On the Jinluan Palace, the official shouted "Silence" three times in a row, and the hundred officials regained their quietness, staring at Shi Xing, the secretary of the military department, with wide eyes, waiting for him to tell the truth.

Zhu Yijun's face was flushed with anger, but he still had to suppress his anger, and looked coldly at the secretary of the military department who had been submissive since he took office, but today he is unusual.

Shi Xing glanced at me, and then saluted Zhu Yijun and said: "The minister received a report from Xie Youchang, the chief soldier of Guangzhou, that the Francos (Spaniards) who were doing business in Guangzhou were rumored that their home country was defeated in the Great War with England a few months ago, and hundreds of large warships were damaged, and the soldiers were not counted, and the loss was equivalent to more than 20 million taels of silver!" To this day, the country is still in a state of reel. ”

20 million taels is the national fiscal revenue for two years when the second uncle and ancestor implemented the whip law smoothly and the tax burden increased greatly a few years ago. In the past few years, under his toss, the treasury has become increasingly empty, and now it is autumn, and the treasury is empty, and the silver deposit is only a few hundred thousand taels.

Therefore, just from the numbers, the emperor who was not stupid himself realized the power, but he still asked suspiciously: "The war is so tragic?" However, the Francois are thousands of miles away, what does this matter have to do with our dynasty? ”

"It does matter!" Shi Xing's voice was very firm and extremely loud, not at all like the previous rumors of cowardice: "Francose once said that the country's naval strength was originally much stronger than that of England, but due to the addition of a mysterious Oriental, the tide of the war has been reversed!" ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pointed at me: "Jingchen has found out that this person is none other than Sun Qilan, the first-class viscount and deputy commander of the capital standing in the main hall!" ”

"Wow!" The whole hall exclaimed again, and the little emperor Zhu Yijun was even more shocked! The hundred officials were shocked and immediately quieted down, but they listened to Shi Xing continue: "According to the Franco, the fleet under the command of Vice President Sun is extremely strong, even if it is in the Western Ocean where the navy is established, it can run rampant, and it has repeatedly collided head-on with the Franco's fleet without falling behind, and it has helped the English in the decisive battle and won in one fell swoop. The Queen of England named him Duke of the United States, and tried every means to win him over, but ......"

Speaking of this, Shi Xing paused, everyone looked at me, and he continued: "But it is said that His Excellency the Viscount heard that Da Ming was in trouble, so he politely refused the invitation of the Queen of England and insisted on returning to King Qin!" It is also said that the Queen of England has not yet married and intends to marry His Excellency the Viscount, but he also refused! ”

Speaking of which, the entire hall was silent. He had the opportunity to become the queen's husband, but he refused, just to help the country? This is incomprehensible in the minds of many people. Although in their hearts, the idea that Huaxia is the superior country of the Celestial Empire is deep-rooted, but in any case, it is also a big Western country, and what kind of honor is it to be able to be under one person and above ten thousand people in a country?

Actually gave up like this?

Just when everyone was stunned, Shi Xing's voice sounded again: "After receiving these news, the minister also had doubts, so he never reported it. Until not long ago, Xie Youchang, the chief soldier of Guangzhou, wrote a letter ......"

"What did he say?" Zhu Yijun was a little impatient.

Shi Xing's gaze was very complicated, he glanced at me, and then looked at Zhu Yijun again: "Xie Youchang's letter confirms that the strength of the fleet commanded by Deputy Du Sun is far stronger than the total strength of my country's naval army south of the Yangtze River!" Well-equipped and well-trained, it definitely has the strength to compete with a country at sea! ”

Baiguan didn't remember that this was the first unbelievable news he heard today, and just looked in my direction numbly.

"Judging from the medium-sized ships donated to the Guangzhou Navy Division by the commander of Deputy Sun Du, although the displacement of the ship is not as good as that of China's Fu-class warships, its mobility, firepower, and seakeeping are far surpassed, and if it is a one-on-one naval battle, the chances of winning the Fu-class are less than 30%; If it is a hundred against hundred, then the blessing level has no chance of winning! Moreover, the ship can only be used as a transport ship in the fleet commanded by Deputy Sun Du, so the strength of the Sun fleet is by no means a lie, and what the Viscount just said is definitely not a threatening word! Therefore, please think twice about Your Majesty, listen carefully to the words of the Viscount before making a conclusion, and check with Your Majesty! ”

The little emperor Zhu Yijun looked at Shi Xing blankly for a long time, and then turned his head to look at me with difficulty, his eyes were full of complicated expressions. After a long time, he sat back on the dragon chair, silent.

