"Report, Zhu Chengxiu, the commander of the water division, was ordered to come to see him."

With a loud chant, Zhu Chengxiu, the former commander of the Tianjin Navy Division who had no choice but to follow the thief, stood in front of the headquarters of the 'Revolutionary Army'. Hearing the shouts from inside, 'Come in,' he lifted the curtain and stepped inside.

Zhou Qingfeng is in charge of the 'revolutionary army' and is the commander of this organization, and he is also directly in charge of the armed forces of this organization. It's not just the Guards, it's the Mariners. This time, he called Zhu Chengxiu, who was in charge of the water division, for one thing, "Brother Zhu, sit down, sit first." ”

The office was full of maps and books, and Zhu Chengxiu sat halfway in a chair with his butt against his buttocks. Zhou Qingfeng said to him: "I plan to change the naval division into a navy, add a naval school, and adjust the naval establishment. In view of Brother Zhu's excellent performance during his time as a sailor, the soul and soul that forcibly detained you before are now returned. ”

Zhou Qingfeng had used a trick to control Zhu Chengxiu earlier, but now he has returned it with one soul and one spirit, which makes Zhu Chengxiu feel inexplicable. Zhou Qingfeng continued: "It's winter now, and Brother Zhu hasn't been home for a long time. It just so happens that this time the restructuring will give you a month off, and you can go back to your hometown in Tianjin. Now it's time to hand over the work and tasks. When Brother Zhu comes back, I will promote Brother Zhu again. ”

With just a few words, Zhu Chengxiu was invited out of the office again. He felt inexplicable all the way, but suddenly he was relaxed - all the soul and soul were taken back, is this to let me go?

Zhu Chengxiu was the commander of the dry water division of the 'Revolutionary Army', but in fact he spent most of his time as a fishing commander, and at most he commanded more than 30 boats, large and small, to fish in the coastal waters. In order to ensure that there is enough meat inside the 'revolutionary army', he can be regarded as dutiful.

It will snow in October in Liaodong, and now it is even colder in November, and the sea near Yingkou is frozen. In addition, the import and export capacity of the trip is insufficient, and a large number of ships have been mobilized to serve as transport ships. Zhou Qingfeng said that he took the opportunity to carry out the restructuring and sent Zhu Chengxiu on vacation, which is really incomprehensible.

At present, Zhu Chengxiu has no work and tasks, and it is very easy to leave. He also took a suitcase of carry-on luggage, and took the carriage of the intercity post station to Lushun in a comfortable mood, and then took a boat back to Tianjin. Without mentioning the trip all the way, he came home with tears in his eyes and knelt at the door of the house. waited for the servants who went out to see it, and then exclaimed and reported to the old lady of the Zhu family.

The Zhu family is mixed in the water division, but there are many yamen in Tianjin, and the officials are bigger than the others. Their family is less than the above, and more than the bottom. When the old lady of the Zhu family saw her grandson coming back, she directly opened the gate and welcomed in.

The family cried bitterly when they saw each other, and Zhu Chengxiu kowtowed to his relatives one by one, and then slowly told his experience of being a thief. After finishing speaking, he asked the old lady nervously: "Grandpa, is the grandson a thief a big trouble?" ”

"Big fart, no one cares about you at all. If you hadn't sent a letter home a month ago, we would have just let you never come back. The old lady of the Zhu family sat down in the hall at an old age, hummed and sneered: "Now there is no one in charge of affairs in the Ming Dynasty, the old cabinet has been short for many years, more than half of the officials of the six ministries are missing, and a large number of twists and turns are ignored. If there is nothing important, the emperor is too lazy to go to court. ”

The consequence of Wanli's slack of government is not that he is lazy alone, but that the entire country's administrative system has completely collapsed. The Ming Dynasty slowly turned into a deaf and dumb giant with clay-footed feet.

