I became the son of Renzong

It took less than a thousand years for Ryukyu to exist as a dynasty from its discovery. Zhao Xi can be sure that the development of Ryukyu should be the same as that of a certain country in later generations.

Some forces that lost power in the mainland, desperadoes, and adventurers gathered, and finally formed different forces, and after mutual conflicts and exterminations, they finally formed the so-called unity.

At this time, Song Dynasty intervened, which may be different for later generations.

The courtiers may think that they are preparing for the planning of the Northern Liao... In fact, for the Northern Liao, there is only one opportunity now, and there is no need to spend too much thought.

In the early years, the imperial court was weak, and the imperial army was in a mess, so they must have no thought or power to consider the issue of the navy.

Now, maybe the time is right...

Once the imperial court has made a decision on something, with the current imperial court formulating it, it will move quickly.

The Ministry of War and the Privy Council began to prepare for the establishment of the navy, which was almost a process from scratch. Without any reference, Zhang Dun could only combine the sailors who went to sea in the south with the training mode of the new army...

"Zirong, you have to help me with this matter. Before the warship is finalized, I have no way of doing it. It is not suitable for the training of soldiers from the old guard battalion and the new army, nor is it suitable for sailors. Only the warship Once the form is established, we can conduct targeted training here.”

Zhang Dun was helpless.The officials' records in the guard battalion in the early years rarely involved naval warfare, let alone training for the navy.

"The workshop city is also anxious. Just talking about shooting on the warship, this idea should be able to do training first. Now the workshop city needs to solve the problem of gunpowder and water avoidance."

"You also know that the current gunpowder bullets, even iron shell gunpowder bullets, the calculation of the firing distance is based on the length of the lead wire, and how the lead wire avoids water is a big problem. Not to mention the problem of muskets, tunnel-fired guns After being flooded, it also cannot be ignited..."

"However, Zihou, from Su Song's point of view, the Ministry of War can try to train the marines first."

"Marines?"

"Well, I remember that in the early years, when the officials led the army to march south, during the battle to disrupt Annan's north, there was a topic of chatting, that is, if the country attacked Annan, it would be enough to attack from north to south."

Su Song seemed to be recalling the previous battle situation, that was the first time the officials showed their astonishment in strategy and tactics.

"At the time of the debate, Di Shuai thought that as long as he had an army of [-], he could go straight to the Shenglong Mansion like Ma Yuan. The officials didn't think so. The officials said that this time is not the same as in the past. When Ma Yuan conquered Annan, Annan is not considered a unified dynasty."

"Officials believe that the Annan Li Dynasty is already unified. As long as it is not popular, it can organize resistance. However, Annan's terrain is mountainous, and soldiers are used to fighting in the mountains. Our soldiers are obsessed with cavalry and large armies. Combat may not succeed in one fell swoop.”

At that time, the first southern expedition, the guard battalion was the first time to fight, and it was also the first appearance of special operations.At that time, the main combat force was still dominated by the Western Army, which relied heavily on cavalry because it had been fighting Xixia for a long time.

Su Song clearly remembered the debate at the time, which touched him a lot.

"The officials said at the time that if you want to take Annan lightly, the development of armaments is the first need, supplemented by special operations, and sending a naval division, carrying ten thousand marines, to land and fight from the sea is the least expensive way to win Annan. The best way."

"Di Shuai asked the officials at that time, what is the Marine Corps, and the officials said that both naval and land warfare have the qualities like the guard battalion, or that the sailors have the military quality and combat capabilities of the guard battalion soldiers."

"Zihou also knows that the soldiers of the old guard battalion, not only in terms of shooting, whether it is lurking, attacking, individual combat, etc., have been difficult to surpass in the entire new army of the country. If the sailors can What is the situation of the pawn's individual combat ability?"

Zhang Dun realized something, although he couldn't fully understand it, he seemed to have touched something.No matter how deep it is, he also knows that Su Song won't understand... Su Song doesn't focus on the army.

"Zihou, you are actually stubborn. Who was the Tuohai team defeated by? Pirates, that is to say, pirates' combat quality at sea is higher than that of soldiers of the new army of the country and the dynasty, and also higher than that of sailors in sea transportation."

"You just need to refine the combat methods of pirates, combine the training of new soldiers and new equipment, and integrate them into a new training system, which is the training topic of the Marine Corps."

The difference between Su Song and Zhang Dun is that he has been doing flexible things all these years. Whether it is for civilian or military use, any improvement of existing equipment requires a flexible thinking at all times.

Officials have said that only change is eternal...

At this time, it was no longer a call to Zhang Dun, but a broad road.

