These dozens of diamonds, after cutting and pondering, the smallest diamond is also a first-class "pigeon egg", not to mention the largest, the largest ones, to the Sotheby's auction in later generations, each one, I am afraid not to ...... Tens of millions of dollars? This bag of original diamonds, the value contained in it, think about it, hey, Rao is Guan Zhuofan has seen the world in various ways since he crossed over, and now he is a very human minister, but he still can't help his heartbeat!

"It's, uh, in...... Kimberly...... Found? ”

"Yes, they were all found in Kimberly! Lacruz took the latitude and longitude you gave – well, 28°44′31" south, 24°46′19" east – and found a very large diamond mine! La Cruz said that after careful exploration, it is enough to meet the needs of a hundred years of mining! ”

After a pause, Libin couldn't hide his excitement: "Lord Wang, you are actually an immortal!" How do you know where you can find diamonds? And precise latitude and longitude! La Cruz threw himself to the ground on the five-body body you admire, and said over and over again, this is simply a 'miracle'! I think he's almost going to reincarnate you as Christ! ”

As mentioned earlier, La Cruz, an Englishman, is the general manager of the "Citigroup Mining Company of South Africa" selected by Kwan Zhuofan.

Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly, did not answer, and thought to himself: What La Cruz said is not wrong, crossing this thing is indeed a "miracle", and it is not too much to say that the traveler is a "prophet" for this time and space.

"Lord Wang, the name 'Kimberly'," Libin said more and more, "you really applaud!" This place is truly called a blessed land! Baili, Qianli! If you are walking by the river, you can kick down a diamond rough if you are not careful! These dozens of rough diamonds are nothing, look at this-"

Between the talks, from the Briefcase. He took out a small wooden box. The box was unpainted and unremarkable, but Libin placed it on the table with great dignity and carefully opened the lid.

Inside, on the purple velvet backing, there is a stone the size of a child's fist, and the brilliance is faint. It is also a rough diamond.

I have seen countless precious treasures Prince Xuan, and I can't help but breathe slightly: I damn it, this, this, this can't ...... How many hundred carats?

"This rough diamond," said Libin, "was found on the river beach!" ”

A thought flashed through Guan Zhuofan's mind: This will not be the "South African Star" of the original time and space...... Or "Star of Africa", right?

If so, Your Majesty. The brightest jewel on your scepter will go to someone, well, I mean, to the Chinese!

Does the transfer of "power" mean the transfer of "power"?

No, no, it's a bit of a mess.

I remember. The "Star of South Africa" is less than a hundred carats - not that big; The "Star of Africa" - the one that was later mounted on the scepter of the King of England, more than 3,000 carats. It's much bigger than the one in front of you. Also, the "Star of South Africa" was picked up by the river, and the "Star of Africa" was not picked up by the river, but was dug up in a diamond mine, and the location of this diamond mine is ...... Well, it doesn't seem to be in Kimberly. But...... Well, closer to Pretoria.

The Long March has only taken the first step, and the revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard!

But. Don't be anxious, anyway, this star and that star will be Lao Tzu's star sooner or later!

Hum!

"Lord ......"

The prince did not answer.

Seeing Guan Zhuofan's gritted teeth, Libin couldn't help but be a little worried, raised his voice, and shouted again: "Lord Wang!" ”

Guan Zhuofan came to his senses, smiled at himself, and said, "I'm out of shape." The essence of heaven and earth, Zhong Lingyuxiu, can't help but be moved. ”

After a pause, he said, "Well, Mr. Leigh, well done!" ”

"Where have I ever had any strength? This is all the work of the prince to paint like a god! ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly again and said, "How is it over there in Pretoria?" ”

"The prince is talking about the gold mines of Johannesburg? Well, Lacruz said, although it has not yet been finalized, there are already many indications that the site is likely to be rich in gold! After the battle of Kimberly, he is very confident that he can create another miracle in Johannesburg! I estimate that in about a month, there will be good news in the hand! ”

After a pause, Libin said with a smile: "La Cruz said that the two friends of the prince, 'John' and 'Nesburg', are prophetic, and they are really amazing!" If possible, he would love to ask the two of them in person. I said that both of them had returned to the United States, and I wasn't sure where they were now, so I'll talk about it later. ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled and thought to himself, "John" and "Nesberg", I really don't know where they are - it's hard to say whether there are these two people or not.

At that time, I opened my mouth and fooled La Cruz, but I didn't expect him to take it seriously.

The name "Johannesburg" is said to have originated from the names of the two petty officials responsible for setting up the town: Johann Rissik and Christiaan Johannes Joubert. These two are probably still children.

Guan Zhuofan picked up the Dayuan diamond in the wooden box, gently checked it in his hand, and secretly praised: It's so heavy!

This Dayuan diamond weighs about 600 carats, that is, about two or four dollars, which is indeed "really heavy" in terms of diamonds, and Guan Zhuofan feels that the weight of this stone is more than two or four dollars due to psychological effects.

