Since Zuo Houde was named the general of Zhengdong, this Da Ming and Da Yan are recuperating, although there is still a lot of friction between the two sides, but the upper echelons have deliberately controlled this range, and there has been no larger-scale conflict!

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is four years, in these four years, Zuo Houde's tuntian system is perfect enough, although Zuo Houde still has only 200,000 troops on the surface.

But Zuo Houde can confidently say that if he really fights, Zuo Houde can pull out an army of 600,000, and the population of the southeast is just over 3 million, and it is simply the contribution of the previous nine families, otherwise Zuo Houde really wouldn't dare to train like this and can't afford to raise it!

Of course, over the years, Zuo Houde has also used the relationship network of merchants to install shadow guards in the north and south of the river, and Zuo Houde can know the world without leaving Dingcheng!

Dingcheng, the East General's Mansion!

Zuo Houde looked at the man in front of him with a plain face and said, "Shadow! How is it? ”

Ying Yi arched his hand and said: "My lord, over the years, we have arranged manpower to most of the cities in Qingzhou and Hanzhou through the network of merchants, as long as there is an opportunity, we can take advantage of it!" ”

Zuo Houde nodded with satisfaction, and said, "What's the matter, is there any news from Nanjing recently?" ”

"Lord, in the direction of Nanjing, the army of the Ming Dynasty is being mobilized, and the war is not far away!"

Zuo Houde picked up the teacup, drank and shopped, looked at the shadow with his eyes, and said seriously: "It's been four years, even if the two sides are in control, the contradictions and frictions under it have accumulated to a certain extent, plus we provoke it, this time it will even be a war to destroy the country, you must always pay attention to the news!" ”

"No!"

After the two finished discussing, Zuo Houde arranged for Ying to retire and return to the backyard alone.

Backyard, stone pavilion.

A pair of children were learning calligraphy under the guidance of his wife, and when he saw Zuo Houde coming, Zuo Yao hurriedly ran over: "Daddy! Look at what I wrote! Look! ”

Saying that, Zuo Yao handed the rice paper in his hand to Zuo Houde, Zuo Houde picked it up and took a look, it was really a little hot, compared to when he first learned, there was a lot of progress, Zuo Houde showed a gentle smile, touched Zuo Yao's head, and said softly: "Yes, there is progress!" Yu'er, what about yours? ”

Zuo Houde walked to Zuo Yu, at this time Zuo Yu was writing with a pen, Zuo Houde stepped forward to take a look, Zuo Yu wrote four words - in his prime!

This word is written squarely, every stroke is meticulous, although it is a little ingenious, but in terms of Zuo Yu's age, it is also extraordinary, Zuo Houde showed joy on his face, and couldn't help laughing: "What a good one!" Yu'er is more atmospheric than Yao'er's writing! ”

At this time, Huang Rong hid her face and smiled, and said, "Why don't you write it yourself?" ”

Zuo Houde showed a helpless smile, he knew that this was his wife making fun of himself, Zuo Houde's time to practice calligraphy over the years is not much, calligraphy can be said to be only a slight improvement, compared to the current wife is far inferior, in another year or two, Zuo Houde is the worst calligraphy in the family!

Zuo Yu saw his father's helplessness, so he said: "Father's words are all Jin Ge Iron Horse!" ”

A few days ago, when Zuo Houde performed for his children, his wife said that Zuo Houde's basic calligraphy skills had dropped a lot, and Zuo Houde quibbled that his calligraphy was gradually entering the realm, and he had the spirit of a golden iron horse in his military career!

Hearing Zuo Yu say this, the family laughed together, this is already a stalk in the family.

Zuo Houde enjoys spending time with his family, after all, Zuo Houde is very busy every day now, and it is rare to be free!

Accompanied by his wife and children, Zuo Houde's family practiced calligraphy in the stone pavilion, and in the blink of an eye, in the afternoon, Zuo Houde had to go to the barracks to inspect before leaving the stone pavilion.

Huang Rong looked at the back of her husband, but sighed slightly, not that she felt that her husband had no time to accompany her, but that her husband was very hard!

At this time, Zuo Yu raised his head, looked at his mother, and said, "A-Niang! I want to be like my father in the future! ”

Huang Rong looked at her ten-year-old son in front of her, but she was relieved, Huang Rong's education methods for her daughter and son are different over the years, Huang Rong has always taught her son to be brave and responsible, relatively strict, and more sympathetic to her daughter.

Huang Rong also understands that the foundation laid by her husband still wants her son to be able to bear it in the future!

Huang Rong's way of educating her children has also been recognized by Zuo Houde, after all, he is only this son, Zuo Houde still hopes to be strict and make a difference in the future!

……

In the barracks, Zuo Houde, accompanied by Lin Dongshi, began to inspect.

Lin Dongshi was the first in martial arts that year, and later after he became a personal guard for Zuo Houde, he has been promoted, of course, Lin Dongshi himself is also working hard, and now he is also a general!

"Dongshi, what's going on with the Yanwu Military Academy now?" Zuo Houde asked.

"Headmaster, there are some talents in this batch now!" Lin Dongshi replied.

This Yanwu Military Academy is the evolution of the guard battalion of that year, with Zuo Houde as the principal, so when there is no one in peacetime, the first batch of guards of the year call Principal Zuo Houde in order to show closeness.

Now the non-commissioned officers in the general army are all born in the military academy, and they are all regarded as Zuo Houde's protégés, relying on these protégés, Zuo Houde's foundation in the army can be said to be deep-rooted.

Hearing Lin Dongshi's words, Zuo Houde nodded, walked to the Hundred Workshop, Zuo Houde said: "Go in and take a look!" ”

This hundred workshops evolved from Han Yuan's small base back then, and over the years, the hundred workshops have not only been limited to the study of firearms, but also from the heavy weapons of the military state to the sharp weapons of the people's livelihood, and the hundred workshops have researched, and Han Yuan has also recruited some ink artists from the Mo family to study together.

Over the years, the Hundred Workshops have produced a lot of things that are beneficial to the people and the country, and of course, there are many secrets in them, so Zuo Houde moved the Hundred Workshops to the military camp and set them up as a military center, and the army guarded them layer by layer.

Zuo Houde and Lin Dongshi walked to the door, and the soldiers on guard saw the two of them, especially looking at Zuo Houde, with excitement: "I've seen the general." ”

Zuo Houde and the others walked into the Hundred Workshops, but there was a different world inside, all kinds of machinery, full of science fiction!

Zuo Houde walked all the way to the end before he saw Han Yuan. At this time, Han Yuan and an old man beside him were discussing, and when they saw Zuo Houde, the two saluted together: "I've seen the lord!" ”

This old man is also an ink man, his name is Mo Yuan, he and Han Yuan have been researching the new iron plough recently, and the two have been studying the sharp tools of people's livelihood for many years, and they have always been quite fruitful.

For example, the keel waterwheel developed by the two the year before last has greatly improved the efficiency of irrigating farmland, and their contribution is indispensable to the bumper harvest in the southeast in recent years.