In fact, the Duke of the State can hold 5,000 troops.

Zhang Chao's twelve disciples, one county prince, eleven dukes, can hold more than 60,000 troops. His five sons are about to go to the fiefdom, two dukes and three dukes, which is also 19,000. In addition, Lao Tie still has more than 10,000.

Not counting Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda, Pingyang, and other relatives and friends who raised an army last time, Zhang Chao could easily gather an army of 100,000.

What is confidence? This is confidence.

It is precisely because of this confidence that Zhang Chao handed over the military power so happily.

Anyway, once the military system is changed, the imperial court's soldiers cannot be easily mobilized.

This time, Zhang Chao rewarded several disciples for their merits and then changed their titles, and deliberately several of them were closer together so that they could join them.

"You brothers, each of you can go to the territory for exercise as long as you get married and have a child."

Zhang Chao said to the older eleven sons that Li Jing and the five of them were fifteen or sixteen years old, and Liulang and Shiyilang and the others were twelve or three years old.

"Dad, you have to have a son before you can leave!"

"It's okay to get pregnant." Zhang Chao said with a smile.

The rule Zhang Chao set for his sons was to get married until he was fifteen years old.

"Dalang goes to Liuqiu, Erlang goes to Dayuan, Sanlang goes to Langshan North, Silang goes to Jiaozhou North, Wulang goes to Liaobei."

This time, Zhang Chao won two new territories, Luzon and Boni, but the original territories are still there. The main ones are concentrated in those five territories.

Luzon and Boni were still occupied by barbarians, so there is no hurry to do this.

As for the land in Lijiapo, we have already discussed it with Pingyang and will be kept for the Eleventh Lang Li Cong.

The eldest and the second son are legitimate sons, and Liu Qiu and Dayuan are the best in Zhang Chao's territory now. This arrangement is a bit biased, but this is very normal in everyone's opinion. If it is too fair, then everyone thinks it is unfair to the legitimate son.

In fact, the five fiefs of the Zhang family are not five fiefs, but the fiefs of Zhang Chao and more than 20 sons, such as the Dayuan Valley. At first, they were seven count leaders, and his seven sons were combined together. However, those sons are still young now, and Zhang Chao asked Erlang Li Hui to go to Dayuan for training at that time, and the court cannot interfere.

After all, he did not transfer the fiefdom to Li Hui, but just asked Li Hui to take charge of it. Li Hui was entrusted by seven brothers to help them manage it, and the court had no reason to interfere.

Let these five older sons go to a few mature territories to experience it. When they experience it for a few years, Liulang and the other six will grow up.

At that time, let Liulang and Shilang replace Dalang and the others, and let Shiyilang go to Lijiapo. Then let Dalang and the others go to Luzon and Boni to explore.

Now Luzon is going to start business, but at the beginning, Zhang Chao still planned to send a family manager to guide a group of pioneering development.

There are some strongholds and ports and castles there, just like developing Ruqiu, conquering the indigenous people little by little and expanding the territory. However, it will definitely be more difficult to develop Luzon and Bolivia than to develop Ruqiu.

After all, Liuqiu is close to the Central Plains, and it is much easier to communicate, immigration, transportation, and trade. Luzon and Boni are far away from the Central Plains and are also far from maritime trade routes. To colonize and develop, it is necessary to start completely from scratch.

But it is precisely because it is far away from the Central Plains that this place is also the safest base of the Zhang family. The fiefs of Liuqiu, Dayuan, and Jiaozhou North are easier to develop, but they are not that safe.

In Luzon, Bolivia has developed slowly, but it is much safer.

"Dad, I want to get married too!" The second son Li Hui couldn't help but say.

"I'll make arrangements for you after your elder brother's wedding." Zhang Chao said with a smile.

Erlang Li Hui ordered Cui Gan's daughter Cui Ershiniang, who was the legitimate daughter of the Cui family in Boling. Although the five surnames and seven sects are not as powerful as before, after the clan story came out, the five surnames and seven sects were greatly suppressed. New wealthy families like Zhang, Zhang of Bashang and Changsun of Luoyang were even more famous, but after all, they were also Cui of Boling.

Cui Gan was demoted last time under Zhang Chao's influence, and now he is naturally highly promoted and reused. Because he has also served as a minister of the ministry and minister of the Ministry of Personnel in the past, this time he returned to the court, he was awarded the title of Minister of Personnel and the head of the six ministries. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Zhang Chao promoted his in-laws.

Sanlang Xiaoyang Zhang Gui was engaged to Sun Liuniang, the daughter of the censor Sun Fujia, and Silang Xiaozhu Zhang Zhu was originally engaged to Wu Meiniang, but later broke the engagement and got married to the Li family in Zhaojun. Wulang Xiaoyang Zhang Ke was engaged to the daughter of the Wang family in Taiyuan.

In terms of age, these five sons are all at the age of marriage. If it weren't for the fact that the Changle Prince had delayed the mourning of the queen before, the five sons of the Zhang family would have been married.

Now that the boss gets married, the rest can get married.

Even from six to eleven, you can start preparing. After all, the big ones are fourteen and the small ones are threeteen.

The Li family also has many daughters. The eldest daughter Fanghua and the second daughter Ruohua both married the prince, and now many others are at the age of marriage.

The third daughter Xinyao gave Li Liru, the eldest grandson of Li Jing, the fourth daughter Danya, the fifth daughter Jinyu gave his disciple Laiheng and Laiji brothers, the sixth daughter Lijun gave his disciple Pei Xingjian, and the seventh daughter Lihua gave his disciple Guo Xiaoke's second son Guo Daifeng.

