Of course, Jihaiwan also has a management organization, but it does not belong to the Lingnan Economic Strategy Office, but to the Municipal Shipping Department. After the Jingyuan mutiny, the Municipal Shipping Department was abolished, and the last remaining agency was to manage the mothballed ships.
Not long after, a fat black steward in his forties was brought in by the soldiers. Kang Bao was slightly startled. The man turned out to be a eunuch.
Zeng Jinghai introduced with a smile: "This man's name is An Baochun. He was sent to the Shipping Department during the Dali period. He stayed in Guangzhou for more than twenty years. He is a good person and is relatively loyal to his duties. He is called the last eunuch in Guangzhou.
Thanks to him, these ships can be preserved."
Although Kangbao didn't like eunuchs very much, he heard that it was thanks to this eunuch that the ships were preserved, so he couldn't help but have a good impression of him.
An Baochun stepped forward and bowed and saluted, "I see General Kang!"
Kang Bao nodded, pointed at the ships in Jiwan Bay and asked, "Are all the ships here under your management?"
"The villain is mainly responsible for managing the cargo ships. The warships were not originally under the jurisdiction of the villain, but King Zhao asked me to manage them as well."
"Can these ships go to sea?"
"The warships have little problems and are relatively new, but the sea-going ships must be repaired, repainted, and the rotten ship plates replaced, and they need to be overhauled."
"If all of them are overhauled, how much will it cost? How long will it take?"
An Baochun thought for a while and said: "If there are all the craftsmen, I estimate that the repair can be completed in one year, but it will cost at least one million yuan."
"It costs so much money?" Kangbao asked in surprise.
"No, at least tens of thousands of craftsmen must be recruited. Each person will be paid five guans per month, which means 600,000 guans per year. There will also be wood, varnish, ropes, sails, water barrels, etc. for 300 large ships.
, and did the general see those three giant ships?"
An Baochun pointed at the sea in the distance. Kang Bao had already noticed that there were three extremely huge ships, and the Thousand Stone Warship was just a tiny speck in front of them.
"Those are three giant ships with a carrying capacity of 30,000 dan. They were built in the twelfth year of Tianbao. It has been 40 years ago and they can no longer be built. Just refurbishing these three giant ships will cost 100,000 dan.
We are going to Quanzhou and Mingzhou to recruit top craftsmen. If the general feels that we should not renovate them, we can save a hundred thousand dollars."
Kang Bao thought for a moment and said: "After renovation, will we be able to build this kind of giant ship with 30,000 stone?"
"should be!"
Kangbao made up his mind resolutely, "Okay! You can formulate a plan to repair the sea ships and warships together, and see how much it will cost in total?"
An Baochun was overjoyed immediately. He had been guarding these ships for twenty years. Seeing them aging and becoming obsolete day by day, he felt particularly uncomfortable. He did not know how many times he had persuaded King Zhao, but King Zhao refused to agree. He did not expect someone from the imperial court to come.
, I made the decision immediately.
An Baochun said quickly: "Beizhi prepared a complete repair plan the year before last, including warships. After Beizhi made some modifications, it can be submitted to the general."
Although the other party was just a eunuch, Kang Bao did see a dedication to his duties in him. He nodded and said: "As long as you do this important thing well, I will recommend you to be the new merchant envoy."
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Returning to the temporary official office, Kang Bao simply wrote a report. This report would be sent to Jiangnan first, and then an eagle letter would be sent from Jiangnan to His Highness the King of Jin. In the report, he explained clearly why he needed to leave part of the money and food.
As soon as I finished writing the letter, a soldier outside the door said: "Here comes Governor Li!"
Li Cishi is Li Yang. He was appointed as the Guangzhou Cishi by Jin King Guo Song while he was in Chang'an. Today he also officially took office.
"Invite him in!"
After a moment, Li Yang walked into the room quickly, and Kang Baoxiao asked: "How do you feel about visiting Nansha County today?"
"Fortunately, the changes are not big. Yuchihu hasn't had time to destroy it yet."
Kang Bao just smiled. It was not that Yuchi Hu had no time to destroy it, but that Yuchi Hu was also stabilizing the South China Sea. Speaking of which, Yuchi Hu still had some brains. He was more suitable to be the governor of Guangzhou than Li Yang, but it was a pity that he was too ambitious and wanted to split.
If Lingnan wants to stand on its own, the imperial court will never tolerate him. The greater his ability to split the territory, the greater the harm he will do. Kang Bao has no pity for him and must eradicate him resolutely.
"General, I heard a rumor in my humble position, do you know if it is true or not?"
"What rumors?" Kangbao put down his pen and asked.
"It is rumored that Luo Huaiqing actually plans to support his own troops and fight against Yuchi Hu!"
Kang Bao frowned, "Didn't you say that Luo Huaiqing has been following your father for many years?"
Li Yang sighed, "Those Zhonglang generals who betrayed my brothers and defected to Yuchi Hu have been following my father for a longer time, but people's hearts will always change. It's useless to talk about it now."
Kang Bao walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and asked again: "Where did you get this news?"
"Several officials in the state government were secretly bribed by Luo Huaiqing. Luo Huaiqing promised them official positions, one was promised to be the chief historian, one was promised to be the Sima, and the other two were promised to be the chief officials of the Sixth Cao."
