Wanwan: "Actually, military escort is the safest and best method. Moreover, there are other unexpected benefits. One of these benefits is that the Qing Dynasty's navy doesn't seem to be very good. If we can gain experience in escorting the Japanese pirates, then the navy will be the strongest in the future."
The second option is to have a portion of the army escort merchant ships. The merchant ships can pay for the escorts, essentially paying for bodyguards. This would solve a large part of the army's pay problem and also increase their income.
The third issue is security. With military escorts, even if the Japanese pirates harass merchant ships, nothing usually goes wrong. Once the reputation is established, there will be a steady stream of merchant ships willing to pay for military escorts. The remaining money can then be used as military pay for other armies. Isn't that a good thing?
Another possibility is that, by chance, we might be able to solve the problem of Japanese pirates harassing us. As long as our ships can roam the coastal areas, the Japanese pirates generally won't confront us head-on. Even if they are harassing us, they will have to consider how to better protect the coastal people.
If you're worried, you can open a few more trading ports first. If they work well, you can open a few more. If they don't work well, you can just close the ones you've already opened.
The fifth and most important point is deterrence, to let other countries along the coast and the few small countries in Nan'an see the strength of our Great Qing, which can be considered as demonstrating our national power.
"If we can train an excellent navy, everything at sea will be within our grasp. Why would we be afraid of a mere Japanese pirate?"
After Wanwan finished speaking, she looked at Kangxi, who was already deep in thought. He realized that what Wanwan said was actually correct, but it would be difficult to implement, especially for the Qing Dynasty, which currently had almost no outstanding generals for naval warfare.
Kangxi thought for a moment and said, "What you said makes sense, but if we were to lift the sea ban, it would be difficult to find suitable naval commanders."
The Qing Dynasty had always fought on land, and its soldiers were skilled and brave. However, things were more difficult at sea, especially since many of the sailors were landlubbers. Leaving aside the question of how those who couldn't swim managed to use the boats…
Wanwan never expected that Kangxi would ask this question. "That's easy. There are plenty of fishermen by the sea. They don't get seasick at all, and they are very knowledgeable about some emergencies at sea."
Ask them to be your maritime mentors and teach you what to do in case of an emergency at sea. Isn't that a simple question?
Besides, the people in coastal areas have plenty of experience. If they really can't think of a solution, they can simply select naval personnel from among the coastal residents. They are skilled in water, which would also save the northern troops from the problem of not adapting to the climate and water conditions when they arrive in the south.
If we just pick a general skilled in naval affairs, everything will be much easier. That's all I can say. Should we look into Hisense? Or is it a problem with the imperial court?
Currently, there are only a few regular ports of entry, and there aren't many large fleets of merchant ships. The factory that my second and third brothers and I jointly founded, as well as the merchant ships that go out, take one or two years to return.
Although it takes a long time, the returns are also much higher. The wealth brought back by a single voyage far exceeds all the farmland and shops I own in the capital, which combined are still less than the wealth I have managed.”
Wanwan let out a breath of stale air and said, "You can imagine how rich people are overseas. They may not look wealthy and their living conditions may not be good, but they are sitting on a mountain of gold and silver."
They don't know how to use mountains of gold and silver to create wealth for themselves, and we only have this one opportunity in this short period of time. If they learn how to create wealth for themselves, it will be much more difficult for us to take those things back to the Qing Dynasty.
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