Liu Hongji's words directly made Zhu Cihong's right foot weak and almost fell.

What words? What do you mean by no chance of winning?

But any general with insight will not be so straightforward and honest on such an occasion, you don't want face, the emperor still needs face!

As long as you are not a fool, this time must be a good time to show loyalty, what minister will definitely live up to his prestige, and he will not be a minister for His Majesty, and the thief will be in front of the Daming Sailor......

Liu Hongjian is a national treasure-level existence in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, even in the eyes of the courtiers and Zhu Cihong, removing so many shortcomings, the name of the Ming God of War is also recognized.

Zhu Cihong didn't expect his brother Liu to say this, and stood on the spot in embarrassment for a while, stuck......

Han Yu, the second assistant of the cabinet, was also frightened by Liu Hongji's sharp words, and said in his heart, Lord Wang, don't go crazy anymore, and then glanced at Li Banghua, the first assistant, Li Banghua shook his head silently.

Liu Hong gradually saw everyone's reaction, and he was also a little disappointed.

With a conscience, he is also telling the truth, these uncles here may not know, don't say that the big and small Franc machines are just the naval strength of the Netherlands, and I am afraid that they are all.

In the middle of the seventeenth century, the Dutch navy was the best in Europa in terms of quality and quantity, and it not only defeated the former Spanish Armada, but also benefited from the Thirty Years' War in Europe.

It has nearly 3,000 warships of various types, more than 6,000 large merchant ships of various types, tens of thousands of small merchant ships used for fishing and inland transportation, and more than 80,000 sailors who can be called the best sailors in the world......

It can be said that the Netherlands in the middle of the 17th century was on par with the status of the later 21st century Mi Guokee, with the financial resources of the East India Company, as well as colonies and military strongholds all over the country, rampant in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans......

The 2,000 warships of the Dutch were not like the Zheng family, and a considerable part of them were old ships and defective products, and those who were indiscriminate accounted for a large proportion.

At least on the warships, it has to be admitted that the gap between the Ming and the Netherlands has been widened, and this gap is not only reflected in the displacement, but also in the power of artillery.

"Lord Wang, you have gone through a hundred battles and have not tasted defeat, as long as you command the Ming Naval Division, how can a small Dutch country be my opponent of the Ming Dynasty? The prince should not grow the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige! ”

Shi Kefa, the new scholar of the Middle Pole Temple, said that he also felt that what Liu Hongjian said was a bit too much.

Shi Kefa saw the changes in the past few years, and he felt that even if Daming could not be called the strongest in the world, it was a little unreasonable to look up to a small country in Europa so highly.

"Alas, Lord Shi, there are too many uncertainties in maritime affairs compared to land wars." Liu Hong gradually sighed and said.

He is also a person who has seen the power of the sea, and knows that commanding land warfare and naval warfare are two completely different situations, and if you want to gallop the sea, you must first understand the currents and wind directions in various parts of the ocean, and how to deal with big storms.

If you don't understand anything, but just go out to sea with the strength of your boat, the forces of nature will teach you what it means to be in awe.

But Liu Hong gradually didn't bother to explain that this group of people may have seen the sea, but they certainly haven't really felt the power of the ocean.

Maybe if there is a chance in the future, Xiao Zhu should be asked to gather hundreds of civil and military officials to collectively go to sea for a ten-day trip, so that they can see what it means to have a sky outside the sky and waves outside the waves.

"Your Majesty, the Dutch national ship has been galloping across the ocean for a long time, but the Beiyang Navy has never even gone out to the Daming Sea, and the minister has never had any sailing experience.

It's just that no matter how small the eagle is, it should also fight in the sky, the minister has a heavy responsibility, and he will not watch my Ming people being slaughtered by foreign vassals, and the Zheng family will not disappoint the emperor, they are worthy of being saved by the court. Liu Hong gradually stared at Zhu Cihong's determined words.

The Zheng family's warships may not be very good, but the sailors of the Zheng family are indeed what Liu Hongjian values the most, and these sailors, under the leadership of Zheng Zhilong, defeated the Dutch colonists twice with those dilapidated lucky ships.

Moreover, both battles relied on crowd tactics, and did not hesitate to launch suicide attacks with small boats, which Liu Hong gradually liked for his courage and courage.

Daming now has two treasure shipyards in Tianjin and Longjiang, and under the construction at the same time, it has already changed the dilemma of waiting for ships before, but where can good sailors be trained for a while.

It would be different if he could rescue the Zheng family, his brother had already had the ambition to serve the country, and his fourth uncle must have the same idea, otherwise he would not be bored to take the martial arts test.

Therefore, the Beiyang Navy Division still has to be dispatched, he just doesn't want the court officials to always face the maritime affairs with a sense of natural superiority of the Celestial Empire, if the officials are unwilling to be pragmatic and unwilling to face themselves, sooner or later they will fall on their heels.

There is another thing that has always made Liu Hong gradually haunted, originally thought that he would take out the drawings and quickly develop the rear-loading guns, but now in the past two or three months, the ordnance institute has not even solved the problem of primer.

Even in order to encourage the craftsmen, Liu Hong gradually opened the bounty to 10,000 taels, and the firearms craftsmen of the ordnance institute experimented almost day and night, and the thing of thunder mercury was not developed.

originally thought that if this thing came out, Da Ming would be fearless whether it was a sailor or an army, but the situation was stronger than people, and the plan couldn't catch up with the changes.

"My father once said that if you don't decide to ask Liu Qing about foreign affairs, maritime affairs naturally belong to foreign affairs, and I don't know much about this, so I can deal with it all according to Liu Qing's wishes, but I have a request." Zhu Cihong is rarely dignified.

"I don't care about the Netherlands, I can also ignore the Zheng family, but I ask Liu Qing that you must ensure your safety, Daming needs you, I don't want to fight alone!"

Zhu Cihong suddenly turned his back to face the south wall, and the portrait of Emperor Chongzhen hung on the south wall, his face was kind and deep-sighted, as if he was examining all this.

In fact, in Zhu Cihong's eyes, what can't be seen by Hanmin being bullied by outsiders, it is just indirect support for Liu Hongji, and he also sees the changes of the Ming Dynasty.

Who is a great talent, who is a mediocre talent, Zhu Cihong is not stupid.

"Minister, obey." Liu Hongjian is also a rare salute to Zhu Cihong's back.

He felt Zhu Cihong's care and respect, just like Uncle Chongzhen before he set out on the expedition.

"The military department and the household department must cooperate with the Beiyang Naval Division to do a good job in the supply of grain, grass and ammunition, if there is any mistake, I will be punished!" Zhu Cihong did not turn around, but the words were obviously said to the rest of the cabinet.

"Obey orders!"

……

War is not only about people, but also about money and national strength, as soon as the cannon goes off, there are 10,000 taels of gold, how many countries are dragged down by endless wars, and no one understands better than Liu Hongji.

Personnel deployment and assembly, warships, artillery supplies, military mobilization, there are still many things to do, after returning to Xishan, Liu Hong was gradually entangled in a series of miscellaneous matters.

According to the plan, Liu Hongjian will lead the personal guard battalion to Weihai, Shandong Province three days later, where 18,000 soldiers of the Beiyang Navy Division will wait for his arrival.

That night, the Xishan County Palace's palace received a letter, which was obviously supposed to be sent together with Huang Daozhou's letter, but this letter was a personal letter to Liu Hongji.

As soon as Liu Hong opened the envelope, his heart chuckled.

That's a bloody letter!