Chapter 824 Gold Mine

Along the coast from Sheliao Island where the city of Salvador is located, about twenty miles away in the mountains, is the Jinguashi area that the Executive Committee has coveted for a long time. Originally, this area was the sphere of influence of the mountain indigenous people.

However, after Spain entered Jilong Port, it wiped out all the indigenous tribes within a few dozen miles. Except for a very small number who took refuge with the Spaniards, most of the other indigenous tribes moved into the mountains to settle. Jinguashi

As a result, this treasure land was vacated and became a truly ownerless land.

Haihan's coveting of this place can actually be traced back to before Time Travel. The Time Travel Group, which was still in the preparation stage at that time, arranged for Tian Yeyou to visit the New Taipei City Gold Museum and some mine sites in the Jinguashi area in the name of tourism.

This is used to help confirm the location and approximate burial depth of the gold mine veins in this area. However, in the first few years after the time travel, Haihan has been busy with development, and his tentacles have not been able to reach as far as northern Taiwan for the time being, so Tian Yeyou

The preparations made several years in advance have never been put to use. It was not until the Penghu garrison took the initiative that the Executive Committee revived this dusty mining project and appointed Tian Yeyou to personally go to Jilong Port in Taipei to preside over it.

Initial exploration and mining work.

Although this area is said to have no permanent residents, Gao Qiaonan carefully considered it and still asked his troops to clean up the area in advance to avoid any problems when Tian Yeyou arrived. However, from Sheliao Island to the coast near Jinguashi

There is no decent land passage, so the exploration troops going to the local area, including the miners and hard laborers who will be stationed later, basically have to go by sea.

On the other hand, preliminary results were obtained from the search and inventory in Salvador City later that day. In addition to the boatload of people released in the afternoon, Haihan killed a total of 75 people in Salvador City this time, and captured

There were more than 1,700 people. Almost all of those killed were killed in the previous artillery battle. After Kaesong surrendered, no one took any drastic resistance actions. After all, the situation was over, and the Spanish officials who were in charge of the local area paid their money and left.

, the remaining people are basically in disarray, and will no longer willingly fight for their lives.

Among these prisoners, there were only more than 500 Spaniards in total, including those who escaped with Gesman from the city of Santo Domingo. These guys were really unlucky.

Having become a war refugee, I never expected that within two days of escaping to the city of El Salvador, I would be captured again by the same enemies.

As expected, the situation here is not much different from the previous situation in Santo Domingo City. Not many gold, silver and jewelry were found in the city. The valuable things are basically livestock and human beings - although the two are put together for analogy.

It seems inappropriate, but it is the fact. The horses and cattle that the Spaniards were unable to take away at least made up for Takahashi Minami's regret of not being able to extract the ideal number from Alcalázo's head. All eight tall horses were confiscated by the military.

, and a few cattle and draft horses of average quality were signed by Gao Qiaonan to the Ministry of Agriculture for use in the next step of resettlement.

Although the official residence in the city is indeed quite adequate, and the interior decoration is in a European style that is rare in Haihan territory, Gao Qiaonan does not plan to live here for a long time, so he is not interested in it. He only temporarily established the Jilong Port headquarters.

Here, but it is estimated that we will have to move to the coast of Jilong Port later. After all, Sheliao Island is too small and there is almost no space for development. Although the coast near Jilong Port is mainly mountainous, it can be done anyway

Some cultivated land will be reclaimed. In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture will probably adapt to local conditions to develop and build plantations for mountain cash crops and woodworking workshops for processing high-grade wood.

Although the port conditions and developable area of ​​Jilong Port are far less than those of Kaohsiung Port in the south, it is also the second largest port on the island of Taiwan. The scale of the shipping industry in this era is limited, so it was developed as a regional transit port to specifically connect the future with

The maritime trade of Ryukyu, Japan, North Korea and other countries still has great operational potential. Of course, in addition to commercial trade purposes, the port conditions here are also very suitable for deploying an armed fleet.

Although Haihan has defeated the Dutch and Spanish who occupied Taiwan and completely expelled the Spanish from this area, there are still some unstable factors in the waters north and east of Taiwan Island that Haihan has to guard against.

