In the eighth year of orthodoxy, Zhu Zhanji issued the "Abolition of Han Slavery Order".

Since then, all domestic slaves under the age of 40 in the Ming Dynasty have to re-declare their household registration, while domestic slaves over the age of 40 will be treated differently according to their wishes.

Even the emperor no longer wants domestic slaves, the palace does not want eunuchs, and the internal affairs office has been established. And most of the palace affairs are handed over to the palace maids, and the employment system is implemented, who else dares to disobey!

In those years, there was some chaos in the order of the world, which big family in the Ming Dynasty did not have a few domestic slaves?

However, because Dongying and North Korea contributed a large amount of labor, in general, although there were some twists and turns, the policy was finally implemented.

But there is one aspect, and there are still some exceptions, and that is the military.

The clans of the Ming Dynasty, the nobles, all have guard regulations. For example, the prince has 3,000 guards, and the court bears the military expenses, and some dukes and marquis also range from 500 to 300.

These people are paid by the imperial court according to ordinary soldiers, and those generals often give their own soldiers the best treatment in order to win the hearts of the people, so they actually pay more money than the imperial court.

And the combat effectiveness of the pro-soldiers is far better than that of some ordinary soldiers.

However, when muskets became more popular, discipline and tactics became more important, and on the contrary, there was not much room for individual combat effectiveness on the battlefield.

Therefore, the nobles' investment in pro-soldiers has gradually decreased.

But each general still will not give up this welfare that belongs to him, even if the combat effectiveness of the pro-soldiers is not dominant, but their loyalty can still be trusted.

When generals at all levels were unwilling to give up this power that belonged to them, and the current war was still in its infancy, Zhu Zhanji did not forcibly abolish the personal guards, but only let the military registration of these people also be included in the control of the imperial court.

The second generation of the Wu family has a marquis, two counts, the marquis can have three hundred guards, the earl has one hundred guards, and the three brothers of the Wu family have a total of five hundred guards.

Other soldiers do not have military orders, whether they are dukes or marquises, they cannot be mobilized, but personal guards can.

Wu Lu now said that he would bring three hundred personal guards to assist Tang Lin City in the battle, which was also all the personal guards of their family.

If it was before, Lin Hanlun would be very happy, but now, with the 30,000 repeating guns, 2 million bullets, and some high-grade explosives loaded on this train, whether there are these 300 people or not, it will not affect the overall situation at all.

He also sat up straight, then patted the snow stains and mud off his body, feeling pain all over his body. "Your Majesty has decided to replace the repeating rifles, and now there are 30,000 in the car, and with these muskets, I am confident that I will destroy all the enemies."

When Wu Lu heard this, he immediately looked at the four iron box-like carriages with bright eyes, and said, "Is it really a repeating gun?" ”

Lin Hanlun nodded, Wu Lu gave him a punch in the chest and said, "You wait, I'll go back immediately now, tell our old man, I'll go to Tanglin City with you." After learning so many repeating gun tactics, now I finally have a place to use. ”

He turned around and wanted to leave, but after taking two steps, he turned back and said, "I don't value the marriage of the two families. But Sister Xun is my own sister, I just want her to be happy, do you understand? ”

Lin Hanlun nodded and said, "I will convince my grandmother, and I will treat my sister well." ”

Wu Lu has been familiar with Lin Hanlun since he was a child, and he knows that he is a calm and committed person, and when he says this, the little bit of guilt in his heart for him will disappear.

returned to his own city lord's mansion, and it was already ugly. But now his heart is on fire, so he ran back to his small courtyard first, asked Meng Yuan's maid to help him pack his clothes, and came to the main courtyard again.

He didn't dare to break into the main courtyard, if he ran into his grandfather making love to the little beauty, if he broke in, he was afraid that his grandfather would break his leg.

He stood outside the courtyard and shouted loudly, "Grandfather, my grandson has something to tell you." ”

Wu Keqin, who is 59 years old this year, has lost his ambitions in recent years and enjoys the rest of his life with peace of mind.

