Great Tang Southern Emperor

Second, the Dengzhou Fleet is currently patrolling near Ezo Island. They also have tasks. On the one hand, they have to protect the Tang Dynasty, on the other hand, they have to watch the actions of the Japanese country, and finally they have the important task of protecting the Vladivostok shipyard. To transport the resources on Ezo Island back to Datang, their task is also very heavy. If they are transferred away, who will give the above four tasks?Do you want the army to go?

The third is... don't mention the name United Fleet in front of me, it's a very unlucky name, if you want our Datang fleet to be wiped out in the end, then you can call it out and give it a try . "

"..." Baiguan was speechless, the first two reasons were reasonable, but what the hell is the last one?What is unlucky?It's just a common name, what's so unlucky?

"Anyway, you can figure it out. If you insist on doing this, then I can also call the Yuedengzhou Fleet back." Li Zhen said roguely. He can tell all the officials that in later generations, the man who once brought the Chinese nation To a country suffering from disaster, is their fleet called the United Fleet?Can he tell Baiguan the final fate of this fleet?Can he tell the officials that after that World War, this country no longer has a naval fleet, but has become a naval fleet?Can he tell the officials that this country is the country of Wa that is being bullied by the Dengzhou fleet to become a grandson?

Even if Li Zhen really said that, would Baiguan believe it?

I'm afraid that just after he said it, Li Shimin's first reaction when he went up to Baiguan was to tie up Li Zhen and send him to a mental hospital—although there is no such hospital in this era.

But even if she doesn't go to the mental hospital, Li Zhen will definitely face the end of confinement, let alone the position of prince, I am afraid that even her freedom will be lost.

However, Li Zhen was not afraid that they would not agree. Excluding the last nonsense reason, the first two reasons were enough for them to think about it—indeed, unlike the invincible south of the Tang Dynasty, there were many enemies in the north of the Tang Dynasty.Especially for those countries that have surrendered on the surface, but are actually just hypocrisy and obedience, and are still rebellious inside. Their surrender is not to surrender to the power of Datang, but to wait for the opportunity to recuperate. As long as Datang shows a little bit of decline, They will jump up and bite Datang, and teach Datang a painful lesson...

Especially Wa and Silla, the former once suffered from Datang's losses at sea, and according to the news sent back by the spies deployed by Datang in Wa, the country of Wa is now in full swing, and most of the ports have established shipyards Crazy shipbuilding.Countless spies were sent to Datang. The patrol team of Dengzhou Shipyard alone caught many spies who wanted to spy on the shipbuilding technology nearby. After interrogation, it was found that they were all Japanese...

It is self-evident that the country is so crazy about shipbuilding and stealing the shipbuilding technology of the Tang Dynasty. At this time, there are still many visionaries in the country. Through this naval battle, they have not gained nothing. , They saw the way out of Wa country itself, that is to develop the navy.As long as their navy is invincible in Asia, then they may go on expeditions to more places. Even if they don't collide with the Tang Dynasty, they can still fulfill the long-cherished wish of their ancestors - to find a new continent to settle and stay away from this land forever. dangerous land.

There is also Silla. They may not have much interest in the ocean at the beginning, but as Datang gains more and more benefits in Nanyang, and as the Vladivostok Shipyard is exposed to the eyes of the world, Silla has nothing to say Thinking, that is simply impossible-don't forget, the sea shipyard is located in the north of Silla, less than a thousand kilometers away from Silla, and Silla is currently a rare powerful country in the north of Datang. It would be great to send an elite army to ransack the shipyard. If you don’t occupy this place, even if you kidnap some boatmen, that would be a big upgrade to Silla’s domestic shipbuilding industry...

Therefore, the Dengzhou Fleet must not move, otherwise not only the coast of Datang may be looted, but also the Vladivostok shipyard in the north may be robbed. No matter where there are problems in these two places, it will cause irreparable losses to Datang.

"What does His Highness mean, is that you are preparing to dispatch a batch of warships from the Dengzhou Fleet to support?" Yuchi Jingde asked: "But if this is the case, doesn't this mean weakening the strength of the Dengzhou Fleet? How much better would it be to directly deploy the Dengzhou fleet to support Yuezhou?"

Li Zhen glanced at him, this old thing is getting more and more outrageous, so she asked back with a little displeasure: "Who told you that I'm going to dispatch the Dengzhou Fleet? Since I said that the Dengzhou Fleet cannot be moved, Then the Dengzhou Fleet will never be moved, and the battleship Bengong naturally has a solution."

"Then what Zhen'er means is..." Even Li Shimin was curious this time, since you don't deploy the Dengzhou Fleet, where did you get the warship?

