After Sun Yu arrived, he immediately took over Wang Yue's life...... The husband's things were simple, a camp bed, a few changes of clothes, then a fishing rod, a harpoon, a fishing net, but also a shotgun, a bow and arrows, a complete set of kitchen utensils, a dozen jars of spices, and beyond that, there was nothing.

Sun Yu flipped back and forth, and suddenly her nose turned red, and it happened that Wang Yue came back from outside, and she turned her head and threw herself into Wang Yue's arms.

We've all met, why are we still like this?

Wang Yue was still carrying a fresh sea fish in his hand, "Madam, it's almost evening, let's make something to eat first!" ”

Sun Yu glanced at the fish in Wang Yue's hand, suddenly snatched it, threw it on the ground, and said angrily: "Master, you just eat this?" It's too aggrieved! ”

This time it was Wang Yue's turn to be surprised, what kind of grievance is this? You have to know that these sea fish will cost hundreds of dollars a pound in the future generations, and they can be used to record videos and show off all over the world.

Sun Yu doesn't know this, in her opinion, these things in the sea, fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs, are all things eaten by the poor, except for a few sea cucumbers and the like, the rest can't be put on the table.

This is not her personal opinion, but the mainstream opinion of Daming, you go to ask the people of Daming, what is the best to eat, nine times out of ten they will tell you that lard is the best.

In fact, after the Qing Zhangmu of fields, the diet of the people of the Ming Dynasty is improving rapidly.

Outside the field, in front of the house and behind the house, there is a little vacant land, all kinds of vegetables, raise some chickens, ducks, geese and dogs, and many people raise pigs.

People who have just gotten rid of hunger like fat meat, or the fatter the better, a pig that has been raised for two or three years, there is a palm-thick fat, that is really fragrant!

Lean meat or something, it was only after eating and drinking that it began to be admired, and Daming had not been extravagant to this extent.

As for things like fish, shrimp and crabs, they are really not very popular...... Although the protein is good, but the calories are too low, a busy day, get back a bucket of crabs, after steaming, and spend a lot of effort to eat into the stomach, at most half full, where is a pound of braised pork to come true.

Therefore, there is a famous scene of poor people taking hairy crabs to satisfy their hunger. As for a few delicate scholars, they still like crabs, and obviously, the Wang family is not among them.

Since Wang Yue hit the sea, he has been focusing on seafood, and in Sun Yu's opinion, she was naturally wronged, which made her feel distressed.

"You are also a national teacher, so you can't be kind to yourself? If you're afraid of breaking the rules, I'll pay for it, right? Let's stew meat! Sun Yu said in an almost girlish tone.

Wang Yue couldn't help but chuckle, "That's it, let's get a leg of mutton, let's have a fish and sheep hot pot, don't waste things, this fish was specially left for me by the soldiers, good things!" ”

Sun Yu paused, let's listen to her husband!

The husband and wife sat together, there were more than a dozen dishes on the table, mainly fish fillets and mutton slices, the thick soup in the pot was boiling, as long as it was slightly shabu-shabu, it was cooked, with Wang Yue's specially prepared dipping sauce, it was delicious to the sky.

Sun Yu ate several chopsticks and mutton in a row, and then said with a sullen head: "It turns out that the master has put all his mind on eating." ”

Wang Yue was so keen, how could he not know what his wife was suddenly so enthusiastic for.

"Alas, it is said that the days of going to sea are hard...... In fact, there is nothing, let alone me, even His Majesty has not touched women much. ”

Sun Yu's eyes widened, why did she not believe it so much!

"It's true, Your Majesty has been writing, busy recording what he has seen and heard abroad. You should know, huh? ”

Sun Yu rolled his eyes, "Of course I know, the first article about bird's nest caused a lot of scolding, those business houses are talking nonsense about Your Majesty, and there are many noble ladies who talk to me, saying that bird's nest is so rare, how many years has it been circulated, they are husbands and children, hard work, all rely on bird's nest nourishment, in order to stay young forever, why doesn't it work!" ”

Wang Yue was dumbfounded, "What people want may be that sense of ceremony!" Rich people need something special to prove that they are rich, not how valuable the bird's nest is, but how rich the person needs the bird's nest to decorate the façade. ”

Sun Yu nodded happily, "The master is keen, those yellow-faced women have a bunch of folds on their faces, they have to wipe two catties of powder when they go out, and they pretend to be young with me, which really makes people laugh off their big teeth." ”

As she spoke, she grabbed another plate of fish fillets and poured them into the boiling copper pot.

