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The time when Desay arrived at the Medina Estuary Lighthouse was more than an hour before the Liverpool Earl expected, a strong westerly wind belt forced the three-masted sailing to make a tortuous voyage on the flanks.

After the British spy ship broke down near the lighthouse, Lieutenant Colonel Bomay first took Jenkinson down to a traffic boat. They would land on the Isle of Wight, and the Navy Lieutenant Colonel gave the Earl's illegitimate son intact to the Jenkinson family waiting for the island's supporters.

During the whole process, the Count of Liverpool kept holding the armrest and staring at Jenkinson, who successfully arrived at the Isle of Wight with the British Officer. The stone in his heart finally fell. He waved his hat to Prince Desay on the opposite merchant ship to express his gratitude.

Although the heirs were handed over, no one would disclose the matter. It was because the Earl of Liverpool had received the personal promise of the Prince of Wales that the British Regent would publicly attend the baptism of Jenkinson at St. John's Cathedral.

After handling personal affairs, it is the turn of a secret meeting between the political leaders of the two countries.

When the British spy ship in Desay temporarily removed a St. George's flag and hung a violet flag that symbolized the United Kingdom of Catalonia, Robert Jenkinson, accompanied by Minister Anthony, rowed a traffic boat and used the spiral ladder passage on one side of the merchant ship to board a merchant ship that temporarily represented the territory of the United Kingdom of Catalonia.

"Welcome, Dear Earl!" Desai took two steps forward, spread his arms, and hugged the British enthusiastically.

"Thank you! Dear Prince!" Liverpool Earl replied cautiously and politely.

After the two superiors hugged, Desai immediately let go of Jenkinson. He turned his eyes to Minister Anthony who bowed to him and praised with a smile: "Good job, my baron! Your family is proud of this."

Anthony took off his hat again to express the monarch's care, and he knew that this was a kind of praise from the Regent's praise for his speech in the lower house of the British Parliament. Soon, the minister heard the monarch talk about himself to the Earl of Liverpool.

Desai said: "Empress Dowager Anthony, if possible, I hope Baron Anthony can serve as the business agency of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw in London. Of course, after Poland officially restores its country, I will send another ambassador to succeed him."

The Earl of Liverpool smiled and said, "I believe that the British people will be happy to hear this decision by His Highness the Prince." He understood that this was Desai's expression of his heart to Britain. The future Polish kingdom that was free from Napoleon's constraints will maintain good relations with the British Empire as the United Kingdom of Catalonia today. But there is a prerequisite that Britain must support Poland's restoration, rather than being annexed by Tsar Alexander I in a war with the Russians.

Before inviting the Earl of England to make a private meeting, Desai once again turned the topic to Anthony. The monarch smiled and said to his subjects: "Before I left Manresa, I heard that your wife was 4 months pregnant. Congratulations, my baron, may God bless your wife to give birth to a second male heir for the Anthony family. I am looking forward to it!"

The meaning of Desai revealed in his words was clearly understood by smart people. From Anthony's takeover as a Polish business agency (actually equivalent to a temporary envoy), to wishing the smooth birth of his second son, it means that the Italian immigrant may be able to obtain another title for his young son in the near future, a noble title from the Kingdom of Poland.

Anthony forced himself to suppress the ecstasy in his heart, and after a hurry, he quickly retreated.

The Count of Liverpool noticed the dialogue between the monarch and his minister with interest, and envied the supreme decision-making power of this dedicated monarch, who could open his mouth and make a promise to commend the meritorious ministers. The so-called parliament and cabinet are nothing more than his tools. This kind of power is unimaginable in Britain, whether it is a kingdom or a prime minister.

The meeting place Desai prepared for him and the British representative was very special, just on the back deck of the spy ship, a novel barbecue party.

Even in June, the hottest month of the Mediterranean, the daytime temperature can reach above 30 degrees, and the highest temperature in the English Channel does not exceed 20 degrees. As for nighttime, the temperature at the mouth of the Medina River is usually maintained at around 15 degrees, especially under the starry clear night sky, feeling the cool sea breeze, which is especially suitable for outdoor barbecue and gatherings with friends.

In the center of the rear deck, Lieutenant Garset had set up a rectangular barbecue, and charcoal fires were raised inside. The fresh pork, beef, lamb, chicken, goose, frog meat, and seasonal vegetables of various colors were washed in advance. They should be sprinkled with various mixed spices produced from the East Indies, and finally they were stringed together with wooden sticks and placed neatly on the dining plate. There were also honey, olive oil, chili powder, salt, cumin and other ingredients next to them. In addition, dark beer and various tropical fruits are also essential.

