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Chapter 492 The Sound of the Sea (1)

As the saying goes, you don’t know if you don’t read it. Li Xian was really surprised after a look. Although the "Infantry Manual" concocted by Li Xian is advanced in concept, it is nothing more than an outline, which can only serve as an inspiration and inspiration. The role of guidance, if it is used for actual military training, is a little insufficient, and this pamphlet submitted by Xiao Sanlang is based on the guiding outline to detail the various indicators. Although it is far from perfect, the ideas in it There are quite a few bright spots, and the feasibility is quite high, which makes Li Xian really feel a little bit overjoyed.

"Okay, if Saburo can be careful like this, Gu can rest assured. Don't be afraid of making mistakes. If you make a mistake, you can correct it. Gu handed over the first regiment to you. Sanlang just let it go and practice for my Tang Dynasty." Send out an elite army, and it will see its achievements on the battlefield every day, and show off its prestige outside the territory, so that it will show Saburo's true qualities of a hero!"

Li Xian was quite satisfied with this military training experience, he only took a pen to modify a few details that were obviously inappropriate, most of the opinions had been completely adopted, and he praised Xiao Sanlang very much.

"Thank you for your guidance, the last general..."

Xiao Sanlang's experience is also the product of the blind man's feeling the elephant, and he himself does not dare to be 100% sure about it. Seeing Li Xian give such a high evaluation at this time, his spirits are immediately lifted, and he bows to be ashamed Thank you for a few words, but before I finished speaking, I saw Liu Ziming rushing in from the outside, and had to stop in the middle of the sentence.

"Your Highness, the dispatch from Hangzhou has arrived!"

Liu Ziming didn't pay attention to Xiao Sanlang's expression, walked up to Li Xian in three steps at a time, and hurriedly handed over a small brass pipe in his hand.

"Oh?"

Hearing that it was an urgent mail from Hangzhou, Li Xian didn't dare to neglect it. He took the small brass pipe in a hurry, unscrewed the hidden button on it familiarly, took out a secret letter full of words from it, and quickly scanned it. After a glance, a smile of joy from the heart immediately appeared on the face...Hangzhou has been known as a paradise on earth since ancient times, and it is as famous as Suzhou. After the canal, it became the starting and ending point of the Jiangnan waterway. The economy is exceptionally active. The most prosperous place is the wharf of the Grand Canal. In contrast, the Qiantang River wharf, which mainly goes to the outer sea, is somewhat bleak and bustling. At that time, there were only three or two not-so-big cargo ships, and the cargo throughput was far less than one-thousandth of that of the canal wharf. In addition, it was located outside the city, and the popularity was even more pitiful. It’s time in the past. Since the “Wang Ji Company” came here to invest in the year before last, the Qiantang River Wharf has quickly become popular. Not to mention, the simultaneous construction of more than forty large cargo ships has made all four miles and eight towns famous. The sensation is not only that most of the shipbuilding carpenters in Hangzhou Prefecture are concentrated here, but also the carpenters in surrounding Yaozhou, Wenzhou and other places are also attracted by the generous treatment. Tens of thousands of craftsmen gather at the wharf. To describe it in one word, of course, there are many entanglements caused by it, but with the strong support of the new governor Le Sihui (the youngest son of Prime Minister Le Yanwei), the development of "Wang Ji Company" has never encountered any difficulties. After experiencing too many disturbances and twists and turns, after more than a year and a half of busy work, 48 large ships—forty cargo ships and eight warships were completed almost at the same time. They are neatly lined up on the pier, waiting for the ceremony to be over before embarking on an expedition.

"Brother Hu, this fleet, this fleet is actually real, really, brother, am I dreaming? This is really, this is really great, it's great..."

The voyage ceremony was about to begin, and all that was left was to wait for the governor to preside over it. As the big shopkeeper of "Wang Ji Company", Wang Haibin was so excited that he could hardly contain himself. Lin Hu beside him spoke incoherently, his old eyes were full of tears of excitement.

"Well, it's true, it can't be fake!"

Looking at the orderly ships under the high platform, Lin Hu was also very excited. It was not easy. From the preparation to the construction of these forty ships, he almost took care of them all by himself. Everything is ready, the east wind is blowing, and a great achievement is just around the corner. How can Lin Hu not be excited? It's just that he is calm by nature and doesn't bring it to his face. At this time, Wang Haibin can be heard talking As he read it, the corners of Lin Hu's eyes became moist involuntarily.

"It's really good, it's really good, hehe, brother Hu laughed. I think I have seen a larger fleet than this when I was in the navy for my brother, but it is a navy, and these are our own. The boat is different, different, hehe, ok, ok!"

