Chapter 4711 Youthful Ambition
Fang Jun looked at the hope on his chubby face and said with a smile: "Tell me about it."
Di Renjie hesitated for a moment, looked around, and saw no one around, so he whispered: "When the student is qualified to serve as an official, sir, can you tell the staff that the student will go to the Navy?"
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This was a blatant backdoor, so naturally he didn’t want others to hear.
Fang Junqi asked: "Why is this? With your grades and performance, once you pass the imperial examination, the three provinces and six ministries will rush to get you. It is not impossible to be a person in front of the emperor, such as Zhongshu Sheren, Huangmen Minister, etc. Why bother?" Going to the navy to have a meal in the wind and the wind? The waves on the ocean are as strong as the mountains, and even the strongest warship may be capsized and people will be killed. It is not as beautiful as imagined. ”
As the Tang Dynasty's navy sailed across the oceans, and merchant ships traveled along the waterways to the East and Southeast Asia, ship after ship of silk, porcelain, glass and other luxury goods were exchanged for ship after ship of gold and silver or a cargo of rice. Countless Chinese people are looking towards overseas countries that their ancestors have always looked down upon for generations, longing for the vast and fertile land that is.
At first, it was only merchants who flocked to it, but as more and more merchants spread the myth of the Tang Royal Navy's invincibility and arrogance on the ocean back to China, young people full of ambitions and high aspirations could no longer sit still. .
Opening up territory and conferring wives and children are the imprints engraved deep in the bones of the Chinese people. When the army on land goes north to the extremely cold land, even the North Sea is included in the territory, and goes west across the Congling Mountains to border the great food country. , went south to attack Chenla, the city of Annan, and when the land territory was almost impossible to expand, everyone's eyes were naturally fixed on the navy.
The vast ocean is boundless and dotted with foreign countries. Isn't it a good place to make achievements?
However, the Navy is different from the Sixteenth Guards Army. The "Royal" brand is actually controlled by Fang Jun. It implements an extremely strict system for recruiting soldiers. Unless the regulations are fully met, it is impossible to use the back door based on family background. .
As a result, the Navy has become a rather mysterious place, but not everyone can go there if they want to...
Di Renjie was very excited, not afraid at all: "A man born in heaven and earth, how can he hold back because of fear of death? As long as he is charging on the road of opening up territories, what is the fear even if he is buried in the belly of a fish? Go overseas and see those things. The barbarians opened up shipping routes for the Tang Dynasty and found a few pieces of land suitable for farming to cultivate more food, so that the people of the Tang Dynasty would no longer be in danger of starvation. This is much better than the three provinces and six tribes fighting for nothing!"
Fang Jun seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and was not fooled by him: "When one day I return to the court with my overseas achievements, will I be able to break through the waves and rise to the top?"
"Uh... you always teach us that we must have ideals, right?"
When his thoughts were exposed, Di Renjie was not shy at all, but faced it calmly, and even used what Fang Jun once said to embellish his ambition.
Successful people all have advantages of one kind or another, they are all different, but one thing remains the same throughout the ages, that is, they must have a thick skin.
If you are shy and embarrassed at all times, you will never succeed.
Fang Jun smiled and patted Di Renjie on the shoulder, approvingly saying: "Talent alone is not enough. It is only with this drive that you can strive for the top and make contributions. Okay, I promise you, as long as you pass the imperial examination, you can come to me to collect the seal document." , I promise you to join the army and go to the navy to join the army!”
Di Renjie was both happy and worried: "This...student may not be able to do it."
Fortunately, Fang Jun really took a high look at him and became very close to him, and directly promised him an official position of eighth rank. The worrying thing is that although the Recorder and Joining the Army is only an eighth-rank official, he is not a small official. In the naval system, the Commander-in-Chief, General, Chief Secretary, Sima, Joining the Army, Zhonglang General, Lang General, School Lieutenant, etc. are ranked in order. Among them, the Commander-in-Chief One person, two generals , one person is Changshi, and two people are Sima. Due to different affiliations, they can be divided into one person who records affairs and participates in military affairs, two people who participate in military affairs including Cang Cao, two people who participate in military affairs under Bing Cao, one person who participates in military affairs under Cavalry Cao, and one person who participates in military affairs under Zhou Cao...
