Chapter 718: The Foundation of a Nation

Dragon Roar Port.

It is the first and largest port established by Stubbs on the main island of the Great Bay Islands.

The location is excellent, located in the crescent-shaped belly of Dawan Island, it can overlook the entire Dawan Island from the geographical position, and it is also a natural safe haven, enough to accommodate the entire Third Fleet.

After the establishment of the East China Sea Kingdom, it was a matter of course to set this place as the capital of the country.

Compared with normal cities, Longhou Port is obviously developing abnormally.

The overall building here is mainly divided into four parts.

The first part, of course, is the port. The huge port is the root of their roots, whether it is a fleet attack, or fishing and hunting.

The second part is a large number of shipyards, which is the foundation of their foothold.

The third part is the large tavern. This is the first place most sailors go to after they go ashore, and it is also the place where they stay for the longest time. Those who have no sailing experience can hardly imagine how risky it is. Drifting for a long time The emptiness and boredom of the endless sea.

Many sailors have been infected with the habit of drinking, and these taverns have no distinction between drinking and drinking. It is normal to come here to get drunk and indulge yourself after landing.

Stubbing, who grew up on a boat since he was a child, naturally knew this, and of course he would not let go of the excellent opportunity to control them and reclaim their wealth by the way.

The fourth part is Stupin's personal castle and palace. This is the most luxurious building complex in Longhou Port. It has not been completed yet, and thousands of ragged islanders are whipped away every day. Working, quarrying, logging, adding bricks and tiles to this gorgeous palace.

This castle palace, which has been seen in outline, is very characteristic of the East China Sea. From a distance, it is a super-giant warship lying on land. It is 30 to 40% similar to the Dragon Roar, the former flagship of the Third Fleet. .

Stubbs' palace is located at the highest point, enough to overlook the entire Longhou Port.

"Your Majesty, this is the last month. According to the information from the surrounding area, there are a total of 18 escaped slave incidents, three of which were collective escaped slaves. There were as many as eight incidents of the indigenous mountain people attacking the village in the south. According to the information we placed among them The spies reported that the indigenous mountain people and the serfs showed signs of collusion and planned to take a big action against us during the autumn harvest this year. Although there is no accurate information yet, this matter has to be guarded against. After all, we have been in business for so long. It’s hard to see some gains.” Keynes, the Minister of Finance of the East China Sea, said.

It is one thing for the East China Sea State to call itself the ruler of the East China Sea, but it is another thing for the local people to obey their rule.

To this day, they have not yet completed the unification of the main island of the Dawan Islands. Their current main site is the north of the island with many natural deep-water ports, and the south of the island, which is dominated by high mountains, is still under the control of the local islanders. In China, various conflicts and riots continued.

Before the East China Sea King Stubin, who was shaking his red wine glass, spoke, the captain of the East China Sea First Fleet ** Moore said disapprovingly: "I said it a long time ago, Cairns, you are wasting manpower and material resources , If there is any need, let’s just go out and grab it, why waste time and effort to cultivate it by ourselves? It’s okay now, the ancestors we robbed were actually robbed by someone, this is the biggest joke I’ve ever heard.”

Keynes replied with a solemn expression: "**Captain Moore, please think carefully when you speak. To this day, your thinking has not been corrected. We are not in the West China Sea, but the East China Sea. We are also in the East China Sea. It was no longer the Third Fleet of the United Fleet of the Commons Family, but the East Sea Fleet of King Stubbs.

We are no longer businessmen, let alone pirates, but the regular army of the country. All the properties and residents here are our citizens. Who should we rob?

Management and construction are the foundation for the development and growth of a kingdom. Although this kind of thing is not as easy to see results as looting, it is the most correct path. As long as we keep going, I believe we will see results in a short time. "

"Don't tell me these useless truths, what I want to see is the result, and only the result." Moore said with disdain on his face, "When you reprimand me with these great principles, think about you first." How did the food and wealth in the guarded treasury come from? How much of it was planted by you, and how much was brought back by me leading my brothers out to plunder?

You are a smart person, this value should not be difficult to calculate, right?

Those local natives have indeed been squeezed out by us in recent years, but there is a bigger object there, you can't miss it, right?

Compared with your crappy construction and farming skills, people are professional.

