"You must!" Zheng Chenggong said firmly: "The emperor has great kindness to his subordinates. I also ask the emperor to give him a favor and keep Zhu Di's life. Today I must protect him!"

"Impossible!" Liu Che refused decisively: "No one can save him today, and you can't do it either. Besides, why should you protect him?"

"I am the commander of the Ming Navy!" Zheng Chenggong spoke arrogantly: "Master, I have thousands of warships of various types, hundreds of thousands of artillery, and seven or eight hundred thousand skilled naval soldiers. This is a very huge force. As long as the Master keeps Zhu Di's life, I am willing to surrender. In this way, the power of the Dagan Navy will definitely double and no one can compete in the world. If the Master refuses to keep Zhu Di's life, I will destroy the Ming Navy!"

"Damn it!"

"act recklessly!"

Zheng Chenggong's words made the court boil again, and the civil officials and military generals all angrily scolded him. Now the Dakan has occupied the south of the Yellow River and built a super huge empire. Will he be afraid of a Ming navy?

Zheng Chenggong's threat is ridiculous!

So what if he destroys the Ming Navy? Will Liu Che still feel distressed? He should only feel distressed by himself. Does he think holding a Ming Navy is a popular commodity, and everyone has to beg him to join?

The great civil and military officials and generals showed disdainful ridicule!

Wu Sangui and others also laughed at each other!

Even Liu Che looked contempt. People who could say such words might have good naval combat skills, but their brains were no different from Zhu Di, and they were all ignorant of life and death.

"Come on!" Liu Che gave careless instructions: "Take Zheng Chenggong out, chop it up and feed it to the dog!"

"yes!"

The Feixiong Army immediately rushed in a few more soldiers and directly held Zheng Chenggong down and dragged him out. Zheng Chenggong was so scared that he exclaimed: "Your Majesty, are you crazy? The Ming Navy's such a powerful force, isn't it worth the life of Zhu Di?"

"Not worth it!" Liu Che sneered and scolded: "I said that Zhu Di's life cannot be saved. I just wanted to put you in the court and strengthen my power as a navy. Now I see that you are not worthy at all! What is the Ming Navy? If I want it, I will destroy it if I don't want it. Now I am controlled by me to the south of the Yellow River. If I don't let the Ming Navy dock, I can starve them to death! Pull it away and chop it!"

"yes!"

Feixiong Jun roared again and dragged Zheng Chenggong and Zhu Di out directly. Zheng Chenggong was stunned! He just now swears that he must protect Zhu Di today, but who knew that his own life could not be saved.

"No! No, no!"

"The Lord will spare my life, I deserve to die!"

"Sir, please spare me, I know my crime!"

Zheng Chenggong screamed in horror. Only then did he realize that the bargaining chips in his eyes were not worth mentioning in Liu Che's opinion. Perhaps in the eyes of others, it would be cost-effective to exchange Zhu Di's life for the Ming Navy, but in Liu Che's opinion, the Ming Navy was indeed not worth mentioning.

Once Zheng Chenggong dies, the Ming Navy will have to surrender even if it does not surrender. Otherwise, they will not even have a chance to do so. Liu Che does not need to do anything. Hundreds of thousands of them will have to die of thirst and starvation at the sea.

"Everyone!" Liu Che stared at Wu Sangui and others and said, "You are all smart people. I like them very much, but I have my hiring guidelines. You are all demoted to the third grade and reserved for you. If you have the ability, you will be promoted. If you don't have the ability, you will get out!"

"yes!"

"Thank you, Master!" Wu Sangui and others hurriedly saluted.

Zheng Chenggong used death to tell everyone that no one should provoke Liu Che's authority, otherwise death would be the end of everyone, so everyone dare not talk too much.

Even if Liu Che's words completely accepted Wu Sangui and others, they were all pillars of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now that the two empires have been destroyed, it would be a pity to kill them. It would be better to accept them than to do so.

To do a big business, you need all kinds of talents!

The civil and military officials who followed Liu Che to charge all the way are key talents in the front line, and second- and third-tier talents also need to be included. Only such a huge empire can prosper.

Although Wu Sangui, Nian Gengrao and others have flaws in character, their abilities will not be small. If they can be subdued, they will be very suitable to guard the huge territory of the big task. However, with their ability, they will never be able to reach the core of the big task and will never be comparable to Zhao Yundianwei and others.

But in order to prevent them from betraying, brainwashing is still a must!

"Everyone, are you loyal to the big karma?" Liu Che asked with a smile.

"Loyalty, absolutely loyalty. We swear to the great empire to the death and to the priests. Our hearts can be seen by the sun and the moon!"

"Yes, Master, please don't doubt our loyalty. We will never have any unfaithful intentions, otherwise the heavens will kill the earth and the earth and destroy the nine thunders and the top will be thunder!"

Wu Sangui Nian Gengrao and others swear!

They were sincere, as if they wanted to dig out their hearts and let Liu Che see them, looking like a loyal minister. But everyone knew that their loyalty was worthless because they were just people who changed their minds.

Their purpose is very simple. They want to rely on the banner of Dakan to make a living. It is best to be a prince who guards the area, which is perfect.

Unfortunately, Liu Che would not let them have any unfair intentions.

A sneer flashed across his lips, and the next moment, an order of persuasion appeared in his hand. He sat firmly on the dragon throne and suddenly stretched out his hand and shook it.

call out!

