Zhu Youzhen didn't care about Zheng Zhilong's digression, he thought that Zheng Zhilong was deliberately superficial, "And then?" ”

"If Malacca can be captured, a home port will be established in Malacca, and at the same time a castle will be established on land, and the army and navy will be stationed in Malacca at the same time, and on this basis, the Western Yi strongholds of the Southern Ryukyu Islands, Java, and Manchurka will be pulled out one by one. + Topline Novel, "

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"After consolidating the route from Taiwan to Malacca, the fleet went out of Malacca again, and sailed in the direction of Xiyi along the route opened up by Zheng He that year, exploring the sea road to Xiyi for the Ming Dynasty, after all, Xiyi has come to the door of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty does not know where Xiyi is."

The South China Sea Fleet Yang Wei Nanyang, Zhu Youzhen no longer doubts, but the South China Sea is very close to the Ming Dynasty, even if it wins, it is not enough to be complacent, after all, it is fighting at the doorstep, if you can defeat them at the door of Xiyi, it will prove that the South China Sea Fleet is powerful.

With such a goal, Zhu Youzhen didn't dare to think about it, Daming didn't have a real battleship yet, and he didn't know if the drawings were designed.

But Zhu Youzhen is still quite satisfied with Zheng Zhilong's thinking, Zheng Zhilong is the same as Zheng He, he likes the sea, and he is surnamed Zheng, I don't know if Zheng Zhilong is a descendant of Zheng He, it seems that Zheng He is a eunuch, there can be no direct descendants, and it is possible to have a side line.

However, today's discussion is about the development of the South China Sea Fleet, and the matter of genealogy will be explored by himself another day, thinking of this, Zhu Youzhen said to several senior members of the National Defense Academy: "Ladies and gentlemen, what are your opinions and suggestions on General Zheng's thinking?" ”

"With Taiwan as the home port and marching into Malacca, there are thousands of miles in between, how to solve the supply of the fleet?" Li Chunye raised his own questions, he had already seen Zhu Youzhen's sketch map of the South Seas, and he could estimate the approximate distance from #Taiwan to Malacca, now is the era of sails, and the speed of the ship is only seven or eight knots, and it is against the sky to reach ten knots.

"What's the use of finding a way to Xiyi?" Cao Wenzhao was in charge of the allocation of materials, and if the South China Sea Fleet really wanted to sail far, it must reserve a large amount of materials, if it was just for finding a way, these materials would be worthless.

"The Ming Navy has not had a naval battle for many years, can the South China Sea Fleet focus on stability this time, after recovering Taiwan, to consolidate Taiwan, and then fight in the South Seas?" Qin Yongnian felt that the South China Sea Fleet had no actual combat experience and its combat effectiveness had not been tested, so it was better to be safe.

"Qin Aiqing, once the war plane is activated, I am afraid it will be difficult to develop according to personal will, if Taiwan is defeated, whether to continue to fight, I am afraid that it will be impossible to control the South China Sea Fleet," Zhu Youzhen looked at his old leader, more than calm, not enough courage, he was the first minister in the Ming Dynasty to serve as a military general, and his strategic vision was really not flattering, "Qin Aiqing can know who is entrenched on the island of Taiwan?" ”

"It's not the Dutch people on the island of Taiwan?" Qin Yongnian didn't care much about things other than himself, but since he became the Minister of the Navy, he only cared about the surrounding waters of the Ming Dynasty, especially Taiwan and the Nanyang region, which Zhu Youzhen particularly valued.

"Qin Aiqing is right, the island is Dutch, now called the Netherlands, Aiqing think about it, the Dutch have a large number of strongholds and navies in the Nanyang region, and the Ming Dynasty has removed his stronghold in Taiwan, will they give up?"

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"Therefore, General Zheng's consideration in this regard is right, once Taiwan is occupied, he must be prepared for a big war with the Dutch." Zhu Youzhen ignored Qin Yongnian's explanation, "Taiwan is an important transit point for Dutch trade in Japan, during the Apocalypse, in order to get Penghu, they fought with the Ming Navy for eight months before they were forced to abandon Penghu and transfer to Taiwan. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister understands, since the war is inevitable, it is better to prepare early and take the initiative to face the war." Qin Yongnian didn't understand it, but he still expressed his support for the South China Sea Fleet.

"Well, as for how to fight, it's up to General Zheng." Zhu Youzhen personally went into battle and finally persuaded a high-ranking official of the National Defense Yuan.

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty doesn't have much interest in the South China Sea, at most some commercial profits, is it really worth fighting so hard?" Cao Wenzhao is a typical army general, the land of the Ming Dynasty is already big enough, do you still need the ocean?

"Taiwan, the Ming Dynasty must be at war," Zhu Youzhen first set the tone for the war, and the subsequent discussion around Taiwan and Nanyang is not a question of whether to fight or not, but a question of how to fight, "First of all, for the safety of the Ming Dynasty itself, Taiwan is so close to the mainland, and the Dutch will deploy artillery in Taiwan, like a sword in the throat, may cut the throat of the Ming Dynasty at any time." ”

"However, over the years, the Dutch have not invaded the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Youzhen is also helpless against this sea-blind minister, "That's because there are resources in the South Seas for them to plunder, once the resources of the South Seas are exhausted, or can not satisfy their appetite, they will inevitably invade the Ming Dynasty, in fact, the Netherlands has already invaded the Ming Dynasty, Portugal also defrauded a piece of land in Guangdong, Macau, does Cao Aiqing know?" ”

"The minister knows."

