At this time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse raised his hand and gently stroked the case.

He could see that it seemed that Zhang Jingyi had put his hopes on this, but could he succeed?

That's not exact.

The most important thing is that whether the iron armor can float on the sea, only God knows.

However, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was still quite optimistic, and he had always supported many things about Zhang Jingyi, so he said: "Do your best, Lushun there...... Supervise too. ”

The two of them gossiped some more, but Zhang Jingyi was too busy and didn't stay for long today

Who knew that as soon as this Zhang Jingyi said goodbye, Wei Zhongxian came in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty......"

The Emperor of the Apocalypse listened to the anxious cry and glanced up at Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian's face was fine, not like a bad look, it didn't look like he was coming to bad news.

Wei Zhongxian saluted and said, "Your Majesty, outside...... Something is out. ”

Message ......

Wei Zhongxian said: "This Liaodong Mining, at this hour, somehow, the price has risen. ”

"What?" The Emperor of the Apocalypse was surprised and said, "What is the reason for this?" Yesterday...... Not all of them say ......"

Wei Zhongxian smiled bitterly and said, "I seem to have heard of ...... In the past two days, although many people have been selling, they have actually ...... There have always been people buying on a large scale, so although the price has fluctuated, it can be because there are buyers...... So it won't be a thousand miles away. When everyone slowly began to come back to the taste, they found that things were not simple, and then ...... Only then did I find out...... The owner of one of the steel mills is secretly buying shares. ”

Emperor of the Apocalypse: "......"

Wei Zhongxian continued: "Therefore, there are new rumors, saying that it is ...... Not long ago, some owners of steel workshops have gone to Chen's house to sign a supply agreement, willing to buy ore from Liaodong for a long time. As soon as the news came out, everyone found out that they had been deceived. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse snorted coldly and couldn't help but say, "It turned out that these damn profiteers were the ghosts. ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "The slave maid was almost fooled by them...... Nowadays, the people on the street are denouncing the profiteers, but now...... Everyone desperately wanted to go back and buy the shares of Liaodong Mining, and the chickens and dogs were jumping and there was a mess. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse frowned, and he felt more and more that these merchants were slippery.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse stood up, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and then said coldly: "Wei Companion, no business or treachery, it seems that this is the case today, they are not small. ”

Wei Zhongxian raised his head, looked at the Emperor of the Apocalypse cautiously, and said, "Why don't you let the people from Dongchang clean up?" ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse waved his hand and said, "No need, if you do it, it will ruin the overall situation, does Wei Banban really think that I am confused?" Although I am addicted to copying my home, I also know the severity. Your mind should be more on the heads of the Franc machine people, these people are not fuel-efficient lamps. ”

Wei Zhongxian clasped his hands and saluted: "Obey." ”

In fact, Zhang Jingyi didn't expect that the situation would change so quickly, before leaving the palace, the stock was still falling endlessly, and as soon as he got out of the palace, he immediately heard that the stock began to rise wildly.

And it rose very violently.

The owners of the steel mills don't lie.

Merely...... They deceive people with their mouths, but their bodies are very sincere.

So Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but scold these guys in his heart, but he, like the Emperor of the Apocalypse, maintained surprisingly calm and didn't take any unusual actions.

However, since Lushun, a letter has arrived, bringing excellent news, the ironclad ship has been launched......

There is no sinking.

Zhang Jingyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The absence of sinking is a good omen.

The hard work has not been in vain.

As for whether the ironclad ship has achieved the goals of the original design, it still needs to undergo sea trials.

In Lushun, there was already a branch of the Donglin Military Academy, known as the Lushun Teaching Team, which was a group of backbone personnel drawn from other teaching teams to learn the combat skills of the sailors.

Despite the fact that there are only 1,500 people, they will be trained as sailors almost every day, and even before the ironclad ship is built, there are craftsmen who have built a simulated 'ironclad ship' and let them simulate it again and again.

Although it is another matter to actually go to sea trials, with these foundations, at least everyone will not be completely ignorant of the upcoming sea trials.

Zhang Jingyi put his mind at ease, he actually felt that time was in a hurry, and he didn't want those Francophiles and Dutch people to really come to this Daming, after all, for Daming, this ironclad ship is still extremely immature, and it needs to be tested again and again to find problems, and then rectify them.

However, Wang Cheng's letter began to arouse Zhang Jingyi's vigilance.

