He was reluctant to leave, and he was particularly worried about his son Su Jian. After spending so many days with the little guy, as long as he saw him, Su Ren was happy from the bottom of his heart. Suddenly he had to leave, and little Su Jian cried.
He was so fierce that he grabbed Su Ren's clothes with his two small hands and refused to let go. Many people watching were crying, and they all lamented the deep love between father and son.
Turning back three times, turning around the woods and looking back, the small village was suddenly out of sight. Su Ren, who had been smiling just now, suddenly had the urge to cry. He turned around and quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
Wiping it off, he took a deep breath of cold air. From now on, Su Ren will also have someone to care about in this world.
Sima Xiangru smiled slightly: "Cry if you want! Not everyone can endure such a scene!"
"I didn't cry, I just squinted my eyes!"
"Really? Well, I believe you for the time being. How are you going to train your troops this time? If you can't train an elite army, let alone Tang Meng, even the prefect may not be able to protect you! As a Chengdu captain, since your appointment,
, you don’t even know which way the door of the military camp opens, don’t forget that this is a Han border town in Shuzhong, if anything happens, it will be a big deal!”
Su Ren dismissed it. In his impression, the biggest enemy of the Han was in the north. These people in the south, whether they were Yelang or Nanman, did not have the capital to fight the Han. These people might be able to succeed in the mountains and forests for a while, as long as they came out.
In the mountains and forests, they were no match for the Han soldiers. Throughout history, the most powerful soldiers appeared in three eras, and they were also the three greatest eras.
The first one is the Qin Army. Known as the Lenwa of the Three Qin Dynasties, the Qin Army fought bravely and bravely. Especially the rain of arrows from the sky caused the Guandong countries to suffer a lot. The second one is the Tang Army. During the heyday of Zhenguan, the Qin Army
Next, there are many talented people in the hall, fierce generals, who can be said to be invincible in the world. Taizong Li Shimin is called the Khan of Heaven, and all nations come to the court to show the national destiny of the hall.
The third is the mighty army of the Han Dynasty. Although the Han Dynasty has not yet reached the stage of dominating the world like that of later generations, generally speaking, the strength it has accumulated is quite good. Because of the majesty of the Han Dynasty's army, even in the Eastern Han Dynasty
At the end of the period, the Han Dynasty was torn apart and civil wars continued. The barbarians in the north still did not dare to take a step south, and Wuhuan was even destroyed by one of the princes, Cao Cao.
Sima Xiangru saw Su Ren deep in thought and thought he was thinking of a countermeasure, so he admonished him: "As far as I know, the best soldiers in the entire Shu County are all in Chengdu. Speaking of which, you are the captain of Chengdu."
That's a big advantage. As long as you can use the original old man and step up military training, Chengdu's county soldiers should not be far behind. In this way, you can give an account to the court."
"Haha!" Su Ren shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid it's not as simple as you think. The entire army of Shu County has been destroyed by half after the last war. I haven't been to the military camp for such a long time. As the captain of Shu County, Tang Meng didn't even ask.
Ask, don’t you feel a little strange?”
"What's the meaning?"
"What's the point? When we go back this time, it will be good if there are still half of the soldiers left in the military camp. They are probably still old, weak, sick and disabled!"
"Where do you start talking about this? The number of county soldiers in each county is limited. There are also court regulations on where these soldiers should be stationed. Who is so bold as to dare to mobilize troops from Chengdu?"
"What do you think? As the commander-in-chief of Shu County, in order to replenish the army of Shu County, Tang Meng transferred some people from the Chengdu County Army, which was still relatively complete, to form those who had been crippled. No matter from which aspect,
It's no problem, I'm afraid Tang Meng has already obtained the court's permission, but we don't know it."
"Ah! No way? After all, you are also the captain of Chengdu. Even if Tang Meng wants to mobilize troops, he must get your consent!"
"Chengdu Colonel, haha!" Su Ren smiled: "If I don't go to the barracks to hand over, the Chengdu Colonel's errands will not be implemented for a day. I am afraid that the former Chengdu Colonel has already done these things for Tang Meng. He simply doesn't
There’s no need to go through me.”
"So the county soldiers in Chengdu are in a mess?"
"I'm afraid it's worse than a mess. You'll find out when you get back."
It was not far from Dujiangyan to Chengdu. Everyone was riding horses along the way, and they could run hundreds of miles a day. In order to verify Su Ren's words, Sima Xiangru took the initiative to serve as a supervisor, constantly urging everyone to speed up, in time for Xiaonian.
After finally returning to Chengdu, Cui Jiuming and others had heard about the mine. After learning about the situation from Su Ren, Cui Jiuming slapped the table angrily.
"What a great Zhuo Wangsun, he actually does this kind of thing secretly. If this guy masters gunpowder, we will be in danger in the future!"
Su Ren had no intention of discussing the matter with Cui Jiuming. He drank tea while waiting for news from the military camp. When he first entered the city, Sima Xiangru took Huo Jin to the military camp. He wanted to see if the county soldiers in Chengdu were like this.
What Su Ren said? Did Tang Meng really give Su Ren a stumbling block?
Just after turning on the lamp, Sima Xiangru and Huo Jin came back. From their expressions, it could be seen that things should be similar to what Su Ren guessed.
