There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

December 30th.

On the last day of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Lin Feng and his party arrived outside Xi'an early to wait.

Received a report from Tingfeng Wei that Li Rushi, Li Fei, brother and sister came over from Jiazhou today.

Li Rushi and the others had just finished her father Li Wanxiang's funeral some time ago. This time, Lin's mother specially arranged for her to come out to relax and prepare for the Lin family's move to Xi'an in the next year.

Because Xiao Linyun was too young, only six months old, and the weather was cold at this time, Feng Ziyi didn't want to take risks, so she stayed in Jiazhou to celebrate the New Year. Lin's mother and Lin Wanyu also stayed in Jiazhou to accompany them, while Wu Yunna and her female escort stayed behind for protection.

Li Rushi and his party first took a second-generation steam engine ship newly produced by Zhenming Ordnance Factory, with a load of about 200 tons, and went down the Yanhuang River from Jiazhou to the Huayin County Pier in front of Tongguan, and then took a four-wheel carriage to Xi'an.

The waterway from Jiazhou to Huayin is about 600 kilometers, and the steam boat takes two days and two nights. It is about 150 kilometers from Huayin to Xi'an, and the journey takes about three days.

However, the whole journey only takes five days, which is much closer than taking the overland route through Yan'an Prefecture.

After waiting for about half an hour, Li Rushi's carriage arrived.

When Lin Feng saw Li Rushi getting off the first carriage, he immediately stepped forward and hugged her. He saw that she was wearing a white dress and a small white flower on her head, indicating that she was deeply filial.

Perhaps it was not long after his father's funeral was held that his face still looked sad and his body had lost a lot of weight, which made Lin Feng feel pity for him.

"Brother Lin!" Tears almost fell from Li Rushi's eyes again.

"It's all over. Those of us who are alive should be well." Lin Feng comforted.

"I've seen the Marquis!" Xiao Qingqing quickly followed and got out of the carriage.

"Qingqing is here too." Lin Feng replied.

"Qingqing came here with me, but it's a pity that we can't open the Grand Theater in Jiazhou." Li Rushi answered.

"It doesn't matter. Xi'an has a bigger market for artistic performances. You can continue preparing to open a bigger theater in Xi'an." Lin Feng comforted.

"Ok!"

"I've met the Marquis!" Li Fei also came down from a carriage behind and said hello.

"Okay! Let's go back to the city first." Lin Feng greeted and left first with Li Rushi.

Back at the Hou Mansion, Lin Feng told Li Rushi and the others to choose a room to settle down first. It turned out that there were many rooms in the harem of Prince Qin's Mansion, so you could live in them as you pleased.

He himself came to the military camp where the Shaanxi Capital Command and Envoy Office was originally located to inspect the formation of the Xi'an Combat Division.

Division commander Peng Xing and deputy commander Fang Xiaolin were already waiting at the gate of the camp. Seeing Lin Feng coming, Peng Xing immediately went up to greet him and paid homage: "Thank you so much for your trust, Mr. Marquis. I, Peng Xing, can be promoted to division commander so quickly. I will definitely do it." I will do my best to live up to your expectations and trust.”

Lin Feng stepped forward and said, "You are all old men who have followed me. We will naturally consider you when forming a new army. Let's go and see the situation of the army."

Walking into the military camp, Lin Feng carefully inspected the canteens, dormitories and training grounds of the officers and soldiers, as well as the ordnance warehouse. All places were very clean and well managed.

"Has the division's 10,000-person staff been fully staffed?" Lin Feng asked.

"It is already full. Our original Shanxi Second Brigade has 5,000 people. We have transferred 2,000 people from the 2nd Mobile Division. We have also added 3,000 Ming court Xi'an guards and some new soldiers. The number is already full." Peng Xing replied.

"How is the training? Will you be able to carry out combat missions after the year?"

"No problem. Our division has 7,000 veterans. We only need to help 3,000 new soldiers. The combat strength will be restored quickly, and the current equipment and weapons are all in order. During the Chinese New Year, we decided to only take three days off. If we take more time to practice more, we will definitely be able to complete all the tasks assigned by the Marquis after the year." Peng Xing promised.

"Very good, just work hard and quickly form combat effectiveness." Lin Feng warned.

"Master Marquis, it's lunch time soon. Please do me a favor and have a meal with the officers and soldiers." Fang Xiaolin, as the deputy commander, is responsible for logistics and other matters on a daily basis, he invited.

Peng Xing also immediately turned his expectant eyes towards them. Lin Feng glanced at them and said, "Okay, let's have a meal with the soldiers. Everyone can eat whatever they want. No need to be special!"

"Understood!" Fang Xiaolin immediately went to make arrangements happily. Lin Feng briefly chatted with Peng Xing about army construction for a while, and then they went to the canteen of the troops directly under the Xi'an Combat Division.