Look at you, after four or five years of hard work, a few dilapidated manor villages have been built, and how much land has been cultivated?

If you look at the leader of the Yongye army again, the movements made in half a year are bigger than yours.

If you want me to say, what a person does in this life is predetermined by nature.

Instead of struggling to do the kind of things that don't yield results, it is better to do what you are best at.

Our autumn harvest is coming soon, which means that the leader of the Yongye army will also be here soon.

What's even better is that the autumn harvest season and the rainy season overlap. Every time this time comes, the river there will flood again, and some river sections that cannot be passed can accommodate the entry of small warships and warships.

It is the best time for us to do a big job. As long as His Majesty the King grants me the right to dispatch all the fleets, I guarantee that after two months, our granary will be filled with new grain. "

When it came to the end, ** Moore was so impassioned that he almost didn't pat his chest to promise.

Obviously, this is not a temporary idea, but this matter has been planned for a long time, and now it is just an opportunity to throw it out.

"Short-sighted and short-sighted." Keynes scolded angrily, "How can the long-term stability of a country be measured by its immediate interests? After counting all the territorial countries, half of them live entirely on plunder? The captain of the fleet only You have seen victory, but you have not seen the risk of looting failure. You can succeed once, and you can succeed twice. Can you guarantee that you will succeed every time? As long as you fail once, the whole country will face the risk of subversion. Establish a Only by stabilizing the internal environment and basically achieving self-sufficiency can we face various risks.”

"Risk? What risk can there be?" Moore seems to have heard a huge joke, "As long as we guard the safe passage in the South China Sea and prevent the fleets like wolves from breaking in, we will be in the East China Sea." , we are invincible in the East China Sea.

We have almost explored the realities of the seas led by the Yongye Army, and back and forth are those few warships, and some of them were obtained from us.

At that time, as long as we put on a large-scale invasion posture outside Jiangmen Port, we will be able to contain their main force, and then send multiple fleets to invade in multiple lines. I don't believe it. How can they defend such a huge territory?

At that time, there is no risk of failure at all, only big gains and small gains. Whether it is a big gain or a small gain, the initiative is still with us and not them. It all depends on how much your Majesty is willing to pay. "

"You are preparing for a full-scale war with the leader of the Yongye Army." Keynes's face was a bit ugly, "We have only been operating here for a short time, and our heels have not yet been fully established. If anything goes wrong, all opposition forces will If we come out, we will be in danger, and I think it is imperative to eliminate those who resist."

"As I said just now, this matter can only be divided into big harvest and small harvest. How can there be any risk?" **Moore sneered, "At most they can drive us out of the Dunau Plain, and they can go to Is it impossible to chase us down at sea? I wish they could do this. If they can cook up all their warships in one pot, then the entire Donau Plain will be at our disposal. Don’t you want to be in that much bigger area? Do you farm the land?"

"As long as there is a war, there will be a risk of failure. Don't forget, we have already suffered a loss from the leader of the Eternal Night Army. Last time, we believed that they had no power to resist our fleet. As a result, What about it? Even our flagship Dragon Roar is left there, how can you ensure that the leader of the Yongye army has not researched other new weapons in these years?" Cairns retorted not to be outdone.

"Enough." Stubbs slammed the wine glass at Cairns' feet, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.

Keynes groaned inwardly. He was only focused on refuting ** Moore just now, and unexpectedly exposed the biggest scar of his majesty the king.

Usually, if anyone brought up this matter, he would be chopped off by the furious Stubbs if he was a little careless.

Stubin's eyes were bloodshot, and his big, fat hands, which had become somewhat white, involuntarily reached for the saber he was wearing.

"Father, calm down." Layton on the side stepped forward hurriedly, firmly pressing Stubbs' big hand, "Chief Keynes, he is just discussing matters, and there should be no disrespect or malice. I believe father must be aware of this."

Stubin pulled hard, but failed to draw out the saber. The relatively comfortable living environment in the East China Sea made this blood shark relax a lot. Not only did his skin become fairer, but his personal strength has not improved over the years. Young and strong son, a little weak.

This undoubtedly further stoked the anger in his heart, and he shouted angrily: "Let go."

"Father." Layton also realized that his actions were too reckless, and hurriedly let go.

