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100,000 tons of gold deposits.

Human beings have mined a total of gold so far, that is, one-fifth of this amount, and this is because in the past 20 years, the Golden State Company has produced gold at a rate of more than 200 tons per year in the East and West Golden States, otherwise, at this time, the world's gold is estimated to not even have 10,000 tons of European standards, and this is 60,000 tons, as the owner of the Zhaonan Company, the Ming Imperial Bank or the Ming Emperor behind it, immediately has an unparalleled reputation.

The Dragon Dollar banknote immediately gained unparalleled credibility.

No one questioned the ability of the Reichsbank to pay, no one was worried about the over-issuance of banknotes by the Reichs, and everything was washed away in the face of 100,000 tons of gold.

Gold, the light of gold is shining!

However, the glow of gold did not occupy the headlines for long, after all, this was a gold mine and not refined gold, and everyone knew that it could not be mined for hundreds of years, and then another terrible news grabbed its headlines.

Louis XIV died.

Well, the Sun King has fallen.

In fact, he died five years ago, but this time, because of the two great feats of the War for the Spanish Throne and the capture of Algeria, he actually lived another five years, until he died in his eighties.

Of course, if he dies, he will die!

He should have died a long time ago anyway, and it is said that many European monarchs have cursed him as an important pleasure in life, and his death should make many people happy.

However, in fact, his death made the whole of Europe jump.

The reason is simple......

Who will inherit the French throne?

Louis XIV was the king of France for 77 years from the age of five, he boiled his son to death, and then his grandson died, Louis, the crown prince of France, died ten years ago, his heirs, Louis, Duke of Burgundy, died of smallpox at the same time in the second year, and the Duke of Burgundy's heir, the Duke of Brittany, was treated with smallpox a week later, and finally put too much and was put to death, and two years later, Charles, Duke of Berry, the younger brother of the Duke of Burgundy, also died, and Louis XIV had only one heir in the country.

The younger brother of the Duke of Brittany, the original historical Louis XV.

And this heir is only nine years old this year.

However, Louis XIV had one more outside.

The youngest brother of the Duke of Burgundy, the uncle of Louis XV, King Philip V of Spain.

"Why is that?"

Yang Feng asked blankly.

"Your Majesty, do you think there is no problem with the merger of France and Spain?"

British Minister Linton said in surprise.

"Of course, does it have anything to do with someone else whether they merge or not? What kind of king the French people need is entirely their own business, outsiders have no right and should not interfere, and it is also very reasonable that the brother and brother are only nine years old, do you think that a nine-year-old king can bring happiness to the French people more than a twenty-year-old king? Philip is Louis's grandson, he is just like my grandson, I have watched how he has fulfilled his duties in Spain over the years, there is no doubt that he is a very competent king, I think he is also capable of bringing happiness to the French people, so if the French people choose Philip, the French people are willing to be under the same king as the Spanish people, then I will be happy for them. ”

Yang Feng said.

Well, he can say that Philip V, who has depression and manic personality, and even in the original history, who brought Spain to bankruptcy with the support of a steady stream of silver in South America, is like the Kang Mazi praised by the coaters of later generations, which is indeed thick-skinned enough.

Linton, however, was at a loss.

He was even a little skeptical of the British Congress's judgment of Yang Feng's aggressive ambitions, didn't this guy know that the merger of Spain and France would form a powerful empire in Europe, and become a powerful enemy of the Ming invasion of Europe in the future? Combined, France and Spain, together with their respective colonies, would form the second largest empire in the world after the Ming Empire, which would encompass almost half of Western Europe, most of the Americas, and even part of Africa, with a total area of more than 10 million square kilometers.

At this time, Spain owned almost all of Central America, plus most of South America, while France owned almost half of North America.

Shouldn't Yang Feng do everything in his power to prevent the merger of the two countries?

Of course, Linton didn't know that the reason why Yang Feng supported the union of France and Spain was entirely because he didn't take the merged Franco-Spanish empire in his eyes at all, not to mention France and Spain, that is, all the countries in Europe are now merged together, and the Ming Dynasty is not a level opponent at all, on the contrary, he can also take this opportunity to show his broad mind to the European people, which is conducive to those Ming Divide parties to promote his freedom and democracy in Europe, because of the efforts of Voltaire and Montesquieu and others over the years, The image of the beacon of the Ming Dynasty is rising.

