Chapter 185: Zhang Juzheng's Hidden Worries
"The conscience of heaven and earth is never like this, I really want to do it, but I am afraid that their sisters will hear it and be embarrassed." Besides, it's a bit against your will.
"What are you afraid of, they are all your women, what is there to taboo." Xiao Nier said.
"Atmosphere. After a drink with Mrs. Qi, I learned a lot of things. ”
"That is, Mrs. Qi has a skill, and I have to learn something. You can't always be humble in the future, otherwise you have Sister Zuo at home and Xiangjun outside, what else can you do with me? I'm nothing, it's all the same wife. Why do I have to put up with it? I don't know who or how many will there be in the future, and I will never let you go when I can catch you. Xiao Nier said, and began to take off her clothes.
Besides, it became clear that Xiao Nier was a little drunk, but also, these people drank for most of the night, and it was strange if they weren't drunk.
It turns out that hungry sheep can also fight tigers. was helpless at the moment, and had to be treated with extreme care and gentleness, but Xiao Nier was a little crazy, which was very different from before.
The two girl guards outside didn't want to listen and couldn't do it, they had the heart to run away but they were duty-conscious, and the two of them were red-faced when they heard it, and their hearts beat as if they were about to pop out.
Although Xiao Nier said that she would not sleep, she still fell asleep afterwards, and covered her with a quilt, washed and cleaned up by herself, and then opened the door and went out.
Actually, it's not that I'm afraid of him, but I'm really embarrassed, the two guards are girls after all.
"It's a really interesting family." On the way back, Mrs. Qi said meaningfully in the car.
What's interesting is the highest evaluation that Mrs. Qi can make, she hates those who scratch their heads and pretend to be noblewomen the most, they are the real noblewomen and celebrities in the capital, and they are almost all deprecated by her, and today they finally look at the right eye.
"By the way, people are so pompous today, what should we do at night, we can't let people look flat, where to hire a chef, this is the most important. Today's chef's skills are really high, and the food is so fragrant that it can melt people's tongues, or I will discuss with them and borrow that chef for a night? Mrs. Qi said again.
Qi Jiguang was stunned, this thinking was too jumpy, how could he suddenly jump from the supreme spiritual realm back to vulgar eating and drinking?
"You're talking, stupid." Mrs. Qi stabbed him.
Qi Jiguang's body shook: "Madame can decide no matter what." ”
"You know this sentence, it doesn't make sense. You see that the elder brother Yunming, although he is also afraid of his daughter-in-law, these things outside are clear, how can he be like you, I have to worry about everything, I am really fed up with you. Mrs. Qi said angrily.
Qi Jiguang felt a nest in his heart, and he had to smile on his face, and he said in his heart; I never need you to worry about it, and you don't have to worry about it at all, it's all your own blind busyness, what's the matter with me?
Of course he didn't dare to say this, otherwise he would have to be kicked out of the car immediately.
"Brother Yunming is really good, Mrs. Zuo is a very interesting person, their husband sings and follows the wife, there is no one else's business in the world in the future, if I am twenty years late, there will be nothing to do with you." Mrs. Qi was fascinated at first, but in the end, it fell back to Qi Jiguang.
Qi Jiguang was even more bitter in his heart: Are you taking a fancy to Mrs. Zuo, or are you falling in love with Brother Yunming? Where do you think about it?
In the days that followed, Qi Jiguang has been leading his subordinates to help train the troops, there is nothing to do in Jizhen now, although there is a rumor outside the border pass, everyone has a bottom in their hearts, until the autumn wind rises, when the horses are fat and strong, the Tatars will not attack rashly.
In the spring, the trees in various places are green, and a little green shoots bloom on the withered willow trees, and every time I go to the school field and look at these trees full of vitality, my mood will be much better, and I will no longer think about the risks in the future.
The two families are really good now, a small gathering in three days, a big gathering in five days, Zuo Ling discussed it with him, and simply gave an antique shop on a street to Mrs. Qi to run it herself, which can be regarded as repaying Qi Jiguang for his efforts in training.
Mrs. Qi was pleasantly surprised, the couple had been thinking about the shops on this street for many years, but unfortunately they couldn't squeeze in if they sharpened their heads, and the shops here could not be bought with silver.
Qi Jiguang, besides, he often goes to Zhang Juzheng to discuss some important matters, Zhang Juzheng heard about the two gatherings, so he let his concubines also go to participate a few times, and after coming back, these concubines were very happy, and Zhang Juzheng chattered endlessly, and then every time the two families gathered, they had to invite these concubines to participate.
"Yunming, I heard that your officials there have only reached the level of the general flag now, so is it okay for hundreds of households, thousands of households, and commanders to make these always empty?" Zhang Juzheng asked.
"Let's do it first, I don't want to transfer people from the outside, I'm afraid that the people will not be in line at that time." Besides.
"Then you have to promote some people to the top for the time being, otherwise how can you command?" Zhang Juzheng frowned.
