.Report! Your Excellency, a total of 100 and 60 large and small warships were captured in this battle, and 27,300 Portuguese prisoners were taken prisoner, all of whom had been settled on the island of Pierces.

Liu Er has now replaced the ironclad ship with a flagship. This ironclad ship is not as comfortable as a wooden ship. But Liu Er's heart was very comfortable, and he had specially written a letter to send it back to Nanjing. The performance of the ironclad ship is clearly introduced one by one. Let the Ministry of Engineering better be able to build a batch to strengthen the water division.

"Let the brothers all go to the island and rest for a day." Liu Er was in a good mood. After beating the soldier who reported it, he turned his head to Shi Lang and Liu Guoxuan, who came to negotiate military affairs: "Let's also go to the island to have a look."

In front of the three islands of Pierce is a cliff. There is only one side facing the sea, and although the area is not large, it can barely accommodate tens of thousands of people to cultivate and live. Wait for Liu Er and the three to go to the beach. Na Shi Lang couldn't help but say: "If a military port can be established here, the Suez River road can be protected, and the countries around the Mediterranean Sea can be contained, and the Suez River will be opened in the future, and this Pies Island will also be a necessary waterway, and this island is not completely useless."

Liu Guoxuan nodded. stepped on the fine sand underground: "Yes, if you build a real base and a military port and a commercial port, it is indeed an easy place to defend and difficult to attack, and the location is also excellent, you can reach Central Europe in the north, enter the hinterland of the Mediterranean Sea in the west, and directly reach Italy and Spain, Suez and Egypt in the south, and the hinterland of Ottoman Turkey in the east." It's a great place indeed

The reason why the location here is excellent. The prerequisite is the opening of the Suez Canal. If it can't be opened, everything is nonsense. But the Ottomans could not see this, so they were naturally disgusted with this catty. The small island has no interest, and these days, it's a great terra nullius.

When Li Er heard this, he immediately made a small calculation, and over the years, he followed Zhu Jun to the east and west. The emperor's temperament has long been understood, the emperor is a lord who is unwilling to let go of any land, if he can take it, if he can't take it, then try his best to do business with the other party, if he doesn't even want to do business, then he will be crazy to suppress until he is disabled.

Today, the island was originally borderlands. What are you left for? Why don't you let the Western naval division build a military port and a commercial port here, and send a detachment to garrison here.

He made up his mind, pretending to be fine, and said to Liu Guoxuan and Shi Lang: "I'm afraid those French, British, and Spaniards have been waiting for a long time, so I'd better leave quickly." Hatchet man.

In the Kremlin, Princess Sophia looked at Miloslavsky in horror, her blue eyes full of horror: "You mean. The Ming army has already hit Rostov-on-Don? When will they appear in Moscow? ”

Miroslavsky is the elder brother of Princess Sophia's mother, and belongs to the princess's maternal family. is also the biggest support force for the princess regent, Miroslavsky's expression did not move: "Your Majesty Princess, please don't worry, I have already ordered the Moscow Shooting Army to go to Rostov, the Ming army is alone, although it has caused us chaos, but they are in order to attack." The same loss of great combat power, as long as we dispatch properly. They will be annihilated in one fell swoop

Princess Sophia seemed a little more reassured, but soon he seized on a loophole in Miroslavsky's words: "But what about Moscow, the archery army is the most powerful force in Moscow. What if there is still a Ming army attacking Moscow?

"Don't worry, Your Majesty Princess, according to our intelligence, these Ming troops are all cavalry, even if they arrive in Moscow, relying on the city defense army in the city, we can resist them. Cavalry cannot storm a city

Princess Sophia's face flushed. The fat figure trembled: "That's good." Your Excellency Miloslavsky, the security of Moscow is all in your hands

"No problem. My Majesty. Miroslavsky smiled, but there were more serious things that Miroslavsky had not yet told the princess. That is, the only shooting army in Moscow that supports the Miroslavsky family has been transferred, and there is no army in the city to support the regent, but if the shooting army is not mobilized, with the current strength in Russia, it is simply not enough to inflict on those enemies who are coming, and if the army that goes to encircle and suppress fails, then the whole of Russia will fall into extreme panic.

At this time, there was a sudden shout of killing outside the palace. Princess Sophia was shocked. Grabbed her skirt and said, "What's the matter?" Did the Han people call? Oh my God, how can this be?

Miroslavsky, however, seemed much calmer, and he shouted: "Gobav".

The court minister cautiously walked into the hall and gave Princess Sophia and Miloslavsky a line.

"What's going on?" Miroslavsky was really nervous, but he still tried his best to make a majestic appearance.

The thugs were "the city defense troops, they said that His Majesty the Tsar had grown up and no longer needed the regent, and there was a conflict with the soldiers who guarded the court." The court minister hung his head.

