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Chapter 279 Visiting Song Lian

 In the early morning two days later, Zhang Yangquan and his wife changed into casual clothes, sat in an ordinary carriage, and came to visit Liu's house.

Liu Bowen was having breakfast when he learned that the two had arrived and hurried to the courtyard to greet them.

"Your Majesty, Liu Bowen, pays homage to the King, and pays homage to the Princess."

Zhang Yangquan raised his hand and said: "Mr. Liu, there is no need to be polite." He glanced at the west wing and asked: "Mr. Liu, is Mr. Song Lian still writing books in there?"

Liu Bowen said: "Yes."

Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "Well, you can talk to my wife, and I'll go and have a few words with Mr. Song!"

He strode towards the west wing.

Liu Bowen was stunned for a moment, unable to figure out the purpose of their visit.

Qin Lingjun smiled and said: "Mr. Liu, let's go into the house and talk!" After saying that, he went straight to the main room to the north.

Although Liu Bowen felt strange, he could only follow him quickly.

On the other side, Zhang Yangquan came to the door of the west wing and knocked.

"Please come in." A clear voice sounded in the room.

Zhang Yangquan pushed the door open and went in.

The room is quite messy. There is a bookcase on the north wall, west wall, and south wall, which are piled with books.

There is a very large table in the middle of the room, which is also piled with various classics and historical books.

A middle-aged scribe was sitting behind a desk, flipping through a book, looked up at Zhang Yangquan, and was suddenly surprised.

"Who are you?"

Since he lived in seclusion here and wrote books, he has never seen anyone except Liu Bowen and his servants, and Liu Bowen will not let outsiders disturb him.

Zhang Yangquan smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said: "I, Zhang Yangquan, have met Mr. Song."

Song Lian was stunned for a moment, then suddenly woke up, quickly threw away the book in his hand, walked quickly to Zhang Yangquan, and bowed.

"Song Lian pays homage to His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

Zhang Yangquan raised his hand and said: "Mr. Song, there is no need to be polite. I heard Liu Yushi said that you were writing a book, so I didn't come to disturb you until today. Don't blame Mr. Song!"

Song Lian said hurriedly: "Common people don't dare, please sit down, Your Highness."

There was only one chair in the room, so Zhang Yangquan did not sit down. He walked between the bookshelves and asked casually: "I wonder what book Mr. Song is writing?"

Song Lian was silent for a while and said: "Since the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, many literary and historical classics have been lost or have defects. I am just reorganizing these classics to avoid wasting the efforts of previous generations!"

Zhang Yangquan was immediately in awe.

"Mr. Song's move is admirable. From now on, whenever you need my help, sir, you can directly ask Liu Yushi to tell me!"

Song Lian cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhang Yangquan suddenly saw a copy of "The Art of War" and picked it up to read.

Song Lian explained: "This book of Wei Gong's Art of War was lost in the Song Dynasty. Song Shenzong once ordered people to restore this book through "Tongdian". Unfortunately, there were many defects and only a fragmentary copy was obtained. This one was written by Song Shenzong.

A fragmentary copy that fills in the gaps."

Zhang Yangquan read it for a while, and as Song Lian said, many places in the book were incomplete, making it very difficult to read.

"Sir, is there any way to complete it?"

Song Lian smiled bitterly and said: "Even Song Shenzong couldn't do it, and I am even less capable." After a pause, he said: "But it is said that there is a copy of Wei Gong's art of war in Youyan, I don't know if it is true or not!"
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Zhang Yangquan said loudly: "Okay, after I drive the Mongolian Tatars back to Mobei and regain the land of Youyan, I will send people to collect the remains!"

Song Lian was stunned for a long time, then he cupped his hands and said, "My Majesty, after hearing this, the Zhenjiao people became very angry!"

Zhang Yangquan put back the Art of War of Duke Wei, and suddenly saw another book called "Ode to the Western Capital". He picked it up and looked at it, and found that it was a book written by Ban Gu, which mainly described the magnificence, splendor and splendor of Chang'an.

Seeing this book, Zhang Yangquan remembered the matter of moving the capital. Jiqing had been captured, and he was afraid that the civil servants would soon persuade him to move the capital.

Thinking of this, he asked Song Lian: "Mr. Song, what do you think of the city of Jiangdu? Does it have the potential to be the capital of the country?"

Song Lian pondered for a while and said: "Although Jiangdu is in the north of the Yangtze River, its geographical location can also be attributed to the south of the Yangtze River. From a short-term perspective, Jiangdu, Jiqing or Hangzhou can all be the capitals."

Zhang Yangquan asked: "What about the long term?"

Song Lian said: "In my opinion, if we can regain the northern territory and move the capital to the north, it may be more appropriate!"

Zhang Yangquan nodded and said: "I understand what you mean. Even if the Meng Yuan Dynasty is wiped out, a new powerful regime will be born on the grassland, so the capital is in the north to better resist them!"

"That's true. But if the king really wants to build the capital in Jiangdu, it's not a bad idea, but our army's future development strategy needs to be changed!"

Zhang Yangquan's eyes lit up: "How do you say it?"

