Daming talker

Chapter 593 Are you worthy of mutiny? (Vote for the monthly ticket!)
It would be wrong to say that Governor Zheng was in a dilemma, because he was not in a dilemma on the general direction.

When faced with a mutiny, the options are either appeasement or encirclement and suppression. Given the current situation, it is impossible to encircle and suppress the mutiny, so we can only consider how to appease them.

What's more, these hundreds of chaotic soldiers also brought with them the participating troops from Xining Guard and Gansu Town. If they were not handled properly, a chain reaction would easily occur.

If the 15,000 to 16,000 soldiers from Xining Guard and Gansu Town saw the situation in Dayun Camp and also started chaos, it would be a lot of fun.

So after making up his mind, there was no need to hesitate. Governor Zheng directly announced:
"The soldiers under Dayun Banner will each receive a reward of two taels of silver. It will be distributed today! The servants of the Lin family who participated in the battle will also be rewarded!

After one hour, go to the training ground to claim your reward!"

Lin Tailai shouted quickly, “No, no, no! Just carry the silver to their barracks and distribute it!”

But some rebel soldiers were not convinced and shouted, "The Ningxia soldiers have not achieved any success, but they are rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver for only 3,000 people! We fought two bloody battles, and each of us only gets 2 taels of silver?"
When we talk about unfair rewards, the key point is not the reward, but the word unfair!"

Governor Zheng: “.”

You are a soldier who is so cultured and capable of thinking, how come you are just a private?

And he was able to calculate so quickly that the average reward of 10,000 taels for 3,000 people was less than 2 taels per person?
At this time, Lin Tailai said loudly again: "I, Lin Tailai, am best at mediation. Today I will act as a middleman to mediate!
I think that a reward of five taels per person in Dayun Camp should be enough.

As for the servants around me who participated in the war, there is no need to reward them. Save the money and give it to the officers and soldiers of Dayun Camp!
Please, Governor and all the officers and soldiers, give me, Lin, some face!"

"Okay!" Governor Zheng gritted his teeth. The most urgent task at this time was to settle the matter and ensure Lin Tailai's safety.

Hundreds of soldiers cheered and shouted, "Thank you, Counselor Lin, for your mediation! Counselor Lin is so righteous!"

Amid the cheers and adulation from hundreds of people, Counselor Lin remained calm.

He gestured repeatedly and responded to the chaotic soldiers: "After thanking me, don't forget to thank the governor for his reward."

Governor Zheng had a blank expression on his face and turned to leave.

But Lin Tailai was still worried and reminded Governor Zheng:
"Governor, please pay more attention to the morale of the troops from Xining Guard and Gansu Town!
If Dayunying had rewards and they didn't, they would definitely feel unbalanced.

Even if the full amount cannot be paid out, a little should be given first to stabilize the morale of the troops.

The situation in the northwest is tense now, and we cannot allow any more chaos to happen. The governor must take precautions before it happens!"

Governor Zheng snorted coldly. Anyone can remind him of this, except you, Lin Tailai!

Then Governor Zheng said with a fake smile: "As for how to stabilize the morale of the army, can you please discuss it with Counselor Lin?"

Lin Tailai laughed it off and declined, saying, "I'd better stay in Dayun Camp and help stabilize the morale of the troops."

As a person who lacks a sense of security, Lin Tailai feels that it is safer to blend in with the chaotic soldiers.

Although Lin Tailai's suggestion of "stabilizing military morale" was extremely sarcastic, Governor Zheng had to consider it seriously.

If no reward is given, perhaps everything will be fine.

But if only a part of them gets rewarded, then the other part that doesn't get rewarded is very likely to cause trouble.

After returning to the headquarters, Governor Zheng issued an order: "Each officer and soldier from Xining Guard and Gansu Town who participated in the battle will be temporarily rewarded with one tael of silver, and the rest will be distributed after petitioning the court."

Unlike the Dayun Camp, which had not fought two battles in a row, the other participating officers and soldiers were not given one or two taels of silver first, which was not a small amount and was enough to temporarily stabilize their emotions.

This would require at least fifteen thousand taels, and I could only temporarily divert some from elsewhere.

The planned schedule was disrupted again, and it was all Lin Tailai's fault!

At this time, Governor Zheng came up with the idea of ​​sending Lin Tailai out of the country.

Because Governor Zheng finally discovered that Lin Tailai, who was willful, disobedient, and of noble status, might be the biggest destabilizing factor in his jurisdiction.

Not to mention anything else, if Lin Tailai is dissatisfied again and finds some soldiers to tie me up, will I have to give in again?

Back in the barracks, the officers and soldiers who had received the rewards were very happy.

Dayun is no exception. Who would complain about having too much money?
Besides, this was the first time in his life that a mutiny was successful, so Dayun was quite excited.

However, Lin Tailai remained calm and composed.

Dayun asked curiously, "It was successful anyway, why is Counselor Lin so calm?"

Lin Tailai yawned and replied, "This is the fourth mutiny I have organized. I don't know how many times I have organized civil rebellions. I don't feel excited anymore.

You guys wait for your money, I'm going to catch up on some sleep."

Dayun: “.”

Suddenly I felt a little ashamed. As a military officer, my experience in mutiny was not as good as that of a Hanlin.

But doesn’t this Hanlin have too much experience in military mutinies?
Lin Tailai suddenly said, "Donglou, you followed me for a few more days, and we organized the mutiny together.

Because of this fate, I will give you another chance of wealth and honor!"

Dayun was very excited and didn't want to refuse at all.

Lin Tailai said: "From now on, you should study the geography, military situation and people's sentiments of Ningxia Town!

When the time comes to use troops in Ningxia, I will recommend you to the court.

