The so-called banquet of Zhao Xing's family does not have the luxury of aristocratic gentlemen, although he has money, he has more places to use money.

All, Zhao Xingfei had no choice but to resolutely abandon the ritual that Han Ce had always insisted on eating his princes' meals according to the Zhou rite level, and the unnecessary extravagance. Now he spends most of his time as a family, sitting around a round table, chattering about his favorite meals.

Therefore, Zhao Xing invited guests, and the meals were very simple, and he did not share food, but sat around the table.

But there is intimacy in simplicity, which makes Le Yi not only not feel slowed down, but makes him feel more cordial.

"Zhongshan, has always been a big problem for my Zhao country, sooner or later it must be destroyed, let Zhao expand its territory at the same time, connect the north and the south, I don't know what Mr. knows about Zhongshan, please teach me." Zhao Xing sincerely asked Le Yi for advice.

Le Yi replied: "Zhongshan, has always been an outlier among the Zhou people in the Central Plains, the ancestors destroyed them once, but they actually returned to the country again, which can also be described as tenacious. And the restoration of several generations of Zhongshan kings are each hard work, but also let the Zhongshan national strength day by day, to the present Zhongshan Wang Cuo in the hands of the current Zhongshan Wangcuo, now there are 9,000 chariots, according to their establishment, 125 carriages for an army, that is, 18 armies, 22,500 standing armor, 225,000 militia, the land area is 600 miles from north to south, 400 miles from east to west, it is really a strong soldier. This is the reason why Lou Fu can't take advantage of it. ”

Zhao Xing sighed: "Unconsciously, there is a tiger nesting next to Zhao Guo, how can this make me sleep?" Then please: "Sir, I think I want to destroy Zhongshan, what should I do?" ”

So, Le Yi talked eloquently, and Xiao Lian listened and studied attentively. In this way, the two talked from the middle of the day to the late night, and then to the bright day.

Pushing open the window and letting the sunlight and fresh air in, Zhao Xing, who was refreshed, couldn't help but sigh: "Sure enough, he is a military strategist in the late Warring States period, one of the top ten famous generals, and his ability is really worthy of wearing Wei and Yan's two countries, and commanding the five countries to fight the alliance, his ability is far from being comparable to his own but his second brother Zhao Hao." There is also that Lian Po, although he is still a child, but he has been listening attentively for a day and a night, and he can ask the point when he asks from time to time, this is a genius. ”

"Brother." Zhao Xing and Le Yi already had a feeling of pity, and their titles had already changed: "Brother's words have made me have a clear plan to destroy Zhongshan in my chest." ”

"The Lord's whimsical ideas and bold changes have made me feel refreshed and enlightened, and it is really rewarding."

"Since you and I are like-minded, why don't we become brothers and create a great achievement together?"

Le Yi was overjoyed, and met him at the moment: "The second brother meets the eldest brother." "This is not to hug the thighs, with his talent, the world is definitely thicker than Zhao Xing's thighs now, this is a sincere admiration for the two.

Zhao Xing shook his hand: "No." ”

The reason was disappointed, thinking that Zhao Xing regretted it because of his humble background.

Zhao Xing explained with a smile: "I mean it's not okay for you to call yourself the second brother, because, you are above, below me, there is also a Zhao Hao, although he is two years younger than you, but everything has to come first first." ”

Le Yi replied strongly: "Even if that kid takes advantage, when we meet, I will definitely find a chance to beat him up." ”

"The fourth brother meets the eldest brother and the third brother." The immature voice sounded, and when the two of them looked down, they found that Lian Po was smiling and giving a proper salute to the two people.

