Finally, with our unremitting efforts, the Queen Mother's mother finally relented, and let the Queen and Concubine De go with me to the barracks to carry out the military condolences work before the year, when the soldiers in the army knew that the Queen and Concubine De were pregnant, they broke out into a burst of earth-shattering cheers, and I gave them an impassioned little talk about the spices and gems in South Asia and Southeast Asia, the copper mines, gems and war horses in Central Asia, and the gold and silver mines in Europe, and then I stood on the podium to listen to and watch the soldiers in the audience howling and fanatical eyes, Very hot-blooded men, with you here, the world will tremble under the feet of our Han people

Bidding farewell to these loveliest people, I took my wives back to the palace to prepare for tonight's dinner, and I once again excitedly announced the happy events of the queen and the concubine at the banquet of the new year, and the ministers continued to greet and toast me, at least on the surface, they were all happy

And this year's imperial examination competition, according to my requirements, added astronomy, geography, medicine, arithmetic, agriculture, minerals, and case reasoning and other topics, so this year's number of admissions is still not much, there are still only about 20 people, compared with the previous hundreds of thousands, uh...... It's miserable

The number of martial arts is also small, but this year's martial arts competition, there are also a few rare talents, Liu Qi, Han Shizhong, Wu Jue, these famous generals of the Great Song Dynasty, are all among them, and there are two martial arts who are familiar with water warfare, one is called Hailang, said to have grown up on the beach since childhood, and the other is called Pan Shilong

"Tell me about your knowledge of navigation." During the palace test, I said to Hailang and Pan Shilong

"Back to Your Majesty, the climate at sea is changeable, the wind direction and tides may change at any time, if the two sides meet a single warship and the sea, it is possible to maneuver with each other for several months, and the guarantee of ocean-going navigation materials is also particularly important, so sea operations and ocean-going voyages, our first task is Sinan and the nautical chart must be fine, and there are no vegetables at sea, people are easy to malnourish after staying for a long time, causing oral bleeding, dizziness and eye swelling, so the supply of vegetables and fresh water at sea is also extremely important." The answer of the waves is decent

"Pan Shilong, what about you, tell me what you think." I asked

"The ocean has infinite treasures, where beautiful pearls are produced, there are exquisite sea agate, there are rich fishery resources, there are many nameless islands with treasures, the ocean is beautiful, she has blue waves, thousands of miles of clear skies, giving people unlimited wealth, the ocean is tyrannical, she storms, storms, will take away the lives of seafarers at any time, she gives people opportunities, but also brings danger, and she also gives birth to dirty and mysterious pirates." Pan Shilong, who also grew up by the sea, seems to be even more unruly, but the more such a person, the easier it is to give people an unexpected answer

"What to think of pirates." I asked

"Pirates are evil, they kill our border people, they rob our belongings, **** our wives and daughters, we should kill all pirates." Hailang said

"Pirates are evil, but what if pirates can be used by the country, they are skilled sailors, brave warriors, if we can, why don't we recruit them, so that the country can save a lot of money and time to retrain the sailors." Pan Shilong said. But I think this guy must have a story, otherwise how would they have been speaking for pirates

"How to think, state-controlled privateers at sea."

"It is contrary to the teachings of the saints, but it is beneficial to the country." The waves replied

"For the benefit of the country and the people, if there are pirates supported by the state, I think their footprints will go further, such as reaching the Roman Empire, as His Majesty once said," Pan Shilong said

"Which of you has ever fought a naval battle?"

"The minister has fought naval battles." Pan Shilong said

"You, come to my imperial study in a moment." I pointed to Pan Shilong and said

"Wuju Liu Qi, Han Shizhong, Wu Jue, Hailang served as the chief bookkeeper of the Eight Products of the Military Department, and the rest served as the head of the forbidden army. Retreat. ”

"Retreat~"...... See also Segmentation......

Inside the Imperial Study

"Pan Shilong, why are you an official?" I asked Pan Shilong

"In order to become a sailor general, set sail, gain fame, and be crowned a wife and son."

