New Ming Empire mixed in America

Of course, selling California is unrealistic. Even if he wanted to sell Li Mingqi, there wouldn't be that many people to take over.

Now his plan is to connect California and Yingtianfu and talk about other things.

Looking at the speechless envoy, Li Mingqi also lost interest in talking to him and said:

"Contact your governor first and see what he can offer before talking to me."

After saying that, he picked up the teacup and took a sip, but when he put down the teacup, he found that the messenger was frozen in place with no intention of leaving.

Just when he was wondering if his behavior of serving tea to guests was unfamiliar to the other party, the messenger spoke.

"Dear President Li, in addition to canceling the "Occupation Order", the governor can also continue to help you hinder the gathering speed of the militiamen, giving you more time to consolidate your territory."

Time is indeed what Li Mingqi needs, and it is still a lot of time.

But what the messenger said next was the main reason that made him decide to cooperate with the governor.

"We will also help you get a large number of your compatriots, as long as you are willing to pay a small price."

As soon as the messenger finished speaking, Li Mingqi immediately asked:

"Things that can be solved with money are not problems, but I want to know how many of my compatriots can be sent here."

He smiled confidently and said: "Our team leader can send you at least 20,000 of your compatriots. Of course, this is just the first batch. If the price you give satisfies the governor, there will be more in the future."

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When Li Mingqi heard the messenger say that he could contact so many Chinese, he didn't believe it at first.

Because it would take at least more than two months to transport Chinese people here from the Puppet Qing Dynasty, but now that he said that he could contact at least 20,000 Chinese people, Li Mingqi's first thought was that the messenger was lying.

But what the other person said next made him give up this idea.

"Dear President Li, have you heard of Peru?"

Li Mingqi suddenly realized that he still knew Peru, a country full of blood and tears for the Chinese.

From 1845 to 1875, at least 120,000 Chinese were plundered and trafficked to Peru.

This does not include those Chinese who seized ships at sea and escaped and who were suppressed and died together with the slave traders.

Most of these Chinese were plundered from Macau. Peru was originally a Spanish colony, and together with Cuba, it was famous for mistreating Chinese workers.

During this period, more Chinese were sold to Cuba, approximately 143,000.

But the distance from Cuba to San Francisco is too far. Before the Panama Canal was built, it was no faster to get to Cuba than to transport immigrants to the Qing Dynasty.

In fact, there is another place where there are more Chinese people, and that is Hawaii.

After thinking about this, the smile on Li Mingqi's face suddenly brightened.

"Erhe, give this envoy a seat. How can you let the guest stand if you don't have any eyesight?"

Liu Erhe quickly brought a blue plastic chair from outside and asked the envoy to sit down.

"Please tell me the details of welcoming back my compatriots."

Li Mingqi urged with a smile on his face, and the politeness in his words greatly benefited the envoy.

"Our governor has a very harmonious relationship with the governor of Peru. As long as your price is satisfactory, I don't think anyone will refuse the opportunity to make a lot of money."

The messenger's heart dropped back into his stomach. He glanced at Li Mingqi, whose face gradually became kinder, and then continued:

"I wonder if you have heard of the 'Hometown Association'?"

This very Chinese name made Li Mingqi stunned for a few seconds. Apparently he did not expect to hear such a name from a white man and asked quickly:

"You mean the 'Hometown Association' composed of my compatriots?"

The messenger nodded and said: "The Chinese workers who were shipped here from the Far East were contacted through the 'Hometown Association'."

Li Mingqi nodded thoughtfully and said, "Okay, I believe you have the ability to help me welcome back my compatriots, so please give me your price."

Li Mingqi knew that he couldn't say much about this 'township association', but this did not delay Li Mingqi from turning around and letting Liu Erhe handle it. (The next paragraph may disappear)

From 1850 to 1851, Hong Kong began to traffic in indebted Chinese workers to San Francisco. In order to supervise the performance of the contracts by the Chinese workers, recover the principal and interest of advances, and arrange labor for the Chinese workers, various Guangdong associations (i.e., guild halls) in San Francisco quickly became contact businesses and controlled the Chinese workers.

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"Still with the previous conditions, one million US dollars, we will help you contact Peru. As for the subsequent redemption price, it will definitely not be cheap. You know that labor is also needed there now."

This time, after listening to the envoy's words, Li Mingqi did not immediately express his position.

He now regrets that he distributed the collected banknotes to the natives of San Francisco. He was thinking of disrupting the money market in California.

But if he wants to trade with the governor now, it will inevitably delay his subsequent plan for California's currency collapse, and he will not be cautious.

But after thinking about it carefully, Li Mingqi found that if the crown coins were made of aluminum, the other party would be more willing to accept them.

After all, metal currency is more reassuring than paper money.

So he nodded and said: "You know, I have generously distributed all the dollars seized from San Francisco to the poor, so now I can only pay with metal currency."

The messenger's eyes lit up and he said quickly:

"It would be best to use metal currency, but we need the kind of crown coins, the kind of small crown coins that will not rust."

Today's stainless steel game coins are very popular in California and even the East because of their brightness and exquisite workmanship.

The current price is almost the same as Li Mingqi's aluminum crown coin, but this currency has been greatly underestimated in the Xinming Empire, so the envoy wanted to take advantage of this transaction to make a lot of money from Li Mingqi.

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But who is Li Mingqi?

Although he doesn't understand the twists and turns, he still holds the thought that "as long as the other party needs it very much, I will definitely suffer".

In an instant, Li Mingqi mentally raised the price of stainless steel game coins from its current status as a small currency to the same level as that of aluminum crown coins.

After pretending to think about it for a few seconds, Li Mingqi said awkwardly:

"The previous crown coin that would not rust was my goodwill to California, that's why its value was so low. Now California..."

"Therefore, I have ordered that the price of this crown coin be restored to its original price. If you need this currency, you can."

"For the sake of our friendship, this kind of crown coin that will not rust should be priced at three dollars each, which is only one dollar lower than the current aluminum crown coin."

That's right, in just a few seconds, Li Mingqi increased the price of game coins more than ten times, and also increased the price of aluminum crown coins by one-third.

After the envoy heard Li Mingqi's quotation, his original plan to pick up the missing items was instantly ruined, and his smile suddenly became stiff.

Seeing this scene, Li Mingqihao was not surprised. After all, people will be punished by heaven and earth for their own sake.

So he added another sentence and said: "It's not easy for Mr. Messenger to come from afar. I am prepared to pay you US$10,000 for your services."

"If this thing is done...for every ten of my compatriots, you can get a commission of two dollars!"

Seeing the bright smile that appeared on the envoy's face again, Li Mingqi knew that the envoy would definitely make great efforts to promote this matter after he returned.