Cao Mao rewarded the army led by Sima Zhao himself.
They even used things from Sima's house.
Nowadays, each of these wealthy families is "quite wealthy" and their family wealth is very rich. Cao Mao feels that his own family wealth is not as good as these people.
This method is very crude and vulgar, and many scholar-bureaucrats are deeply ashamed of it, but it is quite effective.
When Cao Mao rewarded the soldiers who had contributed to the suppression of the rebellion and allowed them to rest locally, the cheers of the soldiers almost overturned the county seat behind them.
The soldiers brought by Malone also began to play their own propaganda role.
While distributing supplies, they began to talk about the new changes in the Chinese army and the improvement of their treatment.
"Brother, judging from your accent, you are also from Yanmen, right?"
"Hahaha, me too, come on, take these, I can tell you, the Chinese army is different now!"
"Your Majesty has given you many rewards, and you will be rewarded for your merits. You will drive out those who are not human beings!"
"Yes, yes, do you know what my current salary is? Hahaha~~"
"I don't dare to deduct any more and give you meat!"
Cao Mao was eating with several generals at the moment. When he saw the soldiers in the distance who took the initiative to talk to the local soldiers, he couldn't help but laugh. He motioned to Ma Long to sit over.
When Ma Long sat next to him, Cao Maofang couldn't help but said: "Captain Ma, I can't tell, you are also good at propaganda! How long have you been planning it?"
Ma Long said with a smile: "This time I specially brought some smart people and taught them for more than ten days."
Cao Mao laughed again.
"Xiaoxing is thoughtful."
Ma Long said: "I am also planning to ask Liu Jun to appoint rangers to various places to publicize these things. We must let the soldiers everywhere know your majesty's benevolence as soon as possible."
"Since we want to change, I think it can't be limited to the central army. The entire Wei army should be changed."
"We must get rid of those black sheep, practice actively, and be rewarded for meritorious deeds. In this way, Wei's army will not be defeated by anyone."
"I have calculated before that more than 60% of the military expenditures borne by the temple are for unknown purposes. For example, the military's military supplies and logistics have big problems."
Ma Long said seriously: "If the problems of corruption, greed for merit, and factions in the army are not dealt with as soon as possible, I am afraid that the treatment given by His Majesty will also be in vain."
The smile on Cao Mao's face gradually solidified.
"I know these things."
"But if you want to solve these things, you still need a powerful lieutenant."
"Xiaoxing, who do you think can take on such an important task?"
"I think Zhuge Dan, the general of Zhennan, can take the post."
Cao Mao was stunned, "Isn't it possible that General Zhendong can serve as General?"
Ma Long expressed his opinion, "Your Majesty, General Cheqi has passed away, and someone is needed to take his place in the west. I believe that General Guanqiu Jian is the most suitable candidate to serve as the general to conquer the west."
"His position can be replaced by Yangzhou Governor Wen Gong."
"The position of Taiwei can be filled by General Zhennan. General Zhennan has a good reputation, has a gentlemanly demeanor, and is famous for his kindness to soldiers."
"Besides, his clan is powerful, so he won't have too many worries when handling such a big event."
Ma Long didn't say it clearly, but Cao Mao could still understand what he meant.
Although the position of Taiwei is very important, judging from the current situation, the position of General Zhengxi is even more important. The temple needs one person to resist or even counterattack the attack from Shu.
Looking at the famous generals in the world, Hu Zun is old, Wang Chang is afraid of trouble, Shi Bao has no prestige, and Zhuge Dan lacks courage. You can't say that Zhuge Dan is incapable, but he is always too hesitant when doing big things. When it is time to fight, If you don’t fight, don’t be cowardly when you should be cowardly, and don’t retreat when you should be retreating, you will be giving away one opportunity after another.
Guanqiu Jian is one of the few capable generals without obvious flaws. In terms of military merit and ability, after Guo Huai's death, he was already the number one general in Cao Wei.
The Shu Kingdom must be able to fight in the future. Guanqiu Jian is not afraid of facing Jiang Wei. With him in the west, it will be difficult for Jiang Wei to make any breakthroughs.
The northwest side has long been focused on defense. After Cao Mao took charge, he must slowly adjust his strategy towards Shu.
Therefore, Guanqiu Jian became the best candidate to guard the northwest.
As for Zhuge Dan, he paid more attention to his reputation and pursued power. Letting him come to the temple as a Taiwei could prevent him from separatizing Yuzhou, and on the other hand, he could also use him to solve the chaos in the army.
Cao Mao frowned and did not answer.
Ma Long asked: "Is Your Majesty worried that General Zhuge will cause rebellion?"
Cao Mao shook his head, "He won't, he just wants to protect himself. I didn't even kill Sima Zhao, why would he rebel?"
Malone asked: "Then what else does Your Majesty have to worry about?"
"It's not because of any scruples, I just feel that I owe General Guanqiu."
