In Beijing Town, the northernmost stronghold on the east coast of Golden Continent, the cold winter in the northern hemisphere has begun to wreak havoc here. Along with the bursts of cold wind, snowflakes are constantly falling.
This made the gold diggers living in Beijing Town couldn't help but shake their heads. They gathered in the only restaurant in the town and sighed helplessly while drinking tea.
Gold panning is the most popular thing in Huanghuangzhou, and it is also the driving force for countless people to migrate to Huangjinzhou.
A large number of people spontaneously migrated to the Golden Continent, all they wanted was the shining gold.
There are too many things about gold spread in this land.
The story of a man who was extremely depressed in the Ming Dynasty and was so poor that he couldn't even eat enough to eat came to the Golden Continent, accidentally discovered a gold mine, and then became rich overnight, which continues to inspire more people to work tirelessly.
Search for gold in this vast land.
The location of Northland Town is roughly located near the New York of the later Bald Eagle. It was a place where some gold prospectors who came here to prospect for gold stayed, and gradually formed a small town.
The town is not big, but it is well-equipped with restaurants, teahouses, inns, shops, etc. Some people go there to pan for gold, and some people just keep an eye on these gold diggers to do business.
"It's snowing and winter is here. It seems it will be difficult to go out later."
Inside the restaurant, Chen Feng couldn't help but take a sip of warm wine and said helplessly to the fellow villagers around him.
He has been in Golden Continent for almost two years. He started from the west coast and slowly came to the east coast. He dreams of finding a gold mine and becoming rich overnight. Then he can be proud of his ancestors.
Go back to Daming.
However, the reality is cruel. Although Golden Continent is called the Golden Continent, it is not really filled with gold. To find gold, you need luck.
"Brother Feng, why don't we go back to the west coast. There is more gold in Golden Bay. It will definitely be easier for us to find it wherever we go."
Next to Chen Feng, fellow countryman and younger brother Peng Chao said weakly.
Chen Feng's expedition team has a total of more than twenty people, headed by Chen Feng, and they are all Chen Feng's fellow villagers, relatives, and clansmen.
"Golden Bay?"
"Every inch of the land has been dug up and you still expect to find gold. Just dream."
When Chen Feng heard this, he couldn't help but said.
This Golden Continent really deserves the name Golden Continent, as gold mines have been discovered almost everywhere.
Especially on the west coast, starting from Qianhe City in the north to the southernmost tip of Golden Continent, there are hundreds of strongholds, large and small. Almost all towns gradually prospered and developed because of the discovery of gold and silver.
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Thousands of gold mines were discovered in the area around Huangjin Bay alone, attracting hundreds of large and small businesses, and hundreds of thousands of people gathered to mine gold mines in the Huangjin Bay area.
But the largest gold and silver producing areas in the Golden Continent are controlled by the Ming Ocean Trading Company. Both the Aztec Kingdom and the Inca Empire were conquered by the Ming Ocean Trading Company. These two areas have the largest output of gold and silver.
The largest one is monopolized by Daming Ocean Trading Company.
The Ming Ocean Trading Company does not mine the Golden Continent and silver itself. They mainly use the descendants of local Yin merchants from the Aztec Kingdom and the Inca Empire to mine gold and silver for them. Every year, these two empires use gold and silver to pile up
The pyramid came to atone for one's sins to the sun god.
Relying on this method, Daming Ocean Trading House can obtain tens of millions of taels of gold and silver every year, which is something that other trading houses cannot envy.
Large trading houses eat the big head, while small trading houses eat the small head. As for expedition teams like Chen Feng, they generally have two modes. One is to spontaneously go out to look for gold and silver mines, and then they can mine them themselves, or they can
Gold mines and silver mines can be sold to trading houses at a rough estimate.
Another option is to be hired by a business or individual to explore certain areas to look for gold, silver, etc. In this way, you don’t need to pay for it yourself. Someone will pay for all the expenses. If gold or silver mines are discovered,
, they can get corresponding remuneration and incentives, and some generous firms and owners will also give them certain shares.
Both models are very popular in Golden Continent.
Generally, people who have just come to Golden Continent and have no foundation will first do things for others, either helping others to mine or help others explore. After accumulating a certain amount of experience and funds, they can take their fellow villagers and tribesmen to go out alone.
Huangjinzhou is relatively loose and free. Anyone has prospecting rights and mining rights. If a gold or silver mine is discovered, he only needs to report it to the local government first and spend a sum of money to purchase the land in the mining area. This piece of mineral resources
It can be yours forever.
