Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 588 Emergency Order

The smile on Fan Ning's face froze. The envoy of the Liao Kingdom appeared in Ping'an Capital. There was too much information in it, but what Fan Ning was concerned about was how did the envoy of the Liao Kingdom get there?To cross the Whale Sea and reach Japan, at least three thousand koku ships are needed. Could it be that the Liao Kingdom has been able to build three thousand koya sea ships?

"When did this happen?"

"I heard about it a few days ago. The businessmen who came from Japan have just arrived in Quanzhou. It probably happened this year."

Fan Ning realized the seriousness of this matter. He didn't know the current level of shipbuilding in Liao, but since he was able to cross the sea to Japan, it would be at least a ship of [-] stone. If Liao built a large number of ships, it would not only seriously threaten the safety of Kunzhou, It also threatened Da Song's rear.

Su Liang said worriedly: "The Liao Kingdom has always been jealous of the benefits that the Song Dynasty gained from overseas. If they build a naval army, then the first target must be Kunzhou. If they are allowed to occupy Kunzhou, all the hard work we put in back then will be ruined." gone."

Fan Ning nodded. He was also worried about this matter. Now it is not as simple as just worrying, but action must be taken.

He pondered for a moment and asked, "When will you return to Beijing?"

"I can go at any time, and take my family and wife to go north. I mainly want to go with you. Now that the north wind blows, the sailboat can't go north."

Fan Ning thought for a while and said, "I happen to have a large steamship with [-] shi. We will set off early tomorrow morning. You send your luggage on board tonight, and take your family to Jinjiangkou to get on the boat tomorrow morning, and then exchange it for [-] shi in Yangzhou." passenger ship."

Fan Ning immediately rushed back to the Jinglue Mansion, found Li Mu, and asked him straight to the point: "How many navy troops are still stationed in Quanzhou?"

"About 2 people!"

"How many lucky boats and paddle boats are there in Quanzhou?"

"Currently there are thirty thousand-stone blessing boats, and ten twenty-thousand-stone paddle boats."

Fan Ning calculated in his mind that forty large ships could carry 1 troops, so he said without hesitation: "Can you send [-] troops to Kunzhou immediately? I am worried that the Liao Dynasty will send troops to Kunzhou."

Li Mu was taken aback, "The Liao soldiers have a fleet?"

"I don't know the specific situation now, but the Liao Kingdom has sent envoys to Ping An Jing, which means that the Liao Kingdom has the ability to send troops to Kunzhou. I am very worried about the safety of Kunzhou."

Li Mu was also anxious in his heart. He was very embarrassed: "If the envoy is still in office, there will be no problem. The power of a humble position can only mobilize an army of less than 1000 people. If more than 1000 people have to apply to the Privy Council, and if more than [-] people have to apply to the emperor, If it exceeds [-], the Queen Mother must approve it."

"Then what if there is an emergency?" Fanning asked a little annoyed.

"Actually, it's also fast. Through pigeon letters, it can take four days at the earliest, and there will be a reply in six days at the slowest. We usually arrange in advance if we want to use troops."

Fan Ning had no choice but to use the pigeon letter system of the Jinglue Mansion to send an urgent express letter to the Queen Mother and the Emperor, asking them to agree to send reinforcements to Kunzhou immediately, and asking them to authorize the Yangtze River Navy stationed in Yangzhou to Own.

Fan Ning returned home, immediately called his family together, and said to them: "There is a sudden change, we will set off early tomorrow morning, and go with Su Liang's family, we will send the luggage on board tonight."

"Daddy, will we come back?" Zhen'er stepped forward and asked.

Fan Ning patted her daughter's head and said to her: "I will come back when I have a chance. Our mountain is full of all kinds of nuts, and your animals will eat them. I will arrange someone to take care of them, so you don't have to worry."

Zhen'er is already nine years old, she is no longer worried like she was when she was a child, she is much more sensible, she nodded and said, "Daddy, I'm not worried!"

"That's good, mother and I will pack up our things and go to bed early at night, we will leave before dawn tomorrow."

Everyone went back to their rooms to clean up, not only their family members, but also the domestic servants and female guards who followed them back home. There were more than a hundred people in total, including Su Liang's family and his twenty-odd domestic servants, there were at least 150 people. People, but for a 500 shi steam engine ship, this is a small thing. Their steam engine ship can carry at least [-] people.

Everyone sent their luggage to the big boat overnight. Before dawn the next day, Su Liang and his family came to join them. They took three [-] stone passenger boats to the river mouth to change boats. The Fanning family said goodbye to their lives. In the past five years of the Zichuan house, the boat set sail and headed for the mouth of the river.

Not long after, three large ships arrived at the mouth of the river, and the [-]-stone steam engine ship named Ganjiang had been waiting for a long time.

Everyone boarded the big ship, and with a long siren sound, the [-]-stone steam ship set sail, left Quanzhou Port, and sailed toward the north.

The big ship was very fast, and it arrived in Yangzhou four days later. In the early morning, the huge body of Ganjiang was moored on the Zhu family's No. [-] pier, and Zhu Xiaolin hurried forward to meet him.

Fan Ning said to Zhu Xiaolin: "My family needs to change ships to go north to the capital. There are a lot of people and luggage. It may be necessary for my second uncle to arrange three [-]-stone passenger ships to see if it is convenient."

Zhu Xiaolin nodded, "I have already arranged, you don't have to worry, there are several passenger ships with three thousand shi."

"But with a steam engine?" asked Fanning again.

Zhu Xiaolin shook his head apologetically, "Your third grandfather didn't provide many steam engines, they were all installed on the Wanshi ship, and the previous steam engine ship that entered Beijing was also dismantled, and the current three thousand stone passenger ships are all towed ships.

