Zhu Jishi did not delay, and canceled all the schedule for the day. After breakfast, he took a carriage to Mary Castle outside Nanjing. It was not because he was eager to meet his old lover, but because the current Ming Empire did have a "little"

"Hungry for capital" syndrome. Although China in this time and space has avoided the long-term outflow of funds caused by foreign reparations and the opium trade in history, and established a central bank early, capital does not count.

However, with the advent of the world economic crisis and a new round of domestic investment in Ming Dynasty, as well as the foreign investment of the United Rubber Company, domestic funds in Ming Dynasty are still inevitably tense. The shortage of funds in this era is not the central government.

The bank's money printing machine can solve the problem, but it requires real gold and silver! Even the banknotes issued by HSBC are redeemable banknotes. If there are not sufficient gold and silver reserves, the consequences will be disastrous.

Moreover, in addition to domestic investment and the external expansion of the United Rubber Company, Zhu Jishi's plan also included a very expensive matter to intervene in the American Civil War! Although whether the American Civil War will break out as scheduled is already an uncertain event,

However, preparations for intervention still have to be made. According to Zhu Jishi's plan, the focus of intervention in the American Civil War has two aspects, one is manpower; the other is material resources.

Manpower is naturally provided to the American South by mercenaries, Japanese or Chinese. Considering the vast land of the United States, the South can exchange land for mercenaries. A soldier can be granted 100 acres of land, and 200 acres is enough to obtain mercenaries from China.

, Japan has recruited a large army. Although the Ming court will inevitably spend some money on it, it is not too much.

As for material resources, of course, it is to reserve certain strategic supplies and... a fleet for the southern United States! Uh, this is not a joke. Chen Yucheng has used various channels to check the strength comparison between the North and the South in the past two years.

It's crystal clear.

In terms of the army, the South is not much worse than the North. Because the U.S. Army is divided into the federal army and state militia. Moreover, the number of federal troops in the United States is so small that it is hardly worth mentioning. The truly powerful ones are the state militias. And the United States

The southern states have a strong militia tradition and can mobilize a large number of troops in a short period of time. However, because the northern United States has absorbed a large number of immigrants from Europe, their militia tradition is far inferior to that of the south. Although the population advantage is several times greater,

There may not be room for performance in the early stages of the war.

But the situation of the navy is very different. The United States has a federal navy but no state navy! Although the U.S. federal navy is small, with only more than 40 warships, the U.S. has a large number of merchant ships. Once these merchant ships are captured by the U.S. federal

If the government recruits them, they can be immediately converted into warships. Although they cannot deal with the British and French navies, they can cause great damage to the South, which does not have much maritime power.

The pressure. The best solution Zhu Jishi can think of is to spend money to buy ships! Take advantage of the economic downturn to purchase a large number of merchant ships from American shipping companies, and then move their registration places to Mexico. If possible

, you can also replace all the American sailors on the ship with Chinese, Japanese, and Mexicans. At the appropriate time, these merchant ships can be allowed to join the Southern Navy.

To realize this series of plans, hundreds of millions of funds need to be invested.

Thinking about how much financial pressure he would face in the next few years, Emperor Zhu had already arrived at Mariaburg. When he walked into the castle hall... both women were wearing Indian lisas, with their navels exposed.

Wearing jade feet. When they saw Zhu Jishi arriving in a hurry, they all knelt down and saluted. Zhu Jishi pretended to be surprised and smiled: "Oh my god, ladies, you are so charming today." He waved and signaled.

The two stood up and talked.

"Honey, is that okay?"

As soon as Queen Bayi got up, Zhu Jishi gently held her naked waist and asked with a smile: "You came in such a hurry, did you miss me?"

A charming smile appeared on the Queen's pretty face, and she said softly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, you are the lover I long for, and I don't want to be by your side all the time. But I came to Nanjing this time not all because of lovesickness.

The suffering.”