"That's a good answer, where have you fought a naval battle?" I continued

"With the pirates of Fuso and Goryeo."

"Black eats black?"

"Yes, but it's not counting, they came to our border to loot, and we just served them." Pan Shilong said with some pride

"As such a wealthy pirate, why bother to become a soldier?" I jokingly said to Pan Shilong

"I became a pirate because I was forced by the hardships of life, and I came to be a soldier because I saw the determination and policy of my emperor to rejuvenate my Great Song Dynasty." Pan Shilong did not shy away from my words, but happily admitted his identity as a pirate

"Joke, you pirate, how can you see my determination and policy." I really don't believe this Pan Shilong said this

"In the past few years, Your Majesty has pacified Western Xia and vigorously developed agriculture and commerce, and the people have seen these things, can there be any fake." Pan Shilong's answer was not humble or silent, and his eyes did not have those impurities that I hated, they were very clear

"How many of you there are, where they are stationed, what is the number of personnel and the situation with the battleship." I asked

"We are stationed on an island called Feilong Island off the coast of Jiangsu, and there are 9,000 young and middle-aged pirates on the island, plus 30,000 old people and children."

"Then you came to the imperial examination to gain the fame of military generals, is it for them?"

"Your Majesty, we are pirates, but we don't want to be pirates forever, we are also the people of the Great Song Dynasty, because of the forced life and forced to become a pirate that everyone shouts and beats, and what Your Majesty did, let us see hope, I persuaded my father, agreed that I came to take the martial arts fame, just to meet the saint, allow me to wait for Zhao'an, who doesn't want to seal his wife and son, and worship his ancestral tablet." Pan Shilong said, he said it very sincerely

"I agree to recruit peace, but I also need a privateer army at sea." I said to Pan Shilong leisurely

"As long as Your Majesty allows us to recruit An, the minister will serve Your Majesty as a dog and horse." Saying that, Pan Shilong fell heavily and fell to the ground

"Pan Aiqing, do you understand artillery warfare?"

"I don't understand this."

"Get up. Xiaodouzi passed on Zhou Dong, Xu Liang, Zheng Junyan, Zhou Qingguo, Yue Fei. ”

"The slave obeys."

The kung fu was not big, Zhou Dong, Xu Liang, Zheng Junyan, Zhou Qingguo, and Yue Fei came to the imperial study

"Your Majesty, Ministers."

"The Qing's family is flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Xu Aiqing."

"The minister is here."

"Arrange manpower to be there, select a site in Hangzhou, and build the Zhejiang Sailor Wharf and its camp." I said to Xu Liang

"Obey."

"Zhou Lao Aiqing, with your military department, select 10,000 soldiers who are proficient in water from various branches of the military, and then recruit 10,000 new sailors in the coastal areas along the river to establish the Zhejiang Navy, Yue Fei is the commander of the Zhejiang Navy, Pan Shilong is the Zhejiang Sailor Training, and Hailang is also reappointed as the Zhejiang Sailor Training. The Shipbuilding Department is stepping up efforts to build all the warships needed by the Zhejiang Naval Division. ”

"The ministers obey."

"Ministry of Rites, bring the Holy Decree Imperial Wine with Pan Shilong to Feilong Island to announce the decree and recruit peace."

"Obey." Zheng Junyan responded

"Pan Aiqing, I told you in front of me, since your people have accepted Zhao'an, then they will be the sergeants and generals of the imperial court in the future, if you violate the military law in the future, don't blame me for not being emotional."

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister has discussed with everyone before he came, since he has decided to join the army, he will definitely obey military law in the future."

"Very good, your nine thousand named pirates have been the officials and soldiers of the imperial court since the day they accepted Zhao'an, and they have all been incorporated into the Zhejiang Navy Division to participate in training, as for all the old and young on your island, all of them have moved to the land, and the two Zhejiang Road Taishou will distribute fields, farm tools and houses to them." I said to Pan Shilong

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Pan Shilong said to me with a slush

"Little Bean, send an order to the Dengzhou Navy Division and send a fleet to garrison Feilong Island."

"The slave obeys."