Chapter 1953, the state of Chu is about to have a big event
Inside the drawing room of the Government House in South Africa.
Governor Du Mingen is cordially receiving Minister Mao Jiao from Xingguo. Mao Jiao is the Minister of Household Affairs of Xingguo and has the deep trust of King Xing.
"Master Hou, you must help us rejuvenate our country this time."
After some pleasantries, Mao Jiao also revealed his intention.
"Master Mao, don't you know what happened?"
Du Mingen asked upon hearing this.
"We in Xingguo suffered a major flood this year, and the food harvest has almost ceased. Although we still have some food, we can't sustain it for much longer. We are in urgent need of food, and we ask Mr. Hou for help."
Mao Jiao also raised the issue of rejuvenating the country.
Xingguo is located on the golden coastline of West Africa, in a tropical area, roughly in Gabon in later generations, with a tropical rainforest climate. During the rainy season, precipitation is very heavy, which also brings a great test to the development of Xingguo.
Floods are the most pressing problem here in Xingguo.
"There's nothing I can do about it. I'm in South Africa, so I can't help you revitalize the country and resist the floods."
Du Mingen took a sip of tea and said calmly.
In fact, Mao Jiao's meaning was very clear, that is, he hoped that the South African colony could support the food supply for rejuvenating the country, but he had no intention of paying.
Of course, Du Mingen also pretended to be fake. If you don't mention the money, I will say that I can't do anything about it.
I'm not a charity person, so why don't I just give you food for free?
What's more, the South African colony is just the governor, and there are shareholders behind it, so he can't use everyone's money to do charity.
"Master Hou, we in Xingguo are all descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties. Our King Xing is the younger brother of the current Emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
"Now that we are in trouble, Lord Marquis must help."
Seeing that Du Mingen was pretending to be stupid, Mao Qiao continued.
He came out to beg for alms this time. It is difficult to rejuvenate the country.
King Xing himself did not have a family background like other princes. King Xing was granted the title of king in the fifth year of Hongzhi, and he only went to Huguang to join the vassal in the seventh year of Hongzhi.
Even though Emperor Hongzhi was his brother, he was very kind to him. He took good care of him as an eldest brother and as a father. Even Princess Xing was arranged for him personally by Emperor Hongzhi.
But after all, King Xing's family background was still too thin, and his time was too short, so his foundation was weak.
Now that they have finally established their own vassal state overseas, they have basically spent all their wealth. The development of this country's rejuvenation is severely lacking in funds.
There was no way, Prince Xing also put his old face to shame. Not only did he often write to Emperor Hongzhi crying about his poverty, saying whether he had anything to eat or drink in West Africa, he was also often bullied, making life difficult.
Very, in short, it will be as miserable as possible.
Emperor Hongzhi has always been a soft-hearted person, and he also takes great care of the Ming Dynasty royal family. In the past, when vassal kings complained about poverty, they would reward the vassal with taxes from a certain place. Now that his own brother was crying about poverty, he naturally had to take care of him.
Therefore, Emperor Hongzhi would often directly give some silver taels to King Xing, often hundreds of thousands of taels, or millions of silver to King Xing. He would also order the West African fleet to take more care of Xing Guo, etc.
The elder brother, Emperor Hongzhi, did indeed have nothing to say, so much so that sometimes King Xing was too shameless to go to Emperor Hongzhi. But what should Xingguo do if he wanted to develop?
Naturally, they were looking for beggars from other vassal kings and colonies. Prince Ning of Ning State, King Chu of Chu State, South African Colony, Western United Trading Company, etc. were all their beggars.
In the past, everyone would help him to some extent for the sake of King Xing. After all, he was the younger brother of Emperor Hongzhi, so he should be taken care of.
But King Xing is totally shameless. He will find reasons to come to beg for alms every now and then. The more times they come, the more people will ignore them. Everyone’s money is not brought by the strong wind, so how can they support you every now and then?
owe you.
"Well, our South African colony will donate 100,000 kilograms of grain to you, but you have to transport it yourself. As for the rest, we really can't help."
Du Mingen felt like thousands of idiots had passed by in his heart. He came here every once in a while, and next time he would definitely not see Xingguo's people. It was so shameless.
Soon, Du Mingen sent out the servant. This servant wanted to get one hundred thousand catties of grain, but he was not happy, because one hundred thousand catties of grain was not worth much, and the key freight had to be paid by himself to rejuvenate the country.
Come on, the prince will definitely scold himself to death when he goes back.
Next, we have to visit other vassal states and colonies. Anyway, we can get a little bit of this, and food is also something that Xingguo is in urgent need of.
"Liu Da, from now on, no one from Xingguo will arrange meetings. When they come, they will say I am not available."
Turning around, Du Mingen started to give Liu Da instructions.
