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 Hearing Constantine's answer, Queen Olga said reluctantly: "Constantine, I just want to remind you that so far, your African expedition plan has spent 4 million francs, and The rewards, so far, are very few, some bizarre African wood carvings of limited value, diary records of African expeditions, and hand-drawn maps by explorers."
 The adventurer Stanley brought back eccentric African indigenous artifacts, as well as adventure maps and diaries, to please his patrons, King George and Crown Prince Constantine, to show that he was not a liar and was indeed undertaking adventure and exploration. .
 This is the only return on an investment of 4 million francs so far.
 Four million francs was a truly huge amount of money in this era. One franc contained 29,032,258 grams of gold. The total of 4 million francs contained 16 tons of gold. It was not a franc that continued to shrink after World War I.
 Supported by the strong national power of France, the value of the franc before World War I was stable and it was one of the important international currencies.
 Queen Olga held the bill in her hand, swinging it to show it to Constantine and George.
 King George was concentrating on enjoying his breakfast. He ate with gusto. He picked up a grape and put it in his mouth. The sweet and sour grape juice overflowed from the corners of his mouth. Then he picked up the napkin on the table and wiped the corners of his mouth. He seemed not to care about the conversation between the two. .
 "If you want to get huge profits, you must be willing to invest huge amounts. Mom, this is the basic principle of business." Constantine answered vaguely while eating jam bread.
 "Of course I understand this truth, but I want to remind you that your plan is too adventurous and very risky, and it is very likely that you will lose everything." Queen Olga looked at Constantine and reminded solemnly.
 "That's part of the effort necessary to get huge profits," Constantine replied.
 In Europe at the end of the 19th century, whether in London or Paris, people were very interested in news about overseas expeditions recorded in newspapers. For example, during the British invasion of India, the British colonial leader Robert Clive plundered Bengal.
 Clive led his army to invade Bengal and looted the place. Clive alone robbed gold and silver worth 230,000 pounds.
 He shamelessly showed off in the British Parliament: "There is a rich city under my feet, a powerful country in our hands, and a treasure house full of gold bars, silver ingots, pearls and gems has been opened in front of me. I have taken them all. 200,000 pounds. Gentlemen, until now, I still wonder why I was so polite?"
 Whenever such news appears in newspapers, it can be a huge hit and sell out of stock.
 People took newspapers to the streets, alleys, pubs or other crowded places, loudly and enthusiastically discussed someone's overseas heroic deeds, and said in an envious tone, "What a lucky guy."
 In fact, this much-talked-about scene of people being keen on overseas adventures to obtain gold and silver treasures has appeared since the Age of Discovery opened the world, but at that time there was no large-scale distribution and sale of Just newspapers.
 The initiators were the famous Columbus, Vasco da Gama and other pioneers of navigation and overseas adventure.
 When the news came that Columbus had discovered India, the entire European continent was in a state of excitement.
 (It actually discovered the American continent, but Columbus insisted that he discovered India. If you are looking at a map and find that there is a large island in the Central American waters called the West Indies, and you are confused, it is because Columbus made a mistake. .Europeans just make mistakes and are too lazy to correct them)
 The rise of the powerful Ottoman Turkey in the 15th and 16th centuries blocked the trade routes between the East and the West. The Ottoman Turks blocked roads and charged high taxes and tolls, making Eastern goods, such as spices, peppers and chili peppers produced in India, and silk and porcelain produced in East Asia, more expensive (which were not cheap to begin with).
 The helpless Europeans could only set out towards the western sea (Atlantic Ocean) to find a new route to the East.
 Newspaper operators also responded to the public's wishes and were willing to publish adventure stories in newspapers. They even personally sponsored some adventurers to have adventures on the African continent. They negotiated with the adventurers to exclusively report on their adventures.
 As for why it is Africa and not other places in the world, this is because at the end of the 19th century, other parts of the world no longer had any sense of mystery.
