Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 116 The Navy
Hearing that Yang Guang said that Chen Shuling would be sent back, everyone in the court was shocked. This answer was something no one expected.

"Your Highness, are you kidding me?"

"If we send the man back, everything will be in vain. What's the point of the efforts of the border soldiers to save him?"

"That's the Xingshi King of the Southern Dynasty. Even if things go badly, he has to exchange for some food and grass. Send it back. You must not do this at the disadvantage of being bought or sold, Your Highness."

Yang Jian frowned and asked, "Prince Jin, what do you mean by this?"

"Father, if we send Chen Shuling back, what do you think the Chen Dynasty will do with him?"

After asking this question, everyone seemed to understand what Yang Guang was thinking.

Send Chen Shuling back and how to deal with Chen Shuling's problem will make the Southern Dynasty court more chaotic.

According to Chen Shuling's behavior, it is natural that he should be beheaded. However, Chen Shuling is the son of the emperor. Although he is not a sibling, he is also the younger brother of Chen Shubao. When he went to the main hall and asked Chen Shubao to order beheading, many of the courtiers in the court would definitely jump when he treated his brother like this. Out.

The emperor has benevolence and mercy, how can he ask to kill his own brother?
In addition, Chen Shuling was originally the powerful prince of the Southern Dynasty, and he had many subordinates and confidants. These people would fight for Chen Shuling.

Changsha ee king Chen Shujian and Chen Shuling are from the same faction. Now that Chen Shubao is not dead and the fight has not started, he still has no good chance, so naturally he can only continue to join forces with Chen Shuling to cause trouble.

Chen Shujian will also try to protect Chen Shuling from death. It is estimated that the Southern Chen court will have to spend a lot of time and energy to convict Chen Shuling, and there may even be a fight between factions.

Keeping Chen Shuling around might be able to rally some of his old subordinates, but it is estimated to be limited. If he is supported as a fake emperor to fight against Nan Chen, a fight will begin immediately. The emperor just wanted not to fight yet, and the best option seems to be really The best thing is to send this guy back directly and send an unstable bomb to the Nanchen court.

Yang Jian stroked his beard: "The Xingshi King Chen Shuling, who escaped alone, does not have much room for us in the Sui Dynasty to exploit. I don't want to cooperate with him at all. It would be a good idea to send him back to the Nanchen court." s Choice."

Gao Jong stood up and said: "Your Majesty, maybe we can wait for the news to see how Chen Shubao's injury is."

The meeting was suspended, and Yang Jian ordered his troops to rush to the front line, ordering not to provoke any provocation against the Southern Dynasty.

All the ministers dispersed, leaving Yang Jian alone with Yang Guang.

……

The magnificent imperial city is always noble and majestic.

Yang Yong quickly walked to Gao Jiong's side and said respectfully, "Dugu Gong."

"Your Highness, I wonder why you are looking for me?"

Yang Yong naturally chatted with Gao Jiong. After today's conversation, Gao Jiong's butt was obviously sitting crooked. Why did he only help Yang Guang by talking, but he didn't help himself at all.

"Dugu Gong, today is such a great opportunity, why don't you want my father to allow me to lead the army? My father always values ​​your opinions."

"Your Highness, the old minister just expressed his feelings directly. Your Majesty asked me to state the pros and cons, so I told you everything. I didn't have any other ideas. I really think this is not a good time, and I have no objection to your highness going out in person. Our army is at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. Although Your Highness's expedition can boost morale, you cannot create hundreds of thousands more troops out of thin air. The current situation is not good for the Sui Dynasty."

Yang Yong was very unconvinced: "One of our Sui generals is worth a hundred. The Chen Dynasty is weak and will take advantage of his illness to kill him. As long as our army crosses the river in large numbers, the Chen Dynasty has no generals and will never be able to stop our army."

Gao Jiong shook his head: "Your Highness, what I said is the responsibility that I should bear for Your Majesty. I say it with all my heart."

Yang Yong had no choice but to let him go. He felt that Gao Jiong was even deliberately targeting him, but he couldn't figure out why?
Gao Jiong walked out of the imperial city and sighed helplessly, looked back at the prince who had not yet walked out, and said to himself: "Your Highness, how can I ask this veteran to help you?"

A young man came up and said, "Father, the carriage is ready." The person who came was Gao Shengdao, Gao Jiong's eldest son.

"go home."

On the carriage, Gao Shengdao whispered: "Father, my sister has sent news again, saying that she wants to go home and live for a while. What do you think?"

"You come to pick her up in person. You can't be married and suffer the injustice of a lowly woman in the East Palace."

Gao Shengdao sighed: "My little sister has always been kind-hearted. She doesn't fight or grab. I can let her ask to go home several times. I'm afraid she will really feel uncomfortable staying in the East Palace."

Gao Jiong's rare eyes became fierce: "Although I didn't become the crown princess when I married the prince, things happened one after another. Yuan Xiaoju's daughter married the prince and became the princess in the early years. There is nothing else to say, but this was done for no reason. A woman from the Yun family comes in and takes care of things. Once a lowly woman becomes powerful, she thinks she has become a phoenix."

