"Wu Baihu." Looking at this slumped man, Zhu Su couldn't help but express a bit of respect in his tone. "General Li is right. You are the only male in the Wu family now. Wouldn't it be better to transfer you to the guard house in this village to live in peace for a few days? If you have another misfortune, how can I, the Zhu family, be worthy of you? brother?"
"And I'm still young now. Even if I become a royal guard under my command, I may not be able to fight on the battlefield. Why are you bothering?"
"But I heard that Your Highness will change the title of King of Sai in the future!" Wu Baihu was still blushing and scratching his neck. "If I can't kill a few more yuan dogs to pay homage to them, how can I be worthy of their two sons?"
"You tough guy, why can't you explain?"
"If you die in another battle, both of your nephews will starve to death! That's the one who's sorry for them!"
"Return to the King of Sai... His Highness the Fifth Prince really made the King of Sai who was guarding Northern Xinjiang. How old were you then? You couldn't even deliver food to the Beiyuan cavalry, but you still wanted to avenge your two brothers with a knife?"
Li Rong was so angry that he raised his foot and wanted to kick him, but Zhu Su quickly stopped him. Zhu Su was too small, and Li Rong was afraid that he would be knocked down by force, so he stopped.
"Wu Baihu, General Li is right." Zhu Su said warmly. "Although the imperial court still needs the efforts of warriors, it also needs the people to thrive. You are the pillar of the Wu family now, so you should take care of the young and old in the family."
"..." Wu Ting was silent. He just slapped his thigh with a troubled expression.
Zhu Su looked at him like this and sighed: "I came to Wu Baihu this time because I wanted to ask you and your brothers something."
"It's in vain for you to make this trip...just go back first."
"Don't worry, I will definitely not treat meritorious soldiers like the Wu family badly!"
"Have Wu Baihu's sons and nephews also moved here? I am going to build a school in Zhuangzi, and then let the three children study in the school. You, the Wu family, are loyal and loyal. Future generations should not be treated badly..."
"Enter school?" Wu Ting's eyes lit up.
"Your Highness... is actually willing to let us, a child from a rough military man's family, go to school?"
"Why is Wu Baihu belittling yourself? You and others who are loyal to the country are the pillars of the country, how can you call them 'coarse'! And it's not just you, I am ready to send all the children of the right age in the village to go to school. You don't need to learn those things To understand Confucianism, you only need to know how to read and write, and know etiquette, justice and integrity. I will be of great use in the future!" Zhu Su said. This is one of the ways he came up with to win people's hearts. Moreover, the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry were stuck in the old rules and were useless. He really wanted to use the methods of later generations to cultivate a few future helpers.
If you want to develop science and technology, it will never work if you just rely on one person to act recklessly.
"Only literacy... that's enough!" Wu Ting was greatly moved. Now that the Ming Dynasty has been established, China will soon be restored. People in the world can have a good future as long as they are literate, and it is extremely difficult to find teachers.
"General... No, I have thanked His Highness for your great kindness!" This gave him a future for the third child of the Wu family! "What did Your Highness want to ask the general? As long as the general knows, there is absolutely no reason to hide it!" Thinking of half of what Zhu Su said just now, he hurriedly asked.
"Your Highness, if you have anything you need help from these killers, just ask! These killers took advantage of your influence to come to this rich land to live in their old age. If they dare to hide it from you, I, Old Li, can't tolerate them!" Li Rong also said.
"It doesn't have to be like this." Zhu Su waved his hand. "I just originally thought that some of you military brothers would inevitably be unable to plow the fields after fighting for a long time. Is there anyone who is willing to help me, Prince Wu, to do some business in the northern border outside the pass and earn some money to support the family."
"Outside the customs?" Li Rong's face froze. What business does His Highness have in Northern Xinjiang?
"How can these rough guys beat the twists and turns of merchants? It's better to find some businessmen. Your Highness must be joking... Hahahaha."
"This is something that ordinary businessmen can't do." Zhu Su smiled. "The things I want to do, if there are no military heroes like Wu Baihu in charge, ordinary people can't do it."
As soon as these words came out, Li Rong and Wu Ting were both stunned. Wu Ting's eyes were bright, going to Northern Xinjiang? After he returned to the Ming Dynasty, he had nightmares every day and was haunted by evil spirits. The only thing he could think about was to get out of the Great Wall, go to Northern Xinjiang, and kill the bandits.
Only by chopping off more Yuan Gou's heads can the souls of the two brothers rest in peace in heaven!
"Outside the Great Wall?" Li Rong's face turned serious, "Could it be that Your Highness... wants to do business with the Beiyuan Tatars?"
"Half of it." Zhu Su couldn't deny it.
Li Rong opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but after some hesitation, he said nothing. It's just that his expression is no longer as close as when he looked at Zhu Su just now. Wu Ting didn't think too much about it, but said eagerly: "Doing business? Does Your Highness want a soldier like us to be a guard? Can he kill Tatars?"
"There are many horse thieves in northern Xinjiang, so your own safety must be the top priority. If anyone dares to attack and plunder, they will naturally be killed." Zhu Su said.
"Then I'll go!" Wu Ting's eyes flashed. "Those horse thieves in northern Xinjiang are originally herdsmen recruited by the Northern Yuan Dynasty and wandered around the grassland after they dispersed."
"If there were thousands of troops, I would be a little more afraid of it. There are just a few horse thieves, but grandpa will crush their eggs!"
Wu Baihu made a pinching motion with his big hand, and his face turned ferocious with excitement, which was completely different from the depressed look just now.
This middle-aged man was tortured by the guilt in his heart. Zhu Su thought to himself. After hearing what happened to him, I couldn't bear for him to put himself in danger again, but looking at it now, maybe it would be better to let him vent the pent-up feelings in his chest?
"If hundreds of families are willing to go, I will not treat them badly. They should be hired with salary from the court. If you get something, I will not hesitate to reward you!"
"Thank you, Your Highness! This way, Wu will be able to attract more brothers."
"To be honest with you, Your Highness, some of our brothers have been dancing with swords and guns for half their lives, and they no longer know how to hold a hoe. There was no reward for the Northern Expedition, so I was holding back my energy and wanted to work hard for a few more years to build up some wealth, but the general was transferred away from the front line... …”
"The general is doing this for your own good! You have been born and died for so many years and you are too old. If you die on the battlefield, how can you teach the general how to be patient?" Li Rong couldn't help but defended Li Wenzhong loudly.
"This... we also know that the general is good to us." Wu Ting scratched his head. "But rough guys like us have learned how to operate a knife in our lifetime! It's better to give up this body and work hard to gain more wealth!"
They hit it off immediately, Wu Ting turned around and left happily. He was going to gather a group of veterans who were unwilling to continue farming and form a caravan for Zhu Su. Li Rong turned around and took a deep look at Zhu Su, bowed and turned around to leave. Most likely they were looking for Li Wenzhong.
Zhu Su sent them to the entrance of the village, and when he turned back and crossed the hanging flower gate, a voice rang in his ears: "If you want to do business with the grassland, do you want to make an enemy?"
"Who?" Zhu Su turned around and saw Zhu Shouqian standing by the hanging flower door, looking at him with an indignant look. Behind him was Yao Guangxiao, who was dressed as a groom. When he saw Zhu Su looking at him, he raised his palms and gave Zhu Su a silent Buddhist salute.
Something big happened at home a few days ago, so updates are a bit unstable. It will stabilize next time, I'm very sorry!
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