On July 18, the heat gradually subsided.

If it is according to Sun Ning's previous statement that he came to Hangzhou to escape the summer, at this time, he, the Emperor of Dayue, should also go back to Jinling.

Even in order to quell the rebellion of the coastal thieves, with only a few reports of the takedown of Fusang Haikou in recent days, the prefectures and counties in Zhejiang have long been stable, and there is no need for him to continue to sit here as the king of a dignified country.

However, Sun Ning did not mean to leave Hangzhou, but summoned a number of courtiers from Jinling to discuss the next step.

In the front hall of the palace today, a huge, extremely eye-catching nautical chart is hanging on one side of the wall, and although the description on it is simple, it still includes the sea conditions of hundreds of miles of the eastern sea.

Those large and small islands have been deliberately marked, and the distance between each island and the land is marked on the side, as well as the estimated size, and among them, the most eye-catching is the big island with a radius of twenty or thirty miles, almost as much as a small city, but more than three hundred miles from the land.

Actually, it doesn't seem accurate to say that this island is an island, but if you look closely, it is a merger of two islands that are very close together, probably only two or three miles apart. So it also has a reasonable name - Shuangyu Island.

At this time, the Qian clan, who had presented this chart to the imperial court, was explaining in detail to the emperor and officials the details of this large area of known sea.

As one of the nine surnames in Jiangnan, the Qian family has indeed been very honest and low-key over the years, and even the silk business that was easy to earn a lot of benefits has been completely given up. But this doesn't mean that they no longer want to make money, otherwise they won't be able to support a large family, hundreds of people.

Therefore, they chose another way out, that is, to go to sea to trade, although it is harder and more risky, but they earn more benefits than in the Jiangnan territory. And this choice also allowed the Qian family to have a deeper understanding of the large sea area east of the south of the Yangtze River, and showed their faces when the imperial court needed it this time.

Qian Shu was even more energetic at this time, and kept explaining to everyone: "Your Majesty, my lords, if you really want to go to sea to level the thieves, there are the following difficulties.

"One is that the danger of wind and waves at sea is far greater than that of rivers on land, and the ships going out to sea must be larger, heavier and stronger than other river vessels. In other words, shipyards had to be rebuilt and even shipyards built. ”

This alone made many courtiers, such as Lord Cao of the household department, show a look of embarrassment, building a factory and building a ship, the cost is too great, and the imperial treasury is really difficult to afford.

Qian Shu paused slightly, and after everyone understood, he said: "The second is the soldiers." There are different rivers on the sea, the wind is high and the waves are fierce, and it is impossible for non-well-trained soldiers and horses, and they must be naval troops, so it is impossible to cross the vast sea safely, let alone engage the enemy later.

"So even if it is a military training, it will not take a year or two to become a strong army that can break the enemy.

"The third is for the sake of safety follow-up supplies, which requires the imperial court to set these small islands along the way as supply points, and then send the supplies one by one. As a result, the repair and support work of the islands is also a big problem.

"The fourth is the question of how to fight this Shuangyu Island. This island must have been the key point used by the Fuso pirates to transit and hoard their looted goods, and even after they had built a simple town here, some people simply settled on this small island.

"It's not accurate to say it's an island, it's even a pirate city on the sea. Whether it is the troops or the guards, it will naturally not be too loose, and it must be attacked by elite soldiers in order to break it in one fell swoop.

"Finally, it's time to send troops. Because the wind direction of sea and land always changes, if you want to go to Shuangyu Island smoothly, you must wait until the northwest wind blows in autumn and winter. In this way, you can go with the wind, which can greatly shorten the time at sea and occupy a certain amount of time ......"

His words were very coherent, and several generals who had been instructed to learn from the soldiers nodded frequently. And their expressions inevitably showed embarrassment.

Especially Wu Tiexiong, who was specially transferred from Suzhou by Sun Ning, was even more worried.

Because he knew very well that as the premier naval general in the Dayue Imperial Court, once he really planned to train the soldiers and horses to go to sea, he would naturally be the first choice.

But the problem is that in Suzhou, I have always only made a difference on the Taihu Lake and the Yangtze River, but I have never had the experience of fighting at sea.

But looking at His Majesty the Emperor's attitude, it is imperative to go to sea this time!

So he could only look at Chen Qingyun in front of him as if asking for help, and for now, maybe he, the most trusted courtier in front of the emperor, could dissuade him and make the emperor dispel his thoughts.

Chen Qingyun did not disappoint him, and as Sun Ning opened his mouth to ask everyone's opinions, he was the first to stand up: "Your Majesty, the minister has a word to play." ”

"Say."

"The minister thinks that it is naturally a holy move for His Majesty to want to sweep away external troubles for the people of Jiangnan, but is it a bit too hasty to do this now?"

Chen Qingyun peeked at the silent emperor slightly, and then continued: "After all, as Qian Shu said, if you want to pacify the sea cowards, the preparation and price you need to pay are too large, and the time is too long, don't say that this year, even next year, it may not be possible."

"However, the expenses for opening a shipyard and training sailors at sea in the early stage have to be allocated in a steady stream, so something is wrong after all. After all, if there is no unification today, whether it is the Pingtian rebels who steal from the Gyeonggi area, or the Guirong people in the north, they may invade the south again at any time.

"And if there is a war on both sides, I am afraid that the imperial court will not be able to bear it, and I hope that Your Majesty will think twice, and everything will be based on the Central Plains."

Seeing this, Wu Tiexiong also hurriedly took a step: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that General Chen is very worried, and there are priorities, and it is true that he should not blindly go to sea to start a war because of a momentary anger. ”

"Your Majesty, please think twice, and focus on the overall situation!"

At that moment, a number of courtiers came out together, showing their attitude.

It can be said that now in the palace, dozens of courtiers, whether they are from Zhejiang or called from Jinling by Sun Ning, almost none of them are willing to support him to go to great lengths to attack the enemy at sea.

And the reasons they gave were all the same, they always felt that it was not cost-effective to do so, and it would affect the suppression of the strong enemy in the north.

Sun Ning suddenly fell into a short silence, he had thought that such a situation would occur, but he didn't expect that all this would come so quickly, and the courtiers would be so unified.

Some people died, but not completely......