"Your Majesty, if there is no containment from the shogunate, the concubine is afraid that after Zheng Zhilong pacifies Dongying, he will do something to our mother and son, and then our mother and son will not have the power to resist." Wang Sai'er said worriedly.

"The 30,000 troops I deployed in the Ryukyus are not only to deter Zheng Zhilong, but if there is a change in Dongying, these 30,000 troops will immediately go north to rescue. And the Dongying East Factory that I gave you, as long as you make good use of it, if there is danger, they will be the most important help. Zhu Youxiao comforted.

"There are only a few hundred people in Dongying East Factory, and Zheng Zhilong is now extremely vigilant about the development of Dongying East Factory, and he is now promoting the retirement of soldiers who have served for more than ten years in some armies, which is obviously aimed at Dongying East Factory. Also, if there is a change in Kyoto, the Ming army in the Ryukyus will not have time to rescue at all, and when the Ming army in the Ryukyus arrives in Kyoto, it will be too late. ”

"No matter what Zheng Zhilong does, the Dongying East Factory you control will continue to develop in secret."

This concubine understands that after Zheng Zhilong returned to power in Liangren, except for the money and grain for the army, the rest was at Liangren's disposal. With money and food, the concubine is confident that the number of people in Dongying Dongchang will grow to thousands. ”

"In addition, I will personally ask Zheng Zhilong to allow you to form a guard to defend Kyoto, this guard may not be too large, but it should not be a problem to guard Kyoto."

"The concubine hopes that the emperor can transfer an army from Daming to Liangren, and the concubine recruited from Dongying is not at ease."

"Yes, I will transfer 20,000 men from the Guards, most of them are from orphanages, they are loyal to me, and their combat strength is not comparable to that of ordinary armies." Zhu Youxiao thought about it and said.

"Thank Emperor Longen!"

……

On the second day, Zhu Youxiao issued an order to Zheng Zhilong, explaining that he would send 20,000 troops to be stationed in Kyoto.

When Zheng Zhilong received the holy decree, he was so angry that he almost tore it up.

"The world has not yet been decided, and the middle palace lady can't wait to pick the fruit, and she is not afraid of chilling the hearts of the soldiers." Zheng Zhilong said angrily.

"Lord Wang, it doesn't matter what kind of bird emperor he is, it's better to simply call himself the emperor, this Dongying was originally beaten down by the prince, it's a big deal to fight with Daming, it's not certain who loses and who wins." Zheng Zhiguan said angrily.

"Lord Wang, you can't back down this time, if you back down again, this thief will have to ride on her head." Yang Tiansheng also said dissatisfied.

"Big brother, do you really want to rebel? If you want to rebel, I am willing to be a pioneer and remove all obstacles for my eldest brother. Zheng Zhihu said.

"Big brother, if you want to rebel, our brother will definitely fully support the eldest brother, but even if you want to rebel, you must think everything clearly, there are 30,000 troops of the Ming army in Ryukyu that we have to solve first, and after the reversal, at most a month, the Ming army will arrive in Dongying. First of all, our navy will definitely not be able to resist the navy of the Ming army, and we may lose all our navy within two to three months, and then we will be in a situation of being passively beaten like the shogunate in the past. Moreover, we still have the shogunate behind us, and at that time the shogunate will definitely collude with the Daming to deal with us, and our chances of victory are almost minimal. Zheng Zhibao analyzed.

"Lord, as long as Your Majesty is still in the day, we can't turn back. The Ming Dynasty far surpassed us in terms of the number of troops, firearms, shipbuilding, money and food. Unless His Majesty is gone, and the Emperor loses the protection of the Ming Dynasty, we will be able to succeed. Zheng Zhifeng agreed.

"What the fifth brother said is extremely true, in fact, I didn't think about it, it's just that the middle palace is too deceitful......" Zheng Zhilong also calmed down at the moment.

"Father, everything will be said after the shogunate is pacified, before the shogunate is pacified, since Your Majesty wants to station troops in Kyoto, we will let Your Majesty station the army, and Father can move the palace to Osaka." Zheng Sen suggested.

"It was indeed feasible to move the imperial palace to Osaka, and at the time of Toyotomi Hideyori, Osaka was a place of importance. And at this distance, even if the middle palace is in trouble, I can control the situation in time. Zheng Zhilong nodded.

……

Zheng Zhilong finally decided to move the palace to Osaka before the Ming army arrived in Kyoto. Wang Sai'er returned to Kyoto with 20,000 guards, and it was not until the end of the year that the 20,000 guards arrived in Kyoto.

With 20,000 guards stationed in Kyoto, Wang Sai'er was completely relieved, and she did not further force Zheng Zhilong to make concessions. Zhu Youxiao also told her, don't force Zheng Zhilong anymore, if you force Zheng Zhilong again, you may really have to rebel.

In order to cover Zheng Zhilong's ears and eyes, she changed the name of Dongying East Factory to the Espionage Department, which was directly managed by her and Liangren. Compared with Zheng Zhilong, Wang Sai'er is professional in this area, and her experience in Dongchang has provided her with great help, and the Espionage Department has quickly become the sharpest weapon in her hands under her leadership.

Zhu Youxiao's attention was attracted by the outbreak of the First Anglo-Dutch War. When Zhu Youxiao heard the "Navigation Regulations", he realized that the Anglo-Dutch war was inevitable. Zhu Youxiao, in a neutral manner, did not express support for both sides of the war.

On July 28, the British and Dutch sides officially declared war, and the First Anglo-Dutch War officially broke out. However, before the two sides officially declared war, in May, the two sides broke out a naval battle, after which a series of naval battles of unprecedented scale broke out between the two sides, mainly in the Strait of Dover theater and the Mediterranean.

Although Zhu Youxiao watched from the sidelines, he sent an observation ship to learn the experience of naval warfare in a neutral capacity. Zhu Youxiao knew that naval warfare would gradually become the mainstream in the future, and in naval warfare, it was not enough to have advanced warships, but also advanced techniques and tactics.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao also received the news that the Manchurian Army was attacking the Ming army's stronghold in Alaska.

The Manchus, after discovering that the Ming army was building a military town in Alaska, suddenly attacked the Ming stronghold in August. The Ming army successfully resisted the attack of the Manchurian army by virtue of its huge superiority in firearms. After besieging the Ming stronghold for more than a month, the Manchurian Army had to withdraw to Canada as the weather turned colder.

"In August this year, Manchukuo suddenly attacked the Empire's stronghold in Alaska, although this time it was unsuccessful, but I believe that the offensive of Manchukuo will be more intense next year, do you have any good suggestions?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"The minister suggested that the army abandon the construction of military towns in Alaska, directly enter the Yukon, and block the Manchurian army in the Yukon, so that Alaska is relatively much safer, and it can also strengthen the depth of our army's defense." Hong Chengchou suggested.

(End of chapter)