"Long respect! This year, the wind and rain are smooth, and the income from the acres is quite abundant, which is very gratifying! Deng Qifan said with a smile.

"We still store them up, and buy any excess silver from the outside world, and don't buy them from our land. In addition, it is necessary to control the outflow of grain, limit winemaking, strictly control the rationing of grain, and guard against waste. Wu Shigong immediately confessed.

"Why is that?" Deng Qifan was a little strange. Although people in the Ming Dynasty were accustomed to storing grain at this time, it was rare for someone like Wu Shigong to store them in such a morbid manner. You must know that grain can't be stored for too long, the taste of old grain will deteriorate, and because of the evaporation loss of water, plus there is no modern constant temperature granary, the grain is moldy and stolen by rats is also very serious, so Deng Qifan originally wanted to sell a batch of grain and leave some more turnover silver for Runingjun.

"Far away! Listen to me on this. In the year of disaster, it is better to have food in your hands! Wu Shigong only knew that natural disasters occurred frequently at the end of the Ming Dynasty, causing grain failures, which led to a great rebellion by the peasant army in the world.

Although there has been a bumper harvest for two consecutive years, Wu Shigong definitely does not dare to take it lightly, and is still ready to reserve more grain. However, it was difficult for Wu Shigong to explain to Deng Qifan that he had crossed over and knew some information from later generations, so he still used his authority to force down the order to reserve grain.

Although Deng Qifan also disagreed with Wu Shigong's order, he also felt that this was also a small problem, so there was no need to advise Wu Shigong, so Deng Qifan diverted the topic and said: "This time there are more than 800 veterans, does Changjing really want to let them go home?" ”

The service period of the soldiers of the Runing Army is eight years, but because the combat can be doubled, there are a number of soldiers who have completed their service period.

These soldiers who have completed their service can choose to continue their service or choose to retire from the army. However, there are relatively few people who want to go to the battlefield to work hard, so most of the soldiers who have completed their service this time have chosen to retire from the army.

And Deng Qifan means that it is now a war. Wu Shigong can completely use the name of general mobilization to leave this group of veterans in the Runing Army. In this troubled world, the more soldiers there are, the better!

If it was the original, maybe Wu Shigong would agree with Deng Qifan's approach, but now, with the form of compulsory soldiers such as the protection of the reclamation commercial house, the number of professional soldiers like the Runing Army must be controlled, and it should not exceed 40,000 at most.

Therefore, Wu Shigong said with a smile: "It's better to keep your promise!" The battle has not yet reached this point. Let's raise soldiers for the people. This good day has just passed, and we must also save points. ”

"But Chang Jing also needs to understand! This year, the fields of retired soldiers are not worried. More than 1,300 soldiers will be discharged next year, and we will be able to solve this problem in the Runing Army. But from the next year onwards, there will be no less than 2,000 retirees every year, and their acres of land will have to be considered. ”

Although in these years, the Runing Army has obtained more than one million mu of land through various means such as seizure and purchase. In cooperation with the gentry, another 2 or 3 million acres of land were cultivated, but with the distribution of land to retired soldiers, domestic slaves whose labor time limit had expired, and vocational fields for civil and military officials of the Runing Army. I don't have much land left. So Deng Qifan is going to remind Wu Shigong here.

Wu Shigong thought about it for a while, it is true, although there are still a few years to do in the future, it is still necessary to take precautions. So he said to Deng Qifan: "There are two ways: retired soldiers can be allowed to ask for money and grain for fields; or allocated to the marginal dangerous areas, more land may be divided. They were also encouraged to enter the reclamation firms and go out to grab land. This time, Yizhou has already negotiated with Zheng Guerrilla, if there are volunteers. It can also be sent to Yizhou. ”

"Also, in the future, the soldiers who retired from the Runing Army for half a year tried not to take on dangerous battles, and they were also allowed to go home and reunite. Alas! In this world, how many wives are separated! ”

"No matter what! The Runing Army can finally breathe. In another three years, Changjing can be worry-free! Deng Qifan was still very optimistic at this time. In the past, Deng Qifan had gray hair for money and food, but this year he was finally able to have a surplus, and Deng Qifan was still very happy in his heart.

"Ahh Wu Shigong didn't accompany Deng Qifan to be happy, he sighed and said, "The future is uncertain, and there are many battles in the future, so we still need to work hard!" ”

"Why?" Deng Qifan was a little strange, "Although the Shaanxi thieves are powerful, the imperial court has deployed more heavy troops. Even if it loses both, there are still our yellow finches behind. Can adults worry too much? ”

"Far away! Look! If the officials and the army work together, it may indeed be as you said, but I see that this decree is out of many ways, and it is far inferior to the Shaanxi bandits under the calculation of each other. In my opinion, if we don't count our Runing Army, in fact, the Shaanxi bandits have the upper hand. And don't forget, there are also the Tartars of Liaodong. ”

"This barbarian, just come to my land of China to rob the wealth, and will never rob my land. What do outsiders know about farming? What do you know? It's best to be just a little less than a hundred years of luck like Meng Yuan. ”

Wu Shigong listened to Deng Qifan's words, smiled and shook his head. These words were actually the common thoughts among the gentry at that time, and it was no wonder that Deng Qifan was like this. But Wu Shigong clearly knew that the Houjin of Liaodong would enter Shanhaiguan and would establish the Qing Dynasty for more than 200 years.

