The kiln workers were honest and reliable, and in case of war, as long as they were given enough rewards, they would be able to survive. However, Jiangyan was under the rule of Taizhou after all, and recruiting young men to train local braves in Taizhou was somewhat unfair.

Guo Peilin was wondering if there was a way to get the best of both worlds when Han Chen suggested: "Master Guo, why don't we move the Pioneer Office to Jiangyan? The Pinyin Office is a yamen in size. We can't just have the Ambassador of the Pinyin Office without Zaoli Yanzu.

."

"Jiangyan is right next to the Yunyan River. It would be a good idea to temporarily move the Yizhen Citation Office to Jiangyan. Choose a diligent person from among the candidates for salt experience or salt governor to act as the ambassador of the Criticism Office and order him to do so.

Recruit young men and women on the spot to organize and train a hundred salt warriors." Guo Peilin smiled, then turned around and said: "Zhixing, the matter of choreographing and training salt warriors is just to ask the ambassador of the batching institute to come forward, I have to bother you with the specific recruitment of choreographers."

"Master Guo is serious, this is an internal matter, not a bother."

"By the way, what is the name of the general who we had dinner with just now?"

"Jinghua."

"General?"

Han Xiufeng smiled and said: "Not only is he a full general, he is also a yellow belt."

Guo Peilin was doubly surprised and couldn't help but ask: "In the capital, those idle clan members are everywhere on the streets, but they are rare in Taizhou. Which yamen does he work as an errand, and why is he here in Hai'an?"

"It's a long story. Do you still remember that when Mr. Duan returned to Beijing for an audience, I asked a tax collector from Chongwenmen for help and saved Mr. Duan thousands of taels of silver? This Jinghua belongs to that tax collector.

Brother-in-law, you are the tax collector’s errand?

Yes, I can only work in Chongwenmen for one year at most. It has been almost a year now, and I have found a job as a member of the Yangzhou Customs Committee. Before I came to Yangzhou to take office, I spent some money to beg the elders of the clan to let Jinghua go out.

Beijing, come to Jiangbei Camp to serve."

"I know a little bit about that tax collector, but since his brother-in-law went to work for Qishan, why didn't he go to Yangzhou and come to Hai'an instead?"

"Master Guo, you have been a capital official for so many years. You don't know the virtues of these idle clan members, but you know it best. Do you think he has the courage to go to Qishan? Even if he has the courage to go to Qishan, would he dare to use it?

"

"So he came to Hai'an to join you?"

"He not only came to my place to cheat me with food and drink, but also wanted me to help him find a job. I thought that you have been here for so long, and you have guided and promoted so many civil and military officials in the school, but none of them are full, let alone the clan.

Let him stay."

Han Xiufeng seemed to be joking, but Guo Peilin realized that this was not a trivial matter and slapped his thigh hard: "Zhixing, if you hadn't reminded me, I almost forgot about this! This Jinghua came well, and he can keep it

Yes, doesn’t he want to be an official? Give him an official position, and he will be the captain of Yanqiaoying!”

"Master Guo, why don't you meet him first?"

"It doesn't matter that a lazy clan member like him is missing. Besides, you and he already know each other, so why should I be worried?"

"In this case, I will ask him to hand over his resume and official documents from the Clan's Mansion and the Ministry of War to Changsheng later."

"Well, we need to handle this matter as soon as possible." Guo Peilin nodded slightly, and then changed the subject: "Zhixing, although the harvest from this trip to the Tongzhou branch is not big, it is not in vain. We have raised enough money together now

There are more than 23,500 taels of silver and more than 1,800 dan of rice. Several farm officials will transport the money and grain to Hai'an before the end of the month. If any farm fails to deliver the money and grain to you on time, you can find it.

Hiroyuki."

"Don't worry, Mr. Guo, my subordinates will urge them." Han Chen said hurriedly.

"Okay," Guo Peilin nodded with satisfaction, and continued: "I asked Liang Jiu along the way, and Liang Jiu said that a young man who has never been in battle and has seen blood will most likely collapse when he encounters thieves. You guys go up

The second reason we were able to defend Liaojiagou was firearms, and they were foreign shotguns."

"It's not just foreign guns, but also foreign gunpowder." Han Xiufeng said with a bitter smile.

"Liang Jiu also said that lead can be shot further with foreign gunpowder than with our own gunpowder, and can even reach two hundred steps, which is about the same as our gun. In short, since foreign guns and foreign guns

Gunpowder is sharp, so we might as well buy more."

"Where to buy?"

"Where else can I go except to Shanghai County? I asked around and it is said that a foreign gun costs more than one hundred taels of silver. This was the price a few years ago. Now Jiangning has been occupied by thieves, and many gentry have spent money to protect themselves.

When people go to buy guns, if there are too many people buying them, the foreigners will definitely raise the price."

"Master Guo, you can't buy many foreign guns with more than 20,000 taels of silver," Han Xiufeng said thoughtfully.

Guo Peilin said helplessly: "You have to buy even if you can't buy many poles. Otherwise, how can you use it to deal with the thieves? Who will buy it? There are no outsiders here. I might as well tell you what I mean. Apart from you two, I really can't think of anyone who can trust you."

Who. After all, this is more than 20,000 taels, and it will be difficult to raise it again if it is swept away!"

Han Xiufeng thought that there were not many people he could trust in this world. After all, money moved people's hearts. Looking at Guo Peilin's frown, he smiled and said, "Master Guo, I'll leave in less than two days."

"What will you do when you go to the Salt Capture Camp? Do those country warriors still need to train?"

