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Chapter 290 Under the Xuanjia Battalion

Of course it is not the main courtyard of Meiyuan, but the backyard of Meiyuan!
The dry well is right next to the big-leaf banyan tree!

Li Chenan had only been here a few days ago, so of course he didn't remember it wrong.

"Returning to my lord, it is in the plum garden."

"Where is the Xuanjia Camp?"

"Outside the city, thirty miles away."

"There are craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry outside."

"We don't go out through the front door."

"...from where?"

"back door!"

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The wall in the backyard has an inconspicuous door that is exactly the same color as the blue bricks and is also covered with moss!

If it wasn't for Wang Zheng Jinzhong to push the door open, Li Chen'an might not be able to find it even if he lived here for many years.

Through that door is a drainage ditch about three feet wide, and on the opposite side is another wall with a door.

After crossing the ditch, Wang Zhengjinzhong pushed open the door.

Behind the door is a clean yard.

There was an old man in the yard, a dog, a stable, and a dark carriage outside the stable.

When Wang Zheng and Jin Zhong appeared here, the old man just looked up, and the dog also looked up.

The old man stood up silently, took off the whip from the wall, and walked to the stable next to it. There were two horses in the stable.

He pulled out the two horses, harnessed them to the carriage, sat in the front room, took out a long brass bong from his waist, and put it in his mouth.

He took out another pinch of shredded tobacco and stuffed it into the smoke pot, lit the fire, took a deep breath, and exhaled a thick puff of smoke.

The dog lowered its head again, and curled up in the grass nest in the corner, just in time to bask in the sun that had already set in the west.

Wang Zheng Jinzhong opened the door of the carriage, "My lord, please get in the carriage!"

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Li Chenan was quite surprised by the arrangement of the Imperial City Division.

But such a cautious behavior is enough to prove the importance and mystery of the Xuanjia Camp.

It's just that the tunnel is connected to the plum garden, which is a bit weird.

The former owner of Plum Garden was Lu Ruyi, princess of Yun'an, and she and Qiao Zitong, the county magistrate, mysteriously disappeared in the incident in the third winter of Zhaohua...

Could it be that he left from this tunnel?
Or is it the backyard by the back door?

The emperor bestowed this plum garden on himself...

"Does the emperor know about this passage?"

"My lord, the emperor probably doesn't know."

"Does the emperor know about the Xuanjia camp?"

"The emperor knows."

After a pause, Wang Zheng Jinzhong said in a low voice again: "Perhaps because of the existence of the Xuanjia Battalion, the emperor... the emperor actually has some opinions on our eldest grandson!"

Li Chen'an was slightly taken aback, so the emperor originally wanted to dismiss Changsun Jinghong from the post of imperial city secretary, but he was only afraid of the Xuanjia Camp who was only loyal to Changsun Jinghong?

Li Chen'an didn't quite believe this, because this is a society where imperial power is supreme.

"Who is the old man driving?"

"Old Wei."

"Tell me about the situation in Xuanjia Camp first."

"Okay, the current name of the Xuanjia Camp is Zhou Zheng, and he is 38 years old. I don't know his origin, but he must have been born in the army!"

"Why?"

"Because the soldiers of the Xuanjia Battalion, except for martial arts and marksmanship, which are taught by the eldest grandson himself, Zhou Zheng is in charge of everything else."

"What Zhou Zheng does most is to train them, regardless of rain, snow, wind, frost, severe cold or heat... I don't go there many times, but every time I go, I see them training!"

"The training includes riding skills, tactical coordination, etc. These things are only available in the army. Now the army of Ningguo...except for the Shenwu Army of Dingguohoufu and the Chiyan Army stationed in Wuya Pass, the rest The subordinates of the frontier army said something they shouldn't have said, they are all a bunch of idiots!"

Wang Zheng Jinzhong sighed suddenly, and said again: "Actually, if you think about it, it's no wonder that those frontier soldiers, the treasury is empty, and those frontier soldiers can't even eat enough to eat. How can we talk about training? How about fighting?"

When Li Chenan heard this sentence, he asked: "Where does the cost of our Xuanjia camp come from?"

Wang Zheng paused for a moment, then grinned suddenly, "My lord, of course it was the eldest grandson who thought of it before, but now that the eldest grandson has handed over the Xuanjia camp to you... you will have to worry about this matter in the future. "

"The lower official is actually thinking that the eldest grandson is old, and he probably doesn't have the energy to think of ways to get money anymore!"

Li Chenan was stunned.

"Xuanjia Camp, how much does it cost per month?"

"Returning to my lord, my eldest grandson once said that half-grown children would eat me to death... Although those children are now teenagers, their training is more intensive, and their appetites may be bigger than before."

"Master Changsun said that if you want to train a good soldier, you must first feed them well, so their food has always been very good, much better than the food in our seven places."

"Actually, what people eat is nothing. The biggest expense is the war horses...My lord, those war horses are the best war horses Master Changsun bought from Hongyuan!"

"A horse is worth 3000 taels of silver!"

"Three hundred people are not only equipped with three hundred war horses, but at least six hundred!"

This is not what Li Chenan knew, he looked at Wang Zheng Jinzhong suspiciously.

Wang Zheng Jinzhong explained: "Long-distance raids and battles, let alone people can't stand it, so horses can't stand it either!"

"So we have to rotate!"

"In addition, horses are also born, old, sick and die, so it is definitely not wrong to raise more."

"War horses are different from mules and horses. They can't just eat grass. They need to eat refined grains!"

"To put it bluntly, a real war horse eats better than many people!"

"Now that this batch of horses has passed their peak condition, it's almost time to change them again...My lord, at least 200 million taels of silver must be prepared for this!"

Li Chenan's eyes widened suddenly, but Wang Zhengjinzhong said again:
"Another expense is the armor of those warriors!"

"After all, the existence of the Xuanjia Army is not favored by the emperor, so it is not easy for Mr. Changsun to get serious standard equipment from the Ordnance Department of the Ministry of War."

"Then you can only find folk blacksmiths to smelt it."

"The price of a full body armor, even if it's a little crude, it still costs 50 taels of silver."

"And the price of a long knife is about 20 taels of silver, and there are some miscellaneous things, such as the bedding they need to sleep, or shoes and clothes."

After Wang Zhengjinzhong said these words, he leaned back slightly and sighed: "It's not easy for the eldest grandson these years!"

"Fortunately, my lord, you are here!"

He leaned over again, and smiled wretchedly:
"Miss Zhongli is a rich master!"

"In addition, you have the status of the eldest son of the emperor, so it is not difficult to go to the ordnance department to get some cheap equipment."

Li Chenan suddenly felt that he had been taken advantage of!
"Just because Master Changsun can't afford to support this Xuanjia Camp, let me take over?"

"Your Excellency's words are not entirely correct. After all, it is really worthwhile to have the formed Xuanjia Battalion!"

While the two were talking, the carriage stopped.

Li Chenan got out of the carriage.

In front of you is an endless mountain!
"This is Xishan."

"Xuanjia Camp is inside the West Mountain."

"The carriage cannot move forward, my lord please!"

(End of this chapter)