New Shun 1730

Just in time.

With these four words, the taste of the steamed buns gradually emerged.

Human beings are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless?

Liu Yu built the navy from scratch. If the lower-level officers had no feelings, the emperor himself would think it was nonsense.

Under the concept of the isomorphism of the family and the country, it is said that "it is rare for a person to be filial to his brother and to commit a crime against his superiors."

This logic has always formed the moral basis for maintaining the unity. Liu Yu can be regarded as the "teacher" of these officers. If the naval officers have no feelings for the man who built the navy from scratch, then why should they have feelings for the emperor? ?

Under feudal society, being loyal to your superiors is the basis of loyalty to the king. The Great Unification breaks the so-called "the vassals of my vassals are not my vassals" under personal dependence, but it cannot get around the morality of "if the vassals of my vassals are not loyal to my vassals, why will they be loyal to me?" Build.

What Kang Bulao called "appropriate for the time" meant that the level of expression of dissatisfaction was acceptable to the emperor.

Regarding this kind of intrigue, Mantou still believed in Kang Busao's judgment, and the tension in his heart completely dissipated with the last drop of wine in the cup.

"Mr. Kang, according to what you said, did you really return to Beijing to study military affairs as stated in the imperial edict?"

Kang Busha poured himself another glass of wine and said with a smile: "That's probably the case. The young master is going to do big things, and the naval affairs have actually been done. As far as the current navy of the Japanese country is concerned, do you think you can't win if the young master is not there? ”

Steamed Bun unconsciously showed his teeth, which were usually very white, and didn't answer, just smiled.

The official captain who is now on board the ship may be the fleet commander to fight the Dutch, but he is still far from it; but in the fight against the Japanese navy that has been isolated for more than a hundred years, any captain can be the commander, and he can win.

It was like fighting Napoleon's navy at its peak, and it had to be commanded by Nelson to win; and if the British navy were to fight the Manchu navy at that time, any captain could win.

The quality of naval officers, ship quality, training level, etc. have already widened the gap between them and the Japanese navy.

The mantou's smile announced the answer. Kang Busuo took a swig, his pride aroused by the alcohol, and said sadly: "Therefore, there is no point in staying in the navy for the war against the Japanese. As long as this battle is fought, The things that Young Master plans for the Navy will continue forever.”

"For this battle, the young master first trained the Qingzhou Army and went to the northwest to fight a battle, because as long as the northwest is uneven, it will be impossible for China to develop a navy and face the ocean."

"Once the Japanese country is defeated, the navy will continue to expand. Because... in the eyes of the young master, this battle is neither for the vassal countries nor for the Westerners, but for the imperial court."

"The Japanese country is the shadow of this dynasty. Young Master is killing the chicken to scare the monkey, but the one who kills the chicken is the monkey he wants to scare."

"Under the new navy, it is vulnerable. The shadow is like this, and the body is like this. The situations that the Japanese country can encounter are also applicable to this dynasty. Don't just look at the enfeoffment."

"The war against the Japanese was done as soon as it was good. The Japanese shogunate is still there and the foundation has not been touched. So is the imperial court worried that the Japanese will build Western warships in the future? Today the fleet is old and the weapons are in storage. Tomorrow the Japanese will drive Western warships directly into Tianjin and bring them to Tianjin. how?"

"In this case, the navy must be retained. And the navy costs a lot of money. It also costs money to maintain the army. Anyway, it is money. It will be much easier to facilitate the voyage to Nanyang."

"This is a series of strategies. First, eliminate the troubles of Beidi for two thousand years since the Qin and Han Dynasties. Then you can face the sea. When facing the sea, cast your own shadow first, so that the words 'Lake history as a mirror' can be learned from history. Those who learn from it will have strong ships and cannons." Profitable, convenient shipping, thousands of miles on the sea, but also on the side of the bed, Nanyang will not let others sleep peacefully. "

Kang Bushao shook his head slightly, feeling that it was wonderful, and finally said: "If the young master wanted to do only Nanyang, he would have succeeded and retired at this step. But what he planned was more than that, and he didn't want to succeed just now. If you want to retreat, then you have to go back to Beijing first.”

"I didn't think about it before. It wasn't until today that something happened and I thought about it. Then I realized it in hindsight. I felt quite ashamed and had not planned ahead."

"It seems that someone is giving advice to the young master."

Mantou thought about it carefully, and it made sense. Since he was sure that nothing happened, he felt relieved.

There is nothing to do now, just wait patiently, and the results will surely come soon.

A few days later, the Seventh Prince Li Hu returned to Weihai from Tianjin with his warships. Except for the warships that continued to float on the sea as planned, the rest of the officials from the Jinghai Palace official school lined up in front of the military port.

When the seventh prince disembarked, his title was changed.

"My subordinates pay homage to the Governor-General, Mr. Haijun Rongzheng."

This formal title was rarely used by officers when Liu Yu was here.

Now that the person has changed, it is most correct to use this formal title.

The navy in the DPRK does not yet have an admiralty department. It only has military ranks but no formal official positions. At this time, according to military ranks, those in the front row are at least the captains of each fifth-level ship.

These are the backbone of the navy, which is different from Dashun's army.

The navy is a bit like a "feudal system". The captains are the feudal knights, the warships are their full body armor and war horses, and the sailor gunners are like the peasant soldiers recruited by the feudal knights.

