In the yard,

A fox and a black cat are running after a flock of chickens,

A duck stood on the periphery, swaying with vengeance:

Quack!

Marquis Zheng and Sword Master sat on a small bench, and a square bench in front of them was placed with melon seeds, peanuts, and some preserved fruits.

Liu Ruqing was boiling tea on a small stove next to her;

The gifts brought by the guests could not be opened in person, so the things that Zheng Fan brought over were neatly placed on the table in the house.

Snacks such as melon seeds and fried peanuts were bought by the old woman who told Liu Dahu to run out quickly;

herself

After getting through the initial period of weakness,

I immediately carried a basket and went to buy a lot of vegetables and came back.

Right now

The old woman was squatting in the corner and killing fish, as if she wanted to show off on purpose, and a kitchen knife made it a neat one.

Tian Tian sat with Liu Dahu, and Liu Dahu took out the wooden knives and swords he used to play with and gave them to Tian Tianxuan.

These are all toys that Juggernaut carved for him before.

But now, he doesn't use a wooden knife and starts to practice real knives.

yes

His father is a sword master, but he is a sword.

Because the big guys are all practicing swords and equestrianism, in order to prepare for joining the army in the future, the sword thing, to be honest, unless you sit at a level similar to Pingxihou, use a sword to command and command, or can practice to the level of Li Liangshen, you can still use a sword to rush and kill in thousands of troops;

otherwise

Let's practice the knife honestly.

Tian Tian wants to practice knives like his godfather, and Tian Tian is very sure of this, so he chose a wooden knife and held it in his hand.

"Thank you, brother."

"Hey, hey."

Liu Dahu is also very fond of the ordinary children in this New Year's painting.

In the kitchen,

"You're pregnant, I'll do it." Siniang said.

"Look at what you said, it's only been a few months, it's not in the way, where is it so expensive, in the past, women had to work in the field when their stomachs were about to give birth."

"That's different." The princess spoke.

What's in your belly? But the kind of Juggernaut.

Everyone? All have their own limitations, such as princesses, noble births? Noble blood? Naturally, there are some habits.

In other words, in fact? Others are ordinary children, you, this is not ordinary.

She knew that if the Juggernaut had this child? That Sword Saint is equivalent to being completely bound to Fengxincheng and bound next door to the Hou Mansion.

So? Not only his husband's generation, but even his own children can enjoy the protection of the Sword Master.

Of course, the princess will not stupidly put "bloodline" and "status respect" on her lips, that is, in the Hou Mansion? She will also deliberately downplay it, because her husband is from Qiantou.

Moreover, she could clearly feel her husband's ...... for the bloodline Disdain.

"What's the difference, my man said, when a woman is pregnant, more activity is good for childbirth." Yu Wu said, "Besides, you two are real nobles, how can you make .........?"

"Wow, ........."

Siniang began to chop vegetables, and the kitchen knife drew an afterimage on the cutting board.

"........." Yu Wu's.

This noble man is really ...... I'm very good at cooking.

"Let's burn the fire, first fry two dishes for the gentlemen to dip in wine." Siniang said.

"Okay."

Yu Wu sat down on the stove, lit the fire, and burned the stove.

Seeing this, the princess sat down beside her.

"No, no, no, it's dirty here, noble, it's dirty here."

"It's okay, it's okay, I haven't burned a stove in my life, I want to burn."

This is not a lie.

Another reason, of course, was that the princess didn't want to be embarrassed that she didn't have anything to do.

……

"This time, the whole family is almost cooked."

Zheng Fan said while snorting melon seeds,

"Xue Customs and Zhennan Pass, Brother Ke Yandong has 10,000 regular troops, and Jinshu can have 20,000 regular troops, which have all been implemented."

The regular army does not include auxiliaries, that is, regular military forces that can be pulled out for field charges.

10,000 in the snow customs, more than enough, not to mention that there is now a plate of scattered sand on the snow field, that is, the second savage king will emerge, Ke Yandong brother will not release a soldier before the military order of the Hou Mansion, relying on 10,000 regular troops, plus the assistance of the people in the city, even if there are more savages, it is impossible to break through the snow customs in a short time.

Jin Shuke has to face the Chu people there, and the pressure will be even greater.

Jingcheng, in fact, there is a team of men and horses stationed, that is the outpost, the north, that is, the tail end of Shanggu County, is Zhennan Pass, give Jin Shuke 20,000 soldiers and horses, on the premise of ensuring that Zhennan Pass is not allowed to lose, but also have the spare strength to wait for the opportunity to do something according to the needs of the Hou Mansion.

