A group of gentry and landlords had long lost their previous composure. They were in mourning and wanted to beg for mercy, but for a while they didn't know how to speak. Only Huang Wenbing, who was at the end, felt a burst of joy and happiness at this time. His previous judgment was indeed correct. This new Jiangzhou regiment coach was much more powerful than ordinary officials in terms of scheming and methods. He had already won the title in just a few words. These many Jiangzhou gentry were driven into a dead end.
But at this moment, he suddenly found that Sun Tu, who was about to leave, winked at him. This made him slightly startled, but he quickly understood and immediately stood up and shouted: "Sun Tuanlian, please stay." Give me a chance to apologize..."
Huang Wenbing is indeed smart, and he can understand it with just one look, otherwise the play will not go on. Despite Sun Tu's tyrannical attitude at this time, he actually didn't want to really push these gentry into a corner, otherwise he would definitely leave a lot of trouble for himself, so someone had to stand up and sing a favor at this time.
In the eyes of everyone begging for help, Sun Tu finally stopped and turned around to look at Huang Wenbing: "How do you plan to apologize? To tell you the truth, I did plan to spend money to buy back those fields, but now..."
Huang Wenbing immediately answered with understanding: "I... We are willing to return all the land we bought before to the government, and we dare not charge a penny."
Hearing what he said, everyone felt a sudden pain in their hearts, but now that they were under the low eaves, they could only accept it. They all nodded in approval: "No, that's right. We were just temporarily blinded by lard, please." Lord Sun Tuanlian doesn't care about the faults of others, please spare us this time." As he said this, they all bowed their hands and lowered their postures very low.
But to their surprise, Sun Tu still looked noncommittal: "Can this just offset the mistakes you made before?" He glanced at Huang Wenbing again.
Huang Wenbing said in his heart that you really have a big appetite, but he quickly cooperated and said: "In addition, my Huang family is willing to use another three hundred kilograms of rice and noodles as military rations to reward the country soldiers..." When he said this, he revealed He looked like he was gritting his teeth, as if he had made a lot of determination to endure the pain and bleeding.
"It seems that Huang Yuanwai has indeed changed his mind. What about you?" At this time, Sun Tu's face turned cloudy, and he even showed a smile. Why can't others understand this reaction? Even though they were scolding him for being greedy in his heart, under such circumstances, they could only hold their noses and admit it. At that moment, they successively proposed to give the rural soldiers money and grain as a reward, or dozens of coins, or one or two hundred kilograms of rice and noodles.
It wasn't until these people finished talking in a mess that Sun Tu said with a smile: "Since you care about our soldiers so much, I can't hold you accountable for the past. But I hope you can keep your word. In three days Send the land deeds and money and food to the military camp within a few days, otherwise, you will be responsible for all the consequences." After saying that, if he didn't stay any longer, he turned around and left.
When the footsteps of Sun Tu and the others were no longer heard going downstairs, all the gentry and landlords breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time they felt regretful. If they had known that this would be the result, they should have agreed to Sun Tu's conditions before, so that they could get some compensation, instead of having to give up their fields for nothing like this, and also have to give the village soldiers another sum of money and food. This is really stealing chickens. It's not like losing a lot of rice.
And in the midst of regretful lamentations, someone suddenly said with suspicion: "That Zhang Endong was quick to seize the opportunity. He actually handed over the land deed early in the morning. Not only did he not lose anything, but he sold it to Sun Tu..."
"I think there must be something wrong with this person. I'm afraid he has colluded with Sun Tu early on, so he can get a handle on us!"
Human nature is accustomed to taking credit and blame. Even if it is their own fault, they will find excuses for the guests. At this time, they naturally vented their dissatisfaction on Zhang Endong. When these words fell into Huang Wenbing's ears, they made him worried. If these people knew that they were the first ones not to be on the same side with them, what would happen to them
Fortunately, these people did not think about this. After saying a few words, they instead thought of Huang Wenbing's good news: "Brother Huang, it's really thanks to your quick response this time, otherwise I would have been in big trouble." ”
"Haha, I'm just worried about taking a chance on my own business." Huang Wenbing waved his hand with some guilt. But others don't think so: "We all owe Brother Huang a favor this time, and we will definitely repay him in the future."
"Yes, Brother Huang, if you have any difficulties in the future, just tell Fang. As long as I can help, I will not refuse."
