Jinling lecture martial arts hall, Humble Administrator's Garden, in the study.

Unconsciously, it is already the late autumn season, the grass and trees are withering, the climate is dry and cold, and the world is a scene of depression.

"Your Majesty, my Great Song Sailor is dredging the harbor and building a fort in Liuqiu, and His Majesty has sent tens of thousands of prisoners to Liuqiu for reclamation. However, the candidate for the chief official of the Liuqiu has not been decided. ”

Zhen Deok so whispered on the side.

Reclamation is now only supervised by the navy of the Coastal Establishment Division, which is too rough. The emperor had every opportunity and begged to open the government and build a government, but the transferred chief officials and officials were not decided.

"What, Zhengong has the right candidate?"

Zhao Hong's gaze turned away from the list of sailor scientists and turned to his teacher.

"Your Majesty, please look at this recital."

Zhen Dexiu immediately handed over a notebook, and it seemed that he had been prepared.

"Opening a county to build a county, revitalizing schools, opening mines and building a ......, reclamation of wasteland and fields"

Zhao Hong looked carefully for a moment, noticed the name of the official at the end of the page, and couldn't help but be stunned.

"Du Fan? Is it the clean, decent, and spotless ordnance supervisor Du Fan? ”

"Not bad! Your Majesty, it is Du Fan's twists and turns. ”

Zhen Dexiu said with a smile, explaining Zhao Hong's doubts.

"Du Fan was far from at odds with Shi Mi and was sent to Wengzhou to serve as the governor. Wengzhou is an island, a place outside the world. Since taking office, Du Fan has done his best to appease the people, reclaim the land and build schools, and his official reputation is outstanding. ”

Zhen Dexiu looked at Zhao Hong and said softly:

"Your Majesty, Du Fan has been in the center for a long time, and he didn't know about the people's livelihood when he went out. Du Fan is a cadre and can share His Majesty's worries. Your Majesty thinks twice. ”

"He can't!"

Zhao Hong flatly refused.

"When he was in the armory, his boots were cleaner than his face. He's not a man who does things! ”

Zhao Hong's heart immediately appeared that this monarch's official uniform and official boots were clean and clean, and he did not eat the fireworks in the world.

is so high, he can't even be a small armory superintendent, can he govern a province?

Isn't that?

"Your Majesty, Du Fan is not what it used to be, and it is no longer what Wuxia Ameng used to be!"

真德秀正色 says:

"Your Majesty, Du Fan went to Wengzhou, walked around the island to observe the people's conditions, personally participated in the cultivation, and within a year of taking office, most of the wasteland on the island was reclaimed. Your Majesty, if you are not a sage, who can do nothing? Besides, Liuqiu needs to be governed by officials, so he might as well be given a chance. ”

Zhao Hong pondered for a moment, looked at Zhen Dexiu's expectant eyes, and finally nodded.

If Du Fan is embarrassed by the heavy responsibility, he will be replaced back at that time.

"The decree went down, the imperial court wanted to open a mansion in Liuqiu, build a government, and recruit officials to settle in Liuqiu, and Du Fan was the first Liuqiu governor. The decree was sent to the government of eastern Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, and the imperial court wanted to open up the flow of demand, and the people were willing to immigrate, and they would be granted ten acres of land and exempted from taxation for three years. If the number of people is not enough, another 30,000 people from eastern Zhejiang or Fujian will enter the river to seek reclamation. ”

Since Zhen Dexiu is willing to endorse Du Fan, he might as well believe Du Fan once.

Liuqiu is still a wild place, and Du Fan is not blessed when he goes. If you think about that official uniform cleanly, I'm afraid it's not easy.

Zhen Dexiu hurriedly received the order, and felt a little relieved.

Zhao Hong pondered for a moment and continued:

"True Gong, as for the setting of the Fuzhou County and Township of Liuqiu, let Du Fan, Zhao Rushi, and Wu Qian discuss it and report it to me for review."

Since Du Fan is allowed to serve as the prefect of the stream, he should believe in Du Fan and let him throw off his arms and do it.