Gao Shengdao felt his father's anger and said: "Father, His Highness the Prince's Yun Zhaoxun is getting older and older. It would be a good idea for my little sister to go home and take care of herself as soon as possible, so as not to cause any trouble in the Prince's Mansion." I got my little sister involved."

"Well, go ahead. I'll go today. I'll say it nicely and angrily, saying that your mother misses her daughter. If His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't allow it and doesn't force it, the worst I can do is lose my face and go again."

"Yes, father."

……

Yang Jian left Yang Guang alone in the palace, leaving only the father and son. Yang Guang walked in front of the Kanyu map and carefully arranged the small flags he had placed on it.

"Amo, south of the Yangtze River, the water and soil are fertile, and the water and grass are luxuriant. The population of Jiankang City is even greater than that of Chang'an City. The land of the Southern Dynasties is rich. I will conquer it sooner or later. The Central Plains has not been there for many years. Since the Qin Emperor To unite the six kingdoms, the two Han Dynasties were unified for a long time, and then they were divided into north and south. If I can unify them, my achievements will be comparable to that of the First Emperor." "Father, I will definitely be able to unify the Central Plains."

Yang Jian walked up to Yang Guang, surrounded by a tall figure.

"How many people in this land can you sing before I come on stage? I am different from them. I did not build a country for one family and one name. I want the world to be unified. Amo, you have to help me..."

"My son is scared, so I naturally have to help my father."

Yang Guang didn't understand why Yang Jian wanted to tell him this alone. He quite meant to entrust Nanzheng to him, but why Yang Jian wanted to hand over such responsibility to him so early.

"Now there are only you and me, father and son. You can speak freely. How do you think our Sui Dynasty can defeat Chen?"

While talking, Yang Jian sat on the floor, and pulled Yang Guang to sit down with him. In the empty hall, the two father and son sat face to face. The ground was a little cold, so Yang Guang folded his clothes to add an extra layer.

If the buttocks gets cold, it will affect the strength of the gluteus maximus muscles in the future.

"Father, can I speak freely?"

"Okay, just say whatever you want."

Yang Guang put his palms on his legs, like a student listening carefully, but now he is the narrator.

"I believe that in order to destroy Nanchen, the most important thing to develop is the navy of the Sui Dynasty."

"Navy?"

"Yes, it's the Navy."

In the history of China, the Navy has never been a valued branch. This is clearly reflected in all the romances, novels, and storybooks. There are very few stories about the Navy that have been passed down. It really means that There are only a few familiar stories like the Battle of Red Cliff.

Because the battle for hegemony is always in the Central Plains, with cavalry and infantry being the main forces. The outcome of water battles will not be fully described until Zhu Yuanzhang defeats Chen Youliang in the future.

The Navy has always been an undervalued or even ignored force.

"Why?"

"To cross the natural chasm of the Yangtze River, we need a navy. If the navy can win, our army will get twice the result with half the effort. In addition to attacking the Southern Dynasties, the navy has other benefits. Goguryeo in the northeast, if our navy can bypass it, it will You can attack from both front and back."

Yang Jian said with great interest: "Then tell me how to develop the navy."

"I believe that among the navy, the soldiers are the second most important, and the warships are more important."

Yang Jian shook his head and obviously disagreed with Yang Guang's opinion, and said: "Warships cannot land on the beach, they can only be on the water. After approaching the shore, the enemy can rely on the city defense facilities to fight with the warships. No matter how strong the warships are, they can't stop them." But city walls and warships can only ever be useful on water, and mass production is just a waste of money.”

This is how people in this generation understand warships, but there is nothing that can be done about it. Before the advent of the Age of Discovery, the concept of warships was just a ship carrying soldiers and had no actual combat use.

"Father, what do you think of the firecrackers that went off during the Chinese New Year?"

"Why are you talking about this suddenly? The sound of firecrackers is very festive."

"Then Father, what do you think if we launch those firecrackers into the enemy crowd?"

This was a method he had never thought of, and the emperor did not know the specific power, but listening to the sound, if it really exploded on a person, he would probably be completely injured.

Yang Guang took advantage of the victory and asked: "Father, what do you think if these firecrackers are launched from a long distance on a warship?"

Yang Jian immediately enjoyed himself. A majestic warship sailed on the Yangtze River, and piles of firecrackers were launched to bombard the Southern Dynasty troops. The scene was really majestic and festive.

Yang Jian then asked again: "But what is the difference between this and using a crossbow?"

"Of course there are differences. One is the manpower needed. Father, you can also see that after the firecrackers are made, they can be lit. They are easy to use. For crossbows, more soldiers must be installed. The other is the distance."

"I see that the distance from the explosion of firecrackers seems to be no further than that of bows and arrows."

"Father, those are today's firecrackers. As long as the amount of gunpowder is increased and a stronger launching device is used, the firecrackers can go farther. After I gave Uncle Wei a copy, he kept asking me to study firecrackers that can go farther and bigger. .”

"Are you researching?"

"Of course the craftsmen are doing it, but this project consumes a lot of money. Although I estimate that it can achieve a range of close to one mile, it is not possible yet."

"How much, I invested in this project!"

(End of this chapter)