Chapter 284: I'm So Tired (Three Watches!) )
Zhao Hongyu's proposal made their conversation lively.
For making money, these poor nobles, that is very interested.
And Zhao Hongyu's proposal is very feasible, whether it is in rationality or other parts, it can be said that there is nothing wrong with it in the past.
Yes, after being caught, after being tried, then those people are criminal prisoners.
If they were free people, they would still have some power.
But criminals...... What other power can there be?
Sending criminals to the Americas can also solve some of the financial problems, and also make a lot of money for themselves while improving law and order, which is a great deal.
Even an idiot and a fool can figure it out.
"Then Your Highness, I don't know how many people you need?"
Once everything is clear, it is redundant to talk about other things.
In the end, Megan, as a representative of these people, contacted Zhao Hongyu.
Meghan and the other aristocrats are in control of affairs in Lisbon, and with their help, this plan can be implemented smoothly.
At the same time, behind these people are also related to the great aristocracy of Madrid.
Zhao Hongyu also wants to get involved with the nobles of Madrid through them.
"It depends on how many criminals there are, how many sentences you can catch. I am not very demanding, and those who are caught by you must be tried in public, and their crimes will be sentenced to prison, so that I can easily manage. ”
Of course, the more people he needs, the better, but Zhao Hongyu can't answer like this.
His reply now is a bit slippery, and there is a lot of room for reverie.
What is called how many criminals are there?
What is the ability to catch how much?
There are 20,000 or 30,000 homeless people here in Lisbon alone.
There are no statistics on the surrounding cities or rural areas, but if they are calculated, it is estimated that this number will expand a lot.
As for the length of the sentence, isn't it an easy thing to do.
Megan, one of them is a criminal justice officer, and the sentence is trivial to him.
A thief was originally sentenced to one year, and it was very simple for him to open a three-year sentence.
And by other means. It is not impossible to add some charges to extend the sentence.
Ha Luha, everything is so easy and so simple.
"I'm hoping to get a reply from Madrid in a short time, and the price I'm offering here is divided into three tiers." , Zhao Hongyu said to Megan. "I pay twenty silver pesos for a prisoner with a ten-year sentence, seventy silver pesos for thirty years, and one hundred and fifty silver pesos for life imprisonment. Half for women and children. ”
After speaking, Zhao Hongyu looked at Megan with a smile.
"You see, it's like I'm renting these prisoners, isn't it? I'll send them back when they're done. And in the meantime, you have better security and saved the cost of prison. It can also increase funds to cope with the war. ”
I have to say that Zhao Hongyu's conditions are really good.
Twenty silver pesos is enough for a family of five to live in Lisbon for a year.
And Spain is now at a time when the treasury is out of money and needs it.
And they also owe a lot of money outside.
Although supported by colonies in Central America, the ships carrying gold and silver there have been plagued by pirate attacks lately, which has caused them great losses.
So, what the Spaniards want most now is to find new sources of money.
The profligacy of the royal family and the drunken dreams of the nobles are also the main reasons for Spain's lack of money.
Now that Zhao Hongyu has proposed such a solution to the problem, I think the Spanish side should not refuse.
In Europe, they could no longer find such good things.
"Your Highness. Your proposal is not a big problem. I'll be able to get back to you in five days, just five days. ”
Meghan promised Zhao Hongyu a deadline.
Then Meghan lowered her voice and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Your Highness, what about the sugar business?" ”
Zhao Hongyu smiled and said, "Don't worry." These are two deals, the business of indentured slaves and the sugar, we have to look at them separately. White sugar is an agreement between me and you, isn't it? ”
Megan breathed a sigh of relief for the time being.
However, now he and Zhao Hongyu have not signed a contract, so he can only breathe a sigh of relief instead of relaxing.
He knew it. If there is no firm contract, then everything is full of uncertainties.
In this world, anything can happen, isn't it?
Seemingly. I can only implement some things as soon as possible and sign the agency contract for the sugar trade.
