The happy life of a prodigal

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All in all, we must never sit back and watch those pirates wreak havoc and turn a blind eye! "

When the other ministers heard this, they all looked thoughtful.

But some people frowned.

After a while, it was Hubu Shangshu who spoke first.

"I understand Ma Gong's thoughts, and I understand it, but this matter cannot be compared in this way. The drought in the Central Plains is severe and has not been resolved. Although the imperial court won the battle on the grassland, Qi Yan's troops withdrew in time. , preserved a large part of its strength.

In the final analysis, there is still no small disaster left.

What if, as Ma Gong said, all the elite soldiers and good generals in the important town were transferred to the three southeast roads, and if the Qiyan Department revived, what should we do?

Ma Gong is the veteran of the Ministry of War, the reason why the wild fire is endless, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates is clearer than me. "

Hearing this, Ma Wenhua glared at him, and said loudly: "The old man never said that he would transfer soldiers from all important towns, but only use the Shenji Battalion!"

"If the pirates go ashore, the Shenji Battalion will be useful, but how useful is it in the sea?"

At this time, the newly appointed Minister of Rites spoke: "Ma Gong, don't be so impatient, the generals stationed in Dongnan Road are Ma Gong's disciples, Ma Gong is anxious, we understand.

But being anxious can't solve the problem, we still have to speak calmly. "

"fart!"

Hearing this, Ma Wenhua simply pointed at the nose of the Minister of Rites and wanted to scold him.

"Cough cough..."

At this time, a voice came from above the dragon chair.

Everyone fell silent when they heard the coughing sound.

The Emperor of Chu didn't care about the quarrel of the few people just now, but looked at someone sitting in the back seat, and asked indifferently: "What do you think of Xin'anhou?"

Fang Xiu was thinking about the academy. He had been absent-minded all the time. He only knew that the pirates in the southeast three roads had been raging violently recently. Hearing what Emperor Chu said, he raised his eyes and said, "The minister's thoughts are no different from Ma Gong's."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Emperor Chu frowned, and said, "So, you also advocate calling the Shenji Battalion to wipe out the pirates in one fell swoop?"

Fang Xiu thought for a while and replied: "What I support is Ma Gong's idea, but not Ma Gong's strategy."

When everyone heard this, their eyes turned to Fang Xiu.

If it was in the past, Fang Xiu would have seen it on such an occasion, but they didn't say anything, but they were not convinced in their hearts.

After all, he is just a young man, can he be compared to the Duke of the Manchu Dynasty?

But after the previous few incidents, especially the incidents in the four states in the southwest and the north.

They were convinced by each other, Xiu.

Regardless of his character or literary talent, but...

There are indeed some tricks in this regard.

Always be able to stick a needle in the most critical place.

This time, how to deal with the pirates, I am afraid that he will have to make up his mind in the end.

Fang Xiu was thinking about the academy, but he really didn't think about how to deal with the pirates.

but......

He thought of another thing.

After struggling for a moment, he still said: "Your Majesty, I think that the Shenji Battalion alone cannot deal with pirates!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was shocked.

Not to mention Ma Wenhua, even the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Minister of Rites, the two ministers who firmly supported the resolution of major events to small ones, cast different eyes.

After all, in their eyes.

The reason why the Shenji Battalion was not allowed to be used was just for fear of trouble.

But in fact, they still believed in the strength of the Shenji Battalion.

As long as the Shenji Battalion reaches the three southeast roads, the little pirates will be destroyed without attack.

But......

Fang Xiu told them that the Shenji Battalion can't deal with pirates?

This is somewhat inappropriate.

Although at sea, the sons of Chu State are indeed inferior to the pirates, but on land, those pirates are not much stronger than the elites of the important towns.

What's more, Shenjiying also possesses divine weapons like Heaven's Punishment!

"Do you think the Shenji Battalion can't handle the pirates?"

Chu Huang also frowned slightly, looked at Fang Xiu, and asked.

Fang Xiu thought for a while, and answered truthfully: "Your Majesty, pirates, pirates, the most important thing is the 'sea', on land, Shenjiying must be able to defeat pirates.

Even the Shenji Battalion is not needed, even the elite soldiers in important towns are more than enough.

However, pirates are not always on land, they often attack along the coast... Should be so? "

When the people from the Ministry of War played the report just now, he didn't listen carefully.

At this time, he looked at Ma Wenhua and asked as if asking for proof.

Ma Wenhua was so angry when he heard him say 'it should be so', but he didn't say anything, just nodded: "Yes!"

"Since the pirates attack everywhere along the coast as I said, even if the Shenji Battalion wiped out some of the pirates, the rest of the pirates will still be the same if they change locations.

