Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan.

Chapter 190 Minglan and Mrs. Sheng return to Youyang’s hometown
Even if there is mutual trade between merchants, it is relatively limited.

The real benefit of maritime transportation must be the trade between countries.

The Maritime Tribute Regulations between the Great Zhou Dynasty and various countries were personally compiled by several big shots in the court and were just issued by the imperial court.

It was intended to restrict maritime transportation so that the initiative in maritime transportation would always be in the hands of Dazhou.

But as long as Wei Yuan is still in the southeast, in a sense, he has fully represented the Zhou Dynasty in terms of shipping.

Therefore, the envoys from various countries did not object to what he said. In fact, it was useless if they objected.

There are many countries that want to communicate with the Great Zhou Dynasty by sea. It doesn't hurt to have one or two less.

The battle of Manxiang Tower was actually a negotiation between Wei Yuan and other countries.

And there is only one purpose, the initiative of shipping and most of the interests should be in the hands of someone.

Dazhou's national strength is considered strong for overseas countries, so this negotiation went smoothly.

Liu Yi quickly bowed and said, "I am a lowly official who talks too much. I hope Commander Wei will forgive me."

Whether in public or private matters, he had no reason not to choose Fuzhou.

Wei Yuan asked again, "How many days has Zhaoyuan been gone?"

"You go to Guangling County on my behalf and tell the local Wei clan that if anyone in the future accepts gifts from others wantonly and something goes wrong, I will not be held responsible."

Wei Yuan nodded, "Calculating the schedule, he should be near Gyeonggi Province by now. If he travels day and night, he should be in Bianjing by now."

After the envoys left, Liu Yi, the governor of Fuzhou, was instructed by Cai Xiang and couldn't wait to ask:
"I would like to ask Commander Wei, is it finalized that Fuzhou will take the lead in launching maritime transportation?"

Dang the navy?
Yang Huairen murmured and couldn't help but praise: "This name is quite domineering."

Horses can also be changed at stations along the way.

Especially Cai Xiang and Liu Yi, the former bowed deeply and said:

The Wei clan people there are also relatively rare.

Wei Yuan shook his head and said, "Envoy Cai, you can start preparing for the sea transportation."

"You can write a letter to Guo Hao and ask him to prepare. When the order to build the navy comes, I will immediately inform the officials and let him become the commander of the navy."

All the officials in Fuzhou looked happy.

Yang Huairen said: "Whether the imperial court is going to form a navy army will probably have an idea in the next few days."

Yu Gong, Fujian Road has complete coastal defense facilities and many warships built.

Wei Yuan said: "Our army is called the Danglu Army, and the navy is called the Dang Haijun."

Wei Yuan nodded slightly, "Our Majesty is more anxious than us about forming a navy army."

"Thank you Wei Shuai!"

But the horses of Yang Huairen and others are all top-notch horses.

And there can be no delays on the way.

Being the first place to open sea transportation, Wei Yuan did not seek much profit for himself, he only sought stability.

After leaving Manxiang Tower, Wei Yuan ordered Chai Gong, the bodyguard beside him:

So it should be faster in terms of speed.

Yang Huairen asked in confusion: "Are you a little anxious about this matter?"

Wei Yuan really has no sense of belonging to Guangling County.

Hear the words.

"The Fujian Road is not well planned. The local people have to rely on the sea to make a living. I have five million people on the Fujian Road. Thank you very much, Commander Wei!"

"Go to the Wei Clan Ancestral Hall in Guangling to find some clan elders and tell them that if I have time, I will return to Guangling to worship our ancestors."

Wei Yuan looked at Xiao Yuming behind him.

Chai Gong cupped his fists and said, "I understand."

If an ordinary person rides an ordinary horse, it would take at least seven or eight days to get from Fujian Road to Bianjing.

Wei Yuan waved his hand and said, "You deserve this. You guys in Fujian have worked hard to fight against Japanese pirates these years."

Yang Huairen thought for a moment and said, "About five or six days."

Yang Huairen asked with a smile: "If the navy army is completed, has Commander Wei already thought about the name of the navy army?"

