I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

But if a country wants to develop healthily, militarism is absolutely unacceptable, especially in today's Tang Dynasty. In fact, no one has recovered from the catastrophe at the end of the Sui Dynasty. The population is nearly half less than before, and all walks of life All industries urgently need a large number of people.

At this time, if a large number of middle-aged laborers are transferred to join the army, it will deal a severe blow to the entire Tang Dynasty, and the current thriving development trend may be completely destroyed.

This is not a joke, but something that a ruler must understand and master. Unless there is a war of subjugation and genocide, no ruler will get all the main labor force in society to serve as soldiers, unless his mind is abnormal.

And the one who did this before Li Shimin was Emperor Sui Yang who forcibly wiped out the great foundation of the Sui Dynasty.

Li Shimin, who had seen the scene of wars and starvation at the end of the Sui Dynasty, naturally had a layer of worries in his heart. After all, under the accelerator of Zhang Nuo, the development of Datang is actually very good, and such a good situation must be maintained. Yes.

What Zhang Nuo has to do now is to come up with a feasible naval development plan and send it to Li Shimin, and the rest is none of his business.

Let's see how Lao Li, the emperor, makes a decision.

In Zhang Nuo's mind, his preliminary plan was to recruit about [-] strong men in the south, and these people would become the first batch of trainees for the navy.

At the same time, all the navy generals of the Tang Dynasty are transferred to him for training. Young and potential ones will be transferred to the navy and trained as professional soldiers, while the older ones will either return to their original places or switch to teaching and training after studying. post, or turn into an inland water army.

In this way, the new generation has a skeleton and generals, so the foundation of the Datang Navy will be laid.

At the same time, what Zhang Nuo wants is not such a simple navy.

His intention from the very beginning was to bid farewell to the current rough way of fighting, jumping gangs, and fighting at sea.

Yes, he intends to install artillery on naval ships from the beginning, and in a year or two he intends to start building the first generation of steel warships.Of course, it is a steel battleship equipped with a steam engine.

As for the steel battleship, this was just one of his ideas, but he had decided from the very beginning to mount artillery on naval ships.

He hoped that the Datang Navy's fighting method would be to occupy a favorable position after spotting the enemy from a distance, then fire artillery to attack, and then continue to bombard in circles, until the enemy surrenders or is fragmented, then go up to fish for people and things.

In this way, Datang's navy can not only reduce unnecessary fighting losses, but also be familiar with the routine of artillery bombardment from the very beginning.

After all, whether it is the steel battleship that Zhang Nuo plans to produce in recent years, or the battleship bombardment that may appear in the future, it is still a contest between artillery in the final analysis, and it is to implement the principle that caliber is justice and range is truth. A principled opportunity.

As long as the first batch of navies learn and practice the methods, rhythm, and skills of naval artillery attacks, then Datang's navy will surely lead the world in terms of equipment, technology, and personnel quality.

This is Zhang Nuo's naval plan, and this is Zhang Nuo's confidence to suppress the entire world in this era!

He wanted everyone to know that in the east, there was a glorious empire called Datang. This empire was not only prosperous, civilized, but also powerful.

Think about what you read in the history books of later generations. All countries have impressions of the great eastern countries, such as prosperity, civilization, and mystery, but no one is willing to admit that this country is actually very powerful.

In later generations, Zhang Nuo was just a small boss, a cook in a restaurant, and he couldn't do anything except beep a few words.

But it is different now. He has the ability and the opportunity to be more determined to let the dragon flag of the Great Tang really fly in this world, and let the name of the Great Tang Empire resound throughout the world.

Perhaps, at that time, I would not have been in this world in vain.

Zhang Nuo slowly sorted out his thoughts, looked at the lines of words on the white paper in front of him, and let out a deep breath.

These are some of his arrangements for the Datang Navy, or his expectations for the Navy and Datang are all put in this plan.

He knew that once this plan was passed, Datang would inevitably have a lot of extra expenses, and [-] families would become military dependents, and they would have to worry about their own families all day long.

However, he had to do it again.

The relationship between countries has always been based on interests and strength. If there is not much difference in status, there is an interest relationship, and then an alliance can be formed. When there is a large difference in status or strength, there is only conquest.

What Zhang Nuo wants to guarantee is that Datang will always be the one who conquers others.

Not only that, he hoped that when Datang conquered others, he would start with an invincible posture, crushing the whole process, so that the opponent would not even have the slightest desire to fight.

Only when the gap is big enough can the other party despair!

What is crushing, that is, when the equipment, quality of soldiers, culture, and economy are all different from generation to generation, they will know what crushing is.

What Zhang Nuo has to do now is to make Datang into this crushing state!

Now, it depends on what the emperor Lao Li thinks about, whether he wants this invincible navy or not.

Chapter 565 Li Shimin's Decision

Li Shimin had never received such a long telegram!

He didn't even expect that Zhang Nuo would send so many texts by telegram!

It is said that Jia San’s writing speed can’t keep up with the speed of receiving newspapers, and the bamboo tubes he prepared before became a joke, because all the bamboo tubes were arranged in advance, and they were all about the same size. Put in all the telegrams from this time.

