The afternoon sun shone into the yard, and the hen walked with a few chicks in the yard, clucking. Ning Yi stopped writing and looked at the scene of the hen walking through the window, feeling slightly lost in thought. Chickens are little ones.

Chan took care of the children at home, and there is also a dog named Jiu Jiu. Xiao Chan, the children and the dog are not at home now.

Then Qin Shaoqian came over.

The one-eyed general was holding a few melon seeds in his hand and humming a ditty in his mouth. He was very informal, just like the way he looked when he visited the brothels in Bianliang and other places more than ten years ago. After entering the study, he picked up the melon seeds from nowhere.

The last two melon seeds were placed on Ning Yi's table, and then he looked at the manuscript he was still writing: "Chairman, you are so busy."

"I squeezed out all the time to deal with family matters. I pushed for more than a dozen meetings and missed a lot of writing. Now I have to pay off the debt. By the way, I asked Wei Wen to chase Ning Ji."

"This little guy is worthless. He was deceived by a woman into fighting with his own brother. I think neither of them should hold back. The one who is beaten to death counts!" Qin Shaoqian went to the side and took tea leaves to brew himself. He said this, "But you

It would be good to handle it this way. He goes to catch up with Ning Ji and the two of them talk things out so that they won't hold grudges in the future. Or maybe Qin Weiwen is more promising and follows Ning Ji to explore the world. That would also be good."

"Stop talking, I don't even know how to enlighten his mother about this matter now."

"Who is his mother?"

"..."

Ning Yi looked at Qin Shaoqian, and saw the one-eyed dragon opposite holding a tea cup and laughing: "Speaking of which, you didn't know that I ran back a few days ago and was going to beat the two boys hard, and then they kicked them.

, several women in your family... good guys, just stopped me in front and said that I was not allowed to beat their sons. I didn't say that in your family, the second child is the most favored, you... that... have a good control at home.

"I admire you." He gave a thumbs up.

"Second Qin, you are becoming more and more immoral."

"Let's be serious. This matter needs to be kept secret. I have issued a strict order. Whoever spreads the word will die. I'm not worried about you. I'm afraid that the boss has no experience. You have to remind him. Throughout the ages, all emperors

The matter of family and heirs has not settled well. You have changed your name now, but power is still power. The easiest way to make you upset is to make your family uneasy first. To be honest, Wei Wen fell into

This matter is a test for him, and for Xiaoji, it depends on fate."

Ning Yi nodded without saying much, and then smiled and said: "How are you doing over there? I heard that your relationship with Lu Qiaoshan has been going well recently?"

"Not bad, he is a capable person. I didn't expect that you held him in your hand for so long before taking him out."

"The first battle after coming out of Hedeng County was fought all the way to Zizhou, and he was captured in the middle. He was loyal to the Wu Dynasty and had very hard bones, but to be fair, he had no serious bad deeds, so I didn't plan to kill him and let him walk around.

He walked around to take a look, and was later assigned to work in a factory for a year. When the Jurchen West Route Army entered Jianmen Pass, he asked someone to apply to join the army as a death squad, but I didn't agree. Later, after he retired from the Jurchen Army, he

Slowly accept us, and people will be able to use it."

Ning Yi smiled when talking about this.

After the Battle of Southwest, the Chinese Army faced a sharp expansion of its territory on the one hand, and a sharp decrease in its own strength on the other. Before the Chengdu Conference last year, several armies first fully reorganized captured soldiers.

Those who are useful will be kept, those who cannot be used will be dismissed, and those with bad records will be punished. After the Chengdu Conference, it will enter the stage of cheering up and recruiting new soldiers.

During this process, the basic base of the Fifth Army still remained on the line from the Chengdu Plain to Jiange. Since the Southwest War finally ended in Hanzhong, the Chinese Army had another piece of land directly connected to the Han River from Jiange to Hanzhong. This

A piece of trade is also a bridgehead for possible future conquests, and it is currently guarded by the Seventh Army.

In the Battle of Hanzhong, more than half of the Seventh Army was damaged. Later, except for the recruitment of some of Wang Zhainan's elite troops, it did not undergo large-scale expansion. Only in the spring of this year did Lu Qiaoshan lead the reorganized and trained 12,000 troops.

The rest were merged into the Seventh Army.

