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The atmosphere in the main hall seemed to solidify all of a sudden, Ling Tianfang and Bo Jinchen knew that if they didn't come forward at this time, they were afraid that Lei Cangpu's suggestion would only end in vain, and they also knew that since the beginning of this year, the excavation projects of the two canals had been started almost at the same time, and the renovation project of the Fan River had also been fully launched. The road project from central south to Western Samoa was also rolled out as a strategic highway project, which not only required a large amount of labor, but more importantly, the empire also issued additional construction bonds to make up for the shortfall in finance. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 In order to stabilize the people's hearts, the empire did not completely require the people everywhere to contribute in the form of labor as in the previous dynasty, except for the recruitment of a large number of prisoners in the Japanese army and the army of Maqi Khan, most of the rest of the labor force was made up by half-conscription and half-recruitment, which also made the allocation of the empire's finances more constrained, and the large-scale replacement of weapons in the army and navy was also a huge expense, and the construction of the navy has been fully guaranteed, although there will be delays from time to time, but in general, there is still not much arrears in funds, and it is not easy to do this。

However, as Lei Cangpu said, the important surname of the New World is highlighted, and the expansion and competition of various countries for the New World is also becoming fierce, if the army is not fully prepared in advance, once a conflict breaks out, the empire will fall into a passive situation, and then it is the responsibility of the military, and in order to avoid the emergence of this phenomenon, it is imperative to form a Latin Ocean fleet that reads power, and it must be fast. In Bo Jinchen's words, it is the responsibility of the Privy Council not to put forward this proposal, and it is the responsibility of His Majesty the Emperor to agree or disagree after clarifying the interests, and the issue of the implementation of the Ministry of Finance after His Majesty the Emperor agrees is the responsibility of the Government Council, and all parties need to fulfill their responsibilities and obligations, so that they can be regarded as conscientious.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have a play. Ling Tianfang took a deep breath and finally came out of the ranks.

Say. Wu Feng also knew that the number one person in the Privy Council would inevitably come forward at a critical moment, and deep down he supported the establishment of the Latin Ocean Fleet, but the empire is not a word, and the Government Council also has the difficulties and considerations of the Government Council, if you want to convince them, you have to come up with something that can really impress them.

"I believe that the establishment of the Latin Ocean Fleet must be carried out immediately, as soon as possible, otherwise we will have the upper hand in the competition of the New World in the future, and this will have a great impact on the fate of the empire for the next ten years and even decades. As soon as Ling Tian put it up, his deafening words made the ministers stunned.

"Oh, so serious?" Wu Feng also deliberately guided the other party's words, "Then I have to listen to you and tell me why." ”

"Your Majesty, it is true that the Empire's financial situation is in some difficulties right now, but it is not due to a natural disaster[***] In fact, as far as the minister knows, the empire's fiscal tax revenue this year has been in a good growth momentum, which also proves that the empire's economy is in a good state of growth, in this case, even if the finance does not have enough funds for a while, but with the good economic situation in the empire, whether it is to borrow from commercial banks or issue treasury bonds, the minister thinks that the problem of funds can be completely solved, if the financial department still finds it difficult to do, the minister can lobby and find people who are willing to lend money to the empire。 ”

Ling Tianfang's words were full of the smell of provocative gunpowder, obviously saying it to the dignitaries of the political axe, which made Wu Feng secretly laugh at the same time, and also made Xiao Sutian and the others secretly frown, and let the people of the Privy Council lobby for loans, isn't this a slap in the face of the Government Council? Of course, they know that it is not that the money cannot be borrowed and cannot be raised, but that they are unwilling to spend it for military reasons anymore.

"Of course, some people may say that it is not a question of money, but a question of whether it is necessary to form a separate Latin Ocean fleet now, and I don't think there is any need to ask this question at all, let's take a look at the current situation in the New World. Ling Tianfang obviously came prepared, a map was unfolded on the main hall, and the two honor guards were temporarily used as helpers, "Everyone, this is the new continent that we have been able to explore so far, you can take a look, the new continent is almost not much space from the north of the fourth parallel, you can take a look, this speck represents the actual control area of the countries here, and the surrounding area is their sphere of influence." ”

"The Kingdom of Leeds controls almost all of the western part of the New World, including the nearby islands, the Famini Empire controls most of the northwest, the Kingdom of Baroz and the Babylonian Federation control most of the northern regions, well, also, the Saladins also have a corner, the Adriatics occupy some important islands in the northern part of the New World, and the Augsburgs and West Orlanders occupy most of the northeast, and we also have a piece. It can be said that in addition to the Hansen Alliance, the other four powers of the Western Continent have all made full efforts in the New World, as well as the Saladins, Adriatics, Theorans, and Babylonians, all of whom are aware of the important surnames of the New World, is this not enough to prove the value of the New World?"

