General’s worries

Author: Sheep Little Star

General’s worries

Zunsiluo and Wen Buqi, one wants to borrow power and the other wants to borrow fame. Although the strength of the two is not the same, they have reached a strange balance.

Cao Qian, or the Song Dynasty's entry, came at the right time.

Before the official departure, Cao Qian quietly contacted Xisiluo with the help of the secret left by Cao Wei.

It can be seen from Zunsiluo's reply that the other party's attitude is very enthusiastic.

However, due to Wen Buqi, Sui Siluo could not leave Miaochuan for a long time. Otherwise, Sui Siluo would have liked to rush to the border area in person to communicate with Cao Qian in person.

The matter of secretly assisting Ziansiluo was so implicated that neither the Song Dynasty nor Ziansiluo's party dared to make it too public.

At the same time, if such an important matter is communicated only by messenger or letters, not only will it be inefficient, but it will also leave both parties confused.

For the Song Dynasty, I love and hate it.

Although the Song Dynasty's military strength was slightly inferior and it was on the defensive for a long time, one thing had to be admitted.

The Song Dynasty had money and people, and had great potential for war.

If the 'adherent faction' had not been in the upper hand for a long time, whether Xixia could have captured Lingzhou is another matter.

In addition, the Song Dynasty occupied the land of the Central Plains. Since ancient times, the Central Plains Dynasty has always occupied the great righteousness.

Tubo, Xixia and other places all wanted to be recognized by the Song court.

In this regard, Xisiluo is no exception.

Even if it was just a nominal recognition and no actual benefits were obtained, Zuo Siluo was still willing to be used by Song Ting.

Once he was canonized by the Song court, he could fully use the opportunity to gain supporters from various tribes in Tubo.

Minhe.

Looking at the heavy snow flying in the sky, Xisiluo's face was full of gloom.

This heavy snow came at the wrong time!

What he is most worried about now is not that the negotiation time will be delayed, but that he is worried about the safety of Song Ting's envoys.

He had never seen such heavy snow since he could remember.

Moreover, this blizzard came very suddenly. At first, it was just an ordinary university, but overnight, a blizzard suddenly hit.

In just one night, the color of heaven and earth suddenly changed.

'I hope nothing unexpected happens to Song Ting's envoy.'

Zuosiluo prayed silently. He couldn't help but worry about this matter.

The identity of the envoy this time is unusual!

Cao Wei’s son!

The northwest war god who defeated Li Lizun in one battle was not a good person.

If something happens to Cao Wei's son, the opportunity to communicate with Song Ting may be gone.

Zusiluo was kidnapped when he was a boy and moved to many places. He finally managed to save a large fortune and finally saw the hope of unifying the Tubo region.

Therefore, he attaches great importance to this exchange.

If the situation didn't allow it, he would even want to send his confidants out to look for the envoy from Song Ting.

"well."

After a long while, he let out a long sigh.

Maybe this is the hardship God gave him.

The process of unifying Tibet was destined to not be smooth.

(PS: The Tubo area believes in Buddhism, and he himself is known as the ‘Son of Buddha’, so it is normal to be idealistic)

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Capital.

Cao Mansion.

Cao Wei didn't know that Cao Qian was trapped in the heavy snow, but with his character, even if he knew, he probably wouldn't have much reaction.

After all, he has been in the northwest for decades, what kind of scene has he not seen?

Just heavy snow, what does it matter?

If the Cao family's children can't even overcome this small difficulty, they might as well go back to their hometown in Zhending to farm.

Besides, he doesn't have the time to worry about Cao Qian's affairs right now.

Cao Wei's attention is now focused on one thing - disarmament!

The day before yesterday, Ding Wei suddenly wrote a letter suggesting that all state governments review the selection of Xiang troops and gave corresponding selection criteria.

For example, who should be re-selected and who should be released and sent home.

Although Ding said that the target of the proposed disarmament was only the "Xiang Army", there is no doubt that the disarmament matter completely detonated the generals and nobles.

In the circle of generals, it is not a secret to eat empty pay and drink the blood of soldiers.

Of course, the Cao family did not do this.

The Cao family did not do this not because of any righteousness, but simply because it was not necessary.

The Cao family was truly established, and they served as generals for generations. Cao Wei's father, Cao Bin, even served as a general and became a prime minister.

Whether it was Taizu, Taizong, or Zhenzong, they had never treated the Cao family badly.

Various rewards are enough to keep the Cao family prosperous for several generations.

Therefore, the Cao family completely disdained the petty profit of free money.

Rather than ruining your reputation by spending money on free money, it's better to be on your own and leave a good reputation.

There are actually not many generals like Cao.

Most of the generals who followed Taizu in the north and south, and who have continued to flourish to this day, would not do such things that would do more harm than good.

On the contrary, it is the middle and lower-level officers who are best at this.

As we all know, the Song Dynasty was famous for emphasizing civility over military affairs. Under this background, it was not uncommon for generals to join forces and marry each other.

Therefore, even if senior generals like Cao do not do such immoral things, they will not break this unspoken rule.

Over time, generals such as the Cao family, the Wang family, and the Zhe family basically turned a blind eye to the issue of free money, unless they went too far.

Military ministers also have to support their families.

Emphasizing civility over military affairs was the strategy set by Taizu. Regardless of official rank or salary, military ministers were far inferior to civil servants.

In terms of salary alone, Cao Wei is now the Observer of Rongzhou and the General of Zuowei. Among them, the post of Observer has no actual duties and is a concurrent post.

This position is purely to increase the salary of the 'senior military minister'.

Otherwise, if only according to the standards of General Zuowei, Cao Wei's monthly salary is only 35 guan, and the other silk, cotton, and Luo are several.

This salary is only a little higher than that of the county magistrate of Luoyang (Xijing).

A monthly salary of thirty-five guan is definitely an insult to a military official like Cao Wei, so Cao Wei has a part-time job as an observer.

The monthly salary of the observer envoy is 200 guan, which is barely the same as that of the political envoy and deputy privy envoy.

However, Cao Wei is just an exception. The vast majority of mid-level officers do not even receive thirty-five guan monthly salary, which is far lower than that of civil servants of the same level.

Without comparison, there is no harm.

The middle- and lower-level officers must feel unbalanced when they see the civil servants enjoying hot and spicy food all day long, and occasionally going to Goulan to listen to ditties.

But the salary of the imperial court is fixed, and military ministers are lower than civil servants!

In this case, what else can be done?

Is it difficult to ask for help from superiors?

What a joke!

Who dares to change the rules set by Taizu?

After going round and round, we can only follow the old path and use the big-headed soldiers under our hands to perform operations. Everyone will be deducted a little, but not much. Each person will be deducted dozens of fen per month.

If you add up a little, the income is quite considerable.

After all, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the Forbidden Army and hundreds of thousands in the Xiang Army.
Chapter completed!