Raphael's words are half-true, he said that Portugal has a huge sea fleet, this is true, Zhang Zhijie does have concerns about this, Portugal's fleet should also have hundreds of warships, and the strength is stronger than the Ming sailors! After all, the sailors of the Ming Dynasty have been silent for a hundred years, and now they are just beginning to recover.

However, Zhang Zhijie was not frightened by Raphael's words, and said with a smile: "You Portugal do have a huge fleet, but the Daming fleet you see is only one of the Daming fleets!" ”

"The territory of Daming is vast, a hundred times that of your Portugal! If you Portugal build a warship, we can make ten warships, you can make one artillery, and we can make a hundred cannons! You Portugal is a long way from the East, and we are here! ”

"If your Portuguese fleet really wants to provoke, we will never be afraid to fight! Even if we lose both, we still have a steady stream of energy to replenish our combat power! And you Portugal, you should know better than anyone else! Can you still afford your interests at sea? ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile, Raphael's face changed slightly, he knew in his heart that what the Ming Governor said was to the point, he really underestimated the strength of the Ming Empire! The strength of the warships here is not weaker than that of the West at all, and the territory is vast, and it is on the door of other people's homes, so it is indeed unpredictable to win or lose.

Raphael said stiffly: "Dear Governor of the Ming Dynasty, not only Portugal has a strong fleet in the West, but also Britain, the Netherlands, and Spain also have a strong maritime fleet!" If we join forces, even if the strength of the Ming fleet is strong, it is not an opponent! ”

Zhang Zhijie laughed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Join forces with Britain, the Netherlands, and Spain? How? Aren't you fighting against each other? Ready to join forces? ”

"Will they join forces to help you? The Governor thinks that if the Governor's fleet loses the battle with your Portuguese fleet, the British, Dutch, and Spanish fleets will not fall into the ground! I believe they must have coveted Manraka and India and are eager to replace them! ”

Raphael really changed color after hearing this, he didn't expect this Ming governor to know so much!

Zhang Zhijie sneered: "So, you should stay here honestly!" With that, Zhang Zhijie turned around and walked out.

After walking out, Zhang Zhijie's face immediately became a little solemn, although Zhang Zhijie said impassionedly, but he also knew his own family affairs, if the Portuguese fleet was all assembled, it would be difficult to compete with the current Ming sailors!

If the power of the Ming Dynasty sailors was devastated, it would not be possible to develop again overnight, and without the escort of the sailors, there would be no guarantee for opening the sea and commerce.

This kind of influence is bound to be all-round, and it is not easy to develop the strength of the sailors on a large scale, after all, there are still hundreds of officials in the court, and their opinions are likely to be at odds with Zhang Zhijie! Zhang Zhijie was able to start developing the sailor and opening the sea to trade, which has already made great efforts!

Time is running out! Zhang Zhijie couldn't help but sigh, but Zhang Zhijie didn't regret capturing Raphael and his fleet, after all, being bullied to the door but not fighting back, this is not Zhang Zhijie's style.

After arresting all of them, Zhang Zhijie began to show them how to operate the galleon from Europe. Originally, these people were still a little resistant, but after Zhang Zhijie invited them to taste Jinyiwei's dim sum, they immediately became honest and asked what to say.

Zhang Zhijie ordered one of the galleons to be sent to the Longjiang Shipyard, and the rest was delivered to the fleet of the sailors, and the drills of the sailors' fleet were intensified.

After reporting the situation here to Emperor Zhengde, Zhang Zhijie also temporarily suspended his plan to return to Beijing. Because Raphael's eight ships suddenly lost news, it is estimated that the Portuguese governor in India is likely to find them.

While waiting in Quanzhou, Zhang Zhijie drove these Portuguese to work as coolies on the docks. In Zhang Zhijie's words, they can't be raised to eat for nothing. This has also become a grand scene of Quanzhou wharf.

There were fleets in Quanzhou Port going to sea one after another, and the news that the Daming Sailors had captured the Franc machine man also spread overseas. A month later, a fleet of thirty warships appeared on the surface of the Zhoushan Islands.

Zhang Zhijie, who received the news, immediately understood that it was the Portuguese who came to the door, and Zhang Zhijie immediately gathered the fleet.

This is the first real challenge faced by Daming since the opening of the sea, and it is also a test of Daming's water power. Facing the surging Portuguese fleet, Zhang Zhijie decided to face it.

Whether at sea or on land, it is the last word that there is still a big fist between countries. In order to smoothly develop maritime trade, and to make the merchants of the Ming Dynasty respected and fair overseas, it is necessary to show the maritime strength of the Ming Dynasty.

Forty ships went to sea, plus seven captured Portuguese ships, plus three sailor ships that had just been refitted, a total of fifty ships formed the main fleet to meet the fierce Portuguese fleet.

In this battle, Feng Haisheng will be the main general, and Chang Yun will be the deputy general to lead fifty main warships to participate in the battle. General Zhang Zhijie personally led fifty unequipped naval warships to press the formation.

After the assignment was completed, the mighty warships successively sailed from Quanzhou Port, formed two arrays, and sailed towards the Zhoushan Islands.

After patrolling the Zhoushan Islands, the Portuguese warships began to sail to Quanzhou Port. They didn't know the combat power of the Daming Naval Division, they only knew that the Daming was a backward empire with forbidden seas.

It was also just last year that the sea was opened, and for a settled empire that had been closed off from the sea for a long time, the sea power must be very weak. Therefore, the Portuguese governor in India sent eight warships to the Ming Dynasty, wanting to occupy a place as a base and monopolize the maritime trade with the Ming Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, the fleet he sent out was suddenly out of news, which made the Indian governor restless, and Portugal's maritime power in the East was only forty warships in total, and two had already been lost, and if they lost eight more warships, their interests in the East would be challenged by the rising stars such as Britain and Spain.

And there was no news about the eight warships he sent out in Daming, which made him wary of the mysterious Daming! If the Ming Dynasty is also very powerful, then now that this ancient empire is no longer closed to the rest of the country, will it pose a threat to Portugal's existing interests?

The governor held a telescope and kept his eyes on the sea, and suddenly noticed a huge black shadow on the sea in the distance.

(End of chapter)