Chapter 239

Naval Conference

Today is a naval army issue. Fang Zhiwen is accelerating his affairs in Lenan. He has a premonition that he has not been able to stay in Lenan for long. In fact, this is not a premonition. Now the grassland is fighting fiercely, and Fengning County is surrounded by beacons. Fang Zhiwen has no reason to let him relax.

The meeting was attended by the generals of the army and the general staff. Of course, the protagonists of the navy were there, and even Sun Ming was called by Fang Zhiwen. As the navy's crossbow instructor, of course, he had to attend an important meeting on the future development of the navy.

"What you are discussing here today is about the development of the navy. Although you may not know much about the navy, you may have some whimsical ideas. No matter what your ideas do, it doesn't matter. Today we are just to brainstorm and collect some opinions on the future development of the navy."

Fang Zhiwen glanced at the generals present and saw that many people's expressions were relaxed. He also felt a little funny. These guys who only know how to fight were nervous when they were in the meeting, fearing that they would not know what to say if they were asked.

"Okay, Zhou Tai, as the chief officer of the navy, you will first tell you the meaning and purpose of establishing a navy, as well as the characteristics of the navy, to give them insights."

"No!" Zhou Tai saluted with a stern look, then turned to look at everyone.

"The establishment of the navy was decided by the lord last year. At that time, it was to protect the safety of the transit port established in Qinghekou. The navy appeared with the water routes, and the establishment of our Fengning navy appeared with the sea routes. Therefore, I think we should call it a navy, not a navy."

Fang Zhiwen smiled: "Okay! As Zhou Tai said, the Fengning Navy was renamed Fengning Navy, and Zhou Tai was renamed Fengning Navy Commander."

Fang Zhiwen does not need to discuss this with anyone at all. As a good young man in later generations, he naturally knows what a navy is and what a navy is. Moreover, what Zhou Tai established is indeed a navy.

"Thank you, lord!" Zhou Tai saluted again. Everyone was confused about his lord's decision. Only Xiangxiang took it for granted, but she did not think carefully about why her brother accepted the new term Navy so naturally.

"My Fengning Navy appeared with the sea route. Why did we create a route on the sea? Because the sea is well connected, if we now have what Lu Chuancao said about the flying scissors, according to his statement, it only takes ten days to set off from Lenan and reach Jiaozhi. And it is impossible for us to go by land without 60 days, and this is the speed of light cavalry, so what about the caravans that transport goods? It takes four months to walk. On the other hand, our shipyard is now able to produce offshore ships of 2,000 stone, and it is still possible in the future.

A sea ship that can produce tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of stones, and the goods transported at one time are equivalent to the transportation of thousands of pack horses. This process only requires dozens of sailors. The loss, travel expenses, etc. between the two are difficult to calculate, and this is an unparalleled convenience for sea routes. Everyone is a soldier. You can try to think about it. If the ship is loaded with not commercial goods, but soldiers and horses, and strategic materials, then we can send a large number of troops to the coastal prefectures and counties of the Han Dynasty in a very short time. What does this mean?"

Many generals here, including Zhao Yun, have never heard of the navy's theory, so when Zhou Tai talked about the concept of the final landing war, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Everyone's eyes turned to the entire map of the Great Han Dynasty hanging on the side bracket. The gray ocean on it was originally an insurmountable natural barrier, but now it has suddenly become a smooth road. What does this mean?

Zhou Tai was a little proud, and then saw Xiangxiang's smiling face so badly that she couldn't help but collapse.

"The purpose of our navy is to protect the maritime routes of our Fengning County, to carry out long-distance raids on the enemy when necessary, and to assist the army in sending troops, to provide rapid supply to the army, and to protect the territory of our Fengning County from being raided by enemy naval or navy."

After saying this, everyone's eyes looked at Zhou Tai differently. Originally, everyone thought that the navy was only about 2,000 people, that is, to protect the fishing harbor, at most it was to guard the route. Now after Zhou Tai analyzed this, everyone realized that the importance of the sea is no worse than that of the land, and the role of the navy is even greater than that of the army. They couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for the young navy leader. In addition, Duan Zhiran and Sun Ming also enjoyed the same treatment.

"As for the significance of the existence of the navy, it exists as one of the most important deterrent and attacking military forces of Fengning County. The existence and growth of the navy will provide Fengning County with a powerful offensive deterrent means and a safe retreat, providing strong protection for Fengning County's trade development. The above."

Zhou Tai finished speaking, and a needle fell in the hall could be heard.

After a while, Zhao Yun sighed lightly, breaking everyone's silence: "Listen to your words is better than reading for ten years! Brother Zhou, now I realize that I am short-sighted! The navy's advantage is like a blade of a killer, the navy is solid, like a barrier of a family and a country, and I have been taught! Lord, Yun thinks that the navy must be important, and the navy is the way to survive and die."

