At this time, Emperor Tianqi raised his hand and gently stroked the desk.

He could see that it seemed that Zhang Jingyi put hope on this, but could he succeed?

This is indefinitely.

The most important thing is that only God knows whether the iron armor can float up on the sea.

However, Emperor Tianqi was still quite optimistic and had always supported Zhang Jingyi's many things, so he said: "We must do our best, and we must also urge us in Lushun."

The king and his ministers said some more gossip, but Zhang Jingyi was too busy and didn't stay for long today.

Who knew that as soon as Zhang Jing said goodbye, Wei Zhongxian came in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Emperor Tianqi listened to his anxious scream and looked up at Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian's face was pretty good, not like a bad look, and it didn't seem like he was saying bad news.

Wei Zhongxian politely said, "Your Majesty, some news is coming from outside..."

"information……"

Wei Zhongxian said: "The Liaodong Mining Industry has risen in just this hour, and somehow the price has risen."

"What?" Emperor Tianqi was surprised and said in surprise: "What's the reason? Yesterday... didn't everyone say..."

Wei Zhongxian smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that I heard that... although many people have sold them in the past two days, in fact... people have been buying them in a big way, so although the prices have risen and fallen, they don't lose a lot of money because of the buyers. When everyone slowly starts to reminisce, they find that things are not simple. Later... they find that... the owner of one of the steel workshops is secretly buying stocks."

Emperor Apocalypse: “…”

Wei Zhongxian continued: "Therefore, there are new rumors, saying that... many owners of steel workshops are buying quietly. Not long ago, some owners had already gone to the Chen family and were preparing to sign supply agreements and were willing to purchase ore from Liaodong for a long time. As soon as the news came out, everyone realized that they had been cheated."

Emperor Tianqi snorted coldly and couldn't help but say, "It turns out that it was these damn profiteers who did it."

Wei Zhongxian said: "I was almost fooled by them... Nowadays, people all over the streets are scolding profiteers, but now... everyone is trying hard to buy Liaodong Mining stocks, which is in chaos and chaos."

Emperor Tianqi frowned, and he felt that these merchants were sloppy.

Emperor Tianqi stood up, paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and then said coldly: "Parent Wei, you can't be traitorous. Today it seems that this is true. They are quite brave."

Wei Zhongxian looked up and looked at Emperor Tianqi carefully and said, "Why don't you let the people from the East Factory clean up?"

Emperor Tianqi waved his hand and said, "No, if you do it, it will ruin the overall situation. Do you really think I am confused? Although I am addicted to scouting my house, I also know the importance. You should put your thoughts on the heads of Folangji people. These people are not easy-to-efficient lamps."

Wei Zhongxian bowed his hands and said, "Abide by the order."

In fact, Zhang Jingyi didn't expect that the situation would change so quickly. Before leaving the palace, the stock was still falling continuously. As soon as it left the palace, it immediately heard that the stock began to rise wildly.

And it rose particularly violently.

The owners of those steel workshops actually won’t lie.

But... they are lying to the mouth, but their bodies are very honest.

So Zhang Jing couldn't help but curse these guys in his heart, but like Emperor Tianqi, he maintained surprisingly calm and did not take any abnormal actions.

However, from Lushun, a letter came, which brought excellent news that the ironclad ship was launched...

No sinking.

Zhang Jingyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Without sinking, it is a great sign of greatness.

The hard work has not been in vain.

As for whether the ironclad ship has achieved the originally planned goal, it still needs to be conducted on a sea trial.

In Lushun, there was a branch of the Donglin Military Academy, known as the Lushun Teaching Team. The teaching team drew a group of backbones from other teaching teams to learn the skills of navy combat.

Although there are only 1,500 people, they will train navy almost every day. Even before the ironclad ship was built, a craftsman had already built a simulated "ironclad ship" to allow them to simulate again and again.

Although it is another matter to actually get on the ship and sea trial, with these foundations, at least everyone will not know nothing about the upcoming sea trial.

Zhang Jingyi felt relieved. He actually felt that time was in a hurry and did not want those Flangji and the Netherlands to come to the Ming Dynasty. After all, for the Ming Dynasty, the ironclad ship was still extremely immature and needed repeated sea trials to find problems and then rectify them.

However, Wang Cheng's letters began to arouse Zhang Jingyi's vigilance.

In Ryukyu, across the sea from Fujian, the Netherlands on the other side of the strait seem to have been expanding their ports and docks, and the expansion of ports and docks has lasted for many days.

