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"Micronesia? Gold mines have also been found there? There are a lot of places where gold mines have been discovered in recent years."

This was Sven's first reaction.

"It's not a gold mine, it's a phosphate mine. According to the records of Chinese navigation, there is an island in this area. Many seabirds and migratory birds stop on the island. Over the years, a layer of bird droppings several meters thick has accumulated.

These bird droppings are exactly what California needs most now. "

Liang Yao started talking nonsense.

"The Chinese have also been to this sea area? I thought only the Dutch and the British had been to this sea area." Sven said with some surprise.

The Dutch were the first to arrive in Micronesia. Although the Dutch were the first colonists to discover the Micronesian archipelago, the Dutch did not carry out colonization activities on the Micronesian archipelago.

This is not because the Dutch are kind, but because there are only poor natives who can’t even afford clothes in Micronesia. Returned to Batavia, no longer exploring the area.

After all, colonization also costs money, and these colonists will not do business at a loss.

After the Dutch East India Company, the British colonial company also explored this area.

However, like the Dutch, the British did not find any high-value goods in these archipelagoes, and lost interest in the archipelago in this sea area after a cursory exploration.

Speaking of the map that Liang Yao unfolded gently, looking at the dotted islands in the Micronesia region, he continued: "It is easy to find this archipelago, but to find a specific island, for example, the one you mentioned The island recorded in the Chinese navigation classics is very difficult.

There are at least a thousand large and small islands in this place, unless you can give me the precise latitude and longitude.Besides, there are phosphate mines in Peru, Bolivia, and Chile, and they are closer to us.There is no need to go to great lengths to find the islands in the so-called nautical classics. "

Sven wasn't too keen on exploring the Micronesia region.

The high-level executives of the Dutch Colonial Company and the British Colonial Company are not top-notch people. They have been to the Micronesia area but have not colonized it. It must be that there is really nothing worthy of their colonization in these places.

If there is a good thing, the Dutch Colonial Company and the British Colonial Company and other expeditions have long claimed sovereignty over these islands.

Furthermore, Sven's understanding of China is relatively superficial. Sven has only heard that the Chinese emperor sent an unprecedented large fleet to visit the oceans in the early 15th century.

This is the only Chinese sailing activity he knows.

When he first heard that the Chinese had such a large fleet a century before Columbus discovered America, he was shocked.

It's just that Sven really doesn't understand why the Chinese had such a huge fleet and related navigation technology in the 15th century, why they were still huddled on the East Asian continent four centuries later, and were easily defeated by the British expeditionary fleet.

You must know that a fleet of the same size can only be organized by the British with the power of the whole country.

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With the size of China, if it started to colonize from then on, I am afraid that there will be no European countries.

Of course, Sven was just puzzled, and he didn't bother to explore the deeper reasons.

He was a sailor turned captain interested only in ships, the whores of the port, and making money.

Sven has no interest in those boring historical books.

"This island is located about 60 kilometers south of the equator, and its longitude is between 165 degrees and 169 degrees east longitude. Is it possible to find this island with this information?

South American countries such as Peru are rich in phosphate mines, of course I know that, but there are British colonial companies dyeing South America, and I have never liked being choked by people. "

Referring to the latitude and longitude on the map, Liang Yao used a pencil to draw a small circle in the Micronesia region of the Central Pacific Ocean.

This is the geographical location record of Nauru Island that he vaguely remembers in his mind.

As for the exact accuracy, he can't remember clearly, but he only remembers that the latitude of Nauru Island is greater than 165 degrees and less than 170 degrees.

I don't know if Sven can find this island with this information.

The phosphate mine layer on Nauru Island is as thick as 10 meters, covering 60% of the entire island, with reserves of more than 1 million tons.

As long as the island of Nauru is taken, it is the Peruvians, Bolivians and Chileans who should be anxious.

The phosphate mines in South America lost their bargaining power in front of him.

The reserve of 1 million tons is still a phosphate mine located on the surface of an island, which will allow Liang Yao to use the era of chemical fertilizers no matter what.

"Are you complimenting my professional ability? With such a clear positioning range, if I can't find this island, I've been a sailor and first mate for more than [-] years?" Sven gave Liang Yao a white look.

"Unless the records in the Chinese navigation classics are wrong, if the records are correct, I only need two to three months to discover this island!"

The location information of the island given by Liang Yao is clear enough. Sven has been a crew member and captain for more than [-] years. If he can't find this island again, he will have no face to continue to be the president of the global shipping company.

"Then I am waiting for your good news."

Seeing that Sven was so confident, Liang Yao rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "If you discover this island, this island will be named after you. Don't forget to declare sovereignty on the island, put the American flag, California state flag, and Carry the flag of the Group of America with it."

"It sounds a bit strange to name an island full of bird droppings." Sven couldn't help complaining.

Accompanied by the harsh roar of the steam engine, the squeal of the brakes of the wheels.

The train arrived at the town of Reno, a supply station for Nevada gold seekers.

The law and order in the Gold Rush area is the worst place in California, bar none.

Three years ago, the worst places in California to be safe were San Francisco and Sacramento.

But with the establishment of California and the less fervor of the San Francisco and Sacramento gold rushes, prospectors set their sights on Nevada, deep inland.

Reno and Carson, Nevada, became the land of new opportunity. Of course, opportunity often comes with risk. This is also the most dangerous place in California.

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The danger here is not the harsh environment and wild beasts everywhere.

Competitors and even companions around gold diggers are sometimes more dangerous than beasts.

Although Nevada also has a large consortium of gold mining companies, such as Xiangshan Gold Mining Company under the American Group.

However, since there are still many gold producing areas in Nevada that have not yet been discovered, many ordinary gold mining teams without big background and big capital support prefer to try their luck in Nevada.