Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 631;

Chapter six hundred and third; the technique of the sand table

Mrs. Liu continued without saying a word;

"According to the rules handed down from the various families of the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs, slandering the head of the clan, such a felony, he, Aye, would never dare to defend him! Otherwise, morally, they will not be able to stand up!
So the concubine speculated that if it was done according to the old family rules, the patriarch of Qinghe Cui's big house would at least break Cui Sanlang's legs, and then bring him here to admit his mistakes and apologize!

What the concubine thinks is to go to the letter first, then our etiquette has reached the position, if he, Aye, wants to protect him, then he can only fight against each other.

Although my Second Household of the Li family is not big and the population is not too large, I can't allow others to bully the head of our clan!
No matter how powerful the enemy is, the clansmen of my Second Household are not afraid of him. Everyone in the tens of thousands of sons of my Longxi Li Family's Second Household can hold a gun, and the patriarch's face will never be put on the ground!The insult to my patriarch must be washed away with blood! "

After Madam Liu finished speaking, she took a step back and sat on her little bearded stool after giving a salute. Li Yu, who was next to her, yelled loudly as soon as her words landed;
"Okay! What you said, my lady, is really good! You are worthy of being the number one steward of my second room's inner house. My lady is right. Even though our second room is not too big and our population is not too large, you still want to make a deadly enmity with us." , Even if you risk your life, you can't let them go, and I, Li Yu, get mad, and take the clansmen to kill him, young and old."

Ye Qingzhi was not an outsider either, so he rolled his eyes;

"Hou Ye, if our Second Household's men and horses are not tidy, then the five surnames and seven Wang clans in the world are nothing. Don't you think about it, which family can produce tens of thousands of strong men? Not to mention the royal family. That room, all over the world, is on our side, Lord Hou.

Besides, talking about the prosperity and decline of the family, although there are only a few males in our second room, only Lord Hou, the prosperity of the family is the most powerful clan among the five surnames and seven kings. The slaves don’t know how rich you are, But the slaves dare to say that all the clansmen in the sect are not as advanced as yours. It is God who takes care of eating meat twice a year. How can there be such a family as yours?How many times do you eat it every month, and how many dishes do you cook for every meal?Are you guys still acting like slaves, Lord Marquis? "

"Why not?"

"Like it, Lord Marquis? You clansmen are like the days of the old masters."

"Pfft..."

A third-class maid couldn't bear the words of the nobleman who came down from the palace, and burst out laughing. The maid knew she had made a mistake, so she quickly covered her mouth but it was too late!

Lady Liu behind Li Yu stood up immediately;

"Get out."

"promise."

The third-class maid didn't dare to say a word, she bowed and quickly backed away.

Li Yu gestured with a smile on his face;

"Look, Boss, you made my servants amused. They are all my men. Of course I want to feel sorry for them. Let alone eat meat a few times a month. What I will do in the future is to call them Every household can eat a meal of meat every day."

"God, how much money will it cost, my lord? Our family is famous for having a large population. So many people have been eaten up. What will happen to future generations?"

"Don't worry, boss, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, let's eat first before talking about other things, hahahaha, okay, stop joking, speaking of these clansmen, they are all my servants, but that's just a saying , I am not foolish enough to really treat them as servants, in my eyes, they are all human beings, living people, they are all my clansmen!
If someone thinks that the name of a servant is unpleasant or awkward, it doesn't matter, if they are willing to leave and want to register with the imperial court, I, Li Yu, can let them go at any time.

Moreover, I sent them away graciously. This is a new rule that I, Li Yu, made after I became the head of the clan. It will always count in the future. My second wife of the Li family will never force the freedom of the clansmen in any clan. "

"Oh, Lord Hou dare not do this. Who will serve you and farm the land for you if you are really gone?"

"It's very unstable to rely on a household registration certificate and a name to keep people's hearts. I, Li Yu, don't need to force, let alone oppress. If I am willing to stay with my second wife, I will tell him not to eat or drink. Worry, wearing gold and silver, I will not stop those who are willing to leave. I will take the family members, old and young, and take the bedding.

It’s not that I haven’t asked, the chief steward in charge of household registration in my clan has been implementing this, and has passed by clan members a few times, adding up to a total of 23 households, and now there are no more, no one will take care of you if you let them go. "

Ye Qingzhi scratched her head;
"Master Hou, did you really do this?"

"Ah, what do you mean, sir?"

"Are dozens of them gone?"

"That's right, these dozens of families are still refugees and refugees taken in by me, Aye, and there are no families taken in by the patriarchs of the previous two generations, and the family before my second wife has no children."

"Good fellow, only you, Lord Hou, can do this among the rich and powerful families in the whole world. I really admire you!"

"Hahahaha, be convinced, let's not talk about this, does the empress have anything else to say?"

