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"Warriors! Warriors! Warriors!"

The Turkic people's worship of the strong was really exposed. Hearing the canonization of the Governor of Bangladesh, a group of Satusa cavalry also raised their fists and shouted at Wu Sangui frantically.

Seeing him breezyly raising his fists high and enjoying the cheers, Zhang Canghai and Thomas looked at each other in blank dismay.

This is done?

Chapter 639. The more nails, the more extravagant

The singing of the three buddies rang out again. Carrying cement and stones, tanned natives carried soil bags and chanted to and fro, piled up building materials, and some people The small and inconspicuous Kolkata fishing village has turned into a large construction site in their busy work, pushing the soil back and forth on the playground with rakes.

40 years earlier, the castle of the East India Company began to stand on the land of Bangladesh, and it should have been built in a secretive way, but it has become more open here, because this is the fief granted to Wu Sangui by the Governor of Bangladesh.

Although it seems absurd now that such a piece of land can be obtained after a fight, in fact, in the medieval knight age, this phenomenon was too common, not only in the Mughals, but also in Western Europe, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. There are often poor, jingling knights who use their own force to win fiefdoms and castles through knightly competitions, and embrace beautiful women. Even the famous Charlie the Lionheart was particularly fascinated by knightly competitions.

It is also a feudal rule in this era that the lord rewards the warriors with fiefdoms, but this time the Nawab of Bengal thought that Wu Sangui was a means for the East India Company to show off its force in order to gain territory, so it was not so willing.

But in any case, one of the most solid nails of the East India Company in the Mughal Empire was buried. In Calcutta, several British engineers from the East India Company yelled loudly at the native laborers recruited nearby. , on the engineering drawing, a typical Dutch fortress was slowly drawn into shape.

It is a bit similar to the Japanese Heicheng method. A five-six-meter-high earth mountain with a circumference of more than 800 meters is directly padded with soil, and the outer layer is piled up with bricks and stones. There is no dead corner of defense. This is the first layer of the city wall. At 100 meters in the center, another three-meter-high and one-meter-wide stone wall was erected. Several small buildings and storehouses of the East India Company were completely protected inside. In this way, even if the enemy breaks through the first city wall, the defenders can still rely on the second city wall and the gatehouse to resist shooting.

In the center, there are dug wells and hollowed-out underground storage rooms to store food. The Dutch War of Independence has been fought for 80 years, and it is these fortresses that have blocked several times and tens of times of soldiers. The Spanish army with advanced weapons attacked and dragged down the Spanish Empire by relying on the fortress.

However, Wu Sangui doesn't care about how the castle will be built for the time being. What he cares about is Zhang Canghai's guarantee. Zhang Canghai, the shopkeeper, patted his chest and assured him that he would write a letter to the company, intending to keep him in the local area and serve as the military governor.

When the army is transferred back, it has to start all over again. In the navy, there may not be any opportunities for meritorious service in a short period of time, but here, it is simply the starting point of the career! There are too many opportunities for one person to face an empire! Wu Sangui's provocation in front of the Bangladesh governor's court was to create a tense atmosphere and create a situation where he could stay, but the result was much better than he expected.

However, it is up to people to make plans, but it is up to Mao Jue to make things happen. If he does not agree, no matter how much he tries to make a fuss, it will be useless. With his back to the dusty fortress being built, standing on a Dongjiang ship moored at the mouth of the Ganges River, Wu Sangui is eager to see through Looking east.

What is Mao Jue doing now?

Mao Jue is spending money!

The city of Hangzhou in the first year of the Ming Dynasty was really lucky. A huge amount of silver was heavily thrown on it. The whole city seemed to be refurbished. Some old buildings were demolished. The construction is somewhat similar to that of the residents of later generations. For a small building like a community, the storefronts facing the street were enlarged three times, the southeast city wall was pulled out as a whole, and the size of the city was doubled towards the port.

And right in the center of the new city, a round building similar to the Roman Colosseum is also under construction.

