[Today's second update]

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Leaving the South China Sea and entering the Pacific Ocean, the sea is no longer so calm and the weather is getting colder.

The sea breeze swept through the waves, wave after wave rolling into the distance.

The Pacific Fleet traveled north along the coastline of the Philippine Islands, surveying the nearby waters along the way, and writing down the local customs and customs in the logbook, highlighting the Spanish administrations and garrisons there.

Due to the large number of seabirds on the surface of the sea, many seabirds use the high mast of the battleship as a foothold and chirp non-stop. The sailors below will whistle and tease the birds when they have nothing to do.

It is easy to get bird poop on the military cap of the bridge staff officer, which always makes some officers feel faceless.

"Go get rid of those damn birds!"

"Yes! Sir! ”

A couple of sailors quickly climbed the mast and blasted the birds away, but soon the birds returned. The one who should be called is called the pull of the la.

"Why did you come back again?"

The sailors forced a smile, and I don't know who said, "The chief is going to take bird luck!" ”

The bridge staff officer turned around sharply, and the sailors turned their heads one after another, pretending not to know anything.

"Who said that?"

Everyone was silent, and the bridge staff officer suddenly had nothing to do with them.

These naughty recruit eggs!

The bridge staff officer cursed in his heart, and suddenly looked at them with a wicked smile, making a group of sailors feel that it would not be a good thing.

"I think you guys are idle, and it hurts!" The bridge staff officer suddenly roared, "Scrub the deck for me!" ”

Someone muttered, "Just scrubbed for less than an hour!" ”

"What do you say? Be louder! ”

"Report to the chief, we will resolutely carry out the commander's orders!"

"Then you just shut up for me!"

"Yes! Sir! ”

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The deck is already polished bright, and it is an exaggeration to say that it can be used as a mirror.

The officers always don't let the soldiers sit idle, and most of the time they have nothing to do. Of course, there is nothing to do here, and it is not deliberately difficult, it is just a means for the officers to prevent the soldiers from making trouble.

The Pacific Fleet chose to go to the sea, first, to survey the water conditions on the charts, and secondly, to exchange some local snacks and specialties with the Filipino natives.

Since most of the officers and men of the Pacific Fleet had not adapted to tropical life, after arriving in the Philippines, many soldiers were somewhat unaccustomed to the water and soil. Tropical fruits are an important means of restraining water and soil adaptation, and they are also one of the ways to curb non-combat attrition.

The officers and men of the Pacific Fleet exchanged money and goods for things in the hands of the locals, and at the same time learned from the local population some information that could not normally be collected. The most important thing is to know the sea conditions and weather seasons nearby, which is so important for the navy.

"In front of us is Eddy Bay, this bay is very large, and there are many reefs near the coastline, we can't walk next to the coastline!"

Shi Jianfei looked at this chart that had been supplemented with a large number of jù and asked, "Needless to say, I learned about it from the local population again!" ”

Shen Yanghao nodded, and Shi Jianfei said again: "I don't have this bay, what I'm worried about is that after this bay is the Lopez Sea area!" ”

"What's going on there? Will there be enemies? ”

Shi Jianfei shook his head and said, "There shouldn't be any enemies!" But there is often foggy there during this season, and visibility is very low. In the meantime, my right eyelid has been beating honestly since this morning! ”

The left eyelid jumps to the right eyelid to provoke disaster!

Although Shi Jianfei has been baptized by science, he still believes in what the gods say.

"In the sea areas of foggy areas, there are often enemies! But the Dutch fleet is heading south, and it should not turn around and come back after us. The Philippines has many islands and a lot of pirates, and we've scattered a lot of pirate sentry ships along the way, but you won't believe pirates would dare to rob fleets! ”

Shi Jianfei nodded, he didn't think that pirates would dare to attack the fleet. But some things still had to be guarded against, so he said, "That's good!" After passing through Eddy Bay, each ship sent additional patrol officers to ensure the safety of the fleet! ”

Shen Yanghao then went down to make arrangements.

Just twenty nautical miles southeast of the Pacific Fleet, the Dutch East India Fleet was also heading north.

However, they were careful and kept following the Pacific Fleet, and constantly sent ships disguised as pirates to approach the Pacific Fleet to reconnoitre.

"According to the itinerary, the Pacific Fleet will enter the waters of López tomorrow morning!"

