Although spring has arrived, it is only the beginning of spring.It's cold and windy, there's nothing important to do, and most people hide at home and won't come out.

When Zhong Jinwei led the death camp to Tianjin Wei, even though his face was protected by a mask, he felt a dry pain like a split.And Zhong Jinwei's hands had chilblains as usual.Although there are ointments given by the hospital, the scope of frostbite is still slowly expanding.

Zhong Jinwei knew that this was due to his own physique. Southerners were not used to the northern climate, especially the severe cold of the Little Ice Age.

Of course, these are trivial matters.Zhong Jinwei looked at Tianjin Wei, which was clearly visible in the distance, and asked the guards around him with a smile, "Have you ever come here to invest? Shops and houses are all available. Compared with the last time we came, Tianjin Wei has been expanded a lot." not enough."

Surrounded by my own family, I naturally have no scruples.Gu Baichuan was facing Zhong Jinwei, which happened to be the direction of the cold wind blowing head-on.But he still opened his mouth, and replied with a smile: "Of course, the subordinates will not miss the way to get rich that Lord Hou pointed out."

"Brother Wang went to the People's Bank for a loan!" Li Laosi also joined in the fun and revealed on the side.

When Wang Peng heard this, he looked at Li Lao Si in surprise, and asked him, "I'm going to take out a loan, how do you know?"

"Hey, because I went that day too. I just saw your back and didn't have time to say hello." Li Laosi didn't hide anything, and told the reason.

Zhong Jinwei heard the words, turned to Li Laosi and asked with a smile: "Senior Brother, didn't I give you money, why did you pay back the loan?"

Li Laosi scratched the back of his head in embarrassment, and confessed to Zhong Jinwei: "I want to make more money and save some money for my wife!"

When the other guards heard this, they made fun of Old Four Li.Li Laosi also had a thick skin, and he just smiled.

They stopped for a while, then continued to lead the death camp to Tianjin Wei.

At the wharf in Tianjinwei, the construction of years ago has been suspended due to the severe winter, and it will take some time before construction can be restarted.

But even so, the military dock has already been built.There are already dense seagoing ships parked in the port, most of these ships are newly built, and several of them have more than [-] bows.As for the lucky boat with [-] materials, only a small half of it has been built, so naturally it will not appear here at this time.

After the sea thawed, these ships were ordered to assemble and prepare to transport the Liao army.

On the left side of the military pier is a military camp.In the future, it will be provided to the vassal king's army for a temporary stop.But now the vassal king's army has not yet been formed, and naturally there will be no army in it.

Zhong Jinwei led the death camp and came straight here.

The guard commander of Tianjin Wei had already received the news that the army was coming, so he waited at the intersection.As soon as he received Zhong Jinwei, he enthusiastically led him to the barracks.

"Master Hou, the cost of the army has been prepared, and the Beijing camp can be repaired with peace of mind as soon as it enters." The commander called Liu Da, and respectfully reported to Zhong Jinwei.

Riding a horse, facing the cold wind, it was really difficult to open his mouth, so Zhong Jinwei nodded his head to show that he knew.

There were not many pedestrians on the road because of the weather.Coupled with the movement of thousands of cavalry, the scattered passers-by had already moved to both sides, giving way to the dead camp.

Not far from the military port, Liu Da pointed to another place, and introduced to Zhong Jinwei graciously: "Your Majesty, there are the criminals who came under escort, those who are going to be exiled overseas."

Zhong Jinwei looked from a distance and found that the scale was not small.He remembered something, no longer cared about the cold wind, tilted his head, and asked loudly: "Did the censor come to verify the crimes of these criminals?"

Liu Da nodded quickly, and replied loudly: "I came here once a year ago, about [-] lawsuits found suspicious points, and sent them back for retrial."

Zhong Jinwei nodded and said nothing more.

The army quickly passed through the military dock and arrived at the barracks.Zhong Jinwei rested for a while, seeing that it was still early, he summoned Liu Da and asked, "Where is the Naval Academy? Is it close?"

"Not far, just behind the barracks." Liu Da replied quickly.

"Go, go and have a look." Zhong Jinwei ordered.

Liu Da secretly admired it a little. It's really rare for a majestic Marquis of Ming Dynasty to brave the severe cold to make inspections.

This thought was only a matter of a moment, he immediately put aside his thoughts, concentrated on leading the way ahead, and introduced Zhong Jinwei, doing his duty as a landlord, and at the same time in order to leave a good impression on Zhongxing Hou.

After leaving the back door of the barracks, Liu Da pointed to a building in the distance and said, "Look, Lord Marquis, the building near the coast is the Naval Academy. The small pier in the harbor also belongs to the water. People from the Naval Academy, years ago I often saw people from the Naval Academy playing with those Western warships."

Zhong Jinwei listened to the introduction and looked over there.The most eye-catching thing is the four Dutch warships leaning against the pier, almost occupying more than half of the dock's space.

He knew that there were seven Dutch warships in total, and the other three were used as model ships in various shipyards for the Ming Dynasty shipbuilders and Portuguese craftsmen to study and imitate.

Liu Da sent his men to report to the Naval Academy first, so when Zhong Jinwei and his party were about to arrive at the Naval Academy, a group of people crowded out at the door.

"See Lord Hou." Seeing Zhong Jinwei, the group clasped their fists and said loudly.

Zhong Jinwei saw that the elder brother-in-law Yan Yingyuan was in the front, and Zheng Zhilong was a little behind. They were all old acquaintances.He immediately chuckled and said, "I'll stop by for a visit."

Everyone surrounded Zhong Jinwei and headed for the Naval Academy.While walking, Yan Yingyuan introduced the situation of the Naval Academy to his brother-in-law.

The weather is too cold now, so the students of the Naval Academy, including the political commissar of Jin Yiwei, are mainly studying cultural courses.If it is another school, it is still a holiday at this time.But the Naval Academy is different. Its students will graduate soon and be assigned to the warships at the bows to escort large supply points.Therefore, we can only hurry up and learn.

Zhong Jinwei listened to the general situation and basically understood the situation of the Naval Academy.No matter what, with Daming's human resources here, even if you choose one out of a hundred, it is more than enough to gather the first batch of students.

Therefore, the first batch of trainees are basically skilled sailors from various places. They can quickly get started with the operation of Western warships. What needs more training is only the way of fighting Western warships.

"Master Hou, the Naval Academy can guarantee to provide enough sailors to form the first real naval fleet." After Yan Yingyuan finished introducing the situation, he assured Zhong Jinwei.

In such public occasions, he also called Zhong Jinwei "Lord Hou" like others, lest others think he was using Zhong Jinwei as his brother-in-law to show off.It was not what he wanted to cause this kind of misunderstanding.

Zhong Jinwei nodded in satisfaction, and when he was about to enter the lobby of the Naval Academy, a child jumped out of it, which surprised him.

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