In a mountain forest more than ten kilometers away from the Anggu tribe, Du Mingen, Tian Erniu, Monkey, Silly Xiong and others were following the beautiful Angugu girls Doli and Duoxi as they walked in the forest.
As he walked, Du Mingen silently wrote down the route and drew the map. From time to time, he would ask the little beauties around him how long it would take to arrive.
Tian Erniu found a large amount of nugget gold in the morning. After some questioning, he found out that the nugget gold was picked up by Dori from outside, and it was not just her who had it, but the entire tribe had a lot of it.
Hearing this, Tian Erniu could not sit still. He immediately found Du Mingen and others and explained the situation. Du Mingen immediately estimated that there was a very large gold mine around, otherwise there would be no way there would be so much nugget gold.
Du Mingen also asked the people of the Anggu tribe carefully. The hospitable Anggu also directly sent dozens of gold nuggets to Du Mingen. In their tribe, this thing is just a stone, a beautiful-colored stone, and there is nothing else.
any effect.
Now since customers like it, they just give it away. Anyway, it’s just stones, everywhere.
There is a large amount of nugget gold, and the quality is very large, which is very unusual. It is very difficult to find this kind of natural nugget gold in the Ming Dynasty.
Gold mines in the Ming Dynasty are very rare. Even if there are gold mines, they have been mined for a long time after a long period of mining. The gold in the Ming Dynasty actually mainly relies on external input.
Merchants from the Western Regions from the west, nomads from the north, Korea and Japan from the east, Burma, Siam, Annan, etc. from the south came from these places. The gold produced by the Ming Dynasty itself was really too little, too little.
So seeing that there were so many gold nuggets in the Anggu tribe, Du Mingen knew that there must be a large number of gold mines around, and it was definitely a gold mine that was beyond imagination.
It is absolutely impossible for a gold mine without a certain scale to produce so much nugget gold.
“@#￥￥%……”
The girl Dolly was holding the glass beads given by Tian Erniu in her hand and the necklace given by Du Mingen around her neck. She was as happy as a bird, circling around Tian Erniu while leading the way.
She pointed to the mountain in front of her and said, meaning that she would be there after passing the mountain in front of her.
Soon, everyone followed Dolly over a mountain, and their view suddenly became wider. In front of them was a lake, a sparkling lake.
The area of the lake is not too big. The water is very clear and translucent. At first glance, it is not deep, only less than one meter.
This is a lake left behind by glaciers for generations. There are two mountains on both sides, and the lake is at the foot of the middle of the mountains. It is very likely that the two mountains were originally just one mountain.
It was washed away by glaciers for generations, and then after long years of erosion, the small lake in front of us and the mountains on both sides of the lake were slowly formed.
Of course, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that under the sunlight, the entire lake sparkles and is extremely dazzling. This is extremely unusual.
Du Mingen and Tian Erniu took out their binoculars and looked at it from a distance, and they couldn't help but open their eyes wide.
"Golden Lake~"
Du Mingen's breathing became heavier, because through the telescope, he could see clearly that in this small lake, there were all shining golden things. There was no doubt that these were golden sands, just like the Jinsha River encountered on the other side of Yuxi.
Similarly, there are a lot of golden sands inside, and the lake water is clear. Under the sunlight, these golden sands will reflect dazzling light.
"Go~go~"
His whole body seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. Du Mingen and his team members hurriedly rushed down to the lake. At a glance, the entire lake was shining with golden light, like a polished bronze mirror, and it seemed to be paved with a thick layer of gold.
As thick as gold.
Regardless of the cold water in winter, some team members rolled up their pants and went straight into the water and started fishing for sand.
"Gold, so much gold~"
The monkey picked up a handful of sand, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully. There was a lot of golden sand in it, so much that it was beyond imagination. It was even more than the golden sand river encountered at the Yuxi River.
If there are dozens of golden sands in a handful of sand here on the Jinsha River, there are hundreds of golden sands in a handful of sand here. Put it in your hands and rub it gently, the golden light will shine and be dazzling.
"Get rich~ Get rich!"
Tian Erniu grabbed a handful of sand and couldn't help but dance with excitement. The gold mine here is so rich. A handful of sand was actually filled with gold sand. This is incredible. Look at the lake in front of you.
, I suddenly felt dizzy, wondering how much gold could be mined.
"Haha, it really happened!"
