Seeing that Feng Ang finally figured it out and accepted it, Xiao Rui quipped, "How is it?" Geng Guogong, do you still want this money? Everything has been told to you truthfully, if you still refuse, then I can only let the people of the Xiao Family Chamber of Commerce transfer it back. ”

"Yes! Of course, how can you not want to? The cost of transferring back is too great, it's not worth it, it's not worth it! Hou Ye's heart, how can I live up to Lingnan? Say, what do you command, as long as I Feng Ang can do it, I will never refuse! Feng Ang patted his chest and said.

I?

Xiao Rui was happy, "Geng Guogong, how can Xiao Rui have a personal matter to find you?" Besides, even if there is, with my relationship with Zhidai and Uncle Jiangxia, it seems that I can entrust you with things without spending money, right? ”

Feng Ang was puzzled: "Then, then these more than 300,000 taels of silver are really all regarded as military salaries?" This—that's too much...... Are you sure there's nothing else? ”

After thinking about it, Xiao Rui proposed: "You can just look at the arrangement of how much military salary you will pay to your soldiers." 300,000 taels of silver, and when you report to the court in the future, you can only report 200,000. If you are worried about the truth, Xiao Rui has an idea that can help you block Youyou's mouth. ”

Feng Ang said happily: "I would like to hear about it." ”

Without directly saying the answer, Xiao Rui asked a question: "Dare to ask Geng Guogong, where do you think the future of Lingnan is?" ”

Forehead......

Why do you suddenly ask this?

Feng Ang didn't understand, but he knew that Xiao Rui was definitely not untargeted, so he thought for a while and replied: "Lingnan is remote, located in the southern wilderness, with a sparse population and limited resources. It has not contributed much to the development of the imperial court, and since ancient times, it has been a place of exile for prisoners, so Lingnan can be self-sufficient, and if it does not cause trouble to the imperial court, it is development, so what is the future? ”

Xiao Rui laughed and loved: "Geng Guogong's words are wrong! ”

"I think the reason why my Central Plains Dynasty is prosperous today is because of the geographical location? Or Datang luck? ”

"Isn't it? The Central Plains has been a prosperous place since ancient times, with countless fertile fields, a large population, and unlimited resources. Feng Ang asked rhetorically.

Xiao Rui waved his hand and said: "Of course not, in ancient times, the Central Plains was a wild land. It is the struggle and development of countless generations of sages that have created a stable habitat for the human race. ”

"Today's Lingnan is comparable to the ancient Central Plains. If you have the mentality of being complacent, then a hundred years from now, Lingnan will still be a wild place. But if we start from your and my generation, we will continue to forge ahead, one generation, two generations, three or five generations, one day, this Lingnan will become the next rich Jiangnan. At that time, the Feng family will be like the ancient sages, forever recorded in the annals of history! ”

Hiss......

This—this wish is too big, you let me slow down...... Although I, Feng An, am also a prince, at most, I just want to be a high emperor and a distant earth emperor, but let the champion Hou say this, how do you feel that I, Feng An, am like a short-sighted and ambitious earth bun?

After a while, Feng Ang calmed down and asked, "Ahem, if we can really build Lingnan into another rich Jiangnan, then my Feng clan is willing to be the first pioneer clan to overcome obstacles." Dare to ask Master Hou to teach me! ”

As he spoke, he got up and saluted respectfully towards Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui smiled calmly and waited for the other party to salute, and said in his heart that the matter was half done.

got up and modestly held the other party's arms, "You're polite, Xiao Rui has a plan, Guogong listens to it, see if it's okay?" ”

"Master Hou, please speak."

"Nowadays, the external expansion of the entire Datang has fallen into a bottleneck. Since the annihilation of the Northern Jieli a few years ago, Datang has no opponents, and it is easy to lose swords. So the imperial court is now mainly developing inward. ”

"But the military affairs still have to be done, otherwise once the military affairs are neglected, it will not take twenty years, the force of the Tang Dynasty will fall rapidly, and the surrounding wolves will show their teeth at us again."

As a veteran of the battlefield, Feng Ang certainly understood this truth, and nodded in agreement, which is indeed the case. But there is no war, the soldiers and horses of the court can only be idle, how can they maintain their combat strength all the time?

Xiao Rui didn't have an appetite, "Since the army has fallen into a bottleneck, why don't we take the opportunity to develop the water division?" The sailors I am talking about are not those in the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, but those who can gallop invincible in the sea, or the navy is more suitable. Looking at it, in the entire Tang Dynasty, only Lingnan has the ability to build a supreme navy. ”

Feng Ang asked curiously, "Is this what Your Majesty means?" ”

Xiao Rui nodded: "Your Majesty wants a powerful and incomparable navy, let me take the lead in forming it for him." has traveled all over the Tang Dynasty, and it has to be Lingnan. So although these 300,000 taels were given by me Xiao Rui, it is not a private matter, it is a state matter! ”

Only then did Feng Ang understand, "So, this money is the preparatory money for the formation of the navy?" In fact, there is no need to be so troublesome, although the soldiers of Lingnan belong to me Feng An, but they are also soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, there is no problem for the Lingnan Navy to go to sea to fight, where does Your Majesty want to fight, a matter of an edict, Feng Ang dares not to die? ”

Xiao Rui retorted: "No! This money is not the preparatory fund for the navy, and the money for the creation of the navy will be allocated separately by the imperial treasury in the future. Today, you can use most of it to pay military salaries, or deploy them freely, after all, Lingnan is also a big business, and all localities need money. But a small part needs to be set aside for the construction of a shipyard. ”

What???

Feng Ang was puzzled: "Shipbuilding? What kind of shipyard does it cost so much silver to build? We now have a shipyard in Lingnan, and it is not Feng who boasts, and the sea ships we build are incomparable. ”

Xiao Rui laughed, "Geng Guogong, how many manned sea ships are in Lingnan today?" How many days can you sail at sea? If you are allowed to sail north to Goguryeo, how long will the Lingnan fleet arrive? Can it be done if there is no shore supply in between? ”

This, this......

A series of questions were deafening, leaving Feng Ang unable to answer.

His face was full of doubts: "This ...... You mean, to build such a shipyard? But is there really such a powerful warship in the world? ”

Xiao Rui didn't speak, but got up and walked out: "Xiao Rui will go back when he goes." ”

He went out to find his carriage, but it was actually just a pretense, and his real intention was to take things from his storage ring, and the valuables were all here, and even Li Junxian and Fang Er didn't know about it.

When he came back, Xiao Rui had an extra rectangular delicate sandalwood box in his hand, and it was with a precision lock.

When he opened the mechanism in front of Feng An, there were rolled-up shipbuilding drawings inside, and even the paper was made of the most precious and durable ones in the world.

Feng Ang excitedly cooperated with Xiao Rui to unfold the shipbuilding map, and at the first glance of the majestic sea ship on the map, Feng Ang knew: It's over, and from now on, the Lingnan Feng family will completely embark on the road arranged by the champion Hou, because this temptation is too great for anyone to refuse.