The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 151 Hot Potatoes
After successfully throwing the hot potato of military training to Jia Min, the atmosphere in Rongxi Hall suddenly became active.

With a rare smile on his face, Jia Amnesty came over to congratulate Jia Min.

"Congratulations, Brother Ming, you have successfully won the job of leading the army. Work hard and bring honor to your ancestors."

Still successfully snatched it?Is that what I took?Didn't you force it on me?

"I also want to congratulate uncle."

"Congratulations to me? I don't have any happy event."

"Uncle bought a new concubine yesterday, isn't this a happy event?"

"Oh? Hahaha, happy event, happy event."

Jia Amnesty smiled awkwardly and walked away.

You old pervert, you already have several concubines, if you still buy it, won't you be afraid of exhausting you?

"Fourth brother Min, congratulations. If you need anything from now on, come back and find your sister-in-law. Whatever you can do, my sister-in-law will do it for you."

Wang Xifeng also came to join in the fun.The face is full of spring breeze, and the tone is sincere.If you don't know the details, you really think she is a warm-hearted person.

"Sister-in-law, you are being polite. Let alone other things, your self-criticism has not been handed in to me yet."

"Hey, fourth brother Min, you know that my sister-in-law doesn't know a few words. Let's avoid that matter."

After finishing speaking, he showed an expression of grievance and resentment, which made people look at him and suddenly feel affection.

This stunner really has the ability to adapt to the wind.In the blink of an eye, she turned into a helpless little loli.

"It's okay to take this matter for a while, but my sister-in-law promised me one thing at the beginning, but I never asked my sister-in-law to honor it."

"Hey, fourth brother Min, how long has it been? Your lord has a lot, so you can't spare your sister-in-law once?"

spare you?Hey, it depends on my mood.This time, you have been the vanguard again, and I will give you some interest.

When Baoyu saw Jia Min's proposal to ask him to lead the army, he was frightened.Fortunately, my ancestors rejected it at that time, so I felt a little more at ease.Now that the task of leading the army falls to Min Laosi, Baoyu is really elated.

This time, this fourth Min will never stay in the mansion all the time, and those girls will no longer be able to be with him.

"Fourth brother Min, my brother congratulates you. Such a good thing happened to you. When you make contributions in the future, don't forget your brother."

Don't worry, Big Face Cat, I won't forget you.When it's time for military training, let's see how I deal with you. At that time, I'll see if you still have the heart to make sarcastic remarks.

Jia Rong also wanted to join in the fun, but seeing Jia Min's expression was uneasy, she finally didn't say anything, said hello to Jia's mother, and left by herself.

Mother Jia was naturally the happiest, and even thought of Jia Min.

"Brother Ming, since you have led the army, you should have a name. How about this, donate a meritorious service tomorrow, just like Brother Rong, donate a fifth-rank dragon forbidden captain, and bring him back in the future." It’s more convenient when you’re in the army.”

Alas, this Jia family wants to gain fame, but they don't know how to earn it by themselves, so they just know how to spend money to buy it.That thing is good for fooling people, but on the battlefield, what's the use?

"Thank you for the kindness of the ancestors, donating merits is not necessary. I am going to take the martial arts exam and come back by myself."

What?Go to the martial arts exam by yourself?Is Brother Ming confused?This doesn't seem to be the first time I've said this, does it?

Besides, it's not impossible to take the martial arts exam. How can you come back with a champion in just one exam?
"Okay, Brother Min has ambition. If you really want to take the exam, then go for it. You don't have to get the champion back. Even if you don't pass the exam, it's okay. Just buy a reputation at that time."

Jia's mother seemed very tolerant now, obviously she didn't take Jia Min's words seriously.

However, Qin Keqing took it seriously.

Uncle Min said that if he wanted to win the first prize, he would definitely get it back.Look at how Fourth Uncle Min does things, as long as he says it himself, even if no one believes it, he can do it in the end.

However, I heard that the Martial Arts Examination is a martial arts competition, will Fourth Uncle Min be injured?It would be bad if it was bumped.He didn't know how to take care of himself, and he didn't know how to order his servants, so he indulged those servants and ignored him.

When I see Ping'er one day, I want to tell Ping'er about it.Tell her to take care of Fourth Uncle Min more.

The people in this mansion, whenever there is a difficult matter, they leave it to Uncle Min.They sit back and enjoy what they have achieved, but they always make troubles overtly and covertly.Inside and out, Fourth Uncle Min suffers alone, which is really distressing.

The emperor's military training decree is very simple, but it is still a very complicated thing to do.

Funds, venues, soldiers, organizational system, coaches, equipment and other matters are intricate, and it is actually a very complicated matter to manage.

Since Jia Min accepted this job, he had to hurry up and do it.If you want to train soldiers, you have to practice hard.Since the emperor made the imperial decree, he must have considered it. It is very likely that he will go to the battlefield in the future.

If you don't train well and get a group of rookies to go to the battlefield, it is tantamount to making fun of these people's lives.Apart from being cannon fodder, there is no good end.

