Of course it is not the main courtyard of Meiyuan, but the backyard of Meiyuan!

That dry well is right next to the big-leafed banyan tree!

Li Chenan had just been here a few days ago, so he certainly couldn't remember it wrong.

"Back to my lord, we are in the Plum Garden."

"Where is Xuanjia Camp?"

"Outside the city, there is a land of thirty miles."

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

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

"...from where?"

"back door!"

…

The backyard fence has an inconspicuous door that is the same color as the green bricks and is also covered with moss!

If Wang Zhengjinzhong hadn't pushed the door open, Li Chenan thought that he might not have been able to find it even if he had lived here for many years.

Passing through the 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 Zheng Jinzhong pushed open the door.

Behind the door is a clean courtyard.

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 raised his head and the dog also raised his head.

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

He led the two horses out, hitched them to the carriage, sat in the front room, took out a foot-long brass pipe from his waist and put it in his mouth.

He took out a handful of tobacco and stuffed it into the smoking pot, lit it, took a deep breath, and exhaled a thick stream of smoke.

The dog lowered its head again and huddled in the grass nest in the corner, just in time to bask in the setting sun.

Wang Zheng Jinzhong opened the door of the carriage and said, "Sir, please get in the carriage!"

…

…

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

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

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

The former owner of the plum garden was Lu Ruyi, the princess of Yun'an County. She and the princess Qiao Zitong disappeared mysteriously during the incident in the winter of the third year of Zhaohua...

Could it be that he left through this tunnel?

Or is it the backyard at the back door?

The emperor gave himself this plum garden...

"Does the Emperor know this passage?"

"Sir, the emperor probably doesn't know."

"Does the Emperor know about Xuanjia Camp?"

"The emperor knows this."

After a pause, Wang Zheng Jinzhong whispered again: "Perhaps it is because of the existence of Xuanjia Camp that the emperor...the emperor actually has some opinions about our eldest grandson!"

Li Chenan was slightly stunned. So, the emperor originally wanted to remove Changsun Jinghong from the post of Imperial City Secretary, but he was just afraid of the Xuanjia camp who was only loyal to Changsun Jinghong?

Li Chenan doesn't quite believe this, because this is a society where imperial power is supreme.

"Who is the old man driving the car?"

"Old Wei."

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

"Okay, the current commander of Xuanjia Camp is named Zhou Zheng. He is thirty-eight years old. I don't know his origin, but he must have been born in the military!"

"Why?"

"Because for the soldiers in Xuanjia Camp, except for martial arts and marksmanship, which are personally taught by Lord Changsun, Zhou Zheng is responsible for everything else."

"What Zhou Zheng does most is train them, no matter rain, snow, wind, frost, severe cold or heat... I don't go there that many times, but every time I go, I see them training!"

"Training includes riding skills, tactical coordination, etc. These things can only be found in the army. Now the army of Ningguo... except for the Shenwu Army of Dingguo Marquis Mansion and the Chiyan Army stationed at Wuyaguan, the rest

When the subordinates of the border army say something that shouldn't be said, they are just a bunch of losers!"

Wang Zhengjinzhong suddenly sighed and said: "Actually, if you think about it, it's no wonder that the frontier army is empty. The treasury is empty. Those soldiers of the frontier army can't even have enough to eat. How can we talk about training? How can we talk about fighting?"

When he heard this sentence, Li Chenan asked: "Where does our Xuanjia Camp's expenses come from?"

Wang Zheng paused for a moment and suddenly grinned, "Sir, of course it was Lord Changsun who thought of the solution before, but now that Lord Changsun has handed over Xuanjia Camp to you... you will have to worry about this matter from now on.

"

"The official is actually thinking that Mr. Changsun is old and he may not have the energy to think of ways to get money anymore!"

Li Chenan was shocked.

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

"Back to my lord, Lord Changsun once said that he said that half-grown children will eat me to death... Although those children are now teenagers, their training is more intense 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 we have in the Seventh Division."

"Actually, food for people is nothing. The biggest expense is the war horses... Sir, those war horses are the best horses that Master Changsun got from Hongyuan!"

"A horse is worth three thousand taels of silver!"

"Three hundred people are not only equipped with 300 war horses, but at least 600 horses!"

This was not what Li Chenan knew. He looked at Wang Zheng Jinzhong in confusion.

Wang Zheng Jinzhong explained: "Not only humans can't stand the long-distance attack, but horses can't stand it either!"

"So we have to rotate!"

"In addition, horses are subject to birth, aging, sickness and death, so there is nothing wrong with raising more of them."

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

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

"Now that this batch of horses has passed their best condition, it's almost time to replace them... Sir, you need to prepare at least two million taels of silver for this!"

Li Chenan's eyes suddenly opened wide, but Wang Zheng Jinzhong said again:

"The other expense is the armor of the soldiers!"

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

"Then we can only find private blacksmiths to smelt it."

"The price of a piece of full-body armor, even if it's a little rough, it still costs fifty taels of silver."

"And the price of a long knife is about twenty taels of silver, and there are also some miscellaneous things, such as bedding, shoes, clothes, etc. they need for sleeping."

After Wang Zheng Jinzhong said these words, he leaned back slightly and sighed: "It has not been easy for Mr. Changsun these years!"

"Thankfully, sir, you are here!"

He leaned over again and gave a very lewd smile:

"Miss Zhongli is a rich master!"

"In addition, since you are the eldest son of the emperor, 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 Lord Changsun can't afford to support this Xuanjia camp, why should I take over?"

"My lord, this is not entirely true. After all, it is really worthwhile to have the Xuanjia Camp that has been formed!"

While the two were talking, the carriage stopped.

Li Chenan got off the carriage.

In front of you is a mountain with no end in sight!

"This is Xishan."

"Xuanjia Camp is inside the Western Mountain."
Chapter completed!