Carrying AK into Ming Dynasty

Chapter 778 The Book of War
It was February, and the wind in the capital was still bitingly cold, and all the members of the warm cabinet of the Qianqing Palace were rarely gathered together.

"Everyone, please take a look!" Zhu Cihong sighed and sat on the dragon chair after speaking.

Holding a plate, Pang Dahai hesitated for a while and walked up to Liu Hongjian. Li Banghua, the chief minister of the cabinet, did not show any displeasure.

Liu Hongjian was tightly wrapped in a mink fur coat, raised his hand to pick up the paperwork on the plate, and stood up with a bang after looking at it.

"It's just a dream, these Dutch ghosts of the dog R!"

It's no wonder that Liu Hongjian was taken aback. This document was a letter of credence, or a letter of war, submitted by the Netherlands.

The article is not long, and at the beginning of the article, it counts the illegal actions of the Daming Navy in Sulu and Taiwan, and claims that it is the fault of the Ming people for starting the war. Unless the Ming people agree to the following terms, they will attack the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Article [-], surrender the war criminal Anguo County King Liu Hongjian, and tell the whole country about his crimes.

Article [-], return of Taiwan and its affiliated islands.

Article 2000: The whole country mourns for Earl Owat and Earl Jon, and compensates for war losses of [-] million taels of silver.

Article [-]: All the gates of Ming Dynasty exempt Dutch merchants from tariffs, and the trading rights of porcelain, tea, silk, etc. must be handed over to Dutch business groups.

"Made! Does the emperor know what this is called? It's called a tiger that doesn't show its strength, and he treats us as sick cats!" Liu Hongjian saw that the elders were all paying attention to him, and knew that his behavior just now was a bit out of control.

He originally wanted to open his mouth to redeem it, but the regulations really made him angry, and he swears again when he opened his mouth.

Liu Hongjian was the only one who dared to utter obscenities in front of the emperor in Qianqing Palace.

The corner of Pang Dahai's mouth started to twitch again, but Zhu Cihong didn't say anything, he had already read the credential, and in fact he was stunned for a moment when he saw the credential.

To describe it in four words, I am not ashamed!

After Liu Hongjian finished reading it, he handed it to the first assistant Li Banghua, followed by the second assistant Han Yu and all the bachelors.

Li Banghua was still unsmiling after watching it, Shi Kefa was filled with righteous indignation, and the corners of Dongge University's mouth rose slightly after watching it, as if gloating.

If he could see his inner monologue at this time, Zhang Tianlu would say, see, you can't squeeze out urine by catching a toad.

No, did you make a show?
"My dear friends, let's talk about your opinions." Zhu Cihong glanced at Liu Hongjian, who looked like his tail was being trampled, and said calmly.

"Ahem, Your Majesty, Taiwan is adjacent to Fujian, and it has been our Chinese territory since ancient times. The war between the two countries in Sulu was also caused by the violation of our Ming people, let alone any war compensation. I think it's just a matter of ignoring it. .”

Li Banghua, chief minister of the cabinet, coughed and took over the conversation.

Li Banghua also knew in his heart that Zhu Cihong would not agree to the first one, let alone the return of Taiwan and war reparations.

Although the king of Anguo County was a loose man, he was deeply trusted by the late emperor and Zhu Cihong, and since he was in power for several years, Daming reversed his decline and quickly resolved the situation of internal and external difficulties. Everyone knows these credits in their hearts.

"I think what Lord Shoufu said is right. Europa is a small country, and dare to speak nonsense to threaten my Ming Dynasty. It's like a clown." Han Yu, a scholar of the Wenhua Palace, continued.

"However, having said that, as far as I know, the fleet of the Netherlands has already sailed to the waters of Daming, how should we deal with it?" Cheng Zhi, a scholar of Jianji Temple, asked the final question.

After finishing the incident, he still glanced at Liu Hongjian's position, as if he was questioning him.

After returning from the trip to Sulu, Qi Yuangong, deputy admiral of the Beiyang Navy, entered the palace and gave a detailed report to Zhu Cihong and the cabinet members on the naval battle, including the armament of the Netherlands, the power of the warships, and the current gap between the Beiyang Navy and the Dutch warships .

So much so that the elders present here are well aware that judging from the size of the navy and the artillery load of the warships, the Beiyang Navy not only has insufficient warships and soldiers, but also has a gap in firepower between the warships and the Dutch state-owned.

What's more, during the Sulu Sea Battle, the Netherlands' warships were not all, or even less than half of their navy. In distant Europe, the Netherlands had larger warships with more artillery.

According to reports, among the Dutch fleet cruising outside the Daming waters this time, there are large Dutch warships that arrived from the Indian Peninsula and Batavia.

"Are you asking me?" Zhu Cihong naturally heard Cheng Zhi's voice, and said a little unhappy.

"The emperor forgives the crime, but the minister just understands the facts." Cheng Zhi stood up and cupped his hands.

"Oh? Then Cheng Aiqing has a good strategy?" Zhu Cihong asked.

On this point, Zhu Cihong seems to have got his father's true biography.

"This..." Cheng Zhi hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

"Returning to the emperor, I think that the Netherlands is completely wishful thinking. I, Ming, have been doing my best to expand the navy for the past two years.

Now there are more than [-] soldiers in the Nanyang and Beiyang naval forces. With the prince here, why be afraid of such a small country? I think that if the Netherlands dares to violate its borders, the court navy will attack it! "

Shi Kefa, a scholar of the Zhongji Temple and Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, ignored the stuttering Cheng Zhi, but stood up and said generously.

Shi Kefa's personality is similar to that of Li Banghua in the past few years, and he is also a person who does not like to follow others. On the other hand, he has the integrity of Yan Yingyuan and others in war.

Although a little pedantic, Yangzhou Ten Days, who killed himself and became benevolent, is still a loyal minister.

On the other hand, Li Banghua, after undergoing the drastic changes in Ming Dynasty in recent years, has become a bit submissive, and has lost the vigor he had a few years ago.

"What does Liu Qing think?" Zhu Cihong asked casually as she tapped the handle of the dragon chair with her finger.

"Returning to the emperor, I think that it is not the time to confront the Netherlands head-on."

If the Nanyang and Beiyang navies were forcibly pulled out to fight the Netherlands, it would be hard to say who would die, but what about the coastline of Ming Dynasty, Big, Little Franz and Frank are not fools.

Moreover, the Raksha Kingdom in the northwest is now covetously, intending to regain the land taken by Da Ming. Da Ming will have a battle with the Raksha Country in the north sooner or later. According to his speculation, this day is probably not far away.

Therefore, the Daming Navy can't take risks, unless they are sure of winning, they have to win completely.

Otherwise, we must preserve our strength and wait for the real ironclad ship to be built.

Inspired by Liu Hongjian, Tianjin Treasure Shipyard's molten iron welding technology has been tested successfully. At present, the first trial-produced iron-clad ship is already under construction. If there is no accident, it will not take long for the defense of the Ming warship to rise to a terrifying level. .

"However, we still have to answer the gauntlet, not only accept it, but also reply to them, just four words." Liu Hongjian stood up and walked half a circle around the crowd.

"Oh? Which four words?" Liu Hongjian's appetite was whetted by Zhu Cihong, and he motioned curiously for him to continue.

"bring it on!"

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　Thank you book friends Drunk for the light to watch the axe, and Kelexiang Soymilk for the 100 taels.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)