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On the road from Tongzhou to Beijing, the oil scrap road has been basically paved, but the paving workers have not dispersed. They are still working, strengthening the roadbed and building water-opening ditches. Anyway, they are not idle.

Yuan Chonghuan rushed over from Jinning, and what he encountered on the way was a continuous stream of ships and a continuous flow of people in a convoy. Yuan Chonghuan knew that this was preparing for the war, and the war was about to break out, and his heart continued to be frenzy with these materials that were constantly transported.

After passing Tongzhou, Yuan Chonghuan slowed down. A black road appeared in front of him.

Like many people, Yuan Chonghuan stopped when he got on the Oil Slag Road and carefully observed the Oil Slag Road. He had to look at it for a while. Now this Oil Slag Road has become a new scene in Beijing. Many people made a special trip here to see this magical road.

This flat, dark and smooth road stretched to the distance. Yuan Chonghuan took a few steps on the oil-slag road, but he just felt it was incredible.

Like Yuan Chonghuan, there are quite a few people who can see strange things. On the road, you can see many people who stop and look strange things. Of course, more people are flowing in the air and traffic.

"Sir, this is really amazing. Only our Ming Dynasty can build the road like this, right? This road is so smooth..." said a guard of Yuan Chonghuan.

"Yes! Sir, I used to only hear about the oil roads. Only after I saw them myself, I believe that there are really roads paved with oil residues in this world. This is really amazing..." Another guard servant also said. Other guard servants also participated. The master was in a daze, not caring about them, just talked and relaxed, and rushed all the way from Jinning, very tired.

"...I was originally made of oil residue, otherwise why would it be so shiny?"

“…How much money does it cost…”

"...Why are there so much oil residue? Why don't this oil be eaten?" someone asked.

"...Hahaha, Lao Wang, do you still want to eat this oil residue? You don't even think about where this oil residue comes from? They are all dug out from the ground. How do you eat it?" Someone immediately laughed.

"...Digging from the ground? Why is there so much oil underground? I wondered. How good would it be if the oil could be refined and made into edible oil? Everyone said, right? If the oil can be digged out edible oil underground, you said, we can't all live a good life in the Ming Dynasty..." The man called Lao Wang said unwillingly. Although this question is very "mind-retarded", in fact, there are still many people asking this. On this road, people ask this question almost every day, and it is definitely not a minority.

"...Hahaha... Lao Wang, you will think..." Everyone joked again, washing the fatigue of running bo over the past few days.

The guards were joking, waiting for their master to come back to their senses.

The guard leader did not get involved with the guards, but waited carefully by Yuan Chonghuan.

"...This road is indeed a bit incredible... Dawu, bring water..." Yuan Chonghuan took his eyes back from his meditation, sighed, and said to his escort leader.

"Yes, sir..." The guard leader agreed, then took a water bag from his horse and handed it to Yuan Chonghuan.

Yuan Chonghuan took the water bag and poured all the water on the road.

The water splashed everywhere and flowed towards the lower part, but did not seep into the road surface. The road surface was suddenly wet.

Yuan Chonghuan stepped on it with his feet, but the road surface was still there, and there was no change. He raised his feet and looked at the soles of his feet, which seemed relatively "clean".

The guards had stopped talking about it for a long time and all surrounded him. They watched their masters splashing water and the road surface did not change at all, and were amazed.

"It's really incredible... Although this road is a bit expensive, it has to be said to be a good road!" Yuan Chonghuan said with great emotion. He also heard about this road. The emperor invested in building such a very expensive road. Although the emperor paid for it himself, there were still many complaints among the ministers. Some people still said that the emperor spent money randomly, but when this road was built, the sound gradually disappeared. This road was really a good road.

"Sir, it is said that this Youzha Road is a scene in the capital. If you go to Beijing, you don't look at this Youzha Road, and if you don't walk on this Youzha Road, it's like you have never been to the capital. The young man didn't believe it at first, but now he believes it..." The guard leader said with a sigh.

