Liu Yue is wearing a miner's uniform that is popular around the world.
This type of clothing is made of wear-resistant thick fabric and was previously popular among miners.
Later, it became popular because of its wear resistance and easy washing.
He wore this outfit just to hide himself in the crowd.
Their expedition team disbanded in Qi State, and he immediately deposited the money and gold he received in Hua Xia Bank, taking the deposit certificate with him and saying that he was going to Shu State.
He was actually going to the Gufeng Province of the Empire, intending to open a small shop in the Empire, marry a wife and live out the rest of his life.
The money in his hands was too hot, and the major European vassal states were paying attention to this matter.
Liu Yue believed that if he stayed in these countries, he would turn into a big fat pig and sooner or later be killed and eaten by the powerful.
He is now at the bus station in Warsaw, Shu, looking at the bus ticket in his hand.
This is a long-distance bus that goes directly to Imperial Valley Feng Province.
The ticket price is as high as 20 silver coins, which ordinary small vendors cannot afford.
After Liu Yue checked his bank deposit slip and bus ticket, he went to the fried noodles restaurant next to the station and ordered a bowl of fried noodles.
While he was eating, he felt three people approaching his dining table quickly.
As an explorer heading into the deep mountains and old forests, Liu Yue felt the impending danger.
He immediately put down his chopsticks and reached his right hand to his waist, ready to take out the revolver.
Liu Yue immediately felt that a cold metal pipe was pressed against his lower back.
A cold and biting voice came to his ears.
"Liu Yue, if you don't want to die, just be more honest with me."
Liu Yue saw from the corner of her eyes that three pistols were pointed at him.
As long as he dares to move, he will immediately turn into a corpse.
Liu Yue is no longer an explorer who can risk his life at any time. He now has more than one million taels of silver coins in his hand.
Whether he went to the empire or major vassal countries, he was always a wealthy man.
Call him by name directly from these people.
These people are not people who want to rob. They must be here for the gold mine in western Africa.
Liu Yue immediately surrendered and said: "Brothers, don't be impulsive. I will definitely cooperate with you if you need anything."
The man who spoke came over, touched Liu Yue a few times, and then removed all the firearms and knives he had hidden.
Liu Yue was carried by these people as she walked out of the Zhajiang Noodle Shop.
They boarded an open agricultural tricycle and quickly headed to the port of Shu.
When Liu Yue saw what these people were doing, he knew that these people were extraordinary.
They do things very neatly, and there are many peripheral members who cooperate with them.
This was definitely not something that a certain family could do, but the power of the country. His suspicions were gradually confirmed.
The details of this group of people are also well grasped.
They rode an agricultural tricycle common in Shu.
Agricultural tricycles can be assembled by Shu itself, and the price is relatively cheap.
Cars are extremely expensive, and few people in Shu can afford them.
A strange car running on the streets of Shu will definitely attract the attention of others.
Agricultural tricycles are common, but not many people pay attention to them.
Liu Yue was quickly taken to the port by this group of people and boarded a seemingly normal passenger ship.
He was taken to the secret room and immediately interrogated by this group of people.
Liu Yue knew that he could not bear the torture and forced a confession, so he accepted his fate now.
Whatever these people asked him, he would answer accordingly.
As expected, these people came here for the Jinhe Gold Mine.
They asked very detailed questions: Where was he camping at that time and how long he camped?
These people don't let go of these little details.
After Liu Yue finished asking questions, he was locked in the room.
Relying on his experience, he sailed the passenger ship to the north.
The Kingdom of Shu was already in the north of Europe, and those who moved him continued to the north.
It is already clear which force he was kidnapped by.
The Song Dynasty occupied the British Isles and Northern Europe.
The Song Dynasty had always been isolated from the European continent and basically did not interfere with the affairs on the European continent.
Liu Yue did not expect that the Song Dynasty would also like the Jinhe gold mine.
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The capital of the Song Dynasty was Xinghai, a city formerly known as London.
It still retains a bit of British style.
There was a pungent smell flowing in the river, and a sour smell filled the air.
A large number of factories were built along both sides of the river.
Song Wang Zhantie opened the window, and a pungent smell came in, making him cough violently.
He was already thinking about going to a castle in the countryside to stay for a few days to recuperate.
In order to protect itself, the Song Dynasty could only vigorously develop its navy.
Building a navy requires strong heavy industry, especially the production of high-quality steel.
The steel industry is very polluted. When the Xinghai Steel Plant was first built, he had not seen the stars in the sky for a month.
