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Friday, July 16, 1621. Azores, Terceira, Angra de Marsígra.

In the Governor's Palace, Shi Wenbo, "Commercial Counselor of the Consulate General in the Azores", Su Zining, "Member of Parliament", and a number of soy sauce people, sat down with officials led by Garcia, the Portuguese governor of the Azores.

In Chinese, Portuguese and Latin, the formal agreement was signed in triplicate. Governor Garcia let out a long sigh of relief after signing the last Latin agreement, and smiled brightly as he held his big belly with joy.

"Well, gentlemen, the land to the west is now officially leased to you, and I look forward to more dealings with American guests in the future! Today is a day to be happy! ”

Well, it is indeed happy that hundreds of acres of land, the agreement only wrote a rent of 1000 Spanish silver dollars per year, but Governor García received a one-time "labor fee" of 2000 Spanish silver dollars. Garcia, who now has a monthly income that is more than half a year's income before, is praised by his wife every day, and he feels that he is living in heaven.

As for the ten-year land lease agreement, the extraterritoriality of the concession, and so on, a whole bunch of annoying sounding contents didn't concern Garcia at all. Ten years later, he should almost leave his post after eating and drinking, otherwise the red-eyed aristocrats in Lisbon will definitely poke their villains behind their backs.

The principles of sovereignty, territory, and so on in the world's modern international relations did not really appear on the international stage until the Treaty of Westphalia, signed at the end of the Thirty Years' War. Apparently Garcia ate the first crab in advance on behalf of his dear Portugal.

"So...... Let's wrap up this encouraging gathering. Su Zining straightened out his suit, stood up with a wine glass, looked around at the "officials of the two countries" present, and led the last collective pretence in a very diplomatic posture.

A country with an official population of less than 500 people, and a country that is still in the hands of the King of Spain, two "countries" that are extremely unreliable in the current historical period, are put together in this way.

To the west, along with the once purchased Chinese American Chamber of Commerce and the Consulate General, a large area of suburban land adjacent to the most prosperous neighborhood of Angra Sangra de Sangra has become a concession of the "U.S. government". Although more than 600 European refugees from mainland Europe, especially from the Netherlands, had been housed in a shack quarantine area built with the help of Portuguese officials as early as a week earlier, a diplomatic agreement still needs to be signed.

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At the harbor, a total of seven sailboats that are currently part of the Manhattan community are undergoing simple maintenance and loading before sailing. They are: Mayflower, Wenwen, Santa Maria, St. Nicholas, Hound Dog, Shepherd, Leprechaun, Eden.

In order to assemble an effective crew of long-distance sailors, several trusted veterans who had already made several trips to North America were reorganized, and a few sailor indentured slaves recruited from Europe were added, bringing the total number of crew members to 200. The old sailors, including Andrew, the former acting sailor on board the Santa Maria, were promoted to become acting captains.

This will be the largest shipment of supplies so far this year, with 1,200 tonnes of imported supplies and 300 European refugees, artisans or indentured slaves making up the return voyage. If the road goes smoothly, the amount of material delivered to Manhattan is one-third of the year's plan.

Through the window of the business hall, you can see the wooden fence of the European refugee quarantine area downhill. In the living room, nearly ten Manhattan traversers were sitting quietly, while Su Zining was slowly walking back and forth in front of the window under the gaze of everyone.

"The National Assembly...... Are you sure that the Community Council will declare the founding of the State on September 16th? ”

Su Zining, who has only returned to Sansjorímito from the Netherlands for a week, finally held a special briefing on this day after being busy with a series of miscellaneous things.

"Well, that law professor Zhong Lao has been authorized by the community committee to set up a legislative group, and he can obviously see what it means, and basically the whole community knows it before he leaves."

Ren Changle looked at his companion in front of him a little nervously who was deeper than a few months ago, and suddenly felt a little involuntarily. He had to admit that Su Zining had a leadership temperament, but the more he thought so, the more he felt uneasy from his heart. Although it is not a threat, the other party's gaze that seems to be able to guess the thoughts of others has always made me a little uncomfortable.

