The military meeting on February 20, the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, lasted until around midnight of that afternoon.

In the evening of that day, Yang Zhen held a banquet in the second hall of the main town hall, not only to welcome all the soldiers who had come from afar, but also to bid farewell to them when they returned to their respective stations the next day.

Regardless of whether he was in his past or present life, Yang Zhen had a pretty good drinking capacity, and almost all of the generals under his command were also good drinkers. So with good wine and meat on the table, a drinking battle was inevitable.

Although Yang Zhen is in a high position now, he does not want to be too far away from his subordinates and become a loner, so he still calls the generals brothers at the wine table and returns home drunk like everyone else.

On the morning of February 21st, the 15th year of Chongzhen, the Assistant Camp Affairs Office sent the orders made by Yang Zhen at the military meeting the previous day to the various commanders and generals in the form of officially sealed documents.

At this point, the matter of all the general soldiers under Yang Zhen's command gathering in Lushunkou to participate in the military meeting of the general town government has come to an end.

In the afternoon of that day, Xu Tianchong, Lu Pinqi, Zu Keyong, and Yuan Jin left Lushunkou one after another. By evening, only Yu Liangtai on Denglai East Road and Wu Chaozuo on Denglai West Road were left.

The reason why these two people didn't leave was because at the banquet the night before, Yang Zhen asked them to stay for another day to discuss matters.

So on the evening of February 21st, the two of them were once again invited into the small guest living room in the second hall of the main town hall.

Yang Zhen invited Wu Chaozuo and Yu Liangtai to dinner, and Zhang Degui, Zhang Chen, Li Lu and Li Ji accompanied him.

On a big Eight Immortals table, there was no big fish or meat, no wine, only a few kinds of pickles, flatbreads and millet porridge.

In this situation, anyone can tell at a glance that eating is secondary and talking is important.

When everyone arrived, Yang Zhen asked them to sit down, then he picked up a piece of big cake, rolled up pickles, slurped them up, and slurped down a bowl of millet porridge. Finally, he put down the bowl and said:

"You will leave early tomorrow morning. I have brought you here tonight because I have some things that are only relevant to you. I want to give you some more instructions."

"Captain, tell me!"

"Supervisor, just give me your orders!"

When Yu Liangtai and Wu Chaozuo heard this, they immediately put down their bowls and quickly replied.

Several other people accompanying him also pricked up their ears and listened quietly.

"Let's talk about the east road first. General Yu, Commander Wang Xixian of Weihai Guard, and Cui Dingguo, Commander of Chengshan Guard. What are their characters like? Can you say hello?"

As soon as Yu Liangtai heard this, he immediately knew what Yang Zhen was thinking about.

As early as when he had just been appointed as the chief military officer of Denglai East Road, Yang Zhen had talked with him privately. When he arrived at the boundary of Denglai East Road, the local prominent families should try their best to use what they could, and what could not be used.

Then the cage should be vacated as soon as possible and the birds should be eradicated.

Because if those powerful people who were sitting on the land and refused to cooperate were not eradicated as soon as possible, it would be difficult for Yu Liangtai to recruit people to open up wasteland, establish households and establish villages in the area under the jurisdiction of Denglai East Road.

In fact, Yang Zhen secretly hopes that the local powerful will go against the people in Jinhai Town, because in that case, he can ruthlessly eradicate the local old forces and start over again.

Yu Liangtai is also well prepared for this.

However, the so-called general families at the local health center did not give him the opportunity to do so.

"Them? Haha, before the governor and commander came to the defense, I had dealt with them in my humble position. At that time, they were really selfish and just wanted to keep the little family property under their rule."

"But after the governor-cum-commander came to the defense, he led the navy southward and officially stationed at Liugong Island. They were well aware of the current affairs. They recruited people to colonize the deserted islands and mountains along the coast. No one made any noise, they just stood by and watched.

"As for now, when Wang Xixian and Cui Dingguo saw that our settlement was profitable, they also began to recruit people to reclaim wasteland under the name of subordinate governor. Under their respective defense posts, they took the opportunity to restore many military settlements, and their strength was much stronger than before.

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"And if they do this, it will be difficult for Beizhi to take action against them. The governor must have known about it. A few years ago, the two towns had a shooting competition. Wang Xixian and Cui Dingguo came to Beizhi, hoping to join in, and Beizhi agreed."

When Yu Liangtai said this, Yang Zhen also remembered the situation when he went to the Baiyushan camp to inspect the gun carrying team years ago, and he hummed and nodded.

"In this case, after returning this time, we will give them two battalion numbers. The Chengshan Guards will be called Chengshan Camp, and the Weihai Guards will be called Weihai Camp. They will be organized according to the camp sentry establishment, each with 1,500 people, and they will be assigned to

If you come under the banner of East Road, I will fight with you in the future.

"If they are willing to obey orders, then that's it. If they perform well in future battles, this capital will supervise their promotion to the rank of commander of Chengshan Guard and Weihai Guard. If they are unwilling to obey orders, find people under their command who can replace them as soon as possible, and then get rid of them.

Don't be merciful."

Yang Zhen's words were so serious that Yu Liangtai broke into a cold sweat when he heard them.

"I humbly obey my orders!"

