Chapter 372 I'll go too!

Author: There are dragons in Nanshan

Chapter 372 I'll go too!

Nowadays, most railway lines have been completed, and it is quite convenient to allocate troops and materials.

From the capital to Fujian, in the past, the baggage truck took at least three months to arrive. It would take at least half a year to equip tens of thousands of troops and supplies.

But now it’s different. With the steam train, it’s all completed in less than half a month.

The troops who went to the expedition were mainly naval troops. Therefore, the five military camps did not move, and the other garrisons did not move. They only transferred three thousand battalions and Shenji camps to come.

The other troops were Ningbo Navy, Jiaozhi Navy and Luzon Navy, with a total of 15,000 people.

Including boatmen, sailors, civilians, etc., there are a total of 30,000 people.

A total of 52 ships were dispatched, including Zheng He as the flagship, Zhu Qizhen personally led the team, Zhu Qiyu as the deputy, and Zhang Mao as the pioneer, ready to go.

Just as Sanqian Camp and Shenji Camp arrived, the dissuasion group led by Cao Nai also arrived.

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Cao Nai did not exchange greetings, and began to persuade him as soon as he came up.

Behind him, Kuang Ye and others also prepared their words and stepped forward to dissuade them.

Zhu Qizhen heard this and waved his hand, saying, "You guys come from the capital thousands of miles away, just to persuade me to give up on the expedition?"

Kuang Ye hurried forward and said, "The emperor is preparing to go to war, and the army is unknown! The so-called "nothing is not right" means the words are not right. My Ming Dynasty is the country of the Celestial Empire. We should follow the etiquette and law in doing things and launch a war against Eastern Rome. What is the purpose?"

When Wang Zhen advocated the battle of Tumu Fort, he came out to dissuade him when Wang Zhen advocated the imperial command in person.

But at that time, Wang Zhen was too powerful and was the only one in the court. In desperation, many people had to follow the emperor to go to war, and as a result, they almost died in Tumu Fort.

Later, everyone found out that the emperor was much more mature, but his temper was still strange and he was a little impulsive in doing things.

Now, no matter whether you can persuade them or not, you can persuade them if you should. If you should, war is not a family, and it will be a waste of money. The Ming army is not good at this large-scale battle, so you have to lead the army in person. What should Daming do if something happens?

Zhu Qizhen also knew what these people were thinking. He originally planned to send Tang Xinggu over to fight against the scholars. Later, after thinking about it, they were kind-hearted after all, and they were not deliberately embarrassed, so they should forget it.

I am the emperor, and I do things openly and honestly, and I don’t steal or rob, so what can I say carefully?

"Since my order to open the sea, the Eastern Romans came to the Ming Dynasty. However, instead of not obeying our Ming Dynasty laws and following our rules, they bribed officials and started smuggling business, and even built privately on Qiongzhou Island. The port is simply unscrupulous!”

Hearing this, Cao Nai said, "What the emperor said is that foreign devils are really hateful, but it's just a small number of people. It's okay to teach a lesson. There is no need to declare war on a country, right?"

"I haven't finished speaking yet!"

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and continued, "The most annoying thing is that they actually stole the drawings of the iron armored ship! You should be clear that the imperial court spent tens of millions of taels of silver and invested a lot of manpower and material resources to build the iron armored ship, almost It was only after the whole country was created. How could such a result be taken away by outsiders?”

The scene became a little quiet, because this reason seemed to be enough.

It is very reasonable for you to steal the drawings of my ironclad ship and I send troops to fuck you.

Cao Nai looked at Kuang Ye, meaning, come on!

Kuang Ye said depressedly: "It is really annoying that this happened when I am the Minister of Rites. However, it is still unknown whether those foreigners stole the drawings for their own selfish desires, for money, or were instructed by the Eastern Roman court. , Why not just issue an imperial edict, reprimand it, and order it to return the drawings. What does the emperor think?"

"What if the other party doesn't cooperate?"

"If you don't cooperate, it's not too late to send troops again!"

Zhu Qizhen nodded slightly and said, "It's not impossible to be polite first and then soldiers, but... this Eastern Rome is thousands of miles away from our Ming Dynasty. If you send an envoy to send an order and come back to convey the other party's meaning, then go here and come. It took too long, I don't want to wait."

What he said was the truth. It was too dangerous for the drawings of the ironclad ship to be left overseas.

If it is taken by European countries that are good at sailing, things will be bad!

Kuang Ye thought for a while and said, "I suggest that the emperor wait a moment. My Ming Dynasty is the supreme country of the Heavenly Kingdom. Even if we fight, we will be famous. If we send troops to invade their land, what is the difference between it and the robbers?"

Zhu Qizhen said seriously: "Kuang Qing, have you ever thought that once the drawings of the iron armored ship are lost overseas, what will the enemy will be facing in the future? By then, if the robbers outside wantonly invade the land of the Ming Dynasty. , So what should I do?"

"If there is an invasion of foreign enemies, the old minister is the first to go to the battle to kill the enemy."

"I believe you have this courage, but why should you raise a tiger as a disaster? Now I will take the drawings back and make it once and for all, wouldn't it be nice?"

"Well... small overseas countries may not have the strength to build ironclad ships."

"What if there is? What if it is really built? Have the Qing family ever thought about what price would it cost if the enemy had an iron-clad ship, even if my soldiers were brave and fearless and achieved victory?"

Kuang Ye was silent because...speakless.

The emperor is right, now I will take the drawings back once and for all.

Otherwise, no one knows what will happen.

If someone really builds ironclad ships according to the drawings, things will become much more serious.

Kuang Ye thought about it, but didn't know what to do.

The words prepared when he set out were not used, because he felt that the emperor was right now and that this battle must be fought.

"The emperor is right. I... I agree to go to the expedition. The Ministry of Personnel must cooperate with all my strength!"

Cao Nai looked confused, why did he change his position?

Didn’t you agree to advise the emperor not to go to war?

In desperation, he had to say: "I think that even if I want to go to war, the emperor should not go to war in person. There are some outstanding generals in the Ming Dynasty who can go to war on behalf of the emperor."

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "This battle is different from the past. It is a battle at sea. If I don't go, the intelligence on the front line will be transmitted back three months later. I cannot know the situation on the front line, so I cannot Make accurate decisions, so I must go to the battle in person.”

"But……"

Cao Nai sighed and said, "Your Majesty, you are a body of gold. There are great winds and waves on the sea. What if, what if..."

"Okay, stop talking, I know!"

Zhu Qizhen smiled and said, "Look at the crew members, they have been wandering overseas for months, or even years, but I don't see them complaining about being tired. They can, why can't I do it?"

Cao Nai really didn't know what to say, as the chief minister of the cabinet, he did his best.

"The emperor is right, I...please go to war with the army!"
Chapter completed!