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Text Chapter 297 Looking for the right candidate

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    Megan got a very good news, that is, because of the criminal agreement between Lisbon and Zhao Hongyu, it attracted the attention of other city administrators and nobles.

    The most important thing is that those 'garbage' who originally consumed the empire's finances are actually able to earn profits for them.

    You know, the European continent is now full of refugees, as well as bankrupt and homeless people.

    ¡°These people have brought great damage to public security and also hide the danger of riots.

    In fact, the nobles have long had a headache with these people.

    It¡¯s just that I can¡¯t think of any good way to solve this problem.

    But now here in Lisbon, they see the dawn of a solution to the problem.

    And while solving this problem that has been plaguing them, it can also increase the empire's finances and allow them to reap some benefits.

    Therefore, these people are like sharks that smelled the smell of blood, and set their sights on Lisbon.

    When they learned that Zhao Hongyu had begun to fulfill the agreement with Lisbon, transporting the criminals away and making payment, these greedy guys could still sit still.

    And Meghan, of course, wrote back to tell those who asked that if she wanted to do business, she could do it, but as an intermediary, he would need to take a commission.

    Afterwards, Megan found Zhao Hongyu without stopping and conveyed the news to him.

    "Well, if it's true, I don't have any objections here. Anyway, criminals can work, and I lack people to work, right?"

    Zhao Hongyu is certainly willing to do this.

    There are many things these prisoners can do.  It's much better than calling a slave.

    Slaves are bought with money, and it would be a pity if they died.

    But the prisoners are different.  They are rented.

    Therefore, after using it for a period of time, it will not be a pity if it dies.  They will be sent back to Europe sooner or later anyway, so they might as well let them die.

    ¡°And with a large number of prisoners as a labor force, Manhattan¡¯s development speed will be much faster.

    Because all kinds of dangerous tasks will be handed over to these prisoners to complete.

    ¡°I will buy these prisoners from you at a 20% premium to the Spanish official price. As for the price you paid to get these prisoners from other cities, I don¡¯t think I need to worry about this.¡±

    Zhao Hongyu¡¯s answer made Megan feel happy.

    To know.  He wouldn't make much money just being a prisoner here in Lisbon.

    But the criminals and refugees throughout Portugal and Spain are different.

    Even if a person can earn one silver peso, based on such a rough calculation, he can still earn three to four hundred thousand.

    ¡°Aha, with this money, he can replace the ¡®loan shark¡¯ he owes and live a leisurely life.  Moreover, the sugar trade is about to begin, and he has already seen his luxurious and comfortable life in the future.

    "Thank you, Your Highness. Of course you don't have to worry about the following things, just leave them to me."

    Megan bowed and responded to Zhao Hongyu with a flattering look.

    Zhao Hongyu has been in Lisbon for almost two months, and he no longer needs to oversee the construction of the concession.

    It is suggested that on the pier, there are piles of sugar and various commodities that Zhao Hongyu purchased from the space-time trader.  Little Fatty Ed has already started preparations for his product promotion, and it will start in a few days.

    It can be said.  Now that Zhao Hongyu's initial goal has been achieved, the next thing he has to do is to find those down-and-out nobles in Portugal and select suitable candidates from them.  Then they vigorously supported them and allowed them to resist Spain.

    Zhao Hongyu has not been shopping in Lisbon for two months because of the feces and water flowing all over the streets.  It was really unbearable for him.

    "It's like hanging out in the toilet, he doesn't have such strong taste."

    But although I won¡¯t go wandering around Lisbon.  But he, Emma, ??Sarah and the others would go to the countryside to play from time to time.

    Because Portugal was the territory of the Moors hundreds of years ago, most of the buildings here have a little bit of Arabian style.

    Although it was finally recaptured by the Catholics and blended with European style, it added an exotic flavor that was very different from European countries at this time.

    There are no patches of forest here, and the landscape is mountainous.

    In addition, the population of Europe was not very large in this era, so the countryside was very quiet.

    But Zhao Hongyu also discovered something about the Portuguese countryside.The difference is that most people have only women and children in their homes, and men are rarely seen.

    In the end, Sara explained it to Zhao Hongyu, and then Zhao Hongyu understood what was going on.

    It turns out that in such families, the male owners are basically sailors, or work at sea.

    Therefore, it is not surprising that there are only women in the family.

    Zhao Hongyu truly admires these women. Not only do they have to endure loneliness, but they also have to take care of their entire family.

    There is not much prey in the Portuguese countryside. After all, it is not as good as France and Germany.

