Raising soldiers is really a money-burning business. Zhu Cixuan originally thought that his dividends at Xishan Glass Factory were enough to create such an army. However, when it was practiced, he realized how much it would cost to support an army.

The Hu Ben Army has the best supplies for the entire Ming Dynasty. The rigorous selection can be described as perverts. But even so, it seems not difficult to select three thousand elites from the three camps of the 200,000 Ming Army.

After layer by layer of selection and layer by layer of devilish training, the Three Thousand Tiger Camp was still trained.

Unlike other troops, there are two meals, porridge with wild vegetables in the morning, and mixed grains with dried corn rice in the evening, or coarse grain steamed buns with bean paste. In the march, there is basically no vegetable distribution, and there is no meat in the army. Fresh vegetables are also scarce. When the army marchs, there is basically no vegetables to eat except corn rice or porridge, but some salt will be given to the soldiers to serve.

Fish or meat, the cured or smoked fish that you can eat once a month or two is a good food. This is still the food of the Ming Dynasty’s defense forces, and the local army is even worse.

This is the current situation of the Ming army. It is a luxury to be able to eat enough in the army, let alone fights. Good wine and meat are the only way for officials to embrace each other.

In Huben Camp, three meals a day were all dry. Fish and meat were provided in limited quantities, and vegetables were not limited quantities. After entering Huben Camp, they had enough food, clothing, weapons and equipment. Of course, they also had rigorous training, marched urgently for three days and three nights, and each person only carried three taels of fried rice noodles. They did not provide for feeding for seven days, and threw the army into the forest to eat grass.

These are all during training, which cultivates the army's tolerance for extreme survival. In addition to training, eat three meals a day, including fish, meat and vegetables.

Such an army has no supplies from the court and relied entirely on Zhu Cilang to raise military salaries by himself, which shows how difficult it is.

Especially at the beginning, these three thousand tiger camps were like gluttons with hunger and green eyes. Basically, they ate as much as the chef cooked. Zhu Cilang once watched helplessly, eating the food of five people by one person.

High-intensity training enables them to obtain sufficient nutrition. Only in this way can they create tenacious combat power.

The main reason is that the glass factory has only entered the initial profit stage. Not long after, Zhu Cilang was a little stretched. He went to find Chongzhen, but Chongzhen himself couldn't take care of himself, so how could he tolerate his son doing this? He only gave him two words - self-financing.

The worst thing is that this self-financing cannot be distributed to the people. As for how you do your own self-financing method, I don’t care. You have the team raised, and nothing else is my business.

There was no way, I thought about it all over the place. Zhu Cilang thought of a sucker, Zhou Kui, the father-in-law.

His grandfather was stingy and stingy, and he was a good at saving money. He threw a million taels into Xishan. Now he finally saw the money coming back, and Zhou Kui was completely floating.

"Liufu, Liufu, where are people?" At this time, Zhou Kui was proud and arrogant. He held a purple clay pot, an image of a landlord and rich man. He occasionally sucked the best West Lake Longjing into the teapot, and lived a free and comfortable life.

The servant Liufu ran over like a dog: "Master, what are your instructions?"

Zhou Kui should be happy. He has money now. The previous three million taels of property were all obtained by buying and selling officials, embezzling and accepting bribes.

High profits must be accompanied by high risks. Today, Long Live is a irritable man. What Emperor Chongzhen hated most in his life was corruption. The reason why he turned a blind eye to himself must be because he donated 2 million taels of silver to the court. Otherwise, with Chongzhen's personality, even if he was the father-in-law, he would have been confiscated and beheaded.

Now there is no need to be afraid, and you no longer have to accept bribes in fear. He can openly and reasonably share money from the shares of Xishan Glass Factory. All of this money is clean and what he deserves.

How could Zhou Kui, the father-in-law who fought with gold and silver every day, be unhappy and not swell? His eyes looked at Liufu differently: "Liufu, big dishes, tell the chef to serve big dishes."

Liufu is a little weak, and the father-in-law is in a good mood. But his stingy nature is actually worse. Although he has money, he still saves food and clothing, and he has to save as much as he can't save.

Zhou Kui, who is a wealthy miser, was like this. Although big fish and meat were enough for him to eat for several lifetimes, he just was reluctant to spend money. Most of the meals were porridge and pickles, and half of the steamed buns were given.

So Liufu was a little weak. He was not sure what the big dish was in the mouth of the father-in-law, so he had to ask carefully: "Mr. Guo, is the big dish you mentioned adding a stir-fried egg?"

When Zhou Kui heard this, he glared at him: "How can one be added? Add two!"

On weekdays, this guy is reluctant to eat fried eggs. Occasionally, he also ordered the chef to stir-fry one egg. This time he was a rare and generous fight for two eggs. Liu Fu was overjoyed: "Okay, the villain will continue to give the order."

Zhu Cixuan did not bring anyone else this time, but only brought Luo Yangxing. On the way, Luo Yangxing asked strangely: "Your Highness, is this father-in-law willing to give you money?"

Of course he refused, and he refused to kill Zhou Kui. If the two million taels donated by Zhou Kui before was helpless, the money was originally not from the right origin, and Chongzhen knew that he was still alive. In order to survive, he was just donated money to avoid disaster.

Now he earns money from dividends in Xishan, and Zhou Kui, who does not steal or rob, is afraid of it. If Zhu Cixuan wants to borrow money this time, it is impossible for Zhou Kui to have a stingy personality.

Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "My grandpa is stingy and stingy, so I will definitely not be able to borrow money. Otherwise, I will not come to you."

Luo Yangxing was stunned and then understood what Zhu Cilang meant. With such a grandson, it was probably because Zhou Kui suffered some evil in his previous life. Zhou Kui, who had been pulled into a turtle pussy, still refused to let go.

Luo Yangxing couldn't bear it anymore: "Your Highness, this is not suitable."

It's indeed a bit too much. Zhu Cixuan did this, wouldn't it cost Zhou Kui's life?

Zhu Cilang didn't care: "My grandfather is so old, so he needs so much money. He doesn't bring anything else without his life or death. I spent it on his behalf, which is considered to be filial."

Luo Yang had a strange expression, and he did not dare to say it, because inexplicably, the two words "rebellious son" that Emperor Chongzhen often spoke about him appeared in his heart.

Zhu Cilang is really a rebellious person.

When he arrived at the father-in-law's mansion, Zhou Kui immediately became happy and said that the prince was visiting, "Your Highness, you are here just right. I wonder if you have eaten your prince?"

"Grandpa, I haven't eaten yet."

The smile froze on Zhou Kui's face. Then he thought for a while, and then smiled happily: "Liufu, Liufu! Fry an egg, a large portion!"
Chapter completed!