"Tell me, who the hell am I going to talk to for explanation?" Zhang Shize said cursingly.
"His Majesty has decreed that the entire army must assemble. The school grounds look very dark. If you look carefully, you will see that they are either old gangsters or little kids. And then there are the hired ones."
"I really can't choose among these ten thousand people. Let whoever has the ability choose."
Yang Fan was also speechless.
"Now that His Majesty has explained this matter, no matter how difficult it is, it still has to be done." Yang Fan tapped the table with his fingers.
The three major battalions of the Beijing camp are not three battalions, but three arms. The actual number is organized according to "guards". There are a total of 72 guards, about 400,000 people.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
"Those old army chiefs, no matter what, will still keep some combatable soldiers in their hands. They certainly don't have 400,000, but the actual strength of the three battalions is still 160,000 to 70,000. The soldiers in the hands of the army chiefs are estimated to be There are at least 50,000 elite soldiers. Let's find a way to get these underprivileged soldiers. Let's deal with His Majesty's affairs first." Yang Fan said in a persuasive way.
Zhang Shize's expression was a little uncertain. He knew that Yang Fan always liked to use damaging moves, and he was simply a model of immorality and smoking.
But he had to consider whether it would push the nobles into a hurry.
Everyone knows that these hidden elite soldiers are the lifeblood of the nobles.
The dog is anxious and wants to jump over the wall. If people are anxious, they will risk their lives with you.
Besides, the British government is the biggest noble, and this is something that offends the entire noble family.
"If nothing else, your old man, if you don't have this number in your hand, I will write the character Yang backwards." Yang Fan stretched out a finger.
Zhang Shize knew that he had at least 10,000 elite soldiers. He is the eldest son and grandson, and these things will not be hidden from him.
"Old man, he summoned me the night before yesterday. He said he could give me a thousand servants. That's probably it. If you want to use the elite soldiers in his hands, there's probably no chance."
Yang Fan thought for a while and said: "We brothers don't have to deal with things that offend people. There is a person who is just right to let him deal with it."
"Who, who is willing to offend so many noble people?" Zhang Shize asked in confusion.
"Li Banghua"
Zhang Shize was stunned, and it turned out that Yang Fan had his idea.
This Li Banghua is a tough boss. This guy is generally classified as a Donglin Party member. However, in fact, he is a lonely minister whose political views are consistent with those of the Donglin Party.
Li Banghua, courtesy name Meng An, was born in Gu Village, Pangu Town, Jishui, Jiangxi Province. While studying, he studied with Tongli Zou Yuanbiao (one of the leaders of the Donglin Party).
Together with his father's advice, he took the provincial examination in the 31st year of Wanli. Father and son support each other, and the common man walks to the bus.
After Banghua became a Jinshi, he was granted the title of magistrate of Jingxian County and had different political affairs. After taking it, it is planned to be awarded as censor.
At the beginning of the party discussion, many scholars in the court slandered Gu Xiancheng, and Banghua and Xiangzhu were in conflict, so they pointed at Banghua Donglin. Li Banghua didn't seem to want to get involved in party strife, so he took a two-year break before taking office after the dust settled.
After taking office, the first thing he did was to write to Chongzhen to reform the cabinet. At that time, it was really shocking. The ruling and opposition parties were shocked.
He severely criticized Ming Dynasty's biggest unspoken rule. "Those who are not Jinshi will not be admitted to the Hanlin, and those who are not Hanlin will not be admitted to the Cabinet." It is advocated that the cabinet should be selected based on talent rather than birth.
"This guy is a boss who dares to speak and act." Zhang Shize said, stroking his chin. "But how to fool him."
Li Banghua had just been promoted to Minister of War by Chongzhen, and he was gearing up to rectify the Beijing camp. After taking office in August this year, he proposed to clean up the army and find out the actual situation in the Beijing camp.
But in the past few months, he has made little progress. All the officers were resisting him.
"In this way, this time the troops are sent out, His Majesty is using internal funds as military expenses. Because the Ministry of Revenue has no money at all. You told him so, and the Ministry of War will come forward to organize a long-distance running event. The name is to keep fit. The third camp of Beijing Camp All soldiers can participate. The top 10,000 will be rewarded with 2 taels of silver. The top 100 will be rewarded with 10 taels of silver, and the top ten will be rewarded with 50 taels of silver. The top three will be awarded the titles of Ruijian, Mengshi and Champion. Each will be rewarded with 1 tael of silver. One hundred taels, two hundred taels, three hundred taels. At the same time, the top ten soldiers passed over the corps commander and team leader and were raised to small flags. The top three were directly raised to the general flag. I paid this money from the silver approved by His Majesty. "
Zhang Shize nodded, as long as he had money, it would be easy. The most difficult thing for Ming Dynasty now is money. If you don't have money, you just stare. As for being granted official status, that's not a problem.
Generally, people like Yang Fan bear the seal of General Zhengxi and are ordered to go on an expedition. The Ministry of War will give you a stack of blank letters of appointment. For junior officers, as long as they have meritorious service, Yang Fan can be promoted directly by filling in the form, and then report it to the Ministry of War.
This is also one of the personnel powers that a general must have when he is on an expedition. The promotion of mid-level and senior officials requires the approval of the Ministry of War, the Cabinet, and the Emperor.
Zhang Shize asked: "Long-distance running, how to run, from where to where. What is the use of long-distance running?"
Yang Fan said: "For soldiers, physical strength comes first. Don't worry about anything else. A strong man cannot deceive others. Those who can run are good soldiers. As long as they have physical strength, we can find a way to train them. It will not be difficult .The first step is to select elite soldiers."
Zhang Shize gave a thumbs up and praised: "To be honest, I won't obey anyone in this dynasty's civil and military affairs. I will obey you. This move of yours is simply draining the firepower. In one fell swoop, all the elite soldiers in their hands were taken out. Li Banghua was dizzy. I have been working with those military leaders for several months. So far, there has been no progress in the affairs of the Qing army. You are still ruthless."
Yang Fan continued: "Ask those who signed up to gather at Yongding Gate at noon, then close the city gate and strictly prohibit entry and exit. Let them run around the city and back to Yongding Gate. As long as they run, they won't need to run too much, and they will soon be able to distance themselves. At that time, we will directly drag the first 10,000 people to Nanyuan in the name of receiving rewards. We will close the palace gate and read out the imperial edict, and these people will belong to us. For Li Banghua, this time the Beijing Camp will be destroyed. He will accept it after finding out the true and false. In other words, our brotherhood will support him to clear the army. After passing this village, there will be no such store. "
Zhang Shize said: "Yes, what a good opportunity this is. He doesn't need to pay for it. He won't do it unless he is a fool. But what if those military leaders locked the soldiers in the barracks and refused to let them out? Those soldiers The head is not a fool either.”
There is obviously something wrong with this matter. How could the Ministry of War be so kind? Pay wages to the soldiers on behalf of the military leaders. In all likelihood, orders will be given to close the camp gates to prevent soldiers from going out.
Yang Fan sneered: "At that time, Emperor Chengzu would have banned military orders. If the military leaders refused to leave the camp, I guess no one would dare to leave the camp. What age is it now? If these military leaders can control their own soldiers, Beijing Is the camp rotten to this extent?"
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