    Basically, for Zhao Hongyu and the others, hunting a rabbit is considered a pretty good harvest most of the time.

    ¡°But in the process of hunting in the countryside, Zhao Hongyu got to know a lot of rural nobles and became familiar with them.

    And among these Portuguese native nobles, a young man came into Zhao Hongyu's sight.

    This young man¡¯s name is Pedro da Garnaro. His father and grandfather were both great nobles in Portugal. However, after the Spanish took control of Portugal, their family fell into decline.

    People of his generation can now only live in the countryside, which shows how far it has declined.

    It is precisely because of this that this young man named Pedro has a deep resentment towards the Spaniards in his heart.  When Zhao Hongyu talked with him, the young man would always show this attitude intentionally or unintentionally.

    Compared with other Portuguese nobles, Pedro is more radical.  This is why Zhao Hongyu likes him, because the candidates in Zhao Hongyu's plan require this radical talent to do it.

    The other nobles are timid and tremble with fear even when they hear the Spaniards.

    Even if you find such a person, it won't be of much use.

    After several contacts, Zhao Hongyu felt that he should have a good talk with Pedro.

    ¡°Some things, it¡¯s better to prepare earlier.

    ¡°Moreover, Zhao Hongyu went hunting in the countryside during this period and also had contact with ordinary Portuguese people.

    Judging from the contact with those people, these Portuguese people at the bottom are also dissatisfied with the Spanish in their hearts.

    Because after Spain took control of Portugal, some ruffians who had nothing to do in Spain came to Portugal one after another.

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    "And those who have no ability will do whatever they want in the countryside.

    Because they are Spanish, many times the law enforcement officers in the countryside will turn a blind eye to what they do and not offend them.

    This only boosted their arrogance.

    ¡°These guys are blatantly trying to seize other people¡¯s property, land, and even their wives and daughters.

    There are also people who resisted, but the law often favors the Spaniards who do evil and punishes honest people who are not guilty in the first place.

    Slowly, everyone stopped resisting because they knew it was useless.

    They can only store their hatred in their hearts, waiting for the day when it will burst out.

    In fact, the lower class Portuguese people in the city are also treated unfairly.

    It¡¯s just that they, like the people in the countryside, suppressed their grievances and hatred.

    In addition to his own contact with the Portuguese, Wang Shan will also let the genetic soldiers come into contact with ordinary Portuguese people.

    After summarizing the information and their respective assessments, Zhao Hongyu and the others finally came to a conclusion.

    That is, it is completely feasible to support some people in Portugal to carry out "terrorist actions" against Spain.

    On this day, Zhao Hongyu left Lisbon again, taking a pair of genetic guards of about fifty people to this small village called Dallas, thirty miles outside the suburbs.

    The young Count Pedro lives here. No one can imagine that a member of the once glorious Pedro family would actually live in a thatched house in the countryside.

    It has to be said that the Spaniards suppressed the Portuguese nobles terribly.

    "Is Pedro at home?"

    Arriving outside Pedro¡¯s thatched house, Zhao Hongyu reined in the reins and shouted loudly.

    Neighbors in the surrounding thatched houses poked their heads out and looked at this handsome young man who was wearing a red 'queuing party' uniform with gold thread on the corners.

    There was no look of fear in their eyes, because Zhao Hongyu had alreadyHe had been there many times, so the villagers were very familiar with him and no longer had any fear.

    ¡°Besides, through several contacts, these simple country people also know Zhao Hongyu¡¯s identity.  Knowing that he came from far across the ocean and was not Spanish.

    And Zhao Hongyu has no airs, which quickly won the favor of the country people.

    ¡°Count Pedro drank the fat aunt¡¯s cider yesterday, and he¡¯s still not up yet.¡±

    A little boy with dense freckles on his face, messy curly hair, and tattered clothes and bare feet revealed half of his body from a thatched house and said to Zhao Hongyu.

    "This drunkard drank too much yesterday." After seeing the little guy, Zhao Hongyu made a funny face and cursed at him.  Then he took out a silver peso from his pocket and threw it over, "Just treat this as drink money. You are responsible for giving it to the fat aunt."

    The little boy ran a few steps, reached out to catch the silver coin and nodded with a smile.

    "Master Pedro, get up quickly. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here to see you. For the honor of the Pedro family and for the sake of your deceased father, please get up quickly."

    The little boy then rushed into the thatched house where Pedro was while shouting.

    It turns out that this little boy with freckles is still Pedro¡¯s attendant
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