Zhao Xin's question made the four of them stunned, they thought that they had done something wrong before they were brought here by Zhao Xin, but they didn't expect this to be the case, why did they ask the canal this question?

However, no matter why Zhao Xin is, for them, they must answer this question, this question, of course, is not known on the surface, so it needs to be seriously considered.

Seeing that several people had entered a state of contemplation, Zhao Xin was satisfied for a while, these people were worthy of being selected by him, and they were the choice of the moment.

The construction of the canal has been prepared in accordance with Zhao Xin's requirements, and both materials and funds have been put in place.

Those middle-level managers agreed with Zhao Xin's statement, and did not continue to ask, and there was no objection, compared to the project started before the Dinghai Navy, this seemingly huge project, in fact, the manpower and material resources used are not large.

When the annual investment exceeds 1.2 billion, the average daily fixed investment is as high as 3 million, and projects with less than 10 million yuan really cannot be called large projects.

In Zhao Xin's heart, it is two different things, this canal project is related to the future of the Dinghai Navy's ocean-going business, the 15-kilometer-long river will become an incubator for the Dinghai Navy to go to the ocean, I don't know how many navigators will start here.

For ordinary middle-level personnel, and even the staff members who come into contact every day, Zhao Xin has no reason to explain to them, but these people, who have been trained by Zhao Xin, must be explained, but Zhao Xin still needs to be tested.

Sun Ji and Xue Yu are one of Zhao Xin's most trusted subordinates, they have followed Zhao Xin for a long time, they are trustworthy, starting from the canal interception, until the Baozhou Mutiny, Zhao Xin has created an indisputable miracle by virtue of the identity of the traverser, as well as the card system, but without the protection of Sun Ji and Xue Yu and others, he will not be able to go anywhere.

Danmu 100 cavalry, this is a very terrible combat power, even if they are not wearing heavy armor, but with outstanding riding skills, as well as accurate archery, against 500 fully armed troops, they can also win.

It's a pity that Zhao Xin, who met him, not only did the card system conjure up a strong defense that was strong enough to resist all attacks, but Sun Ji's excellent archery skills also laid the foundation for the final victory.

So that Zhao Xin could successfully survive on the canal sand boat, that was Zhao Xin's most dangerous moment, but later, the Baozhou Mutiny was nothing.

The dual identity of the traverser and the card system, time is the biggest motivation for Zhao Xin, as long as enough items are copied, as long as there are some existing things, and the technology that surpasses this era is made, victory must belong to him.

The appearance of such a high-level card as the fortress can be regarded as a strong assist, without the fortress, Zhao Xin may only be able to strengthen the foundation of Miaojiazhuang, use the longbow team to fight with them, and rely on the longbow team and a steady stream of resources to resist the opponent's offensive.

But there is no way to form a counter-kill, the appearance of the fortress has solved all this, reaching the highest end of the entire cold weapon era, after the appearance, it is almost an impregnable fortified city, and in the history of one or two hundred years, there are very few fortresses that have been breached.

With a fortress in charge, even if Miaojiazhuang is a scumbag, it can resist the attack of 20,000 people and achieve huge damage, not to mention, there are hundreds of long bows and long arrows that specialize in armor piercing.

Together, at the time of the Baozhou Mutiny, from the beginning to the final end, Zhao Xin did not worry too much, and the victory must belong to him.

The trust formed between life and death, coupled with the backgrounds of Sun Ji and Xue Yu and others, knows Zhao Xin's true identity, and there is no way to return to the palace, so following Zhao Xin is the only choice, and this is also the only thing that Renzong can give to Zhao Xin.

Sun Ji and Xue Yu have strong personal combat effectiveness, and they have experience in leading troops, and they have military advantages, which is a characteristic that they cannot change.

In the Age of Discovery, although the theme of commerce and trade is the theme, not every country is willing to trade with you, so as colonizers from outsiders, it is natural for them to start wars.

This was true at the beginning of the Age of Discovery, and it was still true in East Asia in the 11th century, but the first goal for determining the future of the navy was the Ryukyus.

This island, which was discovered in Soochow during the Three Kingdoms period, is the largest island in China, with a total area of more than 36,000 square kilometers, and it is almost certain that there is a trajectory of human activity.

