Great Tang Southern Emperor

What's even more vicious is that Wang Minzhi's last sentence was simply to use Li Shimin's words to run on himself just now - when Li Shimin rewarded Li Zhen just now, he said that it would be chilling to not reward someone for meritorious service, so he simply reversed this sentence, Rewarding people without credit will also make people dissatisfied.

It can be said that what Wang Minzhi said is equivalent to completely destroying the possibility of Liu Rengui serving as the admiral of the navy. There are so many people who have made great achievements in the Tang Dynasty. Why should a non-identical person who has no merit be an admiral of the navy?

"I'm dedicated to serving the public, so why do you speak vicious words? Chief Governor Liu, don't talk nonsense." Wang Minzhi doesn't care about Liu Rengui, this scum of literati, who actually took refuge in those big bosses, what right do you have to say about me? sinister?Haven't we literati always killed with words?You were also a literati before, don't you understand the truth behind this?

"..." Li Shimin was silent, and he had to say that Wang Minzhi's words were too harsh. Not only did he squeeze Liu Rengui, but he also squeezed Li Shimin to the point where he had nothing to say, let alone handing over the admiral to Liu Rengui.

Hundreds of officials would not speak at this time. This Wang Minzhi is clearly a stone thrown by the family to explore the way. This involves the battle between the family and the imperial power. If they are not careful, they will be smashed to pieces. How can they participate in it? ?What's more...

Don't care what Wang Minzhi's intentions are when he said this, but what he said is still very reasonable.

On this point, regardless of literature and military, it actually means the same thing. What the civil officials consider is that if Liu Rengui is really successful, doesn't it mean that it is feasible for literati to switch careers to join the army?Wouldn't those who were unsuccessful in the civilian camp all join the generals' camp?This is tantamount to weakening the strength of the civilian camp, how can this be tolerated?This road cannot be opened. For the future of the civil servant camp, Liu Rengui must be suppressed.

As for the idea of ​​the general camp is simpler, what kind of thing are you, Liu Rengui?It's just a civil servant traitor who hasn't made any achievements. If we hadn't taken you in, you would have become a lost dog. Now that you are successful, you want to climb on our heads to shit?Don't even think about it.

Chapter 949

Chapter 3 Marshal Belonging

When all the officials were silent, Li Zhen suddenly smiled: "I want to report to my father, I think what Wang Shilang said is very reasonable. Liu Rengui is indeed not suitable to be an admiral of the navy. This matter is because I didn't think carefully. I also ask my father to forgive me."

"Huh?" Everyone looked at Li Zhen in surprise, even Wang Minzhi looked confused. What's going on?Was our guess wrong?The relationship between Li Zhen and Liu Rengui is not good?

That's not right, it was Li Zhen who was supporting Liu Rengui before, and Li Shimin also liked Liu Rengui very much, if someone didn't stop him, the position of admiral of the navy would really fall to Liu Rengui. ...Could it be that Li Zhen already guessed that she would come out to object?Or did he already know what the family was doing?

impossible?

If Li Zhen was really that powerful, the family should have been wiped out long ago.

Yes, that must be the case. It is so secretive that he can't detect it.

Not only Baiguan, Li Shimin was also very puzzled by Li Zhen's sudden change of words, his brows furrowed deeper, and he looked at Li Zhen with a little dissatisfaction and asked, "Zhen'er, tell me your reason."

"Needless to say the reason, my son's reason is the same as that of Wang Shilang." Li Zhen chuckled and said, "Marshal is the leader of an army. How important is his position? Although there are only three fleets that can be dispatched now, Quanzhou After the fleet has formed combat effectiveness, the Florida Fleet and the Malacca Fleet will soon start training.

