You don’t feel any heat at the beach in summer, and the cool wind blowing over you with the unique fishy smell of sea water is refreshing. There are mountains on the east side and the boundless sea on the west side, giving you a sense of vastness and magnificence. .
This is the famous inland sea in later generations, the Bohai Sea.
From a distance, you can see the vague mountain islands at the other end of the sea, embracing the Bohai Sea in a hug shape, forming a natural harbor. Zhang Xiu wanted to build Dajing's largest seagoing ship base in this bay.
Wu Song and others were all from Yizhou in the south. They had never been to the seaside before, and now they were stunned to see such a magnificent bay.
Zhuge Liang was originally from Xuzhou. He was close to the coastline and had seen the vastness of the ocean. The Bohai Bay was worse than the East China Sea, but for others who had never seen the sea, it was a strong visual shock.
Zhang Xiu has seen the sea before. Facing the Bohai Sea, he can feel the gentle sea breeze with the salty sea flavor. The beach under his feet is moistened by the ebb and flow of the tide, and it is very cool.
Everyone put their horses on the shore and walked toward the beach.
Zhang Xiu rolled up his trousers, pinned the corners of his robe to the jade belt, took off his boots and socks, and walked barefoot into the beach, feeling the comfortable feeling brought by the warm gravel. The other officials looked at Zhang Xiu in surprise. They did not expect that the dignified emperor Dajing would be so easy-going in front of them.
Zhang Xiu turned around and looked at them with a smile: "Why don't you come down?"
Treating each other so openly and honestly is like treating them as one's confidants and relatives.
After thinking for a while, Zhuge Liang took off his boots first and walked barefoot into the gravel. When Tian Jing saw this, he was no longer restrained. He rolled up his trousers, took off his boots, and entered the beach. Wu Song, Ta Dun and others entered the beach one after another.
The waves rise and fall, and the blue and white seawater blends together and slaps on the rocks, splashing high waves, and the seawater splashes. Yes, the air is moist, and the slow cool breeze also has the smell of the sea.
"After the world is pacified, our goal is to go overseas!" Zhang Xiu said as he walked. The fine gravel under his feet was very comfortable, like a massage. "This is why I insist on developing a navy, and it is also a way to conquer Soochow in the future. Make plans.”
Tian Jing: "The emperor is far-sighted and I admire him!"
Zhang Xiu looked at Tian Jing and smiled and said, "We haven't seen each other for a few years. I didn't expect that you, Tian Yiguang, would also learn to speak eloquently."
Tian Jing's old face turned red, "Your Majesty, I speak the truth."
Zhang Xiu smiled and said nothing more.
Tian Jing is from Xiliang, a rare talent in Xiliang, and a loyal fan of Zhang Xiu. He is absolutely loyal to Zhang Xiu. This is why he dared to hand over the newly conquered Jizhou and Youzhou to him. management reasons.
Zhang Xiu continued: "Exploring overseas is not only hard work, but also very dangerous. Without the inducement of high-ranking officials and generous salaries, how many people are willing to suffer such hardships? I have decided to let the clan expand overseas. All pioneers will be crowned kings and founding states based on their territory. Of course. , civil and military officials are also allowed, and pioneers enjoy high officials and generous salaries."
Tadun quickly asked: "Your Majesty, does it count for me to open up Goguryeo?"
Zhang Xiu glanced at Tadun and sneered: "How can you open up Goguryeo if you don't have soldiers and horses in your hands?"
Tadun realized in an instant that he had said the wrong thing. He was already so frightened that he was breaking out in cold sweat. He hurriedly knelt down and said, "I'm speaking without restraint. Please forgive me! What I mean is that I request to lead troops to attack Goguryeo."
Zhang Xiu: "Don't worry, Goguryeo can't escape. The entire Liaodong Peninsula will be ruled by Dajing. When the time comes, if you want to lead troops to fight, I will naturally allow it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Tadun was overjoyed.
As the saying goes, if you rely on the mountains, you will eat the mountains; if you rely on the water, you will eat the water. The Bohai Sea is close to the sea, so of course, if you rely on the sea, you will eat the sea.
At this time, large and small fishing boats came and went and occupied some coasts. Many fishermen took fishing tools and drove fishing boats towards the vast sea.
Zhuge Liang said: "The establishment of a naval base in the Bohai Sea is an opportunity for the Jizhou clan. As long as there are some savvy Jizhou and Youzhou nobles, they will not give up such a good opportunity."
Nowadays, the strongest one in the Dajing court is the Liangzhou clan.
There are two Liangzhou people in Shangcheng Pavilion, and there is also one Liangzhou person in the Military Governor's Mansion. The emperor of Dajing was from Liangzhou, so he naturally strongly supported Liangzhou people, such as Tian Jing. Next is the Southern Clan, whose representatives are Liu Ye, Yan Xiang, and Gan Ning of the Military Governor's Office; followed by the Yizhou Clan, including Zhang Ren, Zhang Song, Fazheng, Pang Tong and others. Nowadays, the only people in Jizhou in the court are Cheng Approval, Tian Feng and Zhen Yu. Their official positions are not low, but they have few people.
Now that they want to develop in Youzhou and Jizhou, they will definitely seize this good opportunity.
Tian Jing said: "The establishment of the naval base here must be indispensable with the help of the local people. If these nobles know the current situation, they will definitely help."
Zhang Xiu smiled carelessly.
Regarding the Liangzhou and Jizhou cliques, Zhang Xiu knew in his heart that no matter what dynasty or dynasty, as long as there are people, these factions will appear and cannot be stopped. Like Zhu Yuanzhang in later generations, he killed many people privately in order to prevent cliques from forming, but he still could not stop it.
As the saying goes, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and water can be either clear or turbid.
I have no objection to these Zhang Xiu. It mainly depends on how the people at the top can make reasonable use of the competitive relationship between the factions. As long as they make money for the country and the people, it is naturally okay. If they dare to do anything detrimental to the country, No matter what faction you belong to, you will be killed without mercy.
Furthermore, the people's hearts that Zhang Xiu paid attention to were the hearts of millions of people, not just a few noble families.
The world mentioned in the late Han Dynasty was not the world of all common people, but the world of the gentry. What Zhang Xiu created was a world for the common people, not for the gentry. The common people could be literate and sensible, and read to change their destiny. No matter what the nobles in Jizhou thought or thought, Zhang Xiu didn't care. What mattered most was what the people thought of Dajing.
As soon as the national policy was implemented, the people of Jizhou and Youzhou immediately felt at ease.
"Kong Ming!" Zhang Xiu said to Zhuge Liang, "I order you to be the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy and Wu Song to be the Chief Designer of the Navy. We will recruit 50,000 people in the Navy near the Bohai Sea to train the navy. Also, the artillery developed will be used at sea in the future. On the ship, when I return to Chang'an, I will dispatch a cannon truck to come over and let the navy practice it."
For the navy, Zhang Xiu is really good at making money.
Zhuge Liang was overjoyed.
Since he led the troops alone during the last southern expedition to Nanzhong, he had no chance to lead troops. He never expected to have the opportunity to lead the navy alone. This opportunity was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him. After all, his position is a civilian official, and it is difficult to reach the level of commanding the three armies, but his wish is to lead the army in war and strategize.
He immediately knelt down and said, "I accept the decree and thank you for your kindness!"
Wu Song also hurriedly accepted the order.
