Although Lord Huang only comes to the supervision office once in a while, he will send people to come and see it every day, and if he has any questions to discuss, he can also contact him. Yang Congyi has many problems, and almost all of them need to be coordinated by Lord Huang.

In a place like Lin'an, it's not like Quanzhou, where an official goes out of Lin'an casually, and everyone else has to be respected. Lin'an, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, the honorable ministers are all over the ground, don't say that a nine-grade petty official, that is, a four-grade and five-grade official, others are unhappy and don't give face, there is no way at all, if you go to impeach him, he will entangle people to impeach you.

Yang Congyi knew his situation, even in Quanzhou, he was cautious, always reminding himself not to overstep the rules, and even more so when he returned to Lin'an, what he needed to do, he couldn't do it himself, he had to pull Master Huang out and do what he did.

Two days after delivering the message to Lord Huang, he arrived as promised.

"Deputy Envoy Yang, I heard that you went to Quanzhou and came back so soon?" Lord Huang's expression is still bright, and his smile is always on his white and round face, looking very enthusiastic.

Yang Congyi smiled: "Time is pressing, don't dare to delay." ”

The two sat down one after another, and a servant stepped forward to pour tea.

Master Huang smiled and asked, "How did things go to Quanzhou?" ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Everything went well, all shipbuilding matters have been negotiated, and all are built by Quanzhou Shipyard." Here's a list of the ships and how much each ship will cost, and if nothing else, they'll all be built in October this year. He handed a list with the seal of the Quanzhou shipyard to Lord Huang for inspection.

Lord Huang took it and looked at it seriously.

Yang Congyi continued: "Fifty ships of two thousand materials, used to load goods and materials, each one thousand yuan, six two thousand material warships, each warship can carry five hundred sergeants, each one thousand six hundred yuan, four thousand material vehicles and ships, equipped with iron wheels, advance and retreat freely, can carry three hundred sergeants, each nine hundred yuan, and a large ship, four thousand to five thousand materials, as the command ship of the fleet, is the core of the fleet, the cost is three thousand guan, and the total shipbuilding cost is about seventy-five thousand. Due to the urgency of time, the shipyard has to start construction immediately, and I have temporarily borrowed 20,000 yuan from the Quanzhou government treasury to transfer it to the shipyard, which is the transfer voucher. After speaking, he handed over the loan receipt and the payment receipt to Lord Huang for inspection.

After reading it, Lord Huang said "yes" a few times.

said with a smile: "Deputy Envoy Yang has worked hard, if you need to transfer money in the future, you can tell me in advance, and directly allocate it from the household department, and if there is a mistake in privately coordinating the loan, there will be trouble." ”

Yang Congyi said with a smile: "Time is too urgent, and it is also a last resort, I must pay attention next time." ”

Lord Huang put away the material voucher and said with a smile: "For the follow-up payment of shipbuilding, I will ask the household department to pay according to the time set by you and the shipbuilder." ”

Yang Congyi asked with some hesitation: "My lord, will there be a problem with directly letting the household pay?" ”

Lord Huang raised his eyes and said, "What's the problem?" ”

Yang Congyi said: "Shipbuilding timber needs to be purchased on time, once there is no money to buy wood, the shipyard has to stop, and the craftsmen cannot pay salaries, which will also affect morale." If the household department delays the money that should be paid on time for ten days and half a month, or one or two months, then it will be a big trouble, once the shipyard is stopped, it will take a lot of time to mobilize again, and morale will also be affected, and the final impact will be the progress of the ship. In October, we have to build all the ships, and the time is already very tight, and if we have to delay it any longer, we will miss the winter wind, and we will not be able to go to sea this year. I thought that the money for shipbuilding had to be paid from the household first, and the money should be in our hands to ensure that the shipyard could be paid in time, so that they could build the ship with peace of mind and deliver the ship on time. ”

Lord Huang thought about it for a while, and then said: "What you said makes sense, I will coordinate with the household department, I will withdraw this part of the money first, and ask me to withdraw it when needed." ”

Yang Congyi said: "Okay, when it's time to pay, I'll find an adult in advance." This time I made an appointment with an adult, and there are other things that adults need to coordinate. ”

Lord Huang smiled: "Knowing that you are short of time, you can tell me how to help." ”

Yang Congyi said: "The two major events of shipbuilding and procurement of materials and commodities have begun, but the recruitment of more important personnel cannot be carried out yet. If you want to make more money when the fleet goes to sea, you have to go to the black clothes and eat it, and trade directly with them, there are many countries along the way, the road is far away, and there are many dangers hidden, so when I was shipbuilding, I advocated building ten warships, all the way to protect the fleet back to Yi, the army that went to sea showed the military might of the Great Song Dynasty, so this time the sea needs at least 4,000 elite forbidden troops, these 4,000 people must understand naval warfare, and must also be good at land warfare, land warfare must understand plain position warfare, but also understand mountain warfare, understand attack, understand defense, In short, this is an army that can adapt to combat in all situations. The recruitment or deployment of the army also needs to be coordinated by Lord Huang, and after the personnel are ready, targeted training must begin, which needs to be trained for at least six months, otherwise the safety of the fleet cannot be guaranteed after going to sea. ”

