Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 135
The number of times Yang Yinjiang has been on a boat in her life can be counted on the palm of her hand.

She used to go boating on the Wei River before, and she was quite used to it, but now she can't bear it in the Yangtze River.

Therefore, she got seasick and vomited almost every day. Even so, she still managed to come to the bow and enjoy the scenery on both sides of the river.

Because of such a scene, she had never seen it before.

When the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, the main force of the Sui Dynasty was a group of landlubbers, so Yang Su built the five-toothed ship based on the characteristics of the northerners who were not accustomed to water.

The building has five floors, more than a hundred feet high, a full 35 meters high, and a total length of 55 meters. Driving on the water of the Yangtze River, it looks like a giant on the river.

The five-tooth boat is large and has a solid hull, so it can withstand wind and waves. It can accommodate 900 soldiers. There are six paddles on the left, right, front, back, and front, like six big oars.

The pole takes the side of the boat as the fulcrum, with a boulder tied to the outside end and a winch facing inward. When encountering an enemy ship, the soldiers turn the winch to pull up the pole. Fall quickly and hit the surrounding enemy ships.

Most of the old Chen's navy were small boats, which couldn't withstand such a smash.

In the water battle that year, the five Wuya ships lost by the Sui Dynasty were all damaged by the old Chen navy's fire boat array breaking through the periphery and hitting the hull.

This can be regarded as one thing and one thing.

The supplies on Yang Ming's fleet were sufficient, so there was no need to stop the ship for supplies. They passed Baling County and went north along the Yangtze River to Jiangxia County.

And the township in Jiangxia County is Yang Yinjiang's own father, Yang Xuangan.

So when the fleet passed by Jiangxia, Yang Yinjiang hid in the cabin and dared not come out.

In fact, there is nothing to be afraid of, Yang Xuangan is not clairvoyant, how could he find his own daughter so easily.

After Yu Jiangxia turned into the Hanshui River, the waterway became obviously narrower, with many twists and turns.

Taking the waterway is easy and less bumpy, but it is also time-consuming.

Nine days later, Yang Ming and the others finally arrived at Xiangyang Wharf.

In the Jingzhou area, although most people still call Xiangyang Xiangyang County, in fact, the administrative division of Xiangyang has been changed to Xiangzhou, and the chief official is Du Zha, the governor of Xiangzhou.

However, in history, after Dad succeeded to the throne, it would still be changed to Xiangyang County. Anyway, it is relatively chaotic at the moment, and it is difficult to distinguish the states and counties.

The post of governor is mostly appointed by Yang Jian, and most of them come from the Guanzhong Group.

This Du Zha was born in the Jingzhao Du family. Their ancestors had many officials in the Sui Dynasty, and almost all of them were lords.

Du Zha has a younger brother named Du Yan, who was an official secretary during the Tang Taizong period, but now, together with Wei Fusi, the second son of Wei Shikang, the first governor of Jingzhou, was exiled to the south of the Yangtze River by Yang Jian.

The reason is that these two boys think highly of themselves, and they both feel that they are quite capable, saying that the Supreme likes to appoint hermits, and Su Wei was confiscated into the court when he was living in seclusion, so the two of them made an appointment and lived in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain, waiting to be captured. enlist.

After Yang Jian found out about this, he was furious. He felt that these two boys were just trying to gain fame and had no self-knowledge, so they simply exiled to the south.

This exile is actually tantamount to driving out of the capital, you can find a cool place to stay, just don't be under my nose.

It won't be long before they can go back.

Du Zha, governor of Xiangzhou, is not as famous as his younger brother in history, let alone his son.

That's right, he is Du Ruhui's biological father.

Du Ruhui was the primary purpose of Yang Ming's visit to Xiangyang this time.

On the pier, Du Zha, who had received the news in advance, came to greet him early. Yang Ming didn't plan to enter the city. He wanted to go to the navy station to take a look at it while the sun was still early.

So Du Zha's convoy led the way and rushed overland to the navy station.

The ships are docked at the pier and have not been used for many years. Many of them look very old, and the naval station is not far from the shore.

Surrounding Yang Ming were Du Zha, Governor of Xiangzhou, Cai Ju, General of Hussars of Xiangyang Hussars Mansion, and a group of adjutant officers and captains, including Zhou Zhongmou.

Yang Ming stood on the pier, looking at the river, and said calmly, "How many ships are there in the current navy?"

Hussar general Cai Ju hurriedly stepped forward: "Reporting to Your Highness, there are three Wuya ships, eleven Huanglong ships, thirty Pingcheng (big boats) and thirty-three Grasshoppers (Grasshopper boats)."

Yang Ming said: "How many can be used?"

Cai Ju swallowed his saliva, and said, "It can be used after more than a month of maintenance."

"Nursing for more than a month?" Yang Ming frowned and turned around: "That is to say, if there is a war today, the Xiangyang navy will not be able to sail for a month?"

Cai Ju lowered his head and said, "There is not enough maintenance funds for the naval army, and the last general has nothing to do."

"What about the funding?" Yang Ming asked again.

At this time, it was Du Zha who came out and explained: "The annual cost allocated by the capital to the navy is only 11 guan, and there is not much left except for the training and payment. Among them, if Wuya and Huanglong replace the corroded wood, they have to be shipped from Padang. , for this item alone, 15 guan is needed, and there is really no money."

Yang Ming nodded.

Although the Sui Dynasty was a government military system, and more than half of the soldiers in the military government came from civilian service, there are still many permanent soldiers in the military government.

11 guan is used to pay the army, which is actually not too much.

