On January 11, 1691, Cai Zhenguo, the capital of the Kingdom of Spain, was waiting for the reply from Spain's King Carlos in the palace.

He had been waiting in this room full of art collections for more than an hour, but he was not in a hurry at all. He drank the fragrant Cuban coffee, as well as fruits and pastries from his servants. Moreover, some of the books here are very interesting and difficult to see outside. After all, they are collections of Spanish royal families. Considering their strong national strength decades ago and their close relationship with the Pope, the richness of this collection even made King Louis XIV envious of them, so it was easy to understand.

Cai Zhenguo even thought that he could consciously collect some European artworks to the east coast in the future. On the one hand, he could increase the inventory on the east coast to broaden the horizons of the people. On the other hand, he could also disgust Europeans and make them envious, jealous and hateful. In the future, there might be some European businessman who would be unable to think about it and buy it back at a high price, so that the East Coast people would make a small profit.

However, Cai Zhenguo was stable, and Viscount Rafinia, who accompanied him to rest here, was a little unstable. He was a favorite of King Carlos II, familiar with foreign affairs, and also helped to deal with some internal affairs, mainly about restoring the industry of the Kingdom of Spain. Therefore, he knew the current situation of the Kingdom of Spain and knew that this country must receive a huge amount of funds or physical injection in order not to have a large-scale crisis.

Just a few months ago, news came from his hometown of Granada that the famine was getting worse and worse. Many farmers were forced to use oak seeds to satisfy their hunger, or eat glutinous wheat that was not useful at all, and the social and economic order was greatly damaged. Although people in the East Coast always laughed at the Spanish church for being very greedy and almost mastered more than one-sixth of the country's wealth, at this critical moment, only the church stood up.

Churches in all parts of Spain acted in a unified manner, mobilizing food for those with surplus food, and spending money for all means to help the victims. But considering that Western European countries have become a pot of porridge, France is short of food, Spain is short of food, and half of Germany is short of food, even the Ottomans in Eastern Europe are in a serious food shortage, where does the Spanish church purchase food? Yes, England has food, Poland has food, and Russia has food, these countries have made a fortune by selling food, but the problem is that they are not fools, knowing that the market for grain sellers will of course raise prices, which has forced many countries to raise the price of grain purchase prices to purchase life-saving food from the market.

Viscount Rafinia's fiefdom also encountered a severe famine. His housekeeper had reported to him that they had tried to purchase a batch of wheat from Morocco, North Africa, and then sold it to the farmers in the territory for a fair price, so that they could survive this difficult period. But his fiefdom was only a few thousand territorials, and there were more than four million people in the entire Iberian state. Even if only a part of the disaster was affected, there were quite a lot. How could this be saved?

At this time, Viscount believed that importing from the East Coast with surplus food seemed to be a very good deal. The food prices of the East Coast people were very fair, including wheat, corn, rice, potatoes, cassava, and sorghum. If you have more money, you can buy more wheat, and if you have less money, you can buy some miscellaneous grains. In short, they can save your life. Unfortunately, he couldn't make the decision in this matter, and King Carlos couldn't make up his mind. Especially after the envoys from Vienna arrived at the palace, His Majesty the King became even more unstable, and all the work that Viscount and his men worked hard were in vain.

To be honest, Viscount Rafinia is now really hostile to the so-called kings from Vienna. The Austrian king Leopold has always just used Spain, hoping that Spain would sacrifice its own interests to fulfill their Austrian glory. King Carlos was already tricked by Leopold (Leopold and Louis XIV conspired to divide Spain), and for this, shed tears due to the betrayal of his relatives, but now why have you forgotten and have a good time with the relatives in Vienna?

Viscount Rafinia was very puzzled and angry. His ancestors participated in the war to expel the Moors and made great contributions. They were the backbone military aristocrats of Castilla. Many times in the dead of night, the Viscount sighed that it was a complete disaster that Spain was handed over to the Habsburg royal family that year. The Habsburg royal family never understood Spain. On the contrary, they hooked up with their relatives and advanced and retreated together, wasting Spain's national strength, allowing this originally first-class power to slowly fall into the abyss of death.

