Jiang Yifan seemed to be very comfortable with the emperor's title, and An Ran continued: "They are also the people, since the craftsmen of the Heavenly Empire can make steam engines, it is difficult to guarantee that the people on the other side of the ocean cannot make similar things.

Today, our dynasty has abandoned the technology of the steam engine, and it is increasingly in the hands of foreign countries, backed by strong national power, and assisted by a huge fleet of ships that sail at high speeds, and they have come from all over the ocean, and only fear that the orthodoxy of our dynasty will be threatened. ”

Everyone exchanged glances with each other, and the emperor's attitude was obvious, he was strongly supporting Jiang Yifan. Although this kid's words are really alarmist, should we risk provoking the emperor to denounce this kid?

Tang Ming didn't care about that, and immediately lashed out angrily: "Even if the foreign clan has smelting technology and huge ships, but when they travel thousands of miles and arrive at my Great Xia Dynasty, they are already sleepy and lacking, and they can only be slaughtered by others. Ignorant children, it's really hateful to be alarmist here! ”

Jiang Yifan glanced at Tang Ming very coldly, turned to Wei Dongyang, the commander of the Tangzhou Suppression of Sea Bandits, and asked: "General Wei, if the enemy ship is huge, and wraps the entire surface of the ship with a thick enough iron sheet, and then makes a hard iron bow, and drives down at a fast enough speed, can the general be sure of defeating the enemy?" ”

Wei Dongyang is a military general, and the military general has always stood aside in the war of words in the court. Originally, he was just a bystander with his colleagues, listening to the words of the two sides. But he didn't expect to be dragged into the naval battle by Jiang Yifan, and it was an amazing statement.

Wei Dongyang wiped his forehead, fortunately, he didn't sweat.

Even if he didn't sweat, Wei Dongyang was taken aback by Jiang Yifan's description. They strangled pirates in Tangzhou the year before last, and in the first few naval battles, if they faced the ships Jiang Yifan said, they were afraid that the soldiers led by him would only have the result of repaying the country with death.

Wei Dongyang felt a chill in his heart, and when he looked up, he couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw the emperor looking at him. I'm afraid that he will disappoint the emperor, if he encounters an enemy with such equipment in a naval battle, I am afraid that no matter who it is, he will not be able to win this battle.

"Let Lord Jiang laugh, if such a ship attacks the coast, as far as this official is concerned, there is no defense at all." Wei Dongyang said, and couldn't help but glance at Tang Ming. Lord Tang has lived in the capital for a long time, where does he know the situation at sea?

According to Jiang Yifan's description, such a giant ship should not need to be paddled by manpower. In this case, all the way to the voyage, the soldiers on the enemy ship are actually spent in repair, where is the word of tiredness?

The generals in the hall listened to Wei Dongyang's truthful answer, and there was not much change in expression on his face. Because of this result, they probably know it without Wei Dongyang saying it.

As long as a person who has fought in a war, whether he is proficient in naval warfare or not, he must have some understanding of all kinds of warfare.

Crossing the slow long distance to run, of course, can be tiring. But the sea voyage is different, the ships are moving, only the boatmen are tired, and the soldiers are mostly resting.

If you can sail with a machine like the Smelter's Workshop, not only will the sailing time be much shorter, but it will also be easier to adjust your position during navigation and combat. The outcome of the war can be imagined.

Compared with the gloom that the military generals had predicted, many civilian officials had different expressions on their faces, and there were many emotions such as shock, incomprehension, and even disbelief.

How can this be? Just that thing in the smelting workshop will make a race so strong that the entire Great Xia Dynasty is powerless to resist it, is it impossible?

However, Wei Dongyang said this in front of the emperor, he didn't dare to talk nonsense and fool the emperor, right?

The emperor's face was even more gloomy than that of the generals.

Jiang Yifan ignored everyone and continued: "Mr. Shi from the mechanical workshop said that the steam engine can be used for almost all rotating appliances and tools. If the aliens really master this skill, who knows how much they will increase the power of the alien nation.

