When Chongzhen told them that the official start of the operation would not be until the beginning of spring next year, and before that, the four of them, except for Ye Yuxuan, would first return to Donggang Town to select personnel and lead them and their families to Jeju Island.

This made all four of them breathe a sigh of relief, at least now they avoided the worst-case scenario, which was to open up outside the customs in winter.

When the four of them were about to leave, Zhao Chengdong hesitated, as if he wanted to say something to Chongzhen, but his body stiffened for a moment, and finally he didn't say anything, so he left behind the others.

After watching the four of them leave their room, Zhu Youzhen clenched his right hand into a fist and supported his chin for a moment, and then said leisurely: "How is Guanghaijun now?" ”

Wang Chengen, who was standing behind him, bowed his body and said: "Guanghaijun has not been out in the mansion recently, according to Li Yongji beside him, his main energy has been on Concubine Ren's diet recently, and he seems to attach great importance to the child in Concubine Ren's belly. ”

"You go and arrange it, let Uncle Fu Wang find a reason to set up a banquet, send an invitation to Guanghaijun, and then let Zhao Chengdong and Concubine Ren meet, which can be regarded as a farewell. By the way, tell him that as long as he is loyal and diligent in state affairs, some things are not irreparable. In addition, Li Yongji was instructed to take care of Concubine Ren and ensure her safety. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhu Youzhen immediately put down his right hand, stretched his waist, and then said a little casually: "Let Lin Qingye go and meet Ye Yuxuan, and ask him to assist Ye Yuxuan in establishing the basic framework of the Overseer's Mansion on Jeju Island." In addition, when Xu Xinsu comes back, let them meet as well. By the way, tell him that if he has any problems that he can't solve in the future, he can directly fold them and play them. ”

Wang Chengen listened to the meaning of Chongzhen's words, this is to directly push Ye Yuxuan to the position of the minister of the frontier, he hesitated for a moment and then opened his mouth to persuade: "Your Majesty, this Ye Yuxuan is from a humble background, and his own talent and learning are only in the posture of a middle-aged person, will there be anything wrong with letting him appoint one party?"

And the minister heard that the generals of Dongjiang Town have always been rebellious, with a young man with such shallow qualifications, can he serve the public? ”

Zhu Youzhen replied disappreciatively: "Jeju Island is isolated overseas, and officials from serious backgrounds in the DPRK and China regard it as a daunting way to take up a post on the island.

In the past, those courtiers had always strived to follow the right path in the selection of local officials, but when it was the turn of the Jeju government, they all shirked and refused to accept the order.

Jeju Island, where the conditions are still acceptable, is still like this, and if they want to let them go to the savage places further north, it is estimated that the DPRK and China are really boiling over.

Ye Yuxuan may not be very good in other conditions, but there is one that is very good and very down-to-earth. I just take this from him, and as for the other deficiencies, isn't there still me to carry it for him?

Besides, this Siberian Governor's Military Region is nothing now, even if something goes wrong, it won't affect the overall situation of Daming, and let him try..."

In the pavilion of the Hui Chamber of Commerce, Hu Guangyuan announced to everyone the conditions proposed by the emperor, and most of the delegates thought that this condition was too harsh.

"Isn't it too cost-effective for us to pay so much and only get 50% of the shares of the new bank?" A businessman asked.

"I think so too, and why should the central bank intervene at the table we have prepared, those people have never thought about any fellow countrymen before, and they still want to slaughter us." Several businessmen objected.

Hu Guangyuan glanced at the audience, and then stretched out his hands and pressed them in the air, "Okay everyone, everyone is a businessman, don't you know that only people who suspect goods are people who really want to buy goods?"

It is precisely because the conditions given by His Majesty are too harsh that we should be glad that at least His Majesty does not want to swallow everyone's assets, but sincerely wants to talk to us about this business.

I think it's possible. ”

"Feasible? Now it's 50 to 50 shares, and if there are any disputes about the banks in the future, who should we listen to? A businessman, who had not spoken before, suddenly interrupted him.

Hu Guangyuan turned his gaze to him, and then said with a smile: "So we can accept the other conditions proposed by His Majesty, but the shares injected by the central bank can only be 14%, so that we can retain 51% of the shares of the new bank to ensure control over this bank." ”

His words did not get a response from most people, and the room fell silent. Many people looked at him suspiciously, and finally someone broke the silence and said, "Do you want to bargain with Your Majesty?" If we anger Your Majesty because of this, we will not do us any good. ”

Ignoring the ugly eyes of his companions, Hu Guangyuan suddenly said in high spirits: "Why not? Since His Majesty did not give the order, it means that he has given us room to pay back. Now the important thing is whether we have the guts to do this..."