Now this Spanish parasite (the Habsburg royal family) continues to harm the kingdom and has reached a level of madness. Is war and honor so important to you? Can you ignore the lives and deaths of millions of Spanish citizens? Viscount Rafinia is very painful. This time he wants to stand on the side of the East Coast, and hopes that the East Coast can put enough pressure on the East Coast to wake up, purchase enough food from the East Coast, and save more hungry people. For this reason, even if you lose the trust of the king, he will do whatever he wants! He has a fief in the countryside of Granada, and he came to Madrid to serve the king because of his enthusiasm to serve the country and make a name for himself. But now the king's actions have disappointed him. He no longer intends to disguise himself and continue to please the disabled king, because it has no meaning.

"His Excellency Viscount, the king and the Prime Minister discussed for a long time, and finally decided to accept the advice of the East Coast Envoy and purchase 50,000 tons of East Coast wheat." A well-dressed clerk suddenly walked into the room, first bowed to Viscount Rafinia, and then asked Cai Zhenguo, who was sitting there: "Envoy Tsai, the king wants to know if the extra five thousand tons of corn promised by your country is true and credible?"

"Of course! As long as your country promises to purchase 50,000 tons of wheat, we will give an additional 5,000 tons of corn. This one can be written into the treaty. Don't worry, with the credibility of our country, this is not worth worrying about." Cai Zhenguo put down his coffee cup and said without raising his head: "But the price of twenty yuan per ton is already the lowest price, and there is no room for bargaining. Moreover, so much food insurance and transportation costs must be shared by both of us. The costs involved will be extra deducted from the land purchase. Can you understand?"

The clerk was a little embarrassed when he heard this. It was obvious that he originally wanted to work harder to see if he could talk about the price, but seeing that the East Coast envoy was so determined, it would be better to give up. Anyway, the quotes given by the East Coast people were indeed quite low. It is said that the quality of wheat was also very good. If you save some money, plus the additional 5,000 tons of corn, it would be enough to solve the problem of more than 300,000 people not starved to death for a year.

In this way, the famine that swept across many parts of Spain can basically be overcome safely. The church did its best and the royal family did its best, and the people benefited. It was a joy to everyone. Well, maybe the Austrians were not very happy, but so what? Otherwise, Vienna would give this part of the food, is it possible?

"The food damage and deterioration caused during the shipping process..." The clerk obviously had not given up yet, grinding over and over with some details.

"Okay, Pedro, there are naturally insurance companies to pay for this. There are branches of the East Coast Insurance Company in Port Cadiz. Their people will conduct statistics carefully and issue compensation lists. Then we will think of ways to make up for the gap by importing part of England." Viscount Rafinia waved his hand and directly interrupted the clerk's question, saying: "Enter Zee, please get out and transport food as soon as possible. This is very important."

"In fact, according to the latest news I received, about two months ago, several ships had transported 3,000 tons of wheat toward this side. If you don't buy this batch of grain, we can sell it to the French. Of course, if you are sure to buy it, you can give priority to the delivery to the Port of Cadiz for unloading. This is not a problem." Cai Zhenguo said: "Then, if this biggest obstacle is solved, can we sign a document with formal legal effect? ​​The three parts are worth 6.6 million yuan (because the Spaniards accepted part of the physical payment, the total amount has been increased). I really don't want to continue to delay it. I suggest that in the next few days, we will send enough personnel to sort out the terms of the agreement and bind them into a book, and hand it over to the heads of state for review and signature."

The land purchase this time is very important. The ones you buy are the foundation of the future king and domineering on the East Coast, which is the core country. Therefore, you will not be able to make trouble if you go out. 6.6 million yuan of physical goods and cash have been almost completed in China. There is no way out for this matter. If you succeed, you will succeed, and if you fail, you will succeed! In short, sign the agreement quickly, so that you will lose more dreams!

"It seems that your country really values ​​La Plata. I feel that the Kingdom of Spain has lost a precious thing." Viscount Rafinia said with emotion: "Maybe we will regret it in the future."

"The losers have no power to regret it, Rafinia." Cai Zhenguo took up the coffee cup leisurely and sniffed it lightly, saying: "Food can save a large number of people's lives, arms and materials can allow you to better resist the enemy's invasion. The remaining materials and cash are also very important for maintaining the normal order of the country's economy. It is very worthwhile to exchange La Plata for these places now."

"Okay, don't hesitate or sigh anymore. This matter will be finalized as soon as possible. Let His Majesty Carlos II sign the letter and I will send someone back to the local area to exchange the contract. The future of Spain is now in your own hands." Cai Zhenguo finally smiled and said, "If La Plata is adjacent to our country and is left to us to develop, it can excavate its value to the greatest extent. I think you will be happy to see this."

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