As a scholar, there is no one who does not want to leave a name through the ages.And Su Song's words almost pointed out the direction for Zhang Dun... a training system, a perfect Marine Corps training system, the temptation to Zhang Dun is no longer limited to the selection and formation of the navy this time, Once formed, he Zhang Dun will be the founder of the Guochao navy, and may even be the originator of the navy of later generations.

What could be more exciting than this?

Zhang Dun bowed and saluted Su Song sincerely.

Chapter 831 Lu Huiqing's Talent

Compared with Zhang Dun and Su Song's problems, Lu Huiqing is much more relaxed.

Lu Huiqing was originally in charge of Shiyi, and when the officials were reforming the imperial system, they had already given the Shibo Division to the Shiyi Division.Therefore, Lu Huiqing is no stranger to the business of the Shibo Department.

If you are familiar with the business of Shibo, you will naturally be familiar with many merchants engaged in shipping.He Lu Huiqing is also from Fujian...

"Jifu, the imperial edict must be fully implemented. Those who still collude with pirates after the three-month deadline must be severely punished!"

The only thing that makes Lu Huiqing unhappy is that Wang Anshi is very close to this... It's not that Wang Anshi is good at trading. He didn't think there was anyone stronger than him.

Lu Jiawen, who was once supported by Wang Anshi, has been left far behind by him.

There is also a reason why she was promoted by Wang Anshi, which made it inconvenient for Lu Huiqing to push Wang Anshi back... Everyone is a cabinet, and there is no such thing as who is superior and who is inferior.

"Shoufu, Hui Qing knows her mission and dare not slack off. Now, the Shipping Department has compiled the list of merchants involved in shipping affairs into a book. After that, Hui Qing will sort out and compare the data of sea barter over the years, and discuss with Xue Shizheng Communicate, check capital transactions, to clarify the entry and exit of major maritime merchants, and to identify the possibility of linking up with pirates..."

"At the same time, Shiyi Temple has sent people to the coastal state capitals of the country to cooperate with the Royal Bank to investigate the transfer of goods and funds flowing into the market, so as to investigate tax evasion by sea."

"Both the Supervision Yamen and the Imperial City Division will participate. At that time, Huiqing will organize the report for the cabinet's deliberation..."

Since Wang Anshi was staring, Lu Huiqing didn't mind explaining his actions clearly.As for whether Wang Dashoufu understands the truth, that's not Lu Huiqing's business.

Lu Huiqing didn't think that Wang Anshi could understand these things. The market transactions of the current Guochao are completely different from those of the early Guochao.

Sometimes Lu Huiqing had to admire the grand strategy of the officials, and said that although the Royal Bank provided convenience for merchants' transactions, merchants never knew that while facilitating merchants' transactions, it was more conducive to the imperial court's handling of market transactions. supervision.

No trading company is willing to transfer a large amount of copper coins, and for transactions above the scale, it is inevitable to rely on the Royal Bank, and communicate with Shiyi Temple, so that the tax revenue of Guochao's large-scale transactions has almost nowhere to hide.

Perhaps when the officials promoted these two innovations, they had already put all the merchants of the country into cages.

Therefore, Lu Huiqing didn't dare to hide anything about maritime merchants. He knew that even Xue Xiang and him were not as good as the officials' proficiency in market transactions.

As for Wang Anshi...

Sure enough, Wang Anshi left with a puzzled look on his face.

"Officials, Lu Jifu is sorting out the maritime merchant directory, comparing the maritime barter data over the years, and cooperating with Xue Shizheng's Royal Bank to check the goods that have flowed into the market. Excuse me for being stupid, I don't know what this means?"

Wang Anshi was embarrassed to ask Lu Huiqing, but he was not embarrassed to ask the officials.

"Oh, Lu Lujifu is taking care..."

Seeing Wang Anshi's confused face, Zhao Xi went on to say: "Sorting out the list of maritime merchants is a basic job. Once you know who there are maritime merchants, you can narrow down the scope."

"Further check the Fanhuo, compare the data, and compare it with the capital flow of the Royal Bank, so that we can understand the quantity and income of the Fanhuo sold by the sea merchants into the country."

"Wang Xiang also knows that whether it is a fan merchant or a pirate, they all like the goods of the country and dynasty, and copper coins are one of the most popular goods."

"Let's not talk about the transaction of copper coins for the time being. Based on the goods, income, and capital transactions of the Royal Bank, including the transactions of foreign goods entering the country, etc., you can check the income that the sea merchants should get, the wealth they should get, and the goods that should be trafficked. Total data and so on."

"Sea merchants who support pirates will not have to pay tolls every time. Whether the goods are fixed or not, there are always traces to be found in the complicated data, and it is possible to know which sea merchant is related to them from a lot of data. Pirates hook up."

Zhao Xi felt that he had made it clear, but Wang Anshi was still confused.