"The staff of the Ministry of National Defense have considered it very comprehensively. Taking into account all aspects of the empire, I think Staff Lin has already expressed the suggestions of most of the officials here. So are there anything else that others need to add?" Yun Yi was very satisfied with the staff's comprehensive consideration of the issues and praised.

Minister of Civil Affairs Feng Gang raised his hand and said, after the Prime Minister's permission, he said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, and colleagues, I think we should communicate more with the countries in this time and space. Although the empire does not treat them with discriminatory policies, the feeling that other countries with our acquiescent attitude is that they are arrogant and lack of communication with them. Strengthening interactions with them may be of great benefit to us in the future. I think the restrictions can be relaxed in terms of weapons. Flintlock guns and artillery can be exported to them, and arming them can also give us time. The first goal of the Monster Empire to launch a war is to compete for African colonies. Moreover, our new rifle artillery has been successfully developed, and it is also a good idea to sell the millions of backward equipment in the hands of soldiers to them."

Yun Yi glanced at everyone and said, "I want to treat Europeans. Everyone present, including me, made this mistake. Although the empire has been in this space for several years, when it comes to the degree of integration, I don't say that everyone knows the degree of integration. I hope it's not too late. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will immediately organize a diplomatic team to Europe to establish diplomatic relations with them as soon as possible and prepare for the selection of personnel of the envoys abroad. Their procurement needs for materials and weapons can be met as much as possible, but the price they should still be required.

They cannot be based on the premise of losing our interests. Of course, the Saudi Arabian tribes in the Middle East can try to contact them. I think after a few years, they have already known the name of our empire. If the war begins, the Ottomans will be on the front line with European countries and will also focus on contact. In terms of weapons and equipment, the army can change clothes first, and determine the speed of replacement clothes according to the production speed of new equipment. In terms of warships, there must be some that need to be sold. The research and development of all-steel battleships is successful, and major fleets do not need to maintain such a number of warships."

"Your Majesty, I suggest that the warships be sold should be suspended. Since we built ourselves too slowly, maybe the first all-steel battleship was launched, the imperial system has been successfully upgraded to the industrial age, and we currently need the fleet to maintain its global deterrence."

Prime Minister Li Mu suggested after Yun Yi finished speaking.

"Sorry, it seems that we have not adapted to the slowness of our own production speed, so we will sell the military to remove surface combat ships."

Yun Yi immediately admitted that he had not thought carefully.

Facing an emperor who can admit his mistakes, what else can he have as a subordinate? All the officials attending the meeting applauded.

"Your Majesty, we must also find ways to use the population in South Asia. Although the Mughal Empire is currently weak, we cannot ignore the advantage of its population."

Vice Prime Minister Wang Zhen made his own suggestions.

Yun Yi was a little surprised to the Deputy Prime Minister, because in modern time and space, the wars that took place in modern South Asian history have always given him the impression that they had always been synonymous with children's plays, and the wars their people participated in during World War I and World War II were not eye-catching.

"Are the people there suitable for combat? Sorry, maybe they can be used to logistically, and you decide whether you need their population and then consider whether to pay a little benefit in exchange."

Yun Yi did not want to undermine his subordinates' enthusiasm. Faced with a huge war, uniting a country that can unite all is only beneficial and not harmful to the empire.

"Your Majesty, now we have to consider whether we need to establish a forward base near Africa." said Finance Minister Zhang Yun.

Lin Kun raised his hand again and said, "Your Majesty, Minister Zhang, I think it is not suitable to alert the snake now. For warships, this distance is not far. Besides, we still have Yingzhou territory, so just prepare silently. It doesn't take long for us to cross the Atlantic Ocean. If the empire appears near Africa again, in the eyes of European countries, the empire will become a greedy attitude towards territory. They have given up on South America well. If we make a fuss, we will definitely be enemies all over the world. The diplomatic team that set off immediately may get nothing, and there is no need to do it in one go."

"Sorry, I'm not thinking well and suggesting it to be invalidated. There is another key question: Do we tell European countries about their discoveries deep in the African continent and let them prepare in advance?"

Zhang Yun's sudden question made everyone silent and fell into thinking.

Yun Yi is also very contradictory. The two different methods of handling each have their own benefits and disadvantages. Telling them about the Monster Empire in advance, whether they will work together with the Empire to deal with them is a problem. If they are not told, the losses of European countries in the early stage will definitely be very huge, which will definitely be detrimental to future wars.

The discussion sounded again, and those present must have considered two different results of different disposals.

After a long time, the discussion gradually stopped. Minister of Defense Kong Fanlin said first: "Your Majesty, I suggest not telling them. Now I tell them that the empire may fight alone in the future. They are not stupid. If you don't provoke an enemy that they cannot defeat. If you let the monster empire teach them a painful lesson first, and the empire behind it provides various support, and for the interests of the African continent, it is very likely that the empire will gain a large number of allies."

"What about the other people's opinions?" Yun Yi glanced at everyone and said, "It seems that everyone's opinions are not very unified. So raise your hands to vote. If you agree or not, please raise your hands."

Yun Yi took the lead in raising his right hand, and the attendees made statements about his choice.

"It seems that those who agree not to tell them belong to the majority, so let's decide according to this. Although they are still in war on the African continent, they will sooner or later discover such an abnormality. I hope they have good luck to discover them before the Monster Empire is ready to start a war."

Yun Yi made a summary speech and finally said: "The development of the empire must be carried out around the preparation of war. Various policies prioritize the preparation of materials and the production of equipment. The immigration speed from the Ming Dynasty must be accelerated. We have not had much time. Each additional population is a more strength for us. The Ministry of National Defense needs to make a further plan to increase the number of troops we currently have, and make a detailed plan. Then we will discuss and decide the number of recruits."
Chapter completed!