"Oh! It's good, Zheng Sen, this kid is a little interesting. Li Xiao looked at the long telegram from Paris and nodded with satisfaction.

After so many years, it has not been in vain. Zheng Sen still has some means!

"Dashuai, even if you mess up France, it's not a big deal. Anyway, just send troops to do it! Nie Dahu, who had just been appointed commander of the Fourth Division, waved his big hand like a fan, which was quite imposing.

"Big difference, big difference. France is actually divided into two parts, one is Paris and the other is outside Paris.

If Paris is in chaos, then half of France is in chaos.

Napoleon really dared to send troops to suppress it, so Lao Tzu provided weapons support to the rebels. Military spending is tight, and Lao Tzu will not do it if he sends troops.

But for a small amount of money, let the French civil war start. That's the joy of seeing!

Once a civil war breaks out in France, the little money that France has accumulated over the years will be considered useless.

I want to see how Napoleon wants to beg us to be Ming. Hum! ”

"We can do the same with Prussia. The people who incite them to make trouble with them, anyway, a country of such a big size can find something inappropriate or dirty.

As long as we find out these things and publicize them, we will be able to achieve the goal that our Ming army cannot achieve.

Perhaps, this is a new situation in future wars. Ai Husheng was also in Li Xiao's office, and he was very interested in this new situation of war.

On the face of it, such an action would cost the state a lot of money.

In terms of actual results, that's worth a thousand dollars. Not to mention anything else, if the Ming army is allowed to cross the ocean to fight.

Logistics supply alone will kill you!

Not to mention, tens of thousands of military people eat the cost of horse chewing.

The dismemberment of India's operation, looking at the Ming is a great victory. But in fact, although the Ming Dynasty only dispatched more than 100,000 troops.

But the military expenditure has reached more than 11 million Ming silver dollars! If you add the money that Li Hu spent in the tug-of-war with Wu Sangui in the early stage, the total amount is an astronomical amount.

The army is having a good time, and after returning to China, he has been rewarded for meritorious service, promoted to an official position, and made a fortune. But Ai Husheng had a bitter face, and the treasury was empty enough to run mice.

On several occasions, the salaries of the officials were barely paid.

This is also the reason why after the expedition to India, there were no large-scale wars in the Ming Dynasty. It's not that I don't want to fight, but I really don't have the money to fight.

After holding back for several years, he finally sent two tank regiments and the first cavalry division of Manye to attack the Mongols.

Just two tank regiments, plus the 1st Cavalry Division of Man. The total number is only 30,000 horses!

However, the military expenditure reached an astonishing more than 9 million Ming silver coins at the beginning, and if it sent as many troops as the expedition to India, the Ming government would directly declare bankruptcy.

You must know that the Ming Dynasty still implements a thin tax policy. The annual tax revenue of the entire empire is only more than eight million Ming silver coins!

The expenses and revenues of the imperial court were completely disproportionate.

The reason why Ai Husheng has been able to survive for so many years is because he has plundered wealth from abroad to supplement his country.

This is also the reason why European businessmen began to boycott the goods of the Ming Dynasty, which made the entire Ming high-level fidget.

Well, now, there is no need to send a large army. Spending one million Ming silver coins left and right can also achieve the same purpose.

It's so cost-effective!

Ai Husheng feels that this way of subverting the enemy's regime needs to be greatly promoted.

"Yes! Napoleon, if he had been smart, would not have sent troops to suppress it. If he sends troops to suppress it, we will use the power of the church to support the weapons and equipment of French civil organizations.

When the time comes, it will be enough for him Napoleon to drink a pot!

As far as France is concerned, a civil war is expected to collapse.

Napoleon can only come and beg us to raise our noble hands, hehe! The more Ai Husheng thought about it, the happier he became, and finally laughed out loud.

"Humph! To fight a war, you have to do it with real knives and guns, so what's the matter? Nie Dahu's words resonated with Steenway.

The task of the army is to fight, if there is no war. So where is the value of the army embodied?

If you have no value, you don't have the right to speak!

The authority in the hands, the treatment, and the silver will be reduced. This is a matter that has a bearing on the interests of the whole army, and we cannot remain silent.

Let this means become the mainstream of the Ming Dynasty's external actions.

"Huh! Although this method is very effective, the strong military strength of the Ming Dynasty is the guarantee that this kind of operation can be successful.

