"Talk! Of course we have to talk!" Zheng Guozhong smiled and took out a Mexican cigar, then took out a gold-plated Chibi lighter, lit the cigarette, and took a nice puff, "This battle was well fought. , they have used enough bargaining chips! The old British monarchy is no match for the Port Arthur class, and the Indomitable was sunk by our airship again... Their weapons are so bad, even if Nelson and Wellington are here What can India do? Now that I have the advantage, we can charge as much as we want! Shaomu, do you think this is true?"
Lin Zexu has also arrived at Zheng Guozhong's office and is smiling from ear to ear!
Hearing what Prime Minister Zheng said, Lin Dazhongtang tugged his beard and said: "If we suffer a loss this time, we will have to increase our bets... Because we have been stable for more than a hundred years, it is inevitable that there will be some ups and downs. Fear of fighting. If you admit defeat after losing the first battle, it will be difficult to stand up in the future. Fortunately, we won the battle, and it was a great victory... Then we have to accept the good news and win first Eat the results in your mouth, digest them, and then prepare for the next battle."
The current mentality of Zheng Guozhong and Lin Zexu is similar to that of the "British God of Gamblers" George Canning. If you are lucky and have a lot of capital, of course you can play small ones one by one. When you see a good move, you close it every time. If you add up a little bit, you can win a lot. If you lose your hand once you hit the stud, it will be too late to cry.
"What Shao Mu said is absolutely true," Zhuge Weiyi, the Minister of the Navy, also looked relaxed this time. He held a cup of tea in his hand and smiled while sipping it. "Judging from the results of Ji Yin's battle, the British Our navy is a little out of step with the times and must be transformed accordingly, and new warships must be designed and built.
In addition, their airships cannot be compared with ours at all. They are at least 10 or even 20 years behind. If they don't catch up, even Earl Nelson will not dare to fight...it will be a loss if they fight! And as long as they don't dare to fight, we can ask for huge amounts of money! "
Zheng Guozhong puffed on his cigar, looked at Zhuge Weiyi with a smile and said: "Ziyi, if we give Britain 10 years to prepare well, can they catch up in shipbuilding and airships?"
Zhuge Weiyi is an expert in shipbuilding, and airships were also classified as "shipbuilding" before, so he is an expert in everything. When he heard Zheng Guozhong's question, he confidently said: "They can't catch up... because we haven't used it yet." Here’s the real trump card!”
"besides?"
"What is it? Can you tell me?"
"Ziyi, stop hiding it!"
Zheng Guozhong, Mr. Yu, and Lin Zexu suddenly became interested and made inquiries.
Zhuge Weiyi glanced at Zhuge Weiyong, who nodded. Zhuge Weiyi smiled and said: "Two Prime Ministers, Lin Zhongtang... We not only have things that fly in the sky, things that float on the water, and things that swim underwater. Now we only have things that are in the sky, on the water, and underwater." The trump card hasn’t been used yet, that’s the real powerful method!”
It turns out that the Ming Navy has been secretly building and equipping submarines for a long time!
Even though the Ming Dynasty Navy has the best Hongwu Emperor class in the world, what the naval experts of the Zhuge family really value are aerial and underwater weapons. Because according to the heavenly book passed down by our ancestors, submarines are the ultimate weapon that can destroy the world!
Because submarines can eventually be developed into the ultimate killer weapon, they must be developed quietly. Even officials at the level of Zheng Guozhong, Yu Quan, and Lin Zexu did not know that the Navy had this submarine project.
"Swimming underwater?" Zheng Guozhong's eyes widened, "Can cannons be fired underwater?"
"Don't fire cannons, fire torpedoes..." Zhuge Weiyi said, "Sneakly approach the enemy warship from underwater, and then launch torpedoes, hitting them accurately."
Lin Zexu asked: "Where is the progress? Can it be put into use?"
"There are currently three test boats..." Zhuge Weiyong took the question and said, "They are all undergoing secret testing at the home fleet base in Qingdao, Shandong."
Zhuge Weiyi added: "There are also three test boats under construction in the naval shipyard of Lushun Military Port... These are test boats equipped with torpedo launch tubes and can be put into actual combat."
