SFS Chapter 852 Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind
Chapter 852 Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind
A centurion asked curiously,
"Commander-in-chief, the Fire Troops don't fight, so why let them lead first?"
Wen Qiong gritted her teeth in anger, pointed at his nose and cursed,
"Are you an idiot? Let the firemen collect their wages first, and then let them go get the meat and food to cook for you!
Are you going to cook? Is the food you cook edible?
"Hehe...hehehe..."
The centurion smiled awkwardly and rubbed his hands.
"Alright, firemen, step out and collect your pay. The rest of you, centurions, line up and come one by one!"
"Got it!"
"Thank you, Commander!"
"You are my second parent. I kowtow to you."
"From now on, if you tell me to go east, I will never go west!"
"I swear to be loyal to you till death!"
Nothing can win people's hearts better than giving them money and food.
There is no loyalty without reason in this world. You cannot say that if you give someone money and they are loyal to you, you cannot say that they only care about money and are bad people or villains.
If you don't even give them money, why should they be loyal to you?
Because of being beaten? Because of having your pay withheld? Because of not having enough to eat? Because of your constant talk about patriotism?
That thing can't be eaten.
You have to be nice to others. Only when they know that you are a good person, that there is a future in following you, and that they have received your favor, will they be loyal to you.
It's all about putting yourself in others' shoes. There's no gain without effort.
Soon, there were sounds of laughter and joy in the second camp. The original dead atmosphere was swept away and everyone had a smile on their face.
As the sky gradually darkened, the rich aroma of meat wafted from their big pot, making the surrounding friendly troops drool and stand on the periphery, constantly looking around.
Those soldiers asked the soldiers of the second battalion what was going on. The soldiers of the second battalion immediately started showing off and told the whole story.
Now I am even more envious.
The soldiers from other camps were cursing their commanders while gnawing on their tasteless rice balls.
I felt increasingly unbalanced.
Soon, the meat was cooked. The soldiers took the meat and held their bowls and began to feast on it.
However, at this moment, an uninvited guest arrived in the camp.
I saw a general in armor, striding out and shouting,
"Where's the captain? Get out here!"
Upon hearing this, the soldiers hurried to call Wen Qiong who was eating meat.
When Wen Qiong heard the general was coming, he ran over and saluted,
"I pay my respects to the General!"
Zeng Fan looked at Wen Qiong, then looked at the military camp filled with fragrance, and sneered,
"I can't bear your greeting. Who are you? You are from a family of scholars, the son of a high official. I am just a peasant. How can I be worthy of your greeting?
However, is it okay for this general to inspect the barracks and find any problems?"
Hearing this, Wen Qiong knew that the other party was here to make things difficult for him.
"Of course, no problem. I'm just wondering if General could excuse me for a moment?"
"What are you borrowing? I'm going on patrol right now."
As he spoke, Zeng Fan was about to walk into the military camp.
Wen Qiong quickly stopped him and winked quietly,
"General, excuse me for a moment. Come into my tent and sit down. I'll pour you a cup of tea."
Zeng Fan became curious when he saw this.
Could it be that this kid is up to something good?
"Then go sit down and take a look at the military affairs booklet you have compiled."
"Okay, please."
Wen Qiong hurriedly took Zeng Fan into her tent.
Then, without saying anything, he went straight to the point and opened the two boxes.
Inside, there was a lot of silver.
Zeng Fan's eyes lit up instantly, then narrowed his eyes and said,
"Commander Wen is truly capable, he was able to obtain so much military pay from the national treasury."
Wen Qiong said quickly,
"General, you are truly amazing. I have admired you for a long time and would like to bring this gold and silver to pay a visit to you.
But it was broad daylight at that time, and there were many people around the general. If other people saw the military pay, they would probably go to General Tao Yao and make him very annoyed.
Therefore, I thought of visiting the general in the evening.
But unexpectedly, it was such a coincidence that the general came.
"General, you have brought your guards with you, which has saved me a lot of trouble. Please take these military pays, and it is up to you to decide how to dispose of them."
Zeng Fan smiled, no longer showing his previous arrogance and sarcasm, and said,
"Oh, Commander Wen, you still understand the rules. The military pay must naturally be handed over to me for distribution.
You didn't pull it over, which really saved this general a lot of trouble. Otherwise, if the people in other legions saw it, they would report it to the court, saying that only wages were given to us but not to them. Wouldn't they say that the emperor was unfair?
We can only do this secretly and send it to the people below.
This general will take back these military pays and distribute them to the soldiers on payday."
"I can rest assured in leaving it to the General.
Come on, come on, guys from the back, come in and lift the boxes onto the car."
The guards behind hurried in, covered the silver, and moved it to the carriage outside the door.
Zeng Fan said,
"Brother, I'm a straightforward person. If you treat me sincerely, I will definitely treat you sincerely. In the future, when we fight, you just follow me. If I charge, you charge. If I run, you run. But don't be stupid and act like a fool.
You have to know that once a person dies, no matter how great his achievements are or how much money he has, they are all useless.
There are wild men out there who sleep with your wife, beat your children, and spend your money. Just think about it, wouldn’t you be angry?
You are a Beijing official and have never fought in a war, so don't be stupid.
When it's time to grab the credit, you just follow me. If the situation isn't right, don't rush to your death."
"That's right, that's right. I need to learn more from you, General. You are a veteran of hundreds of battles."
Wen Qiong was smiling, polite, and spoke nicely.
In addition, he gave Zeng Fan 12,000 taels of silver, which made Zeng Fan so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.
He soon forgot the unpleasantness of Liu Yong being killed during the day.
Is it possible to make so much money for a dead person, even if you had a good relationship with him in the past?
Having money is the foundation!
In addition, Wen Qiong did have a high status and was a powerful person, so Zeng Fan no longer looked down on him. He also promised that if anyone dared to cause trouble for him in the future, they could just go to Zeng Fan.
Soon, Zeng Fan and his guards left with the box, holding a large piece of meat in his hand and eating as he walked.
Wen Qiong watched him leave from afar, her eyes filled with amusement.
Once you've dealt with your boss and your subordinates, everything is ready.
Although they spent all the 30,000 taels of silver directly, as long as they could protect the interests and lives of their family and make contributions to Dayan, they would be able to gain more than that when they became high officials after the demise of Qian Kingdom in the future.
What's more, these thirty thousand taels are not his money.
Of course, if Wen Qiong knew how miserable the fate of these powerful families would be many years later, he would never dare to defect to the State of Yan at this time, but would flee to the sea with his entire family.