"I am able to achieve my current status because of his greatest contribution. In the end, it is really unfair to General Guanqiu to let Zhuge Dan serve as the Taiwei, but he went to be the Fourth Expedition!"
Malone was a little stunned.
It was the first time that he saw a master who felt unfair about the promotion of his subordinates.
He smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. If even the ministers can see the secret, how can General Guanqiu not be able to see it? Besides, everyone in the world knows his loyalty, and he will not have any trouble because of it." What complaint?”
"He didn't? I did!!"
Cao Mao said with a straight face, "If you have merit, you will be rewarded. He is the first to make the merit, how can he let someone with no merit sit on his head?!"
"this"
Malone was speechless.
Cao Mao pondered, "The position of general cannot be sealed off yet. What do you think about making him a general of chariots and cavalry, then promoting him to a noble title, and letting him guard Chang'an?"
Ma Long's eyes widened, "Your Majesty, most of the cavalry generals are relatives of the clan."
"Oh, then what kind of clan relative is the former General Chariot and Cavalry?"
Malone couldn't answer immediately.
Cao Mao waved his hand, "Then it's decided for the time being. I will never mistreat a meritorious general!"
Ma Long looked at Cao Mao with an increasingly different look.
Although Cao Mao's behavior is a bit willful, in the eyes of these subordinates, this is really kind!
Cao Mao stayed here for a day and then rushed towards Huai County where He Zeng was.
When we arrived at the place, the process was naturally the same. Everyone came to pay homage to the emperor.
This was also the first time He Zeng had direct contact with the emperor.
Cao Mao looked at the guy in front of him. He looked very uneasy and pretended to be calm.
But Cao Mao didn't dare to look down on him. You, the second-ranked guy in the biography of the Secretary of the Jin Dynasty, are acting like a fool at the moment.
This guy's acting skills would make him not afraid even if he faced Wang Xiang.
Cao Mao chuckled and helped him up, "Mr. He, I have heard of your name a long time ago. I didn't expect that we would be able to meet you today."
He Zeng's face was full of smiles, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."
"I know you are a capable minister. From now on, I will keep you by my side and put you to good use!"
"We can't go to that remote place again."
Cao Mao seemed to have something in his words. He never pretended to understand anything and kept expressing his loyalty.
Pei Xiu seemed much calmer, standing aside indifferently, with more backbone of a scholar-official than He Zeng.
"Your Majesty is truly the Lord of England. When I saw Your Majesty today, I knew in my heart that the Wei Dynasty will be rejuvenated! The foundation of the ancestors of the Wei Dynasty will definitely be restored by Your Majesty. It is really an honor for me to follow Your Majesty!"
"From now on, I will definitely assist Your Majesty with all my strength!!"
He Zeng nodded and bowed.
He was worthy of being a man who could act as a licking dog for Jia. When He Zeng passed away, the ministers discussed his posthumous title.
Finally, he was given the word "ugly".
An Shizhai had a kind heart and was unwilling to treat He Zeng in this way, thinking that "filial piety" could be adopted.
Later, through the efforts of He Zeng's descendants, it was changed to "Yuan".
Cao Mao feels that there are actually one or two people who can do something to break through the lower limit for themselves.
After all, there will always be times when such people are needed.
Just say that if the temple wants to take back the power from the rich family, the officials will definitely oppose it, but He Zeng, if some pressure is given to him, he will not feel any pressure to betray his colleagues.
Of course, it should be noted that if Cao Mao loses power, he will not hesitate to betray the emperor.
A gentleman uses it in a gentleman's way, and a villain uses it in a villain's way.
After Cao Mao arrived here, he immediately started his performance again. Naturally, he still gave the same old rewards. If the rewards were not enough, he could borrow them from relatives nearby.
Under the current situation, they dare not not borrow it.
After staying here for another day, Cao Mao led the army to the last place, where Chen Ben went.
Halfway through, Cao Mao met Zhong Hui, who was panting.
Zhong Hui really wanted to curse at this moment. After finishing his work with Chen Ben, he went to Wen County to find the emperor. He found out that the emperor had gone to Zhou County. As soon as he arrived in Zhou County, he learned that the emperor had gone to Huai County.
I have been constantly on the road these days, but Jiang Zhonghui is almost dead from exhaustion.
He couldn't help but complain, couldn't he wait for someone for a while? ?
Looking at Zhong Hui who looked tired, Cao Mao hurried forward to greet him.
"Shiji, why are you here?"
"Your Majesty has conquered the wild king."
"Okay, great! I have conquered Zhou County and Huai County. Just in time, we will go to Yewang together, and then we can go back!"
"ah??"
Zhong Hui's face turned a little dark. Why did His Majesty act so quickly? He didn't even play, so how could it be done?
Cao Mao was still smiling.
If you are not happy, you will not be a holy king! !
When a group of them arrived at Yewang, Cao Mao repeated his previous behavior. At this point, Sima Zhao and the Hebei army under his command were nominally subordinate to Cao Mao.
And if you want to truly turn them into your own people, you still need some appointment and dismissal processes.
