In 1853, Perry, commander of the U.S. East India Fleet, came to Toei with four warships to show off his strength, and the Edo shogunate's gate was broken.

On the eve of 1843, the Marquis of Siberia, Ji Aojian, took eight warships of the North American fleet to the heart of Mexico, also to show off his strength.

"We are allies with the foreign emperor of Mexico, and when we show force, we support the emperor. The emperor's waist is stiffened, and he has more right to speak. The more face and energy he has, the easier it will be for us to hook up with the upper echelons of Mexico and cooperate with various interests. ”

In the conference room of the flagship, the Marquis concluded, "Therefore, the departure of our entire fleet this time is a military operation of great significance. ”

Commander Ling asked, "After we show off our force, what kind of interests can we collude?"

"First of all, we have shown great strength, as the emperor's right-hand man, he should naturally entertain his allies and have a state banquet or something. ”

"This can be there, and then what?"

Then, we could meet all kinds of high-class people at the state banquet, and then we visited and interacted with these dignitaries one by one, eating, drinking, and having fun, contacting and deepening our feelings. ”

Commander Ling thought of the various banquets that flew like snowflakes after the helper killed the thousand-mile-long snake back then, and he swallowed his saliva unconsciously, "This feeling is good, what next?"

"If you have cultivated a relationship with these powerful figures, you can ask for privileges from the central government. ”

"Want privileges?"

"Privilege is also called policy. Ji Aojian explained, "National policies are also valuable resources, if you want to invigorate the economy, one is to develop production, and the other is to attract investment." Third, it is necessary to strive for policies. ”

"What policies do we need to fight for?"

"For example, every qiē income we have in the local economy can be tax-exempt from the central government. We can harvest all the local minerals for our own use. We need to lack some important means of subsistence. The central government also has to give us subsidies and preferential treatment. ”

"Childe. Here in California, taxes are not paid to the top. It's supposed to be its own natural resources, right?"

"Hey, you don't understand, the state also needs to assume the national defense function. "California is the land of Mexico. Even if it does not receive any direct revenue, the state has an obligation to defend its territory, which saves us a lot of money and is conducive to promoting stability and prosperity. While California is now on its own, they will look better if we ask the central government to formally grant us the privilege of tax-free mining, when California is in danger of war. The government will also be more attentive to defending the homeland. ”

"But the central government doesn't grant us these privileges for nothing, does it?"

Although he also does not pay taxes to the central government, and refuses to pay them, it is equivalent to defaulting on debts. And getting the tax-free privilege is once and for all. There is a big difference between the two. Will the Mexican government give away privileges for nothing because it is difficult to collect taxes?

"So, that's where PR comes in. Ji Ao Kendao, "I just said that I want to have a good relationship with the real power figures in Mexico." ”

Ling Tan suddenly realized, "Yes, yes, you must eat, drink and have fun with them, and bribe more." ”

"That's the reason. Ji Aojian nodded and said, "If California had been paying taxes before, no matter how hard they tried to buy it, they wouldn't dare to blatantly give up their national interests." But now California can't collect taxes anyway, as long as these guys get some personal benefits, it's okay to give them tax-free privileges, anyway, it's just an admission of reality. ”

"I see. ”

"And we have a background of force, which is inherently a deterrent, and it is more effective to buy them off. ”

"That boy thinks, how much cost do we have to spend to buy those important people?" Commander Ling thought for a moment, "We didn't seem to bring much money when we came out this time, and it was probably enough to cover the cost of the round-trip voyage." ”

"The so-called bribery does not necessarily mean bribery. ”

"Childe, I don't understand what you're saying. Ling Tan grabbed his head, "If you don't give gifts, then how can you talk about bribery?"

Ji Aojian said leisurely, "Debt forgiveness is also a kind of buying. ”

The chief and deputy commanders were surprised together, "Debt forgiveness?"

"Yes, they owe us money, and we don't let them return it, isn't that equivalent to giving benefits?"

