"Since they're going to war, it's better to go to war. If your two giant ships are really that powerful, we won't be afraid of them. How far is England, if not, let Ao Canghai run. It is the most basic to dare to start a war against our Ming Dynasty and burn its society and destroy its temple. Don't look at me, Daming has experienced more than ten years of war, but he is not a mere person who can let others take what he wants. ”

"General Ma Yuan of the Han Dynasty said that those who offend me will be punished even if they are far away! But this England is far from what you can imagine. Starting from our Daming, it will take almost a year to sail. During this period, there were also difficulties in experiencing typhoons and various supplies, and if you stay on the ship for a long time, you may break down. ”

"Oh, then how did they come to my Daming Sea? There were also the former Dutch, who also came from far west to the end. Does it mean that they don't have to overcome such difficulties? Sun Chengzong looked at Li Xiao with blazing eyes.

"They have a lot of supply points along the way, and it's fair to say that they started laying the groundwork more than 200 years ago. From our South China Sea out of the strait, they can go to India, oh, it is the Tianzhu where Xuanzang learned from the scriptures. After replenishment in India, they would sail along the African coastline. And then......! Li Xiao's hand kept gesturing on the table, and when he looked up, he saw Sun Chengzong's flickering eyes.

"These are also what the old private school teacher in your village taught you? I can't see it, I have a spare place in the Ming Wilderness! Sun Chengzong took out a match and looked at Li Xiao while lighting a cigarette.

"This ......!"

Exercise! was calculated by the old bastard again, how could a private school gentleman in the countryside have this knowledge. Li Xiao's previous rhetoric was poked into a big hole by himself. No matter how much you try to make it up now, you can't make it up.

"Huh! The old man doesn't care about your teacher's background, the old man only cares if you can guarantee the prosperity of my China. The Ming Empire has stood in the East for more than 200 years, during which it has experienced the glory of expelling the Tartars and the shame of the emperor's capture.

For more than 200 years, countless people with lofty ideals, countless loyal ministers and good generals. You are right to say that they are loyal to the royal family, but the old man thinks that most of them are doing their best for the prosperity of our Chinese nation. As Mr. Yang Ming said, the unity of knowledge and action protects my China. Support the emperor and bless my state.

The old man has studied Mr. Yangming's doctrine all his life, and he boasts that he has obtained the essence of Mr. Yangming. It doesn't matter who is the emperor, or even whether there is an emperor in this empire. The important thing is who can lead our Chinese nation to stand on top of the world forever, so that our Chinese race can last for thousands of years and prosper forever.

For this goal, the old man struggled all his life. Now that the whole empire is stabilizing, the overseas juniors are just clowns. We have carried hunger, pestilence, ferocious tartars, and rebellions in our country, and we will still be afraid of them.

Chengzu, two generations of emperors of Xuanzong once sent Zheng He to lead a fleet to the Western Ocean, along the way to promote the prestige of our Ming Dynasty. The farthest you have reached the Africa you mentioned.

No matter how far away England is, it is still in the world. As long as they can get to my Daming, I Daming will definitely be able to go to their England. Even if the old man can't see it in his lifetime, the descendants of my Ming dynasty will definitely not disappoint the old man. ”

Li Xiao was so surprised that his jaw almost fell to the ground, what he said just now is in danger of being sealed, and this old guy's current situation is definitely a big rebellion. When encountering an irascible emperor like Zhu Di, he was a knife and nothing to say.

I used to only know that the old guy was an old fox, but I didn't expect this to be an old fox with extremely nationalist tendencies. This kind of old fox, Li Xiao likes it very much, and Huaxia needs many such old foxes, the more the merrier.

"There are some things that the kid can't tell you, old man, even if you do, I'm afraid you won't believe it. England's navy was tough and greedy. Now that the country has stabilized, we have to look overseas.

My Ming Dynasty has experienced more than ten years of war, and the national strength has been exhausted and weak. At this time, we need to have great wealth to heal. And the great wealth must not be taken from the people. This will cause new turmoil in the empire, and at the same time it is not in line with your and mine's original intentions.

Only by plundering overseas materials and wealth can we continue to enrich our Ming Dynasty. Let us realize that the education, medical care, public services and other policies that benefit the people can be truly implemented in everyone's hands.