The husband and wife chatted, and soon the pain of more than two years of separation melted into the steaming hot pot. To be honest, the most satisfying person is Sun Yu.

When he is around, his husband can control himself, which is already very remarkable. Now that she has been separated for so long, her husband can still restrain her, no matter what, she feels that it is worth it.

"Sir, do you know? Before I left Daming, I knocked the Yang family and the Guo family hard. ”

Wang Yue's eyes widened, "You? ”

Sun Yu's face flushed, and he said proudly: "What, don't you believe in my ability?" ”

Wang Yue shook his head, "How come, Madam has made me obedient, what are they!" ”

"That's it!"

Sun Yu pointed to the wine glass, "Pour me a glass, let's talk slowly." ”

……

The two of them reunited after a long absence, laughing and laughing, and Zhu Houxi, who wanted to come over to greet him, was actually stopped by the doorkeeper.

"Your Majesty, the Taishi has specially explained, and no one will see you today!"

Zhu Houxi pointed to his nose and exclaimed, "Not even me?" ”

The guard shook his head helplessly, and said something that made Zhu Houxi vomit blood, "Others don't have that much courage, it's you!" ”

"Phew!"

Zhu Houxi was so angry that he smacked hard, grandma's, there are many women in his palace, and no one thought of coming over to see him, he was really angry.

Zhu Houxi sighed for a long time, and then retreated, looking at the intimacy of these two people, he didn't know how to toss, so he didn't want to be in the way.

Zhu Houxi simply went to find Yu Dayou and Tang Kekuan, who led the troops.

The Son of Heaven came in person, and the two of them didn't dare to slack off, so they invited Zhu Houyu in, and after sitting down, Zhu Houyu took the initiative to ask, "How many ships did you bring this time, and how is the combat effectiveness?" ”

Yu Dayou hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty, since Your Majesty and Taishi went to sea, several of our shipyards have been working day and night, Guangzhou, Jiangnan, Jiaozhou, Tianjin, all of them are building ships. This time we brought eight three-story warships, and more than two hundred other ships of various kinds, especially among these ships, there are four steam ironclads! ”

Zhu Houxi became interested, "How about these four ships?" Taishi and I also brought two ironclad ships, but there were constant problems along the way, and I was annoyed to death, so I had to arrange a special tug to carry it, and then I had to let people get it back. ”

Yu Dayou smiled and said, "Your Majesty, new equipment will not be built overnight. However, it is precisely because of these two ships that our steam power has been upgraded a lot, this is already the second batch, and when it came, there were some problems, but the situation of these four ships is very good, and the minister dares to pack the ticket, can fight, and will be surprised and play a great role. ”

Zhu Houxi was even more excited when he heard this, and even a little geared up.

"I tell you that there is a small country that claims that the sun never sets, and has a fleet, and dares to claim to be an invincible armada. I really didn't take Da Ming seriously, especially hateful, they still dare to carve up the world, half of a country, where did they put me? ”

Zhu Houxi roared loudly, Yu Dayou and Tang Kekuan looked at each other, and both of them couldn't help but chuckle...... Spain is not a small country, although their homeland is still a slightly larger province of the Ming Dynasty, but there are many overseas territories, especially the Spanish fleet, which cannot be underestimated.

Since its invasion of the Americas, Spain has relied on looting, slave trade, and trade...... exhausted all means, and every year he amassed tens of thousands of taels of gold, and hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

In addition to a part of this money used to buy luxury goods in the East, a considerable part of it was used to strengthen the navy.

After all, it was the sea that brought them wealth, and the Spaniards used all their strength to feed.

So far, Spain has more than a hundred main warships alone, and the rest of the ships are even more innumerable, especially a large number of merchant ships, after all, for them, the navy and pirates are simply a family.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have calculated it, and when it comes to the number of ships and the size of the fleet, we still have an advantage. The ministers wanted to concentrate superior forces and fight them at sea. As long as the Spanish fleet is solved, the entire sea is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and it is not difficult to deal with them as much as they want. ”

Zhu Houxi thought for a while, "This labor expedition is not so simple. ”

At the critical moment, Zhu Houxi still maintained a trace of calm.

"I already know that in order to finance your fleet to go to sea, the imperial court has issued more than 10 million bonds, in case of a mistake, although it will not cause chaos in the world, but the financial gap is enough to give the household a headache." Zhu Houxi looked at the two generals with sharp eyes, "You tell me the truth, what are the chances of winning?" ”

Yu Dayou is not a person who can lie, his face is grim.

