Chapter 203: The opportunity is now

"The crown prince has an order, and I should obey it, each person should pay two dollars." Chen Wanrong blurted out without thinking.

Li Longji was in a good mood and was originally joking, but unexpectedly Chen Wanrong agreed and couldn't help but be stunned: "Chen Wanrong, I'm happy today, just say a joke, don't take it seriously."

Chen Wanrong said seriously: "Crown Prince, my brothers follow me through life and death. They trust me and respect me. This time they are running around to save me, how can they not bear to give up soap?"

"I really give it?" Li Longji didn't believe it.

Chen Wanrong nodded very seriously and said, "I really give it!"

Li Longji thought for a while and said, "Since you want to give it, you don't need to give it two pieces, one piece is enough. Soap is so expensive, one piece for each person, it's more than 10,000 taels of silver. Two pieces are tens of thousands of taels."

Chen Wanrong didn't care: "Crown Prince, there is a saying that friendship is priceless. Brothers are busy for me. How can this friendship be compared with two pieces of soap? If it weren't for the lack of inventory, I would have given more."

Li Longji looked at Chen Wanrong in surprise for a while, nodded and said, "If you want to give it, just give it in your name, don't say it was what I said."

"I accept the order." Chen Wanrong agreed.

Li Longji was still looking at Chen Wanrong and suddenly asked an unexpected question: "Chen Wanrong, do you know that Ma Fujun Zhao She can defeat Qin, but why Zhao Kuo was defeated by Qin? What is the difference between the two fathers and sons?"

Ma Fujun Zhao She was a famous general of Zhao State. When Zhao State general believed that the Qin army was invincible, even the famous general Lian Po thought that the Qin army could not be defeated, but Zhao She believed that it could defeat the Qin army. He led his army to fight and annihilate 80,000 Qin army in one battle, allowing the Qin army to taste the taste of failure for the first time, and also shattered the myth of the Qin army's invincibility. Thus he was among the famous generals of the Warring States Period, but his son Zhao Kuo was defeated in Changping and lost more than 500,000 Zhao army.

The difference between father and son is so big that it is a hot topic discussed in the past dynasties.

Chen Wanrong also knew about this: "The prince, Ma Fujun Zhao She is pragmatic, while Zhao Kuo only knows how to talk about war on paper and does not seek much understanding."

"Talking about war on paper?" Li Longji shook his head and said, "Chen Wanrong, your knowledge is not as good as Wang Zhongsi. Wang Zhongsi can break Chen and make innovations. People in the world think Zhao Kuo is incompetent, but Wang Zhongsi thinks Zhao Kuo is good. What is the reason? If you have an understanding of military tactics, Zhao Kuo is no worse than others and has a good vision. He can find that famous general Li Mu, such a person, was defeated by a big defeat. What is the reason? Geshuhan, you say."

When Chen Wanrong and Wang Zhongsi first met, they heard Wang Zhongsi’s amazing remarks, which involved Zhao Kuo. Many people in the world thought that Zhao Kuo was incompetent, but Wang Zhongsi had different opinions, and it made people convinced.

Geshu Han responded and said, "Crown Prince, I think Zhao Kuo's defeat was not defeated by his paper talk, but by his youthful vigor and unharmed. His views on military tactics are indeed unique. Otherwise, when there were many famous generals in the Warring States Period, the famous generals of Zhao were not fewer than Qin. Can he impress so many people? His mother was right in his act of winning the qin, which was to use the money rewarded by King Zhao to buy real estate, rather than to share it with his subordinates like a horse and a subduing horse."

"Stop!" Li Longji clapped his hands and called to stop, and another question came up: "Chen Wanrong, you have been to the battlefield. You said, why are the famous generals in history not loving money and sharing their money with their subordinates? Are they trying to win people's hearts?"

Chen Wanrong knew that famous generals in history spent money on their subordinates. Because of their generous actions, the soldiers dared to die, which can be said to be a move to win over the hearts of the people. However, when Li Longji said that, it seems that it was not. Chen Wanrong did not think deeply about this question. When he heard this, he was speechless and speechless.

"Brother Shuhan, please tell me!" Li Longji saw Chen Wanrong's puzzled look in his eyes, knowing that he couldn't answer.

