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The three people who followed behind the mountains and rivers of Tatehara also seemed to sense that the lord's mood was a little complicated, and they had walked a few kilometers along the pier, but they never said a word, which was not a sign of the lord's happy mood. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Maori-kun, is there still no news from our exploration team?" asked abruptly, if it was someone else, he would definitely not know what the other party was asking, but Maori Centurion, who had been following behind, knew the meaning of the lord's words.

"Well, my lord, there is still no news, our expeditions have searched far east and south along the Great Pearl Islands, and except for some worthless islands and reefs, we have not found enough islands and land to establish our new base, and it seems that only the islands of the Great Pearl Islands are of value in that area. ”

The Maori Centurion also regretted that in order to find a direct shipping route to the Great South Sea, his side had spent a lot of energy, but it had never been able to make a breakthrough. The navy of the Triple Alliance is now patrolling and inspecting the shipping lanes from the Great Eastern Ocean to the Great South Sea, and its own navy is now unable to clash head-on with the navy of the Triple Alliance, which forces its own side to bypass the Great Pearl Islands controlled by the Triple Alliance and enter the Marbun Islands in the Great South Ocean and then enter the ports of the Southern Seas. Several expeditions searched east along the edge of the Great Pearl Islands, but found nothing. Of course, this is not easy, if it can be found casually, I am afraid that the Triple Alliance, which occupies the geographical advantage, has already discovered and occupied these islands.

The idea of the sovereign is very clear, when there is no reliable ally in the surrounding area, only the Nanyang Alliance can join forces with itself by sea, but the Triple Alliance has been instructed by Li Wufeng to consciously strengthen the precautions in this regard, which also makes the contact with the Nanyang Alliance has been greatly restricted, and military supplies have become the focus of the Triple Alliance Navy, as the Tang people on the mainland are unified by Li Wufeng, even the capital flow channels have gradually been controlled, and the network established by the mainland coastal areas has suffered huge losses, Li Wufeng's security department is frantically tracking down every clue, and many of his collaborators have been thrown into prison, which is a huge blow to your own side.

"Don't be discouraged, I believe that there can't be only the Great Pearl Islands in such a vast sea area, but our efforts are not enough, we must redouble our efforts, this is related to the survival of our nation, we have to continue to explore." Tachihara Yamakawa looked cold, "Now that Li Wufeng has listed us as the primary enemy, look at his performance, all of them are aimed at us, and the Triple Alliance is also in cahoots with him, so we must break this cage." The Tang people are also in an encirclement, from the Liboa people in the north to the Machihans and the Nanyang Alliance in the south, plus us in the Great Eastern Ocean, they will not be easy, this is a wrestling, whoever can hold out to the end will be the winner. The Triple Alliance is not a natural ally of the Tang people, as long as the situation changes, they will also meet the wind and rudder, and it depends on the results of the competition between all parties. ”

"Maori-kun, it seems that we still need to make some transactions with the Dodons, and many of the things we need still need to be transported from the Nomen Barrier side now, and we might as well put on a negotiable posture on the issue of the Crescent Peninsula and the Cook Islands, and lead them in, and we can drag on for some time, so that they can continue to maintain trade relations with us, although Situ Tai is finished, the relationship between our two sides is not over. Smuggling from the territory of the Tang people must continue to maintain its current state, the Tang people do not have much sea power to restrain us at the moment, but they will definitely strengthen the restrictions from the inside, but as long as there are high profits, there will always be people willing to do this kind of business. ”

"But my lord, our strength has reached the limit now, the navy has consumed a lot of our funds, and now the continuous expansion of the army has overburdened the people, and a large number of elite laborers have become soldiers, and now our foreign trade has been greatly restricted, and now the financial burden is no longer enough. The last man was a little hesitant to speak, but in the end he mustered up the courage to say what was in his heart.

Tachihara Yamakawa's cold gaze swept back suddenly, sweeping over the man's face like a wind knife and frost sword, making the man couldn't help but shudder, and quickly lowered his head.

"Okuda-kun, if there is no challenge in every job, then what do I want you to do as the financial director? Which job is not difficult, and which work can be completed at will? This mentality of yours disappoints me!" Although Tachihara Yamakawa's words were very concise, they made the other party's head sweat.

"Lord, Okuda has lost his word, Okuda must work hard to live up to Jun's grace. The man bowed in apology.

