Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 2189 Little Marquis ([-]) Personnel
The fleet continued to move forward. The generals who had originally gathered at the flagship for a meeting had returned to their own warships. The flagship "Taungoo City" was correspondingly quiet.

Gao Yuan's originally suppressed excitement was slightly released - after all, he was just a young man, and he would be excited no matter what, to have the opportunity to lead such a powerful navy and army on an expedition.This is especially true when the "supervising army" arranged by his father is not here yet.

That day, he was standing high on the bridge, leaning on the railing against the sea breeze, looking at the fleet sailors who were either busy or standing solemnly on the deck. Suddenly he remembered a poem, and he recited with great excitement: "In the past, people were ordered to sail ships to serve the country. The faithful and loyal people burst out of the dawn smoke. The three armies were sent out with war drums, and thousands of horses were summoned to fight at Longquan. If we are willing to do business together, there is no need to use whips. The pure dust must be subdued, and the achievements should reach the ninth heaven. "

Originally, he only had an occasional feeling, but he didn't expect to meet Gao Jing when he came out to inspect the distance between the battleship formations. Seeing the eldest young master leaning on the railing alone, he was a little worried, so he came over to lure the eldest young master back to the bridge command room. He didn't want to hear Gao Yuan read out this sentence. poem, I couldn’t help but be surprised.

"Commander is so elegant." Gao Jing hesitated for a moment, then continued forward to a position half a step behind Gao Yuan, and smiled slightly: "But this is the work of Taizu..."

It turns out that the author of this poem is not Gao Yuan, but Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty. The poem is called "Ode to General Tao of the Tang Dynasty and his Boat Master".

Gao Yuan was speechless when he heard this. He smiled dryly and tried to cover it up, saying: "Ah ha, I was ordered by my father to lead the navy on an expedition. Today I climbed up and looked around the formation. I suddenly felt proud and thought of Taizu's poem... It just touched the scene and made me emotional."

Gao Jing didn't say much, but gave Gao Yuan a meaningful look, and said with a smile: "Commander, don't worry, there are no factory guards in our Nanyang Fleet, but... if people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs hear about it, they will I don’t know how I’ll feel.”

Gao Yuan calmed down a little, then suddenly became calm and said: "It doesn't matter, if father is to blame, I will admit that I was wrong."

"Commander, let's face it, there are many people in southern Xinjiang today who actually only know that there is the Marquis of Nanning but not the Holy One." Gao Jing said with a smile.

Regarding this question, Gao Yuan really didn't know how to respond. He was silent for a while and then said: "In your opinion, is this a good thing or a bad thing?"

"I am a genius that is rare to see in a hundred years. I can judge whether this matter is good or bad. Why should I wait and comment?" Gao Jing chuckled and said, "I am in a humble position, but the commander cares so much, so I am talking about this." Things... Taizu's majesty may not reach today's southern border, so the commander does not need to take it to heart."

Gao Yuan was alarmed and thought to himself: Is he instigating me?However, it seems that he does not have this need.My father knew very well the situation in southern Xinjiang. Otherwise, how could there have been this western expedition?Gao Jing should also understand this, so what does he mean by telling me this?
Seeing Gao Yuan's silence, Gao Jing smiled again and said: "I just made an estimate. In about an hour, the Gudao Squadron will leave the main fleet and head north. What else does the commander have to say to them before leaving?" Order?"

Gao Yuan thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Takagi San's detailed plan has been submitted to me. It is still very detailed. There are also response plans for several possible situations. I have nothing to explain. Oh, By the way, what is the origin of the command of this squadron?"

"You mean Lin Bingshan? He is from Xinning (County), Guangdong. His ancestors came from Guanghaiwei. When he was in his great-grandfather's generation, he used some means to change his nationality from military to civilian. Since then, he has been in the same place. Working in the workshop building Guangzhou Shipbuilding.

When it came to his father's generation, the family was unlucky. First, his father had an accident and his leg was broken by a piece of wood. He could only do some simple carpentry at home, and the family situation suddenly became difficult.Misfortunes never come singly. Because of his family's financial situation, his mother went out to work and went to a dyeing workshop to do some chores. Unexpectedly, she was attracted by the owner of the dyeing workshop and tried to take advantage of her..."

Gao Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "I've heard a lot of stories like this. Did their family refuse to obey and were eventually killed?" Gao Jing was slightly surprised. He glanced at Gao Yuan, then shook his head slightly and said : "The commander guessed wrong. Although the owner of the dyeing shop had malicious intentions, Lin Bingshan's mother came home and told the story. Although his father was furious to death, he could only let his wife go home and wait for the storm to pass. Say it again.

However, Lin Bingshan thought of a way to spread this matter to the ears of the head wife of the owner of the dyeing workshop. It turned out that the woman was married to a second wife. Her family was quite powerful. After learning about this matter, she called the blind husband over. After such a long wait, this guy couldn't get out of bed for several months, and later he no longer dared to do anything wrong. "

Gao Yuan said in surprise: "Now that the matter has been resolved, why do you say that misfortunes never come singly?"

"Because her mother had no work to do in the dyeing shop, she went out and found a job as a washer. Unexpectedly, a typhoon came one day. She was in a hurry to collect her clothes, and was blown around by the wind. She was hit and killed."

Gao Yuan was shocked, and after a long while he sighed and said: "I left southern Xinjiang and went to the capital when I was young. Most of the tragedies I heard there were death from freezing and starvation. Death like this from a typhoon is really unexpected." After a pause, he asked again: "Then how did he join the Nanyang Fleet?"

Gao Jing said: "My father broke his leg, and my mother died unfortunately. Lin Bingshan was only about 15 years old at the time, and there were four younger brothers and sisters at home. If he didn't come out to find something to do, the whole family would have to starve to death.

It's a coincidence that at that time, the master ordered Jinghua to set up a shipyard in Qinzhou, but there were not many relevant talents in Qinzhou, so they had to go to Guangdong to recruit them.Lin Bingshan relied on the skills of his ancestors to pass the selection and was able to go to Qinzhou to work. "

Gao Yuan asked curiously: "Since I went to the shipyard, how did I come to the fleet and become the captain of the cruiser?"

"Isn't it that the fleet was expanding too fast at that time, but it was difficult to recruit manpower, so it opened the door to allow shipyards, ship repair yards and other related factories in various places to recommend young and promising talents to join the fleet? Lin Bingshan was very lucky at that time. He was 17 years old, just under the age limit set by the master. He was recommended to the fleet as an intern, and then he entered the fleet rank. Later, he got lucky. He was willing to endure hardships and learned very quickly, and then he caught up with Mrs. Send troops to Myanmar..."

"Oh, he made a contribution in this battle?"

"That's out of the question." Gao Jing shook his head slightly and said: "He was just an artillery crew commander at that time. No matter how he performed, how much could he do? His greatest blessing in this battle was actually being discovered by Gao Musan and recognized him He is a talented person, and he has been promoted by Takagizo ever since.”

Gao Yuan suddenly said: "He was working on Takagi San's ship at that time?"

"Of course." Gao Jing chuckled and said, "Many people in the fleet were promoted like this." After saying that, he gave Gao Yuan a meaningful look.

Gao Yuan's heart moved, and he thought to himself: I just asked about the origin of the command of the Gudao Squadron, but Gao Jing told me in such detail, and finally told me specifically that "many people in the fleet were promoted like this." What do you mean? ——
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