Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Four Luzon Version of the Eight Great Families of Traitors
Zhu Hongyu had a devilish smile on his face, raised two fingers, and his voice was full of temptation.
He knows that for businessmen, there is no business that cannot be done.
The reason why it can’t be done is because the money is not available!
Marx once said:
If there is a 20% profit, capital will be ready to move;
If there is a 50% profit, capital will take risks;
If there is a 100% profit, capital will dare to risk hanging;
If there is a 300% profit, capital will dare to trample all laws in the world.
The Ming Dynasty could produce one of the eight traitor Shanxi merchants who resold military supplies to the slaves and sold the Ming Dynasty's military information.
Can't there be a Spanish businessman who resells supplies and intelligence to the Liberation Army under the Government of Manila?
After listening to Zhu Hongyu's words, Capello was instantly moved.
If Zhu Hongyu was planning to use his son for free in exchange for so many supplies, he would be resistant from the bottom of his heart.
Even if his own son is in the other party's hands!
However, if the Liberation Army had to spend money to purchase supplies, the price could even be twice what the Governor's Mansion paid.
Then the situation is different!
How do you say that? Make money, don’t be embarrassed!
This is the essence of capital. As long as the profits are enough, there is nothing they can't do!
As for psychological pressure, haha...
A group of unscrupulous colonists had no bottom line, so how could they feel psychological pressure?
As long as you can make money, what's wrong with selling out the Governor's Palace?
As the West itself says, business knows no borders!
Even if they were asked to call God a son of a bitch, they would not hesitate.
Zhu Hongyu spoke again.
"Agreeing to this transaction is the prerequisite for the governor to agree to your redemption of your son!"
"If the transaction cannot be completed, I will have to send your son to mine!"
Zhu Hongyu gave Capello another reason.
Capello doesn't want to betray the Governor's Palace, but the rebels are holding his son's life in his hands. He is a father, and no matter what he does for his son, he should be forgiven, right?
This is the love between father and son!
Capello gritted his teeth and said.
"Twice is not enough, triple it!"
Zhu Hongyu couldn't help but frown, but after thinking for a while he agreed.
Because the military government is about to have a decisive battle with the Governor's Mansion.
Now money can only be called money if it is spent and exchanged for supplies. Otherwise, money is just a pile of prettier stones.
Besides, when he defeats the Spaniards in a decisive battle, haha, no matter how much the dealer has cheated on him, he will have to pay back double the amount.
But Zhu Hongyu did not agree to Capello's request so easily. He added conditions.
"Three times is fine, but the governor wants saplings of rubber trees and cinchona trees, as well as mature trees of all ages!"
"If you want something that can survive, don't fool me with dead trees, otherwise haha..."
Zhu Hongyu once again had the idea of rubber trees and cinchona trees.
In fact, Zhu Hongyu had been thinking about rubber trees and cinchona trees since the Liberation Army came out.
Rubber is a good thing. In the short term, after rubber is vulcanized, it can be used to make raincoats, boots, rainproof cloth, etc.
In the long run, if rubber can be used as sealing material, the energy conversion rate of the steam engine can be increased at least several times.
Although it will probably take some time before the steam engine comes out, it never hurts to be prepared in advance!
As for the cinchona tree, it is even more important. It is the only medicinal material known in the world that can effectively treat malaria.
Since Nanyang is located in the tropics and is in a malaria-prone area, the importance of cinchona trees to the Liberation Army can be imagined.
It's just a pity that the Spaniards are very strict about these two plants.
The spies tried several times but failed to get saplings.
So, now Zhu Hongyu has changed his mind. Since the spy is not good, then just spend money to buy it!
Just because spies can't get something doesn't mean Spanish dignitaries like Capello can't get it either!
Capello thought for a while and nodded in agreement.
It is not difficult for him to get some saplings of rubber trees and cinchona trees.
He grows quite a few of them on his own estate!
But he was a little confused. It was normal for the Liberation Army to want the cinchona tree. After all, the bark of the cinchona tree could treat malaria, but what did the Liberation Army want the rubber tree for?
In this era, no one except Zhu Hongyu, a time traveler, knows how useful rubber is!
The two parties finalized the trade and the redemption of Capello's son Yada. Capello said goodbye and left Lingayen and returned to Manila.
Go prepare the materials needed for the transaction!
Zhu Hongyu then got busy with his own affairs and approved an exercise plan and a field rally.
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After handling official duties, Zhu Hongyu set off for the fortress that the Liberation Army was building.
When Zhu Hongyu arrived outside the fortress, the construction of the fortress was still continuing.
A large number of natives and white prisoners of war were busy inside and outside.
In addition to these prisoners of war, there are also some laborers who are also working. Most of these laborers are from tribes close to the military government such as the Crocodile tribe.
Although their work was hard and tiring, they had money to earn, and their food and treatment were far superior to those of prisoners of war.
And every ten days, there will be one paid day off!
On this day, they will still be paid even if they have a rest.
In addition to laborers, there are also many indigenous nobles working as supervisors for the Liberation Army, and the supervisors' treatment is even better.
Zhu Hongyu glanced at the crowd who were busy under the bright sun and gave instructions.
"Drinking water supply must be timely!"
"The supervisor remembers that there should be some mung beans in the warehouse to cool down the heat, right? Make some mung bean soup and transport it to the construction site, giving priority to the supervisors and laborers."
The secretary beside Zhu Hongyu nodded in agreement, agreed to the matter, and ordered people to do it.
Then he followed Zhu Hongyu to inspect the construction of the fortress.
Now the defense system of the fortress is almost completed!
The main structure is a Chinese-style city, but it also draws on the characteristics of Western-style bastions in some aspects, such as the walls being tilted at a certain angle.
Build a fort and firepower point on the protruding part of the wall!
The city wall stacks adopt the secondary mode!
In other words, even if the enemy boarded the city during war, they could only climb the first level of the city wall. At this time, there was still a high platform in front of them, one person high.
If the enemy wants to really invade the city, they need to climb the high platform again!
In addition to the defense on the city wall, the Liberation Army also dug many trenches and traps inside and outside the city wall and prepared many firepower points.
The streets in the city were also planned as T-shaped roads. Breast walls, fire points and simple forts were built at the intersections of streets.
It can be said that if it were not for the barbed wire fence and heavy machine guns, the fortress of the Liberation Army would be as strong as the trench warfare fortress during World War I.
If the Spaniards wanted to capture such a fortress, they could not do it even if they shed all their blood!
Moreover, the weapons workshop is also surrounded by the fortress in the middle, ensuring the safety of the weapons workshop and the ability of the Renaissance Army to repair and replace ordnance during wartime.
Even when building this bastion, factors such as domestic water, toilets, firewood and coal for cooking were all taken into consideration...