"I'm going to command directly to the level of the general flag." Besides.
Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang both laughed, this is simply impossible, it is naturally reasonable to set up these ranks, no matter how capable the commander is, it is impossible to personally command every soldier. Layer-by-layer control, hierarchical management is the basic strategy for governing the army, and his idea is too strange.
Zhang Juzheng's eyes are now a game of chess in the whole country, but what he pays most attention to is Qi Jiguang and besides, he has a complete set of ideas for governing the country, but he has to rely on strong military force to fight abroad.
Qi Jiguang doesn't have to worry about it there, as long as he supports all of Qi Jiguang's reasonable ideas, but besides, he is still not at ease here.
"Otherwise, I'll lend you some officers to the top first, and when your people are mature, you can be promoted, and then transfer my people back." Qi Jiguang gave him ideas.
"I used to think so, but now I don't think I need it. My current people are divided into four guards, and a headquarters will be set up here in Beijing in the future, which is also a guard, and there are not many people, as long as a small number of people are left behind. The three commanders of my guards there can temporarily act as commanders at that time, and I myself am also commanders, so I can command one guard. The thousands of households below can also choose people from the guards to serve temporarily, they all train together with those students, they are very familiar with each other, and they have also won the respect of the students, and they can command more like an arm. Of course, in the end, it is up to those people to make meritorious contributions themselves, and then select these officials from them. "Besides, let's talk about it.
"Well, that seems fine, but you should do it now, not later. It takes a while to grind in, and the army is different from other groups. Zhang Juzheng said.
"That is, what the adults say is reasonable, and command is also a science, and it should also be practiced in practice, and you can't cramm, otherwise the command may be chaotic at that time." Qi Jiguang also said.
"If that's the case, I'll announce the appointment tomorrow." Besides.
They didn't drink wine, but tasted tea, which was a new tea from Gonglai, Fujian, and it was relatively light to drink.
"Fujian's spring tea is still too light, the aftertaste is insufficient, Fujian's autumn tea is a good tea. However, Zhejiang's new tea is good, and autumn tea is much worse. Besides, he commented.
Qi Jiguang was very surprised, he dared to comment on the taste of tea in the dignified Zhang Mansion, being able to drink tea here is a status symbol in itself, and even if it is swill, he should have no complaints.
Besides, he doesn't think so much, he is almost like at home here, he is never restrained, except for the inner house, he does not dare to enter, and he never treats himself as an outsider in the outer house.
The people of Zhang's Mansion like him and know that he is the person that the master values the most, and his family is not surprised by what he says.
Zhang Juzheng didn't seem to hear what he said, and didn't pay attention to it or interrupt. Zhang Juzheng has no research on tea, what kind of tea does he drink, and boiled water can also be used if there is no tea, it is not that he does not like tea culture, but he does not have that idle time.
"I have a lot of good Fujian tea there, if you like to ship it away one day." Qi Jiguang said.
"Okay." And you're welcome at all.
Qi Jiguang has been fighting in Fujian for a long time and has made great achievements, so it is not surprising that he can collect good local tea.
"By the way, Yunming, there is one more thing I have always wanted to tell you, that is, this training will continue, and you can't rely on this time alone." Qi Jiguang said.
"Do you want to train the troops?" And I was surprised.
"Of course, if you really have to fight the pirates in the future, it would be nice if you people could keep two-thirds of them in the future. Fujian's climate is not as good as that of the mainland, and many people have to fall ill or even die of miasma and malignant dysentery, and in the end half of them can fight normally. Qi Jiguang said.
Besides, Huo Ran was shocked, how could he not have thought of this, fighting always kills people, rapid marches can kill people, and sick people will also die, he only considers the consumption of grain and grass materials, but forgets that the consumption of personnel is also inevitable, and it may not be a small amount, and it is indeed necessary to continuously import fresh blood from the mainland to replenish.
At the beginning, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were defeated in a hundred battles, but they could continue to fight, because Xiao He continuously sent him personnel, grain and grass from Shuzhong, and even the children of those ministers were sent to serve on the battlefield.
"It's easy to recruit personnel, but it's too difficult to continue to ask the emperor for money. You can try it, if it doesn't work, I'll fight a famine with the Ministry of War, and I want to cut out some silver for you. Zhang Juzheng shook his head, feeling that this matter was more tricky.
"It is also possible to transfer officers and troops from various coastal areas to replenish them, but then the ranks will be chaotic, and the command may be disjointed. If the war goes well, if it is unfavorable, there may be a big mess in the predicament of enemies on all sides. Qi Jiguang said.
"Then continue to train the soldiers, and I'll figure out a way to deal with the silver." Besides, he said firmly.
He still has more than one million taels of silver, if he can't put all of them into it, he can at least train into a new army like the one now, but if he can't do it, it will be enough to forcibly fight the local tyrants and divide the land, and destroy a few coastal tyrants. If you have a gun and a cannon, are you afraid that you won't be able to grab the silver?