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Chapter 71 The Importance of the Navy in Li Yuanji's Heart

Looking at Yuwen Bao, Li Yuanji had no choice but to trust him. He had no foundation in the navy now. These were all people left behind by Feng Zhixun, and the boats were also obtained by Feng Zhixun from Lin Quan.

What does this mean? It means that all the people in the navy are Feng Ang's people, and he values ​​the navy very much. The navy can not only sail far to do business, but more importantly, it is related to his future.

The things happening in Chang'an were always a thorn in his heart. No matter whether Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin came to power in the future, if a situation arose that could not tolerate him and his army could not defeat the Tang army, he could just run away with his navy and find a small country to develop again.

Therefore, he must keep this navy in his own hands. This is why after Feng Zhixun went to Yazhou, he did not let the people left behind by Feng Zhixun lead the navy, but let Yuwen Bao go.

Yuwen Bao has no experience, doesn’t he know?
However, the reality is so helpless that he must take precautions so that even if Feng Ang stabs him in the back, he will not be left with no way to retreat.

Although the possibility of Feng Ang stabbing him in the back was very small, he was not completely convinced when he thought there was a slight possibility of war with the Tang Dynasty in the future.

Li Yuanji knew very well that although it was wrong to have the intention to harm others, one must be on guard against others, otherwise he would be killed one day.

After Yuwen Bao left, Li Yuanji looked at Xie Shufang.

"Shufang, go and call Yang Shu over."

Now, almost all the people led by Yang Shu are willing to stay. These people were originally farmers and had no other choice but to do such things. With the leadership of the cave chief, who would not envy such a good life now?

After a while, Yang Shu came in front of Li Yuanji.

"I will pay my respects to the king."

Li Yuanji looked at Yang Shu, who seemed calmer and more resolute than before. He began to show a sense of power, and Li Yuanji also smiled.

"Well, you are now leading more than 20,000 people, and you are getting better and better, not bad, very good.

I called you here this time to tell you that if anyone is willing to bring his family here, please bring them all here. And the people from the chieftain can go and pick them all up, and they will all stay here from now on."

Yang Shu was so excited when he heard this that his body was shaking a little.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your kindness. I have no way to repay you, so I will use my life to repay your kindness!"

Yang Shu had wanted to call his cave chief's men over a long time ago, but Li Yuanji was more kind to him than he was, so he had never been able to speak up for fear of adding burden to Li Yuanji. Some of the people below also wanted to bring everyone in their family, and someone had already told him about it several times.

But these people were even more embarrassed to go to Li Yuanji. They were trying to stop Li Yuanji before, so how could they open their mouths now? Now that Li Yuanji took the initiative to talk about it, how could they not be excited.

Looking at the excited Yang Shu, Li Yuanji helped him up.

"Okay, if you encounter any problems in the future, just come to me anytime. But this time when you go to bring the family here, don't send all of them back. It's only necessary to send two or three people back from a cave chief. Things here cannot stop.

In addition, if you select 10,000 people from these people to form an army, you will truly be a general in the future.

Of the ten thousand people selected, you will send five thousand to Yuwen Bao, and you will lead the rest. In addition to doing the work, you will also be responsible for their training. If there is anything you don't understand, go ask Xie Shufang. "

Upon hearing this, Yang Shu immediately agreed.

"Don't worry, my king. I will select the candidates before tomorrow. They will all be young men. Those who are inferior will not be sent into the army!"

Afterwards, Li Yuanji let Yang Shu go. This time he wanted to train his own people in the navy. As for ships, there were plenty of them now. Feng Zhixun brought a lot of people with him, and many ships were left. Moreover, all the craftsmen were here, and there was no shortage of wood for shipbuilding. The big ships of the Tang Dynasty were better than those of Feng Ang's navy.

Not long after he went down the poplar tree, Xie Shufang hurried over. "Your Majesty, Lin Quan from Yazhou has arrived with three large ships and thirty small boats, and he has also captured the pirates who attacked the salt field. Lin Quan said he is here to obey your orders."

When Li Yuanji heard this, he was immediately happy. He was still worried about pirates, and now it was just right that someone who was good at naval battles had arrived and could be Yuwen Bao's deputy.

"Okay, you go and fetch him on my behalf."

Just Lin Quan alone was not enough for him to go pick him up in person, and asking Xie Shufang to pick him up was already considered an extra-standard reception.

Li Yuanji returned to the simple palace and sat down on the top of the hall. Then Xie Shufang and Lin Quan walked in.

"General Lin Quan pays respect to His Majesty."

Li Yuanji looked at Lin Quan, who had a scar on his face and a sturdy body. Just by looking at him, Li Yuanji felt that he looked quite powerful.

Today, Lin Quan is the military commander-in-chief of Yazhou. Yazhou was originally managed by Feng Ang, and it was Lin Quan who was in charge of Yazhou and other four states.

"Manager Lin, please get up quickly. We don't have so many rules here. Just be natural and speak normally."

Lin Quan did not stand up after hearing this, but still kept his head down.

"Your Majesty, I am your general, not the chief steward. Since I have come here, I will be loyal to you. In Lingnan, there is only your order and your voice. I will not recognize anyone else, even Duke Geng or even Chang'an!

This is what Duke Geng told me. I am willing to die for the king!"

Li Yuanji looked at Lin Quan with admiration. These words, spoken out loud, could indeed eliminate the doubts in his heart and make both parties more trusting of each other. Especially the fact that he gave out Feng Ang without hesitation, showed that Lin Quan was not stupid.

If Lin Quan had not said the latter sentence, he would still have reservations about Lin Quan. After all, Lin Quan was Feng Ang's man. To be entrusted with such an important task by Feng Ang, in addition to his ability, he must have followed Feng Ang for a long time.

Now Lin Quan's words not only represent Lin Quan, but also represent Feng Ang's true attitude. Feng Ang also used Lin Quan's mouth to express his loyalty to Li Yuanji again.

Li Yuanji stood up and walked downstairs, personally helping Lin Quan up.

"I already know the intentions of Duke Geng and you. You have come at the right time. My navy is in need of people. You have helped me a lot."

Lin Quan wanted to salute again, but was stopped by Li Yuanji and had to speak.

"It is my duty to work for the king. If the king gives orders, I will obey. This time I came from Yazhou, leaving behind 5,000 naval forces who are necessary to stay behind. I have brought the remaining 3,000 naval forces with me.

On the way here, we encountered a group of pirates, and I captured them, taking 23 prisoners and killing 41 of them.

"here you go!"

Li Yuanji patted Lin Quan on the shoulder and then said in a solemn voice: "At dawn today, pirates attacked the salt fields here, but they failed in the end and escaped. I was having a headache when you caught them.

Do you know which pirates there are here? I haven't seen any pirates for a long time, and I thought there were no pirates here. "

Li Yuanji really thought so. He had always believed that there were no pirates here because of the peace. Today he was severely slapped in the face. Fortunately, he did not say it out loud.

Now that pirates have appeared, Li Yuanji really wants to know who these pirates are made up of. Are they simply teasing people, or are they Han people exiled to Lingnan, or are there people from other small countries joining them? Li Yuanji is really curious.

(End of this chapter)