"Yes, why not? Your Highness said to let me stay for a few days to enjoy the blessings and then go back with Lord Hou. Your Highness hasn't seen you for more than a month. I miss Lord Hou a little."

"Success. Well, I also plan to go back to Chang'an to live for a while, just to be with you, but I have to take advantage of these few days to deal with the affairs of the clan, especially the matter of raising livestock. There are many livestock in spring. They have to be bred, don't be careless."

"You are busy with your work, and this slave girl can just relax for a few days, and she is not an outsider, so she still needs to entertain or something."

"That's right, we are not outsiders. By the way, Manager, we are not outsiders. Your three godsons have all been promoted?"

"I have been promoted to Lord Marquis. With your help in arranging it and spending a lot of money, if the three of you bastards can't be promoted again, I will beat them to death."

"Well, I don't want to be nosy about the affairs of the palace, but I also have to prevent others from harming me. Our ancestors said that you must not have the heart to harm others, and you must have the heart to guard against others, sir!"

"Don't worry, Lord Hou, you have arranged the family of the three of them properly, and you have given them a lot of money and silk. At this moment, they are all devoted to you, even if they want their lives, they will be given to Lord Hou. "

Li Yu couldn't help shrugging his shoulders;

"I don't want their lives. If they are dead, who will inquire about the news for me? So not only can the three of them not die, but they have to live in a decent way."

"Sure, Lord Hou. If you don't go to Chang'an, His Highness the Crown Prince will take care of them. These are your people, Lord Hou. How can His Highness the Crown Prince not take care of them?"

"Speaking of it, I have to tell his wet nurse to take good care of his body and bones, and usually send more people to prevent him from falling. That short-sighted person can't take good care of my younger brother and falls. , I want his head on his neck."

Ye Qingzhi leaned over the armrest of the grand master's chair, looking dumbfounded;

"Hey, my Lord Marquis, the slaves you said can hear cocoons in their ears. The whole world knows what you said. Now the palace ladies and maids who serve His Highness the Crown Prince are all cautious. Killing people to silence them, it’s scary those people scare you! Even His Majesty the Emperor wanted to laugh, and His Majesty the Empress looked at the maids taking care of His Majesty the Crown Prince like a baby who couldn’t walk. Once, I laughed so hard that my stomach cramped.”

One old man and one novel were talking about homely things and it was getting dark before they knew it. Li Yu didn't treat the old man as an outsider, so he did whatever he was supposed to do, and brought Mrs. Liu and a few guards to the luxurious house of the head of the Lin family for dinner.

Hearing that the patriarch had arrived again, Patriarch Lin was very happy and brought people to welcome him out.

"I've already told you that you elders went out to greet me. How many times have you told me that you still haven't listened to me. I'm just an idler who comes here once in a while. I always treat you as a guest, so you'll be busy."

The head of the Lin family is much older than Qin Qiong, but he looks much younger than Qin Qiong. All this is due to the fact that he has not worked hard since he was a child, has enough food and drink, and exercises his body. Now the Lin family has regained control Master Lin has been relaxed and happy with the military affairs of the Second Household for more than a year.

Simply restoring the military power would not be the case. The most exciting thing for the head of the Lin family is that the trust of the head of the second family's generation in the Lin family has reached its peak!

On the day when the power of the Lin family was restored, it was publicly announced in front of all the clan members that from now on, all the military affairs of the second wife of the Li family would be under the control of the head of the Lin family alone, and no clan member would say anything more, let alone obstruct them. There is no need to report to the patriarch for the transfer of everyone in the second room. As long as the commander of the Lin family thinks it is reasonable, he can decide by himself, and the transfer back and forth!
How could this not make the head of the Lin family happy and excited?The Five Surnames and Seven Wangs in the world, including today's royal family, are cautious about the military power of the subordinates, especially the transfer of the forbidden army. The actions of more than five people must be recorded in the record, and the transfer of more than 50 people must be reported to the emperor or the patriarch for approval. The candidates for the Commander of the Forbidden Army are also constantly changing. To put it bluntly, isn't it because of the fear that the commander will lead the troops to rebel?

In the whole world, there is no other big family with five surnames and seven Wangs who dare to do this, except for their own patriarch. This incident has shocked even the current Supreme and Queen Highness,

He once called the patriarch into the palace immediately, and heard that His Majesty the Emperor taught the patriarch like a grandson, and even His Royal Highness, who always loves the patriarch, scolded the patriarch bloody!

But the patriarch, under great pressure, settled this matter down, and really managed to employ people without doubting them, and doubting them...

That's not counting!The new rules set by the patriarch, all the patriarchs don't have to salute when they see the patriarch, and they don't have to go out of the house to greet them. It can't be more expensive to elevate the status of a group of patriarchs!

