At noon on the second day after Yang Zhen moved into the General Military Mansion, Zhang Degui returned from Yuan Jin's camp at Xiaolinghekou. When he arrived at the Chenghuang Temple, he heard that Yang Zhen had moved his residence and immediately came to the General Military Mansion to see him.

"Sir! Yuan Jin agreed! He received the order from the imperial court! Dr. Yuan also sent someone from Ningyuan to bring him a letter! Let him cooperate with the reorganization of our advance camp! As long as the imperial court's food and salary arrive at Juehua Island, priority will be given

Give it to us!

"In addition, Yuan Jin agreed to recruit troops! This time, he was promoted from a mere guard to three levels in a row and became a staff general. The naval camp on Juehua Island also followed the rise and said that it would also recruit troops.

!”

Zhang Degui was in the backyard of the General Military Mansion. As soon as he saw Yang Zhen coming out, he immediately happily told Yang Zhen the result of his interview with Yuan Jin:

"And he also said that his naval battalion will also send people to Guanli to recruit troops and take the sea route to Qingzhou! On the one hand, we are just on the way with him, on the other hand, Qingzhou is not next to us, and no one can

Don't hinder anyone! - Hey! This guy turns out to be from Qingzhou!"

Just yesterday morning, Zhang Degui led Yang Zhan'ao, Yan Shengsan, Guo Xiaowu and others to take advantage of the low tide to go to Shazhou Island where the camp was once located.

They met Yuan Jin, told him their purpose of coming, and also showed Yuan Jin the imperial edict issued by the imperial court to Yang Zhen and the others.

Yuan Jin only hesitated for a moment and then agreed.

Including the advance payment of food and salary for the advance battalion in Songshan on Juehua Island, as well as the matter of helping to transfer and recruit soldiers, all of them were agreed to. This situation made Zhang Degui and others overjoyed.

"Oh - Yuan Jin's naval camp is also going to Shandong to recruit troops?! Could it be said that the Imperial Ministry of War also issued a decree to him allowing him to recruit troops on his own?!"

After Yang Zhen heard Zhang Degui's words, he was also happy, but even though he was happy, he felt something was wrong, so he immediately asked Zhang Degui:

"Earlier when I was in Ningyuan to receive the decree, I never heard that the imperial court was going to expand the Juehua Island Naval Camp! - Lao Zhang! Have you seen with your own eyes the official document sent to Yuan Jin by the Ministry of War?!"

"That's not true! Yuan Jin just said that, and I just listened to it! We are now asking Yuan Jin for something, so Yuan Jin just agreed to our request, and I didn't ask in detail!

"However, after I took out the imperial edict given to us by the imperial court, he took it and read it carefully! Why - do you think there is something fishy in this?!"

Yang Zhen's question immediately shocked Zhang Degui, as if he understood something, but he didn't show it directly. His overall impression of Yuan Jin was pretty good.

If Yuan Jin did not have an official document from the imperial court authorizing him to recruit troops, he would be recruiting troops privately.

Although these are troubled times, Yuan Jin is afraid that he will get into trouble if this matter is revealed.

"This old Yuan! It's not simple! If he has the decree from the court and the official document from the Ministry of War, then it's easy! If he doesn't, he is doing this to take advantage of us!"

When Yang Zhen was in Ningyuan City, he discussed many things with Yuan Shu, the governor's officer, but he did not hear about the expansion of the Juehua Island Naval Camp.

The expansion of the naval camp on Juehua Island is a good thing for both Yang Zhen and Yuan Shu, and it is something they can only dream of.

If the imperial court had this intention, or if this matter was mentioned in the official document of the Ministry of War promoting Yuan Jin to the rank of commander of the Juehua Island Naval Battalion, then Yuan Shu would definitely tell Yang Zhen.

Now on the ground in western Liaoning, from Fang Yizao, the governor of eastern Liaoning, all civil servants are basically on Yang Zhen's side.

Because facing Zu Dashou and his ancestral army, these civil servants were helpless and could not command them at all.

Only Yang Zhen and his advance battalion seemed to be on the same page with the imperial court and the civil servants like them, and they seemed to be more obedient and easier to manipulate.

Therefore, over a period of time, these civil servants gradually regarded Yang Zhen as one of their own.

Not only the governor Fang Yizao and the governor Yuan Shu were like this, but also Qiu Minyang of the Ningqian Army Preparation Road and Zhang Dou of the Liaodong Branch Patrol Road. They all regarded Yang Zhen, who was both obedient and capable of fighting, as their fellow travelers.