Zhao Xin will not rise up and kill casually, but he is not a soft-hearted person, he is not in charge of the army, the saint is not suitable to be a leader, he is naturally compassionate and compassionate, and even has no bottom line to be merciful to the people of other countries, which will harm the people of his own country.

The reason why the king becomes the king is to make his own people live a better life, consume less, and live a sweet life, while other countries, no matter what they do.

This is also the first time in history that the famous emperor is a demon-like existence in the eyes of other countries.

For example, the Chinese Qin Emperor Han Wu, they showed the majesty of their country, and at their peak, it was admired by all the people.

But in the eyes of the steppe nomads, as well as the extinct Six Kingdoms, it is an out-and-out demon, Qin Shi Huang in his life, I don't know how many assassinations, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, is the existence of the grassland people.

An island with a total area of 36,000 square kilometers and rich in various minerals and fruits, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a treasure island, and it is certain that once the navy lands on a large scale in the Ryukyus and develops the Ryukyus, there will still be battles.

Ryukyu is an island outside the country, because it is too far away from the mainland, even in the Three Kingdoms period, it was exchanged with Middle Earth, and now it is almost lost, you know, in the Ming Dynasty, gradually noticed Taiwan, and when Taiwan was developed, the local indigenous people were still a lot, and they still lived a primitive life.

Zhao Xin attaches great importance to the Ryukyus, one is located at the key point of the shipping lane, to the north can be navigated with Korea and Japan, to the south, he can go directly to Southeast Asia, to the east, facing the vast Pacific Ocean, he can be said to be a circle of islands outside Asia, beyond here, you can go deep into the ocean.

This island must be controlled, both in terms of the development of industry and in terms of the location of the island itself.

To control the island, it is almost certain that there will be contradictions with the natives, and for the uncivilized peoples, war is the only option.

Of course, Zhao Xin could not hope that he would solve the problem peacefully and get the Ryukyus from the hands of the natives smoothly, which can be obtained from the current exploration of the Ryukyus, and the team of less than 400 people who went to the island first, including 300 professional soldiers, will protect the safety of the landing site.

In terms of trust and professional military ability, Sun Ji and Xue Yu have no problems, and their disadvantage is that they are in the military and do not have any experience in politics.

Government affairs are no longer the government affairs of the traditional feudal dynasty, and the 10-storey Dinghai Hou Mansion where Zhao Xin is located is not the kind of government that was established because of showing off and wanting to show off, but it is really needed.

10 floors, nearly 1,000 rooms in size, of which, few are idle, each office, is shouldering a different task, it is their hard work, has caused the Dinghai, is currently developing steadily.

Government affairs are really the difference between the two soldiers, Sun Ji and Xue Yu are both literate, and when it comes to the things above the army, they are the leaders, but once it comes to government affairs, it is much worse.

Opened from the canal, the two of them have been following Zhao Xin, and have watched the whole process of Zhao Xin from Baozhou, to the Daimyo's Mansion, and then to the Dinghai Navy, but their control of government affairs can only be regarded as unsatisfactory, and those who are from the same army, of course, are much stronger, but compared with the real government affairs, that is, they are similar to the middle-level government personnel, and there are even shortcomings, at most they are obedient, they are very loyal to Zhao Xin, and can follow Zhao Xin's orders to execute.

In terms of government affairs, Zhao Xin attaches more importance to Zhou Zhong and Wang Xue, and even considering the military and political aspects, the comprehensive ability of these two people is stronger.

The reason why Xue Yu and others can be compared with Zhou Zhong and them is very simple, it refers to Zhao Xin's trust.

Like Xue Yu Sun Ji, from the very beginning, he was the guard in front of the palace, and he was quite loyal to Renzong and Zhao Xin, Zhou Chong Wang Xue, they were not in Baozhou, they followed Zhao Xin, they followed in the Daimyo's Mansion.

When he was in Baozhou, Zhao Xin was only as the young master of the Miao family, and the Miao family, as a relative, had a very high status in the hearts of ordinary people, but where he was a scholar, it was nothing at all.

