He had also planned to secretly mine the gold and store it in a small treasury so that if there were any unusual movements in the Eastern Bank, he could recruit troops. But who knew that the old bastard Emperor Dezheng had such a terrifying level of intelligence.
He was thankful that the gold mine was located in a remote area and no one knew about it, and South Vietnam certainly didn't know about it. But now, seeing Emperor Dezheng's sly smile, he wanted to rush up and tear his face off!
"Emperor Nanyue, let's not talk about the fact that whoever discovers the gold mine gets it first since ancient times. Let's just talk about this land. Although it is located at the border, the gold mine is facing Dongxiang. How can we divide up what originally belonged to Dongxiang? The Five Nations Chamber of Commerce is about economics, not robbery!"
Seeing Dongfang Ming's expression change, Emperor Dezheng was in a very good mood. The Crown Prince had just mentioned this news to him last night when he told him about Dongfang Ming's alliance with the Prime Minister's Office. He hadn't expected it to be used immediately.
At this moment, Dongfang Xing's expression suddenly changed, and there was a hint of gloating in his eyes.
He discovered the gold mine but didn't report it to his father, and actually wanted to keep it for himself. Now that he failed to keep it for himself, it was discovered by Nanyue... It seems that he doesn't need to make trouble for Dongfang Ming, because he will fall into trouble himself because of this matter!
"Prince Dongfang, what you said is not true. If everything is valuable to whoever sees it, then if I have my eyes on your Dongxiang throne, does that mean it belongs to me?
Gold mines are already scarce, and they are located on the border between Nanyue and Dongxiang, a territory shared by both nations. I have already agreed to a 60% share, but if Prince Dongxiang still refuses, then this matter will be difficult to resolve.
"Emissaries from various countries, please give us your opinion. This gold mine is located on the border between Dongxiang and South Vietnam, yet Dongxiang wants to take it all for himself. Is this reasonable?"
"Prince Dongfang, we all understand how you feel. However, this gold mine is located on the border, and it certainly shouldn't be monopolized by the Western Jin Dynasty. Since we have such favorable conditions today, why not resolve it through a duel?"
Dongfang Ming glared at the nosy Wanyan Qing, snorted, and said in a cold voice, "Alright, let's compete. This prince's request is that if Dongxiang wins, all the gold mines will belong to Dongxiang, and Nanyue will not even think of getting a single ounce of gold!"
"Okay! It's a deal!" Emperor Dezheng said confidently, "But Prince Dongfang, don't forget, Nanyue is the host. If you lose, you'll lose twice as much! In other words, 80% of the gold mine will belong to Nanyue!"
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"Hey, Prince Dongfang, you know that South Vietnam is the host country. Since you have already agreed, why would you regret it?"
Dongfang Ming gritted his teeth and finally decided, "Since Nanyue is the host, losing is double. If Nanyue loses, not only will they not get the gold mine, but they will also lose Dongxiang 200,000 taels of gold. How do you think?"
He didn't know how big the gold mine was yet, and his people had just discovered it, so two hundred thousand taels of gold was already a very large number in his mind.
Emperor Dezheng raised his eyebrows and said happily, "Okay! It's a deal!"
Although this gold mine hadn't been mined yet, and the exact amount of gold inside was unknown, the Crown Prince had told him that it was the largest gold mine ever discovered in the entire Kyushu Continent. Since it was the largest, a mere 200,000 taels of gold was definitely worth the gamble.
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