Chapter 1343: Side Story: Having the Whole World in View (20)
Based on the value of the gold, silver, and jewelry sent to the capital, their spoils of war were completely enough to cover the military expenses for this expedition. There was even an excess. Since that was the case, there was naturally no reason for them to raise any objections.
The civil officials no longer stopped them and began to hold back to help Great Qi regain their dignity. First, they informed the various countries to submit a diplomatic letter, then Great Qi reissued the imperial edicts. After that, they contacted and cooperated with those various countries to resist these Westerners.
If they could provide support, they would provide support. If they couldn’t, they would support them mentally.
Having talents from the Imperial Court to come up with strategies was much faster than Little Lion and the others struggling on their own.
When Zhou Zhou was still leading his men on expeditions at sea, Great Qi began to protest sternly to the Western countries, hoping that they would restrain their citizens and not infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of the citizens of Great Qi. The Western countries were asked to return all the wealth and goods they had robbed within a given deadline. Otherwise, the Great Qi army would definitely not let the pirates off.
Seeing that the Imperial Court’s attitude was unprecedentedly unyielding, the magistrate of Guangzhou could also stand up straight and go against the envoys from the Western countries.
He didn’t forbid them from entering the capital and only allowed them to take back their troops. They had to get rid of their country’s citizens who had committed crimes in the Nanyang and Indian Oceans and return all the looted property of Great Qi, plus compensate for the various losses of the Great Qi citizens...
The magistrate of Guangzhou felt that his request was very reasonable. He hadn’t even asked the officials to apologize even though everyone knew that those governors were behind those pirates.
Unfortunately, the envoys of the other countries clearly felt that Great Qi had gone overboard and started making a fuss.
The magistrate of Guangzhou wasn’t in a hurry to argue with them at all. In any case, their 80,000 soldiers were at sea now. Not only could a naval battle train the soldiers of Great Qi, but it could also serve to intimidate and reap a lot of spoils of war.