"Lord Li, Taiwan has been the land of my Han people since ancient times. Master Li is familiar with the scriptures and history, and should know that during the Three Kingdoms, Sun Quan sent people to land on the island to declare sovereignty; Qianyuan also used to manage Taiwan; Most of the people living on the island of Taiwan are the descendants of my Ming dynasty, and they are standard Han Chinese. Because the north has always had Mongolian border troubles, this dynasty focused on the north, so it neglected the management of Taiwan. Despite this, during the Chengzu period, Zheng He's fleet also went to Taiwan to promote the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty and appease the local people, and Taiwan and the Han nation have always been inextricably linked. Lord Li, Taiwan is too close to the Ming Dynasty's Fujian and Guangdong, and with the naval strength of Xiyi, if Taiwan is occupied by them, it will inevitably threaten the Ming Dynasty's maritime frontier from time to time. At that time, the northern border troubles of the Ming Dynasty had not been eliminated, and the southern sea troubles had been increased, could the Ming Dynasty afford it? "Zhu Youzhen had no choice but to give Li Chunye a political lesson, this reason is definitely untenable in the world, but it doesn't matter, as long as it stands in Li Chunye's heart, Zhu Youzhen has no intention of going to the international community to reason with anyone, there is no United Nations now, there is no channel to resolve international disputes, between countries, relying on strength, whoever is strong, who is the boss, can allocate international resources.

Li Chunye really squinted his eyes, slowly reminiscing about Zhu Youzhen's words, as if he was regurgitating the old cow, completely forgetting about the existence of the outside world. After a long time, it seems that Zhu Youzhen's reason really stood firm in his heart, and he did not raise any more opinions against Taiwan, "Your Highness, will Xiyi really invade the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"Xiyi has occupied Taiwan, and even the trench mirrors on the land of the Ming Dynasty have been occupied. Lord Li, Xiyi's navy is composed of pirates, which pirate landed on the land of the Ming Dynasty and was not moved by the rich wealth and beautiful women of the Ming Dynasty? Zhu Youzhen was forced to use the tactics of deception, and he confused the current Netherlands and Portugal with the future England and France.

The current European countries really don't have the courage to invade the Ming Dynasty.

Taiwan, which was occupied by the Dutch, was actually given away by Da Ming. In order for the Dutch to conduct maritime trade with Japan and North Korea#Xian, they need to pass through the waters of Taiwan.

The Dutch first took a fancy to the Penghu Islands, but the Penghu Islands were the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and there was a fierce war between the two sides. After the naval battle, the Dutch could not bear the losses of the war, and took the initiative to send peace talks with the officials of Daming and Fujian, hoping that Daming could divide a piece of land in Penghu and let them carry out entrepot trade.

However, the Dutch preferred Penghu, which had a higher cultural deù, so they refused to leave Penghu under the pretext that they did not know the way to Taiwan.

As a result, officials in Fujian sent someone to show them the way and send them to the island of Taiwan.

The trench mirror occupied by Portugal, which was later Macao, was not forcibly captured by military means.

Before the occupation of the trench mirror, Portugal had already had a large number of missionaries to come to the Ming to preach, and they had a clear understanding of the strength and vastness of the Ming Dynasty, so Portugal did not dare to go to war with the Ming Dynasty at all.

They came to the East in order to seek wealth, so under the guidance of missionaries who were familiar with the Ming system, they bribed the local officials in Guangdong, and obtained the exclusive right to occupy the entrenchment with a tax of 500 taels of silver per year.

In the entrenchment, only the Portuguese were allowed to trade, and other Western countries were not allowed to enter, and even the local Han people had to accept the management of the Portuguese.

"Then how is Da Ming going to war with Xiyi?" Li Chunye gradually followed Zhu Youzhen's train of thought, if the Ming Dynasty wanted to take back Taiwan, Entrenchment Mirror, and help the Nanyang countries, there must be a war with Xiyi.

"This is the second battle of the Ming Dynasty. The war with Xiyi mainly relied on the navy. First recover Taiwan, move the battlefield to Nanyang, and minimize the losses of the Ming Dynasty. Nanyang is very close to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Navy has land to rely on. Although the Western Navy has a stronghold in the South Seas, the supply of its warships, ammunition, and guns is thousands of miles away, and it is difficult to replenish them in time once the guns and ammunition of the ships are lost. The victory of the Ming Dynasty depends on the geographical advantage and the large number of people. ”

"Is there a third battle?" Li Chunye was secretly frightened, where did this young prince want to bring Daming?

"Li Da must still remember the war between the Ming Dynasty and Burma during the Wanli period, right? The Ming Dynasty did not lose militarily, but it was to lose the military and civilian consolation envoys of Mengyang, Mubang, Burma, and Eight Hundred Dadian in Yunnan, which was a shame for the Ming Dynasty, and even a small reckless Yinglong could not handle it. This place is between the South and Western Oceans, if the Ming Dynasty can take it back and station the navy here, it will be a nail between the South and the West, and it will also be conducive to the Ming Dynasty to consolidate its military achievements in the South Seas. In other words, even if the Ming Dynasty is militarily disadvantageous in Nanyang, with Burma, the West will not dare to disadvantage the Ming Dynasty, and this is to choke their way home. "Zhu Youzhen's recovery of Burma was actually to find an outlet to the Indian Ocean for the Ming Dynasty, and in later generations, the Central Dynasty spent huge national investment to bypass the Malacca route before obtaining certain transportation rights.

However, it was impossible for Li Chunye to understand the meaning of the sea mouth, so Zhu Youzhen only emphasized that Burma was once a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and the northern part of Burma was once the territory controlled by the Ming Dynasty. "However, Myanmar is a relatively small country and its military strength is relatively weak, so the scale of this third war will not be too large."

"But Your Highness, the border between Burma and Daming is a place with strong mountains and inconvenient transportation, and it will not be easy to supply after the army enters Burma. Moreover, the southern jungle was full of miasma, which was not suitable for the Ming soldiers to march. "Li Chunye has worked in the military department for many years, and he is still very clear about the history of this dynasty, and it is really not easy to fool him.

"Build roads. Can Master Li see the cement road outside the Dongzhi Gate of Jingshi? If this wide, flat road was built to Yunnan and to the Burmese border, the Ming army's actions in Burma would be overwhelming. Moreover, in the war against Burma, it is not necessary to transfer troops from the north, but to transfer troops from Yunnan nearby. The terrain of Yunnan and Myanmar is similar, and soldiers in Yunnan are more easily adapted to the environment of Myanmar. ”

The advantages of the Ming Dynasty's vast territory should be fully utilized, and the troops of the north should be used to fight Jiannu and Mongolia, which are more suitable for the severe cold of the north than the army in the south, and the troops of Yunnan and Guangdong are needed to fight Burma, and they can better adapt to the sultry jungle climate in the south.

It is necessary to give full play to its advantages, so that it can be of practical use.

"Your Highness, the traffic in Yunnan is complicated and inconvenient, and the population is even more sparse, how can there be a large number of people building roads?" Li Chunye's suspicions are not unreasonable, and the population of Yunnan is not necessarily compared with that of the north and south of Zhili and Zhejiang, and even Shaanxi and Shanxi, which are often harassed by the Mongols, are also much larger than the population of Yunnan. Moreover, Yunnan has not yet changed its land and returned to the river, and the population in many places has not yet been naturalized.