Rejoz nodded and said, "The waters of López are foggy almost every day in this season, and I don't think the Pacific Fleet is familiar with life, so they shouldn't know this." ”

Turner asked, "Is the general preparing to ambush the Pacific Fleet here?" ”

"That's right!"

Rejoz said confidently: "With the help of the cover of fog and the advantage of the upwind direction, our fleet will slowly approach the Pacific Fleet from behind, and we will definitely be able to catch them off guard!" ”

"Shogun Takami!" Turner said: "This time we are a sneak attack, and we have the upper hand, and the number of warships is larger than that of the Pacific Fleet, so we will definitely be able to inflict heavy damage on them, and maybe force them to surrender!" ”

Rayoz seemed to think of the naval battle in Huayu, when the duck in his mouth flew and jumped his teeth, which was a very shameless thing.

This time you must take revenge!

Rayoz swore in his heart that he would pay the price for the Pacific Fleet.

"Have you figured out their formation?"

Turner replied, "Because the other side always keeps four squadrons of cruisers patrolling, about five ships each." Our sentinel ship did not approach the other side and was driven away by the opposing patrol vessel. ”

"No suspicions have been found!"

"Probably not!" Turner replied, "The other side obviously thinks that our sentry ship is a nearby pirate ship, so they won't take it too seriously!" ”

Rejoz nodded and said, "Now it's almost time to know the formation of the opponent's fleet!" If you see their formation clearly, you can achieve twice the result with half the effort when sneak attacking! ”

"It doesn't matter what formation he is!" Turner said: "We have far more warships than the other side, but we only need to surround them in formation, and we will not die or shed our skin!" ”

Rayoz nodded and said, "In order not to startle the snakes, don't go near them this afternoon!" The soldiers were ordered to hurry up and rest, and we began to approach them in the second half of the night, and by tomorrow morning we would be ready to attack! ”

"Yes!" Turner hurried down to prepare, and Reyoz closed his eyes with a triumphant smile on his face.

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Beijing, Liaowangfu.

Secretary of the Navy Chen Yaoming had just finished reporting on the treaty reached with Governor Fernando in the Philippines when news of the destruction of the Philippine fleet came.

Lin Feng, the secretary of the military department, was ordered to rush to the Liao Wangfu to discuss countermeasures, and Chen Yaoming was originally going to return to Lushun, but he also hurried after hearing the news.

"It's shocking that the Philippine fleet has been wiped out by the Dutch like this!"

War is like that, what seems impossible often becomes a reality in the snap of a finger.

The so-called unpredictable weather may mean this!

"The Pacific Fleet is rushing back, it's too dangerous to stay on the Philippine side!"

Deng Haonan nodded and said, "Come back, come back!" If we don't inflict heavy damage on the Dutch fleet, then our plans need to be suspended! ”

Deng Haonan hoped that the Philippine fleet would be destroyed, but at the same time, he also hoped that the Philippine Army could go to the Dutch East Indies battlefield, so that the Philippines would be empty of troops and Deng Haonan would have a chance.

"The Dutch East India Company has sent a representative to the capital, ready to meet you!"

Deng Haonan said angrily: "What are you doing? Is it difficult to send to this king? ”

Lin Feng shook his head and said, "I don't think so!" The Dutch may not dare to turn their faces against us, and they came to Beijing this time, probably to take advantage of this excuse to let us give them some benefits! ”

"If you want to fight, you will fight!" Deng Haonan said sharply: "A little Holland dares to be arrogant, and when this king moves out of his strength, he will definitely repair them!" ”

Chen Yaoming said: "Lord Wang, the Dutch East India Company is at war with Spain and us this time, which has stopped all his trade in Southeast Asia, I think they should suffer heavy losses, and take the initiative to come to Beijing to see you, I am afraid that they will take advantage of the victory now and ask the prince for peace!" ”

"Yes!" Lin Feng nodded and said: "As a commercial company, the main purpose of the Dutch East India Company is to make money, and now that the trade is interrupted, they must not be able to stand it!" ”

Deng Haonan thought about it, taking the three Anglo-Dutch wars as an example, the Dutch did not lose militarily, but economically. The lifeblood of the economy depended entirely on maritime trade, so that as soon as the British navy blockaded the English Channel, the Netherlands lost their temper and obediently obeyed.

