While the emperor was thinking about how to share happiness with the people, the Ming army units that had experienced the Lushun Fort Battle had withdrawn from the land. They returned to their teams with their experience of combat and their own insights.

The purpose of fighting instead of training also suffered considerable casualties. However, thanks to the advantages of position defense, it was a solid victory in the overall battle loss ratio.

The troops need to rest and rest, and the ammunition and medicine supplies need to be supplemented. Although the Ming army won, they were also very sober and did not want to continue to get entangled with Jiannu on land.

The fastest withdrawal of the station was of course Zuo Xie in Dongjiang Town. Guanglu Island was close to you. In less than half a day, ships of all sizes entered the port and docked one after another.

After the joy of the great victory, there was inevitable sadness. The comrades who died in battle were buried and the wounded were healed. After several days, the depressed and depressed atmosphere gradually faded.

This is war, this is the norm of war, sadness is temporary, and life continues. It is not because people are forgetful, but because they are used to it.

Because most of the casualties are melee combat soldiers, the Left Alliance also suffered the largest losses among the combat troops, with casualties exceeding 2,000. Even if the soldiers are replenished quickly, it will take at least two or three months of training to reach full capacity.

"It seems that I have to go to Peak Island for a walk." Zhang Pan put down the recruitment statistics table, smiled bitterly, and said, "Greetings to the general and ask him to help the left army."

Guerrilla Shang Xueli thought for a while and said, "It's not appropriate for the general to leave the garrison without permission. It's better to send the last general to go, and the general only wrote one letter."

Zhang Pan hesitated a little, pondered for a while, and finally agreed.

He wrote a letter and handed it to Shang Xueli, and gave it a few more words to send him out. However, Zhang Pan did not go back to the house, but brought a few personal soldiers and rode a horse to patrol the island.

Yuan Keli, the governor of Dengzhen, still had high hopes for the Dongjiang Army and was not stingy with the supply of materials for the Dongjiang Army. Thanks to this, Zuo Xie did not lack food, which also ensured that strict training could maintain time and intensity.

Of course, this is military rations, which give priority to the military. For the people, it can only be limited to supply.

Because they are close to the sea, ordinary people can still pick up seafood and fish in the near sea, and they can still have enough food and clothing.

It is quite attractive to the common people in the army to eat enough and have enough money. In addition, most of the Liao people have hatred and hatred with Jiannu, and they are more enthusiastic in joining the army.

However, the island has a limited population, and I still have no way to solve the problem of adding Zuohui.

It is the golden autumn harvest season. Some wheat and soybeans are planted on the island, all of which are gratifying golden. The people are rushing to harvest, and laughter and joy spread far away.

Without landlords, the output of limited arable land on the island belongs to all islanders and is distributed by households. An old scholar was elected by everyone. Although he had no official position, he played the role of a county magistrate or a town mayor.

"General Zhang."

"General Zhang."

Because Zhang Pan is kind and helpful to the people on the island, the people are very respectful and greeted him wherever he passes.

He returned the favor with a smile, Zhang Pan did not look arrogant, and he also asked about the lives and difficulties of the people from time to time, which was very approachable.

Zhang Zhuzi trotted from the field, and his slightly lame legs only changed his walking image. Apart from this, it did not have much impact.

Zhang Pan jumped off the horse with a smile, and he respected this veteran who was injured and retired with great respect.

"General Zhang." Zhang Zhuzi bowed and said, "When the crops are harvested, the training will be resumed immediately. At most one or two months, I will not be able to catch up with our Dongjiang Army and no longer be a person who is left alone to kill."

Zhang Pan nodded with relief and said, "Don't be so anxious. The people are not as good as the army in terms of food and drink. The training is too heavy, which may hurt their bodies."

After pausing, Zhang Pan added: "Lord Wang Yining is inspecting the islands and arranging agricultural and fishery production. The situation should improve in the future."

Zhang Zhuzi said: "I heard that it is going to catch whales. Several large ships have already docked in the ocean island Pacific Bay. What processing facilities are being built on the island. Because there is not enough manpower, someone is asking the people that those who are willing to go will take a boat to set off in the near future."

Zhang Pan didn't know much about whaling and didn't know how much change it would bring, so he casually said: "That would definitely be good, and it wouldn't be worse than now."

Bareena can be made into brushes, umbrella bones, whale meat is excellent animal protein, whale oil is edible, it can also be made into soaps, candles, and used as lubricants for steelmaking and industrial use.

These are not something that ordinary people can understand. Only Zhu Youxiao takes this as an industry and prepares to carry out whaling and processing in the northern part of the Yellow Sea. The ocean island is a processing base.

If it were all for the outside world to deliver supplies, the Dongjiang Army and the Liao people who kept fleeing from the Jiannu ruling area would be too much pressure on the court.

But if we can tap the potential inside and develop several industries that can create benefits. For example, whaling processing can not only improve the lives of the military and civilians, but also reduce the logistics burden of the court.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao asked Teacher Yuan from Deng Town to draw and transfer several large ships for Dongjiang Town, and installed giant crossbows to guard the city on the ship, using the ocean island as a base, specially designed for whaling.

As for processing, of course it is primary, and whale oil is extracted, marinated or smoked whale meat is nothing more.

