This time Fan Liang was happy, I thought before, I will do it first, and then report to the emperor after I have done it, and I have to think about how to do it in the process of doing it.

Now that the emperor has approved it, I can do it with great fanfare, and although my funds are not easy to get, with the emperor's order, I can move some points elsewhere.

It also happened that at this time, it was said that there was a Jiangnan camp in Dongzhou with a batch of money from Huizhou, and Fan Li heard this, that was great, when I wanted to sleep soundly, you just brought me a pillow. This batch of silver has been on my territory, so I have to strip it a little high!

So Fan Li immediately asked the emperor to intercept 40,000 taels of silver, prepare gunboats, recruit sailors, etc. The emperor approved it, and the 40,000 taels were in his hands.

Fan Li took this money to build ships, buy ships, and recruit people, because the war was not as urgent as before, so this matter was relatively calm.

It's still the same sentence: put up the recruiting flag, and have your own eaters! Sailors are a little more difficult to recruit, but they can still be recruited. So how many people does Fan Li want to recruit? He wanted to recruit 5,000 men, and with the original army, he would have 12,000 men.

Because the militia he trained before was sent out to Zhong Yuan, plus the emperor repeatedly ordered to support other places, and took away some of them, this process has been recruiting people one after another to supplement a part, so he now has 7,000 people left in the army, and if he can recruit 5,000 sailors, he will have 12,000 people.

This scale was already the largest in the group training at that time, because the other ministers who were ordered to run the group training were only two or three thousand people at this time, none of them exceeded the scale of five thousand people, and eighty percent of the team training ministers had less than a thousand people in their team, so at this time, Fan Liang was already very good and top-notch in the group training.

And there is another characteristic in Fan Li's militia ranks, that is, most of the generals are obedient, and most of the soldiers dare to do it, why is this?

This has to talk about Fan Li's requirements for recruiting generals, there are four, first: only to be able to Zhiming, that is, you have to have this ability, to be able to take on heavy responsibilities, if you don't have the ability, I can't use you, why should I use a fool?

This truth seems simple, but when it comes to employing people, some people don't think so, and some people don't think so if they don't look at it to decide whether you should put it in this position. He is nepotistic, his subordinates are good to me, I will get you a key position, I think it is easy to use, these people are my relatives and friends, don't say whether they are doing well or not, at least they are close to me, they will not betray me or the probability of betraying me is relatively low, I just look at you and pleasing your eyes.

This is a very common phenomenon, because this is due to human nature, people love to use obedient people who are willing to look at the eye, this is the common nature of human beings. Therefore, when selecting people, not all leaders or bosses can choose people according to the principle of talent first.

Of course, there is also an argument about virtue first, that is, you must be a good person first, otherwise you only have the ability to go up to this position, you have the right, but if the character is not good, this will cause trouble for me sooner or later, so I must use virtue first!

Of course, this talent and virtue can't be talked about alone, it doesn't mean that a capable person doesn't have a little virtue, and he is a big villain. A virtuous person is not capable at all, and he is a big fool. In the middle, you should try to find a good balance point, and try to find people with both ability and political integrity.

But now there is a war, and I still have to win! So I first ask you to be talented, and of course virtue is also required. This brings to the fact that there are three criteria for selecting generals behind Fan Li.

The second is not afraid of death! I go out to fight, I'm not afraid of death, just do it! Resolutely do not be a deserter or retreat when confronted with a strong enemy!

In the next third article, what Fan Li said is very real, called not in a hurry for fame and fortune. What did you mean by coming to me? Do you want to serve the people and serve the country loyally? I don't believe it!

Most people come here to make a fortune, and if they can still leave a good reputation, it will be perfect. So Fan Liang said at the beginning, I pay a good salary, I pay a high salary, what I buy is your ability and not be afraid of death. And don't worry, as long as you win the battle, you must have the money to take it.

What is Article 4? Hard-working! It is to tell my subordinates not to think that if you become an official under me, you can easily get everything from me. You're not afraid of death, you're not in a hurry, and then you're still talented, will you be able to take things? No way! You have to give, and you have to pay to get something in return. If you don't pay, you want to get something in return, I'm not your father, I'm not your mother, even if I'm your father and your mother, will I give you for nothing? It's not, I'll beat you up if I don't like you!

So Fan Liang asked for these four of the generals, and I will use you if you are qualified! So what are his criteria for selecting soldiers? Fan Li likes to recruit farmers who are not very good at talking, and preferably uneducated! The reason is very simple, it is obedient and simple! Because he thinks that people who are good at talking are always good at showing themselves, and they love to be clever and opportunistic, which is not suitable!

All in all, Fan Li used this standard to measure the people he chose, and after a period of time, the recruitment was almost the same.

However, the time given to Fan Liang is not particularly abundant, just when he was recruiting people there, the emperor issued an edict, which roughly means that the form of Beizhou is now more urgent, and Fan Liang should select 5,000 soldiers, with gunboats and other part of the navy, that is, you bring good people, money, knives and guns, and all kinds of equipment, and intercept the thief ships head-on in the Kuojiang River, and clean up the rebels on the river.

That means: aren't you hiring? I've been practicing for a while, and the boat is almost transformed. Come, bring the troops out to do it for me, and kill all these rebels on the Kuojiang River, I don't want to see any of them!

After this order came down, it stands to reason that the emperor has personally named him, and if you want Fan Li to personally take the soldiers out to fight, you have to set off immediately.

But to be honest, do you think that the emperor will be able to build a ship with an order? Do you think that when the emperor gives an order, your generals will be full? The sailors are almost recruited, but there are no generals!

Let's not talk about the ship, after receiving the order, it is to rush the system, hurry the system, hurry up the system! Day and night, all kinds of long dragons, fast machines, and mountain boards are made for me!

But the general is not something that can be had, nor can it be trained, there is no general who can command the navy, how can you go out to fight?