"Come, come, come, don't stop chatting, let's have something to eat." , Zhao Hongyu beckoned everyone to the table full of food.
When the men finished talking, the women and the children gathered around.
"Your Highness, please allow me to introduce you, this is my wife, and this is my son."
Taking advantage of this gap, the nobles began to introduce their families to Zhao Hongyu.
At the beginning, they were not very familiar with Zhao Hongyu, so it was not good to introduce them recklessly.
After a period of contact, everyone can now be said to be familiar with each other.
So, it's time to introduce your family.
These people's wives are fat and thin, tall and short, beautiful and ugly, in short, they are all very strange.
It can be seen that the wife of the nobleman in the blockbuster film is very beautiful, which is completely nonsense.
Because the nobles are looking for a wife, either a rich person or a good person.
And it is already true that there are often many strange things among the aristocracy.
So, you can't expect how beautiful the wives of these nobles will be.
This is also one of the reasons why many nobles will look for mistresses outside.
Resisting the urge to regurgitate his stomach, with a fake smile on his face, Zhao Hongyu felt that he was working very hard.
But the matter of face still has to be done.
And their sons and daughters are also wonderful.
A sissy aristocratic boy who also rubs his cheeks, or a noble daughter who is thin like a bamboo pole but still thinks she is a big beauty and has a big bucktooth.
Mom, it's a weird party.
Zhao Hongyu was already completely disappointed in the aristocracy.
Fortunately, Sara is not such a strange thing, otherwise Zhao Hongyu really doesn't know what to do.
"Your Highness. There must be a story to this scar on your face, right? ”
After being introduced by their families, the children they brought began to talk to Zhao Hongyu.
I have to say, these little guys are very familiar.
Maybe their parents have explained it before they came, so they (they) are very enthusiastic about Zhao Hongyu.
"Oh, this is my badge for becoming a man, I was sent by my father to fight the enemy when I was very young, so I left this scar."
Zhao Hongyu's lies came as soon as he opened his mouth, and he didn't have to think about it at all.
His words made the children and the women around them gasp, and they looked surprised and frightened.
It seems that Zhao Hongyu is not his own business. It's the same thing with them.
"Your enemy must have been terrible, and you must have suffered a lot at that time."
A little girl who looked ordinary and didn't look so weird asked.
Zhao Hongyu nodded: "In our country, even a prince has to take responsibility, and war is not a civilian thing." It's hard for sure, but I love life in the army because there's a brotherhood in addition to iron. ”
Thinking as much as possible about the military TV series of the later generations, Zhao Hongyu cultivated his feelings and said to them (her).
"As for this scar, it was left because I was fighting seven enemies by myself at the time."
Bragging and not playing drafts refers to people like Zhao Hongyu.
This is what one beat seven people to stay?
But he wasn't wrong. The scar on his face was indeed from the battle, but he was fighting an Indian at the time.
And not the seven people he said.
But no matter what, no one will delve into this matter.
As long as someone believes that it is not, is it okay?
"Tell us about your experience, Your Highness."
These young men and women and children. I was immediately fascinated by what Zhao Hongyu said.
This is simply a model of aristocracy.
He fought against the enemy and was tested by blood and fire.
What is called a knight, this is called a knight.
You must know that chivalry is still popular in Europe now.
So. These things that Zhao Hongyu said have a great attraction to these guys.
The boys were drawn to the battle and brotherhood, and the girls were fascinated by the tenderness of the war.
Zhao Hongyu's tongue is bright, and the lotus mouth is like a hanging river. In less than half an hour, they were 'captured'.
Is Shan Tianfang's comment heard in vain!
Even if you haven't heard the storytelling, you have heard Guo Degang's cross talk.
Seeing that the little ones were talking very speculatively with Zhao Hongyu, Meghan and the women were very happy.
If only I could be friends with this highness from the Americas, or some other relationship.
It's a pity that this is the first time we met, and this issue is still too early to consider.
