As a later generation, Li Xingchen knew what the navy was.
Ten years of army, a hundred years of navy.
The navy has never been a branch of arms that can be established in just a few years. It requires decades and generations of exploration. The navy's unique spirit of fighting the ocean and fearless of wind and waves also needs generations of experience.
Only through inheritance can we carry it forward.
At the same time, the navy is also a gold-devouring behemoth. Even the imperial court dare not spend all its money to develop the navy before acquiring overseas territories to make up for the expenditure.
Therefore, the Han Dynasty's navy has just entered the development track. It is not even on the fast track. It can only move forward steadily one step at a time.
Li Xingchen knew how powerful the navies of the European powers were in history, and also knew how huge Zheng He's fleet once represented China's heyday on the sea. Now it only has a few large ships and fast ships, and even the Han Dynasty navy did not even give Zheng He a fleet.
Not even suitable for carrying shoes.
But fortunately, this era is not a thousand years later.
Life in this world depends entirely on the support of peers.
Although the Han Dynasty's navy is not large, it is better than nothing. Looking at the enemies around the Han Dynasty, and even the entire world, there is no such a powerful fleet. For example, Lin Yi, even the so-called navy is just a few inland river sampans.
Another example is the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Although it also had naval forces in the north, it was probably difficult for those dilapidated ships to leave the port, and most of them were renovated inland river ships. Even brand-new ships could not adapt to the strong winds and waves at sea. They could only sail along the opposite direction.
Waves calm along the coastline.
Therefore, the navy is the military branch that Li Xingchen is most assured of. This southern expedition also proved that the Han Dynasty currently has no rival on the sea.
Therefore, Li Xingchen had indeed not seen Wang Chang, who was in charge of the navy, for a long time.
Wang Chang has been squatting in the shipyard recently to supervise the construction of the navy's new Xuanwu ship. The specifications of the Xuanwu ship are even higher than those of the Qinglong ship. More importantly, for the first time, the Xuanwu ship has begun to equip the Xuanwu ship that has been finalized by the Ministry of Industry.
Artillery replaced the previous trebuchets and became the main equipment of the navy.
Wang Chang is not stupid. He is well aware of the power of the navy, and with Li Xingchen's support, the navy's funding has never been less for a long time. Compared with the army, which is crying every day because of its large number of people, the navy's small life
It's been a pretty moist life.
Therefore, Wang Chang would never appear in front of the army generals when he was fine, otherwise there would indeed be the possibility of inciting hatred and provoking conflicts within the army.
Wang Chang's appearance indeed surprised Li Xingchen.
Could it be that there was something wrong with the construction of the Xuanwu Ship?
The Xuanwu Ship is actually a sailing warship of later generations. The blueprint was sketched by Li Xingchen and discussed by the shipbuilding masters gathered by the Ministry of Industry. It can be said that it brings together all the navigation and shipbuilding experience of this era. It is reasonable to have some minor problems.
, but there’s definitely nothing wrong with it?
"Your Majesty, in the southern battle, the navy has been successfully entrusted by your majesty to transport troops and horses, and has successfully captured Xianglin and Lurong. However, the war has not stopped, and the navy can only complete the task of transporting troops and horses. The soldiers are quite complaining.
I hope I can fight on the front line for the big man." Wang Chang said hurriedly.
Li Xingchen immediately raised his eyebrows.
The Navy wanted credit, and he knew that.
Seeing the army killing so hard, the navy will definitely not be able to sit still.
But when the navy was allowed to land, Li Xingchen's eyes turned to Yang Su and Xiao Shilian next to him.
Yang Su sat upright and said nothing.
Both the navy and the army are the armies of the Han Dynasty. As the central and overall planning agency, the Taiwei Mansion, although most people are from the army and may have a strong connection with the army, everyone also knows that His Majesty attaches great importance to the navy, so in the navy
When there is a conflict with the Army, it is natural to keep things straight, otherwise you will get yourself into trouble.
Therefore, knowing that Wang Chang was here to grab the credit this time, Yang Su could not speak.
Just because Yang Su doesn't speak, doesn't mean others don't speak.
Xiao Shilian cleared his throat and said in a deep voice: "The navy conquers the oceans, and the army conquers the mountains and rivers. Each performs its own duties. Now General Henghai lets the navy go ashore. Isn't it like a hen and a chicken?"
Li Xingchen looked at Wang Chang again with interest.
Xiao Shilian encountered this incident when he came back, and he must speak up for the Army.
Nowadays, most of the generals of the army are fighting abroad, and the central court is the weakest place. Especially as Jiang Yuanxun and other veteran generals have retreated to the second line and become teachers in academies, the generals of the army in the court are even less powerful.
In terms of official rank, he is naturally incomparable with Wang Chang, who holds the same position as the General of the Four Expeditions.
Li Xingchen asked Xiao Shilian to enter the capital to balance the power of the army inside and outside the court. It is not a good thing for the army and generals to be outside the court. It is likely to lead to conflicts. Of course, the contradiction Li Xingchen is worried about is between the army, civilian officials and the Taipei.
However, they did not expect that as soon as Xiao Shilian came back, there would be a conflict between the navy and the army.
It seems that Xiao Shilian came back at the right time.
In fact, Li Xingchen did not consider this. He found that he had overestimated the courage of conflicts between civilian officials and military generals. Throughout the dynasties, the courts were mostly under the control of civilian officials, and the borders were under the control of military generals. Conflicts broke out between the two sides and even
It is not unusual for it to directly cause rebellion.
However, the Han Dynasty founded the country with force, and the power of the civil servants to speak was already weak. In addition, with Li Xingchen sitting at the top and watching covetously, the civil servants and generals were not inclined to compete for power from each other. Now the civil servants are in charge of the legal system.
In the formulation and implementation of the plan, there are all kinds of unruly people to deal with, not to mention military commanders. There are many enemies outside, so no one has the intention to deal with their own people first.
Therefore, Li Xingchen was overly concerned about balancing the power of warriors in the court and local areas.
However, it also managed to balance the power of the navy and the army in an awkward manner.
Otherwise, if Yang Su doesn't say anything, the Navy will probably take advantage easily, and the Army will definitely have objections. If Li Xingchen directly blocks it, the Navy will inevitably be dissatisfied.
Thinking of the situation where the army and navy of a certain country in later generations would not tolerate each other, and even thought each other was mentally retarded, Li Xingchen felt a little helpless.
A big man can't do that.
"I'm afraid it won't be a problem if the navy makes up for the areas where the army has more than enough ambition but lacks strength, right?" Wang Chang sneered.
When "Sichen Sichen" said it, he was also a little angry.
Xiao Shilian frowned and stared at Wang Chang.
Is your navy going to grab the credit?
Wang Chang showed no weakness and kept an eye on Xiao Shilian. The army and navy were originally separated. The navy took orders directly from His Majesty and the Taiwei Mansion. Although Wang Chang's General Henghai was lower than Xiao Shilian's General Hussars, Xiao Shilian couldn't control it.