Xinshun 1730

Chapter 221 The Prophet
If you carry a gun with a stick, it will make Liu Yu's teeth itch with hatred.

But he also knew in his heart that it was best not to pick up the words that deliberately aroused his anger.

These heartbreaking words were for the emperor.

It may be useless for the time being, but it is like a seed that may sprout one day. It is hard to say this kind of thing.

This time is not the occasion to argue about these slanderous words, Liu Yu feels a little heavy in his heart, and has to say that these people's pinching points are really accurate.

In the end is to plan for a rainy day?
Or is it unfounded?

People's correct thinking does not fall from the sky, it must be judged by experience.

Just as the chaos of the feudal towns at the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties made the Song Dynasty pay more attention to culture than military affairs; the incompetent rule with almost no government and the death of Yashan in the Yuan Dynasty made the Ming Dynasty firmly stuck in the red line of the debate between Hua and barbarians.

The situation facing Dashun is somewhat similar.

In all dynasties, there has never been a strong enemy who attacked from the southeast and even overthrew the world.

There are no prophets in the real world, let alone prophets. Leaning on a crow cane, he stood in the court hall and read out a prophecy about the future.

Since there is no prophet, then taking history as a mirror, why build a navy that seems meaningless and wastes money and people?

The only point of breaking the game is in Japan, but it must not be broken at this time.

The court is full of leaks. Once the news spreads to Japan intentionally or unintentionally, let alone trade problems, even if Japan is eager to learn from the Dutch, there is still time.

Britain needs a powerful navy to ensure the mercantile interests of the "Navigation Regulations" and its own security; the Netherlands needs a navy to keep its position as a coachman on the sea; Spain needs a navy to ensure communication with the colonies of the New World; A navy is needed, and the colonies are second to none. Britain must have France; Russia needs a navy to fight Sweden and the Turks in the Black Sea.

What does Dashun want the navy to do?

On this point, Liu Yu really couldn't give a satisfactory answer to the court.

He thought hard for a long time, but he couldn't think of a reason that was really useful and could convince everyone.

Because... the Westerners came to attack the Celestial Empire tens of thousands of miles away. Isn't this a dream?how is this possible?In this way, they are basically prophets and witches.

But if you don't talk about these arguments that are like prophets and witches, you only talk about reality, but you can't tell the truth.

Trade in Southeast Asia, excluding Westerners, is there any handicraft industry in Southeast Asia that competes with Dashun and requires high tariffs?
Merchants can buy anything that can be sold in Southeast Asia.

As for the cultivation of sugar cane on tropical islands, Qiongzhou has not yet been fully planted, and there are not many people in Taiwan.

[Advise you not to pass Taiwan. Taiwan is like a gate of hell. Thousands of people go there and no one turns. Knowing life and death is difficult.I dare to go even to the cellar. Taiwan is located in Mieren Mountain. Taiwan is originally from Fujian Province, half of Zhangzhou and half of Spring.Half of the Cantonese live there, half of them are raw and familiar, and the raw live in the mountains and forests, and they kill heads and bring them into the mountains... Don't trust people to go to Taiwan.Whenever a child loves to come, he will be beaten to death with a stick and thrown outside. Every sentence in a piece of paper is true, and none of it is false.]

This is the reality of tropical islands, not the four-seasonal climate of North America.

Malaria, mosquitoes, dengue fever, fever, not to mention one out of ten, but one-third of the mortality rate is not a problem.

Sometimes, it sounds a little arrogant to say "the heaven, the earth, the earth, and the resources are all-encompassing", but at this moment, it is just a very humble statement of a fact.

If there is no memory of the previous life, at this moment, the words of the minister of the official government are the words of the country, and Liu Yu is really worrying.

Taking history as a mirror, no regime collapsed because of the invasion of the Southeast China Sea.

Based on realistic reasoning, the words of the British government are also very clear. The conflict between the former dynasty and the Netherlands and the United Kingdom was due to the lack of liberalization of trade.

Now that Dashun has liberalized trade, why do Western countries come to fight Dashun?Picture what?
The so-called colonies are still the same sentence, it is not Luzon and Batavia that are rich, but Spain and the Netherlands.

Occupying there, in a sense, is not conducive to trade.Just like Zheng Chenggong hesitated whether to capture Luzon, he must consider the million taels of income from Spanish trade.

Moreover, it really doesn't make any difference to Dashun whether Southeast Asia is a colony or not.No small country in Southeast Asia dared to impose a trade embargo on Dashun, or an important item in the colonial policy that forbids the development of local industries does not exist at all. Is there any handicraft industry in Southeast Asia that can compete with Dashun?

When there is a shortage of food, they use silk and porcelain to exchange in Southeast Asia; when there is a shortage of spices, the Dutch ship boat after boat of spices to Guangdong in order to make up for the trade deficit, hoping to make up for the payment.

Dashun does not produce silver, but Dashun is silver currency.

Dashun's central bank is a European colonial gold and silver mine, and the right to issue banknotes is in the hands of Europeans, who handle customs trade.

Ever seen a government army go to war against a central bank?
Dashun does not need mercantilism, because the handicraft industry is so strong that free trade has obtained what mercantilism wants most, precious metals.

This is the case with the switch, and the smuggling without the switch is still the same.

This natural mercantilism makes the navy really an embarrassing existence.

Forcing Japan to open the country and snatch the Spice Islands is a meaningful direction for the two navies, and it is also the only direction where short-term benefits can be seen, but neither of these two directions can be said at this time.

At this time, if it is said that the purpose of building the navy is to start a war against Japan or the Netherlands, it will inevitably meet with great opposition, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is militaristic.

