Chapter 323
Dugulou ordered his servants to go back, and sent a message to Wanyanhong saying that the princess's condition was getting worse and she could no longer travel long distances back.
This year, I can only celebrate the New Year in Changshan Prefecture, and wait until next summer... it depends on the situation.
I also sent a letter to Wanyan Pingqiu, the content was similar, but I just let him repent in the tone of a master, reflect on myself, cultivate my health, and study hard!
I will take care of your mother for you, please rest assured...
As the governor, Xiao Chen was formally promoted to discuss matters, and the first thing he announced was to appoint Dugu Lou as the commander-in-chief of our Yanyun County Navy!
Let's call it Admiral of the Navy.
But because of his special status, this matter must be kept secret. It is enough for the big guys here to know, but it is not easy to spread it to the outside world.
His real name can't be used, let's just use the name Li Ling, everyone will call him Admiral Li or Master Li in the future, and the name Dugulou will never be mentioned again.
In the future, the shipyard will also be under his control, and Gongsun Ban, the captain of Qinglong, will also officially belong to the navy ranks, which is justified.
Yue Zhonglin and a thousand soldiers who came back to report on their duties were also given to Dugulou, otherwise it would be unreasonable for a navy admiral to have no soldiers under his command.
Didn't Yue Zhonglin have been escorting food and grass all the time?
Not anymore.
Because Li Wanjiang suddenly showed great kindness, and ordered that Xiao Chen's troops were insufficient, and it would not be appropriate to divide the troops to escort the grain and grass. In the future, the task of escorting the grain and grass will be handed over to Qin Gang...
The first thing Dugulou did after taking office was to recruit new soldiers.
There is only one requirement other than being physically fit, that is, you must not get seasick, and being a fisherman is a priority.
Of course, if the water quality is particularly good, such as the kind that can hold your breath in the water for more than a stick of incense, the kind that can dive into the bottom of the sea to catch crabs at a depth of 100 meters, and the kind that can swim in the water for a day without sinking. the kind of...
There are indeed quite a few fishermen in Changshan Prefecture. They used to fish in Shunfeng Harbor for a living. When the Ross people came, they all fled to Changshan Prefecture and fished freshwater fish by the Bailong River instead.
Fishermen's children have lived on sea boats since they were young, and they can swim when they are naked, so seasickness is impossible, and landsickness is almost the same...
Because Yanyun County has been in war, their fishing life is not easy, and the northerners actually don't like fish very much.
If you can't catch fish, you can't live. If you catch fish, you can't sell them.
So most fishermen are forced to become farmers.
But they still like the sea in their bones. Even if they can't go fishing, they can go to sea to fight.
It's best to beat all the Ross devils in Shunfeng Harbor away, so that we can fish again in the future...
There is another reason why the big guy voluntarily joined the Navy, and that is that the military salary is extremely high, which is 20% more soldiers than General Lin Yue recruited!
And there are subsidies for going to sea... well done!
But there is only one question that the recruits can't figure out, we are sailors, right? But where is our warship?
No warships, at the moment anyway.
Dugulou asked Yue Zhonglin to conduct basic training for them first, to strengthen their physical strength, to become familiar with swords and guns, to learn how to form formations, and to understand orders.
In addition, he has another requirement, that is, all sailors must learn to use firearms!
The second thing Dugulou did was naturally shipbuilding.
Gongsunban has already found several inlets in the slow flow of the Bailong River that can be transformed into docks.
He is also a man of work. In the past few days, he has led a group of people to cut open the ice on the river, take advantage of the bottom of the waterline in winter, bring in rocks and soil, and start building dams.
It's a pity that the docks on the river are too small and the draft is too shallow, making it extremely difficult to build large sea-going ships.
But Dugulou didn't intend to build large warships, but ordered Gongsun Ban and the others to manufacture as many small fast boats as possible under the existing conditions.
There are also several types of small fast boats. One of them is fine as long as it can carry 20 people. by the wind.
There is also a gunboat, as long as one cannon can be installed on the bow of each gunboat, and the displacement does not need to be too high, the main thing is to optimize its maneuverability as much as possible.
There is also a fire ship. When fighting, the cabin is filled with flammable materials such as sulfur and kerosene, and then a sharp iron point is installed on the bow. When it is close to the opponent's warship, it is directly nailed to it, and then the ship is set on fire. The crew had to jump into the sea to escape before the fuse burned out.
All small ships anyway, not a single large or even medium-sized ship.
Everyone felt that it would be a joke to rely on these small boats to fight Ross's large warships...
But Admiral Li's order was issued like a mountain, and everyone obeyed it.
What Dugulou needs most now is a cannon that can be installed on a gunboat. Since each gunboat can only carry one, he really hopes that the cannon is light enough and has strong firepower. Of course, the more powerful the better.
I have to ask the lunatic for help, and now the lunatic has started to go crazy again, and he has locked himself in the design room of the arsenal for several days without leaving home.
Everyone in his subordinates knew his temper, and no one dared to disturb him, even if Dugulou, the admiral of the navy, came to see him in person.
He had no choice but to invite the boss Xiao Chen, and then he broke in, and saw the lunatic himself with stubble all over his face.
"Gunboat..." The lunatic said only two words after hearing Dugulou's request, then suddenly his head tilted and he passed out.
This frightened Xiao Chen, he hurriedly ordered someone to carry him back to the governor's mansion, and asked Wen Shanchang to give him a diagnosis and treatment.
"He's not sick either..." Wen Shanchang frowned and said, "It seems that he fainted from hunger."
"Ah? No way, how can a living person faint from hunger?" Xiao Chen found it unbelievable.
"I'm afraid our lunatic boss is really hungry. He hasn't eaten for two days and two nights. He doesn't allow us to go in and disturb him. We can only send food in through the window, but he can't take care of it when he is busy. , We said he wouldn't listen..." The craftsmen from the arsenal who came over talked in a hurry.
"Huh? Where am I?" While everyone was talking, the lunatic woke up leisurely and looked around with a dazed expression.
"Alas... You madman scared me to death!" Xiao Chen sighed helplessly, waved his hands and ordered the craftsmen to retreat, and asked someone to bring a bowl of hot milk with honey for the madman to drink.
"I just fainted from hunger? I can't, I remember I ate." The madman even forgot whether he ate or not for the past two days?
Xiao Chen ordered someone to forcibly carry him to Ling'er's previous room with bathroom, let him take a good bath, shave, cut his hair and change his clothes.
Then let him sleep with me!
Sleep for a day and a night first.
"Why sleep? I'm not sleepy. I just had an idea and wanted to tell you boss..." The lunatic struggled and refused to leave.