All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 144 It’s just a small matter, let me show you my tricks

The Twelve Battalions of the Capital Camp are known to be the most valiant and sharp-witted army in the world and the best army within the army.

Both their treatment and equipment surpassed those of the soldiers in the Nine Frontiers.

Each battalion has a quota of 12,000 people, including infantry, cavalry, artillery and supplies. Each of them can form a field army if they are deployed individually.

Apart from anything else, on paper, these hundreds of thousands of troops are the core force of the Zhou Dynasty.

The court’s annual military expenditure accounted for nearly 70% of its total expenditure.

Among them, the Beijing camp took about 60%.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that movies and TV shows often feature armies numbering in the hundreds of thousands, or even novels that mention armies numbering in the millions.

In fact, considering the productivity in the agricultural era, being able to feed hundreds of thousands of soldiers could be considered as a warlike act.

When the Han army went to attack the Xiongnu, each time it marched out to the northern desert, it only had a few hundred thousand soldiers.

The backgrounds of these twelve battalions are very complicated. The apparent boss is Wang Ziteng, the governor of the Beijing Battalion, but he actually has no control over any battalion.

Each of the twelve camps is managed by nobles, and the people who pledge allegiance to them are varied.

Some are loyal to the retired emperor, some are loyal to the emperor, and some are secretly devoted to the old loyal prince.

Chen Ran's appointment as the commander of the first battalion, even though he was only a temporary commander, caused a huge wave of opposition.

Although it was successfully carried out under the suppression of the emperor and the emperor emeritus, various small actions in secret were naturally inevitable.

Just like now, Chen Ran came to the military camp, from the lieutenant general to the guerrilla commander to the commander, all of them were at home on the grounds of illness, and no one came to pay his respects.

There is no doubt that this is a show of force.

If he cannot solve the problem, he will be sidelined and no one, from top to bottom, will obey his military orders.

"Sir." An angry Liu Xianglian drew his sword and said, "I'll kill them!"

"You are so impulsive, young man." Chen Ran frowned unhappily and scolded him, "A person's head is not a weed. It can grow back after being cut off. How can you just cut it off casually?"

After pacifying Liu Xianglian, he then instructed, "Wait until I have arranged everything, then I will kill their entire family!"

Liu Xianglian'(°ー°〃)'

Sir, you seem to be more impulsive than I am.

I just wanted to kill these generals, but you even spared their entire families.

Clapping his hands and standing up, Chen Ran said, "Let's go."

Liu Xianglian followed with a serious look, "Let's go and kill their whole family."

"You're silly, I told you to get everything arranged first." Chen Ran patted his shoulder and said, "Go to the Piaoxiang Restaurant in the city. I want to book the place tonight."

Liu Xianglian'(⊙﹏⊙)'

He was really confused. It's already this late, and you're still in the mood to go to the Cavalry?
"Ugh."

Chen Ran sighed and said earnestly, "When you can figure it out, you will be qualified to be the commander of a battalion."

"Don't think too much about this matter, it's just a small matter, just wait and see what I can do."

Inside and outside the city, everyone was waiting to see how Chen Ran would respond.

On the surface, it seemed that the nobles were making things difficult for Chen Ran, but in reality, they were wrestling with the emperor.

The nobles’ meaning is very clear, the Beijing Camp is our territory, don’t even think about getting your hands in!
Royal study room.

"Father." The second prince bowed and reported, "Chen Ran left the military camp less than a moment after entering. I heard that he booked Piaoxiang Pavilion for a banquet to celebrate."

He couldn't help but complain, "Such laziness really leaves me speechless."

The emperor, who was reading the memorials, looked up at him and asked, "Do you know why he left within a moment of entering the camp?"

The second prince was slightly stunned. "I don't know."

"The nobles are trying to intimidate him. If he stays, it means he has accepted the intimidation!"

The emperor sneered repeatedly, "So he turned around and left, telling everyone that he doesn't accept it!"

The second prince suddenly realized, "I see."

The emperor twitched his lips. This second brother really had poor acting skills and had to pretend to be incompetent in front of him!
How could you not understand?

If you don't even understand this, you have no right to participate in the fight for the throne.

The emperor simply put down his red brush and asked, "Who is he inviting?"

The second prince's eyes flickered and he lowered his head. "It's Jia Zheng."

"Humph, I knew it." The emperor laughed. "He is so close to the Jia family, he must be attracted by the Jia family's incense and affection."

The Jia family's position among the nobles is very important, which is the result of hard work by several generations of Jia Yuan, Jia Yan, Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua.

If Chen Ran invited all the nobles to the banquet himself, they would definitely not give him face at this time.

But if Jia Zheng came forward, the situation would be different.

The Jia family must be given face.

"Alright." The emperor waved his hand. "Go back and keep an eye on it. He can handle this."

"Your son obeys your command~~~"

Before the second prince left, the emperor's voice came faintly, "Tell your uncle Jiu not to cause trouble!"

His ninth uncle was King Zhongshun.

Of course, King Zhongshun’s instigation was indispensable behind this incident.

After all, after the He family incident, King Zhongshun also understood Chen Ran's thoughts.

Of course I'll get him when I get the chance.

"Yes~~~"

He left the palace and got on his own carriage.

The Second Prince's expression and temperament changed in an instant, his eyes were deep and sharp like a knife, "Ruin my good deeds!"

This time, it wasn't just Prince Zhongshun who was behind this incident; he also played a role.

