As soon as Ling Tianfang's words came to a silence, the Highness immediately fell into silence. Xiao Tang and Su Qin looked at each other. They did not expect that today's court discussion would turn into a working meeting of the Privy Council. However, it was obvious that the left envoy of the Privy Council had put in a good job, and the detailed and reliable information, vivid descriptions, and alarmist words made some ministers, including His Majesty the Emperor, and Xiao Tang and Su Qin had already noticed that this was more like the Privy Council and His Majesty the Emperor secretly set up a condom for the Government Council to get into. In this situation, if they still had to firmly oppose the formation of the Latin Fleet, they would undoubtedly be ignorant of the current affairs. However, once this opening was opened, the gold coins in the imperial finance ministry would probably flow out like a hula and a hula. Today, the government Council was really a sucker.

Seeing Xiao Su and his two slight faces and Tian Yi's bitter smile, Wu Feng couldn't help but feel funny. Why did Xiao Tang, who was calm and easy to act like Su Qin, become so complacent? A Latin fleet made the two of them feel lost. Thinking of this, Wu Feng couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Xiao Tang, Su Qin, what do you two think about Ling Zuo Envoy's opinions?" Wufeng was forcing the palace.

"Your Majesty, you should also be clear about the financial constraints of the empire. If the finance permits, the State Council will certainly support it. However, you also know that the empire's finances are now exhausted. According to Ling Zuo's vision, the Latin Fleet will definitely not be small. Moreover, our navy is undergoing a comprehensive replacement, and its consumption is also amazing. To build the Latin Fleet, it must be built into the most advanced and largest fleet in the empire. After all, it may have to face the provocations of the powerful people in the Western Continent directly. Therefore, I think this plan needs to be well calculated and come up with a reasonable plan before discussing it." Xiao Tang also used the delaying strategy. As long as he does not express his opinion now, there are many ways to delay this plan.

Wufeng and Ling Tianfang certainly understood what Xiao Tang was thinking, but what the other party said made sense. The Navy was changing clothes, which cost a lot. Now that it was time to build such a fleet, it was of course difficult.

"Your Majesty, I think it is urgent to build this fleet. If the Government Council has some difficulties in its construction investment, I suggest that some of the replaced ships can be drawn from the Great Eastern Fleet and the South Ocean Fleet to transfer them into the Latin Fleet and set up a stand. However, several naval bases on the New World must start construction immediately. It will not be built in one or two days. We must firmly control the eastern and southern areas of the New World before other countries, and at the same time push the forces to the central part of the New World as much as possible. In the northern and western New World, we must also establish our strongholds as much as possible to ensure that our naval fleet can sail and patrol around the New World at will. As for the funding issue, I have already said just now, and I believe that the Government Council has a way to solve this problem."

Of course, Ling Tianfang would not agree to his idea and was put on hold silently. This time he came prepared to give an accurate reply in the court. He could not tolerate such a tormented mood torture himself.

Seeing that Su Qin was still trying to argue, Wufeng waved his hand decisively to stop the dispute between the two sides. His purpose was to let the court officials understand the importance of the New World. If such an unprincipled dispute continues, the significance of the discussion will be lost.

"Xiao Tang, Su Qin, Tian Yi, and Tian Fang have proposed a compromise plan. I think this side shore is acceptable. The Privy Council immediately came up with a construction plan and budget to send it to the Ministry of Finance. Ships and personnel can be transferred from the two fleets of the East and South China Seas at their discretion. The choice of naval bases must be forward-looking, and the site selection must be in line with the long-term interests of the empire. Well, if there are indeed difficulties in financial funds, part of my inner treasury can be taken out. If there are other shortcomings, naval national debts can be issued. It is necessary to build the Latin Fleet into a naval fleet that is enough to compete with the Western Continent in the shortest time!"

"Everyone, the New World is related to the great interests of our empire in the future, so we must not lag behind anyone. We grit our teeth now and will surely receive fruitful returns in the future. After you go back, you should launch publicity to let the people fully understand the prosperity and superiority of the New World, and encourage the people, especially the Tang people, to actively immigrate to the New World. The State Council should also re-formulate policies to encourage immigration to the New World, and provide guarantees and support from all aspects. I suggest that after the Navy builds the national debt, we can also issue additional national debts in the New World to speed up the progress.

