Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1846, Big Gold Miner

In a mountainous area more than 200 miles away from Yazhou City, Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin rode horses and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Huangjinzhou with great interest.

This place is located on the west side of the Andes Mountains. The mountains and rivers are undulating, but not steep. This is still very different from the Hengduan Mountains.

The Andes Mountains are different. It runs north-south and traverses the entire South Gold Continent. The west side of the mountains has a relatively smaller slope, and the east side is a huge rainforest. The east side is very steep, a bit like the southern side of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Suddenly, the altitude went up and formed a natural barrier, separating the two places.

The name of the Andes Mountains was not given by the Ming people, but by the descendants of the local Yin and Shang aboriginals of the Inca Empire, and it has continued to be used.

This place is located in the tropics, and the weather is hot. Even though it is already winter according to the Ming Dynasty's calendar, it is extremely hot without feeling the slightest chill.

Liu Yuan took a sip of herbal tea and looked at everything in front of him. The blue sky and white clouds, the blue color is very nice, and the mountain peak standing in the distance is like a pure goddess.

However, this place is deserted, and there is no one in sight for a hundred miles.

The Golden Continent is vast and sparsely populated, the local tribes are few in number, and the immigrant Daming people are often concentrated in the immigrant strongholds, so it is often difficult to meet people on the vast land of the Golden Continent.

"Your Majesty, Duke Liu!"

"Let me tell you, my gold mine is quite remarkable. It can produce more than 300 catties of gold every year. It is the largest gold mine around Yazhou City."

They were accompanied by a tall man with a rough appearance. This man was named Tian Erniu. He was the first person to come to the Golden Continent, and he was also the first crew member to follow Du Mingen to the Golden Continent. Gold Island.

He naturally knew Liu Jin. When he saw Liu Jin in Yazhou City, he couldn't believe it, and then he stepped forward and shouted excitedly.

Only then did I know that not only Liu Jin came to Huangjinzhou, but also Emperor Hongzhi, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, which made Tian Erniu so excited that he hurriedly entertained him warmly.

He originally came to Yazhou to inspect his own gold and silver mines. Who knew that he was lucky to meet his old boss Liu Jin and the emperor.

"It can produce more than 300 catties of gold a year, and it's just one of your gold mines."

"Okay, your boy has already posted it now."

When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately said with a smile.

"Haha~"

"Where, where~"

"All of this is a gift from the Son of Heaven, and it is also due to your kindness back then, Mr. Liu."

Tian Er Niu looks very rough and rough, but in fact he is very careful.

Thinking about everything and the life he has now, and the life he lived before, Tian Erniu is also full of emotion.

He was born in a poor farmer's family in Daming. His parents were both poor farmers. They only knew how to farm all their lives. Tian Erniu also grew up working in the fields with his parents since he was a child.

Later, due to the snowstorm and famine, he had to follow the villagers to beg in the Beijing-Tianjin area, and then he was recruited to work in the industry under Liu Jin's command. He learned knowledge and was able to read and write.

Then he entered the Daming Maritime Academy, and followed Du Mingen to participate in the trip to the Golden Isle. He was the first Daming person to arrive at the Golden Isle, and his life took off after that.

Here in Huangjinzhou, the wind and water are flourishing, and a group of old brothers wandered here in Huangjinzhou. He was the earliest explorer and owned a lot of gold and silver mines. Now that he is getting older, he no longer goes out. Looking for an adventure.

Instead, he chose to do business in various parts of the Golden Continent, open gold and silver mines, and live a comfortable and leisurely life.

"Tian Erniu, are there many gold mines like yours?"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, and asked after thinking about it.

"There are quite a lot. There are many gold and silver mines here in Huangjinzhou. The number of large and small gold and silver mines is too large to count. There are also many large gold mines that can produce more than [-] catties per year."

"It's nothing to me. The real big gold mines and big silver mines are in the hands of the Aztec Kingdom and the Inca Empire. They use gold bricks and silver bricks to build pyramids every year. There are not enough gold mines. And silver mines definitely won’t work.”

When Tian Erniu heard this, he quickly said respectfully.

Then he looked ahead and said, "My family's gold mine is coming soon."

When Hongzhi Emperor Liu Jin heard this, he immediately regained his energy. He quickly looked forward and saw a canyon flowing among the high mountains in the distance. From the initial huge drop and ups and downs to the exit, it became gentle. At the foot of the mountain A buffer zone is formed.