The reason why the imperial court did this is also because the world is peaceful now, and the inland river navy like this is useless, so they only pay the salary, not the maintenance fee, because they know that even if the maintenance money is paid, these people will not will be used for maintenance.

"If it can be requisitioned and available at any time, how much will it cost?" Yang Ming asked again.

This Du Zha didn't know, so he glanced at Cai Ju, who hurriedly said, "About 45 guan."

Nima. This is really a gold swallowing beast.

When Yang Ming heard this figure, he also had a headache. Fortunately, more than 6000 dew fields have been awarded this year. The tax on these fields is an astonishing figure. In the future, some of them can be secretly allocated to the Xiangyang Navy.

But this year is definitely out of play, and there is no money in the account.

Cleaning up a literary family will bring a lot of income to the taxation of the Jiangling area, but Yang Ming knows that this kind of thing of killing the rich and helping the poor should be done slowly, if it is done too often, it will cause trouble.

That night, Yang Ming received Du Zha's kind hospitality at the Sheriff's Mansion.

This is to give him face. A governor in the middle and lower states doesn't have such a big face, but if you have a good son, you will have this face.

On such an occasion, Du Zha would definitely pull his son out to see the world.

So his two sons, Du Ruhui and Du Chuke, came to greet Yang Ming.

Du Ruhui is an adult, 16 years old this year, Du Chuke and Yang Ming are the same age, 13 years old this year.

"Is your eldest brother married?" Yang Ming asked casually, as if talking about family matters.

Du Zha hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness is concerned, we are not married yet."

Being born in the Du family of Jingzhao, Du Ruhui's future wife must be from a wealthy family, so there will be no difference.

But there is no record in the history, where Du Ruhui's wife came from.

Yang Ming asked again: "Since he's an adult, why didn't he choose a wife for him?"

"I haven't found a suitable one yet," Du Zha said.

Yang Ming joked and said: "A young man is at the time when his heroism is in full bloom, and his anger is at its peak. Since this is the case, this king will reward your son with a concubine."

Du Zha hurriedly said to his son, "Hurry up and thank Your Highness for your kindness."

Du Ruhui thanked him honestly.

Yang Ming asked again: "Is your son an official right now?"

"Not yet," Du Zha was overjoyed when he heard this, because he figured out Yang Ming's way of speaking,
If you ask if you have a wife, you will be rewarded with a concubine; if you are an official, you will probably be rewarded.

So he said again: "If you can serve His Highness around, it will be a blessing for the dog."

Who is Yang Ming?The crown prince's third son, the future prince, if he doesn't curry favor at this time, will he still have a chance to curry favor in the future?

Yang Ming nodded and smiled: "There are still a few vacancies in the general manager's mansion, so you might as well let your son temporarily serve as household controller, in charge of households, ancestral temples, farming and mulberry affairs in Jingzhou."

Du Zha was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked his son with him.

Regardless of the fact that Hu Cao of the General Manager's Mansion is only a seventh rank, he has a lot of power, because the administrative scope of this position is the entire Jingzhou.

What's more, he is still a close minister next to Yang Ming, and has a bright future in the future.

Yang Ming actually didn't know if Du Ruhui would be able to do this job right now, but considering his status as a famous person in history, even if he couldn't get used to it for a short time, he would get used to it gradually.

16 years old, this is not young in the Sui Dynasty, and many people in the capital have already claimed the title of knighthood at this age.

When Li Yuan was 15 years old, he prepared Yang Jian with a thousand bulls.

At the age of 19, Yang Guang was already the commander-in-chief of an army of 50 troops.

That night, Yang Ming spent the night at the Sheriff's Mansion. He planned to visit the Navy Garrison again, and then led Yang Yinjiang to play nearby for a while.

This place in Xiangyang occupies a pivotal position in the entire history of China. It is known as the South Ship and the North Horse, and the thoroughfare of the seven provinces.

From here, there are countless stories that have been passed down through the ages, such as: visiting the thatched cottage three times, scraping bones to cure poison.

This is also the origin of the two great works of Chinese literature, The Book of Songs and The Songs of Chu.

Among the Condor Heroes, Guo Jing guards Xiangyang, and this is where he guards. Although it is a novel, it also reflects Xiangyang's strategic position as the most important place in Hanshui from the side.

Winning Xiangyang can dominate the Hanshui River. It can be seen that there is an inevitable reason for the navy to be placed in Xiangyang.

The next day, Yang Ming named Du Ruhui as his guide, and led them out of the county town to the surrounding famous places.

On the way, Yang Ming specially called Du Ruhui into the carriage, and asked with a smile:

"Didn't your father, Du Zha, find you a job in Daxing when you became an adult?"

Du Ruhui shook his head: "Return to Your Highness, if there is a vacancy in the capital, it is not my turn."

If it's not your turn, will you follow Li Shimin to rebel?Yang Ming drew a big cake for him and said:

"If you have real talents and learning, this king will not bury you."

Du Ruhui showed gratitude: "From now on, if His Highness orders you, I dare not refuse."

In his opinion, being able to serve as Yang Ming's subordinate is a great springboard for him to stand out in the future.

People like him who have read the books of sages all have this problem. They are ambitious and eager to prove their worth.

And there is one thing about scholars, Yang Min likes them more, they are more loyal.

Because the Confucian ideas of "the emperor should treat the minister with courtesy, and the minister should be loyal to the emperor", "the emperor is the guide for the minister, and the father is the guide for the son", "the emperor wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die" has been deeply engraved into them. in the bones.

(End of this chapter)