Chapter 57: Raising Private Soldiers

The lunch at Zuo Xiang’s family was simple and warm. The three of them surrounded a small round table of red sandalwood and a set of blue and white porcelain tableware. The dishes were exquisite but not extravagant. Song Jia often picked up dishes for his husband and son. If there were no servants around him, it would be like a harmonious home for ordinary people.

After eating half full, Zhuo Bufan knew that the topic was about to begin according to his father's habit.

"What's going on with the gold spinning wheel today?" Zhuo Yin asked casually.

Zhuo Bufan thought, is this a high-end thing that can generate electricity? It seems that the definition of this spinning wheel is that it cannot be escaped, and then replied: "That's just idle and I'm just here to play."

"Take fun? Take a few hundred taels of gold to play with? That's not counting wages. Your mother and I didn't give you money. I guess it was you who cheated on me." Zhuo Yin snorted coldly.

Song Jia was unhappy, "Hey, I said Zhuo Yin, don't talk to our son in the tone of scolding your subordinates, okay?"

"Women's family, they call their father's name all day long. What kind of morality is it? Humph, if I don't care about him, he will become a lawless Huahua Tai Sui. He will have some prospects in the army, and he will not be able to go now. I am afraid that he will cause trouble on the street all day long. Those gold and silver are the second best, so don't kill anyone." Zhuo Yin scolded.

Zhuo Bufan laughed secretly, so that's the case. Hey, Dad, your son is not the same as the dandy he used to be. How could he do such immature things? He promised: "Dad, I understand, don't worry, I won't do anything randomly."

Zhuo Yin wanted to say something else, but when he saw Song Jia glaring, he closed his mouth. Thinking that his son has grown up, he should know what he should do, so he gave up. In fact, he didn't care too much about the matter of the gold spinning wheel, but there were other important things.

"Bufan, why haven't Tongzhou returned and dissolved?" Zhuo Yin took a small sip of wine and looked at Zhuo Bufan.

Zhuo Bufan's heart skipped a beat and muttered, "How do I know this? I am not General Yousheng now. They have their own arrangements."

"Barring nonsense, the private entrusting soldiers are all in charge. This is the rule of the court. The court will not give you half a tael of severance money. Today I sent someone there, and the four stinky brats said they wouldn't leave if they didn't see you. You must have given them an order. Those stinky brats are the only ones who follow you now. I will tell you that this is a big deal. If you don't send troops back to your hometown within ten minutes, you will be in trouble." Zhuo Yin was angry.

This is not a trivial matter, Song Jia also persuaded: "Good son, listen to your father's words, this matter is extraordinary."

Zhuo Bufan was a little impatient. He was thinking about himself and your future. The court had not blamed him yet. You blamed his son first, and then said unhappily: "I'm not thinking about our Zhuo family. Now, the world is in trouble with internal and external affairs..."

"Shut up!"

Zhuo Yin suddenly shouted loudly, obviously very angry, and said angrily: "You yellow-haired boy knows what the world is, but you led your troops out of the pass and won a battle by accident, and you have guided the world? Don't think that I didn't know that there are many specific things in Haishan Pass. You kid are lucky, and you really want to fight with the Tatar cavalry head-on. With these thousands of new recruits, you can fight ten thousand Tatar cavalry? Do you think you were the iron armored Guanning cavalry back then? Humph, don't know the sky is high and the earth is thick!"

Zhuo Bufan was also angry and stood up and shouted: "There are naturally a favorable condition in war. Why do you have to fight head-on? I can win a battle and kill the Tartars, that is my ability. Black cats and white cats, and those who can catch mice are good cats!" In a hurry, he actually carried out the great Mr. Deng.

Zhuo Yin slapped the table and was furious: "I've been against you, I've grown up, have you gotten your wings hard? Get out of my study and think about my mistakes."

Zhuo Bufan turned around and left. This stubborn father was so angry that he did nothing wrong. He was all for the sake of the Zhuo family, but he couldn't even listen to his own words. When four years later, Dahua would be destroyed and the world was full of bloody storms, it would be too late.

Song Jia felt sorry for her son not finishing her meal, but when she saw that her husband seemed to be angry, she stopped interrupting. This is Song Jia’s advantage, and she understands when and what can be managed.

Zhuo Yin lowered his head and continued to eat. The maids and servants around him were trembling and did not dare to breathe. However, no one noticed that Zhuo Yin's eyes were filled with a smile, and he seemed to be relieved and moved, but he was not angry at all.

The study room I thought about was naturally my father's study room. There are good family rules here. The double-layer green bamboo strips are still very impressive in Zhuo Bufan's memory of the integration of this life. Good, after a child, I peeked at the maid taking a bath and the housekeeper's room and was taught a lesson by this thing. The feeling of being twitched on my butt is not good. Alas, I haven't been kissed by this green bamboo for several years. I didn't expect that today, I have a two-life self, and I have to taste its taste again.

