Chapter 707 Buying and Compromising
When the soldiers brought boxes of wealth and goods full of water to Sun Tu and the generals, the expressions of the fence-leaders who were already full of hesitation, fear and anxiety were all replaced by greed, and many people even stared at the gold and silver treasures in the box, and they were almost unable to pull them out.
After someone dragged Zhu Xie's body with blood and broken belly to expose it to the public, Sun Tu called the generals back to the hall where he was just discussing the matter, and asked them to immediately report to the court to report to him and list Zhu Xie's crimes, and find enough reasons to kill him.
But after confirming that Sun Tu would not really attack him, these people began to waver and hesitate again. Zhu Xie was the governor of Jiangnan who was appointed by the court. Killing him was actually no different from a mutiny. Now Sun Tu actually wanted to turn his head and convict him, and everyone also asked to report together. This was too serious and terrible for the generals who had been suppressed by civil servants and lost any courage, so he naturally felt hesitant.
If they hadn't known that they had blood on their hands and had been tied with Sun Tu and had no way out of retreat, they would probably have to find a reason to escape at this time. But even so, in the face of Sun Tu's blunt request, everyone was still vague and could not come up with a clear idea until dawn.
At this time, the soldiers from all over the Great Suozhu Mansion, and the soldiers from all over the country, finally sent all the money they found. They also moved all the money that could make people's eyes shine in front of the hall as Sun Tu had ordered before, which attracted everyone's attention.
In addition to the large amount of treasures dug out from the yard by Zhu Jie and his men who Shi Qian saw in secret, many of them were also obtained by him who had taken them with him and later plundered them in Jinling. More than ten boxes of valuable property, plus many gold and silver ingots, as well as various land deeds and house deeds, just a rough estimate, the property here is worth millions of guan, or even more than tens of millions of guan.
And this is not Zhu Xie's entire wealth, because in addition to Jiangnan, he also has rich industries in his hometown and Bianliang. The three-party property together may double. And this is what he harmed the people of Jiangnan and caused the people to live in poverty. Fang La's gains in his work are really a disaster to the country and the people, and he is indescribable.
Even Sun Tu was stunned for a while after seeing the many wealth that had been moved one after another. When he came to his senses, he found that the others were still staring at the wealth, and his greed expression could not be hidden. He sneered in his heart, and he coughed softly: "Everyone, where are we talking about?"
"Oh... General Sun, you said you want us to jointly submit a memorial to impeach Zhu Xie's various crimes..." Finally, someone came back to his senses and replied with some hesitation.
"Yes, that's right. In fact, the property here alone is enough to make Zhu Xie defeat his life. What are these? Perhaps in the eyes of some people, these are just gold, silver and treasures, but in my opinion, these are the people's wealth, blood, tears, and even their lives. Every penny here was robbed by him, Zhu Xie, who used all kinds of means to rob, saying that he was the culprit of the chaos in Jiangnan and the misfortune of the people, would not be wronged at all!" Sun Tu said as he walked to the boxes, grabbed a jade carving and threw it in his hand: "So what we are doing today is to make things right, to uphold justice for the court and the people. What do you think?"
"This..." Everyone who came back to their senses looked puzzled again. Once they really followed Sun Tu, they would have no way out and could only follow Sun Tu to the dark. You must know that with Zhu Xie's status in the court, there must be many accomplices, and the emperor's partiality, once the real name is reported, no one knows what the result will be.
If they hadn't been forced to kill Zhu Xie's two sons and his confidant, they would have been going on an excuse to escape at this time and would not dare to wade into this muddy water again.
Sun Tu swept over everyone and had a scheming in his heart. He pointed to these boxes and said, "The property here is illegally obtained by Zhu Jie. If he can convict him immediately, we can have sufficient reasons to use them. Otherwise, we can only seal it and hand it over to the court for disposal."
"Ah..." The sentence made everyone stunned, and then the hesitation and embarrassment on their faces were replaced by greed again, and they were obviously already moved.
Seeing this, Sun Tu said again: "Now that my 100,000 official troops stayed in Suzhou, there was a shortage of food and grass supply. I am afraid that the supply of all the troops will be no longer available? Now, the property found in Zhu Jie's family can solve this urgent problem. Only in this way can we continue to go south to pacify the thieves. All the generals understand the truth and know that everything should be put first. What is our overall situation now? Isn't it difficult to quell the Fang La Rebellion?"
