Chapter two hundred and thirty second rude thoughts
The water pirate leaders present bowed their heads and remained silent after hearing this.
It is true that Zhou Tai and Gan Ning had confessed the matter to everyone beforehand, but the fact that the Pirate King was the governor of Danyang County was still too unbelievable in their eyes.
Although they were all thieves who killed without blinking an eye, facing a prince whose reputation shocked the southeast and who had tens of thousands of elite soldiers and generals under his command, the water thief leaders were still somewhat frightened.
The status gap is indeed too big.
It's like a sky and a group of underground.
Zhou Tai didn't have the restraint and uneasiness of those people. After what Tao Shang said to him before the last breakup, Zhou Tai actually had a feeling in his heart that this boy was by no means an ordinary water bandit.
But even so, Zhou Tai never imagined that the person competing with him for the leadership of the Water Thieves Alliance would actually have such an identity...the head of a county! In this troubled world, this is the identity of a prince, which is enough.
He is ranked among the best in the world.
All the water thief leaders were silent. Zhou Tai could only continue to ask on behalf of others: "Mr. Tao Mansion disguised himself as a water thief and joined the group of heroes. Does he have the intention of recruiting me and others?"
The potter smiled and turned to look at Zhou Tai, admiring: "Zhai leader Zhou is a sensible man. In fact, when Tao first entered the tent, from the way everyone looked at me, I knew that everyone present already knew about Tao.
I’m a certain person, but I’m still not sure why I acted in the past... Anyway, today I will give a clear answer to the village leaders present."
The pottery merchant stretched out a finger and said to everyone present word by word: "As the saying goes, in troubled times, virtue is not used for talent! Although you are all water bandits in name, in Tao's view, you are even more dangerous in the Yangtze River.
The heroes above, in the land of Jiangnan where the navy conquers the world, the talents you possess, in Tao's opinion, can be used!"
Raising another finger, Tao Shang continued: "Secondly, I don't know if you village owners are aware of the resettlement mentioned by the village leader Zhou just now. Tao has been in Fu County since he took over Jinling County.
Strengthen the army and train the soldiers. Now in Jinling City, there is abundant food and grass, abundant iron tools, no shortage of money and food, and the infantry is enough to compete with the northern princes, but it lacks a strong naval force to protect the country..."
Speaking of this, Tao Shang paused and sighed: "You are all heroes in the water. In Tao's opinion, you are worthy of being a water thieves and a navy soldier. How can you be compared with being a water thieves?
The officers and soldiers of the government, and the good citizens, are these conditions not enough to attract you?... And with the wealth of Jinling City, Tao, I will definitely not owe you and your brothers in terms of food, salary and life.
Every cent."
Having said this, Tao Shang paused and said, "This matter is beneficial to us, don't you think so?"
Leaders of the water villages, you look at me, I look at you, your face is still a little hesitant.
When the pottery merchant saw this situation, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, as if he didn't understand why.
The words were spoken so directly, why are they still hesitating?
According to the conventions in the book, these people should have reached the stage of bowing before them, right?
Before he came, Gan Ning should have passed on his identity to them through Zhou Tai. If they had no intention of surrendering, they would never show up here to waste time.
But at this moment, these water thieves leaders are still so coy. What is wrong with what they just said?
Could it be that I have made some omissions?
At this time, the leader of Xiangjiang Village, Liu Zhai, hesitantly said to the potter: "One Piece, that... what you said is very correct. In our opinion, One Piece is sincere to us, so he must be You won’t treat me and other brothers badly... But Lao Liu, I still want to ask the Pirate King, if we submit to the Pirate King and join the army, then how will the King of Thieves treat us, the bandit leaders? We people... Hehe, to be honest, I am as close as my current brothers."
Over there, the leader of Guan Village also nodded vigorously: "Pirate King, the boys under my old Guan are usually loose and chivalrous. If they were not restricted by me and joined the army, I really don't know what kind of trouble they would cause. No matter how much trouble there is, it is caused by people who are ignorant and dare to make trouble, and it is impossible without someone who understands to take real care of it!"
Everyone in the crowd also agreed.
The pottery merchant was puzzled when he heard this and didn't know why.
What are you talking about? We seem to be chatting about the same thing, right?
You also ask me how to treat you thieves, what is there that I don’t understand? Everyone must have a military position!
Are they all pig-brained? No need to ask!
Tao Shang was just about to answer the leader of the Liu village, Tao would not be stingy about any official position such as captain, military prince, etc., but just as he was about to speak, Tao Shang suddenly woke up in his mind.
After thinking about it for a moment, he immediately understood the true intentions of these water bandit leaders.
They are not thinking about those military positions, but they are afraid that after being gathered into a naval army, they will no longer have the right to control the people under their command.
