The news of the sudden change of Lan Fang Kingdom was conveyed to Zhu Haitao by the Jinyiwei's fine work deployed by the Jinyiwei in Lan Fang Kingdom as soon as possible. At the same time, through various means, the Seventh Division stationed in Siwu, the Sixth Division stationed in Kuching, and the Eighth Division stationed in Seribagawan City.

On the morning of January 28, Zhu Haitao learned about this incident and immediately summoned all senior officials to discuss the impact of this emergency on the Ming Dynasty's strategy.

"This incident is obviously the action taken by the Dutch inciting the opposition forces in Lan Fang. The Jinyiwei has found out that in Lan Fang, there are many forces opposing Luo Fangbo, the biggest one is the Liu family where Liu Taier is. There are rumors that the Liu family where Liu Taier is now privately accepted the title of "Karbidan" by the Dutch. In my opinion, the Dutch will not stop this time, and they will definitely take advantage of the situation to rob. We must be prepared to fight them." Zhu Haitao said.

"I feel so too. The Dutch have been coveting Borneo and wanting to turn the land there into their colony. The Liu family has been colluding with the Dutch. We must be prepared." Cabinet Prime Minister Li Rongren also agreed.

"Your Majesty, why don't we destroy the Dutch this time! The navy they deployed in Batavia is not as strong as the Spanish, and their army is not our opponent at all! Why don't we take this opportunity to completely eliminate them!" said Li Jifa, the Chief of Staff. He always felt that this was a good opportunity, and maybe he could completely incorporate the entire Sumatra, Java and some Malay Peninsula into the territory of the Ming Kingdom.

"But our preparation this time can only destroy the native states in Borneo and deal with possible raids from the Dutch. Although the Dutch's power in South China Sea is not as strong as the Spanish, it is also very powerful. Don't forget that we have been preparing for several months to deal with the Spanish! But this time, we have only been preparing for more than a month." said Bi Zaisheng, the Minister of Logistics. He has always been responsible for the production of the army's ammunition and weapons and equipment. Therefore, he is very clear about the consumption of the Ming army. The current production arrangements are prepared according to the combat plan formulated before, and the production quantity is not enough.

"What? Is there a problem with our logistics?" Li Jifa said dissatisfied. This is a great opportunity. Now we can't let the logistics support them.

"The food, ammunition, weapons, etc. we produce this time were all formulated according to the last combat plan. If it is temporarily changed, more manpower will be needed, which will delay our industrial development plan." Bi Zaisheng said.

"Now is a war period, everything should be developed based on war!" Li Jifa said dissatisfied.

"Okay! Jifa, you're too much!" Zhu Haitao was very dissatisfied with Li Jifa's speech. He felt that the military's advantages have been too radical recently, so it would be bad if this continues. If the Ming Dynasty develops into a **** like Japan, it will be a disaster for the people of the Ming Dynasty.

"Second generation, what are you thinking? Our Chinese population is already small. Do you have to go all in the army? Who is still responsible for industrial production? Do you use all those slaves? If they master the most important industrial production, wouldn't we Chinese be done?" Li Rongren cursed. Not all industrial production in the Ming Dynasty was made of slaves. The key national defense, steel and other production were still used by Chinese to be responsible for production. If these slaves were allowed to master these important industries, the Ming Dynasty would definitely be affected in the future.

"I... am I thinking about our Ming Dynasty, too?" Li Jifa also realized what he was wrong and said.

"Your Majesty, our biggest shortcoming now is that our development speed is too fast! If this continues, there may be unpredictable risks! As an old saying goes, if the steps are too big, it will easily lead to a robbery!" Bi Zaisheng persuaded.

Zhu Haitao also nodded in agreement. This time his plan was to include Borneo and the northern part of Sulawesi in the territory. As for the Dutch, if they could not fight, they would not fight. They had to solve the problem in the fastest way. In history, so many countries were strong for a while, such as the Later Qin Dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, under the leadership of Fu Jian, unified the entire northern China, but did not listen to the dissuasion of the counselor Wang Meng on his deathbed and insisted on unifying China. As a result, he was defeated in the Battle of Feishui, and eventually the north fell into war again.

The Japanese Empire in history is also the same. It was already trapped in the quagmire of resistance in mainland China, but it still had to provoke the Soviet Union, attack Pearl Harbor, attack Nanyang, provoke enemies that should not be provoked, and laid the groundwork for its final demise.

Zhu Haitao could not learn from such lessons. The biggest disadvantage of the Ming Dynasty is that the Chinese population is too small. So far, there is only a population of nearly 700,000. However, on the Luzon Island alone, the population of the natives is close to three million, and it has not been completely wiped out yet!

"Okay! I think our biggest risk is that the population is too small! We cannot develop too quickly! I think what we must win this time is the most important area of ​​West Borneo, where there are many Chinese people, so the Dutch must not succeed! If they provoke, they must be defeated, but we cannot go too far! If we are provoked by the Dutch, we must gain the right to control the sea!" Zhu Haitao said.

If the sea control power is obtained, then even if the Dutch wanted to counterattack the Ming Dynasty, they would have no way to launch an attack. They could only hide near Batavia and beware of the possible landing of the Ming Dynasty!

"Yes! Your Majesty, I will ask the Navy to prepare!" Li Jifa said excitedly. Now Zhu Haitao finally agreed to fight. Although it was a maritime operation, if it could hit the Dutch, then Li Jifa would be very happy.

"Your Majesty! Your plan is very good! The navy's consumption is not as huge as the army! We can still bear it. As long as the Dutch's sea route is cut off, we will definitely be able to force the Dutch to give up their unrealistic requirements." Li Rongren also said.

"Okay! That's the decision! Li Jifa, you will order the First Fleet and Second Fleet in my name to let them deal with the Dutch carefully. If the other party provokes, they will directly destroy them! At the same time, enter the Java Sea and cut off the connection between Java Island, Borneo and Sulawesi! If the army troops on Borneo and Sulawesi encounter provocations, they will fight back immediately! But they cannot yet attack the Dutch colonies!" Zhu Haitao said.
Chapter completed!