Just when Yang Anguo and the delegation visited the Golden Horde during the Pingyi period, Wu Guocheng, the head of the Great Zhou Republic, met with one of his cousins, Wu Guohao, the leader of the Yijiu Sect, in his official residence.

Wu Guohao is not a politician or a soldier, but a wealthy businessman. He is the largest shareholder of the Republic Bank and Tianjin Bank, and also owns shares in multiple overseas franchised chambers of commerce. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is rich enough to rival a country.

Now the main business of the Republicans is very different from the time when they first started. They no longer engage in singing, selling, brewing, real estate, publishing and other businesses have been split from the Republicans, and are owned by the heirs of different tribes of the Wu family.

Now the main business that supports the Republic's business empire is heavy industries such as metallurgy, military industry, shipbuilding, mining (it should be heavy handicrafts, after all, the era of industrialization has not yet arrived).

Eight hundred years later, these industries may be considered sunset industries. But now they are still very energetic!

"Brother Sixteenth, the people from the Dujun Massachusetts said that the Mongols were not that easy to defeat, and they were very good at fighting. This war is likely to last for decades!"

Wu Guocheng smiled and said about the war. In the eyes of this head of state, nicknamed "Old Captain", the decades of war seemed to be a trivial matter that was not worth mentioning.

Wu Guohao is younger than Wu Guocheng, about 40 years old. He looks pretty and has three strands of beard. In the entire Wu family, he is a sixteenth, so he is often called the Sixteenth Brother or the Sixteenth Lang.

He sat opposite the head of state, with a big look and no flattering expression on his face.

In the Great Zhou Republic, the head of state was not the supreme ruler. That is, the first Wu Haogu and Wu Yijiu had relatively large power, and then one generation was worse than the other.

As the 100th century of the Republic, due to the development of the New World and the advancement of firearm technology, the status of military citizens in the country's political life has declined. The status of merchants has continued to improve... The current Great Zhou Republic is almost the same as the Eastern Song Empire, and it is a country controlled by merchants behind the scenes!

As one of the leaders of Haoshang Group, which can manipulate the country, Wu Guohao does not have any official position, but he has no less power than his head of state cousin, but he does not have the historical status of the latter.

"How many decades have you fought?" Wu Guohao is a taciturn man. He doesn't talk much, but he always talks about the point, "Then there will be a big business for decades!"

War is a business!

Wu Guocheng nodded with a smile: "Brother Sixteenth, this business is not only about selling weapons and gunpowder!"

"Oh?" Wu Guohao responded, not saying anything.

Wu Guocheng continued: "And it can also develop the east coast of North America!"

"The East Coast of North America?" Wu Guohao was stunned, "San Ge'er (Wu Guocheng Xingsan), do you want to ship from Xinyuezhou?"

"Can it work?" Wu Guocheng asked, "Did you read the report of the United States of North America on coal and iron resources and inland water transportation in the four states such as Xinyuezhou, Xinbinzhou, Xinzezhou, and Xinhuzhou? It's such a good place! It's not even comparable to Zhili in the north and south!"

The country of choice! Of course, the place is good... However, the development of North America in this time and space did not start from the East Coast, but started from the West Coast. So decades after the North American colonial movement began, the population on the east coast of North America was still very sparse.

There are few people, so naturally they cannot develop it.

Therefore, to develop the east coast of North America, the first thing is to attract more Han people to settle down. To attract Han people to pass by, you must have the opportunity to make money.

Although the land on the eastern coast of North America is fertile and has a lot of resources, it does not have the gold, silver and chalcopy mines that can attract the Han people to migrate.

Without huge profits, it is naturally impossible to attract Han immigrants. Therefore, the four states including Xinyuezhou, Xinbinzhou, Xinzezhou, and Xinhuzhou on the east coast of North America and the Great Lakes region are exiled prisoners in addition to garrisons.

"Sixteenth brother," said Wu Guocheng, "You think, if the battle to encircle Temujin will take decades, the battlefield will range from the barbarians of the Western Regions to the black soil of Eastern Europe, as well as Persia, Dashi and other places. The demand for military products will be huge! Military products have always been huge profits, and they should be able to pay more salaries to the workers in factories in Xinyuezhou."

"But the cost of building a factory in Xinyuezhou is also high, and the salary you pay is high..."

