After Zhou Rui left the conference room, more than 30 officers of the garrison brigade couldn't help but discuss.

"Could it be that the Major General really wants to buy that armored cruiser worth 2.2 million silver coins?"

"I think the major general seems to have the intention of buying."

"But can the major general come up with that much money?"

At this time, Liu Mo, the commander of the Third Infantry Regiment, stabbed Wang Biao, the commander of the Second Infantry Regiment next to him, with his hand.

"Wang Dabiaozi, how is the second young master? Qualified to be in power, right? ”

"Hehe, it seems that our second young master ...... No, it's a major general, and he used to be pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger.

If all the gentlemen have the same level of speech as the young general, my old king will have to train his son to be a gentleman. ”

Liu Mo said proudly: "Lao Tzu is a hero, our general was promoted to grandmaster at the age of twenty-eight, the eldest young master is also a civil and military all-rounder, and the second young master can be worse!"

Look at it, not only will our Zhou family not be defeated, but we will have to go to the next level if we don't get it in the future! ”

Wang Biao suddenly turned his head and said to Song Limin, the captain of the Dawning: "Old Song, you have to have a treat, it is an armored cruiser with a full load displacement of 8,400 tons, even in the naval sequence of the six major beast countries, it can be regarded as a secondary capital ship!" ”

Song Limin couldn't hide his excitement at this time, "As long as the major general can buy that armored cruiser back, my old Song will have no problem inviting you Wang Dabiao to go to Wanhualou to drink flower wine!" ”

After Zhou Xiaorong accompanied Zhou Rui back to his office, he frowned and asked, "Major General, are you really going to buy that armored cruiser?" ”

Zhou Rui nodded calmly, "Second uncle, the opportunity is rare, if the coastal defense fleet has this armored cruiser, not only will the overall strength of our Zhou family rise to a higher level, but it can also guard against pirates who are becoming more and more rampant on the sea."

Relying only on dozens of shore defense guns from five batteries, it was impossible to ensure the maritime safety of Ganyang City.

For example, once a large number of pirate ships block the sea passage, the Fengwu Jiedu Mansion is likely to force our Zhou family's coastal defense fleet to go out of port to meet the battle for its own interests. ”

"However, in order to rebuild the first regiment and reorganize the two companies of the guard battalion, we have spent 320,000 silver coins, and now the garrison brigade has less than 200,000 silver coins left in its account, and we still have to keep it for military salaries.

In order to distribute bereavement pensions to the officers and soldiers who died in battle, the house seems to have been hollowed out.

Major General, you don't want to sell industry and land, do you?

These industries in the city, as well as those fertile fields outside the city, but the generals have managed to accumulate them, and they must not be sold! ”

In addition to owning a textile factory, a garment factory, a flour mill, a winery, seven grain stores and six cloth shops, the Zhou family also has more than 40,000 acres of fertile land on the outskirts of the city.

"Hehe, second uncle, don't worry, I don't need to sell my house and land, I can also buy that armored cruiser."

Zhou Xiaorong raised his eyebrows, "Young General, you can't mess around, don't talk about our Zhou family, even the entire Fengwu Army, and even the entire Han and Tang Empires, can't afford to provoke the Red Tiger Empire." ”

"Second uncle, where am I so out of tune, I will buy it with real money!"

"Major General, where did you get the money?"

"Hehe, second uncle, I said that I found a big treasure, do you believe it?"

When Zhou Rui was about to leave, he suddenly lowered his voice and said to Zhou Xiaorong: "Second uncle, there is one thing, you find a trustworthy person to check, Maitreya Buddha seems to have a connection with the Cui family." ”

When Zhou Xiaorong heard this, his face immediately became serious, "Young General, this can't be a joke. ”

The Ganyang Cui family is a famous family that has been entrenched in Ganyang City for hundreds of years, and the Ninth Division of the Fengwu Army and the Third Independent Brigade of the Fengwu Army currently stationed in Ganyang City are all in the hands of the Ganyang Cui family.

And the Zhou family and the Ganyang Cui family, because of Zhou Rui's mother, have been fighting openly and secretly with each other over the years, and have formed a lot of hatred.

In the previous life, the Cui family was also one of the murderers who caused the fall of the Zhou family.

"Second uncle, if you don't know something, I won't say it.

Now that my father is seriously injured, it is inevitable that some people will be careful. ”

"Young General, rest assured, if someone really dares to betray the Zhou family, I, Zhou Xiaorong, will never let him go!"

In fact, Zhou Rui didn't know if Jia An had colluded with the Ganyang Cui family at this time.

However, even if the second uncle Zhou Xiaorong did not find out, Zhou Rui was ready to find an opportunity to get rid of Jia An, the hidden danger within the Zhou family.

When Zhou Rui returned to Zhou's Mansion with four personal bodyguards and more than a dozen soldiers from the guard battalion, it was already getting dark.

"Brother, did you buy me something delicious today?"

