"Yes, people die for money, and birds die for food. Money and silk touch people's hearts. These stupid soldiers in the Beijing camp have not been paid for half a year. Food is expensive this year, and the whole family is so hungry that their chests are pressed against their backs. Now I heard that there is money , and the eyes are red. Anyone who dares to stop them must rebel. Soldiers must go in with a white knife and come out with a red knife." Zhang Shize said.
When Yang Fan heard how miserable these people were, he said, "Forget it, let me do something good. As long as you come to participate in long-distance running, you will be given ten kilograms of cornmeal to each person. Anyone who can run back to Yongding Gate before dark will be given out. If you can't run back, you will be given ten pounds of cornmeal." Yes, forget it, my food does not support waste."
Yang Fan has plenty of corn in his hand, which is three-year-old grain, and he doesn't care if he sends out 700 tons at a time.
"Don't worry, just go and tell Li Banghua, he can figure it out." Yang Fan said.
Zhang Shize touched his chin and said: "This is a good idea. As long as this news spreads, the Beijing camp will have to blow up the camp. These soldiers are so poor. Now, with the money falling from the sky, if they can It’s weird that I can’t bear it. But there’s another problem.”
Yang Fan asked: "What's the problem?"
"Many soldiers in the Beijing camp are well-connected people. They pretend to receive a share of rations in the Beijing camp. They don't come to the military camp at all. During the meal, they spend a few small sums of money to have people pretend to be their names. As soon as the reward came out this time, Those of them with poor physical fitness will hire people to participate in long-distance running. By then, there will be many such people in the first 10,000. What will happen then?"
Yang Fan snorted coldly and said: "What kind of place is the military camp? You can come and leave whenever you want. Once you enter the camp, you will be a soldier. Anyone who dares to escape will be beheaded. No matter who he is, we think he is an impostor." This person will replace him. He will have to go to the Western Expedition with us. Don’t worry, as long as his physical fitness is good, I will train them with military sticks on the road. "
Zhang Shize trembled all over, Yang Fan was always ruthless. Those who followed him into battle died a lot every time.
If it falls into his hands and arrives on the battlefield, it will really make the sky and the earth unable to respond.
We can only risk our lives. If you successfully survive, you will enjoy treatment three times better than that of a soldier in the camp. If you die in battle, you can only consider yourself unlucky. "
"Hmph, why are you two holding back here?" A voice came from behind.
The two looked back and saw Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru coming in.
Xiao Niangpi covered her mouth with her little hands and yawned. He scolded: "Zhang Shize, are you tight-lipped? It's so early in the morning, it's disturbing people's dreams. If you don't sleep, others won't sleep either."
Zhang Shize meeting Xiao Niangpi is like a mouse meeting a cat.
He quickly stuffed the three steamed dumplings on the plate in front of him into his mouth. Then chew a few times and swallow. He picked up the remaining half bowl of fried liver and drank it all. Then he got up and left.
Yang Fan looked so embarrassed that he stretched out his hand, wanting him to eat slowly, not to choke, and to finish eating before leaving. However, Zhang Shize had disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Hmph, this kid is a ghost. Master, don't be deceived by his appearance. This kid is the best at pretending to be stupid, but in fact he is smarter than anyone in his heart. He is a monkey if he has hair on him."
Lin Yueru was amused and laughed out loud. Said: "Master, you can't rely on these nobles for the Qing army. They are unreliable. The Zhang family is the biggest nobles."
Yang Fan nodded and said: "I've been kicked in the head by a donkey. Going into the troubled waters of the Qing army will not do any good, and it will also cause trouble. In this matter, we are only responsible for setting up the blunderbuss, and someone will set it off. If anything happens, we will do it. We have nothing to do with it. All we need to do is get His Majesty's errand lake across."
The little girl nodded and said, "Well, that's the right thing to do."
"Why did you two get up so early today?" Yang Fan asked strangely.
"It's not because you woke up so early in the morning that we all woke up. We were tossing and turning and couldn't fall asleep, but we were actually hungry. We planned to have breakfast first, and then go back to take a beauty sleep." Xiao Niangpi said.
After saying that, he covered his mouth with his little hand and yawned. He picked up the menu with his other little hand and started to read it.
Lin Yueru didn't look at the menu and said, "Give me an egg custard. It should be tender, with oil droplets floating on it like water droplets rolling on a lotus leaf."
Yang Fan almost finished eating, leaving the two of them to continue eating while he rode out of the city. He needs to summon his 500 cavalry soldiers to meet the 3,600 chariot soldiers from Hexi Guarding Qianhu Station who will arrive today. Then camp outside Nanyuan.
Wait for the army to gather together, and then set out to fight.
Before dark in the afternoon, the soldiers and horses from the carriage camp finally arrived outside Yongding Gate. Zhou Yuji and other generals dismounted one after another and paid homage to Yang Fan.
"Congratulations to the commander-in-chief for being knighted and promoted to General of the Western Conquest. I wish the commander-in-chief a long and prosperous descendants."
"Hahaha, everyone get up, everyone get up. I relied on the lives of all the officers and soldiers, and I was lucky enough to succeed. I killed a lot of enemies in this battle. I have already submitted a memorial to express my merit. Soon everyone's contribution will be rewarded by the Ministry of War. "
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard it. After they followed Yang Fan, they had good food and good housing. The food and salary are sufficient, the family members are also given things to do, and they can also get a salary. However, Yang Fan's strictness in running the army was unmatched by anyone in the Ming Dynasty.
Those who can stay, whether officers or soldiers, actually have the idea of making contributions. In fact, it is not difficult to change local trends.
Once the chief officer has strict rewards and punishments, the people below will naturally compete according to normal channels and rules, and everyone will work hard. Only when the leaders in the unit are stupid and the atmosphere is bad will they get along.
"Today you camp next to Nanyuan, unload the horses, feed them well, and let the horses have a good rest. Tomorrow at noon, you ride horses to Yongding Gate. I will arrange for you to monitor the long-distance runners along the way, and no cheating is allowed."
Everyone took the order and left. Go directly to Nanyuan to camp. Yang Fan doesn't need to worry about any of this.
It's clearly written in the camp's operating instructions. The officers and soldiers all memorized the melons by heart. Those who couldn't carry it were beaten with military sticks until they had to carry it.
They will naturally perform their duties and do these things well.
At noon the next day, Yang Fan arrived at Yongding Gate on time. Climbing the tower, Li Banghua, the Minister of War, was looking down from the tower with his hands behind his back.
Zhang Shize accompanied him, and there were some officials from the Ministry of War around him.
When Zhang Shize saw Yang Fan coming, he made an OK gesture with his hand. This is their code. He signaled to Yang Fan that his work was done.
Yang Fan came over and took a look, and saw that the crowd outside Yongding Gate was filled with people. I don't know how many there are, but Yang Fan has already eaten so much that it will not attract all the soldiers from the Beijing camp.
Li Banghua saw Yang Fan coming and said: "Uncle Dingyuan is really a good trick. I have been struggling for several months and I haven't even touched the hair of these soldiers and horses. As soon as you came up with this plan, all the 150,000 soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp were killed." Came here by myself.”
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