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"Also, how are we doing with our overseas naval bases?" Wang Yuze asked. The endurance of the current naval warships is generally not high, which makes the fleet must be equipped with a certain number of transport ships when going to sea. The speed of the transport ships is relatively slow, and the overall combat efficiency of the fleet is affected. The construction of a large number of bases overseas can replenish the fleet with coal, water, oil, ammunition, and other daily necessities at any time, which is conducive to improving the overall combat strength of the navy.

"Your Majesty, at present, we have built a military base in Naha, Ryukyu, and the Osumi Islands in the north. Subic Bay, which has just been occupied by the Philippines, is more suitable for establishing a military port, and the Admiralty intends to build a large military port in Subic Bay so that our navy can control the entire South China Sea. In addition, docks and supply depots will be established at the Guam base and on the Mariana Islands for warships. In this way, our warships can effectively cruise the Pacific waters between Hawaii and the mainland! Zhang Cheng replied.

Wang Yuze nodded. Hawaii, the Mariana Islands, Guam, the Philippines, and the Ryukyus, where China has established military bases, will help China strengthen its control over the Pacific. In this case, other countries that want to pose a threat to China will have to break through China's bases in these places first. Except, of course, Japan. Japan and China are so close that they cannot snore on the side of the couch, and the Far East allows only one great power to rise. So, China has to beat Japan.

Wang Yuze spent several days in the North Navy Port. The construction progress of the shipyard was inspected, and the economic development of Guangxi was also inspected. Although the mountainous Guangxi is still very poor. But on the whole, the development is still relatively rapid. With the initial completion of the northern transportation network, a large amount of infrastructure construction will be inclined to the south, and the development of the southern provinces will naturally be able to reach a higher level. At least, when Wang Yuze inspected, everywhere he went, he could hear the gratitude of the common people to the empire. This gave him a little comfort in his originally tired state of mind.

Early February. Wang Yuze returned to Beijing. Although the New Year is approaching, the whole country is still running at a high speed. As everyone knows, war is likely to start next year, and we must take advantage of the present time to make preparations for war. With the cooperation of the Ministry of Supervision, the Ministry of Personnel and the Department of Homeland Security, more and more corrupt officials have been sentenced. Yan zhòng was even shot directly, which greatly deterred other officials and accelerated the pace of preparation for war a lot.

On the afternoon of February 4th, Wang Yuze was in the study to deal with the documents that had accumulated during this time, when Wu Hao, the chief of the guard, came in and said, "Your Majesty, Director Wei of the Military Intelligence Bureau asks to see you!" ”

"Xuan!" Wang Yuze said. Right now. The military intelligence and the Department of Homeland Security have completed the handover. The MIA has largely transferred domestic affairs to the Department of Homeland Security, allowing the MIA, led by Mr. Wei, to spend more time abroad. It also makes China's access to foreign intelligence more unimpeded and justified.

"Minister Wei Zhiyong see His Majesty!" Wei Zhiyong, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, immediately saluted Wang Yuze after entering the study.

"Sit down! Director Wei, are you still adapting to your work during this time? Wang Yuze asked. After all. After the completion of the internal affairs of the Military Intelligence Agency, the power of the Military Intelligence Agency was also greatly reduced. He was really afraid that Wei Zhiyong would have some pimples in his heart, and in this case, it would not be conducive to the stability of the empire. Wei Zhiyong has been the director of the Military Intelligence Bureau for several years, but he has made great contributions. When Wang Yuze was assassinated, it was also thanks to the Military Intelligence Bureau that the murderer was caught.

"Your Majesty, there's nothing out of place. Now the minister can concentrate on deploying overseas intelligence, which is also very beneficial for the empire! Wei Zhiyong said calmly.

When it came to Wei Zhiyong's expression, it didn't look like a fake, which made Ye Yan very pleased.

"So, what's the matter this time?" Wang Yuze asked.

"Your Majesty, that's right, our intelligence officer stationed in South Africa has sent back a message that the Boers want to buy a batch of arms from us!" Wei Zhiyong said.

"Boers? How? Are they going to war with the British again? Wang Yuze was quite surprised. Now that the war between China and the Pacific Alliance is imminent, if the Boers can fight the British, the energy of the British will be restrained, which is undoubtedly very good news for China.

