C2922 proglacial aversion (1/2)
Xiang Ying really did not think that he would be able to pass the trial so easily. After the battle at sea, he thought of many methods to punish his master, including the suspension of his position, imprisonment, and even the judgement of a military court.
After all, he was the one who had disobeyed the military order first. The military order was like a mountain. Although victory could offset some of the punishment, this punishment was still unavoidable.
To Chinese politicians, the navy is a very sensitive military force, because it is very difficult to control.
Since ancient times, China has always been a mainland policy oriented country. There are many reasons for this, because China is big enough, and its own resources can support many people, or the imprisoning nature of Confucianism...
There are many reasons, but there is one thing worth considering. That is, the power to control the sea is too weak. Once the vast sea and navy escape, how can you keep up with them?
Why did Zheng He and Xi Yang have to take responsibility as eunuchs? Wasn't it because eunuchs did not have the ability to expand the borders or rebel in the first place?
Besides, the families of Zheng He and his men who had been under the control of the emperor were all hostages!
It could be imagined just how strong the Ming regime was in guarding against these fleets that explored the ocean!
The world was too big, and the Chinese had known it for a long time. And at that time, China was way too advanced.
The rulers of the Central Plains were not stupid, they were not willing to be the wedding clothes for others, so they had to be resistant to the arrival of the The Age of Great Navigation.
The Chinese were, after all, a special species that had been nurtured from the Chinese cultural circle. No matter how much Xiao Letian tried to plant new ideas into his mind, there would still be genes seeping into the traditional soil.
Xiao Letian might not be worried, but how would the other senior officials, especially the civil officials, view the matter of the Zhiyuan Warship s resisting orders?
With such a powerful Zhiyuan Warship, it would be impossible for such a person to be loyal to Captain, especially if they could leave their home and sail in the vast ocean.
In the eyes of those high-ranking officials or civil servants, if the army disobeyed orders, it could be interpreted as not accepting orders from the outer court. As long as they won the war, they would naturally be able to make up for it.
But if the Navy didn't listen to orders, it might trigger a backlash in the political genes!
What did Xiang Ying want to do? What did the Navy want? Should he form his own faction? To break free from the control of the Chinese leaders?
Someone would definitely think so, because the army and the navy were so different!
If he really was online, Xiang Ying would not be able to explain himself!
However, he had never expected that the leader's heart was as vast as the Pacific Ocean. From the start, the leader's anger was concentrated on the battle damage ratio. He truly felt sorry for those Heroic Spirits who had died in battle!
Xiang Ying could tell that 90% of the Führer's anger was on his pain for his victims, not on his complicated political considerations. He wasn't worried about the loyalty of the navy.
This caused Xiang Ying to immediately heave a sigh of relief. It was because he had laid such a foundation that he dared to speak out those words directly, saying that the officers and soldiers of the navy were willing to sacrifice their lives for their dream!
Their dreams were also the Führer's ideals!
The master and disciple were silent for a good ten minutes before Xiao Letian spoke out.
”The Prussian engineers are starting to arrive at the Port William. At present, we need a year and a half of maintenance time... ”The cost is about 1.8 million silver dollars …”