"In addition, Zhongzhou Bandang is experiencing constant natural and man-made disasters. The number of refugees from Shandong, Henan, and Huaibei coming east will soon increase dramatically. If we don't care about it, they will have no way to seek help, and it will become a source of unrest. Therefore, we will resettle the refugees and open up wasteland for farming.

Denglai East Road bears the brunt of the incident and cannot stop."

"I understand. But here on the East Road, although there are a lot of wastelands, many of them belong to the Coast Guard and are not ownerless land. If refugees keep pouring in, it will not be a long-term solution, so I am thinking——"

When Yu Liangtai said this, he paused and looked at Yang Zhen. Seeing Yang Zhen under the light looking at him with a frown, he immediately continued:

"I am thinking about whether the governor can put the so-called Huanghai Road coastal area of ​​Hening State, which is across the sea, under the jurisdiction of Denglai East Road, which I lead. As long as the governor here allows it, I will find a way to handle other things!

"

"And along the coast of Huanghaidao in Ningguo?"

Hearing Yu Liangtai talk about the coastal areas of Huanghaidao in Hening Kingdom, Yang Zhen suddenly remembered the scene when he passed through Daqingdao and Baengnyeong Island when returning from the Eastern Expedition to Wonu Kingdom last year.

Daqingdao and Baengnyeong Island are located in the sea southwest of Ongjin Peninsula along the coast of Hwanghae Province.

Yang Zhen was recalling the scene on his way there when he heard Yu Liangtai continue:

"The Governor may think that the peninsulas and islands along the Yellow Sea Road in Hening are too far away from us, but that's not the case. The distance from there to the Denglai East Road in Beizhi is about the same as the distance from Beizhi to Lushunkou, or even closer.

Some."

"Um."

After Yang Zhen heard this, he came to his senses and was about to express his agreement when he heard Zhang Degui on the side coughed and seemed to have something to say.

Yang Zhen turned around and saw Zhang Degui said: "Well, are there no court people along the coast of Huanghai Road in Hening State?"

Zhang Degui's question obviously attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone is not a fool, and we all know that there is no way that there are no court people in the coastal areas of the Yellow Sea Road in Hening State.

It's a little further south, and the climate is definitely much better than the second road to the north. Even if there are some desert islands and wastelands, most places must be owned.

"Haha, Mr. Zhang is worrying too much. Does it make any difference to us whether there are court people there? Moreover, if we leave the land to them, they will only supply more military rations to the Qing captives, which will only affect us.

It’s harmful rather than beneficial!”

"Just do it, this Governor has approved it!"

After Yang Zhen heard Yu Liangtai's answer, he immediately spoke and agreed with Yu Liangtai's opinion without waiting for anyone else to say anything else.

At the same time, he reminded Yu Liangtai:

"However, you must still pay attention to strategic methods. When settling immigrants, they must first occupy uninhabited desert islands and wastelands. After establishing households and establishing settlements, immigrants must try their best to concentrate on reclaiming wasteland.

"And arm the young and strong among them, and give them the swords, spears, crossbows and cannons that have been eliminated from the army, so that they can have the ability to protect themselves, and they can be replenished at any time when they are used in the future.

In the army!"

"Don't worry, Commander, I understand my humble duty, and everything will be properly arranged!"

"Okay, in this case, you can leave tomorrow."

"I humbly obey my orders!"

The reason why Yu Liangtai admires Yang Zhen is because Yang Zhen's way of solving problems and his temperament are very suitable for him. To put it simply, he is not pedantic, responsible and dares to take responsibility.

Of course, from Yang Zhen's perspective, Yang Zhen is also quite satisfied with Yu Liangtai.

Yu Liangtai had lived in the former Dongjiang Town for many years and was very familiar with the situation of the Koreans, as well as the terrain and customs of the coastal areas of the Koreans.

The most important thing is that he is not the kind of bad guy who thinks that his enemies are also human beings.

After Yang Zhen found a new way out for the upcoming refugees who might enter the Denglai area in large numbers, he finally let go of half of what he was worried about.

Then he turned to Wu Chaozuo, who had been listening attentively.

"General Wu!"

"The humble duty is here."

"After the military meeting ended yesterday, the governor remembered something."

"Captain, please speak!"

"Well. Yesterday I heard you talking about the relief camp and the isolation camp in Weixian County. You kept talking about Mr. Wu Youxing and Mr. Wu, but you didn't say a word about that foreign devil Tang Ruowang. How is he doing now?"

"Tang Ruowang?"

Wu Chaozuo thought that Yang Zhen wanted to keep him here because of some big deal. He was already mentally prepared, but he didn't expect that Yang Zhen actually talked about Tang Ruowang when he came up. He was stunned.

However, he knew Tang Ruowang.

"Well, Tang Ruowang is coming to the capital city now."

Laizhou Prefecture is not governed by Weixian, but is located in Ye County. Laizhou Prefecture and Ye County belong to the same city as the prefecture and county. Yang Zhen knows this.

"Is there a plague in Laizhou Fucheng?!"

"No."

"Then what is he doing in the capital city?"

"Well, when I took up my humble post as the chief military officer of Denglai West Road, the epidemic situation there was getting better. Because Tang Ruowang was ordered to preside over the prevention and control of the plague, his reputation greatly increased, and the people respected him as Mr. Taixi and Father Tang."

"Mr. Tessie? Return Father Tang?!"
To be continued...