At that time, foreign soldiers invaded our territory with huge ships and sharp weapons, plundered our property, and enslaved our subjects. What do we use to protect ourselves? If you don't even have the power to protect yourself, how can you talk about being on the side? ”

Jinrong stood aside and glanced at everyone present with a cold face, "Not to mention far away, just now, as long as you use new tools, you can save a lot of manpower." The use of this manpower in farming and other production will always make the people richer and the treasury more taxed. ”

"This king really doesn't understand, why can the artifacts of the rich country and the strong people be regarded as fierce beasts by your lords?"

Jinrong is a prince and has been involved in court affairs for several years. Although he has not made any earth-shattering moves in the past few years, the government affairs he is involved in can also be pushed forward step by step without mistakes.

The most important thing is that when the drought in Yuanzhou was severe, the 300,000 taels of silver lent out by His Royal Highness King Yu really alleviated the predicament of the imperial court at that time. This silver, until now, is still stored in the palace of King Yu in the form of a court IOU.

This alone is a few grades higher than the prince who is a moth in the country and the Fu King who uses the court fortifications to make money.

Now, these words of his are standing in a position higher than that of an important minister, and he is accusing a major minister. However, in view of the above reasons, even if some people are displeased, no one comes forward to refute it.

Before, Cheng Dahui said in the court that if the machine is used to blow air, the smelting technology will be greatly improved. At the same time, the strength and lethality of weapons will also increase exponentially.

Now, if this technology is used by foreigners, the result is that Jiang Yifan describes such great harm.

Some people in the main hall have already begun to imagine that huge ships that are flying like flying and wrapped in thick iron sheets will come to knock on the gates and storm the shore. The sharp weapon used by the soldiers on board the ship to break the gold.

In the face of such an enemy army, although as a general, they cannot easily admit defeat, but they must also admit that at least for now, they have no way to defeat the enemy.

Will at that time, no matter how many soldiers fight for their lives, they can only end up spilling blood? In the end, it is the fall of the great land, the country is not a country, and the people have become slaves of the country.

The more the emperor thought about it, the more frightened he became, and his face turned black.

He looked unkind, looked at the four old ministers in the cabinet one by one, and finally fixed his gaze on Liu Chengzhi and Wei Xin: "A few years ago, I asked you to write a note on the prospects of industrial development, when will you be able to bring it up?" "Don't blame him for making trouble with them, who made the two of them oppose the New Deal.

Liu Chengzhi and others wrote about it, although it did not reach the height that Jiang Yifan and Jinrong said today, it was not perfunctory.

The reason why they did not take the initiative to hand it over to the emperor was because after they each wrote down a statement, the opinions of the four ministers were not in agreement. Therefore, when the emperor did not continue to ask, the four of them were pressed to the bottom of all official documents.

The emperor looked at the constipated expressions of the four people, and he was angry: "I have always regarded several ministers as ministers of the humerus, and you have also experienced decades of government affairs, but I didn't expect that you would be as good as two hairy boys in the long run!" ”

These few words did not save face for a few masters at all. Especially the last sentence, Han Yanhui and Liu Chengzhi were full of shame.

And Jiang Yifan and Jinrong also felt quite innocent, the two glanced at each other, and determined that the hairy boy that the emperor said was referring to the two of them.

What Your Majesty said is too irresponsible. It's just a matter of talking about those stubborn old guys, but it's not good to talk about the two of them, right?

Anyway, the two of them are also staunch supporters of His Majesty's new policy, and they have been out of the ranks of hairy boys for a long time.

After the emperor reprimanded several old ministers, his face did not improve at all, and he got up and brushed his sleeves away.

It was Zhang Cunhai who hurriedly shouted "Scatter the Dynasty", and then took small steps, took a few personal palace maids and eunuchs, and hurriedly chased away. I want to talk about "Women's Beauty" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~