Chapter 1995, stealing chicken without losing rice
Xingguo withdrew his troops from Jindao, leaving behind devastated areas and wasting many years of efforts on Jindao. But the good result is that Jindao was saved. Huang Chong, Li Meng and others saved their homes and
Results.
"Xingguo!"
"They're not going to end well."
Huang Chong's eyes were blood red, looking at the corpses being carried together and looking at the ruins of his home, he wished he could kill Prince Xing right now.
However, he knew that he had to calm down now. The most important thing was to treat the injured, rebuild his home, and at the same time figure out what happened. Why did Xingguo withdraw his troops all of a sudden.
But he soon learned that it was really the Emperor of Heaven who ordered Xingguo to withdraw his troops immediately. At the same time, he also dispatched the West African fleet to patrol the waters near Jindao to protect the Jindao colony. He also strictly prohibited all vassals and colonies from interfering with each other.
Wars and battles.
"The Holy Emperor of Ming Dynasty!"
After receiving the news, Huang Chong, Li Meng and others couldn't help but kneel down in the direction of the Ming Dynasty capital.
If it hadn't been for the order of Emperor Da Ming, Jin Dao might have been occupied by Xingguo. In this matter, Emperor Da Ming did not favor his younger brother, but upheld justice for Jin Dao.
This is enough for people like Huang Chong and Li Meng. What they want is justice.
With Da Mingzi's words, there is no need to worry about the safety of Jindao, and Jindao colony quickly invested in the reconstruction of their homeland.
On the other side, Zhu Houcong led his army back to Xingguo Daxing City with great reluctance.
"Father, we will capture Jindao soon. If we retreat at this time, we will be wasting water in a bamboo basket."
Zhu Houcong felt very unwilling to do so. This time he mobilized a large number of troops, which cost a lot of money and suffered heavy losses. In the end, nothing was gained. This was definitely a loss-making business.
"Father, there is nothing we can do. I have to listen to the emperor's decree!"
Xing Wang Zhu Youqi also sighed helplessly.
His brother, who had always loved him, was furious this time and sent a telegram of extremely severe criticism, ordering him to retreat immediately or bear the consequences.
He must listen to the imperial edict of the Emperor of Heaven.
Even though this place is thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty, and even though he is already the king of a country, he still dare not disobey, because he is his younger brother, the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, Xingguo is the vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty is
Heaven, the emperor of tomorrow is the king, and I am the minister.
As a minister, you must obey the king's orders. Let alone withdrawing troops, even if you want King Xing to die, you must die.
"Isn't it just a small island? Why is it like this? Why did it alert the emperor to come and personally investigate the matter?"
Zhu Houcong couldn't understand. It was just a small island. The population of Jindao Colony was only more than 10,000. With so many things going on today, how could he possibly know such nonsense?
"I heard that after receiving the news, Liu Jin, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty cabinet, went to the emperor to discuss the matter in person, and then the emperor sent a telegram to come over."
Xing Wang Zhu Youqi also said.
"Liu Jin, the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty cabinet?"
"This is a matter between our Xingguo and Jindao. It has nothing to do with him, Liu Jin, and he wants to interfere in such a thing. It's really hateful."
When Zhu Houcong heard this, he immediately became extremely angry and hated Liu Jin who was thousands of miles away.
All the ducks in the mouth flew away, and it was all Liu Jin's fault for meddling in other people's business.
"Okay, let's end this matter."
"We have no hope of annexing this Golden Island."
Xing Wang Zhu Youqi also sighed helplessly. Liu Jin was not something he could offend. His brother had great trust in Liu Jin. Liu Jin held great power and had been working hard in the Ming Dynasty for many years. No one in the Ming Dynasty dared to offend him.
, not to mention that Liu Jin has shares in many overseas colonies and is the major shareholder.
The consequences of offending Liu Jin would be much more serious. Not to mention anything else, the South African colony alone could make Xingguo uncomfortable. Xingguo relied largely on imports of food from the South African colony.
In addition, most of the steel, cement, arms and weapons and many other commodities needed to rejuvenate the country were imported from the South African colony.
So even if Liu Jin intervened in this matter, he had no way to do it.
"Father, this time we mobilized troops to Jindao, not only did we not get any benefits, but we also suffered a loss of troops. Two warships sank, many warships were damaged, hundreds of people died, and thousands were injured.
, the losses in artillery shells, gunpowder, etc. were also huge.”
"Now the weapons and ammunition we have stored are running low and we need to replenish them quickly."
"The wounded and wounded soldiers must also be compensated, otherwise it will chill the hearts of the soldiers."
Zhu Houcong thought for a while and talked about the current situation of rejuvenating the country. To put it simply, it was just stealing the chicken but not losing the rice. The money was spent, and he suffered a heavy loss and gained nothing.
