At this time, someone raised concerns.

The person who spoke was Liu Zhao, the chief of the Military Affairs Office, who did nothing when Donglin was in power before. Later, he was able to advance to the throne by flattering Wei Zhongxian. The Donglin Party members called him "as he served Wei Zhongxian as his father, extremely shameless."

But Liu Zhao was not angry at all, but instead regarded this insulting words as supreme praise. After that, he helped the eunuch party work harder and more devoted himself to it.

He leaned over and said:

"The garrison of Zhangzhou is to recruit the Zheng family."

"With a formal official position, the Zheng family can do much more than it is now. Moreover, the vicinity of Zhangzhou is still a prosperous place. Merchant ships from various countries are coming and going, asking these thieves who started their own business to enter Zhangzhou, just like wolves entering the flock of sheep!"

"How come I never knew this?"

Yan Mingtai sighed: "But the Jade Level, it is not easy to destroy or repel these red-haired fans with strong naval combat power just by relying on the imperial naval army..."

"The Battle of Penghu has been nearly half a year. If this continues, it will inevitably become a protracted fierce battle. The Liao area is fighting, and there is no money or food, and various places need to provide disaster relief. If we fight on both sides, I am afraid that the court will not be able to support it."

Yujie, this is the name Liu Zhao.

"Oh!" He sighed heavily, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he said:

"Or what if I choose the first ward station on the coast of Fujian, I will be appointed as the chief officer of Zheng and appointed as the deputy commander of the guard commander. Do I see if he can accept it?"

"No."

Choi Chengxiu denied it completely and said:

"According to the understanding of the Ministry, Zheng Yiguan had a big appetite. Last time, the governor of Fujian, Nan Juyi, granted his right to go to the southeast coast, and then he barely fought a few battles with Hongmao Fan."

"Those battles were won and defeated, but they attracted more red-haired fleets in the Spice Islands. In this way, Zheng Yiguan never took a step forward and asked for revenge."

"snort!"

Speaking of this, Choi Chengxiu sneered and said:

"If you don't know about recruiting you, you still think that Zheng Yiguan is loyal and patriotic. Who doesn't know about our Minister of War? He never likes this official!"

"With the protection of the court, he can leave Li Dan and develop alone!"

Yan Mingtai also saw this. He looked at the officials of the Ministry of War who were discussing, and when they gradually calmed down, he said:

"Only the current plan is that if you want to repel Hongmao Fan as soon as possible and develop the court's own naval power, you must rely on the Zheng family's power at sea."

"It's better to ask him to taste some sweetness. This time, Zheng Yiguan is afraid that he will break up with Li Dan. Then the two of them will fight and I will benefit!"

"That's the reason!" Liu Zhao nodded and leaned forward and said with great sincerity:

"Then I will write a book and hand it over now, and it will be called the Lord to decide?"

After saying that, everyone looked at the top Minister of War Cui Chengxiu.

Although the latter is always criticized by the Donglin Daxian and the people who are good at flattering Wei Zhongxian, they are also a decisive and ruthless master.

His eyes turned around in his sockets, and he smiled:

"That's it. You can draw a memorial, the name of the specimen department."

......

"Your Majesty, the Minister of War, said it is about the situation of the war in Penghu area..."

"Take it to me!"

The next morning, Zhu Youxiao looked at the notebook brought by Wang Chaofu. He had no desire at all. After hearing him say it, he waved his hand and snatched it.

The more you look, the more solemn your eyes become.

The conflict between the Penghu area and the Dutch was inevitable in history. It took many years to fight back this Dutch colonial team.

But in Zhu Youxiao's view, this is an opportunity!

To be honest, the firearms of the Ming Dynasty have not developed vigorously for many years due to wars and years of famine. Not to mention that they are particularly backward, they are also a little unable to catch up with the West at this time.

In short, this is still an era of great navigation.

