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The Rand Gold Mine and the Kimberley Diamond Mine were one of the important factors that led to frequent friction between the British and the Boers. ^^^Baidu%Search @Wushenji + Read this book #Latest%Chapter^^^

Of course, the Republic of South Africa was still a wild place, the world's largest gold and diamond mines had not yet been discovered, and Britain saw the Transvaal Republic as an inconspicuous part of Britain's vast colonies.

Napoleon, who knew the mineral resources of South Africa, would not let go of this good show, and whoever could master the mineral resources of South Africa was equivalent to mastering the center of world finance. Moreover, the Boers were descendants of German and French immigrants, and emotionally they preferred the French to emancipate themselves.

Napoleon's ambitions and the expansion of the British Empire meant that the southern hemisphere would not end in peace. He was the only one who knew that the world's largest gold mine was buried beneath the soil, so he would not let the Prime Minister Gladstone's ambitions succeed.

At this time, there was a gun riot in Basutoland, and the main British force in the Transvaal went south to suppress the riot, and the total number of British troops left in the Transvaal did not exceed 3,000, and they were only stationed in a few important towns such as Pretoria, Rustenburg, Leidenburg, and Stedton, and the defense was seriously empty.

More than 5,000 Boers dissatisfied with British governance gathered in Pardeclar for a national convention, declaring an armed revolt and strongly demanding the restoration of the Transvaal Republic.

They elected Paul Kruger, Piert Joubert and Pytorius the Younger, who were highly respected among the Boers, as their leaders.

The newly formed three-member government sent the declaration of independence of the Transvaal Republic to the Pretoria garrison, but the British refused to accept it and ordered the garrisons everywhere to rush to reinforce Pretoria. ^^^Baidu&Search@Witch God + Read this book#Latest@Chapter^^^

All of a sudden, the Transvaal became the focal point of the conflict.

At this time, the French were also busy adding "volunteers" to the Transvaal.

The death of Napoleon IV served as a trigger for the French government to intervene in the dispute on the ground. Even 10 Downing Street did not think that the Tuileries Palace did not want to negotiate with the British at all, they just wanted to intervene in the conflict through this dispute.

None knew what exactly the French president wanted to do, and French Foreign Minister De Kaz tried to convince Napoleon that it was a ridiculous decision.

For the sake of a distant colony in South Africa, it is not a good choice to tear up with the world's largest colonial empire.

"Your Excellency Napoleon, are we planning to make the Transvaal a protectorate of France? This is just too risky. Everyone knows that this is nothing more than a barren land, but is it really because they are descendants of French colonizers that they did it? We have only opened up the situation of friendship between France and Germany, and now we have rashly offended London, and I am afraid that we will not be at peace in the future. ”

The voice of Foreign Minister Dekaz echoed in the office, and Napoleon responded with only silence.

Dekaz emphasises the last sentence emphatically.

The French could do anything to get revenge on Germany, but it was difficult for them to attack Britain at all costs. Even at the height of the First French Empire, they were only confronted by the guys on the other side of the Channel. ^^^Baidu%Search @Wushenji + Read this book #Latest%Chapter^^^

"So what?"

Napoleon didn't even lift his eyelids, he just looked at the telegram on the table and asked, "No matter how arrogant the British are, will they tear their faces with the second colonial empire because of one colony?" ”

"No, but the deterioration of relations between France and England will only bring us bad results. In the previous Franco-German conflict, Britain was either neutral or on our side, and now it is openly intervening in their disputes, which is intended to push the allies to the enemy's side. ”

Foreign Minister Dekaz was still chattering on Napoleon, but when he saw that Napoleon did not react, he exerted further pressure.

"What should we do if the next Franco-Prussian War breaks out and Britain is on the side of the Germans? Stop angering Prime Minister Gladstone over the affairs of Napoleon IV. ”

At this time, Napoleon's attention was focused on the telegrams of the British Foreign Office, and Dekaz was not the only one who advised himself in this way.

But the most great dictator must have strong self-confidence and rational judgment, because once the Republic of Drandash becomes a vassal of France, it will have an immeasurable impact on the future of French finance.

At this time, Napoleon folded the telegram on the table in half and covered it under the palm of his hand. He finally raised his head, looked at the person in front of him with a calm expression, and said, "So do you think I will care about the death of Napoleon IV?" ”

"No...... No. ”

Foreign Minister Dekaz admitted very honestly that he believed that everyone in the Bonaparte family would be saddened by Eugène's death, with the exception of Napoleon, who was in front of him.

For the French president, more of an assessment is that he is a cold-blooded, emotionless snake.

In Dekaz's eyes, he is Jörmungad, a monster of Norse mythology that devours the world from end to end.

And now, he is indeed doing the same thing, and Europe is heading towards an invisible black hole.

"Yes, the relationship between the Boers and the French is only between the descendants of the former colonists, and everyone wonders why the president of France is obsessed with this shallow relationship, and this question must have existed in your mind at one time."

Foreign Minister Dekaz put it bluntly, "Are those diamonds really so attractive to His Excellency President Napoleon?" They are nothing more than broken stones, not even a third of the total value of French industrial output. ”

Napoleon must have had other secrets behind him, but he hadn't spoken yet.

Foreign Minister De Kaz would not believe that the republican government would oppose the British in the name of revenge for Napoleon IV.

"Of course, diamonds are not attractive enough, and they can really make us tear our faces with them."

Napoleon deliberately paused, and then came out of his mouth a topic that was enough to detonate the frenzy of gold diggers around the world.

"It's a gold mine!"

"Gold mines? Is there a lot of gold in the Transvaal? ”

Dekaz wondered that, even though South Africa had a certain amount of minerals, the yield of gold and diamonds was not as high as that of the other French colonies combined.

"Because in the Transvaal, there is the world's largest, unexplored gold mine. That gold reserve was enough to make Paris the financial center of the whole of Europe, and indeed of the world. Do you know what a gold mine with half of the world's gold reserves is for us? France's gold reserves will be the largest in the world! ”

Foreign Minister Dekaz gasped, he had never heard the news, but Napoleon's firm will was beyond doubt.

At that time, Paris will become the creator of the "Bretton system", and the gold will no longer be linked to the dollar, but to the franc!

Originally.

Everything is not as simple as you think.

In this way, everything was said to have passed, Napoleon IV was the pawn that caused this dispute, and the Tuileries Palace did not intervene in this dispute under the pretext of the death of the Dauphin.

The whole of France should be grateful to the British official who killed Napoleon IV, who gave France a chance to rise again.

Not only that, but intervening in the Transvaal through this inexplicable reason has also low-key avoided the eyes of everyone in the world, and if others knew the secret of the world's largest gold mine, I am afraid that Bismarck would be more active than others in asking for cooperation with Paris.

The buzzing news almost starved Foreign Minister Dekaz's brain of oxygen, and he now needed to sit down and calm down and clear his mind.

The gold mine is the key to solving all the mysteries, and any political action around the Transvaal makes sense.

Napoleon did not give the other side a respite, and he said sonorously, "So either the British finally get this huge fortune and become an unshakable world empire." Either Paris gains this wealth and re-emerges as the only country on the continent that can rival Great Britain. ”

Dekaz's hands were shaking with excitement.

Napoleon, on the other hand, behaved calmly, and every step was as he had planned.

"The British will not let France rise peacefully, only through political means and war, we are going to bloom on the ruins of London and Berlin, irises that will never wither!" 【Just love Chinese】Cat flutter Chinese