Chapter 476     Scarce Coal

"Brother Tang Long, everything has passed, why do you have to be bitter?"

Dai Zong patted Tang Long on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Tang Long didn't speak and followed them on the ship.

After the ship left the Kyushu Island, Tang Long couldn't help it and whistled to the sky.

Seeing him like this, Dai Zong became more and more worried.

"Brother Tang Long, if you have anything in your heart, you can tell me. There are all brothers here, and there are no outsiders."

Seeing Dai Zong repeatedly asking questions, Tang Long sighed and said, "Actually, I'm just blaming myself. If I hadn't believed Song Qing's words, I wouldn't have been caught by the Japanese, and His Majesty wouldn't have lost the two islands that I finally occupied. I, Tang Long, is really a sinner of Japan. If it weren't for me, Japan wouldn't have lost so much this time."

Dai Zong smiled and said, "Brother Tang Long, to be honest, when Your Majesty sent me this imperial edict, saying that you would exchange two islands for you, we were all surprised, because from that perspective, this transaction was a loss. But Your Majesty was still willing to do this, what does this mean?"

Tang Long stared at Dai Zong with his eyes.

Dai Zong said: "This shows that in Your Majesty's heart, the friendship between us Liangshan heroes is far more important than that of the land. If the land is lost, we can still take it back, but if the person is gone, there is really no way to come back. So you must understand Your Majesty's point and devote yourself to the construction of the Liang Kingdom in the future. Only in this way can you be worthy of Your Majesty and everyone."

Tang Long nodded.

Two days later, Tang Long returned to Liangcheng.

Wu Tian went out to greet him in person.

When Tang Long saw Wu Tian coming out to greet him in person, he quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I, Tang Long, dare not let His Majesty come out to greet him in person."

Wu Tian helped Tang Long up, patted his shoulder and smiled, "This time I am looking at you with brotherly affection, so there is no need to say this between us. You have suffered in Japan, and now you will be back safely."

Tang Long was moved, and Wu Tian was still like when he was in Liangshan in the past.

"Your Majesty, this time I am careless. I am sorry to Liang State, and I am sorry to Your Majesty."

Wu Tian shook his head and said, "Brother Tang Long, you are not sorry for anyone. This time it was caused by Song Qing, a traitor. He has been killed, which is worthy of his crime. Your two disciples are now in the Manufacturing Bureau. You are back now and you can go back and continue to manage the Manufacturing Bureau. We can build the warships as soon as possible so that we can continue our unfulfilled ideals."

Tang Long nodded and bowed to Wu Tian: "Don't worry, even if I give up this life, I will realize Your Majesty's ideal and realize the ideals of our Liang people."

Wu Tian nodded.

Since then, the confrontation between Liang and Japan has come to an end.

Liang State has made every effort to develop its economy, and its national strength is much stronger.

Not only is the economy developed, but more importantly, the natural disciplines in China have also developed, and electricity can be used in China, which greatly promotes development.

The emergence of electricity has attracted many countries to visit Liang State to seek skills.

"His Majesty!"

Dai Zong ran into Wu Tian's room happily.

Wu Tian was reading the memorial sent from the Western Regions. Seeing Dai Zong screaming, he frowned slightly and said, "Brother Dai Zong, Shenmu is so happy, come to me in a hurry?"

Dai Zong presented a memorial and said, "This was sent from the Western Regions Fast Horse. It is said that there is a very important matter and His Majesty must deal with it immediately."

Wu Tian took the memorial and opened it and saw that it roughly means that the countries in the Western Regions have lived and worked in peace and contentment over the years. The three-year deadline has arrived. The money offered by various countries is 30 million taels of silver. He asked Wu Tian to send people to receive it.

Seeing such a rich fruit, Wu Tian couldn't help laughing.

"God really helped me!"

Dai Zong was curious, so he leaned over to take a look at the contents of the memorial, and became happy.

"Your Majesty, now that the Western Regions are fully restored, the tax revenue of Liang State can be greatly increased. This is simply a treasure pot given by heaven to us!"

Wu Tian nodded and said, "Now our Liang Kingdom can have a tax revenue of 200 million silver per year. If all expenses are left, at least half of the silver can be saved in a year, which is 100 million silver."

"With so much money, we can develop other industries and bring Liang into a virtuous cycle!"

Dai Zong nodded.

At this time, Wu Yong rushed over.

Wu Tian smiled and said, "The Grand Master is coming very soon. Good news has just been sent to the Western Regions. We can earn at least 30 million taels of silver every year in the future."

Wu Yong barely squeezed out a smile.

Seeing that he was smiling so hard, Wu Tian frowned slightly and said, "Is there anything important thing about the Grand Master who wants to discuss with me? There are no outsiders here, but the Grand Master is just saying it's okay."

Wu Yong bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Liang State has developed electricity in the past two years, and power has been installed all over the country, making life worry-free. However, due to excessive electricity consumption, we need more coal. Recently, the officials who managed the coal wrote to me, saying that the quality of coal imported from the Tsar State was not good. At first, I thought the guardians had misunderstood, but not long after, poor coal quality occurred in Wujun, Jiangnan, which caused the power to be suspended for three days. The economy of Wujun in these three days exceeded one million taels of silver. I immediately ordered people to investigate where the coal was imported from the Tsar State."

Wu Tian understood what Wu Yong meant when he heard this.

"Tashi, do you mean that the Tsar Kingdom gives us inferior coal?"

"Your Majesty, I mean that. Over the years, although the Tsar Kingdom has had a good relationship with us on the surface, he has a good relationship with us. In fact, he is very cautious about us. I heard that the Tsar has trained nearly two million troops in the country, and in addition, there are more than 300,000 navy troops and nearly 100 warships. In addition, there are nearly a thousand howitzers and red-clothed cannons."

Dai Zong interrupted at this time: "I have also heard that the Tsarist Kingdom has been studying how to go south to quickly seize our Liao and Goryeo regions, as well as the Xixia region in the northwest, so that we can quickly attack the political center of our Liang Kingdom and cause us civil strife."

Wu Tian frowned slightly when he heard Dai Zong's words.

After a long time, he said, "Although the development of Liang State over the years is enough to organize an army of more than 5 million, I will definitely not do this unless I have to. If I go to war with the Tsar, we will lose a lot of money. So, I will write to the Tsar to question him about coal. If he gives me an explanation, take back the inferior coal in exchange for high-quality coal, this matter will be fine. But if he is tough, then we should discuss dealing with them in this way."
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