amaotonovel Chapter 733 Exiled from Penglai to Dengzhou, isn't that just turning left after leaving the hou
Chapter 733 Exiled from Penglai to Dengzhou, isn't that just turning left after leaving the hou
Xu Jingyu did not answer Yu Tongyuan's question directly. Instead, he smiled and said, "Your Excellency, you commanded the navy in your earlier years. You should know that warships cannot be built in a day."
Yu Tongyuan's heart skipped a beat.
Oh no, the price is going up.
Xu Jingyu continued, "My lord had an entire fleet built, but only one treasure ship was reported to His Highness the Crown Prince."
"The goal is to take advantage of a time difference."
"He wants to go to Japan before His Majesty, the Empress, and His Highness the Crown Prince find out the true situation of the Dengzhou fleet."
"Now that you, Lord Marquis, are taking over as the Grand Admiral of the Dengzhou Navy, you must bring my Prefect along on this trip to Japan. Otherwise, my Prefect will only deliver one treasure ship now, and the rest will be delivered after he returns from Japan."
Yu Tongyuan stared at Xu Jingyu with a completely bewildered expression and asked, "Do you know what you're saying?"
Xu Jingyu said, "I know. The Prefect has secretly set up a fleet without the knowledge of His Majesty, the Empress, and His Highness the Crown Prince. He also wants to sneak into Japan without the knowledge of His Majesty and the Empress. I am now negotiating on behalf of the Prefect."
Yu Tongyuan was even more bewildered.
"you're so dumb?"
"To build a fleet behind the back of one's superiors is a capital offense, let alone secretly leading troops to Japan."
"Yes, Yang the Madman has always been crazy, and the Empress and the Emperor have always spoiled him. Even if his misdeeds are exposed, it probably won't be a big deal."
"But even if Yang the Madman can dodge it, what the hell are you going to use to hide if you get involved?"
Yu Tongyuan looked Xu Jingyu up and down and asked, "Do you know that once this gets out, it won't just be you who dies; I might also be in trouble?"
Xu Jingyu chuckled twice and said, "My lord does secretly build warships, but it's highly unlikely that he secretly led troops to Japan."
"After all, my lord has the military command token given by His Majesty, and His Majesty has also allowed him to mobilize the military commands and garrisons in various coastal areas."
"Before the Naval Office is fully established and split into the Naval Commandery, my Prefect can mobilize the Dengzhou Navy."
"Besides, the Prefect only wants to go to Japan to comfort the people and punish the guilty, not to rebel. Even if His Majesty finds out, Japan has already taken over its territory and gold and silver mines. When the time comes, he can just fine the salary or demote the rank if necessary."
Yu Tongyuan couldn't help but reach out and rub his forehead.
Damn it, it's one thing for Yang Dianfeng to be insane himself, but why are all his subordinate officials insane too?
"You're saying that titles should be demoted if they're not valuable? It's like you're saying titles are worthless."
Yu Tongyuan mentally ranted a bit, then looked at Xu Jingyu and asked, "And what about you?"
Xu Jingyu chuckled twice and replied, "Your Excellency, I recently received my official appointment from the Ministry of Personnel and will soon be transferred to Huai'an Prefecture as its prefect."
"When the truth comes out, I will most likely be dismissed but retained in my post, or I will be sent to serve as a county magistrate somewhere."
"If it gets any worse, the punishment would be exile to Dengzhou or Liaodong."
Yu Tongyuan blinked.
Being dismissed but retained in office means continuing to serve as the prefect.
Being sent to serve as a county magistrate in a certain place is considered a demotion with retention of service.
Those who are officials will still be officials.
Exiled to Dengzhou or Liaodong... Damn it, the seat of Dengzhou Prefecture is Penglai County. If it really is Penglai that is exiled to Dengzhou, then it's just a matter of turning left after leaving the city.
As for being exiled to Liaodong...
Let's count the balls.
The court is currently short of officials. As long as there is not too much corruption or harm to the people, most officials can get a job while wearing shackles. In his case, he might not even be exiled to Dengzhou, let alone to Liaodong.
Thinking of this, Yu Tongyuan simply smacked his lips.
"I'll allow Yang the Madman to come along if you want my permission."
"But the Emperor and the Empress are both in Ningyang County, so how could Yang the Madman have come to Dengzhou Prefecture?"
"If he doesn't return, does that mean the fleet won't be delivered for a single day?"
Yu Tongyuan tried to negotiate with Xu Jingyu: "You first have someone deliver all those warships to me, so I can start training them. When Yang Dianfeng can come to Dengzhou, I will take him with me to Japan, how about that?"
Xu Jingyu shook his head directly, "My lord said that the Marquis needs to visit the various villages under Penglai to recruit some soldiers. He also needs to visit Dengzhou University and the Prefectural School to recruit some students."
Yu Tongyuan almost laughed out of anger.
Let me take a stroll around the village?
Let me recruit some soldiers and students first?
No, isn't Yang the Madman getting a little too arrogant, actually trying to interfere with my naval command?
Yu Tongyuan sneered with a forced smile, "What, are my former brothers not good enough for your Lord?"
Xu Jingyu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "My lord, please calm down. It's not that your men are not good enough for the magistrate, but that the cannons on these warships are extraordinary. Before firing, the angle of the cannons must be calculated. To maximize their firepower, one must at least be literate and know basic arithmetic."
Yu Tongyuan's eyes widened again, and for a moment he forgot all about being angry.
"This cannon..." Yu Tongyuan swallowed hard and asked, "Is it very powerful?"
Xu Jingyu said, "It's not just powerful... To put it this way, the cannons on the treasure ship have an effective range of one to four miles, and the range varies depending on the firing angle."
"Within four miles, there is basically nothing that can withstand the simultaneous firing of the treasure ship's twenty-four cannons. Even a mountain can be leveled in the blink of an eye."
"If we bombard the enemy along the coast, as long as the calculations are correct, within four miles, wherever the shells can reach, all the men and horses will be crushed."
"Within a radius of ten feet around the impact point of each shell, there will be no survivors."
"Moreover, my lord has also come up with a whole bunch of terms, such as shooting angle, ammunition load, flag signal, hand gestures, and many other such nonsense."
"The Prefect's idea is to have the Marquis first find a few scholars to teach the naval officers and soldiers how to calculate firing angles, how to calculate ammunition loads and reserves."
Yu Tongyuan nodded.
If that's the case, then it makes sense.
As for secretly taking Yang Dianfeng to Japan, will he be punished by his superiors after they return?
Yang, the epileptic, has an older sister protecting him. Does that mean I, Yu, don't have an older sister protecting me?
So what if they get punished with a reduced salary and demoted in rank, just like him?
Having made up his mind, Yu Tongyuan turned his gaze to Xu Jingyu.
When will you go to Huai'an Prefecture to take up your post?
"Before you take office, you must first fill the vacancies for me in terms of students and soldiers."
Xu Jingyu was immediately stunned.
What the hell is going on? How can there be a marquis who is even more unreasonable than my lord?