Basically, a ship is like a knight's fief. The first mate, helmsman, gunner, etc. on it generally will not change unless they die in battle.

Li Xi knew that the people in front of him were the naval officers he was going to face. He glanced at the few people at the head of the crowd and knew who was Liu Yu's confidant.

Now, these officers gave him face and obeyed the court's dispatch.

Those on duty at sea were all newly commissioned warships, and the captains were all promoted not long ago.

And those who were first promoted to captains by Liu Yu in the capital were all here to welcome Li Xi, and no one refused to come in the name of "going on a mission".

Although I also know that this is a drama, it is a good thing to be willing to act.

Li Xi repeated what he said when he received the imperial edict in Tianjin that day to the officers here.

He indicated that he was young and ignorant, and it was impossible for him to guide any general strategy, and said that if the capital sent someone who didn't understand the navy to blindly issue some random general strategy, these officers were welcome to propose it, and he would also go to the capital to question it.

These words not only won the trust and goodwill of the officers, but at least the attitude was there. Some people who wanted to cause trouble decided to wait and see.

Anyway, Liu Yu's most trusted people were all honest and no one took the lead. Everyone was watching anxiously.

After Li Xi finished what he said in Tianjin that day, he said, "Ying Suo Bo has always been prudent in doing things. Since he has come to Beijing this time, he must have arranged all the matters of the navy before coming to Beijing."

"Everything can be as usual. Whoever was asked to be in charge before, whoever is in charge, will be in charge. Before more orders come from the capital, I will only read books in the mansion."

"Everyone has a task, so let's go now. Unless there is a special emergency or something beyond the previous plan, don't ask me."

After speaking, he asked everyone to disperse, and he returned to the headquarters of the navy first, and asked the attendants around him to take charge outside. Anyone who did not have an urgent matter was refused to see, so as to avoid someone rushing to offer courtesy at this time.

Although he said he was reading inside, Li Li couldn't read any more. He just studied the organization and serial number of the navy and wrote down the names. Then he asked someone to go out and take a look at the situation in the army.

As a result, the navy was doing well, eating, training, resting, and running smoothly without any stagnation.

He knew that his "Governor of the Navy and Military Affairs" was just a decoration now, and he thought that there would be new orders from the court soon.

Sure enough, in three or five days, another fast horse arrived in Tianjin.

He read a list and said that these people would be transferred to the Privy Council to serve.

Others would serve as the staff team of the "Governor of the Navy and Military Affairs" to assist Li Li.

The Logistics Staff Office was directly responsible for commanding the transportation of grain and supplies and communicating with the trading company and the maritime merchant group.

At the same time, it was announced that the court had decided to conquer Japan, and the general plan of the navy would be under the command of the Privy Council during this period.

This news changed the seemingly calm but actually uneasy situation in Weihai in the past few days. Everyone knew that they didn't need to wait and see. The navy's backer had not lost power.

With this mood, it was suddenly very different from the previous mood.

The most solid backer did not lose power. On the contrary, there was an additional prince as a navy man, and some people were even directly transferred to the Privy Council. Everyone believed that Liu Yu would stay in the capital to protect the navy in the future.

Who is the commander of the navy is certainly important.

But the court's overseas expansion policy is equally important.

As long as Liu Yu does not fall, even if the banner of overseas expansion in the court does not fall, the naval officers will still be motivated and feel that the future is bright.

Anyway, no matter how hard you work, you can't be the "Governor of the Navy's Military Affairs". It doesn't matter who becomes the commander, as long as he is not an idiot who doesn't understand the navy's military affairs.

Li Xi's attitude in the past few days was just to calm the officers. Now that the situation is clear, the officers think about Li Xi's attitude before, and they don't look like an idiot who pretends to know everything.

The attitude in the army gradually stabilized. After sending off the first batch of officers who came to Beijing to serve in the Privy Council, the first order of the Privy Council was issued.

The order issued was not a rigid "send troops in a few days, arrive at a certain place at a certain time", but a detailed strategic plan.

The navy is different from the army. There are no messengers riding fast horses to communicate messages at sea. Once the ship leaves the port, it will lose the news.

In addition, some ships may often be separated from the main force due to wind direction, ocean currents, etc.

Therefore, when Liu Yu issued orders before, he called everyone to convey the strategic intentions clearly to ensure that each independent ship knew what they should do after accidentally getting separated.

It is not necessary to let everyone know what to do, but to let each captain know what to do, because the ship is an independent unit in a closed space at sea and can be regarded as a person.

This style has been set since the first day the navy was built.

So when the order from the Privy Council arrived, the staff only took a glance and determined that it must be Liu Yu's order.

Everyone knew it, but there was no need to make it clear in front of Li Xi, lest it seemed that the navy still listened to Liu Yu.

Li Xi was still very obedient and asked: "If Ying Suo Bo was here, what should we do in this situation?"

"My Lord, I will call the captains of the main battleships and the staff to discuss this matter, determine the responsibilities of each department, clarify the general content, and ensure that we know what effect to achieve."

"As usual." He waved his hand, indicating that he would follow Xiao Gui Cao Sui to the end, and then said: "According to the usual practice, call all officers, go to the tent, discuss the order of the Privy Council, and discuss the urgent attack on the Japanese Pavilion in Busan, Korea, and the camp in Busan."