Chapter 200: Rewards for meritorious deeds to buy people's hearts
Ertongzhong general Yi, a team of 200 people and dozens of large and hundreds of horses. He could easily find the inn outside the city of Huashiwei.
Moreover, this inn has a separate courtyard, stables, and even an open space for carts to park. The conditions are quite good. Judging from the coachman's appearance, it seems that there are many such inns.
The name of the inn is quite vulgar, called "Xingcai Inn." It takes a lottery in words. When Wang Tong and others checked in, the store was very deserted, and there were only two Jiangxi merchants who couldn't go home for the New Year. They lived here with a frown.
When he moved in, Wang Tong encountered a small matter. Along the way, Wang Tong was wearing the official robe of the Jinyiwei Qianhu, for various considerations, and the shopkeeper obviously looked embarrassed when he saw this dress. When General Tan stepped forward to ask if he could stay in the store, the shopkeeper actually replied:
"The shop is full, please go somewhere else!"
By the time we arrived at this store, the gates of Tianjin Guard had been closed. It was unlikely to find an official reception. It was so late that everyone finally found a place, but who would still be willing to move?
But the coachman leader who followed along the way was relieved. Everyone walked through life and death on the way, and the relationship was extraordinary. Moreover, the coachman leader knew that Wang Tong was a reasoning person, so he leaned over and whispered.
"Sir, pay the money first. This person consumes a lot of money every day when eating horses!"
After hearing this, Wang Tong was a little amused. However, he had already said that he was so hesitant. He immediately turned around and ordered. Ma Sanbiao and Sun Dahai, who had already become angry, took two hundred taels of silver and threw it on the counter.
After seeing the cash, the shopkeeper Li Fu changed his face and said with a smile:
"There are houses and houses, so a few old men will wait. Let's make arrangements immediately."
There are so many people, not to mention where they live. The food, fodder and the labor to take care of are indeed not small, but the shopkeeper's style is not like a businessman. It depends on everyone's temperament. Even if they don't have money to deduct a few horses, it's worth it. Why bother squeezing their necks and asking for money?
But the next moment, Wang Tong realized that the shopkeeper was afraid that he would not give the money. When he was just negotiating, he kept staring at the flying fish suits of his several people, the Jinyiwei.
I think I was afraid of being eaten and lived for free in the past, so there was no need to say that the Jinyiwei was naturally the Jinyiwei. I don’t know if it was from Tianjinwei.
The next thing was very simple. I settled the money from the coachman head along the way and gave the money from the big cart shop alone. The two sides only cleared each other. Wang Tong had to say, "If you come to Tianjin in the future, you will come to find my official." As a result, the coachman head of the big cart shop did not understand the word "Tianmen", so he had to go through it vaguely.
I added another ten taels of silver to make the Xingcai Inn clean up the pigs and sheep, stewed them in a large pot, and baked them with white flour, pickles and pickles in the jar, washed them, cut them into shreds and fried them with oil. The store's own liquor was also brought up in the whole jar.
Although there were no fine dishes, there was a wide variety of food in a hurry, and the women's meals were sent by the maids who served in the inn.
The men, regardless of whether they were injured or not, were all pulled to the lobby of the inn. The worry and life-and-death battle on the road were over, and they didn't even eat a few bites of hot rice on the road. Seeing this big meat and good wine, the atmosphere suddenly became warm. When they knocked on the mud seal on the wine jar, Wang Tong poured a large bowl full of his wine bowl, then raised it and said:
"Everyone, along the way, no one thought that he would just be an official in another place. He encountered such a scene, and it would be difficult for everyone to do this. From today on, you will be a family that shares life and death. With me, Wang Tong, I will never let everyone drink porridge. With my house, I will never let everyone get wet in the rain. The days will be long in the future. Please remember Wang's words, I will do it first."
This big bowl has at least three taels of wine. The taste of the wine made by the private brew may not be very gentle, but it is very strong. Wang Tong tilted his neck and fucked it all in.
His throat seemed to be burning in his stomach. His face was also flushed red. Wang Tong was a little anxious. After staggering for two steps, Zhang Shiqiang behind him hurriedly reached out to support him.
His heroic spirit made the male gangs in the room drink together. Everyone stood up and drank the wine in the bowl. Wang Tong held up the empty bowl and signaled one by one. The servants and the young men were obviously respectful. Even the generals of the Tan family bowed before drinking the wine in the bowl.
Along the way, fighting for life and death, commanding with determination, Wang Tong's prestige has been established unknowingly. In the past, Wang Tong was rigorous, but he always felt that he was separated by a layer of intercourse with everyone. Now he can't do it. Everyone thinks that Wang Tong is his own family, a real master.
Especially in this winery, it can bring the men closer together. After the farmers from the grassland drank the first bowl of wine, they even let go.
After Wang Tong continued to drink, he felt a little dizzy, so Tan Jiang refused to let him come forward to toast. Those who could drink would clink glasses with each other, and those who couldn't drink would start eating.
