Wen Zhonglian finally told Zhang Wenyi that Ja Jie had a military advisor surnamed Zhou. In the past few years, this Zhou military division has helped Ja Jie mediate among the wealthy gentry in Lingnan, so Ja Jie has taken him very seriously, almost to the point of obeying his words.

Zhang Wenyi said to Wen Zhonglian: "Second brother go back first, you must control the troops well, don't cause a commotion at will, notify as soon as possible if something happens, and don't wait until it is out of control before communicating the news." ”

Wen Zhonglian promised to leave immediately.

Not long after he left, Jay Jie hurriedly came to see him, and Zhang Wenyi saw Jay Jie as before. entered the lobby and Ja Jie knelt down to admit his mistake, saying that he had failed the queen's expectations over the years.

Zhang Wenyi first asked Ja Jie to get up, look at the seat, and wait for Ja Jie to sit down. Zhang Wenyi said at this time: "General Abu, this palace knows that you have not deliberately betrayed me all these years, but you already have your own selfishness. ”

provoked Jie was shocked, and hurriedly knelt down again and claimed that he had no intention of betrayal.

Zhang Wenyi said: "General Abu, this is just an excuse for you to exonerate yourself, when you came to Lingnan, the palace warned you: the general is an official of the Tang Dynasty, not a prince, let alone a rebellion that establishes himself as a king." It's just that the general forgot about it after he came to Lingnan. ”

Seeing that Zhang Wenyi didn't leave any affection for himself, but he didn't have any anger and blame, he was strange in his heart, but he also temporarily accepted his heart of self-preservation, he wanted to see what the queen would do next.

Zhang Wenyi continued: "Over the years, you have not been entangled with the local gentry in Lingnan, because you are unwilling to be restrained by them, and you also have the intention that once you control Lingnan, you can loot it on a large scale. This palace asked you to control Lingnan with shipbuilding, and you couldn't listen to it at all, but why is this? ”

Ja Jie distinguished: "The minister built a big ship of three hundred and twenty materials, but no one bought it." ”

Zhang Wenyi said with a smile: "Your so-called three hundred and twenty materials of the big ship palace already knows, it is just something to deal with me." For this you asked for 30,000 taels of silver, but you only built a large river boat according to the structure of a river boat. It cost less than three thousand taels, and the rest of the silver was used by you to expand your army. ”

Ja Jie was in a cold sweat by Zhang Wenyi's words, he gritted his teeth and admitted: "The minister did do something on this, just because I heard from the craftsmen that it costs at least 7,000 taels of silver to build a large sea ship, and if you develop such a large sea ship, I am afraid that it will be difficult to complete it without the financial resources of more than 50,000 taels of silver." Therefore, the minister built one at will, wanting to expand the army first and take Lingnan before making sense. ”

Zhang Wenyi smiled and said, "Do you know how much silver this palace has prepared to build such a big ship?" ”

Jay Jie couldn't help asking, "How much?" ”

Zhang Wenyi said: "One hundred thousand taels." ”

When Jay Jie heard this, he was very remorseful.

Zhang Wenyi sneered: "General Abu, you have fallen for someone else's tricks!" If no one instigates you to do it step by step according to the plan of the palace, I am afraid that there is no need for the palace to come in person, you have already mastered Lingnan! ”

Although Jay Jie bowed his head, he was not convinced at all.

Zhang Wenyi sneered: "You are a military general, so you naturally know that armaments and ordnance are inseparable from craftsmen, and you will not have any strange skills and insignificant ideas." Although you can't escape the shackles of land and population as a source of soldiers with your knowledge, but despising the skills of craftsmen can only be found by poor and rotten Confucians. But do you know why these literati hate tricks so much? ”

Ja Jie didn't know what Zhang Wenyi meant when he said this, so he had to say honestly: "I don't know." ”

Zhang Wenyi asked, "What will happen if the grain yield is increased from three stones to six stones?" ”

Ja Jie said: "Naturally, the price of rice has plummeted, and the grain is cheap and hurts farmers. ”

Zhang Wenyi sneered: "Gu cheap hurts farmers? You go and see how many people don't have enough food and clothing. Only when grain production satisfies the rations of the croppers will it affect the money they take out in exchange, otherwise who will be the victim of the collapse in rice prices? ”

Ja Jie suddenly said: "The queen is talking about a wealthy gentry? ”

Zhang Wenyi sneered and stopped talking. Ja Jie thought of something at this time, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

He kowtowed three times in a row and said, "The minister has gone the wrong way for a while, ask the queen for mercy!" ”

Zhang Wenyi frowned and said: "General Abu, if this palace has the intention to kill you, why should I say so many things to you, you are the person who was pulled up by this palace, and this palace also hopes that you will turn back." ”

At this time, Ja Jie took off the official seal of the envoy, held it with both hands, and said: "The minister has no way to govern Lingnan, and he asks the queen to investigate it." ”

Zhang Wenyi took the letter from the envoy and said: "General Abu, this palace has temporarily appointed you the governor of the Changle Navy, the general of Huaihua, and ordered the formation of the Changle Navy. If General Abu does not object, the palace will immediately ask His Majesty for a decree. ”

Ja Jie said: "The minister must follow the queen and die with all her might." ”

Zhang Wenyi said: "You can choose 300 personal guards and lead craftsmen from all over the country to prepare for shipbuilding. Then recruit sailors and appoint captains to learn how to operate the ship. ”

Ja Jie sneered: "Queen Mother, is there too few three hundred guards?" ”

Zhang Wenyi said with a smile: "The navy is different from the navy, and there is no need for land warfare. It's useless to have so many soldiers, you have to recruit sailors who can sail and fight on the sea, and soldiers on land have no use. If you go to build a boat and go out to sea a few times, you will know that what this palace says is true. ”

Ja Jie withdrew the letter suspiciously, and he had no better way to do it. When he returned to his military tent, he found that the troops had been controlled by the general brought by Zhang Wenyi, and the military advisor surnamed Zhou also slipped away secretly when he saw that the situation was not good.

