Caesar is similar to an emperor, and can even be translated directly as emperor if it is easy to understand.

But Chen Mu didn't allow it.

Therefore, for the official translators of the Beiyang Military Government and the Ming Dynasty, Caesar is Caesar, and Caesar is only Caesar, not an emperor.

Although Chen Mu's statement is 'to respect others, call them whatever they want, and don't change their names without authorization', Zhao Shizhen did not see respect from Chen Mu's behavior, and the largest unit of mechanics is clearly to maintain that there is only one emperor under the whole world.

At first, Zhao Shizhen felt that this was not good, but Chen Mu kept educating them earnestly: don't look at the top, try to accept that the Ming Dynasty is just one of the many countries in the world, and you can't feel that everyone is a vassal country, so you will suffer in the future...... Let's talk about it, it's like that.

But what about himself? Let's see what he's doing!

The book from heaven yesterday gave a king to this, this, and these countries; Yesterday, an earl was enshrined and returned to be the king of Daming Ailan; Today is the first tomorrow, and the words "wisest", "best", "most outstanding", and "greatest" have come out.

As a commander-in-chief, you've swelled up like this, how can you make us humble and small?

Later, Zhao Shizhen heard that those kings in Europe were actually made by the Pope...... He looks down on him a little, religion can interfere with mortal emperors, so what kind of emperor is this?

Philip and a large number of other people have a low status in Zhao Shizhen's heart, to be honest, Zhao Quan, who helped me to make trouble with Bailian, was killed by the emperor, if he was still in prison, Zhao Shizhen wanted Chen Mu to write a letter to China to release that guy and let him go to Seville to preach.

However, according to Philip's stubbornness, it is estimated that Zhao Quan will have to go underground if he is not assassinated.

Now it's a good thing, Fu Ge'er said that their family has money and can buy Caesar.

Yo, that's amazing!

Zhao Shizhen pursed his lips unconsciously, leaned sideways to Fu Ge'er, and asked in a low voice as if he was afraid that others would hear, "How much?" ”

"The fact that our family did such a thing for the two Caesars does not mean that they agree with their character or that they are underground popes...... Well? ”

Brother Fu was a little confused, Lord Zhao, what's the matter with you?

Well? Let me tell you how powerful my family is, even Caesar's position can be bought, and I can buy it twice, don't you feel how powerful my ancestors are, actually, you actually asked me how much?

What's the use of how much money I'm telling you?

Zhao Shizhen raised his hand and touched the two unlong beards on his mouth, smiled embarrassedly, and repeated at a slower speed and more accurate pronunciation: "How much, I mean how much?" ”

The expression is unusually serious.

Fu Ge'er paused, and reported a number: "Seven hundred and twenty thousand Gulden, that was the gold coins of that time, one is about, about three as heavy as your musket lead pellets, and probably not so heavy." ”

Zhao Shizhen frowned, and even made an incomprehensible ugly look on his face.

Fu Ge'er hurriedly said: "About five or six thousand catties of gold, this is a lot of money, Charlie, that is, King Philip's father Charles V was only able to come up with 100,000 yuan, and my ancestors took out 720,000 yuan to help him persuade other candidates." ”

Zhao Shizhen blinked, and made a quick calculation in his heart, five or six thousand, according to six thousand catties of gold, which is 96,000 taels of gold and 768,000 taels of silver.

"It's not much, let's ......" Zhao Shizhen just said half a sentence, sat up straight and asked: "What are you talking about, what is going on with this candidate?" ”

Brother Fu'er looked at Zhao Shizhen's eyes a little wrong, and reminded: "Lord Zhao, it's five or six thousand catties of gold for you, not the two." ”

Who to underestimate?

Isn't five or six thousand catties of gold seven or eight hundred thousand taels of silver, thinking that when I Wenzhou Zhao Changji was the secretary of the Nanyang Military Mansion, when the old man of Nahai had not yet gone, how much expenditure was taken from this pair of pens in the next year? We haven't seen any big winds and waves, huh?