"Alang, someone comes from Shangdang County Prince's Mansion." The housekeeper came to report.

Zhang Chao was a little surprised, why did Changsun Wuji send someone here?

"Please come here."

Changsun Wuji sent a housekeeper and sent a letter.

Zhang Chao opened it, but there was a letter of breaking the engagement inside.

Changsun Wuji wants to regret the marriage.

Zhang Chao and Changsun Wuji had children and were in-laws. Zhang Jia Qilang, the third son Li Qi and Changsun Wuji's second daughter, had a marriage in the early years.

Now that I can get married in a few years, Changsun Wuji has come to break the engagement.

"Is this what the Prince of Shangdang mean?"

"The prince asked Xiao to tell the King Zhao of Anguo that he thought the two families were not suitable for marriage, so he broke off the engagement, and hoped that the King Zhao of Anguo would agree."

Su Dingfang snorted coldly.

"This marriage has been in place for more than ten years. How can the Changsun family leave when they say they want to retire? Why? We have to come up with an explanation. Which of our Zhang family in Bashang is worse? Besides, Zhang Qilang is still a legitimate son, and his legitimate daughter of the Changsun family is also a match. If the Changsun family cannot provide a legitimate reason, they will withdraw from their marriage like this, which is an insult to our Zhang family in Bashang."

When a prince criticized him, the Changsun family's manager was helpless.

"The Qilang of the Zhang family in Ba Shang is of course a talented and capable person. The divorce is not because of Zhang Qilang, but because my Alang and the Prime Minister of Anguo are not in line with each other's philosophy and do not want their children to be in a difficult position in the future, so this marriage cannot be done."

Zhang Chao smiled and said, "Although Changsun Gong and I have some personal political ideas, we have no personal grudges. The marriage between the two families has been in so many years, and they are about to get married in three or four years. Isn't it a joke to break off the engagement at this time?"

"You go back and tell Changsun Gong, and you will say that I, Zhang Chao, don't agree to break the engagement."

The manager had no choice but to leave.

Cheng Chumo and others also firmly believed that they could not retreat.

"Even if we want to break off the engagement, it should be the marriage of our Zhang family in Bashang to get rid of his Changsun family's daughter."

It’s not that Zhang Chao was not resigned from marriage, but his daughter Ruohua was resigned from marriage by Li Ji. The Zhang family also took the initiative to resign from other people’s marriages, such as Wu Meiniang, who was originally promised to Zhang Silang, but later because the Wu family was guilty and the good guys could not get married, so Zhang Chao had to order to break the engagement.

Changsun Wuji proposed to break off the engagement before Zhang Chao's eldest son got married, which was indeed a bit of a matter of time.

It’s not impossible to withdraw. At least it’s not too late to wait for Zhang Jing to get married before raising the deal.

"It seems that I can't get married to the Changsun family in Luoyang."

"The Changsun family used to pay a lot of money from teachers. After investing some money, we collected a lot of bonuses." In many of the more profitable transactions in the Zhang family in Bashang, there is a Changsun family, such as Nanhai Trading Company, Bashang Wine Floor, etc.

Zhang Chao waved his hand, "Forget it, everyone has their own ambitions. Are my sons afraid that they will not be able to marry a wife? I dare say that as long as today's news comes from Zhang Qilang and the Changsun daughter breaking the engagement, there will be many noble and noble families who are scrambling to join forces."

Hanjing, Shangdang County Prince's Mansion.

"Zhang Chao said he did not agree to break off the engagement?" Changsun Wuji listened to the manager's return. "Hmph, if he said he would not agree, he would not agree? His daughter belongs to me. If I said I would not marry, I would not marry."

Changsun Wuji's wife persuaded him, "My husband, is it necessary to do this? If this happens, wouldn't it completely turn against the Zhang family in Bashang? You are the same palace as ministers. Zhang Wenyuan is now in great power in the court, so we don't need to make enemies with them like this."

If you break off the engagement like this, you will have to be revenge if you can get married. The lady is very worried.

"I, Changsun Wuji, are you still afraid of him Zhang San?"

He had already broken up with Zhang Chao, so why bother letting his daughter marry into the Zhang family?

In the back garden of the palace, under the osmanthus tree, the vines in the grape shed had fallen, leaving only bare vines. Changsun Qingchan sat on the swing, wandering leisurely.

"Er Niang, why are you not in a hurry at all? The prince has already sent all the divorce letters to the Zhang family."

Changsun Qingchan said, "Hasn't it been returned?"

"But the prince just said he was determined to break the engagement."

Changsun Erniang asked the maid Lu Liu, "What should you do if you say I will do?"

"Er Niang, do you want to marry Zhang Qilang?"

"Think." Changsun Qingchan said without hesitation. She and Zhang Qilang were engaged when they were young. The Zhang family's tutor has always been quite unique. When he was very young, King Zhao brought Zhang Qilang to the mansion several times. At that time, she had met Zhang Qilang.

Later, Zhang Qilang often came to see her secretly.

If they grow up a little longer, they have very few opportunities to meet, but the two often write letters. In Changsun Qingchan's mind, she will definitely marry Brother Qilang in the future.

Brother Qilang is so funny and has good writing. He can always tell her many novel stories of experience and experience. He often sends people to secretly give her various gifts.

The two have long promised each other for life.

"Er Niang, why don't you elope!" said the girl Lu Liu in a bold way.

"good!"

Changsun Qingchan's eyes lit up, he jumped off the swing, turned around and left.

"Er Niang, where are you going?" The girl hurriedly chased after him.

"I quickly recycle my things and then elope with my brother Qilang!"
Chapter completed!