The leaders in these places seem to suffer from persecution paranoia, and are always worried that the Renaissance Army will snatch the three melons and two dates in their hands.
With the little wealth they have in their hands, how could the Renaissance Army value it?
In fact, if they could fully control this place, the Renaissance Army would not mind subsidizing it every year.
After Wei Yuxiang came here, he realized that the total population of this area was only a few hundred thousand people, and the total GDP was not as good as that of some local counties.
These people have this idea, but it's just that some people are sowing discord and they themselves are frogs in the well and have shallow knowledge.
In addition, the foreign rulers who came here before would plunder the place, so they had some preconceived ideas.
In addition, the Renaissance Army indeed liberated many serfs on the plateau, and this was ultimately magnified countless times in the ears of these people.
Serfs were their most important property, and it was impossible for these leaders to be willing to give freedom to serfs.
The production conditions here are poor and they don't know how to work by themselves.
Some people say that the Renaissance Army incited the serfs to rebel and seize the property of the leaders. Some people say that the Renaissance Army came here to target the pastures and property in their hands.
Rumors spread all over the place and became more and more bizarre.
It is said that rumors stop only among the wise, but how many wise men are there here, and how many can keep their heads clear and understand the situation clearly?
"What's the situation like with those leaders?" Wei Yuxiang asked, this was the question he was most concerned about.
These selfish, miser-like local snakes are the most difficult to deal with.
The people living here are divided into small closed living circles by the complex geographical environment.
In this small life circle, these leaders are the earth emperors.
The people here are also closed-minded and ignorant.
Religion is the only spiritual sustenance in their lives.
The teachings tell them that they were all sinners in their previous lives, and only after suffering hardship in this life can they live a life like the leaders in the next life.
They naturally envy the leader's life, but they only hope that they can live such a life in the next life.
Therefore, even if these people are squeezed to death, they will not resist.
Religion is the cornerstone of local stability, and Wei Yuxiang will not touch it for the time being.
But he always wants to snatch some power into the hands of the government.
The temple and local leaders have divided up all the local power. So is it difficult for Wei Yuxiang to be a decoration here?
He didn't want to be a statue in name only in the temple.
If he wants to sort out the local area and bring it into the power system of the Renaissance Army, he must have power.
This power can only be snatched from the hands of the leaders and temples.
The relationship between the temple and the temple was so important that Wei Yuxiang could only use roundabout strategies to seize power from the local leaders.
"Master Wei, I did find that there are three leaders who have contact with the rebels. It's just that we didn't find definite evidence. But it's basically certain." Tashi said with some guilt.
After all, he is just an ordinary low-level army officer, and spying on intelligence is not his specialty.
This is different from battlefield reconnaissance.
"Yeah, you did a good job, these are enough."
Wei Yuxiang is not trying to convict these people. There is no need to find evidence and clarify the facts.
He just wants to select some guilty leaders to kill chickens and monkeys.
But he can't just pick targets indiscriminately, and he can't rule out that some of these people are really willing to join the Renaissance Army.
While the stalemate continues on the battlefield in the subcontinent, the navy has begun to expand its territory wantonly.
Bao Youzhi had already set foot on the beautiful fairyland-like beach of Male Island.
The Maldives Islands are about 600 kilometers south of the subcontinent and about 750 kilometers south of Ceylon.
It consists of 26 groups of natural atolls and 1,192 coral islands distributed in a sea area of 90,000 square kilometers, of which about 200 islands are inhabited. The land area is 298 square kilometers.
If you look at the land area alone, it is indeed very small. But when considering the sea area, it is no smaller than the island of Ceylon.
The equatorial strait and the one-and-a-half-degree strait in the southern part of the Maldives Islands are maritime traffic arteries. Ships coming from southeast Africa almost have to pass through here.
The Japanese army originally only stationed one battalion of infantry on Male Island in the center of the archipelago. Later, after the loss of Ceylon Island, the number of garrison troops here increased to one regiment.
There are also several old-fashioned sailing frigates in the archipelago, which are usually responsible for cruising the route.
After the arrival of the Renaissance Navy, these warships of the Republic of China were completely destroyed after resisting tenaciously for half an hour.
Then the navy began to carry out fierce bombing of the enemy's defense facilities on the island.
There is no place on Male Island with an area of only two square kilometers that can avoid the bombardment of the Baath Army.
The island composed of white coral reefs was bombarded with blackened craters.
