Li Xiao did not return to the capital, but stayed in Beidaihe. Today's Beidaihe is far from developing tourism resources. It is just a small fishing village at the junction of Liaodong and Hebei. Several townhouses were built next to the fishing village. One of them,

It's Li Xiao's house.

Li Xiao discovered that being a commander had many benefits, one of which was that he did not have to spend money and had houses in many places in the empire.

This was the result of Li Xiao's strong refusal. According to Tokugawa Senhime, the Japanese country had prepared houses for Li Xiao in Yokohama and Edo. As long as Li Xiao was willing to go, he could take a casual trip at any time.

It’s better not to go to Japan. The current Japan and Japan after the Meiji Restoration are two different things. One trip to Li Xiao was enough. Two strong men were carrying a box. I thought they were carrying goods, but it turned out that there was a hole on the side of the box.

A woman's head emerged from the small window.

It's really hard to look at the Japanese women of this era. They had such a beautiful face, and they just shaved it off and applied it layer by layer, making it as white as a ghost. There were also red lips painted on Dabai's face, and those lips were red.

It looks like a monster that just ate a child. The most unbearable thing is that the two eyebrows were painted into two black pimples.

Seeing such a woman, Li Xiao immediately remembered the paper figurines he had made during funerals in his hometown when he was a child. Damn, they looked so similar.

If you sleep with such a girl at night, if you wake up in the middle of the night, it is not a problem of nightmares, it is entirely possible to cause myocardial infarction. Fortunately, Tokugawa Chihime always wears no makeup. If it is the traditional Japanese makeup, Li Xiaoyi

He won't let her stay with him for even a second.

When you walk out of the villa, there is the sea at the door.

It seems like it will be hot in the capital! But in Beidaihe, the wind blows close to the water, bringing with it the slightest bit of coolness. It feels very comfortable when it blows on your body.

The sea water in Beidaihe is so clear that you can easily see more than ten meters underwater. Standing barefoot in the water, you can clearly see the fish swimming in the sea water. With a good eye, you can even see swimming crabs swimming in the sea water!

The crab is really swimming, not crawling as people think. Perhaps this is why the locals call this thing a flying crab, because in the clear sea water, the swimming crab swims very much like flying.

Listen to Tao, eat seafood and drink Wuliangye. Then have a pot of cooked edamame. As long as it is cooked and sprinkled with a handful of salt, it is delicious.

Li Xiao still has some experience in cooking edamame. The edamame cooked by others is all yellow, but only the edamame cooked by Li Xiao is bright green and appetizing.

The secret recipe is very simple, just add some alkali when cooking edamame.

There is a guest today, and Li Xiao originally wanted to spend a relaxing holiday. But this person was introduced by Ai Husheng, so I am sorry to see him. It is said that he is an old friend of Ai Husheng when he was doing business.

Meeting international friends is also good. After all, you can learn about some foreign things through their mouths. Although I have a clear picture of the direction of world history in my mind, it is just what I read in books or on the Internet.

Talking to these international tycoons can give you a more realistic understanding of the world. After all, these days, I want to go to the UK or the United States. The boat ride will definitely make you want to vomit!

At this time, the United States was still called the North American Territory of the British Empire. This side of the Pacific Ocean was still the land of the Indians. The total number of people in the entire North American Territory was only a few tens of thousands.

As for South America, it is now the world of the Spaniards and Portuguese. In the Age of Discovery, these two were very powerful. The Pope once said that the earth would be split in half to give half to their family.

It can be said that because of the lead in the Age of Discovery, the old gangsters in Europe who were fighting in groups suddenly stopped and tried their best to expand the empire's overseas interests.

France was very fond of Africa, and Britain occupied India first. The Russian Empire expanded everywhere, and the remaining ones stayed at home.

"Hello, dear Marshal!" The weather was very hot, but the guy in front of me was still wearing a tuxedo. He took off his top hat, revealing his golden hair.

"Hello to you!" The other party's politeness made Li Xiao feel that he was wearing a hurdle vest and big pants, which was a bit inappropriate, but he had no choice, he couldn't go into the house to change clothes now.

"What's the name?" Li Xiao followed the usual formula in Sijiu City.

"John! John Washington. This is my son, Augustine! We come from the North American territory of the British Empire!" The visitor spoke very politely and bowed to Li Xiao with a top hat in his hand. At the same time, the eleven or twelve-year-old boy behind him

, also bent down and bowed to Li Xiao.

"Oh John! You said your name is John Washington?" Li Xiao's voice suddenly changed the tone, and Ao Canghai, who was trying to deal with a giant swimming crab, was startled. He looked at Li Xiao and then at the yellow-haired man named John in front of him.

