Chapter 707: Buying and Compromise
When the sergeants brought boxes full of belongings to Sun Tu and the generals like flowing water, the expressions of the grass on the wall that were still full of hesitation, panic and anxiety were all replaced by greed, and many of them stared directly at the gold and silver treasures in the box, and they were about to be unable to pull them out.
After having Zhu Mian's bloody, disemboweled, corpse dragged out to expose the corpse to the public, Sun Tu called these generals back to the hall where he had just discussed, and single-handedly proposed to let them immediately join forces with him to go to the court, list Zhu Mian's crimes, and find enough reasons to kill him.
But after confirming that Sun Tu would not really attack his family, these people began to waver and hesitate again. Zhu Mian is the Jiangnan Jiedu envoy appointed by the imperial court, killing him is actually no different from rebellion, and now Sun Tu actually wants to turn around and convict him, and everyone wants to play together, which is too serious and terrible for a military general who has long been suppressed by the civil officials and has lost any courage, and there is naturally hesitation in his heart.
If it weren't for the fact that they already knew that they also had blood on their hands, they had already been tied to Sun Tu, and there was no way out, I am afraid that they would have to find a reason to slip away at this time. But even so, in the face of Sun Tu's straightforward request, everyone was still vague for a while, and they couldn't come up with an accurate idea until dawn.
At this time, the soldiers inside and outside the Dasuo Zhu Mansion who were ordered to finally send over a lot of the property they had found, and they also moved all the property that could make people's eyes dazzle in front of the hall according to Sun Tu's previous instructions, and sure enough, it attracted everyone's attention at once.
In addition to the large number of treasures that Zhu Mian and his people dug up from the courtyard that Shi Qian secretly saw before, there are also many treasures that he carried with him and fled earlier, and later looted in Jinling. More than a dozen boxes of valuable property, plus many gold and silver ingots, as well as various land deeds and house deeds, just a rough estimate of the value of the property here is worth millions of yuan, and even may reach more than 10 million.
And this is not all of Zhu Mian's net worth, because in addition to Jiangnan, he also has a rich industry in his hometown and Bianliang, and when the property of the three parties is added together, maybe it can be doubled. And this is the harvest of his calamity to the people of Jiangnan, causing the people to be miserable, and Fang La's reap of the incident, he really used the disaster to the country and the people, and the madness is indescribable.
Even Sun Tu was stunned for a long time after seeing the many belongings that had been moved one after another, and when he came back to his senses, he found that the others were still staring at those belongings, and the greed on his face couldn't be hidden. With a slight sneer in his heart, he coughed again: "Everyone, where did we talk about?" ”
"Oh...... General Sun, you said that you want us to jointly impeach Zhu Mian for all the crimes...... "Finally, someone came back to his senses and replied with some hesitation.
"Yes, exactly. In fact, the wealth here alone is enough for Zhu Mian to offset his life, what are these? Perhaps in the eyes of some people, these are just gold and silver treasures, but in my opinion, these are the people's fat and people's ointment, the blood and tears of the people, and even the lives of the people. Every penny of money here was snatched by him Zhu Mian by all means, saying that he was the culprit who caused the chaos in Jiangnan and the people's misery, and he would not be wronged at all! Sun Tu said that he had walked to those boxes, and casually grabbed a jade carving and threw it in his hand: "So what I am doing today is to set things right, and to uphold justice for the court and the people, what do you think?" ”
"This ......" The people who came back to their senses were sad again. Once they really follow what Sun Tu said, then they really have no way back, and they can only follow Sun Tu all the way to the dark. You must know that with Zhu Mian's status in the court, there will inevitably be many comrades, coupled with the emperor's favoritism, once the joint name is really played, no one knows what the result will be.
If they hadn't been forced to kill Zhu Mian's two sons and confidants together, I'm afraid they would have to flee at this time, and they wouldn't dare to wade into this troubled water again.
Sun Tu swept through everyone, and he already had a plan in his heart. At that moment, he pointed to these boxes and said: "The property here is all illegally obtained by Zhu Mian, if we can immediately convict him, we can have sufficient reasons to use them, otherwise, we can only seal them and hand them over to the imperial court for disposal." ”
The sentence "Ah......" made everyone stunned, and then the hesitation and embarrassment on their faces were replaced by greed again, obviously already moved.
