Chapter 138 Gold Mine
Shortly after returning to the house, Inspector Ma from the Township Security Bureau came to visit with his wife. He had not slept so late, so he was naturally waiting for Ye Zhao. Please use the pinyin domain name of this site to visit us.
At this time, Ye Zhao had just washed up and changed into loose casual clothes. He was flipping through the telegrams copied back from the Kailuan Intelligence Station of the Tianjin Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the secret telegrams sent by the capital in the evening.
Devasland finally discovered the gold mine!
Ye Zhao breathed out a long breath. Although the small gold mine was explored, it would naturally cause gold diggers to come. Soon, this huge undeveloped gold mine area would appear in front of the whole world.
In recent years, the conflict between the East and the West has slowed down. With the help of the Portuguese, the Empire and the Boers have established good relations. Now the Dominion of Devasland is preparing to announce the establishment of a republic. Although it was opposed by Britain, it has gained support from China and Germany. It is just by chance that gold mines were discovered in Devasland at this time, and this land was immediately full of variables.
The empire did not expand greatly in Africa, and only established trade relations with the indigenous and Boers around the port of Maputo, which also made the empire gradually milder in the impression of European countries. However, when this gold mine was excavated, Europeans were shocked to find that the empire held the throat of this gold mine, and even some of the land in the gold mine had been purchased by Chinese immigrants, things would become subtle.
In recent years, the relationship between the empire and Germany has developed steadily, and with France has deteriorated to the extreme. This is also because Napoleon IV, the Crown Prince Eugen, was extremely hostile to China. Before he ascended the throne, he promoted threats from the East in France. After ascending the throne, he went further and further. He was the only country in the European continent that imposed high tariffs of up to 100% to 300% on all Chinese goods. Of course, the general act of expelling French people in Southeast countries became an excuse for its Congress to interfere with trade with the East, or more precisely, trade with China. This is why the man said that the man was right, and the lawsuit was fought for two or three years, but it had no result.
Because the French tried their best to dismiss China. Its influence on the European continent determined that China was also hostile in some European countries, but Chinese merchant ships had long entered the Mediterranean. Chinese goods with high quality and low price were popular in most ports, but this was not something that politicians could influence.
But in today's world, what is often the competition is for gold resources, and the emergence of the world's largest gold mine is likely to break the delicate balance of global political forces.
Ye Zhao quickly calculated the combat power of the Maputo Fleet. In the past four years, the Imperial Navy has made great progress and has formed three major fleets, the Chinese Sea Fleet, the South Ocean Fleet and the African Strait Fleet (Maputo Fleet). The total tonnage of armored ships exceeds 400,000 tons, almost twice that of four years ago. However, if a war breaks out today, it will inevitably face a huge threat from Britain. Moreover, after the discovery of the gold mine, the Boers in Devasland definitely hope to monopolize this golden land. The plan to "help" the Boers continue to migrate to the north failed, but no one would have thought that the Chinese had learned that the Devasland area was rich in gold, so they would not have thought that this was a conspiracy, but the land in the southern part of Devasland purchased by Chinese immigrants and trading companies. It is probably a huge controversy.
The brave and warlike Boers are fighting locally. No matter how rich the resources are, Ye Zhao does not want to start a war with him.
When Ye Zhao was touching the Buddhist beads and thinking, Inspector Ma and his wife came to visit him suddenly. He ordered Baozhu to lock the study documents. Ye Zhao put away the Buddhist beads and walked out of the house. Over the years, he gradually got used to fiddling with it, which could calm down, but he always had to hide it in front of outsiders.
The living room is spacious, with a green and green bronze tripod on the Chi table. The immortal's birthday wishes on the wall, two sermons and eight nanmu chairs underground, and four coffee tables are inlaid. The halls of gentry in the countryside are now decorated like this, but the fan on the ceiling is slowly turning. The breeze is blowing, which is not something that people in the countryside often see.
Inspector Ma is in his thirties. He has a pockmarked face and a triangle-eyed look, and his wife is pretty. She is wearing a blue silk cheongsam, revealing her snow-white thighs and black high heels. Her almond eyes are watery and charming. She is curiously looking at the electric fan. When she heard the footsteps, she stood up quickly.
Inspector Ma took two steps and wanted to shake hands with Ye Zhao, but when he saw Ye Zhao nodding slightly, he went to the main position. Inspector Ma frowned, then smiled again and said, "Disturbating Brother Jingzhai to rest." Mrs. Ma kept looking at Ye Zhao with a smile on her face, with a charming smile on her face.
Ye Zhao's name is the owner of Jingzhai. Even on the "Citizen Certificate", there is also the word Jingzhai. In this case, Inspector Ma must have thought that Jingzhai was Ye Zhao's character.
The empire has long issued a "citizenship certificate", which is mainly used by merchants and people who travel abroad frequently. They can post photos or not. Nowadays, photography is expensive, so the person who needs to apply for a certificate will pay for it themselves. Otherwise, all adult citizens will apply for a citizenship certificate, which is also an astronomical expense.
Although the citizenship certificate does not post photos, when you go out, you need to have road strips and other certificates issued by local security agencies. For convenience, some conditions require that people who often travel while on the outside usually apply for a certificate with photos.
Moreover, today's citizenship certificates are almost all household registration books and booklets, with clear statements in them, including their hometown, population and even resume.
From Ye Zhao's resume, he would think that he was a wealthy businessman, who came from the outskirts of Beijing. When outsiders came to buy houses and live in the local area, as a local sheriff, Inspector Ma naturally had checked Ye Zhao's ID.
"If Brother Jingzhai wants to live in the local area, I can serve Brother Jingzhai in front of the horse and behind it, and it will not be difficult to move and transfer." Inspector Ma smiled all over his face, just like an old friend who had known Ye Zhao for many years.
Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Thank you, Inspector Ma, Sheng Yi, but I don't have the idea of settling here."
Mrs. Ma had a pretty face with a spring in her face and said in a sweet voice: "Yes, the small temple cannot accommodate a great Bodhisattva. Mr. Wen is a person who has seen the world. How could he come to our earthy land?" Rucon pointed to the fan hanging on the beam of the hall and asked Ye Zhao: "Mr. Wen, is this an electric fan?"
Ye Zhao nodded slightly.
Mrs. Ma said again: "I heard that my wife is so embarrassed that she is a lady who has seen the world. I really want to make friends with her, but I am afraid that we will not be able to see her."
Ye Zhao smiled slightly and didn't say anything.
Inspector Ma glared at Mrs. Ma, and thought she was talking too much. Then he turned his head to Ye Zhao and said, "Brother Jingzhai, I have a business. I wonder if Brother Jingzhai is interested in listening?"
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Chapter completed!