Cai Xiang said angrily: "How dare you! How can it be that you, a little governor, can intervene in this kind of thing? Why don't you retreat quickly!"

But now that he has achieved success and fame, it is time to return to his hometown.

Wei Yuan just smiled and did not respond.

But no matter from which angle you look at it, all the officers and soldiers of the coastal defense battalion along Fujian Road can be called naval forces.

Afterwards, officials from Fuzhou and Fujian all bowed and said:

Although the officers and soldiers of the coastal defense camp on this road do not belong to the Navy, but are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War.

Personally, if there is a big problem with Zhou's first maritime pilot project, both Wei Yuan and Fan Chunren will bear the responsibility.

Wei Yuan sighed: "Merchants from all over the country are eager to go to sea. If they don't hurry up, they are afraid that trouble will happen."
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As Wei Yuan expected, Lin Zhaoyuan had indeed entered Beijing.

He also handed over the two books he compiled to Zhao Zhen intact.

On the way to the capital, Lin Zhaoyuan could feel that someone was watching him.

It's just that those people don't dare to show up, so they can only stay silent.

At this moment, in the Xuanzheng Palace.

Zhao Zhen looked at Han Zhang and others in front of him, laughed heartily and said:
"Wei Qing has only been in the southeast for two months, and he has already achieved such a great victory!"

"What a magnificent Danglu army!"

After saying that, perhaps because he was too excited, he coughed several times in succession.

Manager Zhu just wanted to remind Zhao Zhen not to get excited and to focus on the dragon body.

Zhao Zhen was the first to wave his hands and said: "My body has been suffering from old problems, so it doesn't matter."

Han Zhang, Fu Yanguo and others standing in front of him spoke one after another:

"It is indeed a great blessing for the country that the new army can wipe out the Japanese pirates so quickly. But I don't know, have Wei Yuan and Mr. Fan decided on the first place to be opened to shipping?"

"It has been three full months since the imperial court started shipping. If this continues, I'm afraid there will be trouble."

"It's time to make a decision on this matter. Wei Yuan has 80,000 soldiers. Isn't that enough to ensure the safety of the shipping?"

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In their view, if the new army could not defeat even a mere Japanese pirate, it would be useless.

The annihilation of inland Japanese pirates can only show that the new army's combat power is not low, but it is far from being able to reflect the new army's combat power.

His Majesty the Emperor was so excited about this matter that he probably wanted to write it down in the annals of history and write a close-up about it.

So that future generations would know that he, the emperor, had left something behind in terms of martial arts.

The better the new army performs, the more excited Zhao Zhen will naturally be.

Han Zhang and others knew Zhao Zhen very well and were unwilling to displease him. After all, the problem was that the new army could not eradicate the Japanese pirates.

"Wei Qing's report said that although the Japanese pirates in the inland area have been completely eliminated."

"But on the sea, there are still countless thieves making trouble. To protect the safety of the sea, he wants to ask for orders to form a naval army."

Wait for Zhao Zhen to finish his words.

Han Zhang and others suddenly lost their composure.
"Guan family, our Zhou army has more than one million troops. If we want to form another naval army, I'm afraid the imperial government's finances will be difficult to maintain."

"General Wei doesn't know the hardships of the imperial court. He just wants to build a navy army. Raising a navy army is much more difficult than ordinary soldiers."

"If the navy is established, the cost of repairing the warships every year will be huge. I don't understand. Why would General Wei write to the court to form a navy when it is clear that the new army can wipe out the Japanese pirates?"

"I really can't agree with this matter. The imperial court can finally take advantage of sea transportation to take a breather, but before the sea transportation has seen any benefits, it has to spend money to build a navy?"

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Zhao Zhen had already guessed that they were going to say this.
"Don't worry. In addition to giving me a report, Qing Wei also personally compiled two books."

"According to the soldiers who came to deliver the report, these two books are of great significance and can be described as classics for military strategists."

"You might as well take a look."

Say it.

Han Zhang and others picked up the two books and read them. While reading, they were shocked and said:
"How profound is the influence of Japanese pirates on the coastal area?"