Among them, the military recorder is not only responsible for the military's official documents and records, but also the military merit list. He is also responsible for detecting good and evil deeds and supervising discipline. He was entrusted with such important tasks when he first entered the official career. He was naturally superior to others at the beginning, but spent ten years on qualifications. , but correspondingly, they also bear heavy responsibilities. Once something goes wrong, the official career will almost be cut off.
Fang Jun raised his eyebrows and said excitedly: "You think you can't do it?"
The young man is full of ambition and wants to reach the nine heavens and embrace the moon. How can he be told that he can't do it? !
Di Renjie puffed up his chest and said in a sonorous tone: "It will definitely work! Sir, don't worry, the students will not talk nonsense about whether they have betrayed their trust. They will definitely fulfill their duties and fulfill their responsibilities." Whoever writes history will look for a prince three thousand miles away! He will definitely not embarrass you if he goes out to be a general or a minister!"
It is very appropriate to use an inspirational poem written by Fang Jun back then to express his confidence and determination to Fang Jun.
Fang Jun laughed: "You are ambitious! If you are so ambitious and determined, it is not in vain for me to open a back door for you!"
Di Renjie was so anxious that he looked around furtively, fearing that someone would hear him: "Sir, please lower your voice. If someone hears it, wouldn't the student become a laughing stock and be ridiculed by his classmates in the school?"
Going through the back door is neither easy to say nor easy to hear!
Fang Jun didn't take it seriously: "What's wrong with using the back door? Do you think anyone can use my back door? Uh..."
Halfway through the words, I felt there was some ambiguity. What did my mother say?
"Bah, bah, bah! What I mean is that only if you let me take a high look and confirm that you have this ability, I will make it easy at the critical moment to prevent you from wasting your years just to get qualifications. Otherwise, it will be difficult for anyone to let you. I'll open this back door! Just do things well and have a clear conscience. Don't worry about the envy and jealousy of others. ”
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Compared to the struggle for power and intrigue in the court, Fang Jun still prefers the strong learning atmosphere in the academy. Whether you are a child of aristocratic families or a lowly family member, you will be infected by this learning atmosphere when you enter the academy. You will race against time to acquire all kinds of knowledge, not wanting to be left behind by classmates who usually live in the same dormitory.
Especially when he stood on the podium and taught knowledge, the eyes of those who were hungry for knowledge made him feel unparalleled satisfaction.
Only then did Fang Jun clearly feel his presence and integrate into the world instead of being outside the times.
Maybe teaching and educating people is the best thing for him to do?
In my previous life, I was stuck in the officialdom, either working like a coward or colluding with others. It was really a wasted time.
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Dark clouds cover Luzon.
Heavy rain poured down, and swollen seawater poured into the Pasig River from the bay. The simple embankments built along the river bank were crumbling under the raging waves, and the residential buildings behind the embankment were in danger.
The battleship was drifting with the waves outside the turbulent bay. Xi Jun bought a pair of big feet and nailed them firmly to the deck. He held a monocular telescope over his eyes and looked out from the cabin. With one eye open and one closed, everything was annihilated. In the midst of the heavy rain, the waves in the bay were as turbulent as boiling water, and only the mountains in the distance were faintly visible, which seemed both illusory and real.
On the table behind him, a small stove was burning brightly, and a copper basin was placed on it. Yang Zhou sat beside the table, picked up a handful of bean sprouts, put them on a plate, dipped them in the sauce, and put them into his mouth. They were so hot that he exhaled. After chewing a few mouthfuls and swallowing, he took a sip of wine, glanced at Xi Junmai and said, "I can't get enough of this. Could it be that I fell in love with this ghost place? It's easy. I can just go back and write to the commander-in-chief to invite someone." It’s not difficult for the Governor of Luzon.”