"I will make arrangements before I leave. Besides, Shanghai County is not close to Hai'an, but it is not too far either. A month's round trip is enough, and it won't delay anything." Han Xiufeng paused, then smiled: "

I’m not afraid of your jokes, in fact, I’ve always wanted to open my eyes and see what the Shili foreign market that people talk about is really like.”

"Since it won't delay things, I'd like to trouble you to take a trip." Thinking of not only preventing the man in front of him from returning to his hometown, but also arranging so many errands for him, Guo Peilin felt very guilty. After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked: "Zhi

Okay, apart from Liang Jiu, who else can be used by Yanqiaoying and Xiangyong?"

"There are quite a few, I'll keep them all for you."

"Not only some, but also a lot?"

"I can't coax anyone!" Han Xiufeng put down his tea cup and said with a proud smile: "You must have heard of Liang Jiu's cousin Liang Liu. He has returned from Yangzhou. And he introduced Liang Jiu to me in the first place.

Lu Daming, who once worked with Wu

Wen Ming went to Daqiao Town to intercept the bandit Chen Hu. In short, more than 40 of the rural warriors who had stayed in Wanfu Bridge came back one after another. Not only had they all been in battle and seen blood, they had all served in the army before.

Long, very long or even a whistle leader.”

"Where are they?" Guo Peilin asked eagerly.

"They are all sitting on the bench in the Baojia Bureau. They were tricked by the masters of the Fairy Temple, and now they are all regretting it. If you can use them, they will definitely sacrifice their lives."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier when there were so many available people?"

"Didn't I take care of it?" Han Xiufeng smiled and added: "When it comes to leading troops, Lu Daming and Liang Liu can take charge of their own duties. Chen Hu is brave and careful. He once led more than 30 village warriors in the Daqiao Town area.

After dealing with the bandits, he not only brought back more than thirty village braves, but also brought back more than thirty heads of bandits. Although Jiang Huai is not as good as them, he is more than enough to lead a group of village braves."

"It's easy to get a thousand armies, but it's hard to find a general. I didn't expect that there are so many strong generals. Okay, great!" Guo Peilin was so excited that after thinking about it, he stood up, stared at Han Xiufeng and said, "Zhixing, I am Guo Peilin.

Yan Jiuding, you will definitely do what you say. Don't you want to serve as an official and return to your hometown? Next spring at the latest, when the Yanqiao camp and the local warriors are ready for training, I will let you go back no matter how tight the war is."

"Thank you, Master Guo." This was what Han Xiufeng was waiting for, and he quickly stood up and bowed to express his thanks.

"What's the point of thanking you? I should be the one thanking you." Guo Peilin held his arms and asked again: "Half a year has passed in a blink of an eye. If you have anything else to do in Jiangsu, just tell me, so as not to worry about it.

I couldn’t think of it or take care of it when I left.”

"Master Guo, from what you said, I realize that I really have a few things to ask of you."

"But it doesn't matter."

"The first thing is that I have some friendship with the Wu family of Yizhen. Wu Wenming went back to Yizhen to organize a team training. I don't know if he can go back to Taizhou again. If there is something wrong with him, the people he arranged in Taizhou before he left

The family cannot be left alone to take care of them.”

"The younger brother of Wu Wenrong, the governor of Liangjiang?"

"Exactly."

"You can rest assured. Even if you have no friendship with the Wu family, I, Guo Peilin, will keep the Wu family safe."

"Thank you, Master Guo," Han Xiufeng cupped his hands and continued: "Then there are the Hai'an gentry such as Dean Gu, Wang Qianli and Yu Qinghuai. Now they are almost becoming the gentry of our Yunsi Yamen. No matter what we do, they will

They are responsive to requests. Since they are so close to our Yunsi, it is difficult to say whether Taizhou Zhengtang will have any ideas in the future, so..."

"Is the Yunsi Yamen the Yamen?" Guo Peilin patted Han Xiufeng's arm and said decisively: "You can rest assured about them. As long as I, Guo Peilin, do not leave Jiangsu, no one will dare to embarrass them!"

"Master Guo, I will thank you on behalf of Dean and the others."

"Here we go again, let's talk about business, anything else?"

"There's something else, but it's a little hard to talk about."

"How could you become such a mother-in-law? There are no outsiders here. If you have something to say, it doesn't matter."

"Then let me tell you, you have met Ren Yaen, the dean of Mingdao Academy. He is not only a tribute student, but also a candidate for Confucian teaching. He has been a candidate for more than ten years and has not been able to fill the vacancy. So I want to help him. If

If you have the chance, help him fill his vacancy, and it would be even better if you can serve as an evangelist."

"I thought it was a big deal. The new Jiangsu academician happened to be a good friend of mine when I was in the capital. You asked the Gongsheng named Ren to give his resume to Changsheng. I will write a letter and send someone to Jiangyin together with the resume."

"Master Guo, why don't you ask me why I want to help him seek an official position?" Han Xiufeng couldn't help laughing.

"Who doesn't have any relatives or friends? What's there to ask?" Guo Peilin was really not interested in these, so he asked a question and then asked: "Are there any more?"

"No, no, there is something else."

"And tell me quickly!"

"Also, you must take care of yourself after I leave. I am still waiting to ask you to support my baby in the future."

"What's this? Do you think I'm short-lived?" Guo Peilin laughed and cursed, then sat down and sighed: "Zhixing, I'm sure Duan Dazhang must have said something to you before leaving Beijing. It's a pity, it's a pity.

Got it!"

"Why did Mr. Guo say this?"

"You really don't know or you don't know."

"I really don't know, Mr. Guo, what does my wanting to go home have to do with Mr. Duan!"
Chapter completed!