What can five million taels of silver do, according to Tang Yi's experience in the southeast, it is enough to support 200,000 troops, a full five years of consumption, of course, the consumption of overseas operations is much greater than that of internal operations, two folds, 50,000 people, plus pirates, Luzon's people, and the natives of Dongfan Island, at least 100,000 troops can be raised. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

How many Spanish people are there in Manila? According to Xi Muyun's latest information, there are about 3,500 people.

With a nearly thirty-fold superiority in troops, it is not an exaggeration to fight mosquitoes with artillery.

Xu Bangyang was very suspicious, and he accompanied Tang Yi to inspect the shipyard in Liuhe Town, and raised his own questions.

"My lord, shouldn't you reduce your expenses a little, there are no more soldiers, especially in a cross-sea war, so many people have passed, and the consumption is not calculated. To put it mildly, in case of a storm and a wave in which the whole army is wiped out, the morale will be shaken, and the whole plan will be ruined, please think twice. ”

After Xu Bangyang finished speaking, he lowered his head, but Tang Yi was surprised and looked at this guy carefully. It's really a three-day treat, the gentleman of the year actually understands military affairs, it's not simple!

"Now that I have seen it, I will tell you the truth, in fact, the vanguard against the Spaniards has already set out."

"Really?" Xu Bangyang cried out in shock, and said embarrassedly: "The last general is not suspicious of adults, it's just that adults are unpredictable, and they are really unexpected." ”

"Hehe, there's nothing strange, almost a year ago, I asked Xi Muyun to recruit sailors and warriors to train on Dongfan Island, and I also asked for a letter from Yu Dayou, there are many of his sailors in the southeast, the Japanese were eliminated, and the imperial court transferred the infantry to the north, as for the sailors, the north didn't use much, and they were disbanded on the spot. I asked Xi Muyun to select the best players among them, and gathered about 3,000 people. Then there is Lin Afeng of Dongfan Island, this person is not fictional, he is a subordinate of the owner of the Wufeng ship, brave and good at fighting, and the most brave and ruthless. He also has 800 henchmen under his command. According to the calculation of troops, these people are enough, Xi Muyun still has more than 100 armed merchant ships in his hands, the difference is only real warships and weapons, half a month ago, in the name of the Nanjing Military Department, I sent a letter to the Fujian Naval Division, from there transferred 30 of the latest warships, plus 5,000 firearms, and enough supplies. According to the time, it should have gone south by this time. ”

Xu Bangyang is stationed on the Yangtze River to escort the shipping company, and he can be regarded as half of Tang Yi's own people, and he knows a lot of things, and Tang Yi did not hide it from him, and told him all about his arrangement.

Pressing all the troops at once, making Mount Tai to the top, that was done by the fool of Emperor Yang of Sui, Tang Yi knew that the battle at sea was difficult, and all kinds of situations would happen, so he bet on all the hole cards at once, purely looking for death.

He gave Xi Muyun and Lin Afeng nearly 5,000 men and horses, plus ships and weapons, according to estimates, they could win the battle. If it unfortunately fails, it is necessary to review the cause, whether it is an accident or insufficient combat power, and then improve it.

"Compared with the Spaniards, the biggest advantage is that we are not afraid of losses, once we don't win twice, twice or three, we can lose ten times, as long as we win once, everything comes back, on the contrary, they only need to lose once, and it will be completely finished!"

Xu Bangyang stood beside him, he could strongly feel Tang Yi's determination, sending troops to Luzon was definitely not a temporary idea, but Tang Yi's foresight and careful weighing, a move that must be taken, no matter how much it costs, it must be successful.

"It turns out that the adults have already thought about it, and the last general is worried about it." Xu Bangyang thought for a while, and then asked: "My lord, if Xi Muyun and they succeed in the first battle and defeat the Spaniards, is it a bit of a waste to build warships and weapons here?" ”

Tang Yi shook his head and said with a smile: "It looks like you still haven't thought it through." ”

"Please advise!" Xu Bangyang hurriedly bowed down and said.

"There are two kinds of war, one is to work the people and lose money, and the other is to enrich the country and enrich the people......" Tang Yi pulled a chair and sat opposite Xu Bangyang, and the people accompanying him also came over to listen to Tang Yi's reasoning.

Nowadays, when it comes to war, it is a combination of soldiers and disasters, labor and money, and a waste of the national treasury, and even a considerable number of people demand that they not pay attention to the side work.

The border land, bitter cold and barbaric, it is not worth wasting troops, money and food, as long as the Central Plains is taken care of and well managed, there will be no problem.

For these people, Tang Yi just wanted to smack a mouthful of phlegm, and he was reluctant to even give the word "roll".

For a long time, under the constraints of agricultural culture and small-scale peasant thinking, the Chinese people have always had an instinctive rejection of war, just take the classic teaching of Confucius "Do not do to others what you do not want to do to yourself", this is a typical example of clinging to the defects, drawing the ground as a prison, limiting oneself, and taking these eight words as a national policy, which will definitely cause endless disasters.

When's the time? In the Age of Discovery, first come, first served, the law of the jungle, people do not hurt the tiger, and the tiger is harmful. Expecting others to be as forgiving as you are, to be strict with oneself, and to be lenient with others is simply a dream.

