The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

It is not right to say that Governor Zheng was caught in a dilemma, because he was not in a dilemma in the general direction.

In the face of the mutiny, there is nothing more than appeasement or encirclement and suppression. Looking at the current situation, encirclement and suppression is impossible, so we can only consider how to appease.

What's more, these hundreds of rebels also involve the participating troops of Xining Guard and Gansu Town. If one is not handled properly, it is easy to form a chain reaction.

If the 15,000 or 6,000 participating troops of Xining Guard and Gansu Town see the situation in Dayun Camp and also become chaotic, it will be a lot of fun.

So after making up his mind, there was no need to worry. Governor Zheng directly announced:

"The soldiers under Dayun Banner will be rewarded with two taels of silver each, and it will be issued today! The Lin family servants who participated in the battle will also be rewarded!

In one hour, go to the parade ground to receive the reward!"

Lin Tailai hurriedly shouted: "No, no, no! Just carry the silver to their barracks and distribute it!"

But some rebel soldiers were not convinced and shouted: "Ningxia soldiers have not made any achievements, but 3,000 people are rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver! We fought two bloody battles, and each person only got two taels?

In the four words we said about unfair rewards, the focus is not on rewards, but on the two words unfair!"

Governor Zheng: "."

You rebel soldiers are so educated and so good at thinking, how can you be a big-headed soldier?

And you can actually calculate so quickly that the reward of 10,000 taels for 3,000 people is more than two taels per person?

At this time, Lin Tailai said loudly again: "I, Lin Tailai, am the best at mediation. Today I will be a middleman to mediate!

I think that five taels should be enough for each person in Dayun Camp.

As for the servants around me who participated in the war, don't reward them. Save the money and give it to the officers and soldiers of Dayun Camp!

Please give me, Lin, a face, the governor and the officers and soldiers!"

"Okay!" Governor Zheng gritted his teeth and said. At this time, the top priority is to settle the matter and ensure Lin Tailai's safety.

Hundreds of chaotic soldiers cheered together and shouted: "Thank you, Counselor Lin, for your mediation! Counselor Lin is so righteous!"

Amid the cheers and flattery of hundreds of people, Counselor Lin remained calm.

He gestured repeatedly and responded to the chaotic soldiers: "After thanking me, don't forget to thank the governor for the reward."

Governor Zheng turned around and left with a blank expression.

But Lin Tailai was still worried and reminded Governor Zheng:

"The governor should pay more attention to the morale of the officers and soldiers of Xining Guard and Gansu Town!

If Dayun Camp has rewards and they don't, then they will definitely feel unbalanced.

Even if they can't pay in full, they should give a little first to stabilize the morale of the army.

Now the situation in the northwest is tense, and there can't be any more chaos. The governor must take precautions before it happens!"

Governor Zheng snorted coldly. Anyone can remind himself of this, but you, Lin Tailai, are not qualified!

Then Governor Zheng said with a fake smile: "Regarding how to stabilize the morale of the army, please ask Counselor Lin to discuss it with us?"

Lin Tailai laughed and declined, saying: "I'd better stay in Dayun Camp and help stabilize the morale of the army."

As a person who lacks a sense of security, Lin Tailai feels that it is safer to mix in with the chaotic soldiers.

Although Lin Tailai's suggestion of "stabilizing the morale of the army" is full of sarcasm, Governor Zheng has to consider it seriously.

If no reward was given, perhaps there would be no trouble.

But if only some of them were rewarded, the other part that was not rewarded would be very likely to cause trouble.

So after Governor Zheng returned to the headquarters, he ordered: "Each officer and soldier from Xining Guard and Gansu Town who participated in the war will be temporarily rewarded with one tael of silver, and the rest will be issued after petitioning the court."

Unlike Dayun Camp, the other officers and soldiers who participated in the war did not fight two consecutive battles, so giving one tael of silver first was not a small amount, enough to temporarily stabilize their emotions.

This would require at least 15,000 taels, and some could only be temporarily diverted from other places.

The scheduled plan was broken again, and it was all Lin Tailai's fault!

At this time, Governor Zheng had the idea of ​​sending Lin Tailai out of the country with courtesy.

Because Governor Zheng finally discovered that Lin Tailai, who was willful, did not listen to dispatch, and had a noble status, might be the biggest unstable factor in his jurisdiction.

Apart from anything else, if Lin Tailai had any dissatisfaction again and found some soldiers to tie him up, would he have to give in again?

Back in the barracks, the officers and soldiers who were rewarded were very happy.

Dayun was no exception. Who would dislike having too much money?

Besides, this was the first time in his life that he successfully organized a mutiny. Dayun was quite excited.

However, Lin Tailai remained calm and composed.

Dayun asked curiously, "It was successful anyway. Why is Counselor Lin so calm?"

Lin Tailai yawned and replied, "This is the fourth mutiny I have organized. I don't know how many times I have organized civil mutinies. I don't feel excited anymore.

You wait for the money. I'm going to catch up on my sleep."

Dayun: "."

Suddenly felt a little ashamed. As a military officer, his mutiny experience is not as good as that of a Hanlin.

But this Hanlin's mutiny experience is too rich, isn't it?

Lin Tailai suddenly said, "Donglou, you have been with me for a few more days. We have also organized mutinies together.

For this reason, I will give you another fortune!"

Dayun was very moved and didn't want to refuse at all.

Lin Tailai said: "From now on, you should study the geography of mountains and rivers, military and people's sentiments in Ningxia Town!

When Ningxia uses troops, I will recommend you to the court.

