Yang Zhi seemed to have been drained of all his energy. He stumbled backwards and bumped into the trunk of a locust tree. The residual snow and ice shards hanging on the branches fell on his forehead. A hint of coldness made him wake up slightly. For a moment.
"What should we do now? I have handed over the information to the court. It has been several days. I am afraid that the court has already dug up a lot of clues along these lines... Is Xiao Letian going to be finished now? He is finished. Will the imperial court kill the donkey?"
Li Tuo curled his lips at him, "A cunning rabbit is dead and a lackey is cooking. Do you need me to repeat this kind of thing? You, you! You have played three good cards like this. What do you want me to say about you?"
"Then what should I do now?" Yang Zhi grinned and looked like he was crying.
Li Tuo wandered back and forth in the woods. He kept pinching his temples and thinking about the current situation. He really didn't want to care about these bad things, but he had no choice since he had made a wrong bet, so he could only hold his nose and move forward. Well, let's save Yang Zhi first and not be sacrificed by the court.
As for the future, let’s take it one step at a time!
"Originally I didn't want to use this trick, but I can't ignore the fact that the situation is stronger than the human being... You immediately ride to the palace to see the Queen Mother. No matter what questions are asked of you, don't answer them immediately. Instead, say that there is more information." Change, I need time to analyze..."
Li Tuo took out his pocket watch and looked at the time and said, "When the foreigner clock reaches half past five, you go to Rouge Alley in Nancheng and look for Yan Zhihu... If you go and ask anyone who knows who she is, we will meet again then!"
At this moment, Yang Zhi was completely disoriented by Li Tuo. He could only be manipulated by Li Tuo like a puppet on strings. The two agreed on a time and rode their horses into the city together from Xizhimen. Yang Zhi headed east all the way to the palace. , and Li Tuo went all the way south to Nancheng.
Everything was as analyzed by Li Tuo. Cixi, Yi? and others just wanted to hear Yang Zhi's judgment. Kuju had just sent a telegram from the south, which contained good news.
As expected, Sakamoto Ryoma was chilled by Xiao Letian's unfair treatment of Fuso Samurai. Coupled with the appearance of the mysterious spy Yutou, he understood Xiao Letian's determination to control himself.
Under the combined influence of various negative emotions, coupled with the pressing pressure of the British soldiers, and of course Kuju's witty words and careful persuasion, Sakamoto Ryoma finally revealed a lot of top-secret information.
It turns out that Xiao Letian's treasure island plan was not fabricated by people, and the treasure island is not one, but a series of secret treasure caves.
The Pacific Ocean was the last ocean developed by humans. Until the end of the 19th century, the commercial value created by the golden waterways in the Pacific was far less than that of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
Therefore, the old European countries have invested very little resources here. This situation will not happen until after the United States completes its industrialization, that is, in the 20th century, when the market capacity of the United States increases, the commercial value of the Pacific will become more prominent, and countries will become more Attention here.
Nowadays, there are unowned islands everywhere in the Pacific Ocean. Many islands are not even marked on the map. People don't know how many islands there are here.
Often European explorers or merchant ships accidentally discovered an island, and then they marked the island on the chart. If the Portuguese discovered it, they would mark it on the Portuguese chart. If the Spanish discovered it, it would be marked on Spanish charts.
If conditions permit, the captain can also bury a stone tablet on the island and write who discovered it and which country this island belongs to.
After the ship returns to its home country, the chart with the new island will be handed over to the government as soon as possible. From that moment on, the country will have an extra enclave in the ocean.
In addition to the priority of naming, the earliest discovered captain will also receive various forms of rewards according to the policies of each country, which may be tax exemption, bonus, or a knighthood, etc...
Xiao Letian will not give up on the end of the great geographical discovery. Since the beginning and middle of the feast have not caught up, then even eating some leftovers is better than going hungry.
Therefore, the expedition fleets sent by Xiao Letian in recent years have discovered many unknown islands in the Pacific. What even makes Xiao Letian incredible is that Guam and Hawaii have not been annexed by any major powers. An important island is actually still under the control of savages.
It would be a sin not to eat such a cake.
A large number of islands only exist on Xiao Letian's own secret charts. Many of the charts are not drawn, but are just a series of coordinates recorded in Xiao Letian's mind.
There are countless treasures hidden in the secret islands. Gold, as Lotte Bank's treasury, is hidden in various islands. According to Xiao Letian's rules, in any future business dealings between the Chinese, physical goods will be used if they can be exchanged. If you use silver, use silver. Gold should never be used unless absolutely necessary.
Xiao Letian's Pacific silver trade has been going on for more than four years. Coupled with the strong magnetism of the Ministry of Account bonds, which is a gold magnet, how much gold has Xiao Letian hidden? This is really an unsolvable mystery. Anyway, the gold reserves of Japan, North Korea and other countries have been almost drained by him, because the best weapons Xiao Letian gave them required payment in gold.
In the trade with Lotte & Co., settlement in gold is always the most respected guest, just like the shogunate and the Korean royal family purchased arms from Xiao Letian. As long as the settlement is in gold, Xiao Letian can even supply at cost price. Such a great discount Very scary.
As for the figure of ten tons of gold, Sakamoto Ryoma made it clear that it doesn't matter if the figure is false or true.
First of all, the gold brought by the Zhiyuan from Dakar and Iquique is definitely not ten tons. This is impossible. But if other precious goods are included, such as diamonds, ivory, black pearls, rhinoceros horns, etc. plus the low-price copper and silver ore trade provided by Chile in the later period, then the Zhiyuan is said to have earned ten tons. Gold is not an exaggeration either.
Another very important point is that the Zhiyuan did not return to China alone. It escorted a fleet, which brought many precision machine tools. Later, Tanggu Iron and Steel Works, shipyards, Ryukyu military factories, precision parts factories, etc. Construction will begin soon.
This is the critical moment for Xiao Letian to spend money. Maybe... Sakamoto Ryoma is talking about maybe! Now the wealth from several gold caves in the Pacific has begun to flow to the main island of Ryukyu, because some shrewd European businessmen have seen through Xiao Letian's tricks. They are not stupid. They will never price their country's truly valuable equipment into silver. Sold to Xiao Letian.
Not even Prussia. Under Bismarck's strong request, the secret foundation must ensure that 30% of the ship purchase payment paid to Prussia is paid in gold.
