Daming Town Haiwang

Xingguo withdrew from Jindao, leaving behind devastation, wasting Jindao's years of hard work, but the good result was that Jindao was saved, Huang Chong, Li Meng and others kept their homeland and results.

"Xingguo!"

"It's not going to end well for them."

Huang Chong's eyes were bloodshot, looking at the corpses being carried together one after another, looking at the ruined homes, he wished he could kill King Xing right now.

However, he knew that he had to calm down now. The most important thing was to treat the wounded and rebuild their homes. At the same time, he knew what happened. Why did Xingguo retreat all of a sudden?

But soon he knew that it was really the Son of Heaven who ordered Xingguo to immediately withdraw its troops. At the same time, it also dispatched the West African fleet to patrol the waters near Jindao to protect the colony of Jindao. War and strife.

"Sage Emperor of Ming Dynasty!"

After receiving the news, Huang Chong, Li Meng and others couldn't help bowing down in the direction of the Great Ming capital.

If it hadn't been for Da Tian Zi's order, this Jindao might have been occupied by Xingguo. In this matter, Da Tian Zi did not favor his younger brother, but presided over justice for Jin Dao.

This is enough for people like Huang Chong and Li Meng, what they want is justice.

With Da Tianzi speaking, there is no need to worry about the safety of Jindao, and the Jindao colony quickly invested in the reconstruction of their homes.

On the other side, Zhu Houcong led the army back to Xingguo Daxing City extremely unwillingly.

"Father, we are about to take down Jindao soon. If we retreat at this time, it will be a waste of time."

Zhu Houcong felt very unwilling. This time, he mobilized many people, cost a lot of money, and suffered heavy losses. In the end, he got nothing. This is definitely a loss-making business.

"Father has nothing to do, I have to listen to the imperial decree of the Son of Heaven!"

King Xing Zhu Youzhu also sighed helplessly.

The elder brother who always loved him was furious this time, and sent a telegram of extremely severe criticism, ordering him to withdraw immediately, otherwise he would bear the consequences.

He must listen to the imperial decree of the Son of Heaven.

Even though this place is thousands of miles away from Daming, even though he is already the king of a country, he still dare not not listen, because he is his younger brother, the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, Xingguo is the vassal state of Daming, and Daming is God, the son of heaven is the king, and he himself is the minister.

If you are a subject, you must obey the king's order, not to mention withdrawing troops, even if you want King Xing to die, you must die.

"Isn't it just a small island? Why did it come to this? Why did it alarm the emperor to come and ask about it in person."

Zhu Houcong couldn't figure it out, isn't it just a small island, and the population of the Jindao colony is only over [-]. There are so many things going on in this big world, how could they know such a shit.

"I heard that after receiving the news, Liu Jin, the chief assistant of the Ming cabinet, went to discuss the matter with the emperor himself, and then the emperor sent a telegram to come over."

Xing Wang Zhu Youzhu also said.

"Liu Jin, chief assistant of the Ming cabinet?"

"This is a matter between our Xingguo and Jindao. It has nothing to do with him, Liu Jin. He wants to intervene in such a matter. It's really hateful."

When Zhu Houcong heard this, he immediately became extremely annoyed, and hated Liu Jin who was thousands of miles away.

All the ducks in their beaks flew away, and it was all Liu Jin's fault for meddling in his own business.

"Okay, this is the end of the matter."

"We have no hope of annexing this Golden Island."

Xing Wang Zhu Youzhao also sighed helplessly, Liu Jin is not something he can offend, his brother has a lot of trust in Liu Jin, this Liu Jin holds great power, and has been working in the Ming Dynasty for many years, the whole Ming Dynasty dare not offend him , not to mention that Liu Jin has shares in many overseas colonies, and they are all major shareholders.

The consequences of offending Liu Jin are much more serious. Among other things, just the South African colony can make Xingguo feel uncomfortable. Xingguo's grain largely depends on imports from the South African colony.

In addition, most of the steel, cement, arms and weapons needed for rejuvenating the country are imported from the South African colony.

So even if Liu Jin intervened in this matter, there was nothing he could do.

"Father, not only did we not get any benefits from the mobilization of the army to send troops to Jindao, but we also lost troops. Two warships sank and many warships were damaged. In addition, hundreds of people were killed and thousands were injured. , the loss of shells, gunpowder, etc. is also very large.”

"The weapons and ammunition we store are running low now, so we need to replenish them quickly."

"The casualties should also be compensated, otherwise the hearts of the soldiers will be chilled."

Zhu Houcong thought about it for a while and also talked about the current situation of Xingguo. In simple terms, it is just that stealing chickens does not make a fortune.

