Of the three million dollars, there are still 500,000 left. What are these 500,000 for?

Of course, the development of Hawaii!

Oguri Zhongshun on the American side has already sent a letter back, and because of the unfavorable war situation in Washington, one by one is anxious to get angry, and they want to pull it because it is a life-saving straw. The weapons and copper support on the shogunate's side were what the North Army desperately needed.

Compared to this, a little privilege, and a little Hawaii, seem to be irrelevant. Or at least it didn't matter when the southern army was aggressive and the northern army was retreating.

No matter how necessary Hawaii is, the federal government can survive.

What Oguri Zhongshun means is that his side is about to get it right, and the shogunate has agreed with Britain and France? Now that the shogunate is integrated into the trend of the world, you have to act according to the so-called international order established by the foreigners. They control the rules, and there is nothing we can do.

Chuemon, who got the letter, can't work harder. Now there are only 500 to 800 Japanese in Hawaii. What use are these people in Hawaii? According to the plan, at least 3,000 or 5,000 people must be in Hawaii before the Shogunate can ensure that the shogunate has a certain foundation in Hawaii, and then continue to immigrate.

Those whaling crews who are groomed in Hawaii are not considered permanent residents. They have to live in Hawaii and have children.

How about completely occupying Hawaii?

Still have to spend a lot of money, the half a million pounds can't be saved. In order to further encircle the land, a certain amount of loan can be given to Hawaii, which is about 100,000 pounds. The remaining 400,000 pounds were divided into two parts, and one part was paid to recruit coastal fishermen willing to migrate to Hawaii.

The other part was used as a special interest-free loan from the shogunate, which directly allowed Tokugawa Industrial to expand its whaling fleet. Even if the whaling crew could not live in Hawaii for a long time, they would come and go every year, which is also a help. After going for a long time, Bao Qi finally settled down.

More importantly, isn't the Pacific Ocean full of shogunate fishing boats and whalers?

hey-hey……

Just do what you say, and if it's money, Chuemon will definitely not hold back anything. Even if it's for Ando Nobuyoshi, who he doesn't like very much, it's definitely a lot. Sitting in the position of general, many personal likes and dislikes still have to be avoided and restrained as much as possible.

So the money ran out like water, and then the letter from Count Roche was delivered to Edo.

After receiving the 150,000 pounds from Chuemon, Count Roche said he was very happy that Chuemon had done a good job. In addition, he also belongs to the upper class in France now, and he has a lot of face.

And he also knew that the shogunate must have made a lot of money in the real estate in the Shanghai concession. So he revealed to Chuemon a fortune news spread in a small area.

The Suez Canal will soon be IPO again!

According to Count Roche, the Suez Canal will be fully navigable next year or the year after. At that time, it will only take 90 days from Toulon Port to Yokohama. This is still the time to walk slowly and at a constant speed. If you run fast, it may only take fifty or sixty days to send a person from Toulon to Yokohama.

This will be a big event that will change the world. Buying Suez Canal stocks now will surely make you rich. We are cordial brothers in the world, and naturally we will bring you when we become rich.

Today's £150,000, I'm going to buy Suez Canal stock, won't you come too? But don't think this thing is a good buy, the stock of Suez Canal is not a good buy, the Rothschilds have all bet. One price a day, no matter what, there is no way to get it.

Not to mention, Count Roche is sincere, and it sounds very attractive to buy Suez Canal stocks. As the royal family of the Tokugawa shogunate, he has deep international friends, and he did so in the hope of further deepening the relationship with the Tokugawa family.

Of course, he still has a long-running Besshi Copper Mountain in Japan. If he has a good relationship with the shogunate, this money will be better earned.

"How could it be next year or the year after?" Chuemon was slightly taken aback when he received the urgent letter from Count Roche.

Chuemon does not remember when the Suez Canal was navigable in specific months and days, but Chuemon remembers which year it was navigable. Because later there was a very famous movie called "Around the World in Eighty Days".