Chapter 234: Established Facts Acknowledgement

Before setting out for the shop near Fengmeng Town, a document issued by the Ministry of War arrived at Laizhou Prefecture, and was politely delivered to it by Liu Qingsong, Denglaidao.

The jurisdiction of the generals has changed, and their positions have not changed, so there is no need to make a big fuss, but there are huge differences. Although they are all called generals from outside, Li Meng has changed from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals from generals

The Ming Dynasty court was no longer able to control the military generals below, so in the end of Chongzhen, there were some governors and governors who were beheaded and some grand sects who were beheaded, but there were no military officers and generals who were beheaded. As long as you do not rebel or rebellion, the court should try to accommodate them as much as possible.

For example, Zuo Liangyu was a contribution to suppressing thieves in Jiangxi and Huguang. However, after the Zuo Army passed, the harm was more than the bandits. The bandits also had the name of killing the rich and helping the poor, while the Zuo Army was like beasts, plundering women and killing innocent people indiscriminately. After several defeats Zhang Xianzhong's troops, they had the opportunity to expand the results of the war, but because the soldiers went to nearby villages and towns to loot, they delayed the fight. Although the governor of Jiangxi submitted a memorial to the court to impeach Zuo Liangyu, it had no effect at all.

In the end, the Jiangxi Governor was convicted and killed because of the traitors in Shaanxi.

This is the case all over the world, and it is not uncommon for Li Meng to have a thief. Liu Zeqing, the general of Caozhou, was beaten to death by the thief, and his soldiers were all defeated. Shandong general Qiu Lei, the soldiers stationed in Dengzhou Prefecture, were dispersed. People in Shandong knew what was going on. But they just understood it in their hearts.

No one got what was said on the surface, and no one dared to say on the surface. Li Meng had such a huge force in the surface, and was afraid that he would report it here. Before the capital tycoons discussed a charter, his head had been cut off.

Since there was no apparent crime and the high expectations of officials from various prefectures and counties and local elders, the court followed suit and recognized Li Meng's right to guard the four prefectures.

Of course, under the bridge between Li Meng and the eunuchs in Nanjing, tens of thousands of taels of silver were given to the cabinet of the capital, and the Ministry of War also had various related people, so the officials followed the flow, and the court naturally followed the flow.

The current places that the court is concerned about are in Shaanxi and Huguang, Henan. While pursuing Li Zicheng, they surrendered Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai. The territory of Shandong is irrelevant.

The appointment received by Li Meng was very peaceful in Shandong, and everyone was not surprised. In the current situation, Li Meng was not divided into four prefectures, which was surprising.

After entertaining Liu Qingsong from Denglai, although the upper class from all over Shandong still sent representatives of Congratulations, Li Meng did not stay in Fengmeng Town, but went directly to the nearby blacksmith shop, claiming to inspect various places.

In Fengmeng Town and Lingshan Guards, or in a broader sense, most of the areas on Fengmeng Town and the seaside are hilly and gullies, and a few flat lands are surrounded by these hilly and gullies. In other words, if you are not familiar with the terrain, you will not be able to see these open spaces when you stand on the official road and look at both sides.

Because of this hidden feature, and there are many crisscrossing streams and grasses, trees and shrubs in the hills and gullies, it is especially suitable for Li Meng's blacksmith shop to be placed here.

Li Meng's blacksmith shop was once composed of Guo Dong and a dozen wandering craftsmen from Liaodong, but now it has a scale of thousands of people. The iron and media from Laiwu and Yanzhou are sent through various channels of water, and then transited in Jiaozhou and Fengmeng Town, and sent by Li Meng's own men. They are turned into weapons, armor and various utensils in these blacksmith shops.

In addition to being used by the Jiaozhou camp, these weapons and armors also have a little surplus. However, in recent years, they have been sold to Gao Yigong by bartering with Qingyan. When they lent Gao Yigong tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver that day, Li Meng had an idea, which was to ask the other party to use the money to buy his weapons, but it was just a thought.

The news coming from all over the place is still the camp retreat step by step. I don’t know if the money was purchased in Shanxi to supplement the army. Perhaps the money was used by the camp to take the money, so this is not a question that Li Meng could care about.

Li Meng had to ride a horse to this place every three days. Every time, Guo Dong led a few masters to watch. According to Li Meng's words, you should continue to do yours, and I'll just take a look at it myself.

But how can the people below not accompany you? There are also several masters who share a common view. Lord Li doesn’t know how to make blacksmiths, but he often brings up some good ideas. These ideas often make these blacksmiths all their lives shine. Craftsmen are always interested in new ideas.

