Chapter 145: Rich spirit
Although Liu Lang always believed that his father Liu Shunhe took the opportunity to be tough in front of his mother by taking advantage of the national justice, after such interruption, both the couple knew that Liu Lang would not leave the army and go home.
Parents are actually the same in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad. The little eagle has grown up and wants to spread its wings and fly high. They will only look at it from afar and send blessings. Therefore, Lang Jianjia was sad for a while and stopped persuading her, leaving the father and son to talk in the dining room.
Perhaps it was because he thought that Liu Lang, who was the captain of the Wangguo Army, had grown up, and Liu Shunhe directly talked to Liu Lang and said bluntly that he had something to do, and that all his family would support him.
It is not surprising that Liu Shunhe said this. In this era, in Qiu Tongzhou, no matter who leads the troops, his soldiers are equivalent to private troops. The thinking of being a soldier is very simple, and he will give whoever gives food and salary. This leads to the strange phenomenon of dozens of warlords of all sizes under the eight major warlords in Qiu Tongzhou.
Liu Lang brought thousands of good soldiers, and for granted that these were all from the Liu family. Even Liu Shunhe, who had read a lot of books, also understood the great principles of "whether the hair is left to the enemy?", but this did not conflict with the expansion of the family strength of the Liu family. Over the years, the Liu family has been doing this, so Liu Runsheng and Liu Wei's uncle and nephew were born.
However, it was not until this conversation that Liu Lang knew his financial resources. No wonder he took out 20,000 silver coins to join the 19th Route Army and became a major. The Liu family was just a rich man in the countryside? I guess even if he was in the same position as Ji Yanxue's father.
Tens of thousands of fertile land collected enough to make the dozens of people in the Liu family's house have no worries about food, clothing and expenses. In addition, Liu Shunhe also opened an iron ore and used a small steel mill and a machining factory. In the year, at least 100,000 silver coins were recorded. What made Liu Lang even more overjoyed was that his father Liu Shunhe was really a talented person. Taking advantage of the battle between various warlords in Qiu Tongzhou, his machining factory also imitated some firearms, such as imitation rifles. If the construction is fully started, he could produce 300 rifles, 100,000 Type 88 7.92MM bullets per month, and even make mortar shells. It is simply a small military factory.
It is said that arms and drugs are the most profitable industry, and Liu Lang understands it. Relying on imitating guns and ammunition, the Liu family has made net profits of about 200,000 silver coins almost every year in recent years.
Listening to my father chattering about the family's income over the years, Liu Lang's mouth was so happy that he never closed it. It was not because his family earned 200,000 to 300,000 silver coins a year, but because he really "touched his underwear for a long time and fell on his calf."
If you want to fight head-on and win against the Black Hawk Empire, of course, it is not just the courage to not be afraid of sacrifice. He has only a few people in total. Where can he cry after he has exhausted him? After all, he has also brought a bug to this time and space. If Liu Lang hadn't let his independent group crush the Black Hawk Empire in equipment, wouldn't he really be ashamed of the gods and Buddhas who opened the back door for him?
At the beginning of establishing the base, Liu Lang's top priority was to build a military factory belonging to the independent regiment. He could not create any high-end items in the early stage, but the few things he needed had to be built before heading north.
For example, shells, a large number of shells; bullets, too many bullets that the independent regiment can't finish. Didn't the veterans of the Black Hawk Empire Army claim to be fed with bullets? Liu Lang decided to let his soldiers be the kind that crawled out of bullets and could be buried in bullet shells.
Originally, Liu Lang planned to go to Wanwucheng to meet his uncle Liu Wei, whom he had never met, and hoped that he would support several engineers and skilled workers from Wanwucheng Arsenal. If it really doesn't work, he would spend money. Liu Lang believed that the battle between the two Liu would not refuse money.
But now it seems that there is no need. The copycat military factory at home can fully meet their early needs. As for the higher-level weapons they need to build in the future, the other side of the sea, foreigners with the most precise machining technology in the world have an ambitious leader, and as long as they need it, they can be exchanged. Liu Lang, who is familiar with the future, knows what they need.
Liu Lang tentatively mentioned the idea of moving the steel mill and machining plants to the Andongcheng Independence Group Base.
"You are my son, aren't these all yours? You'll move tomorrow if you say so much." Liu Shunhe was surprised that his son suddenly became polite to him. When he asked for 20,000 silver coins to buy the major, he wanted to make a fuss.
In view of his father's attitude of "understanding righteousness", Liu Lang not only decided to move all the two factories to the Andongcheng base, but also took all the technicians in the factory. The factory was gone, what's the use of asking for people? Liu Shunhe naturally had no other meaning.
Liu Shunhe is also a decisive person. Since he decided to fully support his son in the army, especially when he thought that Liu Lang might have to face the Black Hawk Empire in the future, he would have hidden his own privacy at all. After talking about the factory relocation, he took Liu Lang to a warehouse in the inner house mysteriously.
The thick iron gate gives people a feeling of many treasures here just by looking at it. When you walk in, Liu Lang is a little disappointed. There is nothing else except some literary, calligraphy and paintings. As the saying goes, the collection of golden and prosperous times in troubled times. In today's troubled times, a genuine copy of Tang Bohu is not as realistic as 10,000 silver coins.
"Hehe, look everywhere, that's left by your grandfather. If you want it, you can't give it to you now. This is what I give you." Liu Shun and Xiaoxiao walked to the corner of the warehouse and groped on the ground for a long time, found a handle, and lifted it hard.
The white silver coins and yellow gold bars almost blinded Liu Lang's eyes.
"This is all the assets you saved by your old man in mining and factory over the past few years. I will give you. Remember, if you want to do it, do it well, at least I will get you a lieutenant general back for you. At that time, the ones you hang at our gate will not be four pairs of lanterns, and at least eight pairs of them will have to be made." Liu Shunhe said.
No wonder I always feel strange when I come back this time. It turns out that there are four pairs of eight big lanterns at the door. Although the Liu family has two generals and warlords, it has actually been several five generations. Grandpa Liu Lang's grandfather once won a tribute student. To put it bluntly, it is a scholarly family and attaches great importance to tradition.
Whether in ancient or modern kingdoms, there is a saying that the family situation is consistent and reflected in reality, the household couple is actually reflected by the lanterns hanging at the gate.
According to the tradition of the kingdom, if there are two pairs of lanterns on the door lintel, the corresponding ones are officials from the fifth to seventh rank; if there are four pairs of lanterns on the door lintel, the corresponding ones are officials from the fourth and above; as for the twelve household pairs, they can only be used at the rank of prince or above. In other words, even if the royal relatives are not kings, they dare not build three doors and embed twelve household pairs!
In the past, at most two lanterns were hung at the gate of the house for lighting. I sensed the slightly thin father looking at him with a happier and proud look. It turns out that every child is the pride of his parents! Was he also proud of his parents? Liu Lang felt a heat in his heart and finally integrated into this body without any stagnation. From this moment on, he was Liu Lang and Liu Lang, and there was no difference between past and present. This pair of old men who were proud of his son for all his pride was his parents.
"Dad, I know what I should do." Liu Lang saluted to his smiling father formally and solemnly.
Chapter completed!