1825 My New Daming

Chapter 252 Is your country for sale? (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)
Muscat, Black Palace.

The so-called Black Palace is not a real palace, but a super mansion built by the black eunuch Hei Zhongxian on the coast of Muscat according to the specifications of the Daming County Palace.This mansion consists of the main courtyard and the east and west courtyards.Among them, the main courtyard is more than 130 meters long from north to south, and more than 80 meters wide from east to west, covering an area of ​​more than 1000 square meters.The walls of the yard are also 2 meters wide and 4 meters high, almost catching up with the city walls!
The east-west courtyard is about two-thirds smaller than the main courtyard, but it is also a big house covering an area of ​​up to [-] square meters!

There are five courtyards inside the main courtyard, which are called five-in and five-out.The east and west courtyards are all triple courtyards, that is, three entrances and three exits.

Hei Zhongxian himself lives in the largest main courtyard, and the smaller east and west courtyards are used to entertain guests. Among them, the west courtyard is lent to Zhuge Weien, who is the brother 66 of Zhuge Weidao.The Dongkuayuan was originally lent to three black eunuchs who had just retired and returned to Muscat—these black eunuchs would also build houses in Muscat, but it took time to build the houses, and they could only borrow from their seniors before they were completed. The eunuch is at home.However, because Zhuge Weidao and the others were coming, the black eunuchs who lived in Dongkuayuan had already moved out, and the triple courtyard of Dongkuayuan housed Zhuge Weidao, Li Chenghui and Chen Jian’s family members and their relatives (orderly soldiers, secretaries, etc.) ).

According to the original plan, the Persian Gulf Fleet was to enter the Persian Gulf as an existing fleet.However, because of the previous Goa naval battle, the three Blake-class ships of the Indian fleet were sunk and injured twice.Of course, those sunk in the sea are gone, and those who are injured will have to go to the Hindustan Shipyard for repairs. Considering the craftsmanship of Indian workers in ship repairing, the British have no armored patrols in the Indian Ocean that can fight against the five national princes.

Although the Indian fleet still has many old-fashioned battleships and shallow-water heavy artillery ships available, it is no problem to fight a dozen fleet artillery battles, but without the usable armored patrols, how does the Indian fleet maintain control over the Indian Ocean, at least the Arabian Sea? problem!Although the 5 "small cruisers" and 8 fast cruisers of the Daming Persian Gulf Fleet are all outdated ship types, but if they want to form a team to fight India's sea line of communication, the head of the Indian fleet will be big.

In addition, without the "Dajia Patrol" to open the way and search for the enemy, it is hard to say whether the 8 slow old battleships can lock the opponent on the endless ocean.

Therefore, after Zhuge thought about it, he simply let the Persian Gulf Fleet temporarily station in the Gulf of Oman, with Muscat as its home port, and wait until the fleet's new home port in the Persian Gulf is completed before moving there.

After setting up his family and the land headquarters of the fleet (it is located in a house next to the Heiwangfu), and having arranged an anchorage for each ship of the Persian Gulf Fleet, Zhuge Weidao invited Hei Zhong Xian came forward and invited the Sultan of Oman and the seven bitter desert pirate chiefs to the Black Palace to discuss a big deal—a national deal!
"Isn't that traitorous! Our family knows it, and our family understands these things best." In the lobby of Heiwang's mansion, Sultan and the seven desert pirate chiefs had not yet arrived, and Hei Zhongxian was accompanying Zhuge Wei. They talked while drinking coffee.When he heard Zhuge Weidao mentioning the business of the country, he immediately regained his spirits and his eyebrows were beaming.

Zhuge Wei'en next to him coughed a few times when he heard it—how can he know how to betray the country best!You, Hei Zhongxian, are loyal ministers and good eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty, how can you know how to betray the country?
Zhuge Weidao ignored his brother 66, and hurriedly continued to ask: "Brother, in your opinion, can the emirates of the seven desert pirate chiefs be sold?"

"Ah?" Hei Zhongxian was taken aback, "Brother Daozi, did I hear correctly? The seven desert pirates' emirates are also worried about?"

"Is no one thinking about it?" Zhuge Weidao asked.

