Chapter 128 The Naval Battle Showdown Begins 【Seeking Monthly Ticket】
"Why not use it?"
Zhu Yuanzhang put down the memorial in his hand, took the four sets of exercises handed over by Zhu Biao, and looked at them one by one.
"In our hands, eunuchs cannot disrupt the government!"
"But there are also problems with this technique."
"Biao'er, go back and tell Zhang Sanfeng that we need to practice this set of exercises to the end to restore the body's incompleteness!"
"No matter how long it takes to practice, you must have this, and it must be true, do you understand?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"Father, do you mean to give those people hope?" Zhu Biao understood instantly.
"That's right, why didn't we use the eunuchs to great use before? It's because these people are hopeless people. Although they are loyal to us, once they are given power, they will abuse their power and destroy it in the name of imperial power.
It’s a rule we finally established.”
"This is the last thing we can tolerate."
"But if they can have a hope, or faith, it will be completely different!"
"When the time comes, they will become more motivated and more disciplined than anyone else!"
"Just like Zheng He from the Yongle Dynasty in original history!"
"I see!"
Zhu Biao smiled and said: "Actually, this matter is not difficult, and there is no need to go back and discuss it with Zhang Sanfeng!"
"Because as long as you reach the Martial Saint level, it's not difficult to do this..."
"And it just so happens that the Sunflower Book is the fastest among the four martial arts."
When Zhu Biao left, Zhu Yuanzhang held the Sunflower Book in his hand and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
He is thinking about a problem.
In the context of the era of great changes such as the revival of spiritual energy, will the future political structure of the Ming Empire have to gradually make adjustments?
If the civil servants are not powerful enough, how can they maintain a balance with the generals?
The eunuchs are practicing martial arts, so what will their future arrangements be?
What kind of political identity should be given to them?
These problems that may not seem to be problems now may very well become the source of trouble in the future.
For example, if the eunuch was allowed to practice martial arts, he and Zhu Biao would definitely be shocked.
But if the subsequent emperor is not proficient in martial arts, or his martial arts talent is too low.
And if all the eunuchs are martial arts masters.
As the group of people closest to the emperor, would these eunuchs be like the eunuchs who held military power in the Eastern Han and late Tang Dynasties, monopolizing power and even deposing the emperor at will?
Will this pose a direct threat to the imperial power?
In fact, the simplest and crudest way to solve these problems is to become immortal yourself. In this way, when problems arise, you can directly solve them yourself, and everything will be fine.
When the time comes, the Ming Dynasty will naturally prosper forever.
But Zhu Yuanzhang knew that this was impossible. Although his spiritual energy was now revived, his lifespan would most likely increase, but it did not mean that he could live forever.
Everyone has the day of birth, old age, illness and death, and so does he.
Zhu Yuanzhang was very open to this.
Therefore, the future of Ming Dynasty still rests on the shoulders of the princes and grandsons.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had read the history of the Ming Dynasty, deeply realized that he could not solve all the problems of the Ming Dynasty. By the time Zhu Biao or even his grandson Zhu Xiongying succeeded to the throne, various problems would definitely arise.
Perhaps instead of thinking about the future political system, what I should do more is to train a good successor.
As long as the heir is good enough, all problems will naturally not be a problem.
"Grandson!"
Thinking of this, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.
All said and done, in the end it comes down to Da Sun’s education, which is the most important thing.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and temporarily put aside the headache of improving the political system. He couldn't help but start thinking about Zhu Xiongying's future teacher candidate.
"Report to the commander!"
"The enemy fleet was discovered, and it is less than ten miles away from us by visual inspection!"
At the same time that Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting in the Fengtian Palace, he was thinking about the education of the future emperor's grandson.
The late Qing Dynasty.
Chang Yuchun led the Ming Dynasty naval fleet and finally encountered the Eight-Power Allied Forces fleet head-on in the Taiwan Strait.
This naval battle was crucial to both the Ming Dynasty and Western countries such as Britain and France.
Because it is related to who will gain maritime hegemony in the Far East in the next few decades.
So both sides are extremely cautious about this.
The Eight-Power Allied Fleet did not rush into Guangzhou Bay again. Its first move was to blockade the Taiwan Strait to cut off the connection between Ming Dynasty and Taiwan Island, and then invade Penghu and Taiwan as backup bases.
Chang Yuchun naturally refused to agree to this, and immediately led the navy to greet him.
The two sides set up positions in the huge Taiwan Strait, obviously intending to engage in a decisive battle.
In this regard, the commander of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces, Duke Mond of England, was naturally full of confidence.
There are more than two hundred ironclad ships, which is unprecedented and unique in the entire history of the world.
He didn't think that these yellow-skinned monkeys in front of him who didn't know what industry was twenty years ago could defeat his more than 200 armored warships.
"Commander, how are we going to fight this time?"
"Is there any plan?" Next to Chang Yuchun, Zhu Ping, who had just completed the purge of Japan and led his warships back, asked with anticipation.
"There is no plan."
"Just press forward and smash them head-on!" Chang Yuchun said with a smile on his face, with a confident look on his face.
"Is this... possible?" Zhu Xi hesitated.
"You have been performing missions in the late Qing Dynasty. You didn't know that our warships have been upgraded together."
"Soon you will see how powerful our Ming Dynasty's navy is now!"
"Boom, boom, boom!"
Finally, both sides opened fire at the same time when they were five miles apart. The artillery roared, passed each other, and then bombarded each other's ship armor.
After a round of bombardment, both fleets were basically unscathed.
"Keep getting closer and surround us!"
"Raise the artillery elevation and hit the inside of their hulls!" Mond, the commander of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces, was not surprised by this. The bulletproof capabilities of ironclad ships are so suffocating.
They have already discovered this on the European battlefield.
Britain is already researching a more powerful gunpowder. When that gunpowder comes out, it will break the current awkward situation where iron armor defenses cannot be broken.
Unfortunately, that kind of gunpowder has not yet been developed and cannot be used in this battle.
However, their fleet of ironclads was three times as large as the Ming's ironclads, and the other party dared to confront them head-on. This immediately made Mond, who was experienced in naval battles, overjoyed.
He knew very well that as long as his fleet could form an encirclement, the opponent would definitely be bombarded by him, leaving nothing behind.
"Replace with high-melting talisman shells!"
"Continue to blast their armor!" At the same time, Chang Yuchun ordered at the same time.
"Boom, boom, boom!" Another round of shelling sounded from the Ming warships.
"Is there something wrong with these Akito's minds?"
"Iron armor can't be broken, didn't they realize?" Mond's face was full of ridicule.