When Desay invited Jenkinson to the back deck, he explained: "Earl, hope my arrangement won't make you feel abrupt."

Jenkinson smiled, "I like the happy atmosphere of getting together privately with my friends." But the count quickly noticed that the second lieutenant in charge of barbecue waited until the two of them appeared, and turned around and left. The huge back deck only left himself and Prince Desay.

When Jenkinson turned around, he was shocked to find that Desai had tied the chef's white apron, picked a large skewer of food, brushed it directly with olive oil, placed it on the mesh iron deck on the burning oven, tossing and turning.

Soon, the oil bubbles on the skewers rolled, making a squeaking sound and an attractive fragrance, and the color gradually became golden.

The Count of Liverpool stood aside with great enthusiasm, watching his master's skillful method of serving food, and exclaimed in his heart: "This monarch is obviously good at fighting, playing politics, and has a lot of knowledge about literature and technology, and even the chef's work is easy."

However, Desai was not ready to let the British guests behind him wait, and he kept instructing:

"Earl, please help me with the first knife."

"Well, there are cumin and olive oil."

"My friend, wait for another two minutes and we can go back to the table and enjoy it."

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After hearing the instructions from the makeshift chef, Jenkinson also put down his hat and reserve, put away his sleeves, and rushed over to help. Obviously, Desai no longer regarded Jenkinson as a political visitor, but instead collaborated with each other and could trust their friends. And vice versa.

In the previous hour, Desai and Jenkinson gathered together, ate hot barbecue food, held up a large mug of dark beer, and drank happily together. The topics between the two seemed to be free from any restraint, showing the vast sky. From the glorious history of Great Britain, to the splendid civilization of the ancient Mediterranean; from the trivial news of Isabella, to the academic achievements of Little Jenkinson, etc.

With a hint of alcohol, Desai told the British in front of him, saying: "Last year, my colonial governor purchased 30,000 acres of sugarcane and coffee plantations in the Cape Verde Islands. Unfortunately, the funds and manpower were not much, and the daily maintenance of 10,000 acres of plantations can be guaranteed.

So, one of my economic advisers suggested that the other 20,000 acres of land should be sold as soon as possible so that the fertile and mature fields would not become deserted. So after a while, I would instruct Baron Anthony to ask him to list the excess plantation on the London market. Of course, this one hopes to get your support and help.

Well, by the way, it is priced at £100 per hundred acres, including the land and various farm tools. In addition, the Governor of Cape Verde will follow my instructions and order the five-year export tariffs of foreign plantation merchants."

When listening to this, the Count of Liverpool's eyes lit up. He understood that a great opportunity to be both legal and profitable was coming.

Robert Jenkinson could only be regarded as a qualified prime minister (politician) in British history. Because the unlucky British squire family was difficult to supply his various high consumption in the upper class of London, he was the sensitive and cautious British man who had a natural pessimistic tendency. To put it bluntly, it is "money shortage syndrome".

Political bribery was very common in Britain in the early 19th century, and many of them were legal acts, but they must be placed in the sun and actively accepted supervision and questioning from members of parliament, and could not harm the interests of the British Empire and the royal family.

If Desay proposes to give the other party cash, Robert Jenkinson will sneer and refuse harshly for his own political future. But the tricks of buying and selling land are different. As long as Jenkinson obtains tax payment certificates in the Cape Verde Colonial and the London Taxation Office, according to the current British law, it is a legal ordinary transaction that cannot be legal.

Even in the two-level British parliament, the most picky and demanding opposition MPs cannot say much about this. They can only envy or jealous of the Liverpool Earl's good luck after dinner, and expect the same good things to come to their heads.

Since 1792, Paris citizens executed King Louis XVI, and thus Britain and France started a 20-year war. Although severely affected by the long-term foreign war and the mainland blockade decree, during this period, the wealthy British people's demand for sugar, especially coffee beans, increased by more than 20 times.

Originally, the Caribbean region could provide sufficient supply for the British Empire, but after 1811, the relationship between Britain and North American rebels became tense again (When the United States was not recognized by London), barbaric pirates supported by the North American rebel government continued to raid the British Caribbean region, snatching and burning British merchant ships imported into Europe, causing the Second North American Colonial War to break out at any time, all of which caused the prices of sugar and coffee beans to rise nearly 5 times...

