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Relatively speaking, Zheng Zhilong is one of the Ming officials who is most familiar with Nanyang. When the emperor asked, he explained everything one by one.

It turns out that on the Annan Peninsula, the Annan Metropolitan Commandery Department is actually the weakest and has been in a passive state of being beaten. If there had not been civil strife in the Li Kingdom, and the Yuan Lords in the southernmost part of the country had proclaimed themselves kings and attacked each other, maybe the Annan Capital Commandery Division would have been destroyed by the Li Kingdom.

This means that there are actually three major forces in the entire Annan Peninsula. Among them, Li State has the largest land area and the strongest power, but it is sandwiched in the middle. Fighting with both sides all year round.

Of course, because Annan nominally belonged to the Ming Dynasty, Li State did not dare to attack with all its strength. Its focus has been on suppressing the rebellion in the south. It has been thinking that only after quelling the civil strife can it have the confidence to swallow up the Annan Metropolitan Commandery Division. However, the rebellion in the south had the help of the Folangji people, and the mountains and rivers were difficult and the terrain was difficult to attack, so they were in a stalemate. (The Zheng-Nguyen dispute mentioned before actually refers to the internal disputes within the Li Dynasty. The previous article is wrong, sorry!)

Emperor Chongzhen frowned when he heard that the Portuguese had a hand in the Annan Peninsula. Now there are also people in Macau. Should these people be treated? It would be best if they can be used by the Ming Dynasty. If they cannot be used by Ming Dynasty, they will have to deal with them sooner or later.

When he thought of this, he suddenly remembered that when he added people a few days ago, he seemed to have added someone named Henry Wang. Without this surname, they would look like foreigners. I wonder if they are Europeans?

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

Zheng Zhilong was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but he immediately came back to his senses and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the general thinks that the main force can be attracted by land, and then the fleet can land from the rear and attack from the north and south. Maybe it can be done!"

If it were someone else, they might not be able to come up with this plan. But he was in charge of a navy, and when he was fighting with other pirates, he would also land and attack pirate lairs, so he was 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 the rank of Coast Defense Counselor?"

Zheng Zhilong was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself, wasn't it because of his own contribution to transporting grain? But since the emperor said so, there must be other explanations, so he immediately responded: "The general will not know!"

"As long as you do a good job, I will make you deputy general and commander-in-chief in the future." When Emperor Chongzhen said this, seeing Zheng Zhilong's surprised look on his face, he added, "I can even make your navy follow the local command. The emperor became independent and returned to the governor-general of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong to lead directly!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhilong could no longer restrain himself and was stunned.

Since ancient times, the status of the navy has been very low. The Ming Dynasty was so big that only two or three places had navy establishments. Moreover, naval commanders usually end up doing coastal defense and guerrilla warfare. It is rare to hear that naval commanders can continue to rise in rank.

But the emperor not only said that, he even said that the navy would be independent from the local area and placed under the direct jurisdiction of the governor-general of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong. In other words, wouldn’t the navy’s status 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 a new one? In 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 about it deeply. When he saw Emperor Chongzhen staring at him, he couldn't help but subconsciously confirm: "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! This will be great news for everyone in the Navy!

When Emperor Chongzhen heard his question, he immediately smiled and nodded and said: "I hope to establish the navy, army and air force in my lifetime. However, the air force is probably unlikely, but the navy and army are not a big problem!"

"..." When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he was immediately stunned by Emperor Chongzhen's statement. He didn't expect that the emperor was still thinking about the sea, army and air force! Does air force mean air? How can this be! But from now on it will not be called the Navy, but the Navy...

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong was shocked by the bright future even if he did not regard himself as a complete Ming army general at this time. Is this... is this really possible?

Emperor Chongzhen never thought about this possibility. At least the first two are definitely possible, but the last one depends on luck. After all, normally, there is no problem for him to live to be in his sixties, and then there is the fifty-year lifespan added by the system, which means he will be more than a hundred years old. In such a long time, there will be 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 arriving in the capital. If it had been before, I would have never thought of it, but now it is possible!

Thinking of this, when Zheng Zhilong looked at Emperor Chongzhen, he already believed it. The excitement on his face suddenly became a little more exciting.

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but smile in his heart when he saw it. It seems that the painting of the cake is almost done, now it’s time to get down to business!

Thinking like this, he said to Zheng Zhilong: "But there are still a few conditions for me to achieve this goal!"

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

Emperor Chongzhen was waiting for his words and immediately replied: "First, everyone must see the importance of the navy! For example, in the future Annan battle, the navy can transport troops on a large scale and behind the enemy's rear Landing to defeat the enemy! For another example, the navy can protect the safety of coastal people, and can also serve the country and the people like the army..."

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

At this time, he was quite confident about the things Emperor Chongzhen said. As long as he is given enough ships, he can recruit pawns on his own, and it is not a problem to defeat other pirates. As long as there are enough ships, it doesn't matter how many troops are transported. These are very simple!

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard Emperor Chongzhen state the next condition: "Second, and most importantly, you must have money to do these things! People are not the problem, it is money. But what the court lacks most right now is money! I believe Zheng Qing should also know this, right? "

Having said this, he sighed slightly and said, "If the court doesn't have money, it can't do anything!"