Chapter 424: Decision II

Zhu Houhuang thought carefully in his heart, and suddenly saw Zhang Han. He suddenly made up his mind.

It is better to lose a son than to lose a first.

Since war is inevitable, control the pace of war in your own hands.

Zhu Houhuang suddenly said to Zhang Han: "Zhang Han." ”

Zhang Han was thinking about what was the news that made King Yong so out of shape. But he didn't want King Yong to call him suddenly. Zhang Han said: "The minister is here." ”

Zhu Houhuang said: "Lone appointed you as Lone's personal guard, and now go to the palace guard to train etiquette." ”

Zhang Han said: "Yes." ”

Zhu Houhuang never looked at Zhang Han again, and said: "Order Wang Shi, Commander Xu, Xu Shaofu, Wu Xingzhi, Director Wu, Director Qi, and even all the battalions and countries are all assembled in the main hall. ”

Wu Fengyi said: "Yes." ”

But in the blink of an eye, in the study, only Zhang Han was left. Zhang Han's head was slightly dizzy, he didn't know what was going on, but he knew that something big must have happened.

In the main hall.

Zhu Houhuang sat on the main seat.

Wu Fengyi explained the situation one by one, and under such circumstances, the rise and fall of such a major force made it take everyone a while to digest.

Wang Yangming spoke first and said, "What does Your Highness think?" ”

Zhu Houhuang asked rhetorically: "Master Wang, what do you think?" ”

As soon as Wang Yangming heard this, he knew that Zhu Houhuang had already made up his mind. Wang Yangming originally didn't want to fight. It's nothing else, it's just that the situation in Dongyong is improving every day and is in the midst of rapid development. He couldn't bear to interrupt the momentum. But Wang Yangming also understands that in many cases, it is not that you can fight if you want to, and you won't fight if you don't want to.

Let Wang Yangming choose, Wang Yangming hopes to maintain a defensive posture, and wait for the future after me, and then squeeze the past, but Wang Yangming immediately knew that it was impossible.

Naval warfare is not land warfare, land warfare can find a pass, find a city, and hold on the plain, but on the vast ocean, it is far easier to attack than to defend.

Wang Yangming said: "Please also ask Your Highness to command." ”

Between this question and answer, Zhu Houhuang has firmly grasped the initiative in his hands. Zhu Houhuang said: "I want to raise troops to the south to ask for the crime. ”

Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is intended for Pei Gong.

It only takes a messenger to ask the little mud about sin. Why raise troops to the south. Zhu Houhuang's meaning is very obvious, that is, he wants to force the Francophile to fight a battle at the door of his home.

But the Labor Expedition is not an easy task.

The closest base to Kuching is in Cebu, and Wei Ruizhou has only been stationed in Cebu for a few months. Still a problem.

And what is the situation in Kuching? Will the Bo Ni Kingdom fight against the Heavenly Soldiers, and will it conspire with the Buddha Lang Ji. It's all a problem.

It's just that since Zhu Houhuang has already said it, the people below don't dare to refute Zhu Houhuang easily.

As Zhu Houhuang's strength increased little by little, Zhu Houhuang's authority was also erected in the hearts of his subordinates, and among all the people present, I am afraid that only Wang Yangming had the confidence to refute Zhu Houhuang's opinion.

Zhu Houhuang felt bad at first, lest he had no one to advise him and make a mistake. But gradually I got used to it. Zhu Houhuang is accustomed to only convincing Wang Yangming, and he doesn't need to pay attention to the opinions of other people.

Zhu Houhuang's gaze swept over Xu Dong.

Xu Dong is the commander of the sailors, and he is also the relevant personnel of this expedition. So Zhu Houhuang took a fancy to Xu Dong's opinion.

Xu Dong couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva and said: "The minister respectfully obeys the will of His Highness, only His Highness gives an order, and the minister is willing to go to Bo Ni to ask the king." ”

Is Xu Dong sure about this battle? Prepared, Xu Dong didn't have it.

Xu Dong was the first person to fight in the water under Zhu Houhuang, and he also fought with the Francophone man. The reason why the Francophile was able to force Zhu Houhuang to make an alliance under the city last time. It's because the ship is strong, but if you just think it's the ship's gun, it's a problem.

The Portuguese were able to sail thousands of miles to the East, and their maritime spirit, and even the degree of cooperation of the sailors, far surpassed that of the Oriental naval armies.

