At this time, the sound of crying in the military camp was loud.
These soldiers have suffered too many injustices over the years. In the military camp, the officials did not solve the problem, but adopted a high-pressure policy against the soldiers' resistance.
That means covering your mouth to prevent you from speaking. Because officials have done too many bad things and cannot be mentioned. Everyone was whispering and talking, and all of them were beaten with military sticks until their skin and flesh were torn.
When Yang Fan saw the report brought by Zhang Geda, his expression was so shocked that he couldn't believe it.
"Master, there are too many problems in Shanxi Town. It's worse than Liaodong Town back then. The more than 7,000 people brought here this time are really stained with blood and tears from being bullied. It's really unbearable. The more these soldiers talk, the worse they get. I was so excited that I cried loudly. Many people cried until they fainted." Zhang Geda said angrily.
Yang Fan looked at the investigation report and refreshed his understanding of the Ming Dynasty's army.
Military rations were stolen and sold, and then moldy millet and sorghum (horse feed) were given to the soldiers. The law enforcement agencies are very picky, and the legal net is very tight. If the soldiers make any move, it is against the law, and if they don't pay, they will be severely beaten. The soldiers were in arrears with military pay for a long time. The soldiers were unwilling to starve to death and fled one after another.
Shangguan did not want to solve the problem of military pay, but instead focused on the problem of deserted soldiers.
Various tricks were invented to prevent soldiers from escaping. In their words, even if the soldiers would rather starve to death, they could not be allowed to escape. They turned the relationship between officers and soldiers in the camp into a master-slave relationship. Every level of officer must keep an eye on his soldiers, and any escaped soldiers will be killed if caught.
If the officer does not use dirty tricks and the soldiers run away too much, the superior officer will beat the officer to death. One level at a time. If you don't let Shangguan have an easy time, you won't have an easy time either.
As soon as the newly recruited soldiers came in, they were beaten by Xiaoqi first and then by the old soldiers. It’s called the Killing Stick in Ten Days after Entering the Camp. Let you know where this place is first. Be convinced first and then talk. The process was so horrific that Yang Fan couldn't stand it anymore.
In addition to physical torture, there was also personal humiliation. The viciousness of the officers' minds is appalling.
Use a cane dipped in cold water. He was forced to kneel on the stone ground, and his knees were dripping with blood. The soldiers were forced to lick the phlegm from the ground by pressing their heads. …
The fleeing soldiers were captured, and all the soldiers who did not escape were forced to stab the fleeing soldiers with a spear. If you don't poke, that's fine. You can pass by stabbing yourself with a spear. Many of the soldiers in the small banner and the general banner are from the same village, and even have relatives. I really couldn't do anything, so I had to stab at non-vital places.
However, there were too many people, and they had to be stabbed to death in the end, which only increased the pain.
If one person makes a mistake, the entire flag will be punished. Let them hate each other, spy on each other, and report on each other.
This place is still the Ming Dynasty's officers and soldiers, it has become a hell on earth.
Yang Fan looked at Man Gui kneeling on the ground. He was no longer angry at this time. He asked calmly: "Do you think you can lead a good army by beating and mistreating me?"
Although Man Gui was scared to death, he still held his neck and said: "Young ones are illiterate and uneducated. However, even if you are young, you can understand the truth by listening to storytelling."
Yang Fan laughed angrily and asked, "Then tell me your reasoning."
"The young one listens to the Water Margin. Shandong Wu Erlang, that is the hero who fights tigers. He is a tough guy. The young man estimates that among a hundred people, there may not be one Wu Erlang. However, Jiang Menshen framed him and imprisoned him, and he was killed by a dog. Officials tortured him. He saw that if he didn't plead guilty, he would be beaten to death. In the end, he had no choice but to plead guilty."
"Commander, think about it, a tiger-fighting hero like Wu Erlang can be defeated by fighting. Let him bear all his grievances to me. Is there anyone in the world who can't be defeated? The young ones have no ability and cannot solve the Ming army. There are these problems. But the small ones can suppress these problems. If no one asks questions, it means there are no problems."
"If there is no money and food, the soldiers will run away, and the superiors will be angry. The small ones will have to suffer, and the small ones will have to live. But can the small ones solve the problem with this money and food? In the Ming Dynasty's border army, all kinds of stereotypes and bad habits can be solved by the small ones. ? You can only plan for yourself."
Yang Fan laughed angrily, but he had to admit it. What the black guy said makes sense. After all, it's always easier to cover up a problem than to solve it. When eating persimmons, pick out the soft ones and pinch them. Which side is soft? Of course it was these helpless, powerless soldiers.
It is easy to solve collective corruption among civil servants. Solving the problem of losing 30% of the household budget
It is easy to solve Shangguan's extortion and bribery. Of course it is easy to conquer these soldiers who are asking for money. Man Gui has no ability to solve problems, and he knows it very well, but he is fully capable of suppressing Qiu Ba.
"Commander, these evils are not caused by the little ones. The evil done by the civil servants, nobles, and eunuchs makes it difficult for the soldiers to live. They don't wipe their butts after shit, so it's not possible for the little ones to do this to give birth to children* It’s all about ****. It’s a small injustice.” Man Gui hugged Yang Fan’s thigh and cried loudly.
Yang Fan sat on the high chair holding a bowl of tea and took a sip without looking at Man Gui who was shouting "Chong Tian Qu". Zhang Shize also sneered while watching this guy's performance.
Yang Fan put down the bowl of tea and said, "Okay, don't mourn. Thirty thousand taels of silver, you bastard dare to take twenty thousand taels. You are so brave. Tell me, who gave the money to you. You Only 5,000 taels of personal property were found, where did the remaining 15,000 taels go?"
Mangui stopped crying immediately as if a rooster had been pinched by the neck. Staring with a pair of frightened bull eyes, he closed his mouth tightly.
Zhang Shize sneered and said: "Act, then continue to act for me. If you don't recruit the real master behind the scenes, it won't be over. Master, there are many ways to deal with you."
Yang Fan lowered his head, looked at Man Gui who was trembling with fear, and said, "If you knew how His Majesty saved this money, you wouldn't be quarrelsome with me here. The crime of deceiving the emperor is to confiscate your home and behead him." . If you recruit the people behind you, you may die. However, if you don't confess and carry it yourself, His Majesty may kill your whole family."
"Commander, if I do it, you have to keep it small. It's a small injustice."
Zhang Shize said: "You write out the confession and sign it. The British government will protect you and allow you to perform meritorious service."
Yang Fan said nothing and acquiesced.
He knew that Ming Dynasty was rotten and was not worth saving at all. It would be better for everyone if he died as soon as possible. He doesn't know how to manage things like officials, and he has no interest in taking care of it. He wouldn't do such a thankless thing. Breaking the old and establishing the new is the right way.
Zhang Shize knew that Yang Fan's guarantee was far less effective than that of the British government. This is the leader of the northern nobles, the golden sign of the Three Hundred Years. He knew that Yang Fan was not interested in conquering these people. He is not Yang Fan. He is already powerful enough to look down on these soldiers and generals. Feeding them is a waste of food.
Although he is the eldest grandson of a British duke, he still has to have some younger brothers.
Man Gui is now desperate, and Yang Fan can ask Shang Fang's sword to kill him at any time. If you give him a hand at this time, you can definitely gain his loyalty. After all, the backer he relied on was no better than the British government.
He knew that Yang Fan was not interested in these soldiers and horses, what he wanted was this ambush. He and Yang Fan just wanted to take advantage of the person behind them.
