Chapter 299 Huaiyuan level, sea beast puppet!
There are many wonderful things in this world.

The same words spoken by different people can achieve completely different effects.

Beikong was massacred!

No matter how the imperial court orders the local government to issue notices and explanations.

Few of the scholars who wanted to cause trouble were willing to believe it.

But the same thing!

Nan Kong came out of seclusion and took over the title of Duke Yansheng bestowed by the imperial court.

There is no need for any explanation. Just by stating that you stand on the side of the court, you can shut up the mouths of all the people in the world.

Without him!

There is a scale in everyone’s heart!

There are two branches of the Kong family, and the Southern Kong is not as famous.

But it undoubtedly won the hearts of scholars all over the world.

This can be clearly seen from the plight of the people in Yanzhou Prefecture, where the North Kong is located, and Quzhou Prefecture, where the South Kong is located.

“Fifty great scholars…”

“Five great scholars…”

But what is even more shocking is the generosity of Nan Kong.

Four years before Shunde, the major super-first-class forces in Daqian rarely showed up and took action.

In the final analysis, beings above the fourth realm are unwilling to waste their energy on worldly affairs.

Excluding the royal Ziwei Division, the top combat force in the court is only at the third level.

The cabinet has gathered five great scholars of the third realm, plus several martial arts innates in the Five Military Commanderies, which is enough to intimidate all the civil and military officials in the court.

But now, Nan Kong has made a move and fifty great scholars and five great scholars have joined Dongli Academy.

The strength of this faculty is far beyond the reach of the previously most famous Jiangnan Bailu Academy.

It goes without saying that the rapid rise of Dongli Academy is just around the corner.

……

“Does the urgent report say where Marquis Jing’an is now?”

As the president of Dongli Academy, Emperor Shunde felt like he was hit by a pie in the sky.

I couldn’t help but smile.

“Return to your majesty!”

“My Lord should be in Xiangshan County, Ningbo Prefecture, Jiangnan, inspecting the shipyard now!”

“Touring the shipyard?”

Emperor Shunde took the urgent report, glanced at it, smiled and shook his head.

“This Jia Cong!”

“The royal family does not allow the fifth realm to enter the capital, but can they also not allow the Marquis of Jing’an and the Duke of Zhenbei, who were personally appointed by me, to enter the country?”

“Oban, ask Ziweisi to pass the message…”

“Summon Jia Cong back to the capital…”

“It has been more than a year since we left Beijing and went south. Our Lord should miss his sisters at home.”

Emperor Shunde laughed and joked.

“Slave, you obey!”

……

Ningbo Prefecture

Xiangshan County Shipyard

“My Lord!”

“The shipyard has continued to expand over the past year!”

“Now, four more have been built along the coast of Ningbo, supervised by skilled craftsmen from Gongshujia, working in three shifts, day and night!”

“A total of 218 Zhenyuan-class battleships, 50 Xiyuan-class battleships, and 2 Dingyuan-class battleships were built!”

“According to the Marquis’s order, it is enough to reorganize two more fleets!”

Gongshu Hong was on an inspection tour with Baochai, and around them were several elders of the Gongshu family, led by Gongshu Hong.

Xiangshan Shipyard was originally presided over by Gongshu Yu.

Later, Gongshu Yu followed Jia Cong to the war, and another great scholar of the Gongshu family, Gongshu Yuan, was in charge of the affairs of the Gewu Academy in Shenjing City.

In this case, only Gongshu Hong, the head of the family, can come in person to take charge of the situation.

According to Jia Cong’s idea.

A complete fleet must have 121 warships!
Among them, ninety-six ships are Zhenyuan-class ships equipped with various artillery systems!

Twenty-four Xiyuan-class ships carrying the Divine Fire Flying Kite!

There is also a Dingyuan-class ship that is used as a flagship!
In just one year, they expanded the shipyard like dumplings and built two fleets at the same time, which is enough to show that they have done their best.

“In addition, I also took into account the Western warships that the Marquis had sent to me before.”

“Renovate the Zhenyuan-class battleships and their onboard artillery to give them a longer range and greater power!”

“We have also newly built a Huaiyuan-class small ship!”

Gongshu Hong said this and pointed to several small ships docked at the pier.

The ship is over ten feet long, only a quarter of the length of the Zhenyuan class.

Different from the current wide hull, the whole ship looks like a slender willow leaf.

There is only one poop deck on the deck.

“This is something I worked on together with my colleagues in Wuyi Mountain!”

“The Huaiyuan-class ship sacrificed most of its lethal weapons, and a small formation was engraved on the stern. Its speed is three times that of the Zhenyuan-class!”

“The ship is equipped with a detection device that my subordinates copied from the Westerners. It can see ten miles away.”

“There is also a communication mechanism…”

“They can transmit messages within a twenty-mile radius. They are built as fleet scouts. Thirty of them have been built so far!”

