Chapter 403: Material Problems (Grand Chapter)
"yes, that's a surprise. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ info" Su Zedong didn't know what to say, he didn't have the words to talk to the other party for a while, and it wasn't until half a cup of tea passed that he noticed that Xiao Qi'er's teacup was already empty, so he squeaked and said to the recipients: "Eh, Liang Po, please help me bring some more tea, don't be so bitter, the taste is lighter." β
The person who was called Liang Po by Su Zedong was the old woman who had been staying in the tent where Su Zedong and Xiao Qi'er were, from the outside, he was already a little older, but in fact, he was only thirty years old, but because he had to work on household chores large and small since he was a child, he was aging day by day, coupled with the natural lack of nutrition, which made her whole person look dry, her face was not only wrinkled, but also quite thin, and her eyes were blank, no wonder Su Zedong called her Liang Po.
If it weren't for Xiao Qi'er's presence, when Liang Po nodded and "received the order" and followed Su Zedong's instructions to do things, Xiao Qi'er whispered these things to him, Su Xuedong would have continued to call her mother-in-law like everyone else in the barracks, instead of calling her Sister Liang, aunt or a title closer to her identity in this era.
Su Zedong sighed, thinking that if it weren't for his help, Xiao Qi'er would still be in chaos when she reached her thirties, and it was hard to guarantee that she wouldn't lose her face at that time, and she would look even older than the person who was called Liang Po.
However, if Xiao Qi'er continued to work like this in Juyitang and Dongzhen Company, if he hadn't received good cosmetics and ancient so-called rouge gouache to replenish the moisture of his skin and resist wrinkles, he would have been so old.
In the troubled times, it is not that there are no lazy women, but there are hard-working women and ugly women, not only do they have no cosmetics to cover up the old baptism of the years, but also there are no anti-aging drugs, and more importantly: women do not have the right to be a human being, which is the biggest persecution suffered by women in feudal society.
Why is it said that the general ugliness of women in ancient times, without the protection of basic human rights, and without reasonable rest and institutional norms, women have been used as tools for a long time, passively, if you want to use it to see, to use it as a gift to the nobles or the supreme ruler, a tool for fun, then it is well enshrined.
If it is used to give birth to children and do housework, then let it eat less, do more, can't study, can't go out, and in the heyday of the feudal era, it is directly the appearance of small feet, restraining women's calves, so that it is completely reduced to a tool to be used and will really not be treated by human beings anymore.
Let women get the most basic rights in their lives to survive and develop......
This allowed Xiao Qi'er and Zhang Shicheng's second girl, Zhang Xin, to form a department in Gaoyou City that was not recorded in clear history books before the Yuan Dynasty to maintain women's rights.
"Xiao Qi'er, I want to marry you, whether you can be my wife or my concubine, as long as you can stay by my side."
This is what Su Zedong wants to say to Xiao Qi'er in front of him the most, but the enemy is current, and he is in the quagmire of war, no matter how high his status is and how great his ability is, this sentence must be swallowed temporarily, saying that he Su Zedong is incompetent or incapable, anyway, he has no way to open his mouth and cross that hurdle.
In the end, after Xiao Qi'er took the tea handed by Aunt Liang with both hands and drank nearly half of it, Liu Zhenming walked in from outside the tent, breaking the embarrassing scene of the two looking at each other but not saying a word.
"I said Master Su ......" Liu Zhenming, who opened the tent, just wanted to speak, but as soon as he came in, he saw that in addition to Su Zedong and the subordinates of the tent, there was also a beautiful but good-looking woman in the tent, and said: "Yo, Xiao Qi'er was also here, and I didn't listen to anyone outside the tent, I thought it was only Master Su." β
Liu Zhenming was not surprised when he saw this scene, and every time he came to solve the siege by himself, otherwise he didn't know how long these two people could really stay in their positions without saying a word.
"Oh, Deputy Hall Master Liu is here, then Xiao Qi'er will retire first."
After finishing speaking, Xiao Qi'er stood up, said goodbye to Su Zedong and Liu Zhenming, and then walked out of the tent door, and couldn't help but look back as if reluctantly, glanced at Su Zedong before leaving.
There was a time when Xiao Qi'er wanted to call herself a "little woman", but Su Zedong said that Xiao Qi'er was still good-sounding, so he didn't let her change, which made her call herself like this until now.
Su Zhidong did not let Xiao Qi'er change his name for himself, firstly, because he took care of her habits for many years, secondly, he did not want her to deliberately make changes that he did not want and did not adapt to in order to cater to the environment he provided for him, and thirdly, he fell in love with her, and he did not hesitate to do anything about the world.
Perhaps, this is fate, but the share has not been allowed to be obtained, because it is still in the middle of a war......
