After dinner, Prince Ding went back, and Gao Shaoyi was still thinking about this matter.
When he was about to arrive home, Gao Shaoyi finally figured it out. Perhaps he felt that he was too close to the capital in the north, so he gave General Long's territory to himself, so that all his energy would be focused on the three southwestern provinces.
After thinking about these things, Gao Shaoyi smiled and shook his head. It seems that the emperor still underestimates us.
With the help of the system, the development of the Suppression Army is definitely not something that you people can predict. Even Gao Shaoyi himself cannot predict it. Do you really think that the three southwest provinces can satisfy our appetite? It is just an appetizer.
I don’t want to think so much anymore and go home to sleep.
The next morning, Gao Shaoyi went to court with the others. Everything had been settled, and the emperor could not avoid it. What's more, Gao Shaoyi was about to go south in a few days.
We have to meet each other no matter what.
The Great Court Meeting was still the same as before. Officials from various ministries talked about some unimportant matters. Gao Shaoyi didn't know why the court was always willing to do this. It was obviously a place to resolve major issues, but he had to take out these trivial matters and finish the Great Court Meeting.
Then go to the south study room to solve those urgent matters.
When Gao Shaoyi was about to fall asleep, the tide finally subsided, and he followed the two old princes and several cabinet ministers to the South Study Room.
Here Gao Shaoyi met a person he had never met before. Although this person was older, his eyes were very heroic. Suddenly Gao Shaoyi thought of who this person was. He should be his future opponent, from the three southern provinces.
The actual controller is Zhang Dashuai.
Zhang Dashuai first reported on the specific situation of the three southern provinces. These things are basically dispensable and have been written down in the memorial. Now it is a waste of time to say that this is a waste of time. Gao Shaoyi can also see why the Daqian court
Being so weak, I worry about these formal things every day and waste all my time.
"You haven't seen this boy yet, right? This is the commander-in-chief of the Suppression Army. Next, you two will go back to the south together. The ambition of the Rakshasa Empire has already been shown. You two must work together to defend the empire.
Sea frontier.”
It seemed that the emperor was about to fall asleep after listening to it. After Dashuai Zhang finished his report, the emperor did not hide anything and pointed at Gao Shaoyi to ask Gao Shaoyi to stand up.
"Greetings to the Duke."
The corners of Zhang Dashuai's mouth twitched as he spoke. He had been well-known in the empire for a long time, but now he actually had to salute a child. He felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. Moreover, when he arrived in the capital that day, Gao Shaoyi was still a marquis.
Now it has become a very rare duke.
"Master Zhang is really a bad boy..."
Gao Shaoyi quickly helped Zhang Dashuai up, but all the people present were holding back their laughter. If you really didn't want people to salute, then you should have taken action just now, and waited until everyone had finished bowing before you said this.
, what else does this mean?
"The Duke has achieved such achievements at such a young age, which really puts me to shame. I hope the Duke will take more care of me in the future."
The situation is stronger than the person. No matter how uncomfortable Zhang Dashuai feels, he still has to pretend to be in front of the emperor and all the adults.
"After we get to the south, I hope Marshal Zhang will take good care of us and work together to protect the empire's maritime borders."
The two people were saying some non-nutritious words. On the surface, they were very cooperative. But in fact, everyone knew very well what they thought. After that, they would become competitors. Don't look at the fact that Gao Shaoyi occupied Dongdi Country.
The concession is also Zhang Dashuai's territory.
"Which military port will the navy of the Suppression Army be stationed in?"
After the two got to know each other, the emperor began to ask questions.
"Back to the emperor, it turns out that Dongdi Kingdom built a huge military port in Nandong Province. The transfer agreement has been signed. Our warship will set sail next week and arrive in Nandong Province in five days at the earliest."
Gao Shaoyi also knew what the emperor meant. He said this in front of Dashuai Zhang. If you are dissatisfied, just say it directly. Don't wait for us to go there before anything happens. If something happens at that time,
, I’m afraid there will be no way for the two of us to talk, so we will have to rely on guns to talk.
The emperor does not want his men to fight at this time. Even if he wants to occupy the three southern provinces, he must first deal with the fleet of the Rakshasa Empire. If the fleet of the Rakshasa Empire is allowed to rush in, the coastal cities of the empire will be destroyed.
I still don’t know how I will be beaten, and some of my previous experiences are still here.
If all the coastal cities are really destroyed, then this year's tax revenue will be hard to say. The imperial court's tax revenue is already not very generous.
"How many fleets are you planning to bring south?"
When he said this, Marshal Zhang's ears were already frightened. Although the armies of the three southern provinces were developed, compared to the army of the Daqian Empire, the three southern provinces did not have a navy.
"Weichen's fleet includes four heavy cruisers, eleven light cruisers, twenty-two destroyers, and six supply ships..."
When Gao Shaoyi said this, all the people present were speechless, because this was completely different from the memorial submitted by Gao Shaoyi. The force had at least doubled, and the memorial never mentioned heavy cruisers.
Son, that is a huge ship with a tonnage of up to 10,000 tons.
The strongest warship of the Daqian Empire in the past was about 7,000 tons, and it had never seen a warship exceeding 10,000 tons.
And many people present also understand military matters very well. It turns out that our warship is 7,000 tons, but there are already 305 mm heavy artillery on the ship, but why is your warship already 10,000 tons and artillery?
The caliber has actually shrunk to 203 mm?
Gao Shaoyi also had no way to explain to them the difference between new warships and old warships. Although the original ironclads had such a large caliber, they could not compare with our heavy cruisers in terms of speed or flexibility.
If we really encounter each other in a naval battle, our heavy cruiser can sink the opponent several times.
Among all the people, the expression on Marshal Zhang's face was the most exciting. At first he was surprised, but now he is feeling a little scared. With such a fleet, plus an infantry brigade of the Suppression Army
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Even if we fail to defeat the Rakshasa Empire, are these three southern provinces still ours?