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Yang Guang's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked: "Do you have anything important to remind me, could it be that Yu Shiji and them have something to do with the conquest of Goguryeo?" ”

Wang Shichong shook his head, glanced at a middle-aged eunuch who had been making records on the side of the imperial case (in ancient times, there was always someone around him to record his daily words and deeds, conversations with courtiers, and even things in the room with concubines, which were for the living record), and made a look of wanting to speak and stopping.

Yang Guang nodded, turned his head to the eunuch, and the other guards and palace maids, and said, "All of them should stand down, and let the guards outside the door also stand farther away." No one is allowed to enter without my command. ”

The hall was cleaned up at once, and only the three deaf and dumb strong men were still on duty. Yang Guang stared at Wang Shichong motionlessly and said, "Wang Aiqing, what can you say now." ”

Wang Shichong said: "Laizhou shipbuilding, Weichen is only afraid that his majesty will be disappointed, the minister did supervise the shipbuilding in Laizhou, which was still called Donglai at that time, when the emperor conquered Goguryeo, but only five hundred warships were built in nine months, which was still made up of a lot of local big ships in the south of the Yangtze River, and the time was in a hurry, many ships did not have time to reinforce, so later the front fleet encountered wind and waves at sea, and the whole army was annihilated, this time I heard that His Majesty was going to build a thousand warships in nine months, enough to transport 100,000 troops across the sea, can it be true? ”

Yang Guang nodded and said: "This is what General Yuwenshu and General Laihu'er said, saying that although the sea route is a partial division, Goguryeo is only afraid that it has already taken precautions." Last time, forty or fifty thousand people passed. I'm afraid that it won't be able to play a role in conquering Pyongyang or containing the Goguryeo army. So at least 100,000 people, Wang Aiqing, you are also a person who is familiar with military affairs, what they say, is there a problem? ”

Wang Shichong sneered in his heart, but with a humble expression on his face, he said: "What the two generals said, there is no problem. If His Majesty wants to attack from the land with an army of millions, then the naval army must be at least 100,000 people. ”

Yang Guang's face softened a little: "That's it, in addition to weapons, grain and grass, it is the limit to fit about a hundred people on a big boat, and it really takes a thousand big ships, can't you worry about me this time?" ”

Wang Shichong said with a straight face: "If you disregard human life like Uncle Ma, let people soak in the sea water to build ships, temporarily increase the dock and keel, and then stimulate the reward with heavy money, it is possible." But this matter is not impossible, Weichen is usually used to tempting people. If you can't make a face, you can't be that kind of fierce god, you still find a ruthless person like Ma Shumou to do this, it will be more suitable than Weichen. ”

Yang Guang's brows furrowed and asked, "Ruthless?" Wang Aiqing, do you have any suitable candidates that you can recommend to me? ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "There is one person who is the most suitable, but if he goes to supervise the shipbuilding, he will definitely be able to build 300 giant loach ships within ten months, which is enough for 100,000 troops to cross the sea." ”

Yang Guangxi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who can take on this great responsibility?" ”

Wang Shichong said with a straight face: "The current governor of Youzhou, Yuan Honghei can take on this position." ”

Yang Guang said softly: "Yuan Honghei? But the important minister of the first emperor's period, the son of Yuan Yan, who was the governor of Yizhou Governor Shi of Shu Yang Xiu? ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "It is this person, Yuan Yan is strong and stern by nature, but Yuan Hongsi only inherited his father's strictness, Weichen used to go to Youzhou with him before, and served as the long history and Sima of Yan Rong, the general who was the governor of Youzhou at that time, so he still knows a lot about this Yuan Honghe." ”

Yang Guang said with a smile: "But in the previous assessments of the governor of Dazhou and the history of assassination, the political achievements of this Yuan Hongsi are all in the middle and lower, such a person doesn't seem to have very good talents, Wang Aiqing, how can you know that he can complete such a heavy task?" ”

Wang Shichong said with a straight face: "What Your Majesty needs this time is a ruthless person, not a capable person." The technical content of shipbuilding is not too high, and the kind of giant loach ship that can hold 300 people also has drawings, as long as it is supervised according to the drawings, so what His Majesty needs is a person who does not care about the life and death of the shipwrights and carpenters, and strictly supervises the construction, just like Uncle Ma. If you want to meet the deadline, you have to do it. ”

Yang Guang frowned: "It's just that in this way, won't it make me resent the people?" ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "How can those foolish people know that His Majesty has the grand ambition of ruling the world and sweeping away the four seas, and how can they know that destroying Goguryeo and recovering the homeland of Korea will be a great success." They only think about their wives and children, and for these people, they have to be forced to die, but they can't come forward in person, but they have to find cool officials like Ma Shumou and Yuan Hongsi, and when the time comes, they will be angry, and they only need to kill or degrade these people. ”

A smile hung on Yang Guang's face: "I know about Uncle Ma's methods and cruelty, but this Yuan Hongsi is just a civil official who has never fought a war, is he so cruel?" ”

Wang Shichong replied without thinking: "Yes, Your Majesty, this person's heart is like a tiger and wolf, the governor of Youzhou back then, the general Yan Rong, is famous for his cruelty, and often kills the people of Youzhou for no reason, even a big family like Fanyang Lu's family has made him miserable, and when Yuan Hongsi was under Yan Rong, he was also beaten by Yan Rong, who looked at him unpleasantly, and almost died in prison. ”

"But later, after the emperor learned about Yan Rong's brutal tyranny, he ordered Yan Rong to be killed, and Yuan Hongsi finally waited for Yan Rong's downfall, but after he came to power, not only did he not change Yan Rong's harsh criminal law, but the cruelty was even worse, those fierce and violent people in Youzhou treated him well, and he didn't dare to take a breath of air, plus General Xue Shixiong guarded Goguryeo's Youyun Iron Cavalry, this northern land, to rule the road is not left behind, and the bandits are extinct, which can also be said to be the credit of Yuan Honghe."

Yang Guang said with a smile: "Since this Yuan Hongsi has such a ability, why is the assessment score so low?" ”

Wang Shichong replied: "Because Yuan Hongsi was greedy by nature, he levied and extorted violently when he was in Youzhou, and looted the people in various names, so the taxes that should have been charged into the treasury were divided into his own pockets by him. In addition, Youzhou is a remote state and county with scarce production, and it is understandable that the assessment score is low. ”

Yang Guang's face changed: "What, this bastard dares to fill his pocket?" Why has this never been reported? ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Holy Lord, please calm your anger, this matter of filling your own pockets, there are some officials at all levels in various places, if you only rely on money, how can you seek wealth?" (To be continued......)