Xi Junmai put down the telescope, closed the window, returned to the table, sat down, took a sip of wine, shook his head and said: "The commander-in-chief has long planned for Luzon, Java and other places. He will only take the land without moving any people. Although the Tang Dynasty It has a vast territory but is extremely short of flat and fertile land. It will take decades or hundreds of years until the development of Liaodong and the two lakes is completed. It is necessary to expand as far as possible to occupy cultivated land in order to obtain enough food to supply the growth of the population. However, Luzon is too far away from the mainland and the sea route is long. If it needs support, it will take a month to arrive, so it is not planned to go there. Luzon immigrants, the so-called governor is naturally out of the question.”
Although the Tang Dynasty seems to have a vast territory and abundant resources, it is actually more mountainous and less plain. The land suitable for food cultivation is really pitiful compared to the tens of millions of people. Otherwise, every natural disaster would not cause countless people to be displaced and starve. wild.
At first, according to Fang Jun's plan, he spent money to buy grain in Dongyang, Nanyang and other places, and transported it back to Datang by sea by ship. But after three or two years, this plan was passive, because regardless of whether there was abundant rain, fertile soil, or large plains in the East or Southeast, the local indigenous people were too lazy.
Generally speaking, when describing fertile soil, it is said that "the seeds will be harvested three times a year without care", but the indigenous people in Champa, Luzon, and Java really do that...
The indigenous people were lazy and did not engage in farming, resulting in extremely unstable food production, and there were frequent gaps in the food supply of the Tang Dynasty.
In this case, they can only find ways to occupy land, immigrate, or hire local indigenous people to cultivate the land.
However, these policies are also adapted to local conditions and are not static. For example, places such as Champa and Annan moved disaster victims from the country to plant rice, while places such as Luzon and Java hired more local indigenous people to guard against the tragic disaster of the greedy indigenous people who massacred the people of the Tang Dynasty. ……
Yang Zhou scooped up the bean sprouts from the copper basin, drained the wine from the wine glass, burped comfortably, and asked casually: "How many people do you plan to kill this time, and how much land do you plan to gather?"
It would obviously not be a trivial matter for the two navy lieutenants to lead dozens of ships and thousands of soldiers across the ocean to Luzon.
Luzon is mountainous, but the narrow strip of land from Manila north to Lingayen Bay is flat and fertile, with dense rivers and a lot of fertile land, most suitable for growing rice. However, the local natives who were employed were still unable to change their lazy habits. Relying on the strength of their numbers, they occasionally got lazy and seriously affected rice production. This was intolerable and a group of chickens must be killed to scare the monkeys.
Xi Jun stretched his chopsticks into the copper basin and found that all the meat, vegetables and bean sprouts had been fished out. He put down his chopsticks angrily: "The goal this time is not land. Our exploration team discovered a gold mine in the northeastern mountainous area of Lingayen Bay. The reserves are huge." Not small, so this mission is to create a conflict, land directly in Manila, and force the chief of Luzon to allow us to build a port in Lingayen Bay and lease the surrounding mountains.”
“Gold mine discovered again?”
Yang Zhou's eyes were bright.
He knew that the Navy had an "exploration team" that directly subordinated to Su Dingfang, but actually took orders from Fang Jun. This group of people ran around all over the world, exploring for mineral deposits. Once discovered, the Navy would follow them and start taking action at all costs. Either by occupying or leasing, they will always take the mineral land as their own and then exploit it on a large scale. According to common sense, most of those mineral deposits are buried deep underground and are extremely difficult to explore. Otherwise, how could the local indigenous people let them go unexploited?
However, the miraculous thing is that gold, silver or copper mines are discovered by exploration every now and then, and these mineral deposits are distributed all over the East and Southeast Asia. It is as if they have a "heavenly book" in their hands that records the location of those mineral deposits in detail. , you can find it as long as you go there...