"Okay, that's good!" Zheng Guozhong was completely relieved now. He smiled and said to the old man and Lin Zexu, "Right Minister, Shao Mu, what do you think? How much benefit should we ask from Great Britain and Japan?"
Yu Quan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Prince Wu will take full control of the negotiations with Daying... Let's listen to his opinion first. As for how much benefits we can ask for from Japan, I think we can let the Eighteenth Military Advisor Let’s get in touch with the Japanese side and see what they mean.”
Zheng Guozhong looked at Lin Zexu again, and Lin Zexu said: "Your Majesty, Japan's treatment is not determined by the outcome of the war between us and Great Britain, but by Japan's own attitude. The more Japan can fight, the better its treatment will be. The higher it is... the Ming eagle dog naturally needs to be able to fight to be useful!"
Zheng Guozhong nodded, "Understood! Japan has hundreds of thousands of samurai families and a population of more than 30 million. If the whole country can be mobilized, an army of one million can be mobilized."
"What the prince said is absolutely true," Zhuge Weiyi said, "The battle at sea is about industry. Even if we win or lose, we won't die. We can do it ourselves. In land battles, we must first not be afraid of hardship and secondly, not be afraid of death." If the Japanese are willing to fight for our people, then there is no need to worry about the public opinion below."
Zheng Guozhong stroked his beard and smiled: "That's right... What we and Great Britain are fighting for is world hegemony, but no one can attack the other side's homeland. Since there is no danger in the homeland, recruiting people to serve as soldiers It will be difficult to deal with it. If Japan can really send out one million troops to help, then we will definitely win."
A battle involving millions of troops is nothing at all in history. But for France, Germany, the Rakshasa Kingdom, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the Turkish Empire who participated in World War I, it was really a battle of life and death. If you lose, the enemy will attack your own home. You can't do it unless you fight hard.
But now Great Britain and Ming Dynasty are not fighting a battle of survival, but fighting for world leadership. The United Kingdom is the smallest country and relies on the import of wealth from its colonies to live a decent life. There may be a little more urgency. The Ming Dynasty has a land of 18 million square kilometers, as well as Siam, Annam, Chenla, Burma, Nanzhang, Korea and many other vassals. The small life is so nourishing, how strong the fighting spirit can the common people be? ?
If the people don't want to die in a sea of corpses and blood, this world war will be difficult to fight. Historically, the United States before World War II was probably in the same situation. The upper-class elite group had already made plans, but the lower-class people did not want to fight. It was easy to wait until the Japanese army bombed Pearl Harbor...
Now, the British will definitely not bomb the Ming Dynasty's homeland... They don't have the tools to bomb it, so it is still necessary for the Ming Dynasty to find a cannon fodder country!
However, the cannon fodder country can only be used as cannon fodder, and can never use the opportunity of being cannon fodder to turn around and counterattack, so... this dog leash must be tightened a little tighter.
Thinking of this, Zheng Guozhong said again: "If we want Japan to be this vicious dog, then we have to put a thick and long iron chain on them! Tokugawa Jiaqi will not be happy, what should we do? all?"
Lin Zexu smiled and said: "Of course it's divide and conquer!"
"Divide and conquer? How?"
"Of course we must separate Britain and Japan first!" Lin Zexu said, "Without the support of Britain, Japan will have no foreign aid. With their own strength, we can also lock Japan down with the method of blockade!"
"Okay!" Zheng Guozhong clapped his hands, "That's it... Ziyi, Yongzhi, you two are Daozi's brothers or his superiors. You and Daozi should discuss what to do."
Zhuge Weiyang nodded and said: "Don't worry, Prime Minister, I have already booked a train compartment and will set off for Busan tonight!"
"Okay!" Zheng Guozhong nodded, and then said to Lin Zexu, "Shaomu, how should we tell the embassies of various countries about this Jiyin Waterway incident?"
Lin Zexu said: "Of course I am telling the truth... This is a war caused by the smuggling of pornographic films!"
"The Point Guard Is Here"
