Chapter 605 Xiao Muqing, Liang Qi, Ziying, and Gu Yue, the four commanders, all went to the vicinity of the Zhanghe River to recruit sailors, and when they left, Xiao Muqing was the first to ask Wang Kai for money, but he was not polite, the lion opened his mouth and directly asked for a million taels of silver.
A soldier's monthly salary is only 800 yuan, and he needs 1 million taels at once, and even if the cost of ordnance and military funds is deducted, he can recruit as many as 500,000 or 600,000 people.
Wang Kai didn't know what Xiao Muqing wanted so much silver for, but Tang Yin had already spoken in advance and asked him to fully cooperate, and Wang Kai was inconvenient to ask more, so he took out one million taels of silver from the silver treasury and gave it to Xiao Muqing.
Xiao Muqing left satisfied, and when Liang Qi, Ziying, and Gu Yue came to withdraw the silver again, there were not many silver left in the silver treasury, and the total amount of silver withdrawn by the last three was less than one million taels, so it can be said that Xiao Muqing's share was equivalent to the sum of the other three.
The Feng Army recruited troops on the east bank of the Zhanghe River with great fanfare, in fact, as Tang Yin said, there must be brave men under the heavy reward, many Ning people heard that the Feng Army treated everyone equally, whether it was the Feng people or the Ning people, the military salary was the same, and it was very rich, and people rushed to join the army.
Xiao Muqing has the most silver in his hand, and when he recruits troops, he gives the most military salary, and naturally attracts the most people who come to join the army.
The recruitment offices of the Plains Army are full of people coming and going, and the flow of people is continuous, while looking at the recruitment offices of the other three armies, the recruits are sparse and sparse.
While the Feng Army was expanding its army, Tang Yin was very leisurely in Qingyuan City, and his most important job every day was to drink and eat.
He knew very well that if he wanted to stabilize the situation in Hedong, he must first win over those dignitaries and dignitaries in the county, these people are basically Ning people, and they are also highly respected in Hedong, and they respond to every call.
In the county capital, he would invite the rich and noble people in Qingyuan City to come to the banquet every day, whether he wanted to entertain or not, this was what he had to do.
Now Hedong has fallen into the hands of the Wind Country, the original Ning Country rich and noble people have lost their foundation all of a sudden, they are afraid of being persecuted by the Wind Country, and they live in a tense atmosphere of fear every day, and they can try not to go out if they can't go out, and their family business is in Hedong, and they can't go if they want to, so they urgently need to find a new object to rely on, at this time, Tang Yin threw an olive branch to them, and the two sides naturally hit it off. to get closer to Tang Yin.
The first wave of people invited by Tang Yin were the heads of the eight most influential families in Qingyuan and even the entire Hedong region, namely Deng Ping, Cao Hai, Peng Yu, Zeng An, Xiao Qing, Tian Ju, Dong Jian, and Yuan Chunan.
These eight families are the generations of wealth and nobility in Hedong, and their families have a big business, and they basically monopolize the agriculture, industry, and commerce in Hedong.
Tang Yin wants a stable and peaceful Hedong region, and it is very important to win the support of these eight wealthy families, and if these eight wealthy families want to continue to survive in Hedong, they can only rely on Tang Yin.
When the eight heads of the family came to the county capital, each of them brought a good greeting gift, each of which was a treasure that had been treasured for a long time and was of great value.
After entering the main hall of the county capital and meeting Tang Yin, the eight people hurriedly knelt on the ground to give a big salute and bowed to Tang Yin in unison.
Tang Yin had already understood the life experience of the eight people in advance, and he was very polite to them, he sat on the mat, owed slightly, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Eight gentlemen, please get up."
"King Xie" Their seats had already been prepared, and when the eight of them got up, the servants below quickly stepped forward and led them to their respective seats.
Seeing that everyone was seated, Tang Yinfang said slowly: "This time, I invited you here, mainly to reassure everyone. ” The eight of them were all in high spirits when they heard this, and they all set their eyes on Tang Yin.
Tang Yin continued with a smile: "Although Hedong has returned to the strong wind now, you can rest assured that my Feng Country will not deliberately make things difficult for you because you are Ning people, on the contrary, as long as you are willing to sincerely return to the strong wind, my family business will not be committed, and I will also open the door to you for convenience." ” Hearing this, the eight people all looked happy, looked at each other, nodded one after another, and then bowed their hands and said: "Villain, thank you king" Before they saw Tang Yin, they also thought that Tang Yin was a cruel and vicious monarch, but now when they see him, they feel completely different from their impressions, Tang Yin is not only young and handsome, but also very peaceful, and his smiling appearance and approachable attitude have nothing to do with the tyrant.
Tang Yin smiled at everyone and said, "You don't need to be polite.
I regard you as friends, and since you are friends, you should help each other, and I will protect your family business and create convenient conditions for you, I don't know how you can help me."
Everyone was stunned, Tang Yin, as a monarch, was actually called a friend to them, which was incredible in the eyes of everyone, but they were not stupid, of course they understood that the second half of the sentence was the point of Tang Yin's words.
The eight people looked at each other, and finally Deng Ping arched his hand and said, "I don't know what the king wants me to do."
