Chapter 1101: The Family Takes the Bait
The book is picked up again.
"Although the people I am loyal to are different, as long as they are given enough benefits, they will not mind throwing themselves into us!" The head of the Chen family said.
"This ......" After everyone heard the words of the Chen family master, they all fell into silence.
Although this method can indeed work, how much can it compare to the benefits from the dragon's work?
The benefits that can be compared to this merit can almost hollow out their family!
And now the family under Cao Cao's command can be said to be about to become one, and if you want to pay these benefits, then each family must have a great loss of vitality.
Therefore, they all fell silent, not daring to speak, for fear that they would pay an extra benefit if they spoke.
"No, a family will never agree!" Just when everyone was silent, the face of the Wang family master changed drastically, shook his head, and said loudly: "The reason why we formed an alliance is for profit, and the reason why we are under Cao Cao is also for profit!"
Now, I haven't gotten anything, so I have to pay for the benefits that almost hollowed out my family?!
If we fail, won't we be waiting for a bamboo basket to draw water?
So, a certain family definitely disagrees with this! ”
What are the benefits he is talking about?
It is nothing more than the inheritance culture of the family, as well as the forces of all aspects.
If they really want to win over the families under the command of other princes, then they must hand over these things!
They'll be empty shells!
If the families under the command of other princes rebelled, then from now on, their families will be greatly damaged, and they will never regain their former glory!
Therefore, the head of the Wang family would rather not control Cao Cao than lose his existing interests.
After "......" heard the words of the head of the Wang family, everyone at the scene had different expressions.
Some were full of disdain, while others were thoughtful.
There are many conservatives like the head of the Wang family, and in their opinion, there are countless ways to obtain benefits, and there is no need to work hard with their own family funds.
And there is too much uncertainty about this "desperate".
What if the families under the princes rebelled?
What if Cao Cao didn't keep his promise?
As long as one of these doubts is fulfilled, then they are all over, so half of them are not willing to accept this solution.
Just when everyone was silent, the head of the Yuan family, who was barely the leader of the families, hesitated for a while and said, "Since you don't agree with this method, then put this method on hold for the time being, who has a better way?" ”
"Didn't you just say that? We can directly fight with the princes! As soon as the words of the Yuan family master fell, the Wang family master stood up and said with a big grin.
After hearing the words of the Wang family master, the Zhou family master frowned and said: "What you said is light, if you really do it according to your wishes, then where is the reputation of our family?!"
The reason why our family has been inherited to this day is because of my reputation and Wenhua plus the assistance of power, so that we can become a thousand-year-old family!
If you really do what you want, then our reputation among the people will immediately fall to the bottom!
At that time, with only Wenhua and power, how can we guarantee the inheritance of our family?! ”
The family is not stupid, in fact, they also know the importance of the people's heart, so under their rule, there are few cases of people starving to death.
Although fundamentally they still can't get rid of their status as exploiters, at least on the surface they are doing well.
Even if some people could not eat, they would take these people into their mansions and make them slaves, giving them a bite to eat so that they would not starve to death.
In this way, those people who are desperate and close to the people will be very supportive of the family.
And this kind of support, which is also called - the people's heart!
This is precisely why in troubled times, the strength of the family will expand instantly.
Because the more corrupt and corrupt the court is, the worse it is for the common people, and the more servants and land there will be.
In other words, it is the mediocrity of the kings of the past that has created a thousand-year-old family!
But any wise king will suppress the development of the family!
The truth is this, but the head of the Wang family is a person who only cares about immediate interests, so he just heard him say indifferently: "When is it now?" Do you still care about the hearts of the people?!
We are almost at the end of our time, and if we don't make changes now, then we will probably be wiped out by everyone!
When the time comes, what is the use of having more popular hearts?
Besides, we are in control of the world, and after we have absolute power, we don't say anything, how can those ordinary people question us?
Therefore, as long as we control the vast majority of the forces under Cao Cao's command, and after Cao Cao is founded and proclaimed emperor, we can manipulate public opinion, completely suppress those public opinions that are unfavorable to us, and then vigorously promote our benevolence.
In this way, even if we go too far now, it will not be much of a problem to our reputation at that time! ”
Although the Wang family is a very shallow person who can only see the immediate benefits, he is by no means a stupid person to become the head of the family!
So in his opinion, it's not a big deal if his reputation is bad now, as long as he takes the actual benefits in his hands, he can use his power to make up for his reputation in the future!
That's how it is!
After hearing the words of the Wang family master, everyone ...... fell into silence thoughtfully.