"Dawu! There are not only this place that must be visited in the capital, but also the Glass Street of Liulizhai, which is also a must-visit place. When you arrive in the capital, you have to take a good rest and see the prosperity of my Ming Dynasty..." Yuan Chonghuan said with a smile.

"Yes, sir..." said the guard leader yearning.

"Sir, look over there..." A guard seemed to have seen a strange thing and hurriedly reminded his master.

Everyone looked in the voice. A gentle old man looked like a servant, holding a kettle, pouring water on the ground, and also stepped on it with his feet. Seeing that the man was pretending, exactly like his own master.

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw the man's actions almost exactly the same as their own adults.

Yuan Chonghuan could see at a glance that the guy a little further away was probably an official. This was the main road from Tongzhou to Beijing. He had to pass by here from north to south to Kyoto. It seemed that he should have also entered Beijing. Seeing that the man was splashing water on the road like himself and then stepped on it, Yuan Chonghuan also smiled. It seemed that he was not the only one who was interested in this road.

The old man who was splashing water on the road a little further away seemed to notice someone was staring at him, and looked up at Yuan Chonghuan. When he saw Yuan Chonghuan and his group, he probably guessed Yuan Chonghuan's identity. Seeing Yuan Chonghuan holding a water bag, the ground was wet, he smiled and bowed to Yuan Chonghuan, which was quite embarrassing.

Yuan Chonghuan also smiled back and bowed to the old man.

The old man seemed to have verified the road and quickly got on the carriage. The carriage followed the traffic and headed towards the capital.

Watching the old man who entered Beijing leave, the novel four-wheeled carriage.

Yuan Chonghuan felt a little itchy again and said, "Dawu, come and find a carriage. The master also wants to take a carriage into Beijing today! He wants that kind of four-wheeled one..."

"Yes, sir..." the guard leader agreed.

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Forbidden City.

The decisive battle is approaching and teammates are sent out. Yang Jingwei's energy has to pay more or less attention to the war.

Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng were taken on the platform, but Qin Liangyu, Man Gui, and platform Shiwei were still constantly deducing and improving the decisive battle process.

"Haha, it seems that the commander-in-chief of the front-end enemy in this decisive battle is still the old lady of Qin..." Yang Jingwei saw the deduction and said with a smile. Qin Liangyu is also a master of deduction, easily defeating the team composed of Man Gui and several staff members.

"Your Majesty is too rewarded..." Qin Liangyu said with joy. If she came to the current commander-in-chief of the enemy in this ten thousand miles, she would definitely enter a new realm, a realm that a woman had never reached before. Her Qin Liangyu's name will be recorded in history forever. Qin Liangyu tried to calm herself down, but she could not be completely calm. The surging inside always kept slapping her soul. In this decisive battle, who will command the war is completely up to the emperor. The emperor said this, and he could not help but feel unconscious.

"Your Majesty, I am really afraid of these things. I still like to go straight and charge. Your Majesty still asks me to attack the Qin governor. These... I am not this material!..." Man Gui said with a look of fatigue and frustration. Playing this deduction would seem to have cost him his life. Man Gui really couldn't stand this torture. With the help of his staff, he would be beaten by Qin Liangyu. If he didn't have the help of his staff, he would be beaten by Qin Liangyu. He really couldn't stand this. Of course, if the emperor asked him to deduce, he would not dare to say no.

"Haha, Zhongming! You are no longer an ordinary general now, you still have to learn the art of command. This is a qualified general. If you always fight like this, you will never grow up!" Yang Jing laughed a little. This Man Gui was very interesting.

"Your Majesty, I am really afraid. As long as your Majesty tells me how to fight, I will fight as much as I can. I really can't stand it..." Man Gui begged with a grievance, and he was not afraid of anything else, but he was afraid of such a fighting spirit and brain-making matter, how happy it would be to go directly to fight to fight?