Otherwise, there is no money in the treasury. Even if you have tens of millions of policies to benefit the people, it is in vain! ”

Plunder in history is either external or internal. The emperors of the Central Plains liked to enslave their own people to satisfy the primitive accumulation of the empire. And Li Xiao's proposal was to plunder other peoples and enslave other peoples to satisfy the consumption of the empire. Absorb nutrients from all over the world for your own use, and soon the Ming Dynasty will become rich and prosperous. Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty stand at the top of the world's nations for a long time.

"The old man really didn't see the wrong person, since you have this idea, then do it. The old man will support you wholeheartedly, as long as the old man lives for a day, he will support you for a day. You don't have to worry about some small things some time ago, Sun Quan has been imprisoned by me in Gaoyang's hometown, and he is not allowed to take a step out of the house. The Sun family does not have Sima Zhao, and there will be no Sima Zhao. The Sun family will only be born to the descendants who work hard for the great cause of the nation. ”

"Mr. Sun, you don't need to say much, you are still clear as a brat. If there's anyone I can trust in this world, it's you. Because you gain power for the faith, not for the individual.

England's affairs needed to be considered in the long run, and first of all, a large-scale construction of the navy was needed. Secondly, it is necessary to cultivate naval talents, and Mao Wenlong has to do this kind of thing by running a school. He has this experience, and I think the location is set at Shanhaiguan. The name is Shanhaiguan Ship Master School.

The second child was injured, so he was allowed to raise it slowly in Jiangnan. When his injuries are healed, he will lead the fleet and attack all the way out of the South China Sea. Establish a solid supply line along the way before you can make an expedition to England. ”

"You're talking about a safe and perfect way, although it's been a little longer. But it is safe to win, and it is appropriate for Li Xiu to do this. I hope that the old man can hear your good news in his lifetime.

What the old man was thinking was...... Zheng Zhilong! Sun Chengzong glanced at Li Xiao, Zheng Zhilong has always been a staunch ally of Li Xiao. In the most difficult time for Li Xiao, Zheng Zhilong still did not betray his promise. Every year, a large amount of silver is sent from Fujian and Zhejiang to Liaodong. At the peak, one-sixth of Li Xiao's military expenses were paid by the Zheng family. Now that Sun Chengzong is ready to move Zheng Zhilong, of course he has to ask Li Xiao what he means.

"Zheng Zhilong?" Speaking of Zheng Zhilong, Li Xiao was a little surprised. Under normal circumstances, it is not a good thing to be remembered by such a scheming old fox.

"Yes, it's Zheng Zhilong. His sea power was destroyed by the British this time, and the remaining strength was no longer enough to protect the South China Sea, nor was it enough to protect our Daming Sea Frontier. Besides, Zheng Zhilong is the emperor of the soil along the coast of Guangdong and Fujian. If there is a strong force in the locality, there will be many political departments. Grassroots officials are at a loss, and the people's perception will be confused. This is a hidden danger to the unity of the country, and we, as the rulers of the empire, must make a decision. ”

"No! With today's situation, Zheng Jia's achievements are great, and I can't do the thing of unloading the mill and killing the donkey. It was the first time that Li Xiao had blatantly vetoed Sun Chengzong's proposal.

"Huh! Young man, it's never too late for you to object after listening to the old man.

Zheng Zhilong can control the South China Sea, and his family is prosperous in Fujian and Zhejiang, and he can be called a masterpiece of a generation. His son, Zheng Sen, was also an official in the imperial court. The old man wondered if he would let him come to the capital. It's not appropriate to be in the cabinet, but it should be appropriate to be in charge of the Ministry of Water Resources. His family originally ate water rice, and letting him be in charge of the country's water conservancy was also a good talent.

He is the minister of water resources, and Shi Kefa is the vice minister. How much time do you think there is left before the Yellow River is clear? ”

"At the beginning, the Ministry of Water Resources promised Shi Kefa. Now that he has suddenly been demoted to a deputy minister, it also has the meaning of unloading the mill and killing the donkey. It is better to set up another Ministry of Railways at the same level as the Ministry of Water Resources. Let Scofa be the Minister of Railways, which is responsible for managing and planning the construction of railways across the country. Oil and water and power are not small compared to the Minister of Water Resources, and Shi Kefa was a soldier before. It can also be reorganized into an engineer corps, which is specifically responsible for building railways.

Li Hao surveyed Shanhaiguan very carefully, and has completed the survey of the railway from Jinzhou to Shanhaiguan. Yesterday I asked the old fisherman, and he said that the design and construction of the locomotive of the steam engine has basically taken shape. It is only necessary to do the final experiment, and the production can be finalized. It is expected that the front and wagon will be produced in about a year.