“There’s nothing else to worry about, except for the small formation at the stern, which only a Taoist priest from Mount Wuyi can set up, and that’s what slowed down the time.”

“I know about this matter, someone will come and solve it later!”

Jia Cong nodded. The appearance of the Huaiyuan-class small ships, which could serve as scouts at sea, undoubtedly filled a gap in the fleet!
As for the so-called formation, it is easy to deal with.

Each fleet does not need to be equipped with too many of these small ships; ten will be enough.

With Jia Cong’s current status, it would not be difficult for him to recruit a spiritual cultivator who is familiar with formations.

What made Jia Cong most curious was the new thing that Gongshujia had created.

A dark light flashed in his eyes, and Jia Cong pointed to the bottom of the dock and asked, “What’s under the water?”

“I knew I couldn’t hide it from the Marquis!”

When Gongshu Hong heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

“The Gongshu family had previously gone out to sea with the navy officers for training, so that they could collect information about the warships as soon as possible and make improvements later.”

“I got a sea map from a merchant in Jiangnan. The map marked the activity ranges of some sea beasts.”

“I led my people out to sea for two months and finally had some gains.”

“I built some more puppets based on the whale sea beasts that my daughter built for the Marquis. They usually sneak underwater and can increase the strength of the fleet at critical moments!”

Gongshu Yuan said it easily, but in fact, what was hidden in the waters below the pier was far from simple.

There are a total of twenty-seven third-level sea beast puppets, with different shapes and body lengths ranging from eighty to one hundred feet.

There are also two that are sea beast puppets of the fourth level!
Their body length is over 150 feet.

The giant beasts in the sea have no intelligence, and all their strength is embodied in their strong bodies.

It’s the Deep Sea’s home turf again!

If there are not three or more people with the same level of combat power, there is absolutely no way to match them.

If you want to keep it, you need some unique means.

Being able to hunt so many sea beasts in one year is definitely not an easy task for Gong Shujia.

This also indirectly proves that Gongshujia’s strength is definitely not as simple as Gongshu Hong said when he defected.

But it makes sense… since the Gongshu family was able to survive under the suppression of the Mohist School, they must have at least one fighter of the fifth realm.

When Dongli Academy was first established, Gongshu Jia took the initiative to join it. He had no idea of ​​Jia Cong’s character or his potential.

It’s human nature to keep something in reserve.

If he told all the details right away, Jia Cong would have to figure out what the other party was planning.

In less than two years, Jia Cong’s strength has expanded rapidly.

The strength of Gongshu Yu and Gongshu Yuan, two fourth-level masters sent by the Gongshu family, is no longer important.

As the head of the family, it is normal for Gongshu Hong to use the Gongshu family’s wealth when he is in a hurry.

Jia Cong did not object to this kind of healthy competition among his subordinates.

“Have the naval officers and men needed to command the fleet been trained?”

“My Lord, I have been focusing on the shipyard.”

“After General Song Kaijiang left, the navy camp was presided over by Mu Kang’an, the younger brother of Lord Mu of Dongping Marquis’s Mansion.”

“I am not familiar with naval warfare, but after two sea trainings with the navy, the soldiers are now able to demonstrate the power of the warships.”

After hearing Gongshu Hong’s report, Jia Cong nodded again, looked at Baochai, and silently took note of the matter in his heart.

Although the matter was small, it undoubtedly exposed a major weakness of the forces under Jia Cong.

There are too few people available!

To be precise, there are too few people who can take charge of things on their own!

Jia Cong was unaware that Mu Kang’an of the Mu family was training the navy in Ningbo Prefecture.

It should be the personnel mobilized by Baochai, the chief steward of Jia Cong.

The actual calculation of the navy of the South China Sea Fleet is actually a confusing account.

Before the southern expedition, Jia Cong and Emperor Shunde had agreed that the royal family would send a large army and navy to assist, and take 30% of the profits from the southern expedition!

It is not wrong to say that they are the imperial court’s troops, but the soldiers in the Xiangshan Water Army camp are other than the troops initially drawn from naval forces from various places.

From recruiting young and strong men to the subsequent supply of food and wages, all the funds were funded by Jia Cong alone.

Jia Cong didn’t care about these things, but Baochai was unwilling to let the court take advantage of her family.

So after Song Kaijiang followed Jia Cong south, he transferred Mu Kang’an from the Mu family to take charge of the navy camp.

To prevent the imperial court from sending people to take advantage.

“When Gongshujia joined my army, I promised him that he would establish a country overseas!”

“Next month at the latest, the Second and Third Fleets of the South China Sea will sail south after they are reorganized. This Marquis is ready to fight on two fronts!”

“This time the target is Java, Sumatra, Pahang, Baihua, Srivijaya and Brunei!”

“You, the public loser, can choose a place among them and establish your own country.”