The silver loaded with the Beijing transport ship sent in a year can buy your Caesar, and you can buy two a year!

Zhao knew, and continued. Zhao Shizhen looked interested, and said: "Your candidate, no one else can choose, only them?" ”

"There were seven electors, three archbishops and four kings, and once Caesar was vacant, those who wanted to be Caesars had to be supported by the majority of the princes, or by force to defeat other princes who did not support them, and the easiest way to get support was money...... Lord Zhao? ”

Fu Ge'er found that Zhao Shizhen's expression was a little disappointed for some reason when he heard the first half of the story, but when he heard the second half, his eyes suddenly lit up again, it was really suddenly lit up, like a wild wolf on the Rhine, looking straight ahead and not knowing what he was thinking.

"Huh?"

Zhao Shizhen came back to his senses, swallowed the saliva in his mouth suddenly, almost choked, coughed and then smiled: "I'll listen, you go on, ah no, you ......"

He gestured his hand in front of him for a long time, and finally asked seriously: "So, how can a man become an elector?" For example, how do you become an elector? ”

Fu Ge'er had already heard what Zhao Shizhen wanted to ask, and he said solemnly: "Lord Zhao, I must remind you that in Germany, there are nearly four hundred principalities, princely states, religious noble territories, free states, free cities and knightly territories, and the current Caesar is also the nephew of His Royal Highness Philip of Spain. ”

"What's more, my family has lost a lot of money due to the abolition of the Fugger Federation and the abandonment of the arrears from His Royal Highness Philip, and now only the Peruvian minerals and the Spanish trade can be profitable, and the mines along the Chilean coast have been stripped of a contract by General Chen."

Fu Ge'er stood up and turned around very seriously, and said, "Civilians have no chance to become electors, let alone look at me, where do you look like an elector?" I was born in the most prosperous and decadent period of Europa's wealthiest family, and I have no noble blood......"

"Uh...... Brother Fu, come on, sit down, you misunderstood, I didn't mean to make you the elector. ”

Zhao Shizhen smiled, and the atmosphere was much more relaxed, especially when Brother Fu was halfway around in a circle, he was a little stunned when he heard this, and he was stunned on the spot.

At this time, the servant who went to Qingliangju to buy tea came back, and when he saw his boss in the house, he didn't dare to speak, so he put the teapot on the table and bowed his head and retreated.

The tea is not bad, it is all Banzhou high mountain tea, but maybe they crossed the sea with something else in the cabin a little bit of flavor, but it does not affect the taste.

"I don't think much money is at this price, and it will come out in a few months." Zhao Shizhen sniffed lightly with the tea bowl, put it back on the table, and said, "I want to buy a Caesar pawn for Second Master Chen at home." Hi! Forget it, you can just take it as a joke, let's not talk about it. ”

"I almost forgot about business, I came here today to tell you, the second master likes the paintings you sent, the paintings are very interesting, I think the second master likes it. You do me a favor personally, and find a way to get all the paintings of this person. ”

"Last time I heard you say that he has tens of thousands of paintings like this, if you want to do business in Changsheng, you need to buy and sell in Yazhou Tongbao, one for two thousand Tongbao, you really can't buy it, Zhao will mobilize 200 people and horses for you, two 400 warships."

"You can pick and choose, the Fusang ronin who is proficient in jumping gang street fighting, the Jurchen warriors who shoot armor in foot combat, and the Mongolian cavalry who gallop horses and light swords, you get a thousand, Zhao will give you a shop in Changsheng Market, two sets of three-entry yards in the city, and three warehouses at the wharf."

"If you can get 5,000 tickets, Zhao is estimated to be promoted, and now you say that you are a commoner, and the second master will be happy at that time, maybe the emperor will give you a knighthood."

Zhao Shizhen sniffed the teacup again, took out a stack of Tongbao from his sleeve and put it on the corner of the table, smoothed his clothes, got up and said with a gentle smile: "Shangjia, take advantage of the situation to prosper and decline, Spain's loan has collapsed your family, who knows if now that you are on the Ming warship, will your family be revived in your hands, better than in the past?" ”