Once the railroad is rolled out throughout the country, the grain of the north will no longer depend on the grain of the canal. At the same time, the transportation of goods between the north and the south will also become more frequent. A ride on the red dust concubine smile will become a legend, and there will be as many mountains as many Liangguang lychees in the lychee season, which will be transported to the capital within a few days along the railway.

The industrial products produced in our capital will also be transported to the south along the railway. Buying and selling is actually trading, and with the railway, the goal of connecting the world can be achieved. And the fisherman is also developing an airship, which can fly in the sky. It's ...... faster than the railway. ”

"Ugh! You say it slowly, the old man is old, and his brain doesn't turn so fast. Li Xiao said spittle, and Sun Chengzong hurriedly stopped him. He knew that when Li Xiao talked about this, he would be so excited that he couldn't stop talking.

"You mean to say, let Shi Kefa build the railway, and let Zheng Zhilong manage the water conservancy! But you said that Caoyun would not exist, so what oil and water could be fished on the water, would Zheng Zhilong be willing? ”

"Huh! Fisherman, you don't know, the oil and water in this water conservancy can be big. There's something called electricity, uh...... It's the kind of thing that thunders in the sky. All I need is the right guidance, and the electricity will work for me.

For example, use a copper wire to direct electricity into the house. You can light the electric light, and in our room, a big electric light is enough. In the future, you will never use candles again to read the cantata.

In winter, you can lay wire under the house. Then the electricity was turned on, and the floor tiles of the whole room were hot. In the summer, we get an electric fan and put a basin of ice in front of us, and the wind blowing out is also cool.

These cities are cold to death in winter and hot to death in summer. With electricity, I promise that the amount of candles, kerosene, and coal used each year will be shockingly small. Hydroelectric power is the most stable, convenient and clean way to obtain electricity.

The light bulb has been studied on Changxing Island, and I am wondering where to try to build a hydropower station on the outskirts of Beijing. But when you think about it, there is no suitable place. You can only build a thermal power station first, and although coal-fired power generation is not as economical as hydroelectric power, it is cheaper than candles. ”

"Uh...... Electricity...... Got this thing? Sun Chengzong was a little confused, none of the things Li Xiao said today were in his knowledge system. It was hard for him to understand how a glass sphere could glow on its own. If the wire is laid under the floor tiles, how will it heat up on its own. What kind of electric fan can move by itself without anyone fanning it? Isn't that a fairy thing?

In view of the fact that Li Xiao can always make extraordinary things, Sun Chengzong wisely kept his mouth shut about the categories he didn't understand.

"In that case, the old man won't say much. Tomorrow, Shi Kefa will enter Beijing, and the old man of the Ministry of Railways will talk to him. It's not a big deal, but as for Zheng Zhilong's matter, you still have to talk to him. It's okay to go to Fuzhou to talk, and it's okay to let him come to the capital. Since it was Li Xiao who brought it up, Sun Chengzong simply came to make a big deal and pushed it off.

"Then let's do it, I'll go to Fuzhou. By the way, you can also see what the second child's injury is, and at the same time, he will not let Zheng Zhilong resist too much. Li Xiao thought about it, and went to Fujian by himself.

"All the way to Fujian, the mountains and rivers are far away, and the Meiling Ancient Road is difficult to walk, so you have to be careful in everything."

"No, I'll take Zhenyuan and Dingyuan away. Now that the English fleet has defeated the second child, it will definitely continue to do things along the coast. Let Zhenyuan and Dingyuan out, and try to beat them. After hurting them, they will retract on their own. Maybe it's Java, maybe it's back to India. Anyway, we drove them away first, and with our current naval strength, we can't compare with them. After building a few more giant ships of this class, they will sail to India. ”

"As a handsome, you don't have to risk this kind of thing......!" Hearing that Li Xiao was going to go by boat, Sun Chengzong was a little worried.

"It's okay, our ship is far faster than their sailboats. Moreover, headwinds and tailwinds affect them far more than we do. If it weren't for the lack of sailors, I'd have just wanted to wipe out their fleet. Li Xiao remembered that Li Xiu was injured, and his teeth itched with hatred.

"Since that's the case, then you can wait for Chen Laohu to come back before leaving. In any case, Chen Laohu's department has been floating on the water all year round, although he has never driven this kind of boat, but it is better than Ao Canghai, a raw melon and egg. ”

"Then wait a few days, and the old fisherman will also have to make some preparations."