The staff who followed Xu Ding were very familiar with the ship: "This ship only has a single mast, and uses two left and right pieces of oil-clad silk. It is the most common Tongzhou-style sea ship in the Dinghai fleet. Although the captain is only a hundred feet long, it looks like a giant in the pool."

"That's right. There is a swamp that runs through the Lu River to the north of this pool. I heard that in order to drive the ship into the pool of the Imperial College before the cold weather was frozen, Chen Ran from the personal military department used hundreds of boatmen to pave the road in the swamp, which took a lot of effort. The reason for this is that Duke Zhou needs the pond where the ships are moored to chisel ice at any time so that he can practice in winter."

The staff member looked shaking: "Is it possible that Duke Zhou will intend to use troops on the sea?"

"It's not... When you came, you must have heard that in the naval fleet of Dinghai Army, there were many Gangshou and the subordinates who were bribed by the Song people and then they took advantage of the opportunity of the Zhongdu Jurchens to assassinate Duke Zhou, right?"

"Ahem, ahem..."

The staff coughed twice, subconsciously looked back at the other companions, and slightly raised the hood that was windy on the edge to look at Xu Ding's expression. It turned out that this person was actually Jia She.

It was Jia She who made a bridge with one hand that led to the rebellion of the leader of the Dinghai fleet. He felt a ghost in his heart and was immediately panicked. After taking a look, he thought that Xu Ding was the one who spoke unintentionally and casually mentioned: "I have indeed heard of this... I have indeed heard of it."

"After that incident, Duke Zhou reorganized the operating rules for the Dinghai Army's direct-controlled fleet. The most important one is that after the crew members obtain a position equivalent to the generals or above in the army, they must concentrate their families and settle in Tianjin Prefecture, Yidu Prefecture, Fuzhou and Laizhou. At the same time, all crew members, including the Gangshou, were all divided into three shifts. Each shift took turns to board the ship and went to sea in turn, and went to rest in order. The ship was no longer allowed. People wandered outside all year round, and did what they did outside the order of the Marshal's Mansion."

Jia She nodded: "In this way, Gangshou and the crew will be treated as soldiers of Dinghai Army and will be managed according to the method of controlling soldiers. Each ship is no longer a confidant of Gangshou; Gangshou and the like will be in response to outsiders' inviting, there will be many eyes on their own ships. If the military mansion makes any moves at sea, it can also be like commanding troops on land, and there will be no longer any risk of losing control. But..."

"But what..."

"But in this way, is the number of ships sufficient? Can the number of sailors and crews be worthy of three-linear rotation?"

"Haha, let's not care about the ship. Brother Jichuan, see, are there many people gathering on the boat, some climbing masts, some throwing cables, and some fighting each other? Among those people, half of the veterans who have been experiencing the wind and frost of the sea for a long time, and half of the new recruits have been recruited from local and various departments. They are all training in the newly established naval academy north of the Xin'an Sea, and will be the leader of the ranks and leaders of the ministry."

Jia She frowned and thought: "In other words, there are courses in the Imperial College. But what does this mean? Prime Minister, I really don't know the meaning of it... The people at sea are so brave and fierce, and the heroes in the army are strong and generous. They all go to school in the Imperial College. Cough, does Duke Zhou really care about the country's cultural context..."

"There are five hundred martial artists in the Imperial College, including sailors on the sea, old soldiers guarding the border in the northern border, foreign races facing the center of the Northeast, and half a year ago, relying on their courage, they have been surrendering from small soldiers to generals in one go. The Imperial College, five hundred scholars in the Imperial College, the children of us, the descendants of soldiers who died in the Dinghai Army, and the young Jurchen nobles who sincerely contributed to the new dynasty..."

Xu Ding drew a big circle with both hands: "All these people will be taught and tempered here. There are few distinctions between civil and military, sea and land, and even fewer distinctions between Han and Jurchens; everyone can choose the path they really want to go according to their own expertise. At the same time, they will naturally gather under the command of Duke Zhou and fight for the future of Duke Zhou!"

Jia She looked thoughtful, and he knew that what Xu Ding said was undoubtedly true.

This practice was unimaginable in the eyes of him, a Southern Dynasty man. But in the eyes of the Dajin people, it was not particularly rebellious.

After all, the northern Han'er was used to seeing foreign races establishing the country with force. Anyway, when the Great Liao and Jin were on the rise, there was no cultural context. Since that was the case, the Duke of Zhou did not need those, so what?

Duke Zhou needed his subordinates to be both civil and military. Isn’t that the spirit of being strong and decisive when he founded the country and won the title?

The Imperial College in front of me is the place where Duke Zhou broke up countless hills under his command one by one and then reorganized them into a group. It is the place where he trained his future disciples, and it is also the place where he decided to use people in the new dynasty within decades.

The routines here are clearly contrary to the Southern Song Dynasty, and are completely different from the governance methods of the Jin Dynasty in the past few decades. The scholars produced by this, even those who want to be civil officials, are forced to be immersed in the martial arts style, which is even worse than the usual scholars.

They do not need to consider the weak and stupid things like the literary context, but only need to consider the strong imprint of the Dinghai Army. With this imprint, they embarked on the ascending channel of the Dinghai Army, and from then on they must unite with Duke Zhou. Only when Duke Zhou's regime flourishes, the ascending channel can always exist and always protect their interests and future.

"Actually, it's a good idea to think about it."

Xu Ding smiled relaxedly: "I am stolen from my father's protection. In fact, I am not good at poetry and classics, and I am good at practice. If I do practical things, I will make mistakes, I will be criticized by others, and I will be famous for being criticized by others. But for me, I am the ones that the Duke of Zhou is able to use... Since Duke of Zhou is willing to use me, I will naturally be loyal to Duke of Zhou."

Jia She pondered for a moment and smiled.

While chatting, the two slowly rode their horses to approach the pool. Because they had been chatting, they didn't notice that there were several soldiers around the pool to watch. The people fighting on the warships in the pool were not ordinary students.

A thin man with steaming and sweating covered in hot clothes, crossed his legs on the mast and looked down. After a while, he slowly slid down, then stepped forward and held the shaking sail cable. The next moment, he jumped down along the sail cable, as fast as lightning. Finally, while an enemy was unprepared, he kicked his vest.

The enemy was skilled in martial arts and had a strong leverage. With a short stick in his hand, he knocked down many warriors around him in succession. When he was majestic, he was not careful that the heavy blow fell from the sky. He suddenly stood unsteadily and staggered forward. At this moment, the ship was blown by the wind again and deviated to the side. He lost his composure and finally fell to the dog to eat shit.

Dozens of people on the boat cheered in unison: "It's overturned! We're overturned Marshal Guo!"

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