The two of them looked in disbelief and Yi Zhizu smiled: "The annual output of twenty tons refers to one ore. According to five ores, it should be about one hundred tons. Of course, this output may not be achieved in the early stage, but it will definitely exceed this output in three to five years."

The annual output of twenty tons has already made Zhao Liewen and the other two stunned. Unexpectedly, this is just a gold mine, one hundred tons! Three and two million taels of gold! How much is it equivalent to silver dollars? Five or sixty million silver dollars?

All three of them were shocked by this huge number and took a breath of air conditioning. After coming back to their senses, Guan Changhai said excitedly: "If you really have such a large annual output, you will be willing to fight to the fullest!"

Zhao Liewen was a little skeptical, "By these few samples alone, the shopkeeper can determine that the Transvaal Gold Mine has such a large reserve and such a large annual output?"

South Africa's gold mine reserves account for half of the world's gold reserves, with reserves reaching tens of thousands of tons. The highest historical output once reached an astonishing 1,000 tons. Yi Zhizu knew this clearly, but he couldn't say it clearly. However, he also did a lot of homework on it. Zhao Liewen questioned him and said with an unfathomable smile: "Hui Fu should not know much about the history of Africa, nor would he read the Bible?"

What does this matter have to do with the Bible? Zhao Liewen and the other two were a little confused. They looked at him blankly, and Yi Quezuo did not keep it in his mouth. They said slowly: "African gold has always been very famous in history. After the Arabs controlled the trade between North Africa and the Indian Ocean, gold in West Africa and South Africa has always entered Europe through the Arabs.

Historically, the Kingdom of Mali in West Africa produced a lot of gold. The Mali king Mansa Musa went to Mecca to pilgrimage, passing through Egypt, and emitting gold at will, greatly lowering the price of gold in Egypt and affecting it for decades.

European countries have plundered gold from West Africa since the 15th century, but South Africa's gold has never been found. According to the Old Testament records, there is a place called Aophy in South Africa that pays a large amount of gold and gems every three years. Europeans have never found this place that produces gold and gems.

After the news of diamond discovery in Orange came, I guessed that the area might be the place called Aophie recorded in the Bible. With the discovery of the gold mine, this speculation was undoubtedly further confirmed.

Why is there only a small amount of sand gold on the riverbed and beaches in the White Watershed area? In my guess, it should have been mined on a large scale before. Combined with historical legends and biblical records, as well as the fact that the diamonds and gold mines in Transvaal are quite concentrated, it is completely certain that the areas of Orange and Transvaal are the historical Ophie."

Speaking of this, he said confidently: "Unexpectedly, there must be a huge gold mine in the Transvaal area with an unexpected scale!"

What he said was reasonable and well-founded, Guan Changhai was so excited that he even breathed a little. What is the concept of the output of more than 3 million taels of gold a year? Just thinking about it makes people feel excited. Jiang Qinghao was even more ecstatic. If this were the case, it would definitely be his chance to become a success! The suffering he suffered in Africa in recent years was definitely worth a thousand!

Zhao Liewen was very surprised. He did not expect Yi Zhizu to read the Christian Old Testament. This shows his emphasis on South Africa's gold mines. He calmed down and pondered for a moment, and said: "Can the shopkeeper infer from clues that there are large gold mines in Transvaal area. Can the British and Portuguese also judge?

Besides, even if they can't judge at the moment, Yuan Qi's big move would probably not be able to hide it from them. Faced with such a huge gold mine, will they fight to the death?"

"There is no need to look forward to it!" Yi Zhizu said in a deep voice: "If the Qing Dynasty wants to implement the gold standard, it must have a huge gold mine as a backing. South Africa's gold mine is bound to win!"

Seeing him, Zhao Liewen stopped persuading him, saying, "Since that's the case, you must plan it carefully."

"That's natural." Yi Zhizu said: "Send someone to call Yan Yangtian."

Yi Zhizu knew about the South African gold mine for a long time, but he never dared to reach out. The main reason was that he was worried about the United Kingdom. Although Yuanqi had frequently expanded and succeeded repeatedly over the years, he knew clearly that he could not touch the bottom line of the British and could not break out in large-scale wars with the British. After all, the South China Sea Navy is not an opponent of the British Navy. It is okay to expand in Asia, but if you extend your hand to South Africa, there will definitely be no good results.

However, the situation has changed a lot at the moment. With the opening of the Suez Canal, the value of the Cape of Good Hope route in South Africa has dropped significantly. Moreover, after the temptation of the Persian Gulf, it can be confirmed that the British are also trying to avoid large-scale wars in the East.

With the end of the French-Prussian War, Germany completed its unification and replaced France as the new continental overlord, which posed a threat to Britain. More importantly, the Qing Dynasty now has the ability to pose a real threat to British India. In this case, as long as it is not excessive, it can avoid a war with the British!

He had long been fond of the Port of Maputo in the Mozambique Strait and had just endured it and didn't do it. After the news of Orange's discovery of diamonds spread, he knew that he could not wait any longer. Even if there were risks, it was worth taking some risks for this gold mine that occupied more than half of the world's gold reserves.