Battleship. It is true that the big ship is better than the small ship, and the big unification is better than the small unification, but when the strength of each other is similar, it is still necessary to test the sailor's running-in ability and the command ability of the general.

Although Xu Dong was the first person in naval warfare under Zhu Houhuang, Xu Dong was only a maritime businessman, and he did not have a special system to learn how to fight naval battles, but he only accumulated experience from battles again and again.

Every time he recalled the feeling of invincibility when he fought against the Franco, he came back to his heart. He said secretly: "Even if you lose, you can ensure the safe return of Your Highness." ”

Naval warfare is not as good as land warfare, especially in the era of sailing ships, and it is often more difficult to completely annihilate the opponent. Just like the destruction of the Spanish Armada at the beginning, his greatest loss was not brought by the British army, but by the storm, after the defeat in front of the British army, the fleet that still retained considerable strength was sunk in the waves of the Atlantic. It is also said to be one of the characteristics of naval warfare in this era.

Therefore, Xu Dong thinks that he may not be able to win, but it is possible to keep Zhu Houhuang safe and withdraw to Dongyong. So he didn't risk making Zhu Houhuang angry and refuted Zhu Houhuang.

Zhu Houhuang asked again: "Okay, how is it financially?" ”

Wu Xingzhi didn't know when, a glasses were placed on the bridge of his nose, that is, a spectacle lens, not a common double eyeglass, he pushed the glasses and said, "The financial aspect is not bad." ”

Wu Xingzhi's body seems to be connected with Dongyong's financial situation, when Dongyong's financial situation is not good, Wu Xingzhi is worried and sick, and when Dongyong's financial situation improves, even if there are some headaches and brain fever, they will turn dangerous. The boil is over.

Wu Xingzhi said, "Yongnan and other places, taxes are about to be collected, this is a revenue, plus trade income, tariff revenue, today's finance should be able to have a surplus, now there are 200,000 taels in the hands of the ministers, if you move other funds, you can raise 500,000 taels, no more." ”

Zhu Houhuang felt more and more that Dongyong's financial problems were serious. He felt that Dongyong's financial problems were serious, how to say it. Since Zhu Houhuang opened up Dongyong, Zhu Houhuang's financial income is in a very unhealthy situation, Zhu Houhuang looks for money every day as if he is on fire, and after finding the money, he immediately fills the gap. Wu Xingzhi, as Dongyong's financial minister, is just sorting out the numbers, and there is no plan at all, or all the plans are determined by Zhu Houhuang and the long history at that time.

Such a fiscal system is unhealthy.

Zhu Houhuang said: "Okay, during this period of time, you should sort out the financial system, and at least the budget for the fiscal year should be worked out." ”

Wu Xingzhi said: "Yes." ”

Zhu Houhuang also knew that Wu Xingzhi was actually just mediocre in terms of ability, and he was not as good as those financial management saints, but Zhu Houhuang had always let Wu Xingzhi sit in this vital position, and he had no other ideas, just to take Wu Xingzhi's loyalty.

Zhu Houhuang said: "Wang Zhi." ”

"The minister is here." Wang Zhi said.

Zhu Houhuang said: "This time in the southern expedition, you don't need to lead too much army, just order your battalion and go back to prepare." ”

Wang Zhi was overjoyed and said, "Yes." ”

The key to the decisive victory this time lies in the water division, not the land division, and Zhu Houhuang is ready to give Wang Zhi a credit. He wanted him to compete with Yu Dayou.

Yu Dayou is already a heavy minister of Dongyong at this moment, and the sequence is still above Xu Dong, the commander of the sailors, with two battalions of soldiers and horses, more than 10,000 government soldiers, and a fleet. And Yu Dayou also did a good job, in Da Nang, the coastal defense was strong, although he did not really join the Annam Civil War, but it directly affected the open and secret struggle between the Zheng family and the Mo family. None of them dared to do it lightly. On the one hand, Zheng Huaixing wanted to pacify the north and take the north in his arms, on the other hand, the Mo clan took Haiyang as the base and made a comeback, and the south was a war between Zheng Sui and the rest of Tieshan Bo.

And after all this chaos, there is Yu Dayou's plan. Yu Dayou has signs of becoming the first person in the Yongjun.