Sima Xiangru slapped his hand on the table: "It's so shameless! It's so shameless!" This was the filthiest thing Sima Xiangru could say.
Su Ren poured a glass of water for Sima Xiangru: "Don't be angry. We have anticipated this. Why be angry? It's not right to make yourself angry."
Cui Jiuming was confused and poked Hawking: "What's going on? Who is Mr. Sima angry with today?"
"Who else can there be, Tang Meng!" Huo Jin was also angry: "My eldest brother really guessed it. The remaining people in the military camp are all old, weak, sick and disabled, not to mention the old, weak, sick and disabled. They are all sallow and thin, and there are less than 300 people.
, let these people protect Chengdu, let alone the rebels, even a group of bandits can kill them without leaving any trace."
Cui Jiuming suddenly realized: "I think it would be better for you, sir, to resign from this job. The affairs of our Sichuan Chamber of Commerce have not been settled yet, and we can't get rid of the matter of county soldiers. Besides, military affairs may not be your strong point."
"Who says it's not my strength?" Su Ren said with a smile: "These guards of mine were trained by me. As long as they wear armor and are braver than any county soldiers, even if there is another siege, I won't worry!
"
"Don't brag! You don't really want to get the caravan guards to join the county soldiers, do you? These people are the ones you trained hard! You can't give them to Tang Meng for no reason!"
"My people will always be my people. Even if Tang Meng seduce him, it will be useless. We all know the situation in Shu County. There is no way Tang Meng can do this. In the entire Shu County, only Chengdu's county soldiers are decent. Others
Dao County already exists in name only, and if we don’t use Chengdu County soldiers to put up a show, we will definitely not be able to get the quota of County soldiers in a short time!"
"Are you still speaking for Tang Meng?" Cui Jiuming became angry when he heard this: "He is trying to tease you!"
Sima Xiangru sighed: "Hey! What you said is true, but even if we put all our guards into the county soldiers, we still can't get 1,500 people. What's more, the guards have to protect the caravan. They can mobilize
The number that came out was less than 300, so how can we make up for such a big gap? Temporary conscription does not comply with the regulations of the imperial court, and the imperial court will not allow it."
Su Rendao: "Don't forget, we still have a base, where there are tens of thousands of desperadoes with knife heads licking blood, not just 1,500 people. It's a very simple thing. These people have seen it after war.
Blood, with a little training you can become the best county soldier!"
"Yuanshan!" Sima Xiangru and Cui Jiuming said these two words at the same time.
Su Ren nodded and ordered Huo Jin: "Immediately take my letter and ask Sun Ermazi to send a thousand people over and tell him that as long as anyone is willing to come, his reputation as a bandit will be destroyed and he will be registered in Chengdu. From now on
From now on, these thousand people and their families will no longer be bandits, but the soldiers and people of our Shu County!"
Hawking nodded vigorously and immediately rushed out the door.
An urgent and difficult matter was easily resolved by Su Ren, and Sima Xiangru's face relaxed, and he laughed self-deprecatingly: "It turns out that sir has already made a decision, but we are just worrying blindly. Compared to sir, we are indeed far behind.
"
Cui Jiuming also nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face: "Who is sir? We are purely scaring ourselves. Since sir has solved the issue of the county soldiers, should we also solve the problem of the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce? Nowadays, the big business in Chengdu
Some merchants have already joined our Sichuan Chamber of Commerce. Only Zhuo Wangsun and his family are still against us. Is there anything you can do about this matter?"
"There is a way, but I'm afraid your shopkeeper Cui won't be willing to do it!"
"Let's talk about it first!"
Su Ren waved his hand, called Cui Jiuming to him, and whispered in Cui Jiuming's ear for a long time. The color of Cui Jiuming's face also changed again and again. First he was happy, then he became shocked, until finally he was like this
Like an eggplant beaten by frost, he muttered: "Do you still need to spend money? Do you know how big our deficit has been in the past six months?"
"You know, there are three million dollars in total, why can't someone as wealthy as Shopkeeper Cui come up with these? Besides, one million of them are mine!"
"My family is not a coin minting workshop. I have worked hard to earn every penny. If I continue to spend it like this, I will not be able to do it even if I am rich enough to rival the country!" Cui Jiuming was already anxious and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, absolutely not, you
Let’s think of another way!”
"No, this is the last resort. This is the only way to deal with people like Zhuo Wangsun. Although three million dollars is a lot, as long as our cattle and horses can be released smoothly, this hole can be filled. It depends on you, Mr. Cui.
Do you have the courage?"
Cui Jiuming hesitated: "I will discuss this matter with my father, but I can't make the decision!"
Su Ren raised his foot and kicked Cui Jiuming. Cui Jiuming's fat body suddenly turned and avoided Su Ren's foot. He jumped up and down and walked out the door.
Su Ren was furious: "Since you can't be the master, get out and invite your old man to come. If you can't be the master in the future, don't let him in!"
I don’t know how Cui Jiuming jumped up with such a body. As he walked out, he smiled and said: "I am the president of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce. If I can’t make the decision, who else can make the decision? My father said that I am very discerning.
The most discerning person is to follow you!" (To be continued)