So, Jia Min left Rongxitang, sent Ning'er to find Jiao Li, and went straight back to Yeduju.

He planned to put the barracks here in Yeduju.

Originally, the scale of construction was being expanded here, and before that, Gioli had been supervising the construction of houses.It was originally intended for other uses.Now it has to be used as a barracks.

With the barracks, there is a place to eat and live.Otherwise, when people come, they don't even have a place to eat and live, so what kind of soldiers are they training?

As for the issue of equipment, you can wait a little longer, get some ordinary weapons, and fool around first.Set up the shelf first, and then slowly equip it later.

At present, the source of soldiers is the biggest problem.If it is transferred from the government, although it is faster, there are many disadvantages.

First of all, it is difficult to guarantee the quality of personnel. This is actually a flaw, and there is almost no remedy.

Secondly, it will affect the normal operation of production activities in the government.

Finally, it will affect the implementation of Jia Min's popcorn plan.

Therefore, Jia Min decided to transfer only a small number of people from the mansion.The rest is mainly solved by recruiting from the outside world.

To recruit from the outside world, you have to spend money, which is actually the nature of mercenaries.However, it is very difficult to recruit real good soldiers now, and even if they are recruited, a lot of training will be required.

Whether it is recruiting people, or daily training and equipment, a lot of money is needed to support it.Fortunately, Jia Min is not short of money now, which made him feel a lot easier.

He now has 10,000+ taels of silver in his hand, which was enough at first.But whether it will be used in the future is hard to say.It depends on Jia Min's positioning of this army.

If you really want to train an elite soldier, in addition to the daily expenses, you need equipment.Equipment is the place that burns the most money.

If you want to fool around in this aspect, it's okay to spend too much money on general knives, guns, bows and arrows.However, the combat effectiveness is very doubtful.

Since the establishment of the Dade Dynasty for more than 100 years, there have been almost no large-scale wars.The emperors of all dynasties emphasized the rule of culture and convinced people with virtue.He doesn't pay too much attention to martial arts.Except for the frontiers, armaments are actually very loose.

Although the army has a lot of personnel, its combat capability is really unflattering.

The army has empty quotas, officers have no pay, soldiers flee, military discipline is lax, lack of training, poor equipment and other disadvantages are common in the army.

If Jia Min wanted to train, he had to adopt his own method.Once he does this, it will inevitably cause a backlash from many parties.The reason, of course, is the difference in concept and the difference in time.

At that time, the soldiers will not adapt, the officers will not adapt, the Jia family will not adapt, the military department will not adapt, and even the emperor will not adapt if there is a big trouble.

Therefore, if you don't make a good plan in advance, when the time comes, it is likely to be anticlimactic and unable to proceed.

In this world, Jia Min has never served in the army, and he has no authority in terms of resume or reputation.Therefore, his top priority is to increase his authority.

This authority comes from status, prestige, ability and many other aspects.The most convenient way to obtain these is to obtain the title of Wu Zhuangyuan.

With this golden signboard, if Jia Min wants to train soldiers according to his own ideas, the resistance will be greatly reduced.

After all, there are not many people who dare to point fingers at the champion of martial arts.Therefore, this time the emperor added a martial arts exam, which was a godsend opportunity for Jia Min.

Now, Jia Min has almost memorized the "Seven Books of Martial Arts" by heart, and there are almost no obstacles in the cultural examination of martial arts.

The rest is equestrian bow and other martial arts.Riding a horse and driving a cart is now very proficient, and as for other aspects of kung fu, it is not a problem to have the foundation of the previous life.

It can be said that there is no big obstacle for Jia Min to win this martial arts champion.

As for the internal affairs of the Jia family, Wang Xifeng, Baoyu, and Jia Rong no longer pose much threat to him.They thought that Jia Min's power in Jia's mansion would be relaxed when Jia Min went to train soldiers, which was a bit too simple.

At present, the plan of the scorpion is being carried out in an orderly manner, the sales of the scorpion are good, and the demand of the dental shop is increasing, and now it has begun to sell to other places.

The maids in the mansion made money from it, and the masters also benefited from it. Therefore, even Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang did not intervene in this operation.

Previously worried that the outside world would ridicule Jia's affairs, but in fact it did not happen.In fact, each family has its own set of difficulties, and the situation is not much better than others.Who wants to always care about the short stories of other people's parents.

Jia Min plans to start the popcorn project on time.This is another wheel that shakes the existing order in the Jia Mansion.It can not only control the servants within their own economic system, but also increase the income of the Jia family. Jia Min has no reason to give up such a good thing.

Although Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang are now pushing Jia Min to lead the army, it seems that there is no plan to deprive Jia Min of his power.Jia's mother even used the mechanism of the three-person team to push Jia Min to the leading position.

Although her motives may not necessarily be pure, but now she at least recognizes the mechanism of the three-person team and knows how to follow the rules.

From this perspective, this is a good thing.

Wang Xifeng is a key figure in Jia's mansion and also an unstable factor.Now, Jia Min decided to choose an appropriate time to start solving Wang Xifeng's problem.

(End of this chapter)