The navy is a newly established branch of the military, and the previous Chinese dynasties did not have a formal navy to speak of, so traditionally people did not attach importance to the navy, and only felt that it was enough to have "the world". At the end of the Ming Dynasty, everyone opened their eyes to see the world, and found that the previous "world" was just a cramped side, in order to prevent the intrusion of those overseas powers, so the emperor decided to establish a navy to defend the sea frontier.

However, although the emperor single-handedly created the navy and has always attached great importance to it, the inherent thinking of thousands of years is not so easy to change, and most people still habitually put their vision within the "world", and did not rely on the sea to expand the territory and spread the country's prestige.

This inherent concept made the navy very worried, for fear that one day the imperial court would think that the navy would spend too much and cut the navy's military spending, which would weaken the maritime strength of the Han Dynasty. As the future emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could not be better for the development of the navy if he could be interested in the navy and the sea. Therefore, he also very much hopes to arouse the prince's interest in the sea on his own.

As the naval marshal of the Han Dynasty, he was convinced that in this era, Huaxia needed a royal family that could see both land and sea, so that Huaxia would not miss the opportunity to be occupied by Westerners.

"There are indeed many Chinese Miao descendants in Luzon now, in the former Ming Dynasty and the Middle Ages, the government was dark, the local government was corrupt, and many small people in the coastal area could not make a living, so they had to go to the sea to make a living, and many people went to Luzon, and then took root and multiplied there." He went on to explain to the prince, "However, the islands of Luzon are now in the hands of the Spaniards. ”

Then, his face darkened. "These people are also pitiful, even if they are begging for a hard life over there, it can be said that the day is precarious under the fence, and the natives and Spaniards bully them, and even ...... Even in the Wanli period of the former Ming Dynasty, the Spaniards gathered the natives to massacre the Chinese. ”

"What?" The prince was slightly startled, and his eyes widened.

"At that time, Spain transported silver through its colonies in the Americas, and then traded it through the Philippine trading posts and the Ming Dynasty, which led to a large inflow of silver from the Philippines. The Wanli Imperial Court mistakenly believed that there was a mountain of silver to be mined in the Philippines, and coupled with the inducement of some people, it sent officials to Luzon to investigate, trying to open up financial resources here. But these actions were so ill-conceived that they aroused fear among the Spaniards, who feared that this was a precursor to the Ming invasion of the Philippines. The more he spoke, the darker Cai De's face became, "These Spaniards first bought the weapons of the Chinese at a high price through trickery, and then joined forces with the aborigines to enter a large-scale massacre of the Chinese, a total of ...... In total, more than 20,000 Chinese businessmen and their families were slaughtered. ”

The whole story, because he has been serving at sea all these years, Cai De knows it very well. Moreover, within the Navy, these things are also hated, and every time they are brought up, people are resentful.

And the crown prince was as angry as they were.

"Twenty thousand...... More than 20,000! The prince slapped the table heavily, "These Spaniards, really damn it, damn it!" ”

At that time, the Wanli Emperor of the former Ming Dynasty was also very angry, and he even wanted to send troops to directly crusade against these Spaniards and repay the blood debt for the Chinese people, but it was just ...... It's just that the Ming Dynasty has declined at that time, and the naval strength of the Ming Dynasty is weak, so this discussion can only be dismissed, and in the end there is no follow-up. Cai De sighed, obviously regretful, "And later, the Ming Dynasty was declining, and I was in the dragon and I had to raise troops to fight everywhere, and I ...... for a while. I don't care about talking to these Spaniards about the past. ”

"More than 20,000 people, how can it be gone!" The crown prince was still angry, "The Spaniards are just a country on the border of the Western Ocean, how can they run to the gate of China, forcibly occupy the islands, and plunder the people of China, hateful, hateful!" The Wanli Emperor of the previous dynasty was so stupid, and he still knew that he was indignant for these Chinese who died, how could I ignore them when I was carrying them to Fengtian!? I'm ...... We will not be able to give up with them! ”

Perhaps because he was too angry, the gentle attitude of the prince was completely gone, but he seemed to be a little like his father.

"What Your Highness said is very true!" Cai De immediately echoed the prince's words, "The navy has long hated what the Spaniards have done, and they all want to get the opportunity one day to fight with these Spaniards and avenge the death of the Chinese people!" ”

The prince's chest continued to rise and fall, and he was already very excited, if he really had the ability to make a decision, I am afraid that he would have decided to send troops to the Philippines to crusade against the Spaniards, so that they would all die without a place to be buried.