Originally, they thought it was very stupid to lose both sides.
But after hearing the words of the Wang family master, they suddenly found that as long as they operated it properly, this method could really work!
Of course, there is a premise for all this, that is-Cao Cao will not backtrack, and is really willing to hand over the official position to the person who solves the problem for him.
Since this method is feasible, that kind of person cheers up and thinks about the advantages and disadvantages of this strategy.
After thinking for a while, the head of the Chen family frowned and said, "Brother Wang's method is indeed feasible.
But if we want to lose both the other princes, then we must have an elite cavalry!
But now you also know the situation we are waiting for, let alone cavalry, we don't even have a qualified foot soldier in our hands!
Even if we gather all the slaves in our family, at most we will gather thousands of people, which is not enough at all! ”
"......" After everyone heard the words of the Chen family master, they frowned again and fell silent.
Because what the head of the Chen family said was reality, although there are a lot of them now, they are all old, weak, sick and disabled.
Those elite soldiers and horses have long been captured by Li Zhi!
Therefore, even if they want to defeat both the princes now, they can't do it, because they don't have cavalry at all!
As for the foot soldiers......
Putting a small force of foot soldiers under the command of other forces is like delivering food!
The foot soldiers are not fast, and once they fall into the encirclement of the enemy, they will not even have a chance to break through the encirclement!
"Alas......" Just when everyone was silent, the head of the Yuan family looked at the silent people and sighed secretly,
In the glorious days of their family, how could they have encountered such difficulties?
Which of them can't come up with a thousand eight hundred cavalry?!
But as the saying goes, heroes don't mention the courage of the past, and now there is some irony in mentioning the glory of the past.
Therefore, after sighing secretly for a while, the head of the Yuan family said: "You don't have to be embarrassed about the matter of soldiers and horses, the old man has a way to solve it!" ”
"Oh?" After hearing the words of the Yuan family master, everyone's eyes lit up, and they raised their heads one after another and asked, "I don't know what Brother Yuan's plan is?" Please also be clear. ”
After hearing this, the head of the Yuan family didn't take it seriously, glanced at the people around him, and asked, "Do you think Cao Cao's way is a way to lose both?" ”
"Isn't this nonsense?" The Chen family master, who had always been at odds with the Yuan family master, rolled his eyes and said, "Cao Cao is not a fool, how could he not think of this way?"
However, he was reluctant to use this method because he was afraid of his reputation. ”
"That's right!" When the head of the Yuan family heard Zhou Jiazui's words, he didn't get angry after speaking, but clapped his hands and said, "In other words, Cao Cao is using his official position in exchange for his reputation!"
Whoever can bear this infamy for him will get any official position in his hands!
Fundamentally speaking, Cao Cao was actually willing to use the method of losing both, but because of his reputation, he didn't use it.
Now, we are willing to bear this infamy, so can we quietly ask Cao Cao for some soldiers and horses? ”
"Eh......" When everyone heard that the Yuan family mainly asked Cao Cao for soldiers and horses, they instinctively wanted to refute,
But after the Yuan family master finished speaking, they suddenly realized that this possibility seemed to be not impossible!
Cao Cao is now afraid of damaging his reputation, so he is reluctant to propose this method of losing both.
But if their family is willing to stand up and bear this notoriety for Cao Cao, presumably Cao Cao is also willing to support them a little bit, right?
After everyone thought of this, the anxious Wang family master stood up first, slapped his thigh happily, and said, "Since this is the case, then what are I waiting for?" Hurry up and go to Cao Cao to ask for soldiers and horses!
The sooner we complete this task, the sooner we will control the forces under Cao Cao's command!
Without further ado, a certain family will go to Cao Cao! ”
After finishing speaking, the head of the Wang family turned around and walked briskly outside.
"......" After the head of the Wang family left, the heads of the family in the hall glanced at each other, and there was a look of success in their eyes.
Of course, they knew that the method of asking Cao Cao for soldiers and horses was indeed useful.
But whether Cao Cao is willing to give it or not, this is a question mark!
After all, they all knew that Cao Cao was very strict about his art of war, and he didn't let others command him when he was idle!
Therefore, they now need someone to take the lead and probe Cao Cao's thoughts.
And the anxious Wang family master happens to be the best candidate!
So after the head of the Wang family went, they did it one after another, waiting for the news with peace of mind.
If the head of the Wang family succeeds, then they will also get a share of the credit.
If the Wang family master fails, then the Wang family master is the only one who loses face, and it has nothing to do with them!