Hao's mother sulked for a while, but after all, she was diluted by the joy of her son's return home, and in the evening, after dinner, Hao Fenglou put chopsticks and said to Hao Qinmin: "Go to the study with my father." ”

In the past, Hao Fenglou was born as a son of man, and he was always taught a lesson by Hao Zheng, but now, he has fallen one by one, and unconsciously, between Hao Fenglou's eyebrows, there is also more Hao Zheng-like majesty, and when he stayed in the study, Hao Qinmin stood, not daring to come out, and looked at his father obediently.

Hao Fenglou just glanced at Hao Qinmin and said, "I know everything you do in the academy, it's very good, I heard that you have met many partners in the academy, right?" ”

Hao Qinmin hurriedly said: "Yes, I know some." He has no confidence in his heart, he doesn't know what things to please Hao Fenglou, and what things will make Hao Fenglou disgusted.

Hao Fenglou nodded: "That's it, let you enter the hall, on the one hand, it is to sharpen you, on the other hand, it is to let you be an ordinary person, we Hao family people, we can't forget the fundamentals, if you are high and the grains are not divided, what will such a person rely on to maintain the family business in the future?" Of course, you don't have to be nervous, the Father is just gossiping with you. Sit down. ”

Hao Qinmin leaned over and sat down, Hao Fenglou took a sip of tea, and said, "In the school, will you organize to read newspapers?" ”

"Yes, after the night class, there is half an hour to read the newspaper."

"What's the big deal in the newspapers lately?"

"One is that Sichuan's production has increased, grain production has reached a new high, and the grain collected has increased by 20% compared with last year, and the other is that the railway has officially been completed."

Hao Fenglou smiled slightly: "Oh, it seems that you have taken it seriously." So what does the latter mean when I come to test you? ”

Hao Qinmin frowned: "The instructors said." Since then, there has been a steady stream of supplies. They can be sent to Guangdong at any time, if necessary, once the war with the imperial court starts, then through the guò railway, hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers within a month, all arranged in Guangdong, Sichuan line, according to the first batch of trainees to do the simulation battle plan, Sichuan military horses can go out of Sichuan, under the pretext of threatening Xi'an and Tongguan. Make the north tense, at the same time, the Guangdong military horses, surprise attack Jiangxi, quickly break through the passes, if you can conquer Jiujiang, then the world can be determined, Jinling is at your fingertips. In order to ensure the implementation of the plan, it can also enable the sailors to reach the Chongming area and attack the southwest coast. The court has become a turtle in an urn, and there is nothing to be afraid of. However, the son thought that the plan they drew up was certainly reasonable. But the son often accompanied his grandfather to meet some of his friends and discuss these things, many gentlemen. It is believed that the upper army will attack the plan, the second will be the enemy, the second will be the army, and the next will be the siege. Now the imperial court is on the verge of collapse. It is said that the crisis is extremely severe, and it has reached the point of exhaustion......"

Hao Fenglou listened carefully. I couldn't help but say, "You go on." ”

Hao Qinmin cheered up, like a little adult, and said: "Since the implementation of the Holy Law, a large number of gentry have fled to Jiangxi and other places, and also led the gentry in the north, everyone is in danger, but because a large number of gentry fled north, the price of the field has skyrocketed, and many gentry who have fled north are buying land in a vain attempt to revive the family business, so there are many people who buy land, and the price is also high. In addition, there are rich villages to give low-interest loans, and the government provides relatively cheap agricultural tools, so a large number of people began to flee south, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei and other places, people's eyes are barren, on the other hand, Guangdong, Sichuan, but it is overcrowded, a large number of people are farming, or working, the grain output of the imperial court, has been lower than a year, plus after trade, a large number of commodities began to impact the two capitals and nine provinces, in fact, today's imperial court, not only can not pay the grain tax, even if it is a commercial tax, it is also very little, but also to maintain the new army expenditure, although it has been a continuous increase in taxes, As a result, the people fled more violently, those gentry had no tenant farmers, and the grain yield was lower, so they fell into such a cycle, almost to the brink of bankruptcy, plus the queen mother welcomed the new son of heaven into Beijing, but this new son of heaven, after all, is not his own heart, so he can't help but be a little wary, in Jinling, the Xu family is still in power, but the vassal kings are still wary of the Xu family, after all, so they are also eyeing each other, although the two sides are harmonious on the surface, but in fact they are dark and turbulent, centrifugal and deceitful. In addition, the strength of the Lang Son army is getting stronger and stronger, now it has recruited 800,000 people, day and night drills, pillow and waiting, the West, southern Xinjiang, and southeastern provinces, all of which are included in the Lang Son army, the year before last, and the conquest of Tianzhu a soil state, in Tianzhu built a new Lang Son city, in March of several years, and a large number of Kunlun Zhou arrived, forcing the Kunlun countries to submit, there is a fleet to the Franco Ji Zhou, this court, the Lang Son army is very strict against the guards, so the new army is vigorously drilled, in case of accidents, now the court has a new army of 700,000, and there are guards and the vassal kings of the guards close to one million, It seems that there are many people, but in fact, because the treasury is empty every year, not to mention the arrears every year, the armaments are also a mess, and many armaments are too late to be updated, so that in the news obtained from the Ministry of Military Intelligence, many new armies are actually the earliest bird guns, that is, exercises, and very little, because the consumption of gunpowder is too large, so the morale is low, at this time the imperial court collapses, just in front of the eyes, what the Lang Son army has to do is to induce it to continue to compete militarily, empty its treasury, and put high pressure on the government, so that they have no respite. The trade was dismantled, leaving them isolated, and silver flowing out in large quantities, so that when they were exhausted, they were at their fingertips. ”