Geshuhan's statement is very different from Chen Wanrong's idea: "Crown Prince, I think that the reason why famous generals spend money on their subordinates is not to win people's hearts, but to reassure their subordinates! It is a man, and there are no cowards when he goes to the battlefield. Why do many people perform poorly on the battlefield? They dare not serve their lives to the death? The reason is that the soldiers cannot be at ease, and they cannot rest assured that their families!"

"Where is the truth?" Li Longji nodded in approval and glanced at Chen Wanrong.

Geshuhan continued: "Soldiers are also humans. They have family members, wives and children. If he dies, his family will have a hard life. If there is a silence or a silence, which soldier will die? No! Generally, the army that fled when they go to the battlefield mostly appears in times of political chaos. Those indomitable armies mostly appear in times of power and skill. The reason is that even if they die, their families will be taken care of by the court. Life will be good. The soldiers have no worries. Are they still afraid of death?"

Chen Wanrong went to the battlefield and knew how insightful the words "I am a man, and there are no cowards when I go to the battlefield." Facing that passionate battle scene, he is a person. As long as he is a little bit bloody, he will carry a knife. No one is afraid of death, and he will not have the idea of ​​escaping.

In that case, there is only one thought in my mind, that is, "kill" and kill all the enemies. In addition, I occasionally think of my own relatives. When fighting, Chen Wanrong occasionally thinks of Zheng Qing, especially when encountering danger, the shadow of relatives often flashes through my mind, "Maybe I will never see them again."

If the family's life is guaranteed, even if the soldiers think about it, they will not be afraid to fight and will still fight to the death. If the family cannot live, will they still work so hard?

The answer is very yes: absolutely not!

When power and skills are cultivated, military merits are shown, and family life is guaranteed. How can soldiers not fight to the death? The political situation is in decline, corrupt officials are rampant, and soldiers die in vain. Who will remember that they sacrificed their lives for the country? In this case, who will fight to the death? Only fools will fight to the death!

Geshuhan's insights are unique and novel, which makes people convinced. Chen Wanrong sighed: "Brother Geshu's words made me enlightened. I have seen it, and I have seen it!"

Li Longji said with great emotion: "During the Qin and Han dynasties, China was so powerful, and what was the reason? It was because of its clever power and skills and its military functions. Scholars often called Qin a country a country of tigers and wolves, but they had never studied the military system of Qin. They never thought about why they were both humans and were not afraid of death when they arrived in Qin and dared to fight. The reason was that Qin was the most clever country in the seven countries at that time. The rewards and punishments were clear, and they would definitely receive rewards if they made military achievements, and the soldiers had no worries. This was the reason why the Qin army could be invincible, and Qin Shihuang could get into the world and defeat the Huns. Before fighting the Huns, Emperor Wu of Han reformed the military system and learned from the Qin practices, which made his martial arts great and great achievements in defeating the Huns. Emperor Wu of Han dared to say the bold statement that 'Those who offend me and strong Han will be punished even if they are far away'!"

The wise man has different visions. He can see the truth. He is a thousand times better than those scholars who only know how to curse. Chen Wanrong admires him: "The prince is wise!"

Li Longji looked at Chen Wanrong and said, "You don't love money, it's precious! Keep it up!"

There seemed to be a deep meaning in the words, but Chen Wanrong didn't understand: "Thank you for the teachings of Prince."

Li Longji, Geshuhan and others were walking around. Chen Wanrong called someone to ask, and only then did he know that there were more than 2,000 pieces of soap in stock, so he asked someone to move it out and send it to the artillery.

The artillery was well-known. Anyone who was a Tang Dynasty knew this heroic army. For the servants, the artillery was still an army led by the boss. Is there any more to say that excitement? I was busy giving soap to the artillery.

Soap is a good thing, but it is sold too expensive. Although the monthly salary of artillery soldiers is not low, they can’t afford it. Now that they have soap, is there any need to say that joy in their hearts?

It’s not that they are greedy, but that soap is really good and novel. If they take it home, don’t use it for their wives and children, or even give them a few glances, it will be a very attractive happy event. How can they not be excited?

This was sent to them by Chen Wanrong at his pocket. The artillery soldiers who had already respected Chen Wanrong loved Chen Wanrong even more. In the past, Chen Wanrong was very generous and loyal. No matter how dangerous it was, he always stayed with the artillery. Now, Chen Wanrong has another advantage, that is, he dares to spend money.

Two pieces of soap are dozens of taels of silver, and it will take several months to get the moon silver from the artillery. For them, it is already a considerable amount.

