Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 285 Luo Zheng's Heart
Jia Xu said: "It's like this. At the beginning of Guanzhong, our army was unable to enter Sili in a short period of time. In order to prevent the Central Plains and Hebei from being unified before our army marches eastward, our army must take the strategic initiative. Therefore, our army is very likely to send troops from the east of the river at any time, from Shangdang to the south of the Central Plains. However, there are many city passes along the way. The cavalry can go around, but the food, fodder and supplies cannot be transported. I will discuss with the lord. We can only rely on General Gan Ning The navy!"

Luo Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, can Xingba's water army transport the grain and fodder from the river to Hulao Pass?"

Gan Ning said excitedly: "Don't worry, my lord. Although the navy of the last general is not as good as Jingzhou's navy, it is still not a problem to transport food and grass in this northwest land. It's just that the navy doesn't have many warships yet."

Luo Zheng waved his hand and said: "The warship is not a problem, although let the craftsman build it as soon as possible!"

Gan Ning looked distressed and said: "My lord, I don't know. Building a warship is not about making weapons and armor. The short size, materials and hull design should not be careless. Only experienced shipbuilders can build it. To tell you the truth, the craftsman The warships built in the workshop have a lot of problems, they can’t carry a long distance at all, and they are afraid that they will capsize when they encounter waterways.”

Luo Zheng suddenly frowned and said: "There is such a thing?"

Jia Xu also said: "My lord, it really needs an experienced shipbuilder to build a warship!"

Luo Zheng said in a deep voice: "Northwest doesn't build big ships, where can I ask this general to find an experienced shipbuilder?"

Gan Ning hesitated for a while before saying: "There are quite a few experienced shipbuilders in Jingxiang, if the lord allows, I will send someone to tie up a group of shipbuilders at the end, but this kind of forceful behavior will not be convincing. We need to bring the family together!"

Luo Zheng said decisively: "Although Xingba will do it, if there is any difficulty, you can ask Chengying to ask our army to help in Jingxiang."

"The last will obey!"

Gan Ning bowed his hands and said solemnly: "If the problem of warships can be solved, there will be no problem in transporting food, fodder and supplies."

Luo Zheng said again: "What about the river, is it okay to sail the river from Guanzhong to the Central Plains?"

Gan Ning said: "My lord, don't worry, the general has already sent people to check it. Except that there are several rivers in the Hetao area that cannot be navigated by large warships due to many hidden reefs and eddies, there are no problems with the rivers from the West River to the Central Plains. Big, even if it is a three-story ship, there is no problem in navigating. As long as there are enough warships, food, grass and supplies can be transported to the Central Plains. It is a pity that our army cannot build large ships like building ships. There are quite a few in the Jingzhou navy. It would be nice to grab it.”

After that, he licked his lips, looking very excited.

Luo Zheng didn't know much about the warships of this era, and when he heard the words, he said with interest: "Xingba talks about warships, this general doesn't know much about water warfare, how are these warships divided, and what are their uses? ?”

Gan Ning's spirit was greatly boosted, and he immediately began to tell Luo Zheng about the types and uses of navy warships.

It's rare that the protagonist doesn't understand something, and this is an opportunity to express himself.

Gan Ning was born as a water thief, and he has a lot of experience in water warfare, and he is very familiar with the types and uses of various large and small warships.

Luo Zheng listened and nodded again and again. When he heard that a three-story ship could not only use the paddle chant, oar chant, fiber chant, pole chant, tent sail chant, anchor chant, and cable chant, but also When he carried thousands of soldiers, he immediately lifted his spirits and asked, "How long does it take to make such a large building ship, and how many craftsmen are there? Can Xingba get such craftsmen?"

Gan Ning thought for a while, and said: "Most of the shipbuilders who can make this kind of large-scale buildings are in the dock of the Jingzhou Navy, but the defense there is far less strict than that of the Jingzhou Navy's Dazhai. I will find a way in the end and see if I can do it." Bind them all to Guanzhong!"

Luo Zhengji said: "Okay, let's do it this way, if there is any difficulty, please tell Xingba!"

Gan Ning agreed, he couldn't help but feel very happy.

Serving under such a lord, even if you want to make people unhappy.

Three days later, Zhao Yun arrived in Chang'an with dozens of soldiers.

Luo Zheng set up a banquet, and all the civil and military confidants under the banner of the banquet, except Gao Shun, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao and other generals who were not in Chang'an, all the civil and military confidantes in Chang'an were all present, Luo Zheng had a big heart and drank so much drunk.

Gan Ning had only heard of Zhao Yun's name and had never met anyone before, so he offered a few toasts to Zhao Yun.

Xu Chu, Yan and other generals also hadn't seen Zhao Yun for several years, and they all mobilized and besieged Zhao Yun during the banquet.

No matter how good Zhao Yun was at drinking, he couldn't stand the wolf, and got drunk.

When Luo Zheng woke up, it was already noon the next day, and he still felt a splitting headache.

After drinking a bowl of Gan Qian's sobering wine, I went out and blown the air, and then I felt my head cleared up.

Just as he was about to go to the study, a little girl ran over with short legs.

"Daddy hug!"

The daughter Luo Yan ran over and hugged Luo Zheng's thigh, calling her daddy to hug her in a childish voice.

Luo Zheng grinned and laughed a few times, his mouth was almost crooked, he leaned over and picked up the girl's small body, which weighed no more than a few catties, and his big mouth full of stubble gnawed on the girl's delicate face, causing trouble The little girl protested loudly.

My daughter is only a little over one and a half years old, and she already knows how to call her Daddy.

Luo Zheng is quite satisfied, and even likes daughters more than sons.

As a modern person, this concept is really difficult to change.

As a woman of this era, Ren Yan was deeply influenced by the thoughts of this era and failed to give birth to a son, but gave birth to a little girl. She was sad for a long time because of this. Fortunately, Luo Zheng liked her daughter very much and always regarded her as her heart Meat.

As for the eldest son, Luo Cheng, he never gave him a good face.

It's not that Luo Zheng doesn't like the son, but the son is different from the daughter, and will inherit his foundation in the future.

The thinking of this era determines that it is impossible for a daughter to inherit the family business like a son, so Luo Zheng has a little more fatherly love for her daughter, and only hopes that her daughter can grow up happily and find a good husband in the future.

It doesn't matter whether you are a poor scholar or a cowherd, as long as your daughter is happy and happy.

As for the son, he would inherit his inheritance.

Luo Zheng didn't have many heirs, and his son only gave birth to one, so he couldn't be picky.

In order not to raise his son into a prodigal son, the eldest son Luo Cheng was disciplined even more severely.

Luo Zheng can't tolerate his son like most emperors in the Han Dynasty. If his son is not successful, he would rather let his son be a prince of peace and live a carefree life than hand over the foundation to a waste wood .

The hegemony of the country is certainly attractive, but if the children and grandchildren do not have enough ability to control it, it will only bring disaster.

Luo Zheng is a latecomer, and he is deeply aware of the powerful relationship, so if the son is not successful, it will only be a heavy burden to hand over the foundation to the son. Instead of this, it is better to be a rich man.

(End of this chapter)