Two months later, Zhu Jie finally returned to the capital, and at this time, it was almost the cold winter wax moon.

At this time, the capital is about to enter the festive year, but the atmosphere above the court is solemn - the envoys of the Netherlands, Britain, Spain and Portugal have been in the capital for more than a month, and they have repeatedly put pressure on the imperial court, demanding the opening of the Dongying port and allowing countries to have fair commercial competition in Dongying.

The most terrible thing is that the persecution of the four countries is getting tighter and tighter, urging the imperial court to show its attitude, this is not the end, the fleet of the four countries has already sailed to Dongying, constantly cruising in the eastern and southern seas of Dongying, not without the intention of demonstration.

The news came from Dongying, and now the situation in Dongying is quite stable, but I don't know if these fleets will really attack Dongying, if they really do it, it is really difficult for the Ming fleet to gain the upper hand, the number of warships on the other side is too much, there are as many as 200 main warships of more than 1,500 materials alone, as many as 200, as for small warships, there are countless of them, and even some merchant ships are deployed with artillery.

The grim situation has made the pressure on Sun Chuanting and Xu Yifan increase sharply, whether it is war or peace, it is related to the future of the Ming Dynasty's national fortunes, but it is very difficult, the generals in the DPRK and China have long been impatient, and they have asked for war, but they are easy to say, but this decision, where is it so easy to make?

At this time, Zhu Jie finally rushed back!

"Your Majesty, the matter is already very clear, the attitude of several Western countries is very clear, that is, let us open up Dongying commerce and trade, so that they can enter Dongying for free trade, and now the fleets of the four countries are cruising back and forth in the Dongying Sea, demonstrating towards our Ming fleet......"

As soon as Zhu Jie returned to the palace, he didn't have time to take a breath, so he summoned Sun Chuanting, Xu Yifan, Li Yan, Gao Jie and other important ministers to the Qianqing Palace to discuss state affairs.

Xu Yifan stood in front of Zhu Jie and said in a deep voice.

"Oh? They are really in the alliance, hehe, are they really bullying me? ”

Zhu Jie sneered.

"That's it! Your Majesty, the ministers are willing to fight to the death with Western countries, even if it is a blood-stained territory, they must lay down a piece of sky for the Ming Dynasty! This is the Eastern World, the world of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no room for them to be wild from other countries! ”

Gao Jie shouted coldly.

"Tall, sir!"

Li Yan on the side said in a deep voice, "Soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, how can you say that you will fight?" At the very least, we must have the certainty of being able to win the battle before we can fight, and now we have the confidence to start a war with the four countries at the same time? ”

Gao Jie's eyes widened, and he shouted, "Why not?" 100,000 Tianwei Army, 60,000 Tianxiong Army, are the most brave elite in the world, how many of them Westerners, how many we pack up! This is not the West, this is the East! ”

"Eigo!"

Zhu Jie shouted: "Don't be impatient! ”

Gao Jie was quite unconvinced, and stood aside angrily.

"Yifan, what is the strength of the fleets of Western countries now? What is the situation in the South Seas? What is the attitude of the feudal clans? ”

Xu Yifan said in a deep voice: "Lao Cha's intelligence has been transmitted back, and now there are a large number of warships gathered in various seas in Dongying, among which the fleets of Britain and the Netherlands are concentrated in the area of Edo Bay, and the fleets of Spain and Portugal are concentrated in the area of Nagasaki and Satsuma, among which the fleets of the four countries have more than 200 main warships, more than 200 secondary warships of various types, among which there are many merchant ships equipped with artillery, and the number of warships is between two and three times that of the warships of our Ming fleet, Your Majesty, why do these Western countries have so many warships, How much does it cost to build? ”

Zhu Jie replied: "What is expected, this is what I said to you at the beginning to plunder other countries, to feed war with war, all countries in the West are countries bordering the sea, and they have always relied on plundering and commerce to survive, since a hundred years ago, their monarch stopped the fleet, went to black Africa, America and other places to loot, gold, silver, population, as long as it can be sold for money, they all robbed, every year from all over the wealth is calculated in tens of millions of taels of silver, so much wealth is concentrated in the country, in addition to pleasure, It is to improve the army and weapons, the naval fleet is the foundation of their existence, and naturally it will cost a lot of money to build, and more than a dozen or dozens of warships will be launched every year, and how many warships will they have in a few decades? Compared with us, we have only begun to rebuild our naval fleet in recent years, and we have been delayed for more than 100 years. ”

The courtiers above the court listened to the conversation between Zhu Jie and Xu Yifan, and their faces were already a little pale, as the so-called unpredictable, the emperor worked hard to overcome public opinion, to develop trade, develop the naval fleet, and put a lot of money on the fleet, at that time, there was that person in the court who supported it? There are even bigwigs who spit on the emperor and accuse the emperor of plundering foreign wealth and killing on a large scale, which hurts the heavens and the peace, now take a look, people are calling, right? The words are still in my ears, a few months ago, the emperor was still saying, we don't fight people, and when they become strong, they will come to beat us!

The law of the jungle is really the only law of survival in this world, God will not be because of the benevolence of Da Mingren, there will be no other countries to invade you! If it weren't for the huge Ming fleet in Dongying now, I am afraid that the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty would be rampant by the fleets of Western countries!

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Intelligence has also sent back the exact information from Nanyang, the Dutch East India Company Governor Cohen came forward, and contacted other countries around, promising that after the matter is completed, the interests of Dongying trade will be divided equally among all countries, and even to open the door of the Ming Dynasty, requiring the Ming to give up the taxation of goods from various countries, in order to be successful, the English have even transferred the fleet that stayed in Tianzhu to the East Ocean, Spain and Portugal are also assembling their own fleets, and it is even possible to ask the domestic players to continue to send reinforcements to the country......"

Gao Jie said in a deep voice.

Zhu Jie's heart was shocked, what, these dogs say, are they going to engage in an eight-nation alliance in advance? Hehe, if it's really incomprehensible, then Lao Tzu, I don't mind having a big one, fighting the Ming fleet to be annihilated and shattered, and I want to leave all of you on the land of the Ming Dynasty!

"Hmm!"

Zhu Jie replied again and did not speak.

Gao Jie continued: "The situation in Dongying is still stable now, but Western countries have also sent envoys to lobby the feudal towns with close relations, preparing to cooperate with the outside and squeeze our strength out of Dongying......"

(End of chapter)