But at this time, there was no need to say too much to Deng Qifan, so Wu Shigong said: "People have no long-term concerns, but there must be near-term worries!" ”

After the conversation ended, it was still early to see that it was still dark, and Wu Shigong wanted to go and see his son Wu Chengying's reading. But as soon as I walked to Wu Chengying's reading place, I saw that Mr. Wu Chengying was endorsing.

Wu Chengying stammered in his back, obviously wrong a few words, looking at Mr.'s face, he obediently spread out his small palms, waiting for Mr.'s punishment. The gentleman was not polite, and picked up the ring ruler on the desk.

Wu Shigong's entrance obviously attracted the attention of the two. Wu Chengying looked at her father with tears in her eyes, wanting to pounce and hide in her father's arms. But Mr.'s residual power was still there, and Wu Chengying didn't dare to move, so he waited for his father to speak and save him from the sea of suffering.

But the gentleman seemed to turn a blind eye to Wu Shigong, still holding the ring ruler and preparing to punish. But he didn't fall rashly, and waited for Wu Shigong's speech.

Wu Shigong hesitated for a moment, and quietly hid behind the door. Seeing the savior's departure, Wu Chengying said, "Wow! He burst into tears, and the gentleman's ruler fell mercilessly into his hands.

hit his son's body, and it hurt in Wu Shigong's heart, but he still held back and stood outside the house waiting for the end of his study.

After waiting for more than half an hour, Wu Shigong finally waited for Mr. to finish his homework. At this time, he appeared from behind the door and re-entered the room where he was studying.

Wu Chengying, a stupid boy, didn't hold grudges, and immediately leaned on Wu Shigong's body to be coquettish, and after being intimate for a while, Wu Shigong instructed his mother-in-law to take Wu Chengying back to the inner house, and thanked Mr. Zhang with his hand: "Mr. Zhang has worked hard." ”

The gentleman who taught was named Zhang Zhiheng, a native of Runing, who resigned and returned home when Wei Zhongxian was in power. After that, he taught in his hometown, and he did not enter Beijing again after Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne.

This time, Li Xintuo invited Zhang Zhiheng to enlighten Wu Chengying, and to everyone's surprise, this Runing celebrity actually agreed. You must know that Wu Shigong's identity is too humble, and a person of a reputation like Zhang Zhiheng will generally not enter the martial arts mansion to give apprentices.

In fact, Zhang Zhiheng is also an understanding person, he carefully observed Wu Shigong for a long time, and found that although his actions were a bit shocking, they were also quite effective, with the rise of the Runing Army, Zhang Zhiheng also wanted to join this thriving group.

But he took the liberty of recommending himself, and Zhang Zhiheng couldn't afford to lose this face, so when he heard that Wu Fu invited him to enlighten his second son, he readily agreed, wanting to become Wu Shigong's confidant.

But after waiting for so many days before Wu Shigong appeared, Zhang Zhiheng of course had to behave well and judge whether Wu Shigong was a lord who could take refuge.

So at this time, seeing Wu Shigong taking the initiative to salute first, Zhang Zhiheng also quickly stood up and returned the salute and said, "Your Excellency is polite." It's rude not to be distracted and salute adults when it's just being disciplined. However, the adults have stood outside the door for a long time, and the respect for the teacher can be seen, which is comparable to Chengmen Lixue, and the future is really limitless! ”

So after the politeness, the two happily chatted about Wu Chengying's studies. But unconsciously, the topic led to the general trend of the world.

Zhang Zhiheng suddenly burst into a river, and poured out all the opinions that he had been preparing for a long time. When Wu Shigong heard this, he really had extraordinary insights. There is no way to be ordinary, almost none of the literati here Wu Shigong have experience in officialdom, Zhang Zhiheng's appearance, isn't that standing out from the crowd?

Of course, Wu Shigong invited Zhang Zhiheng to assist him, and there was nothing polite, so Zhang Zhiheng readily agreed. The two of them can be regarded as fulfilling their wishes.

After saying goodbye, Wu Shigong suddenly saw Li Xin with a veil and a big belly going to the living room outside the door. Seeing Wu Shigong, Li Xin was immediately blessed and saluted Wu Shigong with a smile.

Wu Shigong hurriedly stepped forward to support Li Xin, and blamed: "It's an old husband and wife, your body is heavy, so you will be exempted after saluting." Where are you going? ”

"The third brother of the concubine is here! Originally, he was going to see his husband, but he was busy, so the concubine went to see him by herself. ”

"Oh!" Wu Shigong understood, and heard Li Xin say a few days ago that several of his younger brothers wanted to defect to him after knowing that his brother-in-law was in power.

So Wu Shigong said: "Don't work too hard. Leave him for dinner, and I'll give him a good place to go. ”

For the addition of literati, Wu Shigong is of course the more merrier, but officials like Zhang Zhiheng and Li Xin's younger brother who have already labeled Wu Chengying can easily cause a split in the Runing Army in the future. Therefore, Wu Shigong was also very cautious and could only control the use. (To be continued......)