Infrastructure construction in the mainland, the route from Sikkim to Lilac Island should be opened in the shortest time to ensure that the spices on Lilac Island can be imported into the empire as soon as possible and meet the needs of the empire's people. For the Great Lakes area, the Imperial Navy can first conduct surveying and mapping and demarcation. The Imperial Government Council must immediately send people to intervene. This land must be in the hands of the empire. At the same time, gentry and merchants in the empire can be encouraged to invest and start businesses. The empire encourages agricultural development here, and at the same time, a series of generous conditions will be introduced to attract them, such as land policies."

Wufeng's words made Xiao Tang, Su Qin and others understand that His Majesty the Emperor had already made up his mind to establish this Latin fleet. He would rather pay money from the inner treasury than start construction immediately, and issue special naval national debts. Now he has proposed to issue New World treasury bonds to promote the construction of New World infrastructure. The land problem in the Great Lakes area is probably a bait given by His Majesty. It will attract the imperial gentry and merchants to invest and purchase land in the New World. This will not only supplement the imperial finances, but also greatly accelerate the development of the New World. Once the land is purchased, the gentry and merchants will never allow these fertile land and desolate fields. They will do everything possible to turn these lands into hens that they produce golden eggs. It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is cruel and will not give in and compete with the powerful Western continent on the New World.

As Wufeng expected, his remarks at the State Council immediately caused a stir in the government and the opposition. As we all know, the empire has always been divided into several regions in terms of land policy. The territory outside the Tanghe Empire, such as the Tengger Grassland and Northern Luzon, and the land policies in the peninsula are completely different from those in the empire and the Indian and German regions. The empire and Indian regions have always adopted higher tax policies, especially strict restrictions on land transactions and annexation. However, this cannot limit the gentry class who is full of desire for land. The long-term psychological precipitation and psychological precipitation make them more inclined to use land to maintain their wealth. In their opinion, only land is the most reliable way to preserve value.

However, the empire's policies restricted unlimited land annexation. When the land is concentrated, the higher the taxes the land owners need to bear, and the tax rate for land transactions will continue to rise, which greatly restricted land transactions and mergers. At the same time, the empire's agricultural departments also adopted a strict policy of prohibiting abandonment. Once the abandonment time exceeds one year, the land will be unconditionally nationalized. This also forces the gentry and landlord class to lower the land rent to attract hired farmers and tenants to farm. Otherwise, once abandoned, the land will be lost, which greatly restricts the landlords' enthusiasm for annexation and purchase of land. After all, no one is willing to do business without profit or even possible losses.

Wufeng mentioned at the State Council that he would adjust the land policy of the New World, and would give preferential policies to encourage gentry and merchants to invest and purchase land. This immediately made the gentry and merchants with a keen sense of smell suddenly notice the business opportunities in the middle. Although His Majesty the Emperor did not explicitly say that the land policy on the New World would be different from the empire's local area, thinking about the excellent water and thermal conditions, fertile and flat land, and the large amount of indigenous labor introduced by Ling Tianfang, these points are enough to arouse the strong interest of the gentry and merchants. If the preferential policies mentioned by His Majesty the Emperor were consistent with those of the Northern Luzon region, it would undoubtedly sound the charge for the gentry and merchants to advance to the New World.

Northern Luzon has now become a hot land for the development of imperial agriculture. The rapid development of imperial industry and commerce has also driven a strong demand for cash crops. Gua, tobacco, sugarcane, coffee, tea, cocoa, palm, olive, cinchona, and the imperial business community has increasingly demanded these cash crops, which has also promoted the investment of imperial merchants in the Northern Luzon, Central and Southern, Myanmar and Nanhai regions suitable for producing these cash crops. However, in terms of infrastructure and conditions, the Northern Luzon, which has taken the lead, is far stronger than the other counties in terms of policy stability or government agencies, whether in terms of road traffic or water conservancy irrigation facilities. Northern Luzon has naturally become a favored by merchants.

All the wastelands in Vito Mansion, Shuangdui Mansion and Volcanic Mansion were quickly bought by the empire merchants who flocked to him, but this was far from meeting the needs. Fortunately, the pace of empire development never stopped. The inclusion of Pamir Mansion, Kuiyang Mansion and Bamao Mansion set off a wave of investment and land purchase in Northern Luzon County. Kong Yun's smooth and flexible methods also played a good role in attracting plantation investors from all over the empire.
Chapter completed!