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Chapter 250 Gold Digger

There is no fool who can reach the position of a ruler if his lips are cold and his teeth are dead.

The military government suddenly developed like lightning and showed a strong aggressiveness, which made the Japanese country next to it feel uneasy.

Although the military government and the Japanese nation have always been getting along fairly well, the Japanese pirates on the Saikaidō Islands, after encountering the Chen Jiajun navy several times, wisely put down their war with the military government and started doing business.

More than [-]% of the sulfur currently needed by the military government is imported from Japan, and most of it is resold by these pirates.

However, this kind of harmony could not make the Japanese country let down their guard. The military government had also been very harmonious with the Koryo Kingdom before, and they would always fall out with each other.

"Should Guangzhou send troops north to support us?" Lu Hui asked.

"No need, a small country with a population of just over 100 million doesn't need to go to war." Chen Xun waved his hand and refused: "As for the Japanese country next to it, there is an army of squid, and they will give away as many ships as they come."

This is also the reason why Chen Xun wants to go north. Only he can command the large-scale King Squid battle.

He alone can defeat a hundred thousand navy troops.

"Captain, please be careful. I heard that the Japanese warriors are still very powerful." Lu Hui reminded.

"It's just spreading rumors. At best, they are just hungry wolves. They fight hard for survival. They are not much better than our Chen Jiajun soldiers. They are still sending bullets to the sky." Chen Xun has been in this world for 18 years and has never found out Another person besides yourself has a more special ability.

Although this kind of ability to work alone is a bit lonely, it is really refreshing.

There are no powerful people among the tens of millions of people in the Central Plains. How could the Japanese country really cultivate warriors who could fly high and move as fast as lightning?

It's just that those samurai take war as their profession and have been trained in martial arts since childhood, so they appear to be more powerful than ordinary Japanese civilians.

In the military government, the combat effectiveness of professional soldiers is not comparable to that of ordinary people. This is a reason.

"Captain, when will new money be issued in Hebei?" Liu Yu asked.

"I can't rush this. I will issue new money after the situation over there is completely stable and supply and marketing shops are established everywhere." Chen Xun replied, "However, copper coins and iron coins can be transported there first. For this kind of money, the people's attention is more important." The receptivity is still very high.”

The current money shortage mainly occurs on Guangnan East Road because the trade here is developing too fast.

After the war, Hebei still needs to recuperate and recuperate. Everyone has little money, so there is no money shortage.

But this is fine, as the new money is slowly brought over through the military government's public officials, employees, and soldiers, subtly replacing the previous coins.

Chen Xun stayed in Guangzhou for another five days. On December [-], half a month before the New Year, he took a boat out to sea.

"I guess this year's New Year's Eve will be spent at sea again." Chen Xun stood on the deck of the ship wearing a cotton coat, watching the dolphins jumping from time to time on the sea.

Although it is cold when sailing in winter, there is also an advantage, that is, you don’t have to worry about typhoons.

The current ships in Chenjiazhuang are all wooden and cannot withstand typhoons. Therefore, the transportation efficiency in summer is far lower than that in winter because they have to constantly dock at the port to take shelter from the wind.

This is also the reason why Chen Jiajun dispatches ships more frequently in winter.

Passing by Penghu, Chen Xun and others went ashore to take a look. It had completely become a transit station for the military government. Half of the ships traveling between the mainland and Ryukyu would replenish and rest here.

At the same time, because the fishery resources here are very rich, more than half of the fishing boats around Daliuqiu Island are operating around the Penghu Islands.

Observing carefully, Penghu has changed drastically compared to the time of the previous surprise attack. The population alone has increased more than ten times, reaching more than 3 people. "Chen Zhuang, do you want to see your father?" Chen Xun asked Chen Zhuang, who was standing behind him conscientiously.

"Think about it, I haven't seen my father for more than a year." Chen Zhuang replied directly without thinking.

"Okay, then we will divert to Daliuqiu Island." Chen Xun also wanted to see the gold mine on Daliuqiu Island.

The main body of the fleet continued to head north, while Chen Xun's own small fleet separated from the large force directly in Penghu and headed east.

He planned to see the scenery on the east side of Daliuqiu Island.

Compared with the large tracts of impact plains on the west side of the island, the east side of the island is basically covered with mountains.Anyone who has seen a map of Taiwan in later generations will know that Taiwan’s roads and population are basically concentrated on the west side of the island.

After another three days of sailing, the fleet finally arrived outside Keelung Port in later generations on the 27th.

"Commander, look, Jinshan County is ahead of us." The guide on the boat introduced it to everyone.

The town originally established for mining exploration has now developed into a county seat.

"There is no city wall in this county." Chen Zhuang said puzzledly.

"In the future, cities under the military government will have no city walls." Chen Xun replied: "City walls are used to defend the enemy. In my opinion, the best city wall is our Chen Jiajun. With Chen Jiajun, cities under the military government in the future will There is no need to build a city wall."

"It looks weird." Chen Zhuang commented.

"When you get ashore, you will know the benefits of not having a city wall." Chen Xun didn't think there was anything strange.

City walls will restrict the development of cities. This is a very simple truth in later generations.

Take a look at the ancient capital of Xi'an. The city wall should have been the city center, but in the 21s, the development speed of several districts outside the city wall far exceeded that inside the city wall.

Even the housing prices outside the city are higher than those inside the city, which shows that the city wall will definitely be eliminated.

There are many ships in the port of Jinshan County, most of which are transport ships with big round bellies.

Led by the pilot boat, the fleet entered the bay, entered the Jinshan River (Keelung River), and then stopped at a berth in Hanoi.

"I'll give you two days off to visit your father." After getting off the boat, Chen Xun asked his future brother-in-law to visit his future husband-in-law, but he didn't interfere.

The matter between him and Chen Qin has not yet been written, and there is no reason to meet his future father-in-law.

After resting for a night, the large group of people began to enter the mountain. They walked on the mountain road for more than three hours before they saw the bustling mine ahead.

A large number of men, women, Han Chinese, and aboriginal people are engaged in gold panning work on both sides of the river.

"There is a lot of alluvial gold in this river. We will collect alluvial gold from these gold diggers at a price of one tenth of the gold price. We can take out about three or four catties of alluvial gold every day. The efficiency is not bad." The person in charge of the gold mine Introduced to Chen Xun and others.

The purchase price is one-tenth of the price of gold, which is quite conscientious.

"How to prevent these people from fighting over gold sand? How to prevent them from hiding gold?" Chen Xun asked.

The value of a unit of gold is so high that even if you hide a few small particles under your tongue, it is worth several days of income.

(End of this chapter)