"But the freight has dropped." Wu Guocheng said, "If shipped from Xuzhou, the sailing ship will have to sail on the sea for half a year or even longer to arrive in Gibraltar. If shipped from Xinyuezhou, it will be up to 20 days to arrive in Gibraltar.

In addition, the time for sailing at sea is shorter, and the risk is lower. The coverage fee needs to be paid is even less... All that is saved is money!"

Wu Guohao still remained silent.

"In addition," Wu Guocheng said, "Brother Sixteenth, always knows what our ancestors say about North America, right?"

"The chosen country!"

"Yes!" Wu Guocheng nodded, "Since it is a natural choice, it will develop rapidly sooner or later! Shouldn't we go to the home for more places?"

"Entering land?" Wu Guohao asked, "Where is the encirclement?"

Wu Guocheng smiled and said, "The port, river estuary, mine, forest land...the good things are still very good. Brother Sixteenth, as long as the Republicans are willing to set up factories and mine in any of the four states including Xinyuezhou, Xinbinzhou, Xinzezhou, Xinhuzhou, and Xinhuzhou and hire more than 10,000 people, the Republicans are allowed to circumnate a hundred miles in any non-private land in North America."

"That's all?" Wu Guohao still didn't agree.

Wu Guocheng breathed a sigh of relief and looked at his cousin, "Brother Sixteenth, tell me, what do you want?"

"Make money!" Wu Guohao said, "We must ensure that the factory I opened in North America can make a profit! This is the most important thing... A business that loses money cannot continue! As long as we can make money, we will naturally increase investment in North America and do not need to encompass any land."

"How can you guarantee money when doing business?" Wu Guocheng frowned.

"You can give subsidies!" Wu Guohao said two words, "The United States government of North America has a large surplus and can provide subsidies to the commercial banks that go forward to establish factories and develop cities. In this way, eastern North America can be developed soon."

"This..." Wu Guocheng thought for a while, "I can't make the decision."

Wu Guohao smiled: "You are the head of state. As long as you make suggestions, I can go to East Washington to lobby the United States Parliament."

East Washington is the capital of the United States of North America. It is located on the west coast of North America. It is between Haidong Province and Xinxiang Province. It is approximately the location of San Francisco in the later generations of Lake. It is now called New Washington, and there is also a common name called Jinsha Town. Because there are many gold mines in that area, it is obtained this common name.

In the United States of North America, there are many places with place names with "gold, silver, and copper", all of which have mines!

Therefore, the immigrants who went to America with the dream of making money will get off the boat and go straight to those places with the names of "gold, silver, and copper". They don't even need the land for free!

Only immigrants with a broken gold digging dream will get a piece of land to settle down or do some small business.

As for working in the New World, you usually go to places with the names of "gold, silver, and copper". The wages there are very high and it is easy to save a fortune.

However, no one wants to develop and utilize other resources on the land of North America, such as wood, coal, iron ore, etc. The fertile soil in central and eastern North America is far away from the "gold, silver, and copper" areas, so no one wants it. It is difficult for a citizen to get 500 acres of free gifts. Of course, he will not farm for the sake of eating.

Their agricultural products also have to be sold, and the "gold, silver, and copper" mining area is the largest market. If miners have money, they naturally have to eat better. Beef, lamb and other things can be sold at a good price.

So the central and eastern parts of North America are now quite desolate.

The vault of the United States government of North America was filled with gold, silver and brass!

Because the development of gold, silver, copper ore and private gold mining in the United States of North America requires tax payment to the United States government. Usually, a certain proportion of minerals are paid.

When these gold, silver and copper left North America and were shipped to the Great Zhou Republic, the United States government of North America had to collect another offshore tax.

The tax rate is not very high, add one to 7.5% (this is the local tax of the United States, and the Great Zhou Republic government still needs to collect 7.5%), but it has accumulated a lot of money over the past few decades, which is also a considerable amount of wealth.

The government of the United States of North America did not spend much, which means that war broke out occasionally with the natives of the Yin people. The intensity of the war was very low, and the militias of the United States of North America could deal with it.

Therefore, the mining tax collected by the United States of North America cannot be spent, and it accumulates more and more.

Wu Guohao opened a bank, so of course he knew that the United States government of North America had money. That was why he proposed the idea of ​​exchanging subsidies for investment.

