() Immediately, the surrounding Tiger Guards captured all those generals.
Those generals did not dare to resist. After all, Liu Xia was famous and they knew in their hearts that resisting would only destroy their families and destroy their families.
After all, the Skyrim Dynasty has not yet reached its end, and is now thriving and developing in an even stronger direction.
"Go to the Military and Horse Department."
Liu Xia immediately entered the Military and Horse Division under the leadership of Lin Yongqing.
The Food and Forage Department controls the army's food, while the Soldiers and Horses Department is responsible for the army's weapons, war horses, ship maintenance and other responsibilities.
It is an important logistics organization within the Navy.
After entering the Army and Horse Department, the treasurer knelt down to one side and saluted Liu Xia fearfully.
"Take me to check the warehouse."
Liu Xia didn't say anything and headed straight into the warehouse.
Sure enough, the treasurer also opened the first warehouse. Liu Xia didn't even look at it and walked straight towards the depths of the warehouse.
When they got outside the No. 8 warehouse, the Yamen official opened the warehouse. Liu Xia rushed in and took a look at the weapons inside. He suddenly became furious and said: "The great rat of the country!"
Because the weapons in the warehouse were covered with cobwebs, and it looked like no one had maintained them for a long time.
What's even more annoying is that these weapons are not standard equipment for soldiers at first glance, but are made of pig iron.
It cannot be used as a weapon at all.
As for those battle armors, they were simply made of tiles and were just painted to look like they were, but in fact they were just decorations.
If soldiers wear such equipment and carry such weapons to fight the enemy, is that so different from risking death?
As the saying goes, "One glimpse reveals the whole leopard". The logistics of an army is related to the life and death of the entire army. Chen Ran dared to cheat on this. Even in the entire military camp, there were even more shameful things.
"Lin Yongqing."
Liu Xia drank.
Lin Yongqing, who was standing on one side, suddenly fell to the ground with his knees weak.
He is the capital of Jiangzhou, and he is in charge of the troops and horses in Jiangzhou. If he said that he didn't know the tricks involved, I'm afraid no one would believe it.
"Tell me, how many soldiers are currently available in the Navy?"
Liu Xia shouted angrily.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, I'm afraid it's less than thirty thousand."
Lin Yongqing kneeled on the ground and replied dejectedly.
When Liu Xia heard this, he sighed and asked, "Where are the warships available?"
"Less than two, two hundred."
Lin Yongqing continued.
"Come here, take Lin Yongqing and Chen Ran into custody first. Chief Minister of Jiangzhou!"
Liu Xia continued.
"Wei Chen is here."
The chief envoy of Jiangzhou was also sweating profusely at this moment and hurriedly knelt down and said.
"Now that I have appointed you as the Commander-in-Chief of Jiangzhou, I can mobilize the soldiers and horses of Jiangzhou Guards to assemble outside the Navy. Song Hanxing, you accompany him."
Song Hanxing immediately clasped his fists and said: "The last general will obey the order."
The Chief Envoy of Jiangzhou and Song Hanxing headed outside under the escort of Tiger Guards.
Liu Xia mobilized soldiers and horses from Jiangzhou to prepare for a thorough overhaul of the imperial navy.
Otherwise, a large-scale purge of generals may lead to mutiny.
"Liu Liansheng, take all the generals involved in the case into custody here and block the news. When the Jiangzhou army arrives, I will slowly settle accounts with them."
Liu Xia took a deep breath and said while suppressing her anger.
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
Immediately, the tiger guards detained these criminals and headed into the cave.
Liu Xia sat on the Taishi chair and remained silent.
"Your Highness, please calm down. It is not as cold as one day to freeze three feet. The Southern Guards has been suffering from shortcomings for a long time. It is no secret that it has neglected and accumulated weakness, focused on concealment, and taken advantage of all the disadvantages. Nowadays, several provinces in the south are seriously decayed.
Otherwise, even a mere pirate would not be able to resist it."
Huang Pujie clasped his fists and said.
Liu Xia nodded silently. It seemed that the southeastern border guarding army was not the only one in the southeastern area. I am afraid that the guard posts in other provinces were not much stronger.
"How strong is the Nangong family navy?"
Liu Xia asked.
"Back to Your Highness, the Nangong family navy has more than 400 warships and more than 50,000 troops. It fights with pirates all the year round, and the army has a very strong combat effectiveness. In addition, it has embezzled a lot of money allocated by the imperial court to the southeastern border guard army. If
I'm afraid it won't be easy to expect this navy to get rid of Nangong Navy in a short time."
Huang Pujie said worriedly.
"No wonder you all advised me to give up water battles that day. However, I prepared for the worst before I came. The imperial navy is extremely weak, and there will be endless troubles. I just took this opportunity to strengthen the imperial navy.
Only in this way can the future peace of the southeastern coast be guaranteed. My mind has been made, and I would like to hear your opinion next."
Liu Xia raised her head and asked.
"Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking frankly. I'm afraid it won't be a matter of three or five days to rectify this navy. Your Highness needs to make long-term preparations."
Huang Pujie said.
"That's what you say."
Liu Xia smiled.
"If you want to rectify the navy, I have three iron rules. Please give me your permission."
Whampoa Jie Road.
"It doesn't matter if you say so."
"First, we must thoroughly cleanse the corrupt generals, replace them with blood, and rectify the morale of the army."
"allow!"
"Second, to appease the morale of the military, training must be resumed immediately without delay."
"allow!"