With the training experience of the previous three fleets, we can take up to eight months. The shortest time for these two fleets is half a year to form combat effectiveness, and this is not the end of the navy. In Erchen's plan, the navy will at least More than ten fleets are needed to ensure the safety of our current territorial waters. A fleet is about 3 people, which is 30 people. Absolutely high position and weight-how can ordinary people be competent for such an important position? "

"What? Ten fleets? 30 people?" Baiguan exclaimed. Through the three major fleets, Baiguan has already seen the future of the navy, but they never thought that Li Zhen's ambition is so big, 30 people , this is already equivalent to the total number of sixteen guards (each guard maintains 25000-40000 guards, and the leader is a standing army), and according to Li Zhen's meaning, the ten fleets are only temporary. , the number of fleets will increase again. As for the extent of the increase in the future, it depends on how much territory Datang can lay down.

With such a large establishment, can an admiral really be able to command it?

So after hearing Li Zhen's words, the first reaction of the officials was that Li Zhen was going crazy. Although they didn't know how much it would cost to build a fleet, they just looked at the prices of the thousand-ton merchant ships that Li Zhen sold. , I understand that this will definitely not be a small amount. After all, unlike merchant ships that can run as long as they can run, the quality of warships is excellent, and the production process is more sophisticated. Even if the production price is the ex-factory price, it is definitely not a small sum of money. .

This is still the price of the ship, and personnel training is also very expensive. According to what Li Zhen said, with a fleet of 3 people, the half-year training time will definitely not be much lower than the price of the ship.

With so much money, it's no wonder that Li Zhen donated the navy to the country so generously—it turned out that he couldn't afford it himself.

Baiguan seemed to understand something.

"Zhen'er, what exactly do you want to say?" Li Shimin was a little impatient. Li Zhen blah blah blah, but he didn't even get to the point. Why are there so many nonsense?

"What I mean is that Liu Rengui's current ability is sufficient, but his qualifications are too low. It's too early to be the admiral of the navy. And think about it carefully, the power of the admiral of the navy is too heavy, and ordinary people can't take it. The whole world is qualified to be the admiral of the navy. There is only one Marshal..." Li Zhen raised her head suddenly, staring at Li Shimin in a daze: "That is you, father..."

"What? Zhen?" Li Shimin never imagined that Li Zhen actually set fire on his own head.

But although he was surprised, he didn't refute it, because if he thought about it carefully, it seemed that he was the only one who could hold this position.

The position of admiral of the navy is very high, and there are many people who want to take this position, but what is more embarrassing is that the navy has just started, and those who are capable of being a marshal are not qualified, but those who are qualified to be a marshal are not capable After all, naval battles are different from land battles. If someone from the army commands a naval battle, the result will be quite touching.

And with the opening of the era of great navigation, coupled with Li Zhen's idea of ​​at least ten fleets, it can be seen that the status of the navy will inevitably rise to a level that can be compared with the army.So since then, as the direct controller of the navy, the position of marshal is very important. Those who are qualified to be admirals of the navy are from the army. Let them command naval battles. Directly commanding an army of 30 is not something ordinary people can command, not even Liu Rengui, let alone his qualifications are not enough...

Besides, the power of the Admiral of the Navy is too great, and Li Shimin is not at ease in handing it over to others. If he wants to solve this problem, there is only one way, which is to carry the pot of his own making...

Of course, it's not just about carrying it by yourself, the navy will still be handed over to Liu Rengui after all, it's just a different method...

"Zhen'er is right. I am indeed the only admiral of the navy." Li Shimin first praised Li Zhen, and then said: "But after all, I am the emperor, and I have a lot of opportunities to deal with. It is impossible to devote my mind to this navy. So I need a few deputies to assist me in managing the navy..."

"That's a brilliant move." Li Shimin had finished his words here, if the officials didn't understand their father and son's plan, they would have been in the officialdom for decades in vain.

At the same time, he couldn't help admiring in his heart, as expected of the emperor, this not only solved the problem of Liu Rengui's lack of qualifications, but also brought Liu Rengui into his own hands.From then on, there was only one camp for him, and that was the camp of the emperor. Whoever was the emperor would stand with him, and whoever was the emperor would be loyal to whom. From the beginning to the end, I want to stand in the team most, but unfortunately, if I want to stand with the emperor, then not everyone has the qualifications.