Jia Cong stretched out his hand and divine power surged out, forming a map of many island countries in the South Seas in front of him.

Five protectorates have been divided according to their size and distance.

“This……”

Gongshu Hong looked at the map in front of him, but hesitated for a moment.

If it were two years ago, the Gongshu family would have been suppressed by the Mohists to the point of being unable to breathe. If their resources were gradually depleted, they would have perished.

With such a good thing, Gongshu Hong would certainly be overjoyed and make a good choice.

But in the past year or so under Jia Cong’s command, he watched Jia Cong rise step by step, with the unfathomable support of the “Luo Tian Sect” behind him!
On the other hand, the Mohists, after two setbacks, are said to have closed the Mechanical City and are not planning to go out again for a hundred years.

Compared to moving overseas to establish a country, one can only bully a group of natives.

How could it be better than following Jia Cong and developing rapidly in Daqian!

“My Lord, I was discouraged by the Mohists and decided to leave.”

“Now under the command of the Marquis, Gongshujia has become famous through the Dongli Academy, and has long lost the intention to establish a country overseas.”

“Gongshujia hopes to stay in Daqian and continue to serve the Marquis!”

“That’s fine. I will never treat your Gongshu family unfairly in the future!” Jia Cong nodded and responded casually.

His tone was calm, but Gongshu Hong was secretly excited in his heart.

The same thing applies, but it also depends on who is saying it.

Jia Cong, who was always generous to his own people, even if his tone was calm, it was a great opportunity for Gongshu Jia.

……

“Sister Bao, please do something for me.”

“In the future, naval warfare will be indispensable for external expansion, and talents who are good at naval warfare are also extremely important.”

“You have someone build another naval academy in Xiangshan to train naval elites.”

“Select generals who are good at naval warfare from naval forces in various places to serve as instructors.”

“One term lasts three years, and each term recruits one thousand people!”

“There is a big exam every year. In the first year, 20% are eliminated, in the second year, 20% are eliminated, and in the third year, 30% are eliminated.”

“Only 300 people will be allowed to join the Navy Division each term and be awarded the eighth-rank military rank.”

“In the future, if a naval officer of the fifth rank or above is promoted, he must be a graduate of the Naval Academy unless he is an exception.”

“As for the person in charge of the Military Academy…”

After leaving the shipyard, eight hundred royal soldiers, the Blood-Clothed Guards, had already rushed to the Shenjing City.

The guards following behind him now are a dozen masters of the Gongshu family led by Gongshu Hong.

The ceremonial function is greater than its practical use.

Jia Cong said to Baochai.

Halfway through his speech, he frowned.

Just like the position of the principal of Dongli Academy, the dean of the Naval Academy will be the first person in the navy under Jia Cong’s command in the future.

The importance of this position is unquestionable.

“The Mu family has been very active in the southern expedition, so I think they are sincere in joining us.”

“Mu Kangwen also has an uncle named Mu Fangsong, who has been managing the Mu family’s maritime business and commanding the Mu family’s fleet. He can be the dean.”

“In addition, Wuyi Mountain has three spirit-refining elders who have made great contributions to the research and development of the navy’s warships.”

“One person can be selected as the vice president, and the two of them can check and balance each other.”

“It just so happens that Wuyishan has been here for more than a year, so it’s time to show some respect to him.”

Those in power take great pains to employ people!
The big and small events of the forces under your command.

It includes the development of Dongli Academy, shipyards, the movements of the southern expedition army, the income and expenditure of Jia Cong’s industries, reports from local gods and ghosts, etc.

Previously, all the matters were summarized and handled by Baochai and Miaoyu.

Recently, Daiyu has been there to help with the training.

Jia Cong is only responsible for development in the general direction.

When it comes to the specific understanding of the talents under his command, Jia Cong is really not as good as Baochai!
“Okay, let’s do as you say, Sister Bao, thank you for your hard work!”

Jia Cong took Baochai’s hand.

Support each other, encourage each other, and achieve each other!

This is the true meaning of Taoist companionship!

“Cong’er, you have more things to consider every day, and I don’t know how much more pressure you have than I do.”

“It’s nothing.”

“By the way, Xiao Dong’er sent you a letter yesterday, asking you to bring back some Siamese pancakes and coconut milk cakes when you return!”

As Baochai spoke, she looked at Jia Cong with a half-smile.

When Jia Cong was away on a military expedition, the sisters in the family would not go out unless necessary, for fear of being plotted against and dragging Jia Cong down.

Little did they know that the innate gods had already traveled from south to north and were no longer in Siam.

“I’ll definitely teach this girl a lesson when I get back!”

Jia Cong shook his head helplessly upon hearing this. Having said that, he still couldn’t bear to go back and disappoint Xiao Dong’er.

“Tell the City God of Siam to arrange for the shipment to the capital as soon as possible, and find a few skilled chefs as well.”

(End of this chapter)