Chapter 58 The future is the ocean!
Zhang Dun was convinced of Ouyang Bian's confidence. After all, Zhang Dun of the Youth Society has always been involved in the construction of the Youth Society. He is also the vice president of the Youth Society. Naturally, he knows the weight of the Youth Society among various institutions, especially heavyweight units like Yuanyang Group, or units that are isolated overseas, which is naturally the top priority.
Yang Qing has ambitions, which is not intolerable, but once Yang Qing dares to take action and Ouyang Bian doesn't have to take action, Yang Qing may be taken down directly.
Seeing Yang Qing so tactful, Ouyang Bian nodded with satisfaction and said, "Mr. Yang, since that's the case, then the Ministry of Commerce will do a good job in Bianjing. In addition, who do you think can take over Oceanwide Group?"
Yang Qing quickly refused: "There are many middle-aged and young talents in the Ocean Group, including Han Boyi, Quan Yuanyin, Huang Ganyou, Zhou Yunrang and more than a dozen others, all of whom have enough abilities, so I won't say much."
Ouyang Bian nodded. Lao Yang was indeed tactful. The names reported were basically from the Youth Club, and none of the people trained by Yang Qing had mentioned it.
It is naturally safer to take over by members of the Youth Club, but Ouyang Bian is unwilling to do too much.
"Okay, then let the Ministry of Personnel conduct a good inspection."
After Yang Qing expressed his opinion, Di Xiang naturally had to express his opinion. Although Di Xiang was also a member of the Youth Society, he controlled one of the two naval forces in Daxia and was still the largest one, so he naturally had to express his opinion.
"The last one has no objection."
Di Xiang said.
Ouyang Bian nodded: "Does anyone else need to add something?"
The others shook their heads.
The general principles have been decided, and the rest of the details will naturally be implemented by various departments, so they don’t need to say much.
Ouyang Bian said: "I have some opinions on the Navy, so everyone can help me with details."
Everyone looked at Ouyang Bian.
Ouyang Bian said slowly: "Deep Blue will be the center of future wealth. If you have the ocean, you will have countless wealth. This can be seen from the development of Oceanwide Group.
Overseas trade has more than ten times more potential than the Silk Road on land. However, due to current technological limitations, we can only sail along the coastline and cannot truly go deep into the ocean to reach a more distant continent. However, in the near future, once technology is achieved, we will usher in a great explosion of wealth.
Our Daxia not only needs to see this, but also make sufficient preparations for it, and this is consistent with our short-term goals.
Our short-term goal is to oppress the living space of the Song Dynasty through its advantages in maritime power, cut off the Song Dynasty's arms extending to the ocean, and make the Song Dynasty only a pure farming country. This kind of power balance will grow longer and disappear, and it may only take ten years, and the Song Dynasty may not be able to hold on.
Another is that we need marine trade to digest our huge productivity and make the country prosperous and strong with the help of marine trade.
So, my opinion is that the navy is divided into two, not simply divided into two, but after the one-two, we must vigorously expand the army. We must build a navy that can be traversed and crossed the deep blue and landed in combat.
The Song Dynasty thought that everything would be fine if we defended the Huai River, but when they found that even the Wanli Sea Frontier was the target of our attack, they would find it desperately. If they had to guard them everywhere, even if they hollowed out the national treasury, they would not be equipped with so many troops to defend!
Similarly, although only part of the territory of the Liao Kingdom is by the sea, this part is the most critical place in Yanyun. If the navy can participate in this battle, there may be unexpected gains, Di Xiang!"
Di Xiang stood at attention and shouted: "Report to Your Majesty, the last one will be here!"
Ouyang Bian looked at Di Xiang and said, "Can the Navy go ashore to fight?"
Di Xiang shouted: "Your Majesty, the navy is the most elite, so it is naturally able to fight ashore!"
Zhong Yan looked at Di Xiang in shock, but Di Xiang's face remained unchanged.
Ouyang Bian laughed: "Mr. Zhong is not convinced."
There was also a smile on Di Xiang's face.
Zhong Yan said in a deep voice: "Is it more elite than the Western Army?"
Di Xiang shouted: "The navy is trained according to the standards of the banking supervision guards, and most of them are transferred from the banking supervision guards. Our navy is not only capable of combat, but also a soldier with the most patriotic sentiment. Our military appearance and discipline are the best!"
Zhong Yan was a little speechless. Well, although the Western Army can be considered to be able to fight, the comparison targets are the Hebei Army and the Central Imperial Army, but compared with the Banking Supervision Guards... Well, it's better not to humiliate yourself.
Ouyang Bian laughed: "Okay, the navy really does not disappoint my expectations. OK, then this time your navy will join this war against Liao. What do you think?"
Zhong Yan nodded and said, "Old minister thinks it's OK, but you have to change the equipment again. There are weapons, do you have to adapt to it?"
The equipment of the Army and the Navy is still slightly different.
Ouyang Bian looked at Di Xiang, and Di Xiang said, "This is not a problem. The army's weapons are nothing more than bows, arrows, swords and guns. These are all familiar to us, and there is no problem at all."
Zhong Yan thought for a while and said, "The navy is mainly engaged in boating. The horses are probably not very skilled. In this case, they can only be used as infantry. I have an idea to attack the Liao Kingdom from the sea. If it is just infantry, it may not be easy to expand the results. It is better for the navy to transport our cavalry to the coast of the Liao Kingdom as a ship, and catch them off guard."
Zhong Yan was considerate and Ouyang Bian was about to nod, but he heard Di Xiang say, "Mr. Zhong, in fact, our navy can ride horses, and they are also elite cavalry..."
Zhong Yan was stunned: "Are you running horses on the boat?"
Di Xiang couldn't smile bitterly: "We really can't fight on the ship, otherwise how did we fight in Shikoku Island in Japan? Shikoku Island is also quite a large piece of land. If we just rely on our feet to fight, then we will fight until the year of the Monkey and Horse Month. Many of us are from the Banking Regulatory Commission, so how can the Banking Regulatory Commission not understand riding skills..."
Zhong Yan couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
Ouyang Bian smiled and said, "It's so good. Since that's the case, then let's do it. Your navy will participate in this battle. Di Xiang, take the navy to report to Wang Shangshu and follow Wang Shangshu's arrangements."
Di Xiang saluted excitedly: "Yes!"
Zhong Yan was stunned and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of the Navy reorganization..."
Ouyang Bian said: "Let's talk about it after the battle. We also need to look at the abilities of these young men, so it's also a reference for expanding the army!"
Chapter completed!