Along with thousands of Ming ships, more than 100,000 people arrived at Golden Continent.
Starting from Qianhekou in the north, all the way south to the vast coastline of the Central Golden Continent (Central America), people from the Ming Dynasty can be seen everywhere.
These people who have traveled thousands of miles and traveled across the ocean to come to the Golden Continent have only one purpose here, and that is to find and dig for gold.
These people are like hungry wolves, spreading all over the west coast. They travel over mountains and ridges, working tirelessly to find the charming gold in this vast land.
Golden Bay, later San Francisco.
The huge harbor is filled with large ships. On the shore of the harbor, a colony is being built. On a flagpole, the dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty is constantly flying.
In the early morning, Zheng Hong opened the door and wrapped his woolen clothes slightly tightly. There was a hint of coldness in the air.
"Get up~ wake up~"
Zheng Hong looked at the sun in the east and couldn't help shouting to the people in the house.
Zheng Hong is the boss of Zheng's Trading Company in Tianjin. This time he also spent all his wealth to buy a large ship and organized more than a hundred brothers to come to Huangjinzhou to pan for gold.
The journey has been relatively smooth.
The boat he bought was manufactured by Tianjin Shipyard. It was very strong, durable and safe. He also spent a lot of money to hire a captain who graduated from Tianjin Maritime Academy, so he arrived at Golden Continent very smoothly.
It was only after he came to the Golden Continent that he realized that the Golden Continent was very big and vast.
There is indeed a lot of gold. Along the way, we encountered more than ten gold mines, but these gold mines all belong to the Ming Dynasty and were discovered by Taiping Hou Du Mingen last time.
Those who came later were not allowed to mine these gold mines privately. They could only discover new gold mines by themselves.
According to regulations, 20% of the gold mines discovered by merchants and individuals in Huangjinzhou will belong to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, 20% to the Ming Dynasty, 30% to the discoverer, and 30% to the miner.
If the discoverer and the exploiter belong to the same person or firm, they can get 60%.
This ratio is quite high.
There are a lot of gold and silver mines in Huangjinzhou. Some commercial banks have discovered gold and silver mines one after another, which has also greatly stimulated other commercial banks and individuals.
However, Zheng Hong's Zheng's Trading Company has never discovered gold or silver mines, which makes Zheng Hong very anxious.
In order to organize this fleet to the Golden Continent, he, Zheng Hong, put all his wealth and life on it. Now he is responsible for the food, drink and urination of hundreds of people every day. The expenses are very large, but he has not found any gold mines and
Silver mine, this is very worrying.
After hearing Zheng Hong's words, people in the house also started to get up one after another.
The people Zheng Hong brought here were all members of his own clan or fellow villagers from his hometown. They were very reliable and very obedient.
"Everyone, hurry up and make a fire to cook. After dinner, prepare to go find the gold mine. I'll go find out the news."
When Zheng Hong saw the others getting up, he gave instructions and walked towards the center of the Golden Bay Colony.
In the center of the Golden Bay Colony, although it is still very early, a lot of people have gathered. Most of them, like Zheng Hong, are the heads of various trading companies, and they are all here to inquire about news.
For things like gold mines and silver mines, sometimes there are gold mines in a large area around them, so as long as they hear that someone has discovered a new gold mine, everyone will go to explore around the gold mine, and maybe they can
Discover gold mines, silver mines, etc.
"Did you hear that?"
"Yesterday Zhang's Trading Company discovered another gold mine. They have already discovered three gold mines."
"true or false?"
"Of course it's true. It can also be false. I just heard what their guy said."
"Where was it found?"
"I heard it was found here in a river thirty miles west of Golden Bay."
"That place doesn't exist. I went to this place to explore the day before yesterday~"
"Then maybe you were unlucky and missed it~"
"……."
"I heard that Tianjin Ocean Trading Company's gold mine in Huangjin Bay has officially started production. Just yesterday, they mined more than three hundred taels of gold."
"I know about this, and I even went to see it."
"Tsk tsk, the gold mines in that place are really rich. They are short of manpower. Most of the manpower is building colonies. Otherwise, it would not be a problem to mine thousands of taels of gold a day."
"It's a pity that such a big gold mine was occupied by others first. Otherwise, with such a gold mine, we would have no worries about food and clothing in the future."
"What a pity, that was also a gold mine that was discovered by others when we came here last year."
"There are many gold mines here in Golden Bay. Gold is everywhere. It is not difficult to find a gold mine."
"That's true. Many trading companies have found gold mines and are building mining sites to prepare for gold mining."
"Our ship has no way to return to the Ming Dynasty. We have to stay here for at least a few years. How can we not dig more gold?"
