Chapter 461 Who is the coach?

Chapter 461 Who is the coach?

"Please resign, sir!" Chen Wenqi was about to leave in a huff, but you didn't speak human words when he told you something serious!

"Two million." Xiao Chen immediately lowered the price on his own initiative.

"You cut me up to see if it's worth two million?" Chen Wenqi sat down again.

"It's not worth it if both of us brothers are fragmented." Xiao Chen smiled and stretched out a finger, "Is the one million head office okay?"

"Maximum 500,000, and one or two more will not work." Chen Wenqi said, "Your money is likely to be thrown into the water directly, you know!"

"Then let's listen to the 800,000 yuan!" Xiao Chen also made a huge concession.

"Alas..." Chen Wenqi agreed with a sigh.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t agree, because the emperor has something to say that you must dare to be the first in the world, and he also said that you have to try, try it, but the price is too high.

Eight hundred thousand taels!

It is not because Chen Wenqi is stingy.

Because once the war with the Rus started, there would be more places to spend money!

Leaving aside anything else, how much money does Qin Gang get for a day with 20,000 people eating horses and feeding them?

"Lord Xiao, I have to inform you about something. You five thousand people can't wait in Changshan Prefecture. You have to let them go to Yanyunguan to wait for orders after the spring, and there are mules, horses and carts. You have to prepare all the means of transportation and take them with you." Chen Wenqi felt that it was better to settle the matter first, so that he could make arrangements later.

"Okay, I'll follow orders!" Xiao Chen was very generous, "As soon as your departure fee arrives, my carriage and horses will set off immediately."

"What's the start-up fee?" Chen Wenqi was taken aback, "Isn't it just for food? It's only a few silvers? You first pay the account department in advance, and the boss will settle the settlement with you."

"What?" Xiao Chen's voice became several times louder immediately, "How can you just take care of the food? You have to pay the wages!"

"You, you, you, that's not what you said in the afternoon. You said it's fine to take care of the meal! The emperor and the lords heard it!" Chen Wenqi was shocked, what the hell did you just want to go back on what you said?

Shame on you!

"Impossible!" Xiao Chen shook his head like a rattle, "The Emperor said clearly, exempting our Yanyun County from taxes and corvees for three years, and now you want to recruit civilian husbands, wouldn't that be disrespectful? "

"Your Majesty!" Chen Wenqi's nose was crooked in anger, Xiao Chen, you scoundrel!

"Don't quarrel over such a trivial matter. I have indeed exempted Yanyun County from taxes and corvees for three years. Now the people of Yanyun County are suffering. Wen Qi, you have to understand Xiao Chen's difficulties. This money should be spent Just spend it." Li Wanjiang said.

"The emperor is wise!" Xiao Chen said loudly.

"The troops on land are controlled by Qin Gang, but who should lead our joint navy?" Li Wanjiang was thinking about this matter.

Everyone was silent again, because no one who felt suitable could come, and no one in front of him was suitable.

If this joint navy is established, the composition will be too complicated.

Dazhou Navy, Dongpu Fleet, Yizhou Navy, plus pirates...

Li Wanyun, Li Feng, Li Yan, Murong Heng, the Black Dragon Four Heroes... Just adding Zhu Xiaochuan, Wu Zicheng, Wu Zhongze, it's not really suitable.

Because they are gods of war on land, but they don't know much about water warfare, and it can't be said that they don't understand at all, but they can't be said to be proficient.

If you only lead a small-scale Dazhou navy, you can at least command it, but commanding such a large-scale combined fleet is probably enough.

There is no lack of excellent generals in the navy, such as Liu Haishan and Lin Zirui, but their qualifications are relatively too low, and their ranks are too low to be commander-in-chief.

There is another problem, that is, in this joint fleet, the Dongying Fleet must be the strongest, followed by the Yizhou Fleet, and the Dazhou Navy can only rank third, and it may be limited to be stronger than the pirates.

Although this was a battle of the Great Zhou, it seemed quite reasonable if the Dongpu people proposed that their general be the commander in chief.

It just doesn't make sense.

And it's not as simple as a matter of face.

To defeat the powerful Ross Fleet, Japan may send at least ten large warships, plus frigates, warships and small warships, there will always be more than thirty ships.

Such a large-scale fleet must be led by someone at least at the level of admiral, so the coach of Da Zhou must also be two levels higher than him.

So for now, maybe Li Wanjiang is the most suitable candidate...

If he is the coach, even if the opponent's commander is Emperor Kanzhao, he will have to be second in line.

"I think the lord is the most suitable coach!" Xiao Chen directly recommended Li Shi who was contemplating.

ah? Several people were taken aback when they heard this.

Because including Li Shi, no one thought that Xiao Chen would recommend him to be the coach.

"Hmm..." Li Wanjiang pondered for a long time before slowly saying, "My son, can you take on this important task?"

"My son is willing to share the worries of the father!" Li Shi was so excited that he almost stood up.

"It's fine if my son is willing, but with your body..." Li Wanjiang hesitated again.

"Father, my son is only inconvenient to move, but there is no problem in taking a boat or a car. This is commanding the battle, and I don't need my son to go into battle to kill the enemy in person. Even if there is a slight inconvenience, it will be fine." Li Shi hurriedly said.

"Although I don't know anything about water warfare, I am willing to follow the prince!" Xiao Chen volunteered again.

"Your majesty, I'm willing to go!" Zhu Xiaochuan felt that as the only general here, he definitely wanted to make a statement.

"Well, let me think about this matter again." Li Wanjiang couldn't make a decision for a while.

Li Shi was also from a military background, so commanding operations must be no problem. His status is distinguished, and he is completely qualified to be the commander of the United Fleet. In fact, there is really no more suitable candidate than him in Fengyang City.

If it was a battle on land, he might agree without hesitation, but this is a sea battle, and the enemy is the powerful Ross fleet. When the two armies are at war, the commander, who is the flagship, will definitely suffer the most violent attack by boat!

If Li Shi made a mistake, it would be worth the loss.

He has only three sons in total, one is dead, the other is leading troops to fight outside, now only Li Shi is left by his side.

He really didn't want to let him take the risk.

This kid Xiao Chen is so smart, how could he give me such a difficult problem?

"Your Majesty, I feel that this coach should not be a second person other than the prince! And this matter should be decided as soon as possible, so that the prince and the minister can also make preparations in advance." Xiao Chen said.

"Oh...Xiao Chen, do you know that I love you and hate you, it is indeed suitable for you to recommend my son as the coach, but if there is something wrong with my son, how can I feel embarrassed?" Li Wanjiang sighed He took a deep breath, revealing his true feelings a little.

"Father!" Li Shi struggled to climb out of the wheelchair, and knelt at Li Wanjiang's feet, sobbing softly with tears in his eyes.

The scene was once very touching.