"Regarding Yan Xiaosong's trip to the Ming Dynasty, the committee didn't get angry?" Su Zining nodded and sat down on the chair. Yuan Xinyi, who was on the side, hurriedly handed over the coffee cup.

Yuan Xinyi's attitude towards Su Zining in the past few months has made people feel a signal obviously, so Ren Changle and Zhou Kemin, who love to joke, have all restrained a lot of language jokes about this female translator. For this reason, Yang Wenwen also specifically ridiculed Shi Wenbo, a pseudo business counselor, saying that the other party can only deceive those European indigenous girls who are not familiar with the world, but Shi Wenbo has his own other opinion.

"I didn't dare to mention it...... Ren Changle had a bitter face, spread his hands, and looked innocent, "I'm just worried about this, Su Zining, you have a brain, you may need to go back together this time......

"Well, it's not a big problem...... Su Zining thought about it, sighed softly, turned around and stood in front of the window, and turned his eyes to the direction of the dock, "We people still have time, but Yan Xiaosong is afraid that even if he flies, he won't be able to catch the day of the National Construction Conference." ”

"Hey, I don't care about this, it's all about you stinky men, I'm not very interested, what are you going to do when you go back, watch you quarrel? I'd better stay here and do my European fashion business! ”

Yang Wenwen lazily flipped over in her chair, and after months of European cultivation and movement, the self-styled fashionista had become famous, and many Portuguese or Spanish aristocrats followed her to the Azores for various reasons.

Yang Wenwen can easily sell 500 Spanish silver dollars to those European aristocratic women who have never seen the world, and a set of oriental court dresses cut with precious silk and exquisite cotton, Yang Wenwen even offered a sky-high price of 2,000 Spanish silver dollars, and it is extremely sought-after.

As for the French perfumes and cosmetics that cannot be produced at present, Yang Wenwen is almost extorting the daughters of several Spanish nobles at a price that is as much as it can be.

It can be said that Yang Wenwen should be the Manhattan traveler with the most private property at present, not counting the various messy gifts that a Portuguese aristocratic nymphomaniac will try to stuff into the room every month.

"Eldest sister, this meeting is related to the future interests of all of us, don't underestimate your voting power!" Zhou Kemin sat up straight, reminding another idol of the opposite sex besides Su Zining.

"Well, that's why even though the community committee didn't explicitly say that everyone had to go back to Manhattan, I still suggested that everyone go back together." Ren Changle hurriedly added.

"Gotcha! I'm also going to go to the European continent with Migu, and it looks like I'm going to be delayed again! Shi Wenbo turned his head regretfully to look at the arms dealer who was dressed up in trench coats and sunglasses without saying a word, and smiled teasingly, "Migu, there are 2,000 more flintlock rifles in the warehouse, but your business is going to be ruined." ”

"Is there any wind direction?" Suddenly, Zhu Xiaoli, a retired special forces soldier who had not spoken, asked, the men and women in the room stretched out their ears, and everyone's eyes were on Ren Changle.

"Yes...... Chairman Liu Lao seems to have a bit of a disagreement with Military Commissar Zheng Quan...... Qi Jianjun has been exchanging views with those in the Ministry of Industry; Dong Jiunan was very dissatisfied with Qi Jianjun......"

Ren Changle snapped his fingers and put out all kinds of news he knew one by one, but the truth was difficult to tell. Except for Migu, who wore sunglasses and couldn't see any expression, the men present all had different expressions.

They had read their letters, and at last they had begun...... Su Zining's heart jumped, and he suddenly felt weak for no reason.

"What's wrong...... Isn't statehood a good thing? Why do you have such an expression? Yuan Xinyi looked left and right, her brows furrowed.

"The 'good' that everyone sees is not at the same level, and the 'things' that they think of are not in the same direction." Su Zining shrugged his shoulders, and the words he said were a little mysterious, but Zhu Xiaoli and the others were thoughtful.

