Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 561, Gold Rush Life

Kotaro held a large iron plate in his hand, shoveled sand from the Jinsha River with a shovel, and then rinsed it in the river continuously with the large iron plate.

With the constant shaking of the hands, the continuous scouring of the river, the sediment, etc. were all washed away.

Gradually, some glittering gold dust can be seen appearing in the iron plate.

Under the sunlight, these golden sands are shining with golden light and shining with charming luster.

After rinsing and cleaning again and again, soon, only sand mixed with golden sand remained in the plate.

Carefully pick out these gold dusts one by one with tweezers and put them in a bowl beside them.

The work is not complicated and does not require any technology, it is very simple.

But it is very boring, and more importantly, you have to bend over and keep your head down.

But Kotaro did it with gusto.

Because compared to farming at home, life here is like heaven.

Originally, they just came here to colonize the stronghold, but in less than half a month, the stronghold was built.

They were hired to pan for gold again, and their wages were [-] taels of silver per month, which was much lower than that of Daming people, but it was still a high salary that made people unable to gather together. What's more, board and lodging were provided here, and three meals a day were provided for each meal, and there was a lot of money. Meat.

Fish is eaten casually, and venison is often eaten.

There are too many deer herds here, and these deer are not afraid of people at all, as long as they walk by gently, give these deer a stick.

Venison is also often eaten, only pork is rare, and only occasionally a dozen or so pigs are transported from Yinshan County, but most of them are eaten by Daming people. less.

But this has already made these Japanese feel very satisfied.

Life here is really comfortable.

Get up at sunrise every day and start working, rest for an hour at noon, and do handwork at sunset, which is simple and fulfilling. I pan for gold in this Jinsha River every day.

"Whoo~"

Kotaro stood up slightly, flexed his waist and neck, and looked at the entire Jinsha River at the same time.

At this time, the entire Jinsha River was very busy.

Many gold panning areas have been built on both sides of the river. The gold panning areas are paved with cement and directly lead to the river water.

Some people are responsible for picking sand, picking up loads of sand, while others, like Kotaro, are responsible for washing the sand and washing out the gold mines inside.

In the open space on both sides of the river, you can see houses, which are also busy inside.

Numerous craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty continuously collected the washed gold sand, and then melted the gold sand and cast them into small gold bars.

Each gold bar is stamped with the number of the gold bar and the date of casting, and then put into small boxes for safekeeping.

Looking at the further distant Daxue Mountain, the snow-capped mountain is covered with snow, and the foot of the mountain is densely covered with luxuriant grass. The sentimental mountain birds do not need to sing, and the peaches and plums are speechless.

The scenery is beautiful, but Kotaro quickly devoted himself to his work.

He must work hard, he has received more than a dozen excellent evaluations in a row, and during this period of time getting along with Daming people, he has also learned a lot of Daming dialect.

As long as he returns to Yinshan County, the county magistrate of Yinshan County will give him a surname.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but get excited.

Ever since Shi Jianguo was ceded to Daming, his life has undergone tremendous changes.

There is hope in life, and there will be hope in the future.

As long as he has his own surname, he can pass it down from generation to generation and pass it on to his descendants.

From then on, they were the noble Ming people, not the Wa people.

He still wanted his child to study, and he even prepared a sum of money to invite a learned Ming man to name his child a Ming name.

In this way, in the future, my children can take the imperial examination and become officials in Ming Dynasty.

Even if you can't go to Daming to become an official, as long as you become a Daming person, it is also a job of panning for gold. Daming people can get ten taels of silver a month, while Japanese people can only get four taels of silver a month.

Also in the future, if they immigrate to Huangjinzhou, the Ming people can get a thousand acres of land, but these Japanese people can only get a hundred acres of land.

This is the difference.

Kotaro is constantly planning his future life in his mind.

I sigh in my heart that Daming is better.

There are more job opportunities, higher income, better life, and a bright future.

Unlike before, there was never much hope for them poor people.

Although I have been working hard all year round, the rice I grow is not enough for me to eat a few meals, and the generations and ancestors have been the bottom of the poor.

Daming is different. Daming is the richest in the world, and it is vast and boundless, and it can gallop all over the world.

As he got to know and communicate with the Daming people around him, he also gradually learned a lot.

"Clang~clang~"

"Off work, off work, ready for dinner~"

Time passed by, and soon it was time for lunch.

