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"Ambiguous? I think you are so happy that you didn't notice the meaning of His Royal Highness King Qin's words at all, right? Although the defense of the southeast is important, anyone with a discerning eye should know that there are not many wars to fight in the southeast at the moment, and it is already a great luck that Situ Tai can keep his East China Sea from defecting, where do you still have the heart to consider other things, but why does His Royal Highness the King of Qin still let us go to the southeast? Yuhang, Quanzhou, and Huludao, these three places are the focus of our inspection of defense this time, don't you have a keen surname?" Ling Tian didn't bother to raise his head, and asked quietly and rhetorically. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Lord Ling, of course we know that this inspection of the southeast defense is mainly based on the naval system" Before the words were settled, Ling Tianfang had already coldly interrupted the other party: "I need to remind you that it is the navy, not the navy! The difference between the navy and the navy, you will not be unclear, right? Okay, I don't want to talk to you more today, you should think about the reminder I just gave you, what is the center of our this time, when you arrive in Yuhang, I will take a good test of your own plans and ideas this time." ”

I don't know why Ling Tianfang, who was still talking and laughing, changed his attitude suddenly, and all the staff officers shrank back into their respective cabins and guessed the meaning of the words of the military affairs director, the navy and the navy? Yuhang, Quanzhou and Huludao, these three places were the stations of the imperial naval fleet in the past, could it be that His Royal Highness the King of Qin intends to fully restore the naval strength of the imperial period?

Think about the three places mentioned, at present, the imperial navy, especially the foreign navy, has been wiped out in the civil war and after being ambushed by the Japanese, if you want to rebuild the imperial navy in the Great Eastern Ocean, and to become a real navy, such a plan is not a trivial matter, not only from the manufacture of ships, the recruitment and training of sailors, the reconstruction of ports and docks, the formation of fleets, and the actual combat exercises of tactics, think about it It makes people feel that it is too huge, think that the imperial navy has gone through hundreds of years of history before accumulating, but now after several wars, the empire can leave almost zero to the western frontier in this regard, and if you want to reproduce the glory of the imperial navy, I'm afraid that I don't have to think about it for five or six years.

Ling Tianfang and his entourage took a boat from Jiujiang to Huzhou, and then inspected the Taihu Lake naval fleet of which Tian Jinbao was the governor in Huzhou, and then quickly took a boat east and arrived at Yuhang, the first stop of this real mission, through the canal.

Ling Tianfang stood in front of the wharf of Yuhang Military Port and couldn't believe that this was once the headquarters of the Tang River Empire's naval fleet, there were only a few dilapidated boats on the wharf, and the weeds on the wharf were knee-deep, and the flagpole in the center of the wide square close to the shore looked so lonely, the Imperial Double Dragon Playing Pearls Flag had long since disappeared, but the Jinpeng Flag in the western frontier had not yet risen here, and the half-human-deep weeds in the entire square were like uninhabited for many years, swaying in the autumn wind, indescribably desolate.

A large area of houses not far from the dock is probably where the headquarters of the Imperial Navy is located, looking at the deserted appearance, there is not even half a shadow of a person, it seems that even the people left behind have been saved, this Imperial Navy seems to be really in ashes. Ling Tianfang didn't have much thought to inspect it, the situation had already been seen in his eyes, it was much the same, this was the location of the headquarters of the Imperial Navy and the station of the fleet directly under it, just like a wilderness, compared to the prosperity of the Yuhang Port wharf that Ling Tianfang had visited just now, it was like a world of difference.

Perhaps it was the first time to feel the desolation here, Wang Zongxi, the new governor of Jiangnan who accompanied Ling Tianfang to inspect here, and Yuhang City Shoubai Yuanzhong were also a little surprised, although the suburbs of Yuhang Mansion were not as good as the merchants in the city gathered thousands of ships to compete, but like this kind of area that only relies on the city can be regarded as a treasure of feng shui, good dock facilities, and even some docks, if it is well developed and connected to the city, it will not be long before it can become a busy circulation artery.

Ling Tian continued to sink in his peace of mind, it seems that His Royal Highness King Qin arranged his own trip to the southeast really estimated the danger of the southeast coastal defense, this gang of situations is purely a blank, just these few broken ships, not to mention the formation of a navy, even the protection of this port is empty talk, after thinking of Wang Zongxi and Bai Yuanzhong talking about the collusion of some local pirates in the coastal area of the Jiangnan region, the armed forces spontaneously organized by the people are simply unable to compete with these bandits who have come and gone without a trace, and the newly formed Tenth Army is still assembled and reorganized in Huzhou and JiujiangJudging by Ling Tianfang, even if the Tenth Legion is formed, it is unlikely that it will be able to assume this responsibility.