Counting the years of Zhenguan, there were not many people who were truly neutral, and most of them were in a semi-retired state. Even Li Jing could not be regarded as Li Shimin's confidant, otherwise he would not have been in the East Turkic War. I'm in a semi-retired state, isn't it just to avoid Li Shimin's suspicion?

And you don't have to worry about other people's opposition if you do this. The highest admiral already has an owner. As for the admiral's deputy, these military bosses still look down on them, and their status is about the same as their own. Don't worry about a newcomer stepping on your head. Naturally, they will not compete for a position that they are completely unfamiliar with...

Chapter 950 Establishment of the Naval District

Chapter 3 and Nine Establishment of the Naval District

"What my father said is very true. There can only be one admiral of the navy, but there can be more than one deputy. This son also means the same." Li Zhen replied with a smile: "My son suggested that the deputy can be called the general manager. It is the same as the chief of the military road, but in order to avoid the power struggle between the generals, we can mark their jurisdiction in detail-the son means to set up a naval district on the basis of the fleet station, and each chief has the right to control the fleet in the military district , has the absolute right to speak, and the marshal has the right to dispatch the commander of the military region."

"This is a good idea. Then the Yuezhou Fleet and the Quanzhou Fleet will be merged together to form a Lingnan Military Region. The Lingnan Military Region will be in charge of the Yuezhou Fleet and the newly established Quanzhou Fleet. As for the general manager, Liu Rengui will be in charge." Li Shimin said immediately. Understand the benefits of the military region. Although the general manager has the absolute right to speak in the military region, the admiral of the navy has absolute command and deployment rights, which can prevent the naval region chief from being self-respecting—as long as you have a little bit of such Signs, I can send you away with a single order. If you are not convinced, then I can order the surrounding fleet to besiege you at any time. No matter how powerful your combat power is, there are still enemies around you. Next, how long can you be rampant?

"Thank you Your Majesty, thank you Your Highness, I will do my best to rule the army and defend against the enemy, and will never disappoint Your Majesty and His Highness." Liu Rengui was grateful. Although he did not get the most desired position of admiral, in this special period, the Lingnan Navy The position of the District Chief is actually not much different from that of the Admiral of the Navy - Datang now only has three fleets in total, two of which are in the Lingnan Military Region and under the jurisdiction of Liu Rengui.Liu Rengui, as the chief of the Lingnan Navy District, can be said to be the uncrowned king of the navy. Apart from being unable to command the Dengzhou Fleet in the north, he has no less power than the Admiral of the Navy.

In fact, this so-called naval district actually has the same function as Tao, but Tao is only a nominal administrative unit, and there is no government agency. Li Zhen couldn't control the situation in Lingnan, so he sent Liu Hongji as the marching chief of Lingnan Road to Li Zhenzhen's place), once the war was over, he would cancel it immediately (for example, when Li Jing was destroying the Turks, he was the marching chief of Dingxiang Road, and he could control the surrounding area All the soldiers and horses were withdrawn as soon as the Turks were destroyed).

The naval district is different. It is a permanent unit. The chief has control over the fleet in the military district, but he does not have the right to go to war. This right must be granted by the marshal, that is, the emperor himself. In this regard, it is not as good as the marching chief—the marching chief But as long as the enemy within the jurisdiction shows signs of encroachment, they can fire directly without reporting. Generally speaking, it can be said that each has its own merits.

"Zhen'er, your proposal is very good, and the emperor has already agreed. In terms of understanding of the navy, you are actually no less than Liu Rengui. If you have any other ideas, please share them." Li Shimin looked at Li Zhen with relief, this time It is the heir chosen by myself. I believe that if he is there, even if he goes by himself in the future, Datang should be able to continue its prosperity for at least another few decades.

