Li Wei knelt down on his knees, raised his head and replied with a sincere face: "I didn't want to hide it, but I was ignorant at the time and didn't know how to tell the truth about Spain taking this route."
After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei secretly thought that this man was quite good at talking. If he didn't say that he was hiding something, he would just label it as ignorance, which is completely different in nature.
"I didn't talk about Spain just now, why did you know that I was asking about Spain when you said it right away?" Zhong Jinwei pressed further and asked.
Li Wei still maintained a sincere expression and replied to Zhong Jinwei: "On this trip to North America, I deeply realized that the Spaniards may have a major impact on my Ming fleet. Therefore, when the Marquis asked, the villain
The first thing I thought of was that he was Spanish."
After hearing this reason, Zhong Jinwei nodded slightly, it seemed reasonable.
The reason why he asked this question was because he was the only person in charge of this voyage to survive. If he is unreliable, the authenticity of the information he provided must be considered.
Although there are still sailors in the returning fleet, those people did not participate in the core discussions. They were only responsible for sailing the ship, so some things would not be clear.
Of course, they can also verify the authenticity of these things provided by Li Wei from the other side.
There is no need for Zhong Jinwei to worry about these matters, the factory guard will take care of them.
Seeing Zhong Jinwei nodding, Emperor Chongzhen asked: "Did you meet any Spaniards during your trip?"
When Li Wei heard the emperor's question, he quickly faced Chongzhen and lowered his head and replied: "Encountered, two-bow ship, carrying supplies back to Mexico."
When Wen Tiren heard this, he was very concerned and asked aloud: "What is their attitude?"
"They were wary of each other for a while, and finally they walked away."
It was difficult to judge whether it was hostility or not. Zhong Jinwei asked: "In your opinion, if Ming Dynasty went to North America on a large scale, what would be the attitude of the Spaniards?"
"I don't dare to speak nonsense." Li Wei knew that this reply would affect the Ming vassal feudal North America, so he did not dare to answer directly.
Zhong Jinwei saw Li Wei's mentality and said with relief: "It's okay. You are a person who knows the Spaniards relatively well. Based on what you know about the situation, the court will judge what is right and wrong."
Emperor Chongzhen saw all this in his eyes and said: "Just answer the truth."
With the promise of Marquis Zhongxing and the Emperor, Li Wei no longer had any psychological burden, so he expressed his speculation: "This encounter with the Spaniards, if it were not for the Ming officials and Shuiying on board, the villain would estimate that the Spaniards
They will plunder our fleet. These Westerners don’t think highly of our Ming people. They are just profit-seeking people. They often do this on the sea by relying on the strength of their ships and their guns.”
"The villain thought that their ships were fully loaded with goods, and they couldn't figure out the meaning of my Ming officials appearing on this route, so they didn't take action. But if they figure out my Ming's purpose in the future, I'm afraid they will
We will send a fleet specifically to intercept, even if we break up with the Ming Dynasty, we will not hesitate."
"But they probably won't formally break up with the Ming Dynasty officials in the short term, because they still want to do business with the Ming Dynasty. If the relationship with the Ming Dynasty becomes tense, and there are Dutch pressure in the waters near the Ming Dynasty, they will be gone.
What happened? This is what they don’t want to see.”
"These are just speculations made by villains based on the little information they know about the Spanish."
After hearing this, Yang He, Minister of the Ministry of War, raised his head slightly and said in a proud tone: "There is nothing wrong with the Dutch on the coast of the Ming Dynasty."
When Li Wei heard the sound, he looked over and saw Yang He's expression. He couldn't help but be surprised. Could it be that the Dutch had been expelled?
Li Wei was a little unconvinced, but judging from what this crimson-robed official said, it seemed true, and it was me, the Ming Dynasty, who did it. When did the Ming Dynasty Navy become so powerful? You must know that the Dutch are more powerful than Spain at sea!
No one gave him an explanation. Zhong Jinwei turned to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, Li Wei's guess is similar to what I heard before. The Spaniards will not have any influence in the short term, but in the long term, there will definitely be a hostile relationship."
.Even if they don’t come to cause trouble to our Ming Dynasty, we Ming Dynasty will still avenge the Indians and bring Central America under the control of the Ming Dynasty.”
Because of the strength of the Ming Navy, it is already expected that it will rise above the ocean. As long as the Dutch warships are imitated and the Ming Dynasty's own cannons cast by the iron mold casting method are installed, both ships and cannons will be overwhelmed.
Spain. The only advantage the Spaniards have may be the sailors' familiarity with warships, but as time goes by, this will not be a problem.
Zhong Jinwei even thought that when the 6,000-material Fuchuan was built, it would be equivalent to the Ming Dynasty's aircraft carrier.
All supplies can be loaded by Fuchu ships, which can free up more warships to carry load. Imagine several Fuchu ships with six thousand bows sailing on the sea, surrounded by replicas of Dutch warships, mammoth.
Heading to Mexico, heading to Southeast Asia, this scene makes me feel happy just thinking about it.
Therefore, Zhong Jinwei said what he said based on this.
Emperor Chongzhen nodded upon hearing this and expelled the Western forces from America. This was the ultimate goal of the Ming Dynasty vassal.
When he was about to speak, Zhong Jinwei suddenly showed a smile like that of snatching candy from a child's hand, and then said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, you stole the territory of the Westerners. Oh, no, you are helping the Indians liberate the Indians who were invaded by the Westerners."
territory is actually a good way to quickly establish a North American vassal."
Although the Chinese people are very diligent and are good at building homes from scratch, they can rob ready-made towns. As long as they meet the requirements in terms of morality and strength, they will naturally not resist this approach.
After listening to Zhong Jinwei's statement, Bi Ziyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, even went out to report: "Your Majesty, I agree with the idea of Zhongxing Hou. However, since the imperial court is required to send navy to defeat it, it cannot be given to the vassal king and directly controlled by the Ming Dynasty.
Isn’t it better!”
He always remembered that Marquis Zhongxing had said about the geographical value of Central America. As long as a canal was dug to connect the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, money would come rolling in.
Anyway, the construction of canals was something that Ming Dynasty had never done before, and they had rich experience.
This topic has actually been discussed before. At that time, in order to encourage the feudal lord, we did not do this kind of thing like I eat meat and you drink soup.
But after all, the benefits were so great that the Minister of Household Affairs mentioned the matter again and wanted to eat this piece of fat.
Li Wei was dumbfounded as he listened. In the eyes of Ming officials, the powerful Westerners seemed to be like fish on the knife board, and they could be cut as they wanted.
Emperor Chongzhen was a little moved after hearing this, and wanted to eat this piece of fat, but he was afraid that if he really did it, the vassal kings would unite to make trouble, which would affect the national policy of feudal North America.
He hesitated for a while and then said: "It's still early for this matter. Dear ministers, you should discuss the construction of a large supply point first!"