Boer is the name given to a mixed ethnic group formed by descendants of Dutch, French, and German white immigrants living in South Africa. In 652, the first Dutch settlers arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa. In 795 and '06, the British occupied the Cape of Good Hope colony twice. At the Vienna Peace Conference of 4-5 years, Britain bought the Cape of Good Hope region from the Netherlands for 6 million pounds and began to rule it. The Cape of Good Hope area is also known as the Cape. In 6, the Boers, dissatisfied with British rule, began to leave the Cape colony en masse. The commander of the militia Andres? Pretorius established colonies in the northern interior, such as the Republic of Leidenburg and the Republic of Wingburg. These colonial areas merged in 49 to form the Republic of South Africa, also known as the Transvaal Republic. Another part of the Boers established the Republic of Natalia and the Republic of the Orange Free State in the east and south.

In 76, Shepstone, the Governor of British Natal, lobbied the Transvaal to accept British rule. Due to financial difficulties, and in the face of a large-scale conflict with the Zulu kingdom to the east, the Transvaal Republic accepted the request for annexation to the British. In April '77, the British issued a declaration that the Transvaal Republic became a British colony, appointing Sir Shepstone as the Chief Executive. Transvaal President Burgess resigned.

After the Zulu War of '79, the British eliminated the Zulu kingdom and removed the greatest threat to the Boers. During the three years of British rule in the Transvaal Republic, instead of improving the living conditions of the middle and lower classes of the Boers, they did not increase investment and improve the financial, economic, and political life of the local people, but instead allowed British merchants to speculate on land and collect taxes previously owed to the Boers to the Transvaal, causing widespread discontent among the Boer people.

On 0/02/7, clashes between Boer citizens and British garrisons broke out in Potchefstroom. On 20 February, two companies of the 94th British Regiment stationed in Lydenburg rushed to the aid of Pretoria and were ambushed by the Boer militia at the Bronkhorst Dry River, and the first battle began. As a result of the tactics of guerrilla warfare adopted by the Boers, 77 of the 247 British troops were killed and 57 wounded, while only 2 of the 247 British troops were killed and 4 wounded.

In January, reinforcements of British troops marched from the Natal colony to the Transvaal. The commander of the British army, General Colley, led this reinforcement force of more than 1,000 men to the west of the Transvaal. The Lang Gap on the border between Natal and the Transvaal was blocked by General Joubert. Nine British troops were killed, wounded, 54 captured, and Colley himself was killed at the top of the hill. On the Burunese side, only one was killed and five wounded.

On the 6th of that year, the British and the Transvaal army signed an armistice, and the two sides signed the Pretoria Agreement on the same day. The agreement provided for the guarantee that the Transvaal could establish a fully autonomous government under the suzerainty of the British Queen, and that Britain would retain three prerogatives: control of the Transvaal's foreign relations; maintaining control over the Transvaal's relations with African tribes; In wartime, the British had the right to borrow the Moral Lanzvaal. This was the First Boer War.

"Yes, Your Majesty! In 4 years, prospectors discovered the world's largest Witwatersrand gold mine on a remote pasture between the city of Pretoria and the Waal River in the Transvaal. Johannesburg was subsequently established on this gold mine. Profits from the gold mines and tax revenues allowed the Transvaal Republic's economy to skyrocket, while also increasing friction with the British. The British wanted to seize the gold mines, but the Boers had no choice but to fight back. It's just that, under pressure from the British, the Boers could not obtain advanced weapons from Europe, so they had to turn to us! Wei Zhiyong said.

"So? What weapons do they want to buy? Wang Yuze asked. The Boers wanted to buy arms, and Wang Yuze naturally couldn't ask for them. Most of the equipment that was previously redressed was mothballed, except for a small number of equipment used as police equipment. If it can be sold, it will be great.

"The Boers want everything! Rifles, heavy machine guns, artillery, bullets, shells, etc., they all want to be able to buy from us! Wei Zhiyong said.

"Okay, get your people in contact with the Boers. Sue them, and we can sell them all the weapons they need. However, it must be done in cash. The Boers could directly choose to settle in gold. Of course, the price is 20% lower than the price of gold in the world today! Wang Yuze said with a smile. There are a lot of gold and diamond mines in the south. These Boers have made a lot of money by digging these gold and diamond mines, and Wang Yuze will certainly not let go of this opportunity to extort money. On the one hand, it can dispose of the mothballed equipment in exchange for funds, and on the other hand, it can also arm the strength of these Boers, and when the Boers and the British go to war in the future, they can drag down the energy of the British, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll contact the intelligence officer over there right away. However, our weapons are sold to them, at what price? Wei Zhiyong asked.

"Our weapons, let's give them a 20% discount! Although they are all old goods, the performance is not problematic at all. Besides, European countries did not dare to sell to them, they could only buy from us! Wang Yuze smiled very brightly.

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