Therefore, Yang Zhen believed that if Yuan Shu had any news about the expansion of the navy on Juehua Island, he would definitely inform him.

Since he never mentioned it at all, there must be Yuan Jin's Xiao Jiujiu among them.

When Zhang Degui heard what Yang Zhen said, his eyes widened for a moment and he couldn't close his mouth. He said to Yang Zhen with surprise on his face:

"Sir! Are you saying that this old boy Yuan Jin wants to take advantage of the imperial court's order to reorganize our advance battalion and use our name to go to Qingzhou to recruit troops!?"

When Zhang Degui said this, as if he had figured out something, he suddenly slapped his thigh and cursed: "This old boy belongs to his grandma! Now it's all on my head! I'll go back to him and say,

go!"

After Zhang Degui said this angrily, he turned around and was about to leave, but Yang Zhen stepped forward and grabbed him.

"Don't worry! This is just my guess! Of course I don't know about Yuan Shu and Yuan Langzhong, but maybe the imperial court gave Yuan Jin a separate order to recruit troops! Don't be anxious yet!"

Yang Zhen stopped the angry Zhang Degui and first told some nonsense that even he did not believe. Then, when Zhang Degui's breath calmed down, he said to him again:

"Even if Yuan Jin wants to borrow a chicken to lay eggs and take advantage of the reorganization of our advance battalion, what harm will it do to us?!

"For us, there's no harm in it! He recruited his soldiers, and we used his ships. It's the best of both worlds, and everyone gets what he wants!"

At this point, Yang Zhen warned Jin Shijun and Ma Keqing who were accompanying him, and at the same time said to Zhang Degui: "What did we say about the naval camp's recruitment and expansion? No one can spread the word! Anyway, Juehua

The island hangs alone on the sea, who can tell how many people are in the naval camp?!"

Although he said this, after thinking clearly about Yuan Jin's little scheme, Zhang Degui still felt aggrieved in his heart.

——In the previous battle to ambush the Tatars, the naval battalion did not participate in the battle, but after the war, Yang Zhen gave the naval battalion a hundred real Tatar heads, which was counted as their military exploits.

It was with these military exploits that Yuan Jin was able to advance three levels in a row from an old guard who had been working for who knows how many years to become a general.

In Zhang Degui's view, this is a great kindness that Yang Zhenshi gave to Yuan Jin and his naval camp. Is this how you, Yuan Jin, repay this kindness?!

Yang Zhen saw that Zhang Degui, who was originally in high spirits, now became indignant, so he stopped continuing the topic and asked him instead:

"When will Zhan'ao and the others set off? Has Yuan Jin set a departure time?"

As soon as Yang Zhen asked this question, Zhang Degui immediately replied: "I was just about to tell the Lord! Didn't the Lord say before that all the wood from the original Tatar camp on the north bank of the Xiaoling River should be transported to the island!

"This time, I also told Yuan Jin, and he agreed! Now that I think about it, there was something fishy about how readily he agreed!

"This old boy! He may feel that he has taken advantage of us, and he must be feeling sorry for it! After I told him about this matter yesterday, he started to do it in the afternoon! From yesterday to today, he has been moving the wood on the canal bank! It is estimated that today

It’s almost done!”

After saying these words, Zhang Degui scolded Yuan Jin for being a bastard, and then continued: "When the wood is finished, they should set off!

"Yuan Jin's naval camp also left, and Zhan'ao and the three of them first followed the fleet to Juehua Island to collect money for recruiting troops, and then set off from Juehua Island to Guanli!

"Yuan Jin promised us to send a fleet to take them all the way to Dengzhou! Then Yuan Jin's people will go to Qingzhou! According to the agreed time, they will go to Dengzhou to pick up the soldiers recruited by Zhan'ao and others.

!”

When Zhang Degui met Yuan Jin before, he made his request. Seeing that Yuan Jin agreed readily, he felt happy and grateful, but at the same time, he felt a little uneasy.

But now, he knows that Yuan Jin also has his own plans in it, so when he talks about this matter again, he feels much more at ease.

Is kindness useful? Of course it is. But no matter how useful kindness is, it can't bind people together as much as real benefits.

People are willing to do things without benefits, and who is willing to do things without benefits, or things that have no benefits?! Even if you are willing to do it out of kindness, it can only be temporary, not long-term.
Chapter completed!