 During the Age of Discovery that began around 1500, the Americas were first discovered. Portugal and Spain, the two first founders of colonial empires where the sun never set, soon colonized South and Central America.
 Why was there no colonization of North America, such as the areas of today's United States and Canada?
 The reason is that they looked down upon it. At that time, North America did not have as many gold and silver mines and other tropical crops as South America, such as sugar cane and cocoa. In their eyes, North America was a bitter cold land! !
 So there is no longer any mystery about the situation in America.
 As for Asia, the colonial activities of Britain, France, and the Netherlands in India and the East Indies (Indonesia) were already very clear by the end of the 19th century.
 Therefore, at the end of the 19th century, for Europeans, only the African continent was still shrouded in fog.
 Africa is very close to Europe, separated only by the Mediterranean Sea, which is like a big bathtub. However, Gibraltar, Spain, and the African continent are across the sea. As early as ancient Rome, Europeans were fighting wars in North Africa.
 But this does not mean that the African continent is easy to explore. The world's largest desert, the Sahara Desert, completely separates southern Africa and North Africa. The vast desert and endless no man's land interrupt any exploration from land. Ideas for exploring Southern Africa.
 The humid, hot and rainy tropical rainforest climate in southern Africa is very unfriendly to Europeans.
 Europeans are actually more afraid of heat than cold, because they can effectively resist the cold, such as using bonfires, animal furs, cotton coats, etc. to keep out the cold.
 But Europeans are helpless about the heat, especially in southern Africa, which is humid, hot and rainy. Mosquitoes can easily breed malaria, dysentery and other diseases.
 Moreover, southern Africa does not have the profit stimulation of huge gold and silver mines like the Americas.
 Therefore, at the end of the 19th century, due to the frequent overseas voyages and the increase in global trade, Europeans had a clear understanding of the coastal areas of Africa, but the inland areas of the African continent were still large blanks and blanks on European maps. question mark.
 European geography at that time was eager to figure out a question: Where is the source of the Nile River? Do the Nile and Congo rivers originate from the same place?
 With the funding of European monarchs, geographical research organizations, newspapers and other institutions and individuals, adventurers have the desire to make huge profits and get rich, or are driven by strong curiosity, or yearn for a free life of wild adventure, or simply With the call of the wild, southern Africa has become a paradise for explorers.
 Obviously, Constantine was one of them, spending a large amount of money to fund the explorers' exploration of southern Africa, and the person he funded was the adventurer Mr. Stanley.
 A legendary figure who was born in England, grew up in the United States, returned to England as an adult, and rushed to southern Africa driven by the adventurous craze.
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 Greece, a small European country in modern times, rebuilt the glory of Eastern Rome after independence. It describes a period of turbulent years that burned with passion at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century! Constantine XII led the Greek people to rise strongly! Reasonable deductions based on history.
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 Lin Yang traveled through the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms and became a county magistrate in a remote place! 
 It just so happens that the Yellow Turban bandits are besieging the city, and the food in the city is about to run out! 
 Just when Lin Yang was desperate, he bound to the reputation mall system and got unlimited white porridge and pickled mustard at the beginning! 
 As long as you have reputation, you can exchange unlimited supplies! 
 "Come on, brothers, eat this white porridge and pickled mustard, and let's fight off the bandits together!" 
 [Dip, Reputation 1] 
 [Dip, Reputation 99] 
 Just when Lin Yang was building up his reputation, the people under his command changed! 
 Day 1: Mr. Lin is so kind to me! 
 One month: Mr. Lin is as kind to us as our parents! 
 One year later: The sky is dead, and the yellow sky is here to stand. We are willing to go through fire and water for the lord, no matter what! 
 Three years later: Your Majesty, it’s getting cold, please put on some clothes. 
 Lin Yang looked at the five-clawed golden dragon emperor robe on his body and fell into deep thought! 
 "You are really hurting me!"
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 Lin Feng awakens the second short video delivery system 
 As long as you make a short video, you can withdraw cash 
 The short videos posted cover all time and space 
 Cast【ancestral dragon chant】 
 Ying Zheng was moved and slaughtered the invading Rong Di. 
