Inside the study.

The person who came was really thirsty, plus he was born in the army, and he acted heroically, so he took it and drank it all, wiped his mouth regardless of the image and said: "Thank you for the reward of the Lord Protector, the caravan arrived in Kaifeng, I heard that there was a bandit in the Jiangning area, and a large number of disaster relief food was robbed of the imperial court, in addition, there were also pirates along the coast of the south of the Yangtze River, and there was a lot of trouble. ”

Jiangning is the Nanjing of later generations, an important town in the south of the Yangtze River, a big water in the south of the Yangtze River, the people have no way to live, bandits are inevitable, it is said that they do not dare to rob the imperial court for disaster relief food, there are pirates along the coast of the south of the Yangtze River, and there is a lot of trouble, this is definitely not simple behind it, will it be a person all the way?

"Wako?"

A bright light flashed in Qin Huaidao's mind, and he asked: "The imperial court sent the King of Jin to relieve the disaster, and there were many imperial army accompanying him, what are the countermeasures?" ”

"This is not clear, I heard the young master of my family mention it, saying that the two generals Cheng Chuliang and Wei Chi Baoqi advocated leaving one to quell the chaos and recover the grain, and the other team escorted the King of Jin to Jiangnan to preside over the overall disaster relief, but the King of Jin didn't know what reason asked to go together, and then quell the chaos after arriving at the place, isn't this a delay in time? The army ran around, tired to death, but the carbine bandits had already run away. ”

"Together?" Qin Huaidao groaned.

"Is it because you are afraid of death?" Xue Rengui questioned disdainfully.

"Don't speculate yet, the court arranges freely." Qin Huaidao waved his hand to signal not to talk nonsense, so as not to cause trouble, and then looked at the person who came and said: "Go back and tell your young master, Jiangning bandits and the island may be the same person, Wokou, let him be careful." ”

"Is that withdrawn?"

"No, keep going, although the people have been affected by the disaster, the rich will not have much impact, the materials we sell are for the rich people in Jiangnan, tell your young master to mention the price again, and decide how much it will rise, and you can bring a thousand affected people when you return."

"A thousand families affected?" The other party was a little confused.

Qin Huaidao nodded and said: "A thousand households, not a thousand people, remember, you can't more, you can have less." ”

After speaking, Qin Huaidao looked at Xue Rengui and added, "Send a hundred cavalry from the coal mountain to help, go and arrange it." ”

"Whoa!" Xue Rengui solemnly agreed.

When he heard that there were 100 cavalry accompanying him, he was overjoyed and left with Xue Rengui.

Li Xueyan couldn't help but ask after watching the two leave, "Lang Jun, why do you want a thousand disaster victims?" ”

"Have you forgotten Prince Villa? Where is there 10,000 acres of fertile land, 1,000 households, 10 acres per household, just right, the victims are not easy, the local county government is afraid that it is unable to rescue, it can help a little is a little, not to mention that it can also solve the problem of planting fertile land in Prince Villa, this is handed over to you to deal with, how? ”

"Really?" Li Xueyan's eyes were shining brightly, and her heart was overjoyed, this was not only trust, but also recognition, but she couldn't help but remind: "Will it be gossiped about?" ”

"Afraid of what? Yuzhang is taking care of the barbecue, He'er is taking care of the workshop, and the account of the house, what do you care about a villa? I'm happy to be idle. Qin Huaidao said with a smile.

"With you, the head of the family, being the shopkeeper." Li Xueyan laughed.

"Sister Yan'er just found out?" He'er also smiled and said, although Prince Villa is big, He'er doesn't care at all, how much silver can you earn from farming? It's too much worse than the workshop.

The three of them chatted casually, having a good time.

After lunch, Qin Huaidao accompanied He'er to rest, pregnant women desperately need a sense of security, Qin Huaidao was worried that He'er would think too much, and she had a fetal gas, so she took a nap with He'er at noon these days, and accompanied Li Xueyan at night.

Time imperceptibly came to night.

The girls in the music class came to learn as always, Qin Huaidao also enjoyed it, teaching one song every day to increase turnover, since there was a new song, the business of the barbecue bar has increased again.

However, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and Li Jing, who had disappeared for a few days, came together, Qin Huaidao knew that something was going on at a glance, and it was estimated that it was related to the Jiangnan bandits, so he pretended not to know, and taught everyone to sing after saying hello, and the three of them watched silently, while drinking.

An hour later, the girls in the music class had learned about the same, Qin Huaidao motioned for everyone to leave, looked at the three of them and said with a smile: "The three uncles have been sad all night, is there something wrong?" ”

"Do you know about the gangsters in Jiangnan?" Fang Xuanling didn't hide it, and asked bluntly.

"I don't know." Qin Huaidao pretended to be stupid.

Fang Xuanling didn't think much about it, and continued: "After the flood in the south of the Yangtze River, a group of pirates suddenly appeared to rob the coastal villages, killing and injuring countless people, and after that, this group of pirates went up the river and ransacked the fishing villages along the way, which was extremely evil, and what was even more odious was that a few days ago they ransacked the imperial court's disaster relief ships and looted all the grain, let's come here to hear your opinion." ”

"Didn't identify you?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"According to the intelligence reported by the local garrison, the identity is unknown, the number of people who kill people is not alive, the number is unknown, the specific number is unknown, the equipment is average, but the combat effectiveness is good, and the fighting style is ferocious."

