The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1694 Expansion of Navy Division
"Are you saying that you want to use troops against Fusang? That's a country far away from us. Is this not good for us?" Song Yanwo was very surprised. The expansion of the Navy was to deal with Fusang.

In the past few years, the Fusang people came to the coast of Song Dynasty to harass them from time to time. When the navy went to try to destroy them, the Fusang people ran away before they arrived. When the navy left, they would come out to harass the fishermen again. The looting of property made Da Song very distressed. Now Zhao Xu said that the imperial court intends to attack Fusang, which he did not expect.

"What's so strange about this, Fusang has already bullied us, and it has caused us huge losses. With this, we can't bypass them, and the supreme commander of Fusang has a deep hatred with ours, so we have to Cut Fusang."

There was hatred in Zhao Xu's eyes. Needless to say, Zhu Qianchou of Fusang, let's take the army that took the initiative to attack the Song Dynasty this time. Koryo was involved. Koryo now belongs to Fusang. Of course, the blame must be settled on Fusang's head, but they have been confronting the Liao Kingdom, so they have not spared time to deal with Fusang, but this does not hinder their preparations for Fusang,

"Father-in-law, don't you want to be famous forever? As long as you can bring out a navy who can conquer Fusang, you will really be immortal."

Zhao Xu is a big bad wolf tempting Little Red Riding Hood, and Song Yanwo is still willing to be that Little Red Riding Hood, because what Zhao Xu said is too tempting, it looks like nothing, but this kind of temptation is not something ordinary people can resist living.

Maybe you don't care about high officials and high salaries, or whether you can be reused by the Yellow Emperor, but there is one thing you can't quit, that is, leaving a name in history. This is what everyone thinks. Life is fleeting for decades, even if you What's the use of being beautiful in life, but if you leave such a mark in the history books, who will forget you in future generations?

Some people are for fame and others are for profit, and the name is to leave a name in history. How many civil servants and military generals spend their whole lives around this and work hard. Many people do not get positive, so they become the most evil people.

I think people like Qin Hui have left their names in history, at least they are luckier than some upright people at that time, at least they have a place in history, and some upright officials at that time did not leave much behind.

It is said that geese leave their voices, and people leave their names. Who doesn't want to be remembered by history, and Song Yanwo also hopes to do so, so when Zhao Xu said it, he felt a little distressed.

"Okay, the old man will accompany you crazy, don't dare to talk about anything else, it's up to me to decide on the water, isn't it just training sailors, it's easy to handle, as long as I recruit those fishermen, I guarantee that I can train them for you in half a year. Combat navy, how is it?"

In the political center of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin held a heavy memorial in his hand, and Zhao Kuangyin did not speak.

"Zhao Pu, Miao Xun, what do you think about this memorial?" Zhao Kuangyin asked someone to hand over the memorial to the two prime ministers.

"Your Majesty, I think the crown prince is right, and it is more right to do this. After all, His Highness is fully responsible for the case of the loss of tax money. I think the court should not interfere too much, because I trust His Highness."

"Oh, Zhao Pu, tell me your reason."

"Your Majesty, you must be aware of His Highness's intentions. I guess His Highness has already figured it out in private. Your Highness has never let us down, right?" The memorial that Zhao Pu read showed Zhao Xu's actions in Yangzhou, mainly to relax searched.

"Okay, I didn't intend to interfere too much. When I asked him to go, I already told him to let him handle it. My son, if I don't believe it, who else can I trust."

"However, this is not what I asked about. I would like to talk about my views on the expansion of the navy. This matter has been discussed again. Now that the prince has brought it up again, I think it can be decided. If it is okay, it will be stranded. Miao Xun, you always Didn't say anything, why don't you express your opinion this time?"

Zhao Kuangyin changed the subject and talked about the expansion of the navy. This is the main point. They have discussed it before, but there is no result. Now Zhao Xu once again made a memorial to let the emperor make an imperial decree to allow civil priority. To recruit fishermen to serve as soldiers, there must be an imperial decree, otherwise Song Yanwo would not dare to do it.

"I think it can be done. It's called taking precautions to prepare in advance. Anyway, we still have to deal with Fusang in the end. If the Liao Kingdom didn't take the initiative to attack us this time, the navy has already held a meeting and is training. I think it is feasible. .”

"Your Majesty doesn't think this is an excellent time. We are now fighting against Khitan in the north. It is not appropriate to go to war internally. Moreover, expanding the navy is a lot of money. Our tax money has just been intercepted. To train sailors, I am afraid that the treasury will not be able to bear it.”

Zhao Pu immediately stood up and objected. Is it so easy to train a sailor? It is not enough to make a sailor have combat effectiveness. It needs a lot of money to complete it. Zhao Pu is worried. reason.

Now fighting against the Khitan in the north is a long time, and it is also a bottomless pit. I don't know when it will end, and I don't know when it will end. Therefore, he considers the tension of the national treasury as a reason.

Zhao Kuangyin frowned when he heard Zhao Pu say this. Now the treasury's stock is being consumed rapidly. Da Song is rich, but Da Song can't afford the endless consumption, so Zhao Kuangyin also has this concern.

"Your Majesty, isn't it enough for us to suffer from being harassed by Fusang a few years ago? That is because our navy is not good enough. Fortunately, they are only a small group of Fusang people. Can our sailors stop us from going away? Take a step back and say, if Fusang takes the opportunity to attack us from the sea, what will our sailors do?"

Miao Xun didn't object either, but just talked about being harassed by Fusang. A small group of people from Fusang came to kill and set fire along the coast, and they came and went without a trace. The navy at that time really had no choice.

Just like what Miao Xun said, if the large Fusang troops come from the sea, wouldn't the navy suffer even more? If they don't expand the navy and step up training, what will they do if they encounter such a thing again?

"In addition, our Great Song Dynasty is now rich, and it is not a problem to feed an additional 10 people. It seems wasteful, but in fact, I will better protect the Great Song Dynasty in the future. Your Majesty, please expand the navy."

Miao Xun didn't have much reason, he just said that the point was on point, and neither Zhao Kuangyin nor Zhao Pu was talking.

(End of this chapter)