Zhu Jishi's other arm hugged Maria, and he hugged her left and right before going up the stairs, looking like an unscrupulous and ignorant king.

"Maria, let someone prepare an Indian-style lunch." After entering the study, Zhu Jishi whispered to Maria to prepare lunch. Then he personally took out a bottle of champagne from the wine cabinet and poured a glass for himself and Queen Bayi each.

"Dear Bayi, you must have brought me some good news when you came to Nanjing in such a hurry, right?" As Emperor Zhu spoke, he handed the wine glass to Queen Bayi.

"Good news, of course." Queen Bayi took the wine glass and took a sip, "I'm going to hand over the throne to my adopted son, and then come to Nanjing to be your dancer, how about it?"

"A queen...it's such a luxury to be a dancer." Zhu Jishi knew that Queen Bayi was joking with him and laughed.

Bayi said leisurely: "I am not a queen, I am just a leader of a local clan, and you are the greatest monarch in Asia. It is my honor to dance for you."

What does this woman want to do? Is she trying to provoke a conflict between herself and the British?

"That's great." Looking at the beauty's face, Zhu Jishi added, "If the master of India is still the Mughal Dynasty, I will start a war to snatch you into the harem."

Bhai smiled and said: "Can't you do it now? What if you owe the Indian princes 2 billion or even 3 billion rupees?"

Zhu Jishi blinked, "Bayi, do you have so many rupees in India?"

Two billion rupees is equivalent to approximately 200 million pounds, and 3 billion rupees is equivalent to 300 million pounds. This amount of money was simply astronomical in the mid-19th century. Zhu Jishi even doubted whether the East India Company had ever issued that many rupees.

"Absolutely." Queen Bayi shrugged, "Silver rupees and banknotes plus one may be more than 2 billion." She looked at Zhu Jishi with a smile, "But you wouldn't think that the wealth that our Indian princes have

That’s all, right?”

Zhu Jishi thought for a moment and looked at Bayi seriously, "The British won't let me borrow that much."

Queen Bayi laughed out loud: "Do you really think that fat man knows everything?"

Zhu Jishi was stunned.

Queen Bayi added: "India is a big country, with an area of ​​more than 1 million square miles, and the number of princely states is as high as 611, and our history has even exceeded 5,000 years! When China was still a barbaric land, we

Our ancestors have established a splendid civilization. The wealth accumulated over thousands of years is definitely an unimaginable astronomical figure!"

Emperor Zhu said to himself that China may be as good as India for a long time, but no one has been richer for a longer time. There is really no way for China's rich people to compare with India's Asan. More than 500 years earlier, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty was still

Being a monk in a temple belongs to the proletariat who have nothing. But as early as four to five thousand years ago, Bayi's ancestors were Brahmins who rode on the heads of the working people of India and domineeringly!

"Bayi, can you really borrow 3 billion rupees for me?"

Bayi nodded seriously, stretched out her hand and made a "7" sign, and said with a smile: "7% annual interest rate, 30-year bond, one-time repayment of principal and interest upon maturity, guaranteed by Daming Customs tariff.

And the Marquis Ramsay was appointed as the supervisor of the Customs and Taxation Department of the Ming Dynasty." She winked and smiled, "Bonds can be issued for 1 billion yuan, and another 2 billion yuan can be raised with the same conditions. I think you have heard of it.

Trust it?"

"The interest rate of 7%... is not low!" Zhu Jishi hesitated. This is not an era when banknotes are not redeemed. The inflation rates in various countries are extremely low, so the interest rate of 7% is already close to "usury".

Queen Bayi took a deep look at Zhu Jishi, and then said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the interest rate of 7% is a bit high for those who want to repay the money, but for those who do not plan to repay the money, it is

100% interest rate is nothing!”

"Don't pay back?" Zhu Jishi was startled. "You mean..."

"Become the emperor of India! I, and all the princes of India, are looking forward to this day! Although most of them dare not express such thoughts, I know their hearts..."
Chapter completed!