"Dear Sultan Tiep, Queen Zhangxi has agreed to accept the Ming Dynasty's assistance to fight against the British and Wu Sangui. This is Queen Zhangxi's token!" Lu Zhu held Queen Zhangxi's scepter and raised it high above her head.

"Queen Zhangxi has joined you?" Sultan Tiepu looked straight at the scepter. Zhangxi has the largest population and is the most powerful place except Mumbai. If Queen Zhangxi accepts the assistance of the Ming Dynasty, she will

What are you waiting for?

"Your Majesty the Special Envoy! You have convinced Queen Zhangxi, but why do we in Karnataka join the Ming Dynasty and oppose Wu Sangui and the British?" Sultan Tipu looked at Lvzhu seriously.

"Because the British impose heavy taxes on you. After overthrowing them, your Karnataka state will achieve true independence."

Sultan Tiepu nodded, and soon he asked another question: "I heard that your Ming Dynasty has a proverb that there is no free lunch in the world. What benefits does this do to your Ming Dynasty? Just to deal with Wu Sangui?"

"You are right, there is no free lunch in the world. The weapons, food, and ammunition that Ming Dynasty assisted Karnataka need you to use your resources to repay. This includes renting the port for fifty years, and Karnataka

The mining rights of several mineral deposits in Kebang, etc. Here is the list, what needs to be explained is...

The Sultan will own 20% of the profits from mining these things in the Ming Dynasty. And they are dry shares, so you don’t need to invest a penny." Luzhu raised his head and looked at Sultan Tipu.

The two people's eyes met in the air, and neither one flinched nor blinked.

After a long time! Tipu Sultan nodded: "You are a brave woman, I agree with your suggestion to join forces with the Ming Dynasty."

Drive away the British and Wu Sangui, and Karnataka will be his. Sultan Tipu, who has always been known for his toughness, has been extremely annoyed by the taxes Wu Sangui keeps sending. His patience has reached the limit, and the arrival of Green Pearl seems to be a timely help.

Same.

As a warrior, he understands the performance of Ming weapons better than Queen Zhangxi. Sultan Tipu has longed for those powerful weapons for a long time. Now that he has a chance to get them, he shouldn't hurry up and finalize them.

Before setting foot on Indian soil, Luzhu had carefully learned about all the forces in India through traitors.

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

Even many Kshatriyas and Brahmins cannot bear the heavy tax pressure, let alone the people at the bottom. The people at the bottom are even selling their sons and daughters to have enough to eat.

The tough Punjab state in the northwest has launched three rebellions, all of which were suppressed by Wu Sangui and his fierce Gurkha soldiers. The entire suppression process was a bloodbath. Wu Sangui just killed the chicken to show the monkeys. Sure enough, after killing the chicken in Punjab,

As expected, other countries did not dare to make trouble anymore.

But they just didn't dare to make any more noise, and the dissatisfaction of various states with Wu Sangui and the British had reached its peak. Except for a few wealthy places such as Mumbai, people from various Indian states spoke with gnashed teeth when it came to the British and Wu Sangui.

Luzhu was keenly aware of this opportunity, and after communicating with Li Xiao via telegram, Luzhu made his secret trip to India.

He personally took action to defeat the most populous state, as well as the most powerful state with military force. The only thing left was to leave India as soon as possible.

"Is there such a thing?" Wu Sangui's subordinates were not all losers. Wu Laohei quickly found out that there was a big shot in Ming Dynasty operating in India. Moreover, the big shot also met people like Queen Zhangxi and Sultan Tiep.

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

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

If nobles like Queen Zhangxi and Sultan Tiep were arrested without evidence, it would cause a huge disturbance. Due to heavy taxes in the past two years, Wu Sangui and the local nobles were already at war with each other. If they were arrested at this time,

It might trigger a nationwide wave of resistance.

It wouldn't be a big problem for Wu Sangui to kill Zhang Xi or Tiepu, but if it were a nationwide riot, it would be difficult to end. After all, he had so many soldiers, and it was impossible for one slap to kill five fleas at the same time.

