1825 My New Daming

Chapter 133 This is a war caused by the smuggling of pornography! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)
"Talk! Of course we have to talk!" Zheng Guozhong took out a Mexican cigar with a smile, and took out a Chibi lighter with a gold-plated casing. He lit the cigarette and took a good puff. , played enough negotiating chips! The monarchy of the British is not an opponent of the Lushun class, and the Indomitable was sunk by our airship. Their weapons are so bad, even if Nelson and Wellington come to India, so what ? Now I have the advantage, we can ask for a price! Shaomu, do you think this makes sense?"

Lin Zexu had also arrived at Zheng Guozhong's office, and he was grinning from ear to ear!
Hearing Master Zheng's words, Lin Dazhongtang twitched his beard and said, "If we suffer a loss this time, we have to increase the stakes because we have been stable for more than 100 years, and everyone will inevitably be a little wary. If we lose the first battle I just admit the loss, and then it will be difficult to stand up again. Fortunately, we won, and it was a big victory, so we have to accept it as soon as we see it. First, eat the fruits of victory in your mouth, then digest it, and then prepare Next fight."

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 will play with the small ones.Close every time you see a good one, and if you accumulate less, you can win big.Go down with a stud, if you miss it, it will be too late to cry.

"What Shaomu said is very true," said Zhuge Weiyi, Minister of the Admiralty, with a relaxed face this time, holding a cup of tea in his hand, while sipping it with a smile, "Judging from the results of the World War I, the British China's navy is a bit behind the times, and has to be remodeled accordingly, and new warships have to be designed and built.

In addition, their airship is completely incomparable with ours, at least 10 or even 20 years behind. If they don't catch up, even Earl Nelson would not dare to fight. If they fight, they will lose!And as long as they don't dare to fight, then we can ask for prices! "

Zheng Guozhong took a puff of his cigar, looked at Zhuge Weiyi with a smile and said, "Ziyi, if we give the UK 10 years to prepare, can they catch up in shipbuilding and airships?"

Zhuge Weiyi is an expert in shipbuilding, and airships were also "shipbuilding" before, so he was an expert in everything. When he heard Zheng Guozhong's question, he said with confidence: "The reason they can't catch up is because we haven't used the real killer yet!"

"and also?"

"What is it? Can you tell me?"

"Ziyi, don't hide it!"

Zheng Guozhong, Mr. Yu, and Lin Zexu all became interested at once, and it sounded like a chat.

Zhuge Weiyi glanced at Zhuge Weiyong, and Zhuge Weiyong nodded.Zhuge Weiyi smiled and said, "You two, Lin Zhongtang. We not only have those flying in the sky, floating on the water, but also downstream. Now we only have the ones in the sky and the water, and the underwater killers are useless. , that is the truly powerful method!"

It turns out that the Ming Navy has been secretly building and equipping submarines for a long time!

Although the Ming Navy has the best Hongwu Emperor class in the world, what the Zhuge family's naval experts really value is the weapons in the sky and underwater.Because according to the heavenly scriptures handed down by our ancestors, submarines are the ultimate weapon to destroy the world!
Because submarines can eventually develop into ultimate killer weapons, they must be hidden and developed quietly. Even officials at the level of Zheng Guozhong, Yu Quan, and Lin Zexu do not know that the Navy has this submarine project.

"Underwater?" Zheng Guozhong stared wide-eyed, "Can you shoot underwater?"

"Don't fire cannons, let's fire torpedoes," Zhuge Weiyi said, "Sneak close to the enemy's battleship from underwater, and then fire torpedoes, one hit at a time."

Lin Zexu asked: "Where is the progress? Can it be put into use?"

"Currently there are three test boats." Zhuge Weiyong took over the question and said, "They are all conducting secret tests at the local fleet base in Qingdao, Shandong."

Zhuge Weiyi added: "There are still three test boats under construction in the Naval Shipyard in Lushun Military Port. These are test boats that are equipped with torpedo tubes and can be put into actual combat."

"Okay, that's good!" Zheng Guozhong was completely relieved now, and said to the old man and Lin Zexu with a smile, "Your Prime Minister, Shaomu, what do you think? How much should we benefit from Daying and Japan?"

Yu Quan said with a smile: "My lord, Lord Wu will have a complete grasp of the negotiation with Daying. Let's listen to his opinion first. As for how much benefits we want from Japan, I think we can let the Eighteenth Army Division contact the Japanese side first." , and see what they mean."

Zheng Guozhong looked at Lin Zexu again, and Lin Zexu said: "My lord, the treatment of Japan is not determined by the result of our war with Great Britain, but by Japan's own attitude. The more Japan can fight, the more it will be treated. The taller it is, the Mingying Eagle Dog, it must 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 3000 million. If the whole country can be mobilized, a million troops can be drawn out."

"What the lord said is very true," Zhuge Weiyi said, "The battle at sea is for industry, and few people will die in victory or defeat. We can do it ourselves. Land battles must not be afraid of hardship and death. If the Japanese are willing to work hard for our people, then there is no need to worry about the public opinion below.”

Zheng Guozhong stroked his beard and said with a smile: "That's right. What we are fighting with Great Britain is world hegemony, but neither of us can defeat the other side's homeland. Since there is no danger in the homeland, it is not good to recruit people to serve as soldiers." It’s done. If Japan can really help out with millions of troops, then we will win.”

The World War I with a million troops left in history is nothing at all.But for France, Germany, Rakshasa, 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 are defeated, the enemy will come to your home, so you can't do it if you don't work hard.

But now Great Britain and Ming are not fighting for survival, but are fighting for world leadership.The United Kingdom is a tiny country, and it can live a decent life only by relying on the import of wealth from the colonies. There may be a little more sense of urgency.In the Great Tomorrow Kingdom, with a land area of ​​800 million square kilometers, and vassals such as Siam, Annan, Chenla, Burma, Nanzhang, and North Korea, the days are so moist, how strong is the fighting spirit of the common people?

If the common people don't want mountains of corpses and seas of blood, this world war will be difficult to fight.Historically, the situation in the United States before World War II was probably the same. The upper-level elite group had already made up their minds, but the lower-level elites did not want to fight, so it was very difficult for the Japanese devils to bomb Pearl Harbor.
But now, the British will definitely not bomb Daming's homeland. They don't have the tools to commit crimes, so it is still necessary for Ming to find a cannon fodder country!
But the cannon fodder country can only be cannon fodder, and must not use the opportunity of being cannon fodder to turn around and counterattack, so... this dog chain must be fastened a little bit.

Thinking of this, Zheng Guozhong said again: "If we want Japan to be such a vicious dog, then we have to put a thick and long iron chain on them! Tokugawa Ieqi should not be happy, what should we do? all?"

Lin Zexu laughed and said, "Of course it's divide and conquer!"

"Divide and conquer? How?"

"Of course, separate Britain from Japan first!" Lin Zexu said. "Without the support of Britain, Japan would have no foreign aid. With their own strength, we can block Japan to death!"

"Okay!" Zheng Guozhong slapped his hands, "That's it. Ziyi, use it, you two are Daozi's elder brother, or his boss, what to do, you and Daozi discuss it."

Zhuge Weiyong nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Xiang, I've booked a train compartment, and I'm leaving for Busan tonight!"

"Okay!" Zheng Guozhong nodded, and then said to Lin Zexu, "Shaomu, how should we tell the embassies of various countries about the Jiyi Waterway incident?"

Lin Zexu said: "Of course I told the truth. This is a war caused by the smuggling of women's films!"

(End of this chapter)