"Don't think!" Princess Sophia heard that it was not the Han Chinese, but the rebellion in the city, but she was not nervous. And with the majesty of a regent. "Their actions can be regarded as rebellion," he shouted. Call for a rebellion! ”

His Majesty Miroslavsky smiled bitterly: "The firing corps has gone to Rostov-on-Don." ”

"Huh?" Princess Sophia then remembered and exclaimed, "What should I do?" Dear Lord Miloslavsky, you have to get an idea for me, where are the rebels now? They're not going to kill me. ”

Miroslavsky looked at his cousin with a look of disgust: "Your Majesty, the more we should be calmer at this time. Gobav, you come and tell me whether the traitor is petitioning for Ivan or Peter. ”

They said that His Majesty Ivan was frail and sickly and unfit to handle state affairs, and that the power should be given to His Majesty Peter the Second Tsar, and the court minister hesitated for a moment and then said: thugs They also said that the policy of His Majesty the Regent has plunged thousands of Russians into war. but did not get the benefits they deserved. Now that a lot of land has been lost, they say that Her Majesty the princess is the culprit, please step down.

"Enough!" Princess Sophia said, "Where are my palace guards?" Let them go to counter the rebellion.

Her Majesty's court minister summoned up his courage: "We have already lost too many people, so why should we let our soldiers fight among themselves?" The palace guards can't resist the 30,000 city defense troops, and your orders will not help, they will only make more people sacrificed. And your resistance will also fill the rebellious soldiers with rage, and they will kill you. I suggest,

"No, I don't accept your suggestion Sophia angrily interrupted the words of the court minister, and then turned her face to Miloslavsky: "What do you think?".

Miroslavsky's face was innocent at this time, his family had made all the bets in order to support Princess Sophia, if the young Peter succeeded to the throne, the entire family would be destroyed, he hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and made a decision: "Your Majesty, Princess." There is no way back. That being the case, then why can't it be resisted, Peter's rebels are not terrible. As long as we can hold out for ten days, the shooting army will definitely be able to rush back when they get the news

"Yes, Princess Sophia rejoiced again: the thugs and the archers will know what is going on, and they will come back. Eliminate this gang of rebels

"Your Majesty, we can't hold out for ten days." The Minister of the Cabinet continued to persuade.

Shut up Miroslavsky and shouted: Enough thugs, you retreat

When this sentence was shouted, there was a burst of Ula sounds outside the palace, and the sound that resounded through the sky almost tore the air apart, and Miroslavsky was so frightened that his face turned earthy, and he hurriedly said: "What's the matter?" Guards, guardsmen

In the midst of the sound of footsteps, a young man of only thirteen years old, wearing a suit of armor, paced in on the hilt of his sword, and around him, many soldiers, some of them wearing the uniforms of the city defense army. There were those wearing palace guard uniforms, and some were wearing the uniforms of the Kazakh cavalry regiments, and the young man smiled and saw Miroslavsky head-on, and Miroslavsky looked at him in a panic: "He, Your Majesty, you."

"The era of women ruling the Russian Empire is over. The power of the empire should be returned to its rightful heirs. His Excellency Miroslavsky. Are you going to rebel? Although Peter was only thirteen years old, he was already taller than most adults, he was two meters and five meters tall in history, and now he is close to an adult, although he is not fully grown.

"No" Your Majesty. Miroslavsky is ready to swear allegiance to you. Miroslavsky hung his head like a defeated rooster. At this point, if he still thinks about resisting. That's a complete idiot.

"Well, my sister, Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia. How do you decide? It's rebellion. Still towards tsarist allegiance? Peter squinted at this half-sister with a victor's smile on her face, and he endured it for a long time. Pretending to be deaf and dumb for many years, he secretly contacted all the factions that opposed the regent, and continued to infiltrate the army, and now. He finally got his wish. In his words, a powerful empire. It is definitely not something that a woman can grasp, the wisest way is for this woman to let go of her rights, if this woman is unwilling, even if this woman is Peter's mother, he will not hesitate to drive her down.

"The power will soon be in my hands," Peter cried out cheerfully in his heart.

Princess Sophia looked at Peter, and then at the groveling Miloslavsky, and muttered disdainfully, at this time, the soldiers surrounding Peter had raised their weapons with bad intentions, they didn't care if this person was a princess or a regent, as long as Sophia shook her head, they would rush up and cut her into pulp.

"Peter, you've grown up." Sophia showed great courage at this time, and she said to Peter, almost in a mocking tone, "Do you treat your sister like this?"

At this time, the weak and sickly Ivan was surrounded by a group of palace guards with a pale face, and Ivan had obviously expected that the scene in front of him would sooner or later, and his mood was very stable. When the coup soldiers saw Ivan, they couldn't help but drop their weapons and make way for a way, and Ivan slowly passed through the crowd, looking extremely calm, until he entered the palace.

