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Loss in terms of money or efforts. Could be recent or ancient.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I doubt if it counts as a blunder, but thanks for sharing anyway.

[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Their blunder was using disgruntled Chinese labor to build their ships. It turns out that conquering people makes them rather upset.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It turns out that conquering people makes them rather upset.

It can, but sometimes they hated the old bosses even more than your imperial ass.