Chapter 238

"Furthermore, regarding the naval forces, in addition to the Jiangling Navy and the Xiangyang Navy, I am afraid we need to establish a naval force in Jiangxia as well."

"The Xiangyang Navy will defend the Inspector's Mansion in Xiangyang, and the Jiangxia Navy will defend Jiangxia, resisting potential attacks from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River."

"The Jiangling Navy must guard against attacks from Yizhou and protect the hinterland of Nan Commandery; each is indispensable!"

Although the possibility of Yizhou attacking Nan Commandery along the Yangtze waterway is extremely low, the necessary precautions cannot be omitted.

After all, Nan Commandery is the base camp that Su Xuan has operated for many years.

Currently, 90% of Su Xuan's workshops, ordnance workshops, shipyards, hydraulic forging workshops, exotic beast farms, exotic beast warhorse breeding grounds, spiritual herb gardens, etc., are all in Nan Commandery.

It absolutely cannot be lost.

"Hmm!"

Su Xuan listened and nodded in approval: "Guo Fengxiao, your suggestion is very pertinent!"

"Coincidentally, a few days ago, the Dark Guards in Jiangling sent news that Huang Zu of the Jiangxia Huang clan requested an audience, wishing to defect to me."

"This person is from a branch of the Mianyang Huang clan, where my mother is from. His personal martial arts are not bad, and he is very skilled in naval warfare. He previously served as a Military Military Sima in the Jiangxia Navy, so it is worth meeting him first."

"If he is reliable, he can be cultivated as a priority, and he could serve as the main general or deputy general of the Jiangxia Navy."

Huang Zu's ability, according to history from his previous life and the investigations of the Dark Guards in this life, is indeed quite good.

He is 29 years old this year, and his cultivation base has already reached the late stage of the Transformation Realm.

There is still significant potential to be tapped.

He previously served as a Military Military Sima in the Jiangxia Navy and is proficient in naval warfare; he is a talent.

The only thing to note is that this person's temperament is relatively arrogant, and his ambition is quite large.

If he cannot be suppressed, this person might easily become too powerful and listen to orders but not summons.

At least, in the history of his previous life, that was the case under Liu Biao.

But Su Xuan is not Liu Biao!

He has the confidence to suppress Huang Zu and make him completely submit.

Even if this person truly has a rebellious bone, he has a spiritual contract to restrain him.

There is no need to worry.

If he really is disobedient, once Zhou Tai, Gan Ning, and the others grow up, they can replace Huang Zu at any time.

However, given the relationship between Huang Zu and Su Xuan's family, and given Su Xuan's strength and ability, this situation is basically impossible to occur.

"Oh?"

Guo Jia listened, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said: "If he is truly a talent, that would be appropriate!"

"Appointing him directly as the main general of the Jiangxia Navy might not be suitable, but serving as a deputy general is feasible."

"As for the main general, I suggest letting General Wen Pin or Huang Gai take the position."

"One of the others can come to the Xiangyang Navy to serve as the main general."

"As for the Jiangling Navy, we could actually let General Cai Mao serve as the interim for a year or so."

"At the same time, set competitive terms for Gan Ning and Zhou Tai; whoever can better meet the lord's requirements and establish sufficient merit, one of them can then be appointed as the main general of the Jiangling Navy."

"Anyway, the Jiangling Navy only needs to guard against potential attacks from Yizhou. With the ability General Cai Mao has developed over these years, it is barely enough."

"Of course, if General Cai Mao does a good job, it would not be impossible to appoint him directly as the true main general of the Jiangling Navy."

"Gan Ning and Zhou Tai can continue to serve as deputy generals in various naval forces for a few more years to accumulate more experience."

"When we take Lujiang, Jiujiang, or even Yangzhou in the future, they will be able to form a naval force on their own!"

"Even if we take Qingzhou or Yanzhou, naval generals will be needed there as well."

People will grow, especially under Su Xuan's strict requirements.

Cai Mao is no longer the incompetent fool he once was.

His talent is actually quite decent, standard and steady; it was just that his past personality was a bit cowardly.

After undergoing rigorous training in the Jiangling Navy, he has also gained a bit of iron-bloodedness.

"Cai Mao?"

Su Xuan listened, stroked his chin, and nodded: "That works too! This kid is still very hardworking! With me and his second sister urging him, he is very diligent in his cultivation and training. We can give him a chance."

"Whether he can grasp it or not depends on himself."

The reason Su Xuan didn't consider Cai Mao before was because of the memories of his previous life.

He always felt that this guy's ability to command troops was not good.

His personality was also too weak.

Now, hearing Guo Jia's words, he remembered that this guy had already been changed a lot by him.

He cannot continue to look at people with old eyes.

If nothing else, this guy's reverence and loyalty to him are unmatched by ordinary people.

"The expansion and reconstruction of Xiangyang City require someone to oversee it. Does Guo Fengxiao have any interest in this?"

Su Xuan joked while looking at Guo Jia.

"Uh... let's skip that!"

Guo Jia listened, shook his head like a rattle, and waved his hands repeatedly: "Lord, you know me! I am not cut out for this!"

"If you make me do this kind of thing, you might as well kill me!"

"Afterward, isn't there the campaign against Dong Zhuo to participate in?"

"Let me follow the army then and be a military advisor!"

"As for the main builder of Xiangyang City, I recommend Li Yan."

"In addition, I would like to recommend a young, great talent to serve as Li Yan's deputy to jointly preside over the construction of Xiangyang City."

Are you kidding?

Is overseeing the construction of a large city such a simple matter?

Even if the lord's technology in this area is very strong and he has several powerful engineering teams under his command;

In addition, he also possesses the divine tool known as cement.

But building a large Xiangyang city that can satisfy Su Xuan will take at least several years.

He does not have that kind of patience and energy.

He decisively shifted the burden, while apologizing in his heart: "Zhengfang! Yuanzhi! Don't blame me for this! This is torture and trouble for me, but for you, it is an opportunity and a credential! Work hard!"

"Oh?"

Su Xuan listened, and his eyebrows immediately rose with interest, asking: "Who is this great talent you speak of?"

Guo Jia immediately replied: "It is Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi, who joined the Jiangling Academy 2 years ago! Does the lord have any impression of him?"

"Naturally!"

Su Xuan nodded affirmatively: "Xu Shu, right! This guy is indeed a great talent!"

— Author's Notes —

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