Regardless of whether they are the governor, the chief historian, the Sima, or the six governors of the state, they are all appointed by the imperial court. Luo Huaiqing himself promised that he obviously did not take the imperial court in his eyes, and he was indeed suspected of supporting his own troops.
"But Luo Huaiqing has an army of seven thousand! I'm worried that he will do something crazy. To be honest, Lingnan young men are very precious. If you kill one, you will lose one. His Royal Highness the King of Jin hopes that I will kill as few as possible!"
"Although Luo Huaiqing is ambitious, he is not stupid and will not act like a mantis, and his aide Wang Kai and I have a good personal relationship. I will give him the post of Nansha County Magistrate, and I believe he will persuade Luo Huaiqing."
Kang Bao nodded, "Let's be polite first and then attack. First write a letter to Luo Huaiqing, asking him to lead his army to surrender. If he refuses, then I will send troops to attack the border."
"Then I will also write a letter to Wang Kai!"
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Kangbao and Li Yang wrote a letter to Luo Huaiqing and his staff Wang Kai respectively as the imperial court commander and the governor of Guangzhou. Kangbao asked Luo Huaiqing to understand the righteousness and lead his troops to surrender as soon as possible, so as not to repeat Yuchi's mistake.
Tiger's fate.
Li Yang promised Wang Kai that as long as he could persuade Luo Huaiqing to surrender, he would recommend him to be the magistrate of Nansha County.
Zengcheng County was not far away. Two days later, Luo Huaiqing received the letter.
Luo Huaiqing is the most trusted general under Zhao Wang Li Si. He is indeed loyal to Zhao Wang Li Si. If Li Si is still here, he will never rebel and will still be loyal, but it does not mean that he does not have his own ideas. Two years ago,
Li Si once said something sincerely to him after drinking, "My sons are mediocre and not worthy of inheriting the great throne. If I am unlucky, my father-in-law can be the lord of Lingnan and just give my son wealth."
Regardless of whether Li Si's words were drunk or deliberately testing Luo Huaiqing, these words took root in Luo Huaiqing's heart. He knew in his heart that King Zhao had no biological son, and none of the four adopted sons were successful, except for the eldest son Li Yang.
He is slightly better, but he is still a weak scholar. He is barely able to be a county magistrate, but it is far from becoming a vassal town.
In the entire Lingnan, except himself and Yuchi Hu, no one was qualified for the position of vassal lord.
So after the news of Li Si's death reached Lingnan, Luo Huaiqing also began to prepare to take over the position of military commander. However, he was a little slow in his actions and wanted to persuade Li Wei to give up the throne. Unexpectedly, Yuchihu was even more ruthless and directly bribed Li Wei's generals.
, killed Li Xiao and captured Nanhai County.
But the situation reversed in less than half a month. As the imperial army entered Lingnan, Yuchi Hu was quickly destroyed. Now it was finally his turn.
Of course Luo Huaiqing knew that he had no chance. With the arrival of 30,000 troops, his thousands of troops were simply not enough to crush the opponent. Luo Huaiqing also gave up, but he still wanted to fight for a higher official position and title. Zeng Jinghai got Hu Benlang
The general's promise is that this is the highest level of Zhonglang General, which is equivalent to a fourth-rank official. So he should be at least a Wei general, starting from the third rank.
"The general's hopes are too high, and I'm afraid he will be disappointed!" Wang Kai, an aide, saw that he was wishful thinking and couldn't help but remind him.
"Why?" Luo Huaiqing asked confused.
Wang Kai smiled bitterly and said: "Everyone knows the rules of the Jin army. Generals who surrender will be demoted one level. It is good to retain the original position. It is almost impossible to be promoted to one level. The general's military rank in the imperial court is Zhonglang General.
I feel that I have a higher chance of maintaining my original position."
"nonsense!"
Luo Huaiqing's face suddenly darkened, "Zeng Jinghai is just a general, but Kang Bao promised him to be a tiger general, and he was just one step away from becoming a general. What do you say?"
"General, Zeng Jinghai's situation is quite special. On the one hand, he played a major role in annihilating Yuchi Hu. Secondly, I think because he is a navy general, since Guo Song has set his sights on the south, the navy general will definitely be reused."
Luo Huaiqing said with a long face: "I don't care what's special about me. If my military position is not even as good as Zeng Jinghai's, then I'd better lead my troops to Qiongzhou and be the island owner there. It's much better than being humiliated by Guo Song."
Wang Kai sighed secretly in his heart, how can things be so easy? Not to mention whether the soldiers are willing to go, even if the soldiers are forced to go, what will happen to their families? What will happen to the food? Will the imperial army let you go?
Wang Kai quickly glanced at Luo Huaiqing and saw that he was standing in front of the window in a depressed mood. He immediately understood that he was probably just talking about going to Qiongzhou and he did not have the courage.
Thinking of this, Wang Kai advised: "The matter is not yet at that point, and the general does not need to be disappointed. I think the key is to make King Jin feel that the general is useful and can do things that others cannot. Just like Zeng Jinghai, he believes in King Jin."
We will also promote generals in an exceptional manner."
Luo Huaiqing felt a little better and asked again: "What do you think I can do that others can't do?"