Su Chen shouted outside: "Go and call Li Daren over!"
"Old sir, don't worry, things will eventually come to light one day. If it is true that Li Daren was not good at learning and was defeated by the Quanzhou Navy, I have nothing to say. The conditions mentioned before can also be fully met It doesn’t count!”
Su Chen's eyes narrowed at this moment.
A soul-stirring light shot out from it: "But if officials of all sizes in Quanzhou lied, not only did they do something wrong, but they also blamed Yazhou for everything!"
"Then it won't be that easy to end this matter!"
This time, it was Zhang Baidao's turn to be in trouble.
He was a little restless.
Having been an official for many years, he was able to realize that what Su Chen said was the truth.
Otherwise, there was no need for Su Chen to spend so much energy doing these things.
However, I was completely unaware of this before. It would have been okay if he had never known about it. Now, after knowing the truth of the matter, there is a vague feeling of betrayal.
This feeling made Zhang Baidao extremely uncomfortable.
At this time, Tao'er came up: "Sir, your tea!"
Su Chen picked up the tea cup, carefully took a sip, and looked at Zhang Baida in front of him: "Don't worry, Li Daren is already on his way here now. We can chat for a while!"
"I don't know, how does the old gentleman feel about the current situation of the Navy?"
"It's a little embarrassing!"
Zhang Baidao sighed.
"The imperial court doesn't care much about the navy. The navy's purpose is to fight against Japanese pirates and deal with the rebellion in the south."
"Nowadays, the government of the Great Zhou Dynasty is gradually stabilized, and the national power is getting stronger and stronger. No Japanese pirates have been seen on the sea for a long time! As for internal rebellions, there are not many rebellions that need to be suppressed. Although the expenditure on armaments increases every year, It’s rising, but the navy’s armaments are actually declining every year!”
Zhang Baidao shook his head slightly, with a hint of helplessness in his voice.
"Um!"
"The old gentleman thinks that the Navy needs to expand its armaments?"
Zhang Baidao nodded with deep understanding at this time: "It doesn't matter in the north. But the military strength in the south requires a large number of naval forces. The navy can pass through rivers and penetrate east and west. Once a rebellion occurs, they can arrive immediately by large ships. Even in the north, we can use the sea and waterways to mobilize our troops and generals!”
"Navy Master is like the blood of Da Zhou. If the blood vessels are smooth, Da Zhou's diseases can be eliminated to a large extent!"
Su Chen sat there quietly, saying nothing.
Zhang Baidao seemed to have opened up his chat box, sitting there chattering endlessly, looking at Su Chen in front of him, his eyes shining brightly.
Su Chen could feel that the blood in Zhang Baidao's body was hot. Otherwise, he would not have stayed in the navy shamelessly, even as a small tutor, even if he lived in poverty, or even carried a heavy burden. Despite the charges, we must find ways to train more talents for the Navy.
"So I think!"
"Dazhou should not limit spending on the navy!"
After Zhang Baidao said this, he felt a little sad: "However, what the imperial court did is also reasonable. In recent years, the imperial court has fought several tough battles, all of which were conquests in the north. In terms of military and political affairs, there are more people from the northern faction. Everything. , there is always a way to balance, as their power increases, then the navy’s power will naturally shrink!"
"You can see clearly!"
Su Chen smiled.
"It's not that I can look away, but that I have no choice!"
Zhang Baidao shook his head helplessly: "Now, I am not even qualified to give advice!"
"We can only do our best and obey fate!"
There was a hint of loneliness on Zhang Baidao's face, which made Su Chen feel helpless for a moment.
The two briefly chatted about some details about the construction of the navy. After Zhang Baidao opened the conversation, he also told everything he knew.
"Sir, do you want to form a navy?"
After chatting for a long time, Zhang Baidao couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, looked at Su Chen in front of him, and then asked: "Sir, what are you asking so many questions for?"
"Yazhou plans to expand its navy!"
Su Chen didn't hide anything, he just looked at Zhang Baidao in front of him quietly.
Zhang Baidao asked cautiously: "How much to expand?"
"It's not decided yet, at least 100,000!"
"Will the court approve it?"
Zhang Baidao swallowed a mouthful of saliva, with a bit of curiosity in his eyes.
"You don't need to go to the imperial court, and you don't need the imperial court to allocate funds. These naval forces are completely self-supported by Yazhou!" Su Chen stared at Zhang Baidao with interest, and continued: "The imperial court, do you agree? It’s not that important anymore!”
"Clang!"
The tea cup in Zhang Baidao's hand fell heavily to the ground.
His body trembled slightly at that moment: "Su, Mr. Su, what exactly do you want to do? This is raising troops privately. This is something tabooed by the imperial court. If the imperial court finds out, it will be a serious crime that will implicate the nine tribes. ah!"
"Um!"
Su Chen nodded slightly.
He didn't say anything more and glanced at Tao'er.
After Tao'er understood, she glanced at Zhang Baidao quietly, then took out a teacup and quietly placed it in front of Zhang Baidao.
"Strictly speaking, Yazhou has done a lot of things that have implicated the nine tribes!"
While speaking, Su Chen stood up: "Knowing but not repaying is to deceive the emperor!"
"None of the changes that have taken place in Yazhou over the years have been revealed to the court! This is also a big crime!"
"Cheating to make up for shortfalls in taxes is also a capital crime!"
Yazhou has often defrauded the imperial government of subsidies. It is poor almost every year, and it also loses a lot of tax revenue almost every year.
"Nowadays, we just raise some private soldiers, but they are useless!"
Su Chen took a step forward with a smile, then leaned down and looked at Zhang Baidao in front of him: "However, you don't have to worry, the blades of these navy masters will not be facing inward, but outward. These navy masters will , I have found a good place for them, it is not within the scope of Yazhou, and there are no other eyes and ears, so there is no need to raise private soldiers!"
"Sir, this, this..."
Zhang Baidao was a little confused for a moment: "Sir, do you want to rebel?"
"opposite?"
Su Chen spread his hands, with a bit of curiosity in his eyes: "Why should I rebel? I am the magistrate of Yazhou. In the entire Yazhou, I can be said to be consistent in my words. In the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, there are still a few people who compare with each other. Am I more carefree?"
"Then my lord, why do we need so many navy masters?"
Zhang Baidao was puzzled.