"I have already asked Jiang Ting to handle the matter of compensation for the casualties. Soldiers who died in battle will receive compensation for thousands of acres of land, ten slaves, and ten heads of livestock. Wounded soldiers will also receive compensation depending on the situation."

"As for replenishing weapons and ammunition, we really don't have any money now, and there is still a little money in the treasury that needs to be used for emergencies."

Speaking of these Xing Kings, his face became sad. Xingguo's family is really poor, and it is so poor that it needs silver everywhere, and there is a shortage of silver everywhere. He can't directly give real money for this pension. He can only give it to land, slaves and Livestock or something, because these do not require real money.

In Xingguo, where the land is vast and sparsely populated, there is plenty of land, and slaves can also be captured, and the livestock can be raised. Anyway, slaves are Kunlun slaves, so they are not easy 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 in our Xingguo every year during the rainy season, and a large number of fertile fields will be submerged."

"However, it is estimated that at least one million taels of silver will be invested in the construction of these three major reservoirs. I don't know where the money comes from."

Speaking of this matter, King Xing was even more worried.

Xingguo, located in the tropical rainforest area of ​​West Africa, is divided into a rainy season and a dry season. During the rainy season, the rainfall is very large, which often leads to flood disasters, flooding the fields that everyone has worked hard to reclaim. In the dry season, the precipitation is scarce, resulting in Crops don't get enough water.

For this reason, Xing Wang also specially invited people from Daming Institute of Architecture and Engineering to think of a way to solve this situation, and the final plan he gave was to build three large reservoirs on Xingguo's side.

If these three large reservoirs can be built, they can store water in the rainy season to reduce the impact of flood disasters, and release water in the dry season to alleviate the drought.

The plan is very good. Once the three large reservoirs can be built in Xingguo, there will be no need to worry about the rainy and dry seasons from now on. Xingguo's agriculture can also be stabilized, and there is no need to import grain anymore, and even a large amount of grain can be produced. It was exported to the surrounding colonies and vassal states.

This matter is also what King Xing is most concerned about now. He wants to attack Jindao, but he actually wants to get some money from Jindao to repair the reservoir.

Daming people are like this, no matter where they are, they will always find ways to build their homes better.

This is the case in Daming, and it is the same when you come to West Africa. Where are the natural conditions placed? How to adapt to local conditions and make good use of the natural conditions according to the time is the key.

The role of building a reservoir is obvious. It can store water in the rainy season and reduce flood disasters. It can release water in the dry season to alleviate drought. It has multiple benefits.

"Father, why don't you ask uncle for some silver anymore, uncle will give you hundreds of thousands of taels of silver."

When Zhu Houcong heard this, he thought for a while and said, this uncle is naturally Emperor Hongzhi, and this is a private matter, so he is not the son of Datian.

"Then why are you so embarrassed? In order to raise the military expenses for attacking Jindao a few months ago, I only asked for it once. It's only been so long, so I don't have the nerve to ask."

"What's more, big brother also has big brother's difficulties. There are too many vassal kings who want money from him. Even if the family is big and the business is big, there is not enough."

When King Xing heard this, he shook his head again and again.

My elder brother has already helped a lot in Xingguo, asking money for money, food for food, arms and weapons for arms and weapons, it has already helped a lot.

Other vassal states don't have this kind of treatment. If you can afford it, you can give some money to the top. After all, if you go overseas, you have to rely on yourself.

"Why don't you go to the South African Governor's Mansion and find loans from the South African colonies, or the First Bank of Daming? If it doesn't work, you can only borrow money from those lords and colonies."

Zhu Houcong thought for a while and said again.

When it comes to loans and borrowing money, Zhu Houcong also blushes slightly. He has no intention of repaying it at all. Xingguo has borrowed a lot of money and food, but so far he has no intention of repaying the money or food.

Everyone knows that King Xing is the younger brother of Emperor Hongzhi, so it's not easy to force Xingguo's side, but King Xing's side can only be fooled.

"That's the only way to go, let Mao Cheng go around and try."

King Xing thought about it and could only do this.

To do great things, money is indispensable, but what should I do if I don’t have money?
You can only go for loans and borrow money.

As for the bad reputation of Xingguo, this is not very important. The borrowed money will definitely be repaid, but it will take some time for Xingguo. Xingguo does not want to renege on debts, but it is true that there is no money right now.

When Xingguo develops and has money, it will naturally return everyone's money and food slowly.

Soon, King Xing's order was conveyed to Mao Cheng, who couldn't help but smile wryly. He had been a beggar monk for many years. This made me look for a loan again, borrow money, this damn, sell me quickly and forget it.