The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

"Sir Zhang, I'm sorry to bother you with this matter," said Lieutenant General Zhou. "These ships will be warships in the future and will need to be equipped with naval forces and weapons. The imperial court has already requisitioned the naval forces elsewhere, and the weapons will be provided by Lin'an in due course. Now we just need to borrow a training ground from you. I believe that shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Why... isn't this in Lin'an?" Zhang Ping'an asked.

"There are too many people in Lin'an and information is easily leaked. It will be unrealistic to use this navy as a secret means at that time," explained Lieutenant General Zhou, with a look of "Are you stupid?" in his eyes.

Zhang Ping'an checked all the documents and found that they had indeed been approved by the higher authorities.

Despite this, I was still a little worried in my heart. I always felt that Mr. Zhou's behavior was not in line with common sense, and it seemed that he had ulterior motives.

Fortunately, there are only a few hundred people, not too many, and we can send someone to keep an eye on them.

If something happens and the situation gets out of control, it won't be difficult to suppress it.

In this way, Lord Zhou and his accompanying subordinates temporarily settled down outside Ci County.

The next day, a large ship from Minzhou arrived, carrying hundreds of sailors.

In accordance with the court regulations, after completing their identity registration one by one at the Ci County Government Office, they were all taken outside the city by Lieutenant General Zhou for training.

During this period, they are not allowed to contact outsiders and are under completely closed military management.

Two days later, Zhang Ping'an received news that a ship had arrived from Lin'an, delivering food and weapons.

But this time no one notified Zhang Pingan. Lord Zhou took people directly to the dock to pick up the boat.

This matter was reported by the person Zhang Pingan sent to follow him.

The training of a team of several hundred people requires a huge amount of food consumption.

Lieutenant General Zhou did not ask Zhang Ping'an for help with these matters. He arranged everything step by step in an orderly manner.

Zhang Ping'an could be sure that this was a planned, organized and premeditated act.

After hesitating for a while, Zhang Ping'an wrote a letter to Lin Junhui to tell him about the situation, asking him to help keep an eye on the court's movements and government policies, and to remind him in time if there is any sign of trouble.

After all, Lin Junhui is closer to the core of power, so it shouldn't be a problem and this matter is not difficult for him.

Soon Zhang Ping'an received a reply from Lin Junhui. The letter was brief, but the meaning was very clear. The court was now calm and there was no news about the matter.

Lord Zhou himself is still on the front line. As the deputy commander, he is actually the one who has the final say in the entire war.

So Zhang Ping'an turned a blind eye to the matter. At least Mr. Zhou's procedures were in compliance with the regulations.

County Magistrate Yang initially had some opinions on this matter, but when he saw that Zhang Ping'an did not express his opinion, he stopped talking.

Time passed quickly, and several days went by, and the two sides kept to themselves.

Zhang Ping'an suddenly received a letter from his father-in-law, Minister Qian, asking whether Mr. Zhou's confidants were training the navy in Ci County, and even asked for the specific number of people.

Now this is getting interesting!

It was obvious that Lieutenant General Zhou's procedures were all in compliance with the law and approved by the court. However, his father-in-law, as the Minister of Rites, actually came to confirm with him whether this was true. This was obviously not normal!

Zhang Ping'an immediately repeated the documents from Lieutenant General Zhou and sent someone to deliver them to Lin'an.

I was a little nervous at first, worried that something might go wrong.

Who would have thought that Minister Qian's reply to the letter had only one meaning, which was to keep the troops in place!

(Hey guys, I'll make up for the missing words tomorrow!)