Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 495 Cao’s response

Mrs. Elena's question made both of them stupid. Seeing that they couldn't answer for a while, the old lady was so angry that she grabbed one ear with one hand and dragged them into the house again.

"Be honest with me, how much benefit did you receive from them?" She asked Plonsky: "What else did you do?"

"There really aren't any more!" Pronski said hurriedly: "I just want to sell wood! A lot of trees were cut down in my hometown's fiefdom, and I'm just anxious for this..."

"Cut down trees, chop down trees. If you know how to chop down trees every day, what's your future?" Mrs. Elena reached out and grabbed his luxurious fur coat: "Who gave you this coat?"

"It was given by a gentleman from the Wang family when I was having dinner with a few people from the Ministry of Rites - oh, I didn't get it for nothing, I gave them a hunting falcon." Pronsky explained.

"You have the nerve to wear it, so take off this dog skin for me!" Mrs. Elena scolded: "I will take you to the Wang family at dawn and ask them to explain the matter clearly!"

"Looking for it now, is there any use?" Cao Xun sat next to him, frowning and said.

"Then what else?" Mrs. Elena asked back, then turned around and said, "Which old bastard from the Wang family is looking for you!"

"That's the guy from the Ministry of Rites, named Wang Zongwen." Pronsky answered honestly.

"Go on, finish talking." Mrs. Elena asked: "They help you sell wood in exchange for their people to join the army, and then what?"

"Then it's really none of my business." Pronsky said: "I also took it to heart at the time, because their army is just a make-up, right? If I understand correctly, he is the eldest son of the Guo family. In order to get a seat first, you prepared it in advance, right?"

"Constantin wants to do good things. No one like you can do a good thing every day!" Mrs. Elena scolded: "If you stuff a bunch of rubbish over there for them, what will people think?"

"He knows, he knows that these are all made up." Pronsky defended: "We had already said this when we were discussing in private. He started, and we rushed people in to count the shares. .Isn’t that how it should be?”

Mrs. Elena had no choice but to ask Cao Jian: "What about you? Where did you find those people?"

"It's almost the same here." Cao Jian explained dejectedly: "I heard that Daoxing was going to join the army, and I had already made an agreement with Mr. Guo. But I am more troublesome than him. I can't just say that I will join. I Dad has always commented that I am suitable to be a civil servant, but he has not expressed his position this time. I don’t know what I am going to do.”

"So, you are just afraid that Daoxing will compete with you for a seat, or that your father has already taken his side?" Mrs. Elena asked.

Cao Jian had no choice but to nod.

His adoptive father Cao Zhonglin had several illegitimate children, the oldest of whom was Cao Daoxing. Last year he was weak enough to join the army and fight. Obviously, this gave Cao Jian a stronger sense of crisis.

"Mr. Guo said that he wanted to recruit Russians, but I don't have many contacts among the Russians." He told his grandmother: "Later, through a few friends, I directly found a few leaders and asked them to recruit random people. Just to make up the numbers.”

"Did they say any other conditions?" Mrs. Elena asked.

"No, they just want money." Cao Jian replied: "Master Guo said that he will give new recruits a subsidy in accordance with regulations. This situation is special. Even if the conditions are not qualified, after the formal establishment of the legion is approved, there will be no Those who can pass the Ministry of War review can also be given a copy. I promised to make up for them later, and they agreed."

"Then whose subordinates are they? Did someone order them to come?" Mrs. Elena asked.

"No. My level is lower than my uncle's. The people I contacted were indeed middle- and lower-level members of guilds and gangs. I did not contact the big businessmen at the top of the guilds, or seek to protect them. The official." Cao Jian was quite sure of this.

"If you don't know, don't pretend to know. Tell them the guild they belong to, and we can almost find out - although they may be colluding, with so many gangs and thugs, the secret cannot be kept." Elaine Mrs. Na said seriously: "This matter has already become a big deal, so don't think about how to evade it. It is better to find out now than to be found out by the Khan in a formal way later."

"I remember those contacts. Of course we can check..." Cao Jian hesitated and said, "But according to my understanding, if there is a big shot behind him, he won't only need this little money. Take care of that big shot. To take down gang leaders and buy gang members, you need money. And they will embezzle it layer by layer, so the total amount of funds invested is much larger than it is now. I don’t have this money.”

