Wang Chengen couldn't say anything, so he stepped forward and gave Emperor Chongzhen a slap on the shoulder. Emperor Chongzhen read the memorial for a while, then got up and returned to his bedroom.
In the Lin Mansion, Nalan Yanran was running around the yard. When she realized that the Lin Mansion was not very big, Nalan Yanran asked curiously: "You are also the Emperor Wuhou of the Ming Dynasty. How come this mansion is so small?"
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"This is my family's old house. After I became Emperor Wuhou, I haven't built Wuhou Mansion yet."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"The Wuhou Mansion hasn't been built yet?
Then what did you use all the money you collected?
Is it really so expensive to form soldiers?"
Nalan Yanran asked curiously.
Her father also had hundreds of thousands of soldiers at his disposal, and did not need that much money. However, Lin Fan's 300,000 soldiers were consumed in less than a year, and her father could support hundreds of thousands of soldiers for ten years.
"If you just keep those soldiers alive, it won't cost much. Ten million taels is enough to support them for thirty years! If you want to train elite soldiers, it will cost more than you think!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"What is the difference between elite soldiers and ordinary soldiers?
Aren’t they all human?”
Nalan Yanran asked.
"Haha! This is a big difference. Ordinary soldiers will be scared and at a loss when they go to the battlefield. Moreover, most of them are sallow and thin, and have no energy!"
"The elite soldiers are different. They have experienced hundreds of battles and have rich combat experience. They go to the battlefield and fight bravely to kill the enemy. They are majestic and heroic!"
"However, the method of supporting war through war consumes too much manpower. A battle of 100,000 men will cost 10,000 men, and it will take at least three battles to cultivate some elite soldiers.
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"Besides, these elite soldiers are not the most elite. I am not the kind of person who regards human life as nothing. Therefore, I will conduct a lot of training for the soldiers."
"During training, it consumes a lot of physical energy. The soldiers must eat and drink to keep up. Therefore, the consumption is not ordinary."
Lin Fan explained.
Nalan Yanran nodded in understanding and said: "I see, so as long as you invest a lot of money into the army, you can cultivate elite soldiers?"
"Haha! Things are far from as simple as you think. Not every penny can be invested as you imagine."
Lin Fan said with a smile.
Nalan Yanran didn't understand everything and could only nod her head. At this time, Liu Qingqing trotted over with Doudou.
"Hey! This big apple is mine, I won't let you eat it!"
Dolphin laughed as he ran.
"Doudou, if you do this, you are not being good. You will want to drink the porridge I cooked for you in the future, but you won't be able to drink it!"
Liu Qingqing followed slowly behind.
When Doudou heard that he could no longer drink the porridge cooked by Liu Qingqing, he hurriedly turned around and said, "Hey! I'll give you this big apple. I'll still have porridge in the future!"
Liu Qingqing walked over and pinched Doudou's little face. Lin Fan saw this scene and smiled helplessly. Nalan Yanran looked at Lin Fan angrily and said, "Are these your wife and children?"
"kindness?
What are you thinking about? No."
Lin Fan hurriedly explained.
Nalan Yanran said: "Haha! It is said that men like the beauty hidden in the golden house. I didn't expect you to be such a person. She has given birth to a child for you, and you still say that she is not your wife!"
"Here!"
Lin Fan found that he couldn't explain it clearly.
When Liu Qingqing saw Lin Fan coming back with a woman, his expression changed, and he walked over and asked, "Sir, sir, who is this?"
"Ahem! This is Princess Nalan."
Lin Fan coughed twice and said.
"It turns out to be Princess Nalan. The little girl has met Princess Nalan."
Liu Qingqing said hurriedly.
"Sister, what is a princess?"
Doudou asked curiously.
"Shh! Don't talk nonsense, sir. It's getting late now. I'm taking Dodo back to sleep."
After Liu Qingqing said that, he took Doudou and left.
After the two left, Lin Fan finally found a chance to explain: "Dolphin is an orphan I rescued a few months ago, and I bought Liu Qingqing from a human trafficker."
"Hmph! If you have some humanity, I want to live in that room!"
Nalan Yanran pointed to Lin Fan's room and said.
"That's my room."
Lin Fan said.
"What happened to your room?
As long as this princess wants to live, she can live wherever she wants!"
Nalan Yanran said unreasonably.
Lin Fan was completely speechless. This girl really deserves a beating. Don't you believe that I will force you to do it?
Nalan Yanran ignored Lin Fan, walked directly into Lin Fan's house and closed the door to his room. No matter how hard Lin Fan knocked on the door, she would not open it.
Lin Fan had no choice but to go to another room to sleep. However, when he walked past Liu Qingqing's room, he heard the sound of gentle sobbing.
Lin Fan was curious, so he walked over and knocked on Liu Qingqing's door.
"Ah! Sir, why did you come to my place if you didn't accompany the princess?"
Liu Qingqing opened the door and asked in surprise when he saw it was Lin Fan.
There were still two traces of tears on her face. Lin Fan said in a deep voice, "Were you crying just now?"
Doudou came over at this time and said: "Brother! My sister was crying so sadly just now!"
Lin Fan's expression changed slightly. He never thought that taking Nalan Yanran back to the Lin Mansion would make Liu Qingqing so sad. For a moment, Lin Fan actually felt guilty.
He said in a deep voice: "Princess Nalan came to live in the house because she was just having fun and didn't want to go back to the palace. Moreover, I also have something in her hands, so I agreed."
After that, Lin Fan didn't know what to say, so he turned around and left. Lin Fan walked far away, and Liu Qingqing finally realized what he was doing.
Were you explaining this to me just now?
Could it be that he still cares about me?
If you don't care about me, why explain it to me?
Dou Dou didn't understand this either, and complained that he was sleepy and wanted to sleep. Liu Qingqing was in a good mood, so he carried Dou Dou back to the house to sleep.
The next day, Lin Fan got up early and went to the morning court. He had just made a damaging move with Li Jiantai yesterday, and Li Jiantai would definitely put on a good show in the Hall of Supreme Harmony today.
At the same time, Li Jiantai was also preparing the things he would use in the morning, including his resignation letter and civilian clothes. After preparing these, Li Jiantai put away his official uniform completely, got on the sedan and headed towards the palace.
Emperor Chongzhen got up later than the officials. When he arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the officials were already standing there neatly, and Emperor Chongzhen saw Li Jiantai at a glance.
kindness!
Why is he wearing common clothes?
Is the official uniform torn or washed?
This is too rude!
Emperor Chongzhen had just sat down, and before he asked the officials to hand over the information, Li Jiantai walked out first, knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, the humble minister is guilty! In comparison, I would like to ask Your Majesty to allow the veteran minister to return to his hometown to enjoy his old age!"