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As soon as Ling Tianfang's words fell, His Royal Highness immediately fell silent, Xiao Tang and Su Qin looked at each other, they didn't expect that today's discussion of court affairs would turn into a work meeting of the Privy Council, but it was obvious that the left envoy of the Privy Council had made a lot of effort and was prepared, detailed and reliable information, colorful descriptions, and alarmist words, which made some ministers, including the Government Council, moved, as for His Majesty the Emperor, Xiao Tang and Su Qin had already sensed that this was more like the Privy Council and His Majesty the Emperor secretly set up a trap for the Government Council to drill, in this situation, if they still resolutely oppose the formation of the Latin Ocean Fleet, undoubtedly ignorant of current affairs, but as soon as this opening is opened, the gold coins in the treasury of the Imperial Treasury are only afraid that they will flow out like hula and hula water. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Seeing Xiao Su's iron-green face and Tian Yi's bitter smile, Wu Feng couldn't help but feel funny, once upon a time, how did Xiao Tang, who was calm and unhurried, and Su Qin, who was swaying freely, become so competitive, a Latin Ocean fleet made the two of them feel like a mourner, thinking of this, Wu Feng couldn't help but want to laugh out loud.

"Xiao Tang, Su Qin, what do you two think of Ling Zuo's opinion?"

"Your Majesty, you should also be aware of the financial constraints of the empire, if the financial allows, of course the Government Council will fully support it, but you also know that now the empire's finances have been exhausted, according to Ling Zuo's vision, the scale of this Latin Ocean fleet will definitely not be small, and now our navy is undergoing a comprehensive rearmament, and its cost is also amazing, if the Latin Ocean fleet is to be built, it must be built into the most advanced and largest fleet in the empire, after all, it may have to directly face the provocation of the Western Continent powers, so the minister thinks that this plan needs to be discussed after thinking about it and coming up with a reasonable plan。 Xiao Tang also used the tactic of delaying the army, as long as he didn't express his position now, there were many ways to delay this plan.

Of course, Wu Feng and Ling Tianfang understood what Xiao Tang's idea was, but what the other party said was also reasonable, the navy was changing its equipment, and the cost was huge, and now it was difficult to build such a fleet.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the construction of this fleet cannot be delayed, if the Government Council has difficulties in the construction investment for a while, the minister suggests that some of the ships that have been reequipped from the Great Eastern Fleet and the Great South Ocean Fleet can be transferred to the Latin Ocean Fleet in advance, and set up a shelf, but several naval bases in the New World must be started immediately, and it cannot be built in a day or two, we must firmly control the eastern and southern regions of the New World before the other countries, and at the same time push our forces to the central part of the New World as much as possible, and we must also establish our strongholds as much as possible in the north and west of the New Worldto ensure that our naval fleet is free to sail and patrol around the New World. As for the issue of funding, the minister has already said that he believes that the Government Council has a way to solve this problem. ”

Of course, Ling Tianfang would not agree to his idea being shelved silently, this time he came prepared, just to get an accurate answer in the court, he couldn't tolerate this kind of tormented mood to torture himself.

Seeing that Su Qin was still trying to argue, Wu Feng resolutely waved his hand to stop the dispute between the two sides, his purpose was to let the courtiers understand the important surnames of the New World, if such an unprincipled dispute continued, it would lose the meaning of discussion.

"Xiao Tang, Su Qin, Tian Yi, Tianfang has put forward a compromise plan, I think this square shore is acceptable, the Privy Council immediately came up with a plan and budget to send to the Ministry of Finance, ships and personnel can be transferred from the two fleets of the Great East Ocean and the Great South Sea as appropriate, the selection of naval bases must have a forward-looking surname, the location must be in line with the long-term interests of the empire, well, if there are real difficulties in financial funds, I can take out part of the inner treasury, and if there are deficiencies, we can issue naval bonds, and we must build the Latin Ocean fleet into a naval fleet that can compete with the Western Continent in the shortest possible time！”

"Ladies and gentlemen, the New World is related to the great interests of our empire, so we must not lag behind anyone, we are now gritting our teeth, and we will usher in a fruitful return in the future, after you go back, you should launch a propaganda campaign, so that the people can fully understand the wealth and superiority of the New World, and encourage the people, especially the Tang people, to actively emigrate to the New World, and the Government Council should also reformulate the policy of encouraging immigration to the New World, and give protection and support from all aspectsto ensure that the spices on Lilac Island can be imported into the empire as soon as possible to meet the needs of the people of the empire. For the Great Lakes region, the Imperial Navy can be surveyed and demarcated first, and the Imperial Council must immediately send people to intervene, and this land must be in the hands of the Empire, and at the same time, the gentry and merchants in the Empire can be encouraged to invest and start businesses, and the Empire can encourage agricultural development here, and at the same time, a series of favorable conditions will be introduced to attract them, such as land policy. ”

