Since ancient times, it has been extremely difficult to reward merit.
Insufficient or unfair remuneration will greatly weaken the fighting spirit of the soldiers, but if everything is according to the requirements of the subordinates, then the master will soon have no reward and no reward. The subtle control in this,
Relying on fighting on the battlefield is not enough. It requires political wisdom and compromise.
Guo Ning has been reading a lot recently and has gained a lot of experience. He has some experience in this matter, so he happens to practice with Yin Chang.
Guo Ning knew the price Yin Chang offered that day.
Yin Chang asked Guo Ning to guarantee his interests in Binzhou from now on, and Guo Ning actually agreed.
Otherwise, Yin Chang would not have sold Li Quan so happily.
This Binzhou tycoon started his business as a private salt dealer. He has been in business for decades, and his wealth and life have been in Binzhou. Over the years, as the imperial court became stronger, he served as a military governor in the local area; when the Red Coat Army launched an army, he cooperated with Ji Qi and Ji Xian to
Seize Bohai County; when Ji Qi and Ji Xian raided the place and touched his interests, he joined hands with Li Quan to expel these two people and completely control Binzhou.
Then, Li Quanri was in dire straits and wanted to rely on Yin Chang's methods to raid Guo Ning, but was betrayed by Yin Chang.
His series of operations boil down to four words: the one with the highest price wins.
This attitude cannot be said to be wrong. This has been the rule in Shandong for decades. Except for Liu Erzu and other people who live in the mountains and eat glutinous vegetables, everyone has become accustomed to this.
But Guo Ning doesn't like this situation very much. In his heart, he is very wary of such people. The ones Guo Ning truly trusts are those warriors who are included in the military household system and can be both prosperous and destructive with him.
Comrades who can give orders and fight to the death in the face of powerful enemies.
Previously, when he controlled the three states of Denglai, he made forced landings on Shi Poli, Geng Ge and others. Now all the officials are not small, their status is not low, and they are well respected, but their real power is not great. This can reassure Guo Ning. How can Yin Chang
exception?
What's more, what Yin Chang intervened in also included the Salt Division.
From Yin Chang's point of view, this is the inevitable reward, and it is what Guo Ning should give. But from Guo Ning's point of view, if the Binzhou Salt Farm is really entrusted to Yin Chang, then Yin Chang has a foundation and territory in Binzhou.
, have an army, and have financial resources, if they are on their own territory, they can build a concrete and small navy.
How is this possible?
Therefore, Guo Ning had to have a good chat with Yin Chang and come up with a result that everyone was satisfied with.
And this result does not only affect Yinchang itself. Within the scope of Shandong East Road, there is Huang Ding, the leader of Jinan Licheng Water Village. On the other side of Shandong East Road, there are Tengzhou Shiqing, Yanzhou Hao Ding, Pizhou Huo Yi and even barely control Dongping Mansion.
Fang Guosan and others are watching!
At that moment, Yin Chang shook his head and thanked her repeatedly, while Guo Ning just praised him.
After two more rounds of back and forth, Guo Ning made up his mind.
He asked: "I heard that when General Yin was in Binzhou, he was suppressed by Li Quan's men, and even his troops could not expand. But I don't know how many troops your army has?"
"It is not easy for fellow villagers to unite. Fortunately, our original intention is only to defend our hometown. The most important thing is the quality of soldiers, not the number of soldiers. To be honest, my subordinates, who are brave and brave, now total eight thousand."
"well!"
Guo Ning took a sip of tea and thought to himself, what a great braggadocio.
Binzhou is adjacent to the sea. Although it has salt benefits, the land's salinity problem is very serious and the grain output is very small. Therefore, when the population was at its peak during the Taihe period, grain must be imported every year. In recent years, wars, floods and droughts have continued.
There were so many people with scattered household registrations that it was more difficult to raise troops. Yin Chang had at most four to five thousand people under his command, and among them, at most one or two thousand were able to fight. Otherwise, Li Quan would not have been oppressed all the time.
Thinking this in his mind, Guo Ning turned and frowned: "It's too little pity."
Yin Chang witnessed the fierce combat power of Ding Haijun with his own eyes. He was afraid that Guo Ning would underestimate him, so he doubled the number of troops and reported them. Unexpectedly, Guo Ning thought they were too few. What does this mean? Is this an excuse?
