Chapter 261 Cao Cao is gone, his backer has fallen, find another way out

Author: Tough Bronze

Chapter 261 Cao Cao is gone, his backer has fallen, find another way out

In short, no matter what you do, you need to think twice.

"Hey, this thing is really annoying. What do those soldiers and ruffians think? They want to cause a scene at this time, which will only increase the trouble."

Cao Ren put his head in his hands and squatted on the ground helplessly.

Surrounded by family members, he was too lazy to pay attention to anything.

After all, this is not the first time for everyone to get along, not to mention, although Cao Pi is the lord now, he has never put on airs in front of the two of them.

Therefore, the talking habits of several people have never changed.

"Who says it's not the case? A total of 50,000 people would cost at least one million gold. Where can we find so much money?"

This sudden severance package of over one million yuan is no small matter for Xuchang.

"One million gold... Alas, Zhicai has already counted it, and it's only a little less, but even so, we have to bite the bullet and come up with it!"

That's what he said, but looking at Cao Ren who was so decadent that he sat on the ground, you can tell that this matter is quite difficult.

More importantly, even if they can pay millions in severance pay, it will not be a preferential treatment for the 50,000-strong army. After all, these Qingzhou soldiers have made great contributions to the army.

After a while, inside the camp.

The soldiers stood crookedly one by one, all listless, with drooped eyebrows.

Since they took off their armor, they no longer regard themselves as qualified soldiers, so they all have nothing to fear.

Anyway, what has been implemented in recent years is military and civilian farming. Even if there is no war, everyone still has to work in the fields. Now that the shackles of being a soldier are gone, there is no problem at all in returning home and farming.

Listening to Cao Pi's long speech on the high platform, saying thank you, gratitude, and remembering you all in this life, everyone just felt irritated.

"Is it over yet? Don't you just want some severance pay? If you can give it, what's the use of saying so much?"

"That is to say, now that the master is dead, what's the use of saying so much? Everyone should disperse. If you go back early, you can help your family cultivate some land and grow some food."

Several soldiers leaned together and muttered in a low voice. Their words were quite disrespectful.

"Hey, how much longer do you think he can keep talking? I guess we may not be able to leave this camp after the autumn harvest!"

Another soldier who joined the chat smiled teasingly, holding a pebble at his feet from time to time.

As soon as these words came out, they caused laughter and shouting in a small area.

After all, it’s just the beginning of summer, and there are still several months until the autumn harvest.

With such a commotion, the guards standing around became increasingly unhappy.

Especially those led by Cao Hong showed signs of violence on their reluctant faces, and their hands holding spears creaked even more.

These Qingzhou soldiers are really brave. They usually rely on their military exploits and no one takes them seriously.

Nowadays, they are looking for trouble in groups. They are asking for money like locusts passing through the border. It is really unreasonable!

But...they can only run wild for a while.

After they were sent away with money, there were no more Qingzhou soldiers staying in the camp.

After a while, Cao Pi fought with the increasingly fierce looks from both sides, and finally came to the most critical point and the most important point - severance pay.

"Thinking of your past contributions, the great Han Dynasty has given the 50,000-strong army one million gold as severance pay today. This is also my heartfelt wish for you all. I will also invite you all to go to the military supply office later -"

"What? A million gold? If you calculate this, each person only has twenty taels of gold. Is this considered a wish?"

"Yes, we have followed the Han Dynasty in the north and south over the years, and we have made so much contribution. How can you just spend twenty taels of gold?"

"Where is the intention in this? This is simply a joke!"

"······"

Before Cao Pi could finish speaking, the Qingzhou soldiers below let out bursts of dissatisfaction.

"It's really the most ridiculous thing in the world! If I had known what happened, I shouldn't have come to Dahan in the first place! Who should I fight with?"

"That's right, a mere twenty taels of gold is really a bargain. Why are you treating us like beggars? If you had known that there were only twenty taels of gold, who would still be here to listen to what you say?"

"Who says it's not the case? I've been in the sun for so long and now I'm gone."

"······"

As they talked, some angry people waved their hands and left, and then more and more people strode towards the gate of the camp.

However, before leaving, all of them did not forget to go to the military supply office to get money.

The mighty 50,000-strong army walked out of the military camp, carrying their luggage and swaggering out of the military supplies office.

The lively scene actually startled the people in Xuchang City, who thought that a large army was setting off and a war was about to begin.