"Your Majesty, the minister just said that our ships are bigger and more numerous, and the artillery is also good, this is certain. But we also have shortcomings. Needless to say, this is not to be said. Then there is the Xiyi combat experience, and the sailors and soldiers are far more elite than us. And to attack their doorstep, we are not familiar with the hydrological situation...... Taken together, our chances of winning will not exceed fifty percent. ”

When Zhu Houxi heard this, he couldn't help but sink his face and fell into deep thought.

It can be seen from Yu Dayou's expression that fifty percent is already overestimated. Zhu Houxi is not a timid person, when he first ascended the throne, the Tartars entered the court, and he really supported Yang Ming Gong to lead the troops north, and the odds of victory at that time were probably only thirty percent.

As a superior, you should understand one thing, if you are full of grasp, why use you to decide, just do it directly by the people below, anyway, it will be successful, do you need to do it too much!

Since it is pushed in front of the Son of Heaven, it is a risk, and the emperor needs to bear it.

Normally, if you have a 30% certainty, you can give it a try, and if you have 5 achievements, you can go all out...... But that's domestic! This is the use of troops halfway around the world, and the complexity of it is beyond everyone's expectations.

If you're not careful, you could lose it all.

The odds of winning are only fifty percent, which is still too low.

"Is there any other strategy?"

Hearing the emperor's question, Tang Kekuan spoke, "Your Majesty, in fact, the ministers and others have also made a plan, that is, to go north directly, with the help of French ports, and after repairs, they will fight a decisive battle with the Spaniards." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Houyu seemed to be a little interested, but soon he shook his head again, and in Zhu Houxi's sleeve, there was a secret report from Lu Zhilai.

This kid is Lu Bing's cousin, and he also went to Europe, but unlike Yan Shifan and others, he is dedicated to business, and collecting intelligence is just a hobby.

According to his understanding, the situation in France is not good, especially the navy, which is very backward, not to mention the lack of suitable ports, and the shipbuilding capacity is even more worrying.

And Lu Zhi also mentioned a problem, that is, although Britain is temporarily allied with France, Britain also colludes with other countries, after all, Britain and France have fought a hundred years of war and are natural rivals, and there is no trust at all.

If the Ming fleet goes north, will it stimulate the British, and then the British fleet and the Spaniards will join forces to flank the Ming army, which will really not be good.

After chatting for a long time, the monarch and the minister felt more and more that it was difficult to make a choice.

"Do you want to invite the master to discuss?" Yu Dayou proposed.

Zhu Houxi snorted coldly: "Forget it, the husband and wife have been separated for a long time, the old house is on fire, don't trouble him for a long time...... I don't believe it, three stinkers are better than Zhuge Liang, and they can't come up with a way! ”

Yu Dayou and Tang Kekuan looked at it and thought of a way, why don't they call everyone else in the army in and discuss it together!

In this way, the whole army, all those who were responsible for commanding the ships, came.

At the end of the crowd was a young officer, who only had the status of the general flag, and was logically unqualified to attend.

It is also a coincidence that his chief officer is not accustomed to the soil and is having diarrhea, so he can only let him, the first mate, make up the number.

When he came, he had already been instructed, he only came with his ears, no matter what happened, it had nothing to do with him, and he couldn't talk too much when he went.

Qi Jiguang nodded honestly in agreement, he sat down closest to the door, and a little further out, he went out. Qi Jiguang has nothing to complain about, who let him join the army too late, listen honestly!

But gradually, Qi Jiguang couldn't stand it anymore, and everyone present was discussing how to attack Spain and how to break into the Mediterranean...... As long as the fleet can come in, and when it reaches Egypt, it will be possible to meet the army on land and water, and then it will be much easier to attack Spain or Italy, and the belly of the whole of Europe will be opened.

talked about it for the middle of the night, and it was all like this, Qi Jiguang was really anxious, but he had no qualifications to speak, so he could only endure it.

But at this moment, Zhu Houxi noticed Qi Jiguang with an impatient face, and suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "Tell me, I want to listen to your opinion!" ”

Being named by the emperor, Qi Jiguang was stunned at first, and he couldn't shut up this time.

"Back to Your Majesty, your minister, my minister thinks that attacking Spain is a big mistake. Since they claim to be the empire on which the sun never sets, it can be seen that overseas territories are important. As long as we cut off the connection between the territory and Spain and shoot the sun down on him, we are already invincible, so why bother thankless! ”