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Chapter 1379: Fighting for the Commander (Part 7 of the update for Heng Liyu Great Silver Alliance)

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    Li Dayin fulfilled his promise and completed the acquisition of the fleet in one month. Eight 500-year-old Fu ships and two 300-year-old Guangzhou ships. These ten large ships will form the main force of the Jimingguan inspection fleet.

    In addition, there are twelve small and medium-sized ships ranging from 200 to 100 materials, costing a total of 69,000 taels.

    Zhao Ran couldn¡¯t help but marvel at Li Dayin¡¯s work efficiency. To be honest, if it were him, it would take him a month to complete the acquisition of so many sea-going ships, and he would not be able to start.  You know, this is the first month!

    These ships are now berthed in the civilian shipyard of Longjiang Shipyard - Xinjiangkou Shipyard is building container ships, warships, and patrol ships in batches, and there is no slipway to transform them.

    The craftsmen of the shipyard and the shipyard monks and sailors equipped are busy repairing and replacing the damaged plates on the ship, cleaning the cabin, inspecting the cables, and applying paint.

    After these tasks are completed, equipment must be installed, including spirit-gathering talisman stands, French crossbow heavy cannons, etc.  All this equipment has been pulled from the warehouse of the fifth military camp to the slipway.

    Because the acquired ships are of different types, they need to be planned and arranged separately. The 500-material ship is equipped with two to three French crossbow heavy cannons, a water dance dragon, and a fire dragon cannon if the deck area is large.  Two sea vessels worth three hundred materials can each place a French crossbow heavy cannon one behind the other.  Smaller ships can only place one on the bow.

    The hard sailing ship is a square sail. While it has the advantages of being easy to maneuver, saving manpower, and easy to repair, it also has various disadvantages. For example, it is a square sail, and the layout of gun positions is much less than that of a longitudinal sail.

    "However, all sailing ships sailing on the East China Sea are hard sailing ships, so there is no big problem.  With such a weapon, it is actually quite strong.

    The situation at sea was more severe than last year, so Zhao Ran simply borrowed a boat from the navy.  Endorsed by Lu Xixing, Jimingguan borrowed all the ships and navy from Songjiang Town through the Ministry of War.

    Songjiang Town has three warships worth 500 tons, and thirty-eight ships worth less than 200 tons. These ships can be prepared on the spot in Songjiang. After Yingtian's ships are fully equipped, they can then sail over to join them.

    By then, the Jimingguan inspection fleet will have eleven sea-going ships with a price of 500 yuan, two ships with a price of 300 yuan, and fifty small and medium-sized ships with a price of less than 200 yuan.  Although a fleet of this size is still far inferior to the Island Owners Alliance, it is still worthy of a battle.  At least it should be possible to protect the Yangtze River Estuary.

    In mid-February, the ship was ready, and 150 monks and 2,600 sailors and sergeants were stationed at the Longjiang Shipyard, ready to board the ship at any time.

    But until the eve of departure, the lights in the cockcrow viewing hall were still bright, and the joint parties had never decided who would be the commander-in-chief of the inspection fleet.

    According to Zhao Ran, fundamentally speaking, the changes in the situation in the East China Sea were caused by him. If he did not want to fight for control of this sea for Daomen, he would not have triggered the establishment of the Island Owners Alliance. This matter should be  Let him finish it.

    ? But others don¡¯t think so.

    Zhao Zhixing first objected. His reason was: "Yingtian needs Abbot Zhao to preside over it." He listed the items currently being carried out, including the construction of the Yingtian Yangtze River Bridge, the reform of the clan's title and salary system, the large-scale construction of the latest ships in the inspection fleet,  The issuance of small-denomination banknotes, the sermons of Wenchang Temple, and then loudly shouted: "Without Abbot Zhao, which one can still function normally?"

    Zhao Ran was about to express his position and tell everyone that the world can function normally without anyone else, but he just said: "Can"

    Zhao Zhixing blocked him fiercely, and Zhao Zhixing said categorically: "No!"

    At the same time, Li Dayin and Lu Xixing both expressed serious agreement with Zhao Zhixing's speech and responded with warm applause, leaving Zhao Ran stunned for a moment.

    It was Lu Yuanyuan who finally made the final cut. She found a very unserious reason for Zhao Ran in such a serious meeting, proving that Zhao Ran was indeed not a suitable candidate for the commander-in-chief of the fleet: "Abbot Zhao has been married for less than half a year, and he has no children.  , it¡¯s not appropriate to lead the army on an expedition like this.¡±

    Such a reason actually resonated with all parties present, which surprised Zhao Ran.

    The next step was the competition for the position of commander-in-chief, but such a "fight for power" scene moved Zhao Ran very much.  Everyone knows that the Island Owners Alliance has a large number of ships, and they have been fighting at sea all year round. The advantage is extremely obvious. If you are willing to stand up at this moment, it is not for the sake of power and credit. This is really fighting with your head in your belt.  ah.

    The most intense fight was between Lu Xixing and Li Dayin. The two had already started clapping the case, with their hands on the table and their noses almost touching, glaring at each other.

    "I am the envoy of Chaotian Palace!"

    "You've never been on a ship!"

    "Our Chaotian Palace is the capital of Leixiao Pavilion.Courtyard!  "

    "You've never been on a ship!"

    "This is a naval battle, a war! We at Leixiao Pavilion specialize in this!"

    "You've never been on a ship!"

    "I'm a trainer, I'm more advanced than you, and I have a better chance of survival!"

    "You've never been on a ship!"

    "You should go to the training ball game!"

    "You've never been on a ship!"

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    Later, Li Dayin said a few words. He said: "Everyone, just two years ago, our Sanmao Pavilion was still in a prosperous situation. My ancestor was a great Celestial Master of Taoism, and my teacher was a sitting Celestial Master of Zhenshi Hall.  , I was very high-spirited at that time, and felt that nothing in the world was difficult for me, Li Dayin! But what about now? What my master has done, the common people don¡¯t know, the ordinary monks don¡¯t know, but you all know it.  My teacher is so depressed because of this, and he doesn¡¯t know if there is any chance for him to cheer up. All the people in San Mao Guan are stooping"

    At this point, Li Dayin almost choked up: "Just let me go. I know the situation is not good, I know there are many difficulties, but at least this is an opportunity to atone for Sanmaoguan, and this is also an opportunity to prove that I, Li Dayin,  It is also an opportunity for me, a disciple of Sanmaoguan, to straighten up. For this day, I, Li Dayin, have never missed a day of training. I remember the names of all the students. During the sea trial exercise, I never cried out in pain!  Here, I solemnly implore you all to give me this opportunity and give Sanmaoguan a chance!"

    Listening to his plea, Lu Xixing slowly sat down, and Tang Yaozu, Wei Chaozong and others stopped talking.

    After a moment of silence, Zhao Ran said: "When it comes to taking a ship out to sea, no one here can claim to be better than Lao Li. Let's vote. If you agree with Lao Li as the commander-in-chief of the inspection fleet, please raise your hands!"

    Everyone raised their hands, including Li Dayin himself.

    The fleet set sail in the middle of the night. Zhao Ran and others watched the fleet sail into the night. Li Dayin waved to Zhao Ran and others from the last seagoing ship, and finally got into the mist on the river.

    After a long time, Zhao Ran turned around and said to Lu Xixing beside him: "We will go to Chaohu tomorrow."

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