When Peter saw Ivan, he immediately knelt down on one knee: "Your Majesty, my brother has already eaten, and there is still a certain shame on my side!" In vain, he is in charge of the power of my country: the second generation of Ding is like waiting for leisure, it is tolerable, which is unbearable! Now that the empire has lost on the Ottoman battlefield, the Han offensive is aggressive, and the empire is in the most dangerous moment, these warriors who have followed me to try to overthrow the tyranny are all with a love for the empire and plan to fight, we are not afraid of death, but we must not let the empire be buried in the hands of a woman. ”

Ivan looked at this half-brother calmly, it stands to reason that he and Princess Sophia are brother and sister. However, Sophia was not close to him, on the contrary, this Peter was more intimate, and his pale face gradually became rosy, and he glanced at Princess Sophia. "Peter, you will inherit the throne of the First Tsar, and God bless the new master of the empire." ”

"Ulla". Everyone cheered, at the moment when the empire was about to fall, everyone was strongly dissatisfied with the Miloslavsky family and the regent who controlled power, and the Russians longed for a strong and powerful tsar to come out and lead them through the most difficult moments.

Ivan's face was even more flushed, and he didn't know where the strength came from, he took off the big crown on his head and gave it to the local Orthodox priest of Moscow who came with Peter, and the big priest took it with both hands, and then said directly to Peter: "Great Tsar, may your wisdom shine on this land." Free all life from suffering. Let your warriors no longer fear. Let your people no longer be confused, only you can be worthy of this crown that represents the divine

Peter took off his head and said, "I will give my royal brother the glory of the second tsar, my brothers will govern together, and the empire will enter a new and more powerful journey" Then he looked at Sophia sarcastically and said to the people beside him: "Princess Sophia is tired, I will build her a brand new monastery."

thugs The roar of Ula resounded through the Kremlin,

"Immediately send envoys to sign a contract with the Ming and Ottomans respectively, and the empire will unconditionally stop the war. Peter's face was filled with excitement, and this was his first order since he took the throne.

Everyone on the side looked at each other. Looking at Peter in disbelief, they had expected that Peter would say that he would recruit more soldiers and carry the war through to the end until the enemy withdrew from the territory of the empire and surrendered to the empire.

We need to recuperate, not blindly fight a decisive battle with two huge empires, the land of Siberia may be Han Chinese now, but in twenty years, I swear. I will take it back from the Han Chinese, the territory of the empire will extend to the Black Sea, and we will make the whole world tremble. ”

"Wu Pick,"

Zhu Jun's car arrived in Nanjing on the ninth day of the first month of April, due to the opening of the main artery of the railway in the Guannai, after arriving in Beiping City, Zhu Jun took the special train from Beiping to Nanjing, this road was very quiet, and when he arrived in Nanjing, a celebration was held, and Zhu Jun went back to the palace to rest.

When he woke up on the second day, the good news of the sailor had just arrived, Zhu Jun was in a good mood, and immediately opened Liu Er's recital, and when he saw the power of the ironclad ship Liu Er asked to build an ironclad ship, Zhu Jun couldn't help laughing, and said to Xiao Guizi beside him: "Go, call a few directors of the Ministry of Industry to meet you." Lian has something to ask

Then he continued to look at the performance of Qinggong, such a big naval battle, the list of merits is naturally very much, the most eye-catching of which is naturally Yang Xiong, who is ranked first, Zhu Jun glanced at his evaluation, as well as the comments that the cabinet has drawn up, and couldn't help but smile, and put a pen on his name. It is also the approval of the awarding of the medal.

After a quarter of an hour, several directors of the Ministry of Engineering hurriedly entered the hall, Zhu Jun raised his eyes to look at them, and immediately asked, "How is the improvement of the ironclad ship now?" ”

A principal of the Emperor stood up: "Wechen and other United Academy of Sciences have tried to produce a few, among which there is a 6,300-ton ironclad ship whose performance is quite stable, and Wechen has let people try out for some time, whether it is firepower, armor, or navigation are all superior, but Lord Shangshu thinks that it is better to continue to improve, otherwise it will be built in batches, and it will inevitably cause waste if new models are improved in the future, and the warships in service now are enough." If new ironclad ships are added, won't those redundant wooden ships be stranded? ”

Zhu Jun said: "Let's make a batch first, if you don't equip the sailor, how can you scrape?" The surplus of those wooden ships can be sold to maritime merchants. You draw up a charter, how many ships will be built in one batch, and how much money will be spent, all of which will be written down in detail, and you will see it. ”

I had a cold for three days. I have a runny nose all the time, and it seems that I can't sit at home all the time, so I have to go out for a walk.

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