"What if they have a longer-term goal and are they planning a bigger conspiracy?" Mrs. Elena asked.

"Then they will pursue their long-term goals while asking you to give money." Cao Jian said firmly: "Other conspiracies belong to them.

He is scheming and cannot give up money. Those Greeks have always been like this. "

Mrs. Elena hesitated for a moment and thought it sounded quite reasonable, so she continued to ask: "What happens after that?"

"I didn't care about it after that. I was mainly worried that Mr. Guo thought those people weren't even qualified enough. If he thought he could deal with them, I would be satisfied. In the end, I just wanted to occupy a position." Cao Cao Jian explained: "I will be satisfied if I can use this to gain a status in the legion later."

"Yes." Although he has been secretly competing for opportunities with Cao Jianming, Plonsky also poured out his bitterness: "Whether it is the design of this plan, family background, or even the support of other people, this new Mr. Guo must be the one holding the top spot in the army. As for the rest of us, each of us will see how many qualified people we can put in, and we will have the right to speak accordingly in the future - didn't everyone tacitly agree to this at that time?"

"Then you-" Mrs. Elena turned around and asked.

"That's what I thought. I don't even expect to retain many members in the legion." Cao Jian admitted: "Anyway, the ratio is higher than that of my uncle and Daoxing, that's fine."

"Mr. Guo was a little dissatisfied with the quality of the recruits at that time. He told me that we should strengthen training and strictly manage and select according to military laws. I immediately agreed. Because I knew that he was a fair man and treated the recruits I brought like this. People will also treat the few people they brought here like this."

"To be honest, even if he lays off all my people." Cao Jian finally said: "Because in this case, the people who come from other channels will be basically cleared. In this way, I will at least If you have time to find qualified candidates, you won’t lose the first opportunity.”

"I think so too." Pronsky said with a grimace: "You know my situation. It seems that running a business in Dadu is an improvement, but correspondingly, I don't have much retreat." "Fei Grand Duke Odor doesn't like me very much. He thinks that I am the leader of the nobles in Pronsk who oppose him; but in fact, the boyars in Pronsk don't like me either. They think that I am just a pickpocket. The second-rate traffickers are nothing more than using Tsargradgrad’s power to bully people.”

"My generation can still barely support it. But my son Andre is too weak, as you know. He can still do something in the capital, but if he returns to Rus, he will definitely not be able to deter those nobles. ." He shook his head and said: "With his ability and character, he will soon be mercilessly swallowed by this land."

"It doesn't matter to me, but I have to find a position for him. I didn't think so much at the time, I just thought the deal was pretty good - I also thought, at worst, it would just mean laying off a few more people. I never thought it would become so serious! What on earth is going on?"

"I just want to ask you!" Mrs. Elena said dissatisfied: "What have you done to cause such a big reaction over there?"

"I don't know!" Pronsky said anxiously: "My biggest strategy is to tell Mr. Guo that someone in your batch of recruits has committed a crime and I want him to replace more people - this is not a matter of course. Really? How could gang members have never committed any crime..."

"Then the chaos tonight, according to them, was caused by you blindly inserting people. How do you want to deal with it?" Mrs. Elena pointed outside.

"But it shouldn't matter, right?" Pronsky argued: "No matter how bad those people are, what can they do? Just fire them or even execute them, isn't it? The enemies Her Majesty the Queen Mother mentioned are many very powerful. Why did you go out to beat him?"

"If it's for these people, I think the reason is too far-fetched. He wouldn't fight the war commander's son over the life and death of a few gang members; he wouldn't fight with so many people just because of this. Bar?"

Mrs. Elena was also stunned for a moment, and it seemed that she could not be sure directly.

Cao Jian, who was next to him, thought seriously for a moment, frowned, and then relaxed.

"I kind of understand where we miscalculated," he said tiredly.

"Brother Guo Kang, you are different from others. When others see someone committing a crime in the army, they punish that person; when they see a group of people committing a collective crime, they punish that group of people. Since then, it can be regarded as treating things fairly and running the army. It’s strict.”

"As for investigating whether there are people behind this group of people who are instigating or conniving, or whether there is even a bigger shady story, most people will not care so far. Moreover, these gang members are indeed the bottom of their organization. Really If you dig deeper, you will only find that they are working for some wealthy businessmen and officials, and there must be people above these corrupt officials and wealthy businessmen who are able to run rampant in the capital. If you have to get to the bottom of it, all the pillar countries can be implicated."