Qin Huaidao was silent, thought to himself for a moment, and said: "There are not many people of two or three thousand, the people can't survive after the disaster, they can gather in the mountains and forests, and they can pull up a team of two or three thousand at any time, but this kind of team is a rabble, it is impossible to fight ferociously, and the combat effectiveness is not bad, there is only one possibility, bandits for many years, but Zhenguan Dazhi, it is difficult to find bandits of two or three thousand people in the territory, so it can only be pirates, and the possibility of widows is very great." ”

When everyone heard this, they nodded their heads.

The people in the Tang Dynasty are mainly farming, occasionally fishing, and live a life, and those who run to be pirates are all murderers, and the number is small, and there are no large-scale pirates, but there are Japanese pirates.

"Pirates are good at water warfare, crackling waves like walking on the ground, not easy to chase and kill, although the Tang Army has a sailor, but the combat power is average, do you have a way to deal with it?" Li Jing asked in a deep voice.

"Water warfare is different from land warfare, once the pirates enter the sea, it is difficult to chase and kill, a strong naval division is needed, at present, the pirates should be driven out of the inland river as soon as possible, driven to the sea, and then sealed the sea for martial law, however, the coastline is long, the number of troops can not be defended, you can let the village protect itself, once something happens, let the wolf smoke call for help, and then prepare a few cavalry to distribute all over the place, support at any time, in the long run, Datang must train a good naval combat division." Qin Huaidao proposed.

"Naval warfare has tactics such as jumping, ramming, and fire attack, and jumping requires extremely high personal ability, the waves are bumpy, the standing is unsteady, and the training is endless, as for the collision, the most test of the sea ship, it is not easy to build." Li Jing reminded.

Jumping battle is two ships close together, jumping to the other party's boat to fight, the ship is so big, the formation is useless, and there is not much cooperation, all by personal bravery, the most test of individual combat effectiveness, such soldiers are not easy to practice, on the other hand, the island is different, long on the sea, has long been accustomed to bumps, the best at jumping.

As for the sea ships, the sea ship technology of the Japanese was quite advanced in this era, and they came to the Tang Dynasty to pay tribute, learn art and trade, on the other hand, the Tang Dynasty, but heavy agriculture, light sea trade, and the ability to fight naval warfare was very weak, which led to the rampant and rampant pirates composed of the Japanese pirates.

Qin Huaidao wanted to understand the key to it, and said with a wry smile: "Naval warfare is not a day's work, the sooner you pay attention to it, the better, delaying it will only make the pirates more and more rampant, the imperial court can recruit skilled craftsmen from the world to build sea ships, Li Shibo, aren't you presiding over the Academy of Sciences?" It doesn't matter if you issue a recruitment order from your side, there will be brave men under the reward. ”

"Would you?" Li Jing said the real purpose of the trip.

Qin Huaidao was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "It will be some, but it will also take time, not to mention that the ability of one person is limited, and a large number of craftsmen are needed, besides, I don't want to take care of things now." ”

The three of them were overjoyed when they heard the first few words, but when they heard the rejection behind them, they smiled bitterly and did not answer.

"Why don't you provide the drawings and the Academy of Sciences will preside over the construction?" Wei Zheng proposed.

Drawings are not easy to say, Qin Huaidao has never built a sea ship, only knows that it takes a long time to simulate, experiment, modify, and slowly obtain data before formulating the final drawing, which is a systematic and huge project that requires a lot of time and energy.

The point is, why provide the drawings to Li Er?

Qin Huaidao shook his head and said nothing.

The three of them also thought of this, and they were a little aggrieved, blaming Li Er for being suspicious, good people don't need it, they have to be forced to leave, what is this called? Fang Xuanling asked unwillingly, "Is there really no room for negotiation?" The saint copied the Cui family and the Zheng family, and the inner treasury is full, and it can be purchased with silver, okay? ”

"It's not a matter of silver, the drawings can't be made in half a year, and I'm too tired, I don't want to do it, the saint is wise, I have my own considerations, the imperial court can't find me for everything, the Academy of Sciences can take the opportunity to build a sea ship and expand its influence." Qin Huaidao bluntly refused.

"Don't talk angry, the sea ship is for the court, but it is more for the people, for the long-term peace and stability of one party, and if you can completely abolish piracy, the people will remember you." Li Jing reminded.

"Don't-"

Qin Huaidao hurriedly shouted: "Shibo still thinks I'm not famous enough?" ”

The three of them are right to think about it, Qin Huaidao's fame is already big enough, if it is big, the saint is not suspicious, beware, or suppressed, but directly does it, obviously benefiting the country and the people, the merit is in the community, and the good thing is good for the future, but he can't do it, what is this called?

Wei Zheng's temper came up: "You can't use talent, you can't use the law, it's too annoying, I'll go and meet the saint!" ”

"Don't worry, let's talk first." Fang Xuanling hurriedly shouted.

"What else is there to talk about? The crux of the matter is on the Holy Side, and I will go to him. Wei Zheng left angrily.

The remaining three looked at each other - this old man's temper is really not small!