nanming man

Chapter 42
As the chief general, even if the subordinates are wrong, you can't scold him in front of the subordinates, otherwise it will be difficult for the subordinates to take care of the affairs below for him in the future, and other generals will have scruples when they see it.

Li Guo, as the core figure of Chuangjun, has already developed a set of ways of imperial power over the years.

He favored Chen Baoping in the lobby, so in private, he had to appease Gao Yihuan again.

At this time Gao Yihuan was led back to the hall by Li Guo's personal soldiers, "General Zhi, Captain Gao brought it."

Li Guo turned around from a map that had just been hung up in the hall, and Gao Yihuan hurriedly bowed and cupped his fists, "General."

At this moment, Li Guo walked back to the case and sat down, and said to Gao Yihuan: "You alone in charge of the brigade have surpassed so many captains, if this general rewards you too generously, they will all hate you, which is not conducive to your success in the army. Can you understand the general's intentions?"

Li Guo came up and said this first, which can basically dispel the unhappiness of his subordinates, and on the contrary, he should be grateful to him.

Gao Yihuan was thinking about the 500 taels of silver, and he didn't have time to think about it, but after hearing what Li Guo said, he immediately realized that it was really easy to hate him like this.

"Thank you for your kindness, General Zhi!" Second Brother Gao hurriedly bowed again.

Li Guo nodded, he also admired Gao Yihuan, but he was afraid that he would not be able to climb high in the future.

Li Guo sighed slightly, "The 500 taels of silver are gone, but I can give you [-] sets of cotton armor. You must not be arrogant in the future, understand?"

Three hundred sets of cotton armor, the second brother Gao was a little surprised when he heard it, he didn't expect such a good thing, he couldn't help but feel happy.

It takes a lot of time and effort to make this cotton armor by yourself. We need cloth, cotton, iron sheets, and a craftsman. Even if he has money, he can't make it in a short time.

Li Guo gave him three hundred ready-made sets, which saved him a lot of effort.

For a while, Second Brother Gao felt a little excited, and at the same time admired Li Guo a little bit. He thought that the Chuangjun were all old-fashioned hats and muddy legs, who didn't understand anything, but in fact, who can lead a battalion? What about waste?

Just now he comforted so many captains in the hall, even if those people didn't get the first merit, they must feel more comfortable seeing Gao Yihuan being punished, and Chen Baoping must die for him.

Now he came to appease the second brother again, if the second brother didn't have his own ideas, he might have to follow him wholeheartedly.

The second brother of Gao Dang even bowed his fists and bowed, "To thank the general for the reward, I must only follow the general's lead."

Li Guo waved his hand, telling him not to be too polite, but then smiled slightly: "Now you can talk to this general, why do you say that it is to protect the Confucian Temple for King Chuang?"

Instead of robbing, they went to protect the Confucian Temple. There are almost no people who have this awareness in the Chuangjun.

In fact, before that, although Li Yan had recommended Gao Yihuan, Li Guo did feel that Gao Yihuan had some abilities, but he still didn't think so. Li Guoming knows that Gao Yihuan has some abilities, but he still has the attitude that he is very good, no big deal.

Brother Gao's ability to lead troops before was a bit special, but in an army like Chuangjun, there are too many generals who can lead troops, so it's not uncommon.

Today the second brother said that he wanted to protect the Confucian Temple for King Chuang, so this is a matter of vision and awareness, and this is something that most Chuang generals do not have, and it is as rare as Li Yan.

The second brother didn't expect that when Li Guo's casual nonsense fell into Li Guo's ears, he immediately became a bit of a rare commodity.

Second brother Gao was just an expedient measure at the time, and he said it casually, but he heard Li Guo's heart when he didn't want to.

At this moment when Li Guo asked him, he couldn't help being slightly taken aback, but fortunately, the second brother still had some dry stuff in his stomach. He pondered for a moment, organized his words a little, and then saluted: "Report to the general, because King Chuang wants to win the world. To be an emperor, you must get the support of the gentry, and protecting the Confucian temple is to show the gentry the attitude of the king of Chuang, attract more scholars to join the king of Chuang, help the king of Chuang to govern the place, build an official system, and achieve effective rule.”

Gao Yihuan licked his lips and saw Li Guo listening carefully, so he continued, "General Zhi, please forgive me for my humble position. Looting is not a long-term solution. Although King Chuang can rely on plundering to support him now, if he robs a place, he will lose it." We will never be able to grow stronger. At present, King Chuang can use the slogan of avoiding food as a slogan to attract refugees and people, but I think the general also knows that the big households will eat up sooner or later. If the people don’t pay food, then what will we eat in the future? If the king wants to take over the world, the Chuangjun must have a large army, and it must have a solid foundation and provide continuous money and food, and this requires the support of literati and gentry, so the humble officials protect the Confucian Temple."

Since Li Yan joined Chuangjun, the whole Chuangjun has entered a period of transformation from bandits to political power, but it is not an easy task for such a large group to transform.

Li Guo also knew that if his old uncle was to be emperor, he would have to have the support of the gentry.

But right now the Kaifeng camp was about to run out of food, which made him have to plunder Shangqiu and drive the gentry in the city to their deaths.

The military rations of the army are too short, not just a little, if you don’t force them, don’t put a knife on their necks, a few people will honestly hand over half of their wealth.

During the Jiashen period, the city of Beijing was a good example. With persuasion, the gentry would pretend to be poor, and the only way to get money and food was by robbing hard.

Of course, this is human nature. If you were an ordinary person, if some hooligans asked you for money and didn’t plan to pay it back, you would definitely not borrow it all.

More than a million Chuangjun gathered in Kaifeng, which required a lot of money and food, and the Chuangjun now has no solid foundation and no taxes to collect, so they can only rob.

Once they rob them, the gentry will naturally hate them, which makes it impossible for the Chuangjun to gain the support of the gentry, establish a solid foundation, and obtain fixed food and taxes, so they can only rob again, forming a vicious cycle.

The gentry in the Ming Dynasty loved money very much. You don’t have to be cruel. Who would be so stupid as to donate their wealth and force them hard? So sometimes Li Guo would simply do it, so as not to wait for the army to leave, these gentry would fall to the official army again.

After Li Yan joined Chuangjun, Chuangjun still behaved like a rogue. It was this cycle that had not been broken for the time being.

After listening to Gao Yihuan's words, Li Guo touched his chin. He also knew that Chuangjun could not change the habits of the rogues in the past. To a large extent, it was because there was no stable base and no sustainable money and food.

In fact, recently Li Zicheng has made some changes according to Li Yan's suggestion. He wants to set up officials in the prefectures and counties that he conquered. Finish counting.

There are no talents in this field in Chuangjun, and because there are not enough administrative talents, Chuangjun can only live a life of robbery.

Li Guo pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head to look at Gao Yihuan, and praised: "You are right, we want to win the support of the gentry and build a solid foundation, but right now the Kaifeng camp is short of food, so we will have to come and grab it." Their food, and these people who have been robbed, are unlikely to really support us."

Speaking of this, Li Guo paused for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Although there is no support from them, I still feel that we should try to build the foundation."

When Gao Yihuan heard this, he was startled, and his heart jumped up.

At this time, Li Guo's mind seemed to be full of thoughts, and he became interested. He continued: "Originally, after this food collection, I planned to take the army back to Kaifeng camp and abandon Shangqiu, but your words made me change my mind." There are millions of troops in Kaifeng city, and there is no shortage of people like you. This general will leave you, Liu Shun, Chen Baoping and others in Guide Mansion. Each of you will have a city, and I will give this general a try. Let's see if we can turn Guide into a foundation of the army~"

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