Six hundred and thirtieth chapters exchange food for military pay
Ma Teng also wanted to immediately cut Han Sui, an old bastard, into pieces, and then merge the two states of Liang into his own. But Han Sui had always been more powerful than him. Don't say that Ma Teng's troops were still being adjusted, but they were adjusted in place.
He still had to win over officials from counties and counties in Liangzhou and Liangzhou to be on his side, so that he could start to deal with Han Sui.
All this has not yet matured. Before it is put in place, Ma Teng even endured the pain of losing his wife! And there are signs that Han Sui's people have sneaked back to Xiliang, which should be his home base, and secretly attracted and bribed his officials.
Military general.
Ma Teng has a lot of headaches now! He will be easily impulsive. People of this age can clearly distinguish what is important and what is light. Although face is important, they will not be obsessed with one side of the key issues.
When Cao Zhi saw Ma Chao, his eyes almost burst open. Ma Teng still didn't express his opinion. Cao Zhi cursed secretly: "You old mixed-race kid, you are really old. It seems that I can't do it without some strong medicine."
Got it!"
"Brother Meng Qi, I also saw your wife when we were in the underworld. How...how did he fall into the hands of that old bastard Han Sui..."
When Cao Zhi mentioned Yang Wan, Ma Chao rushed to Cao Zhi anxiously. Then he heard Cao Zhi say that Han Sui was an old bastard, and he was still hesitating. He became even more anxious and shook Cao Zhi's arms.
Shouting: "You say, you say... Wan'er... what's wrong... ugh..." At the end of the sentence, I also thought of the misery of women losing their integrity.
Ma Chao finally burst into tears from his wide-open eyes after the end.
"Brother Meng Qi, the young lady is tied to the flagpole of Yin Guan City..."
"Stop talking, don't... shut up... wow..."
As Ma Chao cried more intensely, Ma Chao pushed Cao Zhi away, fearing that he would say something about his wife being raped, and even covered his ears and fell to the ground crying.
Ma Teng felt sorry for his son, and he held Ma Chao's arms with his cronies, comforting and persuading him. The scene was no different from a memorial service.
Cao Zhi was not ready to stop there. He only saw his expression as if he had experienced a miserable scene with his own eyes, his eyes dull and empty, staring into the distance, as if Ma Chao's cry, Ma Teng's comfort and other words were far away from him.
.Cao Zhi was fully immersed in it, and in a tragic tone, he said quietly to himself: "I was beaten by Han
On the day when the Yin Guan was expelled, the young lady finally breathed her last breath. Han Sui ordered people to cut off the young lady's head and hang it on the south tower of the Yin Guan, allowing eagles and eagles to peck at it.
Madam is so beautiful, just...just...woo woo..."
Cao Zhi's last passionate performance was extremely contagious. There were only men present, but after listening to Cao Zhi's experience, everyone was in tears and soaked in pain. Several of Ma Teng's trusted generals were weeping and pulling away.
He took out his sword and shouted that he would avenge Ma Chao's wife, immediately kill Jinyang, take Han Sui's head, wash Jinyang with blood, and other radical words.
Xu Chu liked this scene the most. He held up a Persian scimitar and sang fierce words about entering Jinyang. With tears in his eyes, he looked like he shared the same hatred with the enemy, which aroused the bloody side of countless men.
When Cao Zhi finished speaking, Ma Chao spat out a mouthful of blood with a "poof!" and fell down on his back.
"Meng Qi!"
"Brother!"
There was always a young man standing behind Ma Chao who looked very similar to him. When he saw Ma Chao fainted, he shouted eagerly, "Brother, brother!" and quickly held the back of Ma Chao's head. Later, Cao Zhi learned that this was Ma Dai, Ma Teng's second son.
, Ma Chao’s younger brother.
Ma Teng also shouted with tears streaming down his face: "What evil have we done!".
When the Ma Teng family was devastated, Cao Zhi's heart and appearance showed two completely different situations. Cao Zhi's appearance was also devastated, but he tried his best to pretend, because his heart was extremely happy at this time.
.Cao Zhi marveled at the acting talent he discovered. Cao Zhi regretted being a policeman in his previous life, why didn't he act, otherwise the Oscar would have been his long ago.
Cao Zhi was actually a bit unkind, and Ma Chao didn't feel sorry for him, so he just loosened him up. In the abyss of grief and loss of his wife, his expression was particularly ugly, and he had to work hard to put on a good show.
He was in pain and had to suppress the joy that his plan was about to succeed, so his big face was twisted like an overcooked pancake.
Suddenly, before the doctor arrived, Ma Chao, who was in a coma, suddenly squirted out another mouthful of blood and sat upright. He also opened his tearless eyes and stared at the person directly opposite him.
Cao Zhi.
This shocked Cao Zhi, who thought Ma Chao had noticed something. Fortunately, what Ma Chao said the next second made Cao Zhi feel relieved.
"Okay...dead...maybe better..."
After Ma Chao finished speaking, he fainted again. The people of the Ma family and their subordinates were shouting and busy again, and carried Ma Chao back to the inner house in a chaotic manner.
Cao Zhi, who had a guilty conscience and saw Ma Chao fainted again, breathed a sigh of relief and secretly exclaimed: "I can't do such immoral things again in the future, making Ma Chao look like a charlatan!"
When the figures in the hall gradually dispersed, a stunned Zhong Yao was finally revealed. He really admired Cao Zhi, who was less than thirty years old at this moment. It was a shame that he had thought of it, so that Yang Wan was brutally killed by Han Sui.