Not long after falling asleep with his beloved little beauty in his arms, Wu Lu's big drink woke him up. Exhausted, he asked weakly, "What time is it?" ”

The maid on night duty outside the door replied, "Master Hou, just arrived at the ugly time." ”

Wu Keqin was immediately furious and shouted: "Call that rabbit cub to Lao Tzu and see that Lao Tzu doesn't break his legs." ”

He said so, but no one believed it. The prince is now in the capital, and the strong grandson is the meat of the old man's heart, and he is spoiled every day.

The maid moved the brazier in her house to the outer room of the bedroom, and Wu Keqin put on a cotton jacket, cotton pants, and wrapped a fur coat and came out of the bedroom.

When Wu Lu saw his grandfather come out, he immediately knelt down and said, "Grandfather, my grandson went to see Lin Datou just now, do you know?" His Majesty actually gave him 30,000 repeating guns, which will replace flintlock muskets in the future. ”

Wu Keqin went up and kicked him in the ass and said, "Just for this matter, you woke up Lao Tzu in the middle of the night!" ”

Wu Lu said with a smile: "My grandson learned a lot of repeating gun tactics in Yulin Wei, but there is no place for it. We don't know when we'll have to change our costumes in Tunguska. So the grandson wants to go to Tanglin City with Lin Datou. ”

Although there were some Tatar and Warat tribes around the city of Tunguska, these tribes had already been annexed to the Ming Dynasty. There are no enemies around, and even if the army changes clothes, it will probably be a year or two before it is their turn.

As his grandson, he is not afraid of war, and he is still quite happy in his heart, but he is a little worried about letting him go to the battlefield like this.

Since the imperial court adopted the feudal system, feudal overseas, the entire Ming inheritance regulations have undergone earth-shaking changes.

No matter which family it is, it can only be a grandson, and it must be educated in Yingtianfu to inherit the title. Moreover, the descendants of each family must be separated from the life and death of the head of the family, and they can only see each other for two years at most.

What if the descendants of the descendants are not talented, but the side lines have capable people, it has become the most headache for all noble families.

However, after more than 20 years of exploration, the major families have also figured out a set of plans, that is, to establish a family elders' council like the parliament that appeared in the imperial court.

Use the Council of Elders to restrain the misdeeds of the head of the family, so that the family will always be at a stable level. Although the head of some families still has a lot of power, but in some families where the head of the family is young because of the death of the head of the family, this set of rules is still running very well.

Take Pingjiang Marquis Chen Xuan as an example, when he was alive, he was in charge of Daming Bank, with great power and a prosperous family. After his death, he was posthumously named a duke, hereditary Marquis of Pingjiang, and descended for three generations.

His son Chen Chong had a weak personality, and during his tenure as the commander of the Changling Guard, he was framed and defiled the Holy Tomb, and was deprived of his title by the emperor, and was assigned to Nanzhou, and the title of Marquis of Pingjiang fell to his young son.

The daughter of the Chen family married the second son of the Huang family, the Duke of Fuguo, and with the assistance of the Huang family, the family elder council was formed to develop Nanzhou.

Today, the Chen family is still developing well, and it is completely thanks to this system. Although the position of the head of the family must be inherited by lineage, but with the Council of Elders, the side line of the family can make the best use of their talents, and capable people also have the opportunity to take power.

Wu Keqin's two brothers include most of the second generation of the family, and the descendants of the third generation are in Nanzhou, and in the third generation, he attaches the most importance to this eldest grandson.

None of the grandsons of the lineage can compare to him, and even some of the grandsons of the collateral lineage.

If he has three longs and two shorts, the family structure of the entire Wu family will change a lot.

However, it is impossible not to let him go. The Wu family started with military exploits, if they lose their bravery, what do they have left?