At present, the Dutch are making money in Southeast Asia by transporting goods from countries such as Daming and the Philippines, and now that Daming and the Philippines are at war with them, their economy will naturally be hit. What's more, there are also the East India Company that has just risen to the United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Norway, the Holy Roman Empire and other countries to compete with them, and offending the Ming Dynasty will not do the Dutch East India Company any benefit.

In other words, now that Deng Haonan has slapped the Dutch, the Dutch have to bear it. As long as the profits made by the Dutch from Daming were greater than the losses caused to them by Deng Haonan, then the Dutch East India Company would accept the status quo.

"Is there any news for Fernando?"

Chen Yaoming replied: "At present, he is still silent! Just sent a letter of request to the Admiralty asking us to assist him in defending the Philippines! As long as we don't withdraw the navy, he is willing to pay an additional labor fee! As for the rest, there are none. However, it is reported that Fernando has begun to contact the Dutch, and I am afraid that he is preparing for peace talks. However, the news has yet to be confirmed! ”

Lin Feng said suddenly: "We can't let the Dutch and the Spaniards get together, it's better to unite the other four countries now and strike at the Netherlands, as long as the Dutch East India Fleet is defeated, then Fernando will definitely send troops to Batavia, then we will have a chance to peek into the Philippines!" ”

Deng Haonan nodded and said, "That's the only way to do it now!" Once the Philippines talks with the Netherlands, Southeast Asia will fall back into peace. If you start fighting again, you won't know the Year of the Monkey! ”

"Chen Yaoming!"

"The minister is here!"

Deng Haonan said: "You go to Nanyang again!" This time, we will unite with the other four countries, and we can't let Nanyang stop! ”

"Wechen understands!"

Chen Yaoming was ordered to leave, and Deng Haonan asked Lin Feng and said, "How is the progress on Liu Hu's side?" ”

Lin Feng replied: "Lord Qiyu, Liu Hu's progress is smooth." The 200,000 border troops selected 100,000 elite troops, appointed our army officers and outstanding cadets of the imperial military academy to lead important posts, and organized them into 10 army infantry divisions, which were included in our army's battle sequence. ”

Deng Haonan nodded and asked, "What about the remaining 100,000 people?" Can it be placed? ”

"Don't worry, the prince!" Lin Feng replied: "Among the 100,000 people who have been eliminated, 70,000 are unwilling to leave, and they have been incorporated into the army reserve, and they will be assigned to the police first, and then they will be sent to all parts of the country to be arrested. The remaining 30,000 people were either old, weak, sick or disabled, or unwilling to serve in the army, so they were all given settling-in allowances and sent back to their hometowns! ”

Then he emphatically said: "At present, the progress of a qiē is smooth. After they learned of the prince's will to be exempt from taxes for three years, they must have known that they could also have food and clothing when they went home to farm, so they were very stable, and there were no reports of demobilized soldiers making trouble by local officials! ”

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Deng Haonan was very relieved.

He never thought that just an order to exempt taxes for three years could stabilize the Ming Dynasty, and even consolidate his position as the regent of the prison country as strong as an iron bucket. If an official dares to oppose Deng Haonan's order, Deng Haonan doesn't need to make a move now, and the people are the first to refuse.

It is no wonder that Li Zicheng can overthrow the Ming Empire with the slogan that the king will come and not pay for food, and Hong Xiuquan can occupy half of the Qing Dynasty with the slogan that everyone has food and clothing. And the Communist Party's slogan of fighting local tyrants and dividing up the land overthrew the rule of the Kuomintang.

This qiē all illustrates a truth, those who win the hearts of the people win the world. And how to win the hearts of the people, Deng Haonan has already spied on the way, that is, to start with the clothing, food, housing and transportation of the people.

Deng Haonan couldn't help but think far away.