The killing scene was told so realistically that if Zhong Yao hadn't known that Cao Zhi had harmful intentions towards Ma Teng, he would have almost believed it.
"This person will definitely be a traitor in the future!"
This was Zhong Yao's reaction after seeing Cao Zhi's actions. He began to doubt his own choice. How would such a person influence the emperor if he really saved the emperor in the future?
When the figures gradually dispersed, Cao Zhi also saw the expressionless Zhong Yao. Cao Zhi knew that these so-called gentlemen could not understand his behavior. Cao Zhi smiled awkwardly at Zhong Yao and only said: "Very
Period, extraordinary measures!" It was perfunctory.
On the night when Cao Zhi and others stayed at the eldest son's house, they heard Ma Teng ordering a military meeting with drums beating, and he was ready to take action against Han Sui early.
After all, Ma Teng was a martial artist and knew that there was something fishy in Cao Zhi's words. However, as Ma Chao cried repeatedly, his emotional defense collapsed. At the same time, Ma Teng and all his subordinates were in a state of indignation. If they wanted to
To vent their anger, they can only extinguish it with the blood of their enemies.
Cao Zhi knew that his plan had taken the first step successfully. After learning that Ma Teng was about to send troops to Jinyang, Cao Zhi appointed Li Ru to visit Ma Teng overnight.
Li Ru paid a visit to Ma Teng and brought him good news. He conveyed Cao Zhi's willingness to help Ma Teng conquer Han Sui, and also sent a batch of treasures with him to express his feelings for the upcoming funeral of the Ma family.
Tell me frankly
Yanzhou and Danyang were short of food and grass, and the war horses were in an embarrassing situation. Li Ru suggested to Ma Teng that they conduct business with Ma Teng. They funded Ma Teng's army and property, and Ma Teng in return transferred some food and grass, and gave the war horses to Cao Cao in Yanzhou.
To be honest, Ma Teng was a little short of food and grass, but Li Ru hinted more than once about funding the army, which really tempted him. Now that it was openly stated, Ma Teng had to think carefully about recruiting troops and gathering horses.
People's hearts, wars cost money, the whole merging, Liangzhou and Liangzhou are not rich places, most of the people are very poor, how much oil and water can be squeezed out, it is already very difficult to collect some land rent and tax revenue, how can there be surplus grain and Cao Zhi
exchange.
Faced with Ma Teng's difficulties, Li Ru had to give Ma Teng some timely advice, "It doesn't matter if Governor Ma doesn't have extra military rations now, you still have territory! Shangdang Headquarters is a famous county in Bingzhou, with thirteen counties under its jurisdiction.
, and close to Sili District such as Hedong, which is itself a grain-producing area.
It's the autumn harvest season. We can give Governor Ma's military pay first, and Governor Ma's military rations can be pledged with the unharvested autumn grain from Shangdang County. When the harvest comes, we will collect it again. The same goes for the war horses, but we must make a commitment.
Document, so that we can cash it in the future!"
What a great idea! Ma Teng, please take the money first. Don't you want to fight with Han Sui? Use it first, but you must use Shangdang County's harvest this fall as collateral.
As soon as Ma Teng heard Li Ru's suggestion, he jumped up from his seat with an "Oops!"
, trap, trap.
Are there these things? There must be, Ma Teng's brain is not so confused yet. But the advantages and interests seem to be greater than these things. The upper party headquarters is now occupied by Ma Teng, but this is only temporary. Once they and Han
If Sui loses the war, he will return to Xiliang, and this territory will be taken back by Han Sui. Now Cao Zhi is
This is undoubtedly an attempt to plan this year's autumn harvest in this county, but he gave the money first. If Ma Teng loses the chance to go to the party headquarters, then Cao Zhi will be taken advantage of, and he will not refund the money. This seems to be why not
After some discussion with his generals and advisors, Ma Teng and his subordinates agreed that this move was feasible and that Ma Teng should agree to Cao Zhi's request.
Therefore, this proposal of exchanging grain for military pay was quickly accepted by Ma Teng. The two parties actually signed an agreement before Ma Teng sent troops, and Ma Teng issued an official certificate stating that Cao Zhi could collect taxes this fall.
Official documents concerning land rent, grain tax, and three thousand war horses in the thirteen counties under the jurisdiction of the Party Headquarters. On the documents, Zhong Yao stamped his official seal and issued a guarantee in the name of the imperial envoy of the central government.
After Cao Zhi received the official document stamped with Ma Teng's official seal, he immediately paid Ma Teng a batch of treasures and stated that as long as Ma Teng fulfilled the agreement, Cao Zhi would provide three batches of the same amount of treasures in the future.
Ma Teng looked at the first batch of military supplies provided by Cao Zhi, and his mood suddenly rose from sadness and anger to surprise. There were so many! According to a rough estimate by his subordinate, the first batch of funds could support Ma Teng.
Teng's existing army spent half a year's military pay. This does not mean that Cao Zhi helped Ma Teng raise his army for more than two years in vain, losing a county's grain and grass and 3,000 horses, in exchange for two years' military pay. What a bargain!
Cao Zhi even boasted about Haikou before Ma Teng's expedition. After returning this time, he would definitely persuade his brother Cao Cao to send troops to help Ma Teng conquer Han Sui.
Ma Teng left his eldest son with the heart of victory. On the night when Ma Teng left, Cao Zhi persuaded the Liangzhou guards who stayed behind to open the city gate. After midnight, he saw groups of neat soldiers and horses pouring in from the pipes.
The eldest son was captured by Cao Zhi without any loss of life.
Afterwards, Cao's army marched southward in large numbers after the eldest son acquired some grain and grass, heading straight for the Yellow River.