Hearing that there was nothing major, Zhu Chengxiu was relieved. He stayed comfortably at home for a few days, only to find that his family was not happy that he was back, but ran around every day, as if they were planning something. Until one day he got up early in the morning and was pulled to his ancestral hall, the old lady of the family pointed to the ancestral tablet and shouted: "Kneel!" ”

It seems that something big is not good!

Zhu Chengxiu looked back at the sad expressions on his parents' faces, and his heart suddenly became furious. He kowtowed a few times to the ancestral tablet, and then heard his grandfather also burn incense to the ancestor and said: "The ancestors are above, and the Zhu family has a male Chengxiu, who is a thief and humiliating." In order to avoid evil, from this day onwards, the names of the genealogies shall be removed, and the relations shall be removed, and the walls shall not be listed. ”

Zhu Chengxiu was still kowtowing, and was frightened and cried when he heard this, "Grandpa, my grandson knows that I am wrong." Grandpa, don't drive me away, I really didn't mean to be a thief. I've come back with a change of heart, and I'd rather die than mess with those thieves in the future. "Removing the name from the family tree is a big stain, worse than death. He hugged his grandfather's thigh and cried.

The old man of the Zhu family finished worshipping his ancestors with a straight look, and then kicked Zhu Chengxiu away with a kick and shouted: "Confused, it's for your good to drive you away." ”

Yes?!

Zhu Chengxiu was pulled up by his parents who were also teary-eyed, and he was already stupid.

The old lady of the Zhu family continued: "Our Zhu family has been in Tianjin for more than 100 years, and the ancestors and ancestors have worked hard but there has been no improvement. The fact that you followed the 'revolutionary army' is an opportunity that you should not let go. ”

What's ......, a thief or an opportunity?

"Do you know how many branches the Zhuge family divided into during the Three Kingdoms period?" The old lady of the Zhu family began to talk about the ancients.

"Three, Wei Shu and Wu have all of them." Zhu Chengxiu is the son of an official eunuch, and he still understands this matter. He seemed to have a realization, "Grandpa, don't you want me to ......." ”

The old lady of the Zhu family nodded slightly, "The power of this 'revolutionary army' is so great and the aggression is fierce, which is rare in the world. Just looking at the ships arriving in Tianjin every day, you can feel it. Then he ordered a wooden bowl and asked, "Do you know this bowl?" ”

The 'revolutionary army' commanded a population of several hundred thousand, and for a time there were so many people that there were not even enough bowls for food. But the semi-mechanized processing capacity of wood processing plants is really not comparable to manual work. Before the construction of the entire factory was completed, the supply of simple wood products soon increased. Dishes and chopsticks or something, that's really trivial.

Anyone who arrives at the factory of the 'Revolutionary Army' will be shocked by the huge processing capacity. You don't need to go to the factory to see it, you can feel the unstoppable power of this industrial torrent as far away as Tianjin.

The old lady of the Zhu family took out a wooden bowl, where would Zhu Chengxiu not know. He nodded and said, "The dishes and chopsticks of that gang of thieves are all the same, they are all of this style." ”

After the old lady was confirmed, he sighed, and the family members in the ancestral hall were also discussing. Zhu Chengxiu was still inexplicable, "What does this have to do with expelling me from the house?" ”

"What's the matter? The relationship is big. The old lady of the Zhu family took out a letter from her cuff and handed it to Zhu Chengxiu, "Last month, the young marshal of your 'revolutionary army' sent someone to deliver a letter. The letter didn't say anything special, that is, you were all right and would be back soon. This is clearly an attempt to collude with us. ”

"Now that my grandson is back, my grandfather doesn't have to worry about it."

"Don't bother?" The old lady picked up the wooden bowl again and said, "Do you know how long it takes for a carpenter to make such a bowl?" ”

Where did Zhu Chengxiu know this? I can only shake my head.

The old lady asked again: "Do you know how many of these wooden bowls have been transported from Lushun in the past half month?" ”

Zhu Chengxiu didn't know anymore.

