Yanhui has moved its capital to Fengtian, and Longcheng has become a companion capital, which is also called the summer capital by the people of the empire. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoBecause Dragon City is close to the north, it is much cooler than Mukden in the hot summer, so in the summer the emperor will lead his ministers to the summer capital to escape the heat.

The new Fengtian has doubled in size compared to the original, and the city has been re-planned, showing the domineering power of the strongest empire everywhere. Once a lord of a vassal country came to Mukden and exclaimed in front of many people: "This is the capital of heaven." "Therefore, the subject countries of the Shenlong Empire, so much so that all the countries on this continent, call Fengtian "Tiandu".

Gou Xiangfei warmly received Almutan and his party, and the treatment of the brotherly state is different. A separate Tongxin Pavilion in the Imperial Embassy became the original residence of Manggul. This beautiful and solemn Tongxin Pavilion has become the home of all the Manggul people who live in the empire. There is also a huge building called Tongxin Palace, and there is also one in the capital of Manggul Kingdom, which is specially prepared for the Shenlong Empire.

Almutan was a qualified diplomat, and he asked Gou Xiangfei to meet Yan Hui without taking a break. Gou Xiangfei had already made arrangements, for Manggul, Yan Hui could meet at any time, and this treatment was something that other countries could not have.

The Taihe Palace in the imperial city has been replaced by a majestic hall, which was originally also called the Wanmin Palace, and later under the repeated requests of the people's senators, Yanhui renamed it "Yongshi Anning Palace". This is the center of the Shenlong Empire, and its height and majesty can be seen at a glance even if you stand under the Fengtian Gate in the outer city, you must know that it is a distance of dozens of miles.

Almatan was excited to see Yan Hui, and to the gratitude of all the Manggul envoys, Yan Hui actually exempted the envoys from paying homage. The meeting between Yan Hui and Almutan was more casual like a family, but this kind of casualness did not make people feel disrespectful at all, and only made people feel grateful for Yan Hui's generosity and courage.

Almatan placed Anne's gifts in front of Yan Hui one by one, introducing the names of these state gifts one by one, and the rest of the Manggul envoys also whispered to the familiar imperial officials, and there was a peaceful and warm scene in the Palace of Eternal Tranquility.

When Almatan presented the Sun Stone and explained the source, Yan Hui smiled.

"What sun stone, this is agate, and it can also be found in the vein. However, such a large piece of naturally formed agate has such a gorgeous color, it is indeed rare. Almatan, is there anything else that Anne asked you to come? ”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is indeed here, Your Majesty, please look at this credential."

Yan Hui listened to Almatan talk about the situation of Hanhai Kingdom while looking at the national letter of Hanhai Kingdom. When Yan Hui saw the Hanhai Kingdom Book for the first time, a name popped up in his heart, Su Meiduo.

"Almatan, I very much agree with Alibaba's inference, and I also agree with Anne's decision, and I feel that there is a very powerful person hidden behind that Hubrei, and I feel that person is Su Meiduo. My friend, if you need anything, I will meet the requirements of Mangul. ”

This is the bearing of the monarch of a great country, just ask which monarch dares to say such a thing without strong national strength and strong self-confidence, Almatan is excited for a while and does not know what to say.

"Your Majesty, when Your Majesty came, our Majesty the Queen said that this matter must be told to Your Majesty, how boring it would be for the Queen to say such a fun thing without Your Majesty's participation."

Almatan was excited and copied Anne's original words, which made Yanhui and the ministers laugh nonstop.

"Hahaha, Anne is a bit mischievous, but she's a wise monarch. The people of Manggul are blessed, and I will naturally not stand idly by and watch this matter. You must know that the most lonely master, there is no master in this world as an enemy, it is indeed very boring, I will order the governor of Anxi and the Storm Army to cooperate with you. Ximen, from now on, the Storm Army will be expanded into the Storm Legion, and Duan Xiaosi will be the commander of the Legion. Qin Suo and Niu Zhong were awarded the rank of major general as the infantry and cavalry commander of the Storm Legion. The required troops and horses were drawn from the Governor's Mansion in the northwest and north of the town. He ordered the governor of Anxi, Sun Buregret, and the governor of Anxi, Zhang Deyi, to prepare for war and cooperate with the actions of the Storm Legion and Manggul. ”

"Obey."

"Your Majesty the Queen thanks Her Majesty the Emperor for his generosity. Your Majesty, this, this ......"