"Hahahahaha, patriarch, you are really open-minded, but your subordinates don't dare to mess around. If your subordinates lose their etiquette, they will feel uneasy. In the future, when they go underground to meet the ancestors, I am afraid that there will be no place to put their faces. Don't be embarrassing." Let's go, the subordinates dare not carry out what you have set, and the subordinates will pay homage to the patriarch, and the patriarch is blessed."

"Oh, this is it, everyone, please get up quickly, if you are like this, I won't bother you in the future, really!"

"Hahahahaha, patriarch, please come in."

"Master Lin please too, you and I will go together."

"only!"

The two nobles held hands and walked side by side. Patriarch Lin always took half a step back, not daring to overstep, and entered the main hall, Patriarch Lin gave way;
"The patriarch please sit high."

"Okay, everyone, please take your seat."

"only!"

Li Yu sat on the east side of the upper head, and the elders of the Lin family sat in the upper guest seat. The Lin family's respectable elders came in to pay respects with the stewards, and it was not much different from the state of the imperial court when the court meeting was held.

"The minister waits to meet the patriarch."

"All without courtesy, all sit down and talk."

"Thank you patriarch for taking care of me."

After everyone in the Lin family sat down, the head of the Lin family asked calmly;

"The patriarch is here. I wonder if there are important arrangements? If there is an emergency, the subordinates will explain it immediately."

"No, no, the night manager of the palace came today and chatted some gossip. I saw that there was no meat in the palace, so I asked my subordinates to slaughter some cattle, sheep and livestock. By the way, I also slaughtered a yak and ten fat dogs for your Lin family. The sheep, I guess they should be sent over soon."

After hearing this, the head of the Lin family immediately turned cold;

"Patriarch, I have something I want to say for a long time, I don't know if I should say it or not, please allow it!"

"Speak!"

After the head of the Lin family agreed, he began to persuade him earnestly;

"Yes. To the patriarch, our animals are not easy to come by. Some of them are from the family business passed down by the patriarchs of the past generations, some are bought by Alang, some are captured by the clan members, and some are the patriarch. You worked hard to plan, the patriarch People took the Silk Road in exchange for their efforts,

We can't be so extravagant and wasteful, and my Lin family can't just rely on our status as a forbidden army to try to be superior to others. Even if we don't eat meat, we still have enough food to fill our stomachs. We have never starved to death.

Compared with those poor people who still lack food and clothing, the life of our Erfang tribe is already like a fairy life. The subordinates are willing to ask the patriarch to accept his thoughts, and stop slaughtering animals indiscriminately for the tribe in the future.

It’s not easy to raise it. Take it out for His Majesty and Queen’s Highness to eat. The subordinates have nothing to say, and they also strongly support it. Even if they are given to the generals and those civil servants, the subordinates will not say a word, but we can bear it ourselves. Bear with it, wait until we have enough livestock to eat, and the subordinates don't have to feel distressed. "

Li Yu was also extremely embarrassed, so he could only laugh and pick up the words;
"Okay, okay, I listened to the suggestion of the elders. I will wait until we have enough animals to eat, but today's ones have already been slaughtered, and they will be delivered in a while. Let's make an example. Besides, tonight I want to have a drink with your Lin family members and have a bonfire night party, if there is no barbecue of beef and mutton, it will not be a big deal, don't you think it's right?"

Li Yu's combo made the head of the Lin family, who was three points stronger than Qin Qiong, smile helplessly;

"Yes, this subordinate obeys the patriarch's order."

"People!"

After Mrs. Lin grew up and gave a shout, four strong men rushed in at the entrance of the main hall and responded neatly;

"People are here! Please give orders, everyone."

"Pass down the order, prepare a table for a banquet in the second courtyard, set up three bonfires, and entertain the head of the family from the second bedroom of my Li family. When the beef and mutton arrives, ask our Lin family cook to prepare it, and report it as soon as the meat is cooked. "

"only!"

The voices of the four men's agreement were loud, and they turned around and retreated. Li Yu nodded his head and put on a serious face;

"How is the training of the clansmen going?"

"Qi reported that the patriarch is as strict as before, and dare not slacken the slightest bit."

"Well, it's very good, I'm relieved to handle the matter, how about those newly researched methods? Can there be some effect?"

"It's really good. It's very helpful for the clansmen to exercise their bodies. The ones sent by the blacksmiths are too small, and the clansmen take turns. It would be better if there are more sets."

"Well, don't worry, parents. I just figured out these two sets and tried them out. If they are wrong, I have to correct them again, so it is inconvenient to make too many. You can call the blacksmiths to come over and let the clansmen figure it out together. If it is more beautiful, it will be redone. remodel."

"Great kindness. The subordinates will remember."

