New Shun 1730

Thinking of this, the people who split the navy and go south to Fujian and Guangdong must be smart and capable, and they must be capable enough and have dealt with Westerners.

Moreover, if the imperial court really plans to conquer Southeast Asia in the future, it will most likely be Liu Yu. The difficulty of the Nanyang issue is to fight and to control, and it is to do it with the Westerners, which is not as effective as the Japanese navy.

This requires a confidant of Liu Yu to go to Fujian, Guangdong and other places to prepare for the future expedition to Southeast Asia.

There is no need to explain this to Liu Yu too directly. Li Han only needs to say that the candidate to be stationed in Busan is not Mi Ziming, but that Mi Ziming will be thrown to Fujian and Guangdong. I want to give a brief explanation beforehand. That’s it for sure.

In fact, he was telling Liu Yu that he was on his side. In general, he absolutely supported Liu Yu's Nanyang plan, and there was no need to worry about the navy's mood after the change of commander.

After that, he handed another list to Liu Yu and said: "This is the list of officers I have drawn up to be dispatched to Fujian and Guangdong. They are all good at foreign literature, well versed in geography and hydrology, and have excellent arithmetic. As for When it comes to commanding troop training and other methods, since Ying Suobo selected the captain, this is not bad. "

Liu Yu glanced at the list and smiled inwardly without saying a word.

No matter how I choose now, I can't escape the circle of Liu Yu's disciples. I will simply throw a large number of outstanding captains to the land of Fujian and Guangdong. In the future, new blood will gradually dilute Liu Yu's influence. In the end, the main fleet will be all emperors. Disciple.

Anyway, Liu Yu is the backbone. As long as he does not go to Fujian and Guangdong and stays in the capital, the court will feel at ease.

In the future, if there is a new emperor, there will be no need to worry about how to sleep at night when all the people in Tianjin and Weihai belong to Liu Yu.

However, the quality of the people who went south was very good. Mantou, Du Feng and others were all on the list, and Chen Qinghai was not on the list of those who went south.

It can be seen that this is to prepare Liu Yu's direct descendants to go to Fujian and Guangdong. It doesn't take much thinking to know that it is impossible for the shipyard to open branches in Fujian and Guangdong. The construction of warships should be placed in the north where the imperial court can control. .

Or they may still be in Weihai, or they may move to Tianjin or Lushun.

He doesn't care either.

"Your Highness, the navy is a public weapon. Since Your Highness is thinking about the public affairs, I am happy in my heart. Since Your Majesty has said that he will build the Gyeonggi Coastal Defense Command and use Lushun and Weihai as the locks to lock the capital. Then this shipyard should also be moved to Tianjin. No heavy objects should be left outside the door lock.”

Anyway, it is impossible to allow shipyards to be opened in Fujian and Guangdong, so it is better to follow the trend and propose Tianjin, which is safer and easier for the court to control, as a favor.

It also seems that he has no intention of controlling the navy. After defeating Japan, he started to think about how to defend himself.

It is said to be a public weapon, but in fact it is a private weapon, but the private owner is the emperor. In this era, it can only be said to be a public weapon.

Li Han heard Liu Yu take the initiative to talk about this and said hurriedly: "My father also mentioned this matter and moved the arsenal and shipyard to Tianjin. But as Ying Suobo said, the important weapons of the country cannot be left outside the lock."

"As for the Navy's family fortune, this time we have to go to Weihai to make a clear inventory and divide the ownership. My father also said that everything will remain the same as before. It's just that Uncle Yingsuo spent a lot of money for the Navy before, and my father is thinking about it. Now the treasury is gradually declining. "Feng, things have been going well in the past few years, so Ying Suobo's money will be transferred to the public account in the future."

Liu Yu hurriedly cupped his hands toward the west and said: "Serving the country is a matter of course. The reason why I used my personal savings before was because the navy was too expensive and I was afraid that the imperial court would be shocked."

Li Han's heart was not only shocked by the imperial court? I was shocked. Who would have thought that it would cost so much to raise an army capable of fighting?

