The emperor paced back and forth in the side hall, circled around the sand table for several times, and finally made up his mind and realized his mistake.

When it comes to the strength of the navy, the Ming Dynasty is now well-deserved first in Asia. However, compared with the naval power, the Netherlands and the rising British, it is definitely a lot worse.

But the emperor knew that the Western Yi would not turn his attention to Asia for at least a hundred years. South America and Africa's gold, silver and diamonds are more attractive.

Even the war between Britain and the Netherlands, which lasted for a hundred years, was not long before it broke out. At that time, they would have no energy to take care of Asia.

Therefore, with the advantage of home court, the Ming Navy was able to compete with the Western Yi in Asia and gain the upper hand.

The mistake the emperor realized was that he was too cautious, or he did not expect it.

It is natural that the emperor was too cautious, and the war in Liaodong was involved, which made him not want to make more enemies and fight in multiple ways; it is said that he did not expect that it was naturally because he did not issue clear orders to the Navy for the actions of the Western Barbarians, or set any principles.

Those who offend me and strong Han will be punished even if they are far away! This is the principle of the Han Dynasty's foreign policy, full of iron blood.

However, the Ming Navy was established. Although the generals such as Chen Yourong knew that the emperor was ambitious, there was no conclusion on whether to fight the foreign Western barbarians first or observe and report it before making a decision.

It is not for Chen Yourong and others that the system of feudal society and the procedures of the Ming Dynasty to handle foreign affairs have prevented them from letting go.

To pacify Liao and destroy slaves, a powerful army of war on land has been trained in Liaodong; by annihilation of Western barbarians, I hope that the navy can also have iron blood and courage.

The emperor had settled his mind and turned back to the hall and wrote a decree to Chen Yourong and others.

Although the emperor did not know the specificity of the Dutch attacking Macau, he knew the final result. Macau was always in the hands of the Portuguese, which means that the Dutch failed.

At sea, the Portuguese are definitely not the opponent of the Dutch. However, being able to defeat the Dutch's attempt to occupy Macau proves that the Dutch did not dispatch much and most of them lost in landing operations.

Based on this judgment, the emperor thought of letting the Ming Navy be an oriole. The mantis stalked the cicada, and the oriole fell behind. He intercepted and killed the Dutch when the retreated, instead of leading the way to block the knife for Portugal.

For the Portuguese, the emperor hired gunners and shipmakers, and bought a lot of guns from the Macau artillery factory. But this is the transaction. For Macau, he must be directly managed by the Ming government.

Therefore, if the Dutch and the Portuguese fight first, they will lose some strength, and his follow-up plan will be smoother.

"If you want to fight, you will be ruthless, so that no one can go back in the Dutch red-haired ghost." The emperor thought this way, and wrote in a few words.

In order to achieve this goal, the emperor wanted to mobilize two large and medium-sized warships in the East China Sea and the South China Sea. There were two or three hundred large and medium-sized warships alone, and he still didn't believe it and could not deal with a few red-haired ghosts.

We will win the first battle and show the confidence of a new navy.

The emperor knew that this would cost a lot of money and materials, but these investments were necessary. The war with the Western Yi was mainly based on the navy. Without actual combat, no matter how good the naval equipment was, it could not dominate the South China Sea.

As long as the emperor's will is conveyed to the navy, he will not be able to plan the specific tactical style.

Where to set up a battlefield, how to hide ships, how to communicate, the timing of attack, etc., will naturally be discussed and determined by the generals on the front line.

In addition, the emperor also had to use the power of the maritime merchants and the sanctuary department to master the changes in intelligence to the greatest extent.
Chapter completed!