Pig Killer

Chapter 218

"It's too easy for you to say, sister-in-law." Zhang Jixian said in a gentle tone, shaking his head slightly, "War is not as simple as you think."

Sister-in-law? Shen Hui'e looked at him with her dark eyes flashing, and then her gaze fell on Huang Zhongchang, "Why are you looking at me?" It's because of him!

"Nothing?" Shen Hui'e smiled and said, "Let's get back to the point. Even if there is a victorious general now, he comes from a military family. Why would he come here? He wants to hang out with us, the muddy peasants with muddy feet!" She looked at him with clear eyes and said, "The recruitment list has been posted, but no one comes. If we don't train ourselves, what else can we do? Give me a rule."

These words left Zhang Jixian speechless.

Zhang Jixian thought about it seriously and said, "You can be sure that you can train it."

"We work hard together and make progress together. They are not stupid or dumb, they just lack opportunities." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her dark and bright eyes and said, "I don't believe they can't learn."

"You can read and write a simple three to five thousand words." Shen Hui'e looked at them with deep and penetrating eyes and said, "It's not like you have to write flowery articles like a nobleman. Just write things clearly."

"Three to five thousand words doesn't seem like a lot." Huang Zhongchang said after hearing this.

"Dad, Dad, after two years, I now know about 3,000 words." Da Chong said to his father with his dark eyes.

"Really?" Huang Bochang looked at him in surprise.

"Dad, me too." The raccoon slave looked at him with eyes like black grapes.

"It's not a big deal if you can't read," Huang Zhongchang said casually, "We're living well, aren't we?"

"If you don't leave the village or the county town, there won't be many people around you who can read. If you don't know how to read, then don't do it! Now you have to deal with so many people and so many things. Do you only rely on your brain to remember them?" Shen Hui'e looked at him unhappily and said, "You were deceived and told to sign a promissory note, so that you owe a large sum of money."

"Who dares to lie to me? I'll knock his head off." Huang Zhongchang said with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Let me put it this way! You can't read, and people are making trouble with the account books and the grain. What will you do? You have to endure the bitterness without saying a word." Shen Hui'e said to him with her dark eyes as she looked at him stubbornly.

"They dare! Kill them." Huang Zhongchang straightened up and said with a frown.

"It will be too late when you find out." Shen Hui'e raised her eyebrows and looked at him and said, "Did we tell you that the county governor colluded with the grain merchants in Hezhong Prefecture to resell the grain in the granary?"

Huang Zhongchang looked at her in disbelief and said, "How did you know that?"

"We bought it, otherwise we wouldn't be able to hold on. It's so expensive!" Shen Hui'e said to him with her ink-black eyes.

"But what does this have to do with literacy?" Huang Zhongchang looked at her in confusion and said, "Catching people is dirty."

"The account book!" Shen Hui'e looked at him with her glassy eyes.

"Tsk...the account books are just numbers, can they be changed?" Huang Zhongchang kindly reminded her.

"Some people are afraid of death and don't want to be scapegoats, so they record the real accounts." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her ink-black eyes and said.

Huang Zhongchang looked at her in disbelief, "How...how did you know?"

"It's written in history books! This is nothing new. Birds die for food, and people die for money." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her bright black eyes and said, "Money can move people's hearts, and they will do anything." She raised her eyebrows and looked at him and said, "Do you want to learn?"

"Uncle was deceived, so he made Brother Yuanji and the others learn to read." Da Chong said to his father with eager eyes.

"Brother, who has been deceived?" Huang Zhongchang said with his eyes wide open, which were exactly the same as those of the big tiger.

"Isn't it just recognizing words? I can't learn it!" Huang Bochang had to say in the face of his son's innocent eyes.

Shen Hui'e smiled. She was just listening to what others said. She said slowly, "Today's war is basically a battle of offense and defense. Attack with all your might, and be invincible, like a sharp knife piercing the enemy's heart." She paused and continued, "Defense means clearing the fields and fighting hard."

"If we clear the countryside, the common people may be hurt." Zhang Jixian kindly reminded her, always feeling that women's views are always short-sighted.

"What you mean by fortifying the city and clearing the fields is not leaving even a grain of rice or a piece of firewood for the enemy." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her eyes as black as jade.

"Yes!" Zhang Jixian nodded and said, "This is how you defend a city."

"What I mean by scorching the walls and clearing the fields is that the people are united and the leaders are of one mind. It is to purge the internal forces that consume the main energy of the generals, those who do not do their job, drag their feet, and do bad things. In short, the capitulationists." Shen Hui'e said with great disgust, looking at them with deep eyes and continued, "The quality of the soldiers is more important than the quantity."

"Just them? I can't see where the essence is." Zhang Jixian snorted, "Not good!"

