After all, it was the ruthless man who sent the king to the guillotine in the original time and space, and after the dream was punctured, Cromwell did not have anything unacceptable, let alone incarnate as a roaring emperor, but simply gave up this plan, and instead studied the problem of how to delay time and how to drag France into the water together.

For Cromwell, delaying time is the best option at the moment, and it can be said to be the only option, while for Liu Wenbing, it is a completely different matter.

The longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for Liu Wenbing-how can His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty be so good? I still want to toss three points when I have nothing to do, but now that something has happened here, that master doesn't want to toss and toss?

Now only the South China Sea Fleet can solve the problem, and when it comes to the master's desk, it is estimated that it will become a joint operation of the East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet, and by the way, hundreds of thousands of horses will come out to open the film together, and it will be more and more troublesome when the time comes!

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen's already smiling eyes were almost gone!

Europe is good, England is good, the Suez Canal was dug before it seems to be to kill England or a small European country, and now England has taken the initiative to jump out, and finally reminds himself of the mess in Europe!

Between the big and small wives and the European battlefield, Emperor Chongzhen decisively chose the European battlefield - the big and small wives are in the harem, can they still grow wings and fly?

Besides, these little girls are now thinking about letting themselves admit a few more concubines into the palace, how can they do what they want?

Is the battlefield not fun, or is it boring for the barbarians to kill? Thinking about those little sissies in the harem every day? What about the scum that I am a mite clear?

However, Emperor Chongzhen's plan to personally conquer was unanimously opposed by almost everyone, including the British public who involved the issue of his own fiefdom.

For Zhang Zhiji, who commanded the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, it was very clear what these killers of the Ming Dynasty's first-class combat readiness guard and three fleets were.

In terms of England's big fart and strength, basically pulling any fleet and a few guards is enough to sweep England.

The problem is that it's okay to be able to sweep England, but it's very problematic to bring Emperor Chongzhen!

Even if Emperor Chongzhen slapped his head now and said that he planned to kill the Mughals, Zhang Zhiji, Lu Xiangsheng and others would not have such fierce opposition - because fighting at sea and fighting on land are basically two different things, and whoever comes must admit it.

For example, logistics and supply, even if there is no railway line, relying solely on manpower to transport materials, Zhang Zhiji and Lu Xiangsheng dare to pat their chests and say that there is no problem, after all, the current Ming Dynasty has money, and if there is money, he naturally dares to be willful, and it is a big deal to find a way to pit the emperor's internal money.

In naval warfare, supplies must be transported by land-to-port and port-to-ship.

Let's not mention the issue of cost, after all, if you are transporting by sea, the cost consumption is actually dominant, especially through the railway to the port and then to the sea transportation chain of Fuchuan, the cost is not known to be many times lower than that of human transportation.

The real problem lies in the risks of the unknown at sea, not only for goods, but also for people.

Even if the supplies were to be transported to Burma by rail, then loaded onto ships to England through the port of Chennai, and then through a stretch of ocean, then through the Suez Canal, and then by sea, who could guarantee that there would be no problems in between?

And the problem of materials is always a small problem, and the most critical problem is still in the people - the South China Sea Fleet led by Zheng Zhilong has capsized, and the North Sea Fleet led by Mao Wenlong has also capsized, and so far only the East China Sea Fleet led by Nan Juyi has no record of capsizing.

However, the predecessor of the East China Sea Fleet, the Fujian Navy Division under the command of Nan Juyi, also had a large number of ship capsizing records......

If it's just that the ship of the fleet capsized and a large number of soldiers died, the governor's office of the five armies was rich and capricious, and there was no big problem with taking out the money for the bereavement, but when it came to Emperor Chongzhen, who would dare to say that there was no problem?

Sometimes, the world is so unfair, the so-called equality of all people is basically just talk, and only those who are in the position of inequality will believe that it is really equal.

This expedition to England was different from the last expedition to the return trip of the Mughals, the last time it was sailing along the coast, even if something went wrong, it could be docked immediately, at least it could ensure the safety of Emperor Chongzhen.