In the face of accusations and questions from opponents, Liu Yu can only rely on the direction of "preparing for a rainy day".

"In Fujian and Guangdong, there are few native fields. In the past, Guangdong still ate rice from Guangxi, but now most of the rice in Guangdong comes from Nanyang. The same is true in Fujian. It is very rich near the sea, and all the rice comes from Nanyang."

"People can't live without food. If one day, those small countries in Southeast Asia are not allowed to sell food, what should we do?"

"Everyone in the court, how much do you know about the countries in Southeast Asia?"

"The Netherlands, in order to be able to control spices, forced the local people not to grow a single grain of rice, only allowed to grow spices. In this way, the Dutch can exchange cheap rice for a large amount of spices."

"Westerners are getting deeper and deeper in Nanyang. Nanyang has long been the rice bag of Fujian and Guangdong. If Nanyang is controlled by Westerners, once the heart of harm is born, grain and rice are not allowed to be exported, and Fujian, Guangdong and other places will be How many people will starve to death? How many people will have no means of living?"

"My lords, what are you talking about? It's not too late to build a ship when a war is approaching. Even if the ship can be built for battle, Fujian and Guangdong will probably be abandoned when the ship is built. Who can take on such a responsibility?"

"If there is a navy, wherever the navy goes, it is the country. The Netherlands is [-] miles away from the South Seas. As long as the navy can reach it, Batavia belongs to the Netherlands, and the spices belong to the Netherlands. The country is separated by an ocean from America, but the navy can reach it, so the cotton, indigo, sugar, tobacco, etc. in America are all from the British Guild.”

"If I want Nanyang to always be the country's rice bag, is it okay to not have a navy?"

After talking about the problem that most of the food in Fujian and Guangdong comes from Nanyang, Liu Yu said: "There is a story in ancient times, there was a man in Chu who was wading through the river. His sword fell from the boat into the water. "It's where my sword falls. The boat stopped, and I went into the water to ask for it. The boat has already moved, but the sword can't. If I ask for the sword like this, don't you feel confused?"

"The ship is moving forward, and the world is constantly changing. Wa has always been close to the Dutch. Even with the lock-up order, the Dutch are still allowed to trade."

"The Wa Kingdom has always been disobedient to the Celestial Dynasty, and has always called itself the Kingdom of the Rising Sun. The Renchen Rebellion must be investigated. If the Wa Kingdom learns from the Netherlands and builds a fleet, let me ask the lords in the court, who can resist?"

"Have you ever seen a large Western ship? If you haven't seen it, how do you know that Guochao's navy can beat it?"

"It's like before Pingzhun, whoever said to raise [-] infantrymen to run across the Western Regions. I'm afraid it will be regarded as crazy words. But what about the truth?"

Having said that, it is obvious that there is no prophet in this world, but Liu Yu has no choice but to force himself to be the prophet.

At this time, the only way to build a navy is the prophet Wubu.

The words of a prophet always sound nonsense at first, but when things happen, they will sigh that they have been foreseen.

He has great achievements and mediocre performance, so when he speaks these words at this time, there is always some special power.

Seeing that the momentum in the court was suppressed, Liu Yu asked again: "If the world remains the same, our court does not need to change at all. With the current military strength, we can hang and beat the barbarians."

"However, let me ask you gentlemen, who can guarantee that if my government does not change, the surrounding Siyi, small countries in Nanyang, and Japan will not change?"

"If they change, who will take the responsibility then?"

"Destroy your bones and turn your bones into ashes? Even if you want to turn your bones into ashes, you can't bear this responsibility."

"Now, who will stand up and say: the surrounding countries, Japan, Japan, and Southeast Asia will never change? Just bet that after death, your bones will be ashes, your descendants will be slaves, and your women will be prostitutes. If I lose, please set up an inscription for me If you lose, you will stand side by side with Qin Hui and Wu Sangui, and you will write a letter of disaster for thousands of years. How about it?"

He spoke so fiercely, and it was in the court hall, someone immediately reprimanded: "Ying Suo Bo, don't say such words in this court hall. Besides, whoever said that if there is no change, there is no chance of winning?"

"I told you!" Among the ministers, E Guogong Li Jiusi, who had actually seen the fleet's salvo, came forward and asked: "Which of you has ever seen what the Western fleet looks like? Who knows how to fight at sea? Outdated military books, Outdated ships are vulnerable to a single blow. I saw with my own eyes in Weihai that if the fleet is successful, all the navy in the world will be tied together, and they will not be rivals."

"It just has no chance of winning."

Hearing Liu Yu's prophetic remarks, Li Jiusi finally couldn't help but stand up.

At this time, it seems that it is just a shock, but there is still the courage to say "in order to surpass the victory"; if the steamship is rampant decades later, it will only vomit blood and despair.

But even if it is only now that there is still hope for super victory, Li Jiu is really afraid that what Liu Yu said will come true when he thinks about the terrifying scene of the fleet salvo he saw with his own eyes when he went to Weihai that day.

Not to mention the Western countries, who can guarantee that the Eastern Japan and Southeast Asian countries will not "get the moon first when they are close to the water" and reform in advance?

At that time, Annan, Myanmar will be full of Qingzhou Army with flintlock guns and bayonets; the sea will be full of Western battleships, so what about Dashun?
Whether it is Annan or Japan, if they attack, they will always share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, but what about these nobles?When he surrendered, Xungui wanted to surrender but couldn't. It was a hard-core remnant of the previous dynasty, and he wanted to eradicate it.

Anyway... the money was spent from the national treasury, and it was not for nobles to donate, so it is natural to stand up and support it at this time.

(End of this chapter)