The recovery of Fujian was progressing extremely smoothly. After Chen Diaoyan returned to the mainland, he led his troops to show his face outside Zhangzhou City. The defenders in the city opened the city directly to surrender. Zhang Shijie, Yang Liangjie and Mrs. Xu's troops were also in a state of power and soon recovered the entire territory of Fujian. If Li You had not restrained them, they would have even attacked Jiangxi and Zhejiang.

"At present, our army is limited, so it is really not appropriate to expand too much. Let's slow down the attack on Jiangxi and Zhejiang first." Li You, who summoned the generals to Quanzhou again, said slowly. The Song Dynasty currently has only tens of thousands of troops, and occupying the entire Fujian is almost the limit. If it continues to expand, it may not be a good thing. "It is best to endure it for a while, gradually restore the livelihood of Fujian, and continue to recruit soldiers, so that the Mongolian Yuan can relax its vigilance; when they start to fight, it will not be too late to expand again."

Now A Shu has rushed back to Dadu and is confronting Naiyan who is heading southeastern Liaodong. Ananda and Aodu Chi in the northwest are preparing for war. Hugechi in the southwest contacts the Mongolian nobles, Mingli Timur, Haidu and others everywhere to sharpen their swords. Seeing a melee about to break out, Li You didn't want to help them get hatred at this time and let the Mongols' attention refocus on him.

So he decided to stop the pace of expansion for the time being, slowly accumulate strength, and wait until these Mongolians kill corpses everywhere and their strength is greatly damaged before coming out to regain their power. Although Zhang Shijie and others felt it was quite a pity, what Li You said made sense, so they had to accept Li You's advice and prepare to recuperate and expand their troops.

"It is a chaotic world, so we have to adopt some methods different from the old system of the Song Dynasty. Tomorrow I will return to Liu, please welcome the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty back to the Central Plains. At that time, I ask the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty to send the governing officials for the prefectures and counties in Fujian, but you don't have to accept the jurisdiction of civil servants." The Song Dynasty's previous tradition of emphasizing civil servants over military affairs was definitely not suitable for the current chaotic times. How could those generals who bowed in front of civil servants defeat the Mongolian Yuan? Li You didn't want the confidence and pride that they had finally cultivated were wiped out by those civil servants, so he planned to divide civil servants and military officers into different systems to reduce unnecessary harassment by civil servants. In the future, the Song army will gradually evolve into a firearm army, and their dependence on logistics will be even more serious. As long as we control these, we don't have to worry too much about the rebellion of military officers.

In addition, Li You also prepared many means such as training for new recruits and separation of soldiers and generals to strengthen the constraints on military generals without damaging the combat effectiveness of the army. This is much stronger than the previous methods of the Song Dynasty.

"Everything is strictly followed by the orders of the Prime Minister." These measures are very beneficial to them, the generals. Everyone hurriedly thanked them, and then carefully asked for details before they dispersed.

On the second day, Li You led a fleet to Liu Qiu. When he saw him off, Wen Tianxiang said with concern, "Your true master may have offended the civil officials in the court. You must be careful when you go to Liu Qiu." If Wen Tianxiang had his previous personality, he would definitely refute Li You's many methods. However, after being with Li You for a long time, his inherent thinking was gradually reversed. He already understood that if he still acted in the way that the Song Dynasty had, expelled the Mongol Yuan and recovered the country, there would be absolutely no hope of success. With the rights and interests of the two ministers, Wen Tianxiang finally chose to trust Li You.

"This generation may have some solar terms, but they are not practical. If they are allowed to stay high, they are useless." Li You also felt a headache for these people. He would rather go to the battlefield to fight with the Mongolian Qiexue army than argue with the civil servants in the court. He could kill them all, but the latter could not treat them so roughly, while their ability to destroy the Song Dynasty was comparable.

"The officials were the same as them back then." Wen Tianxiang said with emotion. He thought about the Song Dynasty and tried all kinds of ways but achieved nothing. Until he came to Li You, he knew that he had been wrong before. Now that he remembered everything back then, Wen Tianxiang felt deeply ashamed. Seeing Li You turning around and leaving, he couldn't help reminding him again, "You are the true master, it is easy to avoid hidden arrows and arrows, and now all the hopes of the Song Dynasty's revival are sent to you. Your husband must not be careless."

"Thank you, Song Rui, I will do my best." Li You couldn't help feeling a little moved. His hard work during this period was not in vain, and some civil officials could understand it. After that, he turned around and walked onto the springboard, and soon boarded the treasure ship where Zheng He was. The sails slowly rose, and the fleet sailed to the wind and begged for the flow.

"General Zheng, I finally have time to continue listening to your guidance today." A few days ago, I had to worry about the next combat target every time I got on the boat, so I was so busy that I couldn't do anything about it. So although Zheng He was willing to give it all, Li You still didn't have much time to listen to Zheng He's narrative essence of naval battles. It was not until today that he was temporarily free.

"Actually, what I have told you a few days ago is almost done. This time, the lord might as well try to command the fleet by himself." Zheng He directly handed over the command of the fleet to Li You. In the past, he had already told Li You all the naval combat skills he had mastered. Li You absorbed them very quickly. What he lacked now is just some practical experience, and now is a good time for drilling.

"I'll be disrespectful to this." Li You didn't hesitate, and immediately took over Zheng He's command and issued an order to prepare to start the drill to the political fleet.

With Zheng He's help, he practiced various formations that could be used in the water battle and practiced various attack techniques. Gradually, the various knowledge that Zheng He taught in the past began to be integrated. Li You gradually savored the essence of the water battle, told Zheng He what he thought to Zheng He. Zheng He nodded repeatedly and patiently explained the reason.

Along the way from Quanzhou to Liuqiu, Li You was completely immersed in the mystery of naval battles, constantly communicating with Zheng He about his thoughts, and using what he had figured out in the fleet's drills, consciously gaining a lot.

"The lord is really talented. He commanded the fleet so well in just a few days. If it is time to go, he can travel across the seven seas." Seeing Li You's rapid progress, Zheng He couldn't help but sigh.

"I have to thank General Zheng for his careful guidance. If it weren't for General Zheng, then there would be today." Li You sincerely thanked him. Just as the two were talking and laughing, a long-lost voice from the tiger talisman came from Li You's ears. "Congratulations to the host for receiving the careful teaching of Zheng Hezhi, a famous general of the Ming Dynasty, and obtaining the naval combat skill "Seven Seas"!" (To be continued.)
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