The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1380
Song immediately wanted to increase a lot of troops at the border, in order to prevent the Khitan from taking advantage of this opportunity to send troops. Is it always good to be prepared?
Besides, Chen Hongjin in the Wuyue area originally wanted to live in Bianjing in order to enjoy the blessings. Of course, the most important thing is to dispel the emperor's wariness towards him. After all, he is a surrendered person.

After receiving Zhao Kuangyin, he directly asked him to master the navy in the Wuyue area, and gave him a new position called Admiral of the Navy.

At present, there are only two people in this position. One is Song Yanwo, who is the prince's father-in-law, and the other is him.

Not long ago, he received an imperial decree from Zhao Kuangyin to supervise the training of soldiers. In the imperial decree, Chen Hongjin was asked to discuss with Zhizhou Zhao Lin how to train the navy.

Zhao Lin was released as an official by Zhao Kuangyin and became a magistrate, which can be regarded as his experience.

Yesterday, Chen Hongjin received a military order from Zhao Xu, asking him to head to the Jinghu area immediately.

It's just that the trained sailors haven't completed yet, so how can they go, but there's nothing he can do if he doesn't listen to Zhao Xu's orders.

If not, when would be the most suitable time to go? After the discussion, Zhao Xu would immediately return.After receiving this order, Chen Hongjin didn't dare to delay, so he sat in a sedan chair and went straight to Zhao Lin's magistrate's office.

Chen Hongjin was in charge of the navy and was the highest officer of the Qingyuan Army before. When Zhao Lin heard that Chen Hong had come in, he led a group of men to welcome him to the gate.

Although Zhao Lin is also Zhao Kuangyin's son, he is only a magistrate, and his official rank is even lower than that of Chen Hongjin.

Chen Hongjin was also not modest, so he just walked in with Zhao Lin. The Song Dynasty can be regarded as a place that pays attention to military merits, not to mention that Chen Hongjin still has a title on him.

After listening to Chen Hongjin give an overview of the current situation, Zhao Lin pondered for a while before saying:
"Master Chen, this is an order from His Highness the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince is still the Generalissimo of the Army and Horses, so we should be cautious!"

"Besides, being in the south is a big issue for our Great Song Dynasty. We should also contribute. I heard that our Great Song Dynasty lost nearly [-] people in the previous stage. I think that's why His Highness is anxious to recruit us to Jinghu Lake."

Chen Hongjin listened to Zhao Lin's words without saying a word, thought for a while, and said with a smile:
"Master Zhao, what you said makes sense. We are all members of the Great Song Dynasty and should serve the country. Besides, the battle on the front line is now in full swing. Most of us here are sailors, which can be useful."

Chen Hongjin was not polite either, and directly called Zhao Lin Master Zhao, which was not wrong, Zhao Lin is the governor of the state, so calling him Master Zhao is also appropriate.

"However, our current navy hasn't gone through war for many years, and when Wu Yue was classified as the Song Dynasty, many veterans of the navy had already retired, and now many of them are recruits. What should we do?"

Chen Hongjin first affirmed that as a courtier of the Song Dynasty, he should contribute his own strength to the great cause of the unification of the Song Dynasty, but the current situation is unfavorable, and they are all recruits.

"According to what you said, Mr. Chen, should we send troops if we don't want to?" Zhao Lin asked tentatively
"Correct."

"But Mr. Chen, has he ever thought about how to respond to His Highness? More importantly, we must always have an appropriate excuse."

Chen Hongjin smiled slightly. The two of them spent a lot of time together. Chen Hongjin knew that Zhao Lin had always been conscientious. He probably wanted to be recognized by His Majesty the Emperor, so he said with a smile:

"Master Zhao, don't worry, the general said that he would not set off for the Jinghu area immediately, but he didn't say no to it. As for how to go, it is the most important thing for the general!"

It's not that I can't go, it's just that I can't go to Jinghu, but I still have to give Dang Song the leader of the gang to complete the great cause of reunification.

"Then what Master Chen meant, I'm a little confused." Zhao Lin couldn't understand at all.

"Hehe, Mr. Zhao doesn't know, I used to be a minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but later I saw clearly the general trend of the world and handed over the Qingyuan Army to the current Majesty."

When Chen Hongjin was appointed as the queen of Quanzhou, he was indeed a courtier of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but he would not deny this first, but no one dared to use this as an argument, because his husband was the Marquis of the Song Dynasty, which means surrender.

Chen Hongjin directly handed over his 10 people to Da Song, and no one can say anything based on this.

"I will know where the navy in the Southern Tang Dynasty is weakest. Although our navy has not been trained, I believe that under my planning, I will be able to catch them by surprise and win the victory."

Know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. Chen Hongjin used to be a general of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so he naturally knew the affairs of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and also knew the details of the Southern Tang Dynasty
Zhao Lin pondered for a while and said: "This official cannot interfere with the matter of combat. This official only manages political affairs, and these are still up to the general."

The Song Dynasty practiced the separation of powers. How could the state officials intervene in the military? It's just that this matter is important, so they came to discuss it.

"En, that's fine, I will report this to the Emperor and His Highness." Chen Hongjin nodded.

"Okay, then I will start to prepare food and grass for the general and prepare for the dispatch of troops. Originally, I wanted to have a good drink with the general. It seems that I don't have time now."

"Master Zhao, official business is the most important thing. We will have a long time in Japan. I will prepare now. When the world is unified, my lord and I will get drunk, haha." Chen Hongjin was born in a soldier, and he was born with a rough aura. .

"Okay, let's make an agreement like this, let's witness the prosperity of Song Dynasty together." Zhao Lin and Chen Hongjin held hands tightly together.

Afterwards, Chen Hongjin left Zhizhou Mansion. He wanted to let Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Xu know his thoughts, without the consent of these two.

And Zhao Lin also began to ask his officials to check how much stock the government's granary Zhonghai had overnight to ensure that there would be enough food and grass if Da Song took action.

If it is not enough, it has to be reported to the imperial court, and the finance is not under the control of Zhizhou. If there is no one, it can only be reported. Otherwise, Zhao Lin has no way to get so much food and grass, because the local financial control is in the hands of the transshipment envoy.

"The Zhizhou of the Song Dynasty is also a poor man. I just don't know how my mother is doing in the palace now. How are you doing?" Zhao Lin thought of his mother in his spare time. After all, he was an official outside. I can't see my mother often.

"Lei Qian, how about we go to the mountains and famous rivers after the world is unified this time?" Zhao Lin has been married to Zhu Leiqian for a long time, so Zhu Leiqian naturally followed him to take office.

"If the world can be peaceful, it doesn't matter where we go. The key is to see if you are willing or not. Now you are the prefect who manages the civil affairs of a state and benefits the people. This is also very important, but no matter what you decide, I will support it. you."

Zhu Leiqian is very supportive of her husband's actions, no matter what he does, she supports it. This is what husbands and wives do.

(End of this chapter)