Chapter 15 The Danger of Change 5
Hearing this, an officer in the tent shouted to the outside of the tent, "You are too bold!" Otherwise, what else do you want to do?"
The voice outside the account said: "Open the treasury to pay. Today, you have to open it. If you don't open it, you have to open it!"
His words have aroused countless echoes.
I looked at the situation and understood something in my heart. It seems that not all soldiers insist on paying, but some people are inciting. The officer who shouted outside the tent just now was obviously teaching the soldiers a lesson, but in fact he was secretly insinuing them. If it's not convenient for him to explain, find someone in the dark to speak for him. If you don't blame the public, no one will be responsible.
After I understood the matter, I felt that it was a little difficult to deal with it. The so-called capture of the king first will get twice the result with half the effort.
After that, it took a lot of effort to fight with these officers in the account for more than a dozen rounds and basically reached the conditions that satisfied them.
First, tonight's matter will not be pursued. Although the generals of this battalion violated the military regulations, it was also because of the arrears of the first. I agree with this;
The second is that at the end of each month, in addition to the current month's pay, one month's unpaid pay will also be repaid. I agree, but change the monthly rate to no more than once every two months. I promise that the current payment can be paid, but the payment still needs to be paid to see if there is enough money. This has been discussed for the longest time, but in view of the fact that it is really not easy to raise money at present, they can't force it and have to accept it;
Third, the outstanding military pay will be increased by an additional amount when it is paid. That's compensation for arrears. Although this is difficult, I also agree;
Fourth, the pay of veterans should also be paid together with the death squads and new recruits. It is agreed that the death squad fight against each other and rate on time; the new recruits are recruited from the people, and they also need to be rated on time in order to achieve stability. However, you should also take care of the veterans when you pay, and you can't deduct the veterans. This is actually a perfect match with the second one. I also agreed.
After these conditions were negotiated, I finally said my conditions: to implement the military regulations.
As soon as these four words were exported, the people in the account looked at each other in connoy.
Without waiting for them to speak, I said, "Who led last night? You have to tell the truth. If you don't say anything, the whole camp will be implicated and punished together. Of course, you are the first offender, and you will only be punished for going to each camp for a month.
The reason why they were not forced to confess the originator is that I know that they will definitely not confess the leader; the reason why they said such a light punishment first is to avoid causing other changes. But you can't just think that what happened last night didn't happen, because in that case, the military rules will be ignored.
I learned this method from Guan Zhong. Guan Zhong is the counselor of Duke Huan of Qi, the hegemon of the Spring and Autumn Period. When Duke Huan of Qi led the armies of various countries to fight against the powerful State of Chu, Guan Zhong's surrender to the State of Chu was to offer a car of Bao Mao to Zhou Tianzi every year.
The reason for the lighter punishment is that the powerful army of the State of Chu, whether it is Qi or other countries, can do anything else. In this case, can it be exempted from punishment? This doesn't work either. Because punishment is to let the people of Chu know the crime and let countries know what etiquette is and what the law is, not the severity of the form of punishment.
This method of punishment came up when I talked to them about the four conditions.
Sure enough, after hearing this punishment, they all agreed to be punished.
Speaking of this time, fish white has appeared in the sky.
I dragged my tired body back to my room with two guards. Although it is very sleepy, the problem of how to raise money makes people unable to sleep.
I think that the thief soldiers have spent enough time outside the small stream village. Sun En's army sent by Hailu to attack Huiji was blocked by Liu Fuzhi in Shangyu. Both the water and land armies were stranded in Juzhang, a place hundreds of miles away from Huiji. Sun En, Yao Sheng and other thieves must be very anxious.
Occupy Huiji, Sun En can exert his charisma and respond a hundred times to make the people abandon their families and follow him. And no matter on the island, in Yongdong, or in every chapter, he can't fully use his ability. The sound at sea is difficult to communicate, Yongdong is too biased, and Juzhang County is small enough to stand up.
Whenever I look at the camp outside the village, I will think that although Sun En's thieves have no rules, their fighting power far exceeds that of our army. These people are just some bandits. Thieves may not need military salaries, but where does military food come from? Since the beginning of Sun En's chaos, the east of Jiankang has strictly guarded the field. Sun En's army has not yet arrived, many places are convenient for the wilderness, and there are not many opportunities to get food.
There are few officers and soldiers and they are short of food. Tens of thousands of thieves often take over a county and a county. Where does the grain and fodder come from?
For days, the rain has continued. If it hadn't been cold, people would have mistakenly think that it had come to the rainy season.
The roads in the village are potholes, and countless small pits full of water have been formed after the rain. There were few pedestrians on the road. Everyone covered the front of their coats with one hand and ran through the pits step by step. Several idle people huddled in the shelter under the eaves and chatted. When they saw me, they stood up awkwardly and straightened up and said hello: "Liu Sima." I nodded to them.
Climb to the wall. More than a dozen soldiers stood by the wall, stamping their feet and shaking their bodies to get warm, while watching the movement on the other side of the river. Other soldiers squatted under the eaves outside the tower.
"Why don't you let them go into the tower to shelter from the rain?" I asked Liu Zhong.
"Regulations, city guards are not able to enter the tower."
"In addition to the towers, there are also many shelters in the city. Now the wall is temporarily built, and there is no shelter for soldiers except for the city tower. There is no need to follow the previous regulations in the stream. If the weather is bad again in the future, please invite your brothers to rest in the tower.
"Yes!"
"In addition, send people to make two fires in the city tower and let the soldiers who enter get the heat. Designate another person to pay attention to the candle.
Liu Zhong ordered a soldier in the city to make a fire, and then called the officer on duty today to convey my order.
Those soldiers who were allowed to enter the tower were delighted. The soldier standing by the wall couldn't help looking back. Very envious.
The time on duty for rotation should also be shortened. Although it is not winter, the weather has not turned hot. Everyone should understand and take care of each other. After listening to me, Liu Zhong ran to pass the order again.
I saw Liu Zhong spreading my orders in the officer's tone again and again, and shook his head with a smile.
I went to the women's wall and asked a few questions with a soldier guarding the village, and then poked my head out of the city. Although the rain was not heavy, it had already stirred up a mist. Thousands of rain curtains hung between the wall and the thief camp, and only felt a large area of gray, and the situation was not clear. No thieves were seen patrolling outside the camp. The thief camp was silent in the noise of the rain.
It seems that Yao Sheng brought a great change in the temperament of the thief soldiers who attacked the stream. At the beginning of the sentence, the thief soldiers were excited. Whether it is the siege or the truce, it is all happy to shout. It seems that they didn't come here to fight in blood, but to watch the play. Although the scene of supporting the corpse under the city was tragic, it did not wear out the fighting spirit of the thief soldiers.
Zhangcheng has been unsight for a long time. Before losing troops and then losing food, he finally invaded the city but was attacked by fire. When he attacked the city again, he found that Juzhang had become an empty city. When he turned to the stream, he was harassed at night. The morale of the thief soldiers is extremely low, which can be seen from this dead barracks.
However, even so, we can't carry out effective attacks except to harass at night when the enemy is unprepared. Just passively guarding the stockade and waiting for the enemy to attack. After all, hundreds of people can't fight against tens of thousands of people.