With the Old Emperor's decree in hand, the Ministry of Works and the Central Military Governor's Office both gave their full cooperation—the Ministry of Works built the warships, while the Central Military Governor's Office was responsible for replenishing the military households Tenglong Guard lacked.
And to welcome the warships and military households that would soon arrive, Yang Zhengshan also had many things to prepare.
When the warships arrived, there had to be somewhere at the docks for them to berth, so construction on the docks had to be accelerated.
Not just the docks—the naval force's camp also had to be built faster, and the training of the naval force's soldiers had to be brought forward as well.
And with ten thousand military households coming over, they needed places to live, and grain had to be prepared for them to get through the winter. After all, the time for spring plowing had long since passed, so for these newly arrived military households, the yamen had to support them at least until next year's autumn harvest.
Tenglong Guard was developing better and better, but the matters Yang Zhengshan needed to handle were growing more and more. He was busy all day, spinning in circles, and had even neglected the matter of Lin Zhan taking the Prefectural Examination. Fortunately, Lin Zhan still had a reliable teacher, who had long since taken him to Jing'an Prefecture for the examination.
With Liu Zhe's teachings, Lin Zhan's progress in study could be said to have advanced by leaps and bounds, and, as expected, he passed the examination and became a xiucai.
Xiucai was the common term for a student who had obtained admission qualifications. Lin Zhan's results were ranked in the upper tier of the first class, and he was accepted as a linsheng of Jing'an