"Some people may say that the development of the empire in the New World is very good now, is there any need to rush to establish a new team at this time?" Ling Tianfang saw that the ministers were all around, obviously very interested in this color map that clearly divided the spheres of influence of various countries, and his heart was also happy, as long as it aroused everyone's interest, this problem would be much easier to solve, "Then let's take a look at the situation of our empire." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, this tan region represents the sphere of influence of our empire, and it is undeniable that, thanks to the foresight of His Majesty the Emperor, the empire's investment in the early stage was quite timely and achieved satisfactory returns. The entire eastern part of the New World is under the sphere of influence of the Empire, starting from Qalyub in the northeast corner, which has become a bridgehead for the confrontation between our Empire and those powerful countries in the Western Continent, and our Marines are currently mainly concentrated in that area to deal with all kinds of possible conflicts, the sphere of influence is only a general division, and has not been diplomatically recognized by various countries, and it can only be proved by military presence to prove that it belongs to us. Ling Tian put his finger and began to move south, "This is Sabana, the largest town in the New World of the Empire, and the most important base, this is not far from Mangadishu, and there are currently regular passenger routes from East Samoa and Moro to Sikkim via Sikkim, and the other route is from Sikkim along the coast of the Latin Ocean, via Taungoo, Chennai, Aqaba, and Baidi to Sabana, this route is farther, it takes about ten more days, but it is relatively much more comfortable. ”

"Further south is Mountbatten, which is now very popular, half a year ago the population here was less than 2,000, but now it has exceeded 5,000 people, several gold mines have been found around Mountbatten, attracting a large number of immigrants to pan for gold, and rhino horn and ivory are also specialties here, so it can be said that the rich side is on the one side. Two hundred and thirty nautical miles south from Mountbatten, is Vitu, where there are now less than 1,500 inhabitants, most of them are small merchants who collect amber and ivory and the natives who serve them, the Marines stationed a wing here, because the supply is more difficult, so it can not be expanded for a while, from here to the west deep into the hinterland, you can reach the southern end of the Great Lakes Lake Malawi, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Congo, Lake Malawi is the main lake of the Great Lakes region, all three of which are connected by a narrow waterway, from Mountbatten to the west to Lake Tanganyika, which is surrounded by endless tropical forests and plains, and the soil is rich in soil and land, thus forming a sphere of influence in the central New World of the empire. ”

"Well, this Great Lakes region, have we established a colony here?" Wu Feng asked with a nod.

"For the time being, only a small colony has been established on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, and there is no permanent inhabitation, only a brigade of marines stationed. "Ling Tianfang also knows that His Majesty the Emperor is intentionally helping himself," From Vitu to the south is Assab, Assab is now very small, only 500 people, the Marines have a brigade stationed, and further south is Lilac Island, which is probably clear to you, although Lilac Island has been discovered, because the geographical location is too far away, and our shipping force is difficult to reach this area for a while, so the development is still in words, at present there are about 1,000 residents picking and processing spices on Lilac Island, and the Imperial Marines have a wing garrison here, and are now expanding the port of Lilac Island, and are also exploring the route from Lilac Island directly to Mangadishu and Sikkim。 Ling Tian let out a sigh of relief and finished speaking.

"Tianfang, I remember that it seems that our expedition arrived in this area a year ago, why are we still here after a year?" Wu Feng asked deliberately.

"Your Majesty, we have not invested too much strength in the New World in the past year, the main reason is that the investment is too small, the number of survey ships in our navy is limited, the scale is small, and the age of the ships is long, like this route from Lilac Island to Sikkim Port, we have failed to explore it several times, if this route can be successfully mapped, it will undoubtedly greatly accelerate the Empire's exploration and development of the southern region of the New World, and by that time, the price of spices in the Empire will not rise so fiercely. ”

(To be continued)