Now he needs to maintain that image.

"Your Excellency, please go back and tell the king of your country that whoever the French people need to be the king is the French people's own business, and everyone should respect it, and if anyone interferes with the choice of the French people, then I will not agree to it first!"

Then he said with a smirk.

Then his remarks were quickly publicized in newspapers all over the Ming Dynasty, including the People's Daily in Europe and other newspapers.

Then the whole of Europe was in an uproar.

Because it's not scientific.

Everyone understands that when Louis XIV grabbed the Spanish throne for Philip, he wanted to merge the two countries together, and this is the reason why the anti-French alliance did not hesitate to kill millions of people in ten years of war to stop it, and it is estimated that his original idea was to let Philip submit to his father after the French crown prince succeeded to the throne. But the problem is that the French Dauphin is dead, and even the heir of the French Dauphin is dead, so if the two countries are reunited, Philip will have to submit to his nephew, which is obviously easy to danger in any royal family. In particular, Philip also had a kingdom strong enough to rival France, so in fact, Louis had to be wary of this grandson's ambitions in his later years.

Of course, for the French people they don't care, and even they welcome Philip V more, including some nobles also welcome Philip, after all, a nine-year-old king is still too unreliable.

And this king is not in good health.

If it weren't for the nanny's desperate efforts to block it, it is estimated that he and his brother would have been bloodlet and killed together.

But the problem is that among the people who support it, no matter how you count it, Yang Feng should not be included.

This is completely unscientific.

But Yang Feng is supportive.

And Yang Feng's support gave these people great encouragement, and they even asked for a new Estates-General to determine whether Louis XV or his uncle should inherit the throne. Philip was also sensible in making a claim to the French throne, and also issued a statement through the People's Daily, that is, he supported the reconvening of the Estates-General, if the Estates-General chose his dear nephew, then he would respect the result, and if the Estates-General chose him, then he promised that the Estates-General would form a system.

That is, to become a real parliament.

So under the propaganda of the People's Daily, he became a generation of virtuous monarchs.

However, this caused panic among others, including Louis XV's regent, Louis XIV's nephew, his own brother, the son of the Duke of Orleans, now Philip II, Duke of Orleans, and Philip II's ally, Louis XV's prime minister, Cardinal Dubois, an old fox as sinister and cunning as Richelieu, who did not welcome Philip, because the nine-year-old Louis XV could let them do whatever they wanted in France, but the twenty-year-old Philip would kick them aside.

They rejected Philip's request for the throne on the grounds that Louis XV had already succeeded to the throne, and they also refused to convene the Estates-General.

"It's inexplicable!"

Yang Feng said indignantly: "The lord is suspicious, and the ministers control the government, which is completely a symptom of the country!" ”

"Your Majesty, it is true."

The Spanish minister said with a sad face.

"Dubois has a bad reputation, and there is hardly anyone in France who does not know the bad deeds of this prime minister, who is a tyrant, a traitor, a greedy and corrupt man, and who is also in collusion with the British, and you know that Louis XIV disliked the English the most. The Duke of Orleans was ambitious, and if His Majesty the King abdicated the French throne and Louis died, considering that he was only nine years old and had never been in good health, so this kind of thing could easily happen, then the Duke of Orleans, as the nephew of Louis XIV, would have been given the right to inherit the throne, and our Majesty the King was solely to prevent such a thing. ”

Then he said.

"Duke of Orleans, I remember that this duke has always liked to plot the throne."

Yang Feng said.

"Well, you are probably talking about the last Duke of Orleans, that is, Louis XIV's own uncle Gaston, and Philip II's father, Philip I, inherited his uncle's title."

His Excellency the Minister said embarrassedly.

"Ah, yes, I'm confused, your titles are too messy, but the title of Duke of Orleans is indeed not a good title, but anyone who inherits this title will inevitably have a bit of a mess."

Yang Feng said.

"You're absolutely right."

The Spanish minister said with a smile.

"You go back and tell Philip that I support him, that France must reconvene the Estates-General, that the Duke of Orleans and Dubois cannot represent the French people, that the Estates-General must be reconvened, and that the people, by the representatives of all parties, will jointly determine who will succeed Louis to the throne, and since they think that the people will support Louis XV, why should they not dare to convene the Estates-General? Philip's request was completely reasonable! ”

Yang Feng patted the table and said. (To be continued.) )