Being beaten by Jiang Tao, whether it was Emperor Wanchang, Yunzheng, Zhou Jun and Leng Xiang, their thoughts were disrupted. Originally, according to Emperor Wanchang's intention, he planned to set the training location in Ezhou (now Wuhan or Wuhan (nearby) because Ezhou is located in the hinterland of the area controlled by the imperial court, and the four Yunzhou and Lengjiang families want to transport supplies there. It is not close, so losses will naturally be inevitable. The more they lose, the more effective their method will be.
Yun Zheng meant that the training place should be in Qizhou (Jinan), or simply in Luoyang. Of course, there is still some hope in Qizhou, but it is completely impossible in Luoyang - which emperor would rest assured that there are so many hundreds of thousands of people? The Bianzhen Army just stayed in Beijing? Even if the Beijing Army and the Royal New Army combined were much more than them, it wouldn't be enough.
Zhou Jun thought for a while and felt that Zhengzhou and Tangzhou were both good, but he also understood that these two places were too close to Luoyang, so the emperor would not agree. Not to mention that the emperor would not agree, even Leng Xiang and Jiang Tao would certainly not agree. Damn, this is too far away from them
Leng Xiang felt that the best training place was Jiangling. Jiangling was originally a big city. It would not be difficult to station the 200,000 new troops in or near Jiangling. Moreover, Jiangling was the nearest big city to Chengdu and Chongqing, which could reduce the cost of material transportation. loss
But now all these thoughts were disrupted by Jiang Tao's words.
Longxiang, Fengwu, Yingyang, Huyi, Langya, we don’t care how to distribute these five new army David cavalry for the time being, but they definitely belong to the "Army", but now the Jiang family's "Shuijia" army suddenly unexpectedly was changed to navy. In this way, it is nonsense to say that the new army of the Sixth Army should be trained inland together. The Jiang family's navy is no better than the navy that the imperial court hangs out on the Yangtze River. They are real The navy and its battleships must be designed for naval battles, which are completely different from the river navy. Therefore, as long as His Majesty the Emperor insists that the Six Davids must be trained in one place, then this place can only be chosen in a city with a seaport.
"Jiang Aiqing, your 'Motor Armor' army suddenly changed from infantry and cavalry to a navy army. How did the soldiers come? Will the battleships be built in time? Will it affect the training and formation of the army?" Emperor Wanchang suddenly asked
"Reporting to your Majesty, I believe that regardless of whether it is Ying Yang, Hu Yi, Wolf Fang or Turtle Armor, its soldiers must be selected from the military households belonging to our four border towns. Just as the Yun family military households have many horse breeders, they are Therefore, Yan Yunqi is the most advanced in the world, and there are many sailors among the military households under my jurisdiction. Therefore, there is no obstacle to allocating 30,000 people to form a navy. As for the warships, naturally they cannot be built quickly, but there is no problem in training. I am still in Guangdong. There are some old ships. These ships may not be good enough for combat, but they are more than enough for the training of the new army. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
Emperor Wanchang nodded: "Well, that's good." He stood up, took a few steps, and said: "Now that the 'Motor Armor' Army is determined to train into a navy army, then this training place has to be decided accordingly. Well...well, it must be a seaport city, dear friends, do you have any suggestions?"
Yunzheng said: "I believe that Dengzhou has always been one of the naval bases of our Great Wei Dynasty. It has both a well-established port and a ready-made naval camp. It is a good place for training."
Emperor Wanchang said "Yeah", but there was no follow-up. He glanced at Zhou Jun and Leng Xiang, but saw that these two people had no intention of speaking at all. He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed: Zhou Jun is fine, after all, you are young but you are cold. Could it be that Xiang couldn't see Yun Zheng's purpose in proposing Dengzhou? Dengzhou is located in Shandong, which is the closest port city to the jurisdiction of the Yun family. If the training camp is held in Dengzhou, the Yun family can save a lot of money. !