The reason was simple. Shi Guangzhu, the grandson of Shanguogong, the person Chen Ran replaced, was someone he had spent a lot of effort to win over! Chen Ran's arrival was equivalent to taking away his greatest force in the army.

Therefore, every time there is turmoil in the imperial court, it is not as calm as it appears on the surface.

In unknown places, there are invisible swords and various fights everywhere.

The Fragrance House.

Today, Chen Ran spent a large sum of money to prepare the venue and invited all the nobles in the capital to attend the banquet.

He asked Jia Zheng to invite everyone, and basically everyone came to give face to the Jia family.

I thought Chen Ran would make all kinds of promises to win people over and make them accept him.

Unexpectedly, this was not mentioned at all at the banquet. They only said that Piaoxiang Pavilion was cooperating with their own workshop that makes QQ underwear, and there would be a new product display tonight.

The crowd did not enter the box, but instead placed tables on both sides of the stage in the hall.

Under the dimmed lights and the sound of music.

Miss Mingxiang led the team, leading the young girls, walking back and forth on the stage in the hall, showing off the indescribable new clothes.

People of this era had never seen such things before, and they were all staring at them with fascination.

There is not much to say about the specific display process, so I will not go into details here. Chen Ran will help you to see it.

"Everyone."

When the show was over, Chen Ran walked onto the stage and said, "I didn't know that you made these things at home."

Well, he was the one who decided the style, materials, design drawings and everything else, and now he says he doesn’t know.

"I'm not interested in doing business." Chen Ran said calmly, "I don't like making this kind of money."

"If you are interested in selling this property, you can come to me to discuss it in detail."

"That's right." Chen Ran smiled and patched up, "This item has been designated as a tribute. It would be disrespectful to copy it privately~~~"

This thing doesn't require any technical skills. It can be easily imitated by finding someone who is good at needlework.

However, since there are patches on royal tribute items, they cannot be copied, at least not openly.

He took out an account book, flipped through it and showed everyone, "Last month's income from this item was 3,790 taels. If it is sold to prosperous places like Jiangnan, I think the income will be several times higher."

After throwing the melon away, Chen Ran clasped his fists and turned back to his seat.

The Jia family's close relationship is certainly useful, but it is not enough; there must also be benefits.

QQ underwear is the benefit that Chen Ran threw away.

Want to make money? Then don't mess with me. Only by cooperating with me can you make money!
Don’t think that the nobles live a good life, just look at the Jia family and you will know.

Hundreds of years after the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the descendants have multiplied and the family business has grown.

Life is becoming more and more extravagant, expenses are increasing, but income has not increased much.

For example, in Shi Xiangyun's family, the women had to do needlework to supplement the family income.

The nobles would naturally not miss the opportunity to make money.

As for giving Chen Ran a show of strength, the nobles could simply say, "The Jia family has spoken, so we have to give them some face, right?"

Jia Zheng had no idea that by inviting everyone to Chen Ran's banquet today in the name of the Jia family, he was actually supporting Chen Ran!
"Zihou, this is very good."

Jia Zheng, who was prudish, smiled and looked at Chen Ran who was sitting beside him. "These women's things are really a disgrace to society. You are a top scholar, so you'd better not get involved."

"Mr. Zheng is right." Chen Ran smiled and raised his glass to him, "It was all done by the women in the family. I had no idea."

He has to pass the buck, he doesn't take the blame for this.

After a conversation over wine and drinks, those who are interested will go find Chen Ran, and subsequent events will naturally unfold accordingly.

Jia Zheng, who had drunk a lot of wine, got on the carriage and saw a box in the carriage.

He asked the guest in confusion, "What is this?"

"It's a gift from Zihou."

"Hey~" Jia Zheng waved his hand, "Zihou and I are close friends, why should we do this?"

"Master Zheng." He was obviously a guest who had received money from Chen Ran. He smiled strangely and said, "You should take a look at the gifts."

On the way back to Rongguo Mansion, curious Jia Zheng opened the box and was stunned.

What's inside is actually all kinds of QQ underwear!

"This"

As expected of a hypocrite, his first reaction was not to throw it away, but to look around, fearing that someone hiding in the carriage might see him putting these things away.

After returning home, he carried the box and went straight to Aunt Zhao's yard.

After all, Mrs. Wang would never wear such things, but Aunt Zhao would have no problem with it.

A few days later, Chen Ran met the emperor and reported that the generals in the camp were seriously ill and unable to manage the affairs, and specially requested the emperor to reappoint them.

The emperor readily agreed to the list submitted by Chen Ran, and almost all the officers in his camp, from the lieutenant general to the commander, were replaced.

The candidates who were replaced were all sons of noble families.

Talking about the QQ underwear business was external, while internally discussing cooperation and arranging for the sons of noble families to serve as generals in the camp was the main topic.

Which family doesn't have a bunch of playboys who have no proper future and can only hang out all day?

With a legitimate way out in front of him, what else is there to say? Of course, it is to cooperate with Chen Ran.

As for refusing the emperor from extending his hand into the Beijing camp or something like that.

The nobles have their own explanations.

'If we can turn Chen Ran into one of our own, then everyone will be happy~~~'

He solved the problem so quickly and effectively that everyone in the capital was impressed.

There is no doubt that this is personal ability.

However, the matter was not over yet, because those generals who pretended to be sick but were actually fired from their posts directly blocked the camp gate!

(End of this chapter)