Inside the hall of the ancestral hall of Mong-Ha Village. Feng Yunshan, accompanied by Liu Shengbang and Wu Ruxiao, sat in the high hall, and bowed down, with Bourblon and Fernando standing under the hall.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, Bourblon has come to congratulate you on the recovery of Hong Kong Island, and secondly, to congratulate your country on the resumption of Hong Kong Island, and secondly, to congratulate your country on the cooperation between Mexico mentioned last time. As you know, I, the Emperor of the French Empire, did have an interest in Mexico and wanted to take control of it. After meeting Feng Yunshan, Bourblon directly put forward his intention to the other party and brought the topic directly to Mexico.

And Fernando saw Feng Yunshan for the first time, although he was a little in awe, he still raised his head and looked carefully: this lord of the East looked about forty years old, with a kind face, and the bright yellow majestic dragon robe was worn on him, but it was no different from an ordinary cloth shirt, which made it more and more obvious that the emperor's temperament was restrained, and he could easily control the emperor's top of power.

And Feng Yunshan, who was sitting in the hall, laughed when he heard Burbulon's words.

Last time, Bourblon went to Shengjing to find him to protest against the occupation of Vietnam, and he was fooled, and it was successful, and now it is obvious that he has completely abandoned the idea of Vietnam. Moreover, as he said, that Napoleon III really had a very strong colonial idea of Mexico as recorded in history, and as soon as he mentioned it slightly, he let Bourblon come to consult with him, and this time the South Sea Fleet defeated the Dutch East India Fleet and the British Combined Fleet in the East Indies one after another, so that the French saw the power of the Empire and proved that they had the strength to become allies, so they came to him in such a hurry.

Historically, France invaded Mexico, as if it was under the pretext of asking Mexico to repay its debts, and it was supported by Britain and Spain to jointly send troops, and later saw that France was going to forcibly annex Mexico and become a colony, so it withdrew. But in history, it was only three years after the army was dispatched. Could it be that Spain already had an idea at this time? Feng Yunshan couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

Wait a minute? Wasn't Mexico the region where Spain had the most powerful power in the Americas? Could it be that Spain wants to restore its former colonial rule, so it wants to carve up Mexico with France? Worried that there is not enough power to seek allies?

Feng Yunshan shook his head, no longer guessing, if there is something to ask directly, it will be done.

"Mr. Minister, so that the Emperor of your country also agrees with my proposal and is willing to cooperate with me in sending troops to Mexico?" Feng Yunshan asked directly.

"Your Majesty, France is indeed interested in the vast and rich land and the abundance of mines. Your Majesty may not know that our Emperor of the French Empire, Napoleon III, had been exiled to that land twenty years earlier, and had always had a deep affection for him, and regarded him as if he were France. Bourblon somewhat tactfully expressed the ambition of the emperor of his country.

Feng Yunshan couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, it seems that this Napoleon III governed the Second French Empire well, completed the long-delayed industrial revolution, and began to plan foreign expansion, seizing overseas markets and raw material production areas for the French big bourgeois merchants, and at the same time realizing his imperial ambitions comparable to those of his uncle for himself. However, he may be able to add fuel to the fire, and at the same time help this Napoleon III, and at the same time grab the benefits of the Chinese Empire!

"What about this Mr. Governor from Spain? What do you have to say? Feng Yunshan then asked.

"Your Majesty, Spain and I, France, are now friendly and close allies. In addition, Mexico was known as 'New Spain' and ruled the Americas for nearly 300 years, which had a great influence. And many powerful people in Mexico today are still of Spanish descent. Therefore, it is more beneficial to call Spain together to smoothly control Mexico. Bourblon replied, winking at Fernando.

Fernando immediately understood, immediately bent down and saluted, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Emperor of the Chinese Empire, Fernando, the Governor of the Kingdom of Spain in the Philippines, salutes you!" On this occasion, I have been instructed by Queen Isabel II of Spain and the Prime Minister, Duke Narvaez, to join the Minister of Bourblon in an audience with Your Majesty to congratulate your country on the recovery of Hong Kong Island and the restoration of order in the East Indies. In addition, there are related matters such as Mexico and the Philippines, which should be discussed with His Majesty. ”

For Mexico, Feng Yunshan still has some understanding, it should be France and Spain plotting against Mexico, but for the Philippines, Feng Yunshan is a little strange: what is there to discuss? Hasn't the Philippines always been occupied by Spain? Feng Yunshan suddenly understood, so it was. Presumably, Spain's national strength was weakening day by day, and when it saw that it had defeated the combined fleets of the Netherlands and Britain one after another and occupied the East Indies, it was frightened and came to consult with him.

He reminded himself!

Feng Yunshan remembered that after the current queen Isabel II of Spain succeeded to the throne, his uncle Prince Don Carlos immediately launched a rebellion, and there were many supporters, the old aristocracy in Spain and the conservative elements in the Catholic Church were very supportive, but the queen had the support of liberal forces in the army and parliament, and was supported by Portugal, France, Britain and other countries, and finally sat on the throne of the queen. However, since then, the palace intrigues and coup d'état revolutions in Spain have emerged in an endless stream, and the prime minister of the government has to be replaced, resulting in a serious drain on Spain's national strength, which has lost its source of income because of the independence of the colonies in the Americas, and was invaded by France at the beginning of this century, and the national strength has been seriously decayed.