Of course Leng Xiang knew the reason why Yunzheng said Dengzhou was suitable. The reason why he had not come forward to object was actually because he was still calculating in his mind. Judging from the location of the Leng family, any port city was far away from him.
There is no one close, so in his opinion, if you go to Dengzhou, just go to Dengzhou. Anyway, we can’t lose less.
But when he did it, Jiang Tao was unwilling to do it. Maybe he was afraid of being "drifted away". Jiang Tao suddenly said: "Your Majesty, although Dengzhou has the advantages mentioned by Marshal Yun, its disadvantages are also very obvious:
First, Dengzhou goes to the sea from the Beiyang, and the sea conditions in the Beiyang are different from those in the Nanyang. The Yuanjia Army trains in the Beiyang, but will fight in the Nanyang in the future. It is inevitable that there will be some mistakes. Second, Dengzhou is located in a somewhat remote location, and the transportation of various supplies is difficult.
It’s relatively difficult to do…”
"What Aiqing said is true!" Emperor Wanchang nodded quickly after hearing this: "Then what do you think is appropriate for Aiqing?"
Jiang Tao thought for a moment, raised his eyebrows and said: "Hangzhou"
Emperor Wanchang raised his eyebrows: "Why?"
Jiang Tao said: "Hangzhou has three advantages and conveniences, development and tranquility. The so-called convenience refers to the fact that it is one end of the Grand Canal, which can directly connect to the capital Luoyang. In this way, all goods from all over the world can be reached through the canal without wasting people's financial resources; development refers to Hangzhou.
The benefits of trade are extremely high, and it is a prosperous place in the Wei Dynasty; tranquility means that this place in Hangzhou has not had any major cases for many years. It can be said that the people's livelihood is prosperous, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the new army is here
Training here is the most convenient”
He actually wanted to say Quanzhou, but although overseas trade was booming in Quanzhou at this time, Fujian had not been fully developed after all, and the roads were not very smooth. If he talked about Quanzhou, Leng Xiang and Zhou Jun would definitely not dare to, and only the Yun family could consider it.
If two families object to transporting supplies by sea, then it’s okay not to say anything.
Emperor Wanchang nodded when he heard this: "What Aiqing said is very much in line with my wishes." He said that it was very much in line with my wishes, but several thoughts quickly passed through his mind, and finally he suddenly smiled: "However, what Aiqing said about Hangzhou
The three major advantages of Yangzhou seem to be the same? Then why not choose Yangzhou?"
As soon as Emperor Wanchang's words came out, Yunzheng immediately understood that the Yinfengzhai where the emperor and Yan'er were staying was from Yangzhou. It can be seen that the emperor must have a lot of arrangements and arrangements in Yangzhou. In other words, the emperor's plans for Yangzhou
His control ability must be stronger than that of Hangzhou. What he meant by this was obviously that he planned to set the training location in Yangzhou.
Yangzhou? Well, yes, Yan'er will be enthroned in Huai'an soon. Huai'an and Yangzhou are originally connected together. If the troops are training in Yangzhou, Yan'er should be able to help with the military supplies.
"Your Majesty is wise, and I also think that Yangzhou is the best, especially Hangzhou." Yunzheng quickly expressed his support.
Emperor Wanchang glanced at Yunzheng thoughtfully and suddenly smiled: "Chengfeng thinks so too, that would be the best. Zhou Aiqing, Leng Aiqing, Jiang Aiqing, what do you three think?"
For Zhou Jun and Leng Xiang, there is no difference at all between Hangzhou and Yangzhou. Since the emperor likes Yangzhou, then Yangzhou is the best. So they both said together: "Your Majesty is wise, and I agree with you."
Emperor Wanchang turned his eyes and looked at Jiang Tao. Jiang Tao smiled bitterly in his heart, but his face was calm and he said respectfully: "Your Majesty is wise, and I have no objections."
