Chapter 236

Su Xuan, after completing the transaction and peace talks with Lord Yuan Shu, took the Personal Guard Battalion and the Brave Cavalry Battalion and returned the same way, leaving Xinye.

First arrived at Deng County.

Here, he met his parents.

"Father! Mother!"

Several people naturally had a good exchange of greetings.

"Is the war going smoothly?"

Su Lie asked.

Although he already knew everything through the Secret Guard's intelligence system, Su's father couldn't help but ask again.

"Hmm!"

Su Xuan smiled and nodded, and told his parents the whole process himself.

"Ho?"

Su Lie listened, and said with amazement: "2 million shi of grain, 1 million gold?"

"You kid made a fortune this time?"

"And the casualties are actually so low?"

"It seems that the troops under your command are completely formed!"

"The future is promising!"

When Su Xuan was thinking about the world in the past, Su Lie was very worried that his son's ambition was too big.

Now it seems that he was overthinking.

With his son's ability and means, this is completely possible to achieve.

The possibility of failure is almost zero.

Even if there are irresistible factors, he believes his son can also protect the Su family.

"Is my Su clan really going to produce an emperor and become a royal family?"

"If it really happens, then the ancestors will be happy to death, right?"

Su Lie thought.

At this time, Su's mother looked at Su Xuan and said: "I didn't expect arms sales to be so profitable!"

"Xuan'er, mother thinks we can expand the scale of arms sales!"

"Of course, the things sold cannot be the ones in service. These are too advanced and too powerful. Selling them is aiding the enemy;"

"But those phased-out goods of the first version can be mass-produced and sold;"

"Only in this way can we have enough funds to support your development of the entire Jingzhou and organize more troops;"

"This chaotic world has already come, and your current troops are completely insufficient!"

"Look, Lord Yuan Shu alone can pull up an army of 50, 00 or 60, 00 this time;"

"We can't fall behind!"

"Hmm! Although the combat power of his troops is quite poor!"

Su's mother clearly despised the combat power of Lord Yuan Shu's troops.

6, 00 fighting 50, 00, and still being easily wiped out.

Oh! Strictly speaking, it has to count the 800-man Personal Guard Battalion and 3, 00-man Brave Cavalry Battalion brought by Su Xuan.

Even, half of the troops in Xinye City and General Wen Pin's navy didn't actually come in handy.

The elite soldier policy is correct, but as the territory expands, it is very necessary to appropriately expand the number of troops.

With the size of Jingzhou and the money-making ability of the Su Clan Chamber of Commerce, there is no need to worry about not being able to support 100, 00 troops.

"Hmm!"

Su Xuan nodded affirmatively: "I plan to have the Su Clan Chamber of Commerce, the Military Equipment Department, and the General Staff take the lead to discuss a detailed plan after returning to Jiangling this time;"

"As for the expansion of the army, it will officially begin after returning this time;"

"Temporarily expected to expand the troops on the surface to 80, 00-100, 00;"

"Not including the 4 Qilin Battalions in Mount Mount Tongbai."

Nanjun has trained many reservists in the past few years, so there is no need to worry about eating too much at once.

In addition, the newly acquired commanderies have a large number of young men who can be recruited.

"That's good!"

Su's mother nodded with satisfaction: "Since the Military Equipment Department is to participate, then mother will go back to Jiangling with you to live for a period of time, and participate in it by the way!"

"Anyway, I am very familiar with the Military Equipment Department;"

"Also, it just so happens to go see Ping'er, Xi'er and the others, mother hasn't seen them for a while."

If it weren't for her husband being reluctant to give up his position as county magistrate and his home in Deng County, Su's mother would have wanted to settle in Jiangling City long ago.

Su Xuan saw his mother's thoughts and said to his father: "Dad! Why don't you resign from the position of Magistrate of Deng County this time and go to Jiangling City to help me!"

"If you are interested in being an official, you can completely hold a position in the State Governor's Mansion and help me check things! How about it?"

"Of course, it's best if you and mother go to the Military Equipment Department together;"

"For one, you can help me keep an eye on the Military Equipment Department so that there won't be any problems there;"

"At the same time, you can be with mother every day, how good, how good?"

Su's mother's eyes lit up and she looked straight at her husband.

Su Lie couldn't stand Su's mother's gaze, so he had to helplessly agree: "Fine! Listen to you! I'll go to the Military Equipment Department to help you keep an eye on it!"

"It really needs our own people there;"

"Although Cheng Yan is also our own person, according to your statement, he is clearly a technical geek. Let him manage government affairs, he can't do it. Managing production and inventing things is more like it."

"Your mother is actually about the same, neither of them is the material for managing things, I have to do it!"

"Actually, my insistence on not leaving Deng County at the beginning was not because I was greedy for the power of the county magistrate;"

"I just wanted to guard the foundation of Nanyang for you and prepare for you to take Nanyang in the future;"

"After all, I know that you have always had great ambitions and will set your sights on Nanyang sooner or later;"

"Now, since you have become the Governor of Jingzhou, Nanyang will be in your pocket sooner or later!"

"There are still garrison troops in Xinye, so there is no need for me to continue staying here."

He was actually tired these years, and it just so happened that he could help his son keep an eye on the Military Equipment Department in the future, and then accompany his wife every day, tease his grandchildren, and enjoy his old age in advance.

"Hehe! Thank you for your hard work, Dad!"

Su Xuan smiled movedly.

He actually saw it long ago, so he brought it up this time!

"It's fine!"

Su Lie smiled and waved his hand: "Helping my son with a little favor is nothing!"

"It's just that my Su clan has declined and can't help you more, so I can only help with these small things!"

"You have grown up! The heavy burden of the Su family will all depend on you in the future!"

"Of course, I am also very relieved about you. You not only developed yourself very well, but also taught and cultivated your three younger brothers very well;"

"This is what I am most satisfied with!"

His four sons achieved true brotherly love and family harmony.

There is nothing that makes him happier than this.

"This is what I should do as an older brother!"

Su Xuan smiled and shook his head.

If I don't cultivate my own younger brothers, who do I cultivate?

Of course, it is fortunate that his three younger brothers are very promising and are not ungrateful or scoundrels.

Otherwise, Su Xuan would probably have a headache, right?

Hmm! And that would only be a little bit.

Because, if that were really the case, he has plenty of means to help them correct their ways!

Hehe!

"By the way!"

Su Lie remembered something and reminded Su Xuan: "You said you are preparing to expand the army;"

"Then I suggest you first recruit more young men from all over Nanyang;"

"Even if you can recruit a large number of young men from Yingchuan, that is your ability;"