Kangxi personally conquered Galdan three times, and the northwest military affairs can be described as a cave-insight, the northwest uses troops, in fact, it is money and grain, and it is logistics, the northwest is vast and sparsely populated, the vast grassland, and the Gobi Desert, one is difficult to find the main force of the enemy army, and the other is difficult to protect the grain road, and hundreds of thousands of troops are attacked in several ways, just the logistics supply, it is enough to drag down the entire Qing Dynasty.

If only 3,000 new troops are enough to sweep through the desert, then they are completely flexible and mobile, and their tactics can also be ever-changing, and they do not need to be bound by grain routes, they do not have to worry about grain and grass, and they can even fight and war, and requisition and plunder grain and grass on the spot. Kangxi couldn't help but be stunned for a while.

After a while, he came back to his senses and asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Is this true?" ”

Yinzhen was just to arouse Kangxi's interest, and deliberately boasted, seeing that Kangxi was so excited, it was also difficult to ride a tiger, so he had to nod fiercely and said: "Huang Ama, Tianjin is a prisoner, and the sons plan to conduct a military exercise, Huang Ama will know at a glance, and then Huang Ama will decide whether to train the new army." ”

Military exercises? Kangxi nodded and said, "Okay, I will order the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion to take one battalion to Tianjin with one battalion on each wing, and compete with your navy." ”

Yinzhen is also familiar with the situation of the Eight Banners Firearms Battalion, although there are a lot of shotguns and sub-mother guns, and the training is also diligent, but if you want to compare with the marines of the navy, the difference is not half a star, seeing that Kangxi was full of interest, he smiled slightly: "Huang Ama, the confrontation is more intuitive, I believe that Huang Ama will definitely be worth the trip." ”

Seeing that Yinzhen was full of confidence, Kangxi couldn't help but look forward to the military exercise in Tianjin, and after thinking about it, he asked again: "What is the purpose of widening and renovating the post road from Tianjin to the capital?" ”

Yinzhen said calmly: "Back to the emperor Ama, Tianjin is the gateway to Beijing, and the most important port in the northern provinces, and it is also the hub of the Grand Canal to transport grain from the south to the north. Transportation will be busier, and in the event of an emergency, it is not possible to rely on the waterway to transport materials.

By land, the post road from Beijing to Tianjin is not wide, only more than one zhang, and can only accommodate two horses in parallel. Neither carriage could be parallel, and it was simply impossible to carry out a large amount of material transportation. What's more, the road is rugged and difficult, but the distance of 260 miles, the fast horse has to run for more than seven hours, which is really necessary to repair. ”

At this time, Kangxi thought that last year, this old fourteenth wanted to build roads in Shanghai. I don't know how he paid so much attention to road construction, so he immediately asked, "Do you want to widen this road?" Have you ever had a detailed plan? ”

"Erchen entered Beijing from Tianjin, pay attention all the way, there are post roads, and many places need to be rerouted." Yinzhen said eloquently: "In a few years, Tianjin's prosperity will be as prosperous as the current Shanghai." In order to ease the water transportation, it is better to be in place at one time, and Erchen plans to widen it to three zhang to reduce the slope. Straighten as much as possible, so that the post road transportation and the waterway, fast horse post report, five hours must arrive in Beijing, so as not to waste money. ”

As soon as he heard this, Kangxi didn't make a sound for a long time, how much money does this cost? Is it worth it? Just two hours for the post? Or does the old fourteen have other plans?

Where did Yinzhen know Kangxi's suspicions, and saw that he was silent. He explained again: "Tianjin is the outlet of Jingshi, in the future. With the realization of the shipping of grain, a large number of material distribution in Beijing will take the road of shipping. The road from Tianjin to Jingshi is naturally becoming more and more important, and at present, it is just a little money to requisition land, and the nearly 10,000 Spanish prisoners of war can be used as coolies to build roads. ”

"Build roads with Spanish prisoners of war?" Kangxi raised his eyebrows, and instantly stretched out, and a smile appeared on his face, the old fourteen actually had the idea.

"That's nature." Yinzhen said as a matter of course: "So many prisoners of war can't be raised in vain, they are extremely boring, and their sons are worried that something will happen to them." ”

"Good idea." Kangxi nodded and smiled, thought for a moment, but said, "Is it possible for these prisoners of war to return to obedience?" ”

Jingshi already has a Russian leader of more than 100 people, Kangxi won't want to get a few more Spanish leaders, right? Yinzhen couldn't help sweating a little, this possibility is very great, there is no way, Kangxi's sense of superiority is too strong, after thinking for a while, Yinzhen replied: "There are a hundred people, all kinds of people, not to mention nearly 10,000 people, Huang Amma, this batch of captives, the sons are ready to exchange for silver, if the emperor Ama wants to build another Spanish leader, the sons will choose some of them with skills to stay in the capital." ”…,

Silver? Kangxi became interested all of a sudden, and said with a smile: "How to change?" Let Spain redeem? How much silver can I exchange? ”