"Father, dear friends, you may not understand the current situation of our Tang Dynasty." Li Zhen naturally knew what Li Shimin was thinking, and patiently explained: "What the Tang Dynasty lacks now is not a ship, not to mention my palace There are more than 1000 Ningyuan-class merchant ships, let’s talk about warships, do you know how many warships are sealed in the boathouse of Yuezhou Shipyard?”

"This... I don't know." All the officials looked at each other. They really didn't know the answer to this question. They only knew that the Tang Dynasty had only two fleets. Naturally, they subconsciously thought that the Tang Dynasty was short of warships. They didn't know at all. Shipbuilding speed at shipyards today.

But the truth of the matter is...

"Let's not talk about Tier 100 and Tier [-] warships and armed merchant ships. Datang now has more than [-] Tier [-] Zonghai-class battleships. Excluding the [-] ships in the two fleets, it is just the warships in stock. It is completely possible to form two more Class B fleets (twenty capital ships, thirty ships for Class A), and this number is still increasing. According to my calculations, by the end of this month, we will have three ships in our inventory. There should be around [-] Class-A warships, and these are two Class-A fleets—so, our Datang has no shortage of warships, what we lack is the people who operate the warships, if we can have enough manpower, this The palace can definitely pull out two more fleets."

"What? 120 ships? How come there are so many?" Baiguan was shocked.

"That……"

Li Ji also opened his mouth to ask something, but Li Zhen interrupted: "You don't need to ask, Mr. Ying, I know what you want to ask, so I will tell the truth—in fact, the Tang Dynasty is not two fleets now. , but three."

"Three?"

The officials were in an uproar and discussed with each other.

Li Ji's eyes flashed, and he understood Li Zhen's meaning: "Your Highness means——Quanzhou Fleet?"

"It's the Quanzhou Fleet." Li Zhen said with a smile: "After a long period of training, the Quanzhou Fleet has met the requirements for sailing. What they lack now is actual combat experience, and this time they are allowed to go to sea with the Yuezhou Fleet for practice, but Only half of the Quanzhou Fleet can go out, and the remaining half is responsible for the security of Nanyang and Lingnan."

"I really didn't expect that the Quanzhou Fleet was trained so quickly." Li Shimin sighed: "I remember the last time Zhen'er mentioned the Quanzhou Fleet, and it was when she wrote to ask for my permission to form the Quanzhou Fleet. Less than a year has passed. , the Quanzhou Fleet has already taken shape."

"One year is long enough, Father." Li Zhen smiled bitterly: "Actually, my minister is not satisfied with the efficiency of the Quanzhou Fleet. Before the Quanzhou Fleet, we already had the experience of the Dengzhou and Yuezhou Fleets. , and there are experienced instructors and elite sailors drawn from the people. With such an advantage, it took a full year. I am really disappointed—you must know that even the training of the Yuezhou Fleet It just took so long.”

Li Shimin comforted: "This is already very good, and the training speed will gradually increase in the future."

"Don't talk about such depressing things." Li Zhen straightened his face and said in a solemn voice: "I would like to report to my father, my son is now formally requesting that the Quanzhou Fleet be temporarily incorporated into the Yuezhou Fleet, led by Liu Rengui, the governor of the Yuezhou Fleet. Go to Nanyang to find Li Mi's remnants, please grant permission from the emperor."

"allow."

"Thank you, Father."

"I will give you the imperial decree in a while, but there is still one problem that has not been resolved." After the procedure was completed, Li Shimin suddenly said: "As far as I know, the Quanzhou Fleet does not have a commander yet. This governor?"

Li Zhen thought for a while, and replied truthfully: "I originally meant Xue Rengui, and he himself planned to change from the army to the navy, but now Xue Rengui is going to eradicate Hou Ni, and he is not in Lingnan, so there is no one for the governor... ...If the emperor has a suitable candidate, why not introduce one to my son."

When Li Shimin spoke, Li Zhen knew what he was thinking, and he himself had the same meaning, so he pushed the boat along and asked Li Shimin to put people in the Quanzhou Fleet.

"Zhen'er, you...agreed?" Li Shimin was surprised by Li Zhen's straightforward agreement, and Baiguan looked at Li Zhen in disbelief.

"Father, you underestimate my son. The navy is the most important weapon of the country, and it exists like an artifact of the country. My son can't even tell the difference between public and private."

Li Zhen shook her head slowly and said, he knew what Li Shimin meant. It stands to reason that he worked hard to train a fleet, and even developed a new military branch, but he gave up so easily, because everyone is of Chinese descent.

In fact, Li Zhen's heart was so painful that it almost bleeds, but there was no way, Li Zhen knew very well that from the day the navy was established, it could not belong to him alone.

Li Zhen is not a fool, he knows that some things can be touched, but some things will die if touched. The thing that can be touched is his fleet. Thousands of ships of all sizes are the capital for him to travel across the ocean in the future. With these ships , enough to bring him countless profits.