While working hard, a passerby came. It was Sun Zhengping and Xiao Zhizhong and the others who brought wine and food to him.

As soon as they met, Sun Zhengping couldn't help but rush up and gave Chen Wanrong a bear hug, laughing and said, "Boss, I miss me so much! Boss, I thought you made great contributions and don't remember us anymore? I came back quietly today, and I didn't say a word to us. We are ready to welcome you! There is nothing else, prepare to light firecrackers, and it's lively."

Xiao Zhizhong smiled and kept rubbing his hands and said, "Boss, you have become a general, so we should call you a boss. Is it okay? Although we are a general, we are not used to it."

Chen Wanrong laughed and said, "You are the craftsman I invited, so of course you have to call me the boss. If you call me a general, I will bring you into the army."

"That's good! My boss, I can't ask for anything. Who doesn't know that the artillery hero is so good!" Xiao Zhizhong joked.

Chen Wanrong blinked his eyes and said mischievously: "I tell you, you can't stay in the artillery for a day. When you train, do you want to get the hard work? If you use it for a thousand days, do you really raise the soldiers in that thousand days? No, you are training! Do you see that their clothes are like exhausted after training."

Looking in the direction of Chen Wanrong's finger, he saw that the artillery soldiers were all like iron towers, and seemed to have endless energy on them. Xiao Zhizhong couldn't help but shrink his mouth: "I'd better call you boss!"

Sun Zhengping teased: "Dongyou, this kid has no ambition and is a little bad! He is a man, so he has to face the difficulties!"

Chen Wanrong was in a good mood and laughed loudly. He flashed his eyes at Xiao Zhizhong, making everyone laugh.

Sun Zhengping and the others brought not only wine, but also drove dozens of live pigs. Sun Zhengping explained: "The boss, it's a bit late now, and the butcher shop has no time to kill. I can only drive the live pigs. I don't know if it's OK?"

"Life is good!" Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "The brothers have killed not a hundred people, but dozens of people. Do you still care about slaughtering a pig?"

At the order of Geshuhan, a team of artillery soldiers came over to drive away the pig. Not long after, the pig's screams before his death came, and it was slaughtered in just one breath.

Sun Zhengping had never seen such a slaughtering speed before. He was surprised. Chen Wanrong slapped his shoulder and said, "Shopkeeper Sun, do you want to test the knife edge? It is guaranteed to be better than the butcher's knife skills."

The temperament of artillery trained between life and death is a proof of their good sword skills. Sun Zhengping would not believe it and hurriedly said, "Boss, how dare I not believe it!"

Sun Zhengping knew that Chen Wanrong was willing to spend money. Not only did he buy pigs, but he also had many chickens, ducks and fish. Under the command of Wang Shaohua, he unloaded them and distributed them. The artillery began to cook dinner.

After a while, the fragrance was everywhere around the old house, which made people swallow. The people nearby rushed to watch the fun, kept giving advice and talking, and couldn't stop.

The most interesting thing is that there were no dogs barking nearby because of such a big movement in the artillery. At that time, in order to lure Liu Side out, Chen Wanrong had a noise of barking nearby dogs. Such a quiet thing was unexpected.

It’s not that the dog doesn’t want to bark, it’s that he doesn’t dare to bark. Everyone has been tempered by life and death, and his murderous aura is forcing people. A thousand artillery soldiers gather together. How can the murderous aura be withstood by dogs?

The people were surprised to find that after the artillery evacuated for a few days, there was no barking of dogs here, and the dog could only hide in the dark and dared not come out and run around.

As the dinner was about to get ready, another group of people came, none other than the county magistrate Meng Jianhui. He hurried over with the people from the yamen. When he saw Chen Wanrong's face, he knelt on the ground with a loud voice and said, "Meng Jianhui has seen General Chen!"

A few months ago, when Meng Jianhui replaced Shen Que as the county magistrate, Chen Wanrong was just a small workshop owner. Now, Chen Wanrong is a famous general in the world. Do Meng Jianhui dare not give a big gift when he meets him?

Chen Wanrong hurriedly helped him up and said with a smile: "Mr. Meng, we all know the truth. We are old friends when we meet, so there is no need to perform these etiquettes. Go and see the prince quickly."

"The prince is here?" Meng Jianhui would never have expected Li Longji to come again and could stuff an egg into his mouth.