Today, in the Cape Verde Islands, which are closer to the UK, the price of mature sugar cane and coffee plantations per 100 acres is only 100 pounds, which is incredible, and is only one-eighth of the Caribbean. The exemption of foreign merchants' various privileges of export taxes for five years means that the profit of sugar cane and coffee is more than 10 times higher than usual, and there is no need to travel thousands of miles to the Caribbean Sea where pirates are rampant or the Indian subcontinent that is thousands of miles away.

As for the excuse that Prince Desai said he was insufficient funds and insufficient staff, the English Earl chose to ignore it.

This year alone, the British cabinet has given Desai political donations under various names, the United Kingdom of Catalonia's funds in the London bond market circle, and the trade profits of Desai's smuggling of Polish grain in the UK have been as much as 20 million pounds.

As for manpower, it is even more sufficient. Cape Verde is close to the west coast of Africa, where tens of millions of strong black slaves can be driven by it. Oh, yes, it is not allowed to be called black slaves now, but long-term workers on labor farms.

Just as Desai delivered 20,000 acres of money trees flowing with honey and rolling gold coins to the Earl of Liverpool in one breath, the British's mind was already starting to move rapidly.

"In the middle of the land of the plantation, at least 8,000 acres must be allocated to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and many British royal nobles. Although the Regent was too short of money and it might be difficult for them to give them 8,000 pounds, I can convince Minister Anthony to agree to give the royal family a one-year credit period; and my family should be able to use 2,000 pounds to acquire 1,000 acres of sugarcane farms and 1,000 acres of coffee farms; as for other important members, such as Lord George Canning, Viscount Castlerey and Baron Bruham, each must guarantee 1,200 acres of land..."

After ending his calm thinking in his heart, the Count of Liverpool immediately accepted Desai's "request" and expressed his willingness to assist Baron Anthony in solving the problem of selling surplus land for Prince Desai.

No politician would refuse such generous political donations. Even members of the British two-level parliament could only use their extremely envious eyes to get a piece of it. Jenkinson could also use this as a bargaining chip to win over a large number of parliamentary allies, including many royal members and the Regent of Wales.

Two satisfying and wonderful beginnings mean that there will be no too many complex disputes in the subsequent negotiation process.

An important purpose of the trip to Liverpool was to inquire on behalf of the British Parliament and the Downing Street Cabinet to the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, or the future Kingdom of Poland.

The British Minister of War put down his wine glass, used the square scarf on his chest to gently wipe off the greasy edges of his mouth, looked straight into Desay's eyes, and then solemnly asked: "Dear Crown Prince, you know that now London, Prince of Wales, members of the parliament of both houses, and colleagues from Downing Street, almost all the British people who are concerned about the fate of Europe are looking forward to a final reply from you: the Kingdom of Poland under your rule, when will it be for the vassal relationship with the Napoleon Empire and join us in the justice of our resistance to the tyranny of the French Empire and overthrow of Napoleon's rule."

Desai was already in mind about this ultimatum, and with a serious expression, he gave the British representative a clearer reply: "Before Christmas in 1812, my Poland and I will break off the alliance with the French Empire. As for the specific time to join the anti-French alliance, I cannot be sure, it depends on Prussia's attitude towards Poland. You should understand that no country can withstand wars in both directions, let alone weak Poland."

The Count of Liverpool nodded, obviously satisfied with Prince Desai's statement, saying: "When Poland dissolves its alliance with France, Britain will maintain an absolute neutral position in the military conflict between Russia and Poland, no longer provide weapons or other assistance to any belligerent countries, and coordinate the relations between Warsaw and Berlin and Vienna."

In the words, the British were preparing to exclude the United Kingdom of Catalonia from the belligerent countries of Poland and Russia. This means that Desai can continue to receive war funding from Britain and its allies by virtue of his status as the Regent of the Kingdom of Catalonia.

Desai picked up the bottle and filled the two of them with wine, while adding: "Once Prussia and Poland signed a peace agreement in 1813, the Kingdom of Poland and the United Kingdom of Catalonia will join the anti-French alliance before 1814."

"Cheers, Lord Earl!"

"Cheers, Your Highness the Prince!"

When the gentleman's treaty on the merchant ship was finally concluded, Andrew Desay and Robert Jenkinson raised their wine glasses and gently collided to celebrate this future covenant together.
Chapter completed!