"Lord Wang!" Lin Feng continued: "Yang He has already handed over his military power, and looking at the whole country, there is no force that has a legitimate army!" ”

Lin Feng's accentuated tone on the word legal, Deng Haonan walked to the window, and while looking at the beautiful scenery outside the window, he asked, "Is there anything that is not legal?" ”

Lin Feng smiled and said, "The King of Chu was ordered by the Emperor of the Apocalypse to help the imperial court recruit and train 50,000 troops. At present, this army has de facto control of the city of Wuhan in Wuhan. Wuhan prefect Lai Youguang sent a letter to the military department and demanded the cancellation of the 50,000 troops. ”

Deng Haonan smiled and said, "This Lai Youguang is really bold, so he is not afraid of offending the King of Chu?" ”

Lin Feng said: "The prince is the biggest one-word side by side king of the dynasty, how much weight can a mere Chu king have, how can this Lai Youguang not be able to distinguish the shape?" ”

He also said: "Lai Youguang's excerpt painfully stated the twenty crimes of the king of Chu, the biggest of which is the crime of bullying the king, which is enough for the prince to abolish the king of Chu!" ”

Deng Haonan turned around and asked, "Which deception did the King of Chu commit?" ”

Lin Feng handed Lai Youguang's recital to Deng Haonan, and explained: "The Emperor of the Apocalypse issued an order to the King of Chu, asking the King of Chu to help the court train 100,000 elite soldiers. But the court had no money, and the expenses were paid by the king of Chu himself. Now, although the King of Chu has trained 50,000 elite soldiers, the expenses are forcibly deducted from the hands of Lai Youguang of Wuhan Mansion! ”

Deng Haonan snorted coldly: "What's the matter with me? It turned out that this King of Chu plucked his hair on Lai Youguang's body, no wonder Lai Youguang would turn his face with the King of Chu and sue the King of Chu for twenty charges! ”

"Lord Wangming!"

Lin Feng said: "It can be seen that King Chu and Lai Youguang must have colluded with each other before. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Lai Youguang to know so many crimes of the King of Chu. However, if the prince wants to bring down the king of Chu, this Lai Youguang has to be used greatly. ”

Deng Haonan suddenly looked at Lin Feng and asked, "I'm afraid this Lai Youguang is asking you for conditions!" ”

Lin Feng said with a smile: "The prince's eyes are like torches!" Weichen admires! That's right, this Lai Youguang asked the prince not to investigate his previous mistakes! ”

Deng Haonan put down the fold, paced back and forth for two steps, and said, "The king of the Qing official is to be raised!" ”

"Corrupt officials and corrupt officials should also raise a few!"

Deng Haonan frowned, and said unhappily: "Raising corrupt officials and corrupt officials, how can the king explain to the countrymen?" ”

Lin Feng said: "The prince is angry! Although the maintenance of Qing officials increases the prestige and prestige of the prince, there is a problem with people, most people think that the Qing officials should be, and their gratitude to the prince is not high. But if there are corrupt officials, the common people will hate them. At this time, they will think of the Qing official, or the high-ranking prince. The cries of the common people rose up, asking you to punish the corrupt officials and corrupt officials. At this time, the prince will pull out the corrupt officials and punish them, and the people will be happy and remember the good of the prince. ”

Deng Haonan pointed at Lin Feng, he was speechless for a long time, and finally said with a wry smile: "You, now you are an official - is this the way to be an official?" ”

Deng Haonan really didn't know how to say it, so he just listened to Lin Feng and said: "Lord Wang, this is not the way to be an official, let alone something that Weichen should know." This is the emperor's mental technique, and it should be the emperor's necessary way for the prince to control it in the future! ”

Deng Haonan looked at Lin Feng in amazement, and the latter said without taboo: "Now that the overall situation of the world has been decided, the prince is the de facto supreme ruler of the dynasty." Even if the prince himself doesn't want to be the emperor, at this time, Weichen dares to say that Weichen and all the courtiers who support the prince will also be in yellow robes when the time comes! Therefore, I hope that the prince will face the reality as soon as possible, and ask the prince to learn the art of the emperor from now on! ”

Deng Haonan came back to his senses for a long time and asked, "You came to teach this king to learn the art of the emperor?" ”

Lin Feng smiled: "Weichen doesn't dare!" Not even those two hits! Don't hide it from the prince, what Wei Chen said just now is a very senior Confucian! ”

"Who?"

"Zhang Pu, Zhang Zi'an. It is known as the little Zhuge in the world! ”

"Who is this?" Deng Haonan hurriedly asked.

"Weichen knows that the prince is thirsty for talent, and he lacks auxiliary ministers, so he invited him for the prince!"

"Where are the people?"

Lin Feng clapped his hands, and the guards outside the door quickly sent people to Deng Haonan into the study.

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