"Shhh...... For a strong army?

Yang Hong gasped and asked in surprise: "Brother Li, Gao Tai's family business is worth 100,000 yuan, is it too crazy to use it all to strengthen the army?" ”

In the Great Wei Dynasty, the purchasing power of consistent money was equivalent to about 1,000 yuan in the previous life, and 100,000 guan money was equal to 100 million.

With 100 million for military spending, you can afford at least 5,000 soldiers and horses.

However, according to the regulations of the imperial court, even in times of war, the armament of a city should not exceed 2,000 soldiers and horses.

Therefore, it is common sense for Yang Hong to be surprised.

"What? Could it be that Yang is reluctant to do so? ”

Seeing this, Li Xingchen couldn't help but ask with a smile.

"It's not that I'm reluctant, it's ...... But such a strong army violates the rules of the imperial court. ”

Yang Hong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "If someone is exposed and reported, it will be a great crime of rebellion!" ”

"Outside Qingyun Pass, the Tartars of the Jin Kingdom are constantly stationing troops, and the danger of war will come at any time."

Li Xingchen looked at the north, and said with a distant gaze: "Master Yang, once the Jin Tartars break through the Qingyun Pass, they can drive straight into Pingcheng, just ask at that time, how will you hold Pingcheng?" How to protect the foundation of your Yang family? ”

"This ......"

Yang Hong was speechless.

As Li Xingchen said.

Once Qingyun Pass is lost, not to mention a small Ping City, even if all the soldiers and horses in the entire Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are gathered together, they may not be able to stop the army of the Jin State.

What's more, Jin Guotie is riding like thunder, as fast as the wind!

In addition to trapping the camp, no other army of the Great Wei Dynasty could hardly beat the Jin State Iron Cavalry on the frontal battlefield.

Come to mind.

Yang Hongcai slowly spoke: "Brother Li, you go to Pingcheng with me to meet my father first, and then come to discuss this matter in the long run." ”

"Good!"

Li Xingchen nodded.

Then the two of them mounted their horses and headed straight for Pingcheng.

About half an hour later, Li and Yang had already arrived at the Yang Mansion in Pingcheng.

Walking into the study with Li Xingchen, Yang Hong saw his father Yang Furen practicing calligraphy in front of the bookcase.

"Father, I'm back!"

"Hong'er, who is this distinguished guest?"

Yang Furen turned to look at Li Xingchen, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Yang Hong immediately introduced: "Back to my father, he is the son of Li Hun and Li of the owner of Cangyun Village!" ”

Li Xingchen bowed his hand and said, "I've seen Yang Gong!" ”

"What a young talent, Li Gongzi is so young, he can make such an eternal poem as "Short Song Xing", the old man loves it very much, come on, please sit down!"

looked at Li Xingchen in front of him.

Yang Furen nodded appreciatively, and then ordered his subordinates to serve tea to the guests.

"Li Gongzi, listening to Hong'er, you are not only brilliant in literature, but also extremely strong in martial arts."

Yang Furen took a sip of tea and asked straight to the point: "Even Cao Feng, the third master of Longhu Village, is in your hands, can this matter be taken seriously?" “

Li Xingchen nodded and said: "That's right, yesterday Gao Tai colluded with the Gao Mountain thief Kou Caofeng to kidnap Wang Yuanshuang, the shopkeeper of the Wang family's cloth shop. ”

"These two people are in a very spicy situation, they do a lot of evil, and they kill so much!"

Speaking of this, Yang Furen's words changed: "It's just that Gao Tai and Cao Feng are by no means ordinary bullies, although it is a feat for you to kill these two people, it has also brought great disasters to my Yang family!" ”

When Li Xingchen heard this, he smiled knowingly and said, "I came to visit the Yang Mansion tonight to eliminate the disaster for Yang Gong!" ”

"Well, let's talk about it, how to eliminate the disaster for my Yang family?"

Yang Furen nodded with satisfaction, and the more he looked at Li Xingchen, the more pleasing he became.

This son is both civil and military, but he is not arrogant or impatient.

Sure enough, it's not something in the pool.

In time, it must be a hero.

Hong'er is good friends with this son, maybe he can really bring my Yang family to another height.

"What Yang Gong is worried about is nothing more than that the Gaoshan thief is powerful, plus the Wuzhou Treasurer Gao Xian will take this opportunity to return to Pingcheng and suppress the Yang family!"

Li Xingchen pondered for a moment, and then said slowly: "As the so-called soldiers come to block, water comes to cover the earth; If Yang Gong wants to resolve this matter once and for all, only by strengthening his own strength and having an elite army can he completely grasp the initiative. Otherwise, even if Yang Gong is the county of Pingcheng and the Yang family is a Pingcheng family, after all, it is a man-made sword, and you are a fish! ”

"Man is a sword, I am a fish?"

Yang Furen's old eyes lit up.

These words almost reached his heart.

Although he was named Pingcheng County Commander in these years, he was suppressed by Wuzhou officials and constrained by the Pingcheng Wang clan.

Where there is good governance, it cannot be enforced.

In the final analysis, the Yang family's heritage and strength are not enough.

If he, Yang Furen, had an elite soldier in his hand, the situation would definitely be completely different.

Even if he encounters opposing forces, he can use elite soldiers to wipe them out.

However, he was weak, not only did he not have capable officials, but the county officials, the canonical history, and the inspection of these county government officials were all from other prominent families in Pingcheng, not only did they not have the same heart as him, but deliberately checked and balanced him as a county commander.

Because of this, he managed to get his son Yang Hong to go to the county government as the chief bookkeeper to maintain the passage of his government decrees.

"Gong Yang, presumably Master Yang has already told you about the plan to strengthen the armament!"

Li Xingchen took a sip of tea and asked slowly, "I wonder if Yang Gong thinks this plan is feasible?" ”

Yang Furen said: "It is feasible, but the old man is worried that someone will interfere with it!" ”

"All reforms, all bloodshed, during the Warring States Period, Wei Ying changed the law in the Qin State and killed people's heads, and finally created a strong Qin to the east and unify the world!"

Li Xingchen said sonorously: "This time we are carrying out the reform of armaments, if someone really does not open their eyes and deliberately jumps out to make trouble, then it can just kill them!" ”

"Kill Liwei?"

Yang Furen's heart was shocked: "The old man is only afraid that once this behavior spreads...... And how should it end? ”

Li Xingchen said: "Yang Gong doesn't need to worry, I am willing to do it for you, then you just need to issue a decree, and I will implement the armed reform!" ”

"Brother Li is right!"

Yang Hongshen nodded thoughtfully, and then persuaded Yang Furen: "Father, don't hesitate, Pingcheng is controlled by the major noble clans, and it has been rotten, and the so-called serious illness needs to be taken under fierce medicine, if you don't use force to change the status quo, I'm afraid that Pingcheng will be annexed by others sooner or later, and our Yang family will also be divided by others!" ”

After listening to my son's words.

Yang Furen couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

For the Yang family, strengthening their own armament is absolutely beneficial and harmless.

But the risk is extremely high, and if you are not careful, the entire Yang family will end up with a full slaughter.

Although he could use the Gaoshan bandits to besiege Pingcheng as an excuse to expand his troops.

However, without the will of the imperial court, recruiting troops and horses without permission is a major crime of rebellion.

In addition, Li Xingchen's motive for taking the initiative to offer this strategy, he must find out.

Come to think of it.

Yang Furen looked at Li Xingchen and asked with a solemn face: "Master Li, the old man still has a doubt in the end, you are trying your best to promote the strengthening of military equipment...... What's the picture? ”