After all, the army is the army, most of these robbers come from the sea, and they all operate by ships, except for landing on the shore to destroy the silver and loot, other operations are rarely carried out on the shore, especially now that the series of islands in the Great Eastern Ocean from the Cook Islands to the Treasure Island are controlled by the Japanese people, they no longer need to supply from the mainland for logistical supplies, which increases their secret surname and mobile surname, and now the power of the imperial navy has completely disappeared, and if you want to rebuild this force in the Great Eastern Ocean in a short period of time, the difficulty can be imagined, thinking of this Ling Tianfang felt a headache。

"Ladies and gentlemen, how do you feel after seeing these situations?" Ling Tianfang really didn't have any interest in watching it, there was a dilapidated and desolate scene everywhere, no wonder some Jiangnan businessmen were still looking at the local political axe to take over these places and sell these places into private ownership, such a fine harbor with two links between the sea and the river had been reduced to such a state in just one year, Ling Tianfang really had no other words to describe the frustration and loss in his heart, and at the same time felt how heavy the pressure on his shoulders was.

Wang Zongxi and Bai Yuanzhong exchanged glances in surprise, looking at each other, the military affairs director suddenly asked such a sentence is a big surprise to them, this military affairs matter is under the jurisdiction of the military, and whether or not it can be sold is just an idea of developing the economy from a local point of view.

Seeing that the two of them looked puzzled, Ling Tian said coldly: "Lord Bai, you are still talking about the attack of the Japanese invaders and disturbing the sea frontier, hoping that the army can help eliminate the bandits, this even the current naval base has become such a scene, as a magistrate but indifferent, how can you expect the army to be able to deal with those Japanese who come and go freely on the sea?"

Bai Yuan blushed and protested: "Lord Ling, what you said seems to be a little unreasonable, right? It seems that the military affairs are not the turn of the place to ask, even if this place is deserted, how can you blame the lower officials? Not to mention that the lower officials did not come to this Yuhang Mansion a few days before the adults, are your requirements a little too harsh?"

"Hmph, Lord Bai, you are known for your economic development and local security in Hejian Mansion, and now the disturbance of local law and order by the Japanese has endangered the next development plan of the entire Yuhang, you don't know this situation, right? His Royal Highness the King of Qin put you in the position of the first capital in the south of the Yangtze River, which can be said to have high hopes, and also saw your vision and knowledge, but you also mentioned to the director just now that you want to sell this military port and develop the economy, is your vision so short-sighted?" Ling Tianfang's words became more and more serious.

Only then did Bai Yuanzhong and Wang Zongxi know that the nameless fire of the military affairs director turned out to be aimed at the words of the two of them, and even this Wang Zongxi's face was also a little burning and uncomfortable, it seems that this military affairs director seems to be shouldering the secret mission of His Royal Highness the King of Qin, and the note sent to him by the government affairs summer only said that Ling Tianfang and his party had an important business trip to Jiangnan, and the local political axe must cooperate unconditionally, and they don't know where this military affairs director came from such a big evil fire, it seems that the face of the imperial naval army headquarters has become even more ugly.

Bai Yuanzhong was a little speechless for a while, but he didn't expect that the words of Fang Cai and Lord Governor were found by the other party to find such a fork to fight back against him, and he also picked up his political achievements in the river to talk about things, didn't he deliberately make things difficult for himself? ”

"Two adults, this time I was entrusted by His Royal Highness King Qin to come to the southeast this time, in fact, for His Royal Highness King Qin's front station, although I can't assert that His Royal Highness King Qin will come to this Jiangnan at any time, but I believe that His Royal Highness King Qin will definitely inspect Jiangnan at the right time, and it will definitely be within a year, so I hope that the two adults can cheer up, this place in the south of the Yangtze River, His Royal Highness the King of Qin has always placed high hopes, don't let His Royal Highness the King of Qin down. And the purpose of my trip to the southeast will also be the focus of His Royal Highness King Qin's inspection. Seeing that the others around him were all hiding away because there seemed to be some dispute between the three of them, Ling Tianfang lowered his voice and said, " His Royal Highness the King of Qin asked to rebuild the Great Dongyang Navy within one to two years, and the scale would even exceed the former Tang River Empire Naval Army, which was also the focus of the next inspection of Jiangnan County by His Royal Highness the King of Qin, so I came to the reconstruction operation this time and relied on the two local parents, this action must first start from this Yuhang, Lei Cangpu will soon come to Jiangnan from the South China Sea, and they will have to negotiate with the two of them for specific matters, and I am just starting from the big side, and the naval facilities in Yuhang can not only not be abandoned, but also further expanded. ”

(To be continued)