Li Jing felt that the emperor was not very kind.

With such a treasure ship, why not equip the sailor fleet first? And these armed guards, they are obviously murderous soldiers.

As a result, the captain of the guard told Li Jing with a smile that they were indeed soldiers before, and they were also the forbidden army of Beiya.

It's not disarming.

The previous plan was to cut the forbidden army in half from the inner army, but in reality, it was the forbidden army that cut by half, and only a quarter of the internal army was retained.

A large number of forbidden troops in the Northern and Inner Governments were cut, and at this time, the government soldiers were also cutting a large number of troops, cutting one-third.

The professional soldiers they recruited suddenly lost their iron jobs. Of course, they can also be naturalized as people, and they have saved more or less money from fighting wars and eating over the years.

In fact, many of the brothers have returned to their hometowns.

Of course, some men who are accustomed to military life are reluctant to go back to farming.

So they accepted the recruitment of the princes to serve as guards for the princes, or to serve as guards in the merchants.

"It's a pity that the princes can't have private soldiers, and their little pro-army is still subordinate to the imperial court. Otherwise, according to the conditions of the princes, if you recruit soldiers and horses, the conditions will definitely not be low. ”

Li Jing said on the side, "If the princes are allowed to recruit troops, wouldn't it be a mess?" ”

"That's right." The captain of the guard smiled, the former captain of the Shenwei Army, who was reluctant to go home to farm after being laid off, so he was recruited to the royal maritime trading fleet, and he still became a captain. Even his team is basically the same team of brothers.

They haven't even changed their equipment or anything.

For them, there doesn't seem to be much change, except for the change from land to sea.

"A few of my brothers were also seasick at first, but they got used to it when they were dizzy and spitting." The leader of the team carried a horizontal knife in his waist, and a short crossbow pinned to his waist on the other side.

"You're in violation of this equipment."

"What's the violation, didn't you see that we are the head of the royal brand, the royal is not ordinary, and has the right to have these."

Li Jing was speechless at the moment, saying that the royal family does have this power.

"When you arrive in Nanhai County, are you really willing to go with Ben Shuai to fight for thieves and quell the chaos?"

"Well, this is an order from above, in fact, we are also very willing, we usually escort the ship, there is a fixed salary, but if we meet pirates, we will be rewarded for our meritorious escorts. If you go to quell the chaos with the general, you can also behead or capture the prisoner in exchange for a reward, why not. ”

Li Jing looked at the appearance of this tall man and found that he had become a mercenary, fighting and killing people for rewards.

He felt that something was not right, but he couldn't tell.

"As long as you can kill thieves and capture captives, you will be rewarded, but although you are not soldiers of the imperial court, you must abide by military orders and military discipline."

"Don't worry, we are all people who came out of the forbidden army, how can we forget this."

"Are you going to do this forever?" Li Jing asked.

"Work for ten or eight years first, and when you save enough money, you can also buy land and become a landlord."

"There is no official title, and if you have money, you can only buy land." Li Jing reminded.

"I know this, but the border limit is not high, it really can't work, you can go to the feudal country of the princes, those princes will not limit the land, as long as they are willing to settle down, they will also share a lot of land for free."

Li Jing nodded.

"Are you reluctant to leave the forbidden army?"

"Of course there is, and I've been mixed up for many years, who ever thought that it would be cut when it was said, I was really not used to it at first, but then I figured it out, if we are unified today, we won't need so many soldiers, and disarmament is normal. Keep 150,000 forbidden troops, 50,000 pro-army, 500,000 government soldiers, and there are still 700,000 troops. What's more, there are 300,000 county soldiers and millions of village soldiers. If there is really a big war, we veterans will be able to return to the army immediately, and you see that after we are discharged from the army, there is also a name for reservists. ”

Another boat.

The commander of the right governor of Guangdong, the Taishou of Gaoliang County, and Feng An, the Duke of Geng Guo, have been carefully observing this ship and this fleet since they got on the ship.

The more I look at it, the more frightened I become.

It's just a merchant ship, it's like a moving water fortress, its ship is equipped with crossbows, cannons, bows, crossbows, and guards, if this ship breaks into the Yujiang River, or haunts the coast, it can land at any time and attack the city and village, I can't imagine it.

After three days at sea, Feng Ang finally couldn't help but ask the captain with a scar on his face.

"Can I buy a ship like this?" In order to avoid suspicion, he also took the initiative to explain, "My Feng family has a lot of land and industry on Zhuya Island, and I have to go back and forth between the two sides of the strait every year, I see that your ship is big and stable, not afraid of wind and waves, if there is such a ship, it will be much more convenient to travel to and from Zhuya Island in the future." ”

The captain smiled.

"If Geng Guogong wants to buy a ship, of course he can, this is originally a merchant ship. However, our ship is a royal fleet, so it has additional armaments, plus bed crossbows, magic cannons, etc., and is also equipped with armed guards. But if Geng Guogong buys it for private use, he can't have bed crossbows, magic cannons, sword and shield guards, bow and crossbow guards, etc., otherwise it will be a violation of the ban, and if he doesn't get it right, he will be suspected of plotting against him. ”

"Naturally, I just bought it for personal use, and I don't need that." Feng Ang hurriedly said, but he was still slightly disappointed in his heart.

"If this is the case, then it must be no problem, in fact, Geng Guogong directly sent someone to the Royal Shipbuilding Bureau to purchase, it is generally necessary to make a reservation, to pay a deposit, there are standard ship types, and you can also carry out some special designs or modifications according to your requirements, but that will cost more. The speed of the Royal Shipyard is still very fast, and they build ships in several factories, some specialize in sailing, some specialize in anchors, and some specialize in nails, ship plates, ship bones, etc. ”

"If you order a standard type of ship, it will take two years for a large ship, one year for a medium treasure ship, and half a year for a small ship. They all have semi-processed timber and so on, and ropes and sails are also ready-made. However, the price is not cheap. ”

Feng Ang listened, "The price is not a problem, it is not a problem. ”

As the king of Lingnan, money is indeed not a problem for him, you must know that during the Sui Dynasty, the entire Hainan Island was almost the property of their Feng Xian family, and most of the Lingnan East Province was also owned by their Feng Xian family.

Captain Scar told Feng Ang that a standard large treasure ship, that is, the one so big under their feet, would cost 8,000 yuan without installing bed crossbows.

But after Feng Ang heard it, he felt that it was very cheap.

For 8,000 yuan, you can buy such an advanced giant ship, and if you improve it a little, it will be some sharp warships, it's worth it, it's worth it.

He even thought in his heart that if possible, he would buy him ten or twenty in the name of the merchant fleet first.

Buying 20 is only 160,000 yuan, which is a drop in the bucket for him.

The captain said beside him, "Geng Guogong bought a ship, but there must be a captain and sailor who can skillfully handle the boat, if Geng Guogong has no one, the shipyard also has a navigation academy, where it specializes in training the manpower needed on the ship, from teaching astrology to raising the account to cooking, all kinds of manpower are available, Geng Guogong can go there to hire, convenient!" ”

As soon as Feng Ang heard that there were such good things, no matter how many boats he buys, he would not be afraid of no one.