"I have asked Jiang Ting to handle the matter of pensions for the wounded and wounded soldiers. The fallen soldiers will be compensated for a thousand acres of land, ten slaves, and 10 livestock. The injured soldiers will also be compensated depending on the situation."
"As for replenishing weapons and ammunition, we really don't have much money now. There is still some money in the treasury that should be used for emergencies."
Speaking of these, King Xing frowned. Xingguo's family background was really thin and extremely poor. Silver was needed everywhere and there was a shortage of silver everywhere. He couldn't directly give real money or silver for this compensation. He could only give land, slaves and
Livestock and so on, because these do not require real money or silver.
The country is prosperous with a vast territory and sparsely populated areas. There is plenty of land, and slaves can be captured and livestock can be freed. Anyway, the slaves are Kunlun slaves, which are difficult to sell and no one wants them.
"The reservoir will be built in the second half of the year. If the reservoir is not built, floods will occur every year during the rainy season in Xingguo, and a large amount of fertile farmland will be submerged."
"But it is estimated that at least one million taels of silver will be invested in building these three major reservoirs. I don't know where the money will come from."
When talking about this matter, King Xing became even more sad.
Xingguo, located in the tropical rainforest area of West Africa, is divided into obvious rainy season and dry season. During the rainy season, rainfall is very heavy, which often causes floods, inundating the fields that everyone has finally reclaimed. During the dry season, rainfall is scarce, resulting in
Crops don't get enough water.
For this reason, King Xing also specially invited people from the Daming Institute of Architectural Engineering to think of ways to solve this situation. The final plan was to build three large reservoirs in Xingguo.
If these three large reservoirs can be built, they can store water during the rainy season to reduce the impact of floods, and release water during the dry season to alleviate droughts.
The plan is very good. Once Xingguo can build these three large reservoirs, it will no longer have to worry about the rainy and dry seasons. Xingguo's agriculture will also be stabilized, and there will no longer be a need to import food, and there will even be a large amount of
Food was exported to surrounding colonies and vassal states.
This matter is also what King Xing is most concerned about now. He wants to attack Jindao, but he also wants to get some money from Jindao to build the reservoir.
This is how the people of Ming Dynasty are. No matter where they are, they will always find ways to make their homes better.
This was true in the Ming Dynasty, and it is true here in West Africa. Where the natural conditions are located, and how to make good use of the natural conditions according to local conditions and timely conditions, this is the key.
The role of building a reservoir is very obvious. It can store water in the rainy season and reduce flood disasters. It can release water in the dry season and reduce droughts. It has multiple benefits.
"Father, why don't you ask for more money from your uncle? I can already have hundreds of thousands of taels of silver just by giving me a little."
When Zhu Houcong heard this, he thought for a while and said, "This uncle is naturally the Hongzhi Emperor. This is a private matter, so I won't talk about the Emperor of Heaven."
"Then why are you embarrassed? I only asked for it once a few months ago in order to raise the military expenses for attacking Jindao. How long ago did I have the nerve to ask for it?"
"What's more, the eldest brother also has the same difficulties as the eldest brother. There are too many vassal kings who want money from him. Even if the family is big and the business is big, it is not enough."
When King Xing heard this, he shook his head repeatedly.
My eldest brother has already helped me a lot in rejuvenating the country. He has given money to me, food to me, and arms and weapons to me. This can be regarded as a lot of help.
Other vassal states don't have such treatment. They only give you a little money as long as the sky is high. After all, when you go overseas, you have to rely on yourself for everything.
"We can either go to the South African Governor's Palace and seek a loan from the South African colonies, or seek a loan from the First Bank of the Ming Dynasty. If that doesn't work, we can only borrow money from those vassals and colonies."
Zhu Houcong thought for a moment and then said.
When talking about loans and borrowing money, Zhu Houcong's face turned slightly red. This meant that he had no intention of repaying it. Xingguo had borrowed a lot of money and grain, but so far he had no intention of repaying the money or grain.
Everyone knew that King Xing was the younger brother of Emperor Hongzhi, so it was hard to force Xing Guo, so the only choice was to let King Xing take advantage of him.
"That's all we can do, let Mao Qiao try it everywhere."
King Xing thought about it and could only do this.
To do great things, money is indispensable, but what should you do if you don’t have money?
I can only take out loans and borrow money.
As for Xingguo's bad reputation, this is not very important. The borrowed money will definitely be repaid, but Xingguo needs to be given some time. Xingguo does not want to default on the debt, but it is true that there is no money now.
When Xingguo develops and has money, it will naturally repay everyone's money and food gradually.
Soon, King Xing's order was conveyed to Mao Jiao. Mao Jiao couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had been a monk for alms for many years, and now he was disgusted by people and didn't want to see him anymore.
This makes me look for a loan and borrow money. Damn it, sell me now.