But this time the sea route to be taken was countless times more dangerous than the last time, and no one dared to joke with the safety of Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen was also helpless.

His two sons have sailed on the ocean, and his so-called ocean-going voyage can only be a long journey along the seashore, which is a little wrong no matter how you think about it.

However, in the face of Zhang Zhiji and Lu Xiangsheng's opposition together, and even the two of them had the attitude that if you insist, you will go to the queen, Emperor Chongzhen finally chose to give up - forget it, if you can't go, don't go, England picked up a big bargain this time!

Emperor Chongzhen, who was lacking in interest, was silent for a long time before he spoke: "By the way, those barbarians who are on an expedition to England this time, bring the newly built warship of the Royal Academy to test its power." ”

Zhang Zhiji nodded and said, "It must be excellent." Although the size of the battleship is smaller than that of the treasure ship, the draft is deeper, and it is more resistant to wind and waves than the treasure ship when sailing at sea, which is a rare treasure.

Moreover, those new warships can save a lot of sailors and crews, and only need to use coal, so that they can also carry more soldiers on it, which is also a bright spot.

What is especially rare is that these new warships are all covered with ironclad steel plates, and they will no longer have to worry about being sunk in naval battles in the future. ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "What about these advantages? I don't believe that when this kind of warship first came out, it was all good and not a single disadvantage. ”

Zhang Zhiji said: "Of course, there are many shortcomings, and the biggest problem is the speed. Ships powered by steam engines were not as fast as treasure ships, but were slower.

The second is the issue of loading weapons and ammunition.

On the current ironclad ship, the largest area is the steam engine, and the amount of ammunition loaded is too much less than that of the treasure ship, which is also a big shortcoming.

These two shortcomings combined, if against the barbarians' mainstream three-masted galleon, in fact, sometimes it will be a loss, and it is likely to become a target-like existence. ”

Emperor Chongzhen hummed and said, "What does Aiqing think?" Is it necessary for me to continue to develop this kind of ironclad ship? ”

Zhang Zhiji naturally understood what Emperor Chongzhen meant, and these words basically carried a hint of school examination.

After pondering for a long time, Zhang Zhiji spoke: "The development of ironclad ships is naturally extremely meaningful.

First of all, the problem of the steam engine, the size of the steam engine is large now, it does not mean that the size of the steam engine will still be so big in the future, sooner or later the size of the steam engine can be reduced, or replaced with other better power.

As for the problem of speed, the reason for this is actually the steam engine, and when the steam engine continues to develop in the future, the speed will naturally increase.

In fact, it is easy to solve the supply reasons, and it is necessary to build some new ironclad ships for the transportation of materials and ammunition, and if the development of ironclad ships is abandoned for these reasons, it is really short-sighted.

After all, the ironclad ship could almost ignore the attacks of the barbarian warships, and this treasure ship could not compare to it in any way.

Due to the material problem, the treasure ship will still sink in the face of the attack of the barbarian warships, although this possibility is very small, but it is a fact.

Therefore, the development of ironclad ships is still very necessary, especially with the increasing achievements of the Royal Academy, these problems can be slowly solved in the future. ”

Emperor Chongzhen hummed and said, "Aiqing can see this, my heart is very happy!" I'm not afraid of being slow now, I'm not afraid of trouble, and I'm not afraid of things being difficult!

Technology will always advance, and the most advanced technology will always be the first to be used in the military, this is a truth since ancient times, and those who cannot see through this truth are short-sighted.

Now the technology of the ironclad ship is not mature enough, bring those few to test it, test their ocean-going performance, as well as combat performance, the treasure ships and fortune ships made of wood will be eliminated sooner or later! ”

After Zhang Zhiji bowed down, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "Also, since those barbarians in England have the courage to arrest the Ming people, then they can't simply let them go. ”

Zhang Zhiji was in high spirits, and secretly said that the main event was coming, and then bowed down and said, "Please make it clear to Your Majesty?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen got up and paced back a few steps, and said, "My opinion is two, or I will take down all of England." ”

After walking to the front of the map, Emperor Chongzhen gestured: "Look at the location of England, as long as I take England, I can control Europe and the Ottomans, Mughals, and even Tsarist Russia from the east and west."