Wang Haibin was only hired by Li Xian in September last year, and he arrived in Hangzhou City in October. He thought that he was just a hired manager with no real power to speak of, but he didn't expect that after arriving, Lin Hu Unexpectedly, he gave up all the management affairs of the fleet without hesitation. Not only that, but also named the fleet "Wang Ji Company". In terms of construction, after more than a year of painstaking efforts, when the fleet was finally ready to go to sea, Wang Haibin felt too much excitement and emotion, and it seemed a bit nagging when he talked about it.

"Well, it's different!"

In terms of emotion, Lin Hu's heart will only be more emotional than Wang Haibin's, and will never be less - Lin Hu came to Hangzhou because he was demoted, but he didn't complain about Li Xian, because he was very sad. Knowing how serious his mistake was, if it wasn't for a coincidence, his brother-in-law's actions would have brought much loss to the Ying Palace. Thinking of this, Lin Hu felt a sense of guilt in his heart, deeply He felt that he had let down Li Xian's respect, but Lin Hu never wanted to sink down like this. He wanted to use his achievements to wash away his shame. Ken made a mistake, and when he thought of this, Lin Hu's hands clenched involuntarily.

"Brother Hu, listen to my brother's persuasion. Although this fleet looks magnificent, once it goes into the sea, it is just like sesame seeds and mung beans. It is really hard to call it safe. The risk is not small, and my brother doesn't know water. Wait on the shore for my fleet to return."

After Wang Haibin was excited for a while, he suddenly changed the subject, and once again persuaded Lin Hu not to go with the ship, not because he was afraid that Lin Hu would divide Wang Haibin's power, but because he was really worried that something would happen to Lin Hu at sea.

"I've made up my mind, brother, don't try to persuade me any more."

Lin Hu has cooperated tacitly with Wang Haibin over the past year, and they have a deep friendship with each other. He knows that Wang Haibin's words are from the heart, but Lin Hu refuses to change his original intention, because this is his journey of redemption, and it is also his journey of rebirth. An opportunity to rise, no matter how difficult it is, Lin Hu will never give up lightly.

"Well, that's fine, brother Hu will be on the same boat with brother, and we should take care of each other."

Ever since he knew that Lin Hu was going to personally lead an escort fleet to escort the caravan, Wang Haibin had persuaded him seven or eight times, and each time he got the same answer, which worried Wang Haibin, but he was also helpless. The voyage is imminent, so we can only settle for the next best thing.

"Brother, don't worry. In the past few years, my younger brother has spent a lot of time on the water. I dare not say that compared with my older brother, but I am not a good-looking one. If there are uninterested pirates who dare to come, my younger brother will definitely call him There is no back and forth!"

Since Lin Hu was demoted to Hangzhou three years ago, he had already received Li Xian's secret order on the "Great Voyage Project". Since then, Lin Hu has spent a lot of time practicing water warfare skills He even used his relationship with the Jiangnan Navy for a half-year internship. Now when it comes to the way of water warfare, Lin Hu's self-confidence is very high.

"Oh, this..."

When Wang Haibin was in the Navy, he fought several fierce battles with real swords and guns. Wang Haibin was one of the commanders of the squadron in the battle of the Baicunjiang Fleet against Japan. He knew how cruel real naval battles are. I was going to go on an expedition with the fleet, so I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. I sighed, and I was about to persuade him again, but when I heard the first commotion, I quickly stopped talking, looked down, and saw a man in a light purple robe. Accompanied by a large group of local officials, the young officials were about to come towards the small high platform, and they dared not neglect, they hurriedly stretched out their hands to pull Lin Hu, and the two brothers greeted the audience side by side.

"See Lord Inspector!"

Wang Haibin and Lin Hu rushed to get in front of the young official, and respectfully bowed to each other.

"Forget it all, I'm delayed by some trivial matters, and I'm a step late, please don't take offense to the two shopkeepers."

This young official is Le Sihui, the new governor. He is only 28 years old, but he already ranks as the governor of Zhongzhou. He is an anomaly among the officials of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, his father, Le Yanwei, is now one of the four giants under Li Xian's account, and Le Sihui joined Li Xian's command without hesitation. Therefore, he knew the true origins of Wang and Lin. , since he didn't dare to put on airs in front of the two of them, he kindly explained.

"Don't dare, dare not, Lord Inspector, please!"

As far as the system of the Yingwang Palace is concerned, the status of Wang and Lin is not below Le Sihui, but there are too many people at this time, so it is impossible to behave too casually. The explanation can only be that Lian Dao didn't dare, and very politely let Le Sihui onto the high platform.

"Brother Lin, Your Highness asked me to bring you a sentence, saying that the sea is dangerous, and you should cherish the useful life, so it's worth not going this time."

Taking advantage of the opportunity to take the stage, Le Sihui clung to Lin Hu's side and whispered Li Xian's request.

"Your Highness, Your Highness..."

Hearing what Le Sihui said, Lin Hu's eye circles immediately turned red, and he murmured a few times with a choked voice, but he didn't express anything else. He just silently followed Le Sihui and walked slowly up the small hall. high tower.

(End of this chapter)