Wei Zhongcheng and Zheng Xi looked at each other, and they both felt that something was wrong!
"Prime Minister," Zheng Xi said to the leader Wei Zhongcheng, "let's go back to Prince Bai's Mansion and ask the king!"
"well......"
Wei Zhongcheng also felt that he had to go back and ask for more information. So someone sent the Wang brothers away, and then he and Zheng Xi returned in the same car along the same route, and then went to Baiwang's Mansion along Wangfu Street.
The notice "Take the exam to recruit a bride" was posted early this morning, and it immediately caused a sensation in the small city of Washington. By noon, the streets of Wangfu Street were already crowded. Therefore, the carriage that Wei Zhongcheng and Zheng Xi were riding in could no longer approach the main entrance of Prince Bai's Mansion. They couldn't wait to take a detour through the back door, so they both got out of the car, and with the guards surrounding them, they squeezed through the dense crowd and walked towards the palace gate.
The iron gate of Prince Bai's Mansion was still closed. Through the iron fence, Wei Zhongcheng and Zheng Xi saw a high platform made of several Eight Immortals tables appearing inside the door. Under the high platform, a row of tall Old Guard soldiers stood. A few eye-catching female soldiers from the Sister-in-Law Regiment were standing inside the iron gate, shouting loudly.
"His Royal Highness will be here soon! Please wait a little longer..."
"The king will be here soon!"
"His Royal Highness will announce it personally..."
What does the king want to announce personally? Is it to declare the decree of the King of the United States?
Wei Zhongcheng and Zheng Xi both looked a little gloomy - the United States is a country under the leadership of the parliamentary government, not a country where the king personally takes over the power! How could Zhu Hehao, a great king, circumvent the Uijeongbu government and issue decrees?
Both of them are loyal ministers of the United States, and of course they cannot just watch their king go further and further down the wrong path. So we squeezed out of the crowd together and arrived outside the iron gate.
Du Mu Mian was guarding the door with a few female soldiers, announcing to the crowds of people outside that the wealthy king was about to announce the decree in person. Seeing Wei Zhongcheng and Zheng Xi squeeze out from the crowd, they stopped shouting. Instead, they bowed their hands to them through the iron gate and asked with a smile: "Prime Minister, Chief Minister, why are you back again?" Already?"
Wei Zhongcheng said: "Open the door quickly, I and the owner of Plum Blossom Island have important matters to see the king!"
Wei Zhongcheng and Zheng Xi were both the founding princes of the United Kingdom. This founding prince was a marquis who led the territory, but he was not as broad as the marquis from the Jiaqing Kingdom next door, who could own thousands of miles of land. The princes of the United States only have 100,000 acres of land (equivalent to a quarter of the territory of the princes of Jiaqing Kingdom), but it is very good land. They usually build an island in the American Gulf (if it is less than 100,000 acres, they will Find some supplements elsewhere), so the Marquis of the United States is also called the owner of the island. And those islands are mostly named after the flowers, plants and trees that grow on the land of China, to express their homesickness. The island owned by Zheng Xi is called Meihua Island, so others also call him the owner of Meihua Island. Wei Zhongcheng is more awesome. Because he loves to eat peaches, he asked people to plant peach trees on his island, so he became the owner of Peach Blossom Island...
When the owners of Peach Blossom Island and Plum Blossom Island met with the king, Du Mu Mian certainly didn't dare to stop them, so he asked someone to open the door and invite the two island owners in.
As soon as Wei Zhongcheng and Zheng Xicai entered the gate of Prince Bai's Mansion, they saw the wealthy king and a group of little girls coming happily.
"Master of Peach Blossom Island, Master of Plum Blossom Island, why are you here too?" Zhu Hehao saw the two loyal ministers and greeted them with a smile.
Seeing the smiling face of the rich king, Wei Zhongcheng and Zheng Xi felt a little scared in their hearts - this rich king looked too much like his father, Emperor Hongxing... He liked to hide his sword in his smile! You must deal with it carefully!
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, Jin An!"
"I respectfully wish His Majesty the King to have a long and prosperous life..."
