Chapter 4: The Tiger and the Wolf (9)

"Good, great good!" Before the words fell, Zheng Renzhi had already laughed and stroked his palms.

The same thing, himself, Wang Jun and Guo Wei, all they see in their eyes are entanglements of interests. And in the eyes of Guo Rong, a younger generation, what he sees is, should this matter be or not?

Therefore, Fu Lao Wolf's discordant plan made Wang Jun vigilant and embarrassed himself, and made Guo Wei hesitate again and again, but in front of Guo Rong, it became extremely simple and ridiculous. You don't have to think about it at all, you can break it all at will.

"Your Majesty, you can always refresh your father's eyes!" Before Guo Rong could express his modesty, Guo Wei, the privy deputy envoy, also followed closely and stroked his palm. Before that, he also very much hoped that Chai Rong would take the initiative to refuse the Fu family's proposal. However, he never expected that Chai Rong's reason for refusing was so ingenious and so geographically straightforward, that no one could find fault with it!

The wife of the chaff does not go down to court. Although in this era, morality has deteriorated, and the thing of "rich and easy to make friends, expensive and easy to wife" has become commonplace. In order to climb the high branches, or to use external forces, ordinary men sweep the original wife out of the house, beating gongs and drums to marry new loves. However, the wife of the chaff does not go to court, but it is still a moral standard recognized by ancient and modern times. It is impossible and uncourageous to criticize. Neither the princes and generals, nor the emperor's family, can override their authority.

And the daughter of the prince cannot be a concubine, which is even more clever. It not only made Fu Lao Wolf feel respected, but also made his wishful thinking completely fail. Even if he knows that in this era, a man can marry a wife in addition to his wife, and he does not have the face to put the proposal of marriage on the table.

"You can be a general, or you can be a minister!" For the young people he admires, Zheng Renzhi always doesn't care about a few more praises. What's more, Guo Rong's answer just now inadvertently delayed the most serious crisis within the Guo family so far, and even resolved it invisibly.

This time, Guo Rong finally picked up the conversation in time, "Shibo, father, what are you two doing?

"Haha, it should be praised, it should be praised, compared to my family, the sons of the other families are all pigs and dogs!" Guo Wei didn't have the courage to tell his previous worries to Yizi, stroked his gradually bulging oily belly, smiled and nodded.

"The old man and Ling Zun thought that Fu Lao Wolf was not easy to offend, so they wondered if they would let you marry her daughter. Zheng Renzhi's face was bigger than Guo Wei's, and he quickly made up a proper reason. "I didn't expect you to solve a troublesome matter so easily, and be able to leave Fu Lao Wolf speechless. ”

"The younger generation doesn't dare to take credit, the reason why the younger generation dares to speak with a straight waist is because the father-in-law has enough strength and the prestige of Shibo!" Chai Rong smiled slightly and replied skillfully.

"Ah......h

Knowing etiquette, having ethics, being responsible, and knowing how to advance and retreat, who will be unhappy in the eyes of such a junior? Even if his response to the Fu family just now was not sincere, this adaptability is enough to make people stunned. I have no grievances with him, so why should I be like Wang Xiufeng, deliberately embarrassing him everywhere?

"You don't need to be too humble, for your father to accumulate today's strength, and you also have half of the credit!" There is nothing that makes a father happier to see his son come out. Guo Wei rubbed his stomach and added loudly. "Alright, let's not talk about that today. The letter from the Fu family replied according to what Jungui said. Let's talk about our own affairs, has the caravan that went south this year returned safely? Tea, silk and linen, how is the condition?"

"It's all back, although Jiangnan is not very peaceful, but the trade route has not been cut off. When it comes to business, Guo Rong is even more treasured, "The lacquerware and woodware here in Bianliang are selling well in Jiangnan." The fur of the Northland is even more popular in Jingchu. Therefore, the amount of tea and silk in the warehouse this spring is two percent more than last year. Taking advantage of the warm weather, the child is ready to send someone to hurry up and go out again, if it goes well, in the autumn, our family can train two more battalions of cavalry. ”

The cavalry is slightly smaller than the infantry, and the number of cavalry in a battalion is usually 400, but the horses and horses required for a battalion of cavalry are as high as more than 1,200. Otherwise, the cavalry will be just a useless empty shell, and it will not be able to guarantee any combat effectiveness at all.

Therefore, under the command of the princes of the Central Plains, the cavalry is definitely an expensive beast with high cost, luxurious training and maintenance, and huge daily consumption. If it were not for its many advantages such as sharp attack, fast movement, and long-term deterrent distance, few would definitely be willing to raise it.

But as long as a cavalry team of appropriate size is trained into an elite, it is equivalent to getting a long sword that leans on the sky, which can slay dragons on the top, cut Jiaojiao on the bottom, and gallop at will in the south and north of the world.

As a veteran of a hundred battles, Guo Wei certainly knows the importance of cavalry. Hearing Guo Rong's affirmation, he immediately shifted his attention from money and food to the formation and training of cavalry. "Two battalions, isn't it too much, how sure are you? Your honor, if you don't have enough strength, it doesn't matter if you don't have one less battalion. Li Shouzhen has just been conferred the head, and the Khitan side is also seriously injured, and his father should not lead troops to the expedition in the past two years!"

"Not much, not much, what I'm going to form is another kind of cavalry, not the original one. The breed of horses needed doesn't need to be too good, and the concentrate doesn't need to be supplied too much!" Guo Rong nodded and responded with a smile.

"Oh?" Zheng Renyu was also aroused, and leaned over, his face full of curiosity.

