Mo Chenbo raised his eyes and swept around, his demeanor was very similar to his father Mo obsession, and then said: "In fact, after a few years, your uncles also know in their hearts the means and abilities of the prince to make money. ”

Huang Zongxi opened his mouth and said: "No one said that the prince is incompetent...... But the prince's ability to spend money is even greater. ”

"Did one or two taels of silver of the money that the prince spent on himself?"

Mo Chenbo frowned and said, "Sages and virtuous monarchs have existed since ancient times, but a person as honest as the prince can be said to be ancient. Let's always talk about some conscience, let me ask, if it weren't for the prince's recovery of Hangzhou and Yingtian's mansions, we would still be living at the foot of the Tartars, if it wasn't for the prince's preparation to build the Mojia bank, there would be no current Hanming Bank, if it wasn't for the prince's annexation of the imperial court's money, how could the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce sit big? ……”

“…… Besides, the prince did increase the commercial tax, but the annual commercial tax levied by the General's Mansion is a fixed amount, and the prince reimposed tariffs on the merchants, which not only offset some of our losses due to the commercial tax, but also increased the profits of domestic merchants, which is equivalent to subsidizing it in disguise...... Uncle Shi asked yourself, have you earned more or less money in the past few years? ”

After saying these words, Mo Chenbo got up and arched his hand and said, "Uncles, this is all the little nephew has to say...... The taste must be savored by each other...... Leave. ”

Several people in the hall watched Mo Chenbo leave in a daze.

Huang Zongxi turned his head to look at Xi Benzhen, "Please also get an idea for our brother Xi." ”

Xi Benzhen sighed and said, "What can Xi do?" For the nonce...... So, speaking of which, Songjiang New Town is also considered a prosperous business, although the land price has not risen as fast as before, but it is still rising, isn't it? Brother Huang, the original investment of the Chamber of Commerce in the purchase of tens of millions of silver taels is now more than 30 million taels on the books...... The eldest young master of the Mo family is right, he has to talk about his conscience. ”

Huang Zongxi said: "I don't blame the prince, but it's ...... on the books It's really unsightly. ”

Xi Benzhen got up, went out with his hands behind his back, arrived at the door, and said slowly: "The General's Mansion is like a big boat, you and I are both people in the boat, if the boat capsizes, no one can go ashore...... Huang also said this, farewell! ”

……。

The first thing Wu Zheng did when he returned to Hangzhou Mansion was to urgently summon Qian Qiaogong, who was training troops, to come to see him.

He trusts Qian Qiaogong, even more than Qian Qiaogong's father, his father-in-law, Qian Sule.

It's not that Qian Sule is not enough to believe, but for Qian Sule, whose three views have been formed, Qian Qiaogong is more likely to accept new things when he is young, and at the same time, Qian Qiaogong has the enthusiasm that the elderly do not have.

This kind of enthusiasm can boil so much that people can dedicate themselves to their ideals, and they can subvert the old world and create a new world.

The successful rifling gun manufactured by Qi Daokun and Chen Shoujie and the continuous fire structure developed by Song Yingxing gave Wu Zheng an interest in creating a new type of gun horseman.

The spear cavalry that Qian Qiaogong trained in the north was actually a half-finished product, and its firepower output only relied on two single-shot short guns, that is, after two shots, it was still a sword cavalry.

The effective range of the short gun, due to the poor sealing of the front load, is only about 20 steps.

The distance of more than 20 paces is not satisfactory for the infantry, but for the spear cavalry, it is a bit of a chicken rib.

Just imagine, a light cavalry with a speed of forty or fifty per hour, when charging, the distance of twenty or thirty paces is almost in the blink of an eye, the first shot is okay, the second shot is almost shot at the enemy's nose, so why not just swing the knife and slash?

Therefore, Wu Zheng actually didn't pay too much attention to Qian Qiaogong's spear cavalry, in fact, Wu Zheng was just to place Qian Qiaogong's brother-in-law, of course, for the marching speed of the infantry at this time, Wu Zheng had a guard cavalry under his command, which was also indispensable.

In the past, there were no war horses, and it was too difficult to replenish war horses at the same time, so Wu Zheng could only comfort himself with "expensive and impractical".

In fact, Wu Zheng knew very well in his heart that even three hundred years later, in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, cavalry would be a nightmare for infantry.

But now, the war horses that Qian Qiaogong "snatched" from Sizhou, plus the war horses captured during the Battle of Xuzhou, Wu Zheng already has enough war horses to support his dream.

……。

"How's the training going?"

Wu Zheng poured a cup of tea for Qian Qiaogong and put it in front of Qian Qiaogong.

Qian Qiaogong "snapped" and stood upright, and saluted: "Back to the general's words...... As long as the general gives the order, the Wind Thunder Rider can serve the general at any time. ”

Wu Zheng nodded with satisfaction and said, "Sit, sit first...... So how is your heavy cavalry doing? ”

The heavy cavalry in Wu Zheng's mouth is the "Xiaolin Cavalry" named after the fallen Yue Xiaolin.

Qian Qiaogong hesitated for a moment and replied, "It will take three months before you can go into battle." ”

Wu Zheng asked, "What...... Hard to practice? ”

"Yes." Qian Qiaogong said in a deep voice, "The iron armor is too heavy, and the Jiangnan soldiers can't bear it in a short time, and they still have to improve their physical strength." ”

Wu Zheng nodded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, be patient...... Give them more meat and milk, it is when they grow taller, I don't believe that I can't feed them fatten. ”

These words made Qian Qiaogong's rigid face squeeze out a smile.

Looking at Qian Qiaogong's haggard face, Wu Zheng knew that Qian Qiaogong was training with his life.

Training an invincible cavalry galloping in the sand is not only Qian Qiaogong's dream and mission, but also Qian Qiaogong's desire to make up for the pain in his own heart.

When Wu Zheng was in Shaoxing Mansion, there was a cavalry of thousands of people, but because Wu Zheng was only a commander at that time, the lost war horses were difficult to replenish, and the remnants were disbanded.

In that battle, although it was not all Qian Qiaogong's command error, Qian Qiaogong has always felt guilty, not only for Wu Zhengxin, but also for the soldiers who died.

Therefore, when Qian Qiaogong heard Song An talk about a batch of war horses in Sizhou in Huai'an, he knew that Song An was tired, and he didn't care about bringing people to rob them.

Now, he did his best to train the cavalry.

Wu Zheng couldn't help but think of Qian Sudian, who died in Ningbo Mansion, and sighed slightly in his heart, this Qian family is really loyal.

"There's a mission for you."

"Yes."

"There will be a batch of new muskets in the military workshop soon, but the number will not be too much, and it will not be enough to redress the First Army, it will be too bad...... So I think it's just right for the Wind Thunder to ride. ”

Qian Qiaogong's eyes lit up, "Is it a repeating gun?" ”

Wu Zheng was shocked in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "How do you know? ”

Qian Qiaogong said in surprise: "When the general and Mr. Song were talking at that time, I heard it on the side. ”

Wu Zheng thought hard about it, there was such a thing, so he shook his head and said: "It is indeed a repeating gun, but how reliable it is, it still needs to be tested on the battlefield......." ”

"Rest assured, the Great General, the Wind and Thunder Cavalry will never fail in its mission."