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Communication, in this era, is an important factor restricting development. After the establishment of Xinhuaguo, Long Yufei has always wanted to solve this problem. With the knowledge he had, it was not a difficult problem to develop a wireless telegraphy. It's just that it is mainly subject to the technology of this era, and many supporting materials and the like have not been solved. Under the auspices of Long Yufei, Xinhua has carried out research in this area, and it has been used as a key research direction. However, there is still a long way to go before we get results!

In the current Xinhua Kingdom, the main communication is still transmitted by people. Clippers at sea and horses on land. Only for particularly urgent messages will carrier pigeons be used. The carrier pigeon of Xinhua is not a small white pigeon in the traditional sense, but a small eagle that lives in the tropical rainforest. During the battle to exterminate the natives, an indigenous tribe was discovered that was good at domesticating this eagle species. So, Long Yufei generously let go of this tribe, as long as this tribe is not an enemy of Xinhua Kingdom, then they can always exist. It's just that the price is that they have to domesticate enough 'carrier pigeons' for Xinhua Kingdom, as well as related breeders and so on.

This makes Xinhuaguo much faster in terms of delivering important information. It's just that this is only in the country of Xinhua. Once outside the Xinhua Kingdom, it will also be subject to this restriction. For example, Fang Minghong, the consul of Batavia, wanted to deliver the news to Manila, he had to send someone to send the news to East Borneo by clipper, and then East Borneo decided whether to use a 'carrier pigeon' or a clipper to deliver the news according to the urgency of the situation!

After leaving the Dutch Indonesian Governor's Palace. Fang Minghong, the consul of Xinhuaguo in Batavia, immediately sent people to East Borneo to report the threat of war from the Dutch to Manila. Batavia is located more than 2,000 kilometres from East Borneo. Even for the Clippers, it takes about eight days. Jacques. The Governor of Dominica was given only one month, which was obviously a strong man's difficulty. Of course, Fang Minghong did not think that after a month's time, the Netherlands would dare to declare war on Xinhua. After all, the current Xinhua country. It's not a soft persimmon that can be kneaded. With the strength of the Dutch deployed in the Indonesian archipelago, it seems that it is still a little unlikely to defeat the Xinhua Kingdom!

On the morning of February 15, 1838. Long Yufei, who was teasing his newborn son, saw the news from Batavia that Fang Minghong. Half a month ago, Luo Yuhua gave birth to a son to Long Yufei, and the little guy weighed six pounds and four taels. The long one is very sturdy. Long Yufei named him Longhua. Being a father for the first time made Long Yufei feel that everything was so fresh. The whole of the Xinhua Kingdom rejoiced at the birth of the little prince. Long Yufei has no heirs, and has always been criticized by people, making people think that the foundation of Xinhua is unstable. Now, Luo Sangu gave birth to a son for Long Yufei, and all doubts disappeared immediately. Many people have begun to look alike. A strong country will be passed down from generation to generation. A good day for the Chinese in Nanyang. There will be no more accidents!

"Yuhua, there's a little trouble, I'm going to deal with it, you take care of your body!" Long Yufei handed Long Hua over to Luo Yuhua.

"Go ahead and get busy with yours!" Now Luo Yuhua is full of maternal brilliance. In the past, in her mind, Long Yufei was the most important, but now, Long Yufei's position was behind because of Long Hua's birth, which made Long Yufei very jealous.

"Xiaorui, immediately invite the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chief of the General Staff and the Minister of Logistics to meet me!" Long Yufei commanded as he walked towards the study.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lin Rui nodded and left quickly.

Looking at Lin Rui's slender back leaving, a satisfied smile appeared on Long Yufei's face. Now, he is more and more inseparable from this little girl. Lin Rui not only arranged Long Yufei's work in an orderly manner, but also served Long Yufei's life during Luo Sangu's pregnancy, and was born beautiful, which made Long Yufei very satisfied with Lin Rui. Of course, he knows very well that Luo Sangu is the person he loves the most. Lin Rui is just a tool used by the Zamboanga Lin family to get close to him. If he wasn't the king of Xinhua Kingdom, and Xinhua Kingdom didn't show great strength, a white rich beauty like Lin Rui probably wouldn't even look at him!

When Long Yufei dreamed back at midnight, he often sighed that power is really a good thing. He used to be a master of martial arts, where did he think that there would be such a day? The ancients said that waking up to the power of the world, drunk and lying on the knees of beautiful people, that's pretty much it!

"Everyone! I just received news from the Consul of the Kingdom in Batavia! Dutch Indonesian Governor Jacques. Dominica, a threat of war has been issued to us! We are asked to give an account to the Netherlands about the conflict that took place in the eastern part of the Java Sea! If you are not satisfied, you will go to war against us! Long Yufei glanced at the important ministers of the kingdom, and then said.

