Chapter 1267 Accelerate Daying (Third update, please subscribe)
Author: Xiaoyu’s Destiny
Chapter 1267 Accelerate Daying (Third update, please subscribe)
A great career begins at a young age. People at this time cannot predict what kind of changes a young flight officer’s sudden ideas will bring to the future. After all, when changes happen,
Sometimes, only a very few people can control the future.
The future is unpredictable, but sometimes the future can be predicted.
As for some people, the future is predictable and even deployable. Almost at the same time that the Pacific Fleet Command temporarily requisitioned the "Yizhou" immigration ship, in the palace of Zhongdu, there was no
Emperor Zhu Da, who knew the news, was reviewing a report. This report was the "Jerusalem Incident" investigation report.
"Your Majesty, in the past six months, the Investigation Department has sent the best agents to Jerusalem, Egypt and the United Kingdom. Through various investigations, they have proven Lawrence's confession. They indeed planned the incident and carried out the murder of Napoleon III.
Assassination of the Emperor!"
Listening to Qian Zizhuang's report, Emperor Zhu Da pursed his lips, then stood up. When he picked up a cigar and wanted to smoke one, he hesitated. Finally, he walked to the window silently,
Then stare outside the window,
In fact, he can choose to conceal it, but who knows what will happen if he conceals it? In this incident, any concealment may cause many uncertain factors and may even affect the trust between the two countries.
After all, Emperor Zhu Da himself was also a beneficiary of the assassination, at least potentially.
In this case, Emperor Zhu Da had to face it cautiously. After all, there could not be any doubt between them.
He thought for a while before speaking.
"Now that we have proven this, it is necessary for us to inform the French side that I will visit France in the near future. Do you know what this means?"
"I know."
"Is it possible to stop this?"
"I think it's unlikely."
"But I still have to give it a try."
Emperor Zhu Da said.
"However, if I leave empty-handed, I'm afraid I won't be able to persuade them to give up revenge for the time being. I need a gift!"
Gift?
His Majesty's request made Qian Zizhuang's heart tighten, and he said.
"I believe that this gift should not be rushed."
"We shouldn't act too hastily, but without a gift, I really have no reason to persuade them..."
Emperor Zhu Da smiled slightly, looked at Qian Zizhuang and said:
"Perhaps we thought too much at the beginning. Just passing certain measures to promote the UK will not work. We need to speed up!"
"Speed up a bit, what do you mean, Your Majesty?"
"We have people in the Cape Colony! I mean, people in a special position."
After Qian Zizhuang nodded, Emperor Zhu Da said,
"For now, if it is just to add fuel to the flames, how long will it take according to previous calculations? Two years! It will take a full two years to trigger a war. Of course, the Boers are also accelerating now. Well, we
Is there some way or some special means to add to this process..."
After thinking about it, Qian Zizhuang said.
"I understand!"
"Well, keep the dossier... think about it! How can you accelerate this process faster... Maybe you can use some methods from within? However, you don't need me to teach you about your profession, just do what you know.
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On this day, in the rooftop office of De Beers Mining Company, Sir Cecil John Rhodes, Chairman and Managing Director of De Beers Mining Company of the British Empire, sat in a leather armchair, just like before,
He glanced at the report in front of him again, and then said softly:
"My God, if we succeed, the whole of southern Africa will be ours!"
No one answered him, he was just talking to himself.
He stood up from his large, spacious table, crossed the room to the window, and stared downstairs at the squirming people and vehicles in Cape Town's central business district, a city that, from European eyes, was
Backward and full of colonial flavor.
But in the eyes of Cecil John Rhodes, this land is full of wealth and opportunities. Although he was the loser in the expansion competition with Ming Dynasty more than ten years ago, through the confrontation with Ming Dynasty, he was the loser.
He still gained a lot of wealth from his investment in the Kimberley diamond mine.
Just a few months ago, he defeated his old rival "Kimberley Central Mining Company" oligarch Barnato and established "De Beers Unified Mining Company" and became one of the three directors of this company. He has almost
He monopolizes 90% of the world's diamond production. Including the profits from the "South African Mining Company" he invested in and operated in the first two years, he can make millions of pounds in profits every year.
However, his huge wealth comes from a foreign country - the Transvaal Republic, a country established by the Boers. The Transvaal government, which has been insanely poor for many years, will naturally not let him go.
Collecting taxes and charging excessively, he has been suffering from the damage of forced expropriation. Therefore, Rhodes's greatest wish is to destroy this "greedy" small Boer country.
"This is really an opportunity!"
While talking to himself, Ross whistled softly.
"With only an investment of 100,000 pounds, this country can be completely destroyed. Then the diamonds in Kimberley and the gold in Johannesburg will be ours. From now on, we will no longer have to endure the forced expropriation of the Boers."
Got it!"
While talking to himself, Rhodes picked up the phone on the table.
"Hey, please let James come up..."
James, Rhodes read the name, and then he took another look at the report. He was no stranger to James. That guy came to Cape Town from England thirteen years ago. At that time, he was still a pauper. Later he entered
company, and then gradually became a middle-level manager of the company. This guy... could always give him some construction suggestions when he didn't expect it.
"James!"
After James entered the office, Rhodes smiled kindly at his confidant.
"I've seen your report. This is a big deal. I need to think about it before making a decision. Tell me, why is now the time to take such action?"
"The reason is simple, sir."
James replied.
"In the past few years, the Transvaal government has regarded the Kimberley diamond mines and the Rand gold mines as fat and imposed heavy direct taxes and profit taxes. The tax revenue from the gold mines now amounts to one-eighth of the Transvaal's annual revenue.
7. In addition, the Transvaal also issued various franchises, monopolized the operation of explosives, and arbitrarily increased the tariff rate on goods imported or re-exported from the Cape Colony to the Transvaal. The import tax alone raked in 1 million per year.
The monopoly on explosives earns the government 600,000 pounds a year. These 1.6 million pounds are simply extracted from us. Almost everyone has reached the point of intolerance, sir, since everyone cannot
If you endure it no longer, then of course the time will be ripe for action."
After thinking for a while, James said again.
"And I have also come into contact with a person who is suitable for carrying out this task. I believe that as long as we are willing to risk the team, then our operation will definitely be successful!"
"But, with just a few hundred people...can they succeed?"
Ross asked rhetorically,
"It is impossible to occupy a country with a few hundred people, but a few hundred people are enough to get the British Empire involved. Sir, what we need is for the British Empire to be involved!"
Although he did not explain further, everyone knew what this meant. It didn't matter whether those people succeeded or not. What mattered was that they would start a war.
"Need to bring this up in the boardroom?"
"Does it matter?"
James' words brought a burst of smiles. Yes, it is not important at all. Most of the time, the board of directors is just a decoration.
"But we need the cooperation from Johannesburg. If we want to expand this matter as much as possible, we must turn this incident into a major event and make it uncontrollable. Only in this way can we
Benefited from."
James' words made Ross nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, only when the incident worsens as much as possible can we force the government to intervene. This is indeed the most beneficial option for us."
After thinking for a while, Ross said again.
"Just follow your plan, but before implementing it, I would like to meet that guy."
After James left, Rhodes picked up the phone.
"Hey, is this Pearson? I have something to discuss with you!"
Pearson is one of the three directors of De Beers Mining Company, and Pearson is also the chairman of the South African Mining Company, and the Rand Gold Mine belongs to the South African mining company.
Their two companies appear to be two companies, but in fact they have long been integrated through cross-shareholding. Of course, their interests are consistent.
Rhodes believed that Pearson had already developed a deep hatred for those damn Boers.
"The thing is like this..."
(End of chapter)
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