This is funny, all the bamboo tubes for conveying information can't just be cut with just a piece of bamboo, they really have to be made in advance, and they are stamped and numbered in a secret place, and they are registered.

Which information or which telegram, who received it, who transcribed it, which bamboo tube it was in, and who was responsible for delivering it, are all recorded.

Moreover, the rule of one report and one tube has been set long ago and cannot be changed. Once it is changed, there will be problems in it.

So, in the end, a very funny situation happened. After the telegram sent by Zhang Nuo was transcribed, only a small part was put in the bamboo tube, and most of the others were in Jia San's arms, and then sent to Li Shimin. up.

Even if it was in front of Li Shimin, Jia San had to wait in embarrassment for Li Shimin to sign for it, then take out all the things in the bamboo tube and his arms, sort them into one, and hand them over to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin looked at the thick stack of telegrams in Jia San's hand, and his interest immediately increased.

It seems that my virtuous brother sent me a big gift!

Li Shimin is very clear about his righteous brother, the kind of salty fish, who doesn't even read telegrams, and can save money when chatting with telegrams. He also dislikes his slow typing and is too lazy to chat with him.

Now that such a thick stack of things has been sent, I know after thinking about it, there must be something big in it, and it's a big deal.

Sure enough, just as Li Shimin took the things in Jia San's hands and opened them, he only saw the preface written by Zhang Nuo, and he suddenly realized something.

Understood, it turned out to be to build a naval force, no, according to His Highness King Qin, this is not called a naval force, but a navy!

From now on, only those who can swim in inland rivers will be called sailors, those who can fight wind and waves in the sea, and those who can sail in the ocean will be called navy.

Li Shimin nodded at the point of choosing a name. He is also a waste material for naming. Naturally, he doesn’t feel that there is any problem with it, but he is a little sad. He thinks that it might be better to call it a name like Datang Dragon Emperor Navy. ?

Of course, this idea disappeared after passing through his mind for a while, so it's more important to look at the topic.

Then, Li Shimin followed the sequence arranged by Jia San, and read one by one.

Zhang Nuo's long telegram has nothing in common with today's memorials. Zhang Nuo wrote it completely according to the writing methods of various analysis reports of later generations. View.

Li Shimin felt particularly comfortable watching this, because it was so detailed and detailed. It was not like other people's tricks and tantalizing. On the contrary, everything was in the simplest vernacular, which was clearly stated.

For example, at the beginning of the chapter, Zhang Nuo said that the purpose of the establishment of the navy is to protect and conquer, and to protect the coastline of the Tang Dynasty, so that there is no opportunity for people to take advantage of it.

And conquest is the gathering of the vast ocean, land, and resources.

For this reason, Zhang Nuo also briefly cited two examples in it, which were also mentioned to Li Shimin before but did not go into detail. One is the country of Wa and the other is Tianzhu.

It lists the resources of these two countries in detail, as well as the advantages and difficulties of occupying these two countries.

To be honest, Li Shimin almost slapped the table and said to send troops when Zhang Nuo said that the Japanese country could allow Datang to mine the silver mine for a hundred years, and the grain that Tianzhu cooked three times a year.

After that, Zhang Nuo introduced and demonstrated the significance of the existence of the navy from the aspects of how to train the navy, the significance of the establishment of the navy, the role of the navy, the investment in the construction of the navy, the training methods of the navy, the construction of the professional military system, and the benefits of establishing the navy.

Li Shimin read it very slowly and seriously. It took him two full hours to finish the nearly [-]-word report.

Looking at the thick stack of reports in front of him, Li Shimin sighed silently.

Just from the thickness of the report in front of him, he could feel how much thought Zhang Nuo had put into it. After all, he knew better than anyone else the salty temperament of his brother-in-law.

Not to mention the detailed data in it, every word is carefully considered, there is no nonsense argument, and there is not much subjective emotion. It just lays everything out in front of him coldly and seriously, allowing him to consider and make decisions.

He naturally knew that Zhang Nuo must support the establishment of a navy!

However, Zhang Nuo didn't make a long speech to persuade him to do something, but put the facts in front of him and let him analyze it by himself.

From this point alone, Li Shimin felt Zhang Nuo's good intentions.

However, he also sensitively noticed that Zhang Nuo was afraid of him, or to be precise, Zhang Nuo was worried about him.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin also looked at the palace scenery outside the palace which had been plunged into the night with deep eyes.

Are you afraid?

It would be a lie to say there is no such thing at all.

After all, Zhang Nuo now has 20 private troops in his hands, and the entire Goryeo, plus Baekje and Silla, can be regarded as under his rule.

Not to mention that there is money, money, food and food. To put it bluntly, with these things, coupled with Zhang Nuo's unpredictable methods, Li Shimin felt that if Zhang Nuo really had that kind of thought, he might I really may not be able to keep my throne.

For such a person, no matter how good the relationship is, there will still be some fears.

Before when Zhang Nuo left, he brought Hongyu there, and someone reminded Li Shimin cryptically, saying that Zhang Nuo had brought his entire family there. The means are gone.

But Li Shimin still laughed it off, and let Hongyu go there without hesitation.