After Xiao Qi'er left, Liu Zhenming sat directly in the position where he was sitting without greeting him, and said, "Tut-tut, I didn't expect why you were so cowardly." β
But before Liu Zhenming's words were finished, he saw that the subordinates in this tent had not yet left, and it seemed too abrupt to communicate with Su Zedong in the way of talking and interacting with future generations, so he let the subordinates go out temporarily, and then said: "Brother, I thought you were very cowardly, but I didn't expect you to get to this point, and you haven't confessed yet?" β
"Confession? What confession to confess, what to say? I like people, so I have to confess? And when the war is raging, then tomorrow is abrupt? Won't others think of it as not doing your job? β
"Hey, what do you mean by that? Make excuses for yourself? What if you like people not to talk about it, what should you do if someone else takes the lead? Don't you know, let alone in the barracks of Lu Zhen's troops, even the new and old members of the ghost army such as me are thinking about a beautiful woman like Xiao Qi'er! β
Liu Zhenming said that when he came here, he didn't have a chance to speak like Su Zedong, and continued to "add oil and vinegar."
"Of course, if you say that there are few girls in our ghost army, and after the young girls invited are dismissed, the middle-aged aunts invited are not very attractive to these boys, but the posture of Xiao Qi'er is there, you don't fight for it and don't express your position, but there are a lot of people who want to get to know her!" Do you really think that none of the members of our ghost team are heroes, and none of them are better than you? β
Su Zedong shook his head and said, "What you said is not unreasonable, but .......in addition to being on the battlefield and needing to lead troops to fight, don't I have a marriage contract in addition to being on the battlefield and needing to lead troops to fight?" Let's not say that Qin Yuan Summit will not hand over Mingjiao to me as he said before, I don't care about the power and position, but this marriage contract, I can't break my promise, no! β
"Oh, I'll go, okay, okay, I know, you're thinking about other people's baby daughter Qin Xiaoqing, right! Yes, Qin Xiaoqing is also the best in the world, a big beauty among beauties, you kid is also beautiful and blessed, with such a beautiful, tasteful and powerful girl as his fiancΓ©e. β
Speaking of this, Liu Zhenming revealed a sour taste from the bottom of his heart, although he was deliberately avoiding it between the lines, but others could hear it, could Su Zedong not know? It's just that he doesn't say anything, and he doesn't say it in his heart, so he doesn't show it on his face or say it.
Liu Zhenming swallowed his saliva and continued: "But if you don't have three wives and four concubines in this era, you will be looked down upon by others!" Don't look at this group of people in our ghost army, none of them have started a family so far, but everyone has a fixed and happy woman outside......"
"Why do I hear so dirty when you say that? Can you put it mildly, and describe it as having a lot of admirers or admirers? β
Su Zedong thinks that his level of Chinese language is not high, but it depends on who he compares with, if he wants to compare with Song Benwen, he doesn't have that much ability, but if he compares with Liu Zhenming, his mastery of Chinese language and history is more than enough.
"Okay, yes, I'm not right, but not everything is about the occasion, you and I are still young, aren't we? You should give yourself some opportunities to pursue the goddess in your heart desperately, right? β
"As the saying goes, in his position and seeking his position, you are a dignified deputy hall master, can you have a little pursuit?"
"No matter what time it is, money and women are the signs of a successful man, is it such a simple truth, do you still need me to explain it to you, brother?"
Su Zedong was dumbfounded by Liu Zhenming's words, because I have to say that Liu Zhenming's words have a very profound truth, which can be regarded as an eternal truth in ancient and modern China and abroad.
It's just that the saying is different, it's money and women if it's ugly, and it's career and love if it's good, as long as it's a normal person, or a person whose IQ is above the average level and doesn't have much mental illness, this career and love can be said to be the standard they regard as success!
Of course, with the former is the career, the latter is love, it is much easier to get it, this is not the other way around, there must be a career to pursue love, and there are still many loves, and if there is no career, even if you use up your life's strength and waiting, you can't get a love.
In the words of later generations, Su Zedong's current career development and the appearance of a talented person in Jiangnan cuisine, unfathomable martial arts, and a large number of capable people under his hands, to put it simply, it is the fifth diamond king, if he is a little more professional or a little more objective and complex, then he is definitely a master, a high position among people, and the best!
The so-called emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch is in a hurry, there are such good conditions, he Su Zedong has not taken Xiao Qi'er down, and he has done it with three times and five divided by two, in Liu Zhenming's opinion, that is the real joy of all.
"Oops, the roads are different." As soon as Su Zedong finished saying this, he stretched out the index finger of his right hand to stop Liu Zhenming from saying more, and he continued: "After this path is the same, I hope that Brother Liu can think more about the way and method of dealing with people and things." β
Su Zedong's words made Liu Zhenming wilt, he, who is the master of the hall and a big official, is like this, and he, a subordinate of others, dares to say one more word to contradict it, these words are easy to understand and pay attention to speaking in the future, don't always say others according to your own ideas, but if you say it in a bad way, this sentence can be completely understood as two words: shut up!