Hao Qinmin deliberately expressed his face in front of Hao Fenglou, saying that the head is the way, Hao Fenglou listened, but he was smiling bitterly in his heart, the atmosphere of this Langshan is really strange, it is clear that peace has been negotiated now, but from the top to the bottom, almost everyone still regards the court as an enemy, which is most obvious in the army, all the military attachés, the strategic planning and tactical drills aimed at are all around the decisive battle with the new army of the imperial court.

It's just that Hao Fenglou also knows very well that what Lang Son did, although in the face of strong strength, made the court dare not act rashly, but it does not mean that they can tolerate it, the contradiction between the two sides is no longer the emperor's mind that does not allow others to snore under me and him, and there is also the human nature of one mountain that does not allow two tigers, a certain Cheng dù, in fact, is the conflict of interests of the ruling class, Lang Son is stronger, and the interests of the scholars and doctors who rule the world with the court will be weakened, and vice versa, precisely because the most fundamental interests are involved, For example, scholars often compare the Hao family to a flood beast, and all kinds of rumors of the Hao family's massacre in Sichuan are popular, and here in Langshan, all kinds of explicit calligraphy and paintings that scandalize the ministers of the imperial court are also numerous, and the criticism of both sides is not only in the official, even among the people, and even in the most remote countryside of Beiping, there are countless vicious attacks on Langshan.

In fact, everyone tacitly knows this kind of thing, although the two sides are quite polite in official exchanges, but this sense of alienation is extremely poignant.

Hao Fenglou was very happy, although his son was a parrot, and most of what he said came from the instructor and the Hao family's friends, but being able to say these things was extremely rare for a teenager. He smiled slightly: "What, is it that in your school, you are also drafting plans every day?" Ay...... It seems that our Hao family has to be traitors. None of you are at ease. ”

Hao Qinmin had already been brainwashed by the guò school, and said excitedly at this time: "Father, the court and we are not sharing the sky, there is no room for maneuver, and it is a matter of course to take precautions." ”

Hao Fenglou smiled and shook his head: "Are you right?" I think it's right, but there are some right things, you can't say, you have to hide in your heart, you have to do one thing, if you want to do it, you can't show your purpose, if everything is written on your face, this thing, but you can't do it, your father's expectations for you, but not a martial artist, just hope that you will follow Rong, first sharpen yourself, strengthen your will, hone your body and skin, let you put yourself in the army, know how to behave in people, but you not only have to be a tiger, but also a fox, your younger brother, diligent and young, In the future, I will learn from you, but in the future, you will still be the head of the family after all, to protect our family, to protect your brother, you have to let you know what is called fireworks in the world. ”

When Hao Fenglou said this, he paused deliberately, and said slowly: "You are already old, at least now, I treat you as an adult, our Hao family should be precocious, so today, I have something to say to you, the court is currently suffering from internal and external troubles, but why, it is still standing?" I come to sue you, it is because of the pressure, up to the princes, down to the gentry, they because of Langshan, because of Langshan's daily shouting and killing, so they feel fear, because of such fear, so although there are many internal contradictions, but still huddle together, sometimes, pride is a kind of power, fear, is also a kind of power, so the father has always opposed hostility to the court, but there is no way, this is the morale of the army and the people, can not be suppressed, can not go against the grain, so you also need to remember one point, The Hao family is not the sky, nor the earth, but a boat, since it is a boat, it will always have to go with the water, and must not sail against the current, even if it is a father, in the eyes of others, how impersonal it is, but also has to be pushed forward by this wave, these words, I don't know if you understand it, okay, let's talk about serious things, at the moment, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, Langshan Army, it's time to move your muscles, this time I came back, it is with your grandfather, discuss this matter. (To be continued......)