Qin Qiong sighed and said: "Many of the old brothers who went to the battlefield with me in the past had missing arms and legs. My abilities are limited and I really can't help them much. If they have wheelchairs, they can come out and take a look.
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"Why didn't I think of that?" Niu Jinda said with some self-blame.
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong were also a little embarrassed. They had not thought of this when they heard about the wheelchair.
Lin Xuan was respectful and said: "Uncle Qin, I will draw the drawings as soon as I can. I am also willing to contribute part of the money to make the wheelchair."
He still has great respect for those soldiers.
Some of them may have joined the army not to defend their homeland, but just to earn a living.
They may not have any lofty ideals, but their sacrifices and contributions to the stability of the world cannot be denied.
"Good boy, not bad!"
Qin Qiong felt that Lin Xuan was sincere and not hypocritical.
"Lin Xuan, I also want a share." Yu Chigong said.
Cheng Yaojin also expressed that he wanted one. As for Niu Jinda who had a wheelchair at home, he had asked a carpenter to study it before and asked the carpenter to make him a new one.
Lin Xuan nodded, just drawing two more pictures.
After leaving the palace, everyone separated. Lin Xuan got on the carriage and prepared to go home.
My parents would be very happy if they knew about his knighthood.
He didn't attach much importance to these things, but Lin Dongyang and the others would. For the ancients, being knighted was a matter of honoring one's ancestors.
The carriage hadn't gone far when it suddenly stopped listening. Just as Lin Xuan was about to ask why, he heard Cheng Yaojin's loud voice: "Boy Lin, I'm getting out of your carriage. It's too cold to ride on."
"Uncle Cheng, come up quickly." Lin Xuan quickly opened the car curtain and welcomed Cheng Yaojin in.
Cheng Yaojin said it was too cold to ride horses, which was just an excuse. Lin Xuan knew that he probably had something to say to him.
Sure enough, after Cheng Yaojin sat down, he said, "I almost forgot to tell you that the county magistrate can recruit fifty soldiers. You can recruit them yourself. The weapons, armor, and military pay will be distributed by the Ministry of War."
"Uncle Cheng, please teach me!" Lin Xuan said respectfully.
He knew that Cheng Yaojin would not be bored when he came to tell him that the earl could recruit personal soldiers.
Even if he doesn't know these things now, he will be told when the Ministry of Etiquette comes to announce the decree.
Cheng Yaojin nodded and said: "You may go to the battlefield one day after you are knighted. Even if there is no war for a short period of time, there will be time for you to reorganize and train, but the new recruits are new soldiers after all, and they will go to the battlefield.
It’s difficult to protect you well. Do you dare to ask me to help you get some elite soldiers?”
"If there's anything I don't dare to ask for, thank you very much, Uncle Cheng."
Lin Xuan knew that Cheng Yaojin was right. If he recruits new soldiers, no matter how well they are trained, they have never been on the battlefield after all.
Those who can be called elite soldiers by Cheng Yaojin must be veterans of hundreds of battles. It's not too late for him to be happy.
"Okay, I will arrange to send it to you in a few days." Cheng Yaojin breathed a sigh of relief. He was a little worried about Lin Xuan's thoughts at first.
Lin Xuan asked worriedly: "Uncle Cheng, this won't have any impact on you, right?"
What is a Janissary?
To put it bluntly, he is just a bodyguard who enjoys the country's food.
Cheng Yaojin gave him the best soldiers in the army. If someone caught him, he would be in trouble.
Cheng Yaojin waved his hand: "It's okay. There have been fewer wars in recent years and we have been training new recruits, and some older veterans need to retire."
After hearing this, Lin Xuan understood that the army must always be replenished with fresh blood.
With new recruits, those older ones will definitely retire.
When Cheng Yaojin saw that Lin Xuan was silent, he thought he was worried about the inability of the older veterans, so he explained: "Don't worry, they are only in their forties, and with rich battlefield experience, they can't compare to the new recruits."
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "I will definitely be satisfied to be called an elite by Uncle Cheng."
"After they are gone, you should be nice to them, otherwise I won't be able to spare you." Cheng Yaojin scolded with a smile.
Lin Xuan chuckled and said, "Uncle Cheng, don't worry, my family still has some money, and they promise to let them eat meat every day."
Cheng Yaojin still believed Lin Xuan's words because he knew that Lin Xuan was not a stingy person.
Cheng Chumo also told him about Zuixianlou's profits, and he thought Lin Xuan's statement of hundreds of thousands a year was an exaggeration.
Unexpectedly, I made a profit of nearly 100,000 yuan in just half a month.
He didn't value Lin Xuan because of money, but he admired Lin Xuan's knowledge of advancement and retreat.
It took me decades to realize this truth, but Lin Xuan understood it when he was a teenager.
After finishing the matter, Cheng Yaojin was ready to get off the car.
"Wait, Uncle Cheng, I want to ask you something." Lin Xuan stopped Cheng Yaojin and said.
"Oh? What's the matter?" Cheng Yaojin sat down.
"Uncle Cheng, when Your Majesty knighted me, what was the name of the first person who came out to stop me?" Lin Xuan asked.
Thinking of the way the man in the court looked at him, Lin Xuan knew that the man had no good intentions towards him.
Although he didn't know the reason, Lin Xuan still paid attention to it, so that he could be prepared in case the man resorted to any means.
"That man is Wang Ze, Wang Qingyun's father." Cheng Yaojin said.
It turns out that this is the case, Lin Xuan suddenly realized, no wonder he looked at him with that look.
"Young ones and old ones all come to trouble me. You really think I'm easy to bully, don't you? One day I will take care of them." Lin Xuan said bitterly.
Lin Xuan hated the Wang family to the core of his bones for always causing trouble for him.
He did not hide his thoughts in front of Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin said seriously: "Lin Xuan, the family should not be underestimated. Wang Ze and his son are just the representatives of the Wang family in Chang'an. Their real headquarters is in Taiyuan."
He was afraid that if Lin Xuan underestimated the Wang family, he would suffer a big loss and be in trouble.
Cheng Yaojin's words made Lin Xuan wake up. He really didn't care about the Wang family.
Wang Qingyun wanted to forcefully buy Keyun Tower before, but Cheng Yaojin finally helped, so the Wang family gave up.
He felt that since Cheng Yaojin was a Duke, he would not be afraid of the Wang family. In the future, he would work hard to become a Duke, and then he would be able to take care of them.
But now after listening to Cheng Yaojin's words, I realized that Cheng Yaojin was not afraid of the Wang family in Chang'an, not the Wang family in Taiyuan.
Cheng Yaojin seemed to know what Lin Xuan was thinking, and said, "Don't think that the Wang family can give up Ke Yun Tower easily, just because the Wang family is nothing more than this. The energy of the family is definitely beyond your imagination."
"Your Majesty has always wanted to deal with the aristocratic family, why didn't you take action? Although there are some other reasons, the main reason is that the aristocratic family has raised a large number of dead soldiers and private soldiers. Your Majesty did not take action for fear of causing chaos."
"Private soldiers? Raising soldiers privately is a capital crime. How dare they?" Lin Xuan asked in surprise.
Cheng Yaojin snorted coldly, "Why don't they dare? When the Emperor raised his army, he had to get the help of the aristocratic family to quickly unify the world. At that time, they had an army of hundreds of thousands. You can think of how many aristocratic families there are.