Seeing that Su Hao had reached this point, Hao Tong also knew that if some things were not explained clearly to Su Hao, the other party would not be able to do things happily. Thinking of this, he stepped forward and replied: "Su Baihu, actually
Zhang Dusi has no ill intentions towards you, Baihu, he just values Baihu's talent and wants to entrust Baihu with important responsibilities."
Su Hao shook his head and said: "I can't believe this explanation. If he just wants me to help him train a group of scouts who can do surveying and mapping, he can definitely recruit me to Nanchang. I heard that there is a martial arts school in Nanchang Wei.
Isn’t it a natural thing to teach these contents in a martial arts school? Why do you need to set up a separate hundred households and let me be responsible for recruiting people to train them? "
Hao Tong said: "This matter comes from the friendship between Zhang Dusi and my Mr. Tu. He asked Su Baihu to help train this group of scouts for our Yunnan frontier army. After they complete their studies and serve as troops, Zhang Dusi will
Send them all to Yunnan to help my general draw all the maps of the Yunnan border."
"You mean that these people I recruited, whose establishment is not in Jiangxi Dusi, can all be transferred to Yunnan by then?" Su Hao's IQ is not low. After hearing what Hao Tong said, he took this into account
The mystery has been figured out.
Hao Tong smiled and said: "Su Baihu is indeed aware of everything. Zhang Dusi wants Su Baihu to recruit these scouts. Although they are trained in Jiangxi, they belong to our Yunnan Army. After these scouts are trained, my brother and I will
We will take them away in full, and as for the number of soldiers under Su Baihu's command, we can just transfer some from other hundreds of households to make up the number."
"That's why you two condescended to serve as the general banner in my name. You just want to make me a loser so that you can take everyone away when the time comes. Is that so?" Su Hao asked.
Hao Tong said with a smile: "Su Baihu didn't want to participate in our military affairs. Our brothers took the people away. Didn't Su Baihu just relax? Then you can go back and be your scholar.
It’s okay to be your master. Zhang Dusi is here to think of you well, and you can be regarded as having a backer in the province."
"Having said that, it's really unbearable for you to plot against me like this." Su Hao pretended to be annoyed and said.
Hao Tong said: "Su Baihu, let me tell you the truth. It was Zhang Dusi who suppressed the telescope issue. Originally, the Nanjing Ministry of War said that they wanted to recruit you to be an ambassador to the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau, but Zhang Dusi gave it to you.
Stopped him. Zhang Dusi said that in the future, he will purchase telescopes for the army from you. In fact, he just wants to give you a compensation. Jiangxi Dusi, plus the Nanjing Ministry of War, need at least 200 telescopes, which is an order of 20,000 taels of silver. Su
Do you think Baihu is satisfied?"
"Well, that makes sense." A smile appeared on Su Hao's face. He was so happy to earn this money. He would go back and make plans with Hao Yizong and ask him to expand Hao's workshop ten times. The Ming Dynasty's army had several
With millions of people, the demand for telescopes is astronomical. If we can monopolize this business, we will be prosperous.
"However, of the 20,000 taels of silver...10% must be returned to Zhang Dusi." Hao Tong added hesitantly.
"It's up to you to handle this matter." Su Hao directly handed over the power to Hao Tong.
"I understand!" Hao Tong answered happily.
Things have become very clear. Su Hao, a hundred households, is actually just a decoration. His real identity is just an instructor. He is responsible for training a group of surveying and mapping students managed by Hao Tong and Deng Kui. After the training, they will treat the students as
He brought several of them back to Yunnan to draw a map of the Yunnan border. In order to reward Su Hao, Jiangxi Dusi Zhang Hong agreed to a quotation of 100 taels of silver for a telescope, and placed an order for no less than 200 units, costing him a total of 20,000 taels.
Silver. Such a reward is extremely generous.
As for Zhang Hong wanting to get a commission from this, it was also a common practice in Ming Dynasty officialdom. The chief officers in the army even had to commission the soldiers' pay, not to mention this kind of transaction that came out of thin air.
"Okay, you two. Now let's discuss how to recruit these scouts, how to train them, and what standards they will eventually reach." Su Hao said.
Deng Kui said: "Su Baihu, our brothers don't understand this matter of training scouts. Everything is decided by Su Baihu. However, our brothers also want to learn the skills that Su Baihu wants to teach the scouts, so that we can save the time."
Our soldiers can draw pictures, but we can’t do anything else.”
"This is natural." Su Hao said, "Since you two are the commander-in-chief, you must lead by example. All the skills I require students to master, you must also master. If you can't master... you two, there should be a military law in the army.
Tell me?"
"Su Baihu doesn't want to use military force against our brothers, right?" Deng Kui asked with eyes wide open.
Su Hao also glared and replied: "Why, don't I have the right to use military law against you?"
"You...can you beat our brothers?" Deng Kui asked.
