September 16, 15th year of Hongxing in the Ming Dynasty.

Satsuma River Valley.

The battle has passed, and after the fierce battle, the northern part of the Satsuma River valley is a terrifying scene of corpses strewn everywhere, starting from the flood valley and continuing to the area around Honshuji Temple! Even along the Satsuma River to the south, you can see the corpses lying down along the way...... Although it is autumn, the temperature in the Satsuma River valley is not low, and when the sun shines, the smell of corpses spreads around the temple.

The Ming army and the Shimazu army, which had already ended the pursuit and returned to the area around Honshoji Temple, were busy repairing fortifications, cleaning the battlefield, and burying the corpses from the 16th. At the same time, he sent an envoy to negotiate with the Spaniards who were entrenched in the fortress of Presidio.

Of course we have to negotiate!

Although this is not correct in any way, the nature of the war in California was that of an imperialist war for colonies...... Now that the California colony is about to be in hand, it's time to sit down and talk.

The requirements of the United States of New Zealand (Daming) are not high, just a few.

The first is that the Spaniards evacuated the fortresses of Presidio, Castle Angel, and San Diego, and handed over these three fortresses to the United States of New Continent.

The second is that the two sides use the Sonora Desert as a boundary and do not invade each other - for the United States of New Continent, it is unrealistic for the United States of New Continent to cross the Sonora Desert to attack Mexico before California is fully developed.

The third is the exchange of prisoners and hostages - the men of the Shimazu family have died so much, how pitiful are those women and children? And...... There are more men and fewer women in the United States of New Zealand! That's a valuable resource!

In addition, the women who were held by the Spaniards were very young and still in the golden age of childbearing!

Fourth, sign a trade agreement - capitalism! A war is a war, and a trade is a sale. Since Mexico and Peru will not be able to be defeated for a while, then the trade must be done!

And this trade agreement is also related to the exploration and occupation of Australia by the Ming Dynasty!

Don't think that Emperor Zhu has made a heavy bet in the Americas and forgotten Australia...... Plans to explore the "Southern Continent" have been progressing. It's just that because it doesn't make much sense to go to the northern shore of the inhospitable Australian continent and irritate the Dutch, it hasn't started for a long time.

To explore the east coast of Australia by the South Equatorial Current, you have to go through the Americas, and preferably along the west coast of the Americas to the southern hemisphere, and after completing a replenishment in a port controlled by the Spaniards, you can go west.

In addition to negotiating with the Spaniards, you also have to negotiate with the Shimazu family and the stupid king!

The Silly King is no longer in Honjoji Temple, and has moved directly to Satsuma Valley Castle to live with Shimazu Nayoshi - the two of them have not done any happy events, and they have slept together every day, which is too unruly, right? And the stupid king does not want to take Shimatsu Naiji as a concubine, but wants Ming Media to marry, which has to be ordered by his parents, that is, he has to have the nod of Emperor Chongzhen, who was cheated by him.

In addition, the foolish king has a wife, and he should still be recuperating in Nagasaki. How could he marry another one in the New World? A two-room wife?

Of course, Qi Yuanbi and Yu Daren can't control these things that are not in accordance with the etiquette law, they are not officials of the Zongren Mansion. But Bao Ke Zhenghui, the retainer of the Fool King, brought Qi Yuanbi and Yu Daren unexpected news - the Fool King actually wanted to be the king of California!

"What do you say? California king? He, he wants to be the king of California? ”

"It can't be! The court will not agree, and Your Majesty will not agree! ”

In Benxun Temple, Qi Yuanbi and Yu Daren were a little annoyed, and they were yelling at Baoke Zhenghui!

"The two generals are angry, and His Royal Highness wants to be the king for the time being in order to calm people's hearts......" Hoshina Masaaki has long known that the other party will not be so easy to talk to, but he and Shimazu Mitsuhisa and Shimazu Noyoshi have already discussed the rhetoric.

That's right, it's just that they are discussing, and it seems that there is nothing wrong with the stupid king!

These three devils have already regarded themselves as Hojo Tokimasa, Hojo Masako, and Oe Hiromoto. I thought about praising the stupid king Zhu Cihuan as the source of California, and no matter how bad it was, they would have to take out the land south of the Satsuma River Valley, and then they would be able to divide the land in the name of California Wang Cihuan to fish for oil and water.