 Release【Four Books and Five Classics】 
 Great Confucians in the world of Confucianism and Taoism: There is such a sacred book in this world! 
 Launch [Comparison of the Top Emperors of the Past] 
 Emperors of the past dynasties: No one can lose to that stamped madman! 
 ... 
 When the shopping basket opened, people from all over the world rushed to grab it. 
 In order to get the opportunity to observe and learn from future generations, the bosses presented all kinds of rare treasures and capable people. 
 Life extension pills, elite tiger guards, and even...immortality techniques! 
 Lin Feng was a little confused: Do you want me to become a rich man in the modern era of lawlessness and then fly to the sky?
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 Rong Xin once traveled and planned for ten years, and finally became the big maid of Miss Di Xin’s trust. 
 Who knew that the marriage was granted in the palace, and the young lady turned into a queen, or the queen of the young Kangxi 
 Rong Xin, who was about to breathe a sigh of relief:… 
 Ma Liu made a new career plan and vowed to be the only female official Fengyi beside the queen! 
 Since then, the scenery has been in and out, and all directions are pleasing, but also indifferent. 
 Not wanting that in just nine years, the queen died at an early age, and Rong Xin’s eyes fell on the newly born second son Yinren… 
 After N years, even the prince will respect her: “Mother Rong.” 
 Rong Xin: How many times have I reminded it, it’s Aunt Rong, not Mammy Rong (*￣︿￣)
 [PS: There is no CP in this article, and it is half overhead. 】
 Content tags: Qing Chuan Soul Transformation Gong Dou Female Strong 
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 One sentence introduction: No CP: The first female official of the Qing Palace 
 Intention: live, go out and not be a dog
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 As a qualified concubine, Chu San has always adhered to the principle of not fighting or grabbing, and keeping one’s own position. When the time is right, he can fly into the sky and stand on his own. 
 Unexpectedly, one day his father went out to drink a wedding wine, and while drinking, he actually drank the bride back! 
 Dad said: “This is the eldest daughter of a decent son, it’s cheaper for you.” 
 Reason: The groom ran away with his sister-in-law, who happened to be his fiancée, and the bride had nowhere to marry, so she simply carried him into his house and became his wife! 
 The concubine of the declining prefecture married a concubine of the Gaomen. 
 The aunt, who originally looked at him as pleasing to the eye, immediately saw that he was not pleasing to the eye! 
 I usually don’t bother to pay attention to his brother and sister-in-law, but also come to look for trouble! 
 Brother concubine comes to the door every day to say sour words! 
 Chu San’s dormant life instantly jumped, and he could no longer engage in treason secretly with others! 
 Chu San rolled his eyes: “It can really cause trouble, I don’t want you!” 
 Daughter-in-law: “Hehe, this girl won’t post it upside down. But before you leave, I will cover you.” 
 He used to lie dormant and forbearance, but since getting married, all the ghosts, ghosts, gods, and daughters-in-law have rushed forward to stand in the way. 
 When he became famous, she said: “It’s time to return to the bridge and the road to return.” 
 Chu San: “I seem to be used to the days when I have a daughter-in-law…” 
 She yawned: “Don’t do it!” 
 Chu San: “Then I will cover you.”
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 The Timur Empire fell apart, the Ottomans were struggling to expand, and the Europeans had opened up new routes, and decades had passed since Tumu Fortress. On the Iranian plateau, the former Persian Empire has long since turned into ashes. Now the Aries Dynasty and the relics of Timur have divided the plateau. Earlier, the Mongols, Turks and Saracens either conquered the entire plateau, or Divide the plateau from other regimes. But in the mountains of Azerbaijan, in an obscure town of Ardabil, an empire that would rule the entire Greater Persia and even more territories would be born here, playing its own music at the crossroads of the old world.