At this time, the government had already rested. Meng Jianhui was at home and heard that Sun Zhengping had to reward the artillery. As long as the people of Ning County knew that the artillery was led by Chen Wanrong of Ning County. When the artillery came to Ning County, Chen Wanrong should have come back. Can his parents come to see him?

Chen Wanrong nodded with great affirmation and said, "The prince is coming to Ning County again. Your parents are so proud of your face."

This is a joke! Although the arrival of the prince is happy, there are also big troubles, that is, there must be no accident, and he has to worry again. As for Li Longji's political achievements in his examination, he doesn't have to be afraid. During the period of his tenure, Meng Jianhui has long since not had Shen Que's political achievements, nor has he left government affairs under his responsibilities, and has done his best.

Under the leadership of Chen Wanrong, Meng Jianhui brought the crowd to Li Longji and took a look at him in the fire. Who was not Li Longji? He hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Ning County Magistrate Meng Jianhui led Ning County Government officials and others to visit the prince!"

"Get up!" Li Longji was stewing pork with a spoon and a few artillery soldiers. He scooped a little soup with a spoon, tasted it a little, and nodded and commented: "It tastes good! It is not as delicate and tasty as the imperial chef, but it has a bold and unrestrained style, which can be called a warrior soup!"

"Mengshi Tang! Good name! Thank you for your name!" Several artillery soldiers were particularly comfortable.

It would be a great honor to Li Longji if they could smell the pork they stewed. Li Longji did not smell it, but tasted it in person, and praised it so much. This honor is even more exciting than giving them 100 taels of gold.

"Why don't you give me a name? I'm commenting!" Li Longji didn't expect that several artillery soldiers would hit the snake and follow the stick, and couldn't help but be stunned.

"Crown Prince, you have no jokes!" Can the artillery soldiers let go of such a good opportunity?

Li Longji and they cut meat together and stewed meat together, and they had already been familiar with it. The artillery thought he was kind and had no driver. Could it be possible to take this opportunity to finalize the heels?

"I am the prince, not the lord. I have not ascended the throne yet, so that doesn't stop!" Li Longji retorted.

"General, look at the prince, he actually..." The artillery did not say the word "lacky".

Li Longku actually started to conspire with the artillery. If it weren't for seeing this in person, he wouldn't believe it. Chen Wanrong held back his laughter. Meng Jianhui and the others would never have thought that Li Longji, who was arrogant, would have such a move, and they all laughed out loud.

"I don't know that the prince's arrival is so rude, so I would like to forgive me!" Meng Jianhui then apologized and said, "I want the prince to come into the city, so that the city can hold a banquet for the prince."

"I'll try it first, are you stewed well?" Li Longji scooped a large piece of pork with a spoon, grabbed it in his hand and ate it, and said to Meng Jianhui: "This is pretty good. This is the pork eaten by the Tang Dynasty warriors, and I have to hurry up. If I missed this time, there will be no next time!"

"The prince is not trying it, it is just stealing his mouth, it's so big!" The artillerymen muttered in their hearts, happy again. Is this honor worthy of being able to taste it for the prince?

Meng Jianhui was stunned: "Crown Prince, then I will go and hold some banquets and send them here."

"No need!" Li Longji waved his hand: "This meat is delicious and chewy. Only warriors can eat the great truths. You are a civil servant and don't understand these. You can go and go down!"

Meng Jianhui thought Li Longji had something to say, but he didn't expect Li Longji to ask him down so soon, so he couldn't help asking Chen Wanrong for help. Chen Wanrong flashed his eyes at him, meaning he wanted him to leave quickly.

Li Longji is in a good mood now. If he talks about things again, it will affect Li Longji's mood. It's not that Chen Wanrong flatters, but because Li Longji is busy with government affairs all day long, so he rarely has time to relax once.

Meng Jianhui was unwilling to accept it, so he had to go down. As soon as he left, he saw Huang Boming holding Chen Zairong's hand with a smile, strode towards Chen Wanrong, and said from afar: "Oh, I haven't seen each other for several months. General Chen is proud of the world, which is a joyful congratulation."

When Chen Wanrong saw Huang Boming, his eyes shone brightly, he quickly walked up to him and smiled and said, "I have met Mr. Huang."

The artillery muttered, "The general is so popular. So many people came to see him in a while. Everyone did not regard him as a high-ranking general, like an old friend."
Chapter completed!