As soon as the news came out, people immediately smelled an unusual smell.

This is obviously not for merchant ships, but may be used for military purposes.

The Condemnants did not have a large fleet in the waters of this area, and there was no need to spend much effort on the construction and expansion of the port.

All of this seems to point to a problem.

At the same time, there was also an extremely interesting trend that made Zhang Jingyi feel that things were not simple.

That was Wang Cheng's report, and one thing was mentioned, that was, a large amount of Luzon's labor was continuously transported to Ryukyu during these days.

They are transported by ship, and they are mostly young and strong.

These reports are actually very interesting.

A large number of wharfs and ports were built, obviously for the purpose of a large number of ships to dock and replenish the supply.

A large number of young and strong people also show that manpower is relatively tight.

What is most worth noting is that Ryukyu was stolen by the Netherlands, while Luzon was occupied by the Spanish.

Spain sent Luzon's manpower to Ryukyu, which was closer to the heart of the Ming Dynasty.

This shows that Spain and the Netherlands reached some kind of covenant.

So……

In the newly established staff of the Jinyiwei, a large number of staff officers assigned to the public have made some rough judgments based on the scale of the port construction provided in the report and the manpower situation.

The news Wang Cheng brought before was most credible, and even a huge fleet was already on the way, but there is no final number of where he arrived.

This fleet, at least the combined fleet of the Netherlands and Spain, is at least, involved in other Europa countries, probably more...

The size of the fleet, depending on the situation of a large number of ports and marinas, may remain at a scale of more than 30,000 people.

Of course, this 30,000 people is the most conservative estimate.

It is very likely that...the number of people ranges from 30,000 to 100,000.

And because the other party is a navy, the supply issue is not as complicated and complicated as the land route, such a military horse is very considerable.

You should know that under normal circumstances, if the army fights, it will often have 100,000 or 200,000 people. This is because the army needs supplies and needs civilians and auxiliary soldiers to accompany the army at any time. Generally, the army is known as 200,000 troops and horses, and the real combat soldiers may be in the scale of 50,000 to 80,000.

The navy is different. The navy greatly reduces the logistics pressure. The ships try not to put too many idle people on the ship to waste food.

And if you really come here, you can make a judgment that the other party must be the elite among the elite.

After all, in this era, the cost of transportation is too high and it is coming from thousands of miles away. If the elderly, weak, sick and disabled, such a high cost is obviously unpaid.

Then it is not difficult to infer that the Europa people who were drawn here must be the most sophisticated and strong.

In the Ming Dynasty, I really took it as a student of the Donglin Army and belonged to the elite army that was the bravest of the three armies.

As Wang Cheng sent more and more news, the image of an enemy slowly emerged.

The number of enemies has been revised to a certain extent, that is, the combat soldiers may be between 50,000 and 120,000, well-equipped, but they are all veterans with rich combat experience. At least three Europa countries joined together, with at least one hundred and seventy ships and artillery around 3,000 to 5,000 guns.

The manufacturing level of ships is extremely high, and at present, it is definitely the leading level.

After all, sailing on the sea is risky. In this era, ships that can travel through the blue waves of thousands of miles are already the highest level of skill today. Ordinary sea ships cannot accomplish such a feat.

Their logistics supply base should be Ryukyu, which is across the sea from Fujian, in the southern area of ​​Ryukyu.

When Zhang Jing saw the final conclusion, she couldn't help but take a breath.

Although Europe was attacking each other at this time, almost all countries invested all their treasury expenses in their arms.

But 50,000 to 120,000 war soldiers are definitely a terrifying number for the whole of Europe. Especially these people are almost all military horses armed to the teeth. It can be said that it is not an exaggeration to devote half of Europe's military power.

Even in the Ming Dynasty, before the emergence of the military academy, the soldiers who could actually fight were actually only of this scale. Moreover, because of the lack of military preparations over the years, it was difficult for the official army to have combat effectiveness. Only a few similar to the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the remnants of the Qi family army, and still have relatively high combat effectiveness.

And now, the entire Donglin Military Academy can only use combat troops from 50,000 to 80,000.

The Dutchman and the Flangjiman obviously took gun medicine and really planned to make a desperate bet.

It can also be seen from this that the crisis brought about by this bank has, to some extent, had a profound impact on the entire Europe and had reached a point where it had to be tempted.
Chapter completed!