Even if, Your Majesty, you leave part of the Shenji Battalion in the southeast three roads, or even set up another important town in the southeast three roads, and create another Shenji camp, the final result will still be the same.

The coast of the southeast three roads is too long, pirates may appear in any place, relying solely on the defense of the Shenji Battalion and the soldiers of the important town will not have any effect! "

When everyone heard this, they all felt that it made sense.

But......

Is there really no other way?

After a while, Hubu Shangshu looked at Fang Xiu and asked, "Then what Xin'anhou means...you can only let the pirates wreak havoc in the three southeast areas, and leave them alone?"

When Ma Wenhua next to him heard this, he glared at the Minister of the Household Department, opened his mouth, and wanted to curse again.

Fortunately, before he could open his mouth, Fang Xiu spoke.

"Of course not, you adults think too narrowly about this matter."

When everyone heard this, they were not angry at all, but curious.

They knew that there must be a reason for Xin Anhou to say this.

Fang Xiu looked at Emperor Chu and continued: "Your Majesty, my lords, actually I think... the best defense is to attack!"

After the voice fell, the entire Nuan Pavilion became quiet again.

The best defense is offense?

This sentence......

It sounds reasonable.

Not only the Emperor Chu, the Minister of the Ministry of Households, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites and other laymen think so.

It was Ma Wenhua, Minister of the Ministry of War, and several generals who were pro-military, their eyes lit up when they heard this sentence.

This Xin Anhou is really a genius!

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At this time, Minister of the Ministry of Industry spoke.

"The Marquis of Xin'an means that offense is the defense. We naturally understand this point. The problem is that our navy in Dachu is really weak. Even those pirates can't match it. How can we win?"

When everyone heard this, they were all silent.

Indeed, no matter what the others are, the biggest problem lies in the weakness of the navy.

If this problem is not resolved, there is no point in saying more.

Everyone looked at Fang Xiu, hoping that he could come up with a solution.

Seeing this scene, Fang Xiu shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands and said: "The navy is weak, it's not because of a cold day, and I don't have any good solution. It's just to train more sailors and build more ships."

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other.

To change the weak situation of the navy, the only way is to train sailors and build ships. Of course they know this.

The question is...how to do it?

You know, the resources on the sea are so poor, how long can it last just by relying on the imperial court to allocate money?

Finally solved the pirates, what about these ships?

It can't be transported back to the canal from the sea, right?

Labor and financial resources are all serious problems.

In the end, the fate of barrenness is inevitable.

Hey......

This is a dilemma.

Hearing Fang Xiu's suggestion, Emperor Chu frowned slightly.

Of course, he knew this method.

He also knows the disadvantages.

It is precisely because of this that the ministers were summoned to discuss this matter.

Now, after discussing for a long time, it is the same as if there was no negotiation.

It is nothing more than two, one is to strengthen the navy, and the other is to send out the Shenji Battalion.

One cures the symptoms but not the root cause, and the other cures the root cause, but it costs too much.

For a while, Emperor Chu didn't know how to make a choice.

At this time, Fang Xiu spoke again.

He got up, walked to the middle position, saluted respectfully, and then said: "I have a way to save the court from spending too much money and solve the problem of pirates, but... .”

When Fang Xiu said this, he paused, looked around, thought for a while, and said: "It's just that I can only talk to His Majesty about this method."

Inside the Nuan Pavilion, the ministers became quiet when they heard this.

After a while, it was still Yan Zhuang who got up, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister suddenly remembered that there are still some matters at home, can you allow the old minister to leave first?"

Yan Zhuang's qualifications are there.

Even if there was something big, he wanted to get up and leave, but he didn't say anything.

With him taking the lead, the others also got up and left the Snapper.

There are some people who are dissatisfied with Fang Xiu, and some people even think that Fang Xiu is a disaster for the country and the people.

But there is one thing they are sure of.

That is, Marquis Xin'an is indeed Wang Zuozhi's talent.

Since he said there is a way, there is a high probability that there is a way.

He said that he could only speak to His Majesty alone, so that should be the case.

As long as they can solve the problem of the pirates, they really don't really care about it.

After a while, only Fang Xiu and Chu Huang were left in the Nuan Pavilion.

"Tell me, what is the method, so mysterious."

Sitting on the dragon chair, Emperor Chu picked up his teacup, took a sip, and asked leisurely.

Seeing that everyone else had left the Nuan Pavilion, Fang Xiu felt a little more relaxed.

He sat back in his seat, picked up a piece of pastry, took a sip, and then said: "Your Majesty, it's actually very simple.