Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1866, Golden Bay
North Golden Island Golden Bay.

Here belongs to the Mediterranean climate, warm in winter and cool in summer, the weather is very good.

It was winter at this time, the sun was shining brightly, the sky was clear, the sea was blue and the sky was blue, it was the most comfortable season of the year here.

Golden Bay, the location of later generations of San Francisco, got its name from the discovery of numerous gold mines here.

There is another saying that when Du Mingen, the Marquis of Taiping, led the fleet to arrive here, it happened to be one afternoon, and the sun shone on the Golden Bay in front of him, as if covered with a layer of golden sand, so it was named Golden Bay. .

Golden Bay is an excellent natural harbor, surrounded by mountains on three sides, forming an excellent safe haven. At the same time, the water in the harbor is deep, making it an excellent natural harbor.

Thanks to the surrounding gold and silver, this place has become the second largest city in the Golden Continent after Penglai City, and more than one million people come here to pan for gold every year.

Some people get rich overnight here, and some people fall down and down here. There are too many legends here, and the most touching stories are naturally those related to gold.

However, with more and more immigrants and more people here, Golden Bay is gradually undergoing more and more changes.

A large number of people settled here, opened up farmland around them, raised cattle and sheep, settled down here, and enjoyed the fertile land and excellent climate here.

Although gold and silver are still the theme here, more and more people are slowly starting to engage in other industries.

Liu Jin and Emperor Hongzhi stood on the deck looking at the Golden Bay in front of them.

It was the first time for both generations to come here. In San Francisco, which was famous in later generations, it is now just an ordinary Golden Bay in Daming.

The harbor in front of me is not busy, and there are not many ships moored. The urban area near the harbor does not seem to be very big and very lively.

It is not yet possible to see how it can develop into a big city.

The scenery here is indeed very good.

"Is this the Golden Bay?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the Golden Bay in front of him, feeling slightly disappointed.

He had already heard a lot about Golden Bay, and he had stayed in Golden Island for more than two months. Daming had heard about Golden Bay countless times.

Countless people have described it as a place full of gold, full of countless opportunities, as long as you get lucky once, you will get rich overnight.

But looking at the Golden Bay in front of me, it is far less prosperous and lively than Penglai City. Many houses still look very low, which seems to be very different from the image in my mind.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed Golden Bay."

"It is said that when Du Mingen came here, it happened to be in the evening, and the sun shone on the beach of Golden Bay, making it look like a layer of golden sand, so it was named Golden Bay .”

"The Ming people who immigrated here later found a lot of gold around them, so more and more people flocked here to look for gold and mine gold."

"Slowly, the Golden Bay of today was formed."

Liu Jin nodded solemnly and replied.

In fact, the place with the most gold and silver production in the entire Golden Continent is the Central American region of later generations, that is, Mexico and Central American countries.

These places belong to the Tianjin Ocean Trading Company, and other people cannot enter these places to mine gold and silver. In addition, the Aztec Kingdom and the Inca Empire are also the largest gold islands and silver mining places.

But the gold and silver mined in these two places also belonged to Tianjin Ocean Trading Co., and the gold and silver used for sacrifices every year did not end up in the Ming treasury, but in the pockets of Tianjin Ocean Trading Co.

Except for these few places, private exploration and mining of gold and silver are allowed in other places, but their scale and output are naturally far from being comparable to Tianjin Ocean Trading Co.

Tianjin Ocean Trading Co., Ltd. is the largest mine owner on the Golden Continent. It owns the most gold and silver mines. The amount of gold and silver that can be received just by sitting and collecting tributes every year is astronomical.

But this is also what Tianjin Ocean Trading Co. should get.

Because Du Mingen was the first to arrive at the Golden Island fleet, everything was organized by Tianjin Ocean Trading Co.

Mexico in later generations is the country with the largest silver production and reserves in the world, and the area where the Inca Empire and the Aztec Kingdom are located is also a well-known gold-producing area in later generations.

This place is occupied by Tianjin Ocean Trading Co., which can bring huge profits to the shareholders behind it every year.

And the shareholders behind this are the current emperor, prince, cabinet chief assistant Liu Jin, military general Xungui in the court and so on.

Everyone is very clear about this, so even if Tianjin Ocean Trading Co. occupies such a huge interest, everyone dare not make irresponsible remarks.

