The affairs of the inner house came to an end. Wu Shigong later comforted Li Xin. However, under the poison and heavy oppression of feudal ethics, Li Xin had no choice but to hand over the management power of the inner house.

And Xue Yongli, the former guards of the Xue Mansion, also brought their families to visit the young lady in the Marquis Yangwu Mansion. With the arrival of officers from various places in the Runing Army, most of them came from Xue Yongli's sect, so many officers were there.

When I knelt down to Wu Shigong, I also knelt down to my mistress, Xue Yufei.

The momentum was so huge that Wu Shigong even frowned. Wu Shigong secretly judged that it must be Aunt Qiu and Xue Yongli who were circling inside and outside to instigate and encourage this behavior. But Wu Shigong could not stop it and could only let it take its course.

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After Aunt Qiu arrived in Runing, although she did things a little aggressively, everything she did was based on reason, which made Wu Shigong feel unspeakable. In order to vent his resentment, Wu Shigong

I bullied Zhuyun for several nights.

Not to mention Wu Shigong's depression. When Wu Shigong met with officers at all levels, he informed them about the reorganization of the Runing Army. The officers applauded because most of them were about to be promoted.

During this period, Wu Shigong also took the time to visit mine supervisor Ye Zhong. Although Wu Shigong was polite and polite, he actually informed Ye Zhong of his decision.

It is definitely impossible for Wu Shigong to return the iron mine, but Wu Shigong is willing to spend a large sum of money every year as the rental fee for the iron mine. This amount of money is even higher than Ye Zhong's own income from mining. Therefore, on the surface,

, Wu Shigong seems to have suffered some losses.

This is not how the accounts are calculated. The iron mines in Ye County were actually formed into a mining area by Wu Shigong, and they also produced iron materials with high added value. Therefore, Wu Shigong could still have some surplus after paying the rental fee to Ye Zhong. In the end, Wu Shigong still had some surplus.

The key thing is that this iron mine is in the hands of Wu Shigong, which means that Wu Shigong possesses the war resources of iron and the human resources of miners.

In addition, the Runing Army was able to form a complete line of defense through Longyan Village and Luojia Town Camp to defend Ye County, which increased the defense thickness of the Runing Army.

Of course, mine supervisor Ye Zhong is also very dissatisfied with this result. Although he can collect more money and no longer have to worry about mining, you must know that the private iron mine is the small treasury of the Nanyang Iron Mine supervisor. No.

Ye Zhong's private property. If the mine supervisor is replaced in the future, big problems will arise once the successor mine supervisor learns that this private iron mine is no longer under the management of Nanyang Iron Mine.

However, Ye Zhong could not resist Wu Shigong's decision. He could only hope that Wu Shigong would be transferred as soon as possible so that Ye Zhong could use various means to take back the private mining area.

Ever since Wu Shigong revealed his ambition, Deng Qifan immediately became full of energy. In his careful calculation, he actually deducted a lot of money and reduced a lot of waste. Although the financial stress of Runing Army has not fundamentally improved.

But this also made Wu Shigong feel that as long as he squeezed carefully, he could still squeeze something out.

But Wu Shigong also received bad news in the past few days. Zheng Zhen, who was the first to follow Wu Shigong to Guide, was critically ill. Zheng Zhen moved his family to Henan very early and worked wholeheartedly for Wu Shigong.

However, Zheng Zhen was only a small businessman in the past, with limited abilities. He was not a native of Henan, and he was older, so he did not play a big role in the development of the Runing Army. However, Zheng Zhen

Zheng Zhen has always been hardworking and has always been able to complete the tasks assigned to him in a down-to-earth manner. Therefore, Zheng Zhen has always been the right-hand assistant of Yuan Xingshan, the boss of Sihai Trading Company.

A few months before Wu Shigong's return, Zheng Zhen's health was already failing, so he was not present to greet Wu Shigong that day. It was only because Wu Shigong was anxious to see his family that Zheng Zhen's absence was not noticed.

And now after learning that Zheng Zhen was critically ill, Wu Shigong immediately took some valuable medicinal materials and personally visited Zheng Zhen's home.

Zheng Zhen was lying on the bed and couldn't get up, but he was still conscious. As soon as he saw Wu Shigong, Zheng Zhen struggled to get up and salute Wu Shigong. Wu Shigong quickly held him down and let him rest in peace.

Wu Shigong said some common words to comfort the patient, hoping that Zheng Zhen would recover soon. Zheng Zhen also seemed to be in good spirits at this time, and thanked Wu Shigong repeatedly for his concern.

After that, Zheng Zhen kicked out his eldest son Zheng Ling, who was serving at the side. He wanted to confess his last words to Wu Shigong.

"Sir, I was lucky enough to be taken in by you after the Wang Gong factory exploded. These few years have also been the happiest years for me. I saw the Runing Camp (Zheng Zhen didn't know that the Runing Camp was changed to the Runing Army).

With the continuous development, the little man's heart is actually sweeter than honey. It's a pity that the little man is old and can no longer follow the adults. I really want to see the future of Runing Camp!"

