Lin Xu settled the matter with one word. Talking about peace was suspected of colluding with the Japanese, but recruiting peace was not!
Just a different wording, and the meaning of this matter is completely different!
Then, he asked: "My Lord Governor, I would like to ask, are you sure of completely wiping out the Japanese pirates?"
Liu Mingju shook his head, with a wry smile on his lips.
"Then what do you think is the reason why the Japanese pirates cannot be eradicated?"
Lin Xu continued to ask questions, and every word was bloody.
"There are two main reasons. First, the military pay is insufficient. Second, the combat effectiveness is poor."
Liu Mingju first stated these two main reasons, and then explained in detail: "If the military pay is not enough, we cannot recruit enough soldiers. You may not believe it, but I only have 100,000 soldiers under my command, and the Japanese pirates and Japanese pirates
The total number of them is fifty or sixty thousand."
"Although their numbers are not as large as ours, our soldiers have to garrison several important towns and islands, and some of our soldiers need to stay in the central army. Now tens of thousands of soldiers have fallen ill. On average, these few important towns and islands
There are only a few thousand soldiers stationed on the island!"
"Although the opponent's number is small, every time they invade, they will go through planning. Often thousands or even tens of thousands of people attack a town, which immediately creates an advantage in terms of numbers!"
"And after they attack a city, they loot it and then leave, rarely occupying the city!"
"If you want to fight them, you can only go to the island or even the sea!"
"It's difficult!"
Liu Mingju took a sip of tea and continued: "As for the poor combat effectiveness, this cannot be entirely blamed on our soldiers. In fact, most of the invading Japanese pirates are not ordinary people, but deserters!"
"There are some of them who are samurai! These people are proficient in sword skills, and everyone is a master who can defeat many with one!"
"As I said just now, Japan has been in civil strife for nearly a hundred years. As long as you are an adult man, you have basically been on the battlefield, killed people, and seen blood!"
"Our Daning Dynasty has been at peace for nearly three hundred years. Although wars have broken out on the border in recent years, there is indeed a big gap in combat effectiveness between the soldiers we recruit and those who have been fighting all year round. This is not just relying on
You can make up for it with training!”
"It is indeed not easy to maintain the current stalemate!"
Lin Xu nodded and said: "Since the Governor is not sure of annihilating the Japanese pirates, that's why I said, recruit An Dong to Kaishan and let him control the Japanese pirates so that they will no longer invade and harass the coastal people!"
"Especially under the current situation of converting rice into mulberry, internal and external troubles are about to break out!"
"You said before that the biggest fear in a war is trouble at the rear!"
"And by doing this, we can temporarily alleviate external conflicts and minimize the harm to the people along the coast!"
"This way you can free up your hands to solve internal problems first! After you stabilize the rear, you can then try your best to make up for the two shortcomings you just mentioned, or even surpass them!"
"Wait until you have made up for your shortcomings and become more confident, then try to annihilate the bandits!"
"Although this sounds a bit unethical, there is nothing moral to say to these invading invaders!"
Liu Mingju thought for a long time before praising him and saying, "Mr. Lin, your method is indeed brilliant..."
"However, there is another key issue, and that is that Dong Kaishan is very smart! Whatever we can think of, he should be able to think of it! Even if he can't figure it out for the time being, he will definitely figure it out in the future!"
"Then, what should we do if he doesn't agree to cooperate with us?"
Lin Xu smiled softly and said: "If he agrees, that is naturally the best. But if he does not agree, then we will create conditions to make him agree!" This chapter has been completed!