Chapter 318: You Need a Peck
Before he came, Wang Xuance was thinking about how to solve the problem of seasickness.
But when he saw the scene of the sailor's training, he felt as if he was thinking too much.
Seasickness, this word is not unfamiliar, and even some people who get on the boat for the first time will have a feeling of seasickness on the inland river, and Wang Xuance was also seasick at the beginning.
However, it was encountered by strong winds and waves, and the hull of the ship swayed very much, although it did not capsize, but it still scared people a lot.
'Nima...... Can you still train like this? ’
This is the only thought in Wang Xuance's mind now.
Well, the specific operation is.
Hundreds of small boats floated in the water, each with five men standing on them, armed with enhanced recurve bows, maneuvering arrows without arrows and wrapped in hay, setting up many targets in front of them, and then having people shoot them.
If that's all there is to it, it would be too much to look down on Ningkang's creativity.
In the water on the left and right sides of the boat, five soldiers stood each, holding the edge of the boat with their hands, and then swaying to their heart's content.
There are no rules, there are no rules, you can shake how you want, shake people down to win, and if you can't shake it, you keep shaking.
"The last general, Ning Kang, see the governor!" Someone had already run to report that not long after Wang Xuance stopped, Ning Kang rode over.
In fact, no one will easily accept that they have a top boss, especially Ning Kang, who has led the sailor to train for half a year alone, and single-handedly built the sailor into what he is today.
If it weren't for the superiors who told him in advance about the division of labor between him and Wang Xuance, Ning Kang at this time would definitely give Wang Xuance a disadvantage.
But obviously, this person who is only responsible for setting goals has not taken away the power in his hands, although he has taken away the position that should belong to him, but he does not dare to show it, he is the governor appointed by the emperor, if he is not satisfied, he can show his ability on the battlefield, and someone will see this, and then justify himself.
Therefore, Ning Kang's attitude was not flattering, nor did he have any timidity, and he looked like he was doing business.
Wang Xuance, who traveled in the countries of the Western Regions, had seen too many people and things, how could he not see the dissatisfaction in Ning Kang's heart?
"Ningdu Governor does not need to be polite, you and I are both Governors, just because of the different division of labor, Your Majesty has high hopes for the sailor, before leaving, I specially instructed me, don't be estranged from Ningdu Governor, you and I should work together to contribute to the future of Datang." Playing tricks, Wang Xuance is becoming more and more handy, soothing people's hearts, and is also unambiguous.
"Did Your Majesty really say this?" Ning Kang was a little confused and asked in disbelief.
"I really said it, Your Majesty also said that people can't make it if they don't make it, and all of us need to hone it well before we can become a great tool." Wang Xuance smiled slightly, revealing a harmless smile from humans and animals.
Of course, if Li Yuanji was here, Wang Xuance, who would definitely fight, wouldn't even know his mother, when did I say these words?
"The last general will definitely cooperate with the governor, train the sailors, and contribute to the future of the Tang Dynasty......" Ning Kang was already a little incoherent.
In fact, before this, Ning Kang had always had doubts, although he was the first water master of the Tang Dynasty, although he was a deputy, had the emperor ever heard of his name?
Don't think that this speculation is gossip and boring.
In ancient times, the emperor was a god, and if a general in a remote area like Ningkang could let the emperor remember his name, it would be tantamount to a great joy for the glory of the ancestors.
Now that Wang Xuance is saying so seriously, Ning Kang will naturally believe it.
What followed was to abandon the previous suspicions and discard the dissatisfaction in my heart.
Although this sentence is not explicitly stated, the meaning is actually obvious, work hard, Datang is still very big, you will eat and drink spicy food in the future, don't be in a hurry.
Seeing that he had overturned Ning Kang in just a few words, Wang Xuance felt a faint sense of guilt in his heart, and secretly said that this person really can't be too kind.
But he didn't tell a lie, the emperor did know Ning Kang, and it was impossible for him, the governor of the water division, to continue to work, and after a few years, this position would definitely be Ning Kang's.
The mouth of a diplomat, the heart of a woman, the two most unbelievable things, Wang Xuance pointed to the training in front of him as if he was nothing, and asked, "Ning Dudu, are those trainings useful?" ”
"It should work, right? Anyway, by now, all the soldiers standing on it are no longer dizzy, and the details will not be known until the big ship is built. Ning Kang hesitated and said, this is also a method he came up with, the principle is to simulate the swing amplitude of the ship under the condition of waves.
Unlike Wang Xuance, Ning Kang is a native of the seaside, who knows how to pee and water, and has also seen what it looks like when big waves hit.
