The words of Manager He made Zeng Shou and others silent.

Did they have this intention?

Of course it has been.

Now it is getting harder to get along at sea. The fleets running to the sea are getting bigger and bigger, and it is necessary to take great risks to rob such fleets. In fact, at sea, these large merchant fleets may also turn into pirates at any time, robbing other people's goods and becoming their own.

There are fewer and fewer pirates like Zeng Shou and others.

Looking at the old iron hook Pan Motang’s dead tree sprouts, now they are full of vigor. Of course, they want to apply for it again, but after testing, they can only return disappointed.

After a person betrays once, if he wants to return, it will be difficult to gain the trust of others.

Zeng Shou and the others betrayed Pan Motang once.

When Pan Motang decided to join Li Ze, he hoped that Zeng Shou and the others would come with him. In this way, he would have more ships and more sailors, and he would have more face and voice in front of Li Ze.

But Zeng Shou and his friends refused and took their respective subordinates to their respective places. So much so that Pan Motang finally brought one or twenty boats in a silence, and a thousand people came to Haixing, including many elderly, weak, women and children.

After three years, Pan Motang finally stood up again. Now the fleet he commanded is undoubtedly the king of this sea.

He would rather train newcomers than ask for those who have betrayed him once again.

Zeng Shou even felt that if he had done anything in the jurisdiction of Pan Motang, he would have suppressed himself without hesitation. If he was targeted by the Tang navy, Zeng Shou would not feel that he would be able to escape.

Manager He's words pierced Zeng Shou's heart, making him feel a little angry and embarrassed.

"Tele to your young marshal, does he have a warship of the Sea Falcon? Does he have the latest wheeled warship?" Zeng Shou hummed. "What kind of official can he give me?"

Manager He smiled and said, "Not now, but there will be one in the future. Zeng Dazhuan, you should know that our eldest lady from the Xiang family will soon become the Empress of the Tang Dynasty?"

Zeng Shou was stunned. He had never heard of it. "Is there anything wrong with this?"

"If you stay here for a few days, you will see the Tang Dynasty fleet returning to the port. They went to Lingnan to pick up our eldest lady." Manager He smiled and said. "To be honest, our first wheeled warship is now starting to be built in Lingnan. Of course, we will definitely have a warship of the Haixia-level warship in the future. If you are willing to compete with us, your position will be indispensable for the navy commander."

Zeng Shou stared at the other party in a daze: "You are not in the way of dealing with Li Ze and Xiang Ye!"

Manager He laughed: "It's not a question of not dealing with it. Everyone is a minister of the Tang Dynasty! But when two people get along, they always have to be equal in strength to win respect. Now our Lingnan is above the Land Division and is not inferior to others. However, above the Navy Division, it is indeed much worse than the North. So we have to make up for our shortcomings. I admit so frankly that Zeng Dazhu should have felt it, right?"

"I need to think about it!" Zeng Shou pondered for a moment and said.

"Of course!" said Manager He: "Zeng Dazhuan, you have lost one chance. I hope you can seize the second chance. The opportunity to whitewash is not always available."

Manager He bowed and left, and the group of pirates in the room fell into silence.

After Gu Chang left Zeng Shou and others, he rushed back home immediately. Without saying a word, he called his wife and children. A carriage drove straight into the navy barracks and found a barracks to settle down. He knew the behavior of these brothers in the past. In order to achieve their goals, their ferocity was often beyond people's imagination. Now they are not like before, and some are weak points for them to poke.

After a few days, everything was calm, and the people arranged by Gu Chang at home did not notice any accidents. This surprised Gu Chang. Could these pirate brothers have changed their temperament? Five days later, when several pirate ships anchored in the port left, Gu Chang also confirmed that those people had left, he felt a little ashamed. It seemed that he was judging a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Zeng Shou and the others did want to use themselves, but they did not mean to threaten themselves. They were too worried.

After breathing a sigh of relief, Gu Chang sent his family back, and then came a new task. The huge fleet led by Pan Motang was about to return from Lingnan, and the future Empress was also here on the same boat. Although his identity is still only the eldest daughter of the Xiang family, in order to show respect, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty and Prince Li Ze will still go to Haixing Port with his princess Liu Ruyan to welcome him. Cangzhou magistrate Hou Zhen had already arrived in Haixing in advance to prepare for a matter. Gu Chang, as the navy envoy, naturally had to be busy.