After I transfer you to Ningxia to participate in the war, I guarantee you will be promoted to deputy general."

Da Yun agreed without thinking. After two great victories and a successful mutiny, Da Donglou had become a bit blind in his faith in Counselor Lin.

So Lin Tailai felt relieved and went to sleep peacefully.

Mutiny and rewards are now a thing of the past, and new benefits are needed to tempt Dayun.

This is the only way to ensure that Dayun and his 500 soldiers will continue to work together with him.

At the frontier town where the fighting is fierce and dangerous, if you don't have a reliable force at your disposal, you won't be able to sleep well.

Besides, these two great victories might have taken away Dayun's original luck, so he deserves some compensation.

At the headquarters, Governor Zheng did the math and found that the reward for the Dayun Camp, plus the first reward for the officers and soldiers from Xining Guard and Gansu Town who participated in the battle, would total about 18,000 taels.

This huge expenditure was not in the plan at all, and Governor Zheng did not want to use the silver in the treasury to deal with emergencies.

Therefore, they could only adopt the method of robbing Peter to pay Paul and borrow money from other places.

For example, the 10,000 taels of reward silver originally planned to be given to the Ningxia soldiers of Haibai and his son was reduced to 3,000 taels.

This cut made Haibai feel very uncomfortable.

From a reduction of ten thousand taels to three thousand taels, the difference in the amount of money that can fall into your hands is huge!
He took the initiative to petition to rush to Gansu for assistance, with the main purpose of getting more rewards and money and food.

What's more, a large part of the three thousand soldiers he brought were his own servants and private soldiers.

The original intention was to take his servants and private soldiers with him to parade around Gansu and earn a large sum of reward money from the court as extra money. Why not do it?
If the reward silver is only three thousand taels, what is distributed to the servants and private soldiers is just travel expenses. Isn't it equivalent to bringing their own dry food and paying for it out of their own pockets?
How could one be like the big fool Lin Tailai, working for the court for free with his servants?

What Haibai didn't know was that the servants around Lin Tailai looked down upon the reward money from the court.

Of course I would be happy if the court gave me money, but it wouldn’t matter if I didn’t.

After all, when it comes to wealth and industrial scale, Haobai is totally incomparable to Mr. Lin.

So Haibai, who could no longer bear it, came to the governor's headquarters again to visit Governor Zheng Luo.

"Why did you withhold the reward money?" Haibai asked Governor Zheng.

Governor Zheng replied: "The temporary reward silver is not fixed, it can be more or less, how can it be deducted?"

Haibai said very dissatisfiedly: "Is it true that the crying child gets the milk? Only by causing trouble can we get more rewards?"

Haibai, who was vicious by nature, unconsciously added a hint of threat to his tone.

It's just a mutiny, isn't it? Who wouldn't do that? Five hundred people can mutiny, but three thousand can't?

Governor Zheng was also in a bad mood. He slammed the table and shouted, "If you want to die, just try it!"

Ever since Haobai arrived in Jincheng, Governor Zheng's attitude has always been friendly.

Haibai was shocked by the sudden scolding at this time.

Seeing that Haobai seemed to be intimidated, Governor Zheng snorted again: "Lin Tailai is a man with a golden medal of immunity from death, you can't compare to him!"

Governor Zheng's meaning was very clear. Even if Lin Tailai acted recklessly, as long as it was not too outrageous, he, as the governor, could not do anything to Lin Tailai.

Moreover, the imperial court would not pursue Lin Tailai for any crime. At most, his merits and demerits would be offset or his salary would be fined.

But you, Haobai, do not have such privilege of immunity from death. If you dare to rebel and cause trouble, he, the governor, will dare to encircle and suppress you.

But to Haibai's ears, these words seemed to have another meaning: Are you worthy of mutiny?
This made Haibai feel that as a military officer of a foreign race, he was discriminated against and humiliated!

Then Haibai thought about it again in his mind and found another unfavorable factor for the mutiny.

The 3,000 Ningxia soldiers he brought with him were stationed as guest troops outside the city, unlike the Dayun camp which were all inside the city.

Once they launch a mutiny, the governor can simply close the city gates and it will turn into a siege.

Moreover, as a guest army, the Ningxia soldiers relied entirely on local supplies for food and fodder. As long as the governor gave an order, these food and fodder would be cut off.

Then after they mutiny, they may have a strong city in front of them but no food supplies behind them. What's the point of making a fuss then?
The only way is to rebel and become bandits, looting everywhere, but that would be totally not worth it.

After thinking it over in his mind, Haibai gave up the idea of ​​launching a mutiny directly in Gansu.

Seeing that Haibai was silent, Governor Zheng waved his hand and said, "You are not Lin Tailai, don't think about those useless things!"

As a result, in Haibai's ears, this was equivalent to another sentence: "Are you qualified to mutiny?"

As a result, Haibai once again felt that he was repeatedly discriminated against and humiliated!

It turns out that the favoritism I had felt before was just a false illusion after all!
Both of his sons were beaten by Lin Tailai, but the governor didn't give any explanation!
After all, Han civil officials protect each other!
Even though Governor Zheng no longer liked Lin Tailai, after being forced to abdicate, he still gave the silver that should have belonged to him to Lin Tailai!
And this foreign military officer was treated like a beggar and was sent away with only three thousand taels!

Don't you just want to get more reward silver to support your own private soldiers? Why don't you give me more silver?

Haobai stood up and said, "My two sons were both seriously injured by Lin Tailai. I am going back to Ningxia with my two sons and the military servants!

As for the rest of the troops, they will stay in Gansu and serve the army!"

After a little thought, Governor Zheng agreed.

(End of this chapter)