Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

The first copycat leader who knelt down and surrendered to Ning Fan was called Liu Haishan. This man looked like a tough guy and looked upright.

If you didn't know better, you would have thought that this person was an official from the imperial court.

"Are you sure? With just one letter, you can get the people on the mountain to come down and surrender?"

Ning Fan asked.

Liu Haishan nodded and said: "Your Highness, although I, Liu Haishan, have been a bandit, I have never killed an innocent life! Yes, I have robbed a lot of money, but it was all money made for the sake of wealth! I have a clear conscience!"

"Really?"

Ning Fan looked amused.

Liu Haishan's expression remained unchanged and he said: "In the past, I was also a general in the northwest frontier! But later I was framed because I didn't know how to bribe my superiors, so I took my brothers and ran to my hometown of Jiangzhou!"

"Okay, let's untie him."

Ning Fan nodded.

From a person's demeanor, you can judge whether the person is telling the truth or a lie.

Ning Fan believed that Liu Haishan was real.

This man looks upright and doesn't look like he's pretending.

When he heard that Liu Haishan was about to be untied, Chen Yuanqing quietly stood beside Ning Fan.

This is a subtle action, but very considerate, because if Liu Haishan breaks out and hurts someone, Chen Yuanqing's position can directly protect Ning Fan's safety.

"Your Highness, you are truly the most special person I have ever met! I, Liu Haishan, have decided to follow you!"

Liu Haishan knelt on the ground with a plop.

When the other leaders saw that Liu Haishan, the eldest brother, had surrendered, they stopped insisting and expressed their intention to follow Ning Fan.

In fact, from the bottom of his heart, Ning Fan was wary of these bandits.

Although many of these bandits turned into bandits because they were oppressed by their clans and had no way out, there were also some lazy desperadoes among them.

These people will have to be screened one by one in the future. If they cannot be reformed, Ning Fan has a way.

Under strict military regulations, once these people break the rules, severe punishment awaits them.

At the least, they may be punished with labor, at most, they may be sent directly to a mine in Yunzhou to work as a miner, or even as a hard laborer in road construction.

In short, in Ning Fan's eyes, a few little bandits are really not a problem.

To capture the thief, capture the king first. With this move, Ning Fan had captured all the leaders of the seven strongholds.

Ning Fan was in a good mood as he went down the mountain, humming a little tune all the way.

"Your Highness, in this battle, the Dragon Scale Army lost eighteen people and beheaded 387 of the enemy!"

After counting the loot, Luo Yong came to Ning Fan to announce the good news.

But Ning Fan couldn't be happy after hearing this number.

Although there was a huge disparity in losses between the enemy and ourselves, the eighteen lives were still human lives to Ning Fan.

"After we return, the pension must be in place immediately! Each fallen soldier will receive a pension of fifty taels of silver."

Ning Fan ordered.

Fifty?

Luo Yong was shocked. This fifty taels of silver was not a small amount.

"Fifty taels is not much. When we slowly develop in the future, the death benefit will be increased to ten times!"

Ning Fan made up his mind.

After Luo Yong heard this number, he simply stopped talking.

"what?"

"Destroyed seven bandits in one battle?"

"How can this be!"

When Sun Lu heard the news that Ning Fan had defeated the mountain bandits, Sun Lu's first thought was that he didn't believe it.

His original plan was to eliminate these gangsters within a year, but now Ning Fan solved them in two days?

"Yes, it must be fake news!"

"It seems that His Highness Prince Qing is so happy with his success that he specially concocts these lies."

Sun Lu's two men also expressed disbelief.

There are seven mountain strongholds in Jiangzhou, and the total number of bandits cannot be underestimated. Sun Lu thinks it is impossible to wipe out these people overnight.

The welcoming crowd outside was cheering loudly, but Sun Lu stood in the room sulking.

Through the window, thousands of prisoners could see clearly. No matter how much Sun Lu deceived himself, his heart was filled with shock at this time.

"I captured thousands of prisoners at once, and this was my first time commanding a battle..."

An indescribable sense of frustration made Sun Lu extremely depressed.

The two men were still chattering at this time, but Sun Lu was extremely bored. He waved his hand and said: "Shut up!"

The two men suddenly looked like ducks with their necks strangled, staring at Sun Lu, speechless.

"You guys go out and take a look and see what's going on."

Sun Lu waved his hand.

He originally wanted to shine and flourish in the land of Jiangzhou, but after arriving, he discovered that they didn't need him at all.

Everything I imagined before turned out to be just wishful thinking...

Ning Fan had no time to pay attention to Sun Lu, and he had no thoughts. In the past few days, a large number of bandits would come to seek refuge in the military camp every day.

How to place and reform these people has become a difficult problem.

In fact, the best way is to observe. After observing for a period of time, it will be obvious that those bandits are disgusting and hard to change.

"Let these people work first. Those who are lazy will be recorded for me, and they will all go to Yunzhou to mine in the future!"

Ning Fan said to Luo Yong.

Luo Yong thought this method was good. He slapped his thigh and said, "Your Highness still has a way! If you go to a place like Yunzhou, you can't escape. Unless you want to starve to death on the road, you can only submit obediently."

"Well, you should also pay attention to the screening. Those who are guilty of killing innocent people indiscriminately must be caught! The team we have established is a pure team, and we cannot let these worms get into it."

Ning Fan warned again and again.

Watching Luo Yong leave happily, Ning Fan started to make a fuss about the list in front of him.

These lists are the graduates of the first phase of the Martial Arts Hall. Although the first phase of the Martial Arts Hall was held in a hurry and the study time was relatively short, these students are still fresh in Ning Fan's memory.

He sketched a few names with a pen and quickly selected a part of the list.

These people selected by Ning Fan are all talents with a research-oriented personality. Adding these people to the staff team can effectively reduce Ning Fan's workload.

Discovering Zhou Qun's talent saved Ning Fan a lot of energy.

But in terms of military affairs, Ning Fan currently needs to do many things by himself. Luo Yong is brave and loyal, but in terms of wisdom, he cannot compare with Zhou Qun.

Especially drafting the military rank system and the pension and incentive system, Luo Yong knew nothing about these things, so Ning Fan could only do it himself.

At this time, it is particularly important to build a staff department.

In just a few days, Ning Fan's Chinese army camp was no longer empty. A dozen young people selected by Ning Fan as staff officers had begun to enter their roles.

Some were learning to draw maps from Ning Fan, while others were in groups of three or five, discussing how to advance in military rank.

Ning Fan, on the other hand, took advantage of this free time to start compiling military teaching materials. These were all familiar and were not a problem for Ning Fan.

The only thing needed is time.

In seven days, Ning Fan compiled a set of teaching materials containing various aspects of military knowledge.