blenderwars Chapter 117 The opening is 3 (reward plus more)
Chapter 117 The opening is 3 (reward plus more)
Chapter 117 It's Thirty Thousand
The three families of He, Tian, and Fang did not sign the certificate, but they did not reclaim the wasteland either.
He was as honest as if nothing had happened, Zhao Tai thought about it and didn't ask carefully, there's nothing wrong with being honest, as long as he doesn't make trouble for him.
"Keep an eye on all three of them. Dogs that can bite don't like to bark."
"Here."
If there is no anomaly, then it may be planning an anomaly. Zhao Tai has always speculated about the family with the worst intentions, after all, they are not stupid.
"My lord, there is a letter from the government office, and the officials sent by Liuzhou Mu have arrived."
"It's here? Do you know who is here?"
A few days ago, Liu Yu sent a letter of borrowing soldiers, which was to test whether Zhao Tai had any intention of borrowing soldiers, and it was not a real contact.
After Zhao Tai replied that the matter could be discussed, Liu Yu sent someone to come.
From Changshan to Jixian County, the seat of Youzhou, there are five counties apart, but Liu Yu can't go to the Jixian County seat of Youbeiping County now. If he wants to go there, he has to go to Yuyang County first.
Yuyang County is in Zhang Chun's hands, and Youbeiping County cannot escape the fate of being occupied.
Today's Liu Yu is in Zhuo County, Zhuo County, three counties away from Changshan. In ancient times, transportation was not developed, and there were not even official roads everywhere.
It takes a long time to go back and forth, and the normal travel between neighboring counties takes about two days.
After so many days, it is normal for the talents sent by Liu Yu to come, but even in these few days, Liu Yu's life may be more uncomfortable than sitting on a needle felt.
"According to the Ministry of Intelligence's report, the person who came here is Liuzhou Mu, who works in Tian Chou (chóu) Tian Zitai."
Zhao Tai thought it would be Wei You or Yan Rou who came, but Tian Chou came instead.
It's not about Tian Chou, but the person under Liu Yu's account, Tian Chou must be ranked first in civil servants.
He loves reading and is good at fencing.
It can be said that he is capable of both literature and martial arts, and his ability may be half a catty compared with Tian Yu's.
Thinking of Tian Yu, he suspected that the two might be from the same family, and they might even know each other no matter how bad they were.
This probability is extremely high, because Yuyang County and Youbeiping County are next to each other.
"Guorang, are you familiar with Tian Zitai?"
If you don't understand, just ask, it's no big deal.
"My lord, I have met Tian Zitai a few times, but I can't say they are acquainted with each other. However, my subordinate is from the same clan as Tian Zitai, and he is a concubine."
A concubine is a branch, or it was separated when the family was separated. It is no wonder that Tian Yu is so poor but can bear the name of a humble family, and there are books for him to grow up.
The aristocratic family has branches and leaves, and there must be many branches. This situation is destined to be difficult for the aristocratic family to be wiped out.
They not only place bets on scattered eggs from various forces, but also separate family members and scatter them.
In this way, even if the main family is completely wiped out, the descendants will not be cut off, let alone the inheritance.
Perhaps the branch talents withered and became poor families, but as time passed, there must be capable people to shine again.
The four words of inheriting the family are most applicable to the aristocratic family.
Although it is also applicable to ordinary people.
"Then go back first and meet Tian Zitai."
When he came, Zhao Tai chose to walk in order to better observe the development under the rule.
When I go back, I take a carriage directly, and the soldiers and horses accompany me with a certain atmosphere.
He did not ask the people this or that, or how to express their concern and concern when he was out of the city.
Even if it spreads like this, it will gain more good reputation and be more popular among the people.
But this can't solve the problem of the people working hard to dig the land. His reputation is too great. Although the people don't believe that he can increase the grain yield, they still support him from the bottom of their hearts.
What he needs to do is to solve the problem and let the people get better, instead of adding bricks to the already high reputation.
Zhao Tai returned to the city under the escort of the army, and soon arrived at the government office.
"I thought there would be an assassination while traveling, but it didn't. It seems that these aristocratic families haven't been forced to that extent yet."
It's right to think about it. Zhao Tai has never caused any trouble to the family until now, he just doesn't have contact or make friends with them.
The word hatred is even more out of the question, unless Zhao Tai raises the butcher's knife, the aristocratic family will use all means to counterattack.
The two are more of a game, not to the extent that one side must fall.
"I hope you will bear it all the time, and don't jump out too early."
Zhao Tai got out of the carriage and walked towards the hall of the government office. At this time, all the officials in the county had arrived.
After Zhao Tai entered the door, they all stood up and saluted, shouting to welcome the prefect.
"Take a seat."
"Here."
"Call up the officials sent by the Liuzhou Pastoral Office."
Not long after, Tian Chou walked into the hall. He was wearing a blue scribe shirt and had a short beard about an inch below his chin. He looked a bit old-fashioned.
But the real age is only about 20 years old, which has nothing to do with being old.
However, considering that the average age in ancient times was only 40 years old, 20 years old can already be called middle age, and 30 years old can be called an old man, which is really not young.
"Tian Chou, Tian Zitai, pay my respects to Governor Zhao."
"There's no need to be too polite, Liuzhou Mu only sent you here alone?"
"Reporting to the prefect, I think it is enough for one person to come, and there is no need for too many people to come. We are here to discuss the matter of borrowing troops. It would be unsightly to mobilize an army and mobilize a large number of people."