When Li Xiang arrived in Haixing, of course, he would not just welcome Miss Xiang. Since he came, he would definitely have to inspect the work here. The Tang Dynasty Navy took Haixing as its base camp. When Li Xiang arrived in Haixing, he would definitely come here.

Gu Chang's idea was soon confirmed. On the first day after Li Ze arrived in Haixing, he was accompanied by Hou Zhen, the governor of Cangzhou, to inspect Haixing Shipyard and other places.

The navy's garrison is now sparse. Pan Motang led the navy almost out of the crowd. In the water village, there were only a few warships that needed maintenance. Of course, what interested Li Ze the most was a new warship that had just been launched from the Haixing Shipyard that was installing combat equipment.

"In recent years, the navy has developed rapidly, and Hou Zhizhou has made great contributions!" Li Ze looked at the prefecture of Hou Zhen, whose hair was all white, and said, "Cangzhou has almost supported the construction of the navy with its own strength! From nothing to something, from weak to strong, the current Tang Dynasty navy can be said to be the only one in the world."

Li Ze's words are not pretentious. All the fiscal revenue in Cangzhou in recent years, apart from the most basic livelihood facilities, the rest have been invested in the construction of the navy. A warship consumes a lot, and an ordinary warship starts at tens of thousands of stakes, like a warship of the Sea Falcon, which even starts at tens of thousands of stakes.

"It still depends on Li Xiang's policy support!" Hou Zhen smiled and said, "Now Haixing is replacing Guangzhou, Quanzhou and other places to become the largest port in the Tang Dynasty, and its income is still considerable."

"Next, the court is preparing to build a new port in Jiaozhou in Pinglu. Cangzhou needs strong support, mainly to build ports, talents in docks, etc. At that time, the magistrate should not be stingy." Li Ze smiled and said: "Our navy needs more bases to go to sea, so that they can cruise the sea longer and control larger areas."

Hou Zhen nodded and said, "Although this Li Xiang is relieved, we will most likely not be able to provide extra money at that time, but as long as people look down on them, we can support the past. Haixing has already become a scale and has a system, and has entered a stable development stage."

"That's good!" Li Ze nodded and said, "Let's go back and give me a list of talents in this area."

"Yes, Li Xiang!" Hou Zhen smiled and said, "When you talk about such talents, there is one in front of you, this Gu Chang Gu Zongshi! He has rich experience in the construction of shipyards, docks, shipbuilding and shipbuilding. In the past few years, Gu Zongshi's errands have not had any leaks."

"Oh?" Li Ze turned to look at Gu Chang and smiled, "Would Gu Zhizhe be willing to go to Pinglu Jiaozhou? It's not like Haixing. There is nothing now. Wherever you go, everything will start from scratch. It will be very hard."

Gu Chang bowed and said, "No matter where he goes, Gu Chang will do his best."

"Okay, our talents in the Tang Dynasty must have this spirit of willingness to contribute, and go wherever they need it. Of course, the court will not let down people like you, official positions, titles, and salary. Trailblazers always have to take care of them first." Li Ze praised and turned to a warship in the dock: "Is this warship a warship suitable for inland combat designed by Haixing Shipyard?"

"Yes, Prime Minister!" Gu Chang said: "There are very different from inland river combat. The hydrology and weather are also very different. In this regard, General Li Hao and Li have explored a lot of experience. These warships were specially built for future inland river combat. It is planned to build a total of fifty ships, but in our Haixing, only ten ships are built, and the remaining forty ships will be manufactured by Yangzijin Shipyard in Yangzhou. Two ships have been launched there."

"Is there any difference in weapons and equipment?"

"The difference is still very big." Gu Chang said: "We emphasize speed and flexibility in this kind of inland river combat ships, and at the same time strengthen the anti-collision ability of warships, setting up special collision angles and anti-climbing settings. At the same time, in the trenchers on the ship, we managed to reduce the range and speed up the firing rate. Overall, inland river combat ships, we emphasize the ability to fight in close combat. Each ship can carry fifty more warriors after a special design. Li Xiang, as far as I know, the navy in the south is as big as our warships, which can carry far less combat troops. As for the combat capabilities of the entire warship, it is even more different. Once our warships form a scale, they will inevitably not find an opponent on the Yangtze River."

"Very good. In the south of the Yangtze River, we need a powerful navy. We need to control the entire Yangtze River basin!" Li Ze laughed. "The first batch of fifty warships, and then we will have the second batch and the third batch."
Chapter completed!