People are all greedy for power. Although they joined the Danyang Navy, they had no shortage of food and drink, and they could be converted into official positions. But in the past, they had the majestic status of sitting on one side and commanding the 100th son under their command. I am afraid that it will disappear from now on, and maybe over time, all the water thieves under his command will be gathered by the pottery merchants, and these water thieves leaders will no longer have anyone under their command, let alone have any power and status at all...
Think about the pathetic attire of those water thieves outside just now, like beggars and beggars...
Looking inside the tent at this moment, the owners of the water village in front of him all had shiny faces, and their faces were full of nutrition.
If they really put all their children into the Danyang County navy, who will these bastards exploit in the future?
This is what they are most worried about.
The potter's heart was filled with anger.
I promised you official positions and military positions, but you are still not satisfied? Why, you still want to be an official and manage the people under your control at the same time?
Judging from their looks, it seems that this is what they really think!
After surrendering to Tao Shang and becoming the commander of Danyang County's navy, he could then manage his original subordinates as if they were his own private soldiers and continue to exploit them.
If this is true, what will become of Danyang County’s navy system? It’s simply a daydream!
If it were in the past, the pottery merchant would definitely not agree to such conditions.
It’s just a joke, nonsense!
But now that the war is imminent, Yuan Shu's people can mobilize the warships at any time. Once the warships arrive, but he has not yet reached an agreement with these water thieves leaders, once Yuan Shu's navy arrives, Jinling City will probably be destroyed. Facing catastrophe.
Tao Shang now has a strategy on how to fight Yuan Shu's navy, and these water pirates are an indispensable force. Without them, he would never be sure of defeating Yuan Shu's navy.
What should I do, just give up? Pretend to agree to them?
But the problem is, gentlemen generally don't lie. Tao is an honest person, how can he lie and deceive others at will? If it spreads, I'm afraid it will hurt the reputation of Mr. Taiping.
But just accepting the rude conditions of these thieves for no reason...
etc!
The potter squinted his eyes, his brain began to work rapidly, and a strategy of killing three birds with one stone began to gradually form in his mind.
Thinking of this, a strange smile appeared on Prince Taiping's lips.
In this world, the person who wants to make Mr. Taiping suffer is probably not born yet.
Since you want to play, let's have fun.
The pottery merchant smiled and said to the expectant water thieves: "Everyone, Mr. Tao has an idea at the moment that he wants to share with you. After you listen to it, if you think it is feasible, we will follow Mr. Tao's idea.
How about building an army with this method?"
At this moment, Gan Ning also heard that the thieves in the arena seemed to be targeting Xiao Jiujiu, who was selfish and selfish. Thief Jinfan had a bad temper. He originally wanted to reprimand these thieves and bandit leaders who only focused on themselves and did not care about the future of their men, but he suddenly
Seeing the potter's behavior, I couldn't help but wake up. He was surprisingly silent and just turned his head to look at the potter in confusion.
Tao Shang was silent for a moment and said: "Different troops and horses should be controlled by different military systems. After you and your brothers joined Danyang County, considering the special situation, Tao decided to control the situation decided by the village leaders.
The Danyang naval forces formed are subject to special controls, allowing each of you to lead the brothers under your command and open a mansion as appropriate."
Everyone was surprised when they heard this, and looked eagerly at the pottery merchant, waiting for the next part of his words.
The pottery merchant smiled, pointed at Village Master Liu, and said, "Let's use Master Liu as an example. I wonder how many brothers there are under Master Liu?"
Leader Liu hurriedly said: "More than two hundred people!"
The potter nodded slowly and said: "Okay, let's take the leader of Liu Village as an example. After the leader of Liu Village submits to Tao, Tao can set aside a county and ask the leader of Liu Village to use his personal name in the county.
Establish a school captain's mansion and lead troops to sit in it. While training soldiers and horses, they assist the local county magistrate in governing people's livelihood. They also have the right to expand the number of soldiers under their command. During the county government evaluation, if the village leader does well, he will be able to do well in the future.
It is not impossible to control the military and political affairs and govern the county alone, but if there is a war, everyone needs to lead their own armed forces and obey Tao's arrangements. I wonder what the village leaders think of Tao's proposal?"
When the words fell, Zhou Tai and Gan Ning's expressions suddenly changed.
This kid... dares to make such a promise, is he crazy?
Besides, can a school captain also open a mansion? Does this guy really think that these bandits on the water are uneducated?
Gan Ning was about to step forward and persuade the pottery merchant not to be so willful, but suddenly he remembered the first frank conversation he had with the pottery merchant.
At that time, the pottery merchants used coercion and inducement, as well as the terrifying demeanor when they threatened to move bricks... When he thought of this, Gan Ning began to sweat miserably on his head.
No! This kid's thoughts are definitely not that simple.