"Has the Wanshi steam engine ship set off yet?" Fan Ning asked anxiously.

"Not yet. We plan to make up ten ships and send them to Ganjiang Island together. The installation of the last ship has not been completed yet."

Fan Ning was overjoyed immediately, "There is no rush to go to Ganjiang Island, I want to requisition and go to the Bohai Sea."

At this time, a general rushed over, bowed to Fan Ning and said: "The Yangtze River Navy ruled Han Wang and joined the army Fan Shijun!"

Although Fan Ning has now resigned from his position as an overseas economic envoy, he still has his official position in the imperial court. He is still Doctor Jin Ziguanglu, a regular servant of Zuo Sanqi, and he also has the title of Doctor Yushi.

"Has General Han received an order from the court?"

"The humble job has received the emperor's order and the tiger charm, and the eight thousand Yangtze River navy is at the command of the envoy!"

After finishing speaking, he handed the Tiger Talisman to Fan Ning. Fan Ning didn't expect the Tiger Talisman to be sent to Yangzhou so soon, so the order to dispatch troops from Quanzhou should also be delivered. This result really made him happy. He took the Tiger Talisman and asked: " How many troops are there in Yangzhou?"

"My envoy, there are five thousand garrisons in Yangzhou, one thousand in Jingkou, one thousand in Jiangxia, and one thousand in Changsha."

It was too late for the Jiangxia and Changsha garrisons to arrive. Fan Ning said to him, "You immediately transfer the garrison from Jingkou to Yangzhou. We will assemble in Yangzhou today. We will go north by steamboat."

"Follow orders!"

Han Wang saluted and left in a hurry.

Fan Ning said to Zhu Xiaolin again: "Call the steam engine fleet to Yangzhou!"

Zhu Xiaolin nodded, and arranged for people to adjust the ship. He himself arranged for four [-]-stone passenger ships, and arranged for people to carry the suitcases. He was not very interested in Fan Ning's business, but he was very dedicated in arranging for Fan Ning's family to go north. Who made Jupe his real niece?
Fan Ning stepped forward and said to Zhu Pei: "I can only send you here. I want to turn around and go north to see if I can annihilate the navy of the Liao Kingdom."

Seeing his wife's face change, Fan Ning quickly explained: "Don't worry, I guess they don't have a navy, and they are still building it at the shipyard."

Zhu Pei sighed, "I know what to say now, and the husband will not change his mind, so I hope the husband will take care of himself and return safely as soon as possible."

Fan Ning felt apologetic, so he nodded and said, "Go back to Beijing without worry!"

Fan Ning bid farewell to his family members one by one, and watched the four three-thousand-stone passenger ships go northward. Then he rode to the barracks with a few entourages.

As soon as Fan Ning arrived at the barracks, the chief general Han Wang ran up and said, "The imperial edict has arrived, please envoy the emperor to accept it!"

Fan Ning dismounted from his horse and came to the big tent. He saw that the incense table had been set up, and a tall and thin Xuanzhi official was waiting in the big tent.

When the officials saw Fan Ning coming in, they said loudly: "The Empress Dowager ordered this, and Fan Ning accepted it!"

Fan Ning stepped forward and knelt down in front of the incense table, "My subject Fan Ning respectfully welcomes the Queen Mother's will!"

The official unfolded the imperial decree and said loudly: "Fan Ning, an overseas economic and strategic envoy, has been an overseas economic and strategic envoy for nearly five years. He is diligent and conscientious. He sacrifices his family for the country, regardless of honor or disgrace. He has made great achievements in opening up overseas territories. He is a model for imperial officials. This palace thinks that it should be rewarded, and I will be promoted to the second rank of the special promotion, named Taiwei, to participate in political affairs, and to be the co-prefect of the Privy Council, I respect you!"

Fan Ning himself was a little shocked. He didn't find it strange that he was awarded the second rank. After all, he had been the doctor of Zijin Guanglu, the third rank, for five years and had not been promoted.

It's not uncommon to be named a Taiwei. There were a lot of Taiweis in the Song Dynasty. He only knew that there were seven or eight Taiweis. Cao Cong, Gao Zunfu, and Pan Jin were all Taiweis. Di Qing and Chong Er were also Taiweis. , with a little seniority and a military background with a little background, the possibility of being named Taiwei is very high.

But Fan Ning did not expect that the Empress Dowager Cao actually appointed herself as a political adviser. Last year, Han Jiang told herself that the Zhizheng Hall believed that her qualifications were not enough, and she did not expect that she was unexpectedly promoted to be a political adviser. Because of the marriage with the Cao family, the Empress Dowager Cao did not fully return the government to the emperor, and her name was not right. She needed someone to speak for her, and she wanted to get a vote to support her by inserting herself into the Zhizheng Hall.

Han Qi of the Zhizheng Hall resigned, and Fu Bi and Wen Yanbo were promoted to be the right and left ministers, so Wen Yanbo's political affairs appointment was vacated, and he hadn't filled it up, just waiting for himself!
Fan Ning secretly sighed in his heart. At this time, he really didn't want to be the deputy prime minister and put himself on the fire!
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "My humble minister, thank the Empress Dowager for her grace!"

The Xuanzhi official took out another handbook and handed it to Fan Ning, "This is the emperor's handbook, Mr. Fan, please read it yourself! I won't read it out."

This time, the title of "Xiao Fan Xianggong" is really true. Fan Ning took over the handwriting, and it was the emperor Zhao Xu who appointed him as the temporary commander of the navy to lead the army to destroy the maritime military capabilities of the Liao Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)