At that time, Zhao Xing smiled and said: "You are still young, if we are not careful, we can walk and step on you, and when you grow up, well, you must bow when you are crowned." ”

As a result, Lian Po defended loudly: "Look at a person, you should look at his ambition, not his age, I am young, but my ambition is not inferior to that of an adult, you are so vulgar, I despise the difference you just showed, I suspect you are pretending." ”

Zhao Xing and Le Yi pointed to the little Lian Po and laughed: "Being despised by a child, we have no place to be ashamed, in order not to be despised by him, we will bow to him, fourth brother, please don't hesitate to teach." Then he really respectfully saluted the little boy, but in Zhao Xing's eyes, he had become a tall and powerful white-bearded general. 53 Chinese Net

Zhao Xing happily introduced the third brother and the fourth brother to his wife, Le Yi but calm and erudite, and the young man who was incorruptible and steady, immediately won the joy of Tofu Shih, so a family banquet made by Zhao Xing and his wife was officially launched.

"According to the third brother's calculations, if we want to destroy Zhongshan in one fell swoop, we need at least 50,000 real cavalry armor, which is really beyond my power now."

"So how much can Big Brother organize?"

"Twenty thousand."

Le Yi frowned: "That's at least ten years." ”

The wife said: "Since my uncle has the ability to destroy Zhongshan, we can't organize 50,000 for the time being, let's do 30,000." "Then he asked, 'If it's 30,000, how many years does my uncle think it will take?'

"If my sister-in-law can give 30,000 cavalry, five years."

My wife was a little disappointed, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, tomorrow I will allocate 30,000 soldiers' money and food, please ask my uncle to make it difficult." ”

Le Yi gave a gift: "Thank you sister-in-law for your success." ”

"The old rule, I have three hundred Junqiu soldiers promoted by meritorious soldiers in this war, and as the skeleton of the commanders at all levels, recruit Daijun Lou as a warrior, and immediately pay attention to training." Then he put his hands behind his back and looked into the distance: "We have more than one mission, this damn Warring States." ”

There are many tasks, and Zhao Xing alone can't do it, and it also requires the efforts of the entire Zhao Kingdom.

With tin in hand, Zhao Xing began to order his family's iron factory to produce battle armor day and night.

Zhao Xing's armor is a plate armor that only appeared in the Tang Dynasty, a stamping machine can stamping out a thousand pieces a day, and then tin plating and assembling, a day can produce a thousand pairs of silver plate armor. Such an efficiency made Zhao's observers unbelievable.

Looking at Le Yi who was drooling, Zhao Xing told him regretfully: "These armors are not equipped for your future army, this is what I took to the national capital in exchange for money, now we should not be bored to develop our own armament, we should induce Zhao to change the military system and develop cavalry." ”

Le Yi thought deeply: "Our strength foundation is still weak, and we must still attach ourselves to this big tree in Zhao State." ”

Zhao Xing nodded a little dullly: "Last time I proposed to reform the slavery system according to our method, and now it seems that it has been fruitful, Zhao Guo, in the next three years, should have a material foundation, so last time I talked about half of the army's reform." This time I brought money to the king, and then I brought my armor, and I hope that the general Lechi will complete the reform of the cavalry, at least to the full amount of 30,000. Time waits for no one. ”

Indeed, time waits for no one, because Zhao Guo will definitely fight a battle every year, it is not a question of whether you are willing or not, sometimes you are forced to fight a battle.

For example, now, although the Wei State was subdued by himself last time, they will not be reconciled, and the Qin State has been freed because of Lin Hu, and he will once again eyeing the Five Kingdoms of Hedong, and his first target will definitely be the Zhao State. Even if they all stopped, the destruction of Zhongshan would become the primary goal. With the strength of one of his lords, it is impossible to destroy a country of ten thousand times under any circumstances, and it is necessary to mobilize all the forces of the Zhao country. Therefore, it is necessary for Zhao Guo to complete the whole army, which requires his own efforts.

So, when Daijun was in full swing again to recruit troops, Zhao Xing took the convoy and returned to Handan again with 3.5 million coins and 10,000 pairs of armor cast in 100,000 catties of copper.

This time, he not only had to deliver the coins, but also went to Sishuiguan to inspect the work, and he also needed to personally arrange the development goals there.

So, when he arrived at the end of the year in a hurry, Zhao Xing had to reluctantly bid farewell to his wife and daughter, bid farewell to this ascendant territory, and once again embarked on the road back to the capital, and once again stepped into the filthy politics.