Zhu Youxiao looked at Cui Jingrong and asked directly, "Do you think they can succeed?"

"They're just some scoundrels, so naturally they can't accomplish anything." Cui Jingrong said bluntly, "They can stir things up simply because someone is backing them up."

"Who do you support?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Cui Jingrong and asked again.

"Your Majesty, it's the overseas pirate Li Dan. He's entrenched in numerous coastal islands and even has a base in Japan. He's the largest pirate overseas, colluding with these foreigners to continuously plunder the Ming Dynasty. Without his help, these Dutch would never have come to this."

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "You make sense."

This is the fact. Li Dan and the Dutch are still in the cooperation period. They want to open the door of the Ming Dynasty together and let the Ming Dynasty negotiate trade with them.

But later they fell out. At that time, the Zheng family was in charge, namely Zheng Chenggong's father Zheng Zhilong.

After Zheng Zhilong defected to the Ming Dynasty, he began to turn against the Dutch, but he was more concerned about maintaining his own military strength.

It was not until the end of the Ming Dynasty that Zheng Zhilong's son Zheng Chenggong officially turned against the Dutch. The Dutch in Taiwan were driven out by Zheng Chenggong.

"Your Majesty, I think this matter is of great importance." Cui Jingrong said with a serious face.

At this time, Cui Jingrong's face was very serious, and he looked like he was in a critical situation, which made Zhu Youxiao a little confused.

What is this person going to say?

Zhu Youxiao said, "If you have anything to say, please feel free to speak up."

Cui Jingrong quickly said, "The Japanese pirates overseas have always been ruthless and have evil intentions towards the Ming Dynasty. These foreigners are even more ruthless and are eyeing our Ming Dynasty covetously!"

"I think we should prepare early, otherwise if they collude with each other, it is very likely to cause a recurrence of the Southeast Rebellion during the Jiajing period."

"The northern border is now stable, and the Tartars in Liaodong are also in danger, so they are unlikely to cause any major trouble. I believe that matters in the southeast should be put on the agenda as soon as possible."

When Cui Jingrong said this, his expression became more serious. He looked directly at Zhu Youxiao and said, "I think we should establish a Ming navy."

"The current unrest overseas cannot be underestimated. The Ming Dynasty should have a navy to protect the court and the Ming Dynasty! Although there are navies in various places, their tactics are backward and their ships are small. They are simply unable to fight against the Japanese pirates in the open sea. Therefore, I request that the Ming Dynasty prepare a navy to pacify the southeast!"

Looking at Cui Jingrong's serious expression, Zhu Youxiao felt a little emotional.

The Ming Dynasty did not have a national navy, that is, there was no navy directly under the central government. Only the military towns along the coast of various places were equipped with some ships.

Moreover, the money allocated by the court is limited, and the ships they are equipped with now are still square-bottomed ships with springboards.

Just like a famous battle in history, Yu Dayou's son Yu Zigao and Zheng Zhilong once fought a battle, but were defeated and accused of not daring to fight and not advancing when encountering the enemy.

People of this era may not understand, but Zhu Youxiao knew very well in his heart that this was actually a dispute between civil and military officials.

Yu Zigao didn't want to fight that battle because he knew he couldn't win. What kind of ships did he have? What kind of ships did Zheng Zhilong have?

If he guarded along the coast, he might have a chance of winning; but fighting Zheng Zhilong would be a dead end.

However, the governor at that time wanted to fight, but ended up being defeated, and the blame naturally fell on Yu Zigao.

And it was said that Yu Zigao was afraid of the enemy and did not advance, otherwise how could they be defeated? Then Yu Zigao was punished.

In fact, people later on have already concluded that when it comes to naval warfare, even the most powerful ships and guns may be useless.

On land, they would set ambushes and use strategies, but at sea, the competition was about who had the better ship, who had thicker armor, and who had artillery with longer range and greater power.

Even the bravery of the officers and men was not that important, as long as the cannons were accurate.

In this situation, it is completely unnecessary to propose anything else. Cui Jingrong made this suggestion, not because he really believed that the southeast would definitely be in chaos.

This is clearly an exaggeration. What Cui Jingrong wanted was nothing more than the court's support for him to establish a navy.

With this policy, the power of the Ministry of War was expanded. Under such circumstances, the power of the Minister of War was also expanded.

Zhu Youxiao was not prepared to agree. Although the Ming Dynasty did need to build a navy, a navy, not a navy, it was definitely not the time to do so.

Zhu Youxiao didn't have enough money, and he hadn't figured out what was happening on the road. Building a ship was no simple matter. He had no people and no money, so how could he build a ship?

Even if they were to build ships, it was impossible to let Cui Jingrong and his men do it. Zhu Youxiao wanted to use the Ming Dynasty's imperial navy, the kind that was not controlled by the court. This navy must remain independent, and Zhu Youxiao had to deal with people outside the court.

When the Ming Dynasty's royal navy is established, that will be the time for Zhu Youxiao to take action against some people.

After a brief pause, Zhu Youxiao looked at Cui Jingrong and said, "We'll have to think about this matter carefully."

After hearing this, Cui Jingrong was stunned.

But he had already anticipated this. It didn't matter. His goal had been achieved. He had just given His Majesty a small sign. When something happened in the southeast again, His Majesty would naturally remember his words.

When that time comes, it will be time for him to get things done. It's too early to say that now.

As for why Cui Jingrong was able to predict that something would happen in the southeast, it was not because he was so brilliant, it was just a casual move.

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