"Dear Sultan Tiepu, Queen Zhangxi has agreed to accept the aid of the Ming Dynasty against the British and Wu Sangui. This is a token of Queen Zhangxi! "Green Bead holds Queen Zhangxi's scepter and holds it high above her head.

"Queen Zhangxi joined you?" Tiepu Sultan looked directly at the scepter, Zhangxi was the most populous and the most powerful place outside of Mumbai. If Queen Zhangxi accepts the assistance of Daming, what are she waiting for?

"Your Excellency! You persuaded Queen Zhangxi, but why did we in Karnataka join the Ming Dynasty and oppose Wu Sangui and the British? Tiepu Sultan looked at the green bead very seriously.

"Because, the English charge you a heavy tax. After overthrowing them, you Karnataka will achieve true independence. ”

Tiepu Sultan nodded, and soon he asked another question: "I heard that you have a proverb in the Ming Dynasty that there is no such thing as a free lunch. What is the benefit of doing this? Just to deal with Wu Sangui? ”

"You're right, there's no such thing as a free lunch. The weapons, food, and ammunition that the Ming Dynasty has given to Karnataka will need to be repaid with your resources. This includes a 50-year lease of the port, and the right to exploit several mineral deposits in Karnataka. Here is the list, and it needs to be clarified......

The profits brought by the mining of these things by Daming have 20% of the shares of the Sultan. And it's a dry stock that doesn't require you to invest a penny. Green Pearl looked up and looked at Tiepu Sultan.

The eyes of the two men touched in the air, and neither flinched nor blinked.

Long! Tiepu Sultan nodded: "You are a brave woman, I agree with your suggestion to join forces with Daming." ”

Drive out the British and Wu Sangui, and Karnataka is his. Sultan Tiepu, who has always been known for his toughness, has become extremely annoyed by the taxes that Wu Sangui has sent down constantly. His patience had reached its limit, and the arrival of the green bead was like a charcoal in the snow.

As a warrior, he knows the performance of Daming's weapons better than Queen Zhangxi. For those powerful weapons, the Typ-Sultan had long longed for them. Now that I have a chance to get my hands on it, I don't want to finalize it quickly.

Before setting foot on Indian soil, Lu Zhu had carefully understood the various forces in India through the traitor.

Years of war have brought India's finances to the brink of collapse. In order to feed the huge military industry in the city of Mumbai, Wu Sangui squeezed the hard-earned money of various Indian states like oil.

Heavy tax pressure, not to mention the people at the bottom. Even many Kshatriyas and Brahmins couldn't stand it, and the people at the bottom even sold their children and daughters to have no food.

The fierce state of Punjab in the northwest has launched three rebellions, all of which have been suppressed by Wu Sangui with fierce Gurkha soldiers. The whole process of suppression can be called a bloodbath, and Wu Sangui is killing chickens to show monkeys. Sure enough, after killing the chicken in Punjab, the other states really didn't dare to make any more trouble.

However, they just didn't dare to make any more trouble, and the dissatisfaction of the states with Wu Sangui and the British had reached its peak. Except for a few wealthy places such as Mumbai, people in various Indian states are all gritting their teeth when they talk about the British and Wu Sangui.

Lu Zhu keenly discovered this opportunity, and after communicating with Li Xiao through telegram, this was Lu Zhu's secret trip to India.

He personally took down the most populous state, as well as the most powerful state. All that's left is to get out of India as soon as possible.

"Is there such a thing?" Wu Sangui's subordinates are not all rice buckets, and Wu Laohei quickly found out that there was a big man in the Ming Dynasty who was active in India. Moreover, the big man also met people like Queen Zhangxi and Tiepu Sultan.

"Yes, there is such a person. However, this person is very mysterious, and his whereabouts have never been found. I only know that he has seen Queen Zhangxi and Tiepu Sultan before, but ......! ”

"No solid evidence?" Wu Sangui knew what Wu Laohei wanted to say.

Nobles like Queen Zhangxi and Tiepu Sultan will cause a very big storm if they arrest them without evidence. In the past two years, because of the heavy taxes, Wu Sangui and the local nobles have been tense. If they were to be apprehended at this time, it might trigger a nationwide wave of revolt.