It was obvious that he wanted something from others, but Tian Chou didn't see any worry here.
Generally speaking, this is the way to talk about business. First of all, you have to have a good attitude and don't show timidity, otherwise you will definitely be slaughtered when negotiating terms.
However, showing cowardice is two different things from whether he will be slaughtered. In Liu Yu's current situation, who else can he rely on besides Zhao Tai?
He had no choice, so Liu Yu sent someone to come immediately after Zhao Tai expressed his attitude.
"Sit down, I won't say the words to clean up the dust. It's just to discuss the matter of borrowing troops. You might as well say it clearly."
Zhao Tai didn't really want to do such tricks of flirting with politeness, deliberately avoiding the topic to make the other party anxious, and couldn't help but take the initiative to speak up.
Anyway, the benefits that should be desired are indispensable, and he still has the initiative to do that, unless he is too full to eat.
"Thank you, Prefect."
"The prefect speaks quickly, and it's rare for the prefect to relax. Liuzhou Mu sent Chou to borrow [-] troops from the prefect. All the food, grass and military equipment needed will be taken care of by the prefect. With the prefect's army's soldiers, the pure Ding can be destroyed in ten days. At that time, the state shepherd will be grateful for the help of the eunuch, and after the victory, the state shepherd can ask the court for credit for the eunuch."
Zhao Tai just listened. He lent soldiers to Liu Yu. It was the right intention for the other party to prepare food, grass and military equipment. He was grateful and asked for credit. Zhao Tai believed that Liu Yu would do it, but he just listened to the result now. .
Zhao Tai didn't care at all whether he was rewarded or not, and he didn't expect Liu Hong to give him anything good.
But regarding the matter of borrowing [-] troops, Zhao Tai suddenly said that Tian Chou really dared to ask for it.
The reason for asking so much is probably to have room for bargaining.
Asking prices all over the sky, paying back the money on the spot, is the same as doing business.
As for whether his psychological expectation is [-] or [-], or simply only [-], that's not too important.
He only had [-] troops in total, and he didn't expand his army after he came to Changshan County. He wanted three quarters of him at once, and he didn't know how Tian Chou could afford this.
Right now there are [-] troops in Montenegro, so they must not move. There are [-] troops in Tang and Zhao counties.
There are only [-] troops available, so where can we borrow [-]?
Half of the [-] has to be cut. After all, there must be no shortage of local troops in each county. At the very least, there must be enough loyal generals to lead the garrison in each county.
As for the captive soldiers who became fanatical because of the bombing, there are still seven thousand soldiers after screening.
Zhao Tai himself kept [-] to serve as a pro-army, and he wanted to set up a special organization, like Jin Yiwei, which only belongs to the sword in the hands of those in power.
Another two thousand were placed in Montenegro by him to learn various knowledge. If they grow up, they will serve in various ministries. With these people, it is no effort to build up three provinces and six ministries.
So don't say [-], just don't have [-].
At most, it is five thousand troops, plus one thousand cavalry, for a total of six thousand.
"Zitai wants [-] troops, not to mention whether Liuzhou Shepherd can afford it, but this condition is too dishonest. If this is the only way, please ask Zitai to report back to Liuzhou Shepherd. The prefect can't afford it."
"Don't persuade the prefect with benevolence, justice and morality. If the benefits are not enough, the prefect will never agree."
Tian Chou's face froze for a moment, he really planned to use these to persuade Zhao Tai, after all, he negotiated terms and gave benefits.
Then Liu Yu is so poor that he can't give him anything decent.
If there is enough money and food, why doesn't Liu Yu recruit soldiers and buy horses by himself, and needs to find someone to borrow?
Liu Yu's life is hard, a majestic state shepherd may not be able to compare with a richer county.
"To tell the truth to Governor Zhao, Liuzhou Mu has just arrived in Youzhou, and Youzhou is barren and sparsely populated. In addition, life in the territory is difficult due to years of wars, and Zhang Chun's rebellion is really nothing to offer."
"However, Liuzhou Mu has always been virtuous and capable. Thanks to the love and affection of the people in Youzhou, it only takes a while for the people's livelihood in the territory to recover a little. Then, he will send corresponding benefits to the eunuch. I wonder what the eunuch thinks?"
No matter what, Zhao Tai wanted to roll his eyes at him.
If you say nothing else, you start to cry about being poor. What does it have to do with me if you are poor? It’s not that whoever is poor should be taken care of.
"I'm not in arrears here, why don't you listen to my request first."
When normal people are lobbyists, they are motivated by emotion and reason, and they come to quote scriptures on benevolence, righteousness and morality.
But Zhao Tai only talked about benefits, so he blocked Tian Chou, and it was useless to talk about anything.
He didn't want to drag it down either. He set the conditions. If he agreed, it would be fine. If he didn't agree, there would be no discussion.
"Please let the prefect show you, and listen quietly."
Originally, these conditions were fixed, or they had been decided before Tian Chou came, but it was just a recitation.
"Tian Juncheng, tell Zitai about the official's conditions."
"Here."
Tian Yu, a member of the branch clan, had met Tian Chou before and didn't pay much attention to it, and Tian Yu was not as old as Tian Chou in terms of age.
But now that Tian Yu is the county magistrate and second in command under Zhao Tai, it is difficult for Tian Chou not to pay attention to him.
But now everyone is their own master, even knowing each other is useless.
Borrowing troops can still be regarded as cooperation now, but it may not be so in the future, and mutual hostility may be possible.
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(End of this chapter)