"No matter what, we must capture that mysterious envoy. As long as there is evidence, everything will be easy to explain." Dorgon muttered beside him.

"Yes, capture that mysterious figure. I would like to see what Zhangxi and Tiepu say when they have the witnesses. At the same time, the 1st and 2nd Gorkha Divisions are ordered to station in Zhangxi and Karnataka. If they really have

If they rebel, I will kill them first." Wu Sangui gritted his teeth, these Indians can't live in peace, and now they have just won some victory on the eastern front. Such a thing happened!

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

"The latest news coming back from the Ming Dynasty is that Li Xiao has sent troops to wipe out the opposition forces in Guangdong and Guangxi. The strength of the Ming Dynasty has further increased. There is also news that the Ming Dynasty has recruited southern soldiers to join the army. These people are more suitable for the hot climate.

I heard that two divisions of troops have been trained and went to sea two months ago. The destination may be Singapore, Java, or Ceylon. The Ming Dynasty people are becoming more and more strict in keeping secrets. We have already found out.

Get the latest news." Wu Laohei stood under Wu Sangui with his head lowered.

"Conscription in the south?" Wu Sangui frowned.

The Ming Dynasty has always recruited troops in the north, specifically 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. This shows that Li Xiao's control over the south of the Ming Dynasty has been further strengthened!

I originally thought that local officials would control government affairs for a long time. Those officials who had studied the ways of Confucius and Mencius since childhood would become Li Xiao's natural enemies. With their constraints, Li Xiao would never dare to go out in force.

The most capable division of the Liao Army is stationed in Gyeonggi Province all year round. It did not participate in the war against India and did not appear in the Ili Valley. This is the best proof. Li Xiao did not defend his own back, so he had to put Ao

This tiger in the sea is placed in the capital to prevent unexpected events.

"Yes, a lot of southern soldiers were recruited. Most of them came from Guangdong and Guangxi, and the number was 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 in Java and Australia. He is really a dissatisfied person. As soon as he stabilized Guangdong and Guangxi, he started to go all the way south to pursue Java and Australia."

"Li Xiao has always had a huge appetite for land."

"Then what should we do? Our current navy has no way to fight against the Ming Dynasty's navy. Even if we try to grab territory, we will be sunk in the sea."

"The problem now is lack of money."

"Great Britain should support us."

"The eyes of the gentlemen in the Parliament are on France."

There were a lot of chatter in the conference room, and the voices gradually became noisy. Wu Sangui's brows were knitted into the Chinese character "Sichuan". He instinctively thought that Li Xiao was making another move. He just didn't know if he could catch this move.

Can't live.

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

The river crabs are very plump and each one is as big as the mouth of a bowl. After they are cooked, the paste can hold up the lid.

"It's okay. I know there is something delicious for us two old guys. But this thing is cold in nature, and I don't know if I can overcome my old appetite." Sun Chengzong said, but his hands were not polite at all.

I skillfully tore off the crab belly button and lifted the lid with a strong hand. As expected, it was full of orange paste, which greatly increased my appetite just by looking at it.

"Mr. Sun, doesn't this have ginger juice? It doesn't matter if you are cold, just dip it in the ginger juice and eat it." Zhang Huangyan has already started to eat the second one. The old guy was born in the south of the Yangtze River and likes crabs very much.

"This time I invite you two gentlemen...!"

"Hehe! Night owls come into the house and come for whatever they want. If you treat this kid to a big river crab, you know there is something fishy about him." Sun Chengzong looked at Li Xiao jokingly while eating the crab.

"Let him talk about it and see what he is going to do. A few months ago, 30,000 troops were recruited in Guangdong and Guangxi, and they were said to be sent to Java, Australia and Singapore. Do you still remember what we invited you to eat that time?" Zhang Huangyan

While gnawing crabs, talking, and taking a sip of Wuliangye when he has time, he has no demeanor as an important official in the imperial court!

