From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 847

Zhou Yuan watched the four students get on the carriage, just as they had come.

It was just that there were seven people when they came, but only four people went back.

Kang Youzhi died at the hands of the foreign pirates, and Yuan Zhiming and Yi Sanshi died on the way to attack.

The remaining four young people did not intend to stop. They found their own way in the feelings of war and constant meditation.

Zhou Yuan had no way to refuse, and he was not qualified to refuse.

That was their ideal. For the sake of the country and the nation, Zhou Yuan could only advise them to think clearly and wish them well.

Dajin was lagging behind, but not much behind, and it was completely possible to catch up.

They went out to study systematic science, especially astronomy and physics, which was very useful to Dajin.

Not only that, the key is the systematic scientific summary and the induction of objective laws, which is what Dajin lacks.

Our nation pays too much attention to practicality, and sometimes often ignores the summary of laws, so it gradually falls behind.

Bai Yu, Kong Liyan and other child prodigies have their missions, and what they have to do is something that Zhou Yuan cannot do.

Perhaps three or five years later, when they come back, the Jin Dynasty will be at peace.

At that time, they will be teachers at the Imperial Academy and will start a scientific revolution in the true sense.

What Zhou Yuan has to do is to give them a peaceful environment, an environment where they can teach safely and start a scientific revolution.

Everyone has something to do.

The rise of a nation is not the work of one person.

Zhou Yuan sighed deeply, and finally made up his mind. He said in a deep voice: "Let Nie Zairong, Zou Xueqing, and Guan Lu come to the study room tonight to talk about the plan."

Li Yu'an said: "Is it so urgent?"

Zhou Yuan said: "At the time of world change, we have to catch up, and I must deal with the current problems."

"The Netherlands cannot be the reason to stop them from going to sea!"

Li Yu'an smiled bitterly: "You didn't even accompany Ningyue and the others."

Zhou Yuan sighed: "There will be opportunities. We have a long time to spend this life, not just one or two days of sweetness."

"I have to make the time nodes of the plan clear and thorough before I can really put it into action."

...

This is the night of July 28th.

The sky is full of stars this night.

Nie Zairong is very confused. As the captain of the Henggao ship, he is still paying attention to the repair work of the battleship.

In theory, he is not qualified to participate in such a decision-making meeting. He is just a general, not a commander.

Zou Xueqingye was very confused. He thought that he had been marginalized since Zhou Yuan came here. He could handle some government affairs, but he had no say in military affairs.

But he was still called here.

Guan Lu was familiar with the place and greeted the two of them, as if they had known each other for a long time.

"Don't be nervous, my lord. The prince asked us to come. According to past experience, there is something important to be arranged."

"Let's have a cup of tea first and wait quietly."

They drank tea quietly in the study, and the maids around them lit all the lights in the study before retreating.

Li Yu'an came in first. She glanced at everyone, didn't speak, and just sat on the side.

Soon, Zhou Yuan came in.

Everyone stood up and saluted.

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said, "Sit down, don't be polite, let's talk about business."

Behind him, there was a huge map hanging on the wall, which seemed to include the entire South China Sea.

"Let's get straight to the point."

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "I asked you to come here to discuss how to defeat the Dutch and take over Dongfan Island."

"Based on the current information, we still have enough ability to defeat the Dutch, but even if we win, it will be a miserable victory."

"For Dajin, battleships and cruisers are hard-won. A miserable victory is not the result we want. What we want is to achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost."

"Therefore, I have conceived a plan."

The faces of the people became serious, sitting upright, with sharp eyes.

Zhou Yuan said: "Guan Lu, analyze the current situation of Dongfan Island and the trend of our war under normal conditions."

Everyone knew that Guan Lu was Zhou Yuan's best assistant. He had followed Zhou Yuan before Zhou Yuan came to Beijing.

Over the years, every war Zhou Yuan fought could not be separated from Guan Lu's assistance, so he was quite respectful to him.

"The Dutch have occupied Dongfan Island for 37 years. There are about 3,000 Dutch on the island now."

"This does not include combat personnel. I mean, there are soldiers and officers on the battleships and cruisers for a long time."

"Four battleships, six cruisers, and Dongfan IslandThe musketeers in the ship are all their strength. "

"The battleship is equipped with 300 people, the cruiser is equipped with 100 people, and the total number is 1,800 people. "

"Including the population on the island, the Dutch have a total of about 5,000 people here. "

"During the Battle of Bozhou, they lost dozens of crew members and a cruiser. Currently, there are four battleships and five cruisers. "

At this point, Guan Lu paused slightly and said: "According to the normal trend of war, we have to deal with Dongfan Island. It will take at least half a year to deal with it before we can continue to erode the opponent. This is relatively difficult. "

"After all, the island occupied by the opponent is too large, and the supplies are rich enough to be self-sufficient. We can't blockade it. "

"But the problem is that the Dutch have reinforcements. "

Guan Lu said in a deep voice: "In the country south of the South China Sea, there is a place called Batavia, where there are more battleships and cruisers, also Dutch, and they may go north to support at any time. ”

“The attitudes of the island pirates and Goryeo are very strange. We can’t pin our hopes on them.”

“So from a pessimistic point of view, the situation of Dajin at sea is still difficult. The longer we delay, the worse the situation will be.”

“This is the fundamental reason why we have to launch the plan immediately.”

Nie Zairong said immediately: “Marshal, it will only take more than a month to repair our battleships. Once the repairs are completed, we can join the war.”

Zou Xueqing opened his mouth, but said nothing. He found that he didn’t understand naval warfare at all and didn’t dare to interrupt.

But if he didn’t speak, he would have no sense of existence!

“So, what is the plan!”

He asked confidently.

Zhou Yuan looked at him, smiled softly, and said: “The Dutch’s biggest reliance is Dongfan Island, but the internal Dongfan Island is not united.”

“My plan is very simple. I will go to Dongfan Island in person, lead the local people to revolt in person, and overthrow the Dutch from within. "

"At the same time, the battle at sea is left to you. You should cooperate with the outside forces and break out at the same time within a certain period of time to completely eliminate the Dutch in a short period of time."

Hearing this, Zou Xueqing's eyes widened and he trembled: "Go to Dongfan Island in person?"

Nie Zairong immediately said: "Marshal! The son of a rich man should not sit in the hall. You can't take risks!"

Guan Lu said: "No need to persuade. This is what the prince has decided. What we are going to discuss today is not the issue of whether to go or not, but how to implement the subsequent plan, how to cooperate, and how to achieve the final effect."

In fact, he had persuaded him, but... it was useless.

No one who comes out to do things is not in danger.

As for the internal situation of Dongfan Island, no one except Zhou Yuan can lead the people to revolt.

"Everything starts from the gold mines in the Penghu Islands."

Zhou Yuan smiled slowly.