It is necessary to convince Zhuge Weijiu!
Although he does not have Zhuge Weijiu's vote, Zhuge Weidao can definitely become a military advisor. But now his goal has been raised a little higher. It is no longer to be Zhuge's military adviser, but to become Zhuge's prime minister.
Because only when he becomes prime minister can he lead the Ming Empire to fight against the white-skinned world empire!
And Zhuge Weijiu's support can make him go faster and easier on the road to becoming prime minister.
So, Zhuge Weidao pretended to count his fingers and began to answer questions for his "old brother".
"Second brother, we simply cannot send enough troops to Europe to play a balancing act now. This is not only because Europe is too far away from us, but also because we do not control the shipping routes to Europe. Our shipbuilding capabilities, our Heavy industry is definitely stronger than that of the UK. Therefore, it is not difficult for our fleet to overwhelm the UK in terms of hard power. It is nothing more than building ships. If they build one ship, we will be done with two. But the problem is, our fleet has to open How many British naval fortresses will we have to defeat along the way to Europe? I'm afraid that by the time we reach the west coast of India, we will be exhausted, the ship will be broken and the people will be exhausted. By then, the British Royal Navy will be able to wait and deal with us!
Therefore, we have no influence on the outcome of the European war. Once Europe is suppressed by the British, the British will definitely attack us. Even if they do not come to the east of Malacca to fight us, they will contain us economically, politically, and militarily. ... First, they will confine us to East Asia and prevent us from obtaining resources and markets from the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Oceania, and then slowly strangle our economy. Second brother, if the British use this method to deal with us, is there anything we can do? "
"This..." Zhuge Weijiu frowned deeply, "Daozi, you mean, the British will fight a cold war with us?"
When Zhuge Weidao heard the word "cold war", he smiled and nodded: "We should have a cold war first, and then a hot war. Although the technology of the Westerners is not as good as ours, they should not be far behind. We have the Book of Heaven to lead the way. , they can follow us. As long as the trade and exchanges between the two sides are not completely interrupted, they can always follow us unhurriedly. Our equipment may be one generation ahead of theirs, but this advantage is not absolute. And the Holy Book Doesn’t always guide us…am I right?”
When Zhuge who was present heard what he said, his expression became even more solemn.
Because the heavenly book passed down by our ancestors does have an end! Now they can rely on the guidance of the Book of Heaven to find the right direction from the beginning and avoid detours, which can save a lot of research and development time and energy. But the knowledge recorded in the Book of Heaven is limited!
Once it loses the advantage of the Heavenly Book to guide the way, can Ming Dynasty still maintain its technological leadership? Will white Christian civilization be allowed to catch up?
Seeing the solemn old faces, Zhuge Weidao knew that his words had impressed this group of elderly people, so he continued to say: "Although the technology of the white Christian civilization is not as good as ours, the population, land, and There are more resources than we have! Moreover, they also hold a land with great potential in the American continent, which is known as the chosen country. If time passes, the population and production scale of white people will definitely exceed Ours! If you add the population of the colonies they control, it is possible that the total number will be more than double ours. With more people, vast territory, and rich resources, they are powerful!"
Zhuge Weidao looked at the group of old Zhuges in front of him again. It seemed that only Zhuge Weijiu and naval strategist Zhuge Youxin were new. Army strategist Zhuge Yougang seemed relatively calm.
However, Zhuge Youdao was not worried that he would not be able to scare them. Because he now knows the background of King Zhuge Wu Zhong, he can probably guess where the "heavenly book" mastered by these old Zhuge can go?
So he considered it again and said: "At that time, I'm afraid it will be a hot war... Unless we have a weapon in our hands that can scare all the little ones, a war will be inevitable!
Everyone, if Britain becomes the leader of white Christian civilization, then we and Britain will not be fighting between two countries, but a life-and-death battle between two civilizations and two races. These Western white barbarians are all bandits who destroy the human race without blinking an eye! In order to seize America, they killed tens of millions of Indians, and they are still killing them now!
In order to develop the Americas, they purchased black slaves from Africa and shipped them to the Americas. In order to capture black slaves and sell them for profit, black tribes in Africa killed each other, and I don’t know how many people were killed! The lessons learned from the past are still fresh in our minds. Can we complain about their illusions? "
Is this really going to happen? Will Ming Dynasty really be besieged by white men from all over the world?
Zhuge Weijiu, Zhuge Youxin, and Zhuge Yougang were all beating in their hearts.
Although it is not mentioned in the ancestral scriptures, the ancestral scriptures are not completely accurate... For example, Japan's reform reforms happened in advance, and the Tokugawa shogunate did not collapse. The reforms achieved considerable results under the leadership of the shogunate. success. Moreover, Japan’s reform was not based on the West, but on the path of the Ming Dynasty, and implemented the policy of “integrating public and military affairs, and allowing powerful vassals to discuss politics.”
Zhuge Weijiu, Zhuge Youxin, and Zhuge Yougang are actually a little timid, and they are also worried that the white Christian civilization will unite and become enemies of the Ming Dynasty. Now that I have met this little brother who is "really good at pinching and calculating" and being frightened by him, it seems like this is really possible!
The other Zhuges present were also worried. These people in the Zhuge family are a bit cowardly... They were born into the nobility, and they are also highly intelligent academic masters. They also have ancestral golden fingers for making money. It can be said that they have everything they want. In addition, most of them are now elderly, the younger ones are over fifty, and the older ones are in their seventies or eighties. When people reach this age, they generally become more conservative.
In addition, Ming Dynasty looks good under the leadership of people like them. It would be best if it can be stable and calm.