This is also one of the policies the imperial court came up with to stimulate the development of Golden Continent.
The land of Huangjin Continent is too vast, and there are too few people here.
Many people have immigrated over the past few years, but the total number of Ming people in the entire Golden Continent is still less than five million, including those mixed-race children who still wear crotchless pants.
Many people who come to Golden Continent will basically marry local indigenous women, as few as three or four, as many as seven or eight. These local indigenous people are also happy to marry Ming people.
Because of the propaganda of the Ming Dynasty Ocean Trading Company, the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty and the local aborigines are the same family, and there is not much difference in appearance. At the same time, it is also because of religious propaganda.
Everyone believes that everyone is the people of the Sun God. The ancestors of the local indigenous people made mistakes and were exiled here. They must atone for their sins before they can become people of the Ming Dynasty.
In addition, marrying a Ming Dynasty person is also a way to atone for one's sins, and the children born will be noble Ming Dynasty people.
This is one reason. Another reason is that marrying a Ming Dynasty person will indeed lead a better life.
People in the Ming Dynasty are good at business and production, wear beautiful clothes, have enough food, are warmly dressed, have beautiful houses, and are far better than the locals in all aspects of life, including food, clothing, housing, and transportation.
Marrying a Ming Dynasty native is a dream come true for the natives of Golden Continent.
As a result, a large number of mixed-race offspring were produced, and almost every stronghold and town had a large number of children.
The Golden Continent is vast and sparsely populated. If you want to develop the Golden Continent, you must come up with some special policies. Therefore, the imperial court has formulated a policy to attract immigrants based on gold from the beginning.
In the Golden Continent, if you discover gold or silver mines, you can buy them as private gold or silver mines for a sum of money. In addition, in the vast Golden Continent, as long as it is land you reclaim, the government will
A title deed can be issued to you as your private land.
In addition, in order to ensure the safety of immigrants, immigrants here in Golden Continent can legally possess weapons, armor, bows and arrows, muskets and the like.
Under these policies, the gold rush continued, and a large number of people devoted themselves to the craze of exploring gold.
Because you don’t have to worry about the gold you discovered being robbed.
First of all, the court recognizes that this gold mine is yours, and you are legally defensible. Secondly, if someone dares to rob your gold mine, you can pick up the weapon in your hand and teach the other party a lesson.
Those who dare to come to Huangjinzhou to prospect for gold are basically brave people, and most of them will gather with their own clansmen, fellow villagers and the like.
This also formed a unique feature of Huangjin Continent, that is, after the originally docile Ming Dynasty people came to Huangjin Continent, they naturally became tough.
Because in this land, law is very important, but with the vast land and sparse population, and the fact that there are many local indigenous tribes that are hostile to outsiders, they often use knives, draw bows and arrows, and use them on each other.
The pointing of muskets was common.
If you are not tougher, you should just open up fields honestly. Planting corn and wheat is also a good livelihood. The land here in Huangjinzhou is fertile and vast, so you can plant whatever you like.
Farming is also a good choice. After all, expedition teams and the like also need to eat, drink and relieve themselves. Providing them with logistical services can also make money.
"Brother Feng, what you said makes sense."
"But we have been in this northern town for almost half a year, and we have never heard of anyone discovering gold or silver here. There have been as many as eight hundred expeditions here, but no one has discovered gold.
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"This suggests there may be no gold in this area at all."
Chen Qi, Chen Feng's clan brother next to him, thought for a moment and said, "Look at this map. The places where gold and silver have been discovered so far are mainly concentrated on the west coast of the Golden Continent."
"The land on the east coast is fertile, the terrain is open and flat, and there is abundant rainfall. It is very suitable for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. As for gold and silver, they are only found in a few places, and they are far less abundant than those found on the west coast."
"So I think we may have gone in the wrong direction, and we should go back to the West Coast."
After hearing Chen Qi's words, everyone around him nodded.
Things like gold and silver are not found everywhere. In some places they are very densely packed. In places where they are not available, you may be exhausted and cannot find them anywhere.
"But we have come here, and we have spent thousands of taels of silver before and after. It would be really unacceptable to go back empty-handed."
"This northern town is a new colonial stronghold. The surrounding land has not been explored yet. If we can find something valuable, then we will make it."
"I also know that the probability of discovering gold and silver is higher on the West Coast, but the competition there is also fierce, and there are even horse bandits who specialize in looting gold and silver mines."
"Hmm~"
"How about this? Let's stay here for a few more months. If we really can't find any way to make a fortune, we can go south."