Seeing this, Sun Tu said: "Now that my 100,000 officers and soldiers are staying in Suzhou, there is a shortage of grain and grass supplies, and I am afraid that the supply of your army will soon be exhausted, right?" Now, the property found in Zhu Mian's house can solve this urgent need, and only in this way can we continue to go south to quell the thieves. All the generals understand things and know that everything should be based on the overall situation, what is our overall situation now, and isn't it difficult to quell the Fangla Rebellion? ”
After saying this, the quick-witted man immediately followed: "What General Sun said is very true, now we should continue to go south, since the money here is enough to supply the needs of our army, we should call it, presumably the court will also understand that we are all out of loyalty!" ”
"Yes, yes, that's exactly how it should be. That Zhu Mian has plagued the people of Jiangnan all these years, and he really deserves to die, and the lower officials think that we should condemn him and let the imperial court severely punish his family members......"
"Zhu Mian damn it, I'm willing to play with General Sun!"
No matter how much the truth is not more convincing than the yellow and white thing, as Sun Tu opened his words, pointing out that only when everyone joins together can they play, and only by convicting Zhu Mian can they share this huge wealth worth tens of millions of yuan, these generals who were still looking ahead and backward, timid and afraid of things, immediately changed their style, and became righteous and righteous people for the country and the people.
Therefore, in the final analysis, if you want to pull people to do big things together, in addition to using threats to make everyone sit in the same boat, the more important thing is to let everyone see the real benefits and benefits. Only the combination of grace and power can firmly bind a large group of people who do not belong to each other and have their own thoughts.
Sun Tu smiled with satisfaction: "Your righteousness is really a blessing for the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also a blessing for my Song Dynasty!" As long as you and I are single-minded, we will be able to quickly quell the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, and return this rich land of fish and rice to a peaceful and prosperous era! ”
After a pause, he emphasized: "And you should have heard me say it before, not long ago, the anti-thief side issued a wide article to bewitch the people of Jiangnan under the banner of killing Zhu Mian. But now, Zhu Mian is dead, as long as we can convict him of all kinds of serious crimes and declare the world, we will be able to greatly reduce the momentum of the anti-thief, just this time, no less than 100,000 heroes! ”
"General Sun is really far-sighted, let me admire him to the fullest." At this time, everyone had already made up their minds, and they completely let go, and they all talked about Zhu Mian's various evil deeds.
Sun Tu hurriedly asked someone to transcribe it on the spot, and finally summarized it into seven major sins, and then jointly played it with the generals, which can be regarded as completely condemning Zhu Mian's crime to death.
It wasn't until he had done all this that he pointed to the boxes of goods and talked about the distribution of goods that interested everyone the most: "There are a lot of goods here, but for us, the most precious thing right now is food and other logistical support, what do you think?" ”
In fact, many people want to say that it doesn't matter what else matters, and getting gold and silver and other property is the most affordable - after all, for these generals, it doesn't matter whether the battle is won or lost in the future, and it is the key to profit from it, because even if the Jiangnan Rebellion is really quelled, it is impossible to get much reward with their little credit, and it is far from being comparable to the wealth that can be shared here - but after facing Sun Tu's faint gaze, the words on his lips are not easy to say, and he can only say yes a little against his will.
Sun Tu said: "So the intention of this official is to divide most of the property here and hand it over to many merchants in Suzhou, and they will exchange it for equivalent grain and grass to ensure our logistics. ”
It's all said about this, and they have all signed on the song before, how dare others object, they can only nod and say yes. Although this will inevitably lead to a lot less, it is much better than nothing at all, at least if they follow Zhu Mian to get rid of Sun Tu, it will never be possible to gain much benefit. Thinking about it like this, their hearts finally calmed down a little.
Now that everything has been settled, it's time to take action. While the bullet stamps for Zhu Mian's seven felonies, as well as the rebellion and his counter-killing, were sent to Bianjing quickly, Sun Tu had already gone to discuss with Su Mao and other merchants again, and exchanged some of those possessions for the large amount of food and materials they had hoarded, and if there was still a shortage, these merchants would come forward and buy it elsewhere.
With the skills and connections of these businessmen, it is more convenient and faster to go to other places to buy grain than the government, and perhaps in just two or three months, the necessary grain and materials will be delivered in an endless stream. At the same time, they also began to open up and provide all their own food, and anyway, with the replenishment of that amount of wealth, these merchants would never lose money.
Originally, they had already made up their minds when they promised Sun Tu to help them provide money and food, but now they still have to make money, which naturally makes a group of businessmen even more respectful and grateful to Sun Tu, and they are really desperate.
And for Sun Tu, the greater benefit is on the other side, because the grain and grass are taken by him from the merchants and then provided to the army, plus the previous everything, so justifiably, he completely replaced Zhu Mian and became the de facto commander of the Song army in Jiangnan today.
In other words, now that he has these 100,000 troops in his hands, his strength has been greatly enhanced!
At the same time, a rebellious document against Wu Guo also began to spread under the instruction of Sun Tu, which fired the first shot of public opinion for the upcoming new round of war......