Sun Chengzong's suggestion is indeed a novel way, from the development of military equipment to the development of civilian equipment, Wang Zaijin can't say anything about himself, and the people in the army have been entangled with the people in charge of civilian affairs, it is also taboo, although he thinks so, Ni Yuanlu still has something to figure out, that is, why the Mongols retreated westward and there was no war, isn't there still a Jurchen who has just won the battle and is in high spirits.

Sun Chengzong knew that Ni Yuanlu didn't figure out the relationship, sighed and said: "If the Mongols are defeated by the Jurchens in the east, it is really worrying, but now the Mongols still retain a large number of living forces and retreat to the west, before the final decisive victory, it is impossible for the Jurchens to attack our Daming, if it was in the past, of course the Jurchens would have come to take the sheep and loot, but now my Ming soldiers are strong and strong, and the city is strong, and the walls are high, and I am not afraid of him, and he will only bring humiliation on himself if he wants to attack. Maybe we can unite with the Mongols to flank the attack then,"

Ni Yuanlu said: "The Jurchens and we have an agreement not to attack each other for the time being for three years, and even if there is a conflict, it must be controlled within a thousand people, which means that the Jurchens do not want to conflict with my Ming in a short time, but once the Jurchens solve the Mongols, they will not be soft because of the agreement, the students think that the current situation is like the Three Kingdoms, Wei, Shu and Wu are weak and join forces against one strong, and now militarily the Jurchens are strong and the Ming and Mongolia are weak, and now I am not in the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia is weak, and we will not regret it when the Jurchens annex Mongolia,"

Sun Chengzong said: "You are right to say that it is like the Three Kingdoms now, but you have not set the position of the Ming Dynasty, if the Ming Dynasty is set as Cao Wei, you say that when the Sun and Liu families fight each other, what should you do?"

Ni Yuanlu said: "Of course, it's sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, the question is whether we can deal with the Jurchens alone now, there shouldn't be much of a problem leaning on the city and defending it, but if you want to say that the strength is not enough to compete for power on the grassland, let the Jurchens unify the grassland and then launch an attack at any time thousands of miles away, I'm afraid they will be an enemy even more difficult to deal with than the Mongols,"

Sun Chengzong said: "The real victory against the enemy does not lie in how many troops there are on the front line and what equipment they have, but in the armament production capacity of the rear and the training of soldiers, because no matter how good the equipment is, it will wear out and consume, and the army with combat effectiveness will also be injured and attrition, and whether the reserve force can be replenished in time is the key. You've got to make them some money,"

Sun Chengzong's words went to Ni Yuanlu's heart, for so long, there are indeed many people who are not as enthusiastic about him as before, I think it is because they tried their best to make things The emperor does not agree to equipment, and if you don't equip it, you won't have money to earn it, this is a matter of course, even if the emperor attaches importance to it, it is impossible to give money in vain.

Thinking of this, Ni Yuanlu nodded and said: "The teacher is right, it sounds a little uncomfortable to be an official for a thousand miles just for money, but if you really think about it carefully, there are some truths, students should really consider the problem of money, in the past, students did those things alone just by interest, and later there were more people who came to do it together, so they had to consider everyone's income, since the emperor set the equipment procurement system, there was no additional income for so long except for Yulu, and the enthusiasm for doing things has decreased a lot,"

Sun Chengzong nodded and said: "Since you understand, go home and think about it more, I think the emperor has a saying that makes sense, it is best to let as many people as possible benefit from everything, you can only say that those military equipment are useful to the country and cannot be promoted, you should find a way to accumulate experience and get benefits, you do this in line with the emperor's thoughts, he should agree,"

On the way back from Sun Chengzong's house, Ni Yuanlu was in the sedan chair thinking about how to ask the apocalypse next, although Sun Chengzong had already said that the apocalypse would generally agree, but he always had to say a reliable reason, and while giving the emperor a reason, he should also give other people in Shanglin Yuan a reason, so that everyone knows that following him can not only earn money, but also accumulate some experience and will not feel rusty when it is useful in the future, after all, the main business of these people is the military industry,

Because he drank two more cups at Sun Chengzong's house, and then talked for a long time in the study, Ni Yuanlu was a little tired and fell asleep in the sedan chair, and when he was hazy, he heard the people following outside shouting: "My lord, Master Mao Yuanyi Mao sent someone to ask the adults to meet in front, and the adults still don't see you,"

Ni Yuanlu saw that his attendant was talking louder, thinking that it was because he shouted several times that he didn't agree, and heard that Mao Yuanyi was inviting him, so he immediately ordered in his heart: "Stop the sedan chair, ask the messenger to lead the way, I want to meet Master Mao,"

The reason why Ni Yuanlu was eager to see Mao Yuanyi as soon as he heard Mao Yuanyi's name was that Mao Yuanyi was now in the Armaments Department and had business contacts with his Shanglin Yuan, and secondly, the age difference between the two seemed to be, Mao Yuanyi was one year younger than Ni Yuanlu and had a common speech, and third, the two of them had a common opponent, that is, Wang Zaijin, the overseer of the Bohai Naval Region, Ni Yuanlu was trying to find a way to stay away from Wang Zaijin's harassment, and now he saw that a person who had a common opponent with him appeared, as if he had found an ally, Naturally, we want to meet to see what the other party has to say.

