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"Congratulations to Your Majesty's triumph!" At the gate of Xinhua City, the civil and military officials of Xinhua Kingdom and a large number of ordinary people gathered together to welcome Long Yufei's triumphant return. In just one and a half months, the sultanate of the three Moros has been destroyed by Xinhua, and the entire island of Mindanao and the Sulu Sea have become the territory of Xinhua, which has expanded the territory of Xinhuaguo several times!

"Victory not only belongs to me, but also belongs to all the soldiers and all the people of Xinhuaguo! Without you, it would have been impossible for Xinhua to defeat these powerful enemies! Long Yufei said loudly to his people.

The elimination of the three sultanates of the Moro people has long been in Long Yufei's plan, and with the strength of the new country, there will be no problem. However, the Spaniards raided his lair, which he did not expect. Fortunately, God forbid, Xinhua's coastal defense artillery became an important barrier for Xinhua City at a critical moment, not only resisting the attack of the Luzon fleet, but also causing heavy losses to the Luzon fleet. The damage to the shipyard was also very minor, with only a small area burned down, and the 12 'Shark-class' cruisers under construction were not destroyed. Long Yufei led the army and navy of Xinhua to rush back in time and blocked the Spaniards who were about to escape. This enabled Xinhua to survive this crisis without danger. Now, in the entire Nanyang region, there is no single force that can threaten the Xinhua Kingdom!

When the captured Spaniards were escorted through the gates of Xinhua City, circled the city and then sent to the prisoner of war camp outside the city, the Chinese people in the entire Xinhua City were boiling. This is a foreigner! In Nanyang, foreigners are powerful existences, whether they are Chinese or local aborigines, they are oppressed by these foreigners. But now, these foreigners are dejected one by one and have become prisoners of war of the Xinhua Army, how happy this is! From time to time, the crowd sounded "Long live Your Majesty!" Long live Xinhuaguo! After Long Yufei heard the slogan, his whole face was about to laugh. I have to admit that the love of the people makes Long Yufei very satisfied!

The Spaniards who attacked Xinhua City this time still had four scarred battleships left in the armada, including two fourth-class battleships, one fifth-class battleship and one sixth-class battleship. However, the navy of Xinhuaguo does not look down on these old warships. Not only is the speed slow, but the power of the artillery is also small, and the rate of fire is frighteningly slow. Even if there are a lot of artillery, but what is the use? The most popular use of these warships is probably only to be dismantled. The cannon on it will be remelted and crafted into a new type of gun.

The Spanish prisoners of war captured more than 4,000 people, and the Spanish Luzon fleet and the attacking army had a total strength of more than 7,000 people. It's just that the rest of the people were either killed by the Xinhua army during the battle, or drowned. During the battle between the Luzon fleet and the shore defense artillery of the new Chinese country, many of the sailors on the destroyed battleships fell into the sea, and no one rescued them in time. In addition, when the 3rd Division of the Spanish Army retreated, a large number of people who did not have time to escape to the merchant ships jumped into the Agusan River, so many people were drowned.

Long Yufei is still considering the way to deal with these Spanish prisoners of war. They are no better than the natives or the Moros, and the new country can treat the natives and the Moros as slaves, regardless of their lives or deaths. But the Spaniards are different, on the surface, Long Yufei still wants to advertise Xinhua as a civilized country. Therefore, after draining the oil and water of these Spaniards, the Spanish government will be allowed to ransom these people.

In the evening of the same day, a grand banquet was held in Xinhua City to celebrate the great victory of Xinhua! The whole of Xinhua City has become a sea of joy. The high-ranking officials of the Government Council and the generals of the military were also very drunk. They all know very well that after the end of this war, Xinhua will have a stable surrounding environment. Xinhua could take advantage of this to develop rapidly, and by the time the invasion of the Western powers came, Xinhua had already risen. When the time comes, even if the Western powers want to destroy the Xinhua Kingdom, it will not be so easy to get!

The next day, Long Yufei convened a pre-imperial meeting in the humble hall of the palace to summarize the war and discuss the next direction of development of the new country.

"Ladies and gentlemen! This time the Spaniards came with a fierce attack, but we still beat them! Defended Xinhua City and preserved the foundation for the development of Xinhua State! Here, I want to thank you! Long Yufei said solemnly. If Xinhua City was captured, or if the factories around Xinhua City were destroyed by the Spaniards, the consequences would be unimaginable. All the hard work of the past two years will be ruined, and it will be a heavy blow to Xinhuaguo, even now, Long Yufei still has palpitations!