Song Wang Zhantie said helplessly: "No wonder the empire placed its heavy industry centers in Tangshan County of Tangshan Prefecture and Anshan County of Liaoyang Prefecture, far away from the capital.
We in the Song Dynasty had no choice but to develop a heavy industrial city despite all our efforts.
After the Song Dynasty had spare power, its navy also formed a combat capability and was able to defend the country's maritime borders.
Then we can move heavy industry out, but there is really no other way now."
Jin Kuohai, Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, heard the heartfelt words of Song King Zhan Tie.
He also echoed: "Our Song State is still too weak and has almost no strategic depth.
It is still alone overseas, without a huge navy to protect it, and the people have no sense of security at all.
Everything now must give way to development.
Song's navy must be the strongest on both sides of the Atlantic in order to ensure Song's security."
King Zhan Tie of the Song Dynasty looked at the map and said with deep eyes: "The Mediterranean Sea is just a big bathtub, and dragons cannot be raised here.
If we really face a war and we block the Strait of Gibraltar, they will only be anxious.
Shu has no idea of developing a navy and its threat is not high.
We are trying to find ways to provoke conflicts between Chu and Yue so that these two countries cannot fully develop their navies.
King Rui only wanted to conquer the Central Plains, and Rui would not give priority to developing its navy.
Switzerland could not even build an ironclad ship on its own.
They cannot become a naval power by buying warships, and a war can destroy their navy.
But we cannot be complacent. The Atlantic Ocean is very big.
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When the Song Dynasty was first established, our foundation is still a bit poor, and we must catch up with the gap with these established countries as soon as possible."
When Jin Kuohai heard Song Wang Zhan Tie's words, he certainly knew what Song Wang Zhan Tie wanted to say?
If the Song Dynasty wanted to develop its navy, it had to invest massive amounts of money.
The cost of building steel battleships in the Song Dynasty was almost 1.6 times that of the Empire, and the quality was even worse.
The cost of building a battleship is several hundred thousand taels of silver coins.
If you want to improve the development progress of Song Dynasty's navy, you must spend huge amounts of money on the shipbuilding industry.
The Song Dynasty does not lack experienced naval officers and soldiers, it only lacks excellent battleships.
The Song Dynasty has been squeezed to the limit, and if it continues to increase the pressure, big trouble will happen.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai knew that King Zhantie of Song Dynasty would not be so unwise and must have additional financial support.
Now if the Song Dynasty wants to obtain additional funds, it can only use the Jinhe Gold Mine, which has been very popular in recent times.
Prime Minister Jin Kuohai asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, do we, the Song State, also want to participate in the fight for the Jinhe Gold Mine?
We are opening up colonies in western Africa, but because our army is not strong and the resources invested are limited, the colonies only have one port.
Even if the domestic army is mobilized to participate in the competition for the Jinhe gold mine.
The strength of our Song army is not strong, not as good as that of Chu and Yue.
Compared with the Swiss Army, we are far behind.
I ask the king to consider this matter carefully.
The gold mine is indeed very good, but if you can’t get it, the investment will be completely wasted.”
When King Zhantie of the Song Dynasty heard what Prime Minister Jin Kuohai said, he still had a smile on his face.
If Jin Kuohai said this, it shows that he has not been dazzled by interests and still maintains a keen vision.
King Zhan Tie of the Song Dynasty laughed and said: "Our Army of the Song Dynasty is very weak and cannot compete with the Chu and Yue countries, and it is even worse than the Rui Kingdom.
But we can't accomplish anything, and we still have the ability to disrupt this matter.
Although the Song Dynasty's navy could dominate the Atlantic Ocean, it still had no rivals on the route from Europe to Africa.
We choose a country to jointly develop gold mines with Song.
We will provide freighters to transport gold ore and machines to mine gold ore.
The navy and army will also be provided to help them capture the gold mines.
The two countries will jointly divide the gold mine according to their investment strength.
There are still certain risks in occupying the Jinhe Gold Mine.
I think there will be people willing to accept us.
If all countries want to exclude us, the Song Dynasty, then we will overturn the table.
Destroy local ports and block shipping routes from Europe to Africa, and we won't get gold, and neither will other countries."
When Jin Kuohai heard Song Wang Zhan Tie's idea, his eyes lit up and he said: "We can cooperate before Chu.
Chu State may be in response to threats on the European continent. They did not vigorously develop their navy and even showed goodwill to us.
If Chu gets this gold mine, Yue will definitely be anxious.
Due to unbalanced development, ambitions and sense of crisis, the Chu and Yue countries have undergone different changes, and the possibility of conflict between them has increased."