The time was already evening, Ni Yuanlu saw that it was not far from home, so he asked the sedan chair man to go back first, and he brought two entourages to follow the leadership of a young man in Tsing Yi into a restaurant, the big signboard in the middle of the restaurant said "Drunken Xianju" three words, the signboard is not big and the decoration is not very luxurious, but there are many diners in and out, Ni Yuanlu is not much interested in this kind of "Taibaiju" and "Cyclamen Building" and other names, but he just looked at a sign on the side of the gate, and this sign painted a yellow-brown tree, The tree is covered with dense green leaves, and the words "evergreen" are written next to it.

Ni Yuanlu nodded secretly, knowing that this is a restaurant recognized by the Evergain Company, and it may be because of this reason that the business of the restaurant is so good, and only one signboard can increase the flow of customers out of thin air, it can be seen that everyone recognizes the Evergain Company very much, and the one who led the way did not take Ni Yuanlu upstairs, but took him directly to the backyard, only to see a thin-faced and thick-robed person in the backyard standing in front of him while smiling and greeting, this person is Mao Yuanyi of the Armaments Department,

Ni Yuanlu asked with some confusion: "This is the backyard where the boss lives, is Master Mao a shareholder of Evergain?"

Mao Yuanyi invited Ni Yuanlu to sit in the middle of a double-entry suite, and explained: "Where did Lord Ni go, although the younger brother has a slight property in the family, it is impossible to become a shareholder of the Evergain Company, the only shareholder of the Evergain Company is the current emperor, the emperor does not allow anyone to participate in the shares in order to control the Evergain Company, today the younger brother has something to ask Lord Ni, but the porter of your mansion said that Lord Ni is still in Lord Sun's mansion and has not returned, and the younger brother doesn't know when you will come back, so he asked someone to wait outside, and finally waited for you." , tonight, let the little brother Zuodong invite Lord Ni to a meal,"

After Mao Yuanyi finished speaking, he ordered someone to accompany Ni Yuanlu's entourage outside, leaving only him and Ni Yuanlu to drink in the room, seeing that Mao Yuanyi did seem to have something, Ni Yuanlu asked: "It seems that Lord Mao does have something to discuss today, before answering Lord Mao's words, can Lord Mao tell me why you invited me here?"

Mao Yuanyi said: "What's this, this restaurant is the property under the name of the younger brother's family, the three generations of the younger brother's ancestors have been officials in the court, and they have accumulated a small property to buy this restaurant.

Ni Yuanlu tasted the wine and food served by the servant, and then nodded and said: "It is estimated that in addition to borrowing the light of the emperor, Lord Mao's restaurant has also received the guidance of the imperial chef in the emperor's store, I have eaten a few meals in the imperial restaurant, it is said that the chefs in it are all the imperial chefs in the palace's imperial dining room, and it seems that Lord Mao has a good relationship with the palace,"

Mao Yuanyi said: "Lord Ni is really amazing, and I tasted it, but this is all because of the reason for spending money, it is not that the younger brother has anything to do with the palace, the younger brother really wants to have something to do with the emperor, then the king of Jin still dares to rectify me, if it is related to the eunuchs, then it is a taboo of the emperor, then I am not looking for death by myself,"

Ni Yuanlu was surprised when he heard this: "You mean that you spent money to steal the recipes in the palace, so that the emperor knew about it, it was terrible,"

Mao Yuanyi shook his head and said: "Lord Ni is too worried, this restaurant of the younger brother's family is now a chain store of the Evergain Company, which makes the imperial chef's guidance agree with the emperor, and the Evergain Company is now the brother of Feng Niangniang in the palace Feng Xianglong Feng Boss is in charge, and Boss Feng said that the emperor wants to pass on the skills and technology in the palace, and said that only in this way can everyone's skills continue to improve,"

Ni Yuanlu was touched by Mao Yuanyi's words, thought for a while and asked, "Is there anything Lord Mao invited me to do today?"

Mao Yuanyi said: "The younger brother thinks that the emperor can agree to teach around in terms of skills and technology, why can't our newly developed equipment be used in civil affairs, the younger brother can't speak in front of the emperor, Lord Ni, you are the emperor's celebrity, you go and say that even if you commit jealousy, the emperor will not treat you well,"

Ni Yuanlu said: "The emperor doesn't want to promote those new equipment, in addition to the reason for secrecy, there is also a worry, that is, I am worried that those troops equipped with high-power equipment will not listen to the command, the emperor means to train the troops first, and when the time is ripe, equip a few more troops at the same time, so that they will have a containment will be foolproof, the previous dynasties have many fierce generals who support the army and the lesson is too heavy, the emperor is also right to worry about this, this matter has also been mentioned by Master Sun, I am thinking about how to open my mouth to the emperor, and now the army is not easy to equip, How can it be used civilly,"