These areas from Fengmeng Town to the beach are private property of Jiaozhou Camp, and many troops are stationed in it, so this time there are dozens of personal soldiers. After dismounting, Guo Dong and his men who received the notice in advance had been waiting at the door, and Guo Dong quickly welcomed him.

The place where this blacksmith shop is located is not so environmentally friendly compared to this era. The manor, houses and trees are all black. The main fuel for the ironwork here is coal, so it is naturally not much clean.

After Guo Dong stepped forward and said politely, he threw away the people beside him and whispered to Li Meng:

"The craftsman who went to Nanjing Armament Store to buy weapons yesterday has set off. Please rest assured."

Li Meng nodded. In addition to his own production, Li Meng's weapons reserves also need to be purchased regularly from Nanjing. Xu Xiaochu, the eunuch general manager of the Nanjing Arsenal, always depends on the face of the eunuch Liu Fulai. Not only does the cheap price, it will also provide a lot of convenience. Jiaozhou Camp requires a large batch, but in addition to strict requirements on the quality of weapons, there is no other trouble. Although the unit price is cheap, the total number is large.

The quality requirements are strict and there is no need to worry about Nanjing Arsenal. Li Meng sent craftsmen to supervise his own craftsmen, so Xu Xiaochu was basically busy, so he was naturally willing to trade. In the craftsman camp that usually supplies weapons to the Arsenal, the weapons manufacturing is inefficient and the quality is even more indecisive.

The supervisors sent by Jiaozhou Camp brought enough money every time, and even half-slave-like craftsmen would give some money. This kind of enthusiasm for labor has greatly improved.

Moreover, after the weapons are produced, they are transported to Shandong by water, and it is difficult for others to tell the problem. It is natural for the general to buy weapons in the arsenal. As for the Jiaozhou Camp, the village guard team, which is almost 40,000 people, always needs weapons to be armed, and the regular army of the Jiaozhou Camp also needs a certain amount of reserves.

The Jiaozhou craftsmen and caravans sent to Jiangnan in the weapons craftsmen's shop also had a task of poaching. If you see that the other party's craftsman has good craftsmen, then you can pay a high price to dig the other party.

The weapons manufacturing craftsman stationed on the edge of Fengmeng Town is getting bigger and bigger. Guo Dong has requested Li Meng to demarcate the organization and determine the organization here. The initial name is Jiaozhou Weapon Manufacturing Bureau.

The place where Sun Hedou lives is a specialized house with blacksmiths and casting places. The army guarding the blacksmith shop has a total of 50 people to guard the outside world. Wang Hai also drew two people from the personal soldiers to follow him according to Li Meng's order. Sun Hedou can move at will in this area, or go back to the Li family manor to visit relatives at any time, and act according to his personal wishes, but there must be a person who monitors follow him.

Li Meng did not want to interfere too much with such talents. He just asked a few words before coming to the weapon manufacturing bureau to focus on improving the firearms. When he came here the next few times, he heard from Guo Dong that Sun Hedou would not come out in the yard every day. Anyway, all the forging, casting and smelting processes in the yard can be completed. He was very diligent, so Li Meng did not disturb him.

This time, I took the initiative to send a message to invite Li Meng over, which was really unexpected, and it also made Li Meng feel a lot of expectations, thinking about what this gentleman has developed.

When Li Meng and Guo Dong arrived at Sun Hedou's yard, there was no one to greet him. Guo Dong's face was not very good-looking, thinking that this scholar was too unqualified and seemed to be incompetent in discipline.

The sound in the yard was noisy. When standing outside the yard, you could hear Sun Hedou shouting "Don't move over there" and "hang up, be careful." There were people standing guard at the door, but it surprised Li Meng. He was actually the leader of the Jiaozhou camp stationed outside the yard, the general manager. When the little officer saw Shangguan, he hurried over. After the greeting, he explained awkwardly:

"At the morning of the morning, Mr. Sun borrowed the soldiers in the camp from the small man, saying that the yard needed manpower, so the small man transferred the soldiers, and did not expect that the adults would come so quickly today..."

Li Meng waved his hand and said simply, "You did it right", and strode closer to the yard.

Sun Hedou in the yard no longer looks like a scholar. He dressed up like Tiejiang and had thick cloth short collars. Sun Hedou was a tall and stout man on the mount. If he hadn't known anyone, who would have known that Sun Hedou was also a talented man who was a juren and had a good understanding of Chinese and Western culture.

Two three-pound cannons and two six-pound cannons were listening in the yard. Sun Hedou wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned around and bowed, and said with a smile:

"Sir, let's go to the school ground to test the cannon!"
Chapter completed!