As soon as Zhou Rui walked into the gate of Zhou's mansion, a petite figure rushed over and threw himself into Zhou Rui's arms.

"Niu Niu—"

Picking up his sister Zhou Yue, Zhou Rui couldn't help but shed tears.

Zhou Yue's nickname is Niuniu, just six years old this year, she looks very cute, with a white and clean little round face, a pair of big watery eyes, and her hair is tied into two braids.

In the previous life, on the way to escape, Zhou Rui saw his sister stabbed to death with a bayonet by a soldier under Wei Jie, when Zhou Yue was only eight years old.

"Rui, what's wrong with you?"

This is a voice that haunts Zhou Rui's soul.

Zhou Rui raised his head suddenly, crying and shouting: "Mom-"

Seeing his mother and sister again, even though Zhou Rui had made full mental preparations before, he still couldn't help but burst into tears.

Zhou Rui's mother, Wen Yu, is forty-six years old this year, but time doesn't seem to have left many traces on her, it seems that Wen Yu is in her thirties, and she can still be called a peerless generation.

"What's wrong? Tell Mom, what's wrong? ”

Wen Yu couldn't help but feel nervous when she saw her son crying suddenly.

You must know that Zhou Rui has not been afraid of heaven and earth since he was a child, except when his husband was seriously injured and his eldest son died, Wen Yu had not seen his son cry for many years.

Xiao Zhou Yue didn't know why his brother was crying, so he hurriedly wiped Zhou Rui's tears with his little hand, "Brother, Niuniu doesn't want to be delicious, brother don't cry." ”

Zhou Yue's few words made Zhou Rui feel as if his heart was about to melt.

Don't worry!

In this life, my brother will never let you suffer the slightest more harm!

"Mom, I'm fine, hehe, I'm so happy to see you, I'm crying with joy!"

Wen Yu suddenly sighed: "Xiao Rui, say it!" How much is owed this time? Which casino is it? ”

"Mom, I don't owe gambling debts! I ......"

Before Zhou Rui's words were finished, Song Shenghe, the bodyguard who followed Zhou Rui, coughed several times.

Zhou Rui glanced back at Song Shenghe in surprise, "Big head, what's wrong?" ”

Song Shenghe said with some confusion: "Second Young Master, you owed 3,000 silver coins in the Yongfa Gambling Hall a few days ago, but you didn't pay it back!" ”

Song Shenghe's words choked Zhou Rui and couldn't help coughing.

This face hit is simply a snap.

After all, more than ten years have passed since the time of rebirth, and Zhou Rui will inevitably forget some things.

Hearing Song Shenghe's reminder, Zhou Rui remembered that if he hadn't been reborn, he would have owed more and more money in Yongfu Casino, and two months later, he owed a gambling debt of up to 100,000 silver coins.

Later, it was his mother Wen Yu who secretly sold more than 3,000 acres of fertile land on the outskirts of the city to help Zhou Rui pay off his gambling debts, without letting Zhou Rui's father Zhou Xiaozheng know about it.

And the major shareholder behind the Yongfu gambling house is the Ganyang Cui family.

Wen Yu saw Zhou Rui coughing, and hurriedly walked over to take little Zhou Yue from Zhou Rui's arms.

"Okay, Xiao Rui, don't get angry, if you lose 3,000 silver coins, you will also lose, during the Chinese New Year, you lost more than 5,000 silver coins in one night, and I don't see how much you care.

I'll ask Zhou Fu to go to the account in the house to pay 3,000 silver coins in a while to help you pay back the money you owe. ”

In fact, Zhou Rui can become a famous gentleman in Ganyang City, mainly because Wen Yu is used to it.

Sometimes Zhou Xiaozheng wants to take care of Zhou Rui, but Zhou Rui has Wen Yu's support.

Later, Zhou Xiaozheng put more energy into cultivating his eldest son Zhou Kang, and as a result, Zhou Rui developed a high-flying and domineering character under Wen Yu's doting.

Of course, that is the original Zhou Rui, Zhou Rui, who has lived for more than ten years at the bottom of society, is no longer the original young master of the Zhou family.

In the evening, after Zhou Rui accompanied his parents and sister to dinner, he was on the way back to his small courtyard.

The housekeeper Zhou Fu caught up from behind, lowered his voice and said, "Second Young Master, that spy of the Zhenwei Army has been dealt with properly. ”

When Zhou Rui heard this, he nodded slightly at Zhou Fu, "Trouble Fubo." ”

"Second Young Master, if there is such a thing in the future, you just need to tell the big head and the scar to deal with it, and the four of them can be trusted."

"Thank you Fauber, I see."

In the previous life, there were indeed people like Jia An who betrayed the Zhou family, but there were more people who were loyal to the Zhou family, such as the housekeeper Zhou Fu.

In order to cover Zhou Rui's escape from Ganyang City, the one who led Song Shenghe, Huang Zhigang, Li Donghu, and Li Dongbao to stay behind to block the pursuers was the housekeeper Zhou Fu.