Xu Xingxia stood up, smiled and said enthusiastically: "Jie Huangong, please!"

After hesitating for a while, Yuan Keli sat down. Yuan Keli was quite satisfied with Xu Xingxia's name. Judging from Xu Xingxia's performance, he did not seem to have any demonic energy. Most of the time, he was a polite young man. There were rumors outside that Xu Xingxia was the legendary reincarnation of the demon king, but I am afraid it was a bit misunderstanding.[]

Xu Xingxia nodded to the people behind Yuan Keli and gestured to them to sit down. Behind Yuan Keli, there was a slightly younger official. This official was Sun Yuanhua. Sun Yuanhua was recommended by Xu Guangqi. He was originally Xu Guangqi's disciple. When Xu Guangqi was neglected, he was naturally neglected and ignored. After Xu Guangqi was absorbed into the White Army camp, Sun Yuanhua's resignation was natural.

If the White-Clothed Navy wants to build warships and cast cannons, Sun Yuanhua is naturally indispensable. With the current artillery casting technology of the White-Clothed Army, there is no problem with using red-Clothed Cannons on land. However, it is very important to equip artillery on warships. The weight of the cannon and the recoil of the cannon are very critical elements and must not be careless. Because any careless consequence is that the ship is destroyed and the people are killed.

Sun Yuanhua is actually very sensible. Like Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua has a strong ability to accept novel Western things and has no rejection. However, most of the technologies he values ​​are military purposes. He sensitively realized that in future wars, the role of artillery on the battlefield will become more and more important, so he has always focused on the research of artillery. He and many Western artillery experts have close contacts with the Western powers at that time, and many Westerners came to China to make a living. The largest number of them were Portugal's technicians. In the era of the Great Discovery, Portugal did not gain much surplus benefits. Their country was too small and the population was too small. The strength of the navy was not very strong, and it was impossible to fight against giants like Spain x the Netherlands and Britain. Therefore, there were actually not many overseas colonies in Portugal.

However, the Portuguese have an advantage, that they were the first to set foot on the land of China. They were the first to deal with the Chinese. They were the first to pass Western firearms to China. The strategies they adopted were obviously different from other Western powers. They hoped to gain benefits from China through their relationship with China. Therefore, the relationship between the Portuguese and the Chinese has always been good. Many businesses are intermediaries.

In terms of artillery casting technology, the Portuguese are actually not the most advanced. Their artillery casting technology is somewhat different from that of Spain, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. However, for China, these are not important. As long as the Portuguese are willing to export, China is willing to accept it. Therefore, the Portuguese have indeed done a lot of business with China.

The ten red-clothed cannons on the top of Beijing were actually salvaged from the sunken British warships, cleaned them up, and sold them to the Ming Dynasty. The Portuguese also cracked these cannon casting techniques through research and exported them to China. With the help of these Portuguese technicians, Sun Yuanhua once imitated a considerable number of red-clothed cannons. If it weren't for the rebel Kong Youde, the merits of Sun Yuanhua's establishment would have been even greater.

"You two, please don't be polite. When you come here, it's like returning to your own home. Just be as casual as you want.

"Xu Xingxia greeted him warmly with a smile.

Xu Xingxia was very smart. He knew that Yuan Keli, Sun Yuanhua and others still had some doubts about him, mainly questioning his identity as a rebel and his attitude towards the Southern Ming Dynasty. Therefore, he cleverly avoided domestic political struggles and placed these people in the field of external struggles. In this way, they would understand the domestic political situation without any flaws.

Whether it is Yuan Keli or Sun Yuanhua, they are both imperial Han dynasties. In terms of external expansion, they have the same mind as Xu Xingxia. They all believe that non-my races will have different hearts. Therefore, it is best to control other races in the hands of the Tiancun Dynasty. Specifically, whether it is the Jianlu in Liaodong, or North Korea, or Japan, it is best to control them all, send military teams to station them day and night.

In the real history, Yuan Keli was in charge of the Denglai area and did a lot of military affairs. He provided a lot of help to the Liaodong area, Mao Wenlong's Pi Island, and the Kingdom of Korea. His purpose was to control those alien races as much as possible and protect the security of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, compared with Yuan Yingtai, who did not understand military affairs, Yuan Keli was more suitable to be the governor of Liaodong. Unfortunately, the court did not give Yuan Keli the opportunity.