Both of these people were born in Juren and defected after Zhao Xin was identified as Dinghaihou.

A newly sealed festival envoy can obtain many positions, and Zhao Xin also purposefully recruited a group, including these two, all of whom are people who follow in the Daimyo Mansion, and some of them are utilitarian, but they are talents that Zhao Xin urgently needs.

The literacy rate of the Northern Song Dynasty was the highest in the entire feudal society, but most of them were just literate, and their ability was not high.

The imperial examination was very criticized in later generations, but in the Northern Song Dynasty, it was not the Ming and Qing dynasties, as the most vigorous era of literary names, the Northern Song Dynasty imperial examination personnel, or quite a test of ability, look at the Renzong Dynasty, can be in history, leave many names, this is the concentrated embodiment of the Northern Song Dynasty heavy text.

Even if Zhao Xin was awarded the title of Marquis of the Sea and the envoy of the Navy at that time, he didn't want to recruit Jinshi, an official of the Northern Song Dynasty, but it does not mean that Jinshi will not be sent to an official, because of Kang, there are many officials of various names, and there must be something missing, even if there is none, there will be a place.

Jinshi can't send officials, that's what happened in the late Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, when the donation officials and officialdom are corrupt to a certain extent, they will appear, and under the current premise of the Northern Song Dynasty, the political arena is still clear.

Civilian officials are noble, even if they start from the seventh or eighth grade, or even the ninth grade, there are channels for promotion, and once they devote themselves to the Dinghai Navy, basically, they must be branded with the Dinghai Navy, and it is almost impossible to go out.

At the level of Jinshi, unless he was assigned by the Northern Song Dynasty Center, it was unlikely that he would defect.

Zhao Xin recruited a total of 20 people and more than 200 talents in the Daimyo Mansion at that time, and later one after another, the number of people raised increased to more than 60, and the number of talents reached 1,200.

These people are very useful, and they have played a huge role in stabilizing the newly established Dinghai Navy, and have helped Zhao Xin share a lot.

Because of their role, Zhao Xin also began to focus on training, and after inspection and elimination, Zhou Chong Wang Xue stood out.

They are from wealthy families, their knowledge is much stronger than that of ordinary people, they are talented, and their learning ability is very strong.

The current political system of the Dinghai Navy is divided into four regions, which are relatively independent.

The Dinghai Marquis Mansion, all the institutions established according to the bureaus of later generations, basically, their focus is on a separate field, unless it is the future, the control of the Dinghai Navy is extremely increased, otherwise, it is unlikely that they will be allowed to go out and take charge of themselves.

On the contrary, it is the four districts divided into the Dinghai Navy, it is worth paying attention to, the Dinghai Navy is too small, more than 300 square kilometers of land, one Dinghai Marquis Mansion is enough to control everything, but in order to cultivate some talents, Zhao Xin still divided several districts into it.

At present, there are four zones, namely the port area, the new industrial zone, the training zone and the special railway zone.

These areas are selected from the Dinghai Navy, relatively independent areas, the port area, that is, near the port, including all of the three ports, and in the future, the number of Dinghai ports will increase, and they will also be incorporated into it.

The new industrial zone, in addition to the steel mill and cement plant, is a new type of industry, almost more than 20 square kilometers of area, some preset factories, as well as new products developed by the Dinghai Navy, catalyzed a series of factories, settled here, and produced.

These two districts, in addition to the area that determines the core of the navy, are the most important, but the other two areas, the training area and the special railway area, are not so important.

The training area is newly established, after the New Year in the Dinghai Navy, a large influx of newcomers, not directly can be posted, the Dinghai now, except for a few areas, the vast majority of them are specialized, the current Dinghai will not give newcomers time, slowly learn, a production line, if you come in an unskilled, will drag down the whole speed, must be trained, to a considerable extent, will enter the factory, the training area is specially set up for the training of hundreds of thousands of people.

The special railway zone refers specifically to the area of the railway and freight yard, which should be the railway bureau itself, but it was mentioned as a district by Zhao Xin, which has just been established, and all aspects are not perfect, and the scope of management is not large.

Among them, Zhou Zhong and Wang Xue, one is the head of the port area, and the other is the head of the industrial zone.