Chapter 43: A Better Life (31)
Seeing that Tang Tulian had made five cups and didn't mean to stop, Zheng Yu said in his heart that this is worth it, and he will get drunk after drinking it for a while, and just about to stop it, Zhu Zuochang picked up the cup and said: "Come on, everyone together, Zhang Jing, don't drink alone, how boring!" This is Tang Tu just poured another full cup, and Ying He said: "Come on, Brother Zheng, Brother Ziyong, together." ”
The three of them had a drink and began to eat, perhaps because of the wine, Tang Tu also let go a lot, and was no longer so restrained. Everyone began to talk, and Zheng Yu let go of instilling many advanced concepts in later generations, including people's livelihood, economy, system, and military aspects, and of course blocked a lot of things that sounded deviant in this era. It's just a chat between friends, but there's no need to get yourself in trouble. The two of them were always surprised by Zheng Yu's conversation and insight, and as the wine on the table became less and less, Tang suddenly became more and more open, and it was no different from usual at this time.
Zhu Zuochang said to Zheng Yu: "Brother Zheng has such talent and insight, why is he unwilling to participate in the imperial examination and become an official in the court and serve the court?" When I heard about the poetry meeting, Brother Zheng didn't want to bow down in front of the eldest princess, but what did he have to worry about the heavenly family? ”
The mouth that was chewing almost bit his tongue. The cold sweat that had just stopped for a while broke out again, and he prayed in his heart, "Brother Zheng, Daddy Zheng!" Don't talk nonsense, if this is a correct answer, the entire Tang family will suffer with you. ”
When Zheng Yu heard this question, he took the wine in front of him and drank it all, shook his head and smiled: "Why does Ziyong have such a strange idea? When Tang suddenly heard this, he said, "There is salvation.."
Zheng Yu continued: "The heavenly family is like a god and Buddha in the sky, which needs to be respected in the heart, not shown to others, or said to others. After speaking, he stood up and arched his hand in the direction of the palace. Such words are completely said to the two of them, and no matter how they praise the emperor, it must be right. The abrupt heart completely fell back into the stomach, and he also responded on the side.
"There are many ways to serve the court and the country. For example, the family of the two, the country is not rich without business, it is precisely because of such a big businessman as you that the goods in the north and south will be circulated, the people can get what they need in time, and live a better life. Farmers farming and paying taxes are to serve the country, and so are soldiers defending the country. As for me, I am more easy-going and don't like to fight with others. So I really can't get the intrigues in officialdom, and if I'm not careful, I will be doomed, so why should I choose the most dangerous one when there are so many ways to serve the country? To tell you the truth, I originally wanted to join the army, but then I thought that if I died on the battlefield one day, then my Zheng family would cut off the incense, so I made a dart game, and I told you both about the mode of this dart game just now, but this is not my real purpose. My purpose is...."Speaking of this, he looked at the door of the private room and saw that the door of the private room was closed very tightly, and then beckoned them to sit closer, Zhu Zuochang took the lead in holding a wine glass and took his chopsticks and sat closer, and then Tang Tu also came to the other side.
"I want to get a private army in the name of the bodyguards!"
"Poof......." The sip of wine that Tang Tu had just drunk into his mouth sprayed all on Zheng Yu's face, and some of it affected Zhu Zuochang. didn't bother to wipe it for Zhu Zuochang, and hurriedly said: "Brother Zheng, this must not be, absolutely never!" This is the crime of killing the head!! You don't have much fame in vain, let alone an official position, how can you do such a rebellious thing, absolutely not! ”
Zheng Yu saw that Tang Tu was excited like this, and thought that he was worried about himself, his heart was warm, he wiped his face, and said slowly: "Zhang Jing, what are you anxious about, I haven't finished my words yet, why do I live a good life to do that big rebellious thing!" Sit down and listen to me. Tang Tu sat down with a suspicious expression. Zhenyu continued.
"I mean, I want to train the Bodyguard Team into a new army in a new way of thinking about it. What will this army do in the future? The most important thing is, of course, the bodyguard, and so on in the spare time to go out in batches to suppress bandits, starting from the small group of bandits around the Beijing Division, you two think, so that not only can not waste the strength of the imperial court, I can also train the troops, but also the reputation of the dart bureau out, and when the surrounding bandits are almost suppressed, my dart bureau after the dart bureau when the bodyguard only needs to send one or two people to follow, the dart flag on the dart car, see this dart flag, the gangsters will retreat. Then I will have more time to pull out the bodyguard team to find trouble with the famous big bandits everywhere, and kill them one by one. The imperial army must not be able to fight across the border, and my bodyguard team does not have so many restrictions, and I don't want credit, I think the local government still supports it! Isn't that also a contribution to the country? Now that we are in the Mongolian and Jin countries, although they seem to be safe and quiet on the surface, there are actually undercurrents surging. Don't you think this summer is much cooler than usual? When the two of them think about it, it's really like that.
This shows that this winter will be colder, and the colder the grassland, the more likely it is to suffer disasters, once the grassland is affected by the cattle and sheep freezing to death, then the Mongolian Jin State may attack the border at any time, or directly provoke a war. I don't know if the bigwigs in the court will take this into account, but I have to plan for a rainy day, even if I spend this year safely, what about next year? What about later? No one can guarantee that there will be no war. When this small army of mine is completely trained, I will find an opportunity, oh yes, now that there is a ready-made one, I will directly find Zhang Jing and his second uncle, hand over my army to the imperial court, let the imperial court expand the scale, and even copy it directly, one to ten, ten to hundred, when the time comes, are you still afraid of Mongolia and Jin? If you dare to blow up the thorn, you will destroy him" The three of them drank as they spoke, and they were all a little tall at this time.
