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To be honest, Li Dingguo was quite surprised that Liu Sheng and Liu Ruiken had appointed foreign princes to overseas. He did not expect that they would provide so much help.

It can be said that we have done our best by giving money when asked for and people when asked for.

As for requiring their fiefdoms to automatically become vassal states of Dalai, obey the orders of the Dalai emperor and unite against foreign enemies, not to fight against each other, and not to betray Dalai, that was a matter of course.

In Li Dingguo's view, these princes who were granted fiefdoms overseas all came from the same family and were former colleagues. They should help each other and deal with Westerners together when they were overseas.

Moreover, they have to rely on Dalai in the next hundred years in order to continue to grow stronger, so it is naturally impossible for them to betray Dalai.

As for what the situation will be like a hundred years later, who can control it?
It’s great to have these benefits right now.

"Don't be so reserved, you can discuss with each other." Liu Sheng, who was sitting on the dragon throne, saw that everyone had roughly finished reading it, and spoke again with a smile.

So everyone in Wuying Hall divided into several small groups to discuss the contents of the white booklet with each other.

Li Dingguo, Helian Yue and Shen Wandeng gathered together automatically.

Helian Yue said excitedly: "Look, I said your majesty remembers the promise you made, right? Now not only does he allow us to establish a country overseas, he also gives us so much support, it's really great!"

Shen Wandeng's old face was also full of excitement, and he nodded and said, "Your Majesty has given a lot of support - when we go overseas, we have money, people and weapons, so we are not afraid of being defeated by those Westerners."

Li Dingguo was relatively calm.

He was even not sure in his heart whether he really wanted to go overseas to build a country. After all, he was doing quite well in the Dalai Army.

The military commander of several provinces is still the highest military position that a general of a non-Chinese surname can obtain in the imperial army.

However, it was precisely because his position and title had reached the point where there was no room for further promotion, and he was only in his early fifties, that he decided to go overseas to strive anew.

After listening to the two, he smiled and asked: "The support given by your majesty is indeed enough, but whether we can gain a foothold overseas and develop rapidly in the future depends on ourselves."

"The most crucial step is to choose the fiefdom. Have you two decided where you want to be fiefdom?"

Shen Wandeng was still hesitating.

Helian Yue said, "That still requires some thought. North America and South America are the natural first choice. Now everyone knows that the natives there look very similar to us. It is said that their ancestors may have come from our side."

"Although the court has allowed us to recruit 100,000 immigrants, we may not be able to recruit that many. If we want to quickly increase the population of the enfeoffed country, we should go to the Geology Department and try our best to naturalize the natives."

Shen Wandeng hesitated and said, "North America and South America are good, but they are the farthest places. In the future, whether we need people or materials from Dalai, it will take a long time to transport them."

As far as Shen Wandeng knew, although the speed of Dalai's ships was much faster than it was 10 or 20 years ago, it still took two or three months to cross the Atlantic Ocean to North America.

If you want to go to South America, it will take three or four months.

Going to Australia takes the shortest time, just over a month.

If you go to Africa, it only takes about two months.

In fact, the fiefdom that Shen Wandeng most wanted to choose was in the south of the subcontinent where the Mughals were located. It had not yet been occupied by the Mughals, and the Mughals had been weak in recent years, and their military strength was just so-so.

If we could establish a country there, not only would it have great potential, but it would also be easier to develop.

But the white book did not list it as a candidate for fiefdom. Apparently, the Liu Bei royal family did not want to use it as a fiefdom. It was probably because they had some military plan against the Mughals in the future...

Liu Sheng was sitting in a high place and could see clearly.

Li Dingguo, Shen Wandeng and Helian Yue formed a small group.

His two sons, Liu Wei and Liu Yu, formed another small group.

The remaining Yang Heqing, Peng Youyi, Zhang Ao and Huang Gan formed a small group.

Huang Fei and Liu Changhe from the navy formed another small group.

The dozen people discussed for more than half an hour before they stopped. Liu Sheng then asked, "If you have any doubts or dissatisfaction, please tell us."

Peng Youyi, who is already in his sixties, spoke first: "Your Majesty has given us so much support, how can we be dissatisfied? But I do have a few questions."

"Old Peng, you tell me."

When Peng Youyi heard the name "Old Peng", he felt it was particularly friendly and spoke more freely.

He said, "If we are to be enfeoffed overseas, whether it is to transport people or materials, I am afraid that a lot of ships will be needed. I wonder if Your Majesty has made any arrangements in this regard?"

Liu Sheng smiled and said, "You will need to rent the ships yourself. The court will only send a fleet for protection."

"Rent it yourself?"

After hearing this, many people looked embarrassed.

Peng Youyi bravely said, "Your Majesty, we don't know how many people and materials we need to transport. I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money to rent a ship ourselves, right?"

Liu Sheng said, "Old Peng, you are wrong. You cannot establish a country overseas in one go. You must proceed in stages. The time span of the entire enfeoffment can be as short as three to five years or as long as more than ten years."

"Even if you can recruit 100,000 immigrants at once, you can't transport them all at once. If the fiefdom has no foundation, how can you settle 100,000 immigrants at once? Isn't that irresponsible to the people?"

"Again, when I say that you are allowed to rent a boat, won't you think of other options?"

"Nowadays, many big businessmen in my country want to expand overseas and make money. You can cooperate with them, borrow their money to develop your country, and make money together."

After hearing Liu Sheng's words, many princes' eyes lit up.

After all, these people are all military generals, and when it comes to fighting, they are all very skilled and powerful.

But when it comes to building a country overseas, engaging in production and development, etc., nine people put together may not have as many ideas as Liu Sheng.

After Peng Youyi understood Liu Sheng's words, he chuckled and said, "Your Majesty is great. I think I know what to do now."

Then, the King of the South Sea, Huang Fei, who was over seventy years old and had gray hair and beard, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to ask, if we are to be granted fiefdoms overseas, must the entire family move away, or can we leave some people to develop in Dalai?"

Upon hearing this question, everyone else immediately paid attention.

This question is very meaningful, and many people have not thought about it before.

Liu Sheng had been back for nearly a month, and he discussed the issue of overseas fiefdoms with Liu Rui and their respective secretariat staff almost every day, so he naturally gave this matter some thought.

He said: "All direct blood relatives within three generations must migrate overseas together and are not allowed to stay in the country. As for relatives beyond three generations, they can choose to stay or leave according to their wishes."

Everyone nodded after listening.

This request was reasonable - the issues involved were complicated, and no one was tactless enough to sort it out in the Wuying Palace.

Afterwards, other people raised several questions, big or small, and Liu Sheng answered them one by one.

Seeing that Liu Sheng had considered every aspect of the enfeoffment issue so thoroughly, the princes and nobles felt more at ease.

Finally, Liu Sheng said, "If you have no other questions, you can go back and think about it carefully. We will confirm everyone's fiefdom in Wuying Palace in three days."

Immediately, all the princes and dukes expressed their gratitude and left the Wuying Palace.

Only Liu Wei and Liu Yu were left behind.

It's not surprising to see a group of princes from other families - after all, they are family and they must have some private matters to discuss.

Perhaps it is about the enfeoffment.

But even if the Liu family wanted to give Liu Wei and Liu Yu some benefits, that was an internal matter of the royal family, and they could not envy it. (End of this chapter)