"Who cares about it?" Hei Zhongxian shook his head, "Don't you know, Daozi? In the early years, the British East India Company sent a fleet there. The fathers of those desert pirate chiefs thought that the British Empire would come to collect them." The colony is over, but I’m happy, and I’m ready to sell the country and go to India to live a good life! But the British don’t look down on them at all, they just came to warn the seven chiefs not to rob the Indian Tianfang believers who were going on a pilgrimage.”

And this thing?
Zhuge Daoxin said: "Fortunately, the East India Company did not buy the country of the seven chiefs, otherwise the oil tycoons would become Indian coolies! But then again, the United Arab Emirates where no oil has been discovered is really miserable. No one wants the colony!"

"Then Sultan Sultan of Oman can agree to them selling the country?" Zhuge Weidao asked again.

"The Sultan of Oman?" Hei Zhongxian smiled, "Of course you can't ask for it! Why do you think Sultan accepted seven of them as younger brothers? Isn't that forced by the East India Company? Or else he was too full to take care of the seven The matter of the desert pirate tribe, what good things can this do? Either mediate the conflict for the seven of them, or pay for the relief of the seven tribes. But Sultan is very cunning, he needs to know that our Daming is going to buy the seven chiefs , reckon it will kill Daming Dynasty!"

"Is one million silver dollars enough?" Zhuge Weidao asked with a smile.

"100 million?" Hei Zhongxian couldn't believe his ears, "Buy those 100 broken emirates for 7 million?"

Zhuge Weidao waved his hands and said: "It's not 100 million, but 300 million plus 7 earls. Among them, 100 million is for Sultan Sultan, 200 million is used to resettle the people of the 7 chiefs, and the 7 earls are for the 7 chiefs. Yes, they will be the Earls of Daming from now on, and enjoy the treatment of Yibo in the Western Regions, Snow Regions, and Grasslands."

This "buying country plan" was of course set by the military advisers of the Zhuge family-sufficient compensation, residents moved out, chiefs took care of them, and no future troubles were left!
According to this plan, the seven bitter chiefs and their descendants will all be nobles of the Ming Dynasty in the future. After a few generations, they will all become Ming Dynasty in terms of appearance, belief, and national identity.

At that time, even if they still miss the oil in their hometown, it is nothing more than giving them a little bonus.

Similar methods have been practiced since the time of Zhuge Wuzhong.All the princes and princes in the land of China that have been recovered by Ming Dynasty since ancient times, as long as they sincerely surrender, their descendants are now Guiyihou, Guiyibo, Guiyizi, Guiyinan living in Beijing. And they are completely Sinicized!

Of course, Hei Zhongxian knew about these "guiyi" treatment, so he asked incomprehensibly, "Giving so much? Who is so taken advantage of?"

Zhuge Weidao said with a smile: "That person is not being taken advantage of, that person is the Empress Dowager! The treatment of the seven families that belong to Uncle Yi is also paid by the royal family. So the future Gulf Kingdom will also be the Zhu Family's Kingdom."

Buying the state money, and there are 7 other benefits that belong to Yibo. In name, the Empress Dowager Zheng used the internal funds of the Zhu Ming royal family, but in fact, the Zhuge family brought in the other seven families, together with the Zhu Ming royal family. of.Among them, the Zhuge family has the largest share, so in the future Gulf Kingdom Oil Company, the Zhuge family will also hold the most shares
Hei Zhongxian was taken aback: "The Queen Mother? What's the use of the Queen Mother buying the country?"

Zhuge Weidao replied: "Of course it is to accommodate the descendants of the Zhu family. Before the little Tang king was selected as the king of Hawaii, this time it is time to arrange for the little Gui king or the little Lu king to come to the bay to be the king. Although this bay is barren, it is very important for us. The Qianqiu hegemony of the Great Tomorrow Dynasty is very important to the current international situation, and must be firmly grasped!"

This explanation barely makes sense. Holding the Persian Gulf poses a big threat to India, Persia, the Ottoman Empire, and the Suez Canal.

Hei Zhongxian nodded, of course he had to treat the empress dowager as an imperial decree.Just as he was thinking about it, a "little black eunuch" walked quickly to Hei Zhongxian, muttered a few words in a low voice, and Hei Zhongxian laughed immediately: "Daozi, General Li, Ambassador Zhuge, Sudan and the seven The chiefs have arrived, let's go out to greet them together, and tell them the good news that Daming wants to buy the country!"

(End of this chapter)