After thanking him, Zheng Sen excitedly explained to Zhang Yan some of his suggestions for the Third Fleet, such as the organization and weapon configuration of each ship, the coordination of large and small warships, etc.
It can be said that he told all his knowledge about naval battles. However, if he were facing Zhu Cixiang, he would definitely have a long talk with him all night with great interest. However, what he said to Zhang Yan was a bit unreasonable.
Zhang Yan didn't understand the specific matters he talked about at all, and she didn't want to understand them, but she also knew that these should be very important for the court to build a navy, so she listened patiently to what he said before nodding and saying: "Zheng Aiqing, about these things
Please write a detailed memorandum. As for the military expenditures and required officers, the Ai family can make the final decision and fully support it. As long as Dongfan Island can be recovered, hundreds or tens of millions will not be a problem. Just let it go.
Give!"
"I obey the order. Thank you very much, Queen Mother."
Zheng Sen thanked him excitedly again. He had no doubt about the Queen Mother's words. He had been studying in Nanjing. Now the Nanjing court is definitely the richest dynasty in the history. I am afraid that even the richest Southern Song Dynasty can't compare.
As long as the Queen Mother is willing to allocate tens of millions of taels of funds, it may be as simple as waving her sleeves.
Of course, the Zheng family also has money, and can easily get tens of millions of taels of silver, but he knows that if he really uses the Zheng family's money to reorganize the Third Fleet, then the Zheng family will really not be far from destruction.
Zhang Yan really wasn't worried about the money, because there was so much money in the warehouse that it could hardly be piled up.
Compared to changing the course of the Yellow River and widening the canal, she felt that recovering Dongfan Island seemed more important. This was a major matter related to Emperor Xun'er's reputation, and no matter how much money was spent, it was worth it.
"Zheng Aiqing, in your opinion, are Spain and the Netherlands trying to attack the Portuguese in Guangdong, or do they really want to attack Nanjing?"
In fact, Zhang Yan is most concerned about this matter, because even if it is as Zuo Liangyu said, being beaten to the capital by two small Western Yi countries is a loss of face.
Such a big event will definitely be recorded in the history books, which will be extremely detrimental to Xun'er's reputation. After all, this maritime invasion is the first of its kind in the world, and it is no better than the Jiannu and the Mongols.
It has to be said that nowadays, Zhang Yan is considering everything about Zhu Cixiang's reputation as an emperor through the ages, and she is more worried about Zhu Cixiang himself than Zhu Cixiang himself.
Zheng Sen didn't know what Zhang Yan was worried about, and thought she was worried about the attack of the two fleets, which would cause losses to the city of Nanjing, but he still said truthfully: "To the Queen Mother, in my humble opinion, the fleets of the two countries may really be prepared."
I came to Nanjing, but the real purpose is probably not to invade as the Portuguese said, but to force me, the Ming Dynasty, to start direct trade with them, especially on the prices of silk and porcelain, to force the merchants of the Ming Dynasty to lower their prices.
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After that, he also explained in detail that the prices of silk and porcelain have skyrocketed in Nanyang in recent years, which has made the two countries miserable and already dissatisfied.
He originally guessed that the two countries wanted to conquer the powerful territory occupied by Portugal, but now after being reminded by the Portuguese, after some analysis, he felt that it was more likely that the two countries would take the risk and come to Nanjing.
"Isn't that reasonable? This business has been a matter of mutual consent since ancient times. If they think it's expensive, they won't buy it. How can they resort to force to force others to lower their prices?" Zhang Yan said angrily.
"The Queen Mother does not know that those Western Yi people only value profits in everything and do not care about etiquette and integrity. They can really do this kind of thing. However, the Queen Mother can rest assured that if the warships of those Western Yi people really dare to enter the Yangtze River, it will be no different.
It is self-destruction, so I guess that the warships of the two countries will probably just cruise around the seaport and seek negotiations."
Zheng Sen explained, obviously seeing things further than Zuo Liangyu.
"Even so, as far as I am concerned, it is detrimental to the majesty of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhang Yan frowned and said, then looked at Zheng Sen expectantly: "Zheng Aiqing, is the Fujian Navy confident of defeating the fleets of the two countries and preventing them from heading north to the south of the Yangtze River?"
"This... reports to the Queen Mother that I am incompetent. With the strength of the Fujian navy, I am afraid that it will not be able to defeat the two coalition forces at sea."
Zheng Sen answered honestly, a little ashamed, and then caught a glimpse of the disappointed look on the Queen Mother's face, and gritted his teeth: "However, although I cannot defeat the two fleets at sea, it is not difficult to prevent them from going north.
Done.”
"Oh? What good plan does Zheng Aiqing have? Is it possible that a sneak attack can also be carried out in maritime operations?" Zhang Yan suddenly became energetic again.
Although Xun'er has decreed equal trade exchanges with the three countries, as long as he sends envoys to inform the two countries, the war can be ended.
But let’s not talk about it for now. Dongfan Island has not yet been recovered. Even if it is recovered, the two countries are so arrogant that it is impossible to trade with them on an equal footing now.
Zuo Liangyu and others also looked at Zheng Sen, wanting to hear what good strategies he had to prevent the fleets of the two countries from coming north to Nanjing.
"Reporting to the Queen Mother, Fuzhou is only a hundred miles away from Dongfan Island. Warships can reach it by sailing overnight. As long as our army can successfully land on Dongfan Island, the fleets of the two countries will never dare to continue northward. But in this way,
Soldiers and horses who log in will take great risks!"
In fact, Zheng Sen really didn't want to log in directly like this unless he had to. Not to mention at sea, once the fleets of the two countries noticed it, the entire army would be annihilated. Even if the troops successfully landed on Dongfan Island, it would be very dangerous if they were to follow without support.
, so the best choice is to destroy the fleets of the two countries first, and then attack calmly.
Although Zhang Yan doesn't understand military matters, if you think about this kind of thing for a moment, you can think of the huge risks involved.
"Alas! This is indeed too risky. It would be better to lure the two fleets into the Yangtze River and eliminate them." Zhang Yan sighed and shook her head.
"Queen Mother, this is just a bad idea, I still have a better idea."
Zheng Sen knew that the opportunity was rare, so he whetted everyone's appetite.
Sure enough, Zhang Yan cheered up again.
"The Queen Mother does not know that the Netherlands and Spain have always been at odds with each other. The Spanish were the first to occupy Dongfan Island. Later, they were defeated by the Dutch and had to withdraw from Dongfan Island. However, they have always been resentful about it.
Coupled with the long-term conflicts between the two countries, this alliance is probably helpless. We, the Ming Dynasty, can completely divide and disintegrate and defeat them one by one!"
"Oh, how do you divide and disintegrate?"
"For now, Spain has no territorial disputes with our Ming Dynasty. All they want is trade. If our Ming Dynasty agrees to directly start trade with it, the Spanish fleet will definitely return to Luzon and will not go against our Ming Dynasty. The remaining
I am confident that I will defeat the Dutch fleet and regain Dongfan Island. After defeating the Dutch, our Ming Dynasty can agree to start trade with them, and then attack the Spaniards in Luzon. The Dutch will also choose to stand by and wait until they are captured.
Luzon Island, then turn around and attack the Java Island and Borneo occupied by the Dutch, and then occupy the entire Southeast Asia..."
Zheng Sen became more and more excited as he talked. At the end of the sentence, he almost couldn't help but dance. It was obvious that he had been planning for a long time.