Only then did Ja Jie realize that this queen mother was so powerful.

Seeing Ja Jie who came back dejected, Chen Juan smiled after asking the reason: "The queen mother has already sent someone to say it just now, and this treatment is not to weaken you and refrigerate." The new navy does need to focus on the sea rather than the land. Everything is a brand new operation, you need to explore and study it yourself, and the navy you have formed has tens of thousands of miles to defend the coastline of Datang, and it is very difficult to defend these sea areas, and the navy is a development direction of the Datang army in the future. I hope you can pick yourself up and take on the heavy load. ”

After hearing this, Ja Jie didn't believe what Chen Juan said, and he was still sullen. Chen Juan sighed and said, "Husband, the concubine has a saying, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

Ja Jie raised his head and said, "Madam, please speak." ”

Chen Juan said: "Although the concubine can't understand the queen's words, the concubine feels that if a new army is created by you, as long as Datang needs it, then it is difficult for someone to replace you." After all, others are not familiar with it and do not understand it. I don't dare to say anything else, but the glory and wealth are preserved. ”

Hearing Chen Juan say this, it was right to think about it. Especially when I saw Zhang Wenyi today, she pierced the trick she played with one word, showing that she built a river boat instead of a sea boat. So is there a difference between naval warfare and river warfare? Jay Jie's mind beats.

The next day, the empress summoned Ja Jie again and asked him to rush to Quanzhou as soon as possible to establish the Changle Naval Governor's Palace. The first thing is to develop a fast ship suitable for sea navigation as soon as possible, and recruit sailors and captains to realize coastal patrols as soon as possible.

If you buy a house in Quanzhou, the expenses can be reimbursed by the contract, and the family can also bring it to Quanzhou. Ja Jie didn't expect Zhang Wenyi to be so generous, so he immediately knelt down to show his gratitude and expressed his allegiance again.

Sent away Jajie Zhang Wenyi summoned Wen Zhonglian, ordered him to take a thousand subordinates and recruit craftsmen on the spot to go to Guangzhou to prepare for the construction of the Guangzhou Navy Governor's Mansion, Wen Zhonglian took the order and left.

After sending Wen Zhong away, Zhang Wenyi was invited to attend a reception banquet held for her by the Fuzhou gentry, after which Zhang Wenyi ordered the accompanying Tang army to turn to the pacification and purge of the local barbarians in Fujian, and spread the word that human trafficking was prohibited in all parts of Fujian.

For the more moderate barbarian tribes, a policy of mutual assistance was implemented. The tribes that dared to attack and plunder were resolutely eliminated. Most of the captives of these tribes were supervised by the army to build roads, and Zhang Wenyi asked the army to ensure the food supply of the tribes, not to withhold the prisoners' rations, and to prohibit rape and sexual captives.

Soldiers and officers who violated the rules were severely punished, and after the killing of more than a dozen officers and soldiers who dared to violate the regulations, there was no similar problem. However, the army also brutally suppressed some tribal leaders who dared to resist, and beheaded the immediate family members of the tribal leaders, both old and young.

The policy of leniency made the captive barbarians obedient. During this period, some of the able-bodied barbarians tried to lead the rebellion, but they were immediately denounced by others and suppressed with the same cruelty as the rebel leaders.

In this way, the first year in Fujian has passed, and law and order in the whole of Fujian has been strengthened. The natives gradually became rich in their trade with the Han Chinese, and the relationship between the two sides gradually shifted from antagonism to cooperation.

Those tribes who dared to resist gradually stabilized under the tutelage of the army, while also avoiding retaliation against them by the Han Chinese civilians.

At the same time, in the process of building roads, these people gradually got to know each other with the Han people in the army, and gradually let go of their hostility towards the Han people. Some barbarian girls have developed feelings for the sergeant, and upon application and confirmation, the military removes the soldier or officer from the military and allows them to marry.

Jay built about ten fifty-gauge clippers and recruited some fishermen or sailors on merchant ships to become sailors, and after the initial training of recruits, these people began to serve on the ships. Due to their unfamiliarity with the sea area, the current naval ships can only sail in the waters near Quanzhou.

At this time, Ja Jie realized that the manufacture of sea vessels was much more complicated than that of inland navigation vessels, and that sea navigation was much more difficult than inland navigation.

One of his clippers almost lost its way and went into the sea, but fortunately, an experienced sailor turned around in time to avoid disaster.

At this time, Ja Jie was convinced that Zhang Wenyi had no intention of belittled him.

With the gradual stabilization of Fujian, the heroes from all walks of life gradually felt the threat of the queen to themselves. In the past, some of these powerful subordinates took advantage of the contradictions between the barbarians and the Han people to act as bandits in the mountains and do things that were inconvenient for the powerful to come forward.

After Zhang Wenyi's army pacified the barbarians, these mountain bandits were gradually exposed. And these exposed mountain bandits immediately became the target of the Tang Army, and at first some powerful people secretly funded these mountain bandits and reported the news. However, the Tang army seems to be very experienced in mountain warfare, and it is difficult for those mountain bandits to escape the fate of being wiped out.