Small Chongqing Island, the county king's mansion.

It is said to be the county king's mansion, but in fact, it is a rough wooden house made of white wood. Because the timber used to build the house is not dried, the wooden house is exposed to the sun and leaks light and air everywhere, and it has to be filled with plaster, making the walls full of mud, which looks particularly unsightly.

To tell the truth, now that Zhu Cihuan lives in a place, it is not as good as the prison cell of the Zongren Mansion - he is a county king, and he is still the emperor's younger brother, even if he enters because of the "crime of cheating his father", he is still a special criminal, and the cell must be renovated well.

In addition to the fact that the house he lived in was not as good as the prison cell of the Zongren Mansion, Zhu Cihong's daily necessities were not as good as the prison cells in the Ying Tianzong Mansion, and they were all some shoddy things. It's not that Yao Daqiao is picking the door, but the handicraft industry here in the American Mansion is too poor to produce anything good. And there are no requirements for immigrants or refugees (stock refugees) living here, just use it. Therefore, the things transported from the other side of the Pacific Ocean are poor and durable models, and they cannot be compared with the high-end goods in the Zongrenfu prison at all.

Moreover, there is no charge for the Zongren Mansion prison, and Zhu Cihuan doesn't have to pay a penny for as long as he lives, so he doesn't have to worry about money when he lives in it. And here on small Chongqing Island, he has to spend 10,000 taels a month...... So he's got to find a way to make money!

In the big wooden house of the palace, Zhu Cihuan, who was in debt, was smiling and talking about business with people at this time. But this time it's not stocks, it's a war!

Stock speculation has bankrupted the most people, and if the war is lost, it will be dead...... It's a shame that this prince can still laugh. His long Shi Yao Daqiao already knew that something was wrong, and his face turned pale!

Wei Zhongzhong and Qi Yuanbi, the two traitors, are all a trap no matter how you look at it!

Shimazu Mitsuhisa is a fraud! Do you know about the deception? This is a trap, which is to trick the Ming army into the Satsuma River valley to be eliminated.

Wei Zhongzhong and Qi Yuanbi looked very shrewd, but they were all fooled...... I also want the prince to go south in person to accept Shimazu Mitsuhisa's surrender!

If the prince wants to have three long and two short, they are the sin of "trapping the domain"!

No, it's not a trap...... Zhu Cihuan is not the king of the United States, he should not come to the American Mansion at all, let alone raise 2,000 guards.

Zhu Cihuan, a prince like Zhu Cihuan, must make Wei Zhongzhong, Qi Yuanbi, Yu Daren and other traitorous ministers very embarrassed!

It's not good to catch it, and it's even worse to supply it...... Thinking about it, it is most appropriate to arrange an opportunity for him to sacrifice his life for the country!

If he sacrifices his life for the country, the emperor will cry twice, and the emperor will not do anything...... More than 100 sons, one less is nothing, isn't it?

Lord, be careful! The traitor wants to kill you!

What Yao Daqiao thought in his heart, he didn't dare to say it - he had been with the fourth prince Zhu Cizhao, and he knew too well what to expect and when to be confused.

Now is the time to play dumb......

Yao Daqiao pretended to be confused, but Zhu Cihuan was really confused. I didn't think about any deception at all, the elite of the Ming Dynasty, the invincible heavenly soldiers, the lost dog of Shimazu, how dare to fight against the heavenly soldiers? Now that we have the opportunity to join the Celestial Empire, of course, we have to take advantage of it. Grasp the opportunity, are you afraid that you can't get three or five million stones in Brother Mo's place?

In addition, Zhu Cihuan has fallen into the eyes of money.

He spends 10,000 taels a month! And that's not even counting the interest on the debt!

Now it's all supported by Yao Daqiao, the unjust big man who burns money, if he doesn't find a way to find money and really burns Yao Daqiao to death, then he, the prince, can really only go back and ask the emperor for his guilt......

"If this king garrisons the Satsuma River Valley, how much money can the American Mansion give a month?"

As soon as the prince opened his mouth, it was money!

"Lord Wang," Wei Zhongzhong said with a smile, "The minister knows that you have 2,000 elite soldiers, and the American Mansion does not care about the official position of these people, and the salary is uniformly paid according to the captain, and the monthly salary is 5 taels, which is 10,000 taels a month." Each person will pay 5 buckets of grain per month, and they will also be discounted, and 5 yuan of silver will be given, and 5 yuan of vegetable gold will be added, and the total will be 1 tael. So you can give 12,000 taels a month...... This money is paid monthly, but when the prince sends troops, it can be paid for 3 months at a time.