"Don't mention it. I was tricked by Zhang's shipyard. The ship they sold was not cheap at all, but the quality was incomparable to that of Tianjin Shipyard. When I came here, I lost it.
a ship."
"If you want to buy a ship from now on, you will still have to buy a ship from Tianjin Shipyard. It is a bit expensive, but you get what you pay for, so don't worry."
"Yes, yes~ Now these can only stay in this Golden Continent. There is no problem in walking along the coastline."
"I plan to stay here for a few more days. If I can't find gold and silver again, I will continue to go south."
"I heard that there are several countries with descendants of the Yin Shang Dynasty here in Zhongjinjinzhou. They have a lot of gold and silver. Let's see if we can exchange some things for gold and silver."
"If that doesn't work, continue south, to the Southern Golden Continent. No matter how big the Golden Continent is, there's no need to stick to one place. Just find a big gold and silver mine."
"Yes, yes, that's my plan too. How about we two brothers get together then?"
"That's okay. We have someone to take care of us. The Yin merchants in Golden Continent are quite friendly, but there are also some Yin merchant tribes that are more barbaric and don't welcome us."
"Don't tell me, it's actually very good to have good relations with these Yin Shang tribes."
"Last time, the Li's Trading Company heard that it had a good deal with a tribe by using some glass products. It learned about a gold mine from the Yin Shang tribe, and I heard that the amount was quite large."
"Is there anything else?"
"I won't lie to you, man."
"Didn't you see that the people from Tianjin Ocean Trading Company hurriedly looked for the country of descendants of Yin merchants as soon as they arrived at Golden Continent?"
"They are just doing business. They exchanged some very common things in our Ming Dynasty for boatloads of gold and silver. When it comes to making money, there is no one in the world who is better than Mr. Liu."
"That's true~"
"..."
Zheng Hong came to the center and listened to the non-stop discussions among these people in twos and threes. He couldn't help but clenched his fists in excitement.
"Boss Zheng~"
"Boss Li~"
A middle-aged man in brocade saw Zheng Hong and said hello with a smile.
"How about it?"
"Has any gold been discovered?"
Boss Li asked with a smile.
"No, if I find a gold mine, I will dig for it. Then I can hang out here when I have time."
Zheng Hong said with a wry smile.
"It is said that gold is everywhere in this Golden Continent. I and my men have traveled to countless mountains, but no gold has been found yet."
Boss Li also said with a wry smile.
"Old Zheng, how about we continue walking south together?"
"Further south?"
When Zheng Hong heard this, he thought for a while and said, "Just wait a few more days. There are still a lot of gold mines here in Golden Bay. Dozens of gold mines have been discovered now, which means there are a lot of gold mines in this area.
"
"Further south, you may not be able to find a place like this."
"That's true, I'm not willing to do it either."
"Looking at other people starting mining, we haven't even found a gold mine yet, so we're worried~"
Boss Li also nodded and said.
"Let's go and look for mines~"
After chatting with Boss Li for a while and inquiring about the news, Zheng Hong counted the time and said goodbye.
Returning to the camp where his trading company is located, the guys from his own trading company have already prepared meals, prepared dry food and water, etc., and are waiting for Zheng Hong to come back and prepare to set off to find gold mines.
"Everyone, let's eat. After dinner, go look for gold mines~"
Zheng Hong nodded with satisfaction. They were all people from his own clan and hometown, so he felt reassured when doing things.
As Zheng Hong finished speaking, more than a hundred guys also ate quickly. After eating, they washed up and packed up. Except for a few guys who were left to look after the house in the camp, the others all embarked on the road to find gold.
Zheng Hong also divided the team of more than a hundred people into ten teams to search for gold in different directions. He himself also led a team towards the mountains to the west.
While walking outside, Zheng Hong also encountered many teams. These teams were all similar to Zheng Hong's team. They were carrying backpacks, compasses, binoculars, bows and arrows on their backs, and knives on their waists. They were fully armed.
Travel to various places in pursuit of gold and wealth.
Similarly, we encountered some relatively large teams along the way, with dozens of people carrying various things and smiles on their faces.
There is no doubt that these are businessmen who have discovered gold mines and went to gold mine sites to build camps and prepare to mine gold mines.
Whenever he saw people from these trading houses, Zheng Hong would look envious and jealous.
There is no way, who let others discover the gold mine first?
"Go, go, find the gold mine as soon as possible. Then we can settle down in one place and dig gold mines for a few years. After returning to the Ming Dynasty, I guarantee that you will have enough food and clothing for the rest of your life."
Zheng Hong urged his men to speed up and move towards the gold.