The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 359 Capital punishment

I open the coastal military map.First of all, he pointed to the Taiwan area and said, "Li Aiqing. Come and see. Next, there are two main tasks for your navy. One is to let some soldiers of the South China Sea Fleet be stationed in the southern island of Taiwan. The Taiwan and Penghu areas have been officially included in the Taizong period of our dynasty. The territory of my Great Song Dynasty. But it has always been under the rule of Fujian. Because it is far away, it has been neglected. I plan to separate it and establish Taiwan Province.”

Both Li Beiyang and Lu Xiufu know that I value overseas.No objection was raised.

"Yes. Your Majesty. I obey the order."

"Secondly, Li Zengbo has already led his troops to explore the sea route to Goryeo. Another task of your navy is to prepare for the march into Goryeo. I plan to send troops to attack Goryeo at the beginning or middle of next year."

"Korea." Li Beiyang thought for a while. "Your Majesty, hasn't the Goryeo Kingdom been wiped out by the Mongols?"

"Yes. Goryeo is now the territory of the Mongols. Li Aiqing. Goryeo has been attached to us in the Tang Dynasty. Although it was defeated by the Mongols decades ago, there are still many internal contradictions. I plan to gain a foothold in the Mongols. Before. Take Koryo. Same as Ryukyu. I want to make it a province of my Song Dynasty. And use it as a stronghold to attack the Mongolian mainland. Just like the Dali Kingdom in the southwest. I not only want to include it in our dynasty In the Northern Expedition a few years later, let Koryo become one of the main armies to attack Mongolia. At that time, several armies will advance together. I want to make Kublai Khan exhausted. I can’t take care of both ends.”

"Your Majesty has a high opinion. I obey His Majesty's will. Prepare to go north to Korea."

"Okay. Li Aiqing. You rest for a few days first. Then go to the Military Affairs Academy to discuss the specific tasks of the Navy."

"Yes. I obey the order. Your Majesty. Has Song Wuxin made any progress in the past few months?"

"Li Aiqing. After careful discussion with Song Wuxin and others, in order to ensure the performance of the warship, the length of the giant ship Shenzhou was finally set at 61 meters. At present, the keel part has been completed. It is estimated that it will be launched for sea trials early next year. gone."

Although the giant ship Shenzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty was 70 meters long.But its practicality is poor.The firmness and speed are not up to the requirements of warships.If it is only used as a transport ship, the cost is too high.During the Ming Dynasty, there was a huge ship called a treasure ship.Its hull length also reaches more than 61 meters.But also not practical enough.Although no warship dared to attack such a large ship.But because the cost is too high.So I finally set the length of the giant ship at [-] meters.Only when the steam engine is used as the power of the ship.In order to manufacture larger warships at a guaranteed speed.Otherwise it is a decoration.

Li Beiyang said excitedly: "Great. With such a warship, I am even more powerful in the navy."

"En. That's right. The Gunpowder Supervisor has successfully produced twenty pieces of artillery. Ten of them have been assigned to the Royal Forest Army. The other ten will be assigned to your navy."

"What. Ten cannons." Li Beiyang said excitedly again. "That would be great."

"Li Aiqing. It's just how to use the artillery on the ship. How to adapt to the rough sea. You still need to think carefully."

"Yes, Your Majesty. I immediately organized personnel to test the guns on board."

Since entering July.Although the weather is hot.But Wen Zhang and Zhang Shijie, the two division commanders of the Yulin Army, spent almost every day in the former Qingnianwei's garrison.Sweaty and familiar with the performance of the artillery with the soldiers.

Two hundred soldiers carefully selected from the Royal Forest Army formed the first and second artillery companies of the Imperial Forest Army.This is the first artillery unit of the Song army.It is also the first real artillery unit in human history.

When you get ten cannons.Wen Zhang and Zhang Shijie, who were the first to come into contact with firearms, were very excited.Even Xie Daolin came to inspect every now and then.The God of Artifacts is not blown out.During test firing.The artillery company conducted a salvo of ten guns.That shock.It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a catastrophe.Even people with high martial arts skills like Xie Daolin and Wen Zhang.I also sighed that it was difficult to cope.

only.The number of shells is limited.Xie Daolin and the others did not dare to try shooting casually.The soldiers of the artillery company are mainly familiar with the structure of artillery and the use of artillery.Wen Zhang, who is very familiar with Yun Bofei, once asked Yun Bofei.What is the approximate cost of a shell.According to Yun Bofei's estimate.Not artificial.The cost of a shell is about 30 taels of silver.This is in war.I don't know how much money it will cost.Looking at ten artillery pieces.Wen Zhang sighed: "Thank you, Commander. No wonder His Majesty said that that day. At the end of the war, it depends on who has more money."

"That's right. Don't talk about these cannons and shells. It's just the thousands of muskets in my Imperial Forest Army that cost a lot of silver taels."

Zhang Shijie also said: "The imperial court spent so much money. We must use our firearms to the extreme. Otherwise, I really feel sorry for the emperor."

"En." Xie Daolin nodded. "Mr. Zhang is right. We can only repay His Majesty's hard work by turning the soldiers into an invincible iron army."