For example, Spain, if they entrenched themselves in Luzon, would they want to get involved in the Ming Dynasty and take the richest piece of treasure land in the world for themselves?

If you don't impose it on others, others will impose it on you!

Confucius did not tell future generations whether he should "do unto others" if he "did what he wanted", and what if the other party did not agree? Do you want to use force to force them to agree?

In order to incite everyone's wolf nature and ambition, Tang Yi even did not hesitate to preach that power is justice! threw all the Confucian and Mencian teachings into the garbage heap.

"As I said just now, there are two kinds of war, what is the cost of labor and money? Just like Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty attacking Goryeo, he was so happy with his achievements, just to punish the unsubordinate and promote the power of heaven, he raised a large army in vain, and as a result, three expeditions, all failed, the losses were not calculated, and the second Sui Dynasty died, and the lesson was heavy. Tang Yi originally wanted to criticize Zhu Di a few words, the five expeditions to Mongolia, especially the last few times, also made Yang Guang's mistakes, but fortunately, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty was deep, so it did not cause a catastrophe.

Of course, he just flashed a thought in his heart, and then said: "The same three expeditions to Goryeo, if Yang Guang can do his homework, use a small group of men and horses, attack and harass the enemy, buy and win over, wreak havoc, and use all kinds of despicable means to strike at the enemy, and wait until the enemy is in chaos and gives a fatal blow, what will be the effect?" I thought that the Sui Dynasty would not only not perish, but would also prosper because of it, as the saying goes, if you don't fight, you won't be strong, and if you don't fight, you won't die, that's the truth. ”

"This example leads to a science, which I call the economics of war, where the costs and benefits of fighting a war are calculated, and if it is a loss, no matter what, it cannot be fought, on the contrary, if the benefits are great, it is worth giving it a go. Luzon is fertile with its fertile land, abundant mines, and strategic location on shipping routes, which is exactly what it means to be extremely valuable. How could we just help the Luzon drive out the Spaniards! So good place, why can't it become ours? ”

"From Luzon to the south, there is Mindanao, which is no less than Luzon, and further south, there are thousands of islands like broken jade, since I have named the company Nanyang, these places, all of them must be taken down, and not a single one can be missed! The warship weapons in front of me are just a drop in the bucket, and there will be more in the future. ”

"Some people may also worry that blindly fighting will damage the national strength, and in the end the gains outweigh the losses, I want to say that it is the opinion of scholars at all, and it is foolish! What is there in Nanyang, it is nothing more than Xiyi and the natives, Xiyi came from afar, although fierce, but the strength is limited, as for the natives, many are not civilized, the weapons and equipment are a lot behind us, and the organizational ability is also poor. As long as we don't make the mistakes of Emperor Yang of Sui, are not bound by the so-called benevolence and righteousness, act boldly, sow discord, divide and disintegrate, consume the strength of the natives, and when the time is ripe, we will eat it in one bite, and we will not lose many people! On the contrary, we will have a vast territory, the Nanyang Islands, although the area is not large, but the land is fertile, the products are abundant, it is definitely a piece of delicious cake, miss the Nanyang, our children and grandchildren will regret it. ”

Tang Yi said that he was excited, stood up, pointed to the busy dock in the distance, and said domineeringly: "Will fighting a war cost the people and money?" I don't think so, as long as it can be calculated, it will promote economic development and create more wealth. When the shipyard has an order, the craftsman will have wages, he will be able to buy firewood, rice, oil and salt, he will be able to go to the opera and listen to music, the market will be lively, and the tax will increase. The wealth that can be created by these five million taels of orders is more than ten times, and the people who can benefit from it are calculated in millions. In the future, if Luzon is taken and Nanyang is developed, the benefits are so great that they cannot be calculated. Enlarge your courage, look far, take out the ambition and blood of men, don't think about how to exploit your own people all day long, how to squeeze craftsmen, if you squeeze hard, there will be chaos in the southeast! ”

Everyone present was shocked when they heard this.

Xu Bangyang opened his mouth even more in horror, and he couldn't close it. There was a mess in Suzhou, and they did mix it up with the Wei State Mansion, but they just nodded and acquiesced, but they never imagined that there would be a splashing mess, and even the Qin Cha was killed, and it was lawless.

Why did the peaceful and kind people of Suzhou suddenly go crazy?

Tang Yi's words gave the answer.

With the pacification of the Japanese invaders, some of the original anti-Japanese armies were disbanded on the spot, and at the same time, without the military expenditure of one or two million a year, many military workshops were in a state of semi-stagnation, and craftsmen could not receive any salary. When overseas trade reached a bottleneck, in order to maintain profits, the major merchants and workshop owners turned to squeezing workers, increasing child labor and reducing wages......

Together, these actions have caused Suzhou, which seems to be cooking oil with fire and flowers, under the table, the undercurrent is turbulent, and the people's grievances are rampant, all accumulated in the chest, and it happens that because of the reckless actions of Eunuch Wu, coupled with the instigation of the Xinxuemen, it suddenly became a fire in the prairie fire.

After Tang Yi took the pulse of the southeast, he decisively threw out the issue of recovering Luzon, raised five million war bonds, the order went down, the stalled workshop was restarted, and the people had something to do, and the southeast was put on the right track at once.

The chaos in the southeast has been easily resolved by Tang Yi. (To be continued.) )