And Li Shimin is really not flattering Li Zhen. You must know that although Liu Rengui is the founder of the navy, Li Zhen was the one who proposed the concept of the navy from the very beginning. The navy) and the establishment of the navy was insisted on by Li Zhen himself, and the cost was borne by himself, and there were many constructive suggestions, which were also put forward by Li Zhen...so in the eyes of others Li Zhen's understanding of the navy is no worse than that of Liu Rengui. At this time, when Li Shimin asked Li Zhen to continue to put forward his suggestions, they all listened attentively...

"Father is wise, and my son does have some small suggestions." Seeing that Li Shimin agreed to her proposal, Li Zhen felt happy, and quickly said all her ideas: "Except for the Lingnan Navy District, Datang Along the coast, we can also set up the Bohai Naval District, which has two Class A fleets under its jurisdiction, responsible for patrolling the north to Silla, and the south to the waters north of the Huaihe River. A Class-A fleet is equipped with ten to fifteen battleships and corresponding auxiliary ships), responsible for Hangzhou from the south of the Huaihe River to the Qiantang River Basin. Hangzhou Naval District, under the jurisdiction of a Class-A fleet, responsible for the south of Hangzhou to the north of Ryukyu sea ​​area.

In addition to these naval districts, we also need to set up a naval district in the north of the Koryo Peninsula, but the land here is sparsely populated. The role of this naval district is only to be optimistic about the nearby Japanese Silla and those barbarians and to protect the Vladivostok shipyard. Enough, so there is no need to equip a Class A fleet, a Class B fleet is enough, the fleet is stationed in Vladivostok, and the name of the Naval District is the Vladivostok Naval District.

This is Datang's local fleet. Overseas, we also need to divide the naval district, such as the Nanyang Naval District. This territory is too large, so at least three fleets are needed to patrol. There is also Borneo, which also needs to be divided into a separate navy. The same is true for districts and Tianzhu, but how to divide them specifically and where should they be stationed, I don’t know the local conditions well, so I won’t go into details one by one, we still need to investigate and study slowly..."

"It's very reasonable. We'll study this matter later, but I don't think you have any objections, so let's settle this matter. As for the specific details, we will discuss it later." Although Li Shimin was very satisfied with Li Zhen's opinion, he still looked at Li Zhen strangely. He was sure that Li Zhen might have had such an idea in his heart a long time ago, but he never brought it up. Fortunately, he urged him to ask A moment, otherwise I don't know how long this brat will hide.

All the officials were shocked by Li Zhen's words, not to mention the few fleets in the Tang Dynasty. This is the left-behind fleet. Unless the enemy comes to attack, it is basically impossible to have any military exploits. Overseas fleets are basically prepared for siege. In this day and age, what does it mean to fight a war?This is pure combat exploits.

What's more, everyone has some understanding of foreign countries. In the three directions of Nanyang, east, west and south, there is basically a sea. Even the east of the Tang Dynasty is a vast sea. If you want to cross the sea to bully the local aborigines, you can only rely on the navy. Are you going to let the Army swim across?

Chapter 951 The Bright Future of the Navy

3 Bright Futures for the Navy

"It's really a great handwriting. Just listening to the prince's plan, I can't wait to join the navy immediately." Li Ji was dazzled by the sound, and even he regretted it a little at this time. If you know it, discuss it with His Majesty, and change your military status to the navy—just by listening to the prince's plan, you can see how bright the future of the navy is.

Li Ji said so, and others naturally think so. At this time, everyone can see that the future of the navy is bright. Although the army will not be completely banned, it is definitely not as bright as the navy. After all Everyone wants military merit, but military merit is not so good. You have to go to the battlefield to fight. This is better for generals, but for civil servants...

It's different now. The navy is different from the army's face-to-face fighting. They have all heard that the navy's warships are equipped with the best naval guns. When facing the enemy, they only need to bombard the enemy with cannons. It's not absolutely safe, but it's better than the army.

"Hahaha..." Just when everyone was envious of Liu Rengui, a sudden laugh attracted everyone's attention, even Li Shimin was a little displeased, who dared to be so rude in court?

However, when they saw the person who laughed out loud, everyone was relieved—it turned out to be Yuchi Jingde.