For these armies that were reorganized after surrender, the Chinese Army actually looked down upon them. After all, for a long time, the Chinese Army had defeated many with less and had a brilliant record. Especially the Seventh Army, which defeated Zong Han and Xi Yin with more than 20,000 men.

Behind the West Route Army, there was already a vague power of the strongest army in the world. They would rather accept the strong-willed recruits who joined the army than the Wu Dynasty Han Army who had a record of surrendering to the enemy.

However, when these 12,000 people came over, were reorganized and dispersed, and went through some activities, the generals of the Seventh Army discovered that those who had been deployed might already be the most usable part of the surrendered army. Most of them had experienced

In terms of life and death on the battlefield, the original distrust of the people around him has been greatly improved after half a year of transformation. Although there is still room for adjustment, it is indeed countless times easier to use than new recruits.

On the other hand, as part of the external extension of the Chinese Army, the territory where the Seventh Army is currently located has been mainly responsible for diplomacy, commerce, logistics and other work for the past two years. Although these specific affairs are not led by the army, they require the participation of the Seventh Army.

There are still quite a few, and the style of the entire Seventh Army is too tough. A good man who kills people and seizes the city is not good at communicating properly with the people around him. Ning Yi communicated with Qin Shaoqian several times, and after sending Lu Qiaoshan there, this man

Wu Chao, who seemed to have a soft body but had a clear purpose, took charge of some things in the future, which resulted in fewer complaints from businessmen.

"...There are several considerations for sending Lu Qiaoshan there. It seems to be working well now. Take a look at this manuscript." Ning Yi said, opening the drawer next to him and handing two pieces of paper to Qin Shaoqian.

Qin Shaoqian took it and looked at it a few times. One of them was about establishing a second batch of sanatoriums in various places for the wounded in the previous war and increasing the treatment of soldiers. The other was about purging military discipline. It seemed that everything was stable, but in fact it was clear both internally and externally.

A bloody plan.

"In what month will this be announced?"

"Let's wait another two months." Ning Yi said, "Since ancient times, the army has occupied the most oil and water at the foreign trade checkpoint. After defeating the Jurchens last year, we had a period of calm. The wounded soldiers were recuperating, and the army was waiting.

Reorganization, but then the temptation came. Just because the Seventh Army didn't react for a while, it doesn't mean that they will never react. The two disciplinary violations you dealt with at the end of last year were simply robberies. Fortunately, no one was killed. But you

You know that those people under your command will feel good about the money in the future, and they will not be stingy about killing people."

Qin Shaoqian put the manuscript paper aside and nodded.

"So I sent the people from Luqiaoshan there, as well as those who were reorganized... The soldiers are actually good soldiers, but some of the leaders among them have seen the world before. Last year's reorganization may not be able to stabilize them. Now

Now that they have a good place, they are ready to move... I know that in the Seventh Army, there are also people complaining that these surrendered troops have come and taken advantage of their oil and water. This oil and water will become a guillotine. They are just for monkeys to see.

Chickens, without these chickens, we would have to kill the heroes who fought against the Jin Dynasty."

"This is a good thing and needs to be done." Qin Shaoqian said, "We can't kill them all. From last year to this year, some of my own men also had evil intentions. Let's rectify them together in two months."

"Well." Ning Yi nodded and smiled, "Today I am mainly discussing this matter with you. How to rectify the Seventh Army, you still have to do it yourself. In any case, in the future, the Chinese Army will only be responsible for fighting, following orders, everything

Regarding politics and business matters, you are not allowed to participate. This must be the highest principle. Whoever reaches out will have his hand chopped off. But outside of fighting, the welfare of the people can be increased openly, and I will sell my blood to make them live a good life."

"It's a bit pitiful that Lu Qiaoshan takes the blame... But I can see that you sincerely accept him." Qin Shaoqian smiled, and then said, "I heard that you might want to touch Li Rulai?"

"Lu Qiaoshan has backbone and ability, but Li Rulai is different." Ning Yi said, "He surrendered before the battle and made some contributions, but not a big one. The most important thing is not to make people think that killing people, setting fires, and being recruited is right. Li Rulai...

...The rumors outside are that I am beating them up. We accept them, and they must show that they have value. If they have no positive value, they should retreat smoothly. I will give them a good death. If they are not aware of this,

I pulled them all out within two years."

"Aren't you afraid that outsiders will say that we are burning bridges by crossing rivers?"

