Chapter 30: The Foundation (Part 2)

The reason why the Huaiyang Governor's Mansion is so powerful in the world is that it is nothing more than a strong gun. This is a "fact" that has been seen through by the "sages in the opposition" a long time ago! It's just that the Mengyuan Imperial Court reacted slowly, refused to accept the advice of the sages, and caught up, so that the Huaiyang Governor's Mansion "eats all over the world with one move"!

It's just that in recent months, when those "old and young" say the words "armor and guns" again, the movements at the corners of their mouths have obviously changed from pulling down to turning up. The eyes that looked at the yamen at all levels of the Great Governor's Mansion were also completely different from the past.

Chang Xiaosi has a wide range of friends and generous shots, even if he was sent to Jiangnan by his family for training, he did not change cups with such "relics". Therefore, under the influence of the surrounding public opinion, I have long believed in my heart that "Jiajian Artillery Advantage" is Huaiyang's greatest reliance. And whether it is to make plate armor or gun wagons, it is inseparable from high-quality stainless steel. At this moment, I heard that Huaiyang's steel has been so much that it can't be used up, and even has to discount the interest money to tempt the people to buy carriages, so how can we not be more optimistic about the prospects of the Great Governor's Mansion?

For a moment, he forgot the purpose of his previous divergence from the topic. By the way, he talked about the Northern Expedition again. The fourth Chang Lao was so angry that his eyes darkened, picked up the horsewhip from the wheel, and turned around and smoked it, "Fart!" Take the steel pile, take the steel pile and pile it down in the capital? Bullshit, who's putting the shit? One will be successful, and ten thousand bones will wither, "Do you understand?" You've done business and can't even count the simplest accounts? Since ancient times, even if you win, you will kill 3,000 enemies and lose 800? You can guarantee that you won't be there every time?! Smack-smack! ”

Through the wooden carriage and glass windows, the horsewhip could not hurt Chang Xiao in the slightest. But he was still so frightened that he held his head with both hands, pouted his ass and hid in the back compartment, "Grandpa, grandpa, don't be angry!" I, didn't I say good things about the Governor's Office? Look at you, I was ignorant at the beginning, chewing on the tongue of the Great Sect Mansion, and your old man was angry with me. Now my grandson, I have changed my past mistakes and is dedicated to promoting the strengths of the Governor's Mansion, you are old, why are you still with me! ”

"Bullshit!" Chang Laosi was so angry that his eyes were red, and his old arms and legs were trembling, "Little bastard, I don't know you yet?" I wiped your since you were a child. As soon as you pout your ass, I know what you want to pull! When did you really have your own insight? It's not like chewing the bagasse behind someone else's ass! When those people said bad things about the Governor's Mansion, you followed the parrot, and you didn't know what other people's grandpa did in the first place, and what did your grandpa do in the first place! Now that others find that the wind direction has changed and want to fish in troubled waters, you will follow the people behind them and copy the net! You know no, every time there is a change of dynasty, the one who dies the fastest is a heartless one like you. I know that if you listen to others fooling around, and as a result, others will enter the city as heroes and be rewarded for their meritorious service, and all of you will have to die under the city walls! ”

Thinking that his grandson had been out for more than half a year without an inch, the old man couldn't help but feel sad again. Whipped the carriage twice and cried loudly, "Lack of virtue, my fourth elder is lacking great virtue." finally lived a few days of peace, but raised a grandson who lacked heart. Seeing that the white-haired man is going to send the black-haired man"

"That's it!" Chang Xiaoer couldn't stand his grandfather's crying and mourning on the road, so he was so angry that he pulled the car window, poked out half of his head and shouted, "If you want to clean me up, you go back and clean up, it's just two steps, why bother to make everyone know?" I'm small, my face is worthless, and you have a big grandson. That's a newly promoted business name! ”

This trick really worked, and when he heard the face of his eldest grandson, Chang Laosi immediately felt like he was choked by the neck, "Uh-! The ground sounded, and the crying stopped.

