Chapter 61 Negotiation

Chapter 61 Negotiation

Chapter 61 Negotiation
After attending the banquet, Shao Xun stayed in the military camp.

The military camp was located on the Imperial Street inside Dongyang Gate, not far from Sikong Mansion and also close to the palace.

Two thousand upper troops of He Lun's army withdrew from Jinyong City and also settled in the military camp. At this point, the upper and lower armies had arrived together, and the area around Sikongfu was considered strong in both men and horses - on the surface, it was indeed so.

"It's fine if you can't shoot an arrow, but you can't even hold a spear. What use are you? Let's go."

"You've been slacking off during the whole morning's drill. What's the use of you? You, you, and you, all go away."

"I gave you a day off, but you didn't come back until the next afternoon. Do you think the military camp is a market? Fifty lashes and drive you away."

"He kept saying weird things all day, which shook the morale of the army. He was beaten with fifty lashes and driven away."

"You guys can't do that either, just go on your own and don't make me chase you away."

As the saying goes, once you have power, you can issue orders.

Mi Huang did not have the official seal of lieutenant, and Shao Xun did not officially become lieutenant Sima, but they had already entered into their roles, and no one did not think of them as lieutenants or lieutenant Sima.

Shao Xun has been clearing out unqualified recruits these days.

There were a bunch of smooth-talking people from Luoyang, all recruited by Wang Bing. There were more than three hundred of them. Shao Xun was not polite at all and let them go one by one. Most of them were dismissed.

Only a few dozen people stayed, most of them were poor people doing manual labor in the market. After talking to them and getting a rough understanding of their character, they were accepted.

We still need to recruit more than 200 people.

This is actually not difficult.

Mi Huang mentioned that there were more than 30,000 miscellaneous soldiers inside and outside Luoyang City, as well as an unknown number of defeated soldiers. If they picked carefully, they could even bring back more than 200 strong men with certain military experience.

Shao Xun agreed and handed the matter over to Wu Qian, asking him to handle it as soon as possible.

The wrangling among Sima Yue, Sima Ying, and Sima Yong should be over soon. Once the benefits are distributed, the foreign troops will enter the city, and the situation will become complicated again.

In addition, the dozens of honest coolies who stayed behind were organized into a separate team.

Shao Xun actually doesn't like those honest soldiers. They can't even make a sound when you hit them with three sticks, and they can't tell left from right. They are simply hopeless during training.

But this time he had selfish motives.

In the battle at Taiji Hall, the boys performed very well, which gave him some ideas.

Why not take the opportunity of recruiting new soldiers to let these teenagers aged 17 or 18 join the army and serve as sergeants, squad leaders, or team leaders?
A full squad of fifty men requires sixteen officers above the rank of sergeant.

There are quite a few teenagers aged 17 or 18, and some of them really have no talent for learning and cannot concentrate on studying.

Shao Xun thought that, in this case, he might as well stop studying. He had already recognized quite a few words and was no longer illiterate, so he could just go down and lead the troops.

Skirmishers and defeated soldiers are certainly good, but they have some bad habits to a certain extent, and a teenager of seventeen or eighteen may not be able to control them.

Then let them take the honest people.

In the army, skills are the key. Those who do hard labor have basically never had any military training. If you still can't control yourself, then you are really not suitable to be a warrior. You should just be a sergeant or a squad leader for the rest of your life.

The work of reorganizing the army was complicated and Wang Bing seemed to have nothing to do, so Mi Huang pulled him to sit and drink tea.

"Shao Jun has made many achievements and is well-known throughout the family. What do you think, Jiye?" Mi Huang carefully observed the expression on Wang Bing's face and asked softly.

Wang Bing is not tall, but quite strong.

Perhaps it was because he had decided since childhood to be a military man. He was not as feminine as other scholars, but rather quite masculine.

But looking masculine doesn’t mean that the person is really masculine.

Wang Bing lacks a kind of ruthlessness, the kind of ruthlessness that would risk one's life to survive.

There was no way. Due to his family environment, he had never fallen to the point where he had to fight for his life to survive.

Official body, the family is ready.

If you take care of the position, you can start as a general.

Subordinates are disobedient? Don't worry, the family will send some troops to join the army, making it easier for you to control the troops.

He never encountered any real difficulties.

Therefore, when you encounter those vicious people who kill people without blinking an eye, it is easy to be at a loss as to what to do.

Mi Huang was not a vicious person, and he spoke in a very friendly manner, but Wang Bing's eyes kept glancing at Shao Xun who was training his troops in the arena.

He was just a leader, even if he became a lieutenant Sima, he could only "assist" the training of the troops. But you see he was taking the responsibility, was he "assisting"? He was clearly leading, right? "When I first met him, I felt that he was murderous. He seemed gentle and polite, but in fact he was fierce and cruel." Wang Bing seemed to be recalling.