However, this matter is not a matter of raising private soldiers, but the emperor himself knows that before the navy can show results, he can only rely on Liu Yu to find ways to make money. However, Liu Yu's money did not occupy land or invade public funds. Instead, he considered selling takeaway goods in exchange for money. Without the emperor's acquiescence, how could he have sold the Japanese War Horse War Book and so on.

Now that the war against Japan has been completed, the imperial court has finally realized the significance of the navy. After receiving a lot of compensation from Japan, the emperor thought that all the money would go into public accounts in the future.

It is impossible for Liu Yu to use his own money to pay military salary, because he would not die quickly enough.

But a lot of training and special skills purchased in advance all cost money. There are also some special allowances for the navy, retirement subsidies and pension subsidies that draw a big pie, etc. The emperor also needs a real number.

"In that case, Your Highness, I think we should set off as soon as possible. Don't delay here in Busan. The Japanese will also send warships to Songjiang as soon as possible. I think the court has made all the arrangements. Things in Busan have nothing to do with us. , People from the Li government are talking to North Korea, and our warships are gathered here, and the North Koreans also see it. It doesn’t have to be like this, it seems like the Chinese government is using its strength to be benevolent.”

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Weihai.

Since the war started, Weihai has fallen into a period of depression. A large number of soldiers went out to fight, and the abnormal prosperity near Wei Haijun camp immediately showed its original shape.

On the beach, some vendors wait on the rocks for the return of warships every day.

Every time a warship returns, there will be a wave of spending spree by soldiers, especially before and after the war, as if the money will be wasted in the future.

The news of the victory over Japan had spread back, and the people of Weihai fell into a fit of manic excitement.

In the past, Qi Wuyi fought against the Japanese pirates here, and the Japanese pirates were in trouble. After many years, only legends remain here. Without personal experience, I can't understand the hatred back then.

However, with the opening of a large number of practical schools in Wendeng Prefecture, the children came back every day to tell new things in the schools. Under the influence of their ears and eyes, they gradually gained a superficial sense of national identity.

Behind the excitement of this recognition, there is more hope that the navy will return and business will get better. Even the girls in the brothels are looking forward to the navy winning the battle: if they win the battle, they will be rewarded, and only when they are rewarded will they be willing to spend money; if the battle is defeated, Weihai will be the first place to be threatened, and they must attack Weihai first , eliminate the naval threat.

Military discipline in the navy is very good. If you go to a brothel and don't pay, you will be whipped. Those sailors, who have been at sea for several months, are simply lustful ghosts, and they all feel that they may die on the sea one day. It is as if the money is not theirs.

Around these sailors who eat, drink, whore and gamble after getting paid, and who are paid one or two salaries before going to sea, centered around brothels and restaurants, there are those who sell cigarettes, matches, dried fruits and snacks, novels and books, and fortune tellers. ...It has grown like mushrooms after a rain.

And as the navy left the port after the war started, it dried up and shrank like mushrooms blown by the hot dry wind.

On the rocks by the sea, I don’t know who first discovered the mast that was exposed first at the intersection of sea and sky. No one cared that this proved that the earth was not flat, but they knew that this meant that their business would get better.

Almost instantly, Weihai, which was originally depressed, suddenly came to life.

A large number of slogans written in simplified military literacy characters were posted, and lights and decorations were decorated everywhere, just like the Chinese New Year.

There are no elegant words such as being arrogant for thousands of years and becoming a minister in one day, but all kinds of strange colloquial vernacular, floating in the streets and alleys of Weihai.

"Celebrating the victory, our navy store will give you 20% off overnight and a free pot of tea!"

"The Heavenly Dynasty is victorious! Recycle Japanese goods, we will collect everything, knives, figurines, lacquerware, as long as you have it, we will collect it! (Armor will not be accepted)"

"Our new dish is the Japanese-fired Japanese cuisine. All meals for the navy are 20% off, and half a bottle of Liaodong sorghum wine will be given for free. Our authentic sorghum wine is definitely not the sugarcane bagasse wine from the south!"