"Your Majesty is guilty, please punish me." Keynes had already reacted at this time, and knelt down to plead guilty without any explanation at all.

The more you explain this kind of thing, the more unclear it becomes.

"I'm all for the public good, and I have no other intentions. Please be aware of your Majesty." Moore wished that Stubbins chopped Keynes off with a single knife, so that he would lose a competitor, but this kind of dirty mind cannot be expressed It's so obvious, at least Stubbs hasn't gotten to that point.

"Father." Layton reminded again in a low voice.

The saber was half drawn by Stubbs, and he froze in place. He couldn't chop off his own chancellor just because of Keynes's unappealing words, could he?

In the East China Sea, what is most indispensable is a brave general like ** Moore.

But there are very few people like Keynes who are good at construction and financial management.

Especially after the establishment of the East China Sea Kingdom, after they stabilized, Stubbs became more and more dependent on Keynes, because he already clearly felt that the current governance model is more and more different from the original one, only what ** Moore said There is no way to solve all the problems.

As Keynes said just now, now that the entire East China Sea is under their rule, how can there be any reason to plunder their own people?

That is absolutely short-sighted behavior, let them pay taxes and tribute is the kingly way.

"Hoo hoo..." Stubin was breathing heavily like an angry beast, with suffocated anger in his heart, but he couldn't vent it, and finally pushed back the saber, waved his hands heavily, and said, "Get up, Keynes is not guilty. He is right. The damage to the Dragon Roar in the small ditch of the Donau River was caused by my carelessness. I will correct my mistakes, **Moore, Prepare for the battle with all my strength, this time I will go out personally, trample the leaders of the Yongye army to pieces, and force them to return the Dragon Roar to us."

"Your Majesty!" Cairns said.

"Father!" Layton said.

"Needless to say, I know what I'm doing." Stubbins snorted, "I'm not that drunk yet, Keynes, I very much agree with your point of view, for a kingdom, a real kingdom , management and construction are essential, and only with its own people and taxation can a kingdom be called its own kingdom.

It is precisely because I agree with your point of view that I will order you to be my chancellor. I have watched what you have done all these years. You have done a good job, at least better than this idiot Moore good.

Up to now, he still regards himself as a bandit, not the number one general in the East China Sea.

We used to be pirates, but that doesn't mean we'll be pirates all our lives.

We are different from the territory above the Yongye Army Leader. They started from this, especially the Yongye Army Leader, which cannot be measured by the territory we knew before. It is not uncommon for the construction speed to be faster than ours, but don’t be discouraged , even if we take a detour, we will finally get back on track. "

"Your Majesty is wise." Cairns praised loudly, somewhat moved in his heart, yes, King Stubbs has been silently supporting him, without his support, he would not even have achieved what he is today.

"Those mountain people in the south are indeed a big and small trouble. Why don't I want to clean them up? It's just that our son is a good player on the water. It's hard to show his strength when he's in the mountains." Strength.

What's more, we are outsiders, and the local aborigines can't believe that our main force must not be severely hit, otherwise even those who have taken refuge in us may betray us again.

This matter still needs to be managed slowly, just like your farming. Only when the roots are deeply rooted in it and some local people are used by us, we can organize them into a large army and encircle them. "

Stubin is far wiser than he has shown, able to command a huge fleet, and establish his own transition, he does not rely on such simple blood and bravery, behind the brutality is his own cunning and the overall situation, " Of course, we can't let them destroy, we must make them pay a heavy price, Layton."

"Yes." The prince of the East China Sea, Layton, stepped forward hastily.

"Leave this matter to the new army you are forming. Hang all the fugitive slaves and their families in public, and execute all the slaves who are suspected of colluding with the mountain people in the south. I will let them You know, I, Stubbs, cannot be easily betrayed." Stubbs' face was full of cruelty.

"Father." A trace of hesitation flashed across Layton's face, "I have no objection to executing the escaped slaves to warn other slaves. If their families are also involved, wouldn't it be too bloody and likely to arouse even greater resistance? , is not conducive to the stability of our rule.”

Stubbs stared at Layton coldly, feeling a little uncomfortable staring at him, then nodded and said: "Very good, very good, very good, this matter, I have not thought about it carefully, this matter, It can’t be done by your new army, let you do the job of Cairns, and I will send you an elite team.”