"I know those people, they are all brainless thugs." Pronsky shook his head and said: "Even if they commit crimes, they go into battle on their own, and even if they are caught, they are dealt with by themselves; on the other hand, they can be attacked by these people , the person who triggers the case is usually not someone with a foothold - in fact, these gangsters just look arrogant. If they really encounter a tough situation, they will weigh the losses and even give up the mission directly. "

"Although they just said that Mr. Guo followed the cult case and found out a few high-level personnel, I still feel that something is wrong. It is already difficult to ignore the guild organizations to which these thugs belong and deal with them. . If this step is achieved, it is generally the limit within the law, which is enough to be praised by the people."

"And the actual situation will not allow him to continue to investigate. For him, it is also a loss that outweighs the gains. Even if the Guo family is the most powerful noble now, the imperial court is not his family's final say. For a few people to be It is really contrary to common sense for gangsters to offend the people of the lower class who are casually victimizing several pillar countries, shouldn’t it be like this?”

He said, looking at the others. Seeing that no one else answered directly, he muttered doubtfully, "No way..."

"Hey - it's hard to say." Cao Jian sighed and said.

"For other people, it might be over once and for all, but he is different. Although Mr. Guo Kang is usually taciturn, sometimes he will persist inexplicably. He may be particularly concerned about things that we think are no problem. , I found it unacceptable and even angry about it. When we were studying, we discovered that he had this tendency."

"You mean, your original plan was not that complicated, and it wouldn't involve so many things. It's probably Mr. Guo himself who is too jealous of evil and insists on pursuing the blame." Next to him, Cao Xun, who had been silent, He opened his mouth and concluded: "In the end, I really couldn't help but investigate this matter. When he looked for it casually, he really found the problem."

"If you look at it this way, this is indeed not their conspiracy - their intelligence is not capable of playing such a sophisticated game." He shook his head and said to Mrs. Elena: "This is not even those Greek businessmen who are deliberately cheating. You are setting a trap. This matter is too big and it is impossible for one person to control it. I also know everyone in the Wang family, how can anyone be of this level?"

"This is all my fault in the first place. I shouldn't have been so anxious in the first place." Cao Jian shook his head: "Now, let me bear the responsibility for this situation. My life was given by the old Cao family , don’t be stingy about it.”

"What are you talking about!" Cao Xun scolded: "You are a descendant of my Cao family, just act like our family. What troubles have we not seen in so many years? The things I committed back then were bigger than you, Your grandmother went to Queen Mother Helena and fought hard to save me. Even so, we never backed down and gave up."

"It's easiest to just die, but it's even harder to solve the problem. But a real man of the Qin Dynasty should not be like a woman or a Greek scholar, looking for death and survival all day long!"

"Your life is precious, don't use it carelessly. If you can't solve the problem and die on the battlefield, it means you don't have enough resources. There is nothing to say. But if you give up before you start trying to save it, what does it mean? "

"Your grandma is right. Now that we understand the general situation, we don't have to worry about it anymore." He turned around and shouted: "Bring me my armor! I will take you to rush again and fish out the Guo boy. Come on. He has been able to lead a group of Ross fellows to fight till now, and he can’t be finished easily. Then, let’s block the Wang family’s door!”

"Grandpa, you-"

"Father-in-law!"

The two people quickly wanted to persuade him.

But Cao Xun shook his head and remained unmoved.

"If we continue to sit and wait like this, our Cao family will definitely be doomed. In this case, why not everyone contribute and fight." He turned to the people outside: "No matter what they are doing, we will fight with Just like you did with Queen Mother Helena last time, kill him at his door and let him speak clearly! Let’s see if they are willing to die with us!”

"Although I'm older, I'm still not old enough to hold an axe." With his hair and beard spread out, he shouted sternly: "Bring my guy over here too!"

The family outside the door fell silent, and several servants responded loudly, then turned around and went to get their weapons.

"Follow me! I will clear the way for you - if I die on the way, our family will not be in trouble today. You can just keep going!" The old man said, taking the lead and walking out of the door: "Everyone who can move, follow Let me go!"

(End of this chapter)