The emperor paced back and forth in the side hall, circling the sand table several times, and finally made up his mind and realized his mistake.

When it comes to the strength of the navy, the current Ming Dynasty is a well-deserved first in Asia. But compared with the naval power of the Netherlands, and the rising star British, it must be a lot worse.

But the emperor knew that Xiyi would not turn his attention to Asia for at least a hundred years. Gold, silver and diamonds from South America and Africa are more attractive.

Even the war between Britain and the Netherlands, which lasted for a hundred years, was not long before it broke out. When the time comes, there will be no energy to take care of Asia.

Therefore, with the advantage of the home field, the Ming Navy can compete with Xiyi in Asia and gain the upper hand.

And the mistake that the emperor realized was that he was too cautious, or rather, he did not think of it.

said that the emperor was too cautious, which was naturally involved in the war in Liaodong, so that he did not want to make more enemies and fight on many sides; said that he did not expect that, naturally, he had not given a clear order to the navy for Xiyi's actions, or set any principles.

Those who commit me as a strong man will be punished even if they are far away! This is the external principle of the Han Dynasty, which is full of iron-blooded meaning.

However, since the establishment of the Ming Navy, although Shen Yourong and other generals knew that the emperor was ambitious, there was no conclusion on whether to fight the foreign Xiyi first, or to observe and report before deciding.

Don't blame Shen Yourong and others, the system of feudal society and the procedures of the Ming Dynasty in handling foreign affairs have made them unable to let go of their hands and feet.

Pingliao exterminated slaves, and in Liaodong, a hundred battles of heroes on land have been trained; By annihilating Xiyi, it is hoped that the navy will also have iron blood and bravery.

The emperor had already made up his mind, turned back to the main hall, and wrote a will to Shen Yourong and others.

Although the emperor did not know the specifics of the Dutch attack on Macao, he knew the final result, and that Macao was always in the hands of the Portuguese, which meant that the Dutch had failed.

At sea, the Portuguese were certainly no match for the Dutch. However, the ability to thwart the Dutch's attempt to occupy Macao proved that the Dutch did not make many sorties, and most of them failed in the landing operation.

Based on this judgment, the emperor wanted to let the Ming Navy be a yellow finch. The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch lags behind. Intercept the Dutch when they are in defeat, rather than taking the lead and block the knife for Portugal.

For the Portuguese, the emperor hired gunners and shipwrights, and also bought a lot of cannons from the Macao gunsmiths. But this is the deal, and for Macau, he will definitely be under the direct management of the Ming government.

Therefore, let the Dutch and the Portuguese fight first, both lose some strength, and his follow-up plan will be smoother.

"If you want to fight, you will be ruthless, so that the Dutch red-haired ghost will not be able to go back with a boat." The emperor thought so, brushing and writing.

In order to achieve this goal, the emperor wanted to mobilize the two major fleets in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and there were two or three hundred large and medium-sized warships alone.

The first battle will be won, and the confidence of the new navy will be played.

The Emperor knew that it would cost a lot of money and materials, but it was necessary. To start a war with Xiyi, the main thing is to rely on the navy, without actual combat, no matter how good the navy equipment, it cannot dominate the South China Sea.

As long as the emperor's will is conveyed to the navy, the specific tactical play is not something he can strategize.

Where to set up the battlefield, how to conceal the ships, how to communicate and liaison, the timing of the attack, and so on, naturally the generals on the front line will discuss and decide.

In addition, the emperor also had to use the power of the maritime merchants and the pacification department to grasp the changes in intelligence to the greatest extent.

Dutchman—the Emperor stopped his pen, a cold light shining in his eyes.