Feng Yunshan guessed maliciously. Since you are afraid, it means that you don't have many troops, in this case, maybe you can really fight the idea of the Philippines. Feng Yunshan naturally will not have a good impression of this banana country that jumped up and down in later generations, and it is best to reduce the natives there by a little, but Feng Yunshan knows more that the reason why those bananas treat overseas Chinese like this is precisely because the Spanish colonizers in the Philippines have brutally treated overseas Chinese on Luzon Island and slaughtered tens of millions of Chinese several times. For these Spanish colonists, even if there is no direct conflict, there is no need to be polite.

So, Feng Yunshan spread his hands bluntly: "Since this is the case, let's open the window and say something." I agreed to join France and Spain in their quest for Mexico, but I had two demands. ”

Bulblon was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please speak!" ”

Feng Yunshan smiled slightly: "First, I am going to send 20,000 troops, and the muskets, artillery and other weapons and ammunition needed will be provided by France and Spain at less than half the market price, and the Chinese Empire will purchase them, including 5 ocean-going cruisers of more than 2,000 tons and more than 10 troop carriers to ensure the safety of my soldiers along the way." ”

Bourblon and Fernando looked at each other, nodded their heads almost without hesitation. After all, although the other party wants to obtain a large number of warships and weapons, it is used to attack Mexico, and he is willing to pay half of the market price. It's a good deal.

"Second, after the capture of Mexico, the three parties divided the territory of the country. We want all the northern states of Mexico, namely Mazatlan-Durango-Camacho-Banegas-Ciudad Victoria, to be bounded by the northern part of the Chinese Empire. Feng Yunshan took a map of the Americas, pointed to the location of Mexico near the Tropic of Cancer in the later world, and began to open his mouth.

In fact, this is also Feng Yunshan's strategy. The first condition, in fact, how could Feng Yunshan not understand the bends and curves, he did it on purpose. Even if the other party sells it to themselves at a price higher than their cost, it is a good deal. In fact, he just took this opportunity to buy a batch of warships, and as for other weapons, France's arms and weapons are the most advanced in the world. Even if it is not as sharp as the Krupp cannon, after all, the current Krupp cannon is limited by the production volume of special steel of Krupp Steel Company, although the current output is not small, but it still cannot be popularized to all armies, so it is also a good choice to buy a batch. Anyway, Feng Yunshan's current most is wealth. And the first condition is satisfactory to the other party, and the second condition, he has concerns, and there is the temptation in the front, even if the latter conditions are harsh, it is difficult to refuse.

"It can't be!" Bourblon and Fernando looked at the markings on the map together, and then they exclaimed in unison, and then, the two looked at each other, and Bourblon stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the scope of this demarcation is too large, almost half of Mexico!" This would be extremely unfair to France and Spain, which had contributed the most, and if they did, they would not be able to cooperate. ”

Fernando also hurriedly said: "Yes, Your Majesty, this will definitely not work." In that case, we don't do any good at all. ”

When Feng Yunshan heard this, the other party was just shouting on the surface, but in fact he did not have a very strong opposition, and he knew it in his heart. He stretched out a finger and said to the two of them, "Well, how about I compensate each of you with one million Holy Dollars as the cost of purchasing this territory?" If you don't agree, I'll find other European countries such as Prussia or England to cooperate, and I'm sure they'll be more than happy to do so. ”

Bourblon and Fernando each figured it out. For an oriental rich man like Feng Yunshan, casually it was two million holy yuan, and of course they refused to let go of such an easy opportunity to make money.

"Your Majesty, three million Holy Dollars, three million Holy Dollars."

Feng Yunshan shook his head and was silent.

"How about two million Holy Dollars?"

Feng Yunshan still shook his head and remained silent.

Burbulon was a little anxious and said, "Your Majesty, at least one and a half million Saint Yuan!" Otherwise, I would not be able to give an account to our emperor. Fernando also stared at Feng Yunshan eagerly, in fact, one million Saint Yuan had already made him very excited. You must know that Spain's finances are now seriously tight, and one million holy dollars is enough to make Spain's domestic financial pressure improve for a while.

Feng Yunshan's face was calm: "Add a battleship with a displacement of more than 4,000 tons." 2,100,000 S$, of which 100,000 S$ is for you personally! Feng Yunshan released the last bait.

Burbulron's face flushed suddenly. 100,000 saint dollars, his salary, only 80,000 francs a year, converted, less than 15,000 saint dollars, so it means that he has worked for more than five years.

And Fernando, who was next to him, was even hotter, as if he was drunk, and his voice trembled: "Good, good!" Your Majesty is so generous! ”

Next, it's simple. The two sides agreed that the Chinese Empire would send troops to Mexico, France would send about 5,000 troops, and Spain would send about 3,000 troops.