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 After Lü Bu was hung by Cao Cao at White Gate Tower, he travelled to the end of the Qin dynasty. By chance, he was thrown into the camp of the Hegemon-King of Western Chu and helped him conquer north and south, compete for power, and unify the Central Plains. 
 –Lü Bu was disappointed to discover that although his death was laughable, compared to this person, he could still be regarded as someone sensible.
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 In the protagonist Qilian Qingyan’s previous life, she was married to the Crown Prince since youth, and ruled over the six palaces for more than 10 years. In the end however, she met her demise at the betrayal of her younger sister and a fire burned everything to ashes. She vowed to extract her revenge on all those that’ve made her suffer. However instead of death, she later wakes up in the body of a young girl named Su Qingyan, 5 years from the day of her death. Sensing this is an opportunity from the heavens, she slowly plots out her revenge against those from her previous life.
 The phoenix is nirvana, reborn in fire, peerless elegance.
 Waving her hands she commanded the clouds and rain, inside the General’s camp advancing step by step;
 Of the men in this world, just who can move that rusting heart?
 At the end of the dream, who will become her lifelong companion.
 A painting of blood-drenched lands, how can it rival the cinnabar between your brows.
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 Before she met the system, Bai Yu always thought that she was a girl who was incomparably innocent who can’t understand.
 After encountering the system, she dragged the sour and tired body day and night, greeting the system and the man for a thousand lives and 10,000 times.
 – The final conclusion is that the body is fragile, and it need to be cherished.
 This is a story of being crushed by one male after another.
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 Human body with fishtail was known as mermaid.
 They were pretty and mysterious, their tears congealed to a pearl worth a city.
 Miao Miao never thought that one day she would set foot on the lake shore as a human.
 She had no desire, only wanted to be close to a man.
 Even though she was seeking her own doom, but she gladly endured the hardship.
 —— I like you, for ninety days.
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 "Xuande, you can only return to Han Dynasty by going to Jingzhou, come with me!" 
 Traveling through the late Han Dynasty, Deng Mu became a young man from a poor family in Jingzhou. 
 As a small town essayist, after weighing the situation, Deng Mu decided to assist Liu Bei, focusing on being able to be a powerful minister while retiring smoothly. 
 At that time, Liu Bei was far away in Xuzhou, and he was determined to fight with the northern bosses. 
 Do you want to accompany Lao Liu from the north to the south first, and then spend ten years in Xinye to watch Cao Cao unify the north? 
 Then Guan Yu accidentally lost Jingzhou, and Lao Liu regretted losing Wu. Finally, he ate in a corner of Yizhou Mountain and waited to die? 
 Deng Mu decisively tricked Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou in advance. 
 Yuan Shao: Weaving mats, selling shoes, and wearing cloth from a humble family. Can such a shabby combination destroy my Yuan family? 
 Cao Cao: Deng Mu is a master of scheming, and no one in the world can match him. I hate this man! 
 Erqiao and other beauties: The husband is the prime minister in the court and the general in the bedroom. What a wonderful man! 
 Liu Bei: Deng Ziyu is my advisor to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. He is given the gift to enter the court without worshiping, but to go to the palace with swords and shoes!
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 Li Yunlong shot himself, but his heroic spirit survived. He miraculously traveled to the world of special forces decades later and became a new recruit. When we come to the military camp in the new era, should we disappear into the invisible and live happily, or should we pick up the steel gun and protect the chapter in our hearts? From the test after test, Li Yunlong lived up to his loyalty, and his back was made of steel and cast iron through the baptism of blood and fire. This time...
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 Gu Lian thought she was thrown into a power struggle when she accidentally transmigrated.
 But why is it that she picks up a lost princess every time she goes out??? Did she transmigrated here just to show the princess the way home!?
 Princess: LianLian is so cute!! I want to marry her!
 Gu Lian: W..wait!
 Prince: OK!
 Gu Lian: ……
 What happened to the rumored sis-con elder brother? How could you agree to let your precious little sister turn gay!?
 This is a story about extreme pampering!
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