PS: The second update is here! Ask for collections, ask for recommendation tickets and dream tickets! Thank you for the tipping of 37033!

"Your Majesty! General Niu found the treasury of the Sultanate of Sulu! According to preliminary estimates, five tons of gold were found, and ten tons of silver! "An officer rushed to the cruiser 'Xinhua' and said to Long Yufei!

"Five tons of gold?" Long Yufei's eyes lit up suddenly. Five tons of gold is equivalent to more than 2.5 million Chinese dollars. As for the ten tons of silver, the value is not high, only equivalent to more than 200,000 Chinese dollars!

"Ha Lu Ha! That's great! And that's just the treasury of the Sultanate of Sulu. When Suleiman's private treasury is found, there will definitely be more treasures! Long Yufei said excitedly. After destroying the three sultanates of the Moro people, the Xinhua State not only unified Mindanao, but also extended its power to the northeastern region of Borneo around the Sulu Sea. This laid the foundation for the next annexation of Borneo by Xinhua! In addition, the wealth seized from these three sultanates also made Xinhua no longer have to worry about building itself. Xinhua can continue to increase its investment in industry, especially in heavy industry. This will allow Xinhua to save a lot of time.

The private treasury of the Suleiman Sultan was soon found. It is a treasure trove built behind a rockery in the royal palace, known only to Sultan Suleiman and those close to him. It's just that after Sultan Suleiman was sniped, the entire island of Holo was under the control of the Xinhua Army. From the mouths of the captives, the Xinhua army got the location of this treasure house.

When the treasure house was opened, Long Yufei and Luo Sangu rushed to the scene in person. After the clearance, the Xinhua army has taken control of the entire city of Holo. The resistance among the Sulu people has also been almost wiped out, and it will basically not endanger Long Yufei's safety!

"Open the vault!" Long Yufei ordered. He has been salivating over the treasure trove of Sultan Suleiman. Think about it, a large part of the wealth accumulated by the Sultanate of Sulu over hundreds of years is stored here. Although it is not known how many there are at the moment, it is certain that this is definitely an astronomical number. This wealth is enough for Xinhua to achieve a big leap forward development!

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Niu Meng nodded and ordered his soldiers to open the treasure house. Before Long Yu flew in, they had already made preliminary preparations and blew up the iron lock on the door of the treasure house. It's just that without Long Yufei's order, they don't dare to enter the treasure house without permission! The Xinhua Army's control over the spoils of war was very strict. A treasure trove of enemy countries like this can only be confiscated. When the soldiers were clearing the remnants of the enemy, they could collect some of their belongings as personal trophies. Generally speaking, Long Yufei would not interfere too much. After all, the soldiers are working hard, and he can't eat meat by himself, and he doesn't leave any soup for everyone!

A few strong soldiers pushed the door of the treasury open. For a while, everyone's eyes were blinded by the dazzling essence!

"Oh my God! That's a lot of gold! Many people exclaimed. I saw that in the center of the treasure house was a mountain of gold made of gold ingots, which was five or six meters high! In addition, on the shelves in the treasure house, you can also visit a variety of gems, which are very valuable at first glance!

"Estimate the value of these treasures now!" Long Yufei suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and walked into the treasure house, take a look here, touch it so much, and feel very emotional. As a skilled artist, when has he ever seen so many treasures! This was something he had never dared to imagine. And now, these treasures are at hand. Although, these treasures nominally belong to Xinhua Kingdom. But as the king of Xinhua, the whole country belongs to him, and these treasures naturally belong to him!

The soldiers of the Xinhua Army began to remove the gold and count it at the same time to roughly estimate the following value. Long Yufei took a few of those gems and handed them to Luo Sangu. It's been almost two years since they got married, and he hasn't given Luo Sangu a decent piece of jewelry yet. On the one hand, it's because he's too busy to have time to think about it. On the other hand, all the financial resources of Xinhua have been invested in the construction of the country, and there is money to buy these luxury goods!

"Your Majesty, this is not very good!" Luo Sangu hesitated a little, women have no resistance to these gems. However, although Luo Sangu was a little pleased, she was still worried that this would not affect well!

"It doesn't matter! This is our trophy! This time the Navy has performed very well, and it will be a reward for you! Long Yufei said.

Only then did Luo Sangu accept these gems. The officers of the Xinhua Army who were in charge of counting the treasure trove also seemed to have not seen all this at all! Perhaps in their eyes, this is simply taken for granted!

