Chapter 2438
: Before fighting against the outside world, one must first make peace with the inside
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For people like Zhu Helai, there are no such accidental accidents in the world. If there are, it's just that others make you think it's an accident.
What's more, it was such an obvious plot, did you really think he couldn't see it?
But even if he saw it, Zhu Helai knew that he had no other way. The opponent's way of playing was clearly an open conspiracy.
In the absence of actual evidence, the above-mentioned assumptions are ultimately just guesses and suspicions. They cannot be used as evidence to deal a fatal blow to the other party.
Rushing forward directly is just cowardly courage. How could it be the behavior of a wise man like him?
The country itself already has conflicts between the north and the south, and it is only because of the existence of the royal family that the power structure of both sides is balanced and stability can be maintained.
If this situation continues, the North will naturally become strong and the South will be weak.
At that time, the North's exploitation of the South will only become more severe and cruel. This is a reality that Zhu Helai, a Brahmin, cannot accept.
The effort to plan and arrange is naturally for the future, not for the present.
Zhu Helai could accept temporary losses and was willing to accept them, but there was a prerequisite, which was to win in the end.
It is obvious that in the current situation, he must deal head-on with the solution that Mashind has come up with and think of a suitable way to solve it.
Therefore, in response to Vasudeva I's explanation, Zhu Helai's mind began to work rapidly. He began to think about how to defeat the Han Empire and buy him some time to adjust the national power and equipment structure to ensure the overall combat effectiveness of the southern forces, so that they would not fall at an absolute disadvantage under this structural comparison.
If that situation really happened, it would mean that the strategies and plans he had conceived would directly fail.
Being in his position, if there is a major mistake in the strategic direction, the consequences will be absolutely irreversible.
This is a heavy blow to any group in this country, even the forces in the north.
So when faced with the questions from Vasudeva I, Zhu Helai really tried his best to think about how to come up with a solution under the current situation.
Is there any obvious solution?
For Zhu Helai himself, there are indeed methods, and there is more than one method, but Zhu Helai himself does not want to use these methods.
In order to defeat a powerful opponent and then build an even more powerful one who also does not obey your orders, what is the point in the first place?
"Even you don't have a solution?" As if he understood what Zhu Helai was thinking, Vasudeva I chose to continue asking after a moment of silence.
For Zhu Helai himself, being able to ask this question is actually a good thing.
Because this means that Vasudeva I controls the Sethi family, which controls most of the naval forces. At least after the destruction of the naval forces in the Strait of Malacca, it can be said that the Sethi family controls most of the existing naval forces of the Kushan Empire.
If the task of retaking the Strait of Malacca was given to the Sethi family, Zhukhrai had no doubt about the success rate of this matter. However, even with such a high success rate, Zhukhrai was not willing to mention it, and neither was Vasudeva I.
For Vasudeva I, the Sethi family was too powerful, especially in the current situation, it was unparalleled in power.
If he was strong before and had other naval forces to restrain and support him, now that he has lost most of the restraining forces, what can he use to fight against the Sisi family?
In other words, at this time, the Kushan Empire Navy was absolutely under the control of the Sethi family.
It was even possible to mobilize most of the navy of the Kushan Empire to go to any location and fight any war without the consent of Vasudeva I.
This is the undefeated man on the ocean, the founder of the current ocean combat system, the real system creator—Cesicelian.
It would be absolutely nonsense if Vasudeva I was not on guard and worried about such a person.
As an emperor who regarded balance as the strategic direction of the country, Vasudeva I had a deep enough memory of these troublemakers and top talents from both the north and the south to ensure that he would not make mistakes in this regard.
“There is a way…” Zhu Helai listened to Vasudeva I’s question and knew the direction Vasudeva I was leaning in, and then he gave a solution to the problem.
The solution to the problem in the short term is to find ways to delay time and extend the timeline, while restricting the Sisi family from multiple angles to prevent the Sisi family from over-expanding during this period of time, resulting in them never having such an opportunity in the future.
On the other hand, under long-term political measures, it is necessary to increase the construction and manufacturing of military ships, train its own naval forces, and increase the number of people the country can command.
It can be said that one is a temporary solution and the other is a long-term solution, which are plans that can barely be implemented.
"Delaying time?" Vasudeva I looked at Zhu Helai seriously, and finally nodded firmly.
Compared with the distant Han Empire, the most important task is to prioritize resolving conflicts within the empire, or possible crises.
The Han Empire, which had never crossed the city of Puranas and had always stayed to the east of the Vimalakirti Kingdom, had never seen the other side's invasion, so much so that Vasudeva I began to doubt the past history.
Compared to the history that is difficult to distinguish between true and false, the problems exposed in it now are what he must solve.
"In fact, it's not a delay of time, but the reality is like this..." Zhu Helai shook his head and explained the current true situation of the Kushan Empire.
For the Kushan Empire, the navy already has a complete system and naturally has sufficient reserve soldiers. There is no shortage of corresponding naval personnel. Whether it is combat personnel or sailors, the reserves of the Kushan Empire can be said to be excellent under professional subdivision.
However, this kind of excellence cannot solve one problem, that is the problem of craftsmen.
The Kushan Empire did have a large number of craftsmen who were responsible for producing and manufacturing items needed by the empire, and their professional abilities were extremely reliable.
The dried wood used to build ships was a drop in the bucket for the Kushan Empire. Just one or two years of stock could be used to rebuild the Malacca Strait Fleet. (End of this chapter)