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Li Shilang glanced at the county magistrate, took his hand away, shook his head and said: "If your majesty wants to harm me, why should I go to the capital and send someone to kill me here. If I guess correctly, your majesty will The summons must be to inquire about coastal defense. Although the Japanese were driven away by His Majesty in the Koryo area, they will not just show up in vain. One day they will make a comeback. Therefore, to guard against the future, we must build a strong navy. This is the only way , When the Japanese come again, we will have the ability to fight. And I am someone who is familiar with water warfare, Your Majesty should have known me from others, so he ordered me to go."

Listening to Li Shilang's analysis, the county magistrate fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he said: "Since Mr. Li is so determined, I have nothing to say. Well, Mr. Li, be careful all the way. If you need my help, you can write to Hu to tell me."

Li Shilang nodded, and bowed his hands to the county magistrate: "Li Shilang is very grateful for the kindness of the county magistrate. If Li Shilang is really reused by His Majesty in the future, he will never forget the magistrate's great kindness."

After all, Li Shilang got into the carriage and followed the eunuch to Liangcheng.

Soon, Li Shilang arrived in Liangcheng.

The moment he entered Liangcheng, Li Shilang was in high spirits.He originally thought that he would be just a small official all his life, but he didn't expect to be able to enter the capital now, and judging by the situation, it seemed that what he had learned could be used.

Just as he was thinking, a general in armor walked towards him, cupped his hands and said, "Is this Li Shilang?"

Li Shilang glanced at the general, who was so powerful, he cupped his hands and said, "This is Li Shilang, I wonder who the general is?"

The general stroked his beard, smiled slightly, and said, "This is Guan Sheng. Your Majesty ordered me to pick you up. Mr. Li, please follow me."

As he said that, Guan Sheng waved his hand, and a carriage came from a distance.

Li Shilang was also polite, and after bowing to Guan Sheng to thank him, he boarded the carriage.

The carriage headed south, passed through the bustling streets, and finally stopped in a tall mansion.

"Young Master Li, you can come down now."

Guan Sheng, who was guarding outside the carriage, bowed his hands towards the carriage and said.

Li Shilang got out of the carriage and looked at the big house in front of him, slightly surprised.

"General Guan, what did you bring Li here for?"

Guan Sheng smiled and said, "Young Master Li, please don't get me wrong. Your Majesty asked Guan to invite you here. Your Majesty is in the back garden of this house. Please follow me, Young Master Li, to meet His Majesty."

When Li Shilang heard that it was Wu Tian's arrangement, he smiled slightly: "It seems that His Majesty has something very important to discuss with Li."

Guan Sheng smiled without saying a word, and led the way ahead.

Li Shilang followed Guan Sheng into the mansion.

The construction of this mansion is very grand, with everything that one expects to find, and many precious flowers and plants are planted around it.

Li Shilang followed Guan Sheng through the long corridor, crossed the threshold, passed a path, and entered the back garden.

In the back garden, there are rockery and flowing water, and the air is filled with various fragrances of flowers.

There are five flights of steps in the distance.

Climbing up the steps is a large platform, and Wu Tian is sitting on a wooden chair arranged in the center of the platform, drinking tea leisurely.

Chapter 415 Li Shilang's Proposal

Guan Sheng led Li Shilang forward and handed over to Wu Tian: "Your Majesty, Li Shilang brought you here."

Wu Tian put down his teacup and stared at Li Shilang. Li Bing was already in his 40s. Unexpectedly, the recommended Li Shilang had a fair complexion and piercing eyes. The opponent was in his twenties.

"I didn't expect that the person recommended by Li Bing would be so young. He really is a hero."

Only then did Li Shilang realize that it was Li Bing who recommended him to come here, and he became more confident in his heart.

"Your Majesty is also very young, and your Majesty's achievements are far superior to those of my ministers. Compared with your Majesty, one is in the sky, and the other is the mud on the ground."

As Li Shilang said, he knelt down towards Wu Tian.

Wu Tian helped Li Shilang up, and said with a slight smile: "I heard that Aiqing is an expert in water warfare. I also heard that you led [-] Fuzhou soldiers to destroy [-] Japanese soldiers, burned the opponent's warships, and established a reputation. The emperor of the Song Dynasty listened to Cai Jing Talking to Gao Lian, not only did you not reward your achievements, but even blamed you. I know you are talented, but you have never been suppressed. So this time I came to the capital with you, just to know what you think about Haiphong. "

Li Shilang was secretly happy, Wu Tian said that his guess was exactly the same.