, seems to be no different from other foreigners.

"Yes! My name is John Washington." John immediately became nervous, and little Augustine pulled his father's clothes tightly because they saw that the hand next to Li Xiao had been placed on the handle of the gun, and he was standing in the villa.

The soldiers on the top level aimed their guns directly at the two men.

Li Xiao carefully looked at this guy who couldn't tell his age. It's really hard to guess the age of a foreigner. Especially a man in his thirties or forties. You can say he is thirty years old or forty years old. But his actual age

Age, maybe only twenty-five.

John.

Washington! Augustine.

Washington!

These two names are not outstanding. To be precise, not many people know them. But John has a good grandson, Augustine's son. The boy's name is George.

Washington!

This grandson is so famous that anyone who has studied modern history should know his name. It is precisely because of him that the United States of America came into existence. Although this happened decades later, we can see that

The famous grandfather and father in Washington are really unexpected.

Now should be an opportunity to rewrite history, Augustine.

Washington is only eleven or twelve years old now. Unless this kid is extremely talented, little Washington may be contained in his body in the form of some single cell.

As long as Augustine is killed, the birth of Washington can be prevented. Without Washington, what would become the United States of America...!

Li Xiao's mind was spinning wildly, and Mr. Washington was almost scared to death. They just wanted to come to discuss business with the high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty, and did not want to involve their own lives. The soldiers holding guns, Shunzi's eyes were as fierce as wolves

Er. and Ao Canghai looked like dead people, which caused huge psychological pressure on them.

"Generalissimo! Generalissimo!" Washington hurriedly winked at the tongue man. Seeing Li Xiao in a daze, the tongue man suddenly had the courage to shout a few words.

"Oh! It's nothing, Washington! Very good! Very good! Sit down! Please sit down! Shunzi, bring two cups." Li Xiao reacted and asked Shunzi to get the cups.

The huge pressure on his body suddenly disappeared. The soldier standing high put away his gun, and Shunzi no longer looked like a wolf, but obediently took the cup.

Washington pulled his son to sit down. His back was soaked with sweat. It had nothing to do with the weather!

"You said you are from the North American territory. You should know the relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the United Kingdom today. Because of Wu Sangui's relationship, we are actually in a state of hostility." Li Xiao sat across from him and patted Ao Canghai on the shoulder, indicating that he should not be too excited.

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The tiger-like Ao Canghai stared at the two men while chewing crabs, which put great psychological pressure on the two Washingtons. Little Augustine almost cried!

"My respected Generalissimo, this is not the original intention of Her Majesty the Queen. Of course, it is not something that our North American Territory can manage. You may not know that although we are the North American Territory of the British Empire, we should have the right to autonomy.

That means we can implement self-government to a certain extent in the North American territory." John.

Washington answered cautiously.

"What the hell is autonomy!" After hearing what they said, Ao Canghai was a little confused and turned to look at Li Xiao.

"It's similar to the situation in Yizhou. As long as taxes are paid, the government will not send officials to govern the place." Li Xiao thought for a while and could only use the example of Yizhou. Now He Kegang has no one to care about in Yizhou, as long as he pays the full amount every year

Just pay taxes.

"Then their place must be a place where birds don't poop!" Ao Canghai immediately concluded.

He Kegang had the final say in Yizhou, but there was actually nothing he could do about it. The place was too poor, and the court was already short of officials. No one wanted to go to Yizhou, so He Kegang could only make the final decision.

So when Li Xiao explained autonomy in this way, Ao Canghai's first impression was that it was a bullshit North American territory, just another fucking place where birds don't shit.

"Our North American territory is still very wealthy. We have a good port in Boston. There are many shipyards there, and even the British mainland comes to buy ships built in Boston. In addition, the central area is rich in grain, and the corn and wheat produced are sold far away.

European countries.

Plantations are prevalent in the south. In addition to producing rice, they mainly grow cash crops such as tobacco and cotton. Many products produced in North America can even compete with British products in the international market. The North American territory is not useless as you said." John aside.

After listening to the translator, he quickly explained to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao knew this, but he was too lazy to talk to Master Ao. Trying to explain a truth to Master Ao would definitely be a nightmare.

"Why did you come to see me?" Li Xiao thought, even Ai Husheng couldn't handle this guy's request, so it should be a big deal.

"We came to see you, Generalissimo, just to do business with Daming. Look, this...!" John said, taking out a box of things from his arms and putting it on the table.

Li Xiao was delighted when he saw this thing. What a good thing!
Chapter completed!