A few old middle school companions left and right heard that you don't have a wife!

Needless to say, mixing in the political arena, getting married or something, is a necessary subject. In particular, Sukeroku, who knew Chuemon's intentions well, immediately realized that this was something that could be manipulated.

First of all, the king of Hawaii has no heirs, and secondly, Lot is the elder brother of the king of Hawaii. If His Majesty the King has been childless, this throne...

If it is again, if Lot in front of him marries the shogun's daughter, this will not mean that it will pave the way for the shogunate to take all of Hawaii in the future. After all, if the future king of Hawaii has half of the Tokugawa blood on his body, then many things can be done very smoothly.

"It's better to get married as soon as possible." Chuemon said with a smile.

Lot, who was still waiting for the shogunate to rush to aid Hawaii just now, immediately realized what Chuemon's thoughts were. You marry a woman from our country's noble family to strengthen the relationship between the two countries, right? That is more conducive to the diplomatic relations between the two countries in the summer, and can promote the friendship between the two peoples.

"Yes..." Lot weighed a little, and immediately agreed.

He has to study at the Naval Academy in Yokohama for a year, and he has to serve as the ambassador of Hawaii to Japan. He does have a lot of time to get to know Japanese women.

On the Shogunate side, it's actually quite simple. Chuemon has a daughter, and more than one. But you don't need to use it on a Hawaiian clan, you can find a daughter of the Matsudaira family, and then adopt it to Tokugawa Keifuku or Tokugawa Keibao, and marry Lot as the daughter of a certain Japanese royal family. .

This is also more in line with the identity between the two. After all, if the daughter of Chuemon's, if she were to marry the king of Hawaii, it would make sense. If she married a royal family, she would be married.

Come on, Chuemon turned around and ordered Sukeroku to do this. It's better to find the one who is over fifteen, married to Lot, and can have a child in a year or two. For political marriage or something, don't think about what looks ugly, just a little smarter girl.

Don't expect her to have Mrs. Atsushi's ability to participate in politics, at least you have to work hard to give birth to two more cubs for Lot, right?

All in all, a meeting, the guests and hosts are very happy. Chuemon ordered the naval academy to place those sailor students in Hawaii, and took them to practice the various aspects of the navy, so that they could form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

After one VIP met, another VIP also came to Edo. It was Chuemon himself and Sir Laurence Olivant, private secretary to Earl Elgin, an old friend of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Sir Lawrence came to Japan for two main purposes. The first was to ask why the shogunate did not agree to send troops to join the British army, even though they knew that Britain was fighting against the Qing. The second is that the British and French coalition forces have occupied Dalian Bay and Yantai and blocked the Bohai Bay.

The attack on Tianjin and the capital will soon be launched. Because it is to attack the land, a large number of logistical livestock and military horses are needed.

It is almost impossible to buy military horses in the Qing Dynasty. In the entire Far East, only the stables used by the shogunate generals, there are hundreds of tall military horses donated and aided by the French Emperor Napoleon III, and the shogunate itself has been importing and purchasing over the years. , as well as the thousands of horses bred from mating.

As for these two matters, both of which were important military affairs, Sir Lawrence immediately requested to see Chuemon.

The first thing, Chuemon bluntly said that our Tokugawa shogunate is definitely willing to maintain and bring friendly relations between the British Empire. But the envoy A Liguo sent now is arrogant and does not take our shogunate seriously at all, which is simply unreasonable.

And the number of troops of the shogunate, Earl Elgin knew, in addition to the necessary defense forces of Edo and Osaka, it was also necessary to take into account the Ezo and Langley areas.

It's still the kind of people who don't give a dime and send troops first!

Sir Lawrence, who is not of the same faction as Ali, nodded slightly. This Sir Lawrence was from a high-profile family. His father was a judge of the Supreme Court of the British Empire, and he was a large landowner in Scotland. He was also a senior civil servant in the colony. Not so much Lawrence became Earl Elgin's secretary at a young age.

It's easy to be an official in the court, so take it with you to take credit for it, and after returning to China, it's easy to get promoted. Besides, when it comes to merit, the most valuable thing is military merit, Lawrence should have fun.

By the way, the biggest achievement of this dude in history is neither officialdom nor diplomacy, but is famous for writing novels.

Now that the British army is ready to attack Tianjin, there is no need to transfer troops from Japan. Sir Lawrence just need to remember the words of the shogunate and go back and report to Earl Elgin. Now the British forces in the entire Far East have to obey the orders of the special envoy, Earl Elgin. He has a way to clean up the country of Ali.

As for the purchase of military horses, it is mainly to prevent the loss of military horses in battle, and at the same time, it is necessary to purchase general draft horses. That is, it is used by soldiers to ride, or to carry supplies, pull cannons or something.

It is impossible for the British army to even bring their horses with them after traveling thousands of miles from the UK to the Qing Kingdom, and they usually buy them locally for supplies. But the quality of horses in mainland China has become appallingly inferior. UU reading www.uukanshu.com is of no use at all. According to the British saying in history, it is not as good as a mule.

So the idea came to the shogunate,

As for the money, it's all cash, and it's paid immediately. It's a golden pound coin with the Queen's portrait printed on it. As for the military horses, the first two hundred horses should be used properly, and they should not be too bad. The number of work horses is 1,500, and there are certain shoulder height and animal power requirements, so don’t send any garbage.

This is something that can be promised, and Chuemon immediately agreed. Although it was a little sad to sell the 200 Great Ocean Horses that had been cultivated with great difficulty to the British army, it was always unavoidable. As for general workhorses, it was a trivial matter, and in Edo and Osaka a sufficient number could be raised immediately.

Sir Lawrence was very satisfied with the efficiency of the Shogunate. Within a few days, 200 military horses were driven out of Edo Castle. The accompanying British officer checked it and said yes. Immediately sent to the train, to Yokohama for loading.

The speed of the horses was a little slower, because the shogunate ordered many transport merchants in Edo to sell the horses to the British. It caused a little commotion because of the sudden demand. It's just that the shogunate was a reactionary regime and didn't reason with you. Second, the British gave money, so it wouldn't cause a big mess.