"These are all things that a minister should do!" Whether it is a senior official of the Government Council or the commander of the coastal defense artillery, Zhao Chenglong said modestly.

Although they said so, Long Yufei had to reward them for their merits. Not to mention, this time the wealth of the three sultanates of the Moro people was looted, and their share was indispensable when distributing the spoils of war. Without them being optimistic about the rear, Long Yufei would not have been able to achieve such a brilliant victory on the front line!

Next, Xinhua Guo summed up the war and listed the problems exposed in the war, so that we could find solutions in the future, so as to improve the combat effectiveness of the Xinhua Army.

"Your Majesty! The loot brought back by the army this time has been counted! The gold and jewels brought back by the army from the Buayan Sultanate amounted to 1.5 million Chinese dollars. The gold and jewels brought back from the Sultanate of Maguindanao were worth a total of three million Chinese dollars. The gold and jewels brought back from the Sultanate of Sulu amounted to 23 million Chinese dollars! Liu Mingde, the minister in charge of finance and industry and commerce, reported to Long Yufei with a smile on his face. In order to count the spoils, the officials of the Ministry of Finance and Industry and Commerce were busy all night last night. However, even if they didn't sleep all night, everyone's spirits were very high. That's a total of 27.5 million loot! Since its establishment, Xinhua has never had so much wealth.

"Oh my God! So much? Everyone exclaimed. Whether it is the senior officials of the Government Council or the generals of the military, their eyes widen one by one! When the gold and jewels were removed from the battleship, everyone knew that the harvest of the Xinhua Army this time was amazing. But after hearing the specific figures, they were still greatly shocked!

"Hmmm! Of them, five million, I have already promised, will be used to reward the officers who have been left behind in the rear of the troops! Long Yufei said. Although the direct use of five million made Long Yufei a little painful, but what he said was counted, how could he change what he promised personally?

"Your Majesty, isn't five million too much! Although there is a lot of loot this time, the kingdom now needs money everywhere! Premier Li Decheng said.

Other ministers also opened their mouths to persuade them, believing that the rewards for everyone only need to be a little meaningful, and there is no need to come up with so much money.

However, Long Yufei's stubborn insistence made everyone have no choice but to compromise.

Long Yufei also has his own ideas, the soldiers are fighting desperately on the front line, if the promise he promised in person is not fulfilled, how can it be done?

"This time, we swept away three sultanates, and the territory of the kingdom has expanded tenfold! Now, those territories urgently need to be brought under our rule! Next, the Council will appoint officials to the various regions, and the garrisons will assist the government in the effective rule and administration of these territories! Long Yufei said. Although a large area of territory has been conquered, it is necessary to bring all these territories under the rule of the Xinhua State.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Premier Li Decheng said with a frown. Xinhuaguo is now in urgent need of all kinds of talents, especially in local management. At present, Xinhua Kingdom is recruiting talents throughout the Nanyang region to attract Chinese elites from all over the world to join Xinhua Kingdom. After the assessment, the official position is conferred. It's just that this is far from enough for the high-speed development of Xinhuaguo. Long Yufei has no good way to deal with this, in the case of extremely backward education level, Xinhuaguo's gap in population can only be made up by absorbing foreign talents! Although Xinhuaguo has now increased its investment in education, it will hardly see any results in a few years!

"After deducting the five million that was rewarded to everyone, there are still 22.5 million Chinese dollars left! Let's talk about how to use this money? Long Yufei asked.

"Your Majesty! There is still a big funding gap for education! Especially after having gained so much territory, there is a need to build more schools! In the territory of the former Sulu Sultanate, there are still more than 20,000 Chinese, and the children of these Chinese also need to go to school! Li Decheng said.

"That's it! Five million dollars will be allocated from this money to develop education! Long Yufei said directly.

"Your Majesty! Although the kingdom's industrial development is very fast, we are still at a disadvantage compared to the West! Especially in the military industry, many large-scale machinery and equipment still need to be purchased from the West! While we are not yet in hostility with the West, we need to buy more machinery and equipment! Zhao Yi, Minister of Logistics of the Xinhua Army, reminded. Once Xinhua and the West are at odds, it will be impossible for Xinhua to buy these machinery and equipment again.

Long Yufei nodded, so this huge amount of money was reduced by 10 million!