"Is the constitution out or something?" Huo Qian, an honest Custodian of imported materials in HeroPort, a former retired soldier and courier, asked in a low voice.

"There is no word, the provisional electoral system has not yet come out, and the formulation of the constitution is a matter of no score." Ren Changle was rare and knowledgeable, but his face didn't seem good, "I don't care about any more complicated constitutional provisions, and I don't care who is in power, but I must ensure that private rights and interests are not infringed upon in any way!" ”

"Hmph, private ownership...... If you think like this, Dong Jiunan and they won't think like this...... They all came together, why can a small number of people get rich and promoted in the future? Huo Qian was suddenly a little excited at this time.

"Get rich and promoted in the future? It's not that we robbed it, it's all based on their own skills! Why do you say? Ren Changle also widened his eyes, looking at his companions who had always cooperated well with European traders.

Quietly looking at the two usually unknown custodians of imported materials and the chief accountant with a tense look, a few seconds later, Su Zining laughed softly.

"When we are in a socially disadvantaged position, we seek justice and fairness under an absolute order...... The inevitable survival of the fittest guided by the private system will indeed discourage some people, but public ownership under the absolute order itself is an injustice that forcibly equalizes the rights and interests of others, and even the leader of the absolute order is itself a monopolizer of interests. To put it bluntly, it's the ass that decides the head. ”

Su Zining stood up with a relaxed smile on his face, but his gaze never left Huo Qian's face, and Huo Qian also looked at Su Zining with a puzzled expression.

"Now, where are our nearly 500 people sitting on our butts?" Su Zining looked around at everyone and suddenly asked.

Everyone was stunned, except for the little nurse Xia Qiuyu, who also looked inexplicable, and basically showed a sudden realization expression.

"If we were to change to the society of the past, such meetings would have nothing to do with us, we would just be the objects of two different modes of domination, ants." Su Zining shrugged, looking like a grassroots fart who was not afraid of anything, but quickly changed to a very playful and mysterious smile, "Do you think that now, everyone is still sitting in the seat of the former grassroots fart?" ”

"This ......" Huo Qian was a little stuck, and his face was slightly red.

"This shows that some of us have not yet adapted to the change of identity, including Dong Jiunan...... But it doesn't matter, in fact, no matter what kind of system is adopted, everyone, all of you here, are high vested interests! Then do you still need to worry about the question of whether private ownership is better or public ownership? ”

After speaking, Su Zining smiled and handed the coffee cup in his hand to Yuan Xinyi, who was full of admiration: "Thank you, let's have another drink." ”

"That's right! Either absolutely protect our private interests in the future, or guarantee our exclusive interests under absolute order! In any case, the rules are still in our hands! Ren Changle slapped his thigh and smiled extraordinarily.

"We dominate public ownership, and the egalitarianism of the masses of society will make us feel very superior; Dominating private ownership can hide us from all kinds of means. Shi Wenbo lit a cigarette and comfortably lifted Erlang's legs.

"Brother Su, you are really a fox......" Huo Qian, who finally understood, showed a knowing smile, and apologized slightly to Ren Changle embarrassedly.

Hehe, Huo Qian is probably the same kind of person as Dong Jiunan, they always involuntarily put themselves in the position of the weaker of the times, maybe it is a habit, maybe it is a kind of lack of confidence, or even a kind of long-term resentment accumulation effect of breaking the jar and breaking it...... Looking at the companion who was reconciled again in an instant, Su Zining sighed slightly in his heart.

"What about the political system? Central Committee or Civilian Parliamentary Democracy? Is it a call for the separation of military and political affairs? Are Zhou Kemin and I ineligible to participate in politics? ”

Zhu Xiaoli threw out a series of bombs again, and this time, including Zhou Kemin, also showed a nervous expression.

Hey, just a few people, they haven't gone back yet, it's a small Manhattan community...... Su Zining's heart jumped, and the coffee cup that was put to his mouth stopped.

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