The 100,000 sailors did not stop, and continued to go downstream.

The speed of the fleet was extremely fast, and on February 15, the fleet came to the area of Yueyang.

At this moment, Zhao Chen is standing on the bow of the boat, watching the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River.

This is the first time he has come to Jiangnan, and he feels new everywhere in Jiangnan. Now it is more than February, and the northwest is still a severe cold, and when it is in Western Xia, there will be a snowstorm until March, but in the south of the Yangtze River, there is now greenery, and spring is coming.

"Your Majesty, this Yueyang can be regarded as a famous city in ancient and modern times. In particular, Yueyang Tower is one of the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River. In the Tang Dynasty, Du Fu climbed the Yueyang Tower, leaving behind the famous poem "I heard the Dongting water in the past, and now I go to the Yueyang Tower." Wu Chu southeast tower, Qiankun floats day and night', the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is really beautiful, it is really picturesque. Wu Jie stood beside Zhao Chen and said with a smile.

Wu Jienai was an important figure in the Western Army, and he also grew up in the northwest before going to Sichuan and Shu. It was also the first time he came to Jiangnan and saw this picturesque scenery of Jiangnan.

"Yueyang Tower is indeed famous in the world, in addition to Du Fu, there are countless literati and ink writers who have left pen and ink in it, especially Fan Zhongyan of this dynasty once left the words of 'the worries and worries of the world first, and the joy and joy of the world after the world', which will be passed down through the ages. In this sentence, we should also encourage it! When the world is peaceful, it is the time when you and I are truly idle and happy. Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty said yes!" Wu Jie nodded.

Today, the sun is shining, and the soldiers have come to the shipboard, and they are also enjoying the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River.

There are still more than a dozen fishing boats floating on the surface of the Yangtze River at this moment, and some local fishermen are fishing, but after seeing the countless warships coming from upstream, they all stay there one by one!

I saw that those warships were mighty and covered the river!

The battleship was full of warriors in black armor, densely packed, and I don't know how many there were!

All the warriors had weapons in their hands, and in the sunlight, they shimmered!

Since the establishment of the Great Song Dynasty, it was the first time that there were so many naval armies in the south of the Yangtze River.

The situation of the Song Dynasty was different from that of the previous dynasties, since the establishment of the Great Song Dynasty, there were constant border troubles in the north, first the great enemy Liao, then the Western Xia, and now the Jin. Both Liao, Xixia, and Jin were all countries established by the northern ethnic groups, and they all dominated by cavalry. In order to resist the invasion of these foreign tribes, the Great Song Dynasty relied on all the land forces, and there was almost no need for sailors.

Therefore, from the establishment of the Great Song Dynasty to the present, the scale of the Jiangnan Naval Division has been limited.

The most important role of the Jiangnan Navy Division is to arrest bandits, and it is never for large-scale operations!

In history, there was probably only such a large-scale naval army during the Battle of Chibi.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, when Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang were fighting, there would be such a large-scale naval army.

Those fishermen on the Yangtze River are all facing drastically at the moment!

"How can there be so many warships? So many fighters? What happened? A low-profile fisherman with a wrinkled face said palely.

"Could it be the soldiers and horses under General Liu Guangshi and Liu?" A seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man next to him asked, and this young man was also pale at the moment.

"It's definitely not General Liu's soldiers and horses, they are much stronger than General Liu's soldiers and horses! I have never seen such a powerful soldier. Said the old fisherman.

It is generally difficult to distinguish whether an army is strong or weak, and it needs to be on the battlefield to distinguish the superior! However, the gap between the Wu Tier Sailor and Liu Guangshi's army is too big, so just looking at the surface, even an ancient fisherman who does not have much knowledge can judge that the Wu Tier Sailor is much stronger than Liu Guangshi's army! The army's appearance and discipline, the morale of the army, and the gap in the army's weapons can be seen at a glance! The army in front of him, in terms of discipline, morale, and weapons, is far superior to the Liu family army in Jiangnan!

"Could it be the rebels of Dongting Lake?" Youth Road.

"If the rebel army was so strong, the Liu family army would have been wiped out by them a long time ago! I'm afraid that they have already hit Lin'an! Said the old fisherman.

In addition to these two fishermen, the rest of the fishermen are also talking and shocked at the moment.

Many fishermen have sensed that the world is about to change, and some have pulled their fishing boats ashore in panic, ready to hide first!