In the Ryukyus, across the sea from Fujian, the Dutch people across the strait seem to have been expanding their ports and wharves for many years.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately made people smell a trace of unusualness.

This was clearly not intended for the purpose of passing merchant ships, but was probably for military purposes.

The Netherlands did not have a large fleet in the seas around the country, and there was no need to go to great lengths to build and expand the port.

All of this seems to point to a problem.

At the same time, there is also a very interesting trend, which makes Zhang Jingyi feel that things are not simple.

That is one thing that Wang Cheng's recital mentions there, that is, a large number of Luzon laborers, which are continuously transported to the Ryukyus in these days.

They were all transported by ships, and most of them were young and strong.

In fact, the information revealed by these recitals is very interesting.

A large number of docks and harbors were built, apparently for the purpose of docking and supplying a large number of ships.

The large number of young and strong people also shows that manpower is relatively tight.

Most notably, Ryukyu was stolen by the Dutch, while Luzon was occupied by the Spaniards.

Spain sent Luzon's manpower to Ryukyu, which was closer to the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.

This shows that Spain has reached some kind of alliance with the Dutch.

So......

In the newly established staff headquarters of Jinyiwei, a large number of staff officers have made some general judgments based on the scale of port construction and manpower provided in the report.

The news brought by Wang Cheng before is nine times out of ten credible, and even a large fleet is already on the way, but where it will arrive is still uncertain.

This fleet, at least the combined fleet of the Dutch and Spanish, which is at least, the other Europa countries involved, probably more......

The size of the fleet, depending on the large number of ports and docks, could be maintained at more than 30,000 men.

Naturally, this 30,000 people is the most conservative estimate.

In all likelihood...... The number ranges from 30,000 to 100,000.

And according to the fact that the other side is a navy, the problem of supply is not as complicated and cumbersome as the land route, and such a military horse is very considerable.

You must know that under normal circumstances, if the army is fighting, it will easily be 100,000 or 200,000 people, this is because the army needs supplies, and it needs to have civilian men and auxiliaries with the army at any time.

The sailors are different, the sailors greatly reduce the pressure on logistics, and the ship tries its best not to put too many idle people and so on to waste rations.

And if it is really a thousand miles of killing, then the judgment that can be made is that the other party must be the elite of the elite.

After all, in this era, the cost of transportation is too high, and it comes from thousands of miles, if it is the old, weak, sick and disabled, such a high cost is obviously not worth it.

It is not difficult to deduce, then, that the Europa people who were sent here must have been the best and strongest men.

In the Ming Dynasty, it is really the level of the Donglin Army, and it belongs to the elite military horses of the three armies.

As more and more news was sent by Wang Cheng, the image of an enemy slowly emerged.

The number of enemies has been corrected to the effect that the number of soldiers may be around 50,000 to 120,000, well-armed, but all experienced veterans. At least three Europa nations were united, with at least one hundred and seventy ships and three to five thousand guns.

And the level of construction of ships is extremely high, and at the moment, it is definitely at the leading level.

After all, sailing on the sea is risky, and in this era, a ship that can cross thousands of miles of blue waves is already at the highest level of skill today, and ordinary sea ships simply cannot accomplish such a feat.

And the base of their logistics supply should be Ryukyu, which is across the sea from Fujian, in the southern part of Ryukyu.

When Zhang Jing looked at the final conclusion, she couldn't help but gasp.

Although Europe at this time was attacking each other, almost all countries invested all their treasury expenditures in armaments.

But 50,000 to 120,000 soldiers, which is definitely a terrifying number for the whole of Europe, especially these people, almost all of them are armed to the teeth of military horses, it can be said that this is not an exaggeration to exhaust half of Europe's military strength.

Even in the Ming Dynasty, before the appearance of the military academy, the soldiers who could really fight were actually only of this scale, and because of the lax armament all the year round, it was difficult for the officers and soldiers to have combat effectiveness, and there were only a few remnants similar to the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the original Qi family army, and there was still a relatively high combat effectiveness.

And now, the entire Donglin Military Academy, the number of soldiers that can be used is only 50,000 to 80,000.

The Dutch and the Franco, apparently having taken gunpowder, were really going to gamble.

It can also be seen that the crisis brought about by the banks this time, to a certain extent, has had a profound impact on the whole of Europe, and has reached the point where it is necessary to gamble.

Zhang Jingyi took a deep breath, and was very cautious about this matter, while continuing to play, while constantly urging Wang Cheng to continue to spying, so that the court was fully prepared.