The three large ships on which Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin were riding slowly berthed at the port of Golden Bay, which immediately attracted a lot of people's attention.

"I don't know which big trading house, or the big family, actually drove three big oil tankers over. Could this be the discovery of some super big gold mine?"

"It's hard to say, such three big ships are very expensive, and ordinary people really can't afford it."

"Isn't that right? This is the latest large ship with an internal combustion engine. Only our local Tianjin shipyard in Daming can produce a large ship. It is said that each ship costs hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. It is very fast on the sea and burns. It’s all gasoline, no need to burn coal.”

"Well, this is not the same as a car."

"Just like a car, it burns oil, so it has great strength and fast speed. The boat is also very big. Look at this boat. The boat built here in Qianhekou is not even as big as it."

"It is said that taking this boat for half a month can cross the Pacific Ocean and return to Daming."

"Really, is it that fast?"

"I can still lie to you. The number of such large oil tankers is very rare in the mainland of Ming Dynasty. I only found out from the newspapers."

"I don't know who made such a big effort to bring three big ships over here. Could it be that they really discovered some big gold mine?"

"Perhaps it is possible. I heard that there are many new types of mining machinery, such as large trucks, excavators, bulldozers, etc., which can mine gold very quickly. Maybe these things were transported to mine gold. "

"What big gold mine can be found now?"

"Who says it can't? Didn't someone say last year that a large amount of gold was found in the cold area north of Sanhekou? They are all planning to mine it this summer."

"North of Sanhekou?"

"It's already the Arctic Circle everywhere, and it's freezing to death. The devil will go back to that kind of place to mine gold. Don't freeze to death if you don't dig up the gold by then."

"As long as there is gold, there will definitely be people going there. It's a bit colder, it won't be so cold in summer."

"I've also heard about this. I heard that Baldy Li and the others discovered it. Now they are clamoring to invite people to make a fortune."

"Baldy Li? Can you believe his words?"

"He used to say where gold was found in the Great Lakes, but in the end, there was no bullshit. He has been to many places, but there are very few people who actually found gold, otherwise he would have posted it a long time ago. , there is no need to brag everywhere."

"That's true. Places like Sanhekou are too cold. Everyone migrates south in winter."

"It must be cold, just like Yuxi, the dimension is too high, it will be cold to death in winter, but it is a good place in summer."

Everyone looked at the three large ships moored on the pier and talked about it. It was still winter, and it was the most leisurely time of the year in Golden Bay.

Both the explorers and the mining of gold and silver have stopped. Everyone is enjoying the rare leisure time at home. There are also a large number of melon-eating people who have nothing to do here at the port pier, chatting with each other and discussing the new year. Where to get rich.

Soon, with the ship stabilizing, Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin disembarked happily, planning to anchor here in Golden Bay for a few days, and after some repairs, set off across the Pacific Ocean to return to the mainland of Daming.

Now there are more routes between the Golden Continent and the mainland of Daming. There is a tradition of taking the northern route, following the route that Du Mingen arrived at the Golden Continent.

The advantage of this route is that everyone is already familiar with it, and there are many immigration points along the way that can be added. The disadvantage is that it is quite dangerous in winter, because there will be ice floes in the Arctic Circle, which requires special attention and care.

The southern route is the route that takes Australia and Shuangxing Island to South Golden Continent. This route is more common now, because it is safer, and it can also go directly to Eastern Golden Continent, Europe, Africa and other places.

The middle line is the route that is becoming more and more popular now, that is, the route taken by the later generations of Hawaii Island across the Pacific Ocean.

The advantage of this route is that the distance is short, and there is no need to detour directly across the Pacific Ocean, but the disadvantage is that there are no islands or land in the middle that can be replenished with fresh water except Hawaii Island.

So if you are not prepared enough and fast enough, it is best not to take this route. Once there is no fresh water on board, the situation will be very bad. You can live for several days without food, and you can’t survive for three days without water. .

In the past, the ships of Ming Dynasty did not dare to take this route, but with the appearance of steam ships, this route was gradually developed, and more and more ships chose this faster route Travel between Golden Continent and Daming mainland.

Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jin and his party would naturally take this route when they returned to Daming.

(End of this chapter)