The biggest characteristic of a smart person is that he does what he should do, and he will never or rarely be distracted by messy things.

After Elizabeth I made up her mind, we all did not mention the embarrassment and unhappiness just now, and began to discuss the next preparations for war with full attention.

In fact, Her Majesty the Queen is not as calm as she appears, but more out of cheering up her subordinates and courtiers, and forcibly holding up a proud and conceited expression and demeanor.

And my straightforwardness completely punctured her pride and conceit, and she had to bow her head and study the matter of war preparedness wholeheartedly.

There were also a lot more people attending the meeting, mainly officials from the military, navy, finance, and foreign affairs.

I just sat quietly and listened to them arguing. Actually, before they came, I knew what their general argument was.

The Minister of War is a big boss, and he has no more constructive suggestions and suggestions, just two words: expand the army.

As soon as his words came out, Jack Bravo, as the undersecretary of war, was flushed.

But he couldn't say anything, the Minister of War was none other than Elizabeth I's cousin and Isabella's father, so even though he knew that this guy was uneducated, he couldn't say much, and could only look in my direction with a pleading face.

The Minister of the Navy is currently vacant, and the Admiral of the British Royal Fleet, Kennedy, is temporarily acting as the deputy of the British Royal Fleet, this guy is in his forties, but he is wise and capable, but the Secretary of War has said something first, and he is not easy to say anything, but he only vaguely said that he wants to adjust and optimize the naval establishment, and does not say much.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that it was only the beginning of summer, but the progress of the annual budget expenditure had already exceeded three-quarters, especially in the autumn and winter, and there were still many temporary budgets that had not been settled, and the country could no longer spend money on military spending.

The foreign secretary, on the other hand, looked like an old god and said that he would adopt a prudent foreign policy to prevent the situation from deteriorating further.

Sure enough, everyone didn't jump out of my guess, which made me sit on the side and laugh and cry. I turned my head to look at Elizabeth I, her face was expressionless, but I could tell from her hands clenching the armrests of her chair that her heart was very entangled.

There's a lot of noise down there, Elizabeth I is struggling, I'm watching the joke, and only the onlooker Isabella has a crystal clear heart.

When several old men were arguing a little and their mouths were dry and looking for water to drink, Isabella suddenly said to Elizabeth I: "Your Majesty, why don't we listen to the opinions and suggestions of the Marquis of Mexico, how about it?" ”

This sentence entered Elizabeth I's heart, and when she saw that the old men below had quieted down, she turned her head to look at me, and asked in her usual dignified tone, "Marquis of Mexico, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Before I could speak, the Minister of War next to me had already shouted: "Your Majesty, what is the point of you asking a young man about such a national matter?" It's just a little white face clinging to the powerful, don't miss the big thing. ”

I laughed to myself, since I came to England, the knighthood has soared, and it has really attracted the red eyes of many people, especially this so-called military secretary.

The old man was said to be the nephew of Henry VIII, but in fact he was his illegitimate son, the brother of Elizabeth I, so it was only natural that he could do whatever he wanted in England.

But he got one thing wrong—it wasn't that I was begging Elizabeth I to participate in this war meeting, but that she asked me to stay and help with ideas.

Now that this guy is stirring up, I naturally smiled slightly, but I didn't speak, but I sat up slightly straight and sat back in the chair deeply, picked up the teacup next to me, and took a sip without a sip.

The atmosphere was extremely embarrassing for a while, and the most embarrassing of them was the Minister of War, who was a straw bag with no skills, and naturally there was no city government. The queen felt that she was much more relaxed in such a trouble, but instead watched from the wall and watched the excitement.

Seeing that I didn't speak, the Minister of War couldn't hold back his strength and shouted: "Boy from the East, why didn't you answer when the queen asked you?" ”

I smiled faintly, put down the cup, and replied with a soft smile: "I am a little white face who clings to the powerful, there is nothing to say, your old man has a dark face and ability, you continue, I will listen." ”

As soon as I said this, the queen and the ministers could still hold back, but the guards and maids around them really couldn't help it, and the sound of laughter resounded in the hall.

The old face of the War Secretary, Taylor, immediately turned red and purple, apparently choking on me enough. He was about to have a seizure, and Isabella above couldn't stand it.

She knew that her father was a few pounds and a few taels, and before coming to the meeting today, she had warned him many times not to talk nonsense, listen to what others said, and finally echo the queen's opinion.

But this drunkard father didn't listen to himself, and he had to tease Sun Qilan, who was the most difficult to deal with, and he was simply looking for his own death. But after all, he is his own father, and he can't sit back and watch him make a fool of himself.

So Isabella spoke: "Your Excellency, the Queen wants to hear the opinion of the Marquis of Mexico. ”

In fact, what he meant was nothing more than to remind his father, don't say it again, this is the queen's meaning, and it can be regarded as giving his father a step.

Who knew that when the old man heard Isabella say this, he was even more angry, feeling that his daughter was not helping him, so he turned his elbow out, and suddenly screamed!

What little white-faced bewitched the crowd and seduced his daughter; The threshold of the queen's palace is getting lower and lower, and everyone is letting them in, so it is very bizarre and absurd.

I listened to it with relish, and couldn't help but take a few sips of tea, and almost didn't throw him a few copper plates as a reward.