"Humph! Fight and fight, are we still afraid that they will not succeed? Under His Majesty, the Dutch are in Indonesia, the navy has only more than 20 warships, and the army has only more than 20,000 people! Even if we go to war with them, the victory will definitely be ours! Chief of the General Staff Niu Meng was the first to say. In fact, a few days ago, the report of Lu Haipeng, commander of the Second Fleet of the Navy, had already been sent to Manila. Moreover, the main force of the Second Fleet has gathered in the northern part of the Makassar Strait, and if the Dutch want to start a war with Xinhua, Xinhua will not be afraid.

Long Yufei nodded, although the Dutch are a second-rate power in Europe, but now the Xinhua Kingdom, there is really nothing to fear of them! Although, in terms of overall strength, Xinhua may not be the opponent of the Netherlands. But the Netherlands is far away in Europe, and their strength in the Indonesian archipelago is not stronger than that of Xinhua. If it weren't for the fact that Xinhua was facing a counterattack from the Spaniards now, it would have been possible to kill them first!

"Your Majesty! The provocations of the Dutch, we can ignore it. Now the main force of the kingdom needs to be placed on the Spaniards! After defeating the Spaniards, let's turn around and deal with them! Premier Li Decheng put forward a different view.

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that in dealing with the Dutch, we can drag it out first. When we have dealt with the Spaniards, the Dutch will no longer dare to confront us! Foreign Minister Lin Zihao also said. As the time for the arrival of the Spanish expeditionary force became more and more urgent, the pressure was felt from top to bottom in the new country. The government, for its part, advocated caution and focused on dealing with the Spaniards first. As long as Xinhua can defeat the Spanish counterattack, then Xinhua's position will be consolidated. Western countries don't dare to underestimate Xinhua anymore!

"It will take at least three months or more for the Spaniards to reach the South Seas. We can use this time to get rid of the Dutch first! Niu Meng retorted. In his opinion, since the Dutch dared to threaten the Xinhua with war, they could use this excuse to defeat the Dutch first. Then go back and go all out against the Spaniards. In this way, the momentum of Xinhua will usher in a new round of expansion!

Long Yufei frowned, these two points of view have their own advantages and disadvantages, making it difficult to choose. There is no doubt that the Spaniards' counterattack is the first problem that Xinhua will face. However, the threat of the Dutch was also real. If the Spaniards and the Dutch unite, Xinhua will be under even more pressure! If the Dutch were to be attacked first, if the Dutch could not be eliminated within three months, it would be difficult for the scattered Xinhua Kingdom to resist the Spanish attack.

"Your Majesty! Now Xinhuaguo, the speed of development is too fast! We can't just look for expansion. After we have digested the territory we have mastered, it is not too late to expand externally! Logistics Minister Zhao Yi said.

Long Yufei was suddenly shocked, Zhao Yi's reminder was very timely. It has been less than three years since the establishment of the new Chinese state. But Xinhua already encompassed the entire Luzon Islands and had a firm foothold in East Borneo. However, a large part of these territories are still in the hands of indigenous people, and they are not yet fully utilized because of their sparse population. It is true that Xinhua was able to defeat the Dutch this time and take over Dutch rule in Dutch Indonesia. However, the rapidly expanding territory was not managed by the Xinhua State. The 10 million natives of Dutch Indonesia alone, as well as the Lan Fang Kingdom of Borneo, are enough to give Xinhua a headache. The tens of thousands of troops in Xinhuaguo now seem to be a lot. But if it is sprinkled over a vast territory, it is very weak. Once the Western powers attack with all their might, the Xinhua Kingdom, which is scattered in strength, may not be able to withstand a powerful enemy. As long as there is defeat on the battlefield, then the new country will fall apart. And the country that Long Yufei painstakingly built will be completely destroyed.

"Xie Lu Xie Uncle Zhao's reminder, I know it!" Long Yufei said sincerely. From now on, Xinhua Kingdom will win every battle, which makes Long Yufei inevitably have the idea of being proud and underestimating the enemy. Fortunately, Zhao Yi reminded him in time, otherwise, there would be a big problem in Xinhuaguo.

Niu Meng, the chief of the General Staff, wanted to say something, but was stopped by Long Yufei!

"In three months' time, we will not be able to defeat the Dutch and completely gain dominance of Indonesia. Besides, even if we can defeat the Dutch, we don't have enough troops to defend the vast territory! Therefore, let's focus on the Spaniards first. Wait until you've defeated them, and then make plans! Long Yufei said. If you take too big a step, it's easy to pull the egg! Now Xinhua has to further digest and consolidate the territory it has occupied! (To be continued......)