"It's good to know," Zhu Youzhen glared at Cao Wenzhao, "The tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, Xiyi has come to the door of Daming's house, even if Daming retreats, war is inevitable, just ask Cao Aiqing, Xiyi ran so far and came to the east, will he live in peace with Daming?" If the Ming Dynasty does not prepare early, today's Nanyang will be tomorrow's Ming Dynasty. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister understands."

After some discussion, they basically agreed with Zheng Zhilong's plan, but Zhu Youzhen added: "After occupying Taiwan, you can establish a home port in Dayuan, but don't rush to Malacca, but first attack the Southern Ryukyu Islands south of Taiwan, establish a stronghold centered on Manila, and gradually move the strategic center south." ”

The South Ryukyu Islands are what the Spaniards call the Philippines, and the northern island of Luzon produces silver.

Zhu Youzhen knew that silver was the most scarce circulating currency in the Ming Dynasty.

The original household department, the current Ministry of Finance, in the distribution of money, generally only 50% of the silver, the rest of the direct distribution of grain, cloth and other goods, if the Ming can occupy the South Ryukyu Islands in Luzon, can seize the island's silver mines, for the Ming to provide a steady stream of silver.

As for exploring the sea trade route, it is natural to earn the maximum profit for the Ming merchants, and some of these profits will be handed over to the Ministry of Taxation as taxes, which will actually help the Ming merchants and the imperial court.

Zhu Youzhen also proposed: "In order to reduce the voyage, in the future, after the fleet leaves Malacca and travels west, it can establish a naval supply base in Burma, Austria, and now called the Taungoo Dynasty." ”

Zheng Zhilong still didn't understand what Zhu Youzhen meant: "Your Majesty, the fleet is going west to establish supply bases along the way, but Burma is not the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court needs to send personnel to coordinate." ”

Zhu Youzhen said casually: "Wasn't Myanmar the land of the Ming Dynasty before?" "He has long had a plan to recover Burma and open the Indian Ocean to the sea, but if it weren't for the riots in Tibet and Yuchang, I am afraid he would have taken it back.

"Your Majesty is ready to reclaim Burma?" In Li Chunye's eyes, Zhu Youzhen is a hawk, the land of the Han people, even if it is just related to the Han people, he has to take it back step by step, if Zhu Youzhen wants to take back Burma, he is not surprised at all, as the Minister of National Defense, he must first make preparations before the war.

Zhu Youzhen is really not the kind of person in Li Chunye's eyes, he does not want to recover all his homeland, but to use the vision of future generations to establish a strategic base point for the Ming Dynasty, with the current strength of the Ming Dynasty, coupled with the future development, he can completely occupy more land.

The larger the land, the more difficult it is to manage effectively, just like the Meng Yuan, which can be said to have built a huge empire that has never been seen before or since, but soon fell into division and endless wars.

In fact, more Mongols died in the war than any other people.

Without advanced technology and culture, they have been in a nomadic state for a long time, and the living conditions of the Mongols are not much better than those of animals.

Zhu Youzhen did not aim to encroach on land, but on the premise of effective management, using the relatively advanced science and technology and culture of the farming nation, and taking advantage of the population advantage and centripetal force of the Han nationality, to lay out the layout for the survival of the Ming Dynasty hundreds of years later, and to provide greater development space for the Han nation.

With Zhu Youzhen's gaze, he can only see hundreds of years, hundreds of years later, and he doesn't know, who can see through the final fate of mankind?

Is it that after the infinite development of science and technology, human beings drive various high-speed aircraft to travel the entire universe, or is it as described in prehistoric cultures, once human beings reach a certain period of time, the earth is overwhelmed, and because of wars, natural disasters, extremely advanced science and technology, etc., all the creatures on the entire earth will be destroyed, and then according to Darwin's theory of evolution, they will evolve again?

The future is unpredictable, and Zhu Youzhen must do a good job in the present.

"The time has not yet come to recover Burma, the nearby Yunnan army has not returned to Tibet, and the northern army is difficult to adapt to the hot and humid climate of Burma, let's talk about it later, the initiative of the war is ours," Zhu Youzhen glanced at several high-ranking officials present, "This is just a verbal chatter between you and me." Don't leak it out, or the ministers will say that we are reckless. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister understands." Li Chunye said in his heart, now is not the time, it is a matter of time, it is better to prepare early, so as not to keep up with the rhythm of the emperor when the time comes, and end up passive.

Zhu Youzhen didn't care what Li Chunye thought, he glanced at Zheng Zhilong, "General Zheng, give you a month to retrain the officers and men of the South China Sea Fleet in accordance with the requirements of the Ming soldiers." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Be ready to recover Taiwan, when the time comes, I will not be able to watch the battle in person when I am in Beijing, I will give you a gift today, which can be regarded as a trip for you!" Zhu Youzhen looked at Li Chunye and saw that Li Chunye was in a daze, so he had to cough, which was a reminder.

Li Chunye woke up from his reverie, he quickly shook his sleeves, and took out an official certificate from it: Zheng Zhilong is specially appointed as the commander of the South China Sea Fleet.

Along with the official certificate, he handed over to Zheng Zhilong, as well as a flag of the South China Sea Fleet.