In the next few days, Cao Liang was busy with recruiting troops, but the results were quite remarkable. With the help of officials from Hedong County, Cao Liang successfully completed the task of recruiting troops a few days ahead of schedule.

Since Cao Liang insisted on taking the route of elite soldiers, the soldiers recruited this time were of high quality. They also recruited many soldiers who knew how to ride and shoot. The rest of the soldiers were all strong and strong. Strong and tough, Cao Liang was very satisfied with this recruitment.

In particular, we have recruited a lot of craftsmen, such as blacksmiths, stonemasons, carpenters, leatherworkers, doctors, etc. They are numerous and comprehensive and can cover all kinds of technical work. Although these craftsmen have no use in the short term, from a long-term perspective, Cao Liang's deal was extremely cost-effective.

He classified these recruited craftsmen as auxiliary soldiers and incorporated them into the newly established ordnance battalion. The auxiliary soldiers were paid higher than the regular soldiers, which was probably the only one in the world.

It is precisely because of Cao Liang's generous treatment that these craftsmen flocked to join the army.

This also makes many people jealous. The social position of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce makes them always believe that farmers have a higher status than craftsmen. Now that they have joined the army, they receive lower pay than the craftsmen they look down on. Therefore, many people There will inevitably be criticism.

An official reported this issue to Cao Liang. Cao Liang just smiled and said calmly: "What kind of soldiers to recruit and what kind of pay to give are naturally done according to the rules. No matter who has the skills, they can come and try it." If you try, as long as you meet the requirements, you can get double the salary. Otherwise, just shut up."

The rules are naturally set by Cao Liang. If you want to join Cao Liang's army, you must abide by Cao Liang's rules. This is very clear. There is no doubt that Cao Liang will not change his own rules just because of other people's opinions. original intention.

While the recruitment was going on, the training was also carried out in an orderly manner. Deng Ai was in charge of the training. If these newly recruited soldiers did not undergo systematic training, they would not be able to form combat effectiveness. Therefore, Deng Ai's training was carried out from the beginning. After several days of training, it was still very effective.

However, it still takes some time to truly form combat effectiveness. Cao Liang naturally knew this very well, but he was not prepared to fully train his troops in Hedong before setting off. Due to time constraints, Cao Liang had to leave for Bingzhou in about twenty days. The only way forward is to hope to improve the combat effectiveness of the army in actual combat.

Since the recruitment has ended, Cao Liang is waiting for the arrival of the 4th Battalion of the Northern Army. According to time calculation, the 4th Battalion of the Northern Army should arrive around this time.

But the first one to arrive was A Fu, the steward of the Gaoling Marquis Mansion. He personally escorted the convoy transporting money and grain to Anyi. The journey was dusty, but when he saw Cao Liang, he was full of smiles and was extremely happy. .

After Cao Liang's family letter was sent to the Gaolinghou Mansion, everyone in the Gaolinghou Mansion became busy. Ah Fu was in charge of the production and sales of Wushi Powder, so the money and food that Cao Liang needed must come from Ah Fu. Out.

In order to ensure the safety of transportation on the road, Ah Fu led his soldiers to personally escort him from Luoyang to Anyi. Fortunately, the distance from Luoyang to Anyi was not too far. Even if it was a long journey, it only took five or six days. Afu arrived in Anyi within a few days.

Nowadays, Cao Liang's status in Gaolinghou's Mansion is very high. His needs must be met. No one at Gaolinghou dares to make the slightest discount and cooperates fully, so although Gaolinghou's Mansion is a little later than the court,

After receiving the letter, it was simple and efficient. Compared with the red tape of the court procedures, it naturally saved a lot of trouble, so Ah Fu easily surpassed the court's army and arrived at Anyi first.

Cao Liang was extremely positive about Ah Fu's work efficiency. It seemed like a wise choice to leave the most profitable five-stone bulk business to him.

Cao Liang has not been home for three or four months. Since the expedition, he has been busy with military affairs and has not even had the opportunity to write a letter. However, at that time, he was fighting in Hanzhong and the roads were cut off. Even grain and grass could not be transported in. Cao Liang

Even if I write a letter, I cannot deliver it back to Luoyang.

It wasn't until he arrived in Pubanjin that Cao Liang had the opportunity to write a letter to his family. Now that he saw Ah Fu, he naturally wanted to ask about the situation at home, the health of his parents, and the condition of his wife Yang Huiyu.

Ah Fu replied one by one that everything was fine at home, but Cao Yan was still running between the Marquis Mansion and the military camp as always, and he definitely spent more time in the military camp than at home.

Madam was also in good health. She was just worried about Cao Liang's safety and did not think about food or food every day. It was not until Cao Liang wrote a handwritten letter home that she felt at ease.

As for the young lady, Ah Fu took out a letter from her arms and handed it to Cao Liang.

To be honest, Cao Liang was still full of guilt for Yang Huiyu. Due to the tense war, he left Yang Huiyu on the tenth day after his wedding and went to Chang'an. He stayed there for several months without any news. How could he

Don't let Yang Huiyu worry.

Cao Liang opened the letter. Yang Huiyu's handwriting was neat and beautiful, but there was no trace of her children's personal relationship between the lines. She just said that everything was well at home and her parents were in good health. Please rest assured that Cao Liang is a good man.

She will fully support Cao Liang in whatever he does, so that Cao Liang should not miss his family.

At the end of the letter, Yang Huiyu told him that she was already pregnant and that she was very honored to be able to inherit the incense of the Cao family. She would do her best to take care of the child and asked Cao Liang not to be distracted by this. The uncle was young

I'm reckless, please take care of me, Cao Liang.

After learning this great news, Cao Liang was overjoyed. They had only stayed together for ten days as a newlyweds, but they didn't expect that Yang Huiyu would actually become pregnant. With God's blessing, Cao Liang would finally have his own child.

Yang Hu came over at this time, saw the smile on Cao Liang's face, and said in surprise: "Brother-in-law, why are you so happy?"

Cao Liang raised the letter in his hand and said, "This is your sister's letter."

Yang Hu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately leaned forward and said, "My sister's letter? Did it mention me?"

"Of course. Your sister said that you are reckless and impatient, and she wants me to control you more." Cao Liang laughed and said.

Yang Hu curled his lips in dissatisfaction and said, "That's all I said, is she still my biological sister?"

Cao Liang smiled and said: "Let me tell you some good news. You will be an uncle soon."
Chapter completed!