Therefore, I hope to be able to control the whole of England in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.

If not, England must be completely subdued, let them cede land, pay reparations, and sign a treaty. ”

After touching his beard and muttering for a long time, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed to the map and said: "This location, Scotland is very good, to the south you can take the whole of England, to the east are other vassal states in Europe, if you don't have the conditions to take the whole of England now, you can take the whole of Scotland, at least you have to get a few naval bases from the hands of the British barbarians." ”

Although Emperor Chongzhen was very confident in the Ming army, Emperor Chongzhen still had some worries - what if something happened?

Consider the worst-case scenario in advance, such as the whole of Europe uniting against the army of the Ming Dynasty, so that the Ming Dynasty cannot completely kill England in a short period of time?

The possibility of such a situation is very small, but it cannot be ruled out that it is not? Only if you plan first, you won't be in a hurry when the time comes, right?

After waiting for Zhang Zhiji to bow down, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "The second is to compensate for the military expenses of the Ming Dynasty, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies will calculate how much it cost to go to England this time, and also calculate the accounts of the Suez Canal Detachment, and add a zero directly to the back." ”

Zhang Zhiji looked a little puzzled, and Emperor Chongzhen explained: "For example, if the cost is five million taels, let the English barbarians compensate for 50 million taels of silver, and if it is 10 million taels of military expenses, let them compensate for 10,000 taels of military expenses."

To put it simply, it is to increase the actual cost tenfold, and then let the barbarians compensate.

Or in another way, the military expenses of five million taels of silver will make them compensate for five million taels of gold, and this will be fine. ”

Zhang Zhiji quietly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead - according to Emperor Chongzhen, is there any difference between adding zero and changing units?

According to the current gold and silver exchange ratio of the Ming Dynasty, one tael of gold can be exchanged for ten taels of silver, isn't this still ten times over?

After bowing down again, Zhang Zhiji spoke: "Then what is the treaty that Your Majesty is referring to?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "Naturally, it is a tribute every year, and the British lord must accept the canonization of my Ming Dynasty; The Ming sent instructors into their army to observe and guide, which was one of them;

Second, open the treaty port, allow the people of our Ming Dynasty to come and go freely, and our Ming people are not governed by the laws of their country, even if someone commits a crime, it must be tried by my Ming government to finally determine whether they are guilty or not, everything is subject to the law of the Ming Dynasty, which is the second;

Third, the English government must promise to underwrite the amount of 5,000 catties per year, otherwise they are in breach of contract, and these Fushou ointments are only allowed to be sold in England, and they are not allowed to sell them elsewhere;

Fourth, they leased one of their key islands as a naval base and formed a Western fleet, in the name of protecting the normal rights of the people and merchants of the Ming Dynasty;

Fifth, take their mineral exploration rights, railway construction rights, road construction rights, and port construction rights, and if they can't afford to pay these fees, they will take the corresponding right to collect fees, or let the barbarians use tariffs as a guarantee to repay the loan every year, and the interest will be cheaper for them, and they will return to nine! ”

None of these conditions are good conditions, but in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, they are normal - in the original history, the treaties signed by the British Empire and the mites were almost at this level, and now it is not normal for the Ming Empire to sign such a treaty with England?

Only unequal treaties are called treaties, and equal treaties are called contracts!

Emperor Chongzhen, who suddenly remembered something, suddenly spoke again: "By the way, let's burn London, as for the barbarians to rebuild by themselves or contracted by the Ming Dynasty, it is no problem, in short, London must be burned down first!" ”

Zhang Zhiji suddenly looked confused - burning London?

PS: Sorry for the late update. Day by day, I don't know what I'm busy with.