Wu Sangui didn't have much of a problem with killing Zhang Xi or Tiepu, but if it was a nationwide riot, it would be difficult to end. After all, with so many soldiers under his command, it is impossible to kill five fleas at the same time with a single slap.

"Catch that mysterious envoy anyway. As long as someone is there, everything is easy to say. Dorgon muttered beside him.

"Yes, catch that mysterious figure. I'd like to see what Zhang Xi and Tiepu have to say. At the same time, the 1st and 2nd Gurkha Divisions were ordered to be stationed in Zhangxi and Karnataka, and if they were really opposed, Lao Tzu would kill them first. Wu Sangui gritted his teeth, these Indians can't live in peace, and now they have just won a little victory on the eastern front. That's what happened!

"The current situation is already very tense, what if we use troops to deal with Zhangxi and Karnataka, and Daming comes to attack?" George was still worried about the beast of Daming. After all, this is the biggest threat to India.

"The latest news from Daming that Li Xiao has sent troops to sweep away the opposition forces in Liangguang. Daming's strength has been further enhanced, and there is news to say. The Ming Dynasty had already conscripted southern soldiers into the army, and these people were more suited to the hot climate.

I heard that two divisions had been trained and that they had gone to sea by boat two months ago. The destination could be Singapore, Java, or Ceylon. The secrecy of the Ming people is becoming stricter and stricter, and we have not been able to inquire about the update. Wu Laohei stood at the bottom of Wu Sangui and hung his head.

"Conscription in the South?" Wu Sangui frowned.

The Ming Dynasty has always recruited troops in the north, to be precise, in Liaodong, Hebei, and Shandong. It seems that Li Xiao does not trust the southerners, and now he dares to recruit troops in the south. It shows that Li Xiao's control over the south of the Ming Dynasty has been further enhanced!

Originally, it was thought that the magistrate would control government affairs for a long time. Those officials who have learned the ways of Confucius and Mencius since childhood will become Li Xiao's natural enemies. With their constraints, Li Xiao definitely did not dare to go out.

The Liao army is the most capable division, stationed in Gyeonggi all year round. The absence of participation in the war against India and the absence of a presence in the Ili Valley is the best proof of this. Li Xiao did not defend himself behind his back, and he had to put Ao Canghai, a tiger, in Gyeonggi in case of accidents.

"Yes, a lot of southern soldiers were recruited. Most of them are from Liangguang soldiers, and the number is about 30,000. Only some of them arrived in Hainan, and the rest were missing. ”

"Li Xiao wants to consolidate his presence around the South China Sea, mainly Java and Australia. What a dissatisfied, as soon as he stabilized Liangguang, he began to go all the way south to fight the idea of Java and Australia. ”

"Li Xiao's appetite for land has always been great."

"Then what to do, our current navy has no way to confront the Ming navy. Even if you want to grab the land, you will be sunk in the sea. ”

"The problem now is that there is no money."

"Great Britain itself should support us."

"The eyes of the old men in the parliament are in France."

There was a lot of talk in the conference room, and the voices gradually became noisy. Wu Sangui's brows were twisted into a Sichuan character, and he instinctively thought that Li Xiao was magnifying his moves again. I just don't know, I can't catch this trick by myself.

Li Xiao did not magnify the move, but lay under his own grape trellis. There was a pot of boiled fish fillets on the table, and the rest were all big river crabs from the Liao River.

The river crabs are very fat, and each one has a large bowl mouth. Once cooked, the lid can be lifted up.

"It's okay, I know there's something delicious to greet us two old guys. It's just that this thing is cold, and I don't know if my old appetite can be restrained. Sun Chengzong said on his lips, but his hand was not polite at all.

Skillfully tear off the crab's navel, and lift the lid with a strong hand. Sure enough, it is full of orange ointment, and it makes people have a great appetite when they look at it.

"Old Sun, isn't there ginger juice. It doesn't matter if it's cold, just dip it in ginger juice and eat it. Zhang Huangyan has already started to eat the second one, the old guy was born in Jiangnan, and he likes crabs very much.

"Please ask the two gentlemen to ...... this time!"

"Hey, hey! Night owls come into the house and come with nothing. If this kid eats a big river crab, he will know that there is a cat greasy. Sun Chengzong looked at Li Xiao playfully while eating crabs.

