Anti-drug laws? Huang Dianyuan immediately reacted to the prohibition of opium, poured himself a drink, and then said in a deep voice: "The matter of formulating an anti-drug law, please think twice, the big shopkeeper can strictly prohibit opioids in China, but the formulation of an anti-drug law is afraid that it will cause Western countries to follow suit."

Opium, Maffei, and Huanluo are all used as tranquilizers and narcotics in Western countries, and can be openly and freely traded legally. If countries ban it one after another, it will undoubtedly seriously affect the sales of the United Kingdom. ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhizhi nodded thoughtfully, now countries around the world have no standardized management of the drug market, it is chaotic, and a laissez-faire policy is also implemented for narcotics, opium, Maffei, and Huanluoying can be bought and sold at will, not only doctors and pharmacies can sell them publicly, but even grocery stores can sell opioids and Luoying like selling fresh vegetables, even mail order is also public.

Patented drugs containing opioids are also widely available in urban and rural areas of Western countries, and these various patented drugs are advertised as "painkillers", "cough suppressants", "cough syrup", "tuberculosis busters", "women's friends", etc., and are even promoted as a "cure-all" for all diseases, claiming that everything from diarrhea, dysentery, typhoid fever, fever, toothache, cholera, hepatitis to pelvic misalignment, athlete's foot, and even baldness are all within the scope of its treatment.

In just a few years, it has seized the market of Western countries and swept all over the world.

Of course, this has also brought Yi Zhifen a huge wealth beyond imagination, and now his net worth has already dumped Wu Bingjian, the richest man in the thirteen lines, more than seventeen or eighteen streets.

If the anti-drug law formulated by the Qing Dynasty caused Western countries to follow suit, it would indeed be more than worth the loss, and after lighting a cigarette and taking two puffs, he said slowly: "Brother Rong is thoughtful, and the anti-drug law is indeed slow." ”

Seeing that he adopted it, Huang Dianyuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and Luoying was making money, but the other party had more money-making businesses, not to mention the banks and securities markets, even the factories he opened were also thriving, and he was really worried that the other party would ignore it.

Taking a sip of wine, he changed the subject, "Big boss, does the Persian Gulf still need to continue to penetrate vigorously?" ”

"We have just expanded strongly into the Persian Gulf, and the British are very sensitive at this time, so we will hold off for a few years." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "However, there is no need to be polite to those who are not in the British sphere of influence, but it is best not to use force, it is best to solve it with money!" ”

The South China Society has been infiltrating the Persian Gulf coast for a long time, and Huang Dianyuan is also quite familiar with that situation, as soon as he heard this, he knew that the other party was not willing to tear face with the British for the time being, so he immediately nodded, "Listen to the big shopkeeper." ”

After getting up and pouring two cups of hot tea, Yi Zhizhi said slowly: "The two small countries of Transvaal and Orange established by the Boers in South Africa, do you know about Brother Rong?" ”

South Africa? Transvaal and Orange? Huang Dianyuan shook his head slowly, he really didn't know about these two small countries, but he knew something about the Boers, and immediately said: "The big shopkeeper is talking about the descendants of the Dutch - white Africans?" ”

"Not bad." Yi Zhi said with a head of his jaw: "Four years ago, a diamond was discovered in Orange, haven't you heard of this?" ”

Huang Dianyuan shook his head and said with a smile: "I have heard of Brazilian diamonds. ”

"Brazil's diamond production has fallen sharply." "If the forecast is good, Orange in South Africa will replace Brazil as the world's largest diamond producer," said Yi Zhi. ”

"The shopkeeper is interested in diamonds?" Huang Dianyuan said with some surprise, diamonds are interesting to Westerners, but Chinese are not very interested, for Chinese, diamonds are far inferior to jadeite.

Yi Zhifen is not interested in diamonds, but in gold, South Africa has the largest gold reserves in the world, "I am interested in making money. After taking a sip of tea, he continued: "Last year, I sent people to Orange, South Africa, but the Boers are more xenophobic ....... ”

After a slight groan, Huang Dianyuan said tentatively: "Set up a hall in Orange?" ”

Yi Zhixiang looked at him and said: "South Africa is no less important than the Persian Gulf, and Yuanqi is ready to buy land on a large scale in the Transvaal and Orange. ”

Hearing this, Huang Dianyuan hesitated and said: "Since it is so important, why not go on an expedition and occupy these two small countries." ”

"The British have been committed to annexing the Transvaal and Orange in South Africa, and if we go to war with the Boers, we will cheapen the British." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "Let's actively infiltrate these two small countries, and once a war breaks out between Britain and Bukistan, we can be left and right." ”

Hearing this, Huang Dianyuan didn't ask any more questions, and said solemnly: "As soon as the beginning of the year, the South China Association actively infiltrated the territory of the Boers. ”

Yi Zhixiang said with concern: "South Africa is not a good place, if you have Brother Rong, don't go there in person, just sit in Groba and command." ”

"Thank you for being considerate." Huang Dianyuan said and raised a toast.

After taking a sip of wine, Yi Zhizhi said: "The Nanhua Association has developed rapidly over the years, and it must be strictly restrained and not disturb the provinces of Nanyang and Southeast Asia. ”

"The big shopkeeper can rest assured." Huang Dianyuan hurriedly said: "The Nanhua Society is well-organized and has strict orders, which is not the same as the Nanyang Tiandi Association back then. ”

In the tenth year of Qixiang, in the first month, as soon as the Beijing division and the large and small yamen of various provinces were sealed, Yan Yangtian, Minister of War of the Cabinet, and Xiao Mingliang, Minister of the Navy, jointly signed an excerpt - a plenum of prayer for the reform of the military system. The Empress Dowager Ci'an quickly approved it, and the cabinet discussed it in detail and implemented it as soon as possible.

As soon as the news spread, the government and the opposition caused a sensation, and everyone knew in their hearts that the reform of the military system was directly related to the constitution, and once the reform of the military system was completed, the constitution was put on the agenda. Only one day later, news spread that the Prime Minister's National Affairs Yamen officially moved north on the first day of March.

The government and the opposition were jubilant when they ascended the board, and everyone realized that Yuan Qi had quickened the pace of constitutionalism, and it was not surprising that constitutional government might be implemented this year.

Yi Zhixiang did not care too much about the reform of the military system, after all, he had already reached a consensus with the Empress Dowager Ci'an and Gong Wang Yitong, and the next step was only to discuss and implement it step by step, and his current focus was on the negotiations of the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Uprising in France, the Paris Commune.

Early in the morning of March 19, he received a telegram that the National Guard in Paris had rebelled on a large scale and occupied a strategic point in the city, and that Thiers, the prime minister of the Provisional Government, had fled Paris in disarray and moved to Versailles.