At that time, he and He Lun met this fellow villager in front of the armory.

The conversation was still very polite, and Shao Xun was very polite. After inquiring about his background, Wang Bing no longer took it to heart.

Who would have thought that a year later, this man would kill generals and enemies and become famous.

In contrast to him, he was defeated by Zhang Fang, his troops were scattered, and the entire army was destroyed.

The changes are so great that it makes people dizzy and difficult to accept for a while.

"Mr. Shao is actually a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty." Mi Huang smiled and said, "A drop of kindness will be repaid with a spring. You won't suffer any loss."

"That's just a nice statement." Wang Bing sneered.

"Jie Ye, you are just saying this in anger." Mi Huang shook his head.

"I say..." Wang Bing raised his head, looked at Mi Huang carefully, and suddenly smiled, saying, "You are speaking for him like this, have you really thought it through? Aren't you afraid that he will turn against you in the future?"

Mi Huang nodded: "Of course I can make a decision after I understand his character."

"You can know a person's face but not his heart," Wang Bing reminded.

Mi Huang did not answer directly, but said: "My Donghai Mi family is good at business. One of the tricks is to judge people by their appearance. Once we are sure of someone's appearance, we will not hesitate."

"You never know what's going on in this world." Wang Bing said sarcastically, "Who could have thought that Liu Xuande couldn't stay in Xuzhou anymore and had to leave in a panic?"

"It's nothing more than a gamble." Mi Huang said, "What is there to do without risk? If we are hesitant, our Mi family won't be able to do such a big business."

"It seems that you are determined." Wang Bing sighed, and then asked: "Do you want to recruit him as your son-in-law? A ruthless man like him is not so easy to win over. Don't let the wolf enter the house and seize your Mi family's wealth and troops."

"You don't have to worry about these." Mi Huang said expressionlessly: "I believe you also know that Shao Xun will be recommended as a filial and honest official this year, and his status will be different by then. You should think carefully about what to do."

Wang Bing's face changed slightly and he remained speechless.

Mi Huang was his direct superior and had many ways to control him, so it was difficult to openly confront him.

Looking at the people below, from the governor, the team leader to the sergeant and even the private, two-thirds of them are Shao Xun's men, which almost sidelines him.

In Luoyang, where people talk with knives at every turn, there is no capital for resistance.

If they really wanted to fall out, Wang Bing suspected that Shao Xun would strangle him to death with a bowstring on a dark and windy night, and then bury him in the wild so that he would never be found.

Alas, how could I associate with such a person?

"I need to arrange a new owner." After a long silence, Wang Bing suddenly said, "I owe you a favor and now I need to repay it. Don't worry, nothing bad will happen."

Mi Huang did not agree directly, but asked: "Anything else?"

"After Sikong Bing takes office, I want to serve as a general in the imperial guards. You have to speak for me." Wang Bing said again.

"That's easy." Mi Huang agreed immediately, then frowned and said, "The matter of the owner of the building still needs to be discussed in detail. Bring the person over first."

Wang Bing snorted and said, "Shao Xun is quite a big shot."

It was normal to place private individuals in the army at this time, because many troops had a strong legacy of military divisions, which began in the late Han Dynasty.

The superior officers place their confidants as subordinate officers, and the subordinate officers place their confidants as lower-level officers. One level suppresses the next level, and the characteristics of personal dependence are very obvious.

Therefore, his argument on this point had little effect.

But I just felt very aggrieved and it was difficult for me to get over it for a while.

Mi Huang saw it, pulled Wang Bing's hand, and said sincerely: "Ji Ye, don't be like this. You see, I have made a lot of contributions in the past six months, and Sikong has praised me many times and rewarded me a lot. After all, Shao Xun is still the leader of your account. He has made contributions, and you have to benefit from it. If you think about it this way, don't you think it's not so difficult to accept? Besides, the world is so chaotic, you can't guarantee that you won't encounter difficulties or even dangers. Don't we have to rely on the people of Donghai to stick together at this time? After Shao Xun becomes famous, as his fellow villager, can you treat him badly? Think about it carefully."

"Alright, I can't argue with you." Wang Bing slapped the table in anger and said, "I'm in your hands anyway, what else can I do? I want to be the General of the Left Guard or the General of the Right Guard. If there is a chance in the future, you must speak for me."

"Of course." Mi Huang smiled proudly.

Wang Bing seemed angry, but he had actually surrendered.

With only a thousand men in the army, there will no longer be anyone to cause trouble from within, so we can train them with full freedom.

Mi Huang had great confidence in Shao Xun. As long as there was no war within a year and he was given time, he would definitely be able to reorganize an army that could be sent to the battlefield to fight.

One year, just one year!
(End of this chapter)