Tachihara Yamakawa also knew that these words alone could not solve the practical difficulties, and he was also clear about the financial constraints, and the exponential increase in military spending had stretched the finances, and although Tachihara Yamakawa had ordered officials at all levels to cut salaries and raise taxes again to deal with it, it could not fundamentally change the situation. However, if this situation continues, it will not be long before the iron ore of the Crescent Peninsula, the silver mines and fertile land of Treasure Island, and the forest resources of Kamchatka Island will be greatly changed. But before that, he had to find a way to deal with this problem, the tax increase measures are no longer possible, the people's patience can no longer be challenged, since the start of the war, they have been levied several times to impose various taxes, and the benefits of the war have not yet been seen by the people, which is easy to cause resentment, especially those few families who are not very tame are more likely to take the lead in making trouble, and it seems that the overseas trade side has to contact with the Triple Alliance, and find a way to open a back door here.

"Okuda-kun, I'm donating 500,000 silver coins, you go and tell the heads of the families the news, and then spread the news to the people, calling on the people to donate enthusiastically, as long as we get through this difficult period, the light will definitely belong to us. Tachihara Yamakawa said word by word: "Mori-kun, you go and strengthen the surveillance of those families, and if you find any changes in them, take decisive action immediately, arrest them for treason, and confiscate all their property." ”

"Kono-kun, the plan to develop large transport ships cannot be stopped, we must occupy an advantage in the eastern continent, large transport ships will be our most important means of transportation, in the future we and the Crescent Peninsula, Treasure Island, Kamchatka Island and other places must rely on large transport ships, if we want to go further, we must be ahead in shipbuilding technology. The people we sent to the Western Continent should be coming back soon, I hope that their time in the Western Continent has not been in vain, the shipbuilding technology of the Western Continent has its own advantages compared to the technology of the Tang people, and it is superior in ocean-going ships, if we can obtain the secret, then we can be invincible. ”

"Kono understands, my lord!" the man who had not spoken all this time bowed in a standard salute and closed his legs.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now is the most critical and most difficult time for us and people, as long as we can survive this period of time, we will usher in a better future, for the survival and prosperity of our nation, everything else we can step on, no matter who it is, as long as it blocks the pace of our nation's progress, we must not hesitate to eradicate him! No one can stop the rise of our nation, God has given us such an opportunity, we must not lose it! So we have no choice but to move forward and win!"

The mountains and rivers of Tachihara waved wildly with both hands as if they were about to embrace the sunset in the west, and in the somewhat dim sunset sun, the flying clothes and streamers of the hunt and his hideous face were even more like ghosts, as if they wanted to choose people to devour.

Wufeng, who stayed in Tianshui, had to deal with the welcome meeting held for him by people from all walks of life in Tianshui Mansion, His Royal Highness King Qin's choice of land instead of water made the people of Tianshui feel excited, you must know that once His Royal Highness King Qin enters Beijing, I am afraid that there will be very little time to go out of Beijing in the future, and when he becomes the emperor, of course, he can only sit in the center and control the overall situation, but he can not walk around at will like when he was a prince, then this opportunity Tianshui can not be missed, especially the future queen and concubines, this is a rare opportunity, enough to make Tianshui in the future imperial history of the rich and colorful record。

As an important town connecting Kansai and Yanjing, Tianshui is also very important in Heshuo County, and the dyes and lacquer produced by Tianshui also occupy a very important position in the entire empire, and most of the industries and commerce developed based on these two special products are also related to these two raw materials, and dye merchants and lacquer merchants are important members of the Heshuo Chamber of Commerce.

As the first governor of Heshuo, He Jing has already been in Tianshui to welcome the arrival of Wu Feng and his party, the enthusiasm of the people of Tianshui makes him feel proud and proud as the governor of a county, the people of Heshuo have been extremely tired of war after experiencing the Taiping War and the Kaman invasion, and the trend of thought that longs for peace, stability and economic development has become the mainstream in Heshuo, with the help of this trend, although he has just taken office, He Jing already has a grand plan in his heart to build Heshuo into a plan comparable to the three southeastern counties, of course, this also needs the support of the central government of the empire to succeed, which is also one of the purposes of his visit to Tianshui to meet His Royal Highness King Qin。

(To be continued)