After rebirth, I became a national teacher

Chen Qingzhu was satisfied in his heart, but his face remained deep and calm:

"Don't worry, Zheng Shanxin. Zheng Yuannai has always been pious and has a rare kind heart. How could this temple master watch him fall into danger?"

"As long as the devout believers of this temple do not commit serious crimes, they will never suffer the disaster of losing their families or destroying their clans."

These words, though seemingly otherworldly, did not in fact reject his submission.

Zheng Baizhan thought.

This temple master may seem like an immortal, untainted by the mundane world, but he is actually extremely power-hungry.

However, now that things have come to this, I can only follow her path.

Zheng Yuannai's voice lightened when he heard this: "Thank you, Master!"

He didn't think there was anything wrong with taking refuge with the abbot, and when he got the abbot's approval, he felt relieved and very happy.

Zheng Baizhan still looked serious, and tried hard to smile:

"The abbot has said so, and Zheng and my son naturally believe it. From now on, my son and the Zheng family will be entrusted to the abbot!"

Chen Qingzhu knew that Zheng Baizhan was such a shrewd man that he would never surrender to her unless forced by the situation.

"Time will tell. You won't regret your choice today."

"Get up and talk."

She smiled and raised her hand. A force of controlling objects wrapped around the two people and lifted them up from the ground.

Zheng Yuannai had personally witnessed the abbot using magic to kill Japanese pirates in Yangfeng Town, and was also enlightened by the abbot and was taught supernatural powers. Although he still found this move miraculous, he was not too shocked.

However, Zheng Baizhan did not know of Chen Qingzhu's other abilities except the fairy dew.

At this moment, I felt myself being supported by a force and I stood up straight involuntarily.

The force was so strong that I couldn't resist it at all, and it was very terrifying at first.

When they looked up, they saw the temple master looking at them gently.

Only then did Zheng Baizhan realize that it was the temple master who did it.

He was secretly shocked in his heart that the temple master was sitting at least five steps away, yet he was able to control the bodies of two people through the air, making it impossible for them to resist. His skills were truly extraordinary!

The two of them sat down respectfully, and Zheng Baizhan said:

"Master, the Japanese pirates will not only come to the land to cause trouble in October, but there will also be northeasterly winds in April and May next year, and the Japanese pirates may land along the Zhejiang coast at any time..."

He said this because he was worried that the temple master, as an outsider, did not understand the situation and thought that the Japanese pirates only landed around October every year. He misjudged the time and would not be able to provide timely support to Zheng Yuannai.

On the other hand, I also hope that the master can give me a specific answer.

Chen Qingzhu naturally understood what he meant and did not take it as an offense:

"Don't worry, I will send support to Songhu and ensure that Songhu will not be lost."

Killing Japanese pirates is also a meritorious deed.

More importantly, she had to make sure Zheng Yuannai delivered a good result in his first year in Songhu.

In this way, the emperor might give him more military power.

Of course, I won’t say this now to scare the Zheng father and son.

Zheng Baizhan finally felt relieved and respectfully thanked Chen Qingzhu.

Chen Qingzhu then said:

"Although the garrison is corrupt, it needs to be reorganized, but it is not completely useless. Zheng Shanxin is a veteran, so I don't need to say much about this."

Zheng Baizhan's mind was working rapidly.

Most of the imperial court's military forces were garrison troops, and the defenders of Songhu were no exception.

Whether in physique, combat power, or equipment, they are all very poor.

As the general of Yangzhou, he also trained elite soldiers under his command.

He naturally knew how to improve the combat effectiveness of the garrison soldiers, but in the past, as he was just like Guang Tongchen, he usually would not act so recklessly.

The master's intention was to ask him to send people to assist Yuan Nai to reorganize and train the Songhu garrison and improve its combat effectiveness.

To accomplish this, a lot of manpower and material resources are needed.

Just in terms of military pay, the amount distributed from the imperial court to the garrisons was far short of what it should be.

Moreover, if the soldiers want to improve their combat effectiveness, they must eat well and update their weapons and equipment.

It was impossible to ask for money from the higher authorities and expose the embezzlement of military pay, so the Zheng family had to pay the money themselves.