Not long after returning to the house, Inspector Ma from the township security station came to visit with his wife, and he hadn't slept so late, so he had naturally been waiting for Ye Zhao.

At this time, Ye Zhao had just washed up and changed into loose civilian clothes, and was reading the telegrams copied back by the guards from the Kailuan Intelligence Station of the Tianjin Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the evening and the secret telegrams sent from the capital.

Devasland has finally discovered a gold mine!

Ye Zhao let out a long breath, although it was a small gold mine that was explored, it would naturally make the gold diggers smell about it, and soon, this huge unexplored gold mining area would be presented to the whole world.

Over the years, the cultural conflict between East and West had eased, and with the help of the Portuguese, the empire had established good relations with the Boers, and now the Dominion of Devasland was preparing to declare a republic, which was opposed by the British but supported by China and Germany.

The empire did not expand aggressively in Africa, and only established trade relations with the natives and Boers around the port of Maputo, which also made the empire gradually moderate in the impression of European countries, but when this gold mine was excavated, the Europeans were shocked to find that the empire was holding the throat of this gold mining area, and even some of the land in the gold mining area had been purchased by Chinese immigrants, and things would become delicate.

In the past few years, the relationship between the empire and Germany has developed steadily, and the relationship with France has deteriorated to the extreme, which is also because Napoleon IV, that is, the crown prince Eugène at that time, was extremely hostile to China, and when he did not ascend the throne, he preached the threat from the East in France, and after ascending the throne, he went further and further, and was the only country on the European continent that imposed high tariffs of up to 100 to 300 percent on all Chinese goods, of course, The general expulsion of the French by the countries of the South-East Bloc became a pretext for their parliaments to interfere in trade with the East, or more precisely with China.

Because the French tried their best to exclude China, their influence on the European continent determined that China was also hostile in some European countries, but Chinese merchant ships had already entered the Mediterranean, and high-quality and cheap Chinese goods were welcomed in most ports, which was beyond the influence of politicians.

But in today's world, it is often the competition for gold resources, and the emergence of the world's largest gold mine is likely to upset the delicate balance of global political power.

Ye Zhao quickly calculated the combat power of the Maputo fleet in his mind, in the past four years, the imperial navy has made great progress, and has formed three major fleets, the China Sea Fleet, the South Sea Fleet and the African Straits Fleet (Maputo fleet), the total tonnage of armored ships exceeds 400,000 tons, almost twice as much as four years ago, but if war breaks out now, it will inevitably face a huge threat from the British. What's more, after the discovery of the gold mine, the Boers of Devasland also definitely wanted to monopolize this golden land, and the plan to "help" the Boers to continue to migrate to the north fell through, but no one would have thought that the Chinese had long learned that the Devasland area was rich in gold, and they would not have thought that this was a conspiracy, but the land in southern Devasland purchased by Chinese immigrants and trading houses would cause huge controversy.

The Boers, who are brave and good at fighting, are even more home-grown, and if it is not necessary, no matter how rich the resources, Ye Zhao does not want to start a war with them.

Just when Ye Zhao was touching the Buddha beads and thinking, Inspector Ma and his wife came to visit very abruptly. Ling Baozhu locked the documents in the study, Ye Zhao put away the Buddha beads and walked out of the house, over the years he has gradually become accustomed to fiddling with it, which can make the mood calm, but he always has to hide it in front of outsiders.

The guest hall is spacious, the chantine table is set up with a ruler high green bronze tripod, the wall hangs the immortal Weng worship longevity map, the underground two slip eight Nanmu chairs, four coffee tables are inlaid in the meantime, the gentry hall in the countryside is now so furnished, but the fan on the ceiling turns slowly, blowing out a breeze, but it is not often seen by the countrymen.

Inspector Ma is in his thirties, with a pockmarked face and triangular eyes, and his face is not good, and his wife is also delicate, wearing a blue silk cheongsam, revealing snow-white thighs and black high heels, and apricot eyes are watery.

Inspector Ma took two steps and wanted to shake hands with Ye Zhao, but when he saw Ye Zhao nodding slightly, he took the main seat, Inspector Ma frowned, and then showed a smile again, and said, "Disturb Brother Jingzhai to rest." Mrs. Ma kept smiling and looking at Ye Zhao, with a smile on her face.

Ye Zhao is the owner of Jing Zhai here, that is, on the "citizen certificate", there is also the word Jing Zhai, and Inspector Yi Ma must have thought that Jing Zhai was Ye Zhao's word.

Nowadays, the empire has already issued "citizenship certificates", mainly for merchants and people who often travel abroad, you can stick a photograph or not, and now the price of photography is expensive, and the person who needs to apply for a certificate pays for it, otherwise it is an astronomical expense for all adult citizens to apply for a citizenship card.

Although the citizenship card can not be affixed with a photo, when going out to a foreign country, it is necessary to have a road slip and other certification documents issued by the local security agency.

Moreover, today's citizenship certificate is almost a household registration book, a booklet, which is clearly stated, and the population of origin and even the resume are involved.

From Ye Zhao's resume, it will be considered that he is a solid businessman from the suburbs of Beijing. And outsiders came to buy a house and live in the local area, as a local sheriff, Inspector Ma naturally checked Ye Zhao's documents earlier.

"If Brother Jing Zhai wants to settle down in the local area, the younger brother can serve Brother Jing Zhai before and after the saddle, and it is not difficult to move and transfer the house." Inspector Ma was full of smiles, like an old friend who had known Ye Zhao for many years.

Ye Zhao smiled: "Thank you Inspector Ma for your kindness, it's just that I don't have the idea of settling here." ”

Mrs. Ma said coquettishly: "Yes, the small temple can't accommodate the big Bodhisattva, Mr. Wen is a person who has seen the world, how could he come to our dirty place." Ru Scallion pointed to the fan hanging on the beam of the hall and asked Ye Zhao, "Mr. Wen, this is an electric fan, right?" ”

Ye Zhao nodded slightly.

Mrs. Ma said: "I heard that Mrs. is embarrassed to close the moon, and she is a lady who has seen the world, I really want to make friends with her, but I am afraid that we will be rude and will not be able to enter the eyes of Mrs. Madame." ”

Ye Zhao smiled slightly and didn't speak.

Inspector Ma glared at Mrs. Ma, thinking that she was talking too much, and immediately turned to Ye Zhao and said, "Brother Jing Zhai, I have a business, I don't know if Brother Jing Zhai is interested in listening to it?" ”

(To be continued)