"Your Majesty obeys the order, Your Majesty is sage."

Zhen Deok-so was satisfied and said on the side.

Although there seems to be some estrangement between the emperor and him, the emperor still believes in him in major court affairs, such as the "Compulsory Education Law", Jinling Normal School, and Du Fan's appointment as the governor of Liuqiu.

Of course, he himself is frank and unselfish.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Rushi, the prefect of Quanzhou, is playing, the Quanzhou Nanwai clan is unable to make ends meet, and many people are living in poverty. Zhao Rushi is the son and daughter of the minister, and the minister does not dare to make his own decisions with the rulers, so please ask Your Majesty to make a holy judgment. ”

Zhen Dexiu had a bad relationship with Zhao Rushi, the prefect of Quanzhou and the Great Song Dynasty, and Zhen Dexiu's daughter married Zhao Rushi's son. So he's telling the truth.

"I'm going to Quanzhou in the next few days, and I'll deal with this matter then."

It was related to the Great Song Clan, and Zhao Hong also had to act carefully.

There is also the southeast coastal defense of the Great Song Dynasty, which is heavily taxed, and he has to go and inspect it in person, so that he can know it in his heart.

Flipping through the roster in his hand, the list of personnel of the Sailors Section was impressively visible. Zhao Hong looked at it for a moment, gently closed the booklet, and put it on the table in front of him.

Even with the officers recommended by the sailors, all the cadets added up to only a hundred. Not to mention that it is on a par with the infantry department and the cavalry department, even compared with the number of cadets in the medical department, where there are mostly female students, it is not as good.

On the roster, the names of Zhao Tai, Li and Zeng and other students are unheard of, and there seems to be no famous generals and celebrities in history. Compared with Yu Jue, Meng Gong, Cao Youwen and others from the Artillery Section of the First Infantry Section of Jinling Jiangwutang, they are really much inferior.

However, the master is in the folk. Maybe among these people, there is a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. Many times, times make heroes, and many of them just need a chance to make a difference.

There were 450,000 officers and soldiers at all levels in the Southern Song Dynasty, and there were only 40,000 or 50,000 sailors, which also conformed to the proportion of the number of water and land students in the Jinling Lecture and Martial Arts Hall.

It's just that......

It's just that people in this era are far from realizing the importance of the ocean.

In my land, the sun never sets.

I don't know, which monarch's quote is this?

From the fifteenth century to the sixteenth century, with the advent of the Age of Discovery, Spain and Portugal rose rapidly to become the maritime hegemons of the sixteenth century, dominating the East and the West. Then the Netherlands rose to prominence as a coachman on the sea, making it one of the best in the world. After the 16th century, England rose to prominence and defeated Spain, the Netherlands, and France. By the 19th century, Britain had established the world's most powerful colonial empire, the Empire on which the sun never sets.

With tens of thousands of miles of coastline in China, how can it be done without a strong navy. What's more, if China wants to open up colonization and prestige in the world, the navy is indispensable.

How can a country without colonization be called an "empire"! And without a strong navy, how to run to the sea of stars?

"Wei Qing, the Great Song Sailor Academy of Qingyuan Mansion, what is the situation now?"

Qingyuan Mansion, the later Ningbo, the reason why the Sailor School was built here is also because it is the location of the coastal preparation division, close to the sea and the seaport. The Great Song Naval Academy cultivates the navy, not the inland navy, so the location of the Naval Academy is not placed in Jinling, which also has a naval division.

After all, Jinling is still more than 800 miles away from the sea.

"Back to Your Majesty, preparations have been made since the beginning of the year, classes have started in March, and everything is normal, just like Jinling Lecture Hall and Jinling University Hall."

Wei Liaoweng looked at Zhao Hong and asked suspiciously:

"Your Majesty, are you planning to go to the Sailor Academy?"

With Zhao Hong, he always cheers up, otherwise he can't keep up with Zhao Hong's rhythm.

"Go south to Mingzhou Quanzhou, are the warships ready?"

The sea and the navy are the most important thing, and he can't afford not to take them to heart.

