Lu Bing, who had been promoted to the rank of commanding officer of the Jinyi Guard Office in the North Town Fusi, was sitting in the bright room in the front hall, his eyes wandering around the officers coming in and out.
Many people live like salted fish because they have no goals or know that they cannot achieve their goals, so they are too lazy to work hard.
But Commander Lu is not such a person. For him, there are almost no goals that are out of reach.
He knows that the biggest difference between himself and others is that as long as he works hard, he will be rewarded.
As long as his ability is sufficient, he will definitely obtain a matching power status.
Although the future belongs to Lu Bing, as a newcomer who has only been here a few years, Lu Bing is not taken seriously by the elders of Jinyiwei.
The main reason is that everyone doesn't know the specific origin of Lu Bing, and they don't know that he is the son of the emperor's wet nurse.
Among the factory guards, the only ones who knew Lu Bing's true background were the commander of the guards and the factory owner of the East Factory.
In the eyes of most of the old factory guards, Lu Bing was just a lucky boy who was born in Qiandi.
Moreover, Lu Bing's parents were not from the circle of the elderly, and did not have the kind of friendship that the old Jinyi guards had for generations.
Therefore, Lu Bing has never been able to integrate into the circle of elderly people. He was very unconvinced and decided to start cultivating his own foundation.
This is also a kind of training for one's own ability. Only by continuous improvement of ability can one be able to take on more important tasks in the future and become the successor of Wang Zuo, the commander of the guards.
Lu Bing planned to recruit a group of people first, all young officers like him, preferably those with little background, and then gradually form his own young force.
At this time, a target figure appeared in Lu Bing's field of vision.
This man was several years younger than me, and he usually did errands between Dongchang and Jinyiwei. He was also not valued by the elderly.
Lu Bing stood up, stopped another conductor, Xu Miaojing, and said, "Don't you want to make some changes in such a mediocre life?"
Xu Miaojing looked confused and wanted to ask politely, "How much did you drink?"
As someone who often travels between Fusi and Dongchang in Jinyiweibei Town, he certainly knows Lu Bing.
Just listen to Lu Bing continue to say: "If you are not willing to be ordinary, are distressed because you can't find a way out, or are suppressed by the old and can't do anything, you might as well have a chat with me. Only we young people can understand young people."
These words should be very motivating to an eighteen-year-old boy.
But it is a pity that although Xu Miaojing is young, she has been "tortured" by her brother-in-law. She has experienced many kinds of deception techniques, and she is almost immune if not immune.
Xu Miaojing replied: "Although I also want to have a deep talk with Brother Lu, the factory manager said that he will also talk to me when I get to the East Factory, so it is not good to keep the factory manager waiting for a long time."
Lu Bing: "..."
As expected, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Jinyiwei. An ordinary young man who was stopped at random could actually have the strength to talk to the factory owner alone.
Xu Miaojing thought of something and added, "When I see the factory owner, I'll treat you to a drink."
Lu Bing nodded, "That's fine!"
When Xu Miaojing said he wanted to see the factory boss, he was really not just talking. After he and Lu Bing separated, he walked out of Jinyiwei and went straight to the east factory.
Then it went smoothly and he was led to the eunuch Qin, the eunuch of the Royal Horse Supervisor and the governor of the East Factory.
Eunuch Qin asked seemingly casually: "Qin Dewei is back from Nanjing? Does he have any new artillery plans?"
Xu Miaojing only thought that Eunuch Qin wanted to collect information, and there was nothing he couldn't answer. "I haven't heard of it yet. It will be next year at the earliest."
Eunuch Qin asked another question: "This year he borrowed 10,000 acres of pasture from the Royal Horse Eunuch for testing. Will he use it again in the future?"
Xu Miaojing couldn't answer this, so she could only say: "I don't know much about this, either."
Eunuch Qin seemed to be very dissatisfied and said: "I told him a long time ago that he could rent ten thousand acres of grassland, so that he would save worry!
Everything is unknown now, so will the Yongding River grassland be reserved for him next year? Now there are not many places around the capital where he can test artillery!"
Xu Miaojing added: "As far as I know, Qin Dewei is obsessed with the heavy artillery, and he will definitely start to develop it and test it sooner or later."
Eunuch Qin said again: "Then Qin Dewei is sure he wants to continue to develop artillery? He is really courageous!
I heard that trial-producing artillery is a very dangerous thing. If the barrel explodes, you will either die or be injured."
Xu Miaojing smiled and said: "Qin Gong doesn't know something. Qin Dewei values his life very seriously and will not take risks easily.
During the test, Qin Dewei never came close to the gun body. He always stayed far away."
Eunuch Qin frowned: "Then out of public concern, I am willing to lease ten thousand acres of grassland to Qin Dewei, why do I always refuse? Do you look down on our family?"
Xu Miaojing said quickly: "I don't mean to look down on you. The main thing is that there are too many, and I feel ashamed."
Eunuch Qin said arrogantly: "Is ten thousand acres a lot? The pastures owned by Yuma Jian total 26,000 acres, which is 2.6 million acres!
Ten thousand acres occupies less than one percent of the total, so what’s the big deal even if it’s given away?”
Xu Miaojing: "..."
He really didn't know this data. He was shocked when he heard that the Royal Horse Inspector owned as many as two million acres of land. In this context, ten thousand acres was really nothing.
After the imperial court moved to the capital, tens of thousands of horses were raised and thousands of hectares of pasture were used.
With the passage of time, there are only a few thousand horses in the Royal Horse Guards, but the pasture area they occupy has increased to 26,000 hectares, generating an annual income of one hundred thousand taels.
In Xu Miaojing's understanding, gifting land means Eunuch Qin selling his brother-in-law, a super potential stock.
Eunuch Qin shouted to Xu Miaojing: "Go and tell Qin Dewei that there is no such store after passing this village!
In the future, if these pastures are taken away by others to cultivate grain, he will have no place to test the artillery and it will be too late to regret it! There is no other free space near the capital!"
Xu Miaojing just couldn't understand why Eunuch Qin was so anxious to give away the land?
If you really want to help Qin Dewei, all you need to do is keep the land empty and you won't be sent out.
Eunuch Qin sighed, the news has not been good recently, officials have been impeaching the Royal Horse Supervisor about the land occupation issue, and the Si Li Supervisor seems to be cooperating and insisting on this matter.
It turns out that the Yuma Jian occupied two and a half million acres of land, which was a historical issue. If he really wanted to be held accountable, he should not be held responsible for it, Eunuch Qin.
Some people are jealous of the Royal Horse Superintendent's strength and want to make a fuss about it, which is annoying.
If things get out of control, Eunuch Qin is determined to cut off his wrists.
But before a strong man breaks his arm, his losses cannot be in vain. It is human nature to secretly transfer a part of the real estate in advance.
Unfortunately, Qin Dewei could not understand this good intention, but was a little dismissive, always feeling that the land was of little use.