"Didn't you fall out with the Lin family? Why did you go to him again today? ”

Wu Lu said a little embarrassed: "Lin Datou is still very good, and he is not ruthless to Sister Xun, if it weren't for that old pious woman......

Before the words were finished, Wu Keqin's big mouth hit Wu Lu, who was already blue and swollen, fell to the ground all of a sudden. "Grandfather ......"

Wu Keqin pointed to his grandson and said sharply: "The old pious woman is what you can call!" Don't forget who you are! Who is Madame Donald? That's the old man who saw it, and he also had to be convinced and shout Mulan in the army of the eldest sister. She is the only woman who has been canonized as a first-class hero of the empire by His Majesty!

For decades, she held the northwest frontier of the empire with a weak force, not only did not lose an inch of land, but also once expanded the border to the west by 2,000 miles. Your Majesty asked her to write on her as a model, haven't you seen the drama she wrote? You hairy boy, what qualifications do you have to say that she is an old pious woman! ”

Wu Lu didn't dare to stiffen his mouth, and said, "But why doesn't she agree to the marriage of Datou and Xunmei......

Wu Keqin sighed and said: "My Wu family was originally from the Mengyuan small tribe, and the Lin family was originally from ordinary people, this identity is a deterrent to ordinary people, but in the hearts of the powerful people of Ying Tianfu, which one doesn't laugh at us?"

Mrs. Tang is arrogant, her son will not give up after marrying the princess, and she also wants her grandson to marry a clan, so that no one will dare to laugh at them about their origin in the future.

Even Xun'er, I originally wanted her to marry a prince and grandson, but she didn't want to, so the old man did what she wanted.

You're too old now that you shouldn't have told you these things, but you're always going to have to touch on this aspect of things in the future. When the old man dies, your father will come back to take over the position of city lord, and at that time, you will have to stay in the capital.

At that time, you are not facing an enemy, and you cannot fight and kill. For the sake of family development, you may suffer a lot of anger and encounter many setbacks.

Therefore, you can't simply go down anymore, the development of the family is all-round, and it is not something that can rise just by fighting and killing. What's more, there will be far fewer opportunities for war in the future. ”

Only then did Wu Lu understand why the juniors of the Lin family and the Wu family were uncomfortable because of the marriage, but the elders didn't seem to care. He straightened up, kowtowed to his grandfather, and said, "Grandfather, my grandson has been taught." ”

Wu Keqin nodded, helped him up, touched his face with his hand and said, "I will send an order down in the next few days, gather the personal guards, and let them escort you to Tanglin City in a few days." As for the marriage between the Lin family and the Wu family, let's look at fate......"

Although Lin Hanlun was a little regretful that Wu Lu couldn't go with him, he was not disappointed, after all, he would also go to Tang Lin City in a few days at most.

From Tunguska, the guards on the trains are much tighter. This is the hinterland of the northern part of the Mengyuan Mountains, where there are not only many small tribes, but also some remnants of the Mengyuan army.

They did not surrender to the Ming Dynasty, they did their own thing, and some did not obey discipline. If the Ming Dynasty sent troops to suppress it, they would break it into pieces and hide.

However, twenty years have passed, and they have not made a fuss, and the local garrison has not pressed too hard.

Now that his life is inseparable from the trade of the Ming Dynasty, in another twenty years, I am afraid that they will take the initiative to integrate.

But at this time, when it is time to take precautions, it is still necessary to take precautions.

Two days later, the train arrived at the newly built Yilan City. Lin Hanlun was surprised to see that his mother had welcomed thousands of miles to see his son.

This mother and son naturally had some emotion when they saw each other, and Princess Ningguo hugged her son and never wanted to let go.

Although she is twenty-five in the princess, she is born to the queen. When she was promised to marry Lin Chu, she was very reluctant in her heart, because the Lin family was from a low background, and the fief was also in the far west, which was extremely cold for half of the year, and there was often a threat of war.

What's more, the title of city lord is actually half a level lower than that of the governor, and in the eyes of many people, even the admiral is not comparable.

