After the barracks were arranged, it was already dark, and Guo Wendong rode home on a white dragon.

Mao Lingzhi and Ma Lanxin are here, waiting for their husbands to come back for dinner.

Guo Wendong stepped into the main hall, and the two wives got up.

Mao Lingzhi said: "Husband, I've been busy all day, everything is by the way!" ”

Guo Wendong nodded and said: "Everything is going well, let the soldiers know that if they become soldiers in Beijing, I will still pay them military salaries; In the afternoon, the army entered the city, and the people in the city saw the mighty and majestic army. ”

Ma Lanxin said: "Husband, the little white dragon is obedient!" ”

Guo Wendong said with a smile: "You and I are husband and wife, you are its master, and I am also its master." ”

Looking at her big belly again, I touched my abdomen with my hand, and it seemed that I could feel the fetus moving.

Mao Lingzhi said: "In two months, the child will be born, and the husband will be the master." ”

Ma Lan looked forward to it and said, "I hope it's a little master!" ”

The concept of patriarchy in feudal society is much more serious than in modern times.

The meal was opened, and Chunxiang came to eat together, although she was still a maid, her status was no longer ordinary.

After eating, Guo Wendong bathed with Mao Lingzhi and Chunxiang.

It is not convenient for Ma Lan to be pregnant, so she is served by her personal maid Xiaobao.

The next day, the Imperial City.

Guo Wendong came here to report the situation to Ma Shiying.

When I entered the office of the first assistant to the cabinet, I saw that Ma Xi was also here.

Ma Shiying said: "Wendong, you came just in time, I have something to look for you." The monthly salary of the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion is set too high, and one or two pieces of silver are enough! ”

Ma Xi said: "That's it! Wendong, the monthly salary of the forbidden army soldiers is also set at one or two. ”

"Forbidden Army?" Guo Wendong immediately understood, and said, "Do you want to form a forbidden army?" ”

Ma Shiying said: "The southern capital rebuilds the imperial court, and it is necessary to rebuild the soldiers and horses of the Beijing Division, and there are only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses I brought, even if we add 6,000 people from the Shenji Battalion, it is still insufficient." I have discussed with the cabinet the formation of a forbidden army, tentatively numbered 12,000 men, to defend the capital. ”

Since the forbidden army has been formed, Guo Wendong already knows the candidate for the leader of the forbidden army, which is the scholar in front of him, his wife's second brother Ma Xi.

In the original history, under the operation of Ma Shiying, with the help of Ruan Dayue, Ma Xi finally became the commander of the forbidden army, and after the Qing army captured Nanjing in 1645, Ma Xi was arrested and finally beheaded in the city.

I only heard Ma Xi say: "As long as the father intends to let the child be the commander of the forbidden army, there must be a way." ”

Ma Shiying said: "Xi'er, you have no experience in the ranks, even if your father is the first assistant, it is impossible for you to ascend to the sky in one step, for your father to let you start as a junior official, and then quickly promote the official, it should not be a problem for you to be the commander of the forbidden army within the year." ”

Ma Xi was happy in his heart and said: "The four towns of Jiangbei have heavy troops in their hands, and they are arrogant, and we are helpless, but the military power of the capital must be controlled by our own families." ”

Ma Shiying nodded and said, "That's right, Wendong is in charge of the Beijing camp, and Xi'er is in charge of the forbidden army, which is exactly what I want." ”

He thought about the question just now, and said to Guo Wendong: "Wendong! You've set the monthly salary of the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion too high. In my opinion, a tael of silver is enough. ”

Guo Wendong said: "Father-in-law, as a barrier to defend the national capital, you must be given full treatment in order to make the soldiers swear to the death." The son-in-law felt that it could not be less than one or two or five dollars. In addition, the arsenal is about to be built, and a large number of firearms need to be built, which will require silver. Only with good equipment can you defeat the Qing army. ”

Ma Shiying was a little helpless and said: "There is no silver in the household, you also know." If you insist on this, the household department will not have so much military pay for you. ”

This is, Ma Xi patted Guo Wendong on the shoulder and said, "Brother-in-law! It's very simple, if you cut the Shenji Battalion to 2,000 or 3,000 people, and the name is still 6,000 people, won't you have it? ”

In front of his father, he blatantly let his brother-in-law eat empty salary, no wonder when the Qing army attacked Nanjing, the forbidden army had no combat effectiveness.

Guo Wendong glanced at Ma Shiying, but he had no opinion.

In history, when the Qing soldiers went south, Ma Shiying did not surrender, insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty, and finally martyred the country, and the basic integrity was still there. According to the summary of later generations for him, although Ma Shiying is a traitor, his integrity is not lost.

In Guo Wendong's mind, traitors are always better than traitors and lackeys.

Guo Wendong said: "Father-in-law, second brother, I am in charge of the Shenji Battalion, not for fun, nor for official addiction, but to really protect the family and defend the country, and to build the Shenji Battalion into elite soldiers like the Qi family army and the Yue family army." Once the Qing army moves south, they will take the capital, unless they step over my corpse. ”

He looked resolute and expressed strong determination.

Ma Xi sighed for a while, why didn't his brother-in-law open his mind!

Ma Shiying said approvingly: "Okay, the ambition is commendable!" I have no opinion on you building a strong army! Immediately, the conversation changed: "But there is a word first, the household department really has no money, and I can't give you so much military salary." ”

Guo Wendong said: "If the military salary given by the household department is not enough, the son-in-law will pay out of his own pocket to make up for the military rank." If the Qing army goes south, the mountains and rivers fall, and they can't even save their lives, even if they have gold and silver, what's the use! ”

Coming out of the first auxiliary official office, walking in the thousand-step corridor, looking around the official offices on the left and right, and then looking at the magnificent palace city in the distance. The emperor Zhu Yousong inside is an out-and-out faint monarch, and in this short-lived small court, traitors are in charge.

The burden of defending the family and the country must fall on oneself. If Guo Wendong couldn't stop the Qing army, the Southern Ming court would be like ashes in history.

Guo Wendong doesn't care about this court controlled by a traitorous minister, he cares about himself and his family, and he is working hard for himself.

Out of Hongwumen, Guo Wendong returned home in a small white dragon.

Song Yingxing and Song Yingsheng are still living in the house, and Guo Wendong specially arranged a room for the two of them to live in last night, and after the arsenal is completed, there will be a special residence.

When he came to the place where the two were staying, Song Yingxing was flipping through the book "Heavenly Creations" and revisiting the content of the book about the production of firearms.

Seeing Guo Wendong coming, the two of them hurriedly got up.

Guo Wendong said politely: "Two gentlemen, you can get used to it in the house!" ”

Song Yingxing smiled and said, "My lord's hospitality, my brother and I thank you very much!" ”

Guo Wendong treated the two of them very well, ate very good food for breakfast, and specially sent fruits to the room.

Song Yingsheng said: "The one used in the adult's mansion is really different!" There is shampoo, shower gel, toilet and paper towel in the bath, and you can wipe your butt clean! ”

On the tabletop, there are cylindrical paper towels.

During the Ming Dynasty, most people used flat pieces of wood or bamboo to shave their buttocks, and only a few wealthy people wiped their buttocks with paper. If you are rich and extravagant, wipe your buttocks with cloth, such as the former Fu King Zhu Changxun.

In Guo Wendong's opinion, it was really disgusting to scrape with wood chips, and when he just crossed over, he took out paper towels from the space warehouse and used them by the people in the house.

Paper towels are fast consumables, the stock of the warehouse, when it is used up, it is gone, it is only for internal use, not for sale, and he stipulates that it can only be used when going to the toilet.