"More soldiers means more food and fodder is needed, which is a huge cost." Shen Hui'e looked at them and said, "I believe that the governor of Hezhong Prefecture is not the only one who sells granaries."

"You want to say this is common." Huang Zhongchang looked at her with his dark eyes.

"How else could you have escaped? The troops have all been dispatched." Shen Hui'e tapped the table with her index finger. "Considering the speed at which news spreads now, don't you think it's too fast? The resistance to the imperial court is spreading like wildfire. Among all the forces, you have to be different from the others!"

"A righteous man will have many supporters. If there is an opportunity for advancement with you, naturally there will be many people following you." Zhang Jixian looked at her gently and said.

"Yes, yes! They get the most basic respect, they are not treated like cattle and horses, and they will not die on the battlefield." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her bright eyes and said, "Everyone starts from the same point, so naturally the capable ones will be given the positions. The bravest generals must come from the ranks! The children of nobles do have innate advantages. They have invited famous teachers and have learned a lot. Let alone horses, we even made our own bows and arrows, which are very crude! But most of the noble generals are arrogant and conceited. It is difficult to ask them to love their soldiers like their own sons!"

"He disdains to associate with us." Upon hearing this, Huang Zhongchang looked at Zhang Jixian beside him.

"Why are you looking at me?" Zhang Jixian asked, noticing his gaze.

"If Mr. Zhang was still the son of the high and mighty Prime Minister, he would not be sitting in this small courtyard." Huang Zhongchang looked at him with clear eyes.

Zhang Jixian opened and closed his mouth when he heard this, but couldn't utter a word for a long time. He couldn't refute.

Because he was right! In the past, he would never even look at them.

It can be said that there was no chance of contact.

"We need to train not only soldiers but also echelons." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her deep and bright eyes.

"In stages?" Zhang Jixian looked at her in confusion.

"It's more like we're afraid of losing talent!" Shen Hui'e looked at them with her sparkling eyes and said, "The most terrible thing is the lack of successors."

"That's right. There is no one available in the court, both civil and military. We can only sit and wait for death." Zhang Jixian said with deep understanding.

"Train generals who can quickly reorganize the troops even when fighting against the wind. They can hold their own against the current. It doesn't matter if the army is broken up. As long as they are not dead, they can still form a team." Shen Hui'e said to them with her bright eyes.

"That's unlikely! You're daydreaming. There's no such thing as an invincible general." Zhang Jixian said to her with a frown on his face.

"If you want to become famous, you need strict military discipline, clear rewards and punishments, make the best use of people, and train hard. Treat every training as a real battlefield." Shen Hui'e looked at them with clear eyes and said, "Train to death. Sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in battle."

"Where did you learn this, sister-in-law?" Zhang Jixian looked at her in surprise and said, "I've never heard of this before."

"I've been thinking about it for the past two years." Shen Hui'e looked at them without blushing or panting and said, "I also want to slaughter pigs and farm properly, but who can bear the repeated collection of grain and tax increases from above?" She looked at them with a raised eyebrow and said, "Who knows what will happen? Of course we have to be prepared. If nothing else, we must have the power to protect ourselves." She smiled and said, "Prepare for a rainy day and be prepared for danger in times of peace, isn't it engraved in our bones!" She took a deep breath and said, "For us ordinary people, it is almost instinct to survive until now."

"Alas..." Zhang Jixian sighed, "After years of fighting, we have only had a few years of peace!"

"You upper class can fight among yourselves and commit suicide in any way you want! It's okay if the court is stained with blood and the ground is covered with corpses." Shen Hui'e snorted coldly, "Just don't bother us ordinary people. We will be grateful if you can let us farm in peace."

"If you can't farm peacefully, what will you eat and drink? Even if you have mountains of gold and silver, you can't buy a grain of wheat." The big insect snorted coldly, "Only the land can produce mountains of gold and silver."

"Little boy, how did you know that?" Huang Zhongchang said to his son with gentle eyes.

"I felt it myself." The big tiger looked at him with his black eyes and said, "In just these two years, we have gone from having enough food and clothing to experiencing this journey firsthand." The round eyes looked at him and said, "I have engraved it all on bamboo slips." He smiled and said, "Dad, do you want to see it?"

"Uh..." Huang Zhongchang waved his hand slightly. He couldn't recognize all the characters! It was not embarrassing in front of his son. He had to maintain his dignity as a father.

"No, no, I'll watch it again when I have a chance." Huang Zhongchang shook his head slightly.

Seeing this, Shen Hui'e raised her lips and smiled secretly as she looked at them and said, "How can we win the offensive and defensive battles and sieges on the battlefield?" Her eyes fell on Huang Zhongchang and Zhang Jixian and said, "Have you seen tall cities?"

"There will always be brave men when there is a big reward, just charge forward." Huang Zhongchang said simply and easily, "That's what my father said before, but he wanted to come back alive, and never thought of exchanging his life for the money."