"An, An, the lonely king is at peace." Zhu Hehao waved his hand, "Mo salute... You are here at the right time. The king has something good to announce, and you two can be witnesses."
Wei Zhongcheng and Zheng Xi couldn't help but frown. Wei Zhongcheng said: "Your Majesty, our country is a country governed by a parliamentary government!"
Zheng Xi also said: "His Royal Highness, if you have any decree to issue, you should tell the Uijigong government. Only if it is passed by the Uijijong government, will it be legal and effective."
What the two said was unpleasant, but the wealthy king was not annoyed at all - this is the foundation of the United States, which is different from the Ming Dynasty. Hundreds of thousands of citizens all carry guns, how can they be so easy to talk to? Can't we discuss it carefully? So what Wei Zhongcheng and Zheng Xi said are true and reality!
The local tyrant king smiled: "I know that I have studied the "United States Government Act"... Without the approval of the parliamentary government, I shall not issue decrees related to military and political affairs, nor may I submit any orders to the Cabinet Office or local governments. Officials at all levels and the navy and army of the United States issued orders. But what the king is going to announce today has nothing to do with military and political matters, nor does it have anything to do with the Cabinet Office, government at all levels, the navy and the army.
I just want to find husbands for my sisters-in-law... It’s not appropriate for this matter to be discussed by the Uijeongbu! "
yes!
Is it necessary for the United States Congress to discuss who the tycoon’s sisters-in-law marry? There is no such rule, and this precedent cannot be set. Otherwise, who will marry the sister-in-law of the island owners in the future will also need to be discussed by the government?
Wei Zhongcheng glanced at Zheng Xi. He was the uncle of the rich king, and he could speak to the rich king about his household affairs.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to give them the exam to find a bride?"
"Yes!" Zhu Hehao smiled, "Shouldn't they find a good family to marry?"
It should!
600 people! Zhu Hehao can't handle it alone...Besides, girls who are knowledgeable and courteous are really more precious than gold in the New World! If 600 girls are married off, they can form 600 families and produce countless descendants in the future. It would be unjustifiable if Zhu Hehao kept them all close to him and prevented them from getting married.
But taking an exam to recruit a bride is really inappropriate.
Because a Chinese girl who is fifteen or sixteen years old and has some education can easily get a betrothal gift of two to three hundred taels of gold here in the New World... This is a reasonable price, and there is no market for it!
If this girl is pretty, has a noble background, and has some martial arts skills... then it's not a matter of money!
Zhu Hehao is now releasing 600 of these beautiful girls at once, and they are free of charge, and they are asking everyone to take a test to recruit a bride... If they are recruited, then they should not regard the king Zhu Hehao as a benefactor!
If 600 girls are married off, they can win over at least 600 outstanding young people. If Zhu Hehao can still find more "sister-in-laws" to organize the second, third, and fourth exams to recruit relatives, then it won't be long before a group of people can gather around him.
And those who will take the exam are definitely not the sons of politicians in the United States... They will not be unable to marry a wife.
Therefore, after passing several marriage recruitment examinations, Zhu Hehao was able to marry the middle-level officials of the United States - including middle and low-level officials (officers), teachers, small and medium-sized businessmen, farmers, big gold diggers (gold diggers have their own gangs), Orion heads (Orion hunters). There are also gangs) etc., establishing a direct relationship.
If there are 2,000 cheap "brother-in-laws" and one cheap "brother-in-law" affects 20 people, then there will be 40,000 people under his influence...
Although these people only account for a few percent of the total population of the United States, they are enough to give the local tycoon the power to oppress the Uijeongbu!
In addition, there are many "Sichuan military households" who are coming from the Ming Dynasty. If they all arrive, there will be hundreds of thousands of people!
Once the two parties work together, the local tycoon will immediately become the true king of the United States! At that time, it will not be the king who listens to the government, but the government will have to listen to the king.
Seeing the uncertain expressions on the faces of Wei Zhongcheng and Zheng Xi, Zhu Hehao smiled and said to them: "Don't worry, two island owners, I trust you and the government, and I don't want to change the resolution. The rules of government... I just want to help the people here in the United States who are suffering from wifelessness find wives. I have no other intention."