"Zilong said so much."

"The Navy must not be ignored."

“Agree.”

"Address!"

"Haha, you can't just say that, because I am a civil servant!"

"Uh, you thief, I can't say anything, I'll mess with you?"

"Don't accept it? I've been going out to fight. Boy, I dare to blow my wings!"

"Old Qin, deal with him. This guy has liked to move gentle recently, and I'm so sad."

"right"

"Enough!" Fang Zhiwen snorted coldly and shouted: "You bastards! You are in a meeting now. You have to fight back and fight to the death. You are not allowed to rest until midnight today. You will all go to the training ground for me!"

"oh!"

Although he agreed with his mouth, his eyes were still flying around. These generals were all fighting with this Fang Zhiwen. Naturally, he knew that there was no problem with the lord being angry and cursing, because he was afraid that the lord would not speak, and that would be really unlucky.

"Okay, since everyone understands the importance of the navy, we will tend to give priority to the development of the navy in the future. Although Zhou Tai, Zhiran and Sun Ming are working very hard, their staff are still insufficient. Therefore, when you are recruiting everyone to join the navy, you cannot resist. If anyone says something strange, I will peel him off!"

"No!" the generals responded in unison, and they were actually thinking about it. After all, they were all cavalry generals, and most of them were seasick. They were transferred to the navy. Needless to say, they were just seasick swimming.

The personnel were actually proposed by Zhou Tai and Duan Zhiran. It was not that Zhou Tai did not want to promote generals from the sailors, but that this process was really time-consuming. Before, the ships were damaged and the navy was not very strong in combat, so the growth rate was naturally much slower.

Now that Lenan City is established, there are also large harbor shipyards. What follows is the outbreak of maritime trade. Not to mention, just cleaning up the routes and protecting fishing is not enough at all, let alone defense and attack, so explosive development of the navy is imperative, and it is necessary to transfer from the existing cavalry generals to the navy.

"Brother, our General Staff has formulated a plan to train with war. In response to the lack of naval personnel, the way to capture pirates for transfer training is much faster than recruiting from the naval barracks. Moreover, while my brother and Brother Zhao's troops are in Lenan, we should make full use of these forces. Naval battles may not work, and short-distance landing wars should have little impact on the cavalry."

Xiangxiang proposed a plan that the General Staff repeatedly deduced. In this plan, the navy will reach a scale of 8,000 people within three months. It doesn’t matter if there is no ship. The ship can be used in turn, or even merchant ships, but training cannot be stopped. Moreover, if there are elites, you must fight. Therefore, using war instead of training is the best way. What’s even better is that just near Lenan, there are a large number of pirates on it, and a large number of pirates are waiting to be subdued. Are they all soldiers?

What's more, Xiangxiang also knows that her brother's skill list has the skill of "resume". With this, it becomes possible to capture a large number of pirates and become sailors or sailors.

Fang Zhiwen was not disliked Xiangxiang's plan to plot himself and Zhao Yun. On the contrary, he was very happy that Xiangxiang could do this. This girl is growing up.

"Lord, my subordinates think that the navy should have more say in land ports and shipyards."

Duan Zhiran didn't like to talk too much, but every word was meaningful. This act of power was to gain a model for the navy. In the future, the lord would not be able to do everything by himself. The army and the navy would eventually have its own chief officer. At that time, the lord would only be a leader who balanced and grasped the general. In order for the navy to develop smoothly in the future, the navy must have a completely own system in terms of logistics, soldiers, shipbuilding, repairing, training, etc., just like the army.

"Lord, my subordinates also believe that the Navy should have its own training and recruitment system, but shipbuilding and logistics should be managed by the civil servants in the internal affairs, and the Navy can send people to assist in the management."

Zhao Yun's suggestion is very pertinent. It is not that he wants to limit the development of the navy, but that he cannot make the navy self-sufficient. That is definitely a way to cause disaster.

"Zilong is right. The Navy can establish its own recruitment, training and garrison system, and have a base on land. However, in terms of shipbuilding and logistics, like the Army, in addition, there will be a naval officer in the future. My shogunate will set up a marching officer, and Shiran will temporarily serve as the other party."

This naval meeting basically set up Fang Zhiwen's naval system. This system was the same as the army system from the beginning. From Fang Zhiwen's shogunate to the ground, there were all the Navy affairs. Like the army's soldiers, it became a permanent official position. The perfection of this system is of great significance to Fang Zhiwen's naval development.

After the meeting, the real navy appeared in the game, and Fang Zhiwen's navy entered a period of explosive development and quickly grew into a powerful force that cannot be ignored in the northern part of the Han Dynasty.

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