Cursed Mountains and Seas

Chapter 168 The Five Peaks Banner Master, Raising a Tiger to Cause Trouble! (Seeking Votes)
Next, Wang Cheng acted swiftly and decisively, taking advantage of the opportunity to slaughter pigs and sheep to reward the army, and immediately seized control of the army and reorganized it.

The most significant change was the formal establishment of five banners: Baifeng Banner, Qingfeng Banner, Heifeng Banner, Chifeng Banner, and Huangfeng Banner, under the command of the Grand Commander.

All the guardian spirits left by their father who had gone to various parts of Yingzhou to become great demons were excluded from the regular Five Peaks Banner sequence, freeing up the Green Peak Banner's ranks.

They also drew personnel from other tribes to supplement all five branches of the Wufeng Banner, with the Tanka people and ordinary Dazhao people forming the backbone, and the thirty-six island barbarians as the auxiliary.

Each banner was built with the core temple army of twenty-four generals, thirty-six fierce warriors, and three thousand five peaks, along with thousands of warships, hundreds of thousands of followers, and islanders, forming a skeleton layer by layer.

All military personnel and civilians were incorporated into it.

Wang Cheng personally led the Chifeng Banner, the strongest Tanka people's direct line, and the Heifeng Banner, which, despite suffering heavy losses, still possessed considerable strength.

Longweiye continued to take charge of the Qingfeng Flag after it was repaired, but the actual management rights still belonged to Wang Cheng.
The White Peak Banner is led by Uncle Zhang, a fifth-rank cook; the Yellow Peak Banner is led by Uncle Dong, a fifth-rank storyteller.

Beyond this core group lies the Donghai Kingdom's normal cabinet, which holds the power to oversee all officials, manage all affairs, govern the yin and yang, and govern the nation. Below this are administrative institutions such as the Six Ministries and the Court of State Ceremonies.

This can be considered to be in line with the mainstream characteristics of the current Confucian cultural sphere.

After all, the economic base determines the superstructure.

It was impossible for Wang Cheng to implement a political system that was hundreds of years ahead of its time in a country where the primary industries were mainly fishing, hunting, gathering, and agriculture. That was simply unrealistic, as the productive forces and relations of production were not compatible.

First, set the framework, and then gradually adjust the details.

After the adaptation, Wang Cheng suddenly realized that the integrated military-civilian fishing, hunting, farming and warfare model of Wufengqi seemed to have accidentally collided with someone else's model.

"The Tanka people, who are the main group of people who collect water, have always used the sea as their land, cultivating the sea and fishing."

They lived on a boat with all their belongings, moving their homes wherever the fish were caught, and in critical moments, the whole family could be mobilized as soldiers.

Although our ancestors were farmers like most people in China thousands of years ago, and went to the water for various reasons in different periods of history, they now resemble a fishing and hunting community at sea.

Aside from not being from the Northeast, he does resemble someone somewhat.

"The Zhao people were of course the majority in the Shenzhou Dynasty."

However, once they went abroad, they became a minority, and once they started to conquer Yingzhou, it was almost impossible to get any support from their mother country, Dazhao.

That's when we'll become a small tribe facing off against a large country.

This is a model we absolutely must learn.

Since they already looked so alike, Wang Cheng thought for a moment and decided to add five outer banners to the inner five banners, which were essentially the core of the inner guard.

It incorporates the "supporting agents" aspect of the Britannian colonization 2.0 version, which differs from the "burning, killing, and looting" of the Franco-German Empire's colonization 1.0.

They specifically recruited native agents from Yingzhou and Nanyang, and even outstanding talents from Western countries, and then used these agents to rule the natives, while also bearing all the resentment of the natives.

Both approaches have historically proven to be highly effective; combining them yields even greater results!
"In short, my philosophy is to use whatever works best and follow the path of the Later Jin and Britannia, leaving them with nowhere to go."

Anyway, according to normal history, the two-year-old child in the north was still breastfeeding, and if he jumped, he could only hit my knee.

The Queen of Britannia, who followed the latter colonial model, had only recently been crowned and was still a novice; there was no need to fear her.

Neither of them can get me the copyright.

The destiny that the Han family stole from the Zhu family is now nearing its end.

If destiny truly exists in this world, why can't I be the one to receive it?
One is the next ruler of China in the East, and the other is the next British Empire in the West. The days of exploiting you are yet to come.

Carrying the triumphant momentum of defeating Mao Haifeng and the successful reorganization of the [Jinghai King's Treasure], Wang Cheng was not allowed to raise any objections.

In the following days, the reorganized Wufeng Banner and Donghai Kingdom gradually got on track, and the powers of officials at all levels were distributed, freeing up most of Wang Cheng's energy.

Having already drafted his work and only needing adaptive revisions, "The Influence of Sea Power" was quickly completed and came to an end.

The remaining main task is to have a professional translator translate it into various languages, and then have him proofread it again before it can be printed and published.

Wang Cheng's ambitions are immense. He not only wants to publish his work in the Confucian cultural sphere surrounding the Great Showa era, but also to reclaim the homelands of the Western countries and frantically harvest a large wave of popular goodwill.

So, as soon as he had some free time, he put aside his work, changed his appearance, and excitedly dragged Shen Yueye to the Jin Yu Fang bookstore to look for a publisher.

"Shopkeeper, how's our distribution capacity? How many countries can we cover?"