After you are transferred to Ningxia to participate in the war, I guarantee that you will be promoted to a deputy general."

Da Yun agreed without thinking.

After two great victories and a successful mutiny, Da Donglou had become a little blindly convinced of Counselor Lin.

So Lin Tailai also felt relieved and went to sleep peacefully.

Mutiny and rewards are a thing of the past, and new benefits are needed to tempt Dayun.

This is the only way to ensure that Dayun and his 500 soldiers will continue to work together with him.

In the front line of the border town where the war is fierce, if you don’t have a reliable force under your command, you can’t sleep well.

Besides, these two great victories may have taken away Dayun’s original luck, so it’s reasonable to give him some compensation.

In the headquarters, Governor Zheng calculated the accounts. The rewards for Dayun’s camp, plus the first rewards for the officers and soldiers of Xining Guard and Gansu Town who participated in the war, totaled about 18,000 taels.

This huge expenditure was not in the plan at all, and Governor Zheng didn’t want to use the silver in the treasury to deal with emergencies.

So he could only use the method of robbing Peter to pay Paul and embezzled money from elsewhere.

For example, the 10,000 taels of reward silver originally intended for the Ningxia soldiers of Haibai and his son were reduced to 3,000 taels.

This reduction made Haibai feel very uncomfortable.

From 10,000 taels to 3,000 taels, the difference in the amount of money that could fall into his hands was huge!

He took the initiative to petition to rush to Gansu for assistance, and his main purpose was to get more rewards and money and food.

Moreover, a large part of the 3,000 soldiers he brought were his private soldiers.

The original intention was to take the private soldiers to Gansu for a tour, and earn a large sum of reward silver from the court as extra money, so why not?

If the reward silver was only 3,000 taels, the private soldiers would only get a travel fee, which would be equivalent to bringing their own dry food and paying out of their own pockets?

How could he be like the big fool Lin Tailai, bringing his servants to work for the court for nothing?

What Haibai didn't know was that the servants around Lin Tailai looked down on the reward silver from the court.

Of course, he would be happy if the court gave him money, but it didn't matter if he didn't.

After all, in terms of wealth and industrial scale, Haibai and Mr. Lin were completely incomparable.

So Haibai, who could no longer bear it, came to the governor's headquarters again and visited Governor Zheng Luo.

"Why did the general withhold the reward silver?" Haibai asked Governor Zheng.

Governor Zheng replied: "The temporary reward silver is not fixed, it can be more or less, how can it be withheld?"

Haibai said very dissatisfiedly: "Is it really true that the crying child gets milk, and only by making trouble can we get more reward silver?"

Haibai, who was vicious by nature, unconsciously added a hint of threat to his tone.

Isn't it just a mutiny? Who can't do it? Five hundred people can mutiny, but three thousand people can't?

Governor Zheng was in a bad mood, and he slammed the table and shouted: "If you want to die, try it!"

Since Haibai arrived in Jincheng, Governor Zheng's attitude has always been pleasant.

At this time, he was suddenly reprimanded, which frightened Haibai.

Seeing that Haibai seemed to be intimidated, Governor Zheng snorted again: "Lin Tailai is a person with a golden medal of immunity from death, you can't compare!"

Governor Zheng's meaning is very clear. Even if Lin Tailai messes up, as long as it is not too out of line, he, the governor, cannot do anything to Lin Tailai.

And the court will not pursue Lin Tailai for crime, at most, the merits and demerits will be offset or the salary will be fined.

But you, Haibai, don't have such a privilege of immunity from death. If you dare to rebel and make trouble, he, the governor, will dare to encircle and suppress you.

But in Haibai's ears, this sentence seems to have another meaning: Are you also qualified to rebel?

This makes Haibai feel that as a foreign military officer, he has been discriminated against and humiliated!

And then Haibai calculated in his mind that there is another unfavorable factor for the mutiny.

The 3,000 Ningxia soldiers he brought were all stationed outside the city as guest troops, unlike Dayun Camp, which was all in the city.

Once they launch a mutiny, the governor can directly close the city gates, and it will become a siege.

Moreover, as a guest army, the Ningxia soldiers rely entirely on local supplies for food and grass. As long as the governor gives an order, these food and grass will be cut off.

Then after they mutiny, they may have a strong city in front but no food and grass in the back, so what's the point!

Unless they directly become rebels and become bandits, looting everywhere, but that would be totally unprofitable.

After thinking it over in his mind, Haibai suppressed the idea of ​​mutiny directly in Gansu.

Seeing that Haibai didn't speak, Governor Zheng waved his hand and said, "You are not Lin Tailai, don't think about those useless things!"

As a result, in Haibai's ears, this was equivalent to another sentence "Are you also worthy of mutiny?"

As a result, Haibai once again felt that he was repeatedly discriminated against and humiliated!

It turned out that the previous favoritism was a false fantasy after all!

Both of his sons were injured by Lin Tailai, and the governor did not give an explanation!

After all, the Han civil officials protected each other!

Even though Governor Zheng disliked Lin Tailai, he still gave the silver that should have belonged to him to Lin Tailai after being forced to abdicate!

And this foreign military officer was treated like a beggar, and was sent away with only three thousand taels!

Didn't he just want to get more reward silver to support his own private soldiers? Why didn't he give him more silver?

Haibai stood up, "My two sons were seriously injured by Lin Tailai. I will take my two sons and the military servants back to Ningxia!

As for the rest of the soldiers, stay in Gansu to serve the army!"

Governor Zheng agreed after a little thought.