"Your Majesty's thoughts, of course, there is a certain amount of truth, these small countries in Xiyi are indeed strong, but I have a large Zhou and rich people, with a population of hundreds of millions, can those small countries in Xiyi swallow it?" Zheng Yongji questioned.

In Zheng Yongji's view, although those small countries in Xiyi are strong, they are really not opponents in the face of the Great Zhou, which has a population of hundreds of millions.

Seeing Zheng Yongji say this, Zhang Lingyang smiled bitterly and shook his head.

In the late Qing Dynasty in the previous life, wasn't it just that these small Xiyi countries were beaten in turn and had no power to fight back?

"Does Zheng Aiqing know how many troops were used when the British occupied Tianzhu?" Zhang Lingyang asked.

"Weichen doesn't know!" Zheng Yongji replied.

"Less than 3,000!" Zhang Lingyang naturally didn't know how many troops Britain used when they occupied India, but India was thousands of miles away from Europe, so he didn't think it would use too many troops, so Zhang Lingyang made a nonsense.

"How so?" Zheng Yongji was incredulous.

In Zheng Yongji's view, Tianzhu is also an extremely civilized country, far from being comparable to those small barbarian countries.

At this moment, hearing Zhang Lingyang say that a small country in Xiyi occupied the entire Tianzhu with less than 3,000 people, Zheng Yongji couldn't close his mouth in surprise.

Not only Zheng Yongji, but also Li Guangtai, Chen Yiming, Gao Pei, and Cao Rui.

"I didn't believe it at first, but when it happened, I can't believe it!" Zhang Lingyang smiled bitterly, "To occupy a Tianzhu, Xiyi only spent less than 3,000 people, so if Xiyi wants to attack the Great Zhou, how many troops will it cost?"

A few Aiqing should not forget that Xiyi occupied Tianzhu, but it has been a long time.

Compared with that time, Xiyi's weapons were more elite and the national strength was stronger.

In my opinion, even if the territory of the Great Zhou is larger than that of Tianzhu, the population is much larger than that of Tianzhu.

But if Xiyi attacks the Great Zhou, I'm afraid that it won't take 10,000 horses to reach the foot of the capital! ”

The Great Zhou is now at its peak in its national strength, and Xiyi sent 10,000 horses, so naturally he couldn't help the Great Zhou, and the Great Zhou was not comparable to Tianzhu, but in order to persuade a few people to fully support him, Zhang Lingyang had to exaggerate and make the matter serious.

Cao Rui said at this time: "Weichen feels that His Majesty is a little exaggerated.

Not to mention anything else, my Great Zhou has no grievances with Xiyi, why did Xiyi attack Great Zhou? ”

Zhang Lingyang laughed and said, "Cao Aiqing is still a little pedantic. Tianzhu and Xiyi are thousands of miles apart, and there is no injustice or hatred, doesn't Xiyi also occupy Tianzhu? ”

Pursing his lips, Zhang Lingyang said again: "Xiyi is not educated, only interests. Tianzhu was rich in gems and spices, so they attacked Tianzhu. South Africa is rich in gold, so they attack South Africa, and America is rich in silver, so they attack America! ”

Pointing out the location of South Africa and the Americas, Zhang Lingyang continued: "Compared with these places, although my Great Zhou is not rich in gold, silver and precious stones, it has tea, silk and porcelain, which are most scarce in them.

For the sake of these three things, I am sure that they will definitely attack Da Zhou. ”

"Impossible, right?" Li Guangtai questioned: "Just for the sake of silk, tea, and porcelain, they will attack my Great Zhou?" ”

"This point, presumably Gao Aiqing and Cao Aiqing know something!" Zhang Lingyang did not explain, but looked at Gao Pei and Cao Rui.

Gao Pei and Cao Rui had served as the governor of Liangguang and the governor of Liangjiang, and in Zhang Lingyang's view, they must have dealt with the Xiyi people, and even if they had not dealt with it, they had heard some things about Xiyi.

Cao Rui said: "Although Wechen has never had contact with the Xiyi people, he knows that every year, Xiyi buys a large amount of silk, tea and porcelain from Jiangnan. ”

Gao Pei also nodded and said: "That's true, Weichen has lived in Liangguang for a long time, and he knows more about Xiyi's affairs, so it's really as His Majesty said."

For the sake of profit, Xiyi people do everything they can, and they are rude and shameless in their hearts.

Moreover, Weichen also heard that whether it is silk, tea, or porcelain, in Xiyi is something that only nobles can enjoy, and the price of these three things is no different from gold in Xiyi, and the common people are not qualified to enjoy it at all.

Therefore, what His Majesty said is not groundless.

Moreover, Weichen has also seen Xiyi's sailing ships at the docks of Guangzhou Mansion, not to mention the speed, the key is that even if it is a merchant ship, it is also equipped with artillery and other things, which can be seen that Xiyi's force is indeed extremely strong. ”

With Gao Pei's evidence, no one dares to question Zhang Lingyang's decision.

After all, the threat of Xiyi is imminent, and it is indeed a top priority for the Great Zhou to reform the government as soon as possible, stabilize the country, and calmly face Xiyi......

Zhang Lingyang, who sent Zheng Yongji and a few people away and returned to the Heart Cultivation Palace, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

With the full support of Zheng Yongji and several people, Zhang Lingyang naturally did not pay more attention to the disputes in the court, and began to calmly face the possible turmoil in the Jiangnan area.

Three days later, King Anping entered the palace to ask for instructions, and asked Zhang Lingyang for instructions on the pretext that he was ill and wanted to go out of Beijing to recuperate.

Zhang Lingyang did not hesitate, and agreed to King Anping's request on the spot, allowing him to go out of Beijing to recuperate.

With Zhang Lingyang's permission, King Anping did not even salute, and went out of the south gate of the capital on the same day, and then rushed to Tongzhou Wharf non-stop, and went straight to Jiangnan along the canal......

At this time, it was drizzling in the south of the Yangtze River.

In a manor outside Jiangning City, Xie Wuliang looked at the drizzle outside the window and said, "The Holy Lord has already had a showdown, but I don't know if these gentry are ready?" ”

The steward in the back replied: "The owner can rest assured that as early as a few months ago, the Zhou, Wu, Chen, and Shen clans had already been prepared.

Now it's time for King Anping and the queen mother in your hands! ”

Xie Wuliang was not so optimistic, and said: "Things are not so easy, the opponents we are facing this time are Ma Jinzhong and Sun Dingzong, who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and now Sun Dingan, the Duke of Ningguo, is personally sitting in Luzhou, which is not far away, I am afraid that he is just waiting for us to do it." ”

Sun Ding'an, Ma Jinzhong and Sun Dingzong are all fierce generals who have fought countless times on the battlefield, and they have so much combat experience that the Jiangnan gentry can't come up with decent opponents to fight against Sun Ding'an.

This does not mean that the gentry's side has no advantage at all.

The gentry have always been good at intrigue and intrigues, and they manipulate public opinion and control the locality. If you add the Queen Mother's decree, they will be the 'teachers of justice'.

But they alone forgot the truth that 'when Xiucai meets soldiers, it is unreasonable to explain'.

But Xie Wuliang saw this clearly, and said to the steward: "We must also make some necessary preparations in case everything is ......."