The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1693 The King of Sailors
"The war in the north is raging. Unexpectedly, His Majesty still recruited you back. That's right. It's not appropriate for you to be the father of the two young princes when they get married." Song Yanwo was not polite to him, because the old general knew Zhao Xu He will not be polite to him because of his temper, and the old general Song Yanwo also has his own plans.

It's good to be arrogant at all. Think about it, he controls the navy of the imperial court and was named the commander of the navy. This is an official position that the Song Dynasty didn't have. It was specially prepared for him. His daughter married Zhao Xu , His family's power is enough.

If he is still relatively modest at this time, doesn't it mean that he has some intentions in his heart, so he doesn't let his son enter the officialdom again, let him go into business, and let him behave domineeringly, but this is not triggering the law under the premise.

So when he met Zhao Xu, he regarded Zhao Xu as the prince, and even more as his son-in-law, without being less restrained.

"There won't be any big wars in the north now. Besides, even if there is, I don't need me. There are many experienced old generals. If such a thing needs to be asked by the prince of the court, then why do you need those generals? What do you say?" Am i right?"

Generals are used to fight, and the court has a lot of generals, so they are required to go to the front line, or else spend so much energy training generals to do.

An individual has a personal job, and seeks his own government in his position. The emperor is to command the overall situation. The prince is the future emperor. Although he has some military skills, he can't always lead the army to charge.

"That's right, that's what we generals do. The navy is stationed here so that the north can defend Bianjing and the south can take precautions. The old man has been the commander of the navy for 13 years. It's time to step aside."

Song Yanwo has grown old for so many years. He has jumped from a mid-level and lower-level officer to an important minister of the court, commanding the navy. This is already a glorious ancestor.

"I still remember that I proposed to set up this naval commander at the beginning. I was worried about giving it to others. I can only help my father-in-law. I can't imagine that after so many years, does my father-in-law want to enjoy the happiness?"

The captain of the navy, there really is no such position in the official positions of the Song Dynasty. Now it is just reset. The Song Dynasty does not pay much attention to the navy. Their main strength is on land, but Zhao Xu knows that the water The importance of the division, no one objected when he proposed to set up the commander of the navy, but this candidate is very important.

In the end, this important task fell to Song Yanwo, who was familiar with water warfare. Zhao Kuangyin originally disagreed. Song Yanwo was also one of Zhao Xu's father-in-laws. Of course, it was uneasy to entrust so many people to him. In the end, After planting a lot of spies around him, he was relieved.

Unexpectedly, so many years have passed, and Song Yanwo, who has passed the time, is still the admiral of the navy. He has mastered the navy for more than ten years, but his official position has not been promoted. Now he also thinks of retiring.

"Why do you still feel that you are old? I think now is the time for you to make meritorious deeds. Youdao is an old man. Are you just throwing in the towel?"

Zhao Xu looked at his old father-in-law and said with a smile.

"Now that the world is unified, the navy has no place to use it. It's time for me to enjoy my life. Xiuzheng didn't go into an official career again. Now that I'm a businessman, Xiu Ting doesn't have any worries about following you. Get that sweetheart to make grandchildren."

"Is there no room for your navy when the world is unified? Do you always think that the navy is only for dealing with water thieves? Do you think you can retire without any opponent in the country?"

Zhao Xu's series of rhetorical questions made Song Yanwo very depressed. In the past, the navy could be used to regain Jiangnan, but now that Jiangnan has been calmed down, the navy also needs to deal with water thieves. It costs such a large navy to maintain the court. There are not many, so Song Yanwo also feels that heroes are useless. He is only in his 50s, and there is still a long way to go before Lian Po is old.

I used to be an official for the sake of honoring my ancestors. Now, although my Song family has not reached the level of a top family, it can guarantee a lifetime of wealth. It is time for me to leave. Although I am related to the current emperor, this relationship is only the most dangerous. of.

As the emperor's in-laws, only Gao Huaide and himself have the military power in their hands. Gao Huaide, the father of the crown princess, is also the emperor's brother-in-law. He is closer to the emperor than himself, and he can be called the head of the country in the future.

These people will definitely not be able to lead the army in the future. Song Yanwo knows this, so he thinks it is better to retreat now. At this time, the emperor can give himself a good treatment. He really can't think of it. There is no reason to stay.

"The old man really doesn't know that the navy is very busy and useful in addition to maintaining law and order on the water. As long as there are no accidents in the south of the Yangtze River, there is no need for the navy at all, and the navy's establishment can be appropriately cut. "

Song Yanwo really had such a plan. He was going to write a letter to the court about this matter, but he hadn't had time yet.

"What, you still plan to write a letter to abolish the establishment of the navy. In fact, let me tell you the truth. Not only can we not abolish the navy, but we also need to increase the establishment of the navy. Once again, we will increase the number of the navy by 5. The imperial court is discussing this matter. It has not been announced to the outside world, do you know why?" The Navy currently has a regular staff of 5 to [-], and another [-] will be added, which is [-]. What does the court want to do.

"Didn't you say that the navy is useless, so I'm telling you that you are wrong, because the navy still has important tasks. I didn't expect you to think that the navy is useless."

The purpose of increasing the number of naval divisions is to reuse them. Song Yanwo still doesn't know what the navy will be useful for at this time. The world is already owned by the Song Dynasty, so why maintain so many naval divisions.

"My father-in-law, don't you know that we are now in a hostile relationship with Fusang, and one day our navy in the Song Dynasty will destroy Fusang and lay down a big sea. If it’s not enough, you may be the king of navy in the future.”

How to achieve the empire on which the sun never sets, do you think it really depends on sailing? That is only a part, and the more important thing is force. Only by force, everything can be realized.

Now the next generation of navy generals has not yet fully developed, so Song Yanwo can only do it first, and slowly train the navy generals. This process will take a few years. Zhao Xu just wants his old father-in-law to last a few more years Years, in the future he can be crowned a king or something like that.

As long as it is not impossible to give a vacant seat for a lot of credit, it is right to help Zhao Xu.

(End of this chapter)