"It's a long story, Uncle Shi, Grandpa, let's eat something first, and then listen to the children's slow report!" Chai Rong had long expected that the two old men would be attracted to this topic, so he smiled again, and got up to the door to urge refreshments.

Not long after, the soldiers delivered the freshly cooked red bean and japonica rice porridge. Guo Rong personally filled half a bowl for the two elders, and ordered someone to put a few rare fruits that had just been transported from Jiangnan, and while inviting Zheng Renzhi and Guo Wei to enjoy them, he slowly explained: "It is the third brother of the child, who created a fresh method to use the cavalry as a foot soldier." Or rather, a foot soldier on a horse. Grandpa, you should have seen it in Uncle Chang's camp before, but there was no field battle in the river, so you failed to notice the advantages of this kind of cavalry!"

"Hmm, I seem to have seen it! Chang Kegong always likes to hide a hand!" Guo Wei frowned and pondered, and sure enough, from his memory, he faintly found the kind of cavalry described by Yizi. But the fact is just as Yoshiko said, the battle in the river was all about the attack and defense of the city, and the cavalry had no chance to play a role at all, so he just glanced at it in a hurry and ignored it, and did not pay much attention to this strange cavalry.

"This kind of cavalry uses all Murwei horses, the price is cheap, the weight-bearing capacity is strong, although the running is slower, but it can withstand long-distance marches, and it doesn't lose much weight when eating hay in winter!" Chai Rong raised his fingers and counted the advantages of Mobei horses one by one.

"Oh!" Guo Wei put down the bowl and nodded seriously.

The cost of a war horse's fodder is usually three to four times the cost of a foot soldier's ration. If you can find a horse that eats only hay, the amount of money saved each year will be a very shocking amount, and it will greatly reduce the burden on the supply of food and grass.

"If the horse runs slowly, the impact is poor. However, the requirements for cavalry riding skills were also reduced. If you gather thousands of cavalry in one place, you can advance like foot soldiers with spears in hand. There is no need for impact force at all, just hard grinding can also crush the opponent into powder!" Chai Rong shook his outstretched fingers back one by one, and finally clenched them into a fist and gently smashed them on the table.

"Bang!" he didn't use too much strength, but he made Guo Wei and Zheng Renzhi, two old soldiers, lean back at the same time. "Hiss-" Immediately after, the two old men gasped in unison, and their faces changed instantly, "Such a tactic, even the Khitans, have never used it? Are you really sure it works?"

Thousands of cavalrymen, armed with spears, marched forward like a wall by war horses, and the scene could be described as a break in the Tianhe River. Guo Wei and Zheng Renzhi have both experienced a hundred battles, and when they close their eyes slightly, they can imagine that terrifying picture in their minds. However, past experience quickly taught them that this kind of cavalry could only exist on paper. In reality, no matter training or command, it is difficult to climb to the sky.

"Yes! Absolutely! The third brother told me about his training methods and reasons for doing so when he was in Zezhou. The second brother of the Zhao family also wrote a personal letter from Cangzhou a few days ago, praising the cavalry under Han Chongyun's command. Knowing that they would have this question, Guo Rong smiled and calmly gave the answer.

There is a precedent for success, no wonder Guo Rong is full of confidence! Guo Wei and Zheng Renyu quickly exchanged glances, and nodded with a smile, "Since it is feasible, you might as well give it a try!"

"Thank you Shibo and father!" Chai Rong bowed his hand, and then quickly added, "Not only is it to retrain the cavalry and foot soldiers, but there is another thing that the child wants to tell Shibo and his father to know." ”

"What's the matter?"

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!" Zheng Renzhi and Guo Wei were all still thinking about the cavalry, and they didn't think about it, so they responded casually.

"The third brother of the child, he has been killing in Cangzhou recently, and most of the local heroes have been swept away!" Chai Rong took a light breath and added with a smile.

"The murderous nature is indeed heavier, and it is not the same as his Lao Tzu at all!" Guo Wei knew that it was Zheng Ziming, shook his head, and responded nonchalantly.

If Shi Chonggui hadn't had unclear rewards and punishments, and he would not have been able to let Du Chongwei continue to serve as the commander after repeated defeats, and then lead the army to surrender to the Khitan. Since Zheng Ziming is Shi Yanbao, the son of Shi Chonggui, he must have learned from the pain after experiencing the changes in his family and country, so he went to the other extreme.

But it doesn't matter, it's just a few local tyrants, and the Guo family can bear it. He provided the gentleman with experience in training foot soldiers and cavalry, and the deal was hardly a loss.

"Cangzhou is at the junction of Han and Liao, and it really needs thunderbolt means to quickly subdue the local heroes!" Zheng Renzhi's thoughts are not much different from Guo Wei's, and he doesn't take those local tyrants seriously.

Not to mention Zheng Ziming's status as the prince of the previous dynasty, just because he is Guo Rong's brother-in-law, several local tyrants deserve to be unlucky. In these years, it depends on the owner to beat the dog. Guo Rong's brother-in-law can always be regarded as a vassal of the Guo family. Those smuggler salt dealers dared to openly stab him with the support of someone on their backs, if the Guo family didn't fight back immediately, wouldn't they be self-violent and weak, and they would be attacked in the future?

However, Guo Rong's next words made the two old-timers stunned. "Shibo, father, the child thinks that what the third brother did was neither for the sake of prestige nor for self-defilement. Just like when he trained soldiers in Lijiazhai, he was trying a new way to enrich the country and strengthen the army. First sweep away the intertwined forces in the place, and then splash ink on the blank paper. Therefore, the child has recently planned to go to Cangzhou with the caravan to take a look in person. This idea is a bit hasty, and I ask Shibo and my father to forgive me!"