Wild North America 1846

Chapter 446 World Class Resource City

The tenth-ranked city in the Tang Empire was Gallup, with a population of 1864 at the end of 76.51. Compared with the eighth-ranked city in 1858, the city's ranking fell two places.

But Gallup locals don't agree. What's the reason?

Gallup is one of the mineral cities with the richest resources in the empire. It relies on mountains to eat mountains and water to eat water. It is Gallup City.

Gallup Land is located in a large oasis east of the Grand Canyon of Colorado and west of Rio Nancho Fortress. It is located on the banks of the Holy King River, and the surrounding mountains contain world-class resources.

The largest Morenchi copper mine in the world today is located about 77 kilometers southwest of Gallup Town. It produces up to 3.2 tons of high-quality copper, more than 410 tons of silver and more than 3.7 tons of gold every year. Chicken with golden eggs.

After so many years of development, Gallup has built the world's largest copper smelter enterprise, the Royal Mint, and various gold, silver, and copper product processing enterprises all over the streets and alleys of the city. The local residents are generally relatively wealthy. Cars come and go and have become a popular means of transportation.

The region is extremely rich in resources. In addition to the largest copper mine in the world, it also has huge reserves of coal, zinc, aluminum, and lead ore resources, which can be called a treasure house of resources.

The high-purity large-scale natural potassium deposit discovered 7 years ago is also located in this area, and its purity can reach 80%. After a little refining, it can obtain extremely high-purity "pearl ash", which is the key raw material for the production of potassium fertilizer.

How rare are high-purity natural potassium deposits?

Even after 150 years, the number of natural potassium deposits discovered in the world does not exceed ten fingers, and the reserves and scale are far less than those of the Gallup Potassium Mine. The total sum is only a fraction of it.

The convicts in these large mines have been deprived of political rights, and they are not counted as the population of the empire's residents. They don't even have accurate statistics. When they are exhausted, they are dragged to the back of the mountain and left to be devoured by wild beasts.

The white prisoners of war and Mexican rioters who followed the expansion of the empire, especially the riots in the Aztec Republic and the three civil wars in Central America, provided a steady stream of convicts for Gallup’s large and small mines. The real number has not been known. known to outsiders.

in the mine labor camp

The central cities of Gallup and Rio South Bridge are the largest cities that can be reached by Mexican black workers and Fusang prostitutes. It is impossible to continue to the north, west, or east. Taoyuan and Phoenix in the Colorado Plateau are more strictly inspected .

On Wednesdays and weekends every week, you can basically see oil and water twice, almost like pig offal, beef bones and sheep offal. Many people dislike it outside, but here they regard it as a treasure.

Britain is trying to extract potash from plant ash, which requires burning a lot of wood. In addition to burning forests during land reclamation, it would be too expensive to burn forests purely to obtain methine.

In the feasting Gallup city, there are also a large number of Mexican, Fuso and white prostitutes. The floating population is at least 10,000+ people. In addition to some Mexican black workers in remote mines and plantations, it is roughly estimated that there are tens of thousands of people. And that doesn't even count the local population.

Let's put it this way, until more than 150 years later, the natural potassium deposits in the Gallup area are still the highest-purity potassium deposits that can be found in the world today. However, such natural potassium deposits are rare in the world, and their geographical living conditions are extremely harsh.

especially the former

"Once you enter the hard labor camp, there is no turning back." This sentence is not false.

Because on their identity documents, there are bright red stamps of released prisoners of hard labor, and they are destined to be unable to survive in society.

Relying on the rich natural potash deposits in the Gallup area, Royal Coast Fertilizer Holdings was able to build a series of industrialized fertilizer plants to contribute to the agricultural construction of the empire, develop a superior agricultural and animal husbandry industry, and feed a larger population. There is still room to spare Large-scale export of agricultural products abroad.

The Tang Empire can be regarded as a feudal dynasty with a relatively sound rule of law among all countries in the world, but there is also deep discrimination against convicts. Even factories of Chinese descent will not hire, banks will not lend, and homeowners will not rent out. Contempt, and may even be locked in a small dark room by the police at any time.

Behind dozens of well-known mining companies in Gallup, there are more or less aristocratic capital or investment, and the heel is very hard.In particular, the Morenchi Mining Company and the Royal Coast Fertilizer Holding Company, which are controlled by the Royal Household Office, are the most powerful, and they are also major consumers of convicts.

As long as unidentified Mexicans or Fusang people are found, they will be directly locked in a small black house, and after a certain number are gathered, they will be taken to Gallup by train and thrown into a hard labor camp. From then on, they will live a miserable life with no future.

all of these

It is all due to Gallup’s rich natural potassium deposits. Of course, the mining of potassium deposits is extremely polluting and labor-intensive. The city’s mines also gather the largest number of convicts in the empire, with the number about 10. .

Gallup is so arrogant and rich in resources that other cities are really envious of.