The order of persuading surrender burst out with an astonishing light, and the next moment it would be overwhelmingly above Wu Sangui and others, and bursts of green light enveloped them.

"What is this? Damn, be careful!"

"Does the Lord want to kill us? We are loyal!"

"Sir, please spare me!"

Wu Sangui and others exclaimed constantly, but the green light did not kill them, but was just brainwashing them. Now Liu Che's ability to control swords with his energy is getting stronger and stronger, and he can control the order of persuading surrender more than ten meters away. His methods are like gods, and the eyes of the great ministers are lit up.

Buzz!

The last green light surged, and Wu Sangui and others fainted with screams and surrender orders. Only then did they return to Liu Che's hands and be taken into the divine ring by him!

"Dian Wei!" Liu Che shouted.

"The last one will be here!"

"Take them all away and find a place outside the palace to settle!" Liu Che ordered.

"yes!"

Dian Wei agreed with his fists and called a group of soldiers to take Wu Sangui and others away. In the end, the Golden Palace was full of his own people.

Liu Che glanced around and said, "Everyone, there are no outsiders now. I want to formulate a next development strategy with you through this court meeting. Please speak freely and don't have any concerns!"

"I will obey the order!" Everyone agreed.

Everyone looked at each other for a few times, and a hint of excitement flashed in everyone's eyes. Liu Che was going to do something big.

The Dagan Empire has occupied the area south of the Yellow River and has become the world's leading terrifying empire. But should we go to the north or to fight overseas? Moreover, the empire is so huge, how to manage and implement the law are all major events!

Although this place is the Golden Palace of the Qing Dynasty, there are many great civil and military officials gathered here, and they already have the capital to discuss matters. Liu Che was too lazy to return to the imperial capital to discuss the matter again, so he simply continued today's court meeting.

"Master!" Zhuge Liang spoke first, and he asked with a smile: "I wonder what you want to discuss today? I'll have a direction!"

"Yes, yes, a country's major affairs are extremely complicated, and there must be a direction!"

"I wonder what the emperor wants to discuss?" Everyone asked one after another.

"Today, three major things will be decided!" Liu Che raised his left hand and said, "One, expand the army! Two, the direction of the army! Three, the business road!"

"Engineering?"

Everyone was shocked and talked, and the advisers looked at each other in surprise and muttered a few times, and everyone had the answer in their eyes.

It seems that Liu Che is going to make a big move next!

"The emperor's words are reasonable!" Jia Xu said with a smile: "The territory is large, so we naturally need to expand the army. The number of these expansions needs to be discussed. I suggest double the expansion of the army!"

"Double is not enough? Jia Xu, you guy, have too little appetite. There are strong enemies in the north to peek at us. Neither Temujin nor Ying Zheng are easy to mess with. I suggest expanding the army to 7 million!"

"No, it's hard to support a seven million army. Now I'm working hard and the population is only 300 million. It's really difficult to support a seven million army!"

"Seven million is not enough, at least eight million, and these eight million are regular troops, and the defense forces in various cities and militias are not included in it!"

In the court, the ministers were talking a lot, and everyone was expressing their opinions. The expansion of the army became the focus of everyone's debate.

It is easy to expand the army, but it is difficult to support the army!

If there is not enough money, materials, and the daily expenses of the army can scare people to death, and it will drag down a huge empire, so you must not expand too much.

Seeing this, Liu Che smiled slightly!

The ministers still have not had a big appetite, and their vision is still not as broad as Liu Che.

"My dear friends, what do you think you have expanded your troops by tens of millions?" Liu Che suddenly spoke.

"Ten million?"

"Oh my God!"

"Master, no!"

The ministers were shocked, and everyone was shocked, with millions of troops? This was too crazy. What did Liu Che think? Did he think that the big fight was a tribal army like the Mongols?

Raising tens of millions of troops, every day people eat horses and chew it is an astronomical figure, and militias from all over the country are not included. This is a huge loss for the national and financial resources of Dakan. He cannot afford to support so many large armies.

Liu Che must be crazy, this is the idea that comes to everyone's mind.

The reactions of everyone in the court were as expected by Liu Che. He did not find it strange at all, because he himself felt very crazy.

In fact, he wasn't crazy!

He has his own considerations!

With the current national strength of the Dagan Empire, raising six or seven million regular troops is the limit, and raising tens of millions of troops is definitely not possible, because the consumption is too high. After all, what Liu Che wants is the elite among the elite, not an ordinary regular army.

But Liu Che wants to get it done in one step!

In the future, the big work will definitely develop, and the Yunchao, which is the lowest level, also requires tens of millions of troops. Therefore, Liu Che did not want to trouble the second expansion of the army. It is best to recruit all the troops in one step and then complete the training of all the troops.

Secondly, the current big-killers cannot afford to support tens of millions of troops, but Liu Che did not intend to let the big-killers provide support for a long time. He has a steady supply of materials on the island of Japan and a huge overseas battlefield to plunder. Do we just need foreigners to invade China and not allow China to take the initiative to send troops?

As long as Liu Che opens up an overseas battlefield, a steady stream of materials and money will continue to emerge. At that time, not to mention raising tens of millions of troops, even if it is tens of millions of dollars, it is more than enough.
To be continued...