"Remember! It was said that I got a cook in the south to make fish maw chicken, but Ming Dynasty had to pay 100,000 silver coins. Let's see how this kid deceived him this time!"

"I told you two old gentlemen that we have no choice but to increase our troops in Java. Oil has been discovered in Java, and we want to build a refinery there to supply the Ming Dynasty's navy. Besides, you two also know. Airships consume a lot of fuel. Now

How many old airships do we have in the Ming Dynasty? Isn’t it because there is no oil that we can’t transform them into new ones?

In the future, when internal combustion engine technology matures, trains and ships will switch to more efficient fuel. By that time, can you tell us how big the demand for this fuel will be.

Now that oil has been discovered in Java, how much money will it save our Ming Dynasty in the future? How much profit will it bring to the court. Can you two not calculate this account clearly?

I know that you two are afraid that the young man will go to war, and the huge military equipment will use up the kinetic energy of the Ming Dynasty. I really have to thank you two for these years. Without you two, I might have fallen into a trap like Wu Sangui.

The news that Luzhu came back from India really made me feel scared. Indians live a life worse than pigs and dogs, and there are many people who sell their sons and daughters. Thinking about that scene is heart-wrenching.

It is all caused by war. One shell can destroy a farmer's harvest for a year. Thousands of artillery fire were fired on the battlefield, but in fact, the explosions were all white silver coins. The Indian soldiers can still fight, but their economy comes first

I can't stand it any longer.

Lvzhu traveled to several states in India for more than a month and met the little kings of several states. It didn’t take much effort to convince them that we would provide arms and they would go out to fight. This time, I want to go there in person.

Travel to India and try to capture Wu Sangui.

I promise you two, just occupy the Middle East. And occupying the Middle East is also because there is oil there. You two have also seen that the world has developed into this. Whoever occupies the energy in the future will have the final say in this world.

people."

"You kid, what you say makes sense. A few months ago, you said that whoever occupies the ocean will occupy the world. Why has it been changed to say that whoever occupies the energy has the final say?

If you want to attack India, that's no problem. Money! Where does the money come from? There is only one quarter left this year, and we don't have much left in the budget. We will definitely overspend this year. Such a big country has such a huge deficit. I

Even if this old bone has a few ounces of oil, it 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.

"Yes! It's the same sentence. It's okay if you want to occupy the moon. First of all, we must improve the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty. I believe you don't want the imperial court to plunder the people's wealth and end up making the people's lives as miserable as in India." Zhang Huangyan helped.

.

This old guy has now given up crabs and started to focus on boiled fish. The 17-pound Northeastern giant black fish is said to be a stuff from Dabu. The prefect of Jinzhou didn’t know how many fish ponds he scoured to get such a one.

"That's why I came to see you two. This time I'm attacking India. I don't expect the imperial court's help. However, I want to use another way to win this battle." Li Xiao looked at the two old men jokingly.

Guys, although you have evolved into thousand-year-old monsters, your vision is hundreds of years behind me.

"Hey...! This is a way to win the war without spending any money. I like this very much. I am all ears." Zhang Huangyan, who was concentrating on eating fish, immediately put down his chopsticks.

"Well! You have to listen carefully, how did this kid fool you?" Sun Chengzong was also very interested.

"This attack on India is not without profit. Lvzhu has already reached an agreement with the small kings of those countries. We will obtain the mining rights to mine India's iron ore, silver ore, copper ore, gold ore and other mineral deposits.

Therefore, attacking India this time is not without benefits. It’s just that the benefits will gradually become apparent!

The kid thought about it, maybe we can fight this war by issuing war bonds. Of course the bonds will have interest. How many bonds you buy, we will pay the corresponding interest every year.

For example, for a ten-year bond, we will pay you interest every year. Until ten years later, you can use the bond to withdraw your principal. The interest on the bond will definitely be much higher than the bank's fixed deposit interest over the same period.

"

"The money you pay in interest is your income in India?"
Chapter completed!