Wu Shigong said quickly: "Stop talking nonsense. The doctor said that your illness is a fatigue disease. There is no danger. You just need to rest peacefully. You will take good care of yourself at home for a while and take more supplements. If you need anything, you can get it from Runing Army."

Don't think about expenses. When the time comes, we will still be drinking together."

Zheng Zhen laughed out loud: "Sir, please don't comfort me! I understand my illness. In fact, I am satisfied with everything I have now. I am just worried about my future!"

"Oh! Don't say such unlucky words!" Wu Shigong quickly stopped him.

Zheng Zhen smiled again and said: "I'm really worried, little man. This son of mine is too honest and has never seen much of the world. I beg you, sir, please don't let him come out to do things, otherwise

He may have missed your business, but can you give him a stable life?"

Wu Shigong listened to Zheng Zhen's last words very carefully. He originally thought that Zheng Zhen wanted to ask for a job for his son, and Wu Shigong was ready to satisfy him, but he did not expect that Zheng Zhen would say this. This was somewhat beyond Wu Shigong's expectation.

Except. But at this time, no matter what Zheng Zhen asked for, Wu Shigong would agree to it first.

That night, the news of Zheng Zhen's death came. After learning the bad news, Wu Shigong was very sad. Another old man had passed away after him!

As for Zheng Zhen's son Zheng Ling, it is a bit difficult to arrange. Wu Shigong may not know the allusions of Zhao Kuo's armchair military, but Wu Shigong has no knowledge, Liu Bei Baidi City Tuogu and Zhuge Liang's Lost Sky Slash are always known. Is it true that he knows his son?

Mo Rufu, is Zheng Ling like a puddle of mud that cannot hold up the wall?

After much consideration, Wu Shigong called Zheng Ling over after paying his condolences to Zheng Zhen: "Your father entrusted you to me when he was dying. Do you have any thoughts now?"

Zheng Ling kowtowed quickly and said, "It all depends on your arrangements."

Wu Shigong looked at Zheng Ling's eyes with strong hope and knew that Zheng Ling still wanted to be an official. So he said: "After your father's mourning period has passed, I will arrange an errand for you. To be honest, that is

One chance. If you fail, you won’t have to think about becoming an official in the future. I can only guarantee that you will become a rich man."

Wu Shigong finally decided to go against Zheng Zhen's last wish and give Zheng Ling a position. However, Wu Shigong will also arrange for people to conduct a close inspection. If Zheng Ling really fails, Wu Shigong will have no choice but to give up and only give Zheng Ling a large amount of wealth.

Gone to live a peaceful life.

Wu Shigong arranged for Zheng Ling to work in Xue Zhinong's Shanchuan Division. Wu Shigong sent someone to find out about Zheng Ling's situation. He was literate, but he could only read, write, and do math.

Zheng Ling is a relatively introverted person. He has never been out since he was a child. He behaves honestly and is not very good at communicating with others. Therefore, Zheng Zhen has reason to worry.

After all, without Zheng Zhen's last words, Wu Shigong would definitely arrange Zheng Ling to the Sihai Trading Company. If Zheng Ling is responsible for any business, then the possibility of screwing up is very high. And arrange Zheng Ling to the Runing Army

, there are always dangers on the battlefield, and Zheng Zhen would not be willing to let his son be good or bad, so Zheng Zhen simply hoped that Wu Shigong would give his son wealth.

And the position that Wu Shigong arranged for Zheng Ling to join the Shanchuan Department was not a dangerous field service. He asked Zheng Ling to be responsible for the statistics and collection of reports and intelligence. This job was absolutely not dangerous, but it was very boring, and it required someone who Wu Shigong trusted.

It is a person who has few social connections and is unlikely to cause any leaks. So it seems that Zheng Ling is very suitable.

When Xue Zhinong met with Wu Shigong, he felt a little uneasy. After the Shanchuan Division was established, apart from assassinating the head of the Qi family, he had no significant achievements and even lost Tang Mei.

Moreover, after Wu Shigong went to Denglai, as Deng Qifan tightened money, the Shanchuan Division had a large funding gap. This made the funds completely tight, and it was not possible for the Shanchuan Division to develop. Therefore, after meeting Wu Shigong, Xue Zhinong always felt a little guilty.

However, after Wu Shigong listened to Xue Zhinong's report, he gave some words of encouragement. At least now the Shanchuan Department has completed the mapping of the entire Henan Province and the two adjacent prefectures of Huguang.

In addition, the Shanchuan Division has also set up some intelligence points along the Yellow River. If the peasant rebel army crosses the Yellow River, the spies at these intelligence points will spread the news back to Runing as soon as possible.

Wu Shigong knew about the affairs of the Shanchuan Division and was in no hurry. After all, the Runing army had too few connections with the upper echelons and did not have enough funds to bribe insiders, so he could not reach the homes of those important officials. He had to eat this meal step by step.

On April 12, the sixth year of Chongzhen, Zhou Xun led the Runing Army expedition force back to the Runing camp. After a day of rest, on April 14, the military meeting on the reorganization of the Runing Army was officially held.
Chapter completed!