"Back to the Emperor Ama." Yinzhen replied very easily: "There are few people in Spain, and the years of war have led to a shortage of soldiers, and after occupying Manila, the retainers asked people to bring a message to the king of Spain, Philip V, not afraid that he will not come to redeem, let alone sell it for one or two million." ”

Million! Kangxi's heart jumped, the navy is too profitable to fight, that fleet is worth tens of millions, the prisoners can be sold for two million, and the silver mining is not so fast, if one more fleet can be captured, wouldn't it even save the silver to build an ocean-going fleet? Thinking of this, Kangxi groaned: "Spain lost a fleet, won't it retaliate?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Yinzhen knew what Kangxi was thinking, he hadn't thought about this problem, but he had already done it with the Netherlands in order to protect himself, the Netherlands would never give up trade in the Far East, there must be a big war in the South Seas, warships, he was not worried, but if Spain also moved eastward, the situation would be complicated and far away, although the Netherlands and Spain would not join forces in Europe, but it was really a bit difficult to say in the Far East, even if they fought separately, the logistics of the Nanyang Navy were afraid that it would be difficult to keep up, and he didn't want to take this risk.

It is precisely on this basis that he has the heart to slow down with Spain, which is also at war in Europe, as long as he is given a step, he will not be able to move the whole country eastward.

But this can't be said to Kangxi, and Kangxi must be stabilized, after a little thought, Yinzhen replied: "The Spanish fleet used to be the most powerful fleet in Europe, at its peak, there were thousands of warships, although it is now slightly defeated, but the strength still exists, there are still hundreds of ships, otherwise it will not be able to maintain many colonies overseas."

This time, Spain's losses in our Qing Dynasty can be described as huge, once they come, they must have everything, at least hundreds of warships gathered, which is also the main reason why Erchen is eager to consolidate the defense of Tianjin and train the new guards.

The Qing Navy is not short of warships now, but it is a shortage of naval non-commissioned officers, the navy cannot afford to lose at present, if it can be delayed for two or three years, it is the most ideal, Erchen allowed Spain to redeem the soldiers, that is, he hoped to slow down, of course, Erchen is ready to do both,

It is better to be able to slow down, to fight, and the navy is not afraid of sacrifice. ”

"Can't block messages?" Kangxi stared at Yinzhen and asked.

Yinzhen shook his head and said, "The news has already spread, and Guangzhou and Fujian have already spread all over it. ”

When Kangxi heard this, he groaned slightly, but the topic changed, "The navy currently has a high proportion of Han Chinese, and the two generals of this expedition to Nanyang are both Han Chinese, and Nanyang has gathered a lot of Han people, aren't you worried that they have a bad heart?" ”

This question, Yinzhen expected that Kangxi would ask sooner or later, and he was prepared, so he calmly replied: "Back to the emperor Ama, one, these generals are all raised by their sons, and they can be promoted to the third and fourth grades in a blink of an eye.

Second, although the navy warships are powerful, they need strong logistical support, the loss of artillery is very large, and they will be scrapped if they fire less than 200 guns, and the shells are also specially made, and there is no supplement in other places, so they dare not have a second heart. ”

I see, Kangxi nodded, he was completely relieved, and then got up and slowly paced in the hall, Yinzhen couldn't help but be a little nervous, what was Kangxi thinking about?

After a while, Kangxi Fang stopped and said in a deep voice: "The Western Ocean is tens of thousands of miles away, and it will take a year to come and go, even if Spain pours all its warships here, it will be by this time next year, one year is enough time to train a naval cadet." One year, enough time for two new warships to be launched!

There is no need to prepare with both hands, since Spain has declared war, destroyed his Far Eastern fleet, and robbed his Luzon, there is no room for maneuver, and it must be based on fighting! Spain is an empire, and my Qing Dynasty is also an empire, how can we show weakness?

Immediately seize the time to expand the recruitment of naval cadets, Tianjin and Shanghai at the same time recruit training, each recruit 10,000, and then draw elite soldiers from various coastal naval divisions to recruit sailors. If even the Spanish fleet could not cope with it, let alone the Netherlands and England? How did the Qing Dynasty seize overseas territories? And how to open ocean trade? Beat! As long as the Spanish fleet dares to come, it will completely cripple him! ”

Kangxi went crazy!

Yinzhen suddenly felt a little confused, Kangxi has always been cautious in dealing with government affairs, why is he so radical in dealing with war? Is he a war maniac? He felt that his back was already sweating, and he really didn't understand, how could it be a sign of weakness to let Spain ransom people with silver? I still want war reparations.

Whatever, it's chaotic, Yinzhen has a heart, being able to expand the navy so quickly, even if there is a loss, it's worth it, is this an unexpected joy? Immediately, he got up and knelt down and said, "Your Excellency, start preparing immediately." ”

After getting up, Yinzhen continued: "The navy has expanded its recruitment, and I also hope that the emperor Ama will reward the meritorious personnel in the Penghu naval battle, and make it clear to the world, so as to boost the morale of the army and boost morale." In this way, the children of the royal family, princes and ministers, the nobles of the Eight Banners, the children of the local wealthy families, and the wealthy gentry will inevitably flock to them. After speaking, he hurriedly submitted the list of requests for merit that had been prepared long ago