Zhao Song had been watching from the sidelines all the time, watching that Cai De had been secretly guiding the prince, so that the navy had successfully attracted the attention of the prince, and he didn't want to interfere with Marshal Cai. But now, Zhao Song decided to lower the topic to the fire - the sword is a major matter of the country, and the conquest of a country is a matter that His Majesty has the power to decide, if the prince is so provoked by Cai De, after going to the sea, he will play His Majesty's request to conquer Luzon, wouldn't it be just to cause chaos for everyone?

"Your Highness, we can also empathize with such a tragic incident. Our army officers and men have always been thinking about when we will be able to fight the Spaniards and repay the blood debt. But...... Everything must be done step by step, and we must calm the surrounding areas and restore peace and prosperity to the country. When the surrounding areas are settled, our country can naturally clean up Luzon farther away, Spain is lonely overseas, it is difficult to help, as long as our country is ready to launch a conquest, Luzon is just an island, and then our country is at your fingertips! At that time, those Spaniards were about to taste the suffering of the Chinese people back then! ”

"Yes, that's right...... the crown prince also slowly regained his composure, "Things have to be done one by one, and now the country is still preliminary, and it needs to stabilize domestic finances and people's livelihood, so it is necessary to plunder gold and silver from Japan to calm domestic needs...... My father must have already made a calculation, and I will do it according to my father's method...... After all, these Spaniards can't run away, and sooner or later they will have to get justice! When I go back, I must play with my father! ”

"Your Highness, after the war in Japan, our officers and soldiers will definitely wait for the day and train hard, and when the time comes, we will take Luzon for the Han Dynasty!" Seeing that his goal has been successfully achieved, Cai De is also overjoyed.

Under the watchful eye of the sun, the fleet continued to sail along course, the sea still undulating, and the scratches left by the ships faded away, and finally there was no trace.

It's another sunny morning, and the harbor of the Golden State is blue today, but there has been a lot more bustle and hustle and bustle here lately than before. In and around the port city, groups of soldiers shuttled through the streets and fields, but there was not much of a sense of slaughter, but it seemed very relaxed and comfortable.

This port was only a small city in the pre-Ming Dynasty, but by the spring of the eighth year of the Han Dynasty, it had become a large-scale city. At first, in order to cooperate with the military operations of the Zhao army against Manchuria, it was used as a port to receive military funds, and it was initially developed, and the people and sappers of the Zhao army also repaired several transportation routes deep into the interior, so that the Zhao Ziying army has always received good transportation support, effectively supported the front-line operations, and accelerated the fall of the Jianzhou Jurchen.

After the establishment of the new dynasty, the Han Dynasty continued its expansion in Liaodong and continued to use troops on a large scale in Liaodong, but because of the huge loss of land transportation and the difficulty of supporting the consumption of the army locally, it continued to use the Jinzhou supply line that had been formed, so the prosperity of Jinzhou Port was also continued.

At the same time, as the army continued to be stationed, the port of Jinzhou slowly expanded, and a large number of civilians and merchants began to move in, eyeing the market here. Then, when the population flourished, the Han and Goryeo and the Jurchen merchants of the frontier also used it as a place to sell goods and a transit point for trading and freight, and they flocked here to settle here, and even some Western merchants came here in search of business opportunities.

Now, after years of development, Jinzhou Port has been divided into different areas such as commerce, garrison and residents, and has become a huge city that is not inferior to the county capital in the mainland.

However, although Jinzhou has been initially developed, but after all, Liaodong is different from the provinces in the interior, those provinces in the interior have been divided into provinces for many years, with complete government institutions, and the rules of people's transactions and exchanges have long been conventional, and Liaodong is a newly conquered land, so the civil affairs institutions are not complete, plus the merchants from Tiannan and Haibei gather, the folk customs are much stronger than other places, so the public security is more on the head of the garrison, under the strict control of the army, there will be no chaos here.

On weekdays, the garrison around Jinzhou Port is a regiment, and the regiment of this regiment is the person with the highest status up and down in Jinzhou City.

However, He Sheng He Tuanzheng, who was very tall but slightly fat, was standing behind the trestle of a dock at this time, wearing a new military uniform, and a silver orchid medal on his chest, as well as several other large and small medals, but his expression was very respectful, and his waist was slightly shrunk, as if he didn't dare to come out.

In addition to him, there was also a large group of people standing behind the trestle, they were also dressed in military uniforms with serious expressions, and they were also wearing their respective medals on their chests.