Chapter 79 Serious consequences

As for the second option: increasing the number of escort warships, it is even more impossible. Not to mention that each warship is worth a huge million, increasing the number of warships is a huge consumption of the Tang Dynasty's finances. Just say that the Tang Dynasty's maritime defense has not been protected, and the fleets in some important places have not yet been equipped with enough numbers. Where can I have the spare money to increase the strength of the existing fleet?

What's more, if the enemy had warships, the greedy merchants would not be willing to do it. Every time they went to sea, they would give a lot of profits to others. With the greed of merchants, they would be afraid that they would not be willing long ago. The situation was better than people. At present, only the court had warships, and they had no other way. But if news of the enemy also had warships... the merchants would not be happy, and they would definitely interfere in this matter.

What's more, even if the Tang Dynasty did not disclose the warship drawings, the enemy might publicly or sell warships in order to cause trouble for the Tang Dynasty. This is very difficult to control - even Li Zhen felt that some merchants might have bought escort warships from the enemy, and it might not be necessary.

In short, the enemy's acquisition of warship drawings is very harmful. Once the enemy's conspiracy succeeds, if they are allowed to mass-produce and sell warships, it will definitely bring super trouble to the Tang Dynasty. If you want to curb them again, you can only wait until the popularity of steam warships and even steel warships... This is still very difficult for the current Tang Dynasty. After all, the Tang Dynasty has not even been formed in a fleet, and the rubber production is not very sufficient. If you want to popularize steam warships, you may have to wait until you find America in ten years...

As for the fact that the steel warships are even more invisible, it will probably take fifty years to wait...

"So serious?" After hearing Li Zhen's inference, Cheng Chuliang was also anxious and no longer had the previous Yun Danfeng Qing. Instead, he urged anxiously: "Your Highness, since that's the case, then let's go back quickly. With our firepower and speed, we may be able to block the enemy in the Coconut Port before the enemy captures Coconut Port. Then we will take an internal and external attack and make a dumpling for the enemy.

"That's all." Li Zhen sighed: "At this point, I can only hope that the shore defense fortress and the army of Coconut Port can withstand for a while."

"It's definitely possible. After all, they have firearms to help, and the enemy's cold weapons are not close to them at all." At this point, Cheng Chuliang could only comfort himself in this way - he completely forgot that since the enemy can create naval cannons, it should be easier to create army cannons.

"I said Cheng Chuliang, have you forgotten me?" Just as Cheng Chuliang was about to go out to convey the order, Fang Yiai rushed in, his face was very bad: "Your Highness, I have to give you an opinion. You should replace this unreliable Cheng Chuliang. This kid is too unreliable. You said that the battle is over, at least you should give us a letter, at least don't make us so anxious. What does it mean to hold a banquet quietly? It made me taste delicious.

I didn't eat anything... Oh no, I didn't eat a meal, I came to save you with people in a hurry. I didn't have much, but my brothers below all have objections. Some even said that you are the King You of Zhou who played the princes with the beacon fire... Of course, your highness, don't be angry, I have punished them severely. How can you be King You of Zhou? At least you have to be King Ping of Zhou who turned the tide... Oh, hey, Cheng Chuliang, let me go, why are you pushing me?"

"Shut up and come with me." Cheng Chuliang was so angry that he didn't know what he was doing? I pushed you for your own good. Look at what you said? The more you said, the more you became, the more unreliable it was. King You of Zhou was not a thing, so was King Ping of Zhou? Since then, the Zhou Dynasty has been completely divided, and the princes competed for hegemony, and the world was in chaos. You compare Your Highness to King Ping of Zhou. Do you want to split the Tang Dynasty? Or are you planning to make the world chaos? Look at what you said?

"I'll just go out, don't be arrogant..."

Fang Yiai was staggering and was pulled out by Cheng Chuliang: "What are you doing? What's going on? I'm out, tell me quickly."

After all, he was not a fool. In fact, when he first entered, he realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere, so he directed and acted like this farce, just to liven up the atmosphere, but was interrupted by Cheng Chuliang and pulled it out. He immediately understood the seriousness of the matter - the matter was definitely not as simple as he thought, but it was a hundred times more serious.

"It's too late, hurry up and order your people to drive the boat quickly and let them return to Coconut Port as quickly as possible." Cheng Chuliang said anxiously: "A big thing happens, Coconut Port is going to be finished."

"Don't talk nonsense." Fang Yiai said in surprise: "When I came out, the Coconut Port was fine. I said you are not interesting enough. How can you curse me?"

"Who cursed you? Take you away quickly and we will follow you right away." Cheng Chuliang urged: "I will tell you about the specific matters later. Now I will give you the order..."

"Okay, okay, I'll give the order now, don't push me."

Less than a stick of incense, Fang Yiai came back and found Cheng Chuliang: "Okay, the fleet has begun to set off. You can tell me now, what's going on? We have been walking on the sea for a night and a half day. If we come, we can't treat us without big fish and meat. We won't even drink our saliva and drive us away... Let me tell you, the brothers below have a big opinion. If you don't explain it clearly, then you'll be waiting to be drowned by the saliva of tens of thousands of my brothers."

"It's not my fault, but the matter is really urgent. We were trapped and lured the enemy away from the mountain. Their real purpose was not His Highness, but Coconut Port..." Cheng Chuliang had already issued an order at this time. The fleet began to move slowly. Feeling the turbulent floor under his feet, Cheng Chuliang smiled bitterly and said Li Zhen's speculation.

"What?" Fang Yiai was shocked after hearing less than half of his transfer order. Although his transfer order had been brought down, he was still the Luzon Protector before the new Protector came. Moreover, he personally led his troops to rescue him. Now he has been trapped by the enemy's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain. If something really happened to Coconut Port, not only will Li Zhen be questioned, but Fang Yiai, as the direct person in charge, will also be severely punished by the court.

"What are you doing?" Before Cheng Chuliang finished speaking, he saw Fang Yiai turn around and run away.

"I give orders to speed up all warships immediately and move forward as quickly as possible."

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