Ling Tan asked in confusion, "Childe, why are they in debt?"

"This, the secret of heaven must not be revealed. Ji Aojian's eyes rolled and coughed, "Is the door closed?"

Ling Tan was excited for a while, Gongzi's posture seemed to be about to secretly teach the heavenly machine, so he hurriedly went to check the hatch, "Close it tightly." ”

Then he saw Childe take out a deck of poker cards from his body, "Don't we want to eat, drink and have fun with them? The so-called fun is to have a few small bets, and they will naturally owe a lot of debts." ”

Ling Tan's eyes widened: It turns out that your so-called heavenly machine is planning to trap people at the gambling table?

"Childe, do you think you are a gambling saint, and you must win or lose?"

"If you don't believe me, then you and I will have two rounds first. ”

Ling Tan snorted, "Childe, gambling is also a technical job, similar to playing chess. That year, when we sent Miss Ai north to the capital, your chess strength and mine were just on the same level. ”

"You know, you're an amateur chess saint, and you're also an amateur gambling saint. ”

"Of course. Ling Tan said proudly, "Whether Ling is mahjong or pai gow, he has always been all-inclusive in this gang." ”

"Will the cards be?"

"How could this not be, in the small gambling hall near the port of San Francisco, I have long been familiar with it. ”

As he spoke, he sat down at the table, "Childe, what are we going to do?"

Ji Aojian thought for a while, "Since you said that you have excellent skills, let's come to Texas Hold'em." ”

"When it comes to Texas Hold'em, it's an art. Ling Tan's spirit came up immediately, "Childe, I think I have reached the realm of a grandmaster on this." ”

Ji Aojian pushed the cards over, "You shuffle the cards." ”

Before you know it, twenty rounds have passed.

Ling Tan's face turned purple, "Childe, why do you want to lose the round and give up the bet in the morning?"

Ji Aojian smiled, "Listening to you, do you think I have made a move on the cards?"

"It's not impossible. ”

"Then you go find a deck of cards yourself. ”

Ling Tan listened, hurriedly went out of the cabin, and among his subordinates, asked for a handful of cards.

It wasn't long before another twenty rounds passed.

His head was already covered with sweat, and he was afraid that he would not be able to get tired of fighting with people for 300 rounds.

"Childe, you are really a god, why is it like being able to predict all the hole cards?"

Before Ji Aojian could answer, the deputy commander suddenly spoke, "This is because you are too weak, it is easy for you to win." ”

Ling Tan was unconvinced and said, "Miss Tiandao, don't you want to talk big, do you dare to come and compete with Ling?"

Tiandaoquan shook his head, "According to the family motto, you must not participate in gambling. ”

"Since you have a family motto and can't participate in gambling, then why do you pretend to be knowledgeable and express your opinion on our gambling game?"

"I wouldn't have been, but I saw that you guys had compared it for a long time, and I understood. ”

"Ugh. Ling Tan choked, and after a while, he said, "Since you have seen it and criticized it, please give me some advice." ”

Tiandaoquan still shook his head, "According to the family motto, you must not participate in gambling. ”

Commander Ling was angry, "You don't want to gamble, so let's take a good look, what's the mockery?"

"You're too weak to be told yet?"

"You!"

Ji Aojian suddenly had a thought in his heart, "Quan'er, you come and try the last game with Commander Ling." ”

Tiandaoquan immediately walked over and sat down opposite Ling Tan, "Let's start." ”

"You, you!" Commander Ling pointed at her, "Don't you have some family rules not to participate in gambling, why are you here all of a sudden?"

"The master's commands are more important than the family precepts, and they should be followed with all the faith. ”

Ling Tan was shocked, the loyalty of the Dongying warriors to the lord had reached this point, should I also consider accepting some Fusang people as subordinates?

No, it's not like our Dragon Soul Gang hasn't had Dongying people join the gang before, and they have never had such a high level of consciousness. Or are the ronins we accept all inferior products, and they are not qualified samurai?

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