"...Hahaha, okay, let's just stop here today..." Yang Jing said with a smile. Looking at Man Gui begging for mercy and in great pain, Yang Jing felt it interesting and was ready to let Man Gui go. Today's torture ends here.

"Thank you for your kindness." Man Gui hurriedly thanked him, and finally he didn't have to worry so much.

The deduction is completed and the summary is also completed.

Sun Chengzong looked at the emperor and decided to ask the questions in his heart. He had been thinking about what the emperor told him last time for a long time, but he had not figured out the reason. These days, he had been worried about this matter. Today he was preparing to find an opportunity to ask the emperor carefully.

"Your Majesty, I have something unknown, so I would like to ask your Majesty for advice." Sun Chengzong saw the opportunity and asked the emperor for advice.

"Oh, what's the matter with Master Sun? Just say it." Yang Jie was also curious, and Sun Chengzong had something to ask himself.

"Your Majesty, I have always been puzzled. The way that Your Majesty said about Yuan Ziru's war is suitable for naval battles. I have always been puzzled. What does Your Majesty mean? I would like to ask Your Majesty for advice." Sun Chengzong asked.

"This..." Yang Jie remembered that he had indeed told Sun Chengzong about this a few days ago, saying that Yuan Chonghuan might be more suitable for naval battles and colonies.

Yang Jie looked around and said, "Master Sun will accompany me for a walk..." Yang Jie decided to tell Sun Chengzong in detail. In this regard, you must obtain the support of Sun Chengzong. Yuan Chonghuan is about to enter Beijing. This matter must be briefed with Sun Chengzong and made it clear to Sun Chengzong.

"I obey the order..." Sun Chengzong agreed.

Yang Jingyi came out of the platform and walked towards Taiyechi, and Sun Chengzong followed closely behind.

After walking for a while, Yang Jingwei had already left the eunuchs and palace maids behind.

"Master Sun knows that our dynasty does not have a relatively mature and practical strategy and tactic in naval warfare. Now the ancestors left behind are mostly wars and battles on land, and very few at sea, especially in the ocean. Since I have decided to expand overseas to reduce the internal pressure of our Ming Dynasty, since it has decided to colonize, there will definitely be fighting at sea and fighting in the future. Therefore, there must be some reliable and mature strategy and tactics in this regard..." Yang Jingwei said.

"Your Majesty said so much... I am negligent. In this regard, there is really nothing worth learning from in all dynasties... Even if you have experience in sea warfare, it is mostly near-sea warfare. Your Majesty said that the long-sea warfare is really no experience... Originally... Oh... Originally, Sanbao..., confused, confused!" After Sun Chengzong said, he kept talking about it. What Sun Chengzong remembered was that the only person in the Ming Dynasty who had experience in ocean warfare was probably the eunuch of the Three Guards, Zheng He, but Zheng He's information on his voyage to the West was burned away by the civil servants. Now he wanted to find some experience from the eunuch of the Three Guards, but he was really heartbroken.

"Master Sun doesn't have to be angry. It's useless to regret this matter. I just hope that no one will burn me in the future..." Yang Jingai said with a smile.

"Oh..." Sun Chengzong didn't know what to say. The matter of burning Western materials involved a lot, involving civil officials and emperors, military generals, eunuchs and fighting for power and profit, and literary officials for maritime interests. From the perspective of Sun Chengzong now, this matter was a typical incident that ignored the interests of the court and the country for his own benefit. He could only secretly scold his predecessors for being confused.

Yang Jie was ahead, his steps were slow. Seeing Sun Chengzong annoyed, he could only smile.

"Master Sun doesn't have to be upset about this matter. This matter has passed, and it's useless to say more..." Yang Jiefang said.

"Your Majesty is saying..." Sun Chengzong said.

"...Master Sun knows how our dynasty should fight the long-distance sea and the ocean war? What strategy should we use? In the future, our dynasty will expand, and we must encounter the resistance of the country and tribes. Master Sun knows how our dynasty should conquer a country and control a piece of land?" Yang Jing asked a lot.

