Chapter 48

When Zhen Yi heard Liu Bin's screaming in this life, he looked surprised. He didn't expect that Liu Bin had heard of Gan Ning. After all, although Gan Ning was very famous in the south, he had no reputation in Youzhou. Gan Ning looked embarrassed. He stood up and said a little embarrassedly: "Caomin used to do something wrong, but it made you laugh at the webpage."

After saying that, he sighed. To be honest, he had no hope of staying in Youzhou. He also knew that his identity as a water thief was indeed a major stain of his life, and many people looked down on him. In Jingzhou, the Huang Zu he wanted to surrender to humiliate him because of this matter. After receiving Zhen Yi's invitation, he had hesitated. However, since Liu Bin could accept even craftsmen and merchants, his identity as a water thief should be acceptable. Besides, he had admired Liu Bin for a long time, so he agreed to come and take a look. Unexpectedly, Liu Bin pointed out the past events of his past in the first sentence. It seemed that he looked down on him a little, so why should he continue to stay here?

When Liu Bin saw Gan Ning's expression, he knew that he had misunderstood his meaning, so he quickly said, "Haha. Xingba, don't misunderstand, I absolutely did not look down on you or laugh at you. I was just surprised just now. In fact, I have admired Xingba for a long time. Although Xingba was a thief, Xingba robbed the rich and helped the poor and did not hurt innocent people. I was also very happy that Xingba was able to come to Youzhou."

When Gan Ning heard Liu Bin say this, he knew that he might have misunderstood just now, and his face looked much better. He said: "Caomin is ashamed. The things he did before are really...Caomin thinks about it now, and he regrets it."

Liu Bin waved his hand and said, "Oh. Don't mention those things in the past. Everyone has a young and energetic time. It doesn't matter if you do something wrong, as long as you can correct it. Xingba came this time and just solved a problem for me. Su Wen Xingba was very good at water battles, and I happened to be planning to form a naval army in Youzhou. I wonder if Xingba is interested in the position of the naval army governor?" Gan Ning heard it and said in surprise: "The prince is very loving, Gan Ning is ashamed of being the one who dares to be the governor of the naval army."

Liu Bin smiled and said, "Xingba doesn't need to be modest. I, Liu Bin, have always been unconventional in employed people. Besides, I have heard of Xingba's reputation for a long time. In addition, this time my father-in-law personally recommended it. I believe that Xingba will serve as the position of naval army governor, and no one will say anything."

When Zhen Yi heard this, Liu Bin couldn't help but smile because of his face. Gan Ning knelt on one knee and said, "Since the lord respects the last general, then the last general is obliged."

Since Liu Bin looks down upon him so much, Gan Ning is certainly willing to worship him as his lord. After hearing this, Liu Bin smiled, but Gan Ning still had a question, so he asked: "But the last question is that Youzhou is located in the northern border with sparse rivers. If it is a place to form a naval army, it is probably useless to form a naval army?" Liu Bin couldn't help but smile, and then said: "Xingba is intent. Haha. Youzhou is indeed sparse in rivers. If it is formed, it is indeed useless. However, the naval army I want to form is a bit different from the naval army that Xingba saw.

Likewise, to be precise, this should be called a navy. Youzhou is on the Bohai Sea and has the conditions to form a navy. Navy is the army fighting in the sea. Think about how many sea boundaries my Han have. Youzhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Jiaozhou, half of my Han’s territory is close to the ocean. It is a big flaw without a navy. If foreign enemies attack our Han from the sea in the future, our Han will have no room for resistance. That’s why I decided to form a navy. I wonder if Xingba dares to accept this important task?"

Gan Ning was a little surprised when he heard this. He didn't know why Liu Bin did such a thankless thing. In ancient times, few Chinese people were concerned about the ocean. After all, China was a land power and had a weak sense of territory in the ocean. However, although Gan Ning had no experience in driving on the sea and knew that fighting on the ocean was very different from that in rivers, he was also inspired by Liu Bin's words, so Gan Ning said: "The last general will definitely train an excellent navy for the prince. Please rest assured."