Zhuge Weidao spoke again at this time, "Second brother, we protect the 360 million people of the Ming Dynasty and their descendants, and are responsible for the rise and fall of the world. We can't place our hopes on the kindness of our enemies, right? Besides, we are responsible for the rise and fall of the world. The Western Yi are also barbarians, and they are also fearful of power and unethical. If we let them go now, they will definitely repay kindness with evil in the future!"
"Brother 108, tell me, how should we break this Cold War situation?" Zhuge Weijiu finally lost his temper, but his expression remained calm.
Zhuge Weidao had been waiting for this question, and he immediately replied: "Second brother, we have two ways to deal with it. One is to poach the corners of the white colony... My younger brother previously encouraged Emperor Daoguang to harass India in the Kingdom of Jin. Introducing the British into Afghanistan is to break the myth of the British army's invincibility and show it to the Indians. As long as they are not afraid of the British, we will have the opportunity to incite chaos in India. India is the jewel in the palace of the British Empire. If India is in chaos, The British will definitely not be able to sit still! At that time, we can not only reveal the British’s trump card and show it to others! If we can wipe out the British’s prestige, the Rakshasa Kingdom may be able to win one or two useful allies. .
Second, when a war breaks out in Europe, we must decisively send troops to seize the territory of the white colonists! We don’t have to worry about things on the European continent, and we can’t care that far. But we must grab Malacca, the East Indies, Ceylon Road, southern Africa, the Persian Gulf, western North and South America, and Oceania in the South Pacific. It is possible that Indians should also rise up and establish an independent country!
This site is resources, a market, and a space for civilization to develop. As long as our territory is large enough, we are not afraid even if Britain unifies Europe. "
Zhuge Weijiu frowned deeply: "Brother 108, if you do this, aren't you afraid that after the British suppress the Rakshasa, they will lead all the European coalition forces to fight with our Ming Dynasty to the end?"
"Don't be afraid!"
Zhuge Weidao's answer was decisive. He smiled and said: "As long as our territory is large enough, we can switch from offense to defense and wait for the Baiyi soldiers to come to the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean to fight us. If they don't come, we can rely on our large territory, abundant resources, and The market is wide and they will consume it. They are coming... Haha, when the time comes, we will be the ones waiting for work! Let's compete with them in navy, shipbuilding, and even aviation... Are we still afraid that we can't compete?"
"Aviation?" Zhuge Weijiu was surprised again, "One Hundred and Eighth Brother, have you thought about the "Aviation Book" again?"
Zhuge Weidao understood immediately. He looked at Zhuge Weijiu and said, "Second brother, this aviation matter must be recorded in the three volumes of confidential heavenly books, right?"
Zhuge Weijiu nodded: "One of the three secret volumes is the Sky Book of Aviation, which talks about flying weapons. According to the wishes of our ancestors, the Book of Aviation cannot be unsealed until the internal combustion engine technology is developed."
Internal combustion engines have now appeared, but they are very primitive and not very efficient, but they still meet the conditions for unblocking. Therefore, Zhuge Weijiu already knew that one of the three volumes of secret heavenly books was the "Aeronautical Heavenly Book". There is another volume that has also been unsealed at the same time, called "The Heavenly Book of Automobiles". As for the conditions for the release of the last volume of the Heavenly Book, they have not yet been met.
Zhuge Weidao smiled and said: "Okay! Then I will be a flying military advisor!" As he spoke, he looked at Zhuge Weidao and asked: "Second brother, do you think I can be a flying military advisor?"
Zhuge Weijiu smiled and said: "There is one last question!"
"Excuse me." Zhuge Weidao took a breath, knowing that he was almost successful.
Zhuge Weijiu said: "We, the Ming Dynasty, have not been keen on expansion since the death of King Wuzhong. Firstly, we are afraid of resorting to militarism and affecting people's livelihood; secondly, we feel that it is difficult to manage so much territory and population... We are greedy for more than we can chew. Brother 108 should understand the bad truth, right?"
Of course Zhuge Weidao understood. He also knew the third reason why Zhuge Weidao didn't say it for a long time, and that was cowardice!
Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao nodded and said with a smile: "Of course I understand... I also know that the resources in this world can only allow a small number of people to live a prosperous life, so we can't do it anyway." It benefits everyone, but we must make the people of Ming Dynasty live better than people in most countries in the world!
Therefore, we must not treat all the land we acquire as the land of the Ming Dynasty, and we cannot treat the people on these lands as the people of the Ming Dynasty. "
"This..." Zhuge Weijiu frowned, "That's not what our ancestors said."
Zhuge Weidao smiled and said: "The ideal of our ancestors must be equality and wealth, and a harmonious world, right?"
Zhuge Weijiu was stunned: "Can you calculate this?"
Zhuge Weidao said in his heart: "Does this still matter? Look at this old-fashioned building, and combined with the Ming Dynasty's development route of not engaging in colonialism, you can probably know what era King Wuzhong's thinking is stuck in?"
Thinking of this, he sighed: "Of course the ancestors are right...but the resources in the world are limited after all, and the level of production is also limited, so some people will always be more equal than others! "
"More equal?" Zhuge Weijiu frowned. This was the first time he heard such a statement, "One Hundred and Eighth Brother, what should we do?"
Zhuge Weidao said: "Second brother, we need to establish many filial sons and virtuous grandson countries in the Ming Dynasty... Ming Dynasty needs many filial sons and virtuous grandson countries to provide resources, markets and other primary products. Only in this way can we make the Ming Dynasty's descendants The people live a more equal life than the people of other countries. And our eight aristocratic families and the distinguished families can be more equal than the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty.
Second brother, Zi once said: Don't worry about scarcity but inequality... But if the people of Ming Dynasty can make them feel that they are the ones who get more from this inequality, won't they love them more and support us? "
