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Chapter 580 The Foundation of a Bright Future
Relatively speaking, Zheng Zhilong is one of the Ming officials who is most familiar with Nanyang.When he heard the emperor's question, he explained one by one.

It turns out that on the Annan Peninsula, the Annan Metropolitan Commander is actually the weakest, and has been in a passive state of being beaten.If it wasn't for the civil strife in the Li country, and the Yuan Lord in the southernmost part of the country declared himself king and attacked each other, the Annan Capital Commander might have been wiped out by the Li country.

That is to say, in the entire Annan Peninsula, there are actually three major forces. Among them, the Li Kingdom has the largest land area and the strongest power, but it is caught in the middle.Fighting with both sides all the year round.

Of course, because Annan nominally belonged to Daming, Li Guo didn't dare to attack with all his strength.Its center of gravity has been suppressing the rebellion in the south, and it has been trying to quell the civil strife before it has the confidence to swallow the Annan Metropolitan Commander.But the rebellion in the south had the help of Frangji, and because of the dangerous mountains and rivers, it has been unable to attack and stalemate. (The Zheng-Ruan dispute mentioned before actually refers to the internal dispute in the Li Dynasty. The previous article is wrong, sorry!)

Emperor Chongzhen frowned when he heard that on the Annan Peninsula, those Portuguese had also intervened.There are also those in Macau now. Should these people be punished? It would be best if they could be used by Daming.If they can't be used by Daming, they will have to deal with them sooner or later.

When he thought of this, he suddenly remembered that when he added someone a few days ago, he seemed to have added someone, who seemed to be Wang Henry.If you don't have this surname, you will be like a foreigner, and you don't know if you are European?

These thoughts flashed by, and after Zheng Zhilong finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen asked again: "If I want to attack the Li Dynasty, what do you think is the best way to do it?"

Zheng Zhilong was taken aback for a moment when he heard this, but he immediately came back to his senses, and immediately played: "Your Majesty, the general thought that the main force can be attracted by land, and then the fleet lands from the rear, and the north and south can attack, maybe it can!"

If it is someone else, it may not be able to propose this plan.But he is in charge of a navy, and when fighting other pirates on weekdays, he also lands and attacks pirate lairs, so he is no stranger to landing battles.

Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this, and suddenly asked in a more serious tone: "Do you know why I promoted you to be a sea defense general?"

Zheng Zhilong was taken aback when he heard that, and thought to himself, isn't it the credit for transporting the grain?But since the emperor said so, there must be other explanations, so he immediately replied: "The end will not know!"

"As long as Qing does well, I will appoint Qing as deputy general and commander-in-chief in the future." When Emperor Chongzhen said this, seeing Zheng Zhilong's surprised face, he added, "It can even make Qing's navy come from the local area. The government is independent, and it is under the direct control of the governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong!"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't restrain himself anymore, and was stunned.

Since ancient times, the status of the navy has been very low.Daming is so big, there are only two or three places with naval establishments.Moreover, the commander of the navy is usually the end of the guerrilla in the coastal defense. It is rare to hear that the commander of the navy can continue to be promoted.

But the emperor not only said that, but even said that the navy should be independent from the local area and be directly under the governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong.In other words, didn't the status of the navy suddenly become very high?

By the way, what is the governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong? I have never heard of this official position. Is it going to be added?Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, wouldn't the navy be huge?
These thoughts flashed through his mind one by one, but he didn't have time to think deeply. Seeing Emperor Chongzhen staring at him, he couldn't help subconsciously confirming: "Your Majesty, this... is this true?"

If it is true, the navy in the future can completely compete with the army on land, and will no longer be a vassal of the generals on land in the future!This will be great news for everyone in the navy!

When Emperor Chongzhen heard his question, he immediately nodded with a smile and said, "I hope that in my lifetime, I can establish the armed forces of the sea, land and air. However, the air force may not be possible, but the navy and army are not a big problem!"

"..." Zheng Zhilong was stunned by Emperor Chongzhen's statement when he heard it.He didn't expect that the emperor would still think about the three armies of sea, land and air!Does Air Force mean air?How is this possible!But in the future, it will not be called a navy, but a navy...

Thinking of this, even if Zheng Zhilong didn't regard himself as a full-fledged general of the Ming army at this time, he was surprised by the bright future.This... is this really possible?
Regarding the possibility of this idea, Emperor Chongzhen didn't even think about it. At least the first two are definitely possible, while the last one depends on luck.After all, normally speaking, it is no problem for him to live to be in his sixties, and with the 50-year life span added by the system, he will be over 100 years old. In such a long time, it is unlikely that there is no chance to fulfill this wish.

Seeing the emperor looking at him confidently, Zheng Zhilong felt like he was dreaming.But he immediately thought of the new things he saw after he arrived in the capital.If I changed it before, I wouldn't even think about it, but now I have it!
Thinking about it this way, when Zheng Zhilong looked at Emperor Chongzhen, he believed it a little.The look of excitement on his face suddenly increased a bit.

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help smiling when he saw it.It seems that the painting of the cake is almost done, and it's time to talk about the topic!

Thinking of this, he said to Zheng Zhilong: "However, if I want to achieve this goal, I still need a few conditions!"

"Your Majesty, please make it clear!" Zheng Zhilong immediately became a little nervous when he heard it, and immediately clasped his fists and played.

Emperor Chongzhen waited for his words, and immediately replied: "First, everyone must see the importance of the navy! For example, in the Annan war in the future, the navy can be transported to the army on a large scale. Land to defeat the enemy! Another example, the navy can protect the safety of the people along the coast, and can also serve the country and the people like the army..."

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong nodded involuntarily.This is of course, otherwise, if the navy is useless, how could the status be raised so high!

At this time, he was quite confident about the things that Emperor Chongzhen said.As long as he is given enough ships, he can recruit sailors by himself, and it is not a problem to wipe out other pirates.As long as there are enough ships, it is no problem to transport more troops, these are very simple!
Just as he was thinking this way, he suddenly heard Emperor Chongzhen say another condition: "Second, and the most important point, to do these things, you must have money! People are not a problem, but money is a problem. But what the imperial court lacks the most right now is money! I believe Zheng Qing should also know this, right?"

Speaking of this, he sighed slightly and said: "If the imperial court has no money, it can't do anything!"

(End of this chapter)