In this era, the most terrifying thing is war!

In the event of a war, these poor people will suffer first!

The military discipline of the ancient armies was extremely poor, and when a war broke out, those soldiers would inevitably harm the people.

Zhao Chen was still standing at the bow of the boat at the moment, facing the river breeze, and he almost ignored the reactions of those ordinary fishermen.

Fishermen run into army dodges, which is a normal thing in this day and age.

"What is the current situation of Dongting Lake?" After a while, Zhao Chen asked in a dream.

"The area around Dongting Lake, except for Yueyang, is almost completely reversed now! Originally, Liu Guangshi came here to forcibly recruit soldiers and food, and the people couldn't get by, so they rebelled! At first, the scale of the people's rebellion was limited, but after the arrival of the White Lotus Sect, the scale of their rebellion began to grow! Now the elder of the White Lotus Sect, Zhong Xiang, is the leader of those rebel armies, and his prestige among the rebels is extremely high. Wang De also stood beside Zhao Chen and said.

Wang De is in charge of intelligence, and Jiangnan's intelligence is particularly important, the Dongting Lake White Lotus Sect uprising is a major event in Jiangnan, and he has already investigated it clearly.

"In the White Lotus Sect, the Demon Queen is respected, where did the Demon Queen go?" Zhao Chen said.

"The Demon Queen is also in Dongting Lake, but after experiencing the Sichuan and Shu incidents, many elders of the White Lotus Sect were killed, and the strength of the Demon Queen's lineage was greatly reduced. And Zhong Xiang's methods are far superior to the Demon Queen, so Zhong Xiang is now the leader. The Demon Queen is only strong in martial arts, and there are still some old people of the White Lotus Sect around her. But in fact, she was no longer able to suppress Zhong Xiang. Wang Dedao.

"Has the war between Liu Jiajun and the White Lotus Sect been fruitless?" Zhao Chen said.

"Liu Guangshi has more than 100,000 troops under his command, but his more than 100,000 troops are all newly recruited, and their combat strength is limited. As for the rebels in Dongting Lake, they claim to be 500,000, but in fact the real army is only 50,000 or 60,000, and they don't have many weapons, and their combat effectiveness is far inferior to Liu's army, but they are familiar with the terrain of Dongting Lake. As a result, they have been evenly matched. Wang Dedao.

Zhao Chen nodded, he originally wanted to ask about Song Qingyao's situation, but after thinking about it, he still forgot it.

The scenery in front of him was picturesque, but he sighed softly.

He remembered the woman who was so beautiful that she looked so beautiful! She is also from the Jiangnan clan, but she was persecuted by the government, so she went to Guanshan and became a disciple of the Demon Queen. She is always dressed in men's clothes, just like the son of the Turbidity Shijia. She is reckless, very different from the women of this era.

Zhang Ziqiu liked this woman, and even gave the Chunjun sword to this woman, but this woman said that she had a deep love for herself.

It took a long time for this figure to disappear from his heart, and there was no trace of him.

"Wang Boyan has already been sent ashore, right?" Zhao Chen came back to his senses and said.

"He has been sent to the shore! and sent men after him, and watched over him. Wu Jiedao.

"In fact, a villain like him is the most knowledgeable about current affairs, and he doesn't need to send someone to spy on him at all, and he will do what we want! It is not without reason that ancient kings loved to use villains. Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, Zhuge Liang once admonished the main pro-virtuous ministers and far villains! I hope Your Majesty will take this as a warning. Wu Jie was taken aback and said.

He also thought that Zhao Chen wanted to reuse these "villains", so he immediately admonished.

"Anyone, whether a gentleman or a villain, has his merits! As long as you can discover the advantages, use the advantages, and curb the shortcomings, there is no one in the world who is not available! The key is the system! After the unification of the world, I will establish a perfect system! This system should take into account the shortcomings of human nature, and make embankments for these shortcomings, which is the real way to use people! Relying only on personal subjectivity, using 'virtuous ministers' and 'gentlemen' may not be correct! Zhao Chen said.

"This ......" Wu Jie was stunned for a moment, thinking about Zhao Chen's words there.

The speed of the warships was far superior to that of other ships of this era, and after a short time the fleet disappeared, leaving no trace, as if it had never been seen before.

Liu Guangshi only got the news of the fleet's passing by a day later, and after he heard the news, his first feeling was that it was not credible! He had never heard of such a fleet in the world, 100,000 people, it was incredible!