Song Lian pondered: "In the past dynasties, if they wanted to deal with the barbarians in the north, they could only rely on infantry or cavalry, so the capital was chosen to be in the north, which would be more convenient during expeditions!"

Zhang Yangquan was startled for a moment, then nodded and said: "That's right! You are considering this from a logistical point of view!"

"If the king wants to choose the capital in the south, our army should vigorously develop the navy. Firstly, it can transport troops through waterways. Secondly, the northern barbarians are not good at water warfare, so developing the navy can just restrain them!"

Zhang Yangquan's heart moved, he glanced at him and said: "There are no rivers in the desert area in the north, so the naval army will be useless!"

Song Lian smiled and said: "Didn't the king optimize gunpowder? As long as we focus on developing the navy, gunpowder weapons will continue to develop. When the time comes, we will use these weapons to deal with them!"

Zhang Yangquan’s eyes lit up.

Judging from Song Lian's words, he highly praised the strength of Jiangdu Navy.

It's no wonder that since the combination of artillery and warships, the combat power of Jiangdu's navy has far exceeded the level of the navy of this era. Even Fang Guozhen, who is known as the best in water warfare, is no match!

Since Song Lian thinks this way, other literati probably have similar thoughts.

These are troubled times where heroes are divided among themselves. No matter whether it is a civil servant or a military general, it is impossible to ignore the role of the military.

Therefore, it is difficult for civil servants to object to the development of the navy as the main force of the Jiangdu Army. And if you want to develop the navy, Jiangdu's geographical location becomes an advantage!

Thinking of this, Zhang Yangquan suddenly became enlightened.

"Mr. Song's words made me suddenly enlightened! To be honest with Mr. Song, the Ordnance Bureau has developed a new type of musket, which is far more powerful than bows and arrows, and is much easier to operate than the hand muskets of the Yuan army!"

Song Lian smiled slightly and said: "I am just giving you a small opinion. If the king can improve the Mongolian fire gun and hand gun to be more powerful, that will be admirable!"

At the same time, the main hall of the North House.

After Liu Bowen heard that Qin Lingjun wanted to take his family over, he handed over his hands and said: "I am really scared to let the princess take care of my family."

Qin Ling Jun said: "Actually, the king has always been thinking about your family affairs, but he is afraid that if he helps you take over your family carelessly, you will blame him!"

Liu Bowen hurriedly said: "I don't dare!"

Qin Lingjun smiled and said: "In short, we have no other intention. We are just worried that if Fang Guozhen attacks Chuzhou, your family will suffer a military disaster!"

Liu Bowen was silent for a while and said: "I didn't think carefully. I should have taken them over earlier."

Qin Lingjun smiled and said: "You have been helping the king plan Jiangnan recently, so it is normal for you to be negligent."

After saying that, he stood up and said: "I'm leaving, so I won't disturb your rare holiday!"

Liu Bowen quickly got up and sent her out.

Qin Lingjun came to Song Lian's door and knocked on the door. Zhang Yangquan and Song Lian walked out together, and the latter quickly saluted Qin Lingjun.

Zhang Yangquan and Qin Lingjun looked at each other, then said hello to Liu Bowen, and pulled Qin Lingjun away.

Liu Bowen and Song Lian sent them to the door and watched the carriage go away. Song Lian suddenly said: "Brother Liu, what does that princess want from you?"

Liu Bowen sighed: "She wants to take over my family!"

Song Lian was startled and said: "This kind of thing actually requires the princess to personally come forward and come to discuss it with you. This King of Chu really has nothing to say to you!"

Liu Bowen was noncommittal and asked him: "What did the king say to you?"

Song Lian smiled slightly and said: "He asked me about moving the capital!"

Liu Bowen was stunned for a moment and said: "Let's go in first and you tell me in detail!"

The two returned to the mansion and entered the main hall on the north side. Song Lian recounted the conversation they had just had.

"Brother Liu, I agreed with the king to keep the capital in Jiangdu. You won't blame me, right?"

Liu Bowen said calmly: "I have seen it a long time ago. The king has made up his mind and will never move the capital! It doesn't matter whether you say it or not, you just found a reason for him!"

Song Lian said: "It sounds like you don't care too much?"

Liu Bowen said: "We haven't even conquered Jiangsu and Zhejiang yet, so it's too early to consider these things!"

"Then why did you follow those people and propose moving the capital to Jiqing?"

Liu Bowen said calmly: "When they were discussing, I didn't say anything, and they decided for me without authorization. What can I do!"

Song Lian smiled and said: "It must be Lu Liangzuo pushing behind the scenes again!"

"Aren't you going to write a book?" Liu Bowen did not want to continue this topic and began to chase people away.

Song Lian smiled and said: "My mind is wandering right now. How can I still think about writing a book? Are you interested in going out for a drink with me?"

Just as Liu Bowen was about to speak, an old servant of the Liu family came in from the door and said, "Master, there are two generals who want to see you."

Liu Bowen asked: "Did you tell me your name?"

"One is named Chang Yuchun, and the other is named Zhao Desheng!"

Liu Bowen frowned.

Song Lian said: "You'd better meet them first. It won't be too late for us to go drink after meeting them!"

Liu Bowen nodded and said: "Okay, then invite them in!"


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