"This is a coastal defense illustration drawn by Wei Yuan. If we build bunkers and other facilities along the coast according to his wishes, we can indeed ensure peace along the coast."

"Our General Wei is not thinking about a temporary solution, but to make our country free from Japanese pirates and maintain peace along the coast forever!"

"These two books are more than just classics for military strategists. They can be called holy classics!"

"A new book on military training. Is it another book about military training? Could it be that General Wei is the reincarnation of the Soldier Saint? First, a record of military training is enough to amaze people. Now, he has written a book about training naval forces to resist overseas enemies. "The book of war is really powerful." "Sometimes I really want to see what is in General Wei's head. It is enough for an ordinary person to write a comprehensive book of war in less than a year. , wrote two books one after another?”

"And this coastal defense illustrated book, its value is far better than the city defense maps of all our cities in the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

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Wei Yuan wrote about the danger of Japanese pirates nuisance the border in his book "Cao Haitu".

Over time, it will inevitably affect the long-term peace and order of the Great Perimeter.

He was afraid that these scholar-bureaucrats would have no idea about the dangers of Japanese pirates after reading it, so he wrote it in great detail.

Regarding their various compliments, Han Zhang felt that they did not hit the point.

After a pause, he slowly said: "If nothing unexpected happens, these two books should have been written by General Wei at the same time."

Written at the same time?

After hearing these four words, these scholar-bureaucrats who could stomp their feet like a dragon on earth could no longer suppress their expressions of surprise.

Regardless of whether they were written at the same time or not, Han Zhang's words did remind them.

How long has it been since Wei Yuan went to war?
In so much time, two military classics were created?
Especially the new book Ji Xiao, in terms of strategic significance, is far superior to the collection of charts and is equivalent to the actual records of military training.

With these two books alone, Wei Yuan will be able to enter the Martial Arts Temple in the future.

But how much time has it taken?
Then Wei Yuan is too genius, right?
When it comes to military skills, even Zhang Fu is not as good as Wei Yuan!
In fact, it is better to learn from others than to learn from others.

"It's really awesome."

"Given time, General Wei will become the military sage of the world."

"General Wei's research on military training has surpassed that of most people in the Martial Temple."

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In an instant, they couldn't help but marvel again.

Those words were truly exclamatory and also meant to flatter him. After all, they were said in front of Zhao Zhen.

In addition, if Wei Yuan did not write these two books when he went on the expedition, it can only be said that Wei Yuan had anticipated today's situation a long time ago.

If this is really the case, then this child's heart is as delicate as hair, which is really scary.

If not, then Wei Yuan can be called a monster!
Military strategists have not produced a general with outstanding talent in the annals of history for nearly a hundred years. Will he appear now?

Even if Duke Wu Xiang is compared with Wei Yuan, he has many shortcomings!
How old is Wei Yuan?
I heard them praising Wei Yuan's talent all the time.

Zhao Zhen suddenly smiled,
"I asked you to wait and read these two books because I want you to say whether the navy should be built, instead of listening to you guys praising Wei Qing here."

Hear the words.

Everyone was stunned.

If according to what is written in the draft of the sea plan, Japanese pirates will affect the maritime transport of the Great Zhou Dynasty for thousands of years, then it is indeed necessary to form a naval army.

Not only must a naval force be established, but also coastal defense measures in various places must be reformed.

But the problem is
Where does the money come from?
Han Zhang said: "Your Majesty, establishing a naval force and strengthening coastal defenses in various places is indeed a good thing that benefits the country and the people."

"But now, the imperial court's various expenditures have regulations. If the navy is to be established again, the financial resources of the Ministry of Revenue will inevitably be somewhat difficult."

Setting up a rogue army costs money at most.

Setting up a naval force to consolidate coastal defenses along the coast is expensive and laborious.

Zhao Zhen said: "What if we let the Ministry of Household Affairs pay for it first, and then we can fill the hole after the shipping is profitable?"

He had already read Choo Hai Tu Bian.

To be honest, he was excited right now.

If, as Wei Yuan said, he had established a navy and consolidated coastal defense, then he believed that his martial arts would be almost perfect.

When you get old, isn’t this what you want?