"It's overwhelming!" The old lady used an extremely frightened expression, "Just such an inconspicuous wooden bowl, 100,000 of them were shipped in half a month." This bowl is sold by Zheng Guozhang's shop, and at first everyone didn't take it seriously, and they all felt that they were cheap to buy a few back. Later, everyone found out that there were too many bowls to count, and even our Tianjin commander and envoy Yamen were alarmed.

The imperial court even personally sent people to inspect the treasury, count the bowls, and be shocked when the numbers were confirmed. The whole court was speechless, and there were originally people who said that they wanted to exterminate the gang of thieves, but now no one has this confidence. ”

"Why?" Zhu Chengxiu was confused when he heard it, "Isn't it just a bowl?" ”

"What is strange is not that there is not a single bowl, but that in the past few days, the 'revolutionary army' has transported tens of thousands of the same bowls. Now this kind of bowl is not easy to sell in Tianjin, but it is still very good to sell in other places. Zheng Guozhang laughed at this, making money is small, but this fact is surprising. ”

"Grandpa, I really don't know what's so unusual about this bowl, and I ask grandpa to make it clear."

"It's so easy to make a bowl, but what about an arrow?"

Yes......?

Zhu Chengxiu really didn't think about this question.

In ancient times, it was very difficult to make arrows, and it was very difficult to obtain a straight wooden pole. It is completely impossible to obtain tens of thousands of identical wooden poles to make arrows. If the length of the arrow is not the same, the accuracy of the arrow cannot be guaranteed. The technique for processing wooden bowls on a lathe is the same as for arrow shafts.

The old lady of the Zhu family lowered his voice and said: "We have asked many craftsmen, and they all said that if they can make a bowl so extremely, this 'revolutionary army' must have mastered some kind of secret technique, and it is absolutely easy to make arrows. If it's so easy to make arrows, wouldn't it be even easier to make weapons?

Not long ago, a businessman named Wang Kai from the 'Revolutionary Army' gave Zheng Guozhang a set of armor, saying that it was a small congratulatory gift. If Zheng Guozhang got the treasure, he invited many famous artists in the capital to appreciate it, and he also openly made people chop. And guess what? ”

Zhu Chengxiu shook his head again.

"None of the lords and generals in the capital were able to split it, and it wasn't until they invited a real master to use ten layers of mana to open a hole. Zheng Guozhang laughed at this, feeling that he had the help of support. Recently, there have been secret rumors in the court that they want to appease this gang of thieves, and the Zheng family, who had lost power, trembled again. ”

Where did Zhu Chengxiu think of so many things, but he also said in a low voice: "Grandpa, the 'Revolutionary Army' is indeed good at kitsch and lewd skills. But they treated the gentry extremely badly, almost killing them on sight, and they would never tolerate mercy. ”

The old lady nodded slightly, and sighed dejectedly: "I also know about this, there has always been a change of dynasty, and the family of the princess is not a land." The officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty are all a mess, no matter who comes to seize this country, they are not willing to carry this burden. Although the move of the 'revolutionary army' may seem reckless, it is actually very wonderful. There are some troubles in the short term, but in the long run, there are many fewer constraints.

The prestige of this 'revolutionary army' is so strong that I am afraid that it will be reformed and established. So it's time for my Zhu family to take precautions. You should go to Liaodong to spread the branches, at least befriend the young marshal of the 'revolutionary army'. This person's dragon and tiger posture is unfathomable, and he must be a generation of heroes. It's a great thing that you can now serve as the commander of its water masters.

In case that day, the 'revolutionary army' really wants to sweep away the world and wipe out all the gentry in the world. Remember, you must not go to the rescue. Even if he wants to kill grandpa and me, don't come. Do you hear that? You've been erased from your family tree, and you have nothing to do with us. ”

Zhu Chengxiu was suddenly shocked and stunned.

"Grandpa, you're in too much of a hurry, aren't you? Wait until the situation is clear in a few years, isn't it? ”

'How many years will you wait?' The revolutionary army's power is growing day by day, and the number of people who want to fight is innumerable. Wait for a few years for people to look at you squarely, grandpa, I have your surname! ”