The next day, when Shi Lang was brought to Liu Chan by Zhan Zhao, Liu Chan sized him up carefully.
The current Shi Lang was around twenty years old, more than eight feet tall. His eyes were bright and his bones were strong and powerful.
He had the bearing of a great general, but his ordinary marine attire did not suit his appearance.
"Greetings to the emperor, long live the emperor!”Shi Lang knelt down and saluted.
"Rise, Shi Lang. I promote you to the position of Navy Commander. As long as you have meritorious service, the position of Navy Commander will be vacant.”
Liu Chan said loudly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Although I am just a small soldier, I have the ambition of a marshal. As long as Your Majesty gives me a place to use my skills, I will definitely repay Your Majesty with a powerful navy!”
Shi Lang said firmly.
"Yes, very ambitious and thoughtful. Tell me about the problems and development direction of the Internet Water Army.”
Liu Chan said with interest. He admired this kind of general.
"Alright, Your Majesty. The navy needs skilled sailors and sturdy warships. The Great Han doesn't have them now. Under the management of Mei Wei and his son, the navy is just for show. If it wasn't for our geographical advantage, Sun Quan of Dong Wu would have swallowed us long ago.”Shi Lang said.
"Well said, continue." Liu Chan said.
"Your Majesty, as long as you give me a year's time, enough money and food, and the power to recruit soldiers, I will be able to build an army that can crush Sun Quan's navy!”
Shi Lang said loudly.
Liu Chan carefully pondered over Shi Lang's words and said," Permitting! How much does my beloved minister need?"
"Ten million five baht." Shi Lang said.
Ten million five baht! This was not a small amount, but a very large amount. The entire Shu Han court only earned 50 million five baht a year.
"I can't give you so much money now. I'll let you spend Li Feng and Mei Wei's assets first. There's a total of two million.”Liu Chan said.
"Your Majesty, there's one more thing. The right to recruit marines. This is the most important. The essence of the navy's combat power lies in the marines. I beg Your Majesty to give me the power to make decisions!”Shi Lang said.
"That's easy. You can choose whatever you want in the country.”
"Your Majesty, I want the sailors of Jiangdong, not the soldiers of Shu. To be honest, the soldiers of Shu are not good at water warfare at all.”Shi Lang said.
"Oh? Jiangdong's army? Can you recruit them?" Liu Chan was puzzled.
"There will definitely be brave men under the heavy reward!" Shi Lang said.
Liu Chan thought about it and agreed." I promise you everything. I only want one. Your promise is to build an invincible navy for me within a year. Money, food, people, I will satisfy you. Go and fulfill it!"”
"I am deeply grateful for Your Majesty's kindness!”Shi Lang bowed to the ground.
At this moment, Di Renjie walked out and said," Your Majesty, the matter in Jiang Prefecture has been settled. Your Majesty can return to the palace. The wind here is strong and is not conducive to Your Majesty's health. I will wholeheartedly assist Shi Lang in building a powerful navy.”
"Di Renjie, you don't have to stay in Jiangzhou anymore. Follow me back to Yuandu. I've considered letting Jiang Wan be the prefect here. He's done well in Brazil County. I demoted him back then to see if he had the ability.”Liu Chan said.
"Your Majesty, this subject is inferior to Jiang Wan." Di Renjie said fearfully.
"Haha, Di Renjie, what are you thinking? I brought you back to the capital because I wanted you to be my Right Prime Minister and be in charge of the affairs of the entire country.”Liu Chan laughed.
"Your Majesty, how can I be so capable? The Prime Minister's abilities are extraordinary, and the world recognizes that he is good at governing the country.”Di Renjie said.
"Wrong. Prime Minister Zhuge often compared himself to Guan Zhong and Yue Yi, but those two were people from a thousand years ago. Although the Prime Minister was good, he also had a lot of limitations. His strengths lay in loyalty and foreign affairs, not military affairs and reform. His weakness was that he monopolized power and nepotism.”Liu Chan analyzed slowly.
"Thank you, Lord!" Di Renjie knelt down and bowed.
"Has Zhao Yun and Xiang Chong set off yet? Why did Hannan rebel repeatedly? What are those barbarians trying to do?" Liu Chan said.
"Your Majesty, General Xiang Chong has already set off after receiving the imperial edict. He has brought ten thousand Dragon Infantry Army and ten thousand Dragon Cavalry Army. The old general Zhao Yun is the commander, and Xiang Chong is the vanguard. There are many rebellious barbarians there. They have elected Meng Huo as their leader and gathered a hundred thousand people.”Di Renjie said.
"Meng Huo?" Liu Chan recalled Meng Huo's memories that he had learned before he transmigrated.
Zhuge Liang was really patient, but they still rebelled.
As a transmigrator, Liu Chan decisively wrote an edict to Zhao Yun and Xiang Chong, stating that they would not accept the barbarians 'surrender unless they agreed to send their children to Yadu. They had to move out and were not allowed to live together.
For those uncivilized people, surrendering was as easy as farting, and rebelling was as straightforward as farting.
He would not give them any time to escape. With Zhao Yun and Xiang Chong's commanding ability and the valiant combat strength of the Dragon Infantry and Dragon Cavalry, Liu Chan believed that they could be wiped out in one fell swoop.
However, three days later, Liu Chan received his first battle report on his way back to Yaodu. Zhao Yun had been defeated.
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