The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 256

After thanking him, Zheng Sen excitedly explained to Zhang Yan some of his suggestions for the Third Fleet, such as the organization and weapon configuration of each ship, the cooperation of large and small warships, and so on.

It can be said that he uttered all his knowledge about naval warfare, but if he was facing Zhu Cihong, he would definitely have a long talk with him all night with great interest.

Zhang Yan didn't understand the specific matters he said at all, and she didn't want to understand them, but she also knew that these should be very important for the imperial court to build a navy, so she listened patiently to him before she nodded and said: "Zheng Aiqing, about these Well, you can write a detailed memorial. As for the military expenses and the officers needed, the Ai family can make the decision and support it with all their strength. As long as Dongfan Island can be recovered, hundreds of thousands of taels will not be a problem, just let it go Shi Wei!"

"I obey the order, thank you Queen Mother."

Zheng Sen thanked again excitedly. He had no doubts about the Queen Mother's words. He has been studying in Nanjing. Now the Nanjing court is definitely the richest dynasty in history. I am afraid that even the richest Southern Song Dynasty can't compare.

As long as the Empress Dowager is willing to allocate tens of millions of taels of money, it may be as simple as waving her sleeves.

Of course, the Zheng family is also rich, and tens of millions of taels of silver can be easily obtained, but he knows that if he really uses the Zheng family's money to rectify the Third Fleet, then the Zheng family is really not far from being destroyed.

Zhang Yan was really not worried about the money, because there was so much money in the warehouse that it was almost impossible to pile up.

Compared with diverting the Yellow River and widening the canal, she felt that recovering Dongfan Island seemed to be more important. This was a major event related to the reputation of the emperor, and no matter how much money was spent, it was worth it.

"Zheng Aiqing, in your opinion, are Spain and the Netherlands the Portuguese who want to attack Guangdong, or do they really want to attack Nanjing?"

In fact, Zhang Yan was most concerned about this matter, because even if it was as Zuo Liangyu said, being beaten to the capital by two small Xiyi countries would be a matter of loss of face.

And such a big event must be recorded in the history books, which will be extremely detrimental to Lang'er's reputation. After all, this sea invasion is the first time in the world, no more than Jiannu and Mongols.

It has to be said that Zhang Yan is now thinking about everything about Zhu Cihong's reputation as an emperor through the ages, and he is more worried about Zhu Cihong than Zhu Cihong himself.

Zheng Sen didn't know Zhang Yan's worries, and thought she was worried that the two fleets would attack and cause damage to Nanjing City, but he still said truthfully: "I report to the Queen Mother, in my humble opinion, the two fleets may really prepare I came to Nanjing, but the real purpose is probably not to invade as the Portuguese said, but to force my Ming Dynasty to directly trade with it, especially in terms of the price of silk and porcelain, forcing my merchants in Ming Dynasty to reduce prices !"

After finishing speaking, he also explained in detail that the prices of silk and porcelain have skyrocketed in Nanyang in recent years, making the two countries miserable, and they have long been dissatisfied.

He originally guessed that the two countries wanted to fight against the arrogance occupied by Portugal, but now that the Portuguese reminded them, after some analysis, it was more likely that the two countries would take risks and come to Nanjing.

"Is there any reason for this? Since ancient times, this business has been a matter of your preference. If they think it's too expensive, they don't want to buy it. How can they resort to force to force others to lower the price?" Zhang Yan said angrily.

"The empress dowager doesn't know that those Xiyi people only care about profit and don't care about etiquette and shame. This kind of thing can really be done, but the empress dowager can rest assured that if those warships of the Xiyi people dare to enter the Yangtze River, it will be no different. Because of self-destruction, I speculate that most of the warships of the two countries will only cruise around the mouth of the sea and seek negotiations."

Zheng Sen explained, obviously seeing more profoundly than Zuo Liangyu.

"Even so, as far as I am Ming, it is detrimental to the majesty."

Zhang Yan said with a frown, and then looked at Zheng Sen expectantly: "Zheng Aiqing, can the Fujian navy be sure to defeat the fleets of the two countries, so that they cannot go north to Jiangnan?"

"This... the Empress Dowager, I am incompetent. With the strength of the Fujian navy, I am afraid that it will not be able to defeat the coalition forces of the two countries at sea."

Zheng Sen replied honestly, a little ashamed, and then caught a glimpse of the disappointed look on the queen mother's face, and gritted his teeth: "However, although I cannot defeat the fleets of the two countries head-on at sea, it is not difficult to prevent them from going north. do it."

"Oh? What good strategy does Zheng Aiqing have? Could it be possible to attack at sea as well?" Zhang Yan immediately regained her spirits.

Although Lang'er has made a decree to trade and communicate with the three countries on an equal footing, as long as an envoy is sent to inform the two countries, the war will be eliminated.

But let's not talk about it, Dongfan Island has not been taken back, and even if it is taken back, the two countries are so arrogant, and there is absolutely no possibility of equal trade with them now.

Zuo Liangyu and others also looked at Zheng Sen, wanting to hear what good strategy he had to prevent the fleets of the two countries from going north to Nanjing.

"The Empress Dowager, Fuzhou is only a hundred miles away from Dongfan Island, and a warship can reach Dongfan Island overnight. As long as our army can successfully land on Dongfan Island, the fleets of the two countries will never dare to go north again. Only in this way, The soldiers who log in will take great risks!"

In fact, it is not a last resort. Zheng Sen really does not want to log in directly like this. Let alone at sea, once the fleets of the two countries detect it, the entire army will definitely be wiped out. , so the best choice is to destroy the fleets of the two countries first, and then attack calmly.

Although Zhang Yan doesn't know anything about military matters, if she thinks about this kind of thing for a while, she can think of the huge risks involved.

"Hey! It's really too risky to do this. It's better to lure the fleets of the two countries into the Yangtze River and destroy them." Zhang Yan sighed and shook her head.

"Queen Mother, this is just a bad policy, I still have a good policy."

Zheng Sen knew very well that the opportunity was rare, and it could be said that it whetted the appetite of everyone.

Sure enough, Zhang Yan cheered up again.

"The queen mother doesn't know that the Netherlands and Spain have always been at odds. The Spaniards were the first to occupy Dongfan Island. They were defeated by the Dutch and had to withdraw from Dongfan Island. Coupled with the long-term conflicts between the two countries, this alliance is likely to be helpless, and my Ming Dynasty can completely disintegrate and break up one by one!"

"Oh, how to divide and disintegrate?"

"For now, Spain has no territorial disputes with our Ming Dynasty. What we want is trade. If our Ming Dynasty agrees to directly start trade with it, the Spanish fleet will definitely return to Luzon and will not oppose our Ming Dynasty. The rest The Dutch Fleet, I have the confidence to defeat it and regain Dongfan Island. After defeating the Dutch, I, Ming, can agree to start a trade with them, and then attack the Spaniards in Luzon. The Dutch will also choose to stand by and wait to win. Luzon Island, then turn around and attack the Java Island and Borneo occupied by the Dutch, and then occupy the entire Southeast Asia..."

The more Zheng Sen talked, the more excited he became. At the end, he almost couldn't help dancing with his arms and legs, obviously planning for a long time.

(End of this chapter)