After mid-August 191, the first imperial examination of the Liangzhou Army ended successfully. This imperial examination provided many available talents for the military and political direction of the Liangzhou Army.

With the end of the imperial examination, with the passage of time, with the spread and promotion of official and non-governmental people, the advanced talent selection system of the imperial examination has been known and recognized by more and more people.

Even...... The system of taking scholars through the imperial examination quickly spread from the territory under the rule of the Liangzhou army to other prefectures and counties in the Han Dynasty. The attitude towards the system of imperial examinations is compared with ...... The people under the rule of the Liangzhou army were full of praise, and the families and heroes of other states and counties in the Han Dynasty naturally avoided them like snakes and scorpions, sneered at them, and slandered them.

The families and heroes under the rule of the Liangzhou army have long been wiped out, and only the small landlord class that has no climate remains. However, there are still many families and heroes in other states and counties of Dahan.

Obviously, these families and heroes have also understood the power of the way of taking scholars through the imperial examination. The way to take the imperial examination is to use the seemingly gentle method to slowly divide and disintegrate the strength of their families. Naturally, they will not agree with the way of taking the imperial examination.

Over the years, the Liangzhou Army, which rose in the western border of the Han Dynasty, under the leadership of its commander Li Mu, ruthlessly destroyed one prince after another, one family after another, and the powerful. Moreover, the road to the destruction of the Liangzhou Army has no tendency to stop.

Over the years, what the Liangzhou Army has done is ...... Let the princes of the world and the families of the world be afraid, rejected, and hated. But now, ...... The Liangzhou Army launched the ...... again The system of selecting talents through the imperial examination is undoubtedly to break the foundation of the world's families and heroes.

With the spread of the way of taking scholars through the imperial examination, Li Mu completely stood on the opposite side of the world's families and heroes. On the other hand, the Liangzhou Army will face ...... The situation of being rejected by the princes of the world and attacking together.

This also means that even if the Liangzhou army can capture other states and counties, it will also be constrained by the family and the powerful. Unless, the Liangzhou army will wipe out these families and heroes who are unwilling to surrender one by one.

Of course, in the past, Li Mu would not show mercy to the family and Haoqiang's subordinates. Now, Li Mu will not care, will not pity the family, and the life and death of the heroic.

From the end of the imperial examination in mid-August to the end of 191, there was no major incident in the Liangzhou Army; The military, civil, and political affairs of the Liangzhou Army are all being carried out in an orderly manner.

It took only more than two months for the construction of the Liangzhou Army's naval base and warships. Every day after that, the sailors of Ningcheng, Liangzhou, were training non-stop. Although there are not many generals in the Liangzhou Army who are proficient in water warfare, judging from the training situation, the sailors of the Liangzhou Army are already fruitful and have the qualifications and ability to participate in the war.

The warships of the Liangzhou Army can be divided into three types: large, medium and small according to the size of their appearance and the depth of the draft.

Large warships belong to the main warships, and are also used for command ships, which are called "ships" or "building ships"; The large warships of the Liangzhou Army had three decks, some had four decks, and the largest had six decks.

Medium-sized warships are warships used for offensive pursuits, such as "Mengchong", "Xiandean" and so on. Small warships are fast ships used for sentry patrols, such as "yachts", "red horse boats", etc.

The propulsion of ships on the water depends on wind power and manpower. When the wind propels, it relies on sails; When propelled by manpower, it relies on oars. Historically, before the Northern and Southern Dynasties, when manpower was used to propel warships, it was people who shook the paddles to generate power.

Historically, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there were records of vehicles and ships. During the Tang Dynasty, the vehicles and ships underwent major improvements and perfections.

The so-called vehicle and ship are improved and designed on the basis of the oar. The oars are the power of the hands of the people, while the vehicles and boats are the hands of the people.

The large and medium-sized warships of the Liangzhou Army all used vehicles, ships and sails as the power for their propulsion on the water. Some of the small warships of the Liangzhou Army used vehicles and boats, and some continued to use oars.

The large warships and medium-sized warships of the Liangzhou Army are wrapped with iron sheets on the outside, and from the point of view of appearance, the bottom is wide at the top, the head and tail are high, and they can accommodate hundreds of people.

The large and medium-sized warships of the Liangzhou Army adopted the method of water warfare during the Ming Dynasty...... Instead of fighting manpower, it is better to fight the strength of the ship, and when fighting in the water, directly use the weight of the warship itself...... Plow and sink enemy ships with little or no damage.

The small warships of the Liangzhou army are equipped with slapsticks, which are either used to hammer the enemy's ships or prevent the enemy's ships from approaching their own ships.

In addition to the three basic types of warships, large, medium and small, the Liangzhou Army also created ...... The same as the Ming Dynasty in history...... The "two-headed boat" with rudder at both ends and advancing and retreating rapidly, as well as the special warfare ship chain boat and the sub-mother boat.

The Liangzhou Army's chain boat, the hull is more than four zhang long, divided into two sections. The length of the front section, which accounts for one-third of the total length of the ship, is loaded with flammable materials such as fire oil and wood. The rear interception accounts for two-thirds of the total length of the ship, and on it are carried the soldiers of the army.

During water battles, when ramming the enemy ship, there is a barb on the bow of the chain boat, which can take advantage of the situation to nail the enemy ship; After the flammable materials such as fire oil were burned, the enemy ships were naturally burned.

When a chain of ships collides with an enemy ship, the rings that connect the front and back can be unraveled. While the front interception of the enemy's warship and chain boat caught fire, the rear warship was able to return safely.

The mother and son of the Liangzhou Army, the length of the whole ship is more than three zhang, the first two zhang are ships, and the last two zhang are more than one zhang...... There were only two side panels, but the belly of the ship was empty, and there was a boat hidden in it.

During the water battle, the one's own boat can deliberately show flaws, and when the soldiers of the enemy ship are lured to board the boat, the soldiers on the boat will take advantage of the situation to set fire to the mother boat. When the mother ship fires and burns with the enemy ship, the soldiers can retreat in the boat without damage.

These warships of the Liangzhou Army were built by Li Mu according to the prototypes of the warships of later generations. Nowadays, even though ...... The water warfare capability of the Liangzhou army may not be comparable to the water warfare ability of the Jiangnan princes; However, the performance of the various warships of the Liangzhou Army, as well as their combat capabilities, are far superior to the warships of the current era.

When the Liangzhou Army Naval Division was established, Li Mu went to the naval base in Nanyang County to inspect it. After that, Li Mu went south four times to inspect the sailors of the Liangzhou Army. Every time he inspected, Li Mu would find that the combat effectiveness of the Liangzhou Army and Naval Division had been improved.

After nearly eight months, the sailors of the Liangzhou Army finally had the strength to fight. The internal factors of Li Mu's southward trip to Jingxiang have been formed, and he only needs to wait for an opportunity.