1231, the troops from the Beijing camp returned to the DPRK
Yan Yingyuan was appointed as the military training ambassador by Yang Fan, and he was responsible for training 80,000 prisoners.
These 80,000 prisoners were organized into 160 battalions, with 500 people in each battalion. Among them, about 20,000 were death row prisoners and real criminals, and were organized into 40 death camps.
They will be assigned to the commander Yan Yingyuan. Because Yang Fan has already written to the emperor, recommending Yan Yingyuan as the commander-in-chief of the snow area. He will lead 15,000 regiments and 20,000 prisoner troops to escort the master back to the snow area. From now on, this army will be stationed in the snow area to defend the country.
Guard the border.
Incorporate snow areas into the garrison to further improve local control.
Because of the brutal siege of Jiuyuan City, the regiment lost another 5,000 people. The original group training of 40,000 people only had 15,000 people left.
But these people are now qualified warriors who have experienced dozens of brutal battles.
The nails planted by Donglin and the Jin Party had already been identified, dealt with, or died in the battle. After many waves of battles, those who survived had nothing to do with them, and became
A pure soldier.
Under Yang Fan's step-by-step guidance and with the force support of the Beijing camp army, Yan Yingyuan also firmly controlled this army. Over the past year, his ability has improved a lot. Now give him the 20,000 scum and scum.
He can also handle them with ease.
The entire Blackwater City has begun a large-scale military training. In order for these prisoners to become soldiers, they need brutal training. As for the training of these prisoners, Yang Fan acted as a hands-off manager and directly put Yan Yingyuan in charge.
Yang Fan gave Yan Yingyuan three months. After three months, Yan Yingyuan will take the death camp and group training to escort the master.
The remaining 60,000 people were organized into the Atonement Camp. They settled on both sides of the Heihe River and cultivated land to guard the border. They had no military pay, so they could only farm their own land to support themselves.
But they are not guards. They are essentially prisoners.
Chongzhen was having a meeting on the platform when he received the news of Jiuyuan City's victory.
All the forces in the imperial court were actually jealous of Yang Fan's achievements in the past two years. Yang Fan not only occupied territory, raised an army, but also opened various businesses and made a fortune.
That kind of money is ridiculous.
Originally, they planned to plot against Uncle Ding Yuan. The emperor turned a blind eye and pretended not to notice the twists and turns. He followed the trend and agreed to Qian Longxi's plan to end his family.
However, no one expected that Yang Fan would actually win the battle just over ten days after the prisoners were released. They were stunned by this reversal for a while, and it took a long time for them to come back to their senses.
Qian Longxi and Li Biao looked at each other, and they both saw fear in each other's eyes.
They could win a battle with such disparity in strength. Yang Fan made them feel intimidated.
All their plans turned into jokes in the face of Yang Fan's strength.
However, Chongzhen was very excited and repeatedly asked the guerrillas sent back to report the victory, had the Oirat people really withdrawn their troops and returned to the Tianshan Mountains? Would they not come back again?
After receiving a positive answer, Chongzhen stood up happily and walked back and forth on the platform several times. This meant that the war in the northwest was completely over and the Beijing camp could return.
This was the first time that Chongzhen had left his military power outside for so long. To be honest, he couldn't sleep.
"What are the casualties in the Beijing camp?"
"Replying to your Majesty, there were more than 80,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp when we went out for the expedition. Now we still have 40,000 soldiers who can fight, and there are about 10,000 disabled officers and soldiers."
Chongzhen was silent for a while. Although he knew that Yang Fan could fight like this with Oirat cavalry six times his own, it was already very good. However, he still felt sad for the Beijing camp that he spent two million taels of silver to rebuild.
Half of the casualties were lost, and there were still 10,000 disabled people who needed to be resettled.
He was a little reluctant to part with money again.
Chongzhen thought for a while and said: "Wang Banban, let the Chief of Ceremonies draft the edict, and promote Yang Fan to be the commander of Suiyuan Province. He will be in charge of the military affairs of the province. He will be stationed in Guihua City. From Zhangjiakou to Heishui City, the Great Wall
The north and south of the Mongolian Gobi are all assigned to Suiyuan Province."
Chongzhen thought for a while and then said to the cabinet: "The new province of Suiyuan has been established. You should also select governors, envoys, inspectors and other officials and report back later. Suiyuan is a sparsely populated area and has just experienced a war.
We won’t set up prefectures and counties. Let’s manage Fengzhou around Guihua City first.”
Li Biao and others received the order, all with grimaces on their faces.
Guihua City is a bitterly cold place, and Yang Fan has wiped out all the herdsmen. Farmland cannot be planted in the area, and the people have nothing. If he wants to make money, he can't find anyone.
There is no gain in becoming an official there. It is estimated that no one would want to go there.
Yang Fan's official report to the cabinet stated that Fengzhou's current population was only 800, and they were all miscellaneous. There was not a single Han Chinese, and there was nowhere to prepare supplies and food. They could only kill two or three sheep every day to make ends meet.
The richest areas in Monan are actually the former territories of Haraqin and Duoyan. They are close to the Ming Dynasty and have many pastures.
Many people who are evading taxes rely on the Mongols for farming wherever they go. So it can be regarded as cultivated land. And the Suiyuan side is purely Mongolian territory. They can only herd sheep.
Therefore, Donglin cut off the most fertile parts first.
The reason is also very good. Cooperate with Yuan Chonghuan to restore Liao in five years. Now it is very important to unite with Chahar to seal off slaves and isolate Liaodong. The Rehe Province must be handed over to Yuan Chonghuan for unified management.
As for the western part of the desert Mongolia, after the war, it was deserted for thousands of miles, and there were still many horse bandits and stragglers who had been dispersed. Their own safety was not guaranteed. Only a devil would be willing to go there.
Chongzhen ignored the cabinet and continued: "The order is given to Yang Fan and Zhang Shize. After receiving the order, they will immediately lead the Beijing camp back to the court. No delay is allowed."
Chongzhen hesitated for a moment and then added, "We must arrive in the capital within a month."
Wang Chengen looked at the emperor and whispered: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it won't take more than a month. I heard that the train has been repaired to the outskirts of Guihua City. They will take the train back to Beijing and it will only take three to five days."
Chongzhen was shocked and asked: "What are you talking about? Is that train so fast? Besides, there are 50,000 people in the Beijing camp. Can the train accommodate it?"
Wang Chengen said: "Your Majesty, Dingyuanbo's train can transport troops in a kind of carriage called a tank car. One car can hold fifty people, and one train has thirty carriages and can transport one thousand five hundred people. One day.
It departed six times. It could transport 9,000 troops in one day. It took six or seven days to transport the capital back to the capital."
Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen in shock. He did not expect that this train had such a large capacity. It was very useful for transporting troops. If all eighteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty were connected by railway, it would definitely be of great benefit to strengthen the management of the country.
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However, as soon as he thought about the railway investment, he stopped thinking again.
This railway was listed for financing and stocks were issued. The total financing amount is 3 million taels. It will be built to the end of Heishui City. No one can afford such a large amount of money. If the stock financing is not issued, this railway will not be possible at all.
It cannot be built.
When he thought of three million taels of silver, Chongzhen felt breathless.
This railway was initiated by Yang Fan, as the major shareholder, and then issued shares on the exchange at one tael of silver per share. A total of three million shares.
Such small-denomination stocks can be participated in by peddlers and lackeys in the capital. After all, there are still many people who can spare a few taels of silver.