The "subsidies for investment" and the "Hundred Years of the Mongolian and Song dynasties" and the subsequent "Huaxia War" later became the booster for the great development of the United States of North America.

Therefore, after the reunification of China's land, the United States of North America and the New Song Kingdom, which was vigorously developed by the Eastern Song Dynasty, became a new factor of division in the Chinese world!

Another new "Three Kingdoms Era" is already brewing.

Temujin's rise not only affected the historical process of China, but also had a significant impact on the Dashi Empire on the way to rise in the West.

Unlike the Golden Jurchens who began to enjoy life after conquering the black soil, although the Dashi Empire produced many foolish monarchs, the entire country was still full of ideals.

This is mainly because of the existence of the "Oishi Guards" system. There are always generations of helpless teenagers from the grasslands or the Caucasus Mountains who are absorbed into the Guards Youth Group to participate in long and hard training.

For the ruling class of the Dashi Empire, these people are full of vitality and fresh blood!

They have nothing but their own abilities, and they must strive to make achievements.

So before Temujin's rise, the Oshishi Empire maintained its pace of expansion. On the southern empire suppressed the emerging Ayubic dynasty and defeated the crusaders that depended on Eastern Rome. It took the eastern coast of the Mediterranean and most of Syria for its own use.

On the Western Front, the Empire captured the entire Asia Minor Peninsula, with its troops aiming directly at Constantinople, the capital of Eastern Rome.

On the Mediterranean, the Dashi Empire imitated the Calais warships, formed its own navy, and fought with the Kingdom of Egypt and the four Italian countries.

In order to get closer to the West, before Temujin's rise, Yelu Zhilugu even planned a move to the capital.

Preparing to move the capital of the country from Tabriz to Brusa on the Asia Minor Peninsula in order to organize an attack on Constantinople!

After being severely repaired by the Mongols, Zhilugu was even more afraid to live in Tabriz, which was closer to the grassland.

So when the mission of the Great Zhou Republic arrived in the Mediterranean, Naolugu was busy moving from Tabriz to Brussia, so he had no time to receive the mission.

Therefore, when Yang Anguo and Pingyi returned from the Black Sea, they stopped directly in Brusa on the east coast of the Bosphorus and met Zhilugu, who had just moved his house.

"Siege Temujin?" Yelu Zhilugu frowned, "Your Great Zhou Republic is so far away from Temujin, why can't you get along with him?"

"Because Temujin and China are enemies!" Pingyishi said seriously, "Our Great Zhou Republic is the leader of the Xia Dynasty and pursues the policy of priority in China, so we must protect the interests of China. As long as Temujin is an enemy of Great Zhou, he will be the enemy of Great Zhou."

You are the leaders of Zhuxia? Yelu Zhilugu thought to himself: Who is convinced?

Yelu Zhilugu frowned and said, "Does both the East and the Song dynasties recognize the Great Zhou as the leader of the Xia?"

Yang Anguodao: "Your Majesty, who is the leader of the Xia Dynasty can be said later. The most urgent task at the moment is to form a Temujin encirclement net as soon as possible."

"How to surround me?" asked Zhilugu.

Yang Anguo said: "The 200,000 troops of the Western Song Dynasty have begun to fight westward! And our country and the Eastern Song Dynasty will provide financial and military assistance to the Jin Horde and your country, so that you two countries can regain their military power and launch an attack from behind Temujin.

In this way, Temujin will be trapped in an enemy from both sides and it should not be difficult to defeat."

"That's how..." Zhilugu responded, but he was really not interested in starting a war with Temujin again, and he was not strong enough to defeat Temujin.

The lack of strength was because the Oishi Guards gradually collapsed due to Temujin's rise. Most of the Mongolian heroes in the Guards defected to Temujin. In order to win over the remaining Caucasians, Naolugu was forced to implement a hereditary system in the Guards. As a result, the Guards' combat effectiveness plummeted and they were no match for the Mongols at all.

"Okay!" Zhilugu still did not publicly reject the suggestions of the Great Zhou Republic. In his opinion, as long as he got the assistance, he would fight there, and he would be unable to fight the Great Zhou Kingdom thousands of miles away.

But Naolugu never expected that Temujin did not intend to wait for the encirclement. Just when the mission of the Great Zhou Republic actively engaged in activities and pieced together the alliance to oppose Mongolia, Temujin's army had already left Samarkans and came towards the West in a raging direction.
Chapter completed!