Guo Ning was so kind and gentle that he did not hesitate to use his noble status to fight with a group of temporarily gathered naval officers. Naturally, it was to quell the aftermath of Gangshou's rebellion.
This method of winning people's hearts is very crude and rough, just like when Guo Ning attacked and killed the traitor in Tangluo, and then gathered the remaining companions to drink and have fun. Everyone knows that those who are unhappy will have their heads exploded, so the rest of you should just grin.
However, the people Guo Ning wanted to fight with were originally warriors and sailors from low-level backgrounds, so rough methods like this were enough.
On the contrary, the scholars who arrived in the Imperial College one after another, including many officials and noble disciples, had to get used to it slowly. If you continue to be unable to let go of your arrogance and are unwilling to move forward at a pace that Guo Ning likes, you will immediately be excluded from the inner circle of the military government.
Fortunately, there are not many such fools.
Hebei and other places in the Central Plains have been informed by foreigners for hundreds of years. Under the threat of the barbarians' swords, everyone's body has generally softened. Most people agree that since Zhou Guogong's force has been overwhelming for a while, he is qualified to formulate his plans. rules.
What's more, this rule isn't too much. It's time to conquer the world with force, so why can't a scholar be a hero?
If you're not on a horse, you can do it on a boat.
These days, everyone has gained a lot of knowledge in the Imperial College. They all know that in the past two years, Ding Haijun's financial income has been directly from maritime trade, accounting for a quarter of it. Including the customs duties paid by many maritime merchants, the total amount has reached more than 6 million guan, almost as much as salt profits.
After Koryo's trade was included in the system, the military government has recently made plans to exploit Japan's gold and silver interests, and then directly contact merchants from various countries in the South China Sea to strive to earn tens of millions of dollars from the sea within two or three years. above.
This figure was something that no one would have dared to imagine before Ding Haijun started his business. After all, at its peak, the Jin Kingdom's annual fiscal revenue was only 20 million yuan. The amount of market tax and commercial tax is less than one-tenth, the bulk of it is salt profit, and the rest comes from the crazy exploitation of the people.
However, as the control area of Dinghai Navy continues to expand, almost every area has unique output. The Marshal's Office strongly supports it and encourages commercial circulation including maritime trade. An era of explosive interests is coming.
The organizations and people who can participate in this kind of commercial circulation are backed by important ministers and generals of the Ding Navy, as well as many nobles in the Kingdom of Jin. By cooperating with Ding Haijun, they can continue to obtain huge benefits of real money and silver from the system. This is why Marshal Guo often adopts a fierce posture and even raises a butcher knife to purge opponents, but the counterattack of the powerful ministers is relatively weak. .
And the naval regime's own income is naturally much more than that of nobles and merchants. With an annual income of more than 10 million yuan, the entire Zhou regime would have confidence to operate, and a powerful army would have support. There was no need to be harsh on the people locally, and they could give the people a little rest and create the atmosphere of a new dynasty.
What if ten million dollars is not the end, but the beginning of greater benefits and a better future?
At that time, Marshal Guo insisted on seizing control of Shandong, and deliberately started his career as the military commander of the Dinghai Navy. This was a far-sighted and far-sighted man. This was a talent given by God. Those who are capable can do anything. Marshal Guo has long identified this huge benefit, and will definitely invest huge energy and even political and military resources to continuously expand this benefit!
In the process, the navy's old fleet leaders made mistakes and were immediately reorganized, but the navy's fleet itself will eventually play a greater role. Therefore, the rectification brought opportunities for outsiders to participate. As long as anyone participated at this time, it would be equivalent to embarking on the clear path pointed out by the marshal.
If anyone does not dare to go or is unwilling to go, then he cannot blame others.
At this time, the spectators on the shore released several small boats, allowing both the offensive and defensive sides to get off the big boats and board the small boats ashore. Everyone gathered together again, taking a rest while discussing the pros and cons of command and action during the fight just now.
There was a bonfire on the shore, a curtain was opened next to the bonfire to block the wind, and a servant brought out hot ginger soup. Guo Ning stood among the crowd, sipping hot soup, and turned his attention to an old sailor with a weathered face outside the crowd.
"I once had a friend who injured his hand in a fight in the early years. Later, he made a living at sea and installed an iron hook on his wrist. At that time, I thought that this guy was pretending to be scary, but now I know that the iron hook is on the ship. It’s extremely useful…”
The old sailor couldn't understand Guo Ning's Northern accent, so a companion beside him explained it to him in a low voice. Hearing this, the old sailor grinned and raised his right arm. It turned out that there was no palm visible on the top of his right arm, but a dark hook was installed on it.
Guo Ning smiled and nodded, and continued: "When fighting at sea, the hull of the ship keeps shaking. I heard that when two ships collide, it shakes especially violently. Even the most experienced sailors will inevitably lose their balance. At this time The iron hook on the wrist can be swung out, whether it is hooked on a rope, a wooden board or anything else, it can stabilize the body, and the iron hook itself can be used as an offensive and defensive weapon..."
At this point, several students below said: "The marshal said, let's chop off our hands and install iron hooks!"