However, Liu Guangshi still sent someone to ask Wang Boyan, the prefect of Yueyang, and got the news from Wang Boyan that there was no so-called "fleet" at all, so Liu Guangshi was completely relieved.

After that, Liu Guangshi continued to suppress bandits in the area of Dongting Lake.

******

In the afternoon of the same day, in Lin'an City, there is now a prosperous and lively scene!

Jiangnan is a land of wealth, and the number of rich people is extremely large. After Zhao Gou came to Lin'an, countless wealthy people also moved to Lin'an, so now Lin'an has surpassed the past.

The imperial palace in Lin'an is now also magnificent.

The number of eunuchs and maids in the palace is extremely large.

Today in the Zichen Palace, Zhao Gou, Qin Hui, and Zhao Ding are all here.

On weekdays, Zhao Gou uses this place as a study, and only some important ministers of the country will enter here.

Qin Hui is now the prime minister, and Zhao Ding is now the deputy minister.

"The number of military salaries in the north is somewhat insufficient! Moreover, Liu Yu promised to send troops, and we will also supply Liu Yu's military salary! Let's talk about it, how to deal with this issue of military salaries? Zhao Chen sat at the desk and said.

"Your Majesty, the amount of gold and silver in our treasury is already insufficient! I don't know how much more military pay I need? Zhao Ding frowned and said.

Although he is a vice minister, he has not been able to intervene in the war in the north, and he clearly remembers that he just allocated more than 700,000 taels of military salaries to the north two months ago, why is the military salary insufficient now?

"It's probably a million taels!" Zhao said.

"What? So much? Zhao Ding was taken aback.

"How much gold and silver can be brought out of the treasury now?" Zhao said.

"I can still take out 300,000 taels now." Zhao Dingdao.

"Too little! It seems that it is also necessary to tax the world! Zhao said.

"Your Majesty, no! Over the years, because of the war in the north, a lot of taxes have been levied! If the tax is levied again, I am afraid that the people will be dissatisfied, and if it causes the disaster of Dongting Lake again, it will be bad! Zhao Ding hurriedly said.

"The disaster of Dongting Lake? It's just a rebellion of untouchables, and they're vulnerable! Don't worry, Jiangnan is rich, there are a lot of rich families, and most people will not resist! Zhao said.

"Your Majesty, Weichen can't agree to this!" Zhao Ding gritted his teeth and said.

"Then what do you say about the military pay in the north? Now that the war in the north is in full swing and the military pay is insufficient, how can we fight? Zhao Gou said coldly.

"Your Majesty, there are layers of deductions in the army, and the amount of gold and silver in the hands of those generals is extremely large! How could the 700,000 taels of military salaries be used up in just two months? Your Majesty should ask the generals and see what is going on! Zhao Ding said.

"During the Great War, wouldn't it make the general's heart chill to do this! Cannot! Zhao said.

"Your Majesty, there is another way!" Zhao Dingdao.

"What's the solution?" Zhao said.

"Your Majesty's palace has a lot of money, and the amount of gold and silver stored in the palace treasury is also very large! Your Majesty should cut the cost of the palace and take out the gold and silver from the treasury of the palace and use it as military pay! Zhao Ding gritted his teeth and said.

Zhao Gou was stunned and didn't say a word.

"Lord Zhao's words are wrong! Your Majesty is the Ninety-Five, so naturally you must have the dignity of the Ninety-Five! The silver stored in it was used to build the palace, so how could it be used as military pay? Qin Hui finally spoke at this moment and said.

Qin Hui also knew that the matter of military salaries was extremely difficult to handle, but fortunately, Zhao Ding had always been in charge of this military salary, so he didn't intervene! But at this moment, Zhao Ding asked Zhao Gou to reduce the use of the palace, and Qin Hui knew that Zhao Gou would definitely not agree, so he followed Zhao Gou's words.

"Lord Qin is right! I am the Ninety-Five, how can I reduce the use of the palace at will? Zhao Gou said coldly.

He looked at Zhao Ding with an unusually bad gaze, in fact, he was also very dissatisfied with Zhao Ding! If it weren't for Zhao Ding's real talent and learning, he was quite good at governing the economy, even if the people were living in hardship under the continuous exploitation of Jiangnan monarchs and ministers, Zhao Ding could still make Jiangnan roughly stable, otherwise Zhao Gou would have dismissed Zhao Ding and investigated it a long time ago!