With the ringing of the bell, the entire mining area seemed to come alive.

Everyone packed up their things one after another, and weighed the gold dust washed out of their bowls.

This is very important. This is their performance. Those who have a lot of gold digging will be rewarded at the end of the month. Those who are continuously rated as excellent will be rewarded a lot when it comes time to pay their wages.

Kotaro looked at the gold sand in his bowl, it was not bad, about one-third of it, and it looked like a few taels.

The gold mines here are really rich, and a lot of gold sand can be washed out casually, and sometimes if you are lucky, you can even encounter dog head gold.

"Kotaro, three, two, seven money~"

When the weight was passed, the person in charge of weighing shouted out loudly and recorded it in the notebook at the same time.

These data are also very important. Later, the owner, the court, and the emperor will send people to check. Based on these records, it is also possible to calculate how much gold was mined.

When handing over the gold, if the number is less, then the life of the person in charge here will be sad.

Hearing the number, Kotaro smiled and nodded quickly.

"Well, let's go eat~"

The other party nodded in satisfaction.

These Japanese people are actually very good laborers, they work hard without complaint, and their wages are also very low. To be honest, they will not lose to the Ming people in terms of hard work.

"Cough, everyone, be quiet, everyone, be quiet~"

"I have some good news to announce to everyone~"

At this time, Zhang Fu, who was full of smiles, came to the mining area, holding a big horn in his hand, and shouted loudly to the crowd.

"good news?"

Zhang Fu's words also immediately attracted everyone's attention, and everyone quickly looked over.

"Just now, several ships arrived at our Fish Creek."

"At everyone's request, this time, these ships brought you more than two hundred beautiful girls, everyone will be blessed in the future~"

Zhang Fu said with a smile on his face.

It has been almost a month since I came to Yuxi to mine gold mines. Everything else is fine, and I have nothing to say about it.

Life here is guaranteed, and the amount of gold mining is steadily increasing, and the owner is also very satisfied.

But many miners here in the mining area feel that there is something missing in their lives.

So I also put forward some suggestions to Zhang Fu, hoping that Zhang Fu can introduce some women here, so that life will not be too boring.

Since there is a need, Zhang Fu has to find a way to solve it.

So he also wrote to Tong Yuan, the county magistrate of Yinshan County, and the boss behind him, but he didn't expect it to be resolved.

This time, the ships that came to Yuxi actually brought more than [-] women from North Korea and Japan.

Of course, these are not serious people, they are all from the brothel Chuguan in North Korea and Japan.

Tong Yuan is just talking to people from North Korea and Japan, and many people think it is profitable, and they will send it to you for free.

So some businessmen from North Korea and Japan brought their girls to Yuxi.

"Good~"

"Haha~"

"Really?"

As soon as the many absenteeists heard this, they immediately started cheering.

People here eat well, live well, and work well, and everyone is very energetic, and they have long thought about this aspect of things.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Fu really solved it for them.

"Haha, of course it's true, everyone should take it easy and don't empty out your pockets."

Zhang Fu smiled, then thought for a while and said: "Everyone works hard. If you do well, I will take the lead later and buy some girls from North Korea or Japan for the bachelors among you, and marry them back home. In the future, I will take the lead. It’s possible for the wife and children to be hot on the kang every day.”

"Good~"

"Haha, yes~ yes~"

"It's best to introduce to everyone now, introduce, everything is good here, but it's too boring."

"You are so beautiful, you don't even have full hair, so you are thinking about marrying a wife."

Immediately, everyone laughed.

With the arrival of the good news, when working in the afternoon, everyone can clearly feel that the time passes very slowly, and many people even look at the sun in the sky from time to time, thinking about what it is It's time to go downhill.

Wait until the sun goes down.

With the thought of the bell, these people immediately paid the gold sand like flying, and then they didn't care about eating, and walked towards the Yuxi stronghold in a hurry.

The Yuxi stronghold here is accompanied by the arrival of more than two hundred Korean and Japanese girls, and there are laughter and laughter here.

The bustards of North Korea and Japan are constantly busy, busy decorating their brothels and Chu houses, preparing for their girls to receive guests.

They had also inquired clearly beforehand.

The business here is their own business. There are more than [-] people here, and each of them has an income of at least several taels of silver every month. They are all rich, and the business must be easy to do.

Sure enough, before they were ready, a large group of people rushed over, their eyes glowing when they saw the woman.

　Um, um, can this be available?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)