Chapter 393 The Great Man of Heroes

"Huh?"

didn't wait for Zheng Chenggong to speak, but Qu Shiyun on the side was the first to exclaim, "Ironclad battleship...... Is this true? ”

Although compared with Zheng Chenggong, he and Lin Xiao are much closer and have been in contact for a much longer time, but this is the first time he has heard of this matter.

This news, for Qu Shiyun, is tantamount to a bombshell.

He originally thought that the two big iron ships were really brought back from thousands of miles away, as Lin Xiao once said, and the construction technology had been lost......

Now it seems that they not only have the ability to build a steady stream of all kinds of firearms, but also continue to build this kind of strange ship, that ......

Just as Qu Shiyun's eyes were faint and thoughtful, Lin Xiao turned around and responded, "It's true." ”

"Yes...... A big iron ship with a machine? Don't use sails? ”

Zheng Chenggong also asked suspiciously.

"Yes,"

Lin Xiao smiled faintly and looked at Zheng Chenggong, "But ...... It's not that big, but it's faster, and it's going to be equipped with the most advanced artillery, the kind that hits a long distance. ”

“……”

Zheng Chenggong's eyes flashed hotly, but he was silent again.

For naval gunboats, he is an expert, and the speed and range of guns are the most important indicators of a battleship.

He has always been angry that the level of domestic shipbuilding is far inferior to Hongyi, and he dreams of having an invincible armada.

However, the peer standing in front of him said lightly that they would soon be able to turn their dreams into reality......

What else can be said?

He knew that if that were the case, no one, no matter how far away they were, no matter how far apart, would no longer be qualified to be their opponent.

In their eyes, isn't it true that the whole world is taking what they want, and there is no power to resist?

……

"However, the construction period of this kind of warship is a bit long, and I can't count on ...... for the time being."

Seeing that they looked extremely shocked but preoccupied, Lin Xiao waved his hand and said with a smile, "It is by no means an overnight thing to build an invincible division, so for a period of time, our fleet is still at a disadvantage......

Zheng Chenggong nodded and didn't speak, indicating that he understood what he meant, the navy was a gold-swallowing beast, and he deeply understood it.

"It's just that we don't have to worry about anything, I believe that time is still on our side......"

Lin Xiao paused and continued, "The rapid rise of our Huaxia was not expected by the Western powers, and it was indeed their common wish to contain us, but they each had their own ghosts, and in a short period of time, it was expected that they would not be able to act in unison. ”

"However, we can't take it lightly......"

Zheng Chenggong pondered for a moment and answered.

"The prince is right,"

Lin Xiao smiled, and finally explained the reason why he was in a hurry, "So, my thoughts are...... Strike first, capture their forward bases, and take control of the Manraka and Sunda Straits before their vengeful fleet arrives. ”

"Hmm...... It's so good,"

Zheng Chenggong nodded, his face was happy, and he answered, "Without a supply base, they have come from afar, and no matter how large the fleet is, there is nothing to fear." ”

He knows very well the situation in Nanyang, if these two places can be successful, then the nearest stronghold of the Hongyi is also thousands of miles away in Goa.

"Yes,"

Lin Xiao said with a smile, "Now that Temasek is in my hands, it will be too late for them to react when we seize Batavia." ”

"It makes sense, this plan works......"

Qu Shiyun on the side couldn't help but sigh, "Shuangmu is strategizing, Damu is brave and unparalleled, with this double pillar, I am hopeless about Zhongxing." ”

"The elder of the pavilion praised it falsely, relieved the people from hanging upside down, and did his best."

In the face of compliments, Lin Xiao's face was light and light.

"Marquis of Qinchuan,"

Zheng Chenggong was silent for a long time, and after repeated consideration, he finally asked the extremely heavy question with difficulty, "The Northern Expedition is successful, the West is pacified, and the reputation of the Hou Ye must be as high as the sky......"

"Lord Wang, the great man of chivalry, for the country and the people,"

Lin Xiao narrowed his eyes and said lightly, "Lin Mou asked himself if he cared about Li Min, and he didn't want to be famous in history, but he had a clear conscience." ”

"If so...... Imperial Court ......"

Zheng Chenggong's eyes flickered.

"Mencius said, the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light,"

Lin Xiao sighed lightly, turned his head and said, "The people are only Bangben, Bengu Bangning, in the long river of history, whether it is a king or a wealthy family, they are just boats in the water. ”

Although Zheng Chenggong said half a sentence and slurred, Lin Xiao knew that this was exactly where his heart knot, and he didn't dare to slack off.

"However, the three-hundred-year-old Ming Dynasty is, after all, my Chinese orthodox ......"

Zheng Chenggong is preoccupied.

"Virtue is not matched, there will be disaster, Huanghuang Daming has fallen to this, urgently need someone to raise their arms and shout, you and I are duty-bound, but if someone is respectful and virtuous, wisdom is small and seeks big......"

Lin Xiao looked directly at Zheng Chenggong, with a straight face, "At that time, Lin doesn't want to suffer the fate of Yue Wumu, and he can't bear to see you, the prince, become the prime minister ......of Wen."

“……”

After Lin Xiao finished speaking, he turned around to face the court, and stood with his hands in his hands and looked at the mountains in the distance, his eyes full of perseverance......

He has said what should be said and what should not be said, and it is up to you how to choose.

It's not that he's fighting for a name.

He didn't cross over alone, and his comrades-in-arms, who were also from later generations, couldn't support him as an emperor.

What they can do is to save the country and the people, try their best to speed up the pace of strengthening the country, and no longer let the robbers get their wish, so that the Chinese people, who have been ravaged by the Tartars, will continue to accept the enslavement of foreigners before they have time to take a breath.

Soon, the Western bandits who had tasted the sweetness of the Age of Discovery would set up their ships and cannons at the gates.

Since fate has brought him to this era, then the Age of Discovery, which has been opened by the West, will eventually become a stepping stone to our rise.

Let us dominate the East, and let the fleets from the East also go to the gates of the Westerners, and it will become their nightmare.

That's their mission!

However, history is advancing, and the genetic essence of human beings has not progressed, and as long as the concept of the state still exists, then the concept of hierarchy in human society will not be eliminated, and the contradictions between the ruling class and the people at the bottom cannot be truly eliminated.

Well, who will rule whom is the big question after all.

Maintaining the existing rotten regime?

No!

What if you don't knock over those selfish parasites and the extremely shameless clear streams to the ground, even if you do everything you can to exterminate the Tartars, even if you conquer the whole world?

If we don't let hundreds of millions of Li people really be the masters of their own country and stand up and be people, this country, no matter how much it tosses, will only return to the light, and there is no hope.

However, by assisting a group of mud-legged people to come to power and changing a group of people to govern, can it be guaranteed once and for all?

Sometimes, Lin Xiao felt that the road ahead was much more difficult and long than he imagined......

It is more difficult to solve internal problems than to conquer the whole world, because the matter is too complex to be solved by force alone.

He was afraid that he didn't have enough courage and ability, so if he was not careful, he made a wedding dress for the conspirator, and he was busy in vain after all.

He has always been worried that in his lifetime, will he really be able to see his homeland go into normalcy?

Rome was not built in a day, and no great country in history was built in the hands of a generation.

It can even be said that this is not something that can be done in one or two generations, perhaps, it will take several generations to work together, persevere, and never change color.

For China, which has a history of 5,000 years of civilization but is already far behind the Western powers, the road ahead is extremely long.

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(End of chapter)