After these people talked for a while, they dispersed. After Huang Wenbing calmed down, he was even more delighted. It seemed that he was indeed right to take that step. Not only did he make friends with Sun Tu, but he also allowed many people to accept his favor. Obviously, this was Sun Tu's return of favor. The reward he gave himself: "It seems that I should really get closer to Sun Tuanlian..."
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When they saw that the Jiangzhou gentry and landlords, who had been so arrogant in the past and did not even look at themselves and others, suddenly began to obediently send money and food to the military camp one after another, and after seeing their team training, they flattered and flattered them again, and finally thousands of people They left with great gratitude, which really made the country soldiers who were practicing couldn't believe their eyes. Is this because of the hard training every day that caused problems with the eyes and ears
Before these sergeants could come up with a reason for this discussion, Sun Tu gathered them all in one place, pointed at the stack of land deeds on the desk behind him and said: "I know that you have been here these two days. I am curious why those gentry landowners came to the military camp to see me. Now I will tell you the truth. They came to return the fields they bought from you at a low price last year. And they not only returned the land deeds, In order to make up for it, they also gave us money and food as our military salary."
Even though the military discipline of the Japanese soldiers has been improved during this period, after hearing such unexpected remarks, everyone still couldn't help but exclaimed, with expressions of disbelief on their faces. If it hadn't been for Sun Tuanlian With this prestige, I'm afraid some people will directly question the authenticity of these words.
Sun Tu did not get angry because of everyone's reaction this time, but smiled and said: "I know that this matter sounds really bizarre, but it is the fact. I promised you half a month ago that we will do it within one month." I will help you get back the fields that belong to you. Now is the time to fulfill your promise. Next, I will let people distribute those fields equally to each soldier. I only hope that you can learn from this lesson,
Don’t let anyone take away the land that your family relies on for their livelihood. "
Even though everyone still had doubts in their hearts, when Sun Tuzao started to call the people he had prepared and handed over the corresponding deeds of more than two acres of military land to the other party, the man finally accepted this fact with surprise. .
Soon, the entire rural soldier camp was filled with the ecstasy of having recovered what was lost, and the cheers were even louder. If it weren't for the fear of causing trouble, some people would probably shout long live Sun Tuanlian. At this time, Sun Tu's status in the minds of the local soldiers had become extremely high, far surpassing Yuan Wang and Yuan Tuiguan, who were previously respected by them.
Because everyone still remembers very clearly that when the city was short of food, Sun Tu and Yuan Tuiguan also did a lot for them and helped them a lot, but in the end they still failed to save their fields and were reduced to having to listen to others. To the point of hand-to-mouth existence. But as soon as Sun Tuanlian took action, he took back the land that belonged to them and gave it back to everyone. This kind of kindness was too deep.
Seeing the expressions of gratitude among his subordinates, Sun Tu knew that this was the best opportunity to boost the morale of the army. So he stood in front of everyone again and said seriously: "Everyone, listen to me again."
With just one word, the originally noisy military camp suddenly became quiet. No one uttered a word. Everyone looked up at Sun Tu with reverence, waiting for his teachings.
Sun Tu glanced at the soldiers in front of him and then said: "Do you know why those gentry and landlords are willing to return the land deeds and money and grain to us for free this time? Isn't it because they are so afraid? To me, I am just a small seventh-grade military attache, not enough to make them fearful. The fundamental reason lies only in you!"
These words made all the soldiers feel a little confused and couldn't understand them at all. They could only continue to watch their team training eagerly, waiting for his further explanation.
"I know that you have always thought that our rural soldiers have a low status, so you never dare to argue with others. Even if your money, food and property are taken away, you can only swallow your anger. But what I want to say today is that all of this is wrong. Yes, as officers and soldiers, in addition to the responsibility of defending our homeland, we also have our own backbone and dignity. As long as we practice hard and let the people and the court know our strength, no one will dare to bully us in the future.
"The reason why those gentry and landlords gave in this time is because they saw your hard training every day, and they were afraid that one day we would fight back when we became an elite division. So if we want to change our destiny, we should train hard and become Stronger!"
There are naturally quite a few flaws in these words, which cannot withstand further investigation, but they are enough to boost the morale of these rural soldiers who have little experience and are excited about getting back the land deeds. So soon, these people shouted loudly: "We must work hard to become a real elite!"
"Okay, the new training method will start tomorrow." Sun Tu smiled with satisfaction. He believed that after today, this rural soldier will completely change and truly become a self-reliant elite army.
Even the coming hot summer can no longer stop their enthusiasm for training...