The Military Weapons Department developed field firearms on land, and the navy could not let go. The Tianjin Navy, which was established before, was Zhu Youxiao who showed his emphasis on navigation technology.

But now, I really have no money!

The money for the house search, the income from the Yanhe customs duties and the Zhili mine tax, a large part of which was occupied by the Liaodong military expenditure, Zhili, Jiubian, and Denglai.

This has not counted the famines and earthquakes that occur in various places every month, including resettlement of refugees, relief of disaster victims, and rebuilding local governments. This is also a lot.

Moreover, the momentum of natural and man-made disasters has been significantly increasing in various places recently. The most turbulent famines in the late Ming Dynasty have not yet arrived. We must reserve resources in advance to use them as a response.

Each of these things requires a lot of silver to support them. Some people always think that Zhu Youxiao has added tariffs and collected mining taxes in Zhili, so he must have saved a lot of silver.

Save a lot!

Many things need to be prepared in advance. You can’t help disaster relief like Chongzhen in history, right?

Let Bi Maokang and Song Yingxing develop the Military Equipment Department, let Wang promote sweet potatoes in Jin, let Johnson Tang study astronomy, and compile classics...

These are the silver that has been deducted from the gap between the teeth, and the limit is now.

To develop navigation at the same time, Zhu Youxiao was afraid that the Ming Dynasty, which had finally earned some money in the past two years, would collapse again.

Even now, although the Ming Dynasty's finances have improved a lot and Zhu Youxiao has brought it back from bankruptcy, there is still a long way to go before the balance between income and expenditure.

No one wants to experience the taste of financial bankruptcy twice in a row.

Before, the Ming Dynasty only fought against Jiannu in Liaodong, and was struggling, but it was still possible to demolish the east wall and repair the west wall. After working with the Dutch below, the entire province of Fujian and several southeastern provinces were dragged down.

It suddenly turned into a two-line battle, and the expenses were a lot more.

In the Ming Dynasty in history, Zhu Youxiao didn’t know how he survived the years of fighting with the Dutch. Anyway, since the beginning of the conflict, he has basically been staring at the account book every day.

The income and expenditure have always been negative, and the negative is increasing, which is very heartbreaking!

Therefore, the Ministry of War’s suggestion is not unreasonable. The conflict with the Dutch must not be fought for many years. We must use all means to resolve it as soon as possible.

Of course, if possible, at least one Russian ship must be captured. This is a technology that God has brought to our door. We can't make it ourselves now, but imitation has always been our strength!

It’s not enough to just imitate things. Generally speaking, domestic craftsmen can always learn from them and come up with new tricks for you, and in the end they are better than others.

Russians, just ask if you are angry.

After reading it, Zhu Youxiao could basically match the ideas of the Ministry of War, which means there was no other way. If Zheng Zhilong (now called Zheng Yiguan) wanted to develop from Li Dan, he would have to have permission from the court.

The imperial court wanted to repel the Dutch invaders as soon as possible, and it would take at least three or five years to rely on the power of Fujian alone. Zhu Youxiao could not afford this skill.

Both ends are self-requirement. To be honest, this wave is considered to be a disaster at most. Although it gives you an official position, nothing is lost.

You can find any reason in the future and you can collect it back.

If Zheng Zhilong is loyal and captures a Dutch ship for me, it would be a huge profit. You know, in history, people have escaped unscathed!

This ship is the beginning of the rise of the Ming Navy!

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao calmed down, opened his eyes, glanced at the door, and said lightly:

"It's correct, let the Ministry of War do it."

Seeing that Wang Chaofu left, Zhu Youxiao was actually a little relieved. After the Donglin bosses were taken down, the Ministry of War controlled by the eunuch party could operate normally.

To put it bluntly, it has been since when I used to be useless and I was specifically working against you, so I can do business to the court now!

If this happens in the future, the matter that the Wuxuan Department took away from the Ministry of War can be released first. If the Ministry of War can be directly used by it, it will save some effort.
Chapter completed!