"This is the manor I bought in San Francisco. It is vast and sparsely populated in North America, especially in the west. Acre of land is much cheaper than our Ming Dynasty, and the price is outrageously low."

"It's so enjoyable, I even brought the back garden."

"Sir, I'm joking. This is the asset of our Jinyiwei."

Guo Yan took Chu Qi and Feng Yuruo to a large manor, and such a large area would not cost much silver.

Chu Qi couldn't help but envy the United States' excellent geographical location. The land of nine million square kilometers is now only 30 million people, which is equivalent to less than 4 people per square kilometer of land.

In contrast, the Toyo Shogunate also has a population of 30 million, and the several islands with more than 300,000 square kilometers feed 30 million people, with nearly 100 people per square kilometer.

The situation in the Ming Empire was much better than the Oriental Shogunate, but compared to the United States, resources were considered tight.

So the potential of a complete United Nations is very terrible and must be split before it rises.

There is a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a big beard and looking quite strong, in his manor, pruning the trees in his manor. The big scissors in his hand cut off the untidy branches and fell leaves all over the ground.

Guo Yan pointed to the man and said, "That's Thomas Jackson, the artillery tactical commander of the Virginia Military Academy."

"He's Thomas Jackson?"

Chu Qi was quite surprised. Jackson looked like a gardener, with mud on his legs, and never thought he would be an artillery instructor.

"His father was a Scottish immigrant. He spent his childhood on the farm, worked as a police officer, and then entered West Point Military Academy, participated in the American-Mexico War as a second-in-one artillery, and became a major for military merits. He did not eat spicy food, drink alcohol, eat tobacco, and play cards. He was a completely law-abiding guy."

As a household in the Jinyiwei, Guo Yan inherited the traditional tradition of collecting intelligence by Jinyiwei and collected all the other party’s personal experience.

A person's abilities, personality, and ways of doing things can often be inferred from his past, and even he himself has not been able to realize that the past will have such a huge impact on the future.

After listening to Guo Yan's introduction to Jackson's identity, Chu Qi looked at Feng Yuruo who was walking with him: "It sounds like you, and they are both stubborn guys."

Feng Yuruo had no expression on her face, but she wanted to kick Chu Qi in her heart. She was just following the rules, so she was not stubborn.

"However, perhaps such a person is the most suitable officer, who will be cruelly trained non-commissioned officers, obey orders firmly, and even sacrificed on the battlefield."

Chu Qi still admires people with this kind of personality, at least he thinks he can't do it.

Jackson noticed the two uninvited guests who came to the manor. He put down the big scissors in his hand and walked over to shake hands with Chu Qi, but when he thought that there was still soil and dust on his hand, he stopped in the air awkwardly.

Chu Qi didn't care and shook hands with Jackson: "Mr. Jackson, you will be troubled by your next trip to Richmond."

Chu Qi's behavior brought Jackson a lot of favor. The rigid and stern person responded: "You must be the leader of the Jinyiwei. You look very young. I hope you don't rely on your relationship to take charge of this matter. This matter is not a joke."

He was really a straightforward guy, and Chu Qi was not angry: "Since the Ming Dynasty arranged me to this position, it means that my ability has been recognized. Mr. Thomas Jackson, you already know our identity, and please be sure to keep it strictly confidential during this period."

"I did not support slavery and was tired of war, but it hurts me that the politicians of the Northern Federation talked lightly about war and threatened the southern states with this. They did not know the horror of war. War is the sum of all sins, and I am deeply afraid of it. Only by letting them go through war can they know how important peace is. I chose my loyalty to my hometown of Virginia, and I will strictly keep all the secrets."

The emotions in Jackson's words were a little puzzled. Chu Qi thought for a while and took out a check: "I know you have a wife Anna who has re-stringed. She lives a good life, but she has no children yet. If a war really breaks out, you have a short time and your wife may fall into poverty. Holding this check, your wife can receive a living allowance of $20 a month from any branch of our Ming Empire Bank. I think although $20 a month is not enough to live a normal life, she will not be able to live without any support and can always afford to eat."

"Are you going to bribe me? Or are you going to use my wife as a threat?" Jackson did not take the check given by the Ming Jinyiwei, and looked at Chu Qi with his eyes.

"We Jinyiwei want to buy someone, so we won't be so shabby to give a subsidy of $20 a month. You can treat it as a threat or as our consideration for your funeral. Accept it, so we all feel more at ease. In the end, you Virginia will pay the money." Chu Qi stuffed Jackson with the logo of the Ming Empire Bank.

Jackson heard that the source of the funds was his hometown, so he accepted the check: "I hope Anna will never use it."

"Even if a war breaks out, I hope it can end as soon as possible." Chu Qi also felt Jackson's feelings. He is now in North America like a powder keg, and the Civil War may break out at any time. The industrial owners in the north have launched a war threat to the slave states in the south with their strong industrial foundation, demanding that the slave states release their labor.

In other words, Chu Qi, like Jackson, has the possibility of losing his life in the war.

"I plan to stay in San Francisco for a while before heading to Richmond. Please wait patiently during this period, Mr. Jackson."

Chu Qi did not intend to go directly to eastern North America. He also had to take the lead in contacting the Jinyiwei active on the West Coast and checking the intelligence collection work here.

North America's economic center is on the Atlantic coast, while the Pacific coast has only a small population. However, the Pacific coast is the place coveted by the Ming army.

"You guys keep busy with your affairs, I enjoy life here," Jackson said indifferently.

Chu Qi and Feng Yuruo temporarily live in this manor, and there are still many rooms here, so it is not difficult to live in two people.

"There are two rooms in the attic. I will gather the main general flags and small flags from all over the country to let them report on the progress of collecting information now."

After Guo Yan took the two of them to settle their residence, he went to find his offline line.
Chapter completed!