Chapter 1107 Gold Rush
A Treasure Island was found in the South China Sea, and Jinhe Yinshan was found on the Treasure Island. The golden river is full of gold sand. If you take a pot and wash it a few times, you can find a few grains of gold sand the size of soybeans.
This news spread quickly in Taiping Port. At first, everyone thought it was just a rumor.
But later the news spread more and more clearly, and then someone revealed that an adventure ship Kunlun discovered this Treasure Island.
They explored in the depths of the South China Sea, and were deviated from the course by the storm. They accidentally discovered a large island, and then when they anchored on the island to repair the ship, they accidentally discovered a river full of golden sand.
It is said that this unlucky adventure ship found gold by accident. They panned for gold sand crazily, and finally found hundreds of catties of gold, and even found dozens of pieces of natural dog's head gold and bull's head gold. The largest piece of bull's head gold was actually several Ten catties.
However, when they were going crazy with joy, one night, a group of natives from the islands attacked them. They killed more than a dozen of them inadvertently. After finally repelling the islanders, they dared not stay any longer, so they fled in a hurry Treasure Island.
They drew the map and route of Treasure Island, and now they have returned to Taiping Port. They originally made an appointment to keep the secret together. After the ship is repaired, they will hire some guards to go to the gold panning again.
But the gold and silver they sold quietly caught the attention of those who cared, and then followed them secretly, and finally heard the news of this Treasure Island by accident.
Furthermore, this news was not kept secret after all, it was spread to ten, ten to hundreds, and now countless people are going to go gold digging. Many people surrounded the Kunlun.
Finally, the Qin family was alarmed.
At the end of the matter, it is said that the Qin family sent 10,000 yuan to buy the location and route map of Treasure Island from the Kunlun, and then they are recruiting ships and personnel to go to the gold pan.
However, because the Kunlun failed to keep the secret, it finally sold tens of thousands of coins from the Qin family. In addition, they sold several hundred catties of gold worth tens of thousands of coins. A large sum of money was received, and even the families of the dozen or so people who died received a huge amount of compensation.
The merchants and ordinary people who invested in Kunlun also received a lot of dividends.
It is said that because the Kunlun said that there are many islands, the Qin family plans to recruit more ships and people to go there, and even formulates a specific gold panning plan.
For example, you can dig gold for the Qin family and get a high commission, or you can choose to try your luck by yourself. You don’t need to pay for the boat ticket, and even the gold mining tools are all provided by Qin. The family is in charge, and the Qin family is also responsible for security.
They can pan for gold freely, and the Qin family buys the gold they find at the market price, and settles all expenses such as the shipping fee when they return.
"If it's really full of gold, and if you're lucky, it's the same as the Kunlun. Wouldn't it be possible to get rich overnight with just a trip?"
The crew of the Kunlun, it is said that each of them has received thousands of coins, which is already the wealth of a small rich family.
How can this not be exciting.
"If you are lucky and pick up a few dozen catties of bull's head gold, you will really get rich. Tens of catties of bull's head gold will be worth tens of millions. This is not an overnight fortune!"
"Even if you pick up a few catties of dog's head gold, it's a big deal!"
Everyone is excitedly discussing Treasure Island and the crew of the Kunlun who got rich overnight.
Because the Qin family took over this matter in the end, and the unshakable status and credit of the Qin family in Taiping Port made this topic even more heated.
Money and silk touch people's hearts.
Not to mention this kind of opportunity to get rich overnight.
The opportunity is rare.
The topic of Treasure Island is constantly intensifying.
And an auction held by the Taiping Auction House in Taiping Port ignited this topic even more, because Taiping Auction House, a high-end auction house, temporarily added an auction, and the auction was the Kunlun adventure ship brought back from Treasure Island. of gold and silver.
Although gold and silver are expensive, they are not rare.
Even dog-headed gold and bull-headed gold can only be regarded as ordinary commodities, but once the gold from Treasure Island is publicized, it will be a disaster. Countless people come to participate in the auction, vying for a piece of gold from Treasure Island. of gold.
Those dog-headed bull-headed golds were indeed as rumored, and the largest bull-headed gold weighed fifty-six catties, shocking countless people. Bull head gold is relatively rare, but it is not uncommon, but the bull head gold from Treasure Island is different.
In the end, the bull head gold was sold at a price that was several percent higher than the market price, and was collected by a wealthy man.
After this auction, countless people began to pour into the newly opened Treasure Island Gold Panning Shop of the Qin Family in Taiping Port to sign up, vying to pan for gold.
In just a few days, the number of applicants reached thousands.
The last fleet with a total number of 3,000 people set sail and sailed to the deep sea. In addition to the sailors and mercenary guards, there were as many as 2,000 gold diggers in the fleet.
They set sail with dreams of getting rich overnight.
And more people who failed to board the ship, or who are still hesitating, have been paying attention.