After lunch, Zhu Youzhen left the imperial city, changed into civilian clothes in a mansion outside the Donghua Gate, and then skillfully rode a simple four-wheeled carriage and left.

In addition to Wang Chengen in the car, Zheng Cai also sat respectfully in the car, reporting to Chongzhen, and he inquired about the information about the Spaniard.

Don García de Carmen, the second son of a Spanish squire in the countryside near Córdoba.

His family originally ran a good estate, but due to the wars between the Kingdom of Spain and many European countries, the taxes of the estate exceeded the revenue, so the family began to decline.

His father and brother died on the battlefield, leaving only his mother, sister-in-law, sister and niece.

He was supposed to inherit the title from his father, but only if he paid the taxes owed to the king first.

The estate, which was already in debt, obviously could not pay such a large amount of taxes. And his mother refused, letting him go to war to serve the king.

However, his mother's brother was doing well in the Doge's palace in New Spain, so he sought a position in the colony for him, hoping that he would find wealth in the colony and rebuild his family's reputation.

After three years in New Spain, Don Garcia did not find the opportunity to make a fortune in this colony, which was full of gold and silver, as his mother had hoped.

The three-year colonial career turned this young man, who was still a little simple and pious, into a depraved young man who was drunk, fighting, and gambling.

The uncle, who had been taking care of him, paid his gambling debts for him a few times, and found out that this ambitious nephew had played his daughter's crooked brain, so he sent him to the Philippines cleanly.

He stayed in the Philippines for less than half a year before he was sent to Taiwan. Then, just after Tamsui was besieged, he gloriously surrendered to the Ming army.

An adventurer who wanted to try his luck in the East, Zhu Youzhen made a conclusion in his heart about the son of this Spanish squire who had not yet met.

I don't know how many of these adventurers want to go to the New World and the East in search of wealth every year, but maybe none of them can return to their hometowns in fine clothes.

In Zheng Cai's house, Tang Garcia, who was tossed and bathed and changed into clean clothes, followed a servant in the palace to a garden in the backyard.

Along the bluestone path in the garden, the servant who led the way finally stopped under a wooden pavilion facing the water.

Tang Garcia looked around and saw that the Chinese nobleman who had frightened him was sitting in the pavilion drinking tea with a richly dressed young man.

Like an omnipotent demon in front of him, but like a hound in front of this young man. The sight made him realize that perhaps the young man was of such a noble position in this country, and that perhaps he could take advantage of this opportunity to escape the precarious life of a prisoner.

Before he could figure out what to do, Zheng Cai in the pavilion had already stood up, beckoned to him, and motioned for him to walk into the pavilion.

Looking at Zheng Cai, who was expressionless in the face of him, Tang Garcia suddenly shuddered, and all the thoughts in his heart disappeared, and he walked up the steps with small steps mechanically and carefully.

Then he bent his body like a shrimp and stood on the edge of the pavilion. Although this posture made him uncomfortable, for the Chinese, it represented his deference and total surrender, which was the first useful knowledge he had learned these days.

What surprised him was that compared to the feared Zheng Cai, the young man in front of him seemed much more amiable.

Chongzhen carefully looked at this adventurer from a bankrupt squire family in Spain, and then asked Zheng Cai to beckon him to sit down and talk.

After signaling the attendant to arrange a tea set for the Spanish prisoner, who seemed a little nervous, Zhu Youzhen said to him curiously: "I am a person who is quite curious about the customs and systems of distant places overseas, I wonder if you would like to tell me about the Spanish colonies in the Americas?" As long as you know it, you can do anything. ”

Under Zheng Cai's translation, Tang Garcia understood the young man's request, and his originally extremely nervous heart finally eased a little.

He also had a curiosity about the strange things of the world, which he also possessed when he was in the Spanish countryside, and knowing the young man's intentions, he felt that he had found a way to please the young man in front of him.

However, Tang Garcia only spoke for more than half an hour, and the young man opposite interrupted him with a frown and said a few words to Zheng Cai on the side.

Zheng Cai, who had been working as an interpreter on the side with a blank face, turned his head and glared at him viciously and said, "Don't take out the rumors of any Amazon female warriors and sirens in the sea, just talk about the facts that you have witnessed with your own eyes."

For example, the Kingdom of Spain had several colonies in the Americas, what were the outputs of these colonies, what was the approximate population, what were the geographical and natural conditions, and how did the Spaniards govern these colonies.

Well, and last time you said that the trade development plan between the Ming Dynasty and New Spain was not very realistic, what was the reason?

If you continue to talk nonsense, do you want to go back and rot in the dark dungeon with those rats? ”