Wu Feng's words made Xiao Tang and Su Qin and others understand that His Majesty the Emperor had already made up his mind to establish this Latin Ocean fleet, and would rather pay money from the inner treasury than start construction immediately, and also issue special naval treasury bonds, and now it is also proposed to issue New World Treasury bonds to promote the construction of infrastructure in the New World, and the land issue in the Great Lakes region is probably also a bait thrown by His Majesty the Emperor, to attract the imperial gentry and businessmen to invest in the purchase of land in the New World, which can not only supplement the imperial finance, but more importantly, it can greatly accelerate the development of the New World, once the land is purchasedThe gentry and merchants will never let these fertile fields go to waste, and they will do everything possible to turn these lands into hens that lay their golden eggs, so it seems that His Majesty the Emperor is ruthless and will not give an inch, and will compete with the powers of the Western Continent in the New World.

Not surprisingly, his remarks at the State Council immediately caused a wave in the government and the opposition. As we all know, the empire has been divided into several regions in terms of land policy, and the territories outside the original Tang River Empire such as the Tengger grassland, Northern Luzon, The land policy of the peninsula was very different from that of the empire and the Indrians, who had always adopted a policy of higher taxes, especially strict restrictions on land transactions and annexations, but this did not limit the gentry who were full of thirst for land, and the long-term psychological precipitation and psychological stereotype made them more inclined to use land to maintain their wealth, and in their opinion, only land was the most reliable way to preserve their value.

However, the policy of the empire limited the unlimited annexation of land, when the land was concentrated, the higher the taxes that the landowners needed to bear, and the tax rate for land transactions would continue to rise, which greatly restricted land transactions and annexations, and at the same time, the imperial agricultural department also adopted a strict policy of prohibiting the abandonment of land, once it was found that the land had been abandoned for more than one year, the land would be unconditionally nationalized, which also forced the gentry and landlords to lower the rent to attract hired farmers and tenant farmers to cultivate, otherwise once abandoned, the land would be lost, which also greatly limited the landlords and gentry to merge and purchase landAfter all, no one wants to do a business that has no income or even possible losses.

Wu Feng mentioned at the Council of State that the land policy in the New World would be adjusted, and preferential policies would be given to encourage the gentry and merchants to invest and buy land, which immediately made the gentry and merchants with a keen sense of smell suddenly perceive the business opportunities in the middle, although His Majesty the Emperor did not explicitly say that there would be any difference between the land policy in the New World and the empire itself, but thinking about the excellent water and thermal conditions in the Great Lakes region introduced by Ling Tianfang, the fertile and flat land, and the large number of indigenous laborers still hidden, these points are enough to arouse the strong interest of the gentry and merchants, if the preferential policies mentioned by His Majesty the Emperor are consistent with those in the Northern Luzon region, that is undoubtedly the gentry and merchants sounded the charge to advance to the New World.

Northern Luzon has now become a hot spot for the development of imperial agriculture, and the rapid development of imperial industry and commerce has also led to a strong demand for cash crops, such as gum trees, tobacco, sugar cane, coffee, tea, cocoa, palm, olive, cinchona, and the demand for these cash crops is increasing in the imperial industrial and commercial circles. However, in terms of infrastructure and conditions, North Luzon, which is one step ahead, is far stronger than other counties in terms of policy stability and political efficiency, whether in terms of road traffic or water conservancy and irrigation facilities, and North Luzon has naturally become the favored place of businessmen.

All the wastelands of Vito, Shuangdui and Volcano were quickly snapped up by the influx of imperial merchants, but this was far from satisfying the needs, but fortunately, the pace of imperial development never stopped, and the inclusion of Pamir, Kuiyang and Bamao gave Northern Luzon a wave of investment and land purchases, and Kong Yunzhen's sleek and flexible means also played a good role in attracting plantation investors from all over the empire.

Larger than one plantation is constantly emerging in the six provinces of North Luzon, and the rapid expansion of the planting area of cash crops has also brought development opportunities to the cash crop processing industry in North Luzon, and the primary processing enterprises of various economic agricultural products are all over the towns of each province, and the transport trucks and merchants who go to these areas to buy primary products are busy, and the prosperous processing industry has also led to the development of commerce, which is also the main reason why North Luzon County has become the fastest economic development area in the empire.

(To be continued)