"Hahaha, Almatan, I understand what you want to say. The gift to Anne has been prepared, and as for Manggul, yesterday the cabinet meeting had decided to equip the Manggul army with commodore mortars and field artillery, are you satisfied? ”

"Your Majesty~~~, Almutan swears to Your Majesty on behalf of Manggul that Manggul will always stand by the side of the Divine Dragon Empire and always stand by the side of the Emperor."

Mortars and field artillery are heavy weapons of the militaristic state, even friends like Manggul are embarrassed to ask for it directly, but Yan Hui has equipped mortars and field guns with Manggul army with a stroke of his pen, which does not mean that Yan Hui is hot-headed, nor does it mean that Yan Hui has reached the level of obsession with Annie. This can only show that the Shenlong Empire already has better equipment and is gradually changing its equipment. The obsolete equipment is either refurnace or mothballed, which is really a bit of a waste.

You must know that in modern times, the most profitable business is arms, and selling obsolete equipment to Manggul can not only recoup funds for replacement of newer and better weapons, but also increase the solidity of the strategic alliance between the two countries.

Just imagine, the renewal of weapons and equipment has brought about a change in the tactics of warfare. And the authority of the new methods of warfare is in the Imperial Army, and Manggul is equipped with Imperial weapons, and there will definitely be more and more. Then with the update of equipment, Manggul's tactics must be changed, and then they must learn from the Empire. When the middle and senior commanders of Manggul are all graduates of the Shenlong Empire Military Academy, the closeness of the two countries and the two armies and the ability to cooperate will be greatly improved. The same equipment and the same tactics have enabled the generals of the two armies to exchange commands of the other army, and when they are fighting together, they do not have to spend a lot of time coordinating because of differences in equipment and tactics, and this has also made the relationship between the two countries and the two armies more unbreakable.

Another advantage of unifying equipment is that it can reduce the huge pressure on logistics supplies, which Mangul is not able to manufacture at the moment, and will have to rely on purchasing them from the Dragon Empire for a long time to come. Since it is a military cooperation, it is indispensable to build a factory in Manggul in the future, so that when the two countries cooperate in operations, they can replenish the equipment nearby, and there is no need to transport equipment and ammunition from a long distance.

The last benefit is that it is conducive to economic exchanges between the two countries, and the construction of factories in Manggul can solve the employment of the people of Manggul and promote local consumption power, and the empire will also have benefits. Arms transactions are all large-scale transactions, and the amount of transactions is relatively large. The current financial system of Manggul is not enough to support it, and it will inevitably draw on the experience of the empire. In this way, the development of the financial industry between the two countries will be greatly promoted, and it is even possible to form a unified currency. Arms were traded not only in the form of real money, but also minerals and materials needed by the empire.

The benefits of such all-round cooperation based on military alliances to the two countries cannot be expressed in numbers. For Manggul, its significance is extremely significant, which is equivalent to letting Manggul struggle for ten years less. This is also Manggul, try it for other countries, and if you don't destroy it, it's okay, and you will be given back equipment.

The equipment that Yan Hui eliminated for Manggul was not a pit man, but because even if they gave Manggul the latest equipment, they would not use it, so they would first use the old equipment of the empire to train their hands and cultivate talents. It's also a great way to save money. There is no complaint about this, because on this continent, except for the Divine Dragon Empire, only Manggul can be equipped with this kind of divine weapon.

Almatan's trip was extremely rewarding, and surprises are not enough to describe it. At the ensuing feast, Almatan opened up the amount of wine, and when he was happy, Almatan raised his glass and shouted: "Long live the Dragon Empire!" Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live Your Majesty and Queen! ”

Almatan was also drunk, and put Yanhui and Anne together to shout, although it was not a big mistake, but it was also unruly. The ministers of the empire were thinking in their hearts, could it be that Queen Manggul wanted to be side by side with His Majesty the Emperor of the Divine Dragon Empire, so let's just marry, it's not a big deal, even if it's the queen, she has to marry someone. Since you have to marry sooner or later, then just marry our Majesty, anyway, the two are the same age, even if Your Majesty is ten years older than Queen Anne, so what does it matter? In the face of love, nothing is distance.

The news of the official signing of the strategic alliance contract between the Shenlong Empire and Manggul spread all over the world, causing shocks in many countries, including those who were envious and fearful, and those who were at a loss. The country that envied Manggul immediately sent envoys to Mukden, and the purpose was self-evident. Even if it can't be compared to Manggul, but being able to equip an old-style ballista is a dream of many countries, and this thing has an amazing amount of reserves in the Imperial Warehouse, but the benefits of selling it to these countries in exchange for it are huge. Not to mention other benefits, just manufacturing old ballistas for these countries, and providing improved and weakened versions of thunderbolts is enough to make the income of the people of the empire go to a higher level, and selling arms is really an effective means for powerful countries to grab money.