Soon, the approximate value of this treasure trove was estimated. In the entire treasure house, there are a total of ten tons of gold, and there are also various gemstones, a total of hundreds. Although none of them are professionals, it is tentatively determined that the value of these gemstones is no longer lower than that of these gold. This means that the value of the gold and precious stones in the entire treasury is more than 10 million Chinese dollars. After Long Yufei got this number, he was deeply shocked. The private treasury of the Sultan of Suleiman, together with the treasury of the former Sultanate of Sulu, gave the Xinhua army a harvest of 15 million Chinese dollars. If you count the two sultanates in Mindanao, the total value of these booty is almost 20 million Chinese dollars! In addition, there are still many mansions of ministers and big businessmen on Holo Island that have not yet been searched! These places must not be missed!

Long Yufei ordered that all the property of the ministers and big merchants of the Sulu Sultanate be confiscated, and nothing would be left to them! Half of this wealth was confiscated, and the other half was used to reward the three armies. This order was upheld by the soldiers. When everyone was raiding the house, they were also more energetic, almost digging three feet into the ground, so as not to let go of a copper plate!

Most of the wealth of the Sultanate of Sulu was concentrated on the island of Holo, and the raid on the ministers and merchants lasted for three days before it ended. The gold and silver treasures copied from their homes were worth tens of millions of Chinese dollars. Half of them were confiscated, and the other half was used as a reward for the three armies. At present, the total strength of the Xinhua Army, the three brigades of the army and the navy, is only more than 20,000 people. Even if the officers had a little more, the ordinary soldiers would be able to get two hundred dollars. You must know that one Chinese yuan is equal to one tael of silver, and the purchasing power is very high. The monthly salary of an ordinary soldier is only five Chinese yuan. This reward alone is equivalent to more than three years of their military salary. This made Long Yufei's reputation in the Xinhua Army once again greatly improved!

"Your Majesty, Holo Island is now under our control. The main territory of the Sultanate of Sulu is also the treasure trove, eastern Borneo, and the islands around the Sulu Sea, such as Palawan! We're going to have to send troops to these places next! Niu Meng suggested! The island of Holo is just the most important capital of the Sulu Sultanate, and the huge territory is still waiting to be occupied by the Xinhua army!

This question gave Long Yufei a headache, and the strength of the Xinhua Army was still too small. The three infantry brigades, totaling more than 18,000 people, seem to be a lot, but they are not enough to spread over a vast territory.

"Your Majesty! The most important of the Sulu Sultanate is the island of Holo. Now that Holo Island is under our control, the rest of the territory can be taken step by step! In addition, there are many Chinese in the Sultanate of Sulu, and we can select young people from these Chinese to form a new army! As locals, they are definitely more comfortable here than we are! Luo Sangu suggested.

"That's right! There are more than 20,000 Chinese in the Sultanate of Sulu, and these Chinese are usually bullied by the Sulu people! Now that the Sultanate of Sulu has been destroyed by us, the Chinese have turned over and become the masters. Leaving an infantry battalion as the backbone, the Fourth Brigade was formed by recruiting young men from among the Chinese in the Sultanate of Sulu. The required funds were allocated from this seizure. Equipment has also been transferred from Xinhua City one after another! Long Yufei said. Since the number of troops is small, the only way to do this is to continue to expand the army! Forming an infantry brigade of more than 6,000 people from among the more than 20,000 Chinese may not be enough. But there are still a lot of Chinese in other parts of Borneo, as long as they can be attracted to come, let alone form an infantry brigade, even if a few more are formed, there is no problem at all!

"Yes, Your Majesty! Who will be the commander of the 4th Brigade? Niu Meng asked.

Long Yufei pondered for a moment, and then said, "Let Lu Ming's kid take the role!" This battalion of his remained, as the backbone of the 4th Brigade! As for the battalion that the First Brigade lacks, I will replenish it when I return to Xinhua City! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Niu Meng nodded, there was no objection to this order!

"Tell Lu Ming, that kid, the rest of the Sulu Sultanate can be left alone for the time being, but the northeastern part of Borneo must be taken down as soon as possible! It's about our next step! Very important! Long Yufei reminded.

Niu Meng nodded, Borneo has a vast area, rich resources, and the total number of Chinese has reached hundreds of thousands, and the development potential is far greater than that of Mindanao. If Xinhua wants to become strong, it must bring Borneo into its control. It's just that if you want to swallow Borneo, you will inevitably have to fight with the Western powers!

After Lu Ming, the commander of the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the 1st Brigade, received the order to be the commander of the newly formed 4th Brigade, he was surprised and delighted, he was only in his twenties now, and he was able to become a brigade commander, which he had never imagined!