"I've already settled the iron matter. There is an iron mine in Uncle Cheng's fief. On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the Cheng family was sent to dig it. In less than a month, new iron ore will be sent to the clan. There is no problem in building a dozen more sets at any time."

The head of the Lin family nodded, staring at Li Yu's face;
"The patriarch's arrangements are detailed and thoughtful, and the subordinates don't need to ask too much. There is only one thing that the subordinates are thinking about, and it would be very unpleasant not to say it."

"Everyone has something to say, but it's okay to say it."

"Yes."

"What this subordinate wants to talk about is the new type of armor equipped in the imperial court, and this subordinate is wondering if we can equip our clansmen with a set?
You don’t show it off on weekdays, you only wear it in the car when you need it, put it on when you get there, and put it back in the carriage immediately after use. It’s not because the subordinates are greedy, nor is it intentional to cause trouble for you, the patriarch. We all have iron guns in our families. , don't worry too much, if we have new armor equipment, our clansmen can also reduce casualties in case of accidents, and please ask the patriarch to learn from each other. "

Li Yu touched his nose in embarrassment, as if a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water;
"I mentioned this matter to His Majesty once before the end of the year, and it caused quite a lot of trouble. His Majesty dropped two tea bowls, scolded me, and choked me several times, saying he was asking me. Why don't you want a 10 horses' equipment, and tens of thousands of high-quality bows and arrows, is it really unreasonable?
Among the five families with five surnames and seven families in the world, which family does not have a private force?Who doesn't have armor and weapons?In the past, when everyone supported the royal family to win the world, every family brought their own armor and weapons to fight. It was not a big secret. Why did His Majesty lose such a big temper? Really, I went to the empress to discuss countermeasures, and was rejected again. The empress reprimanded me for a long time, and it hurt to poke my head with her fingers.

This matter is not easy to deal with carelessly. Although I made those incomparably strong new armors, I can’t equip them without the emperor’s permission. I would rather use old junk than make the emperor unhappy. Everyone Don't worry, I will go to the palace to pester the empress a few times in the next few days, and talk about it carefully, maybe I can find a solution. "

"The patriarch knows that his subordinates don't say much. After all, the emperor in this dynasty is much different from before. It is right to take more care of it."

The two were discussing the matter of the military family, and two clansmen surnamed Lin came in;

"Patriarch Qi, patriarch, the meat has been grilled and matured, and it is ready to enjoy."

Master Lin waved his hand;

"Understood, back down."

"only."

"Patriarch, the methods of marching that you mentioned just now, my subordinates have also read them from a bamboo book from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but the words are too vague, the writing is not comprehensive, and a lot of damage has been done, so I didn't learn it well. Where is the patriarch? It seems, can you tell me about the knock on the door in detail.”

"Because I'm talking about this today, I'll share the details with the elders. In fact, the purpose is just a few words. When the enemy advances, we retreat, and when the enemy retreats, we advance. Use the least amount of troops to obtain the greatest battle results."

"Subordinates understand and understand very well. It is nothing more than winning more with less, avoiding their edges, and making use of their strengths to make up for their weaknesses."

"Exactly, but in detail, there are many changes, such as..."

Li Yu is a military fan in his later life. He has read many battle summaries, and also learned some modern people's fast fighting skills. He will talk about it endlessly, and he can hear a group of people in the Lin family thinking deeply. .

Li Yu's froth, gestures and speeches, and many case studies and battle summaries of his descendants were just converted into hypothetical statements, similar to sand table deduction.

"I have never heard that the patriarch has learned the art of sand table formation. I did not expect that the patriarch can arrange hundreds of thousands of horses without a sand table. The words are so clear, and the subordinates admire them."

Li Yu felt a little embarrassed after bragging for a long time in front of a group of big experts;

"Hey, everyone, don't be joking. My ability is nothing in front of you. I just said it for you guys to think about it. It's not a bad thing to learn more strengths."

Li Yu can't be modest. The Lin family doesn't think that way. He didn't expect that the patriarch was full of knowledge at a young age. He even said the knock on the door so clearly. The elders said with a serious face;

"What the patriarch said makes a lot of sense. Since ancient times, the ancestors have always learned the more they learn, the less they will dislike it. It is of course good to learn more skills.

However, the subordinates really don't have the heart to joke. Although the patriarch is not very good at the method of marching and arranging formations, these sand table techniques have some advantages.

After hearing this, the subordinates suddenly became more enlightened. Although the patriarch's way of speaking is novel, the subordinates can understand [-]% of it. If the patriarch is not hungry, please give me some advice. We can learn some experience from it and strengthen ourselves. "

Li Yu finally found an audience, how could there be no reason not to speak?Excited to roll up her cuffs, Mrs. Liu, who was serving beside her, hurried up to help.

"Okay, then I'll talk about it again..."

(End of this chapter)