Qi Kuang understood that the current atmosphere was like this. Family background and appearance were the most important.
If one wanted to become an official, one's family background was the most important, followed by appearance. Ability, conduct, and talent were the last.
Big bosses were obsessed with appearance. Qi Kuang was capable but not good-looking. He had worked hard for many years to climb to the position of centurion.
Jiang Pengji heard this and asked Qi Kuang in surprise.
"I recruited you because of your talent, ability, and loyalty. Does it have anything to do with your appearance?" She was amused and supported her forehead with her hand. She looked at Qi Kuang with a firm gaze. "Whether you are beautiful or ugly has nothing to do with me. After all, shouldn't the person who cares about appearance be the one beside you? If you surrender, I will be the master and you will be the subject. How can the relationship between the master and the subject be equal to that of a husband and wife? As the master, I only need you to train the navy for me. Nothing else is important. Are you saying that if you are good-looking, you can train a more elite navy for me? "
Appearance was not a buff. It could not increase the strength of the entire army.
Jiang Pengji wanted to recruit talents. She was not recruiting a vase.
Qi Kuang was speechless, but the grudge in his heart was gone.
After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you for your kindness, my lord. I will do my best to train an elite army for you."
Feng Zhen had already convinced Qi Kuang to surrender. Jiang Pengji had also made it clear that she did not mind his appearance. Qi Kuang was naturally willing to surrender.
"Since you have this determination, I will naturally support you with all my strength. Now is not the right time. It is not convenient for me to assign people to you. When you return to Wanzhou, you can select 3,000 elites as reserves for the navy. I will not interfere with how they are trained or what they need. It is taboo for an outsider to guide an expert in military training. I will not add to your troubles. There is only one thing you must remember — I want to see the elite army you speak of! "
Although Jiang Pengji did not directly say it, Qi Kuang could hear how much authority and freedom she had given him.
As long as the navy was established, he would be the commander of the navy.
No matter how much Qi Kuang thought about it, he did not expect Jiang Pengji to give him such a big promise.
"Thank you for your kindness, my lord." Qi Kuang bowed. "I will not disappoint you!"
The dust had settled.
Jiang Pengji, Feng Zhen, and Qi Kuang were all very satisfied. Only the livestream viewers were a little disappointed.
Because of Qi Kuang, the overall attractiveness of Jiang Pengji's group had been pulled down by several percentage points. Wasn't watching the livestream for the sake of looking at one's face?
However, this mood did not last long. Their impression of Qi Kuang had greatly improved.
Even though Qi Kuang was ugly and had a lame leg, he was a man of great learning.
His ancestors had been dealing with the water for generations. The first few generations were fishermen who lived along the river. When it came to his grandfather and father's generation, they became soldiers and dealt with the pirates along the river all year round. Growing up in such a family, Qi Kuang's foundation was much stronger than others.
Full of confidence, he sought refuge with Yang Jian. He wanted to fulfill his ambitions and bring honor to his ancestors. He was like a young man who had just graduated from university and entered society. His chest was full of passion, but he had hit a wall in the face of reality. Because he was too ugly and one of his legs was slightly disabled, he had served under Yang Jian for seven years. He had followed the lord into hundreds of battles on the water and brushed past the King of Hell more than ten times. Even now, he was still a centurion.
However, he was not discouraged because of this. Instead, he became more diligent in his studies, but his temperament was not as enthusiastic as before.
Now that Jiang Pengji had promised him great authority, Qi Kuang felt his blood, which had been silent for a long time, begin to heat up and boil again.
Qi Kuang told Jiang Pengji many of his experiences, insights, and methods for training the navy. He even used the battles he had personally experienced as examples. He was reasonable and had evidence. He was not simply an armchair strategist. Jiang Pengji listened very seriously.
Qi Kuang's level of education stopped at the level of writing and recognizing words. He had not studied deeply, so his literary talent was not good. However, he had a strong grasp of the rhythm of the story. His logic was very clear. Even the most mundane examples, when they came out of his mouth, could be described with great interest.
At first glance, Jiang Pengji was very satisfied with this future commander of the navy.
At the same time, Qi Kuang also gave his new lord a five-star evaluation.
He had originally thought that Jiang Pengji did not know the ropes. Unexpectedly, not only did she know, but she could also hit the nail on the head. Her questions were rather incisive.
As the conversation between the two deepened, the livestream viewers became Qi Kuang's fans.
Exploding Geng Baigan: "People who work hard are the most handsome. Qi Kuang is not good-looking, but he has quite a temperament when he's serious."
Qiuyue Piao: "Ditto, I agree. What one looks like is given by one's parents. It's not like one can choose. Even if one is ugly, one has human rights. "
Qiuyue Piao: "Although I'm also a person who values appearances, I can't just casually attack someone else's appearance. It's not easy to make a conclusion without knowing much about Qi Kuang. However, a person chosen by the streamer is definitely not bad. I believe in the streamer's judgment. If Qi Kuang becomes successful in the future, it will be a live drama about the rise of the grassroots. It sounds very inspirational, so I plan to be his fan. "
The conversation lasted for more than two hours.
Jiang Pengji was energetic as usual, but Qi Kuang and Feng Zhen could not take it anymore.
Looking at the sky outside, it was indeed getting late.
"I'm tired too. If there's anything else, let's talk tomorrow. Go and rest now."
When Feng Zhen heard this, he felt as if he had been granted amnesty. He called out to Qi Kuang, and the two of them left together.
Jiang Pengji was full of energy. After they left, she was still thinking about Qi Kuang's method of training the navy.
Although Qi Kuang's method of training the navy was very different from the current trend, Jiang Pengji admired it very much.
However, if she were to build a navy, it would be a huge expense.
Jiang Pengji rubbed her forehead as she felt a headache coming on.
Because of the outdated technology of ship manufacturing and geographical restrictions, the size of the navy was limited. It could only be limited to a specific area.
However, there was no lack of far-sighted people in the world.
These people did not give up on the navy. Instead, they actively created the conditions and put it into practice.
In the southern region, water bandits ran amok. In order to curb the development of water bandits and protect the people along the coast, the navy became a necessary force.
Compared to the soldiers on land, the requirements for the navy were higher and stricter in terms of order, discipline, and cooperation. In other words, daily training and exercises were even more necessary for the navy than for the soldiers on land. This also meant that the expenses were higher.
In the next few years, the navy might not have the opportunity to go to the battlefield. In Qi Kuang's words, it was like raising idlers.
As time went on, it was inevitable that it would cause others to gossip.
However, this was not a problem. If Jiang Pengji said she wanted to train the navy, who would dare to stop her?
So what if she was criticized as an idler?
As the lord, she did not mind spending money on the navy. Why would outsiders complain?
She rested her chin on her left hand and twirled a brush with her right. She spread out a clean piece of white paper on the table, thinking about how to start.
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