While Wang Cheng was learning about market conditions from the bookstore owner.

Shen Yueye was casually strolling around the bookstore when she suddenly stopped in front of a bookshelf in the corner.

This isn't the typical collection of classics, histories, philosophical works, and literary works, but rather a collection of vernacular novels with somewhat ambiguous titles: "The Companion of Fragrant Pity," "The Fragrance of a Beauty," "The Apricot Blossom Sky," and "The Tears of a Dancing Girl Through the Curtain."
Many of them are works by local officials [novels].

It is said that the more captivating their novels are, and the more people believe in the world they create within them, the more powerful the novelist is, and they can even create their own world within the book.

Shen Yueye turned to look at Wang Cheng and found that he hadn't noticed her. As if possessed, she picked up the book "The Dancer's Tears".

She blushed instantly after watching just the beginning, but her pair of bright green fox eyes became even more captivating.

As the title suggests, this is actually a story about a prince and a dancer falling in love. The romance is beautifully portrayed, and the plot is captivating; she couldn't help but keep reading.

Completely unaware that Wang Cheng had finished talking with the shopkeeper and had quietly moved behind him.

"Tsk tsk."

Wang Cheng remained silent, quietly savoring the beauty of his senior sister's flushed cheeks and the faint fragrance emanating from her.

He casually glanced at the novels on the bookshelf; he had read all of these books before.

In particular, the book "The Wizard of Oz" sounds very familiar.

But don't get me wrong, he was a legitimate little prince from the very beginning, not some imported children's literature.

Even the famous Gu Long, Jin Buhuan, and Lian Chengbi were all characters created in this book!
Wang Cheng didn't know what the translator of later generations was thinking, why he would appropriate the name of a book about a young imperial uncle for a fairy tale.
Shen Yueye didn't put the book back until she had read the free portion of the sample book and savored it thoroughly.

Only then did he suddenly notice the breathing behind him. When he turned around, he found that his junior brother had been standing behind him for who knows how long.

"ah--!"

She gasped in surprise, her legs went weak, and the scene she had just witnessed flashed through her mind.

The book had just told her just how dangerous it was for a woman in a dance dress, dressed as "Bodhisattva's Charm," to have her back to a man completely unguarded.

If this were placed in the classic scene of "The Dancer's Tears Through the Curtain," the next dozens of pages would probably be filled with the young prince's persistent pleading through the curtain, while she plays the pipa and screams, "No, no!"

"You scareful bastard!"

She angrily reached out and twisted Wang Cheng's waist hard before walking out of the bookstore first.

Wang Cheng chuckled, not annoyed at all.

He also instructed the shopkeeper:
"Wrap up all the rare books in this bookcase for me. A friend of mine likes to read them."

Only then did he turn around and chase after Shen Yueye.

I saw my senior sister, whose ears were still a little pink, standing at the door. A sizable group of Franksmen was walking past in front of the door.

A soft exclamation:
"It seems to be Carlo, the captain of the Haojing corps, one of the four great generals who guard the sea."

"Their official positions have been decided; are they leaving?"

Several days had passed since that great battle, and the mission's tasks were gradually coming to an end.

The positions of the four Generals Who Guard the Sea and the eight Generals Who Dive into the Sea were all decided in advance; these past few days have merely been a formality.

Wang Cheng also distributed the three Zhenhai Generals and three Daohai Generals he had.

A title of General Zhenhai was given to Xu Weixue, the "Peddler of a Thousand Gold Pieces." With the support of many "thousand gold pieces" and their husbands' families, he was able to secure his position.

One of them was given to Zheng Shiniang of the Red Flag Gang, with whom they had just formed an alliance.

He specifically explained to her that this was given to her out of respect for Zhang Quan, the vice-captain, and that it had earned him a lot of face within the Red Flag Gang.

After that, he occasionally used the [Treasure of the Prince of Jinghai] to eavesdrop and discovered that when Zheng Shiniang was discussing important matters of the gang with her senior brother, she cracked her whip much less.

However, judging from the senior brother's expression afterward, he didn't seem very happy.

This guy seems to be addicted to suffering; he's hopeless.

There is one last card left, waiting to be sold, and it has not been allocated yet.

As for the official documents of those generals who traversed the sea, two were given to Peng Laosheng, and one was given to his closest confidant, Huang Yuanzhou, the "Mirage General".

Most of the other generals who led the sea were minor figures.

But the final choice of the General Who Guards the Sea was unexpected by everyone.

It wasn't Lin Daoqian, the "Blood-Soaked Boat Maker" whose strength was comparable to the Red Flag Gang, but rather a Westerner.

—Baron Carlo, a Franco nobleman!
It is said that the Yan Party had arranged it long ago, and Luo Wenlong had no right to make decisions on his own.

Four years ago, the East Frankish people had already made inroads into Macau.

Faced with a nation whose size, population, economy, and culture far surpassed all colonies and Western countries, they did not engage in the bloody colonization and massacre of the indigenous people as they had done elsewhere.

Instead, they honestly exchanged their own technology for foreign goods and applied to the local government for permanent residency, only having to pay 500 taels of silver to the Zhao government every year.

That's why when someone calls you a regional threat, you better actually be one!

However, although they lack Macau's governing, legal, and sovereign rights, they are anything but honest.

The West French residents in Macau established the Macau Council to govern the West French community autonomously.

This Carlo's official title is "Senior," but his internal title is "Governor"!
(End of this chapter)