Sitting on my father's chair, the table Bufan thought a lot and once again pondered his initial plans, what risks can be better completed, there are a lot of information on the Internet, how to distinguish the importance of what should be done quickly, which ones should be done quickly, and which ones can be taken slowly. Thinking of the end, Zhuo Bufan felt that he might have to show off with his father, so he didn't believe it. His father, who has been in the first class for many years and has managed the country for the emperor, would not know the form of the world, and would not see the imminent danger of Dahua.

At the door, Zhuo Yinhan walked in with a face.

Zhuo Bufan, who had figured it out, was no longer angry, and stood up and gave up his seat. Zhuo Yin did not sit down, nor did he move the green bamboo strip that he didn't know whether it was rotten or not. He walked to the window and looked at the scenery outside the window. This habit was somewhat similar to his father.

"Do you want to raise this private soldier?" Zhuo Yin said in a surprising way.

Zhuo Bufan then realized that the father of the Xiangye was not the decoration in the temple, and he replied firmly: "Not bad."

"Yes," Zhuo Yin said without comment, "I just talked about the world, I want to hear what you think, let me say it." Now Zhuo Yin's tone is no longer the tone of the elders to the youngest son in the canteen.

Zhuo Bufan became excited and then realized how this kind of thing was said in front of everyone. He thought about it and said, "In my opinion, this world will perish within a few years."

Zhuo Yin did not show any shock at all, but just walked back to the desk, sat on the Grand Master's chair, nodded to Zhuo Bufan to continue, your father wants to listen to the actual situation, not this sensational sentence.

"The Jianzhou Tartars outside the pass is indeed extraordinary, and there are many good generals. According to my field observation, our Dahua Army is no longer as good as before. It has extremely poor military equipment and low morale. Naturally, its combat effectiveness is worrying. A such important Haishan Pass has only a few cannons and a few flowering bullets to use. Without the firearms, a powerful weapon to fight against the Tatars, it is naturally a dream to defeat the Tatars. In my opinion, although the national strength of the Tatars is still not comparable to that of our Dahua, the Tatars outside the pass is indeed the most dangerous foreign enemy of our Dahua. If there is something wrong with Dahua, this Tatars will be the Tartars outside the pass.

The son is the last straw that crushed the camel." Speaking of this, Zhuo Bufan paused and continued: "The most dangerous thing is Dahua itself. As far as the child knows, corrupt officials are rampant, it can be said that everyone is corrupt and corruption for themselves. However, years of famine, chaos and people are everywhere, and people are not full or even starved to death. Naturally, they have to sacrifice their lives to rebel. In the long run, even if natural disasters pass, there will be land but no one to cultivate them, and their eyes will be declining. Compared with the Tartars outside the pass, this is a major event that shakes the foundation of Dahua. In this way, internal and external difficulties are not far from the destruction of Dahua."

Zhuo Bufan said simply and briefly. These are the history he vaguely remembered in his previous life. In line with the real situation he knew in this life, and in addition to the day four years later, it seems that it is increasingly likely to become a fact.

Zhuo Yin frowned, stroked his short beard, and asked, "How did you know this? Oh, not to mention the army, it is just the things you said that everyone is corrupt for themselves."

Zhuo Bufan said with a tough bullet: "Some of this is... I heard about it, some of it is learned from those sisters. Is there anything wrong?" Hey, it's not good to know the truth by only himself. My father would not have to come up with real evidence like Princess Changping.

Zhuo Yin sighed and shook his head and said, "There is nothing wrong. I am just curious about you being able to make such inferences. In fact, I am afraid that true feelings are much more serious than your inferences."

Zhuo Bufan became excited and finally found a person who understood, but his father. He suddenly felt extremely happy and became a good baby. He heard Zhuo Yin continue to say.

"Bufan, you have indeed grown up, and you can tell you some things. The world has indeed reached the critical momentum of life and death. Sadly, it is not just you, my father and son who can see this. In this Dahua, except the emperor, there are many people who can see the world clearly, such as Zhou Zijin, and many ministers in the court, and the sad thing is here. What you said just now is very good. Everyone is corrupt and for themselves. This is a fact. Even if you are a father, you cannot do it.

Being outside, however, these people are not the only ones left in the world. Some are still fantasizing about the emperor's stupidity and sacrificing his arms to survive and save Dahua from danger. Some are corrupt and abused the law and want to make another last resort, while some are already looking for another way out, even..." Zhuo Yin hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Even, he began to collude with the Tartars outside the pass, just waiting for the change of heaven to rise to power. Alas, I, Dahua, is really sad and lamentable at this point."

"You should not care about these, and you can't care about them either. Bufan, I tell you these things, I want you to know that many things cannot be solved by just a passion and a flash of inspiration. At the same time, you must also understand that the father is the fool around the emperor. If you want to build a private soldier, you are a material for leading soldiers. No matter how much money you spend, as long as you can bring out an available soldier, you must agree to the two conditions for the father."

Zhuo Bufan was shocked. His father negotiated with him, and he seemed to be able to listen to this. However, from his father's words just now, Zhuo Bufan had some bad premonitions, and felt that these two conditions might interfere with his original plan.
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