These two passes can be described as the most important of the Jindi;

In that year, it was the South Gate Pass, and was called the three major Xiongguan of the land of the Three Jin Dynasty.

In fact, compared with the battle at the Snow Customs back then, and the battle in which nearly one million armies from both sides faced off against each other at Zhennan Pass, the current military arrangements of the Hou Mansion for these two places are really not on the table.

But the real war has never been a game of stacking chess pieces, not to mention the snow customs, it is basically safe, Zhennanguan, once the Chu people have a change, Fengxincheng, where the Hou Mansion is located, can send reinforcements at any time.

And if the forces here in the Hou Mansion can't contain the Chu people, then they will naturally immediately ask the imperial court for reinforcements, and then there will be another national war.

And here in Fengxincheng,

In total, there are three towns of soldiers and horses.

A town is the 20,000 iron cavalry led by Liang Cheng himself, the most elite knights, the best war horses, the most sophisticated armor, the sharpest weapons, and these 20,000 horsemen, which can be said to be the real trump card of the Pingxi Hou Mansion!

In Liang Cheng's words, the combat effectiveness of this army is definitely not worse than that of the same number of Zhenbei Army and Jingnan Army in those years, and it is the kind of combat effectiveness that has not experienced the war in the past few years and has not made up for new soldiers.

Liang Cheng's troops and horses can be described as a purely mobile field force in the true sense of the east of Jin, used to be vigilant and ready to fight fires at any time.

Then, it was the two towns of Gou Moli and Ding Hao on the periphery of Gongwei Feng Xincheng.

Ding Hao's town is actually 5,000 regular troops;

There are more than 10,000 in that town.

The defenders in Fengxincheng, the yamen and the palace guards have a separate system, and nominally, Xue San and Fan Li are the chief officials.

Comparatively,

At the beginning, Gong Wang and Ying had small actions, and they absorbed more money and food, which was also unspeakable, and it could even be said that they were forced.

Because the Hou Mansion only gave him 10,000 soldiers for the regular army, that is to say, the quota of soldiers and horses in his palace is smaller than before!

Gongsun Zhi's side is the same, it is also a quota of 10,000, although their soldiers and horses are actually more than that, but the supplies are stuck for you, and it is difficult for you to pounce.

Moreover, the Hou Mansion used the standard household system to forcibly integrate and apportion, and removed a lot of their old foundation to enrich other towns, which is obviously digging into your corners and blocking your development.

But

Gongsun Zhi has always been very indifferent, he is a Yan person, and he has a good mentality;

Moreover, he had already broken with Li Bao's son once earlier, so it was impossible to break the Hou Mansion again, right?

Li Bao's son was not able to get his own at the beginning, but now the Hou Ye on top of his head can really cut off his own head!

The most important thing is, no matter what you think, isn't you a slave with three surnames?

After Gong Wang was beaten once, he also became a recipient.

In this regard, the blind man and Liang Cheng made a special trip to find them in the spring, and had a long talk and comfort.

Now Jindong is focusing on development, everyone first tighten their belts, endure some hardships, and overcome the difficulties together, in the future, the big guys will definitely have the development of Yunyun.

Gong Wang and Gongsun Zhi's reaction was to pat their chests to express their understanding of the spirit of the Hou Ye, and they were willing to unconditionally obey all the decisions of the Hou Mansion.

So

Now on the books,

If you don't count the defenders of Fengxincheng, the remaining seven towns, combined, have less than 90,000 regular troops.

Basically, they are all standard households, and the family members can also have standard household benefits to eat.

In terms of cost,

The Snow Customs and Zhennan Customs are located in the Snow Field and the Chu State respectively, similar to the customs of later generations, except for the taxes to be handed over to the Hou Mansion on the surface, and secretly the oil and water under the unspoken rules, which is enough to erase their costs.

On the side of Fengxincheng, Ding Hao and Gou Mo left the soldiers and horses under their command, and they belonged to a state of semi-training and half-production.

Therefore, the real "enclave" raising soldiers is purely expensive, and Liang Cheng's part is also a Gongwang and Gongsun Zhi who forbid them to stretch out their own claws.

Nowadays, the large-scale spring ploughing has already been completed, and after the autumn, the people of Jindong will no longer have to eat the potato paste, and everyone's life and the finances of the Hou Mansion can also improve steadily.

White land also has the benefits of white land, there is no place for the big clan to hinder you, the land is all owned by the Hou Mansion, no, it is state-owned.

Almost all workshops are owned by the Hou Mansion;

The people here farm the land, which is equivalent to all the military cantonment land under the account books of the Hou Mansion.