Lunch is haggis and radish soup with white flour steamed buns. There is not a lot of meat in the soup, but there is a lot of haggis and the fragrance is very strong. Lin Feng stepped forward and made a large bowl of haggis soup, and took out a piece of flatbread that was slightly browned.

I randomly found a dining table for officers and soldiers and sat there, chatting with everyone while eating, asking about their daily food situation, whether the training was hard, whether they were willing to serve as soldiers in the Zhenming Army, etc.

The officers and soldiers replied that the food in the Zhenming Army was much better than at home, and the lives of their families were constantly improving. They all expressed their willingness to fight to the end for the Zhenming Army.

Especially the recruits who surrendered from the Ming Army, tears came down while talking. In the original Ming Army, they didn't have enough to eat, they almost didn't get their military pay in time, and they were bullied by their superiors.

When I arrived in the Zhenming Army, I had good food, solid training, and the superior officers were kind. Compared with before, it was like a paradise or a hell.

Lin Feng was also very happy after hearing this. He encouraged everyone a few words, finished his lunch with a big gulp, and said goodbye to the officers and soldiers.

In the afternoon, Lin Feng went to Xi'an's commercial streets as usual, especially the farmers' market, to check the supply of supplies during the Chinese New Year.

Judging from the market, there is an adequate supply of various materials, and people come to shop in an endless stream. The patrol team composed of the Zhenming Army patrolled the streets of Xi'an from time to time. The gangsters and refugees were wiped out, and the order in Xi'an was unprecedentedly good.

Especially years ago, Lin Feng allocated the money confiscated from the Prince of Qin's Palace to the Xi'an Palace for construction. Many people received their wages. The tens of thousands of Zhenming officers and soldiers who stayed in Xi'an all received a few taels of year-end bonuses, and their spending power increased greatly. The market is also becoming more and more prosperous.

Lin Feng looked around and felt that there was no problem. It seemed that Feng Ziming was also a capable official, and he managed the city of Xi'an in an orderly manner in such a short period of time.

At four or five o'clock in the evening, Lin Feng returned to the backyard of the Governor's Mansion. Li Rushi, Xiao Qingqing and several maids were preparing dinner together.

Seeing that there was still some time, Lin Feng called Li Fei and asked, "Have the funeral arrangements for my father-in-law been finished?"

"Go back to the Marquis, everything has been taken care of." Li Fei replied respectfully.

"Don't call me Lord Marquis at home, call me brother-in-law. Where's your mother? Didn't she come with you?" Lin Feng then asked.

"Okay, brother-in-law. Mom said she wanted to guard dad's grave for a while, so she didn't come with her."

"What are your next plans? I have two considerations. One is to let you go back to Luoyang to become the prefect, and you are familiar with the situation there; the other is to return to the Governor's Palace and become the deputy director of the Civil Affairs Department to familiarize yourself with the situation." Lin Feng gave him two choices.

"I will obey my brother-in-law's arrangement!" Li Fei seemed to be quite good at politics and immediately agreed to obey the arrangement.

"It's okay. These two positions are arranged by me. You can go anywhere." Lin Feng said.

"Then I'd better go to Luoyang. I have a sister here who can take care of me. I still want to try to govern and get more exercise." Li Fei replied.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements for you after the new year!" Lin Feng currently has no suitable candidate for the Luoyang magistrate, so he can let his brother-in-law try.

In the evening, Lin Feng called Wang Qin, Guo Zheng, Deng Hao and other bachelors in Xi'an to have a New Year's Eve dinner together at home to celebrate the New Year's Eve and welcome the new year.

Several people were very understanding and left immediately after eating. Li Fei also returned to his room.

Lin Feng stayed with Li Rushi and Xiao Qingqing for the rest of the night. Then Li Rushi said that she was filial and could not sleep with Lin Feng during this period, so she asked Xiao Qingqing to accompany him.

Xiao Qingqing blushed with embarrassment when she heard this, but she did not run away. When she came to the Hou Mansion, she was naturally prepared to marry Lin Feng.

Lin Feng didn't delay his arrival. It was very hard to fight and travel during this period. Why should he be coquettish with a beautiful woman in front of him? Besides, he is now the supreme commander of the Zhenming Army. He will be crowned emperor in the future, and it doesn't matter how many women he has. Tighten up.

However, Lin Feng did not go back to the room with Xiao Qingqing directly. Instead, he sent Li Rushi to the room first and slept with her before going to Xiao Qingqing's place.

"Master Hou, Qingqing finally got what she wanted, please take pity on the little girl." Xiao Qingqing finally waited for Lin Feng, hugged him happily and said.

Lin Feng put one hand around Xiao Qingqing's slender waist, raised her beautiful face with his hand, and kissed her gently without saying a word.

A night of love needs no elaboration...

(End of this chapter)