During this negotiation with Xiong Tuo and Huang Xu, Zhao Hongrun received a total of 1.4 million in compensation from the Chu State and 350,000 in compensation from Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng. In addition, he received a total of 1.4 million in compensation from Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng. Yang, as well as several big clans such as the Peng clan and the Lu clan, can be said to have made enough money.
To be precise, in fact he should have gained more than this. After all, Pingyang generals such as Gu Liangwei, Wuma Jiao, Wu Ji, Zuo Xunxi, Hua Yu, Gong Ye Sheng, Zuo Qiu Mu and others conquered After conquering Pingyu, Chenxian, Xiangcheng, Queshan, Xincai and other places, no matter how hard you think, you can't let go of the wealthy clans in the city.
After all, the order Zhao Hongrun gave them at that time was: Ordinary Chu people were not allowed to invade. As for other clans, it was up to them.
I believe that those generals of the Pingyang Army who were born as civilians in the Chu State must be able to understand the meaning of the word "look at it" very well.
However, Zhao Hongrun did not intend to touch this wealth. He planned to use the money to win over the Pingyang Army under his command. After all, if you want the horse to run fast, you must feed it with fodder. The same goes for the soldiers of the Pingyang Army. Only when they realize that there is a better future and "money" path under his command, Zhao Hongrun, will these Chu people follow him wholeheartedly.
Isn't that what the so-called loyalty is all about?
Looking at the whole world, how many people can follow you to the death for the sake of friendship? More people still inevitably value interests.
In this regard, Zhao Hongrun is very tolerant. He will not be like the nobles and clans of Chu State, who tightly hold on to the wealth in their hands and eat meat and soup while letting their soldiers eat chaff. Mi, how loyal can such an army be?
No, after Zhao Hongrun told Qu Cheng and Yan Mo about his decision, the two generals were very happy. After all, the wealth collected from those five or six cities was also a huge sum of money. What was rare was that Zhao Hongrun was not prepared to handle this huge sum of money, and the Wei soldiers in the Junshui Camp also gave up and gave them all to Pingyang's army. What kind of preferential treatment this was.
Although this arrangement means that the 350,000 yuan in Zhao Hongrun's hands will no longer belong to the Ping Yang Army, Qu Cheng, Yan Mo and others are already very satisfied. After all, it is estimated that what they can get from the Ping Yang Army, even if it is not as good as Zhao Hongrun, It won't be too different.
As for the two huge sums of money in Zhao Hongrun's hands, the 1.4 million cannot be touched. After all, it is the war indemnity paid by the Chu State to the Wei State and must be delivered to the imperial household department. It is not Zhao Hongrun's turn to distribute it. It cannot be ruled out. After receiving the good news, Emperor Wei might use part of the rewards to reward his son Zhao Hongrun and other meritorious generals, but before Emperor Wei opened his mouth, not even Zhao Hongrun and Baili Ba were qualified to intervene.
But the ransom of 350,000 yuan from Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo has a different meaning. Zhao Hongrun can hide it in private.
There is also wealth from Runan, Zhengyang, and several big clans such as the Peng family and the Lu family. The total amount is about 2.8 million. Zhao Hongrun can also hide this money, but he cannot It was all hidden. Some amount had to be paid to the Ministry of Household Affairs. After all, this money was included in the compensation given by Huang Xu, so the price he gave was not high.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun must take part of it and hand it over to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Otherwise, if he takes more than the Ministry of Household Affairs of the imperial court, he will easily be disliked.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun decided to wipe out the small change, combine the two million with the 1.4 million in compensation from Chu State, and report 3.4 million to the Ministry of Household Affairs of the imperial court.
Zhao Hongrun plans to split the remaining 800,000 and the 350,000 with Junshui Camp.
Of course, eating alone would be offensive, so Zhao Hongrun decided to divide the one million, one hundred and fifty thousand into four:
First of all, give 250,000 taels to Sima An of the Dangshan camp as a generous gift to thank him for sending troops to help him ambush the Chu general Cheyu. I believe that these pearls, jade, lacquerware, and bronze worth 250,000 taels of silver will be sold in Wei.
After it is released, its value can increase several times, and it can supplement the military expenses of the Dangshan Camp for two or three years, or even longer.
I believe that in this way, Sima An, the petty-minded general of Dangshan Camp whom Bailiba said, will no longer have any objections to Zhao Hongrun's order to him.
For the second payment, Zhao Hongrun planned to give 200,000 to Xu Yin who was at Fenxing fortress. After all, the general not only sent troops to help, but also captured Xiong Qi, Lord Biyang. Although 200,000 is difficult to equal Xu Yin's merits, I believe that
After conquering Biyang, this general would also attack the wealthy local clans. Therefore, including the two hundred thousand, General Xu Yin's earnings would definitely not be less.
As for the remaining 700,000, Zhao Hongrun decided to give 450,000 to the Junshui Camp and 150,000 to the Yanling Army.
It’s not that he favors one over the other. You must know that since the Battle of Yanshui, the Junshui Battalion has always been the main force fighting against the Chu army, while the Yanling Army can only retreat to the second line and act as logistics. Therefore, Zhao Hongrun naturally wants to treat this team favorably.
He defeated the elite troops from Wei to Chu.
As for the last 100,000, Zhao Hongrun took it by himself with peace of mind.
Although this one hundred thousand is only a small amount, in real estimation, its value is at least three to four hundred thousand taels of silver. How much was Zhao Hongrun's monthly salary as a prince? It was less than 500 taels a month. Even if he left the cabinet and established a mansion in the future,
The monthly salary is only a thousand taels.
