The silent Sun Ning didn't know what mood he was in for a while.

Accidental?

There is a point, but if you think about it carefully, it is reasonable, after all, this decision of mine is indeed a bit risky and radical, so in order to be more stable, the ministers will naturally speak out against it.

It's just that it's quite unexpected that they can speak so loudly.

Disappointed?

Yes, but Sun Ning can also express his understanding, because this is the inherent thinking of the upper echelons of this era.

If you think about it carefully, the Chinese nation has not seemed to have much interest in the ocean for thousands of years because of its geographical environment.

This was not only the consistent policy of the two last imperial courts of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but also the earlier dynasties, apart from the Song dynasty, also rarely proposed to open up the sea, including the Han and Tang dynasties, which seemed to be the most expansionist.

As for why the Song Dynasty, especially the Southern Song Dynasty, had a different attitude towards the sea, in the final analysis, it was because they were really unable to open up on land, but were always pressed to the ground and rubbed. In order to balance the income and expenditure of the imperial court, if more oil and water cannot be scraped from the people at the bottom, the idea of the ocean can only be raised.

It can be said that for the regimes in this land, unless they really have no choice, they are still more willing to forge ahead on the land, because those places are more stable and less uncertain when they are conquered, and they are more reassuring.

The ocean, on the other hand, is inherently uncertain and full of unknown risks.

Therefore, even if it is an island that is close to three hundred miles away, everyone is not very interested in it, and it takes time and energy to take it. Although there is a lot of wealth on that island, there are many pirates and bandits who have killed the people under their rule.

But Sun Ning, who wanted to understand all this, did not intend to compromise like this, because he had deeper, longer-term considerations.

"All of you Aiqing are worried about, I have naturally thought about it. Indeed, at the moment, it seems that it is indeed very unwise to spend so much energy and manpower just to seize a mere Shuangyu Island.

"But have you thought about it, what if it takes a long time? Letting those Fuso pirates stay on the sea behind us is really a matter that can be ignored for the imperial court and the people?

"Today they can suddenly invade my land, burn and loot, and mess up my place, but what about tomorrow? Do you think that after this incident, they will regain their restraint and dare not invade again?

"Especially when my army is officially on the Northern Expedition, fighting against the rebels of the Pingtian Army or with the ghosts, they suddenly appear in the south of the Yangtze River to cause trouble, what should I do?

"Don't you forget, the land south of the Yangtze River is the most important place for my imperial court's money, grain and taxes, once there is a mistake and the logistics are messed up, do we still have a chance to win on the front line?"

As soon as these questions were thrown, they really stopped the ministers. No one dared to come to the conclusion that those pirates would not come back after suffering a big loss this time. How can a robber learn to be obedient because he has suffered a loss?

Sun Ning looked at the silent ministers and continued: "And the ocean, is it really as everyone thinks, and it is useless to the imperial court?

"Not to mention anything else, at least for the next matter of the imperial court to pacify the rebels of the Pingtian Army, the sea route will be of great benefit."

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?" Chen Qingyun asked curiously.

"Have you not forgotten that there are not only strong enemies in the north, but there are also forces loyal to the imperial court."

"Ludi?" Someone suddenly thought of something and exclaimed.

"It's Ludi. Whether it is the officials over there, the soldiers or the civilians, they are still devoted to the imperial court. It was only because they were sandwiched between the two forces of the Ghost Rong and the Pingtian Army that they could not throw themselves into the imperial court.

But it is precisely because of this that if this force can cooperate well with the imperial court, it can play an extremely crucial role in the next Northern Expedition. What do you think? ”

The ministers naturally nodded frequently, and this is indeed good, if they can have more strange soldiers and echo the imperial court, the odds of victory will be greatly increased.

Sun Ning smiled with satisfaction: "But now, if we want to contact Lu Di now, we must first pass through the territory of the Pingtian Army." And they must be strictly guarded against this, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to convey the message in time so that the two sides can reach a seamless cooperation.

"However, if you go by sea, you can avoid these troubles. Do you remember how more than 200 years ago, the Zhao and Song dynasties cooperated with the Jurchens to defeat the Khitans in the Liao Kingdom? It's a covenant between the two sides at sea! ”

Now the courtiers have nothing to say, because there is indeed a precedent, and the past at sea is quite reliable.

Seeing this, Sun Ning said: "And there are naturally considerable risks in transmitting information from the sea, one of which is the Haikou. If we can't get rid of the pirates sooner, how can we ensure that our envoys can get to Ludi from the sea? So as to truly achieve the strategy of attacking the north and the south? ”33

This time, Chen Qingyun was moved, and nodded thoughtfully: "What Your Majesty said is very true, it is the ministers who are short-sighted, and they have lost Your Majesty's trust." ”

Naturally, the others did not dare to insist anymore, and all of them wavered and hesitated.

If it was just to vent the anger of the people affected by the disaster in the south of the Yangtze River, or to attack the sea pirates just to vent, everyone was naturally unwilling to let the imperial court come out with so much money, manpower and material resources, and spend several years to eliminate the thieves on an island.

But now, when it comes to the whole strategy of dominating the world, everyone's attitude has naturally changed 180 degrees, and they have begun to support this high-investment, high-return initiative.

After all, it is nothing more than spending another year or two to first pacify the enemy at sea in the rear, and then concentrate on going north.

Previously, the imperial court had already suspended the Northern Expedition for three years in order to accumulate strength, so naturally it didn't care about waiting for another year or two.

So soon, everyone bowed solemnly: "Your Majesty Shengming, the ministers and others will do their best to assist Your Majesty, first calm the Kou on the sea, and then send troops to the Northern Expedition to conquer the world!" ”

"Good! Good! Sun Ning laughed with satisfaction, raised his hand and motioned for all the courtiers to get up, and glanced at Qian Shu again, "Qian Shu, I ordered your Qian family to build a big shipyard for the imperial court next, as long as it is done, your Qian family will be a great achievement, and it is enough to be a marquis." Are you willing to accept it? ”

Qian Shu, who was still a little dazed, suddenly perked up after hearing the emperor say the sentence "feudal marquis", and quickly knelt down again and kowtowed: "On behalf of my family, I will bow down to thank Your Majesty Longen." The Chen Qian clan will do their best to build shipyard ships for His Majesty and the imperial court, so as to sweep away all thieves on Shuangyu Island and the surrounding waters as soon as possible! ”

With this matter decided, everything else will naturally be logical, even if it is put in the Jinling court, this matter will not be repeated.

In other words, going to sea will become a major event for the whole court to go all out in the future!

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