After lunch, in order to prove that his statement was correct, Yin directly asked Fei Yanggu to come over and persuade him. Doctor Lu had just finished seeing patients and came over with Fei Yanggu and his two sons.
"Father-in-law, you've arrived?" Yin stood up to greet Fei Yanggu and his two sons. Qingyan stood up, his little face stern, looking at his father and brothers.
"Hmm." Fei Yanggu nodded, and seeing that Qingyan's expression had turned sour again, he quickly cast a concerned glance at her.
Saito and Eshuo, on the other hand, glared at Yin angrily, wondering what this guy was up to.
"Fourth Master, did my sister do something wrong?" Saito asked, staring intently at Yin.
"Um, brother-in-law, you have just arrived at the naval port. Doctor Lu has been invited to serve as the accompanying doctor at the naval port, assisting the two imperial physicians with the untrained staff."
Saito and Eshuo exchanged a glance, thinking that this was a good thing, as Qingyan wouldn't act out or hinder these things.
"However, the medicinal herbs need to be obtained from the suppliers at Yuelai Inn." Yin explained the key point, and these suppliers basically followed Qingyan's arrangements.
Fei Yanggu and his two sons fell silent. Qingyan had single-handedly established the Yuelai Inn, and all the suppliers were handled by Qingyan himself. Those people were all very loyal, and the sources of goods they supplied were definitely not random. Now, Yin and the others actually wanted to buy things directly from these people.
Of course, they had prepared an exceptionally large amount of silver, but Fei Yanggu hoped that Qing Yan would not be soft-hearted and that the rules must be set well for the first transaction.
"Little darling, now we're all ready to let you make the decision!" Yin asked, looking at Qingyan.
Qingyan pursed her lips, looking quite troubled. The suppliers of Yuelai Inn were not simple people; they were all highly trusted. If a decision were made privately, once this precedent was set, who knew how many similar situations would occur in the future?
"Sisi, what will you do if I refuse?" Qingyan wanted to hear about backup plans; she couldn't just keep hanging on to her.
Yin was stunned. Qingyan probably wasn't going to agree, was he?
"They should be buying the medicinal herbs from the Imperial Hospital. The imperial merchants also deal in medicinal herbs, and you know the quality of those herbs!" Yin Dao hoped that Qing Yan could do this business.
Fei Yanggu also understood that if someone were to die because of medicinal herbs in the naval port, Kangxi would definitely have a grudge against it.
"Little darling, think it over. If it doesn't work out, then do as Fourth Master said and have Yuelai Inn help with the procurement." Fei Yanggu also relented.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yin breathed a sigh of relief. Qingyan would definitely listen to Fei Yanggu's insistence.
"Fine, Doctor Lu went to contact the medicine suppliers. You should have told me in advance beforehand. You can't keep me in the dark forever!" Qingyan was a little annoyed that Yin and the others didn't say anything beforehand.
Even a few kind words, would they kill someone?
"Little darling, this was my oversight. Next time something similar happens, I will definitely let you know in advance!" Yin understood what Qingyan was struggling with.
"Alright, I'll personally give the instructions. The managers shouldn't make things difficult for you!" Qingyan didn't want Yin to make things difficult for himself, so he had no choice but to support Yin from behind.
"Yes, I'll go tell my elder brother first!" Upon hearing Qingyan's words, Yin couldn't sit still any longer and was ready to tell Yin the good news.
Qingyan could only sigh as she watched Yin's retreating figure. Fei Yanggu could only try to calm her down. After all, while outsiders might not know, Fei Yanggu was well aware of Qingyan's temperament.
"Father, I feel like I'm being forced into this!" Qing Yanjue complained.
Fei Yanggu shook his head. Qingyan and Yin, the young couple, often competed with each other. On important matters, Qingyan would usually compromise, while on trivial matters, Yin would compromise.
Thus, the two of them became even more harmonious, and Fei Yanggu then asked about the issues inside the Eshuo military port.
"Father, did you come here specifically because someone filed a complaint in the capital?" E Shuo was stunned. They strictly followed the training regulations formulated by the authorities to weed out people, and there was no question of bribery at all!
"Yes, and it's not just one or two powerful families, it's many people complaining!" Fei Yanggu understood that most of these powerful families wanted their people to stay in the military port so that they could get the news immediately if there was any disturbance.
However, the training at the new army and the naval port is extremely tough, and the legitimate sons of the family are simply not suitable to stay here. Some of the illegitimate sons are favored, and because of this, many people think that Fei Yanggu's two children are sabotaging things behind the scenes.
"The censors are involved too. His Majesty sent me with flowers, saying that you should go all out and do your best, and not pay attention to what those people say. None of them are easy to deal with." Fei Yanggu was very annoyed with those people.
Every time the censors filed complaints, the powerful officials would fan the flames, making everyone feel insecure.
"Heh, I knew it would be like this!" Qingyan sneered. "Those people can't endure hardship. During training, they were picky and choosy. Even when Sisi came to train on the ship, they started faking illness!"
The two imperial physicians had to come directly to expose the illnesses of so many people who were feigning illness. Some families went to great lengths to keep their children in the naval port, even bringing out some secret medicines.
"Faking illness?!" Fei Yanggu felt disgusted by these people's lack of proper training, but he never expected that someone would actually fake illness behind his back.
“Father, what Xiao Guai said is very true. Those people wanted to pretend to be sick and stay behind to avoid the boarding training.” E Shuo admitted that the boarding training was quite tough, and many people couldn’t stand the swaying and got seasick.
Fei Yanggu smiled helplessly. The Eight Banners soldiers were becoming increasingly spoiled, making things difficult for everyone.
"How are the training results now?" Fei Yanggu asked, looking at E Shuo.
Eshuo briefly reported on the training results, expressing his belief that given the opportunity, these individuals would definitely become leaders of the navy.
"Now, how many more rounds of assessment are needed?" Fei Yanggu understood that the selection of personnel could not be rushed, but Kangxi hoped to see the initial form of the navy as soon as possible, so he sent Saito to help.
Saito shrugged helplessly. The new army had been training for a year and a half before it finally took shape. As for the online army, it would only take longer and would definitely not be much less.
"At least three more rounds!" E Shuo said helplessly. One of these three rounds is the most difficult, requiring excellent swimming skills.
Qingyan understood that this training was to let the soldiers act as frogmen, allowing them to go directly into the sea for assessment under suitable weather conditions.
"Frogmen?!" Fei Yangu had reviewed the training plan; this time the problem was serious. "Isn't the casualty rate you reported too high?"
Qingyan glanced at Eshuo, who immediately shook his head.
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