In addition, before the soldiers were pulled, there was also a sum of silver hair, and each person was given 15 taels, which is 30,000 taels. ”

That is, you can get 66,000 taels at a time!

When Zhu Cihuan heard this, his heart was already happy, and if he stayed in the past, he nodded and agreed. But now he has matured a lot and knows how to do business.

"No, no, it's too little, it's not enough!" The prince shook his head again and again, "I have to add money...... Give at least 20,000 yuan a month, and at least 50,000 yuan for packing silver. ”

Wei Zhongzhong frowned, "Give 20,000 a month, give it for 3 months at a time is 60,000, and add 50,000 rows of silver, that's 110,000 taels...... It's a bit much. ”

Zhu Cihuan shook his head: "Not much, not much, less than this number, this king will never leave Little Chongqing Island by half a step." ”

Wei Zhongzhong glanced at Yu Daren, who said, "Lord Wang, can you subtract a little more...... The packing fee is still 30,000 yuan, and the monthly silver is calculated as 20,000 yuan. Let's give 90,000 yuan for this first sum! ”

"Make up a whole and give 100,000 taels!" Zhu Cihuan stretched out two slaps, "One less is not good!" ”

Wei Zhongzhong's face was painful, and after a while, he finally nodded: "Okay, 100,000 is 100,000...... Lord, when are we going to sign the contract? ”

The current Da Ming is about the spirit of contract - the main thing is that Zhu Cihong takes the lead!

"What are you signing?" The prince shook his head, "It's not negotiated yet!" ”

"What else to talk about?" Wei Zhongzhong asked.

"O land!" The prince said, "If Shimazu takes refuge in this king, will the land of California be owned by the United States?" ”

"Yes, yes." Qi Yuanbi smiled, "The ruling government of the United States has long wanted to set up the California capital, but it is only because these seven or eight hundred miles of mountains and hills are not easy to pass, so it has been dragged. If Shimazu takes refuge, the army will be able to pass through the mountains and forests for seven or eight hundred miles and enter the Satsuma River Valley. Then go from the Satsuma Valley to St. Francisonco, Castle of Angels, and San Diego are just the answers. ”

Seven or eight hundred miles is not far, but the problem is that there is no road to walk, and they all have to be crossed from the mountains and forests, so don't think about the carriage or something, it would be good if the pack horse could pass, and how much grain and grass could be brought by the pack horse?

If there is not enough food and grass, how long can the Ming army hold out after moving south to the Satsuma River Valley?

And if you want to take the sea route, you can't cross the Kinmen Strait...... The fortress of Presidio is not so easy to fight! As for finding a suitable port elsewhere, it is not so easy either, how dare the expedition ships of the Ming Navy wander around the coast of California?

Therefore, the surrender of Shimadzu gave the Ming army a good opportunity to seize California.

As long as the Ming army could gain a foothold in the Satsuma River Valley, it would be able to break through the fortress of Presidio by land and control the Kinmen Strait. In this way, the Ming army had a natural harbor in California, and the food and troops of the American Province were continuously transported to the California capital.

Wei Zhongzhong thought for a moment and said, "Saint. Francisoco was to be the governor of California...... Or the prince will enclose a piece of land in the Satsuma River Valley. ”

"This king doesn't want the Satsuma River Valley," Zhu Cihuan shook his head and said, "This king knows where the north is flooded and the south is dry, and the transportation is inconvenient, so this king doesn't want it!" ”

"And where do you want?"

"This king wants Angel City!" Zhu Cihuan said, "This king will be the king of the envoy county in the future!" ”

He became an angel king......

Wei Zhongzhong and Qi Yuanbi looked at each other, and said in their hearts: Has this prince inquired about where California is better? Why don't you pick Angel City all at once?

Wei Zhongzhong pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Wang, if you want to go to Angel City to station, this official can agree...... But your angel king, you have to ask Your Majesty for a title! ”

Zhu Cihuan laughed: "Doesn't this king know this rule?" This king will naturally play Your Majesty and ask an angel king to be it! ”

Qi Yuanbi smiled and said, "Lord Wang, then let's discuss the matter of your going south to the Satsuma River Valley now!" ”