.These potential dangers are not colonial powers like Spain and the Netherlands, but pirate groups whose whereabouts and purposes are difficult to accurately determine.

The Shibazhi, which used to be entrenched in the Fujian Strait, voluntarily withdrew from its home base in Penghu after being defeated by Haihan last year, and chose Miyako Island, east of Taiwan and west of Ryukyu, as its new location. Although the Shibazhi did not exist after that

After approaching the Fujian Strait, they took the initiative to maintain a safe distance from Haihan's sphere of influence, but this does not mean that Shibazhi has forgotten their previous hatred, and they have not been soft on Haihan through direct or indirect methods recently.

Or sign a peace agreement.

In other words, the two sides are still at war. As long as the time is right, the war may rekindle at any time. After all, the voyage from Miyako Island to Jilong Port is only about 200 nautical miles. This distance is definitely the longest in Shibazhi's battle.

Within the radius. Qian Tiandun will certainly not ignore this former defeated general. The naval combat ships participating in the Taipei Battle will still be stationed in the chicken coop in the near future, and may even dispatch an additional "majestic ship" depending on the situation.

-class" main battleship to ensure the absolute safety of Jilong Port and the nearby Jinguashi gold mining area.

There have always been pirate activities along the coast of Zhejiang, north of Taiwan Island. Although these pirate gangs are not as large as Shiba Zhi, they have been inextricably linked to Shiba Zhi in the past. It is difficult to guarantee whether they will

Out of profit considerations, they joined forces with Shiba Zhi. Although it is difficult for these small pirate gangs to threaten Haihan's control over Taiwan, it would be quite annoying if they came to harass them every three days. If deployed,

Having a fleet at Jilong Port can not only protect the security of Jinguashi Port, but also give the navy the opportunity to improve its record with relatively weak opponents and further exercise its cooperative combat capabilities at sea. Because there is the Jinguashi Gold Mine

With the existence of this treasure, the Executive Committee probably won't hold on to this proposal because of military expenditures. After all, the revenue this place can bring in the future will definitely be far greater than the security costs.

At noon on March 11, Tian Yeyou and a group of staff led by him boarded the "Seagull" fast troop transport ship and arrived at the Sheliao Island pier that had just been acquired by Haihan. The local interim military and political chief Gao Qiaonan arrived long in advance.

When he came to the dock and waited, Tian Yeyou was not just a leader sent by the executive committee to work. The two had spent a lot of time in contact with each other during their time at Black Earth Port, and they were very familiar with each other, except for the relationship between superiors and subordinates.

, there is also some friendship.

"Lao Gao! Long time no see!" Before Tian Yeyou stepped off the gangplank, he waved loudly and greeted Gao Qiaonan on the pier. Among the many travelers, he was the only one who would call Gao Qiaonan by the name "Lao Gao"

, although Qian Tiandun also told him several times that Gao Qiaonan's surname is "Gao Qiao" instead of "Gao", Tian Yeyou never intended to change this habit. As time went by, Gao Qiao Nan and others

They are all used to it, and for Gao Qiaonan, this kind of closeness cannot be given to him by anyone except Qian Tiandun. Therefore, for Tian Yeyou, in addition to the respect between superiors and subordinates, Gao Qiaonan also

Treat him as an excellent friend.

"Old Tian! I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Takahashi Minami responded with a loud smile. Tian Yeyou is also the only leader he can address in this affectionate way, but if there are other leaders present, he will still follow the orthodox rules.

way to avoid disrupting the relationship between superiors and subordinates.

After the two shook hands, Takahashi Minami said: "Old Tian, ​​haven't we seen each other for a year?"

"It's not just one year!" Tian Yeyou shook his head again and again: "The last time I saw you was at the anniversary celebration the year before last. You came back to Victory Port to accept the award. It was one month short of two years. After a drink, you got up early the next day.

I left and couldn’t get together properly.”

"This time you stay in Jilong Port for a longer period of time and you can drink it every day!" Gao Qiaonan said with a smile: "When we were counting the loot in the city yesterday, we found the Spanish wine cellar. The wine in it is at least enough for us.

The two of us will drink it until next year. But the fruit wine made by the Spaniards is sour, and I don’t know if you are used to it."