Its fully armed mine guards have two types of infantry and cavalry, maintaining a size of more than 3600 people all year round. All expenditures are borne by the mines, and can be converted into forces to defend the city at any time when necessary.

Industrialized potassium is mostly extracted from salt potassium in salt lakes. The Kingdom of Prussia mined bittern through salt wells, and then used a series of processes to extract potash, which cost a lot.

The young and middle-aged indigenous Indian labor force in the early stage of the development of the empire, after more than ten years of hard labor in the mines, there is not much left.

This is a common saying of the locals in Gallup about the hard labor camps in the mines. Many people have witnessed the miserable life of hard labor in the mines, doing the most difficult and tiring work all day long under the supervision of the supervisor.

Compared with the early cruel management methods in the mine, it is now much more humane. As long as you work honestly, you can basically eat enough, and the outstanding ones can occasionally see some meat, so don’t expect extravagant food if you want to eat well.

A very small number of released convicts with minor crimes had to return to the mine labor camps to seek a meager income for food and clothing after being bruised and swollen in the society.

Fortunately, these Chinese laborers are treated much better in the mines. Basically, they don’t have to engage in the hardest and most tiring mining work on the front line. In the labor camps, they can distribute chips, cook a meal, send a worker, or behave well as a team leader. , take a whip and pretend to be a tiger to supervise and work, and the food is slightly better than that of the bottom convicts.

Those white war criminals or Mexican thugs are not so lucky. Most of them have not even been tried, so naturally there is no sentence, until they die.

Generally speaking

"Once you enter the hard labor camp, there is no turning back."

If these convicts are counted, the population of Gallup is also magnificently over one million, ranking among the metropolises of the empire with one million.

Some of the armed guards, accountants, and grassroots management personnel have similar experiences. After returning to society and unable to survive, they had to return to the mine to spend the rest of their lives silently.

Because neither men nor women in Mexico or Fusang black workers can obtain the official household registration certificate of the empire. They belong to the bottom group that has been forgotten and squeezed by society. No one cares whether they should enjoy other treatment?
About 287 kilometers west from Gallup is Las Vegas, and continuing southwest from Las Vegas is Los Angeles.

Although Chinese convicts are treated better, but they can only think about leaving the camp in their dreams.

The Imperial Correctional Service has written many times to the mines in various places, warning them that it is impossible to have a steady stream of convicts to supplement them. While partially adopting mechanized mine operations, it is necessary to maintain the basic living conditions of convicts.

They are all tortured to death, who will do the work?

Therefore, Las Vegas strictly prohibits any illegal Mexican workers from entering, and the identity checks are particularly strict. The imperial army stationed there is like a wolf and a tiger, and they don't show affection at all.

On the wide asphalt road, the precious water from the Shenghuang River is attracted to irrigate the lush street trees. There are many high-rise buildings on both sides of the street. There are British architectural styles and French-German architectural styles, which are exquisite and beautiful. Each is called the construction of the World Expo.

This also led to Gallup becoming the city with the best law and order among the major cities in the empire. It is absolutely not closed at night, and the roads do not pick up lost items. The perpetrators of crimes are all ignorant and bold immigrants from outside.

As important military towns and central fortresses of the empire, the cities and towns on the Colorado Plateau are basically dominated by Chinese, with very few white residents, not to mention Mexicans and Fusang people, who almost have set foot there.

It is impossible to survive in a good local community environment. After committing a crime, you will be caught within a few days, and then...hehehe...directly thrown into a hard labor camp.

Day after day, year after year, as long as you have breath, you have to get up and work, otherwise you won't even have food.

Standing on a luxurious mansion overlooking the clear river, it is an extremely luxurious enjoyment on the barren Gobi Desert, and it is also a standard for successful people.

Due to the great abundance of mineral resources, whether they are engaged in mineral mining, transportation or storage, the locals of Gallup earn a lot of money, and their wealth is far higher than that of other metropolitan people. This can be seen in urban construction.

If Chinese miners are recruited, won't they still be paid?
How much does this cost?

In particular, the wide streets near the Holy King River can be described as a place where every inch of gold is worth every inch of land. Saint Yellow River Street is also the most prosperous street in Gallup, where dozens of famous mining company headquarters are located.

The vast majority of those who survived hard labor and were released were of Chinese descent. Some had served as officials, some had served in the army, and some had even been conferred knights.

If the guarding forces of the local mines were concentrated, and more than 2 local armed forces were assembled in minutes, it would be the only one among the major cities of the empire.

Various factors have contributed to the arrogance of the local residents of Gallup. They are not a million-dollar metropolis, but they have a vision far beyond a million-dollar metropolis.

Except for Chang'an, the imperial capital, and Los Angeles, which is famous for its wealth, no other cities are looked at, including Chicago and Mexico City, which have been restored to their former glory. carry.

A world-class resource city is such a dick!

(End of this chapter)