Seeing that I didn't care about his slander, but was smiling happily, Taylor, the Minister of War, couldn't help but be furious, and immediately tore off a glove from his hand, and threw it at me from a distance across the hall amid Isabella's exclamation of "no"!

"Smack"! The glove hit my calf and fell to the ground. Taylor yelled, "Little white face! How dare you insult me! I'm going to duel with you! I ......"

Before his words fell, he saw a flash of white light in front of him, and then a cold on his neck!

My boy is already pressed against his throat! With a little force, a trace of blood has slowly oozed from Taylor's neck!

It was the first time for everyone present to see me strike, including Elizabeth I, who had only heard that I was good at it, but looking at the lightning swiftness in front of them, everyone knew that the praise of me in the past was too conservative.

Taylor felt a slight pain in his neck, knowing that his life was completely in my thoughts, and his throat was grunting and unable to speak.

Elizabeth I did not speak, but watched with great interest. My mind is racing, this aunt is going to rely on me to suppress other people with different intentions, and borrow me to unify their thoughts!

I sneered in my heart, since that's the case, then I'm sorry, old man!

I gently pressed down with the blade of the knife so that it wouldn't hurt Taylor more, but it was enough to scare him half to death, but I couldn't say anything about begging for mercy, so I could only look at my daughter.

Isabella knew that I was not an unreasonable person like her father, and at most she would teach her father a lesson, and it wouldn't really hurt his life.

I asked lightly, "Old man, have you ever fought?" ”

Taylor has fought in his heart and fought in the ladies for a lifetime. But how did he say this, and he felt the blade on his neck pressing tighter and tighter, so he could only say in the simplest way: "No! ”

I asked, "Have you ever led your army out to sea?" ”

Taylor said to himself that I had been out of the Thames, but I still couldn't speak, so I could only mumble, "No! ”

I sneered and said, "In this way, you have lived to be a dog all your life, and you have been a dung machine all your life, what qualifications do you have to dictate to me!" ”

The surrounding sneered again, Taylor's life was hanging by a thread at this time, and he couldn't care about the ridicule of others, so he could only endure it silently, hiding his neck slightly.

I suddenly raised my voice and shouted, "If I were you, I would find a place where no one knows to retire, and climb a few more women's bodies while I can breathe!" ! Spare you from dying! ”

After saying that, the lightning retracted the knife into the sheath, as if it was difficult for the eyes to catch when the knife was released.

Taylor trembled with anger, but seeing that the queen did not say anything, and knew that he had kicked the iron plate today, he had to snort heavily, and walked away with a gray sleeve, and there was a burst of laughter.

I sat back in my seat, not looking at Elizabeth I, but seeing Jack Bravo's eyes with seven points of anger and three parts of worry, I knew that this old man was worried that he would retaliate against me.

I gave him a reassuring look, and when I saw that he had received it, I turned to Acting Secretary of the Navy Kennedy and said, "Your Excellency Kennedy, can you elaborate on these plans you mentioned?" ”

Kennedy's eyes lit up as he heard my question. He had been at sea all the year round, so he was naturally aware of the huge gap between himself and the Spanish navy. Although it is shrinking, it is too arrogant to say that it is evenly matched.

So he elaborated his point of view, and the core idea is eight words: "Divide the whole into parts, promote strengths and avoid weaknesses".

Specifically, instead of the previous mode of arranging the battle line to face off with the enemy, he chose to take advantage of his own artillery and mobility to fight a sports war with the bulky Spanish Navy!

I couldn't agree more with that, and the conversation with Kennedy became more and more agreeable. It seems that Britain is not unmanned, but the key position is not put on the right person.

Elizabeth I listened to our reasoning and joined in the discussion, and finally affirmed Kennedy's idea, and now the biggest problem is with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

When the old fellow saw us looking at him, his head shook like a rattle, in short; Two words, no money.

I smiled slightly, turned to Elizabeth I and said, "Your Majesty, I have a solution. ”

Elizabeth I said majestically: "I'm listening." ”

"My approach is called a BOT." I smiled.

The queen made a gesture to continue, and I continued, "BOT, it's build-ope

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(Build-Operate-Transfer), mobilize all the citizens to arm their ships with artillery, and participate in the great war of the country. ”

The Queen's eyes lit up and she asked, "And then?" ”

"Then, according to the performance of the ships they refitted and the size of the results obtained, the state allocates funds from the spoils of war and the financial revenues of the following years to acquire their ships year by year, and of course, they can also be given a discount on the cost of refit and war subsidies, in short, it must be much higher than the bank interest."

The queen said with interest: "That's a good idea, but how can you be sure that the people who own the ships will consciously participate in the transformation?" ”

I said lightly: "There are eggs under the broken nest?" Explain the reason clearly, and then promise a lot of profits, and the vast majority of people will follow. ”

"What if there are still disobedient people?" The Chancellor of the Exchequer asked. He was very much in agreement with my idea, but out of financial caution, he asked anyway.

I picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea and said, "It's very simple, if you don't obey like this, then send the Spaniards to take the lead when they come." ”

This method can be described as ruthless, but in this situation where there is no way out, it can only be pushed forward in this way.

Thoughts, finally unified.