"Calm people's hearts?" Qi Yuanbi shouted angrily, "Whose heart? ”

"Of course, it's the samurai who follow His Royal Highness!" Masaaki Hoshina said loudly, "In the battle of California, the samurai of His Royal Highness the King were killed and wounded, and they also made meritorious deeds, don't they need to be rewarded?" What we are asking for is nothing more than a land to settle down and become a vassal of the Celestial Empire, which is not too much at all! ”

Not too much?

Qi Yuanbi and Yu Daren's faces turned blue.

Because Hoshina Masaaki is talking about the "Celestial Empire vassal", not the vassal of the United States....... This means that the Fool King is on an equal footing with the United King!

"Impossible, impossible!"

"Does the king of Chongqing want to rebel?"

Bao Ke Zhenghui shook his head and said with a smile: "How dare His Royal Highness rebel?" His Royal Highness just wants to be His Majesty's domain...... And if it is not allowed, it should also be said by His Majesty, right? The two generals are just ministers, is it appropriate to say such things? ”

Baoke's words are not wrong....... Zhu Cihuan can ask for the seal, and Zhu Cihong is not allowed to say that Qi Yuanbi and Yu Daren really can't use Zhu Cihuan's request for the title as an excuse to send troops - please seal is not a rebellion! Moreover, Zhu Cihuan is opening up territory in the New World, and he is not asking for the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Qi Yuanbi and Yu Daren looked at each other and felt embarrassed.

Baoke Zhenghui then said: "His Royal Highness the King will officially ask the Son of Heaven for the title, and what the Lower Officials are discussing with the two is only the arrangement before the edict of the Son of Heaven is issued. ”

"It's impossible to occupy the whole of California," Qi Yuanbi also took a step. Francisco around can not be given to the king of Chongqing. ”

Yu Daren added: "The Satsuma Valley can't all be given to the king of Chongqing. ”

Today's California is not what it was later, because there is no Central Valley Project, and the Satsuma Valley (Central Valley) is flooded in the north and drought in the south, and there is not a lot of land that can be developed and utilized. In addition to the Central Valley, California's valuable is St. Francisco's "Greater Bay Area", the City of Angels to the San Diego coast, and the San Francisco. Coastal mountains north of Francisco.

The value of these sites is not comparable to that of the Gulf of America to the north and the large and small river valleys, where there are many rich plains, warm valleys, and rivers, and the cost and difficulty of development are very low.

Shimazu father and daughter and Masaki Hoshina also know their own catties, North America's "oil and water land" is not daring to think, only dare to think about the "broken place" in California, and they don't want to go all, how many people are they? California has more than 400,000 square kilometers, which is larger than the mainland of Japan, how can it be eaten? I'm glad to be able to eat the Angel City and San Diego section - this piece of land is about the size of Kyushu Island! If you count the Upper and Lower California Peninsula, you can dare to go up to half of Japan!

The reason why Bao Ke is mentioning the king of California now is nothing more than a lion opening his mouth and waiting for Emperor Zhu on the other side of the Pacific Ocean to bargain.

So hearing the words of Qi Yuanbi and Yu Daren, Baoke Zhenghui smiled and said: "The king only needs the land south of the Satsuma River Valley!" It's always okay, right? With His Highness at the forefront, the United States can develop in the central and northern parts of California with peace of mind. ”

"You don't want any more land in the Satsuma Valley?" Qi Yuanbi asked.

"Don't do it!" "As long as the United States can supply us with three years' rations, we will give you 100,000 acres of land in the Satsuma River Valley." ”

Baoke already knew that there was no shortage of food in the United States, so he did not stubbornly guard the 100,000 acres of fertile land that was easily flooded—the fields were good fields, and in places where there was not too much rain, all the land that was easily flooded was generally fertile fields.

Qi Yuanbi and Yu Daren looked at each other, and then both nodded.

"Then let's do it first!" Qi Yuanbi said, "If the Spaniards are willing to give up the land of California, then the south of the river valley area will be temporarily garrisoned by the king of Chongqing." ”

Yu Daren said: "It's just a temporary garrison, whether you can establish a feudal screen or not, your majesty has to decide!" ”