Most of these strange words were written by children from the practical school. A large number of boys studied in practical schools, hoping to become military officers in the future, a career that was both honorable and wealthy.

Girls aged thirteen or fourteen carried a wooden box in front of them, containing cigarettes and matches. They wore colorful clothes and shouted about selling cigarettes and matches.

Or they would carry the new apricots, spring peaches, and berries picked from the trees at home, and shout in the words they learned from their elder or younger brothers: "Eat the fruits, and you will not get scurvy when you go to sea! Newly picked fruits!"

The exit of the military port was already crowded with people, standing on both sides of the road, holding baskets in their hands, waiting for the vacationing navy to buy what they had in their hands. Earn a little money, maybe buy a flower headband, or save some cloth for a new set of clothes during the New Year.

Some educated squires and local wealthy merchants joined forces early to beat gongs and drums, waiting for the navy to land and welcome the returning princes, earls, and higher-ranking officers.

Just like a prison suddenly releasing a large number of prisoners after serving their sentences, after the fleet docked, hundreds of sailors rushed out of the harbor screaming.

Or they are looking for buyers with the Japanese goods that were divided among the spoils in their hands; or they are heading towards brothels and restaurants arm in arm. Whether it is their tongue or other parts, they have been barren for too long, and military discipline does not allow them to do anything too much. Excessive activities; or buying some fruits and stuffing them into his mouth like medicine; or buying two strings of children's toys from a girl selling small items and giving them home to his wife and children.

The military discipline team on the navy side also started to get busy. They knew that today would be another sleepless night, and they didn't know how many people would have to be whipped.

This was the first time Li Han saw such a scene. He looked at the soldiers who looked like sheep escaping from the sheepfold. He was stunned for a long time and said nonchalantly: "Is this the invincible army in the East?"

Liu Yu said with a smile: "The whole world is like a bird. Your Highness has a special cabin. Who knows that for sailors, getting on the ship is like a prison. The prison may be more spacious. In these days, you are actually willing to spend money on shopping. The army is invincible. Your Highness must remember that the army must be fully paid. An army with insufficient pay cannot win the battle. "

"I would like to be taught. Then I will go and see those gentry first. If Uncle Ying Suo doesn't like this kind of situation, please feel free to do it yourself."

Li Han knew that Liu Yu was going to find his staff in order to calculate the navy's family background, so he asked Liu Yu to go alone. He himself, with the majesty of the winner, went to give face to the gentry and merchants who came to greet him.

After leaving the noisy dock, with only a few bodyguards, Mantou followed Liu Yu around to Kang Buyao's house here.

Different from the noise outside, when he opened the door and walked in, Kang Busan was playing guitar with a man dressed as a scholar, or maybe a lute, he couldn't tell clearly.

Vivaldi's "Concerto in D Major" was being played inside, and Liu Yu couldn't recognize it. He just felt that the music was quite cheerful and the melody was very vital. It was a bit like the feeling of the sunshine shining on the body in April, warm and cozy.

Kang Buluo has been playing guitar for a long time, and there are many people in Dashun who have played guitar. Zheng Zhilong played it well before. This thing is indeed suitable for playing on a boring ship. Many officers in the navy have played it, and Liu Yu has not. I felt the slightest bit surprised, but I had seen a lot anyway.

He didn't rush to say hello. He didn't walk in until Kang Busao and the person opposite him finished playing.

"Brother Zhongxian is so excited."

Kang Budai stood up to greet him and said with a smile: "I have been bored these days, so someone sent me some Western music scores. I am playing with them. A stone from another mountain can be used to polish jade. Your visit to Japan is just a formality, and I don't even have a reason to worry."

The man dressed as a scholar also understood the situation, greeted him, and left. As soon as the scholar left, Liu Yu asked the guards to wait outside, leaving the steamed buns inside, and started talking about the "Four Evils of Population Theory". He hoped that Kang Budai would write it out as soon as possible according to his ideas, so that he could send thousands of copies to Japan.