"The principle of the political system is to ensure that our ship can sail smoothly, and the loyalty of brothers is for others to see. One day you and I are useless, and we should be excluded... Of course, we should."

Qin Shaoqian smiled and expressed a different view: "Looking good is also important."

Ning Yi thought for a while and nodded sincerely. He looked at the half-written manuscript on the table and sighed.

"Actually, recent events have annoyed me a lot. The visible enemy has been defeated, but the invisible enemy has already stretched out his hand. The army is one thing, but now it's another thing in Chengdu. Since last year's defeat,

After the Jurchens, a large number of people began to pour into the southwest. By April of this year, there were more than 20,000 Confucian scholars who came here. Because they were allowed to let go of the discussion, there was bickering in the news and some consensus was achieved, but honestly

He said, in some places, we can’t stand it any longer.”

When Ning Yi talked about this, he sighed and laughed: "These people have been eating pens all their lives. When they write articles, they are very stable, citing classics, and talking about how the four people of the Chinese army have problems.

Some aspects of the matter really convinced people. Some of our students sat and discussed with them and found their arguments inspiring."

"Didn't you say this would happen from the beginning?" Qin Shaoqian smiled.

"Various arguments will be merged in the battle of the debate to find a way forward that is as acceptable as possible. I have thought of these, but when things happen, you will still feel very annoyed. We use drama here,

In vernacular, journalism unites the lower class people, but the lower class people don’t know how to write articles. The system of the students taught by my crash course is not perfect enough, and not many of them are good enough to compete with the great scholars. Many times we

Only people like Yong Jinnian and Li Shishi can do it..."

Ning Yi tapped his fingers on the manuscript and said with a smile: "I can only end up anonymously every day. Sometimes Yunzhu is also captured by me as a strong man, but to be honest, in this tug of war, we are not as good as on the battlefield.

So powerful. Generally speaking, we are at a disadvantage. The reason why we were not completely defeated is because we defeated the Jurchens on the battlefield."

Qin Shaoqian frowned and looked serious: "Actually, several teachers under my account have this kind of idea. I feel that it should not be allowed to release newsprint in Chengdu and let everyone discuss politics, principles, and policies. Looking at it,

Unification of ideas has been one of the most important things in all dynasties. A hundred flowers blooming looks wonderful, but in fact it will only bring chaos. As far as I know, because of the drill during the military parade last year, the security in Chengdu is not bad, but in several places around it

In cities, gangs are inspired to fight in private, and even some murder cases have this impact."

"Letting a hundred flowers bloom will bring chaos. This is true, but the most important thing about unifying ideas is what kind of ideas they unify. After the establishment of past dynasties, they used existing ideas. These ideas are actually in chaos.

It has been developed. At this point, I hope that our thoughts will take a few more steps, stabilize it in the future, and be slower. Of course, now it really feels like an ant pulling the wheel and moving forward desperately. Qin Laoer

Aren't you from a Confucian background? You used to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger. Now that my brother is in trouble, please help me write a few strokes."

"It's a pity that my eldest brother is not here, otherwise he would be a good penman." Qin Shaoqian felt a little regretful.

"If your father and eldest brother were here, they would be my biggest enemies." Ning Yi shook his head and patted the newspaper on the table. "This is what I am writing to refute today. You talked about everyone being equal, and he quoted from the classics.

He said that people are born unequal, and when you talk about social progress, he directly says that Wang Mang’s reforms failed a thousand years ago, and that you are going too fast and you are going to lose your temper. The arguments and arguments are complete... This article really looks like what Lao Qin wrote

of."

Qin Shaoqian took the newspaper and read it.

"Sun Yuan...this is the uncle I met back then. He is over seventy years old, must he? He has come all the way to Chengdu?"

"Look, that's it..." Ning Yi shrugged and picked up the pen, "Old guy, I'm going to write a mean article and make him angry to death."

"These old people are very well-educated. Once people know that the rebuttal article was written by you, they won't get angry even if you scold them for their eighteenth generation ancestors. They will just sit down and talk with you enthusiastically. After all, this is with Mr. Ning.

Direct communication, tell the truth and honor the ancestors..."

"That's why I am anonymous." Ning Yi smiled narrowly.

"He will be recognized..." Qin Shaoqian muttered.

"...If you can speak, just speak more."
To be continued...