At this time, the extension has almost been built, and the interior decoration is busy.

In the whole of China, it is estimated that such a building is also unique. The whole building is divided into four areas. To the northeast is the Empire Department Store. The three-story model is very similar to the department store of later generations, except that all the goods sold here are luxury goods. Mink fur coats from the north are rarely seen on weekdays, but here, like the fur shops of the later generations, the whole room is full of them, and the shelves are full of them, which looks incomparably extravagant.

There are also ivory muskets, kerosene lighters, pocket watches, pendulum clocks imported from the West, local gold and silver ornaments, bird’s nests from the West, and emeralds and gemstones from Burma. Converted to the prices of future generations, the cheapest things here are not less than ten thousand cents. Grandpa's.

The decoration of the whole shopping mall is also extremely luxurious. The walls are covered with large ceramic tiles produced in Jingdezhen, the floor is neatly paved with marble, and the lamps are all made of golden yellow copper lamps. Under the light of the light yellow candlelight, every shop has a kind of golden splendor. Feeling, filled with the atmosphere of luxury in the upper class.

Immediately to the southeast of here is a huge opera house designed. The whole theater is more than ten meters high and hundreds of meters long and wide. The tall stage is wrapped in a fan-shaped building with dense stairs and boxes, which is enough to accommodate Tens of thousands of people watch here.

Appreciating traditional Chinese drama music is only enjoyed by the wealthy people in the backyard. This time, Mao Jue put it on a broader stage. Here, countless brilliant artistic sparks will burst out in the future.

Hollywood is the birthplace of American fashion in future generations. With this super department store and grand theater, Mao Jue believes that there will be nothing like Hollywood in future generations.

The east side is linked to art at any rate, while the west side is blatantly striving for money. This is a casino!

Although it is a casino, it is also a high-end casino. Compared with those traditional casinos in Ming Dynasty, the messy environment, simple seats and gambling equipment, smoky air, and gamblers in tattered clothes are simply worlds different. Spacious and bright, the entire floor is covered with a red carpet, and the crystal lamps that can only be produced in Dongjiang are hung above the head.

The tall gambling tables and the beautiful dealers in the movies of later generations were also rectified by Mao Jue. The well-dressed rich men put their arms around the beautiful women in their left arms and held a wine glass in their right. will be filled here.

Along with the casino is a hotel. Mao Jue's Baima Hot Spring Valley Officers Club was recreated here. The hot spring bathroom, the spacious and luxurious presidential suite, even the Forbidden City in the capital, are not as luxurious as here.

Daming is indeed a country of porcelain, but it is the first one like Mao Jue who puts porcelain all over the wall. In order to build this extravagant city square, Mao Jue spent more than 900 million taels of silver. Quanxia Youzhi, seeing Mao Jue wasting money so lavishly, it is estimated that Chongzhen's jealousy will come back to life once.

Of course, this unprecedented luxury has also attracted unanimous criticism from those old antiques in the ruling and opposition parties.

"Your Highness, it's easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to simple!"

Just because of this, Sun Chuanting came here from the capital specifically, just like the two repeaters, with a sad face, and kept nagging behind Mao Jue about their old sesame seeds and rotten millet.

"Emperor Yao was virtuous throughout the world. There was no tile in the house and it was covered with thatch. Emperor Shun was benevolent and righteous overseas. He personally plowed the fields with Longmu and served layers of pudding. The Ming emperors of all dynasties advocated diligence and thrift!"

"Prince Regent, today's troubled times are not peaceful, and the vitality of the world is seriously injured. It is really inappropriate to carry out such large-scale construction projects, and it is unheard of for a ruler to advocate gambling. What you have done recently really makes the heartache of the veteran!"

"Your Highness!!!"

"Old man!!!"

Early in the morning, he was kicked out like a cat called Yangzi by this old man. Mao Jue's head grew three points too big. He couldn't help it. He also imitated Sun Chuanting's tone and made a long note sadly, but then But Sun Chuanting, who choked, almost couldn't breathe.