Han Zhang and others frowned slightly.

It is certainly possible to demolish the east wall to repair the west wall first, but wasn't the court's original plan to replenish the treasury through shipping?
This allowed the court to accumulate some wealth so that it would not be at a loss when encountering storms.

After all, the salt system has just been reformed, so there is no telling what the situation will be this year.

After a pause, Wang Anshi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said:

"The method proposed by Your Majesty is feasible."

"Since you all believe that establishing a naval force is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, if it is not established because of financial matters, then who can guarantee the safety of maritime transportation?"

"When the day comes and the commander-in-chief returns triumphantly, who can ensure the stability of the southeastern coastal area?"

"If the Japanese pirates saw the right opportunity and took advantage of the opportunity to grow stronger, wouldn't they cause great harm to the people along the coast?"

Wang Anshi asked three questions in a row, which immediately silenced everyone.

Han Zhang and others hesitated mainly because of money matters.

In addition, they are also happy to see the coastal area worry-free, and are not strongly opposed to the formation of a naval army.

After all, Dazhou does need a navy army.

Does it have to be this year? Wang Anshi's question has already been answered.

"Your Majesty, General Wei, can you tell me how many people are needed to establish the navy to consolidate coastal defenses in various places, and how much money is needed to stabilize the situation along the southeastern coast?"

Han Zhang asked.

Zhao Zhen said: "Wei Qing said that the naval force establishment needs at least 30,000 people, and this does not include the coastal defense soldiers from various places."

"At least three thousand warships are needed. As for the initial estimate of the money required to consolidate coastal defense and establish a navy, it may require one million taels of silver."

One million taels? Or a preliminary appointment? hiss!

Everyone couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

Even Wang Anshi looked a little uneasy.

The expenditure of one million taels was a big burden for the court.

How much money will it cost to maintain it in the future?

What if it's a bottomless pit?

They had to be cautious.

Ouyang Yongshu, the Minister of Household Affairs, gritted his teeth and said:

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue can release these one million taels of silver."

"But how long will it take to see results? How much money does the Ministry of Revenue need to invest in coastal defense along the southeastern coast every year?"

Hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "Qing Wei provided a way to maintain the prosperity of coastal defense and naval forces through local towns along the coast."

"The premise is that 20% of the shipping finance and taxes must be left to the local government every year."

"I think it's feasible."

Uncle Ouyang Yong, Wang Anshi and others all breathed a sigh of relief.

If this is the case, the navy can be established!

After a detailed discussion among the scholar-bureaucrats, Zhao Zhen made the final decision. From now on, Da Zhou began to form a navy army.

Wei Yuan temporarily served as the commander-in-chief of the navy and was in charge of the construction of the navy and coastal defense.

This news quickly spread to the public and quickly attracted heated discussions among countless people.

At this time, Sheng Hong's mind immediately became active after he learned that the imperial court was going to form a navy army and that Wei Yuan was in charge of this matter.

As soon as the office was dismissed, Sheng Hong hurriedly returned home, went to Shou'an Hall to meet Mrs. Sheng, and said with a smile:

"After my mother came to the capital in person, she probably hasn't been out and about for a long time, right?"

"I heard that my aunt's birthday is coming soon. Mother and I haven't seen each other for a long time, right?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Sheng first took a sip of tea, and then asked bluntly and calmly:

"You want me to go to Youyang? Why?"

Sheng Hong looked embarrassed and said, "Sure enough, no matter what, I can't hide it from your eyes."

"The imperial court has just issued a decree to form a navy army in the southeast area, and it is Brother Yuan who will take the lead."

"He is now a feudal official in the two southeastern provinces and three palaces. He holds a high position. The imperial court suddenly announced that it would form a naval army, which should mean that sea transportation will be officially launched."

"It must be very lively in Suzhou and Hangzhou these days. Mother, if you have nothing to do, you can go shopping in the southeast with your aunt."

"Haier, please ask Changbai and Ming Yatou to accompany you."

Hearing this, Mrs. Sheng couldn't help but groan.

This abacus almost hit Wei Yuan in the face.

(End of this chapter)