"That's called wine. Westerners really like to drink that stuff. Drinking it in moderation every day can activate blood circulation and is good for the body." Tian Yeyou knew what the "fruit wine" Takahashi Minami was talking about as soon as he heard it, and immediately gave it to him.

He explained: "I'm not very interested, but those guys from the North American gang really like it, so I'll send some back to them later."

"Then we can just ship it all back. I still think the Sanya special brew tastes better." Gao Qiaonan winked and said, "You should have brought it with you this time, right?"

"Your boss is afraid that your drinking will cause trouble, so..." Tian Yeyou deliberately pretended to be a cover-up. Seeing Gao Qiaonan's face darken, he said calmly: "So he asked me to bring two boxes for you.

Save your drink!"

Takahashi Nan's face turned gloomy and he said: "There are already twenty-four bottles in two boxes, but the boss understands me! I will send people out to sea later to catch some fresh seafood, and have a good tooth festival at night!"

Takahashi Nan himself did not live in Alcarazo's official residence, but after Tian Yeyou arrived, he arranged for Tian Yeyou to move in without any explanation, and sent several more honest servants who had been identified to serve Tian Yeyou. Although he and Tian Yeyou

They met as friends, but the treatment given to each other was based on the standard "chief level". However, he knew that Tian Yeyou had a family and valued his family very much, so he did not arrange for someone to "sleep" for him.

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That night, the two reunited after a long absence and had a good drink. During Tian Yeyou's stay in Danzhou, he also learned some of the latest news on Hainan Island through local cadres, and then took this opportunity to tell Gao Qiaonan one by one. Although everywhere

Stations are equipped with radio stations, but they are often only used to deliver particularly important news. In a location like the Penghu base, timely news is usually not delivered in the form of newspapers until twenty days to a month later. Besides, newspapers

The writing is very rigid, and insiders like Arita Yeyou explain that Takahashi Minami can also have a deeper understanding of the intentions of some new policies of the Executive Committee.

The next morning, Tian Yeyou led a team to the Jinguashi area for exploration. However, Gao Qiaonan had many matters to deal with and direct, so he could not escape and could only send Tian Yeyou and his subordinates to the dock to board the ship. Although they had already

A company of troops was sent to the Jinguashi area to establish a front line, but for safety reasons, Takahashi Minami arranged an additional platoon of soldiers to escort the ship. Of course, considering the self-defense capabilities of the "Seagull" on which Tian Yeyou and his party were riding,

Limited, Takahashi Minami specially assigned two exploration-class light warships to accompany them.

Sail eastward along the coastline from Sheliao Island for more than an hour, and you will see a stone cape more than two miles long extending from the coastline to the sea. By bypassing this place, which is called Shen'ao Cape, you can

I saw the bay that was later named Shen'ao Fishing Port. Because this place is close to natural fishing grounds such as Jilong Island and Pengjia Island, it has very rich fishery resources. When Tian Yeyou traveled across time to explore for gold mines in Keelung, he once took a break from his busy schedule to play here.

Half a day of sea fishing.

However, this time Tian Yeyou's mission was more urgent. Before the mine was excavated, he was probably not in the mood to fish at sea. Before reaching the coast, Tian Yeyou had already seen the soldiers of the special operations battalion with guns and live ammunition on the shore, which made him

I can't help but think of the time when Black Earth Port just started. At that time, the coast was also desolate, with nothing except immigrants and troops who moved there. And the mining value of the mineral deposits buried in this place is extremely high, unlike Tian Duhe Stone.

It requires an extremely complex smelting system like a busy mine, and the progress of development and construction should be faster than that of several large-scale mineral deposits mined before. According to Tian Yeyou’s plan beforehand, as long as the immigrant labor force is in place, within five days after the exploration is completed

You can start mining.

"Reporting to the leader, my humble position is Ruan Jun, commander of the second company of the special operations battalion." When Tian Yeyou got off the boat, the officers waiting on the shore immediately came to report to his house. From the surname Ruan, it is not difficult to tell that he is a naturalized citizen of Annan origin.

Of course, this is not unusual in the special operations battalion. After all, when it was first established, Annan people were the basic team. Until now, more than 70% of the personnel in the entire special operations battalion are still of Annan origin, and most of the officers are Annan.

Born, this Ruan Jun is also one of them.
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