At this time, the phone on the table rang, and Song Wang Zhantie picked up the phone. When he heard the situation reported on the other side of the phone, a smile appeared on his face.
"God really helped me in the Song Dynasty. Our people captured the leader of the expedition team who discovered the Jinhe gold mine.
Having this person in our hands can strengthen the weight in our hands."
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Xu Minghan, Prime Minister of Chu, fell into deep thought when he saw the telegram sent by Lu Chenyang, King of Chu.
King Lu Chenyang of Chu asked: "Minghan, what do you think of the fact that the Song Dynasty wants to form an alliance with us to jointly win the Jinhe Gold Mine?"
Xu Minghan put down the telegram and said in a solemn tone: "Your Majesty, I think the Jinhe Gold Mine is very important. If we can win this gold mine, it will be conducive to the rapid development of the country's industrial industry and the development of African colonies.
But compared to the Jinhe Gold Mine, some situations are more important.
We have a substantial alliance with the Song Dynasty. Without huge conflicts of interest, the security of the Atlantic coast can be guaranteed.
We can then put our main industries in the safer west.
With the combined efforts of the two countries, the probability of winning gold and gold mines is also very high.
I think that even if we cannot take down this gold mine, we cannot let countries that are hostile to us take it down."
King of Chu Lu Chenyang agreed: "The Jinhe gold mine is very important, and the alliance between Chu and Song is even more important.
We cannot push this ally to the enemy's side, otherwise it will be even more troublesome.
King Zhan Tie of the Song Dynasty did not open his mouth this time. The distribution of the Jinhe gold mine was calculated based on the merits of the two countries.
Song's army was weak and its navy was ineffective in occupying the gold mines.
The Jinhe gold mine must be dominated by our Chu country."
After many rounds of telegram conversations between King Lu Chenyang of Chu and Zhan Tie, King of Song, the two monarchs reached an agreement that the two countries would jointly develop the Jinhe gold mine.
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General Pang Pangshan of Chu State took a transport ship and sailed south to Africa under the escort of Chu Navy and Song Navy.
He summoned his subordinate military attachés for a meeting in the cabin of the transport ship.
General Pang Pangshan slapped the table and said: "This is the first foreign war since the establishment of our Chu Army.
This war must bring out the prestige of the Chu Army. Anyone who embarrasses me in this war will be dealt with personally by me.
The King of Chu has issued a decree. As long as it is confirmed that the gold mine has the rumored reserves, we must seize the gold mine.
Any force that dares to rob the Jinhe Gold Mine from us will fight back with the guns in their hands."
As soon as Pang Pangshan finished speaking, a military attache said excitedly: "General Pang, can we really shoot this time?"
Pang Pangshan said angrily: "Didn't you understand what I just said?
What you have in your hand is a gun, not a fire stick.
They dare to steal gold mines from us, why don't you dare to shoot."
Pang Pangshan said this, and all the military attachés present breathed a sigh of relief.
This sentence shows that the right to fire has been delegated to the grassroots level. As long as the requirements for firing are met, the Chu Army can fire back.
The troop transport was very fast and they arrived at the target location quickly.
Looking towards the shore from Pang Pang Mountain, there is only a small port here.
This is a port built by a small family in Switzerland in West Africa just to capture some slaves at a low cost.
None of this was officially built by Switzerland, and the size of the port is extremely small.
The colonies of Chu and Yue were both in the northern region south of the African desert.
Rui and Song invested very few resources in Africa.
They could not conflict with Chu and Yue, so their colonies chose areas close to southern Africa.
The seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are opposite. It is summer in Europe, but it is winter here.
But here in Africa there are no distinct seasons, there is no spring, summer, autumn and winter, there are only rainy seasons and dry seasons.
It's the dry season here now and the temperature is a bit cooler.
Pang Pangshan was protected by warships as he approached the port.
The owner of this port did not dare to resist at all, and the management of the port quickly changed hands.
The armies of Chu and Song have just set up tents at the port.
Two fleets came one after another from the sea, and they had a confrontation with the fleets of Chu and Song staying in the port.
Pangshan saw the flags above the two fleets.
He was not surprised at all. The larger fleet was from the Yue Kingdom.
A smaller fleet, it is the Swiss army.
These two countries are fighting for the rich Jinhe gold mine.
They responded extremely quickly and quickly issued the order to send troops.
They all know that this gold mine cannot be easily occupied, and they must send out troops to compete with other forces for the gold mine.
Whichever side is stronger can grab the gold mine.