Chapter 270: People of all kinds

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the safest place in this area near this private port. The residents are the military families of the Jiaozhou camp soldiers, and there are troops stationed nearby. The Jiaozhou camp alliance is also at the sea.

Because of this situation around, Wang Hai, the leader of the personal guard, was quite relaxed. He is only in his early twenties and is not very interested in watching the sea view with his parents. Moreover, he has been tired of watching the sea view for many years since he was a child.

Wang Hai and Tang Er were a little far from where these people gathered. Both of them were military generals who led troops and did not pay much attention to it. They just sat or trekked in this place that was sheltering the wind in the sun and rested comfortably.

Here you can see the crowds coming in and out of the Li Meng military tent at the foot of the mountain. Wang Hai yawned and complained in a low voice:

"It's rare that we adults have free time. All the people from Shandong have come here. It's really troublesome!"

After all, Tang Er and Li Meng's relationship was not as close as Wang Hai. They just laughed twice at the side, but had no contact. After saying this, Wang Hai became energetic, turned over and sat up from the ground, and asked excitedly:

"Recently, the recruitment plan for Zhou Tongzhi and Master Ning has been made. The Tuntianzhuang has started. Lao Tang, do you have any news?"

Speaking of this, Tang Er, who was taciturn, also became interested and said jokingly:

"Dahai, you are with the adults all day long, and you even come to ask me, don't keep it aside."

Wang Hai laughed and deliberately took off his airs and shut up. Tang Erke was a little amused. Logically speaking, the two of them are now Li Meng's confidant generals, and one of them is responsible for the horse team. Although the title is only Qian Zong, their actual status is equivalent to that of Ma Gang, Zhao Neng and others. The same is true for Wang Hai. Even in the eyes of those who do not understand the Jiaozhou Camp structure, Wang Hai's status is even higher than other generals. This is the core figure of the personal guard general.

Both of them are not old. Of course, even the oldest Zhao Neng is only about to be forty years old now. The generals of the Jiaozhou camp are generally young. Wang Hai and Tang Er always maintain the majesty of their superiors in front of their subordinates and have a tense face. At this time, they are too casual to chat together.

Wang Hai never said it, but at the end he smiled and asked Tang Er to say what he knew and supplement it himself. Tang Er thought about it carefully and said:

"When we returned to Jinan, we had already discussed this matter. Jiaozhou camp now has about 13,000 soldiers. The recruitment this time was an increase of 20,000 troops, and four troops were organized. The 8,000 Dengzhou army was responsible for Dengzhou and the northern part of Laizhou, and 10,000 Qingzhou army, responsible for Qingzhou and its headquarters. The 6,000 Yanzhou army guarded Yanzhou, and the 9,000 old camp was responsible for Jinan and Dongchang Prefecture."

After carefully finishing all these things, Tang Er picked up a small stone and threw it out, and said with a smile:

"We brothers and two have to follow the adults. In the past few days, I have ordered my subordinates to start sorting out some heavy items. But it's better to go to Jinan and Dongchang Mansion. It's easier to buy horses from north and north of Henan. Nowadays, the mounts and cavalry in armor charge back and forth. Dahai, I've told you everything I know, where are you!"

Compared to Tang Er's happy, Wang Hai's mood was not very high, and he said in a bit disappointed:

"What else can you know? You can guess. Ma Gang and Brother Zhao's guerrillas were mentioned in the guerrilla warriors of the ranks of Yan. They were both generals who ordered the two of us from Qian Zong to Dusi, one from the personal soldiers and the other from the Ma Team."

Tang Er looked at Wang Hai's emotions, knew the reason, and smiled and comforted him:

"There is nothing bad around you, nor is it because you don't have the opportunity to make meritorious service in war. The days in the future are still long, so that's what you'll be there!"

Hearing Tang Er’s words, Wang Hai nodded and did not make any sound. He looked at the tent below, but saw Guo Dong coming out of the tent below, remembering something, and speaking:

"The Weapon Manufacturing Bureau should also move to the junction of Jinan and Yanzhou. It is said that it is leaning against Laiwu and Teng County, and coal and iron are convenient. It is also a prosperous place in Shandong. The craftsmen in Henan and northern Zhili are also easy to recruit some. I heard from the musket soldiers under my command that the Weapon Manufacturing Bureau is busy catching up on the weapons and relocating the site. Lao Guo is almost exhausted."

