Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 110 Entering Huizhou Mansion

Claudia's expression turned ugly. She felt that the conditions offered by her side were already very generous, but Tangning still refused to compromise in the slightest.

It is not so easy to build twenty warships with a displacement of more than [-] tons. Not only does it take a short time, but it also requires a lot of wood.

For such a large warship, one must be equipped with at least forty or more cannons, or even more, as well as the crew's muskets.

Of course, the Portuguese only provided technical support for this kind of cooperation, and Tangning must be responsible for manpower and financial resources.

What Claudia cares most about is actually time. If Tangning's goal is to be completed, it may take about a year or even longer.

However, if the strategic location of Manlaga is taken back one day earlier, it will definitely be rewarded one day earlier. If the time is delayed, it will be a great loss to the Kingdom of Portugal.

Claudia explained her cooperation intention from other aspects, but it still didn't achieve the desired effect. Tangning didn't give her the face of the governor's daughter and beauty at all.

As a result, the two sides did not reach any agreement on this day, and the negotiations reached a deadlock.

After returning, Claudia discussed the negotiation strategy with Wannu Bugarao and a few others, and planned to have a serious talk with Tangning the next day.

However, what annoyed Claudia was that when she went to look for Tangning again, she was told that Tangning had left for Huizhou Mansion early in the morning.

Only then did Claudia know that Tangning had been promoted again, and the Huizhou Mansion had been placed under his control by the Ming court.

Claudia felt that Tangning was either hiding from her on purpose, or it was a negotiating tactic to put pressure on her.

Claudia felt that the second possibility was more likely, so she stopped worrying about it and settled down in Chaozhou Prefecture with peace of mind.

This time Tang Ning went to Huizhou Mansion, of course, he did not go alone, but brought a full force of [-] troops.

The new army now has a total strength of nearly 8000 soldiers, including more than [-] soldiers that Tang Ning brought out from Huanggang.

Through training, after weeding out the unqualified garrison in Chaozhou Fucheng, there were more than [-] people, and more than [-] people were recruited last month.

Among them, there are a total of four battalions equipped with German equipment, with about 300 people, including about 800 sailors, and the rest are infantry.

These people were all brought out by Tangning from Huanggang. They were the first to follow Tangning and had the highest loyalty.

And this team, under Tangning's full control, was his biggest trump card.

Tang Ning planned to keep the number of German troops at just over [-], and did not plan to expand any further. If there were any more, the ammunition would not be able to withstand consumption.

That afternoon, Tangning arrived outside Huizhou Prefecture.

Facing Tang Ning personally leading the new army, Zhang Tinggang, the prefect of Huizhou, swept his couch to welcome him.

Huizhou Mansion and Chaozhou Mansion are closely connected. He, Zhang Tinggang, knows everything that happened in Chaozhou Mansion during this period. He has already learned about the infiltration of Huizhou Mansion by the New Army before.

For this reason, Zhang Tinggang also mentioned this matter to Ding Kuichu, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

But Ding Kuichu didn't know if it was not long after he took office as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he didn't gain a firm foothold, and he didn't want to offend the rapidly expanding forces of the new army, so he just asked Zhang Tinggang to wait and see what happened.

Now I really wait and see what happens. Huizhou Mansion has directly become Tangning's territory.

Today's world is not as good as before, civil servants are not so popular, and only those who support their own self-respect have the right to speak.

What's more, Tang Ning came here with the order of the imperial court. No matter how courageous Zhang Tinggang was, he would not dare to resist. From now on, Zhang Tinggang would no longer have the final say on the huge Huizhou Mansion.

Compared with the mixed feelings in Zhang Tinggang's heart, the people in Huizhou Mansion cheered happily. They saw and envied the brand-new scene of Chaozhou Mansion.

In order to have a better life, I don't know how many Huizhou people enter Chaozhou Prefecture every day to find a living.

Well now, Huizhou Prefecture has also been placed under the jurisdiction of Mr. Tang. With Mr. Tang's disposition, he should vigorously develop Huizhou.

There was nothing wrong with this point. When Tang Ning settled in Huizhou Fucheng, he brought not only thousands of soldiers, but also 50 taels of silver.

He first transferred the garrison to Chaozhou Prefecture for training, and the new army directly took over the defense of the entire Huizhou Prefecture.

After taking control of the military affairs, Tang Ning immediately opened the Huizhou Chamber of Commerce and asked Cheng Gong to send some of the backbone of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce to take charge of the establishment.

With the good example of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce, almost as soon as the Huizhou Chamber of Commerce was established, businessmen from Huizhou Prefecture flocked to it.

With the opportunity of reviewing the businessmen's qualifications, Tang Ning also learned the details of many rich and gentlemen in the country, and then found out some typical cases and punished them severely.

For a while, people in Huizhou Mansion panicked.

Because when the new army entered Chaozhou Prefecture, they did not have such a big fanfare, and their methods were much more gentle.

But fortunately, Tangning didn't start killing people, but instead locked people up and confiscated their property and fields. This made many worried gentry and wealthy households feel more at ease.

Subsequently, the new issue of "Ming Pao" published an article explaining the matter, detailing how these unscrupulous gentry annexed land through improper means, leaving the common people in dire straits and desperation.

The actions of these unscrupulous gentry have seriously undermined the stable development of the local area, which is completely inconsistent with the new army's policy.

In the next few days, some gentry and wealthy households were worried that the new army would come to their door, and one by one hurriedly handed over a large amount of fertile land.

And for these wealthy gentry households who voluntarily handed over their fertile land, the process of passing the review by the chamber of commerce went much smoother.

Immediately, many people realized something, and then donated most of the land under their names in various names, regardless of whether they were in business or not, they all applied to join the chamber of commerce.

Because in their minds, the Chamber of Commerce was established by Tang Ning and Master Tang, and they attached great importance to it. Once they became a member of the Chamber of Commerce, it was equivalent to joining Master Tang's command.

As long as he doesn't make any serious mistakes in the future, Mr. Tang should not trouble the members.

Sure enough, Mr. Tang, who took back a large amount of land, immediately stopped his actions, introduced some policies to encourage business, and exempted some taxes.

In order to allow a large amount of abandoned land to be cultivated, the Chamber of Commerce purchased a large number of seeds, farm tools, cattle, etc.

This made many rich gentry and wealthy households who handed over their land earn another fortune, and they felt much more comfortable, their rejection of the new army weakened a lot in their hearts, and they looked forward to the future more and more.

Tangning had to deal with so many affairs in Huizhou Mansion, so naturally she wouldn't be able to go back in a short while.

Seeing that ten days and a half months passed by in the blink of an eye, Claudia, who had been following Tangning's news, became a little anxious.

Huizhou Prefecture is half the size of the Kingdom of Portugal. If Tang Ning really has to deal with all the affairs there before returning, how long will he have to wait?
It would definitely not be appropriate to go directly to the Huizhou Mansion to talk to Tangning. If Tangning knew how urgent she was, it would be even more impossible for Tangning to give in at all.

Claudia knew that at this point, it was more about their patience than each other.

(End of this chapter)