When Li Xuan pointed at the map and said this, the naval generals sitting on the rectangular table all stood up directly, with excited expressions, and some even turned red with excitement!
This was the first time they heard Li Xuan clearly state his strategic vision for future overseas expansion, and they had no idea that their Majesty, the Eternal Saint King Li Xuan, was so ambitious!
Although Li Xuan has not disclosed his governing philosophy in public in the past, no one is stupid. From Li Xuan's many reform measures, most of them can guess that Li Xuan wants to completely overhaul the old society.
Reform is not just as simple as unifying China!
The Holy Emperor, he wants to deepen the reform of the shortcomings that have lasted for thousands of years, completely end the old era, and create a new era for the people of China!
This can be seen from military specifications, emphasis on science and technology, emphasis on people's livelihood and economy, reform of the official system, education system, etc.
Although the Tang Dynasty today is still an imperial dynasty, it is a dynasty that highly centralizes imperial power, encourages the development of science and technology, and encourages the development of industry and commerce. It is a completely different product from previous dynasties.
All these, as ministers, could be seen, and they could also guess the ambitions of the Holy Emperor.
The Holy Emperor wants to create eternal peace, and this is not just empty talk, but he actually does it, and he does it well.
But today, they saw a completely different Holy Emperor. They thought that the Holy Emperor they guessed was already great enough, and his ambitions were huge enough. However, they never thought that their Holy Emperor,
The wise and great Eternal Saint King, who is greater than the sun, actually wants to build an empire on which the sun never sets!
What an ambition, what a courage!
Countless emperors in China have never had such ambitions and courage since ancient times, but their Holy Emperor did, and he really planned to do it.
If it is accomplished, even if only a small part of the goal is achieved, its achievements will definitely be unmatched by countless emperors in China since ancient times!
And as the ministers of the Holy Emperor, they are the heroes of this era, and they will definitely leave their names in history!
A wise king and a wise minister, the Holy Emperor is naturally a wise king, and these ministers are naturally a wise minister!!
When the ministers were excited, Li Xuan looked at these naval generals again and said slowly: "In the next few years or even decades, the navy must formulate relevant development strategies with this goal in mind!"
"I hope that in the future, the strength of the Imperial Navy can reach the total naval strength of other countries outside the Empire!" Li Xuan still said while pointing to the huge world map behind him: "The two oceans of the Pacific and Indian Ocean must be in the Empire.
Under complete control, the ocean is used as a barrier to control and defend the hinterland of the empire. In the Atlantic Ocean, the imperial navy must make a voice that matches the empire’s status and be ready for the strategic mission of intervening in Europe at any time!”
Hearing Li Xuan talk about the total strength of other countries' navies, and how he wanted to completely control the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and even have a strategic advantage in the Atlantic Ocean, these naval generals all took a breath.
These naval generals also know the power of other countries. Although they have never been to Europe or even the Southeast Asia, they can still learn about the current situation of various countries in the world from the mouths of foreign businessmen.
Today, in terms of naval strength and even colonies, Spain is the well-deserved leader, while the Portuguese are ranked second. Both countries can be called empires on which the sun never sets. Their colonies are all over the world, and the navy
The strength is also quite huge.
Although they had not seen the Spanish Armada with their own eyes, they knew that they had hundreds of warships. If you include armed merchant ships, there would be even more.
The Portuguese's naval strength is weaker, but that is only relative to the Spanish.
To put it bluntly, the current naval strength of the Portuguese is much stronger than that of the Tang Dynasty!
However, the Holy Emperor said that the Imperial Navy should not only surpass one of the countries in the future, but should reach the sum of other countries and control the global ocean. What does this mean?
This means that the Tang Dynasty will maintain a large scale of at least hundreds of warships in the future, and these warships cannot be ordinary ships. The main force must be battleships, and the auxiliary ships must be cruisers and frigates.
Unfortunately, the Tang Dynasty Navy does not even have a single battleship. There are only two semi-finished and unfinished battleships on the slipway, and they are only third-class battleships.
However, in the European navies of this era and the following decades, the main ships of other navies are battleships. A first-class battleship with eighty, ninety or even hundreds of guns is the core.
