"On the contrary, haven't you already established the navy?
It's up to you to decide where to station the troops, I won't get involved in this kind of thing!"
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
When it comes to military deployment, he is indeed inferior to Lin Fan. Moreover, the navy was built by Lin Fan. Even if he wanted to intervene, he could not do it.
"Father, since the navy was established, it has only formed a total of 50,000 people. Moreover, the warships have not been fully built and have not yet formed combat effectiveness."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"This... Fan'er, haven't you already built dozens of warships needed by the navy?
Isn’t the quantity still not enough?”
Emperor Chongzhen said doubtfully.
"Ahem! Your Highness, according to what I know, the smallest of the warships you built can accommodate five thousand people. A warship of this size has never appeared before!"
A minister said.
"Yes! Your Highness, the warships of our Ming Dynasty could only accommodate one or two thousand people in the past. Ten such large warships would be extremely powerful!"
Another minister said.
Emperor Chongzhen also said: "Fan'er, what the ministers said is quite reasonable. We have ten such warships, which is enough to deter pirates!"
"Father, if we just want to scare the pirates, let alone ten ships, one is enough. Just keep cruising on the sea. But the question is, what if the enemy is not just the pirates?"
"Have you ever thought that there are countries far away overseas? Have you seen the engine I invented?
You can make objects move without any human effort!"
"If there are overseas countries, they can create more powerful engines and stronger warships with larger volumes! Huge numbers!"
"The weapons on their warships have a longer range and more power than our artillery. When they come to attack our territory of the Ming Dynasty, can we withstand it?"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
this……
Emperor Chongzhen was stunned. When Lin Fan persuaded him to form a navy earlier, he was talking about preventing pirates, and at the same time, it could also provide protection for the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty!
In this way, they will pay taxes with peace of mind. Now, he actually talks about guarding against overseas countries. I really don’t know how his brain is growing.
"Fan'er, our Ming Dynasty has your Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Xuanjia Army, and trapped camp. What kind of enemies can pose a threat to us?"
Emperor Chongzhen said.
"Haha! What Your Majesty said is absolutely true. Most of those overseas countries are places where people drink blood and have no respect for education, let alone the emperor's order!"
One person laughed.
"That's right. I have traveled around the world and been overseas, but I have never seen such a place without etiquette. There is no emperor there!"
One person said.
"To be precise, there is an emperor there, but there are many nobles there, and the life is really dirty. Even the streets are full of feces!"
Another person said.
hehe!
When everyone heard what the two said, they all chuckled. Lin Fan glanced at them and couldn't help but shook his head and sighed. At this time, life in Western countries was indeed as dirty as they said!
Women in this period still wore skirts that were open like umbrellas. Such skirts were difficult to take off!
Therefore, no one wore any clothes inside, and they had to squat down directly when going to the toilet. If possible, servants would get under their skirts to serve them.
Moreover, people in this period may not take a bath for ten days and a half, and their bodies will inevitably smell. It was during this period that perfume appeared in the West.
Not to mention, because of the dense population in the city, their sewage and drainage systems are extremely poor. Most people just throw their feces directly into the street!
You can imagine the mess!
However, it must be said that during this period, they also gave birth to many great scientists. According to Lin Fan's estimation, the West at this time is about to undergo an industrial revolution!
On their side, according to the normal timeline, the Qing Dynasty took control of the Central Plains, adopted a secluded policy, and completely cut off contact with the West!
Moreover, the people of the Qing Dynasty had their eyes high and looked down upon anything from the West, even firearms. By the time the West forcibly opened the country, it was already too late to regret it.
"Everyone, as the saying goes, Thirty Years of Hedong, Thirty Years of Hexi, you look down on them so much, have you ever thought about what they will be like in the future?"
"You don't make progress, but that doesn't mean others don't make progress. Throughout history, since the Qin Dynasty, the army has still used bronze weapons, but now, we use weapons made of fine steel!"
"I would like to ask, if we compare bronze weapons and weapons made of fine steel, which one will be stronger?
Speaking of armor, after several generations of improvements, our armor is better than the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty!"
"Let's talk about tactics! Compared with the elite commanders of today, who was weaker and stronger?
This shows that both weapons and knowledge are making progress!"
"We must have a sense of crisis. When Li Zicheng first rebelled, you also looked down on Li Zicheng and Jiannu, and you always called them Jiannu!"
"But if it hadn't been for this prince fighting them with the power of thunder, those people you look down on now would have pressed you to the ground and rubbed you!"
"Do you want to watch one day, my people of the Ming Dynasty, be bullied by those people who drink hair and blood?"
Lin Fan said coldly.
this!
All the officials present were stunned. They didn't know how to refute Lin Fan's words.
Emperor Chongzhen also looked at Lin Fan in shock and said, "Fan'er, what you said is really not alarmist?"
"Reporting to my father, what I just said is not alarmist at all. If I can make the engine, it means that others can too!"
"And the kind of battleship and long-range weapons I envisioned can also be manufactured, but it's just not possible at the moment, but that doesn't mean it will never be possible!"
"If we don't do it and someone else does it first, it will be the end of our Ming Dynasty!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
hiss!
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen took a breath of air-conditioning. Looking at history and the experience of the Ming Dynasty in recent years, Emperor Chongzhen became more and more sure that what Lin Fan said was true.
"Moreover, doesn't my father want to see a great world where the people of the Ming Dynasty are respected?"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"kindness?
Fan'er, what does this mean?"
Emperor Chongzhen asked.
"Father, just imagine, if those small foreign countries are defeated, they will do whatever we ask them to do!"
"From now on, no army is allowed on their territory. Their citizens can only grow food. And our Ming court directly collects their taxes and provides them with protection. Wouldn't it be great!"