But now, before he said anything, Zhang Nuo took the initiative to put this plan in front of his eyes, obviously telling him that the credit is so great, you should hurry up and get it, I will not touch it to avoid suspicion up.

Although these words were not said clearly, they were actually written there almost blatantly, as long as the water wasn't flooded in the mind, one could almost feel it.

However, for some reason, Li Shimin suddenly felt a little uncomfortable!

Why?

How can you, Zhang Nuo, just let it go, and I, Li Shimin, have to worry about this and that?

Can't I, Li Shimin, be generous?

Chapter 566 The Problem of Naval Construction

What Zhang Nuo did was naturally right!

No matter how good the relationship between him and Li Shimin is, no matter how close they are, the relationship between the two is still the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

This point cannot be changed, after all, this era is the era when the imperial power surpassed the sky!

We in the Central Plains don’t pay attention to such things as imperial power and divine grant, let alone a religious leader who rides on the emperor’s neck to shit and asks the emperor to salute him.

If such a person really came out, those generals would probably rush over and beat him to death!

After all, if they saluted the emperor, and the emperor saluted this person, wouldn't they be a generation behind, so why don't such evildoers be beaten to death and saved for the New Year!

Having said that, it seems that he has not been fooled. Xiao Yan, the Emperor Wu of the Southern Liang who believed in Buddhism, was starved to death. As for the pursuit of longevity, Taoist priests poisoned him to death with various pills.

In history, Li Shimin also fell into such a vicious circle. Perhaps all successful emperors would do this, thinking that if they lived forever, their empire would prosper forever.

Zhang Nuo doesn't know what Li Shimin would do in history, but at least the current Li Shimin will not believe those Taoist priests who dare to put heavy metal in their mouths.

And with Zhang Nuo here, wouldn't he enjoy the authentic Xuanmen health-preserving exercises?

I didn't see that even Li Yuan has black hair now, and he is in such good spirits that he walks around every day. How could Li Shimin not know the changes in his body?

The stronger and healthier feeling that is obviously different from the previous one can be felt by individuals.

But Zhang Nuo also made it clear to them that this is the health-preserving method of exercising the body. There is no hope for immortality. He himself can't do it at the moment, but it is still possible to live a long life, as long as he keeps exercising. up.

Li Yuan is very open about this. He is living a very comfortable life now. Ever since he knew about the telegraph room, he would come here to send a telegram to Zhang Nuo from time to time, and Zhang Nuo also sent a telegram to greet him from time to time. Next, it's time to greet your elders.

Back to Li Shimin, after reading the report with Zhang Nuo in his arms, he sat there and sighed, without saying a word, just looked outside and then turned his head to look at the report, sighed, then looked outside and then turned his head. Read the report!

In the end, Li Shimin didn't sleep all night, and sat in the main hall of Ganlu Hall and read Zhang Nuo's report again.

Although Li Shimin does not have as much knowledge of future generations as Zhang Nuo, let alone the broad vision that Zhang Nuo gained from wandering around the Internet.

However, as a monarch, an emperor, he stands at a height that is not accessible to ordinary people.

When he regards the whole world as a chessboard, then he has to consider whether he will kill the opponent with this move or dig a hole for himself.

After thinking about it, Li Shimin always felt that he couldn't figure it out, so he simply followed Zhang Nuo's usual habit, spread out a piece of paper, picked up a pen and began to draw on it.

Navy Recruiting, Career Soldiers, Navy Expenses, Navy Earnings...

These are the key points mentioned in Zhang Nuo's report.However, Li Shimin always felt that if these things were discussed in the court, they might be rejected.

After all, although the national treasury is a little more substantial now, there are more than one or two places in the territory of the Tang Dynasty that need money?

He himself often worries about money, especially this year there are droughts and locust plagues coming, which is another major event that requires money to be thrown into it.

If the navy is added... Li Shimin looked at the rows of terrifying numbers listed in Zhang Nuo's report, and he guessed that the Ministry of Households would vomit blood.

After all, the so-called Ministry of Households is responsible for taking care of the money bags of the court. They don't care about long-term military strategies and the like. They only have one idea, and if they want the money in their pockets, they will kill them.

In particular, this kind of large expenditure that was not included in the original plan made the Ministry of Accounting hate it.

After all, at the beginning of each year, the Ministry of Household Affairs will prepare a budget statement based on the expected income of this year and the wealth of the treasury, which will take into account all aspects of this year's expenditure in as much detail as possible.

This makes it easier for the household department to detect the financial situation of this year in advance and make adjustments. Because of this, the household department particularly hates sudden expenditures, especially massive expenditures such as the establishment of a navy.

After all, the money is all there, and it has been arranged long ago. If you suddenly have a big expense here, the only way you can think of is to transfer it from other projects, and you can't just focus on one project.

Not only because there is not enough money for a project, but also because each project represents the interests of a power or department in the imperial court. If you cut off a project like this, maybe those people will have to find you desperately .

But we can’t focus on one project, we can only suffer together, and cut off a little bit of each project.

Well, this is tantamount to overturning all the previous budgets, reviewing each project, picking out the savings that can be saved, and chopping it up.