He pondered for a while, and said: "Returning to Your Majesty, I feel that the current Liang State navy is basically zero. Although there are generals such as Ruan's Sanxiong, Li Jun, and Zhang Shun commanding 10,000+ naval forces, they can only fight near the coastal waters of Liang State. If it is too far from the coast, once it is attacked, the whole army will definitely be wiped out."

Wu Tian nodded slightly.

Li Shilang continued: "So, if we want to build a navy that can protect the Liang Kingdom, we can only change the previous tactics. I know that His Majesty has developed two new weapons-the red cannon and the howitzer. This In addition to deploying the two weapons on the shore to prevent enemy forces from attacking from the sea, they can also be deployed on ships."

"Since the red cannons and howitzers are made of iron and steel bars, ordinary wooden boats may not be able to bear such a weight, so I have a bold idea, that is to use iron and steel to build boats. As for this idea , since I have not tried it, I am not sure yet. If it is possible, then we will have a warship that can run across the sea."

"The rest is to train the soldiers of the navy. In addition to proficiency in manipulating the red cannons and howitzers, each of these soldiers must also be familiar with water, at least able to swim a thousand meters in the water in a day."

"After these two things are done, the next step is to train the cooperation between warships and soldiers, and between warships. Maritime combat requires mutual support and cooperation, so that we can achieve our goals at the fastest speed. The desired effect. On the contrary, if only relying on warships, there is no way to defeat the enemy alone. In addition, the warships rely on mechanism birds and semaphore to transmit information to each other. In addition to sending letters, mechanism birds actually It can also place explosives. As long as it is operated properly, the machine bird can go straight to the opponent's warship like a cannonball. Moreover, he has a greater advantage than cannonballs shooting cannonballs. In addition to being good at camouflage and not easy to be detected, there is also a condescending attack, which makes People are hard to defend against."

After hearing Li Shilang's remarks, Wu Tian was slightly surprised.

Li Shilang's remarks just now are almost exactly the same as modern naval warfare.

In particular, he proposed to use iron and steel to make warships, which can be said to be an advanced idea.

Except for him, a person who has passed through the modern age, almost no one dared to think so.

It seems that Li Bing did not recommend the wrong person, this Li Shilang really has some means.

"Your Majesty, that's all I know, what does Your Majesty think?"

After Li Shilang finished speaking, he cupped his hands towards Wutian.

Wu Tian nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "What Ai Qing said agrees with my intentions. Especially regarding the battleship, I can tell you the truth. I already have a way to build the warship you mentioned. But at present, Liang's country is everywhere They are all building roads, and I am going to attack Xixia again. The manufacturing bureau is busy supervising the manufacture of red cannons and howitzers, so I am temporarily unable to manufacture warships. But you can rest assured that once I take Xixia, the supervision of warships will begin immediately.”

"As for you, now help me train the navy."

After Wu Tian finished speaking, Li Shilang shook his head.

"Your Majesty, as far as I know, the Xixia Kingdom is already a frightened bird. As soon as His Majesty's army arrives, it will definitely succeed immediately. However, if there is no battleship in this naval training, no matter how hard you practice, you will not be able to achieve good results. Therefore, I am bold. Your Majesty can temporarily slow down the domestic railway transportation, and put all your efforts to build warships first. After three to five years, the navy will be trained and the sea area will be protected. At that time, Your Majesty can develop Liang's internal economy with peace of mind."

Wu Tian frowned slightly, Li Shilang knelt down and kowtowed.

"Your Majesty, I know that doing this will really embarrass Your Majesty, but Your Majesty must take a long-term perspective and don't be blinded by short-term benefits."

Seeing him like this, Wu Tian finally softened his heart.

Li Shilang's words are not wrong, he came to him to train the navy.

"Aiqing, I was wrong just now." Wu Tian helped Li Shilang up, "Well, now the main passages in the country of Liang have been built, except for the railways connecting the Koryo region and the Bohai region to the Central Plains. I am now I ordered that the construction of the railway transportation at these two places be suspended first, and the population of one million people be concentrated to supervise the construction of warships with all my heart. Within two years, it will be possible to supervise the construction of [-] warships as Ai Qing said."

Li Shilang nodded, and cupped his hands towards Wutian: "I thank Your Majesty here."

"Li Shilang accepts the seal. I will now appoint you as the governor of the navy, and concurrently as the minister of coastal defense, responsible for training the navy."

"The minister obeys the order!"