In the Imperial Study Room in Lin'an Palace.I stretched my waist and said, "Jiu'er. It took me five nights to finally read all the files of the 22 official corruption cases mentioned by Chen Wenlong.

Quan Jiu said: "Officials. According to the law, the officials involved in these cases can be sentenced to death. But five of them are from Lechang County on Guangnan East Road. If these five people are sentenced to death together, they will It will not affect the daily affairs of the local government."

"That's according to Jiu'er's opinion. Isn't the law responsible for everyone?"

"Officials. Jiu'er doesn't mean that."

"There will definitely be an impact." I said with a smile. "Jiu'er. These five people are called the Lechang Five Poisons by the local people in Lechang. When these five people were arrested, Chen Wenlong told the Government Affairs Council. After Wen Tianxiang discussed with the Ministry of Officials, he has dispatched people from the surrounding areas to Lechang. Chang County. Although there was a period of chaos during this period. But because of the strong support of the local people and the quick replacement of officials, it did not cause much chaos. Basically, it was a safe transition."

"That's good. Jiu'er is also worried that there are too many corrupt officials in one area. And after all of them are taken down, no one will handle government affairs."

"Well, I thought so too at the beginning. There are corrupt officials everywhere in my court. If they are all arrested, who will do things for me, even the government office will be empty. However, I will carefully consider it later. If you let it go, then It's like waiting to die."

"Officials. What does this mean?"

I explained: "Jiuer. Even if I am richer. Even if there are no Mongols watching. Sooner or later, I will be destroyed by these rats. This is like a terminally ill person. If you don't heal. And wait for death There is no difference. Therefore, I made up my mind. Rectify the government, fight corruption and promote integrity. Even if all the officials in a certain county, a certain state, or even a certain road are all arrested, it is no big deal. For a period of time at most. There will be In a state of anarchy. As the saying goes, long-term pain is better than short-term pain. Rather than waiting for death. It is better to burn the boat. Complete change. I thought at the time. If the most pessimistic situation arises, my approach may be courting death. But in the process of courting death There might be a glimmer of hope.”

Quan Jiu carefully understood what I said for a while: "Official, Jiu'er understands."

"After many days of thinking, I finally chose the one-size-fits-all approach of 'don't look into the past'. In fact, there are many things that will be difficult before doing. If you just stay on the idea. Look forward and backward. If you don't implement it, then you will The more you think about it, the harder it becomes. But as long as you make up your mind. Take the first step. At the same time. Reflect while doing it. There will always be light.”

"Well. The officials are right. If you don't try anything, there is absolutely no possibility of success."

"Yeah. Jiu'er. It is impossible to think about everything in the world perfectly before doing it. Even if I am a god-man, I can't do it."

"Officials. Since you want to do it, you should do it when the harm is not serious. Otherwise, the longer this kind of thing is delayed, the greater the price you will pay."

I praised: "That's right, Jiu'er. If it is said that at the end of last year, it took a little effort for me to rectify the atmosphere in the officialdom. Then it will take a lot of effort to rectify it in the future."

"Official sage." Quan Jiu took out my imperial seal and said. "Is it official?"

"En. I have already signed this memorial. All 22 people above will be sentenced to death. Jiu'er. Let's put a big seal on it."

The style of rectifying officialdom cannot just stay in words.Nor can a step-by-step approach be adopted.If it is time to use strong medicine, it must be done immediately.otherwise.When the atmosphere is bad enough.There is really no cure.

the same night.Shi Tianze, Prime Minister Zuo of Mongolian Zhongshu, came to Kublai Khan's big tent in a hurry.

"Chen Shi Tianze sees the Great Khan."

"Shi Aiqing. No courtesy."

"Big Khan. Gouzi just sent back a message. Said that he accidentally learned a piece of news. The Southern Dynasty developed a firearm called a musket. This musket uses gunpowder as bait. It is quite powerful when fired. The range is comparable to that of a bow and arrow. It's just that It takes a long time to reload the ammunition. It is not as fast as a well-trained archer. The muskets produced at present have been equipped with the Imperial Forest Army of the Southern Dynasty. The specific situation is unknown. The dog feels that this is a big deal. So it is the first time that it is sent back from the Southern Dynasty. news."

"Firearms." Kublai Khan picked up a piece of letter paper on the table and handed it to Shi Tianze. "Shi Aiqing. This is information from Tianya. It is said that the Southern Dynasty has developed an artifact called artillery. It is also extremely powerful. But I don't know the details."

After reading it, Shi Tianze said: "Khan. I thought the emperor of the Southern Dynasty knew that his army could not compete with our cavalry. So he wanted to find another way."

Kublai Khan agreed: "En. Shi Aiqing. You have the same idea as Ben Khan. I just don't think the musket is very strong. After all, it is slow to change medicine. It is incomparable with my Mongolian archers. But that I don’t know why the so-called artillery is so powerful. Isn’t it just a trebuchet? It is extremely high. However, it cannot be confirmed. It is said that artillery is currently the best-kept secret in the Southern Dynasty army."

Shi Tianze didn't know who Nanfeng was.After thinking for a while, he said, "Khan. Speaking of artillery, I remembered something."