Royal Gold Magistrate

The discussion stopped abruptly.

Emperor Jing signaled Lai Gou'er to continue talking.

Lai Gou'er had already prepared a draft in his mind: "Your Majesty, Yichen's understanding of the local area, it is not appropriate to take the initiative to start a war at the moment, it is better to draw it slowly."

"The church governs the countries, but the monarchs of all countries are not willing to be subordinated to others. They are only compromising with the church because of the situation and culture."

"My Dajing is determined to start a war with great fanfare, which will undoubtedly increase the power of the Pope, causing the other party to be twisted together. In this way, all trade in the West will no longer be possible. In addition, although my Dajing has enough food and equipment, Strong, but the difficulty of transporting troops is an unavoidable problem."

"And if you attack the holy city directly, it is not impossible. I have personally gone to the holy city, and I can indeed attack the enemy directly from the sea. Whether it is successful or not is not a matter of success or failure. The holy city is in chaos, and the countries under the original church must be independent. The status of the West is extraordinary, if it is defeated, the Western countries will undoubtedly regard us as an enemy, and it will be more difficult to seize benefits from the opponent."

"I can't go left or right, my national strength is at its peak, how can I be so timid?!" A general immediately launched an attack.

Lai Gou'er glanced at the man, but didn't recognize him.

But he still calmly said: "I'm just based on practical considerations. I can understand that everyone is excited, but it's not a good thing to be born without a name."

The generals burst into laughter immediately.

"The master is unknown? Buy a foreigner and spend money to stuff him into the Holy City, saying that our people are lost and we have to go in to find someone. If he dares to stop us, he dares to fight. Isn't that enough reason? Has Mr. Lai ever fought? ? Not afraid of war, right?"

"Why is it so troublesome? Don't they want to get a share of my Dajing's goods? Send someone directly to tell him that our Dajing is on the land under the church. Every time we sell a cargo, the church will give me Dajing Compensate for the freight, maintain the fleet, and pay me Dajing a share of taxes... If he dares to get angry, we dare to fight!"

"Aren't you a robber? This is too lacking in quality. In my opinion, we should find someone to open a Taoist temple privately in the holy city. If they dare to demolish it, then...there are many reasons."

A bunch of pure hooligans, this is, they don't want to lose face for the war.

Fang Zheng wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

Lai Gou'er didn't say a word, and listened to a group of people criticizing him with a blank face.

After everyone finished speaking, he said calmly: "Everyone, although I haven't fought any big battles, I have fought dozens of small battles after exploring overseas for so many years."

"It's not that I'm afraid of war. It's that the court must carefully consider the risks at sea. The risks at sea are not as simple as you think."

Emperor Jing looked at Lai Gou'er more and more appreciatively.

This young man is really good, at least he is stable enough.

Emperor Jing said: "Then...according to your understanding, how should we do it?"

Lai Gou'er said in a deep voice: "I believe that there must be a war between me and the church. It is inevitable! But the current situation is really not suitable for war. The church uses theocracy to rule the people. We should adapt to local conditions and use the same method."

"Father Soljay has actually broken away from the control of the church in Fika, and the minister has also provided him with a sum of funds behind his back. The believers of Fika have gotten rid of the exploitation of the church to a considerable extent. His prestige in Fika It is even thought that it has surpassed the pope's reputation in the hearts of believers."

"In addition, there is a brotherhood. On the one hand, it develops power outside of Fika, and on the other hand, it also secretly supports Father Soljay within Fika. At the moment, I think what the court has to do is to support Father Soljay and provide more Use more funds to support a Protestantism that conforms to the teachings of the Taifu Church, and strengthen the influence of Father Soljay."

"On the day when the war starts, if there is chaos in the church, the Protestantism can take the opportunity to preside over the overall situation and stabilize the situation for my future."

"At the same time, what the imperial court has to do now is to produce warships, drill water troops, and prepare troops for war."

As soon as Lai Gouer finished speaking, someone immediately jumped out to object.

"Absolutely not! It is difficult to transport troops, and it is a big taboo to prepare for war and wait for the enemy! The small country of Feika has not been controlled by Dajing. Once the war starts, I will have no port in Dajing. How can I fight this battle?"

"That's right, that's the reason. It's hard to find a good port, and it's even more difficult to fight a war if there's no place to anchor warships."

All the ministers agreed.

How unreasonable, according to your method to support Protestantism, I will be in the coffin on the day of success!

Must be proactive!

Lai Gou'er said: "You can rest assured on this point, the brotherhood under Jinyiwei has already laid out a lot of detailed work in and around the holy city."

"Once the holy city decides to attack Feika, our army will receive the news in advance and make preparations early. My Dajing fleet stationed in Feika has a large number of firearms. It is not a problem to persist for a month, and the overseas troops can catch up in [-] days. Come to Fika to help."

"As for whether Fika can stick to the orders of the church, I believe that Father Soljay and Dajing Naval Cannon should be able to convince them."

Emperor Jing nodded secretly, his eyes turned to Fang Zhengyi while thinking about it.

Seeing that he hadn't interrupted, he lowered his head to think about something, and asked casually: "Fang Qing, you have always cared about overseas affairs, what do you think?"

"Let's think about it, fighting is too troublesome. Since we have been working hard overseas, is it possible to take him back to Dajing while he is out? As long as he falls into the hands of the minister, I believe that with the various torture tools of the Jinyiwei, he will definitely be killed." Can... when the imperial court tells him to go east, he will not dare to go west."

The officials cast contemptuous glances.

It's really obscene, and I can't think of anything that doesn't make sense.

Capturing people is much more difficult than killing people, so why not think about it?Fang Zhengyi's military level is about the same as that of robbers.

Emperor Jing was bored, turned his gaze back to Daolai Gou'er, saw that he hesitated to speak, and asked, "Is there anything else you want to say about the Qing family?"

Lai Gou'er smiled slightly and said, "This news, I actually wanted to tell His Majesty as soon as I entered the palace."

"The reason why I came back from overseas suddenly this time is because I discovered a brand new shipping route."

Brand new route! ?

Mandian suddenly regained his spirit.

"I have made good friends with many nobles in Feika. The people of Feika are very adventurous, so there are many navigators among the nobles. By chance, I saw the sea chart drawn by the nobles of Feika. Compared with the sea chart of my great scene Figures have considerable additions."

"Originally, the fleet sailed along the coastline. Later, according to the charts, it was speculated that the fleet could actually cross the ocean. I made friends with many navigators in the Fika folks. After many inquiries and research, I assumed the route and followed the marked islands along the way. Instructed to return successfully."

"It will take about two months for Dajing's warship to cross the ocean and reach Feika. If the wind direction is not good, it may take another half a month."

After finishing speaking, Lai Gou'er took out something from his pocket: "This is a newly drawn chart, please read it, Your Majesty."

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