"The Portuguese say that European countries are opposed to them becoming a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, they want to secretly become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Do you think I should reject their request?"
After hearing this, Liu Weichao thought for a moment, and then said: "No problem, since it is their request, it means that subjectively they are willing to recognize the Ming Dynasty as the suzerain country, but the objective conditions do not allow it!"
Having said this, he paused and then continued: "The power of the Ming Dynasty has not yet affected Europe. It is the most normal thing to be opposed by European countries. You can support Portugal first and wait until the Ming Dynasty to expand to the Middle East.
, when we are at war with Europe and have the ability to interfere in European affairs, it will not be too late to make this relationship public. Before that, let’s eat the colonies of those European countries around the world!”
After hearing Liu Weichao's opinion, Emperor Chongzhen thought it made sense, and nodded and said, "Okay, I understand!"
After hearing this, Liu Weichao asked: "Is there anything else?"
"When Li Dingguo's troops were marching eastward on the grassland, they happened to encounter the allied forces of the Jianlu and the eastern Mongolian tribes. With the internal response arranged by Du Yinxi, they won a complete victory. Who was the Jianlu and Prince Zheng Jierha?
Lang..."
When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he thought of something, laughed immediately, and then continued: "There was also Aisin Gioronikan, the king of Doluo County, who died under the flintlock gun of Li Dingguo himself. I remember that in the original
Historically, he also died at the hands of Li Dingguo, right?"
When Liu Weichao heard this, he also smiled, nodded and said: "Anyway, Li Dingguo's most famous deed is that he defeated two famous kings, one of which was Nikan. Unexpectedly, he died in the hands of Li Dingguo due to the reincarnation of heaven, haha!"
Emperor Chongzhen laughed, and after a while he said: "Now the Liaodong War has begun. On the grassland, Li Dingguo is leading a hundred thousand cavalry to chase down the remaining enemies. He will turn back and attack Liaodong; the Jinzhou War has also started. Blockade
Yinxi will lead the army to go out, and about 50,000 troops will land at the mouth of the Liao River to attack Haizhou; the Dongjiang Army has also started to attack Pyongyang and other northern North Korea, cutting off the connection between Liaodong and North Korea!"
When Liu Weichao heard this, he imagined it in his mind, and he couldn't help but yearn for it. This was a big war, a real war! If there were drones or the like to go to the scene to shoot, it would be an absolute blockbuster!
It's a pity that this can only be thought of like this, it is impossible to achieve!
Regrettably, Liu Weichao still said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Then first congratulations on your recovery of Liaodong this year, your occupation of North Korea next year, and your destruction of Japan the year after that!"
Of course he is very clear about how strong the Ming army is now and does not think there will be any surprises. Especially with the blessing of technology, it is suppressed by generational differences.
After hearing Liu Weichao's words, Emperor Chongzhen just smiled faintly and didn't say anything. But in his heart, he was thinking that he didn't have to spend such a long time at all. He would wait back and tell Liu Weichao when the good news came.
At that time, all we need to say lightly is: Japan has fallen!
While he was thinking about it, Liu Weichao asked him: "Is there anything else?"
Hearing this again, Emperor Chongzhen came back to his senses and immediately replied: "I don't have anything here anymore. Do you have anything to do over there?"
After hearing this, Liu Weichao held his mobile phone in his hand, pointed the camera at the room, and scanned it slowly. At the same time, he said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Did you see that the books in this row of bookshelves are all books of "Yongle Dadian"?"
It is already mature. It can be directly scanned and edited into a book, and connected to the printer to automatically print it out. Basically, I can achieve full automation here, and you can speed up the speed at which the books are photographed over there."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was immediately stressed and very envious.
Originally, he felt that it was fast enough to flip through the book by taking a video and then send the video content to Liu Weichao.
At the beginning, it seemed to be the same. Ever since I uploaded a video of "Yongle Dadian" to Liu Weichao by flipping through the book, Liu Weichao never urged me again.
Unexpectedly, in less than half a year, he was able to realize automation. Not only did he turn the video content into a book, but he also printed it out. It was equivalent to restoring the "Yongle Dadian" in that world. The key is that it doesn't cost any money.
What a waste of effort!
This kind of technology is absolutely enviable!
Of course, Emperor Chongzhen gave Liu Weichao's request priority. He thought about it and said, "Well, how about I ask the prince to record a video of "Yongle Dadian" for you when I review the memorial at night?"
Thanks to the freedom of electric lighting in the Forbidden City, the brightness is no problem.
Liu Weichao also knew that he could not push Emperor Chongzhen too hard. After all, he was the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he still had to put state affairs first.
With this thought in mind, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's do this for now!"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen remembered something and asked, "Is your wife about to give birth? I have to prepare some gifts!"