Do you think I am not strong enough to control Binzhou?
He was calculating in his mind and asked with a smile: "Eight thousand disciples, why are there so few?"
Guo Ning leaned forward and said sincerely: "General Yin, after the death of Yang An'er, the Red Coat Army fell into pieces. As the Xuanfu envoy of Shandong, I intend to pacify all parties, but I am afraid of causing trouble with the heroes of Shandong. Therefore, I wanted to
I rely on the general's reputation and strength to stand up for me... It's a pity that the general's troops and horses are still lacking, and his power is slightly lacking."
Yin Chang was stunned and his mind was a little confused.
Guo Ning said before that there are rewards and appointments. I just think that Guo Ning wants to lure the tiger away from the mountain, so he keeps saying polite, but in fact he never wants to leave Binzhou. But when Guo Ning said this, it seems that I understood it wrong? Guo Jieshuai, and
Don't you have any intention of interfering with Binzhou?
He asked cautiously: "The opening of eyes that Commander Jie mentioned means..."
"The territory on the east and west roads of Shanxi is so huge. There is Pusan Anzhen in the north and King Sui in the west. If we easily mobilize our troops, we are afraid that others will take advantage of it. Therefore, I have to have someone to mediate for me."
"Commander Jie's subordinates, Shi Poli, Geng Ge and others, were once the arms of Marshal Yang An'er, let them come forward..."
"The two of them are famous, but they don't have enough wings around them. After all, they are two different things from you, General Yin."
"However, Shandong East Road will not be pacified for more than ten months. Wouldn't it be a little impatient to reach out to the west so soon?"
"Oh, I have to hurry."
Guo Ning stretched out his hand and pointed in the distance: "We don't know the movements of the Mongols yet. If they make another trip like last year in autumn and winter this year, we don't know what the surrounding situation will be like. We have to make preparations early. If
Working together as a team and advancing and retreating together is better than being defeated individually."
Yin Chang nodded.
This Guo Jieshuai suddenly rose out of the wilderness, so he was naturally very ambitious, and he acted more violently, so he was known as the evil tiger.
He suddenly got the Shandong East Road, and saw that the Shandong East Road was torn apart and occupied by various units of the Red Coat Army, so it was natural for him to go to Longwang to Shu. He was also afraid that the Mongolian army would go south to interrupt his expansion momentum, so he became more and more impatient, wanting to gain enough power as soon as possible.
results.
To reach out to the East and West Roads of Shandong, not only do we need someone to mediate, but we also need an example that can convince many people on the East and West Roads of Shandong. At this time, Shi Puli and Geng Ge, two hairless tigers, are of no use.
It turns out that he wanted to trade horse bones for a fortune and have me mounted brightly to show to the remnants of the Red Coat Army on the East and West Road of Shandong?
Yin Chang was overjoyed.
It's okay to make horse bones, but just mounting them is not enough, there must be some inner benefits. Not to mention Binzhou, Guo Jiedu, Guo Jiedu, you have to give more!
"Then, what does Jie Shuai mean?"
"I have prepared enough military positions and 15,000 men for General Yin, as well as sufficient armor, staff, and equipment. However, the difficulty lies in the number of soldiers..."
Military positions and so on are all empty promises and lies! How many marshals did Yang An'er make that day? In the end, they were all bullshit!
The key lies in soldiers! In this world, the key lies in soldiers!
Guo Ning plans to give me fifteen thousand people!
If I really have 15,000 subordinates, not to mention Binzhou, I will be considered the number one figure in the entire Shandong, at least not inferior to Li Quan, right?
Yin Chang felt hot in his heart: "Where did the soldiers come from?"
"To tell you the truth, General. Li Quan's subordinates, and even Guo Jiao'er's subordinates in Juzhou, Mizhou, are all old soldiers. I can't tell them apart from the ones who are of great use. So after hesitating to this point, I feel that it is difficult to satisfy the general.
, it is difficult to reward the general for his meritorious service."
Yin Chang's eyes shone: "What's so difficult about this? Commander-in-Chief, as long as you give me food and supplies and authority, I can recruit 15,000 men and horses within ten months!"
"This..." Guo Ning looked confused: "Where did the men and horses come from?"