From the 26th year of Wanli to the present, Yuan Keli has been refrigerated for twenty years. If Emperor Wanli had not died suddenly and the white-clothed army was in a wild world, Yuan Keli would have no chance to stand out. Therefore, from the bottom of his heart, Yuan Keli still cherished the opportunity now. Since Xu Xingxia is preparing to appoint him to be responsible for forming the navy, of course he has to do his best.

He is fifty-five years old, and if he doesn't seize this rare opportunity, he will be buried in peace.

In fact, many officials of the Ming Dynasty saw it very thoroughly. Never doubt the eyes of the ancients. In the late Ming Dynasty, there were many capable people. It was like the Ming Navy. Many people knew that if they were decadent like this, the Navy would definitely not have any combat power. Without a strong enough navy, it would definitely not be able to curb the provocation of Japanese pirates. However, forming a navy requires too much money and the imperial court could not make it available, so they had to give up.

Now, Xu Xingxia has a lot of money to build a powerful navy. Well, in Xu Xingxia's words, it is not a navy, but a navy. Of course, Yuan Keli has enough reason to be happy. No matter what Xu Xingxia's purpose is, as long as he can strengthen the national defense power of the Han people, Yuan Keli will not have any resistance.

If the White Navy was strong enough, the Japanese pirates would not dare to cause trouble. Not only did they not dare to go to the Ming Dynasty to cause trouble, nor did they dare to make trouble for the Kingdom of Korea. In fact, if the Ming Navy was strong enough, there would not be any resistance to Japan and aid Korea. The Ming Navy went to Japan and North Korea to get in between Japan and North Korea, and the Japanese pirates would make a big fuss. Even the White Navy could take the initiative to eliminate the Japanese pirates in its bud and completely cut off this disaster.

Xu Xingxia said straight to the point: "Jie Huangong, there is no need to be restrained in front of me. Just say whatever you want. Now, let's start the topic of naval. I invited Jie Huangong to discuss the establishment of a naval force in the Denglai area. My preliminary suggestion is to set up the Navy Order Office in Weihaiwei..."

Yuan Keli is called Jiehuan, and most of his juniors call him Jiehuan Gong, and Xu Xingxia is no exception. On the one hand, this is to show respect for Yuan Keli and make Yuan Keli feel his sincerity. On the other hand, it is also a spur to Yuan Keli. As a senior, if you don’t do anything about the Navy well, I, as a junior, will probably look down on you.

After listening to Xu Xingxia's narration, Yuan Keli had no expression on his thin face. He said carefully: "Weihaiwei is a good place, and the officials agree."

Xu Xingxia nodded, took out another secret report and sent it to Yuan Keli, and said briefly: "Jie Huangong, I have something bad about it. Japanese pirates are mobilizing troops in Satsuma and Feiqian area, and it seems that they are invading North Korea again."

Yuan Keli's expression was finally a little terrified and moved. He had no power, as if someone like him would definitely pay special attention to the news about the Japanese pirates. His hatred for the Japanese pirates was obviously still above the Jianlu. Jianlu was not that powerful after all. Yuan Keli had every reason to believe that it was only a matter of time to destroy the Jianlu. However, the Japanese pirates were hated by the Ming Dynasty very much. Moreover, because the Japanese pirates' nest and the far sea from the Ming Dynasty, it was really not easy for the Ming Dynasty to deal with it.

He took the information in Xu Xingxia's hand, read it carefully, his brows frowned and fell into deep thoughts. It took him a while before he could react and handed the information in his hand to Sun Yuanhua, and he fell into deep thoughts again. He must carefully measure the cause and effect of such important information. When thinking about the problem, Yuan Keli was almost still, as if his whole person was completely petrified.

After reading the information carefully, Sun Yuanhua frowned tightly. After all, he was younger than Yuan Keli, and he was very young and full of energy. His hatred for the Japanese pirates was not inferior to Yuan Keli. Therefore, he immediately asked impatiently: "Sir, is this true? Do those damn Japanese pirates really want to continue invading North Korea?"

Xu Xingxia nodded and said slowly: "The information is indeed true."

This secret information was naturally sent by Xuanyingwei. It was actually less than five days after it was delivered to Xu Xingxia. Since the information needed to be transferred several times before it reached Xu Xingxia, the content mentioned in the information was at least a month ago. Of course, for such a big move, one month is nothing.
Chapter completed!