Without the powerful military deterrence of the Ming Dynasty, do you think Napoleon would not have mobilized troops to kill those troublemakers?

In the future, this kind of thing will be left to Luzhu to do. They're more professional!

The Jinzhou Research Institute recently built a machine for taking pictures, and I think this thing works very well.

You can take pictures of our Ming scenery, and then find a way to print it in foreign newspapers.

Let them also see the happy life of our Ming people.

They envy the life of our Ming people, and they will worship our Ming from the bottom of their hearts. If you envy us, you will become more and more dissatisfied with their country.

Being able to influence the spirit of the people of other countries is soft power. ”

"Soft power! Dashuai said this well, in the future, we will use soft power to repair those guys who don't listen to us.

If you have financial difficulties, just ask Midori to come to me. One year ...... I squeezed out a million silver dollars a year. ”

Ai Husheng praised the soft power narrative, and his motto was to do more with the least amount of money.

One million silver dollars seems like a lot, but it can be calculated that it is not enough to pay a month's salary to all the officers and men of the Marine Corps.

"Yo! The God of Wealth is rare and generous today, so he also approved my money slips. Not much, nine hundred thousand silver dollars. ”

When Nie Dahu saw Ai Husheng's appearance, he immediately came out to have fun.

"I don't have any money, I want money to pull me out to extract oil." Ai Husheng looks like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water.

"If you don't have any money, then I'll go to your household yamen for dinner from today."

"It's okay, you can also come and eat with your guard company. However, the food expenses of the five eldest sons per person per day can be deducted from the military expenses of your four divisions. ”

Ai Husheng has a good time, anyway, the household department is the yamen of the appropriation, and he is not afraid that he will not be able to repair you.

"You old pick, you've got home."

"Huh! Let him pick, and catch him at noon for a treat. Donglai Shun, let's eat mutton shabu. Hahaha! ”

A few people were talking and laughing, and suddenly there was a commotion outside the office. Then, the door was slammed open.

Li Xiu, who had an angry face, appeared at the door, and the guards wanted to stop but didn't dare to stop it, so they could only stand aside with their hands rubbed.

"Uh......!" Everyone stood up.

Looking at Li Xiu's expression, you can see that he is in an extremely bad mood. No one dared to come forward to say hello!

Li Xiu is the commander of the Ming Navy!

Although he is the commander of the navy, he has more than 500,000 soldiers under his command.

There are not only more than 150 ships, large and small, but also 300,000 marines.

In terms of establishment, the number of marines is almost close to the total number of the Ming Army.

The high-ranking Li Xiu had a cold face, looking at Daming, no one dared to pick up this guy's tiger whiskers.

"All out!" Li Xiao looked at Li Xiu and looked at Ai Husheng's eyes wrongly, it was estimated that he had already gone to the household yamen.

I couldn't find Ai Husheng, so I found myself here.

No wonder Ai Husheng didn't leave in his office, it turned out that he had already received the news and came to take refuge.

The God of Wealth is full of people stammering, and it is not uncommon for him to receive the news in advance.

Hearing Li Xiao's words, everyone went out after saluting Li Xiu. In the huge office, only the two brothers remained.

Junko closed the door outside, and the inside and outside of the house were immediately separated from each other.

"When I became a commander, my temper was greater. This time I knocked on the door to come in, and next time I kicked the door in. ”

Li Xiao lit a cigar and took a puff, puffing out a puff of blue smoke.

"Big brother, why was my request to build a new battleship rejected.

At the beginning, you also said that there were at least nine battleships. Three ships are on duty, three are maintained, three are training.

But now, how do you talk don't count.

The fold of six battleships, now changed to three destroyers. Can the destroyer provoke the girder of the Ming Navy?

Not to mention, you have to help build a shipyard for the Russian Navy in St. Petersburg. Do you know it, I managed to destroy that shipyard with a hard time? ”

Li Xiu was furious and roared like a fierce lion.

"That's all, that's all?" Li Xiao took another puff of his cigar and looked at his powerful brother.

"Nope!" Li Xiu stiffened his neck and looked unconvinced.

"No, hold it for me." "Bang!" Li Xiao slapped the table violently, and the teacups on the table were shaken and jumped, and the tea spilled out and flowed down the table.

"What kind of place is this? The Generalissimo of the Ming Empire, you still dare to knock on the door and come in.