Everyone laughed for a while, and another person said: "The impact of bumps on the sea is more than a hundred times greater than in this pool. I think heavy weapons such as broadswords and swords, including the marshal's iron bone flower, can easily move the center of gravity, no matter how powerful they are. It’s also unfit for use.”
Guo Ning said: ""There is another one. Hammers, clubs and even spears cannot be used. "
"The sweeping movement is not working, the stabbing should be fine, and the short spear must be easy to use, right?"
"At first glance, you have never been to the sea! The sea is so bumpy that you can't form a formation. You can fight hand-to-hand with a knife or a gun. At this time, you need to leave an arm to maintain balance. It is difficult to even hold a shield, so the marshal praised him. Iron hook... Just remember this, any weapon used with both hands cannot be used!"
"I see, then from now on it would be better to uniformly equip them with light swords and daggers."
"The light sword is susceptible to rust, could it be..."
"There is already a lot of grease on the ship for igniting fire, so just apply it every now and then for maintenance. Besides, we are not fighting all day long. There are so many chores on the ship on weekdays, and there are countless laborious jobs when we are docked. Who would be wielding a sword all the time? The local government will not allow us to run rampant with weapons...even if there are swords, don't they all have to be stored in a unified way?"
Guo Ning interjected: "It is true that sidearms do not need to be bulky, but it is best to bring a few spears and shields, just in case there is a need to land for combat. Well, there are also two bows and crossbows."
"Marshal, there is no need to bring a shield."
"Why?"
"There are lots of wood and planks on the ship. If you really need to use it, just take a piece of plank and tie it with hemp rope to make a handle."
Just as Guo Ning nodded, someone else said: "There's no need for a crossbow. It's already prepared on the ship. We need to use rockets when the battle begins..."
Everyone refuted Guo Ning's opinion with just a few words, but no one felt that they were guilty of the following. Then someone raised their hands to signal to Guo Ning: "Marshal, if the output of the Ordnance Department is sufficient, the Hidden Heart Armor can bring two Get on board."
Immediately others refuted: "Why are you so dizzy? The armor rusts all the time, and it is too difficult to maintain..."
"But can this thing save lives?"
After a few noisy discussions, someone else said: "Lances, light armor, plus the original swords, bows and crossbows cannot be placed in a special cabin, and they take up a lot of space!"
"... after all, our boats are small. If we had the red horse, yellow swan and other boats in the hands of the people of the Southern Dynasty and Song Dynasty, we would be much more comfortable."
"It's being built over there in Liaodong. There will be a big ship sooner or later. For now, let's put these in Gangshou's cabin."
"It's better to leave it to the Fire Chief."
"The fire chief can do it. The fire chief's bunk is closest to the deck. It is easy to go back and get it if something happens. Well, in addition, Ikarate will be responsible for the maintenance every ten days. The maintenance must be recorded. The records and the navigation book should be kept in one place. Tsuna will still keep it. .”
"That's very good."
The so-called fire chief on the ship is not the junior officer in charge of the first fire in the land army, but the senior crew member who controls the dial and is responsible for determining the needle position route and judging the ship's direction. The fire chief's position on the ship is second only to the leader and subordinates, and he has the heaviest responsibility. It is said that the lives of the people on the ship depend on it.
The anchor hand is a professional among the sailors, responsible for managing the anchor and anchor. He is usually the most senior, older and trusted among the sailors. People at sea have a boat singing saying: "Ikari's hand is the most powerful in the boat, and one person sings for hundreds of people."
Although these two positions do not directly command subordinates, they are equivalent to the commanders and corps commanders of the land and navy. So everyone went to see Guo Ning. When they saw Guo Ning nodding in agreement, they all shouted: "Write it down. Write this down quickly."
Beside the fire pit in the outermost circle of the queue, the strong man who was thrown into the water by Guo Ning turned out to be a scholar. He was moving very quickly now. He had already changed out of his wet clothes and put on a leather robe. Tables and chairs were set up by the fire pit, and he spread out pen, ink, paper and inkstone to record the content of the conversation.
Recently, there have been several confrontation trainings organized among students, and Guo Ning, who also serves as the Imperial College's wine minister, strongly advocates this. He required that after each training session, special discussions and summaries be conducted, and the summaries were finally written and compiled into a book. This kind of booklet will be read and referenced by the professors and students in the Imperial College. After it is slowly revised and improved, it will be distributed to the military academies.
The strong man was busy writing when a middle-aged sailor came over with ginger soup and asked: "Boy, do you want to drink some?"
Guo Ning discussed a lot with everyone, and the strong man took notes in a hurry, so he didn't feel cold at first. When someone else interrupted him, he sneezed, but luckily his wrist didn't shake: "Thank you very much! I'll drink it after I finish writing this line!"
The sailor stood next to the strong man and took a look. He didn't know much about literacy and didn't understand what this line meant. He also didn't realize that this line of calligraphy inherited the clear and majestic Mian Miao style of Huanghuashanzhu, Wenzong of this dynasty. Graceful and noble, with an extraordinary origin, he just nodded and praised: "This word is good, this word is neat!"
Xu Ding watched the situation not far away. He was very focused, with a complicated look in his eyes.