Adults and children think completely differently.
"After three years of military service, I was discharged from the army and said goodbye to my military career. However, I need to admit that the life of the army has greatly improved and changed my ideological realm. ”
"Your Highness, is there a time limit for the Song Empire to serve as a soldier?". At this time, a little boy asked.
"Yes, in our country, an adult man who reaches the age of eighteen is subject to three years of military service. Because I am the crown prince, I can't be like ordinary people, and I have to serve in the military in advance. ”
Zhao Hongyu made it up, and at the same time filled in the loopholes left by his bragging.
"Your Highness, the music at today's banquet is very good, can you often hear such beautiful music in your hometown?"
"Your Highness, this little snack is so delicious that I will never forget it after tasting it. If I could, I would really like to live somewhere in the Americas so that I can taste this delicious snack every day. ”
"Your Highness, this ship of yours is so big, I can't imagine that a ship can be built so big."
"Your Highness, the uniforms of the Praetorian Guards under your command are so beautiful."
The little guys' questions and conversations were one after another, and Zhao Hongyu really had a bit of a headache.
"Little ones, it's going to start dancing in a while, let's give Your Highness a little time."
Thanks to Meghan who came to relieve Zhao Hongyu, otherwise Zhao Hongyu wouldn't know how long Lu Dao would have been annoyed by them.
Dance?
Zhao Hongyu was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that the nobles of this era all had to dance when they gathered.
However, the dance of this era is different from that of later generations, there is no rumba, tango or anything, all of them are danced together by a group of people.
If it's tango or something, Zhao Hongyu can still show his hands, but the dance of this era ...... He won't.
"Your Highness, don't worry, I'm ready." Seeing that Zhao Hongyu was a little embarrassed, Wang Shan came over at this time and whispered to him.
"What are you going to do, I don't know how to dance this era."
Wang Shan frowned at Zhao Hongyu and said with a smile: "I found a few musicians from Lisbon, they can play the dance music of this era, which can fully meet the needs of Meghan and them." When it's time for you, it's time for the genetics to play. ”
Hearing Wang Shan say this, Zhao Hongyu breathed a sigh of relief.
When he was in Manhattan, Zhao Hongyu would dance with Emma and Sara when he was bored, and he was idle anyway.
Therefore, both Sara and Emma have learned a lot of tango essentials, which comes in handy at this time.
Otherwise, Zhao Hongyu can't be allowed to dance alone.
When it comes to dancing, Emma and Sara both have different preferences for modern dance.
Because of her personality, Sara prefers gentle veneer dance, so she hugs Zhao Hongyu slowly, slowly, slowly.
But Emma is different, she likes to dance tango with Zhao Hongyu, and she also likes to tap dance alone.
Maybe it has a lot to do with her personality.
But no matter what, under the influence of Zhao Hongyu, Sara and Emma can cooperate with Zhao Hongyu when dancing, which saves a trouble.
As for Wang Shan, Song Hu and Zhang Tie, Zhao Hongyu didn't want to think about it.
They actually let the genetics play the oldest hi songs with violins, guitars, and drummers...... This really made Zhao Hongyu unable to complain.
And they are shameless to shout their own microphone, what kind of bullshit is the most hilarious music of 1621.
Of course, this is their freedom, and they have the right to play this bullshit stuff.
But don't let Zhao Hongyu participate.
These guys came back from buying marijuana from the Mohicans, and actually became ancient drug addicts.
According to Wang Shan, they are aristocrats, and in modern times, they are the fathers of the rich second generation, so they want to experience this kind of life.
The music sounded, and Zhao Hongyu retracted his thoughts.
The nobles gestured to their wives, and then he and her went out onto the deck and danced to the music.
The young people gathered around and beat to the music.
Zhao Hongyu sat on the sofa and rested.
I'm really tired.
"Well, it's not easy to deal with nobles."
Sara and Emma walked over at this time, they looked at Zhao Hongyu with a smile and asked at the same time. (To be continued.) )