After listening for a long time, Shen Shixing, who was beside me, suddenly asked, "Vice Envoy Sun, I don't know how much it cost you to build a fleet of this scale?" How long does it take? ”

Finally, I heard a person say to the point, I bowed my hand to Shen Shixing and said: "The fleet under the city has cost a lot, before and after, and the total amount of zero and zero, about five million taels, as for the time, since the death of the former chief assistant and the departure of the West Ocean, it has been fighting to raise the war and expand the fleet. The fleet brought back this time is about forty percent of the overall strength, and if it takes time, it will be difficult to build it without three or five years. ”

Five million taels, Shen Shixing frowned vigorously, turned his head to look at Song Qi, the head of the household department, and asked, "Song Shangshu, if I want to build a fleet of this scale, how long will it take to raise silver taels?" ”

Song Qi is a native of Shangqiu, Henan, and speaks the standard official language of the Song Dynasty, which can be regarded as orthodox in the Central Plains: "According to five million taels, if the government offices of the whole country do not eat or drink, and all official supervision matters are stopped, it will take about a year to raise funds!" If it is calculated according to the normal operation and adjustment funds now, I am afraid that it will be difficult to make up for 20 years! ”

Twenty years...... Everyone present was thinking, it is difficult to say what it will be like in 20 years, and even who is sitting on the dragon chair is not certain, who would do such a stupid thing?

Zhu Yijun knew that he would only be more embarrassed if he continued to ask, so he wanted to divert the topic: "I have a lot of land and resources in the Ming Dynasty, and if the Haikou invades, at most the border people will be moved inward, and the strong walls will be cleared, which is enough to protect them." ”

I sneered and said lightly: "Nowadays, the navies of Western countries are strong and colonized. Britain, Spain, Portugal, France, the Netherlands and other countries have colonies at home and abroad! If calculated according to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, its colonies are more than ten times that of the Ming Dynasty, which is already a conservative estimate. I'm afraid it's just a fantasy! ”

Zhu Yijun's face was flushed with anger, and he pointed at me and shouted: "Forgive him for being a small country in the West, how dare he invade my Ming Dynasty?" ”

At this time, it was Shi Xing who interjected again: "Your Majesty, Rong Chen's report - according to the reliable report, the Francois people have gathered countless ships in the South Seas, and they are planning to enter the Daming Sea Frontier!" What Deputy Envoy Sun said was not a word of intimidation, and now that Dongying has entered Kou Goryeo, the country will be destroyed in a few days. At that time, the Dongying Fusang people invaded from the northeast, and the Franji people from the southern Xinjiang Koubian, I can't take care of each other, but I am afraid that the great changes in vain will not be known! ”

Shi Xing's words were much heavier than mine, and as soon as his words came out, Zhu Yijun's face turned pale, and he didn't know what to say.

In the end, Shen Shixing is the first assistant, or does he have his own determination and mind, frowning and asking: "Deputy Envoy Sun, what Shi Shangshu said is true?" ”

I sighed, "It's just too much!" It can be said that the Western countries are making all-out efforts to develop their navies, and in terms of their navies alone, our DPRK has lagged far behind the Western Ocean. On the one hand, I assisted the imperial court to level the sea frontier, and on the other hand, I also wish the imperial court to wake up, realize it as soon as possible, rebuild the navy, and protect the territory of my Han family from being invaded by foreign invaders! ”

What I said was upright and vigorous, and all the officials in the hall nodded. The little emperor Zhu Yijun said with a dark face: "To do such a big thing, then what do you want?" Do whatever you want? ”

I said coldly: "The ancestor Zhang Wenzhong is in the public house - Zhang Lao Shoufu warned me many times when he was alive that people should not forget the country in a day, even if one person's strength is limited, he should do his best." As he said in "Answer to Yunnan Governor He Laishan on Yiqing": A spark can start a prairie fire! Now that the enemy has conquered the border, the descendants of China can only do their best and die! Qi Nantang, the commander of the division below, also said: It is not my intention to seal the marquis, but I hope that the sea will be peaceful. I am just carrying on his aspirations and serving the people and the country. ”

As I spoke, I sneered disdainfully: "As for what you want...... If I am happy to stay in England and be my queen's colt for my own selfish desires, why should I spend so much time grinding and tossing this big circle? ”

"Good!" Shi Xing, the secretary of the military department, shouted, startling the people around him, but he didn't care, and said loudly: "What a spark, it can start a prairie fire!" This official has been dormant in the court all these years, hiding all day long, making everyone say that I am cowardly and incompetent, in fact, who knows that I am just waiting for the sage to come to the world - this Ming Dynasty official is more than 10 million, there are very few people who can see courage like Qilan, and it is even more difficult to dream of those who can carry the outline of the Ding Dynasty! As soon as I saw Qilan today, I knew that the opportunity for the Ming Dynasty to flourish had arrived! Therefore I no longer pretend, but I plead with the Holy ......"