"...This..." Sun Chengzong was indeed asked. This question was indeed somewhat beyond his ability. He studied military affairs, but he did not learn from a young age. It was because of the Ming Dynasty that he was constantly humiliating outside the pass and outside the pass, so he picked up military books to learn martial arts. His understanding of military affairs was more about land warfare, and rarely involved water wars, let alone ocean and sea wars that he had never had before. This is indeed a new thing.

"... Please give me advice..." Sun Chengzong asked seriously and learned something he had never known before. Sun Chengzong, who was already in his seventies, felt that it might be a little difficult...

"...How to conquer a country, especially a country connected by sea, is actually very simple. Just build a few cannons on the coastline of that country and you can conquer this country..." Yang Jing expressed his inner thoughts.

"Uh!... Just build a few cannons on the coastline of other countries to conquer a country?" Sun Chengzong was really stunned, but still stood still. Sun Chengzong originally thought that the emperor would say something profound, but he didn't expect that such a simple word was beyond Sun Chengzong's understanding.

Looking at Li Ding and stunned Sun Chengzong, Yang Jie laughed. This was a "truth" and "truth", not a joke on himself.

"Why, Master Sun thinks it is impossible?" Yang Jinghui said with a smile. Yang Jinghui swears to heaven that this is definitely not a nonsense. History can testify, and this is true.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I really find it difficult to understand and believe it. How is this possible?" Sun Chengzong said with some "dementia". Sun Chengzong really couldn't believe this.

"It's not impossible, but it's quite possible, and our dynasty must do this..." Yang Jing said with a smile. Yang Jing looked at Sun Chengzong's disbelief, and Yang Jing swore to heaven that this was definitely not a joke with Sun Chengzong.

"Your Majesty, I really cannot agree. When we had a fight in the court, there were more than just a few cannons. What was the result? Your Majesty, don't help me..." Sun Chengzong looked disbelief, and even had doubts in his eyes. Sun Chengzong felt more and more that the emperor was joking with him.

"Hehe, Jiaozhi back then? Did he use the cannons I mentioned to be on the coast?" Yang Jie said with a smile.

"Report to Your Majesty, not only have a few cannons, but also tens of thousands of water and land troops, but in the end they had to withdraw from Jiaozhi. Your Majesty, such a strong force cannot solve Jiaozhi, what's the use of a few cannons? Your Majesty must not help me..." Sun Chengzong looked disbelief.

"Haha, this is not over. I had to withdraw from Jiaozhi without using the method I said back then. If I used my method, I would definitely conquer Jiaozhi..." Yang Jingwei said with certainty.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, I still don't believe it. If you want to say that the army will go to defeat Jiaozhi, I believe it, but a few cannons will conquer Jiaozhi and make Jiaozhi surrender to our court again. If I don't believe it, I will ask Your Majesty for advice..." Sun Chengzong even disbelief.

"Hahaha, this is actually very simple. I conquered Jiaozhi back then, but why did it retreat?" Yang Jingwei asked.

".........This, when you go to Your Majesty, it is probably not worth the loss. Or maybe, the army is outside, the expenses are huge, and the food and grass are not good... This... Your Majesty means that when dealing with those small countries, the army will lose too much, and using a small amount of troops is more effective than the army?" Sun Chengzong seemed to suddenly think of something.

"Haha, this is almost the same. Conquering Jiaozhi does not require too much military force. When using a large army to conquer such a small place, our dynasty consumes too much military expenditure. As long as Jiaozhi is dragged on, our dynasty will not bear it. The so-called unbeaten defeat means this, and Jiaozhi will win if it is impossible to win... The winning or losing is actually not at the tactical level, but at the strategic level. Therefore, a practical, applicable, economically reliable strategic tactic is what my Ming Dynasty needs most at the moment. It is only possible to expand its territory and colonize the ocean..." Yang Jing explained with a smile.!
Chapter completed!