After hearing this, Liu Bin nodded with satisfaction from Gan Ning and others. Even the whole world did not understand the importance of the navy, but it did not mean that Liu Bin did not understand. If there was a naval force that had always been strong, it would be much easier to unify the world in the future. Going south along the coastline, almost the entire Han Dynasty was within his attack range, and many natural dangers became smooth roads and could still attack them unprepared. It was one of the most advantageous weapons to unify the world. And when the world was unified, you could still sail to the world, Southeast Asia, and Oceania could become the territory of the Han people. Even the entire America. All this is possible. Liu Bin said to Gan Ning: "Of course, it's too early now. Youzhou is not able to design and manufacture sea ships yet. All you have to do is to give me a group of warriors familiar with water. As for the matter of warships, I will send someone to deal with it."

Gan Ning also knew that there would definitely be no warships for a while, so he didn't care and nodded slightly to show that he understood.

After Liu Bin finished speaking to Gan Ning, he said to Zhen Yi: "Brother-in-law, I have to worry about you next. I hope you can recruit more craftsmen who can make warships in Yangzhou and Jiangnan."

Zhen Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, son-in-law. I will definitely do it."

Zhen Yi is eager for Liu Bin to give him more tasks now. In this way, the Zhen family's status in Liu Bin's heart will become more and more stable. After Liu Bin explained Gan Ning and Zhen Yi, he recruited people who were more familiar with water in Youzhou for one night as the future navy. Although Youzhou relied on the Bohai Sea, there were indeed not many people who were familiar with water in it. Fortunately, there were people from all over the Yellow Turban Army, so it would be no problem to recruit ten thousand people who were familiar with water in it. After all, Liu Bin asked Gan Ning to take it.

They still trained in the Bohai Sea. The hard work here is near Tianjin in later generations. Originally, Liu Bin's naval base was the two important places that guard the Bohai Sea, Qingdao and Dalian, but now Qingdao is still under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou, while Dalian is occupied by Gongsun Du. These two places are not within the scope of Liu Bin's direct jurisdiction. There is no chaos in the world yet, and Liu Bin cannot send people to occupy these places, so he had to choose Tianjin. Fortunately, Tianjin is also a good naval base.

As for recruiting shipbuilders, the progress was also very smooth. Liu Bin's current subordinates had all kinds of craftsmen. He had never built a ship before, so it would be no problem if he really wanted to build it. Zhen Yi personally went to the Jiangnan area to visit those shipbuilders. Gu Yong, a big family in the Jiangnan family, also helped a lot. In fact, there were many shipbuilders in his family. Since Liu Bin wanted these craftsmen, Gu Yong, as a subordinate, naturally had to serve the lord. Before he rushed to Tianjin, Gan Ning recruited all his former subordinates. They were all soldiers who were familiar with water warfare. With just a little training, they could compete for the functions of the navy. Moreover, Gan Ning also recruited some shipbuilders. Among these people recruited by Gan Ning, Liu Bin met again.

Two historical celebrities, namely Zhou Tai and Ding Feng, were both brothers from Gan Ning. Liu Bin directly appointed them as deputy governors and asked them to train the navy with Gan Ning. The navy is a technical branch, and Liu Bin himself did not know much about the navy, so he did not interfere in the navy any more than he taught some of the naval knowledge he knew to Gan Ning and others. Moreover, he also established a huge shipyard near Tianjin. Nearly half of his carpenters, blacksmiths, shipbuilders, etc. have been transferred to this shipyard. Liu Bin has spent a lot of effort. Although Youzhou has not been completed yet, many people do not understand Liu Bin's work to create a shipyard with such a lot of effort, but Liu Bin still resisted the opposition and implemented the shipyard.

After doing all these things, Liu Bin was basically on track, and he was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. After so much busy, he finally had free time. Now Liu Bin wakes up in the morning and practices martial arts. In the morning, he just goes to the yamen to see what needs to be handled by himself. Seeing the busy figures of officials in the yamen, Liu Bin nodded with satisfaction, but thinking that corruption has become a trend now. In order to avoid some people taking bribes for their livelihood, Liu Bin and Xun Yu discussed and decided to implement a system of high salaries and honesty in Youzhou. In Youzhou, they

All the salary increased three times, and as long as people who have not embezzled and accepted bribes for five consecutive years and are active in their work, there is also a large amount of money to support them. This will prevent some people from having to embezzle because of their small salary. In addition, there are supervision from several intelligence organizations, I believe that Youzhou will not be affected by other prefectures and counties. Because of Liu Bin's series of measures, coupled with his reputation in Youzhou and his main position, they have been replaced by his confidants, Liu Bin was soon accepted by the people of Youzhou. The seven counties in the southern part of Youzhou have now been basically captured by him. Everything is moving towards the road of sustainable development.

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