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Chapter 1312 Gold (Part 1)

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    ? After joining Zheng Ruozeng and Shen Jing, the team drove into the mountainous area, the road became bumpy, and the carriage could no longer pass, so everyone changed to horses.  The destination of their trip is the mining area in the northern mountainous area.  Needless to say, the prosperity of Luzon today is directly related to the discovery of rich and easy-to-mine gold and copper mines in the mountains.

    The reason why Shen Mo took Luzon as the starting point of Ming¡¯s overseas colonization was firstly because of the right time, place and people¡ªthe distance between Luzon and the mainland is moderate, there are mature routes for exchanges, a good foundation of Chinese, and it coincides with the Spanish invasion, and even  Even its king died in battle shortly after he asked Daming for help.  As the saying goes, if you can¡¯t take it from God, you will be blamed. If you don¡¯t take advantage of the situation to take down Luzon and let the Spaniards gain a foothold in Asia, there will be tigers sleeping soundly next to the Ming Dynasty.  When Portugal is annexed by it, the Spaniards will definitely start from Luzon as soon as possible to take over Malacca and the Spice Islands.  At that time, Daming will either have to fight against the country, or be locked in the South China Sea forever, missing the competition in the world.

    But taking Luzon is only the first step. If you can¡¯t attract the Chinese who relocate to the Promised Land, then here will only be an overseas enclave, just like those territories that were discarded at will in history. As long as there is a financial crisis in the country, no matter what  No matter how important the strategic position is, it will be abandoned by cutting expenses.  So there must be enough attraction here to make people flock to it and make the country reluctant to give up.

    The construction period of the plantation is too long, and the initial investment is too large.  Not only does it depend on the sky, but it also has to sell its products to domestic markets to be able to make a profit. If there is a wave that overturns the boat and the sales are not smooth, it will inevitably be difficult to pay back, and may even lose all money.  So only desperate and gullible farmers are attracted.  However, those citizens who are most in need of urbanization in Luzon will not be tempted by hundreds of acres of land across the ocean.  Life is sent there.

    So there needs to be a more deadly temptation.  With the development of the commodity economy, the tide of money worship inevitably swept across the country. People treated poverty and happiness as a laughing stock, wealth became a symbol of strength and status, and people's pursuit of precious metals became unprecedentedly fanatical.  This is why it is Luzon, not the neighboring Java and Malaga, because this small island has the third largest gold reserves in the world, which is far beyond comparison in a country that lacks precious metals!

    In this world, only the desire for gold can enable human beings to overcome their fear of the ocean, embark on an unknown voyage, and seek opportunities to get rich overnight.  In fact, before the arrival of the Nanyang Company, gold mines had been discovered many times in Luzon.  Because the indigenous society of Luzon was still in a rather primitive state at that time, they did not understand the economic value of gold and only regarded it as an ornament.  Furthermore, there were very few immigrants here at that time, the development of the commodity economy was relatively low, and the contact with the outside world was also very limited, so that the news of the discovery of gold mines could not be spread.

    However, from the first day Nanyang Company entered Luzon, finding gold mines became their top priority. After paying a huge price, they finally identified nineteen gold mines on the island in the fifth year of Longqing.  Through advertisements published in major newspapers in the southeast, domestic people were recruited to come to pan for gold, and it was agreed that Nanyang Company only needed 30% of the collected gold sand, and the remaining 70% belonged to the people.

    What is little known is that this ratio of 30 to 70 and the way of private development once caused huge controversy within Nanyang Company.  There is a question here, what is this Nanyang company that has been mentioned repeatedly?

    To be precise, this is a permanent joint-stock company established in the 44th year of Jiajing. The public promoter is Huilianhao, which invested 24 million taels of silver, accounting for 80% of the shares.  The remaining 20% ??was subscribed by hundreds of large and small firms or individuals, and the total share capital reached 30 million taels of silver.  Among the shareholders of Huilianhao, there are originally nine masters from the southeast, as well as Shanxi merchants who joined because of the exchange of shares with Rishenglong.  Therefore, from the very beginning, Nanyang Company was not a mere firm, but a super pioneering group with unparalleled financial resources and power, which was responsible for the mission of capturing profits for shareholders in the era of great voyages.

    The company's first business expansion is the maritime shipping industry.  Relying on investment regardless of cost, Nanyang Company quickly established its own escort fleet with the highest standards, and recruited the best sailors and captains, abruptly broke the blockade of the old overlords, and established its position on the ocean.  However, fierce competition has led to a decline in the profits of the transportation industry. Although it is still very impressive, it is still far away to get back the cost.

    However, the ambition of Nanyang Company is not limited to sharing a share with Wang Zhi and Xu Hai.  It has a higher pursuit, that is to establish colonies, monopolizeLeave the crops that are about to be harvested, go south to Guangzhou, take a boat and go south again.  At the same time, more than 40,000 Fujianese set off from Quanzhou for Luzon.  Even in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, where Xiang is complacent and loves his hometown, several large ships full of gold diggers set sail every day.

    ?Gold diggers from all the provinces in the country made Luzon's population soar.  In the fifth year of Longqing, the registered population of Luzon Governor's Mansion was 87,000. One year later, it had reached 315,000, and another year, the population exceeded 500,000.  Towns and cities have sprung up like mushrooms after the spring rain, as gold mining sites are scattered all over the place.  Luzon Island, which used to be lifeless in the past, finally became lively because of the arrival of gold diggers.

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    After arriving in Luzon, the gold diggers first registered with the Governor's Office, and then were organized into gold mining teams. After the discipline was announced, they were taken to the corresponding gold mining sites by the Nanyang Company's security forces.  At first, we were anxious and worried about being abducted, but soon this worry was swept away, and there was only one voice left in everyone's heart, and that was 'gold, gold'!

    From the northern mountains, to the central mountains, to the southern mountains, there are gold mining points set up by Nanyang Company everywhere.  At first, since the gold sand was on the surface, gold could be washed out of the sand with an ordinary washbasin.  How stupid people do not need to be taught, it is completely a physical activity.  At that time, on average, each person could get two renminbi of gold, which was six taels of gold in a month, which was equivalent to twenty times the average monthly income in China.  In some rich mining areas, some people can even find this number in a day.

    In the fourth year of Wanli, the Luzon gold rush reached its apex, and the gold production increased from 3 million taels in the fifth year of Longqing to 15 million taels, accounting for almost half of the world's output, and Nanyang Company also made a lot of money from it.  Man, not only has earned back the capital long ago, but also brings huge dividends to shareholders every year.

    But what is even more eye-opening is the magical driving effect of gold

    The Chinese people are very clear about the truth that everyone is innocent and pregnant is guilty. Therefore, while gaining wealth, they must also protect their own safety, whether it is property safety or personal safety.  Therefore, the most direct profit is Huilianhao. This bank has long been ingrained in people's hearts and has become the first choice for gold diggers to save gold. Moreover, Huilianhao also considerately launched a property preservation service.  , Huilianhao will transfer all the gold in his account to his designated heir.  This greatly reduces the idea of ??someone trying to kill people and get something for nothing, so that the gold rush tide can not go crazy in the frenzy.

    ?The gold sand washed out from all over the country is full of Huilianhao's bank vaults in various parts of Luzon. Huilianhao is responsible for casting these sands into gold coins and keeping them safe for customers.  This made Huilian's gold reserves suddenly increase from the alert level to twenty times the original level, and its strength went up to a new level.

    But even bigger changes are yet to come (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (Note  Website website: www.hlnovel.com
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