The fleet is sailing on the sea, on the largest ship, the Taiwei of the Tang Dynasty and the Duke of Wei, Qin Lang, are in the cabin. His trip is a secret, and he even made some simple decorations, trimmed and changed the style of his beard , the clothes were also changed into the attire of a sailing captain. Unless he was a very familiar person, he would not be able to recognize him for a while. This is Wei Guogong of Weizhen Datang.
"Aren't you afraid of being seen through that shadow on Shenlong Island?" Zhang Chao asked.
Qin Lang was looking at a copy of the Guangzhou Tongyi Sea Route Map in his hand. This is the route map that the Qin family spent a lot of money to collect. It departed from Guangzhou Port to Nanyang and went straight to the Mediterranean Sea. The voyage exceeded 30,000 miles.
This chart not only plots the detailed route from Guangzhou to the Mediterranean Sea, but also shows the scenery and specialties of the countries along the route. For example, the Lijiapo of the later generations belongs to a territory of the Langya Xiu Kingdom at this time. At that time, it has a history of six hundred years.
More than a hundred years ago, Langyaxiu sent envoys to the Central Plains to pay tribute. In fact, it was trade. Therefore, Song Qiliang, Chen and others in the Southern Dynasties all had records about this Langyaxiu.
During the Sui Dynasty, it was called Langya Xiu as Langya Xiu, and some merchants called it Kamalanga.
The capital is in the area of Kedah in the later generations. It is said that the majority of the residents in the country are Jimi people.
This is similar to Tuyuhun, the main body is the Qiang people, but the rulers are Xianbei people.
According to some Buddhist scriptures, the Langyaxiu got its name from a mountain city on Mount Malaya. In Sanskrit, Langyaxiu is the first half of the happy world. Therefore, the original meaning of Langyaxiu is actually the name of the happy mountain city in the Malay Peninsula. mean.
Across the strait from this happy country of Langyaxiu, there is the country of Ghandali, which was later renamed Sanfo Qi until the Ming Dynasty. In the late Tang Dynasty, it was also called the country of Buddha's death.
Qin Lang likes this Tongyi map very much. He spent a lot of money to collect hundreds of nautical charts. It was verified by his adventures, although the navigation technology has been greatly improved, and people have the ability to sail the deep sea.
But every time a new route is updated, there may be countless ships smashed in the storm or lost in the deep sea.
Every record about the local aborigines above was obtained at great risk.
A small portion of the sea route to the barbarians is a truly priceless treasure.
It has a deep draft, is resistant to wind and waves, and can carry thousands of people. It can sail into the deep sea and no longer just follow the coastline. This also avoids many coastal islands and reefs and pirates, not to mention shortening the voyage. They no longer rely heavily on the monsoon for long-distance sailing, and do not have to wait for another wind for half a year.
Regardless of the wind blowing south or north, as long as there is wind, you can ride the wind and break the waves.
The invention of the compass and compass on the backward Sinan, the mastery of astronomical and astrological phenomena, and the improvement of technologies such as the drawing of route charts have all allowed Datang's sea-going ships to travel across the four seas and in all directions.
However, Datang is now opening up great navigation and strengthening business and trade, which has promoted the development of navigation technology and trade. , and can have food and clothing.
On the South China Sea, there are Tang boats everywhere, and all over the southeast, there are Tang people everywhere.
Countless Tangcheng, Chinatown, and guild halls let the culture of Tang Dynasty radiate to the four directions, and also let the wealth of all directions gather in the Central Plains.
Qin Lang sailed secretly to Luzon, leaving a substitute in Ha Long Bay.
"As long as you don't show your face indiscriminately, who can see through it?" Qin Lang said with a smile. Occasionally show up on Shenlong Island from a distance, let everyone know that he is still here.
"Are you really not worried that the emperor will send a hundred riders to invite you back?"
"I have made so many contributions to the Tang Dynasty, and now I just want to rest more, can't I, is this also a crime?" Qin Lang expected that no matter whether it is the emperor or the prince, it is impossible to punish him for his stubbornness .
"But your marriage to Princess Changle? Is there no reason to delay so much?"
"Aren't you afraid of breaking the princess' heart?"
"Changle is only 28 this year, and she is still young. Isn't it good to have a long age?"
Zhang Chao was speechless to Qin Lang's answer.
"Are you afraid that you will be trapped by the court after returning to Beijing to get married?"
"People can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, and it's even more so when they are in court." Qin Lang said.
"Then you can't stay in Beijing forever?"
"When Treasure Island is ready, I will definitely go to Beijing."
"Then you can come back?"
"Let's find a way."
Zhang Chao shook his head, still can't figure out why Qin Lang insisted on fearing the capital like a tiger, insisted on staying away from the imperial court, insisted on going to the southern border, and especially went to open up wasteland in the deep sea.
Qin Lang continued to look at the map of the Tongyi Sea Road in his hand, there was no record of Luzon and other Philippine Islands on it, and it was blank.
Now, he leads the fleet, and with 3,000 people, he will become the pioneer of colonization!
(end of this chapter)