Tang Yin said with a smile: "You should all know that in the recent period, there have been many battles, and our army has suffered heavy casualties, so we need to recruit troops on the spot in the Hedong area to fill the strength and establishment, but recruiting troops requires money, and the current treasury in the county is empty, I hope you can all contribute to the country." ” At this time, they finally understood, it turned out that Tang Yin came to them to ask them to donate money.
The more wealthy a person is, it doesn't mean that he will be more generous, and it is difficult for these rich and wealthy people to donate money to the Ning State Imperial Court, let alone donate money to the Feng Kingdom.
When the people heard this, they looked at each other, but no one spoke.
Seeing this, Tang Yin raised his eyebrows, quietly picked up the wine jug, poured a glass of wine, and then took a sip slowly, and asked with a smile: "Why are you not even willing to give this little strength when the country is in need?"
Deng Ping swallowed and foamed, and asked stubbornly: "I don't know how much silver the king asked me to donate."
He asked directly, and Tang Yin also answered simply, saying, "One hundred thousand taels." ” Eight people are 100,000 taels, and if they are calculated separately, each person is more than 10,000 taels, and for the eight of them, more than 10,000 taels of silver is not much.
The faces of the eight people recovered a little, but before they could speak, Tang Yin added with a smile: "One hundred thousand taels per person." ” Eight people almost vomited blood on the spot, 100,000 taels per person, this is not a small amount, you must know that the monthly payment of a high-ranking official at the prime minister's level is only 300 taels, and it is only more than 3,000 taels a year, and Tang Yin asks for 100,000 taels for a mouth, which is unacceptable to any of the eight people.
"King, this" Deng Ping's face was full of embarrassment, and he said tremblingly: "This is too much."
As soon as his voice fell, he suddenly heard a crisp sound next to him, Cao Hai slapped the table angrily, stood up, and said loudly: "King, we are all ordinary businessmen, and we can earn eighteen thousand silver every year at best, and now you are asking us for 100,000 taels at once, this is too difficult for a strong man."
Cao Hai is the most irritable of the eight people, and he is also relatively upright, quite righteous, and likes to make friends.
Tang Yin looked at Cao Hai, who was full of anger, sneered, and said slowly: "Brother Cao, don't be angry, I still have some understanding of everyone here, it may be difficult for each of you to come up with 1.8 million taels, but 100,000 taels can only be regarded as a small amount of money for you."
If, at a time of national crisis, you refuse to give even such a small amount of money, how can I trust your loyalty to my gales?"
Cao Hai met Tang Yin's gaze without fear, looked at him directly for a long time, and suddenly looked up and laughed.
Tang Yin asked inexplicably, "What is Brother Cao laughing at?"
Cao Hai said: "I'm laughing at the king" "Laugh at me" "We businessmen should really ask the king for advice and learn the king's way of doing business."
Cao Hai talked eloquently, but the other seven people were scared into a cold sweat, Deng Ping, who was sitting next to him, pulled his sleeve and hinted that he should not say any more, but Cao Hai ignored him at all, and continued: "The king asked us to pay for the Ning people, recruit the Ning people to fill the army, and then use the Ning people to fight the Ning people in Hexi, and it took a long time, it was all my Ning Guo in the internal friction, and the king and the wind country have nothing to do with it, this kind of business that does not require capital, the king is doing well, shouldn't we and other businessmen learn from the king?"
Hearing this, everyone present gasped, not awakened by Cao Hai's words, even if he didn't say it, people knew that it was such a truth, but when he said it in front of Tang Yin, didn't he find something awkward Tang Yin still looked at Cao Hai with a smile, but a strong murderous aura had emanated from him, the murderous aura was an invisible thing, but it could make everyone present really feel it, as if the air around him had frozen all of a sudden, and the temperature had plummeted several degrees.
At this time, Wang Kai, who was accompanying the banquet, realized that Tang Yin had made a murderous move, hurriedly stood up, walked quickly in front of Tang Yin, bowed down, and said: "Wang, Mr.
Cao must have drunk too much, he is talking drunk, and I hope that the king will be gracious, don't blame Mr.
Cao." ” Wang Kai used to be the city lord of Qingyuan City, and Cao Hai had a deep personal relationship, this time Tang Yin invited the eight of them, Cao Hai didn't want to come, it was Wang Kai who forced him to come, so that he could take this opportunity to get closer to Tang Yin, and said that the Wind Country would not trouble him in the future, but now it is counterproductive, Cao Hai not only did not get closer to Tang Yin, but also mocked him in public, which scared Wang Kai out of a cold sweat.
"Brother Cao hasn't drunk a sip of wine since he entered the banquet, how can he drink too much Even if he drinks too much, but after drinking and spitting out the truth, it seems that Brother Cao hates me and hates me Gale" Tang Yin asked with a flat smile.
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Wang Kai waved his hand again and again, and was about to speak, but Cao Hai took the lead and said: "That's right, since ancient times, Hedong has been my territory of Ningguo, and it was your Fengguo who forcibly occupied Hedong, and you were ashamed to say anything about recovering the lost territory, this is pure fart":