Chongzhen sighed for a long time, and the more he looked at Yang Fan, the more he looked at Yang Fan.
In this dynasty, everyone in the civil and military affairs was either corrupt or forming cliques for personal gain. Otherwise, the corpse is a plain meal, and the virtue is not worthy of it.
To be honest, Yang Fan is the only one who has the ability, integrity, and the ability to be a solitary minister.
Yang Fan basically did not interact with other officials. Not civil servants or military attaches.
He neither flatters his superiors nor goes around with his colleagues.
Sometimes when Chongzhen thought about it, he felt that Yang Fan was quite strange. After thinking about it, I felt that Yang Fan probably grew up in the mountains and was used to being alone.
Whether it is Jinyiwei or Dongchang, they have planted nails in Zunhua.
Yang Fan is someone who has caught the eye of the Holy One, so he will naturally keep a close eye on him and monitor everything no matter how big or small.
In the past two years, Yang Fan has never been found to have any trace of forming a clique for personal gain. He is as clean as a blank sheet of paper.
In the past two years, Yang Fan has bought a large area of saline-alkali land, spending a total of one hundred thousand taels.
When Chongzhen knew about this, he laughed at him for his lack of practical knowledge.
When it comes to land, it is better to buy less than to buy some good land. There is no use in buying more of these rotten rocks and saline-alkali land where no grass grows.
However, waiting for Yang Fan's dam to be built. After the water was intercepted and diverted, the saline-alkali land was flushed with water, and all the salt-alkali was actually washed away. I got a large tract of good paddy field for free. It's amazing.
Not to mention Yang Fan's other abilities, he has always admired this way of making money.
As for the fact that Yang Fan made a lot of money, Chongzhen could still tolerate it. After all, you can’t make a horse run and not eat grass at the same time.
Yang Fan didn't pay him empty wages, he didn't forcefully buy people's land, and he didn't take advantage of people's daughters. They are all clean money earned through normal and legal business methods.
It's not like a temple that makes the world boil just to make some money.
It can be seen that the people working in the temple and those working below were all idiots at that time.
Look at Yang Qing, he opened a supermarket and brought me five hundred thousand taels of silver a year. This is almost one-eighth of the Ming Dynasty’s monetary tax revenue.
Neiku suddenly felt less nervous. The queen smiled brightly and said good things about Yang Fan every day.
The items Yang Qing paid tribute were also in line with his own wishes. The queen and the two concubines also liked it.
Moreover, Yang Fan is not very lustful either. So far, I have only married one wife and two concubines. One of the concubines was the madam's personal maid, and the madam only accepted her because she wanted to promote her.
As for Lin Yueru, I originally wanted to deal with her.
However, considering Yang Qing's great achievements, he was not given the reward he deserved because of the overall situation. Since Yang Qing loved her very much, he especially forgave her.
Otherwise, she, a remnant of the Wei Dynasty, would naturally not end well.
"Your Majesty, this" Wang Chengen reminded him in a low voice while watching His Majesty in a daze.
"Haha, look at me, when I saw Yang Qing, I was so happy that I forgot about everything."
"I am so grateful for your majesty's kindness. I have nothing to repay." Yang Fan quickly bowed and said.
Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction, turned back to his chair and finished.
He took a sip of tea and put the tureen on the table.
"Yang Qing, please tell me why you can win the battle when you lead the troops. You only have so many people, but you are so good at fighting. This time, even your tenant militia can fight with Zhenglan Banner's infantry , and won a complete victory. There are so many generals in the Ming Dynasty, why can't they do it?"
Yang Fan considered how to answer, but he was not sure what His Majesty meant.
"Well, well, soldiers are more expensive than more. Although my soldiers are few, they are all elite soldiers. In addition, my soldiers are all veterans who have spent their lives in hundreds of battles. They have been in battle and have seen blood. They will survive after several bloody battles. Those who come down are naturally more elite. Those who are worse will basically die in the battle."
Chongzhen nodded, he knew Yang Fan's rise very well.
This is indeed how Yang Fan trained his troops. It sounds a little too cruel. In Yang Fan's several battles, he drove the soldiers who were recruited and not fully trained into the battle. The real thing is to survive after being trapped in death.
It is definitely a trap, not a setback. Only when these people arrived on the battlefield did they realize that if they didn't fight hard, they would die.
Most of these people died in the battle, and the rest were elites.
Because Yang Fan is rich, he gives these survivors very good treatment (this chapter is not finished yet!)
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. Those who survived enjoyed high treatment. You will naturally be more loyal and loyal to your master. After all, I paid a huge price for it and it was hard-won, so I cherish it very much.
But those who die will die.
Although it is very cruel, it is similar to training Gu.
But Chongzhen also knew that kindness does not command troops.
When Yang Fan rebuilt the Qianhu Station of the Zunhua Guard, memorials accusing him of mistreating his soldiers came flying like snowflakes. Chongzhen also wavered.
What these memorials say is very shocking.
It is said that many soldiers were beaten to death by military sticks. With only one breath left, he was dragged down for treatment. His injuries were healed, and the unfinished blows with the military stick continued. Not even one stick is missing.
Some censors also threatened him, saying that Yang Fan's soldiers were about to mutiny.
He has been taking risks since he started using Yang Fan. My heart is hanging, my courage is high, and I am anxious.
In the early days, I was afraid of mistaking the wrong person and worrying about his position. Later, there were various criticisms. I was also worried about the way he trained his troops.
However, the great victory on the grassland now proves everything. He is right.
What's the use of an army that can't win a battle? I don't need it.
Every time he wavered, he couldn't help but interfere with Yang Fan. The words Yang Fan said to him when he was guarding the palace echoed in his ears.
"I have no other way to train soldiers, just one sentence. Sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in war. As long as you can't train to death, train to death. When they get to the battlefield, they will be grateful to me. It's not that I am too harsh on them. It’s because they haven’t trained enough.”
This time, once again like the rocky beach, Yang Fan drove the more than 10,000 tenants who farmed the land for him and went into battle to fight the Mongols and Zhenglan Banner.
I don’t know how many died this time. After listening to Jin Yiwei's report, the ashes were brought back to fill a whole boat.
It is estimated that these survivors will be Yang Fan's supplementary troops in the future. Enjoy treatment that is three times better than that of the Ming Dynasty soldiers.
Everything Yang Fan does is traceable, with causes and consequences. The way he did it remained the same. Make it clear. Therefore, the emperor can use it with confidence.
"What's going on on the grassland now?" Although Chongzhen had already obtained the information, he still felt at ease after hearing what Yang Fan said with his own ears.
"Reporting to your majesty, there are no Mongols anymore in the area north of the Great Wall in Ji Town, south of the Mongolian Gobi Desert, east of Zhangjiakou, and west of the Liaoxi Corridor. They are dead and unable to escape. It has become a no man's land. Outside Ji Town There is no threat anymore, please rest assured, Your Majesty." Yang Fan replied.
Chongzhen let out a long breath. Yang Fan said it himself, which made him feel relieved. It seems that Yang Fan has indeed cleared the area north of the Great Wall in Ji Town.
In this case, except for Liao Town, among the nine important towns, as long as the Tumut and Ordos people are eliminated, the north of the Great Wall will be completely safe.
"Yang Qing, can Tumote and the Ordos people work together to solve the problem completely?" Chongzhen suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked softly.
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