Li Daozong came out, and Fang Xuanling and others were so surprised that eggs were dropped from their mouths. After all, it had not been a day or two since Li Daozong was thrown into the prison. Li Mingda would not kill him or let him go. Why was he really Can't figure it out.
Anyway, in their eyes, Li Mingda could sort out the clan back and forth several times, and he would not do it benevolently.
They just had some guesses as to what the specific reason was, but they couldn't figure it out. If Li Mingda knew this idea, he would definitely declare that he actually kept Li Daozong alive out of kindness. It didn't matter whether they believed it or not, as long as he believed it.
Li Mingda gave them three days, and drank the farewell wine together with Fengjiu. On the third day, the two were escorted by more than a thousand riders and sent to the land of Sichuan and Sichuan together with two Shangfang swords.
Far away in Yangzhou
After a period of settlement and revision, the pirate fleet of the bearded guest Zhang Zhongjian has been completed. According to the original plan, he took a number of retired old-fashioned sea ships and followed Gan Ning's transport fleet to set out for the Malacca Strait station in Southeast Asia.
There are many storms along the tropical coast. After experiencing the baptism of summer storms, summer is coming to an end and autumn storms are approaching.
As the general person in charge of Datang Southeast Asia, Li Moyun felt that he was under a lot of pressure. In order to complete the construction of the military base, he used his brain hard and came up with various methods to strive to complete the construction of this military base as quickly as possible. The construction of a significant Tang naval base was completed.
Relying on Datang's local transportation, he successfully established a cement factory. Most of the steel was transported from the South China Sea. Only when transportation could not keep up due to storms and other reasons, local steel was chosen as a supplement.
In this era, there is no need to consider too high quality, it is enough for Datang to use in recent decades. Sitting in a small reinforced concrete building in the naval base, looking at the raging sea breeze outside, Li Moyun is used to it.
"Sir, this storm will last for a few more days, and the construction schedule will be delayed again, and the shipyard has also been affected."
Li Moyun: "I understand. Rome was not built in a day. Just work step by step. This base is just the foundation. It will be renovated at some point in the future."
"Yes, my lord"
Li Moyun is not very optimistic about the progress of the project. The most important thing is to compare speed and quality. And because this is a storm, even if the harbor is sheltered, once a storm passes through, it is necessary to provide certain fixation and shelter for these wooden ships.
After the storm passed, it rained for two more days. After the storm calmed down, under the supervision of Li Moyun, the workers walked out of their resting dens and began to get busy.
The cement storage area is a warehouse for storing gunpowder and fuel. It was built with the highest priority. It is located at a slightly higher place to prevent rainwater from pouring in. Even in a storm, the thick cement walls can withstand it. live invasion.
When truckloads of cement are being transported out, there are a lot of workers, densely packed together like ants moving. Some of these workers are recruited workers, some are prisoners brought over for labor reform, and some are rebel prisoners of war. They are going to be executed. Pull them over and let them die in a different way.
The three types of people naturally receive three types of treatment. Ordinary workers are given very generous wages. This has always been Datang's policy.
Prisoners will also have a small amount of wages. They can buy some things other than the originally rationed food, or they can save them and take them away when their sentence is over. If they die unexpectedly, they will be counted and sent to their relatives. .
The rebels received no generous treatment other than food. They were shackled and did some of the dirtiest and most tiring work to atone for their crimes.
Li Moyun is not the Holy Mother. Mercy is only given to those who are kind. This is his style.
After these years of coming and going, Gan Ning has become familiar with this sea area, the formation and characteristics of storms. He slowly arrived at the Malacca Military Port with Zhang Zhongjian.
The two stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the bustling base under construction. Zhang Zhongjian was filled with emotion.
This military base was too big, exceeding his expectations. According to what Gan Ning introduced to him on the road, it could support at least a thousand warships and a hundred thousand naval officers. As for the army, there is no shortage of words. This will be one of the forward bases for expeditions in the future.
"so big"
Gan Ning leaned over and said, "Old Zhang, what are you thinking about?"
Looking at Gan Ning, who had a strange expression on his face, he instantly understood Gan Ning's thoughts after having been in contact with Gan Ning for many days. He argued, "I'm talking about the base."
Gan Ning: "I'm also talking about a base? What are you thinking, Lao Zhang?"
Looking at Gan Ning with a smile on his face, Zhang Zhongjian knew that he was almost tricked by the opponent again.
This Gan Ning has a very strong aura of rivers and lakes, and he doesn't look like the naval commander of an empire at all. However, this was the reason why Zhang Zhongjian and Gan Ning not only admired him, but also wanted to make friends with them.
Zhang Zhongjian has been away from home for many years and has a strong aura of the world. Even if he becomes a pirate or a local emperor, his aura will naturally be stronger. Gan Ning was born to a local tycoon in Ba County, and his family was wealthy. Later he became a water thief. Both of them traveled by water and were bold and generous by nature. In addition, Gan Ning, the flagship of the surrender and rectification, had a cheerful and generous style. .
A man of great influence a hundred years ago, someone who can be recorded in history is naturally not an ordinary person. Of course, there are still some differences between Gan Ning's story and what was recorded: Gan Ning has an impetuous temperament and is easily agitated. When angry, he often beats or even kills people, and sometimes does not listen completely. Sun Quan's order. Soldiers are brave and resolute, generous and cheerful, resourceful, value talents, do good to others, care about subordinates and many other qualities, and soldiers are willing to obey orders. It is said that Sun Quan is good at employing people, "does not seek to prepare for one person", and can "forget his shortcomings and make use of his strengths". Of course, he was called a "fighting general" by Lu Meng. As for the word "fighting", the word "fighting" is mostly complimentary.
Gan Ning's fiery temper is now much less violent and more enjoyable. Of course, he obeys Li Mingda's orders and occasionally has some small ideas. On the macro line, Gan Ning will not do anything outrageous, but for small details, Gan Ning will use his own methods.
Of course, Li Mingda would not ask them to listen to him whether they eat or not. A qualified commander must have his own thoughts. As an emperor, he only needs to give them the direction and goal to move forward.
A group of civilians who don't know anything about military affairs command remotely and rely on random guessing to command an army from thousands of miles away. That kind of emperor is totally stupid and stupid.
The fleet docked, and the officers and men of the East China Sea Fleet began to unload the cargo.
To be continued
