The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

Yang Dalin was unaware that two top-secret meetings related to him had been held today.

The first meeting was held secretly in the lake after Rong Shuai returned and reported the information provided by Yang Dalin.

There were only a few people attending, but they were all core members of the first generation.

One of the bigwigs, who loves smoking and eating braised pork, said, "Rong Shuai's news is very timely."

Even if we can't verify the truth of this news right now, I believe the bald eagles will definitely do the same.

They use their nuclear weapons to extort money from everyone they encounter.

I believe that even if the bald eagle doesn't do it, the Russians will.

Let's discuss this. What good ideas do you have? Is Yang Xiaogui's suggestion feasible?

After listening, everyone remained silent for a while.

I thought about it carefully.

A handsome man with a tall and imposing figure said, "I think what Yang Xiaogui said makes a lot of sense."

He has no reason to lie to us.

The machines he provides alone are worth more than any wealth we could buy with a lot of money.

And so much gold, what a fortune that is!

It's more than twice the amount of our entire national gold reserves.

He didn't take a single penny.

He gave it all to the country for free, so I trust this kid's words completely.

I would rather trust it to have it than to trust it to have nothing.

I think his suggestion is good.

We can set aside a portion of this gold as dedicated funds for the Southwest region.

Do as he says.

Connect with those small countries in the southwest.

Together we will fight against India.

Another elderly man with a square face said, "Yes, those small countries have suffered greatly from India's aggression. We can pass this information on to those small countries."

They are more afraid of nuclear contamination than we are.

Because they are all located on the southern slopes of the Himalayas, their territory is small and their depth is limited.

They should be even more afraid than we are.

They don't get the support of the Russians and the bald eagles.

They have a natural affinity for us.

We're not going to occupy their territory. We'll just use the excuse that the little devil gave us, the pretext of protecting the ecological environment, to form a patrol team to jointly maintain the ecological environment.

We guard that area day and night to prevent the enemy from secretly planting this listening device for us.

Seeing that everyone agreed, the elderly man who loved to smoke also shared some of his own thoughts.

Finally, everyone reached a resolution.

Have Commander He and Commander Ding each send someone to secretly contact the heads of several small countries there and convene a summit meeting.

Then send a handsome man to go there in person.

Explain this information clearly to them.

I believe they have no reason to refuse.

Then we can offer some small assistance, such as teaching their people more Chinese.

If that doesn't work, we can support them in building more schools and implementing bilingual education.

It won't have much effect in a short time, but it will be effective over time.

The most powerful thing is that the Chinese language can assimilate other ethnic groups.

They also support the rule of their existing regime, guaranteeing that they will not interfere in other people's internal affairs or have any designs on their territory.

However, if we don't take the initiative to occupy them, and we become strong, they might vote to submit to us.

Not to mention that these three small countries were all vassal states of our country in the past.

They naturally feel close to us.

If we hadn't made concessions to India, it would have been impossible for India to annex Kim Seok.

This time we taught India a lesson, letting those small countries know once again the power of their suzerain state.

India is also much weaker than it was in history.

They're still fighting tooth and nail among themselves every day to quell the rebellion.

However, it seems unlikely that India will be able to quell the rebellion within the next three to five years.

Because their national treasury's gold was stolen by unknown individuals, their country's currency was destroyed.

Moreover, countless granaries were either looted or burned.

The internal strife may take three to five years to quell, or even longer.

They had no time to deter the three small northern countries.

This is completely different from the original history.

Even if the three small countries are concerned about their own ecological security and the security of their rule, they will agree to our demands.

That's settled then. Commander He and Commander Ding should make the necessary contact.

The handsome boss is setting off again.

Go and sign the secret agreement.

With so much food on Commander He and Commander Ding's side, as long as they don't launch a battle involving more than 100,000 people...

For the next three to five years, we only need to provide some ammunition there.

Because the biggest food problem has been solved.

If transportation becomes inconvenient in the future, we can just use the money to buy food from these small countries.

It also saves us the huge effort of transporting it from thousands of miles away.

After the matter was settled, another top-secret meeting was held that evening in another conference room. This time, the two ministers that Yang Dalin had met earlier that day were also present.

The two ministers first reported on the quantity and type of the batch of machines.

Then, everyone discussed what reward to give Yang Dalin.

Since Yang Dalin was Minister Teng's subordinate, he couldn't take the initiative to make requests on Yang Dalin's behalf.

But Rong Shuai didn't have that concern.

He said at the meeting: "Rewards for merit and punishments for mistakes are the key to our brave and disciplined People's Liberation Army troops always winning battles."

Although the kid is young and not of high rank, he doesn't want money, official position, or power.

He just wants a big yard, and I think we should grant that wish.

Just because someone's rank isn't high enough doesn't mean they can't live in a large compound.

The amount of money and resources they've accumulated—just the machines and gold alone—would be more than enough to buy the entire city of Beijing.

I think rewarding him with a large courtyard would be appropriate.

He helped the Northwest hunt so many prey last time, but he didn't get any reward.

We can't let the kids make sacrifices for nothing.

And we pretend we can't see it?

Otherwise, it would be disheartening to offend them.

After Rong Shuai finished speaking, everyone nodded in agreement.

They agreed, but there was still one issue to resolve: there were very few large, well-preserved, and suitable empty courtyards left in the city.

The big shot who loves to smoke summoned the head of the State Administration of Government Offices, who came in with some documents.

He was the person in charge who directly managed the living and accommodation arrangements of the bigwigs.

It's not that the State Administration of Government Offices can't provide a large courtyard.

The main problem is that there are quite a few large courtyards, which are not suitable for Yang Dalin.

These large compounds are of very high standard, in very important locations, and are surrounded by many guards.

This contradicts Yang Dalin's saying that true hermits live in the city.

Later, Minister Teng suggested: "Why don't we find a well-located, dilapidated courtyard, and then tell everyone that it was an inheritance given to him by a distant relative of Yang Dalin?"

We can just provide the money and manpower to fix it up for him.

Keep the exterior simple. If he has specific requirements for the interior, we'll make it nicer for him. If he doesn't have any requirements, we'll just build it normally.

This serves two purposes: firstly, to silence ordinary people, and secondly, to prevent those with ulterior motives from noticing him.

Thirdly, it also allowed the courtyard to go through a slow process from being dilapidated to being repaired.

We can take our time repairing the outside, but we can build several habitable houses for him inside first.

The other external parts will be repaired gradually.

We'll repair it for him a little bit each year.

After three to five years of repairs, he'll tell others that he's been slowly hiring people to fix it with his salary.

That's what makes it real.