Mingshi

Chapter 1160 World
"you say!"

Luo Xin nodded and said: "The first thing is, after I leave your place, I will go to the southeast to settle the matter of Shibosi. The country of Wa should have been occupied by us. There will be no need for so many troops. Leave the rationale behind." Follow the Japanese army, free up part of the army, wait for my order, and then wipe out all the Japanese pirates at sea."

"No problem!" Luo Sheng nodded and said, "It's easy to destroy them. Their equipment is poor. Most importantly, I know the strength of those pirates and where they are staying. Although I didn't have the energy to go Annihilate them, but send people to sneak in."

"Okay!" Luo Xin felt relieved, with the army and spies, at most half a year, all the pirates could be wiped out.Turning his head to the door, he said:

"Daqing, bring me the map."

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

Lu Daqing came in with a long box and handed it to Luo Xin.Luo Xin asked people to remove the food and drink, and took out a map from the long box. This map was drawn stroke by stroke according to the memory of later generations.Spread the map on the table, looked at Luo Sheng and said:
"Cousin, what do you know about the current situation at sea?"

"I've heard of Franji and the Spaniards. I have also encountered their fleet a few times, but their strength is average and they are not our opponents."

Luo secretly thought in confidence that it wasn't that Spain and France were weak, but that his arrival changed history and made his navy too strong.He stretched out his finger and drew a line on the map:
"Cousin, what do you think is the power of Spain and France at sea without us?"

Luo Sheng was silent for a moment and said: "Very strong, there should be no opponent at sea."

Luo Xin nodded, and He drew a circle on the map with his hands: "This large sea area, without us, would belong to Spain and France in the future, and the line I drew is Spain. The demarcation line between Spain and Franji, and this demarcation line was before we appeared, that is to say, 50 years ago, the maritime strength of Spain and Franji was already very strong, carve up the world's sea areas, the west of this demarcation To Spain, and to Francois."

Luo Sheng nodded and said, "I said why we often encounter Spanish and Franji fleets. It turns out that we are within their sphere of influence."

"How many times have you encountered them?"

"three times!"

"How is the result?"

"They are not our opponents. Their ships are not as strong as ours, and their guns are not as sharp as ours." Luo Sheng smiled confidently.

Luo Xin nodded. He believed that the shipbuilding, gun and cannon ideas he gave to Luo Sheng, although he didn't understand much, he just proposed a concept, but what is often lacking in the world is a concept. As long as there is a concept, Those craftsmen will be able to improve step by step. The boats and guns controlled by Luo Sheng may not be much higher than those of Spain and Franji, but if they are only a little higher, that is an advantage.

not to mention……

This is Luo Sheng's home field. Whether it is the number of ships, people, or supplies, Spain and Franji can't compare.It also has an advantage that Spain and Franji do not have, that is, Luo Sheng is more familiar with the sea area terrain here than Spain and Franji.Therefore, even if the Spanish and Franc mechanisms are taken for granted.

However, if Luo Xin led the navy to embark on an expedition to compete for the world that had been divided between Spain and France 50 years ago, there would be no advantage of being familiar with the sea. Instead, Spain and France would be more familiar with the terrain of the sea. On the contrary, Spain and Francois have greater advantages, and Luo Sheng's remaining advantage is the strength of the ship and guns.After pondering for a moment, he said:
"Cousin, you should have sent people to explore the waterway in the distant sea these years, right?"

"Yes!" Luo Sheng nodded and said, "As you said, Spain and France ruled over there, and the fleets we explored were all in the form of caravans. In those places, their advantages Quite a few."

"That's right!" Luo Xin said with a solemn expression, "They are the overlords of the sea today, and they are invading everywhere. Even Da Ming didn't want to let them go. Their greed made them want to take everything they could. During the Zhengde period, the Franji people wanted to occupy Tuen Mun in Guangdong as their bridgehead to attack Ming Dynasty, but they were defeated by my Deputy Envoy of Guangdong Haidao.

However, Franji's zealotry persisted. Ten years later, they made a comeback. This time they occupied Yujing in Xiangshan County, Guangdong, and renamed it Macau. "

Luo Sheng nodded and said: "However, they are not many in number. Not to mention inferior to Ming Dynasty, they are even inferior to our Huaxia. We have Taiwan, Ryukyu, and now we have Japan as our foundation. There is a steady stream of supplies and soldiers. However, they are like rootless duckweeds. If you go on an expedition, the outcome is uncertain. However, it is not difficult to drive these Franji people from the sea area around Daming. If it is not for your lack of weapons, you will have to occupy the Wa country first. I've already told them to go away."

Luo Xin smiled and said: "You're right, whether it's Spain or France, these two countries are very small, especially France is smaller than Spain, and before they dominated the oceans, their population was only More than 100 million, not as good as our Daming government. Such a small place relies on selling wine for a living, so it is also called Portugal. If such a place wants to become stronger, in the eyes of our Daming people, It’s definitely a dream. Just like Taiwan, there is only one island. If you want to become stronger, maybe your cousin thinks it’s impossible, right?”

Luo Sheng nodded and said: "No, in fact, I often think about this matter. Even if we occupy Taiwan, Ryukyu, Wa, and Korea, the territory, resources, and population we own are still far away. Not as good as Daming. It is very difficult to become stronger."

"Yes!" Luo Xin nodded and said: "The environment restricts development, just like Portugal decades ago. It is impossible to become stronger, but Portugal has become stronger and established an empire."

Speaking of this, Luo Xin swiped his finger on the map and said: "This circle is called Asia, and our Ming Dynasty is in Asia. This circle is called Europe, and Spain and Portugal belong to Europe. For decades, although Portugal has been in Europe The territory of China has not changed, and it is still a small area. But it is expanding its territory in Africa crazily, occupying almost all of Africa. It has also occupied our Asian countries such as Tianzhu, Malacca, and even this circle. This circle is called the Americas, and the territory it occupies is much larger than those of the powerful empires in Europe, even compared to our Ming Dynasty. Cousin, why do you think they were able to do this?"

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