After learning the true situation, within half a day, the news that 50,000 Qingzhou soldiers had disarmed and returned to their fields spread throughout Xuchang City.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Pi also learned the news and became sulky.

He didn't think about the meal, and even lost his temper for no reason in the middle of the night, which frightened all the servants in the house and didn't dare to breathe.

"Tell me, what am I doing all this for? Hey, the severance pay that I finally got was given to them every penny. Yes, I also know that this money is not much, but we have to fight every year.

It cost more money, and I think I am worthy of them."

"But what about them? They knew that there would be another war soon, but they wanted to go home regardless. I agreed despite the pressure, but what about them? Not only were they inconsiderate, but they also ruined my reputation outside. If this continues, I'm afraid that

Everyone in the world will say I stinged it!"

"This is really...unreasonable!"

The more Cao Pi talked, the angrier he became. Seeing this, his wife hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him.

It's just that this lady is just a daughter of an ordinary clan. She is neither gentle nor smart, and her words of persuasion are all useless.

Cao Pi was even more stunned as he listened to the other party's non-nutritious topics.

The next day, Cao Pi was so angry that he couldn't sleep at night, his head was buzzing, and he was still gnashing his teeth at the Qingzhou soldiers.

If you want to take control, you can't be too strict. It won't make sense if you don't care. If you give too much money, it will make you feel uncomfortable and difficult to do. If you give less money, you will still be criticized and ridiculed.

If this is not good, there may be no soldiers who will follow him wholeheartedly in the future.

When Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun came to the study to prepare for the discussion, Cao Pi was still angry.

At this time, half of his body was shaking unconsciously, his teeth were chattering constantly, and his face, which had not slept all night, had deep bags and eye circles, and he looked quite sick.

Speaking of which, Cao Pi had a miserable life for more than a month.

Because of his father's death, he had to kneel in front of Cao Cao's mourning hall and cry for a while every day. Even today, he has not found any memory that can shed tears, so he can only howl.

There had been several times before that, in the middle of crying, he suddenly remembered those uncontrollable Qingzhou soldiers, and he immediately stopped crying.

Even more so recently.

When he thought of the disrespect in the words of those Qingzhou soldiers and the disdainful expressions on their faces when they left Xuchang in a swagger, he couldn't help but feel angry.

"Zi Heng, what's wrong with you? The departure of the Qingzhou soldiers is a good thing for us. As for the one million severance pay, you can treat it as a reward to the three armies."

Xiahou Dun persuaded softly.

"Yes, those people don't obey discipline at all. In the past, we could still kill a few people to intimidate the three armies. But now, there are 50,000 people, which we can't just kill. If they die, I'm afraid the entire city of Xuchang will also die."

It’s a mess.”

"That's right. If Xuchang City is in chaos, then our life will probably be even more difficult. The soldiers outside will probably be in panic all day long and will no longer dare to sacrifice their lives for us."

"Now that they are gone, we can recruit troops again, expand the military camp, and create an army that is completely under our control. We will step up training in the future to train these people and then disperse them to other armies."

"Well, if that's the case, our military might be even stronger next year!"

"······"

With the words of comfort from Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun, the anger in Cao Pi's heart gradually subsided.

What followed was a burning ambition.

After weighing the pros and cons, he gradually figured it out without his anger.

As far as the current situation is concerned, although a lot of money has been spent and it has not yet gained a good reputation, the impact is not large.

Furthermore, apart from the 50,000 Qingzhou soldiers, there are still tens of thousands of soldiers in the army, and their opinion of themselves is the most important thing.

From now on, as long as I learn to be more frugal like the old master Cao Song, and at the same time make the Cao family members more frugal, I will be able to save a lot of money.

I can use the saved money to reward meritorious officials.

Have no arrogance or extravagance towards yourself, be diligent and frugal at home, be courteous and generous to others, and be generous to others...

As long as he can persist for a year and follow the example, Cao Pi fully believes that his reputation, which was slandered by the 50,000 Qingzhou soldiers, can be completely reversed!

By that time, the common people will not only know about his reputation as a breeze, but also think of his great deeds of spending millions of dollars as severance pay for meritorious ministers.

In this way, not to mention that the people will not have other ideas, even one's own prestige may be improved to a higher level.

Maybe you can even get the reputation of being a wise king!
To be continued...