"No, really no need!" Liu Weichao heard this and said with a smile, "It would be best if you send "Yongle Dadian" over as soon as possible. I am already writing a paper on "Yongle Dadian" one by one.
Published!"
Emperor Chongzhen was a little speechless after hearing this, so he had no choice but to agree and hang up the video communication.
Then, after pondering for a while, he turned around and walked out of the apse. After sitting down on the throne again, he looked at Wang Chengen who was waiting there and said: "Go, my companion, and work with Dongchang to investigate the matter of the steam engine. In addition,
, and then check for other people selling items prohibited by the imperial court, and arrest them if they are found, no matter who they are, there will be no exception!"
"My slave obeys the order!" When Wang Chengen heard this, he did not dare to be negligent and quickly agreed. This time, he finally hurried out of the hall and hurried away.
Then, he looked at Sun Chuanting and said: "There is likely to be something wrong with the Netherlands. Please coordinate the military affairs and be prepared to send troops to Southeast Asia. I will take over all the Dutch colonies in Southeast Asia!"
Sun Chuanting couldn't help but frown slightly after hearing this.
As of now, most of the Ming Dynasty's navy is on the front line of the Liaodong war, mainly in Dongjiang Town, and the other part is in the Japanese and Ryukyu kingdoms. In the short term, these naval forces cannot be mobilized.
With this in mind, he reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the Dutch are stronger in Nanyang than the Spaniards in Luzon before; and the imperial steam-armored warships are greatly affected by the waves in the ocean. If they only rely on the troops stationed in Luzon
The Nanyang Navy is probably not enough to crush the Dutch!"
After the King of Zhou established a vassal in Luzon and Luzon became the Zhou Kingdom, the fleet led by Zheng Zhibao was reorganized into the Ming Nanyang Navy. The patrol waters included the Luzon Sea and the Taiwa Sea. Because of the war between Japan and Korea,
The Nanyang Navy has not expanded, and its combat strength is only more than a hundred warships.
Therefore, Sun Chuanting still had concerns.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately smiled and said: "I didn't say I would attack the Dutch colony immediately!"
"In this way..." At this point, he thought for a moment and then said, "set up a shipyard in Fujian and Guangdong, and skilled craftsmen will be deployed from the Tianjin and Nanjing shipyards to supplement the strength of the Nanyang Navy!"
At this time, in addition to money, the Ming Dynasty also had technology, and technology meant advanced productivity. It was actually not difficult to recruit troops!
Sun Chuanting couldn't help but feel happy after hearing this. He didn't worry about other things. He was in charge of military affairs and quickly said: "Your Majesty, has there been any progress on the armored ship?"
He has always known that Song Yingxing was building a fully armored warship at the Tianjin Shipyard, and it was not propelled by a paddle wheel, but by a propeller hidden in the water.
However, this is the top secret of the Ming Dynasty. Even if he is an assistant minister of the Ming Dynasty cabinet, he has no right to interfere. It is directly under the emperor. Therefore, Sun Chuanting does not know the specific research and development progress.
Hearing his words, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but smile and shake his head: "It's not that fast, but the previous steam armored warships can be modified to be propelled by propellers and equipped with rifled artillery. Although there is a resonance problem, as long as
It won’t be a problem even if it’s not used for a long time! I believe this is enough to deal with the Dutch sailing warships!”
The resonance problem of the propeller will cause greater damage to the hull. However, we still rely on sails in normal times. Once there is a war, we will use a steam engine to push the propeller. I believe that the impact on the iron-clad hull will not be too great!
When Sun Chuanting heard that it was not a real ironclad ship as he had imagined, he felt a little disappointed. But looking back and imagining it again, it seemed that the emperor was right. The paddle wheels were replaced with propellers, and the artillery was replaced with rifled artillery, which has a longer range and higher accuracy.
It was also superior to the Dutch warships in every aspect.
With this thought in mind, he had no objection and immediately accepted the order. Later, he would coordinate this matter with the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works and the Inner Palace Military and War Bureau.
Sun Chuanting was busy, and Emperor Chongzhen was also busy. He wanted to consider Liu Weichao's suggestion to establish a worldwide patent office.
As usual, Liu Weichao would sort out the background information involved in his conversation with Liu Weichao and then pass it on to him.
When the time comes, Emperor Chongzhen will be able to design a world patent office belonging to the Ming Dynasty after referring to the patent matters in that plane.
In addition, the Portuguese envoy was also on his way to Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen also had to consider the affairs of this European vassal country.
There are many things!
As for the ongoing war in Liaodong, Emperor Chongzhen was not particularly worried, and he did not have the same level of concern as in the past when he had to ask three questions and report back.
There is no other reason, because he has the confidence, and the imperial officers and soldiers will definitely win!
Compared with Emperor Chongzhen, Dorgon, the regent of the Qing Dynasty at this time, also felt confident that he could win this battle!