The broad mindset was that in the Ming Dynasty at that time, Zhu Youxiao dared to claim to be the best. Well, no one was too arrogant and dared to compete with the emperor.

Zhang Pan continued to chat with Zhang Zhuzi, saying that the whole people were soldiers. This was not only Zhu Youxiao’s intention, but also in line with the ideas of Zhang Pan and others.

This time, the abandoned Lushun will be steadily occupied next time and strive to build a defense line in Nanguan, thereby isolating Jinzhou and becoming a bridgehead on land.

According to Zhang Pan's estimate, at least 70,000 to 80,000 Liao people can be resettled, greatly alleviating the difficulty of having too many people on the island.

Among the Liao people who were resettled, there must be many who have recently fled to join us. There is no need to think about whether there are spies from Jiannu.

Therefore, moving a group of trained people on the island to become the backbone of stabilizing the grassroots level and monitoring the eyes and ears of enemy spies is a very good way.

According to Zhu Youxiao, that is, "the eyes of the masses are sharp."

"General." A rider galloped over and dismounted and bowed: "Mr. Wang, the judge of Dongjiang Tongjiang, entered the port by boat, and asked the general to go and meet."

Oh, it came so fast!

Zhang Pan nodded with a smile, reached out and patted Zhang Zhuzi on the arm, turned over the horse, and headed straight to the port with his personal soldiers.

Although it is a town in Dongjiang, it is not appropriate to set up a county and establish a government office.

Zhu Youxiao made a relatively vague official title, Dongjiang Tongzhe, in charge of civil affairs such as grain, agriculture, animal husbandry, fishery, litigation and other civil affairs in the occupied areas of the Dongjiang Army.

In this way, separating the military and political affairs will also prevent the emergence of warlords to the greatest extent. In addition, it is also necessary to make the occupied areas better carry out social production and reduce external dependence.

Wang Yining was brave and able to plan, and was favored by Zhu Youxiao and appointed Jian Ba ​​from under the curtain of Teacher Yuan. Although he was only a sixth-rank official in name, he had the right to report secretly, but it was not something that others could think of.

Thanks to Long Live's promotion, Wang Yining became increasingly diligent and dedicated. The emperor's secret memorials gave his duties to the emperor and carried out without any discount.

At present, Wang Yining’s main task is to build a whaling base and start whaling experiments.

Of course, we cannot just rely on catching big fish. People from each island should also increase offshore fishing. The required fishing boats will be provided by the shipyard located on Shinmi Island.

It is not good to farm on Sinmi Island, but there are many pine and oak trees. Some of the ships used by the Dongjiang Army, as well as more large and large fishing boats, were built there.

During this inspection of Guanglu Island, Wang Yining brought more than ten medium-sized fishing boats that could be fished offshore.

On the wharf, Zhang Pan welcomed Wang Yining. After the noise, he had a conversation in the house next to the port.

"The court is trying hard to supply the military and civilians of Dongjiang, but we must also share the worries for you and try to reduce the burden on the court."

After Wang Yining sat down, he explained the work and purpose of this trip. "In addition to developing fisheries, all sweet potatoes and pumpkins will be planted on all islands in the beginning of next spring..."

Sweet potatoes, pumpkin?!

Zhang Pan didn't know what these two things were. Since it was civil affairs, he didn't ask much, so he listened quietly.

The cultivation of potatoes is not a failure, but the plan to promote planting has been ruined. Since there are sweet potatoes, Zhu Youxiao is not very disappointed.

However, Xu Guangqi introduced a high-yield crop that meets the conditions for promotion and planting, which is pumpkin.

Pumpkin began to enter China in the Ming Dynasty, and it is recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica".

However, in the early days, the Chinese people mistakenly thought that the pumpkin came from the east of Japan, so they called it "Water Pumpkin" or "Eastern Pumpkin". The Japanese people thought that the pumpkin came from China, so they called it "Tang Eggplant".

Therefore, pumpkins are determined by the Emperor Jinkou, and Japanese cucumbers and Eastern cucumbers are not officially named.

Similar to the advantages of sweet potatoes, pumpkin produces a large yield, is easy to survive, is rich in nutrients, and can replace grain in wasteland. In the evil old society, poor people rely on "melon and vegetables to eat half a year of grain" to survive.

After Wang Yining finished speaking, he picked up the tea and took a sip, and said to Zhang Pan with a smile: "Civil officials must be set up in every island to supervise and manage. There is no need to have any fame and fortune, as long as there is prestige among the people."

After pausing, Wang Yining added: "It is better to be younger and more healthy. He has a lot of work, but it's not easy!"

A shadow appeared in Zhang Pan's mind, but he was still hesitant and pondered for a while, and he still recommended Wang Yining.

"There is a retired soldier on the island. Although his feet are a little disabled, it does not affect his actions. He organizes the people and trains militias very actively and diligently. But it seems that he has never read a book, and he doesn't know if it meets the requirements of Lord Wang."

Wang Yining smiled and said, "General Zhang called this warrior in the army. I need to check it out to make a decision! It doesn't matter if I haven't studied, it doesn't matter if I don't affect my walking disability. I just feel diligent and willing to work hard, so I think it's very good."

Zhang Pan was happy and hurriedly sent someone to call Zhang Zhuzi over and asked Guan Yiguan Wang to interview and inspect.
Chapter completed!