"Prime Minister, the emperor of the Germanic Empire discovered a huge copper mine on the Spice Islands of the Hollanders. Every day, ships would transport the mined copper back to the Germanic Empire for smelting.
The value of the copper mine is still very high. Moreover, it's very close to our New guinea colony. Should we think of a way to seize that copper mine?”
Alfred Littleton, the colonial minister of the Empire of the Sun Never Sets, suggested.
"This is a blatant provocation to the Germanic Empire and will anger the young emperor of the Germanic Empire. It was the time for young people to be hot-tempered. I'm afraid it's not a good time to provoke them.”Chancellor Austin Chamberlain suggested.
"Yes, no matter what, the German Empire voluntarily gave up the construction of ten battleships. To a certain extent, this is also a gesture of goodwill to us. There is no need for us to provoke the other party on this issue.”Arthur Balfour said.
Although a copper mine was very valuable.
However, for the Empire of the Sun Never Sets, they had the world's largest and most prosperous colony. A copper mine was nothing to them.
Even though this copper mine might allow the German Empire to develop to a certain extent. However, in the eyes of the Sun Never Sets Empire, it still did not pose much of a threat.
"Prime Minister, if it's just a copper mine, then it's fine. Rumor had it that there were not only copper mines there, but also gold and silver mines. The officials of the Empire in New guinea also wanted to find out the specific situation. However, the Germanic defense was too tight. They had sent at least a thousand people to protect the mine. Moreover, those people were retired soldiers of the Germanic Empire's army. In addition, the German Empire Navy also had a cruiser that patrolled the nearby port for a long time. This made the other people's imaginations run wild.
If it was a copper mine, it would be very valuable. But to the Empire, it was nothing. However, if the rumors were true and it was a gold and silver mine, it would be completely different.
The huge reserves of gold were also a huge fortune for the empire. If the Germanic people were allowed to control it and continue to mine, it would allow the Germanic people to obtain huge benefits and make them even stronger!”
Alfred Littleton voiced his concerns.
Arthur Balfour and the other cabinet ministers of the Sun Never Sets Empire couldn't help but become serious.
If it was just a copper mine, they wouldn't care at all.
However, if it was a gold mine, and it was a gold mine with huge reserves, then it was completely different.
"Continue to send people to inquire about the relevant information. If the rumors were wrong and it was just a copper mine, then forget it. If it's a gold mine, and the reserves are huge, we'll think of a way to snatch it from the hands of the Germanic people!”Arthur Balfour said.
"Yes, Prime Minister!" Alfred Littleton replied.
The other cabinet ministers nodded in agreement.
Spring passed and autumn came. Time flew by like a white horse.
In the blink of an eye, it was already 1705 AD.
The Emperor of the Germanic Empire, Auguste, was already eighteen years old.
He had been the emperor for a year, and he had completely grasped the power of the entire Germanic Empire.
However, the current international situation was becoming more and more serious. The contradictions between European countries were becoming more and more acute.
The Germanic Empire and the Gaul Kingdom were once again facing each other in the Mogo region of West Africa.
The Germanic Empire had a lot of interests there, and Gaul also intended to expand there. In addition, it was originally a colony of the Spanish, so the situation was very complicated.
However, the situation seemed tense. However, neither the Germanic Empire nor the Gaul Kingdom was ready for war. Therefore, don't look down on the clamor. But in reality, it was all thunder and no rain. There was no fighting at all.
Charles Jonalette, the general manager of August Mining Company, had finally returned from New guinea.
"Your Majesty, the mining of the gold mine is on the right track. Last year, we extracted a large amount of gold, silver and copper from the mine. Excluding the various costs and taxes, he had earned a total of 1.2 billion Imperial Marks!”Charles Jonalette said.
Liu Chuan nodded. He had already grasped this data.
However, although August Mining Company had made amazing profits, there was not much left in Liu Chuan's hands.
The navy, the army, the cabinet, and the royal family each took 20%.
Liu Chuan had invested another 180 million Imperial Marks into Krupp, leaving him with only 60 million.
"Uncle Charles, the gold mine must be kept a secret. Once the news is leaked, the people of Sun Never Sets will definitely attack us.”Liu Chuan reminded.
The current Germanic Empire had no way of fighting against the Empire of the Sun Never Sets. Therefore, he could only keep it a secret as much as possible.
Even if paper couldn't cover up the fire, it would be best for the German Empire to keep it a secret for as long as possible.
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