Chapter 399 I Can Find a Way to Solve It
"Jiuye, while you're living here, have you ever thought about what Emperor Shunwu would do if he found out that all the men in our family are still alive?"
Mo Jiuye had thought about this.
It's just that he has been busy with family matters during this period, and he has to go out to look for the whereabouts of his father and brothers. He couldn't come up with any good solutions for a while, so he was delayed.
Moreover, he always paid attention to whether there were any spies sent by Emperor Shunwu or Southern Xinjiang around.
I had planned to find a way to deal with these things after rescuing my father and brother and settling the family down.
Now that his father had taken the initiative to ask, Mo Jiuye shook his head helplessly: "My son hasn't thought of any good solution yet."
After hearing what Mo Jiuye said, Mo Qing sighed helplessly.
Even if he had some ideas in mind, he couldn't do such a thing without money.
He Zhiran, who had been silent all this time, already had some ideas in her mind, and she also saw some of Mo Qing's thoughts.
"Father, don't worry about the money. I can find a way to solve it."
Isn't it just to secretly raise troops?
What's so difficult about that?
Not to mention that she has endless money in her space, she also has powerful weapons.
To maintain an army, you don't need thousands of soldiers, just 1,800 elite soldiers will be enough.
Besides, since the last barbarian invasion, she has had an idea.
I just want to wait for Mo Jiuye to come back and discuss the development of gunpowder.
Once gunpowder is successfully developed, they will be able to create powerful weapons. Although these weapons cannot be compared with those in her space, they are absolutely invincible in this era of cold weapons.
Besides, there are many men in the Mohist school, and they are all righteous people. When it comes to developing gunpowder, they can just let their own people do it.
Judging from the character of a Mohist man, he would never reveal the method even if he lost his life.
Tao Ran and the others were here today, so He Zhiran did not express this idea.
Even so, she made one thing clear, that is, there was absolutely no problem for his Mo family to secretly raise troops.
Moreover, they bought such a large mountain and built a camp in a hidden place in the mountain, so they could raise troops without anyone knowing.
In fact, Mo Xing was not the only one who realized this matter. The Mo brothers were all a little worried.
Now that my father has brought it up first, it means that this matter needs to be officially put on the agenda.
However, they all knew the cost of maintaining an army, which was not something that could be afforded with just a small amount of money.
Even if the brothers tried their best to make money, they probably wouldn't be able to support an army.
As a result, their unfounded words were spoken lightly by the ninth brother's wife.
Not only that, my ninth brother's wife also said that there was no need to worry about the money, and she could find a way to solve it.
Ninth brother's wife was indeed good at making money, but they also saw that although the family had income every day, that profit was considered wealthy for ordinary people. If the income was used to support the army, it would probably be just a drop in the bucket.
It seems that my ninth brother's wife hasn't realized how expensive it is to maintain an army, which is why she said that.
But compared with their ninth brother's wife, they seemed to have even less confidence. At present, if they were to support their families, they could only live the life of ordinary people. They probably didn't even have the ability to make a little money.
But this matter is very critical and must be considered.
Having no ability and no good solutions, the Mo brothers could only put on bitter faces and remain silent.
They wanted to see what their father, who had always been the most opinionated, planned to do.
Several sisters-in-law were even more discerning. Seeing that their family was about to talk about such a big thing, they were afraid that someone would eavesdrop, so they pulled Mo Hanyue out of the house and dispersed to guard outside.
Only He Zhiran knew that the ninth brother's wife's wisdom and talent far surpassed those of the men of the Mo family, so she had to stay and discuss together.
At this moment, everyone in the main hall was very serious.
Mo Qing glanced around and finally set his sights on Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran.
The one who spoke so confidently just now was the ninth daughter-in-law. However, if he were to ask again at this moment, he, as the father-in-law, would be unable to open his mouth. Therefore, he could only ask Mo Jiuye.
After all, he and He Zhiran are husband and wife, and they communicate the most with each other. It is impossible for a daughter-in-law not to tell her husband what she thinks.
"Jiuye, what do you think about this matter?"
He Zhiran had not yet told Mo Jiuye about his plan to develop gunpowder, so he had not come up with any foolproof plan at the moment.
However, he knew better than anyone that his wife's space had endless money to spend. On this point, Mo Jiuye was still very confident.
Besides, he more or less had his own plans.
"Dad, when Ranran and I were traveling to Southern Xinjiang, we passed by the border. The soldiers who had followed us were being ostracized by the new generals. I overheard them talking and they were considering joining the Mohist school.
Therefore, personnel issues are easy to solve.
As for the money to support the troops, I can also help with that."
As for other things, Mo Jiuye doesn’t have any detailed plans yet.
With He Zhiran's intelligence, she could naturally see that her father-in-law's questioning of Mo Jiuye was indirectly asking her.
After Mo Jiuye finished speaking, she added: "Also, I suggest that we should not raise too many soldiers, preferably no more than a thousand."
He Zhiran learned from Mo Jiuye that there were less than a thousand soldiers left in the southern border following the Mo family.
In her opinion, this team of less than a thousand people is enough.
In terms of expenses, there is a tenfold difference between supporting a thousand people and supporting ten thousand people.
In addition, she also considered that if she needed more people, she would have to recruit from outside. It would be impossible to fully understand the background of the newly recruited people. Once someone with impure intentions sneaked in, the result would be more trouble than gain.
Hearing He Zhiran say this, everyone's eyes fell on her, including Mo Jiuye, who felt it was a little unrealistic.
The mynah bird couldn't hold back any longer and asked.
"Have you forgotten, sister-in-law of the ninth brother, that some time ago, a few barbarians came to rob us, and there were more than 500 of them.
If the barbarian army wants to use this place as a breakthrough point to attack, I'm afraid it won't be as simple as 500 people. To say it's tens of thousands is an understatement.
If we encounter such a situation, how can we fight the enemy with less than a thousand of us?"
The Mo family felt that Mo Chuhan's worries were not unreasonable.
After all, they all come from military backgrounds, and numbers are a major disadvantage when fighting.
At that time, the seventh brother was also at home and participated in the battle, and he was very clear about the seriousness of the matter.
He, who has always been taciturn, had to raise questions.
"Ninth sister-in-law, what your eighth brother said makes sense. Raising an army is no joke."
He Zhiran knew that once he said such words, he would definitely be questioned by everyone.
She explained confidently, "If I could create a weapon that could defeat a hundred or even a thousand of us, would you still think a thousand people are too few?"
After hearing what He Zhiran said, Mo Jiuye first thought of the grenade in her space.
He had personally verified the power of that thing. When he was leaving Southern Xinjiang with the corpse of the Southern Xinjiang Emperor, he threw a few of them out and saw with his own eyes that countless Southern Xinjiang soldiers were killed or wounded in an instant.
That was because he was just trying to escape and had no intention of killing everyone.
If a few more missiles were dropped, the southern border military camp would probably no longer exist.
Could it be that Ranran is planning to make such a weapon?
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