The defenders on the island scurried away with their heads in their hands, with nowhere to hide.
When the army landed on the island, there was almost no resistance from the defenders.
"This island is so beautiful. It would be nice to have a home here in the future." Bao Youzhi suddenly thought that he could have one or two beautiful concubines and build an island here to build a mansion.
But thinking of his strong wife at home, Bao Youzhi gave up his worries.
At that time, I saw that my daughter-in-law, Xu Yuee, was beautiful, and she was also rare and generous.
It is very different from those women in Guan who are as introverted as Xiaojiabiyu.
Bao Youzhi married him with all his heart.
Unexpectedly, the two have only been married for a few years, especially after Xu Yue'e gave birth to a child, they became more and more tough.
At home, it's just a matter of course. When you lose your temper, it's really unreasonable.
If Bao Youzhi refuses to give in, Xu Yue'e can bring the matter to the Presidential Palace.
She can really do it. Xu Yue'e has close relationships with several of the president's wives.
You can visit the Presidential Palace at any time.
What's more, Xu Yue'e also has foreign aid, and now the Xu family outside the customs is also a big family.
Thanks to the Fuxing Army's development outside the customs.
The Xu family used their roots outside the customs and the dividends from local development to establish their own farm. The family also mined gold and owned its own wood processing factory.
Some of the Xu family even participated in the development of Zhuzhou and Dongzhou.
The entire Xu family's property combined is one of the best outside the customs.
With such a big family as her natal family, Xu Yue'e doesn't feel inferior at all now. Even if her husband is the commander of the navy, she still takes command.
Bao Youzhi naturally needs such in-laws to help him.
It's not that Xu Yue'e didn't allow Bao Youzhi to take concubines. The women that Bao Youzhi originally raised in Peninsula and Fusang were now taken home by Xu Yue'e.
However, after Bao Youzhi returned, any time he could go to Linxing's concubine's room would have to be arranged by Xu Yue'e.
This woman is simply too domineering. Is there any royal law?
Therefore, Bao Youzhi prefers the days when he goes to sea. At least he is a general in charge of the army. He can say the truth and his officers and soldiers will not disobey him.
The Maldives has a large number of islands, but there are not many islands directly controlled by the Chinese.
Most of the islands are actually governed by indigenous peoples.
There are some Sinhalese, Tamils, and even Arabs living here.
Because the islands are not large in size, there are not many people living on each island.
They don't seem to care who rules here. They just make a living by trading and fishing.
Bao Youzhi quickly cleared several major islands and announced to the residents of the islands that the Renaissance Army would rule here.
Then several small warships were left behind. The army was left behind on Male Island and a communication station was established.
He doesn't have time to vacation here right now.
Then he went north to the Lakshadweep Islands and cleared out the enemy troops on the islands.
Then it reunited with another part of the combined fleet that was escorting the army north to occupy Kerala.
By the time they arrived, Kerala had been recaptured by the army sent by the Southward Army.
The combined fleet reunited and then crossed the Portuguese-controlled Goa area to the sea off Bombay.
Bao Youzhi tried to attack Mumbai, but the effect of the attack was not good.
Mumbai is the second largest city in the subcontinent after Kolkata.
The Chinese people have been operating here for a long time and have built a large number of fortifications on the port.
The remaining warships of the Yin Army hid in the port and served as fixed forts.
If the port is stormed, Bao Youzhi is confident that he can capture it. But the combined fleet will definitely suffer heavy losses.
Such losses are unbearable for the Renaissance Army.
Now it is the superiority of the navy that has tipped the balance of the war to the side of the Renaissance Army.
Therefore, the current combined fleet of the Renaissance Army is like a retracted fist that cannot be punched out easily.
The Koreans still have two cruisers of the same level as the Renaissance destroyers, and one of them was damaged before.
Mumbai Port does not have the conditions for major repairs, and the cruiser has basically lost its maneuverability.
In addition, the Chinese still have six frigates left.
Considering the strength of the Japanese army in the port, Bao Youzhi left three destroyers, four frigates, and four torpedo boats to block the port.
He himself took the remaining five destroyers and some frigates and torpedo boats northward.
But before that, they had to escort the landing troops of the southward legion to the Kalat Khanate.
This landing force will attack from south to north along the Indus River Valley.
The 50,000 northwest troops sent by Wang Congzhi will go south through Aiwuhan to directly attack the Chinese city of Peshawar, and then attack from north to south along the Indus River.