A monthly salary of one thousand taels is equivalent to twelve thousand or three to four hundred thousand taels a year, which is equivalent to his monthly salary for thirty years. What is there to be dissatisfied with?
A few days later, the soldiers and generals under Zhao Hongrun heard the news one after another.
Of course, this kind of profit distribution, which is like dividing the spoils, cannot come directly from Zhao Hongrun, because it will easily be impeached by the Yushitai in the future. Therefore, in the army, the general will tell his subordinates, and the subordinates will then reveal it to their subordinates. This is also the case.
A way to spread the news privately.
It must be said that the soldiers and generals under his command were very satisfied with Zhao Hongrun's "selfless" assignment, and they also had a bit of admiration for King Su.
Especially the generals of the Pingyang Army, because if this happened in their Chu country, I believe that the nobles in charge would take away at least half of the property. In comparison, Zhao Hongrun can be said to be selfless.
Since ancient times, how many coalition forces have had grievances with each other due to the uneven distribution of post-war benefits. Although the 80,000 people under Zhao Hongrun are all called the Wei Army, after all, they are also divided into the Junshui Army, the Yanling Army and the Pingyang Army. Only everyone has
After tasting the sweetness, no one will feel resentful.
It seems that the distribution is just right.
Even Zhao Hongrun himself was very satisfied with the one hundred thousand he received.
To be precise, it should be three to four hundred thousand taels of silver. It is more than enough to use half of the money to build a magnificent Prince Su's Mansion in Daliang. The remaining half of the silver is reserved for squandering slowly.
Although this amount of money was only a small amount in the eyes of the powerful people in Wei State, for Zhao Hongrun, who had been "accustomed to poverty" since childhood, it was enough to support him and Shen Yu and other ten clan guards to enjoy themselves for a long time.
The first thing Zhao Hongrun decided to do was buy a horse.
I believe that with his relationship with the Junshui Army, it won't be a problem to get a few war horses and some hand crossbows.
Zhao Hongrun thought about arming the clan guards and going hunting near Daliang.
In the past, because of his young age, he was unable to ride horses to hunt like his brothers. This time he returned to Daliang to see who dared to say anything more.
These happy days are coming!
When he woke up in the morning, Zhao Hongrun felt happy when he thought about the days when he would be free and free and no longer forced by money.
And his clan guards were all smiling happily.
Just kidding, they are all riding on King Su’s boat. Now that Zhao Hongrun is rich, will they still suffer from poverty?
Don’t you have to drink whatever you want?
And Zhang Ao and other Zongwei were also happy.
Although they are the clan guards of Zhao Hongrun's younger brother Hongxuan, Zhao Hongrun and Zhao Hongxuan are close brothers. If the elder brother is rich, will he treat his younger brother badly? Will he treat the clan guards around his younger brother badly?
So, everyone is satisfied.
"Children, let's go and visit Zhengyang County."
Excluding those Zongwei who still held positions in the dredging camp, Zhao Hongrun took four Zongwei, including Shen Yu, Zhang Ao, Li Meng, and Chu Heng, and prepared to visit Zhengyang County with great interest.
After all, after conquering Zhengyang County, Zhao Hongrun had not been in the mood to visit the city in the past, but now that he had negotiated a peace treaty with Xiong Tuo, Huang Er and others, he was in a very good mood, so naturally he couldn't rest at home anymore.
Of course, when going out this time, Zhao Hongrun will inevitably be followed by Yang Yanxing's little follower.
When he walked to the gate of the house, Zhao Hongrun happened to see Yan Mo walking towards the house. After asking, he found out that Yan Mo had nothing to do, so he came to drink with Shen Yu and the others.
Zhao Hongrun was moved because he happened to be missing a guide.
"Visiting the city?" After hearing what Zhao Hongrun said, Yan Mo scratched his head. After all, there is nothing worth seeing in Zhengyang County, except for the small towns of big clans outside the city.
However, since His Royal Highness Prince Su was so interested, Yan Mo naturally would not shirk it and happily accepted the task of being a guide.
In his opinion, King Su of Wei does not hate the Chu people like some Wei people. Therefore, if he introduces some positive Chu people and customs to him, it may be helpful to promote the relationship between Wei and Chu.
the peaceful situation of the country.
After all, Yan Mo does not want Chu and Wei to continue fighting each other year after year. After all, one is his former home country, and the other is the country where he is about to live for a long time and even take root there for the rest of his life.
Although it is unrealistic, Yan Mo still hopes that Chu and Wei can maintain long-term peace and stability.
Therefore, on the way, Yan Mo kept introducing to Zhao Hongrun the positive and uplifting humanistic customs of Chu State, such as the carving craftsmanship of Chu State, the ghosts and gods worshiped by Chu people, etc.
Suddenly, Yan Mo, who was talking eloquently, stopped talking and looked at the two short people who looked like women walking towards him in surprise.
I saw the two women, wearing naked cloth clothes with white sleeves, with cloth bands with strange red patterns tied to their foreheads, and their eyes were cold.
Witch? How come there is a witch in Zhengyang County?
Yan Mo frowned, a little confused in his eyes.
You know, whether it is Ba Wu or Chu Wu, they are all strangers with higher status than the same nobles in Ba and Chu. Although Zhengyang County is not a small county, Yan Mo still can't figure out why there are witches here.