In fact, the colonization of Africa by European countries is still limited to the coastal areas and has not yet begun to penetrate the inland areas. It can be said that the trend of dividing Africa has not yet begun. However, with the mining of Transvaal gold mines, the days when the great powers divide Africa are not far away.

Yan Yangtian hurried to Changle Bookstore on his bicycle. He glanced at Kong Jian'an quickly walked into the courtyard gate. He was puzzled. Could there be something big, even Kong Jian'an rushed over and parked the bicycle at the door, and quickly chased after him.

"The big shopkeeper, shopkeeper Kong and Chief of Staff Yan are here." Lin Meilian reported softly at the door.

Kong Jian'an is also here? Yi Zhizu was a little surprised. He realized that Lin Haoran should have reported to him that the gold and silver exchange ratio should be raising the gold standard and implementing the gold standard. He thought he was here to fight the ring, so he immediately ordered: "Please come in."

The two of them came in one after another. After seeing the ceremony, Kong Jian'an said directly: "The big shopkeeper rashly increases the gold and silver exchange ratio, which has a great impact on our country..."

Yi Zhizu waved his hand and interrupted his words, "Everyone sat." After a pause, he continued, "It will be three years earlier and five years later. Our country must implement the gold standard system. Time will not wait for anyone. The gold-silver exchange ratio must be increased as soon as possible and the silver exchange rate must be exchanged as much as possible."

After hearing this, Kong Jianan was impatient, "The big shopkeeper, the amount of silver circulation in my country is huge. Even if we want to implement the gold standard, we should not act too rush. In addition, with the current gold reserves, we cannot support the gold standard. This matter is better to proceed step by step."

Yi Zhizu smiled and said, "If there are three to four million taels of gold every year, do you still need to proceed step by step?"

Three or four million taels of gold are earned every year? Kong Jian'an couldn't help but be stunned. If this is the case, there is no need to follow the steps. After all, Yuan Qi has accumulated considerable gold reserves over the years. If there is still a large amount of gold earned every year, it will be enough to stabilize people's hearts.

After looking at the two, Yi Zhizu said slowly: "The discovery of large gold mines in South Africa is crucial for our country to implement the gold standard. Banks should prepare sufficient funds for buying land, mining and even building railways, and the General Staff should make plans to send troops to South Africa."

Macau Governor's Office.

A servant quickly walked into the office of Antonio Sergiod Susha, the general office, and reported: "Your Excellency, the Prince of Zhennan in Shanghai called, and the Prince of Zhennan invited you to Shanghai for a meeting. I will send a clutch to pick you up tomorrow morning."

Yi Zhizu wanted to see him? Su Sha was very surprised and took the telegram and took a look, saying, "Have you had any conflicts or conflicts with the Qing Dynasty recently?"

"When you come back, there is no conflict or conflict."

After putting down the telegram, Su Sha frowned. Yi Zhizuo wanted to see him, and it was so urgent. Intuition, he felt that it would not be a good thing. After the Tianjin lesson plan occurred, he felt a vague concern that the Qing Dynasty would directly take back Macau or cancel all the privileges of Portugal in Macau.

However, it is not possible to not go. Today's Qing Dynasty is no longer the Qing Dynasty thirty or forty years ago, but directly dared to challenge England. Last year, the Qing Dynasty expanded to the Persian Gulf and directly provoked England, but England actually tolerated it. This incident surprised European countries.

He wanted to call Yingjili to ask, but he thought it was wrong. After a while of silence, he ordered, "Prepare."

In Shanghai, Yuanqi Wharf, Guan Changhai and Jiang Qinghao took more than 30 entourage members to board the two fly-scissors. The South African gold mine is of great importance. Guan Changhai, the director of the Commerce Department, personally rushed to South Africa to negotiate with Transvaal.

Nanyang, the provincial capital of Java, Groba.

A beautiful four-wheeled carriage stopped in front of the gate of a rather grand courtyard. As soon as the car door opened, Xiao Mingliang, wearing a suit and a top hat, got out of the car. The guard quickly walked to the door and handed a post. Soon, Huang Dianyuan, wearing a long gown, quickly greeted him and bowed with a smile: "General Xiao is here, I am missing the welcome."

Xiao Mingliang bowed and returned the gift, "I took the liberty to come to the door and bother you, and I hope President Huang will not blame him."

"Why should General Xiao be polite?" Huang Dianyuan said as he reached out to give in, "General Xiao please--."

"President Huang, please--." The two of them gave in to the yard and walked through the corridor all the way through the yard. Xiao Mingliang was stunned. He had heard that Nanhua would be generous for a long time, and it was indeed worthy of his name. I don't know how much it would cost for this yard alone.

Huang Dianyuan led him to the study room of the Tri-Academy. After the two of them sat down, they served incense tea, he smiled and said, "Did General Xiao come for Maputo Port?"
Chapter completed!