Hao Tong grabbed Deng Kui and said to him: "Old Deng, Su Baihu is right, people have no rules and cannot be divided into circles. If neither of us listens to Su Baihu, how can the soldiers below do it?"
Convinced? When Mr. Tu left us here, he ordered us to obey Su Baihu's orders. If our brothers really do something inappropriate, and Su Baihu wants to use military law against us, we should accept it."
Deng Kui scratched his scalp and said calmly: "Of course I know this truth. Aren't I afraid that this scholar is deliberately causing trouble for our brothers?"
"Absurd!" Seeing that Hao Tong and Deng Kui had united their minds, Su Hao felt reassured. He pretended to slap the table and said with a straight face: "Hao Tong, Deng Kui obeys the order!"
"The general is here!" Hao Tong and Deng Kui responded in unison, but Deng Kui's voice was quite helpless and even a little teasing.
Su Hao said: "I order you two to quickly find a compound outside the city to serve as the barracks for our hundred households. You know better than me what kind of place is suitable. Since we want to train troops, we must come up with a training set
The soldiers we train must be capable of both civil and military training. You two will discuss a plan for practicing martial arts, and I will prepare a plan for practicing surveying and mapping. In five days, we will go to the countryside to recruit soldiers, and we will strive for three years next year.
Months ago, train this scout team."
"Here!" Hao and Deng agreed loudly, and then strode out to do errands.
After sending Hao Tong and Deng Kui away, Su Hao tidied up and went to the county government office with his hundreds of households. After accepting the appointment from the military, Su Hao naturally wanted to inform the county magistrate Han Wen. After all, he
He also received a salary from the county government.
"Hundred households?"
Han Wen met Su Hao in the second hall of the county government office. He was inexplicably surprised when he saw the petitions from hundreds of households. He looked at Su Hao and asked, "In other words, why are you related to the military?"
Su Hao recounted how he met Tu Wenhuan by chance while digging a well. However, he did not reveal that Tu Wenhuan asked him to help develop a flintlock gun. Instead, he focused on the telescope and the map, saying that Tu Wenhuan sent Hao Tong and
Deng Kui and Deng Kui followed him to urge him to do these two things.
"I've heard about the map. You asked Qian'er to help you embroider the map, and Qian'er stayed up two nights." Han Wen said meaningfully.
Su Hao hurriedly said: "Miss Han is very clever. It would be difficult for anyone else to realize the secret of embroidery all at once. However, I won't trouble Miss Han about this kind of thing in the future. I will find some embroiderers in the county."
Come and do it.”
Han Wen looked at Su Hao and didn't know what to say. During this period, he had felt more and more that his daughter had an indescribable feeling for Su Hao. She was very fond of Su Hao's affairs.
This is clearly a sign of a girl who has fallen in love. But from Su Hao's point of view, he seems to be quite indifferent to this matter. When he mentioned Han Qian, he only regarded her as a friend or a boss.
Just his daughter.
However, Su Hao's performance prevented Han Wen from criticizing him. After all, it was his daughter who was more proactive, while Su Hao was passive, even ignorant.
Han Wen didn't know whether he should support his daughter's choice. Su Hao appeared in Han Wen's field of vision for only more than two months, but during this period, Su Hao showed so many talents that it was surprising.
He always wanted to be impressed. Han Wen felt that if Su Hao could use this intelligence and energy in the imperial examination, he would definitely win the exam in the future. It would be a good choice to give his daughter to such a potential young man.
It's a pity that Su Hao has been doing things that are inconsistent with his status as a scholar all day long, such as improving stoves and digging coal mines, and now he has joined the army again. Doesn't he know that only Congwen is the most correct thing?
Is there a way out? For such an unreliable person, can people feel at ease if his daughter follows him?
"Change it, what are your considerations in accepting the appointment from the Du Si? Could it be that you are planning to give up the imperial examination and join the army?" Han Wen asked.
Su Hao shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the student has no intention of joining the army. I heard Hao Tong relay Zhang Zhangyin's meaning, and he just asked me to temporarily take up a position of 100 households, so that I can do things cheaply and teach a group of scouts who are proficient in surveying and mapping on their behalf. When this happens,
When the scouts go out, they will take away the title of "Hundred Households" from me, and I will still be a free person.
Students believe that everyone is responsible for protecting their homeland and the country, and since the military takes note of students’ modest abilities, students naturally have to contribute.”
"Well, just think about it this way." Han Wen nodded, "After everything here is over, you still have to go to the academy to study hard, and strive to be able to participate in the provincial examination next year and be named on the gold list. Everything is inferior, and only reading people,
Writing well and managing the world to benefit the people is the right path."
"Students should remember the teachings of the county magistrate." Su Hao said, "My lord, since the student has been appointed by Jiangxi Dusi, the county magistrate appointed the student to the position of master of the county government office. I am afraid that it is no longer suitable for him to hold the position. The student came here to report
Please honor the county to take back this appointment."
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