Mingshi

Chapter 1522

However, Luo Sheng also has concerns. If the fleets from these two countries to Asia are wiped out, will Spain and Portugal attract crazy retaliation?
Spain and Portugal in this era were still very powerful at sea, and their fleets claimed to be invincible in the world.It was only when he met Luo Sheng that he lost the battle.Therefore, Luo Sheng contacted Luo Xin through Lu Cuiqiao, wanting to ask, whether to fight or not?

Luo Xin's intelligence clearly told Luo Xin that the Spanish and Portuguese fleets in the South China Sea are really weak at this time.They don't take the power of Asia seriously.The two countries add up to less than 2000 people, and among the less than [-] people are black sailors and Indian soldiers.There were less than [-] soldiers who really belonged to Spain and Portugal. In Luo Sheng's view, they were just mobs.If Luo Sheng wanted to wipe them all out, it would really be a sprint.

How dare Spain and Portugal come to conquer the South China Sea with such little strength, and want to designate the South China Sea as their inner lake?

It's really a matter of perspective!

The region limited their vision, and there were no big countries in Europe, and they had never experienced wars with hundreds of thousands of people fighting like China.Take Spain as an example. The most famous and most arduous conquest of the Aztec Kingdom in Spanish history involved only [-] soldiers.This is already a big battle for them!
It took less than two hundred soldiers to conquer the giant Inca Empire.Therefore, in their view, the two of them together have tens of thousands of people, which is already sufficient preparation.

What power can stop them?

However, they encountered Luo Sheng in the South China Sea, and encountered ships and guns that were more advanced than them.If it wasn't for Luo Sheng's scruples about Spain and Portugal's full retaliation, they would have wiped out their expeditionary force long ago.

We must know that if the two countries really devote all their strength to the war, there will be 10,000+ troops and thousands of ships.This could not but make Luo Sheng feel scruples.Regarding the grasp of the overall situation, Luo Sheng is very clear that he is far behind Luo Xin, so he dare not make this decision alone.

Luo Xin scratched his head, he was already dizzy from exhaustion in the cabinet these days, but now he encountered such a big thing all of a sudden, his head was a little dizzy.He asked his servants to make a cup of strong tea, and after drinking it, he slowly regained his clarity.First, I recalled the history, carefully analyzed the current situation, and finally came to a judgment.

He believes that whether it is Spain or Portugal, it is almost impossible to devote all the power of the whole country to attack the South China Sea.The distance between the two sides is too far.From them to the South China Sea, it will take at least nine months.A huge fleet and huge soldiers will inevitably require huge supplies. This is almost an insurmountable difficulty for Spain and Portugal.And once the war breaks out, it’s okay if it can end quickly. Once it drags on, without supplies, Spain and Portugal will not have good results.The most important thing is that for such a long voyage, under the sailing conditions at that time, the loss rate was very high, with a minimum of [-]% and a maximum of [-]%.It's not something they can afford to lose half of their strength without fighting.

Luo Xin's memories of history reminded him of this era, which was the time when Spain and Portugal were surrounded by enemies.Whether it is Spain or Portugal, the real land area is actually very small. Compared with Ming Dynasty, it is not impossible to call it a tiny place.It's just that their sea power is very strong.

But this power was developed while the European powers were unaware of the richness of the sea. When those European powers realized the richness of the sea, they would definitely compete with Spain and Portugal.Spain and Portugal are now in this situation of enemies on all sides.Britain, Germany, Turkey, the Netherlands, etc. are all waging war against Spain and Portugal, and their power is completely contained in Europe.At this time, they simply did not have the strength to go on an expedition to the South China Sea.

Moreover, at this time, Spain and Portugal were only forced to join forces in the South China Sea.In Europe there is no unity, but hostility.The two countries are often at war.Eventually Spain also annexed Portugal.Under such circumstances, how could Spain and Portugal make an expedition to Asia?

What else is there to say?

Then fight, you must fight!
And Luo Xin asked to capture as many prisoners as possible, and then figure out the route to Europe, and then Luo Sheng can try the route to learn more about Europe.

Here is the matter to explain, Luo Xin began to deal with the affairs of the cabinet again.

In the cabinet, he is in charge of the bureaucracy, which is very important.If it was before, Xu Jie would definitely not be able to hand over this piece to Luo Xin.Hand it over to Yan Na, a centrist.However, Xu Jie has been hit hard recently, being suppressed by Gao Gong in the cabinet.Gao Gong proposed to hand over the Ministry of Officials to Luo Xin, and he also wanted Luo Xin to clean up the Xu Party.He can't go into battle shirtless, it would be too ugly to eat like that.

Xu Jie was originally against it firmly, but then he agreed.

On the one hand, he knows that his objection may not be effective.On the other hand, although he is currently in a weak position, Xu Jie has never been a person who does not know how to fight back.In his mind, based on his relationship with Luo Xin, and Gao Gong's purpose of handing over the official department to Luo Xin, Luo Xin is bound to suppress the officials of the Xu Party, so as long as Xu Jie catches Luo Xin and deliberately suppresses them, and when the time comes to fuel the flames, it will be If it caused an uproar, Luo Xin would definitely be accused of using public property for private use, at least for improper handling of public affairs.On the one hand, this is a suppression of Luo Xin, and it can take the opportunity to let Zhang Juzheng raise a ranking and suppress Luo Xin. On the other hand, it is also a counterattack against Gao Gong.

The officials in the entire capital are tense at this time, even the big shots are moving around.As a boss, you must be able to cover your younger brother, otherwise why should your younger brother follow you?
Once people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team.

Of course, this time is also an excellent time to raise the banner and gather people's hearts.As long as you can show a strong ability and attitude to protect your younger brother, people will naturally gather under your banner to fight for you in the future.

Luo Xin easily discerned the intentions of Gao Gong and Xu Jie.Luo Xin is not a fool, he is an old idiot in the officialdom, experienced two emperors, and stepped up from the bottom step by step.So when Yun Zhiqiu asked him if he wanted to take the opportunity to tease people from Xu Dang, Luo Xin took a sip of tea and said:
"Those two people are not good people."

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