There is also the Youth Army. Although the Youth Army is also elite, the most important thing in the Tang Dynasty is the elite. One more youth army is not many, and one less youth army is quite a lot.

But the navy is the most important weapon of the country, it belongs to the country's strategic power, and there is only one point, not to mention that he is the prince now, even if he really ascends the throne and becomes emperor in the future, he will not completely control the navy in his hands. Because he is very clear - power needs to be limited, and power without limit will turn a person into a killing spree sooner or later.

The reason why Li Zhen develops the navy is that on the one hand, she sees such a big cake in front of her eyes, but she doesn’t take a bite of it. It’s really sorry for her to go back and forth. On the other hand, she borrows the power of the navy to open up the market for herself. Even if the Datang Navy can open up one percent of the world's market for itself, the profits it can get will be hundreds of times and thousands of times more than the money it has invested in the navy—and in fact, the navy can open up a market for itself. More than one percent of the market?If this continues, 90.00% of the world market will be opened up by Datang Navy.

As for why Li Zhen sent the navy out at this time, at the beginning of Lion Mountain, the navy was a new type of arm with low strength, so no one cared at all.

But with the establishment of the Quanzhou Fleet, the navy will become more and more powerful. There is no doubt about this, and the navy will naturally fall into the eyes of the highest level.

And as a high-ranking person, let alone a hero like Li Shimin, no matter how stupid and stupid a king is, he will never let such a powerful army fall into his own hands. All those who try to control the navy by themselves , the only end is death—even if this person is the prince of the current dynasty, the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty will not be able to do so.

But even though you can't control the navy, it doesn't mean you can't borrow the power of the navy. After all, Li Zhen is the founder of the navy. How the navy should develop in the future still needs Li Zhen to guide it. Since Li Zhen needs to guide the navy, then what can be operated here That's too much—speaking of which, Li Zhen really didn't lose anything.

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Moreover, handing over the navy to the country is not only harmful but not beneficial.

You must know that no matter what era the navy is in, it is known as a gold-swallowing behemoth, whether it is ancient or later, it is a lot of money whether it is shipbuilding or personnel training.

Datang's sea territory is so large, it doesn't count as unoccupied in the future, let's just talk about the existing territory - the coastline of Datang's mainland is as long as it needs to be guarded by at least five fleets; Nanyang is a peninsula, three Facing the sea, there are at least two; Tianzhu and Nanyang share a bay, two are useless, but one is necessary; there are so many islands around Borneo, no matter how you have to put a town, Luzon hangs alone overseas, A A Tier [-] fleet is unnecessary, but a Tier [-] fleet is indispensable.

These are the fleets that are currently needed, what about the future?

If Bliss Island (New Guinea Island) needs to be developed in the future, including the surrounding islands, at least one guard will be needed; then Australia, which is another continent with an area no less than Datang, and surrounded by the sea, a The direction must be guarded by at least two fleets, which is eight; let alone the Americas, looking west, Tianzhu has been occupied, and Datang will have a battle with Dashi sooner or later. The probability of Tang's defeat will not be higher than 10. Once Dashi is defeated, the Arabian Peninsula will fall into the hands of Datang, which is at least two; then the Red Sea also needs one sea area; the Mediterranean sea area is as big as at least Three; at least five around Africa; at least two patrol fleets in the Indian Ocean; and then Europe (Note: 1)...

With so many fleets, even if they are all Tier B fleets, the number of ships needed is definitely an astronomical figure. How much money will it cost to build?

Although Li Zhen is rich, but he has a lot of money and has a lot of places to spend it. No matter how much money he can make, it is impossible to completely establish a military branch from the beginning to the end with his own money. After all, the power of the country is needed Come to support, and it is persistent support, even if the country can't do it in a short period of time.

"It's my father's fault, my father misunderstood Zhen'er." Li Shimin was both ashamed and admired by Li Zhen in his heart. If Li Shimin builds a strong army, it is impossible to just give up and give up.In particular, Li Zhen is not yet the emperor. Although his crown prince has been secured, no one can tell what will happen in the future. If Li Zhen offends him one day, maybe he will dismiss his crown prince If the time comes, Li Zhen will really have nothing to fetch water from the bamboo basket.

Of course, Li Zhen's general situation has already been established at this time, even if Li Shimin wants to dismiss him, it is impossible, unless Li Zhen rebels, but Li Zhen is obviously not the kind of impatient person, and it is impossible to rebel.

But even if he can't be dismissed, what if there is an accident in the middle?For example, Li Zhen was assassinated?Or what kind of terminal illness?Or disabled?

No matter which one of the above is realized, Li Zhen's investment will be wasted.