If it was someone else, it would have been beaten into a hornet's nest.

Anyway, you are now in the palm of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, which is heavier than the authority of ordinary feudal officials. What would happen to you if you were so frizzy that you brought a soldier to bang on your office door? ”

"I'm ......!" Li Xiu stiffened his neck, but when he saw Li Xiao's round eyes, he had to swallow.

"Shipyards are built in Russia in order to keep your fleet permanent in the Baltic. You can also have a qualified foothold overseas.

If a warship misses, it can also be repaired near St. Petersburg.

You have to work hard to destroy it, why should you destroy it? I didn't think it would be our spoils. What will it be used in the future? ”

"I'm ......!" Li Xiu will not say that he was killed, but he was angry because he was attacked by a Russian warship, so he ordered to blow up the St. Petersburg shipyard.

"I won't let you build battleships, that's because battleships will soon become obsolete. Soon there will be battleships, which will take the place of battleships.

If you still hold on to the battleship, you will be defeated in the future. ”

"Battleships quickly become obsolete?" Li Xiu felt that Li Xiao was telling a joke.

The battleship had huge guns, extra-thick protective armor. These are all necessary conditions for a sea hegemon!

Looking at the world, it is known that Daming can build such a warship. Several battleships under Li Xiao have never met an opponent across the seas.

Solid armor, even if you hit a mine and are directly blasted, you will not be hit hard.

Li Xiu didn't believe that this kind of thing like a steel fortress on the sea would be replaced or defeated by other ships.

"Anything goes out of style, including battleships that look like your eyes.

I'll tell you too! Lushun and Huangdao, as well as Jiangnan Shipyard, Xinjiapo Shipyard and Java Shipyard, the reason why they don't build battleships for you.

That's because, I have already decided to sell battleships abroad. Just give money and we sell it to them.

Of course, battleships are all big money. ”

"Big brother!" When Li Xiu heard the news, his face immediately changed.

Since Li Xiao said so, he will definitely do it.

Nowadays, the Ming Navy crisscrosses the seas, relying on strong ships and sharp guns. Once sold to other countries' battleships, the consequences are unimaginable.

It's like Britain, the old and wealthy European countries, as well as Spain and Portugal, which are frantically plundering gold and silver in the Americas.

They will definitely order battleships from the Ming Dynasty, and once these countries have battleships, then the technological superiority of the Ming Navy will be gone!

"What? Daming's tax last year was only 11 million silver coins, which was the highest in the history.

If you don't build some battleships and sell them, what will you take to raise so many soldiers, and what will you build warships? ”

Li Xiu saw that Li Xiao was really angry, so he could only stand aside and not speak, but he was thinking in his heart, how to mess up these businesses.

It is absolutely impossible for foreign navies to have such a weapon of mass destruction as battleships.

"Come here, now I'll tell you. What the next generation of sea hegemons will look like! Li Xiao said, opened the drawer and took out a drawing from inside and opened it.

Li Xiu leaned over and saw Li Xiao open the drawing.

The drawings show a strange-looking ship, without a single cannon on board. On one side of the ship there is an island, and the entire deck of the ship is a large plane with a long length.

What is this weird thing? No matter what Li Xiu thought, he couldn't think of how this thing could fight.

"The firing range of the main gun of Kunlun Mountain is twenty-eight kilometers, right!" Li Xiao asked coldly.

"The effective firing range is twenty-eight kilometers, and the maximum firing range can reach thirty-five .6 kilometers." As a naval commander, Li Xiu opened his mouth to the performance of this main battle weapon.

"This thing, the combat radius can reach six hundred kilometers. In other words, if you are in Port Arthur, you can attack Tianjin Wei. ”

"This ...... How is this possible? Li Xiu looked at the eldest brother and felt that the eldest brother was joking.

In this world, it is impossible to have a cannon that hits 600 kilometers.

"How could it be. There is no cannon in this world that shoots 600 kilometers, but there is no cannon on it.

The weapon on this is this thing. Li Xiao said, flipped through the drawings, revealing the carrier-based aircraft below.

"It's ......!" Li Xiu was a little stunned when he looked at this thing with two wings, because he had never seen what this thing was.

"It's called an airplane, and you can understand it as a very small, extremely fast airship.

It can fly in the sky at a very fast speed, much faster than an airship. When the airship saw this thing, it had to wait for death. ”