His eldest grandson is the most promising young man in the whole family, and most of the respect of the old neighbors for the Chang family is also due to the fact that his eldest grandson has a lot of money, has a wide range of contacts, and speaks and does things steadily. And if his crying caused a misunderstanding, and then delayed the future of his eldest grandson, he Chang Lao Si was killed by lightning, and he didn't have the face to see his wife for many years.

"As for me, I won't fight with you. You've always treated me like a child, and you've never cared about my thoughts and feelings. Chang Xiaoer didn't give up as soon as he made a move, "Let's go home and tell my brother about this." If he still does what you want, I won't say a word, and tomorrow morning I will take the boat back to Jiqing. If he also thinks that it is an opportunity for me to become a soldier and eat food, don't stop me. To be honest, my legs are on my own, and the military department yamen recruits soldiers, and I don't say that I have to nod my head from the elders in the family. I can report my name with a cold squeeze, you can stop the first year of junior high school, and you can stop the fifteen?! ”

This is not confused at all. Chang Lao couldn't find an excuse to refute it for a long time. I have the intention to rely on the identity of being someone else's grandfather, but I am really a little afraid that the little bastard in the carriage will sneak away to sign up for the army. In case he was hired, he often borrowed ten guts, but he didn't have the courage to go to the military department yamen in Yangzhou Mansion to splash and roll.

Thinking of this verse, he had no choice but to turn his heart sideways. sniffled and whispered, "It's okay, it's not up to you." You're old now, and your wings are stiff, so of course you don't take my old man's words as a deaf ear. But your brother is more knowledgeable than you, and he has provided you with no less expenses over the years. You should always listen to what he says! ”

"Then it's decided. Let's go home happily and wait for my brother to come back! Chang Xiaoer was afraid that his grandfather would regret it, so he immediately knocked on the bricks and nails.

"Ahh Chang Lao Si responded with a long sigh.

The grandparents and grandchildren no longer competed, and they hurried away without making a sound. After a while, he returned to his house. To the surprise of the two, Chang Fugui, the pillar of the family, actually finished his work early today, and was reading hard in the main room with a thick book of children's books. Hearing the sound of wheels in the yard, he first folded the book and put it down, and then greeted him with a smile, "Grandpa, why did you come back so early today?" Is business not going well? If you want me to say, don't get out of the car when you're old in the cold, anyway, our family doesn't lack that money now! ”

"Then I'm not too old to move!" Seeing his own grandchildren, Chang Laosi's mood immediately became ten times more relaxed. While jumping down from the wheel, he responded loudly, "Besides, I can move my muscles and blood after driving the car out for a few laps, which is better than being bored at home all day!" ”

After that, while handing over the reins of the horse to his eldest grandson, he went to pull the door of the carriage, "Come down, are you home?" Little bastard, do you want me to hug you?! ”

"Doesn't you know how to open the door?" Chang Xiaoer responded in a low voice and jumped out of the carriage. Then he smiled and saluted his eldest brother, "Brother, why are you free today?" I thought I'd see you at night! ”

"It's a bit of a problem, so it's early." Chang Fugui smiled, with a calmness on his face that was rare for his peers, "What about you, why don't you work hard over there in Jiqing and run back by yourself?" No one bullied you over there, right? If someone bullies you, don't put up with it. Tell me, I'll help you out! ”

"No, the whole Jiqing semicolon, who doesn't know that I'm your own brother. Sensei said bullying, even the semicolon shopkeeper was polite to me! Chang Xiaoer waved his arm aggressively, and then responded with a bit of pride.

Chang Fugui's true intention is to warn his younger brother not to be a fox and a tiger. So he quickly took over the conversation and told with a smile, "Then don't overdo it." The leave that should be taken must be requested, and the effort that should be put in must be done, and it is better to let the hands and eyes be tired than to let the body be idle. If you have nothing to do, don't keep thinking about going back to Yangzhou. When I was your age, I was an apprentice in the shop."

"How can you, how can you. Don't worry, I won't embarrass you. There is no physical work in the business, so I will be sent with a smiling face, and it will not let me escape! Chang Xiaoer was anxious to find supporters for his family, so he changed his previous problem of being full of thorns and responded to his brother's words.

