What does Nanhua look like?
It’s definitely hard to explain in a few words, but the land of Nanhua is very vast.
"Our land stretches from the Arctic to the Antarctic! Our oceans stretch from the Pacific to the Atlantic..."
Any primary school student in Nanhua can recite this text, but for most people, they can only feel the second half. After all, most people live in Nanhua.
As for going from the North Pole to the South Pole... very few people can experience this. And this is certainly not an exaggeration. South China is the only country in the world that has land from the extreme north to the extreme south... well, regions. The current Nanhua is not
one country.
But in the entire Alaska, there are only a total of more than 10,000 residents, and these people are scattered in two "cities" - the former capital Sitka, and the current capital Fuyang. Since it is a city, it needs
There are officials.
"The so-called exile in the book is probably not that far away!"
When the ship sailed into Fuyang Port, Zhu Quande couldn't help but have this thought in his mind. Of course, he was not exiled here, but took the initiative to apply for a position in Fuyang.
Fuyang!
What kind of city is this?
In Fuyang Bay in March, despite the biting cold wind, the presence of the Alaskan Warm Current warms and humidifies the climate in the surrounding areas, causing the water temperature to increase and not freezing all year round. This is why the Nanhua Association chose this place as its capital.
The old name of this bay is "Cook Inlet", and Fuyang, located in the deepest part of the bay, is called "Anchorage" in another world.
As the northernmost city in South China, Fuyang not only has nearly 10,000 residents, but also has the world's largest fish canning factory and hundreds of trawlers moored in the bay.
"Mr. Zhu, look, that is the famous Type 67 trawler. Even though it is not big, it is different. It can go to sea with only five or six crew members. It uses the most advanced Otto 180 gasoline engine.
But the best trawlers in the world are these more than one hundred trawlers, which can catch tens of thousands of tons of fish a year..."
Like a treasure trove, Captain Huang Degui, holding a pipe, proudly introduced the trawlers in the bay to Zhu Quande.
"Now the cans we produce here are not only sold in San Francisco, but also in Europe. I heard that in the past, Lao Maozi sold them to his boss because Alaska couldn't make money and he didn't want to do a loss-making business. You see
Look, it's in our hands now..."
Holding his pipe and pointing to the large cannery near the dock, Huang Degui pointed to the cabin and said.
"My ship is loaded with tinplate, which is used to make cans. When I leave, I will load another ship with cans and sell them to Jinshan. It's the Jinshan in the United States, not Australia. These foreign devils are really crazy.
We were lucky enough to find gold mountains wherever we went. Unfortunately, we only found a coal mine. By the way, Mr. Zhu, do you know how our negotiations with the British are going? From my point of view, we
Just send troops to that disputed area."
The "disputed area" Huang Degui refers to refers to the territorial dispute in the area in southern Alaska that borders British Columbia and the Hudson's Bay Company. Alaska's southern boundary is very overbearing, blocking almost half of the coastline of Canada's west coast. This was mainly due to Russia at the time.
It was caused by the expansion of people southward along the Pacific Ocean. After Russia sold this land to South China, South China also inherited this border. This section of the border, known as the Alaska Panhandle, is partially disputed. In the past two years,
China and Nanhua have been negotiating with them.
"Send troops..."
Zhu Quande was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.
"Sending troops will only intensify the problem. The disputed area is a barren land in the hinterland of the Rocky Mountains. It is definitely not worth going to war with the British over those places. Besides..."
As soon as he said it, Zhu Quande took it back. Why didn't he come up with an answer after two years of negotiations with the British? I'm afraid it wasn't just for thousands of square kilometers of barren mountains and mountains.
But apart from those barren mountains and ridges, what else is there?
Two hours later, Zhu Quande could only wait in the Governor's Office because the Governor was meeting guests. The so-called "Governor's Mansion" was only a three-story building. As for the staff, there were only a dozen or so. In the office of the Governor's Mansion,
When meeting outside, he mentally recalled the information about Governor Liang Baitao.
Similar to many company "executives", he is also a first-generation immigrant. It is well known that the commander-in-chief has trust in the first-generation immigrants, and all first-generation immigrants are loyal to the commander-in-chief. This is why many of them hold high positions.
reason.
To be sure, "first-generation immigrants" are extremely special existences in Nanhua, but this does not mean that they will all be in high positions. In some factories, there are ordinary workers who look inconspicuous. They are also first-generation immigrants. For users,
Marshal Ren has always been a meritocracy.
"Almost half an hour has passed, and I don't know what the governor is up to!"
While Zhu Quande was sitting outside the door waiting, in the office across the wall, Liang Baitao could only see the small glass bottle in his hand.
There are some yellow and shiny "beans" and "sand" in the finger-thick glass bottle. This is...gold.
"Gold, is it the Klondike River?"
Liang Baitao looked at Zhao Dechuan in front of him and asked, last year Zhao Dechuan led an expedition team to inspect the Yukon region along the Yukon River. What was the biggest gain of the expedition team?
It's this little bottle of gold.
"Yes, in the Klondike River in the Yukon Territory, the local placer gold resources are very rich. Preliminary estimates indicate that there may be hundreds of tons, or even thousands of tons!"
Zhao Dechuan's tone seemed a little excited. After a full year of inspection, what did they gain?
gold!
During their investigation, they discovered a river containing a large amount of placer gold. This was a discovery that could change everything.
"Governor, there is not only gold there, but also a lot of gold. That river is simply a gold river. With gold, Alaska will definitely be able to attract a large population, and Alaska will definitely prosper accordingly. The gold rush will change
everything……"
“Gold does change everything!”
Listening to Zhao Dechuan's expectant words, Liang Baitao walked to the map, stared at it for a while, and then said.
"The only question is, how can we bring the Klondike River, this golden river! That's the most important thing!"
This is the root of the problem - the Golden River does not belong to Alaska at all, it is the northwest territory of the British Hudson Company.
If you want to get that golden river, you must first get that piece of land.
"That's the territory of the British now. If we want to get that land into our own hands, we can't let anyone know about it for the time being. Only by keeping it secret can we possibly get that land.
"
While Liang Baitao and the others were discussing how to keep it secret, Zhu Quande was waiting quietly outside the office.
After almost half an hour, the closed office door opened, and then he saw two people walking out.
It's the governor.
He sent the guests out of the office himself.
At this moment, Zhu Quande didn't know what he had witnessed...
This chapter has been completed!