"Have you spent your family's money alone?"

"Your Highness, one porridge and one meal, the fat of the people and the cream of the people!"

Rolling his eyes again, Mao Jue yelled sadly, "Is there any money in Guhua's treasury?"

It really made Sun Chuanting speechless. If Mao Jue wanted to use Qiuqiu Fu, the money remitted from business tax to the household department, it would probably be impossible. A group of old antiques would be stuck like thieves. However, unlike the emperors of previous dynasties, Mao Jue was utterly rich. The newly added Xu, Luo, Tong, and An railways did not touch a cent of the user department, and this luxurious and outrageous city of Hangzhou The square was also built by Mao Jue with his own money.

The only thing that is related to some national assets is the navy of the Ming Empire, which is not like the army. Now it has started to be paid by the Ministry of Households. The 10 people in the navy pay for the ships and equipment, and Mao Jue pays for it himself, which is equivalent to Mao Jue's private army. Sun Chuanting couldn't find a reason.

If during the Chongzhen period, if the ministers did not support it, the Chongzhen Emperor would not even be able to mobilize an army. But with Mao Jue, the traditional way of restricting the emperor by scholar-bureaucrats will not work!

Otherwise, Sun Chuanting didn't have to travel all the way to Hangzhou to find Mao Jue to grind his mouth.

"Your Highness! Even if it's your private wealth, you have to think about your children and grandchildren! Wanli's large-scale construction projects have nothing to do with Chongzhen Lord's money, and there is no money to pay. If you are in a hurry, I will also be grateful for your kindness!"

It doesn't make sense, Sun Chuanting is playing the emotional card here, but unfortunately, Mao Jue still rolled his eyes when he heard it, and he took out a big silver from his money bag and handed it to Sun Chuanting.

"Master Sun, please, eat it!"

Chapter 6 Forty. Mao's Regency Rule

Looking at the large silver ingot in Mao Jue's hand, Sun Chuanting's old eyes suddenly widened. Could it be that what he said was too much, which made the regent angry and wanted to kill himself by swallowing the gold?

However, the old guy's stubbornness still came up, and when the silver came out with both hands, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily: "Your Highness, this old minister deserves death for bumping into His Highness, but even if this old minister dies today, he doesn't want to see it." Your Highness repeats the disaster of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, the old minister will go!"

With a bang, the old guy really bit down on it, which scared Mao Jue a lot. Fortunately, this ingot of silver was more than 20 taels, which was as big as two fists, so it was no wonder that Sun Chuanting swallowed it. Just lost two of his old teeth.

Seeing the guy spit out two bloody big white teeth, and wanted to bite the tooth-marked silver, Mao Jue, dumbfounded, quickly snatched it away.

"Master Sun, that's enough! I don't mean to let you really eat it, but to tell you that this thing is not edible, and it can't be used as food to satisfy your hunger! Hurry up!"

The words were exposed, and Sun Chuanting, the boss, stood up in relief, and bowed there again to persuade him: "Your Highness, gold, silver and jewels are not enough for food when hungry, and not enough for clothes when you are cold! As a king, you should stay away from the ruins." Technology, business is at the end of the road, persuading farmers and businessmen, land reclamation is the right way!"

With a bang, Mao Jue threw the silver ingots into the trash can just like throwing trash, and immediately turned to Sun Chuanting, he asked in a straightforward manner: "Since the silver is useless, the king spent them, why is Mr. Sun so stupid?" How unwilling are you?"

The regent always seemed to have so many reasons. Once again, Sun Chuanting was choked and just rolled his eyes, fearing that he would repeat a bunch of jokes about saints, Mao Jue quickly snatched the conversation away, and asked sadly.

"Since the opening of Longqing, sea trade has exported gold from the West to no less than tens of millions of taels. During the reign of Chongzhen, why was the imperial court so short of silver that they couldn't even pay for the military?"

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