Lord Huang pondered for a moment before replying: "Of course, you need the protection of the army to go to sea, so do you think it is better to transfer an entire army or recruit again?" ”

Yang Congyi replied: "Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, a whole army, it is easy to train, but it is difficult to manage, once you encounter problems at sea, it is very likely that you will not listen to the command." If you re-recruit, it will be much more difficult to train, but once you have trained, you will be able to command freely after going to sea, and there will be no constant deployment. ”

Lord Huang replied without hesitation: "Then recruit and train, you are from a martial arts background, and it is just right to recruit and train sergeants." What do you see? ”

Yang Congyi thought for a moment and replied: "It's not impossible to recruit, but if we go to sea within the year, we won't have much time, and we can't recruit people who have no combat experience." I had an idea, and I didn't know if it would be feasible. ”

Lord Huang said: "Tell me about it." ”

Yang Congyi said: "I think so, can we conduct an open recruitment from the forbidden army or the front division of the palace stationed in various places to form a new army of 4,000 people to protect the ocean." ”

Lord Huang was taken aback, it is not a simple matter to transfer elites from various armies to form a new army, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War have to agree, and the commanders of the garrisons in various places also have the support of them.

"How are you going to recruit?"

Yang Congyi said: "Only those who pass the public examination can enter the new army training camp. In addition to that, recruit some more well-qualified recruits. ”

Huang Dadao: "Then you make a strategy for the formation of a new army, and I will find the Privy Council and the Ministry of War to coordinate the construction of the army." ”

Yang Congyi said: "My lord, in addition to the army, you also have to recruit some religious personnel when you go to sea, and you are prone to cranky thoughts when you are at sea for a long time, and you need monks or Taoist priests to calm your emotions." In addition, there are many countries to be exposed to when going to sea, and in order to return smoothly, it is necessary to visit the kings of various countries, and if necessary, it is necessary to invite foreigners to board the ship, so it is necessary to form a singing and dancing team representing the royal family and rehearse the royal songs and dances. ”

Lord Huang smiled and said: "You think thoughtfully, the Great Song Dynasty is the kingdom of the Heavenly Dynasty, and there must be a pomp and circumstance when going to a foreign country, I will arrange this matter personally, and you can do other things with peace of mind." ”

Yang Congyi immediately responded, and then said: "In addition to these, we also have to recruit some secret agents, there are many people who go to sea, it is difficult to ensure that there are no problems, and the most important thing is that to stop along the road, for safety reasons, you need to collect intelligence on the countries along the way." I wonder if you can personally transfer some secret agents and train them? ”

Lord Huang didn't reply immediately, and was silent for a while before saying, "Let's form with the new army, pick some people with flexible brains, you don't have to list them separately, you just look at it." ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "Yes, I'll arrange it." ”

Huang Dadao: "Is there anything else?" ”

Yang Congyi said: "At present, there is only this that needs to be coordinated by adults, and I will make a plan for the formation of the new army as soon as possible, so as to form a new army as soon as possible." ”

Lord Huang smiled and said, "That's fine, you have to worry a lot." ”

After the things that should be discussed were finished, Yang Congyi didn't have the heart to talk more, so he wanted to start a strategy for the formation of a new army, and Lord Huang also knew that time was pressing, so he left directly to find Tang Xun.

Yang Congyi immediately closed the door and began to consider the formation of a new army.

The formation of a new army is much more difficult than the transfer of an army, first of all, the issue of establishment, that is, the belonging of the new army, the army has its own faction and its own sphere of influence, and the emergence of any new army will correspondingly compress the space of the sphere of influence of other armies, and there is a hidden danger of breaking the balance of forces. The troops stationed in the local area are worried that the new army will squeeze them, one is the living space, and the other is to reduce their military resources, and for the imperial court, the first thing to consider when building a new army is whether the army can be completely controlled, and then the increased expenditure can be afforded.

As a matter of fact, the actual problem of forming a new army is far more troublesome than imagined, and it involves the three provinces, the Privy Council, the military department, and the household department.

The coordination work must be done by Lord Huang, but the strategy for the formation of the new army must be done well, and it is necessary to clearly explain why the new army should be built, how to build the new army, how to use the new army, etc., otherwise Lord Huang may not be able to do anything.

Yang Congyi spent a day writing the strategy, and then revised it repeatedly until he felt that there was no problem, so he asked people to send it to Lord Huang, and then waited for news from Lord Huang.

In fact, he was very worried, if the new army could not be successfully formed, and the imperial court required the direct transfer of an army, then after going to sea, they would not have the ability to control the army, and once something happened overseas, the result would be unpredictable.

The reason why he proposed to build a new army, Yang Congyi actually has selfish intentions, since he has been awarded a military attaché, and wants to fight hard in the army, of course, he has to find a way to contact the army, if he can form a new army, then Lord Huang will let him intervene, so that he can take the opportunity to establish his own team.

Now he can't help anything, and can only hope that everything goes well for Lord Huang.

In his spare time, he also went to see Tang Xun, helped him think about the way to purchase goods and materials, and everyone discussed it from time to time, and could really think of some solutions to the problem.