As he spoke, he suddenly knelt down facing Zhu Yijun and said loudly: "Now that I am facing the north and south, it is in danger, especially the invasion of the Northeast Japanese is the most urgent. If you hesitate again and again, you are afraid that you will still be entangled when the catastrophe comes. Therefore, the minister was brave and willing to raise Sun Qilan, the deputy commander of the Jizhou battalion, as a general, to lead the three armies of the sea and land to go to the northeast and solve the crisis of the northeast and the east first. If Francois really enters the Kou Sea Frontier, it is better to turn the spearhead and defend the Southern Sea Frontier! ”

I frowned secretly when I heard this, this is to raise me to a high position all of a sudden, with Zhu Yijun's jealousy of the second uncle and me, I will definitely not agree to this suggestion, Shi Xing has always been old and serious, why is he so reckless today?

At this moment, I heard Shen Shixing behind me whisper: "Don't worry, he is asking for a sky-high price, and he wants to pave the way for you to restore your identity." ”

Foreshadowing? I thought about it and nodded secretly, sure enough, Jiang is still old and spicy, and he can worship Shangshu, even if he has a bad reputation, but who can get to this point for no reason?

Sure enough, the little emperor Zhu Yijun frowned and was silent after hearing this, how could he put the power of the navy and land in my hands? It's good not to take me down. But now, the two parts of the country have been invaded, and it is impossible to sit idly by, and the sailors of his country have been deserted for a long time, and he is afraid that he will have to defeat the north and south, and he will have to rely on my strength more, and for a while, he has made a difficulty, and he does not know how to respond.

Shen Shixing knew that the time had come, so he saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Shi Shangshu's heart can be learned, but it is a little too hasty. As...... Li Rusong, the eldest son of Li Chengliang, the general soldier of Jinzhou, was appointed as the commander and commanded the three armies; Supplemented by Sun Qilan, he commanded the sailors. At that time, land and water will advance together to meet the Japanese invaders, and the northeast will be safe. As for the southeast, how about the military headquarters gathering intelligence again and studying the enemy's situation after it has been confirmed? ”

Zhu Yijun was overjoyed and shouted: "On the words of the first assistant, the edict is issued: Order Li Rusong to be the commander-in-chief, command the three armies, and take Sun Qilan as the auxiliary, command the sailors, and jointly relieve the siege of the Northeast." 1. The provision shall be drawn from the state treasury. Don't delay! ”

Shen Shixing replied after receiving the order: "Your Majesty Mingjian, if Vice Marshal Sun is to lead the army, the official title at this time is low, I am afraid that the lord is not worthy of the position, I am afraid that something will be wrong." ”

Want to promote me? Zhu Yijun suddenly frowned again, he wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, he still needed me to buy him his life, so he pretended to be gentle and smiled: "Shoufu's reminder is reasonable, Sun Aiqing is a descendant of Zhang Wenzhong, and he is dedicated to the country and has outstanding moral integrity, so it's better to be like this - promote Sun Qilan to the East China Sea, and be the governor of the second grade of the water division, what does Shen Shoufu think?" ”

Shen Shixing bowed and said, "Your Majesty Shengming! ”

Zhu Yijun's face was proud.

Shen Shixing raised his body, tilted his head slightly and whispered to me: "Qilan, that's all we can do, and the rest is up to you!" ”

I suddenly had a kind of realization in my heart - this Shi Xing turned out to be in the same group as Shen Shixing, and he had been dormant for so many years, but he secretly echoed Shen Shixing. When the time came, it suddenly broke out, and sure enough, it was a blockbuster, and it suddenly changed the decision and pattern of the entire imperial court!

However, this double reed is good for me, and if I can, I hope that this double reed will be sung every day!

After all, everything is for the country, and who cares if they use power or not?

If everything goes well, then the expedition is not far away! My first idea is finally here! Then let it all begin.