In another time and space, Ming Taizu came up with the Wei system, which was later made into a joke and was considered unrealistic, but at the beginning of its establishment, it was actually very effective, but later the fields of the Wei Institute were embezzled and occupied by various forces and magnates, and the deprivation of the means of production eventually led to the degeneration of the Wei Institute, and these, here in the current Pingxi Hou Mansion, in Jindong, are not a problem at all.

In other words, although these soldiers and horses are raised, it is not the limit that the Hou Mansion can do now, because there is no need to do this limit now, and the family foundation is still very thin, so there is no need to overdraft yourself.

When there is really a war to be fought and there are not enough soldiers and horses, then take the regular army as the backbone and levy servant soldiers.

The requirement now is that it is enough to protect itself.

And then

Strive to farm, strive to develop commerce, strive to develop workshops,

Turning Jindong into a war potential......

Oh no

It is a paradise for the people.

Of course, now that Marquis Zheng goes out, he can also boast that he has 100,000 iron horsemen under his command, and if he encounters any contradictions, he can also put on a show that you have to give Ben Hou an explanation, otherwise Ben Hou swallows this breath, and the 100,000 sons under Ben Hou will not agree!

These 100,000 li are really worthy of the quality of the Zhenbei Army and the Jingnan Army, and less than 40,000 people were killed, mostly concentrated in Liang Cheng and Jin Shuke.

but

Scare and scare people, and enough is enough.

"I don't understand this when you tell me, but I can also hear it, during this period of time, Jindong has been very well managed, this place, the people here, my home,

All of them will not be attacked by the flames of war. ”

Marquis Zheng nodded and said; "That's fine."

"That's good, in addition, let's talk more about this visit to Beijing."

In terms of military affairs, the Sword Master is really self-aware.

"Actually, I have a lot of thoughts about entering Beijing, but I can't say it."

"No?"

"Well, because unless it involves my interests, the interests of the Hou Mansion, and the interests of Jindong, and in other aspects, I have no qualifications and no room to put my beak.

Roughly speaking,

You and I, with a group of people, have entered Beijing.

On the way, we passed through Litian City, and then we were on the same road as Lao Tian.

Then they went to Beijing together,

And after that,

It's almost the same as Lao Tian sitting, and I'm sitting in the back.

Lao Tian sees which prince is unhappy, and I will abolish which prince again,

I will echo what Lao Tian said, and he nodded and I also uh-huh.

Well

Almost,

That's it. ”

Juggernaut frowned.

"What's wrong with you?" Marquis Zheng asked.

"Suddenly, I don't want to go with you, it's a bit embarrassing."

"........." Zheng Fan.

Juggernaut looked into the room,

Road;

"I really want to accompany her, really, Zheng Fan, you should have a child sooner."

"........." Zheng Fan.

"I didn't feel it before, but now, I have a real concern in my heart, and I'm very happy."

"........." Zheng Fan.

The Juggernaut then sighed again,

Road:

"But I'm really afraid that you'll die, because you're really at some point, very unlucky, and I still can't imagine how the stones of the catapult could hit you on a horse so far away on a rainy day?"

"........." Zheng Fan.

"If you die, this courtyard will no longer be peaceful."

"Actually, with your ability, take your family to seclusion, and your life will not be very bad."

Juggernaut shook his head,

Road:

"But that's not the day I want to live, and it's not the day they want to live."

call

Can you speak without panting?

I was so scared that I thought you didn't plan to accompany me to Beijing.

"Zheng Fan."

"You say."

"I'm worried, the emperor of your Yan Kingdom, you don't plan to stop yet."

"Hehe, where can I fight again? The snow field is now like a nest of quails, and the Chu State has just fought again, and the soldiers and horses on the three sides of the Qianguo State have not been transferred away even if they are fighting with the Chu State in the southeast.

Your Majesty is no longer satisfied, you can't give up your life, but now you go to fight the barbarians, right? ”

When the sword master heard this, he said no more.

He doesn't say much about what he is not good at, because previous experience has shown that he will only make mistakes.

"Ahem........."

The princess ran over and asked:

"Xianggong, can you serve the food?"

Zheng Fan nodded,

Road;

"Let's put it here, take a few more chairs and stools, and everyone will eat together."

A meal,

Marquis Zheng's family ate happily;

The Juggernaut family cooperated as much as possible and pretended to eat happily;

in a word

After a happy meal,

Marquis Zheng didn't stay long, and took his wife and children to leave.

The old woman originally wanted to send off the guests,

Suddenly realized,

Can't send it,

Just next door!

