"Runtian, in your opinion, do the Spaniards have the strength to invade the Ming Dynasty?"

Ning Xiu still wanted to hear Zhao Guangning's thoughts. After all, he had just been to Manila and knew a lot about the situation of the first-line Spaniards in Luzon.

"My lord, according to Zhao, the Spaniards are strong and sharp, if they really attack, they may not be able to parry it only by relying on the existing sailors in Guangdong and Fujian. However, the Spaniards were few after all, and even if you count the mercenaries and local soldiers, there would not be more than 30,000. This number of people will not be able to penetrate into the Ming Dynasty, and the division of troops will reveal all kinds of flaws. ”

Zhao Guangning said it very tactfully, but Ning Xiu understood the meaning.

The period of strong development of the Daming Water Division was the Wanli period, to be precise, the Wanli period after Zhang Juzheng's death. During this period, the Ming Empire completely lifted the sea ban, which not only collected a lot of sea taxes, but also allowed the sailors to break free from the shackles and develop rapidly.

And now the Daming Naval Division is really weak, not to mention compared with the Invincible Armada of the Spaniards, even the Dutch can also bully and bully the Fujian and Cantonese Naval Divisions.

Therefore, Daming's strategy can only rely on the number of people to pile up, although the Spaniards have sharp firearms, but Daming's firearms are not bad.

If it really goes ashore, the advantage of the Spaniards will be weakened, and even if the Ming army fills it with human lives, it is cost-effective.

It's just that after all, it doesn't look good on the face. Today's Emperor Wanli, the Son of Heaven, is a very face-saving person, if the Spaniards are really driven straight in, such as entering the realm of no one, I am afraid that the civil and military officials of Fujian and Guangdong will have to be severely punished.

Ning Xiu pondered slightly: "Based on what Runtian has seen, can my new army in Xiangshan County fight with the Spaniards?" ”

Zhao Guangning was stunned for a moment.

He couldn't believe his ears.

The new army of Xiangshan County?

Although he knew that the county was training the new army now, he didn't have much hope for it.

If you want to train a strong army, how can you do it overnight?

There is no tacit understanding between soldiers for three or five years, and even if they go to the battlefield, they will collapse at the touch of a button.

"County Zun, Zhao has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not."

"Runtian, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

Ning Xiu smiled slightly.

"Training soldiers is important in time, and these thousands of soldiers in the county have only been trained for a few months, and they must not fight the Spaniards."

"Runtian's words are wrong."

Ning Xiu cleared his throat and said, "Soldiers are not trained, they are fought. A soldier who has never seen blood is never a real soldier. In the officer's opinion, after a few months of training, the conditions for combat are already met, and the next thing to do is to train the courage of the soldiers. This officer has decided to send troops to suppress the bandits in the near future, so that they can kill and kill people, and see blood, so that they can grow up quickly. ”

Soldiers are not trained, they are fought...

Zhao Guangning only felt that this statement was very novel. But when you think about it, it seems to make sense.

"County honor, but the number of soldiers can't be compared with the Spaniards."

Ning Xiu didn't care much about this.

"Soldiers can be recruited again, but there is no hurry. Even if the Spaniards poured out, it would be 20,000 people. The 20,000 people will also be dispersed to the coastal prefectures and counties of Fujian and Guangdong. There are only one or two thousand people who come to the vicinity of Xiangshan County, and we are on one side, so it is advantageous to wait for work at ease. ”

Zhao Guangning nodded: "If it's just guarding, it shouldn't be a big problem." This Wuzhushan Island is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the county can set up heavy troops here to snipe the Spaniards. ”

"The formation of the fleet sailors is also urgent."

Ning Xiu let out a sigh of relief: "Now I have less than ten lucky ships in my hands, I hope that Runtian will use more heart and replenish them to twenty as soon as possible." ”

Zhao Guangning hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Zhao will definitely live up to the order of the county." ”

In fact, Ning Xiu was also a little bottomless in his heart. Even if the number of ships increased, it would not necessarily be able to gain an advantage in naval battles with the Spaniards. However, hard power must be supplemented, and only by supplementing hard power in place can we continue to train soft power.

Of course, this kind of emotion Ning Xiu must not show in front of people.

As the commander of an army and the commander of a party, what he has to do is to sit there with full of vigor and give everyone confidence.

"The affairs of the Spaniards have their own plans, and Runtian is relieved. As for the goods of this sea trade, it will be sold by Runtian. ”

Zhao Guangning was overjoyed when he heard this.

All the goods of these five ships were sold, and the profit was more than 300,000 taels, and even if he greedy one of them, he would not be discovered.

And of course Ning Xiu knew this. But he will not hesitate to grant this power to Zhao Guangning.

It is impossible to make the horses run and at the same time keep the horses from grazing. As a leader, the most important ability is to ask your subordinates to work for you without reservation.

And Ning Xiu believes that the key to this is the distribution of interests.

Man dies for money, and birds die for food. Not to mention a maritime businessman like Zhao Guangning. These people are the most unprofitable, and he did not hesitate to join Ning Xiu at that time, of course, not because Ning Xiu was overflowing, but because he was optimistic about Ning Xiu, and he was optimistic that Ning Xiu would be able to bring him greater benefits.

This trip to Nanyang was facilitated by Zhao Guangning.

If Ning Xiu couldn't reward Zhao Guangning at this point in time, Zhao Guangning's enthusiasm would definitely be attenuated. Of course, this was not what Ning Xiu wanted to see.

Of course, Ning Xiu also has his own bottom line.

If Zhao Guangning is too greedy, no matter how strong his ability is, Ning Xiu must clean up the portal.

"In this way, Zhao will not bother the county and retire!"

Zhao Guangning arched his hand at Ning Xiu, bowed and retreated.

When Zhao Guangning walked back, Qi Wen lowered his voice and said, "My lord, do you want to show Qi Shuai about this matter?" ”

Ning Xiu knew that he wanted Qi Jiguang to make a judgment on this matter, but this was not Ning Xiu's idea.

"This official will write a letter to Elder Zhang Ge, and I believe that Elder Zhang Ge will make a suitable decision."

With Ning Xiu's current status, he does not have the power to directly report to the Son of Heaven. Therefore, if he writes the song, he will definitely have to go through the screening of the General Administration Department, and it will take three months for the Son of Wanli to see the song. What's even more terrifying is that such an 'inconsequential' letter is likely to be directly screened out by the cabinet and the celebrant supervisor, and will not appear in front of the Wanli Emperor's imperial case at all.

Therefore, Ning Xiu decided to be flexible, taking advantage of his good relationship with Zhang Juzheng, and Zhang Juzheng personally delivered this letter to Emperor Wanli.

At present, although Emperor Wanli does not respect Zhang Juzheng as much as he did a few years ago, he still looks like he respects his teacher in front of people. Zhang Juzheng personally showed him the music, presumably Wanli Tianzi will definitely attach great importance to it.

If Spain really transferred all the Luzon troops to attack, it would definitely be difficult for Ning Xiu to withstand it on his own. At this time, you must not do anything to slap a swollen face and become fat, and you must not hesitate to ask the court for help.

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