After playing for a while, he put the big original diamond back in the wooden box and said, "Mr. Li, this congratulatory gift of yours is excellent, I can accept it." However, don't leave these stones in Beijing, please take them back, and when the cutting is finished, just send me a few quietly. Well, also, whether it is a rough stone or a diamond, in China, don't make a show, this, you ...... You know? ”

"Yes," Libin understood, "I will take the king's instructions to heart. ”

"Oh, this big rough diamond, you keep it for the time being, you don't have to touch it."

"Yes."

"Okay." Guan Zhuofan stood up and paced slowly, "Since Kimberly has discovered the diamond, then it will be spread to ten, ten to hundred, and people all over the world who dream of making a fortune will soon flock to it, and Kimberly will immediately become lively - hey, don't talk about Kimberly, the whole of South Africa will probably follow the excitement!" In this part of South Africa, there are basically no king bees, no one can count on them, there are red-eyed wolves everywhere, our armament, we have to keep up! ”

"Yes!" "La Cruz has formed a team of guards, mostly British, but I think it seems to be ...... Not enough. ”

Guan Zhuofan nodded and said, "Yes, we can't all count on La Cruz for this matter, we have to send our own people over!" Well, pick a battalion from the Xuan army, take off your uniform, and put it in South Africa! Weapons and equipment, all the best, Krupp rear-loading guns, Spencer guns! As for the Gatling gun...... Well, over there in South Africa, it seems that it is not needed for the time being, besides, this weapon, it is not good to show up too early, let's see. ”

"Yes!"

After a pause, Libin asked, "The people who lead this battalion should be able to speak English." ”

This is not difficult, the Xuan army has fought in the United States, and there are many foreigners in the army, and in the past few years, there are many Chinese-speaking Chinese-speaking and Chinese-speaking foreigners.

"I have already been selected," Guan Zhuofan said, "Jiang Yitian of the Fourth Division has just been promoted to the deputy regiment, and he will lead the 'mine protection battalion' in South Africa." ”

Jiang Yitian, the family of Jiang De, the commander of the Fourth Division, was formerly known as Jiang Tian and served in the United States. He is Guan Zhuofan's brainless fan, and after returning from the United States, he added the word "Yi" to his name and became Jiang Yitian.

Jiang Yitian's most visible battle was when he was on the day of the expedition, and he led the garrison battalion to stick to the logistics base of Kokura City. A generation of political and military genius Takasugi Shinsaku, poured the troops of Changzhou Shimonoseki to attack, with six to one, heavy losses, but always helpless the Kokura Castle logistics base, and finally returned.

After the war, Jiang Yitian was not only awarded the title of Captain of the Cloud Cavalry, given the title of "Baturu", and wore a yellow coat, but also won the first "First Class Medal" of the entire Xuan Army, and in front of tens of thousands of soldiers, Guan Zhuofan personally awarded the "Lion Medal" with a red scarf.

This medal is what Wall, Daniel Zhang and others should also be enthusiastic about.

In addition, the garrison battalion led by Jiang Yitian won the "Collective Third Class Medal", and each person had a "Jaguar Medal" with a blue collar ribbon.

This is the first "collective medal" awarded by Xuan Jun.

Jiang Yitian is good at guarding and bringing a "mine protection camp", which is indeed very suitable. The "mine protection battalion" is called "battalion", but it is Guan Zhuofan's most important source of finance, which is related to the success or failure of a major strategy.

"Also," said Kwan Zhuofan, "you have to make it clear to La Cruz that in the future, the affairs of South Africa, the British and the Boers, will sooner or later clash, and we will naturally support the British." However, the Boers are very grouped, and if there are Boers in the mine protection team, it will not be good for everyone in the future. ”

This is the "big strategy" mentioned above.

Guan Zhuofan's "South African Strategy", the most important purposes are three:

First, to obtain independent and reliable financial support for the Xuan Army; At the same time, it also obtained more primitive accumulation for China's industrialization;

Second, using gold and diamonds as bait to induce a war between Britain and the Boers in advance, greatly depleting Britain's national strength, so that he could use his hands to repair the old grievances of the Old Summer Palace and become the ambition of the rise of the Chinese nation as soon as possible.

Third, for the sake of South Africa's gold and diamonds, the British will inevitably step up efforts to build a "Sino-British alliance", and domestic construction, international affairs, and Guan Zhuofan himself will receive more and more vigorous support from the United Kingdom.

"Yes," said Libin, "the people of La Cruz are very clever and wake up at a moment's notice." Besides, his uncle, but the British colonial minister, South Africa, discovered the diamond mines, and now London, I am afraid that he already knows, I think the British court will not be indifferent. ”

"Diamonds alone aren't enough, and when a gold mine is discovered in Johannesburg—"

Guan Zhuofan smiled slightly and said, "Let's see what kind of face the British have." ”

*(To be continued......)