"No, this is utterly impossible." Alfonso XIII vetoed it flatly.

  The king's tone was angry, but he didn't stop and continued: "And you want to make me a duke, Mallorca is my private domain, all rights must belong to me, including the garrison, taxes, land, management, etc., everything, and the empire has no right to interfere."

  "Are you trying to establish your own kingdom?!" King Alfonso glared at Mu Yang, his small mustache twitching with rage, clearly showing that he was truly furious.

  "I just want to find a place where I can think freely and relax, I like the sunshine of Majorca Island, the Mediterranean beaches. Do you think that an island with no output at all can achieve much?" Mu Yang said lightly, completely unaffected by King Alfonso's imposing manner.

  "Does your vacation spot need to be so big?"

  "When the time comes, we can invite more people. You know, a beach with a crowded sandy shore is always more lively."

  "Majorca is out of the question, I can give you Minorca."

  "If it's as a gift, then I can accept."

  "Don't you think you're being too greedy?"

  "We're doing business here, I get a vacation spot and you save several million Spanish people, which one is more important, you know it in your heart."

  Alfonso XIII fell silent, and Mu Yang was also thinking about his own affairs.

  Moyang had previously wanted to use the medicine to threaten Spain, in order to achieve his goal of obtaining land. Later, he thought about it some more and realized that he had been overly optimistic - a country would not easily give up the benefits of its colonies.

  The outbreak of the European war was due to the fact that various countries were dissatisfied with their colonial possessions and were re-dividing them, and all sorts of nationalities, ideologies, and ideals were just nonsense, with interests driving from behind.

  "I agree to your request, I will persuade the Congress and the ministers, but you must guarantee that the medicines for all Spanish patients are supplied, and the price cannot be higher than in Britain. Also, the government can only pay part of the payment, and the rest is owed first."

  King Alfonso realized that this was a transaction, not a one-sided gift, but an exchange of land for people. What the Moors were now proposing was indeed difficult to accept, but it was reality.

  "How much is it?" asked Mu Yang.

  "About a third of it, and the rest will be owed or compensated with something else."

  "Is the land okay?"

  "Yes, but it is not a fiefdom, just the land you purchased, sovereignty still belongs to Spain."

  "Understood, deal."

  Muyang can be considered to have won a small victory, being able to force a king to this extent is enough for Muyang to be proud of himself. If this can be called diplomacy, then it can only be said that Muyang has won this round.

  Mu Yang returned to reality and found himself in a situation where he needed to purchase medicine, but first had to consider the issue of funding.

  The factory is already set up, and the medicine is being produced in large quantities. However, Mu Yang has encountered a problem - two countries are using the medicine that Mu Yang purchased from modern times. Although the price of hydrochloric acid amine is not expensive, the quantity used is too large. Mu Yang has spent nearly 1 million yuan on purchasing medicine during this period, and his funds have been depleted by almost half.

  It's time to think about making some money in the real world now.

  Selling gold is too easy to expose. Antique art, to be honest, those things lack historical sedimentation and are easily identified as counterfeit, and there is also a possibility of collision.

  Jade, pearls, emeralds and even diamonds are all possible. These minerals have no age restrictions and will not be detected as counterfeit as long as the quality is good and the price is high enough. Now the main consideration is how to dispose of them.

  Muyang searched carefully for half a day and found that the value of jade and emerald was generally not as high as diamonds. Muyang prepared to target diamonds, knowing that among the Southeast Asian treasures he had intercepted from the Japanese, there were two boxes of precious stones.

  Murong returned to the Malmer estate and came alone to the underground vault.

  Those two boxes containing gems were quietly sitting on the storage rack. At first, Mu Yang had only taken a rough look, but now he needed to select suitable ones for auction, so naturally, he had to take another careful look.

  Muyang opened one of the treasure chests, which was divided into dozens of small grids. Each grid contained gems, all of which were produced in Southeast Asia. Among the gems from Southeast Asia, those from Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Vietnam were the best, with rubies, sapphires and cat's eyes being particularly prized. The majority of the gems in the grids were rubies and blue sapphires.

  "It's really beautiful." Mu Yang picked up a gemstone the size of a soybean from a grid and carefully admired it under the light. The dazzling light refracted from the gemstone in his hand was mesmerizing, no wonder people all over the world were drawn to them.

  Although there are quite a few here, they are too small individually, and selling them in bulk would be targeting too large of an audience. Muyang opened another treasure chest.

  What's stored inside are mostly larger and more valuable rubies and sapphires, among which the largest sapphire is as big as a ping-pong ball, an absolute treasure of a rare kind, but Muyang doesn't dare to take it out.

  Finally, Muyang chose a ruby.

  This ruby is roughly the size of a marble, and according to what Mu Yang just learned from the computer, it should be pigeon blood red, which is the top grade among rubies.

  This ruby has been cut and presents a cubic multifaceted shape.

  Of course, this is just the result of Mu Yang's observation with his own eyes, and he doesn't even count as a beginner. As for the specific situation of this gemstone, it needs to be measured strictly, and the factors that affect the price of rubies are not only weight, but also transparency, color, impurities, cracks, etc.

  Muyang estimated that even if he took out this ruby for auction, it would definitely cause a sensation. It seemed that he had to think of a more discreet method.

  Muyang went out again, this time his destination is Hong Kong.

  The Hong Kong Sotheby's auction house is located at 88 Gloucester Road, The Landmark, Central and Western District.

  Muyang sat in the VIP room, while across from him, two people were conducting a preliminary appraisal of the rubies he had brought.

  "Color, reaching the level of RED (Pigeon Blood)."

  "Impurities, invisible to the naked eye."

  Weight: 19.38 carats.

  "Cutting work is rough and needs re-grinding."

  One of them was speaking, while the other was carefully recording. At this time, the appraiser raised his head and asked Mu Yang, "Mr. Mu Yang, can you confirm the origin? Of course, as well as its background, can you show us the effective documents for this gemstone?"

  Muyang smiled lightly, "The origin is Myanmar, as for its history, this is a treasured family heirloom that has been passed down for 70 years, so I don't have any proof documents to show."