After saying this, the quick-witted man immediately followed: "General Sun said so much. Now we should continue to move south. Since the money here is enough to supply our army's needs, we should call it. I believe that the court will understand that we are all loyal!"
"It's not bad, it's just that. Zhu Xie has been damaging the people of Jiangnan over the years and deserves to die. The officials thought we should convict him and asked the court to severely punish his family and others..."
"Zhu Xie is damn, I am willing to report together with General Sun!"
No matter how many great principles are, they are more convincing than the yellow and white Adu things. As Sun Tu opened his words, he pointed out that only everyone would report the memorial and convict Zhu Jie could share this huge wealth worth tens of millions of yuan. These generals who were originally timid and timid and afraid of things immediately changed their style and became righteous people who serve the country and the people and have a righteous and righteous person.
So in the end, if you want to recruit people to do big things together, in addition to using threats to make everyone sit on the same boat, the more important thing is to let everyone see real benefits and interests. Only by using kindness and power can a large group of people who are not subordinate to each other and have their own thoughts be firmly tied together.
Sun Tu smiled with satisfaction: "You are so righteous, it is really a blessing for Jiangnan, and it is also a blessing for my Song Dynasty court! As long as you and I are united, we will be able to quickly quell the rebellion of Jiangnan and restore this prosperous place of fish and rice to a peaceful and prosperous era!"
After pausing, he emphasized again: "And you should have heard me before. Not long ago, the rebels issued a manifesto to deceive the people of Jiangnan under the banner of killing Zhu Xie. But now, since Zhu Xie is dead, as long as we can condemn all kinds of serious crimes and declare them to the world, we will be able to greatly reduce the rebels. With this move, it will be no less than 100,000 troops!"
"General Sun is indeed far-sighted, which makes me admire him." Everyone had made up their minds and completely let go, talking about Zhu Xie's various evil deeds.
Sun Tu hurriedly asked someone to copy it on the spot, and finally summed it up into seven serious crimes. Then he reported it together with the generals, which completely condemned Zhu Xie's crime.
It was not until he finished all this that he pointed to the boxes of property and talked about the distribution issue that attracted everyone the most: "There are a lot of property here, but for us, the most precious thing is food and other logistics support. What do you think?"
In fact, many people want to say that nothing else matters. Getting gold, silver and other goods is the most affordable - after all, for the generals, it is not important to win or lose in the future, and profit from it is the key, because even if the rebellion in Jiangnan is really suppressed, they cannot get much reward with their contributions, and they are far from being able to compare with the wealth that can be shared here. But after facing Sun Tu's faint gaze, it is difficult to say what they say to him, so they can only say against their will.
Sun Tu said again: "So what I mean is to give most of the property here to many merchants in Suzhou, and exchange them for equivalent food and supplies to ensure our logistics. As for the extra ones, we will share them equally with you. What do you think?"
All of them have been said to this, and they have signed the memorials before. How dare others object, they can only nod and say yes. Although this will inevitably lead to a lot of less points, it is much better than gaining nothing. At least if they follow Zhu Xie and get rid of Sun Tu, they will never be able to get much benefit. Thinking of this, their hearts finally calmed down.
The matter has been negotiated, and it is time to take action. When Zhu Xie's seven major crimes were listed and his rebellion and counterattack were sent to Bianjing quickly, Sun Tu had once again discussed with Su Mao and other merchants, using part of the property to exchange for a large amount of food and supplies they had hoarded. If there were any shortcomings, the merchants came forward and went to buy it elsewhere.
With the abilities and connections of these merchants, it is more convenient and quicker to go to other places to buy grain than the government. Maybe in just two or three months, the food and food resources needed will be delivered continuously. At the same time, they also began to open up all their own food. Anyway, with the supplement of that batch of property, these merchants would never lose money.
Originally, when they promised Sun Tu to help him provide money and food, they had already made up their minds to lose their family and spend money, but now they still have money to make money, so naturally the businessmen were even more respectful and grateful to Sun Tu, and they were so devoted.
For Sun Tu, the greater benefit was on the other hand, because he took the food and grass from the merchants and then provided the army with it. In addition to the previous various things, he justified himself and completely replaced Zhu Xie and became the de facto commander of the Song army in Jiangnan today.
In other words, now he has held all the 100,000 troops in his hands and his strength has been greatly enhanced!
Chapter completed!