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

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    11 months ago

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

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      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.