This news made the good mood of the Great Khan of the Celestial Wolf Khanate dissipate in an instant, and Richard had already made great progress in developing assault guns and mortars, and it would not be long before samples of self-made assault guns and mortars would enter the experimental stage. For this reason, Rilun and Richard were drunk, and the leaders of the various tribes of the Heavenly Wolf Khanate also sang and danced vigorously to celebrate. Who would have thought that two days before I was happy, such a depressing news came. While others were just helpless and frustrated because of Yan Hui's strength, Greeting and Richard clearly knew what this meant.

"Greetings, my Great Khan, do not be discouraged. The road is taken step by step, and although the research and development work is full of difficulties, it is something we must take no matter what the cost is. Because we are not Manggul, and we cannot be Manggul. We can only rely on ourselves, no matter how strong Yanhui is and how fast he progresses, as long as we don't stop, one day we will catch up with him, or even surpass him. ”

"Richard, my brother, you are quite right. We can only rely on ourselves, even if it is inferior to Yanhui, but as long as it is our own, it is the best. We can't stop, for ourselves and for our children and grandchildren, we can't stop. Richard, you and I can work together. ”

"Okay, can I find a better partner besides you?"

"Hahaha, no. So you have to be with me, go through the tribulations with me, and witness the glory with me. By the way, my Khubil has reached the age of studying, and I want him to worship you as a teacher. ”

"Yes, I will pass on what I have learned all my life to Khubile, he is the hope. Moreover, I propose to establish schools, and the children of the Rong tribe and the tribes of the Far East should learn knowledge. You must know that people can only live for a hundred years, but knowledge can be passed on forever, so it is very important for a nation to let children read and learn knowledge. ”

"Okay, just do as you say. Richard, I found that although Yanhui lifted the blockade and we resumed trade, our income did not increase, but a large amount of gold and silver minerals flowed out. But we didn't get anything good from Yanhui, what was going on? ”

"I'm not good at economics, but we can analyze it through data, which requires a lot of investigation, and I need people and time."

"I'll have everything you need ready for you, please."

It took Richard three months to finally put an analysis in front of someone else.

"Great Khan, I think I've found the problem. After analyzing the data, there is a huge trade deficit between us and the Divine Dragon Empire. The necessities of life sold to us by the Dragon Empire accounted for more than seventy percent of the total trade. Among them, silk, clothing, shoes, bedding, handicrafts, agricultural products, liquor and various meat products were the most traded. We can only trade furs and livestock as commodities, and they are all live animals. The price is not high, and the profit is not high. But what the Dragon Empire has taken from us is a large amount of ore, gold, silver, and all kinds of wood. The other 30 per cent are all luxury goods, such as skincare products, perfumes, glassware, high-end jewelry, clothing and bags. The taxes we charge on these luxury goods are the same as those for daily necessities, and there is a trade deficit between us and the Shenlong Empire, and the unreasonable tax rate has aggravated this evil consequence, and we should take effective measures to stop the increase in the trade deficit. ”

"So what should I do? You must know that it is not easy to get Yanhui to lift the blockade, businessmen are profit-seeking, and they will not do business with us if they don't have money to make. ”

Richard shrugged his shoulders and said, "If we don't do something about it, we're only going to get worse." I am also worried that with the influx of large quantities of goods from the Shenlong Empire, it will have an impact on the handicraft industry of the Rongbu, and if Yanhui suddenly blocks us, it will be a disaster for us. I also suggested that strict regulations should be imposed on the use of domestic products in the daily necessities of the Rong Ministry, and that the nobles and high-ranking people should abandon the present extravagant way of life and return to the habits of the Rong Ministry. There is a saying in the Shenlong Empire that I agree with, that is, born in sorrow and died in peace. You must know that a nation that has lost its national spirit and knows only comfort and pleasure will only bring about its own destruction. ”

"Well, then readjust the tariffs and various transaction rates, strictly restrict the export of minerals and gold and silver, and impose a transaction tax of 300 percent on luxury goods. I will order all my people to live according to their ancestors again, and this command will be enforced in the Code. ”

Richard agreed, admiring the wisdom and decisiveness of Greil. But neither he nor Bai Rilun expected that the imposition of a 300% luxury goods transaction tax would trigger a war between the Dragon Empire and the Sirius Khanate. Because perfumes and skin care products are the most lucrative among luxury goods, and because the war made a perfume famous, this war is called the "perfume war" by later historians. (To be continued.) )