After Marquis Zheng left,

In the small yard,

The chickens, who had been bullied by the fox and the cat, began to run after the duck frantically;

Yu Wu went back to lie down and rest, and the old woman cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks and didn't ask anything.

On this point, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had reached a consensus before;

Of course, after the Hou Ye came to the door in person today, they were even more determined not to ask about men.

Men have their own brains, their thoughts, and their thoughts, and as women, it is inconvenient for them to ask more.

though

They didn't know that most of the time, Juggernaut didn't really have any thoughts or concerns;

The enlightened Juggernaut,

Now he is only responsible for killing people with his sword, and he is not responsible for using his brain.

However, the old woman still reminded her:

"Don't forget to return the favor."

When people give you gifts, you have to return the gifts.

Although the old woman didn't understand the reason for making 100 days of wine before the child was born, since it was done in this name, people also came to the door to bring gifts, regardless of the severity, regardless of whether the person was in the Hou Mansion or not, they had to go back.

Juggernaut nodded.

Liu Dahu shouted;

"Every day he says he likes to eat shaqimari."

"Just that hard snack?" The old woman asked.

"Yes."

"Then hurry up and buy it now, don't send it today, send it early tomorrow morning, remember to buy more, don't need to be more expensive, Hou Ye doesn't value this, but you have to pay attention to a hot network, there are many things, bring a basket to buy." The old woman commanded the Sword Master.

"Okay." Juggernaut nodded.

And then

The sword master took the basket, and the flat burden was Long Yuan.

Carrying a flat burden,

Juggernaut went out.

Liu Dahu hurriedly chased after him and followed the Sword Saint.

Father and son walked on the road,

Liu Dahu looked up at his father from time to time, but he didn't ask anything, just smiled stupidly on his face.

"What's the smirk?" Juggernaut asked.

"Dad, you're amazing." Liu Dahu said.

Any father is very happy and satisfied when he can make his son proud of himself, and Juggernaut is no exception.

though

The son is proud of himself, and there is a thing named Zheng Fan in the middle who makes a medium.

"It's fine." Juggernaut is modest.

"Dad, are you the secret guard of Hou Ye's side?"

"Huh?"

"We have a classmate's father, who is the guard next to Hou Ye, who wears a flying fish suit, and he is very spirited."

After Liu Dahu entered school, the society was also divided into classes.

It is equivalent to an ordinary class and a future general training class.

In the words of the blind man, it is the Whampoa under the Pingxi Hou Mansion in the real sense.

Many of the children there have parents who are generals in the army or people in the Hou Mansion.

Juggernaut suddenly thought of this,

The reason why he let Zheng Fan come to the door this time and announced the relationship was to give his family a real guarantee, and secondly, he felt that he couldn't be so selfish.

He can give his son a beautiful and confident childhood,

But he didn't,

He likes the quiet years,

But his son,

At that time, when he had to meet a classmate on the street, he took the initiative to pick up himself who was recuperating from his injuries at that time, and called his father loudly, for fear that others would not know.

The son is very sensible, this is true;

But he,

It could have been his capital to show off to his classmates in the club, which could have made him happier.

Ultimately

before

Or selfish.

Then

Liu Dahu asked;

"Dad, have you seen Lord Sword Saint by Master Hou's side?"

"Hehe, I saw it."

"I've also seen it, the last time I went to Yingdu with Hou Ye, I saw Lord Sword Saint, but I was wearing a hat and couldn't see my face, but we all felt that Lord Sword Saint was so powerful, he was the strongest swordsman in the world."

"Hahaha, of course."

"Dad, you haven't answered me yet, have you seen the true face of Lord Sword Saint?"

"Son, do you want to see it?"

"Yes!"

In a flash

The dragon abyss, which was used as a flat burden, was immediately unsheathed,

Turning into a red dragon soaring into the sky,

Powerful and terrifying sword energy,

Rising from the ground,

It shook the gas engine of the entire Fengxin City!

Time

Black shadows poured in from all directions, here, there were Hou Ye's personal guards, as well as hidden piles and spies in the army, all of whom were masters responsible for protecting the security of the Hou Mansion and the city;

When they discovered this terrifying sword aura, they immediately thought that a strong enemy had entered the city, and immediately rushed here.

After surrounding this place,

Among them,

There is no shortage of people who have seen the true face of the Sword Saint,

Immediately

Someone knelt down and asked;

"My lord, what happened?"

"My lord, have any assassins entered the city?"

"My lord, where is the assassin?"

air

Long Yuan is still soaring,

Draw a rainbow of brilliant sword qi.

Ground

Yu Huaping stood with his hands in his hands,

Said lightly:

"It's nothing, it's just my son, who wants to see me."

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