Chapter 30

"Hmm, hmm!"

Su Lie nodded affirmatively, looking at Su Xuan with anticipation: "Continue, and then..."

Su Xuan rolled his eyes and continued: "Therefore, I am preparing to make three preparations;"

"First, I am preparing to send out some trusted family private soldiers, guards, and even death-sworn men to infiltrate the interior of the Taiping Dao, taking advantage of the nearly one year left before the uprising;"

"As internal agents, they can continuously pass us intelligence and movements of the Taiping Dao at critical moments in the future, providing convenience for us to defeat the Taiping Dao."

"Second, I will further refine my 3,000 private soldiers; it just so happens that I accidentally realized the true military formation method and the accompanying Military Formation Body-Forging Technique this time;"

"This can greatly reduce the difficulty of constructing military formations;"

"It can help me, Huang Hansheng, and others quickly form military formations with our soldiers, greatly improving the combat effectiveness of the troops;"

"By then, this private army will become the main force for us to quickly defeat the Taiping Dao rebel army in Deng County and the entire Nanyang."

"Oh?"

Su Lie and the others were greatly astonished when they heard this: "I didn't expect you to have even come up with a military formation method."

Immediately after, Su Lie looked around and warned: "Listen, this news must not be leaked in the slightest, do you hear me?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Old Dian Wei, then looked at Su Xuan with some worry, casting an inquiring look.

"Rest assured!"

Su Xuan waved his hand with a smile: "Old Dian Jun is loyal and peerless; he is someone who can be absolutely trusted. Father, you don't need to worry."

Old Dian Wei was moved beyond words, his loyalty to Su Xuan becoming even firmer, and he immediately stated: "Lord! Old Master! I, Old Dian Wei, swear here that I will never leak the Lord’s secrets in the slightest; otherwise, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death."

"Old Dian Jun, there is no need for this! I know your character very well and trust you very much!"

Su Xuan shook his head to comfort him.

"Hehe! I know!"

Old Dian Wei grinned and scratched the back of his head.

Su Lie also apologized to Old Dian Wei: "It was my small-mindedness! But the matter is of great importance, so please don't take offense, Old Dian Jun."

"Hmm! I understand! I don't mind!"

Old Dian Wei nodded.

This was just human nature.

On the contrary, the fact that his Lord trusted him so unconditionally made him feel very warm.

After Su Lie was reassured, he looked at Su Xuan and asked: "And the third?"

Su Xuan replied immediately: "Third, it is for you, Father, to continue sending people to secretly monitor the movements of those Taiping Dao leaders within Deng County;"

"At the same time, I will send Wen Pin to spare some time to help train the Deng County garrison, to improve their combat effectiveness;"

"By then, if the rebellion really breaks out, the garrison will also have the strength to fight, so they won't be defeated in a single battle. What do you think?"

"Fine!"

Su Lie nodded in agreement without hesitation: "Let’s do that! I will coordinate with the County Commandant, Cai Xin."

"Cai Xin?"

Su Xuan raised an eyebrow; he only just learned that the Deng County Commandant was named Cai Xin.

He immediately asked: "Could this Commandant Cai Xin be from the Cai family of Jingzhou?"

"Indeed!"

Su Lie nodded affirmatively, then comforted him: "You don't need to worry about him; our family has had intermarriages with the Cai, Huang, Pang, and even Kuai families of Jingxiang for generations;"

"The relationship is closer than you think;"

"These families of ours are considered an alliance of interests and marriage; we won't easily stab each other in the back or hold each other back."

Su Xuan nodded in understanding.

This was the first time he had heard of this, but it was indeed a good thing.

This meant that if he wanted to occupy Jingzhou in the future, the internal difficulty would be much smaller.

"That’s good!"

Su Xuan was very satisfied with this.

"Is there anything you need me to do?"

Su Yu asked at this time.

"And me." *2

Su Zhan and Su Yi also chimed in.

Su Xuan shook his head: "Second Brother, you just need to manage the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce for now!"

"Many plans cannot be separated from the support of sufficient money and grain; what you are doing is critical."

"As for Third Brother and Fourth Brother, you are still young, so practice your martial arts well first!"

"Third Brother, if you have the heart, you can go to the military camp to learn and participate in training in the future;"

"Fourth Brother, learn from your Second Brother; you also need to help with the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce in the future."

The third one was mainly on the path of a military general, while the second and fourth had more choices.

"Understood!"

Su Yu and the others nodded in agreement, smiles appearing on everyone’s faces.

Having things arranged for them to do and having a sense of participation naturally made them happy.

"By the way!"

At this time, Su Mu said: "Xuan’er! Your grandfather wants you to go over in the near future. See which day you have time, and Mother will accompany you!"

"Hmm?"

Su Xuan looked puzzled: "Mother! Does Grandfather have something for me?"

If there was nothing, his grandfather shouldn't be looking for him.

"Hehe!"

Su Mu smiled charmingly: "It’s because I wrote to your grandfather telling him that you had become enlightened, and I also revealed some information about the water-powered forging workshop to him;"

"I told him that you now have extremely high talent in craftsmanship and mechanical arts, so your grandfather couldn't sit still anymore, right?"

"It’s a good chance to go and see; perhaps you can obtain the Mohist inheritance of your grandfather’s family and even more support!"

"Of course, rest assured, I didn't give the core things to your grandfather, so there is no need to worry about leakage in the short term."

In the long run, as long as they built a water-powered forging workshop here, it would sooner or later be cracked by experts in this field.

It was better to use it to sell a favor to help Su Xuan gain more support from the Huang family.

And see if he could obtain the Mohist inheritance in the hands of the Huang family.

Even if it wasn't a complete inheritance, it would likely be of great help to Su Xuan.

"Fine!"

Su Xuan realized and said happily: "Then let’s make it the day after tomorrow!"

"After I finish the matters at home these two days, we will go over!"

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen Grandfather for more than a year!"

"It is time to pay a visit!"

The Huang family of Mianyang had countless high-level craftsmen, which was also very important for his future development, and the two sides were relatives, so Su Xuan naturally didn't want to miss it.

"Hmm! Then it’s settled!"

Su Mu nodded with a smile.

The next morning, after morning exercises, Su Xuan took Old Dian Wei, Su Zhan, and Huang Zhong and rode to the military camp.

He summoned Wen Pin, who was left behind to train the soldiers, and came to the main tent.

"Wen Zhongye, how has the soldier training been this month? Are there any problems?"

After sitting down, Su Xuan asked Wen Pin first.

"Everything is on the right track!"

Wen Pin shook his head: "Because there is a perfect reward and punishment system, and you, Lord, are very generous, the soldiers are very motivated and train very hard;"

"However, the literacy and anti-illiteracy work you instructed is not going smoothly;"

"With rewards and the opportunity to learn to read, the soldiers are willing, but there is a lack of enough teachers!"

"This month, I have asked the Old Master to help recruit relevant personnel in Deng County, but it hasn't gone smoothly;"

"Those scholars simply don't want to come."

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