"That's good, I'll find someone to talk to Shopkeeper Hu tomorrow. Let's see if I can get you out as a buddy sooner. You're not too small, you have to have some money to make a living! Chang Fugui didn't know that his younger brother had become reasonable because of his talents, and he thought that Chang Xiaoer had grown his skills after going out for half a year. As he unloaded the horse from the wheel, he smiled and promised.

"No, no, it's better to follow the rules. Otherwise, even if I leave the apprenticeship in advance, the shopkeeper and the big guy will not really take me seriously! "How could Chang Xiaoer waste his time going to the business to be a young man again? Hurriedly ran over, while helping his brother to serve the livestock into the pen, feeding, and adding water, while intermittently replenishing.

Seeing the two brothers, brothers, friends and brothers, Chang Lao and the fourth elder were very relieved. In my heart, I am also a little more sure of dispelling the wishful thinking of my little grandson. With a smile, he pushed the carriage with the unloaded horse into the pergola in the yard, and wiped the dirt off the carriage with a damp cloth with a smile. When the two grandchildren returned from the stable, he himself finished the rest of the chores. He waved his arm and beckoned his grandchildren into the house to rest.

Inside the house, there is a water stove that has only recently become popular in the Huaiyang area. Although he didn't dare to waste peat too much, he also burned the temperature to the point where he could warm his hands. First take off the outer gown and thick cloth coat, and then make a pot of strong tea, three grandparents and grandchildren, sit around the table, and enjoy themselves.

In the blink of an eye, a pot of tea was at the bottom, Chang Laosi cleared his throat, and said to his eldest grandson Fugui very confidently: "Well, there is such a thing, I can't talk to your brother today!" But both of us think that you have seen a lot of the world and have a wide horizon."

He was at least nine points sure that his eldest grandson Chang Fugui would support him, so his words were clear and his tone was not slow. Who would have thought that Chang Fugui, who has always been filial and intelligent, suddenly developed hysteria today. When Chang Laosi had just finished talking about the whole thing and his own opinion, he immediately stood up and responded loudly, "Naturally, it's time to go." It is the opportunity to contribute to the country, why does the second child fall behind others? If no one goes to be a soldier, how can they drive the Tartars back to Mobei?! If they are given a chance to breathe and make a comeback in the future, won't your old man, father and mother, and our family all have to be doomed?! Go, early tomorrow morning, I will personally send him to sign up for the army. The newspaper said well, if it weren't for the fact that most Song people only cared about their own small family back then, my hometown of Yao Shun would not have been bloody for more than 70 years! ”

"Fart!" Chang Laosi was so angry that he slapped the table hard and jumped up high, "You, what are you talking nonsense?" Is your head blown by the wind today? Be a soldier, be a soldier, how can there be no immortal in war? In case he has three long and two short, I, a white-haired man, alas, I often lack virtue and great virtue! ”

"In case he has three longs and two shorts, as well as his father and mother, and the governor's mansion will take care of you and take care of our family! You can always see how the chief manager has treated the families of the war dead over the years. Give him his life, it's worth it! Chang Fugui didn't eat his grandfather's set at all, shook his head, and continued to add loudly, "Besides, with his small stature, even if he is admitted, he can't be a front-line soldier, at most, for the sake of him being able to read a few hundred words, let him be a military sermon!" ”

"Yes, Dad, the second child is not born to be a self-conscious, it is better to let him go and fight. Fight out, count his fate. If he doesn't fight, as long as the person doesn't die, he will completely lose his heart! Chang Shou didn't know when he would come back, opened the curtain, and spoke loudly for his two sons.

Three to one, Chang Lao Si suddenly felt short of breath even if he was a grandfather. He sniffled and scolded in a low voice: "Go, go, when he is missing arms and legs, you will know what it means not to listen to the old man." ”

"How can I be, I'm smart! Grandpa, just wait and see! In case I make a name for myself, I will take you to live in a big mansion and marry a beautiful granddaughter-in-law to serve you every day! Chang Xiaoer didn't expect his father and brother to stand on his side, he was overjoyed, and immediately began to be coquettish with a dumb voice.