Liu Zhenming's level of Chinese is not high, and his language is average, but only this level of speaking and figuring out the words when others speak, he can think through thoroughly, after all, he has been in society for a period of time, whether he is a boss or a subordinate, he should not be easily offended.
After Liu Zhenming felt the threat brought by Su Zedong's words and some penetrating power, he really didn't dare to speak.
Su Zedong also understands that Liu Zhenming is a person who understands, otherwise he would not trust him so much, and he has been engaged in it for nearly a year, except for Chen Sanjin's matter, which made him very annoyed, he Liu Zhenming has not made any major mistakes in other things and suggestions, and even this small mistake is for the sake of the members of the ghost army to practice martial arts more exquisitely.
In general, Liu Zhenming is a talent that can be shaped, and he cannot be wasted, nor should he be easily suppressed or depressed.
"Let's get down to business, Deputy Hall Master Liu, you came all the way here, you didn't just want to talk to me about these few gossips, right?" Su Zedong regained his expression, put away the fierce light from before, and said in the tone that he should have as a descendant, "If there is anything, please tell me quickly." β
If a liberal arts student does not know how to play an official role, then his university thoughts, theories, and even cultural courses are considered to be in vain, especially in a modern society that emphasizes law.
"Okay, then the subordinates won't say much, it's been in vain for the time of the hall master." Liu Zhenming replied smoothly, and then said: "What the subordinates want to talk about is related to the firearms and artillery equipment in Gaoyou City. β
As soon as Su Zedong heard that it was about firearms and artillery, his spirit immediately became vibrant, because he knew that in the situation where the enemy was outnumbered, for a later generation with hundreds of years of knowledge, the best combat method and combat strategy was to use it well and climb the scientific and technological tree.
"Oh? Didn't you find a good way to use it on the battlefield? β
Liu Zhenming nodded with a smile, thinking in his heart that if there was no way to use these firearms and Napoleonic smoothbore artillery on the current battlefield, firstly, he would be worthy of his identity as a later science student, and secondly, he would not be so thick-skinned.
Liu Zhenming did not directly explain the ins and outs of the matter, but took this opportunity to touch Su Zedong, patted his horse suitably, and said: "In this matter, it has to be the second young master who occupies the first credit!" β
Seeing Su Zedong tightly frowning, Liu Zhenming knew that his master Su wanted to hear the truth, so he said carefully: "The second young master compared the firing data of this Napoleonic smoothbore gun and the loss of ammunition day and night, and recorded the specific loss of the artillery in actual combat, and finally calculated a reasonable plan for repairing the equipment!" β
"Oh, is the material problem solved?"
Facing Su Zedong's urgent question, Liu Zhenming replied unhurriedly: "Haha, on this point, please rest assured that Hall Master Su will put a hundred hearts!" In the past, the reason why we had no choice was because there were not enough metal materials, but now the situation has changed dramatically. β
Su Zedong shook his head, and was quite disgusted by Liu Zhenming's words that followed closely to the previous sentence and had no focus, but there was no way, the other party had mastered the aspects and technologies that he could not involve.
For Su Zedong, don't look at him when he was in college, he was not only a scholar, but also the leader of the presidium of the student union, but in his middle school days, the three subjects of physics, chemistry and biology did not add up to a high history of liberal arts, as long as it involves mathematics, he is dizzy, and as long as he sees the subject of science, he wants to sleep!
I couldn't solve the matter personally, so I had to ask others in a low voice, and in this era of the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, if you want to climb the science and technology tree of the future generations, the first person Su Zedong asked was Liu Zhenming.
Since Liu Zhenming wanted to pretend in front of him and show off his self-confidence and dignity as a science and engineering student, Su Zedong also tried his best to satisfy himself instead of blindly suppressing it, so he had to be patient and said: "Deputy Hall Master Liu, please continue, I'll listen!" β
"Okay." Liu Zhenming said with a smile: "Come to think of it, the master of Su Tang and the Mongolian troops have been fighting fiercely for more than two days, and the number of troops led by him to annihilate the enemy troops is not 10,000, but 9,009,"
Regarding the data on the battlefield, Su Zedong was still quite sincere, and said: "It's not so exaggerated, I am not the protagonist of fantasy novels in the 21st century, I am the hero of martial arts novels, I have worked hard, and these brothers under my command fought for two days, and I wiped out more than 4,000 people of the Mongolian army after a full battle." β
"Uh-huh, four thousand is four thousand enemies." Liu Zhenming's sycophant was not very loud, so he found a step for himself and said, "Then Su Hall Master, do you know what these more than 4,000 Mongolian soldiers may bring to me and other troops?" β