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Chapter 1214, Waste of natural resources

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    "Drive~drive~"

    On the vast grassland, King Chu, Mao Lun and others were happily hunting on horseback.

    After Addis Ababa was captured, the King of Chu also directly declared that Ethiopia belonged to the Chu Kingdom, and everyone in the territory must be loyal to the King of Chu. At the same time, he also sent people to take over various places in Ethiopia, requiring tribal leaders from various places to go to Addis Ababa.  Ba came to see him.

    "Whoops~"

    With a sound, an antelope fell down, and soon a soldier came to King Chu and Mao Lun carrying the antelope.

    "General Mao, your archery skills are so good. One arrow penetrated the head. It was a perfect hit. You have already hunted dozens of prey."

    King Chu looked at the antelope in the soldier's hands, and his eyes widened slightly.

    Since the military reform of the Ming Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army has skyrocketed. This can be seen from Mao Lun's archery skills. He rode a bow and shot arrows with frightening accuracy while riding on a horse.

    "Haha, just average, average. There are many people in the army who are better at archery than me."

    Mao Lun smiled and said modestly.

    He did not tell lies. The Ming Dynasty now implements a compulsory military service system. The soldiers have nothing to do but carry out various trainings after being fed every day. The training is very intense. Riding and shooting is a must-training event for every soldier.  , I have to contact archery for at least half an hour every day.

    Mao Lun has been in the army for some years, and his archery skills are practiced day by day. He is not born with archery skills. Of course, there is talent in it.

    "King Chu, you have occupied such a large land at once. As the saying goes, it is easy to conquer a country, but it is difficult to sit on a country. As far as I know, there are less than 50,000 Han people in the Chu country. If you want to rule such a vast territory,  It¡¯s not an easy thing.¡±

    Mao Lun pointed at the vast grassland in front of him.

    This is the alpine grassland of Ethiopia. Although it is located in the tropics, the climate here is very cool due to the high altitude. Coupled with abundant rainfall, the grassland here is also extremely fertile and very suitable for grazing.

    "General Mao hit the nail on the head. I'm worried now too."

    ¡°Although our Ming Dynasty has many colonies and vassal states overseas, the number of Han people in each of the vassal states and colonies is too few. Even Ning State, the most populous country, only has a few hundred thousand Han people.¡±

    ¡°To rule a huge territory for a long time requires a lot of wisdom.¡±

    King Chu nodded and said.

    He knows the situation of the vassal state very well. The biggest problem is to confirm that there is a lack of Han people. As for everything else, it is not a problem.

    "In this plateau, although we have killed their king and destroyed their army, these local Kunlun slaves may not obey my king's rule."

    "Even if they obey my king's rule, these Kunlun slaves have no hope. They are really unable to hold up the wall."

    "What do you say, Your Majesty?"

    When Mao Lun heard this, he was slightly surprised. He had only been in Africa for a short time and his understanding was not deep enough.

    "General, you have only been here for a short time, and I'm afraid you don't know enough about this place."

    "General, look at the land in front of you. This land is very fertile. It is not only suitable for pasture, but it is also very suitable for farming."

    The King of Chu turned over, pulled out the sword of the guard beside him, dug up the turf, dug out the soil, and said: "General, please see, the land here is deep, loose, and very fertile. Coupled with the precipitation and sunlight here, in fact, this land is very fertile."  The land is extremely fertile.¡±

    ¡°If such land were placed in our Ming Dynasty, it would already be fertile and wild, and we don¡¯t know how many people it could support.¡±

    "But here, it is a deserted land. No one cultivates it or grazes it. It is just such a wasteland."

    King Chu shook his head as he spoke.

    After arriving in Africa, he realized what it meant to waste natural resources.

    With the exception of desert areas, most areas in Africa are very fertile land. Coupled with abundant light, heat and rain, it is actually a very suitable area for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry.

    But on this ancient and fertile land, no decent country has been established, and no decent civilization has been developed.

    With the exception of Ethiopia and the Sultanate of Adal in East Africa, where Arabs immigrated due to the influence of the Arabs and established several so-so countries with the mixed descendants of the local Kunlun slaves, all other places areYes, Ningguo uses a large number of white slaves and Tianzhu slaves. Hundreds of slave ships pass through the Red Sea every month. It is said that there are millions of slaves in Ningguo.  "

    Mao Lun looked at King Chu who was deep in thought, thought about it and put forward his own suggestion.

    "I also want to use Bai Nu and Tianzhu Nu."

    "But the price of slaves is very expensive. Even if a slave is wholesaled from the Mediterranean, it costs almost twenty taels of silver."

    ¡°I spent all my money to come overseas, how could I still have the money to buy a large number of slaves?¡±

    After hearing this, the King of Chu shook his head slightly and said: "At first, I was interested in the frankincense and myrrh here in Chu State, but these two things cannot support the huge expenditure of a country."

    ¡°As a result, now, our Chu country¡¯s annual tax revenue is less than 300,000 taels of silver. Apart from various expenses, there is not much left, and nothing can be done.¡±

    "Your Majesty, you can actually learn from the Golden Continent. Although there are not many Han people who immigrated to the Golden Continent, there are a large number of concubines. There are millions of Han children in the Golden Continent. After more than ten years,  , when they grow up, do they still have to worry about having no one?" (Remember the website address of this website: www.hlnovel.com
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