"Get out!" Chang Laosi raised his foot and kicked his grandson, but he didn't dare to push too hard, even if he clicked it, even if he got the anger in his heart. turned around, but glanced at the eldest grandson Chang Fugui again, and asked timidly, "Sui Jun Wenxuan, what is that for?" Don't you really have to pick a knife? ”

Chang Fugui didn't think about it, so he gave the answer casually, "It's to write letters for other soldiers, and by the way, the errand of conveying the decree of the boss." Generally, there are three or five in each soldier company. Belong to the standing teacher in the camp directly under him. Usually eat and live with the soldiers, put it in the center of the line when marching, and put it at the end of the line when fighting! ”

"Oh!" When Chang Laosi heard this, the grievances and worries in his heart were suddenly alleviated a lot. wiped his eyes and continued to ask in a low voice, "Then, do you guarantee that he can become a military secretary?" When did you know someone in the army too?! ”

"Then I can't guarantee it, he has to take the test himself!" Chang Fugui smiled and shook his head slightly. "I was admitted first, and then I was trained with other auxiliaries during the day, and then I went to listen to the instructors at night. After the training of other auxiliary soldiers is completed, those who are qualified will be turned into soldiers. He almost finished his studies, took another test, and then reported to the legions with the soldiers. ”

"Then, how could he possibly pass the exam?" When Chang Laosi heard this, his heart immediately rose to his throat and eyes. Looking at his grandson, he said pitifully.

"The first level is good, I know a thousand commonly used words, and I can almost pass the exam. Even the first grade of the county school is not as good as the second grade, and the second child has also reached the second grade. Chang Fugui thought about it, then shook his head with a smile, "The difficult thing is that you have to listen to lectures and study while being trained." However, if he can't even pass this level, isn't it just what you want to do? He was directly brushed down, neither as a soldier nor as an unwritten declaration, what else can he do except go home and marry his daughter-in-law?! ”

"Huh?!" Chang Laosi finally nodded reassuringly. turned his face to look at his little grandson, and suddenly hesitated in his heart. I really don't know if it's more appropriate to hope that Chang Xiaoer can pass the test, or if it is more appropriate to be sent home.

Chang Xiaoer is full of confidence in himself. Seeing that his grandfather's eyes were full of suspicion, he immediately blushed and swore: "Don't worry, even if I am tired to death this time, I will pass the lockdown." Otherwise, I will never talk to you about being a soldier again. You can do whatever you want me to do, and I can marry whoever I want! ”

"Then the two of us will make up our minds!" Chang Laosi stretched out his hand and took the initiative to high-five his grandson as an oath. In my memory, my little grandson has always been hot for three days, and on the fourth day, he didn't need to be persuaded by others at all, he would cry and shout and crawl home. However, since his own family and grandson, he has perseverance, perseverance, and stubbornness in his temper since he was a child, and he recognized the matter, and the eight buffaloes couldn't turn back.

Thinking of it, the old man suddenly became vigilant. quickly turned his face to Chang Fugui, and asked uneasily: "You haven't answered yet, how did you know the people in the army?" How can you be so familiar with things in the army? You, don't, let's make it clear! Don't think about going crazy with the little second son! ”

"I'm not going crazy, I'm going to do my duty as a man!" Chang Fugui smiled again, and his slightly mature face was full of the passion unique to young people, "I have already gone to the Grand Governor's Mansion to register, and from the day after tomorrow, I will go to the General Logistics Office of the Fourth Army to collect grain and grass for the army along the way." I was going to talk to you just now, but before I could speak, I met my little brother first! ”

"You, you" Chang Laosi's heart instantly sank into the icy water, and his arms and thighs trembled together, "Great, isn't the Grand Governor's Mansion not, isn't it only, only recruiting students?" You, you, you big guy in a business, what, how are you qualified to apply? ”

"I am not only the manager of Hanyuan Commercial Bank, but also a member of Huaxia Fuxing Society." Chang Fugui glanced at his grandfather and proudly gave the answer. "Our Huaxia Fuxing Society was established in June this year, and its headquarters is located in the Grand Governor's Mansion. The brothers and sisters in the society all take it as their responsibility to follow the general manager and revive China. The Northern Expedition is the key to the rejuvenation of China, how can we, the Revival Society, stand idly by?! ”