In other words, if he can't defeat Genghis Khan's Wodai, he can still use the navy to escape.

"Your Majesty, the Jinling Sailors are practicing on the river and the seaside every day, and Your Majesty can set off at any time."

The warships of the Jinling Navy Division can be used in naval battles and river battles, and besides, they all sail along the coast to the coastal preparation division, which is only a two-day journey, and there is not much danger.

"Wei Qing, you ask someone to make arrangements, let's leave in the afternoon. At night, I took a temporary rest in Xupu Water Village, and by the way, I took a look at the situation of Xupu Water Master. Tomorrow I will go to Qingyuan Mansion to see the Sailor School, and then go to Fujian and Guangdong. ”

Zhao Hong thought about it and added.

"Remember, we're going to be covert and don't tell anyone."

Wei Weng received the order and shook his head secretly.

The two emperors of the previous dynasty, Song Guangzong and Song Ningzong, basically did not have major changes in the coastal naval army. However, due to requisition and operations, some coastal naval forces have been weakened. During the time of Song Xiaozong, the Fujian Left Wing Army had more than 2,000 sailors, and in the first year of Song Guangzong Shaoxi (1190), there were only more than 500 left-wing sailors.

As for the time of Song Ningzong, although the Left Wing Army had the name of a naval army, I am afraid that there were less than a few dozen warships, and it would be good if the naval army could have two or three hundred people.

After this inspection, I am afraid that there will be problems everywhere, and the emperor will really be furious when he arrives.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say."

Wei Liaoweng hurriedly opened his mouth and gave a detailed introduction to the situation of the coastal naval army.

"Li is in Shandong, the Tatars are eyeing each other, and the sailors are weak, how can I deal with it?"

Zhao Hong shook his head in frustration. He wants to see how rotten the Great Song Water Master can be?

"Your Majesty, there are likely to be pirates on the sea of Zhoushan. If you run into ......"

"The dignified Jinling Sailor, if you can't even deal with a few pirates, it's better to disband it directly!"

Zhao Hong replied to Wei Liaoweng angrily.

Thousands of soldiers of the Jinling Navy Division, equipped with so many artillery, practice on the river and sea every day, if they are bullied by pirates, it is really better to disband.

"In addition, bring all the trainees of the Martial Arts Naval Department and let them experience the sea march, which will be regarded as a drill."

Compared with the Jianghu sailors in other places in the Great Song Dynasty, the Jinling sailors were only equipped with firearms, and they practiced firearms archery more often. Such a rare internship opportunity, of course, cannot be missing the students of Jinling Lecture and Martial Arts Hall.

"True Father, Wei Gong, next summer, I plan to send a few warships and three or four thousand soldiers to occupy the city and garrison, and by the way, repair the dock, as a foothold for my Great Song Sailor to go to the South Seas in the future. What do you two think? ”

Li Shao, a merchant of Champang, brought an envoy from the Champa State to ask the Great Song Dynasty to send troops to reinforce the Champong, and the Champong side provided money and grain.

As for the lease of the wharf, the Champa side hoped that the Great Song Dynasty would repair the old wharf as a place for the Great Song Dynasty sailors to be stationed in the future.

"Your Majesty, my royal division is stationed in Champa, will I have a grudge against the Zhenla Dayue Kingdom? Your Majesty is cautious. ”

In the use of foreign troops, Zhen Dexiu still has to be much more careful.

"Your Majesty, the warships of my Great Song Navy Division are equipped with firearms, and the warships are wrapped in copper skin, so they are not afraid of anyone, whether they are fighting at sea or on land. It's thousands of miles away, and in terms of ammunition supply, I'm afraid it's a trouble. ”

Occupy the city in the south, separated by the Dayue Kingdom, and can only take the sea route. Due to the direction of the wind, it can only go south once a year.

"In the future, the steam engine must be built sooner."

Zhao Hong muttered secretly in his heart.

10,000 years is too long. The Great Song Dynasty sailors wanted to go north and south to colonize, relying only on natural wind, wouldn't it be a lot of constraints.