"What about archery? Your Majesty has told me that the use of arrows by sailors is only a last resort. Wang Xuance continued to ask.
The sailors attack with arrows, which is now a common way of attacking, and the other is to use a boat to collide, and after colliding, the infantry jumps over and kills directly, to put it bluntly, it is a land battle at sea, but the way is a bit special.
However, this method is particularly damaging to ships, especially when this kind of supply cannot keep up with demand, it is necessary to avoid the wear and tear of ships as much as possible.
Therefore, this naval division has added some other weapons, and these weapons have completely changed the existing combat methods of naval divisions.
For example, rocket artillery is installed at both ends of the nose and tail, but it is not the kind of rocket artillery used by the army, but a reduced version of the rocket artillery, with two barrels at the front and rear, and a fixed battery with adjustable height and direction.
Two projection positions were also added to each side, which was no different from an ordinary infantry projection vehicle, and was also changed to a fixed one.
Although this kind of firepower is somewhat lower than that of the army, it is still sufficient to deal with ships mainly wooden ships, and it is still not exhausted.
So, this doomed a lot of enemies to not even get close.
So, what is the use of training archery? Although it may not be needed, the probability is still very small, and in this era, I have not heard of any country with such a powerful sailor, and even if there is, it does not have the ability to go to the sea.
"Idle is idle, isn't this finding something for them to do, what if they use it?" Ning Kang responded with some embarrassment.
"Yes!" Okay, these are all small things, as long as you like it, Wang Xuance seemed to have discovered a new continent, and continued to ask: "What are those things on them?" Armor? ”
It's a bit far away, so I can't see it clearly, but it feels like armor, but it's strange, it doesn't look like armor.
"Bamboo tubes, those are bamboo tubes, which are cut into small sections, and then connected together with ropes and put on the body, so that after people fall into the water, even people who don't know how to water will float, at least not to be drowned, the sea is stormy, even if it is after the water falls, if it is not rescued in a short time, it will exhaust its physical strength and be drowned, fishermen often use this trick, it is very effective." Speaking of this, Ning Kang is proud.
After several experiments, he finally found out that the bamboo, which did not affect the battle, but also guaranteed safety, to be precise, the thickness of the bamboo, and when necessary, these bamboos could really be used as armor, although it was unlikely to be used.
Hearing the usefulness of those bamboo tubes, Wang Xuance couldn't help but extend a thumbs up to Ning Kang.
It seems that I really worry too much, and even the problems that I didn't expect have been solved, and I don't need to worry about these problems at all.
And the only thing you need to worry about is how to arrange after you capture that island.
Suddenly, I realized that I had come a little early.
I don't need to train the army, I don't know how to build ships, and I'm still far away from going to war, so for a while, I can only stay in the house and think nonsense, or lie on the beach and watch the soldiers train?
It turns out that having a good deputy can make you very idle, or you can make yourself so idle that you doubt your life.
The days went by like this, and soon, Wang Xuance really felt regretful, he really shouldn't have come so early.
So much so that now in the whole camp, there is only one person idle, and many things want to participate, but he can't participate at all, and he can't do it himself for a while, and it's not time yet.
It is completely different from the busyness in the Western Regions, here, it is like staying in a paradise, you don't have to think about anything, you don't have to do anything.
At the same time that Wang Xuance was idle, Li Yuanji, who was staying in Chang'an City, was happy.
The present situation can be described as very good, the submission of the Western Regions countries, the take-off of the internal economy, the smooth war against Tubo and Tuyuhun, and the expansion to the east are also smooth.
In addition, with the continuous transportation of grain from Zhenzhou to various places, and the bumper harvest in various places, the grain of 200 yuan per bucket has dropped to 150 yuan per bucket before the seventh day, and there is a trend of continuing to decline.
Of course, whether to drop or not depends on Li Yuanji's mood, and the grain stocks that are often closed in various places have almost occupied about 70 percent of the warehouses, even if there is another catastrophe and famine, Li Yuanji, who has grain in his hands, is not afraid at all.
In addition to these, the most important thing is the development of commerce, with the full passage of Changluo Highway, the counties along the way have also ushered in great opportunities, not to mention the lot of money, but not bad.
However, the most ruthless money is still made in Chang'an and Luozhou, and at the same time, Li Yuanji's long-awaited currency reform has also been prepared and can be launched at any time.
However, the first to use the new monetary mechanism was not the simultaneous use of the family and the royal group set by Li Yuanji, but the project of Taipingfang in Luozhou.
In order to smoothly implement the new monetary mechanism, the household department specially joined forces with Duan Lun, the governor of Luozhou, to make a big news in this enclosure movement, hoping to promote the new currency and make it acceptable to more people.