But no one dared to disobey Zhu Zhanji's intentions, after marrying Lin Chu, Lin Chu treated her very well, and although she had a powerful mother-in-law, this mother-in-law disdained to fight in the inner house and liked to lead the army to kill the enemy.

The mother-in-law disdained internal affairs, and the husband didn't care about these things, and both of them held her in great respect. When she came to Tanglin City, she was offered high, and those soldiers also regarded her as a god one by one.

Enjoy the feeling of being on top, and although it is bitterly cold, it is not poor. Every year, the gold produced by several gold mines is more than 300,000 taels, and sixty percent is handed over to the imperial court, and they still have forty percent.

Especially a few years ago, Tang Sayer led a large army to capture the Kazan Khanate, captured the Novgorod Khanate, and seized a large number of gold and silver treasures.

Princess Ning Guo is also accustomed to life here, and she is no longer the slightest dissatisfied.

It's just that she has always missed the children she gave birth to, except for girls, boys were all sent to Yingtianfu to live when they were six years old, which made her a mother how she didn't want to.

However, she is very aware of the Ming clan's clan and the noble system, which is the rule for maintaining the stability of the Ming Dynasty and the foundation for maintaining her glory as a princess. Therefore, she never shows these reluctances.

Although Princess Ningguo did not have a special train, when she got married, the royal carriage that sent her was left in Tanglin City.

She came here this time, just in her own royal carriage, although the two carriages added some burden to this train, but it was not very large.

And Lin Hanlun can also get out of the dilemma of being crowded in an ordinary car with those guards and enjoy a luxurious box.

The guards were already familiar with how to maintain their strength on the train, and they took advantage of the luggage racks, the floor, including the seats, not for the meter, but for comfort.

Spending nine days in a carriage with them made Lin Hanlun feel that he was already moldy.

After enjoying a hot bath in the bathroom and changing clothes, Lin Hanlun sat opposite his mother's seat.

In his eyes, although his mother is forty years old this year, she is still a charming woman. In her body, she has the unique elegance and calmness of a princess, which is not comparable to Wu Xun, who is only eighteen years old this year.

But Lin Hanlun knows very well that this elegance is not only a reason for status, but also a result of money and time.

He had also been infatuated with this elegance, but after the turmoil of this marriage, he also matured. In his opinion, flowers in a greenhouse like his mother are suitable for those nobles who have no pressure to survive, and Wu Xun, who needs to face war all the time, is more suitable for himself.

Therefore, after telling his mother about his life in the past two years, including various things that happened in the capital, as well as several meetings with the emperor's grandfather, and what he said, he brought up the matter of Wu Xun.

Princess Ning Guo herself actually knew that she didn't contribute much to Tang Lin City. His greatest help to Tang Lincheng was actually brought by her status as a princess.

As for what kind of woman her son is looking for, she has actually considered it, and no matter what kind of woman she can accept.

Now hearing her son's analysis, she feels that if her son finds a daughter-in-law who can be his virtuous helper, but will not compete with her, it will be more beneficial to her image than if he marries another county lord.

Because in this way, she is still the only woman in Tang Lin City.

So, after only thinking about it for a short time, she nodded and said, "Originally, I was going to consult with you and ask you to marry the Sequoia County Lord of King Xie's Mansion, but now it seems that I don't need to write a letter." But convince your grandmother that she's not as talkative as I am. ”

Lin Hanlun didn't expect the city to go so smoothly, seeing his mother holding a cup of fragrant coffee in an elegant posture, he also picked up the teacup in front of him and said, "Grandmother will never stand on the opposite side of you." ”

Four days later, the train finally arrived at the final station, Tanglin City. This city is one of the few cities in the Ming Dynasty that still has a city wall, but on the periphery of the city, the area where the people live has long passed the city wall.

Although this is the front line of the war, every citizen of the Ming Dynasty knows very well that Tanglin City is safe.