"Yes, Lord Marquis!"
Liu Da quickly replied that he had noticed something from the sidelines just now. This Xingguo seemed to be here to beat the autumn wind.
"This King Xing is really shameless. He comes here to ask for alms every now and then. He really thinks that our money is blown by the strong wind."
Du Mingen couldn't help but shake his head. He didn't understand why King Xing was so shameless.
Without thinking about this matter again, Du Mingen quickly met with Master Huiming, the prime minister from Chu State, in the living room.
In the living room, Master Huiming was dressed in a somewhat nondescript manner. He could be said to be a monk, but he was not exactly a monk. He could be said to be an official. He was wearing a cassock and an official hat on his head.
It looks very strange and very funny.
Let’s say he is the prime minister, say Buddha again, say Buddha again, say he is a monk, and he has a strong bureaucratic atmosphere. His acting style is not like a monk at all. Not only does he not let go of the secular world in his words, but also
He is also extremely greedy for power.
"Mr. Marquis, the South African colonies have always been a role model for the major colonies and vassal states, but you still don't have a temple in South Africa. This is not good. Everyone has no place to trust Buddhism."
"I wonder if we from Chu State can be allowed to send some people to build Buddhist temples to spread Buddhism."
Master Huiming looked at Du Mingen, focusing entirely on Du Mingen. He only glanced at Liu Da, who was standing behind Du Mingen, and mentioned the proposal to spread Buddhism and build temples in the South African colony.
"I won't bother you, Master."
"Our South African colony has banned the spread of various religions from the beginning, and the same goes for Buddhism. We don't believe in Buddhism, so naturally there is no need to build Buddhist temples."
Du Mingen didn't have a good impression of Master Huiming. This nondescript thing meant that only an old Hutu like King Chu would believe him and let a monk be the prime minister. There was something wrong with his brain.
"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. This person must practice more and accumulate good deeds while he is alive. Only then can he enter the Buddha's kingdom and enjoy it after death. Otherwise, he will go to hell and suffer torture after death."
"The world is ignorant and does not know the greatness of Buddhism. Lord, you should know it. You should take refuge in my Buddha, save all sentient beings, and let Buddhism spread to every corner of the world. How can you prohibit the spread in South Africa?
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When Master Huiming saw it, he immediately frowned and said.
"Master Huiming, I think you are the prime minister of Chu State so I am willing to meet you. If you are here to talk about this matter, I don't think we need to continue talking."
Du Mingen suddenly became unhappy and his face became gloomy. There was nothing good about Buddhism, and Master Huiming was the same way. He was cursing himself.
"The Marquis insists on this, and I can't say anything else."
"I came here mainly to buy arms and weapons from you, Lord Marquis."
Master Huiming was helpless when he saw that Du Mingen didn't follow his own example.
He has always been committed to spreading Buddhism. He founded the only sect of Buddhism. This sect emphasizes spreading Buddhism to all parts of the world, while strictly rejecting other religions.
This South African colony has a large number of Ming people and prohibits the spread of various religions. It is definitely the best soil for the Unique Sect. He also sent several waves of people here to preach, but they were all expelled from the South African colony.
This time I came here in person to test and see if I could make Mr. Du Hou change his mind, but he still failed.
"Buying arms and weapons?"
"Of course we welcome this. What arms and weapons do you want to buy and how much do you need?"
When Du Mingen heard this, he immediately became energetic. The sale of arms and weapons was a big business, and it was also a very profitable business.
Chu State is considered to be relatively wealthy among many vassal states. It has a large area, a large population, and a lot of money.
"We want to buy 200 cannons, 30,000 muskets, some bullets, and artillery shells. We also need to buy some cold weapons, military boots, military uniforms, etc."
Master Huiming thought for a while and came up with a list.
"Ouch~"
"This is a big deal. A one-time purchase of 200 cannons and 30,000 muskets is enough to arm a powerful army."
When Du Mingen heard this, he was slightly surprised. This was a big deal.
"how?"
"Can't Master Duhou get it from here?"
Master Huiming asked with a smile.
"Of course there is no problem. I can sell it to you as much as you want, and I can also give you some discounts on the price."
Du Mingen replied, these are just a few arms and weapons, and the South African colony can easily take them out.
"That's good~"
"We need it urgently. I hope it can be delivered to us next month. Is it possible?"
Master Huiming nodded with satisfaction, thought for a while and said.
"Of course there is no problem~"
Du Mingen and Master Huiming were discussing the arms deal.
Here Liu Da felt an unusual aura.
"I'm afraid something big is going to happen in Chu State!"
"How many arms and weapons can you buy at once? The Chu State is not at war with anyone now, so why do you need so many arms and weapons?"
Liu Da was thinking in his heart.
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