After hearing this, Tang Tu no longer expressed his opinion, Zhu Zuochang asked with a big tongue: "Brother Zheng, according to what you say, it is equivalent to raising troops, training soldiers, and suppressing bandits for the imperial court!" Then you can bear the money and consumption. Isn't this a loss-making transaction? Besides, you guarantee that the army you have trained can be strong in the imperial court? ”
"Hehe, Xiao Huang, this person will take just a few decades when he lives, and if he doesn't bring money to life, he won't bring it with him when he dies, why do you keep so much? It's enough to spend, and the extra can be used to do something for the common people in the world, so isn't it still a good name after death? But the king of the world, win the name before and after his death, hahaha," Zheng Yu patted Zhu Zuochang's shoulder and said.
Tang Tu is about to go crazy, and the wine is half scared to wake up, Xiao Huang? What the hell? I tried to hold Zheng Yu's hand on Zhu Zuochang's shoulder several times but failed.
"It's a good one, but the king of the world has won the name before and after his death! Come to Brother Zheng, I respect you! Zhu Zuochang slapped the table and picked up the wine glass.
"Come on, let's do it together, Tang, pour your wine glass when it's empty," Zheng Yu slapped the back of Tang's head again, and the strength of the wine came up completely.
After drinking, Zheng Yu continued: "Xiao Huang, in fact, you don't know, that bandit's den is the gold mountain and silver sea." Let's not talk about the smaller ones, why do those famous giant bandits always come back after a few days? There is money and food, as long as the bandit leader does not die, a group of outlaws can be gathered in a short time. Although it's not a rich country, there is still a lot of money. I'm going to kill it, and I'm going to ask about the whereabouts of the money, and I'm afraid that I won't have the money to train the troops and pay for food? It's okay to support the imperial court. As for my army, hehe, you see...."Speaking of this, Zheng Yu pulled out a mad dog tactical knife from his waist, and inserted it on the table in front of Zhu Zuochang with a "tom", and the tip of the knife entered the table two inches.
With a sudden "bang", the seat flipped over and fell to the ground, half drunk, half frightened. The meal was too exciting, and I couldn't control it now, and I fainted. The two thought he was drunk, took a look at him and ignored him.
Zhu Zuochang hurriedly stretched out his hand from behind to signal that he was not in danger, then reached out and pulled out the knife and pulled it out a little harder. After carefully examining it and touching the edge of the knife, he reached behind his back and pulled out a small dagger with a jade handle, which was worth a lot of money at a glance, and the two blades were cut in pair. A cluster of sparks burst out, and Zhu Zuochang's small dagger was cut nearly a centimeter in. And Zheng Yu's knife was intact, and even the blade was not rolled. He knew exactly how hard his dagger was.
With a look of surprise, he asked, "Where did Brother Zheng get such a precious blade?" ”
Zheng Yu took back the dagger from Zhu Zuochang's hand, inserted it into the scabbard behind his waist, and said: "A steel-making method I have researched, the steel forged can be mass-produced. In the future, my army will be equipped with such weapons made of steel, and even armor. Coupled with the firearms I developed myself, what do you think will happen once I become an army? See you next time, I'll give you exactly the same souvenir hehe" The last sentence is pure drinking too much bragging.
Zhu Zuochang's eyes froze, and he said in his heart: "The army equipped with this kind of weapon, let alone suppressing bandits, if the number is enough, the rebellion is enough, and it is my own business, I know it, and there is no army that can always compete with it." And there are firearms, I don't know how this firearm is, but it's not easy to know the whole leopard at a glance. Thinking of this, he asked.
"Then I don't know how many people Brother Zheng's bodyguard team plans to get?"
"Now the allowable scale is one hundred and fifteen, which is not enough, it must be five hundred, not less, not more. If there is less, it will not produce results, and if there is more, it will not be good to train, and the pressure on food and salary will be high. The main thing is to be suspicious. Anyway, in the end, it must be given to the imperial court, and whether to expand or copy is a matter for the imperial court, so I don't have to worry about it. When I got there, I read the book and flirted with my daughter-in-law all kinds of things, and I was happy for the rest of my life, hahaha," said himself, and drank a glass beautifully.
Hearing this, Zhu Zuochang was a little moved in his heart, but it was impossible to say that he had no doubts at all, at most, he could put some of his own people in his bodyguard team to monitor him in the future. Then he spoke.
"Brother Zheng is really a national scholar, my family has some connections in the imperial court, I can help Brother Zheng in this regard, I hope Brother Zheng will not shirk"
"That's good, come, do this toast, everyone will be brothers in the future, hahaha. When I have time, I will take you and Xiao Tang Tang to my Zhuangzi to have a look, they are all my own people, and I won't keep it a secret from you two."
Zhu Zuochang drank the wine in the cup in one gulp and said happily: "A word is a certainty"
woke up Tang Tu, the three of them hooked their shoulders and supported each other to go to the Tang Mansion, and as soon as they entered the door, Wang Qi and Tang Wentong, who had just come out, were scared!