If the Navy of the Tang Dynasty wants to reach the level reached by the Holy Emperor, it still needs a long way to go!
At this time, Li Xuan also seemed to see the doubts of the ministers, so he also relaxed a little and said: "Of course, India, America and the fleet must reach the sum of other countries, but the long-term goal of the empire cannot be achieved in ten years. We
Just use twenty years. If it doesn’t work in twenty years, we will use fifty or one hundred years to do it. At that time, we should never give up on this goal!"
"As the starting point of the empire's strategy for the next hundred years!" At this time, Li Xuan pointed at Malacca again: "Malacca must be taken down!"
Li Xuandao: "In the next few years, all development plans of the Imperial Navy must follow this prerequisite. They must be able to cover the landing of a large number of land forces in Malacca, provide sufficient logistical supplies in a timely manner, and maintain the safety of the maritime logistics line.
More importantly, it is necessary to defeat the Portuguese fleet in this area and nearby areas, and at the same time, it must be able to withstand the counterattack of the main force of the Portuguese naval fleet drawn from the Indian Ocean and even the Atlantic Ocean, and ensure sea control along the Southeast Asian coast, the mainland coast and even the entire South Ocean.
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"When the navy is ready and confident, then it will be the time for the empire's century-old strategy to set sail!"
After Li Xuan finished speaking, he stopped talking. He had already talked too much in today's meeting, from technological innovation, naval system, to future strategy.
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Now that the words have been said, what to do next is naturally the business of these ministers!
So after Li Xuan's long speech, he returned to his usual appearance, sitting on the dragon chair, listening with squinted eyes, and basically said nothing.
At this time, the naval generals spoke with great excitement. Li Xuan's words just now shocked them so much!
They were not surprised to attack Malacca. In the past two years, the empire and the Portuguese have cooperated more and more closely on the trade route between Europe and East Asia, but the conflicts have also become more and more serious. Even for the purpose of controlling Nanyang and maintaining the security of the empire's home coast
Due to various considerations, the Portuguese cannot stay comfortably in Malacca. Relying on Malacca, the Portuguese can maintain a considerable maritime force in the South China Sea, and can also obtain the Portuguese fleet in the Indian Ocean in a timely manner.
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If this foothold is eliminated, then the Portuguese people will basically lose their foothold in East Asia and the Nanyang Sea. They can trade in the future, but it is basically impossible to control this sea area.
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But developing a larger navy and controlling the whole world is something they never dared to think about before. Now that Li Xuan has said it and asked them to work towards this goal, how can they not be excited.
This is definitely an opportunity for a celebrity to last forever. This is definitely an opportunity to bring glory and wealth to yourself, your family, and future generations!
Do it, must do it!
So everyone is making plans on how to better develop the navy to achieve the grand goal His Majesty has set for them: to occupy the world!
Well, before achieving this goal, they must first achieve the early small goal set by His Majesty, which is to capture Malacca!
This kind of matter is related to the empire's overseas strategy and the development of the navy in the next few years or even decades. Naturally, it is not possible to get a complete system plan in a day or two. The navy must at least go through many internal discussions.
, only after repeated consideration could a preliminary plan be submitted to Li Xuan.
Then there is a great possibility that Li Xuan will reject the plan and let them re-formulate it. This time, it will take a few months at the fastest. If it doesn't go well, it may take a few months or even a year and a half.
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After the navy meeting, it was naturally impossible for Li Xuan to forget about the army. When he held the army meeting, he also took out a huge world map and pointed at Central Asia, West Asia, and South Asia.
Pointing to America and Africa, he said, those are the territories of the empire, and I hope to take them back.
They also deceived the top generals of the army into a daze, and then they all said happily that His Majesty is wise, and that even if I am very embarrassed, I still have to contribute a small amount of strength to His Majesty's grand cause.
Of course, the navy has no large-scale wars and is very free, so it can start relevant plans now. But for the army, this is obviously unrealistic, because they can't even unify the country now.
It's not completely finished yet.
But Li Xuan also told them for the first time that the empire's journey was far from over, and unifying Kyushu was just the beginning.
And what does this mean? It means that they finally don’t have to worry about being cooked to death in a year or two, and the birds will be gone!