This is where the gold mine of Tian Erniu's family is located. Here you can see a large number of houses, and many people are busy. It is like a big village, with smoke from the kitchen, people's voices, and many children. Play around here.

When these children saw the team of Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jin, Tian Erniu and others, they immediately shouted happily, and ran over excitedly.

"Aren't these kids going to school?"

Liu Jin looked at these children and asked quickly.

"Liu Gong, these children are all the children of slaves, and they are considered slaves, so they don't go to school."

Tian Erniu hurriedly replied.

When Liu Jin heard this, he quickly picked up the binoculars and took a closer look, only to find that these children were all blond and blue-eyed, with high noses and deep eyes, and they didn't look like Ming people at all.

"Are you using slaves to mine gold here?"

Liu Jin nodded, thought for a while and asked again.

"Yes, almost all gold mines and silver mines use slaves to mine gold and silver, because there are too few local people in Gold Island, even if you have money, you can't hire anyone to dig gold for you."

"So everyone will basically buy some slaves to mine gold and silver, and some people who are close to the Yin Shang tribe will hire people from the Yin Shang tribe to do these things."

"We Ming people rarely do these things."

Tian Erniu nodded and said: "Buying slaves to dig gold has several advantages. One is that the cost of slaves is low. You can buy one for a few dozen taels of silver. If you buy more, you can also send some small slaves and so on. The price is also OK. cheaper."

"The other one is that they are not afraid of slaves stealing gold and silver. They are slaves, and they can't run away here. Even if they carry gold and silver, they are useless."

"The cost of raising slaves is also very low. I saw that there are no surrounding fields. I asked the slaves to plant them by themselves. Just planting corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, wheat, etc. is enough for them to eat. Raise some cattle, sheep and pigs, basically all the food can be settled locally, and it is better and fuller than what these slaves ate when they were in their European homeland.”

"Buy some female slaves for them and reward slaves who work hard and behave positively. This gold mine can be managed in an orderly manner. Basically, no investment is required. Just come and collect gold regularly."

Tian Erniu introduced the operation mode of the gold and silver mines on Huangjinzhou to Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin. Originally, in the view of Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin, the gold and silver mines should be strictly guarded. , closely guarded and the like.

Who knew it turned out to be such a model.

Using slaves to dig gold and silver, and letting these slaves farm and support themselves is completely different from what you imagined.

"Aren't you afraid that someone will come to snatch the gold?"

Emperor Hongzhi thought for a while and said.

"There are people who rob gold, but the grass on the graves of those people is already three feet high."

"We are very disgusted with the robbers and thieves who rob. All the gold mine owners and silver mine owners have formed an alliance, and everyone paid money to hire people to clean up these robbers."

"In addition, the government also has garrisons patrolling various places to hunt down these robbers. Once they are discovered, they will definitely die."

"There are fewer and fewer people robbing gold and silver mines now, so you can rest assured. In addition, we are all guarded in the mines, and every family has people."

"Like my gold mine, my thirteenth son and a few people guard it here. When there are robbers, the slaves can take up arms to help."

"The Daming people who came to Golden Continent live a good life, and not many people are willing to do these things."

Tian Erniu replied respectfully.

While a few people were chatting, everyone was getting closer to the gold mine, and the children of the slaves had already run over, and they shouted excitedly when they saw Tian Erniu.

"Master Tian, ​​hello, Master Tian!"

"Haha, good, good~"

Tian Erniu smiled and opened a cloth bag, which was full of candies and various snacks, grabbed handfuls of candies and sprinkled them on the children, and all the children started to snatch the candies and snacks excitedly .

"This child has lived in the mine for a long time and has never been outside. Although he is full of food, he has nothing else to eat. Every time I come, I will bring them some snacks, candy, dried meat, dried fish and so on. .”

After Tian Erniu finished spreading the candies and snacks, he smiled and explained to Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin.

In general, Tian Erniu is a good slave owner. He is okay with his slaves and pays attention to a conscience. The children born to these slaves grow up in this mine, and they don’t need to work when they are young. , you can play carefree, and you can continue to work for Tian Erniu when you grow up.

At this time, a tall, tall man, who looked a bit like Tian Erniu in appearance, but a young man with blond hair and a hooked nose rode over and said respectfully to Tian Erniu: "Father!"

"Hmm~"

Tian Erniu nodded slightly in satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)