"Chihei, come here!"
The drunkenness was a little bit high, and Wang Tong fell on the chair and shouted loudly. The amazement shook Shanxunshu and spread a umbrella... It is not a good name for Chinese people to coax the jin jar. The people were the names of Wang Song Zhuangzi and Zhuangzi. They escaped from Korqin. They were very young and very popular, and they were the leaders of these merchants who followed them.
When Chihei was halfway through drinking a bowl of wine, he heard the hello and quickly put down the bowl of wine and ran over hurriedly. Wang Tong looked at him with a blushing face, making the Mongolian man quite confused. Wang Tong waved his hand to Tan Jiang next to him. Tan Jiang nodded with a smile, and then said loudly:
"The villager Chi Hei killed six thieves on the road, and was promoted to the village head and rewarded with twelve taels of silver."
The house was quiet, and Chihei stood there at a loss. Zhang Shiqiang, who was beside him, had already taken out ten taels of silver and a few pieces of scattered silver. He handed it over on the wooden plate provided by the inn.
Next, the house was noisy again, with twelve taels of silver, and these merchants would have to save for five years without drinking. Not to mention the location of the merchant, the banker, the merchant, and even the blacksmiths in the workshop were talking about it, and their eyes were full of envy when they looked at the red and black.
"Chiliao" Chi black" Mr. Xie's reward, Chi black will definitely kill more thieves in the future.
This Mongolian man was speechless. He knelt on the ground excitedly, and the quietness in the room was immediately broken by loud laughter. Wang Tong said with a smile:
"When you come to Tianjin Wei and other places, you can kill people and lead them well. The master here also wants to open a village, General Tan, let's next!"
Another shopkeeper who shot three people was named Delen. After taking the money, he was promoted to Chihei's deputy. The other few who had records of killing enemies took the money one by one. Each of them returned to their own table with high ambitions.
The other shopkeepers who were panicked at the scene were envious and secretly gritted their teeth to encourage each other, hating why they didn't take the bow and arrow in their hands firmly as a point.
Moreover, the master's behavior is fair in his opinion. How many enemies each person kills, it's just that, and no one can say anything wrong.
Next was the reward from the generals of the Tan family, and these elite soldiers became much more indifferent. But the atmosphere in the house gradually rose. Every time one of them said about the achievements of one of them, everyone would shout a lottery. However, what was unexpected was that Ma Sanbiao, who took the most money, was actually Ma Sanbiao. He waved a big knife and killed him in the attack on the bandit array, and he actually made 40 taels at once. Ma Sanbiao was a flamboyant person. He stood there and bowed his fists and almost even lifted the roof of the room.
"It's not easy for you to go along the way. Follow me and follow me, as long as you work faithfully and lively, you will be bound to be rich and noble. Everyone has seen the role models just now. In addition, each person who follows me and charges will be one or two taels. Each person who guards the convoy will be one or two taels."
Originally, there were people below who regretted not getting the money. When they heard Wang Tong's words, they immediately cheered, and it was really a joy.
After calculating inside and outside, Wang Tong threw more than a thousand taels of silver in that night, but Wang Tong had nothing to worry about, and what he gained was the loyal hearts of these subordinates.
After this reward, everyone has a sense of strength in their hearts. They know that they have followed the right master and know how to do this in the future. Anyway, there is no mistake in moving forward bravely.
Even the generals of the Tan family were a little moved. The little adult had a clear reward and punishment. He didn't have to worry about anything with him. He could look at the future with peace of mind. When the atmosphere in the room was warm, Wang Tong rubbed his eyebrows vigorously and asked in a low voice.
"Tan Jian sent a letter to Tianjin Wei for help, but the news was not heard yet. Why can't even see people now? Could it be that there is something wrong with Tianjin Wei?"
General Tan was surrounded by several servants toasted a few glasses of wine. Although he was not killed, he drank a lot. He relaxed a little while talking and said with a smile:
"If the master didn't ask the young, he would think he had forgotten."
After saying this, I felt something was wrong, so I cleared my throat and replied in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry. The Tianjin Guard is the hub of the canal transportation, Zhili and Liaodong, Shandong's sea route connecting ports, and the thoroughfare of Dayi. If you attack the master here, it will be a killing official and rebellion. How could he fight against the 150,000 troops in Jizhen? What's more, the scene of the cavalry of the left guard of Long Xiang's escorting the master, the people who are interested have already seen it. Do they dare to fight against the imperial guard?"
Wang Tong shook his head vigorously, stopping his increasingly intense sleepiness, and said in a deep voice:
"Since that's the case, why doesn't Tan Jian even have any news?
"The younger brothers are used to things and will never be arrested. But Tan Jian also has the identity of a fan in secret, so maybe there is something else strange about it."
Speaking of this, Tan Jiang himself shook his head, his face full of doubts.
The next morning, Tan Jian found Xingcai Inn himself, and he limped and was in a mess.
Chapter completed!