"Third, it's more troublesome. The naval camp's armaments, warships, and warships are out of date, and there is a serious shortage of food and grass. This requires a lot of money to fill these gaps. I'm afraid it won't be possible to rely on the court, and your highness needs to find a way to raise money. Otherwise, by chance,
It’s hard for a woman to make a meal without rice.”
Huang Pujie smiled awkwardly.
"Okay, I know it in my heart. When I appoint you, I trust you. Within three days, you give me an exact number. You leave the money matter to me, but I will hold you responsible for the navy matter.
.If nothing else, if your Huangpu family really regains the power of our imperial navy this time, I can give you one-third of the Nangong family's territory. What do you think?"
Liu Xia said calmly.
Huang Pujie was suddenly startled, this was something he had not expected.
He immediately knelt down on the ground and said, "I am willing to obey His Majesty's orders."
"Very well, I will treat what happened before as if it didn't happen. I will never mention it again. But from now on, if you and I can't work together, I will say ugly things in front of you. Your Huangpu family
They are the next Nangong family."
Liu Xia said coldly.
"Wei Chen understands."
Huang Pujie hurriedly clasped his fists and said.
"Okay, let's go see the ship."
Immediately, Liu Xia stood up and headed towards the seaside.
At this moment, there was still silence in the military camp, and no one knew what happened.
When we arrived at the beach, the first thing we saw was the huge Dragon Soul Battleship.
The Dragon Soul Battleship is the largest battleship in the entire Dragon Soul Continent.
It is more than 500 meters long and 400 meters wide, and can carry tens of thousands of officers and soldiers.
Looking from a distance, it looks like a floating island floating on the sea.
The ship is equipped with sixty dragon soul cannons, which are enough to instantly level the walls of a city.
"When our Tianrim Dynasty was at its peak, we built a warship even bigger than the Dragon Soul. At that time, the four seas surrendered, and the Southeast Sea pirates fled. For more than sixty years, no one dared to offend our sea territory."
Huang Pujie looked at the huge Dragon Soul and sighed.
"Why did you stop building ships later?"
Liu Xia asked.
"Your Highness, Emperor Hongli originally wanted to use the powerful navy to further expand the territory of our Tianji Dynasty. As a result, it was only after we left this continent that we realized that the outside world is too big. We are just
Just a frog in a well. Let’s not talk about that first.
These giant beasts hiding in the deep sea, and even the strong men on the islands, are nothing but skinny bones. After several expeditions, the losses were extremely heavy. Seeing that it was impossible to open up the territory and tear the soil, it was a waste of people and money. In the opposition of many ministers
, the grand plan came to a halt."
Huang Pujie smiled bitterly.
"I see."
Liu Xia said with her hands behind her back, looking at the calm sea in the distance.
After meeting Liao Qichang, Liu Xia learned a lot about things outside this continent.
For example, the terrifying Demon-Sealed Island, the Monster Tribe and Feather Tribe on another continent, and the terrifying prehistoric beasts hiding in the deep sea.
No matter how powerful he is, he seems so insignificant in front of the vast world.
Moreover, maintaining such a powerful navy requires a lot of money, which is no joke.
Nowadays, the imperial navy is seriously in deficit and in a state of decay. Liu Xia can't help but frown, where can he get so much money at this time?
First of all, we can no longer ask for it from the court.
After years of fighting in southern Xinjiang, the court has spent countless money. Although Liu Xia doesn't know how the treasury is now, it can be seen from the emperor's food, clothing, housing and transportation that he is indeed not very wealthy.
The imperial court cannot want it, and these aristocratic families cannot want it.
If you ask them to send troops to suppress bandits, then each of them will have the virtue of rebellion. If you ask them for money, I am afraid that they will all be like iron roosters.
Moreover, there are small difficulties and big difficulties. Under the suppression of the imperial court these years, these families have lived a very tight life.
The landlords also had no surplus grain at home, so they couldn't get much out of their mouths.
That money is just a drop in the bucket for the current navy. These two paths are unworkable, and taxation is even more unworkable.
Let’s not talk about Taizhou. The people in Kunzhou are now panic-stricken. These officials are also extremely corrupt. They are eager for Liu Xia to open his mouth. Once he does, they will be able to extort money and make a lot of money.
By then, the people here may be in constant trouble just like Qiu County.
Left walking up and down the beach with his hands behind his back.
"Your Highness, are you worried about money?"
Huang Pujie smiled.
"good."
Liu Xia smiled awkwardly.
"There are countless corrupt officials in the south now. Your Highness can start with them. There may be unexpected surprises."
Huang Pujie smiled.
"I know this, but at the moment, the war is in turmoil. It's okay if these officials don't get into trouble. The money they take out will probably be taken back from the people in the end. How many corrupt officials can I kill by myself?"
Liu Xia smiled helplessly.
"His Highness has foresight, and I admire him. However, no matter how small a piece of meat is, it is still meat. For us, this money is life-saving money."
Huangpujie sighed.
"I know, I will do it myself."
After saying this, Liu Xia reached into the Qiankun bag to see his belongings.
As a result, when he just touched the Qiankun Bag, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Yes, there is such a thing. I forgot about it."
Liu Xia suddenly smiled excitedly.
"What?"
"nothing!"
Liu Xia touched the Qiankun bag and thought to himself: "The manufacturing technology of this thing has been lost long ago. The price that is spread in the world now is extremely expensive. Do you think that if I mass-produce this thing, I am afraid that I will have no money?"
This Qiankun Bag is hard to find. After all, a small thing can hold a lot of things. It is a dream for monks.
Especially the yin and yang masters.
Who is the richest person in this continent? You don’t need to ask anyone to know who is the Yin Yang Master.
If this thing can really be manufactured, military expenditures will no longer have to worry about.