There were iron ore in Laiwu. The Ming Dynasty had a special yamen in Laiwu, responsible for mining iron ore, forging iron tools, and was responsible for the mining supervisor. The resources were also very rich. Teng County produced coal. The demand for coal in this era was not too large. Although there were abundant coal mines there, the scale was very average.

The reason for development in recent years is that the large-scale procurement of the weapons manufacturing bureau of Jiaozhouying was made, and the money was spent on a lot of money, and it was worth it to see that it was so powerful that it gradually began to recruit workers and expand production.

In the tent, Li Meng moved a table from a nearby military household. The busy chef in the mountains made him a grilled fish, a pot of lamb and a few cakes. He brought his whole family to the beach for an outing. The others were relaxing and resting, but Li Meng couldn't rest. This occasion was an informal occasion. Many inquiries or suggestions that could not be rashly raised in official business can be discussed here.

As a result, since he came here in the morning, Li Meng had been receiving the military tent, and there was no free time. At lunch time, the families above came to invite each other several times, but there was no time left. So he simply asked the chef to cook a meal alone and seize the time himself.

If the person below meets Shangguan during meals, it will be extremely rude. However, if the person above meets the person below when eating, he will not regard his subordinates as an outsider and express his intimacy. Anyway, it is convenient for Li Meng, so he will not pay so much attention to it.

The person who came here early in the morning was the representative of the Zheng family, who was in charge of the port. He respectfully greeted Li Meng, and then said that the Zheng family was planning to open a shipyard between Lingshanwei and Aoshanwei. The news was that he had just arrived last night. I informed Li Meng first, which would be considered as a prize.

For routes to Japan and North Korea, there must be a place to repair ships in the north. It is normal for the Zheng family to choose a location here. After all, it is a good thing for Li Meng. You can learn from these people and get some benefits in terms of sailing and sailors. This is really a happy thing.

There were also garrisons from Jiaozhou Camp at the port. The report was relatively simple. It was nothing more than the more than 1,100 selected young and strong men. They began to divide into Xiaobi and followed the Zheng family's ship back to Fujian. The garrison leader followed Li Meng's brother since he started his business. He was old and came here to guard the gate. He also had the qualifications and weight to speak. He carefully suggested:

"Sir, let's pay the money to send people to the southern barbarians. These good men have to work hard for them. Are we losing money in this business? If we follow it for a long time, will these people still listen to our Jiaozhouying?"

Li Meng first asked a question, "There are all people from the Zheng family from the leader to the sailors." The leader who was stationed here replied after a while, "It's all from Fujian. I heard that they are all from the same mansion." Li Meng then said:

"Can we men from Shandong be trusted there? We must be careful. Since we cannot be united and our family and relatives are all in our hands, who do you think they will listen to?"

Before he finished speaking, the guard's leader suddenly realized that after all the time was called, Li Meng made a judgment on the Zheng family. Although he had great strength, he did not have the corresponding pattern and demeanor, and he could not make any overall situation in the end. There was no need to worry or overestimate them.

After Guo Dong from the Weapon Manufacturing Bureau came in, he said that the supervisors in Nanjing were the progress and situation of weapons manufacturing in Fengmeng Town, and the second was to report the situation of the people below going to Laiwu. The court had special officials and eunuchs in important places, especially resources such as iron ore. The officials there were all minor officials and dared not make any trouble with the Shandong general, but the mine supervisor Xu Qi was a troublesome person. The main person in this iron ore was the eunuch. He had always made things difficult for the merchants who came to Lingshan Trading Company to buy iron ore and wanted to bribe them.

After the Lingshan Trading Company and the Weapon Manufacturing Bureau gathered together, they found that if the eunuch paid the price, it would be better to buy the finished product directly in the arsenal of Nanjing.

Moreover, the people from Lingshan Trading Company also found out that it is said that behind this eunuch Xu Qi is a big boss from Silijian, who can't afford to offend him. Guo Dong has always been busy with this manufacturing process and has little contact with other aspects of Jiaozhou Camp. He was afraid that the delayed progress would delay the matter, and he didn't care about face. He came directly to Li Meng. On the one hand, he wanted to apologize and blame himself, and on the other hand, he asked for a disposal.

"If you pay attention to such a small matter, please go build the craftsman's house first, and you don't have to worry about the rest!"

Guo Dong was extremely frightened and thought Li Meng was angry, but Li Meng looked really kind and there was someone waiting there behind him, so he couldn't delay it anymore, so he had to bow and retreat.
Chapter completed!