It was February, the wind in the capital was still cold and biting, and all the members of the cabinet in the warm pavilion of the Qianqing Palace rarely gathered.

"Let's take a look, all of you!" After speaking, Zhu Cihong sighed and sat on the dragon chair.

Da Da Hai hesitated with a plate and walked to Liu Hongjian first, and Li Banghua, the first assistant of the cabinet, did not look displeased.

Liu Hong gradually wrapped himself tightly in a mink coat, raised his hand to pick up the documents on the plate, and stood up with a loud sound after just looking at it.

"It's a fool's dream, these Dutch ghosts of dog R!"

It's no wonder that Liu Hong was taken aback, this document is a letter of state submitted by the Netherlands, or a war letter.

The article is not long, and the beginning of the chapter enumerates the illegal trips of the Ming sailors in Sulu and Taiwan, and claims that it is the fault of the Ming people to start the war, and unless the Ming people agree to the following terms, they will attack the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Article 1 of the article is to hand over the war criminal Liu Hongchuan, the king of Anguo County, and to inform the whole country of his crimes.

Article 2 is the return of Taiwan and its affiliated islands.

Article 3, the whole country mourns for the Earl of Ovat and the Earl of Jon, and compensates for the war losses of 20 million taels of silver.

Fourth, the Ming Dynasty exempted Dutch merchants from customs duties, and the right to trade in porcelain, tea, silk, etc. must be handed over to the Dutch merchant group.

"Made! Does the emperor know what it's called? This is called the tiger is not powerful, he thinks we are sick cats! Liu Hong gradually saw that the elders of the pavilion were paying attention to him, and he knew that his behavior just now was a little out of shape.

He wanted to open his mouth to redeem it, but the writing of this regulation really made him angry, and as soon as he opened his mouth, dirty words came out again.

dared to swear in front of the emperor in the Qianqing Palace, and Liu Hongjian was the only one in the court today.

The corners of Danghai's mouth began to twitch again, Zhu Cihong didn't say anything, he had already read the national letter, in fact, he was stunned for a moment when he first saw this national letter.

To describe it in four words, it is not ashamed!

After reading it, Liu Hong handed it to the first assistant Li Banghua, and then the second assistant Han Yu and the major bachelors.

Li Banghua was still unsmiling after reading it, Shi Kefa was indignant, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly after reading it, and he seemed to be a little gloating.

If you can see his inner monologue at this time, Zhang Tianlu will say, see it, it's not like catching a toad to pinch out the urine.

No, it's a mess, right?

"Ladies and gentlemen, please share your opinions." Zhu Cihong glanced at Liu Hongji, who seemed to be trampled on his tail, and said in a good time.

"Ahem, Your Majesty, Taiwan is adjacent to Fujian, and it has been the territory of our China since ancient times, and the war between the two countries in Sulu was also caused by its infringement of our Ming people, not to mention any war reparations, so I thought I would just ignore it."

Li Banghua, the first assistant of the cabinet, coughed and took over the conversation.

Li Banghua also knew in his heart that Zhu Cihong would not agree to the first article, let alone return Taiwan and war reparations.

Although the king of Anguo County and his people were dissolute, they won the trust of the first emperor and Zhu Cihong, and in the past few years in power, the Ming Dynasty changed its decline and quickly solved the situation of internal and external difficulties, and everyone understands these credits.

"The minister thinks that what Lord Shoufu said is right, just Europa, a small country, dares to threaten my Ming with nonsense, it's like a clown." Han Yu, a scholar of Mandarin Temple, continued.

"But, having said that, as far as the minister knows, the fleet of the Dutch State has sailed to the Daming Sea, how should we deal with it?" Cheng Zhi, a scholar of Jianji Temple, threw out the final question.

After finishing the matter, he didn't forget to glance at Liu Hongji's position, as if he was questioning.

After returning from the trip to Sulu, Qi Yuangong, deputy admiral of the Beiyang Naval Division, entered the palace and made a detailed report to Zhu Cihong and the cabinet members on the naval battle, including the armaments of the Netherlands, the power of the warships, and the gap between the Beiyang Naval Division and the Dutch warships.

So much so that the old men present all knew that judging from the size of the naval division and the artillery load of the battleships, the Beiyang Naval Division not only had insufficient warships and soldiers, but also had a gap between the firepower of the battleships and the Netherlands.

What's more, the Dutch had not all the warships at the time of the Battle of Sulu, not even half of their naval division, and in distant Europa, the Dutch had larger warships with more guns.

It is reported that among the Dutch fleets cruising outside the Daming Sea this time were large Dutch warships that arrived from the Indian Peninsula and Batavia.

"Are you asking me?" Zhu Cihong naturally heard Cheng Zhi's words, and said with a slight displeasure.

"The emperor forgives the sin, and the minister only knows the facts." Cheng Zhi got up and arched his hand.

"Oh? So Cheng Aiqing has a good plan? Zhu Cihong asked.

At this point, Zhu Cihong seems to have obtained the true inheritance of his father.

"This ......" Cheng Zhi hesitated, not knowing how to answer.

"Back to the emperor, the minister thought that the Netherlands was completely wishful thinking, and I have been making every effort to expand the water division in the past two years.

Now there are more than 50,000 soldiers in the two naval divisions of Nanyang and Beiyang, and there is a prince, so why not be afraid of a small country, the minister thinks that the Dutch country dares to invade the territory, and the imperial court sailors will attack it! ”

Shi Kefa, a scholar of the Middle Pole Hall and a scholar of the Criminal Department, ignored Cheng Zhi, who was stammering, and got up and said generously.

Shi Kefa's personality is similar to Li Banghua a few years ago, and he is also a person who does not like to be inflammatory, but on the other hand, in terms of war, he has the integrity of Yan Yingyuan and others.

Although it is a little pedantic, Yangzhou is a loyal minister for ten days.

On the other hand, Li Banghua, after experiencing the drastic changes in the Ming Dynasty in recent years, has become a little submissive and has lost the sharpness of a few years ago.

"What does Liu Qing think?" Zhu Cihong tapped his finger on the handle of the dragon chair and asked casually.

"Back to the emperor, the minister thinks that it is not the time to go head-to-head with the Netherlands."

If you really forcibly pull the Nanyang and Beiyang sailors out to fight with the Netherlands, then it's really hard to say who will kill the deer, but what about the coastline of the Ming Dynasty, the big and small Francos and Franks are not fools.

And nowadays, the Rakshasa country in the northwest is eyeing the tiger, intending to recapture the land taken by the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty will have a war with the Rakshasa country in the north sooner or later, according to his speculation, this day is estimated to be not far away.

Therefore, the Daming Sailor cannot take risks, unless he is sure of victory, and he must win.

Otherwise, it is necessary to preserve the strength and wait for the construction of the real ironclad ship.

Inspired by Liu Hongchuan, the molten iron welding technology of Tianjin Bao Shipyard has been successfully tested, and the first trial ironclad ship is already under construction, if nothing else, it will not be long before the defense of the Ming warship will be raised to a terrifying level.

"However, we still have to accept this war letter, not only to receive it, but also to reply to them, just four words." Liu Hong gradually stood up and walked around the crowd for half a circle.

"Oh? What are the four words? Zhu Cihong was gradually whetted by Liu Hong, and curiously motioned for him to continue.

"Let the horses come!"

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