Ever since Guo Zhiping and Ye Tie revealed his desire to be recruited, Ye Tie started negotiations with Guo Zhiping under Ye Mingsheng's instruction. Just like Ye Mingsheng imagined selling for a price, Guo Zhiping was negotiating Although it is not a big deal as a lion, the conditions he offered are also very high, testing Ye Mingsheng's bottom line step by step...
If it were normal times, Ye Mingsheng might still have time to play with Guo Zhiping, but now the situation in Liaoyang has become increasingly unstable.
A few days ago, Chen Dechang had given himself a secret order to make some noise, involve some of Song Wenhui's energy, and help share the pressure on the Gongsun family, which was responsible for the main recruitment task of the Zhenwu Army.
During these days, the Gongsun family was in a state of disgrace as Song Wenhui concentrated his power, and the situation became very explosive. There were endless assassinations, bribery, and other underhanded tactics between the two parties. All it took was a real fight with real swords and guns!
Ye Mingsheng didn't want to get involved in the fight between the Gongsun family and Song Wenhui...
But then I thought about it, first of all, as the so-called "lips are dead, teeth are cold", the reason why Song Wenhui only took action on himself once and did not touch himself anymore. The most critical reason why he was able to grow silently in Fengshan County was because the Gongsun family was in front. Despite this, Song Wenhui couldn't take care of himself for the time being and could only let himself develop.
If the Gongsun family fails this time, there is no doubt that Song Wenhui's next target will be him, Ye Mingsheng!
There is no doubt that Ye Mingsheng, who has just developed, will definitely not be able to withstand Song Wenhui, the governor who has ruled in Liaoyang for decades.
Therefore, in a sense, taking a hand in the Gongsun family now is tantamount to protecting Ye Mingsheng himself.
Secondly, the reason why Ye Mingsheng was able to develop so quickly was that in less than two months, he formed a team of three battalions with more than 6,000 people.
In addition to the willingness of Ye Mingsheng to spend money and the full support of the Ye family, secondly, to a large extent, it comes from the support of Chen Dechang!
Most of the army's money, food, ordnance, cotton-padded clothes, etc. were provided by the commander Chen Dechang.
Because of this, Ye Mingsheng still has to listen to what Chen Dechang says now!
Therefore, Ye Mingsheng accepted the task of wooing the Gongsun family. After careful consideration, Ye Mingsheng decided to speed up the recruitment negotiations with Guo Zhiping!
In order to avoid compromising too much in the recruitment and security negotiations, Ye Mingsheng used some small tricks to make Guo Zhiping feel threatened and pressured, forcing him to return to the negotiating table with the greatest sincerity.
In Ye Mingsheng's study.
Taking a deep look at Ye Mingsheng with a faint smile on his face, Guo Zhiping, who had already understood Ye Mingsheng's methods, was not in the mood. After exchanging polite words with Ye Mingsheng, he said directly:
"Master Ye, if you can agree to the following three conditions, the grassroots will be confident that you can persuade everyone in the village to surrender to the general!"
"Guo Zhuang, please speak!" Seeing that Guo Zhiping was finally going to show off his cards, Ye Mingsheng stopped smiling and his expression became serious.
"The first condition is that the past can be forgotten, and the court cannot liquidate us in any way!" Guo Zhiping said solemnly:
"Don't worry, Guo Zhuangshi. Our government has always governed the country with benevolence. Since Guo Zhuangshi is determined to serve the country, the past affairs can naturally be wiped out. If anyone wants to deal with Guo Zhuangshi, I, or even Commander Chen, can come forward!" Ye Mingsheng said without hesitation
At the end of the speech, Ye Mingsheng deliberately emphasized his tone, as if he meant something.
Feeling Ye Mingsheng's sincerity, Guo Zhiping's expression softened somewhat and he continued:
"My father and I hope that the men and horses in our village can be organized into a battalion under Master Ye and cannot be dispersed. At the same time, like the soldiers under Master Ye, they should receive pay and enjoy policies such as exemption from corvee and tax exemption. !”
Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng pondered for a moment, then looked at Guo Zhiping and said:
"If what I understand is correct, although there are more than 3,000 old, young, women and children in Guibu's village, there are only 1,000 people who can fight..."
Hearing Ye Mingsheng explain the situation of his cottage so clearly, Guo Zhiping's heart sank, but he still gritted his teeth and said:
"What Mr. Ye said is true. There are indeed only a thousand people on the mountain stronghold who can carry swords and guns. However, each of our brothers has experienced hundreds of battles, and you must also know that among the thousand brothers on the mountain stronghold, there are 300 of them. It’s the cavalry!”
After waiting quietly for Guo Zhiping to finish speaking, Ye Mingsheng continued: "I have probably understood your situation, Mr. Guo. I can agree to your conditions and the rest, but you cannot be organized into a battalion!"
"Why?"
Guo Zhiping frowned and said in confusion:
"According to the regulations of the Zhenwu Army, a battalion must have at least 2,000 troops. Your department only has 1,000 troops, which does not meet the standard. Secondly, Commander Chen only gave me a strength of three battalions, and I already have three. It’s a camp!”
"So I can only aggrieve you all and form a sentry first. Ye can promise that when the number is expanded in the future, you will be the first to consider you!" Ye Mingsheng explained with a very sincere expression:
Regarding Ye Mingsheng's explanation, Guo Zhiping thought for a while. Although it was still a bit difficult to accept, he reluctantly nodded and agreed to Ye Mingsheng's plan.
Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng smiled and continued: "Guo Zhuangshi, what is your third condition?"
"Since our brothers are going down the mountain to follow Mr. Ye, we also need to take care of our family, so we would like to ask Mr. Ye for a settling-in allowance!" Guo Zhiping said tentatively;
"Settlement allowance, yes! I wonder how much Guo Zhuangshi wants?" Ye Mingsheng raised his eyebrows and asked with interest:
Under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Guo Zhiping said firmly: "One thousand taels of silver!"
Hearing the price offered by Guo Zhiping, a smile appeared on Ye Mingsheng's lips. Just when Guo Zhiping didn't know what he meant, Ye Mingsheng said lightly:
"It's easy to talk about the money, but when Guo Zhuangshi came to Ye's command for the first time, he made every effort. Even if he got such a sum of money, I was afraid that my brothers would be dissatisfied... ·····”
Hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Guo Zhiping frowned, thinking that Ye Mingsheng was unwilling to pay the money, so he considered his words and said:
"Sir, without this settlement fee, it would be difficult for me to persuade the brothers in the village!"
Seeing that Guo Zhiping didn't understand what he meant, Ye Mingsheng waved his hands and said with a smile:
"Guo Zhuangshi misunderstood. I said money is not a problem, but I need you to give me a reason to convince the brothers below!"
