flaws will be found by Jianlu. After a hard fight, the situation will become worse.

While Hu Guang and Wen Tiren were discussing new military affairs, far away at the gate of Fan Mansion in Xuanfu City, a group of servants escorted a sturdy and unpretentious carriage into the open mansion.

The vehicle stopped and the person got out of it was Fan Yongdou, the owner of the Fan Mansion. When he saw the butler waiting outside the car, he walked towards the lobby and asked, "Are you all back?"

"Go back to Master, everyone in Xuanfu City has returned, and those outside the city may not come back later." The butler followed him and said with a bow.

Fan Yongdou was not surprised by the answer. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the governor of Xuanfu went to pay New Year's greetings by himself, and there were civil servants there. Even if they gave gifts, it would take a lot of effort. Especially after a year of greetings, the governor of Xuanfu was just here, and the relationship between the two sides had not reached a very tacit understanding.

The rest of his subordinates went to pay New Year's greetings were all old relatives, and they were basically military generals. As long as the gifts came, they would like to leave early.

As Fan Yongdou thought about walking, he arrived at the lobby, took off his cashmere cloak, sat on the main seat, and saw the maid holding a cup of hot tea, he took it over. He felt that the temperature was just right, so he drank it all, then put the cup on the table, exhaled a long breath of hot air, as if he vomited out all the fatigue at the same time.

His spirit seemed to be a little better, and he said to the housekeeper who was bowing and standing in front of him: "The position of General of Xuanfu has been hanging, and I am a little worried. Before waiting for the news from the capital, you can send someone to inform the other companies, and you will leave the customs on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year!"

"Master, there are still five families who have not arrived in Zhangjiakou. It is the Chinese New Year, and everyone is celebrating the New Year. Even if they are re-suming the staff to transport the grain, they may not be able to transport it by the seventh day of the Chinese New Year." The housekeeper was stunned and then reminded.

Fan Yongdou seemed a little impatient and waved his hand and said, "It's okay, the sweat has plundered so many people and will definitely need food in urgent need. He is a smart person who can do business and will definitely not lose money to us!"

After stopping, he added: "Even if you suffer some losses in terms of shipping costs, it's okay. We do business with Dajin, and we pay attention to long-term cooperation and don't care about this."

Seeing the master's attitude, the housekeeper stopped talking and agreed immediately. However, he turned around and immediately turned back and asked for instructions again: "Master, do you still have to send them red envelopes for New Year's goods to Qiu Ba?"

When Fan Yongdou heard this, he knew what he was referring to, so he nodded and replied, "Of course I want it. If the new general of Xuanfu wants to expand his servants, he must choose from these elites. We have been kind to them in previous years, but it doesn't matter that this year we have to do the same."

When the housekeeper heard that, he was the same. If the master and the others had not secretly given some benefits from time to time, the Qiu Ba would not have cheated their general in this time.

Thinking of this, he changed his mind and asked again: "Master, should I continue to give the porridge in the civilian area in the city?"

"Isn't this nonsense?" Fan Yongdou said a little dissatisfied, "You have been with me for more than ten years, so don't ask me for instructions on this little money! We are doing big business, and we have to manage everything. Only by giving up can we gain something. Do I have to teach you this principle?"

The butler heard this and did not dare to ask for any more instructions. He hurriedly retreated and went out to work hard.

Fan Yongdou leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes to rest. Two beautiful maids behind him clenched their pink fists and gently punched him on his shoulders.

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open and the butler actually came back.

Fan Yongdou felt a cold air coming towards him, so he opened his eyes, frowned and stared at the butler who turned around and closed the door and said, "What is this for?"

"Master, it's not good. Lord Han of the capital just came to the news that Marshal Ma was arrested and imprisoned..."

Before the housekeeper could finish his words, Fan Yongdou suddenly bounced off the chair and reached out and shouted loudly: "Where is your faith?"

Needless to say, the butler had already reached out to him and handed him a letter.

Due to martial law in the capital, the letter was sent one day late, so it was not delivered to Xuanfu until the first day of the Lunar New Year. However, in this way, Han Yu roughly described what happened in the capital for two consecutive days.

After reading it, Fan Yongdou frowned and sat back on the chair. Two beautiful maids came forward and wanted to continue to beat the master's shoulders, but they got two words: "Go out!"

Originally, he wanted to help Ma Shilong and give him food to make him look strong and powerful, so that he could stand out from the army of serving the king. But unexpectedly, the young emperor actually dealt with Ma Shilong first regardless of who to use to deal with Dajin in the future. From this point of view, his original actions actually harmed Ma Shilong.

In addition, in the letter, Han Gong asked for more money so that he could move up and down to rescue Ma Shilong. He said that his power in the court has been greatly reduced and he must rebuild his power. If Ma Shilong can be protected, he must protect him.

This young emperor is really a naughty man. He dares to deal with Ma Shilong without regard to the consequences. It seems that he must put some pressure on him so that he will not be so unscrupulous!

Thinking of this, he remembered something again. Wu Sangui actually left the pass and slaughtered two tribes and got into the position of a general. He made a lot of money.

His father Wu Xiang was transferred to Datong. It seems that he had to deal with it well. If the two sides could form an alliance, mutual benefit and win-win situation would be the best. Then Wu Xiang was also a businessman before, so he should be able to see the benefits of cooperation!

After digesting these news in his mind, Fan Yongdou had a countermeasure and immediately asked the housekeeper to polish the ink and roughly describe the personnel changes that occurred in the capital and the situation in the capital.

He believed that after Huang Taiji saw this news, he would definitely have corresponding countermeasures. In that case, the young emperor would definitely not dare to do anything randomly after feeling the pressure! This roundabout strategy would definitely give Lord Han a strong support.
Chapter completed!