Du Mingen didn't go into the water. He found a piece of nugget gold while searching for it on the beach. He weighed it slightly and found that it weighed several kilograms. He became uneasy. There were so many gold mines here that it was beyond imagination. Even he
The rich and well-informed businessmen all said that they had made a fortune, and the gold lake in front of them contained such a huge gold mine.
Doli on the lakeside looked at Du Mingen, Tian Erniu and others shouting, and couldn't help but be full of doubts. It was just some sand and some stones that could neither be eaten nor used. They didn't look good either.
Not as beautiful as the glass ball in your hand.
She held the glass ball in her hand and faced the sun, and beautiful rays of light were immediately reflected from the glass ball, which made her unable to put it down.
The world is so wonderful, what you throw away like trash will be regarded as treasure by others.
"Golden Lake~"
Of course, Du Mingen had no time to care about Doli. At this time, he looked at the lake in front of him and naturally gave it a name, Golden Lake, a lake made of gold.
"Liu Jin did not lie to us. The Golden Continent is indeed full of gold. We discovered such a large gold mine just after we came into contact with the first tribe descended from the Yin Shang."
"If the gold mines in Jinhu were fully exploited, the gold mined would probably be more than all the gold in our Ming Dynasty."
This is not Du Mingen's random exaggeration. As a big businessman, Du Mingen is also a knowledgeable person. Gold in the Ming Dynasty is very scarce. Even the emperor of the Ming Dynasty does not have much gold in his hands.
He also studied mathematics at the Maritime Academy, so he could simply calculate a number. The amount of gold stored in the Jin Lake in front of him was extremely astonishing.
But that’s not the key. Where did the gold in the lake come from?
It definitely did not grow naturally in the lake, but was washed down from the surrounding mountains by rainwater over a long period of time. This means that the surrounding mountains may be huge mountains of gold, and there is still an unknown amount of gold in them.
"Hu~hu~"
Du Mingen's breathing became heavier. Such a large gold mine was really unbelievable. It was enough to be mined for who knows how many years. The mountains in front of him began to shine with golden light. They were golden mountains.
At this time, the team members are still excitedly looking for nugget gold, and gold sand jumps out of the sand. As long as this thing is brought back to the Ming Dynasty, they will make a fortune, but they can't take much with them at the moment, and the huge gold mine in front of them
In comparison, that is even more trivial.
In the afternoon, Du Mingen and others returned to the fleet camp very smoothly and announced the news of the discovery of a large gold mine. Suddenly everyone in the fleet burst into cheers.
Golden Continent, Golden Continent, they finally discovered the Golden Continent, and the discovered gold mine was a very large gold mine. Analysis of the nugget gold and gold sand they brought back showed that the gold that could be mined from this gold mine was enough to turn their
The boats were crushed.
"Let's talk about it, what should we do next?"
In Du Mingen's tent, the senior management of the fleet gathered together again to discuss the next itinerary.
"We have found corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peppers, pumpkins, and tomatoes. Logically speaking, we have completed the mission assigned by the emperor. We can return to the Ming Dynasty now."
Eunuch Li was the person sent by the Emperor. He was the first to speak and said that everyone had completed the task assigned by the Emperor. The task given to them by the Emperor was to bring back high-yielding crops. As long as they completed this task, they could return at any time.
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Of course, anyone with a discerning eye can understand the meaning behind Eunuch Li's words. As a member of the fleet, Eunuch Li can share in the benefits just like the other team members.
Go back to Daming now. How is it possible? The gold here is gone?
"I think we still need to continue exploring here in Golden Continent. The entire Golden Continent is very huge, and this is just a place we have just arrived. We can continue to explore a wider area along the coastline south."
"There must be other varieties of corn, sweet potatoes, etc. If we find more, we can be safer. Of course, the more important thing is that we need to explore a larger range and more areas so that we can develop this place in the future.
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"Although the gold mines in Jinhu are rich, it requires a lot of manpower and time to mine. We have more than a thousand good accounts. Even if we mine day and night, how much gold can we mine?"
"So I think we should continue to go south and see if we can find some tribes that can mine gold. We can exchange for gold, which will be faster."
Lin Shuhong thought for a while and then spoke slowly. His words made everyone nod. Although mining gold by yourself is a good option, they don't have enough manpower or time, which is obviously unrealistic.
"But what if there isn't any big gold mine behind?"
"What if these descendants of the Yin Shang are like the Anggu tribe and don't mine gold?"
Some people thought about it and put forward their own opinions.
"This is the Golden Continent. Are you afraid that there will be no gold?"