"Let him talk about it and see what he's going to do. A few months ago, 30,000 troops were recruited in Liangguang, saying that they would be sent to Java and Australia as well as Xinjiapo. Do you remember what you ate that time? Zhang Huangyan was talking while nibbling on crabs, and he could take a sip of Wuliangye when he had time. The demeanor of the important ministers of the court is gone!

"Remember! said that he got a cook in the south to make a chicken with flowers, and it turned out that Daming had to pay 100,000 silver coins. This time, let's see how this kid is fooling! ”

"I said two old gentlemen, and it was also a last resort to increase troops in Java. Oil has been discovered in Java, and we are going to build an oil refinery there. It is used to supply the Ming Navy, besides, you two also know it. Airships are very fuel-intensive, how many old airships are there in our country now, and it's not because there is no oil and can't be transformed into new ones?

In the future, when the technology of the internal combustion engine matures, trains and ships will switch to more efficient fuels. At that point, tell me how much demand for this oil is.

Now that oil has been discovered in Java, how much money will it save us in the future. It will also bring much benefit to the imperial court. You two can't figure out this account?

I know that the two of you are afraid that the kid will be reckless, and the huge armament will exhaust the momentum of the Ming Dynasty's advance. The kid really thanks you two over the years, without the pull of the two of you, the kid might have really fallen into a trap like Wu Sangui.

The news that Luzhu came back from India really scared me. Indians live a life where pigs and dogs are inferior, and there are many people who sell their sons and daughters. That scene is heart-wrenching to think about.

It's all about war, and a single shell can knock out a peasant's harvest for a year. On the battlefield, thousands of cannons were fired, but in fact, they were all silver coins that were blown up in vain. India's soldiers can still fight, but their economy can't hold back in the first place.

Green Pearl has been walking in several states of India for more than a month and has met the little kings of several states. It didn't take much effort to convince them, let's help with arms, and they went to war. This time, I will personally go to India to try to get Wu Sangui back.

The boy assures you two that you will only occupy the Middle East. And the occupation of the Middle East is also because there is oil there. You two have seen that the world has come to this point. Whoever occupies the energy in the future will be the one who has the final say in the world. ”

"You kid has a score or not, and a few months ago you said that whoever occupies the ocean will occupy the world. Why is it now changed to occupy energy, and you can have the final say?

If you want to do something to India, that's fine. Money! Where does the money come from? There's still a quarter to go until this year, and we don't have much left in our budget. This year is bound to be overspending, such a big country, so many deficits. Even if there are a few taels of oil in this old man's bones, they can't fill such a big hole. Sun Chengzong put down the crab and didn't forget to take a sip of wine after scolding Li Xiao.

"That's right! Again, it's okay if you want to occupy the moon. First of all, we must do a good job in the lives of our Ming people, I believe you don't want the court to loot the people's fat and people's ointment, and finally make the people's lives like India. Zhang Huangyan helped on the side.

The old man has now put down the crab and started to move on to boiled fish. Seventeen catties of big black fish in the Northeast are said to be the stuff of the big supplement, and the prefect of Jinzhou doesn't know how many fish ponds it took to get such one.

"That's why the kid came to the two of them, this time to attack India, the kid didn't count on the help of the imperial court. However, the kid wanted to fight this battle in another way. Li Xiao looked at the two old guys playfully, although you have evolved into a thousand-year-old monster, your vision is still hundreds of years behind Lao Tzu.

"Yo ......! The method of defeating the battle without spending money is very pleasing to hear, and the old man listens to it. Zhang Huangyan, who was focused on eating fish, immediately put down his chopsticks.

"Hmmm! You have to listen to how this kid fooled. Sun Chengzong was also very interested.

"This attack on India is not without gains. Green Bead has negotiated with the lesser kings of the states that we will be granted the right to exploit India's iron, silver, copper, gold, and other deposits.

Therefore, this attack on India is not without benefits. It's just that the benefits will gradually show up!

The kid thought about it, maybe we could fight this battle by issuing war bonds. Of course, there will be interest on bonds, and we will pay the corresponding interest every year for the number of bonds you buy.

For example, if you have a 10-year bond, we will pay you interest every year. It wasn't until ten years later that you took your principal with the bonds. The interest rate of bonds is certainly much higher than the interest rate on fixed deposits of banks in the same period. ”

"The money you pay interest is the income in India?"

"Yes!"