"The military is still huge. In two years, the cost of military strength will become a heavy burden on the court. But it is not possible to have a solid army, and there are always some things happening every few years on the frontier, and this reform of military strength is a big problem... Therefore, the reform of military forces and the optimization of financial distribution will certainly become an important part of the next scientific expedition, and if you think that such a realistic problem should be expressed in poems and essays, I am afraid it will be difficult to be comprehensive. At that time, I am afraid that a good essay will be better than a good poem. If you can make a good proposal to make the military force flexible, not only to protect the homeland and defend the country, but also to effectively increase the productive labor of the people... Even some measures borrowed from the ancients are good policies as long as they are appropriate. At present, the country's military strength is still 2 million, and if it can be reduced year by year and flexibly increased to about 1.2 million, how much will the 800,000 troops save in a year? But if the number of troops is reduced too much, the court will feel unsteady, which is very different with the 800,000 reduced and the 400,000 half soldiers. ”

Rong'er Suoxing made it clear that she couldn't be clearer, and what she talked about later was written by the champion of the imperial examination in the seventeenth year of stability, and the military department in the fourteenth year of stability and the seventeenth year had two similar topics, which was a rare opportunity.

Xu Guoqiang was stunned, the topics of these two sessions were mainly based on history and art, and he said after a long time: "What the third sister said is very reasonable. It's just how can you be so sure? ”

"I'm speculating. Historical theory and art theory are both thousand-year-old cowhides. And when you don't understand the mind of the emperor, how can you talk about it casually? You will believe what I say, and don't tell outsiders whether you believe it or not. You can also go back and talk to your uncle secretly, if you think it makes sense, you will specialize in this topic for the past two years, and maybe you may not win the jackpot in the next game. And I think Brother Xu is a practical person, and his knowledge is not very suitable for you, if you can enter the Ministry of War as a civilian director, although you have no martial arts, it is better to transfer troops and punish the generals than to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy in person? Rong'er dared to push him in this direction, in fact, Xia Shiyong had commented on him in his previous life.

"Thank you for the advice of the third sister of the Ying family. You said it to my heart. The more I read, the more I realized that I was useless. I often feel like I'm at a loss, and sometimes I feel like the world often says that I'm useless and a scholar. Listening to your words today is better than reading a book for ten years, maybe I have always regarded the things in the books too much and ignored the reality. "Xu Guoqiang really feels a little enlightened.

"I'm just talking to Brother Xu. How to do it well, Brother Xu has his own opinions. Ying Rong'er clicked to the end, and when he saw that he was inspired and played with the gold medal hanging on his chest, he changed the topic, "A few days ago, I told my mother that I would go to Dabei Temple to do it for a while. But there are a lot of things at home, and it has never been done. Mage Puxi: They're all right. ”

"I've heard they're all right."

However, it was said that the Gu family learned yesterday evening that the grandmother of Anping Mansion gave birth to a fat son of nine pounds and two taels, and the house rushed for one night and drove out ten new baby clothes, which were sent by Lang and Xiong at this time.

Gu went to the front hall to meet them, and led them to Nan'an Courtyard to see Shengrui's mother and son, and walked into the living room. Xue Ju and one of the Gu family's maids, Bi Tao, followed behind, holding clothes and a set of gold utensils.

Lang greeted him with a smile: "Rong'er is drinking tea with the eldest brother of the Xu family?" ”

"Auntie, aunt, come to see Shengrui?" Rong'er was talking to Xu Guoqiang about some ordinary family affairs at this time, and when she saw her two aunts coming, she got up with a smile to greet her.

"The younger generation has seen the two aunts of the Gu family." Xu Guoqiang stood up and bowed his head.

"You drink tea. Let's go first to see the grandparents. Lang nodded to Xu Guoqiang, and the three women entered Shengrui's house.

It was quiet inside. Shengrui fell asleep. Jiang's mother put him on the bed. Yingchun was afraid that coming out would affect his father and Rong'er's conversation, so he lay next to his younger brother and watched him sleep.

"Yo. Yingchun next to his younger brother and watching him doze off? Lang chuckled quietly.

Yingchun got off the bed and saluted with a red face, "Chun'er has seen the two aunts. ”

"The longer the spring greets, the more beautiful it becomes." Lang went to the side of the bed as he spoke, gently picked up the child, looked at the child carefully with Xiong, and then gently entered it, and whispered to Gu, "Congratulations to my sister for adding such a lovely grandson." ”

Xue Ju and Bi Tao put the clothes and goldware on the other side of the bed, next to the clothes sent by the Xu family before.

Mother Jiang looked at the golden bowl and ornament, and sighed: "Brother Rui is really blessed. My grandfather's family sent silverware. The ancestors of the Gu family sent gold utensils. Before he learned to breastfeed, he had an endless supply of gold and silver. ”

Lang chuckled, "Mother Jiang is really good at talking. ”

Mother Jiang stood aside with a smile, not daring to speak more.

"It's all ordinary stuff. When Riel turns 100 days, we should send him something to congratulate him seriously. "Lang is not an outsider, and there is no show in his words.

Jiang's mother said happily: "In the future, Rui Ge'er will grow up." I will definitely feel that the two aunts are as close as my grandmother. ”

"That's what we want." Lang has no denial.

Xiong said: "Ruier is asleep. Let's go see Minhui, it's really hard for her to give birth to such a big fat boy. ”

The three of them came out and bowed to Xu Guoqiang again, and then went to Minhui's house.

Xu Guoqiang heard what they said inside, and he didn't blush at all about the wealth of the Gu family, and he was warm and happy for his sister to marry into a good family.

While talking to Rong'er, her heart had already begun to grasp what she said earlier.

Rong'er entered the house and called Yingchun out, and the three of them drank tea and ate fruit together.

**

Before that, the Xu family and the inherent people left one after another.

Gu and Rong'er sent them away one by one.

The mother and daughter returned to the main courtyard, Gu Shi sat on the yellow rosewood chair, restrained his smile, slapped one hand on the coffee table, and was very angry, "The Xue family is really excessive!" I was going to let those two out. Now that the rumors are so loud, I will let them go again, I'm really sorry for their intentions! It makes Huining Mansion have some opinions about you. ”

The Lang family also brought those ugly rumors to the Gu family, saying more than Xu Guoqiang. Lang also heard some words coming out of the Huining Mansion.

"Isn't it that my future mother-in-law is afraid that I am too powerful? If you don't like it, it's better to quit my marriage. Rong'er was not only not angry, but secretly happy.

"I'm going to leave those two hooves in the house and torture them." How could Gu Shi swallow such a breath?

Rong'er frowned slightly, and there were doubts in her heart, "I've only been to Jinnan County for a few days." No outsiders came to visit the Xue family, and after the Ping family came that day, they returned to the county seat in the south of the country. At that time, she just knew that the bad things that the Xue Changming brothers were going to do, but it came to pass, and only those who hid the rumors tightly, how could they let the rumors run so fast? I'm afraid someone else is messing around behind it, right? ”

Gu Shi settled down, thought about it carefully, and felt that there was also a problem in it, and couldn't help but wonder, "It seems that there are a pair of eyes following you, and they have the ability to quickly spread the news?" ”

"Anping Mansion has always been peaceful and careful, why would someone viciously cause trouble at this time?" Rong'er fell into thought.