Although those white people competed with Tang Lin City for pasture, they did not dare to directly attack Tang Lin City. Even if the war breaks out again, the main battlefield is still in the Volga River Valley, which is four hundred miles away from Tanglin City, and even if they have the advantage, they will not dare to come east.

If they dared to attack Bilm, or even Tanglin City, then His Majesty the Emperor would not turn a blind eye and directly send elites to eliminate them.

Any force that threatens the Ming Dynasty will not be allowed by His Majesty the Emperor. Don't hit them, just because the gains outweigh the losses, and they also know this very well.

They also knew better that the westward expansion of the three cities of Tanglin and the westward expansion of the Hezhong Governor's Mansion were all local behaviors, and it was the soldiers at the border who wanted to reap greater benefits.

His Majesty the Ming Emperor looks down on the resources of the West, and is even more reluctant to consume more materials for a little resource.

He drew a line with the Ural Mountains as the boundary, and the area from the Ural Mountains to the Volga River was a transitional zone.

The governor of the river and the generals of the three cities of Tanglin crossed the Volga in order to gain their own benefits. His Majesty the Emperor would not care, and he would not like to use such skirmishes to train his troops.

As long as they don't directly attack Hezhong and don't cross the line of the Ural Mountains, the Ming Dynasty will not retaliate strongly.

Tang Sai'er, who received the telegram, returned to Tanglin City from the front line, and for her, her main purpose was to meet this batch of 30,000 repeating guns and 2 million bullets, and picking up her grandson was just incidental.

But this does not mean that she does not attach importance to her grandson, in fact, she has pinned all her expectations for her son on her grandson.

Because this grandson has royal blood on his body, as long as he does not rebel and his descendants fight for anger, the Lin family will never decline.

Although she is sixty-three years old, Tang Sai'er's health is still very good, and even Princess Ningguo, the daughter-in-law, is not as good as her in any way.

After signing her name on the imperial transport bill, she eagerly had the carriage opened, and then took out a repeating pistol and a box of bullets.

Lin Hanlun loaded five bullets into the chamber of the gun and said to her: "I also saw a repeating pistol that can directly hold fifty rounds of ammunition in Yulin Weixue, and there is a special magazine for loading bullets. But that kind of gun is now the emperor's grandfather does not mean to equip the whole army, and he is also afraid that those Yi people will learn it. ”

Tang Sai'er nodded and said: "Your imperial ancestor is always thoughtful, even if he uses our Lin family as a whetstone, your second uncle and third uncle died because of this, I have never complained about him." ”

Lin Hanlun loaded the bullets and asked, "Do you want to test it here?" ”

They were still on the platform of the railway station, and although there were no ordinary people on this platform, there were more than a thousand nobles and soldiers in Tanglin City.

Tang Sai'er nodded and said, "Everyone is looking forward to the arrival of this batch of muskets, and they must be tested in front of everyone." ”

On the other side of the platform, there were no trains on the tracks, and a group of guards had set up a target three inches behind every fifty meters.

Lin Hanlun took a long breath to calm himself down.

Although he experienced a bigger scene during the graduation assessment of Yulin Weixue, this time it was different.

This is the first appearance of his son in this world in front of everyone in Tang Lin City, and he must not let anyone down.

He raised his gun and aimed at the nearest target two hundred meters away from diagonally forward. "Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!"

Without the slightest pause, he fired at five targets in a row, each shot, pulling the bolt, and then the cartridge casings jumped out.

This action did not affect his accuracy, and not a single shot missed the target.

At this time, all the soldiers cheered, and Tang Sai'er saw the target that the soldiers were carrying, and even the target four hundred meters away was pierced by bullets, and he became excited.

"With this sharp weapon, I am confident that I will fight directly to Moscow and Kyiv!"

Lin Hanlun said with a smile: "My grandson should be the pioneer of my grandmother, and lay a bigger foundation for my Lin family!" ”

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