C26 (1/2)

Guo Liang remained silent. Like most people, Guo Liang also believed that the father and son of Zhu Family were just putting up a front to show off their military strength. If it really was a large-scale army, with Zhu Yisu's current holy family, after next year's output of new grain, he would be able to rise to the position of the head, captive, and Tiancheng 2 Guard.

At that time, the size of the military base would be even greater. This would be a disaster!

Even a young boy like Zhu Hongzhao was so courageous. He had been practicing martial arts since a young age, did he not have any guts?

Guo Qingyan sized up the two silent people, put away the chess pieces silently and carried away the small chess table.

Liu Tie waved his hands, and the two servant s left the courtyard. Sun Hee curled his lips, gave Liu Liangzuo a look, and left as well.

After letting out a long breath, Guo Liang stared into Zhu Hongzhao's eyes and said, ”Young master still has one more thing to say. If this town can feed itself well, how can the officials of the dynasty handle it?”

Zhu Hongzhao's expression did not change, but his pupils shrank.

In the past, the Ming Dynasty collected taxes on grain, shipping from the south to the north was a huge waste. In order to reduce the pressure and consumption of the food, 9 rich merchants from all over the place would organize the people's villages in Border Town and use the output of the food instead of the salt tax to exchange for the salt marketing license.

After a short while, the grain stores were filled with grain. The grain market had more than enough supply than demand, so one silver coin could buy three stones of grain. When he read till here, he had even scolded the imperial government for being stupid. He had a deeper meaning here, even if it was to starve the entire border army to the point of not letting them have their fill!

It was all for the sake of controlling the border army and economic means! Even if it meant increasing the pressure on the court, this bunch of civil servants were truly hateful!

Staring at Guo Liang's twinkling eyes, Zhu Hongzhao paused for a second and then said, ”It is the mission of father and son to request for the garrison. If we do not do it, it will be deceiving the Emperor! Not only that, my father and I need to train our troops to produce an elite! If Master Guo was worried that they would settle the debt, I would go to my father and ask him to come home to Taiyuan. ”Farewell!”

”Young master, please wait!”

Saying that, he picked up his felt hat and was about to leave, but was stopped by Guo Liang. Guo Liang laughed bitterly: ”Lord Commander is eager to return to the country, could it be that I, Guo Liang, am a cowardly rat that covets power and power? ”Young master is at ease, this lowly one shall begin on this matter immediately. Young master, please assign the armor to me.”

He was a smart man. He didn't mention the military village. The military village still had some time left to grow winter wheat. In the past few days, he had been talking about farmers. What could he do if he didn't take this opportunity to train?

”It's a deal then. When the equipment for the Xinping Fort soldiers are insufficient, I will go to the Da Tong Kingdom to find Garrison Eunuch Wu Steel to allocate them.”

Zhu Hongzhao turned around and revealed a smile. He put on his red tassel felt hat and walked out of the mansion.

Looking at his small back, Guo Liang rolled his eyes, turned around and walked towards the house.

Outside the mansion, a group of young men were eating fruits in the shadow of a corner. Sun Hee was the most quick-witted as he brought a rope and came over to welcome Zhu Hongzhao on the train. At the same time, he smiled and said, ”Young master, I've asked the old man at the castle about that place, and the old man said that as long as it's not a rainstorm, there won't be a flood on the Xi Yang River.”

Zhu Hongzhao was going to build a manor by the river. It was not strange that he chose a place with a narrow river and rapid flowing water. ”As a Southerner, Sun Hee was naturally sensitive to water disasters. As soon as he came out, he pulled an old man by the side and asked him a few questions.

”Very good, return to the Xinping Fort.”

Zhu Hongzhao was too preoccupied with his own matters. He lazily climbed onto the carriage and laid down on the bamboo mat. His felt hat was pinned to his forehead to block the light. Sun Hee boarded the bus and waved his bull-whip at the youths who had not had enough rest. With a stern look in his eyes, he drove the ox-cart away.

A group of youngsters wailed as they followed the oxcart. Among them were youths picked out from the soldier system, as well as descendants of hereditary military officers.

Not to mention Zhu Hongzhao, the direct son with a saint's family, even Zhu Honglin, the bastard, had a bunch of youths surrounding him.

They were the children of military personnel and knew the importance of forming a group from a young age. In the future, they would have to go to the battlefield together. If they did not settle their relationship well, they would definitely be blinded when they went to the battlefield.

In the Residence of Hundred Families, Guo Liang wrote on the ink while Guo Qingyan held a brush.

He had a good appearance, good martial arts training, and only knew how to read. He could write, but he could also write crookedly.

After reading it once, he lifted his pen and wrote out a name that sounded like it was written in cursive script, praising, ”These words are for coming here at the last minute, I heard that Young Master Zhu had a hand that made Daizhou's He Zhizhou exclaim in surprise. I don't know if it's his calligraphy that's better, or mine.”

Guo Qingyan rolled his eyes. He thought that he was praising this little boy, but he didn't expect that he was actually praising himself. This made Guo Qingyan speechless.

Drying the ink, Guo Liang sighed and clenched his fists, ”Cousin, I want to make a bet. If you win, you will bring glory to your ancestors. If you lose, you will go home and farm!”

Guo Qingyan raised his pen and wrote down a string of words: ”The father and son of Zhu Family represents the nation, Hee Chong is easily distracted, you should be on guard.”

Guo Liang nodded, then took the piece of paper and left the room. He stuffed it into a wooden basin. The words were blurred, and the muddy water was poured into the garden. Summoning one servant s, he handed the envelope over and said: Go to Xinping Fort and inquire about the situation outside the fort. Hand this letter over to my third uncle personally.

Xinping Fort didn't have much military equipment either. The former Commander, Ma Chengxuan, had received a thousand pay, and the thousand guards had all eaten too. The only two thousand people there were three horse teams, with the exception of the officers, servant s, who could still use their weapons, the rest of the twelve hundred people were wearing tattered clothes, their weapons and armors rusted.

Where was the weapon? The military officer had a post as an Imperial Censor or an Imperial Censor. Why didn't he pursue the loss of two thousand sets of weapons?

Sold. Sold to the edge. Everyone earned money together. This was the border town.