Seeing Li Wanjiang's firm attitude, Angelina had no choice but to reserve her opinion for the time being.
She also generously agreed to Li Wanjiang's request for warship support, promising to sell Da Zhou ten large iron-clad warships, twenty medium-sized ocean-going warships, and various other ships at an 'extremely low' price.
He also offered to send some skilled workers to Haining Bay to help Da Zhou build a supporting ship repair yard.
It just so happens that we are planning to completely cancel the shipyard in Alaska, so let them come directly to Haining Bay...
Taking advantage of the situation, the topic was brought to Alaska. We plan to sell this vast land. I wonder if the Emperor of Zhou is interested?
Li Wanjiang declined directly, claiming that our financial situation in Dazhou was also very tight. Even the money to purchase your country's warships had to be scraped together, and it was really impossible to spend such a large sum of money to buy a piece of land so far away.
Angelina thought to herself, I haven’t made an offer yet, how did you, Emperor Zhou, know that it was a large sum of money?
That bastard Xiao Chen must have revealed my trade secrets! But since Li Wanjiang said so, she had no choice but to give up.
The two men's individual talks lasted all morning and just ended. Based on the principle of seeking common ground while reserving differences, they reached a certain consensus. Other unfinished matters will continue to be discussed in a few days.
Let Valova, Chen Wenqi, Lu Jing and others discuss the specific details on the basis of consensus, draw up the treaty first, and then make it public to the world after they finalize it.
Just now Angelina was sent away, Zhang Wuzheng, the minister of Honglu Temple, hurriedly came to see her. Just now, Nishimura Shicun, the ambassador of Japan, came to him and said that a general from Japan had come and wanted to see the emperor.
"Haha, I knew that Shenzhao couldn't sit still." Li Wanjiang said with a smile, "Just say that I am not feeling well and will not see you for the time being!"
"Your Majesty, here is a shogun." Zhang Wuzheng said.
"What's wrong with the Shogun?" Li Wanjiang asked curiously, "Do I have to see him? Just let him wait. It won't be too late to see him again when I and Angelina are done talking. Hmph, you want to see me. Why didn't you come earlier? Now my son is getting anxious!"
"Well...their Japanese shogun is very important in the Japanese court, and can even influence the affairs of the court. Especially the newly appointed General Xiaolin is extremely powerful, and he is under the decree of Shen Zhao. Come here, I thought it would be nice to see the emperor no matter what," Zhang Wuzheng said.
"General Xiaolin? Is she Xiaolin Daoguang's daughter?" Li Wanjiang asked.
"That's her. Even though she's just a woman, she's actually even more powerful than her father, Kobayashi Inamitsu. A year ago, she led the remnants of the Japanese Navy in a thousand-mile raid and beat the Java fleet to a pulp... Oh, there's still her here. An autographed letter from the emperor." Zhang Wuzheng said, taking out a letter and presenting it to Li Wanjiang.
"Oh? Is it for me?" Li Wanjiang said to himself, "I don't know you either. What kind of letter did you write to me?"
If the autographed letter from Shenzhao is worthy of my inspection, then your letter is nothing.
When I opened the envelope, I saw that there was no writing on the white paper inside, just a bunch of begonias painted on it.
"Your Majesty?" Zhang Wuzheng saw that the Emperor was silent for a long time while looking at the letter, with an uncertain expression on his face. He cautiously asked the Emperor what was going on? Don’t you recognize Japanese characters? I recognize it, or else I can help you take a look...
"Where is she now?" Li Wanjiang's voice trembled slightly. "Now in the Japanese Embassy." Zhang Wuzheng said hurriedly.
"Invite her over immediately... Oh no, I'd better go over and see her." Li Wanjiang was a bit out of his mind.
"How can the emperor go to see her as a shogun?" Zhang Wuzheng was surprised. This is against the regulations. Angelina, the queen of a great country, came to Fengyang in person and you have never visited us. How can a shogun do this? Are you going in person?
"I'll go to the private server!" Li Wanjiang had made up his mind, "You don't have to follow me, just go down first."
"It's not you, the emperor..." Zhang Zhengwu wanted to dissuade him, but Li Wanjiang had already gone into the inner room to change clothes.
In desperation, he had to kneel down and come out.
When he came out, he saw Gong Shouli and Xiao Chen whispering outside the palace gate. He hurried over and pulled Gong Shouli aside, "Eunuch Gong, the emperor doesn't know what's wrong? If he insists on going out for a private visit in disguise, you must persuade him to stop him. ."
"Private visit incognito?" Gong Shouli looked confused, "Where are you going?"
"Go to the Japanese Embassy. It is not under the control of our Honglu Temple, and there are no people there. How can the emperor enter without permission if he has a body of thousands of gold?" Zhang Zhengwu said.
"Why did the emperor go to the Japanese embassy?" Gong Shouli asked curiously.
"A shogun has just arrived and asked to see the emperor. The emperor was not there at first, but he changed his mind for some reason? I'm afraid you can't stop the emperor's temper, but if you go with him, you must bring the Ouchi guards with him... ..." Zhang Zhengwu said.
While he was talking, he saw that Li Wanjiang had already changed into common clothes and walked out. Changing clothes so quickly showed that he was anxious.
"Zhengwu, why haven't you left yet? What are you talking to Shouli about? Do you need to worry about what I do?" Seeing Zhang Zhengwu and Gong Shouli bickering, he immediately scolded him.
"I don't dare! I'm leaving!" Zhang Zhengwu walked away in a flash.
"Xiao Chen, what are you doing here?" Li Wanjiang had a sharp look in his eyes. He was about to run away when he saw Xiao Chen standing far away, and immediately called him.
"Meet the Emperor!" Xiao Chen hurriedly ran over and knelt down, "I'm here to talk to Eunuch Gong about something."
"Get up, what's going on?" Li Wanjiang asked.
"Private matters." Xiao Chen said.
"Nonsense!" Li Wanjiang was amused. "Are you talking to my eunuch about personal matters outside my Qinzheng Palace? What do you want to do?"
It was really a private matter. Ling'er and Xing'er went to Jiangnan to meet Duanmu Nanfeng and told him about opening a candy factory in Jiangnan. Duanmu Nanfeng readily agreed and signed a cooperation contract.
This factory can be regarded as a joint-stock company, with two major shareholders and two small shareholders. One major shareholder is Duanmu Nanfeng, who represents Li Wanyun, with a monopoly of 40%, the other represents the queen, Murong Xing'er, with 30%, Gong Shouli with 20%, and Linger with 20%. Only 10%...
Xiao Chen doesn’t have any shit either.
Just now Xiao Chen went to visit the queen, and Gong Shouli also went to report the matter to the queen. After Xiao Chen came out, he pestered Gong Shouli and insisted on giving up 10% of his shares to him.
Gong Shouli refused, so Xiao Chen kept following him. The two of them were arguing about this matter just now.
Naturally, there was no need to hide this matter from the emperor. When the emperor asked, the two of them explained it honestly.
"Oh? It seems that the candy factory you run is very profitable?" Li Wanjiang said casually.
"In reply to the emperor, it is quite profitable, but not a lot. The slaves who follow the emperor do not dare to embezzle or accept bribes, but they still want to enjoy themselves, so they set up this factory to earn some money for their hard work." Gong Shouli said hurriedly.
"Haha, are you still afraid that I will rob you?" Li Wanjiang said with a smile, "I don't allow you to make a fortune, as long as you come from a legitimate source, and you must pay taxes in accordance with the law, otherwise I won't be able to help you if others join you. say something."