Aiunhan's army will also attack the Kalat Khanate in Balochistan at the same time.
According to the agreement, after the war, Aiwuhan will occupy the Kalat Khanate on its south side and take back its former seaport.
The Renaissance Army will occupy the narrow strip of the Indus River Basin and gain access to the Indian Ocean.
To the northeast of this area is the Ladakh region, and to the east will be the territory of the Northern Alliance.
As for how this place will be brought under the rule of the Renaissance Army in the future, Dong Shuheng himself has not yet decided.
If this place were to be built into a protective palace.
So the FNA's ruling foundation here seems to be too weak.
However, the Renaissance Army controlled this place, and the Renaissance Army penetrated into the western part of the Indian Ocean.
In particular, it had a significant impact on the numerous sultanates in the Arabian Peninsula and eastern Africa.
It is helpful for the Renaissance Army to draw these sultanates into the trade system of the Greater China Circle.
Originally, these countries were more or less controlled by the Han people.
Many countries even became protectorates of the Great Empire.
Before the war, merchants from the Renaissance Army could not enter these countries at all.
At this time Europa had not yet divided Africa.
There are dozens of sultanates in North Africa and the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula.
The territory of the Ottoman Empire is also relatively complete. It is still a large empire spanning three continents: Asia, Africa and Europe.
After Bao Youzhi escorted the southward legion to land, he began his journey to the Western Indian Ocean along the coast of the Arabian Sea.
He first went to the Qajar dynasty of Persia.
The Qajar dynasty is now in a period of decline.
The Qajar dynasty, also called the Qajar dynasty, was a dynasty established by Agha Muhammad Khan, the leader of the Qajar tribe in northern Persia. It was founded in 1796.
The Qajar dynasty was successively invaded externally by Tsarist Russia and the Great Empire.
Many of its territories around the Caspian Sea have been occupied by Tsarist Russia.
The south was invaded three times by the Great Empire, which ceded territory to pay compensation and humiliated the country by losing power.
Another Babu uprising broke out in the country, and the civil war lasted for more than ten years. In fact, his situation was very similar to that of the Manchu Qing Dynasty when it was most dangerous.
The unexpected rise of the Renaissance Army brought a glimmer of hope to the Qajar dynasty.
After the Renaissance Army drove away the forces of Tsarist Russia from Central Asia.
The eastern part of the Qajar Dynasty borders the three Central Asian countries that are attached to the Renaissance Army.
Although Aiwuhan defected to the Renaissance Army, which made the Qajar dynasty a little displeased, but Aiwuhan became independent from the Qajar dynasty.
And it was a long time ago.
The first priority of the Qajar dynasty was to find an ally.
Then the Renaissance Army is their only choice.
Because the Renaissance Army defeated Tsarist Russia, it must be justified in terms of strength.
In addition, there are three Central Asian countries as a buffer zone between the Ba'ath Army and the Qajar Dynasty. The Qajar Dynasty does not have to worry about the Ba'ath Army coming to invade them.
What's more, the Renaissance Army has not even annexed the three Central Asian countries, so how could it invade the Qajar Dynasty?
Therefore, since the establishment of the Western Region Protectorate and Liu Qingbei's first global visit, the Qajar Dynasty has established a strategic cooperative relationship with the Renaissance Army.
The Baath Army provided loans to the Qajar dynasty to alleviate the domestic crisis. It also sold weapons to the Qajar dynasty, allowing the Qajar dynasty to successfully suppress the domestic rebellion.
After the eastern territory borders the Baath Army, the Qajar Dynasty can concentrate its military forces to defend the Tsarist Russian army in the Caucasus region in the northwest.
In addition, under the mediation of the Renaissance Army, the conflict between the Qajar Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire was gradually easing.
However, the sea of the Persian Gulf was still dominated by the Han people. The Qajar dynasty still had to look at the faces of the Han people in terms of maritime trade, so they had to retain some of the privileges of the Han people in the Qajar dynasty.
However, as the relationship with the Renaissance Army deepened, the Qajar Dynasty also realized who could be a true friend.
The Qajar dynasty is also a beneficiary in its interactions with the Ba'ath Army. They can serve as a transit point for the Ba'ath Army's land entry into West Asia and Eastern Europe.
Businessmen in the past can bring great benefits to the Qajar dynasty.
Many products of the Qajar Dynasty, such as carpets, tinware, saffron, etc., can also be sold to the Greater China Circle.