"Copy the Japanese pirates?" Fulin looked somewhat doubtful about this proposal.
Jirgalang stared wide-eyed and rebuked Hong Chengchou angrily, "Hong Chengchou, our Great Qing's iron cavalry excels at field battles, not naval warfare! By pouring all our funds into a navy now, aren't you using our weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths?"
"Indeed, who does things this way?" Daishan chimed in to accuse him. "Right now, the Great Qing lacks not only money and grain, but also soldiers! Wanting to train a navy means drawing troops away from the infantry and cavalry. Don't you understand the principle that as one grows, the other wanes?"
Chapter 641