Chapter 824 Gold Mine
Along the coast from Sheliao Island, where the city of Salvador is located, to the east, about twenty miles away in the mountains, is the Jinguashi area that has been coveted by the Executive Committee for a long time. Originally, this area was the sphere of influence of the mountain natives. However, after Spain entered Jilong Port, it wiped out all the native tribes within a radius of dozens of miles. Except for a few who took refuge with the Spaniards, most of the other native tribes They all moved into the mountains to settle down, and the precious land of Jinguashi became vacant and became a truly ownerless land.
Haihan's coveting of this place can actually be traced back to before time travel. The Chuan Chuan Group, which was still in the preparatory stage at the 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 to help confirm the location and general location of the gold veins in this area. Burial depth. However, in the first few years after time travel, Haihan has been busy developing, and his tentacles have not been able to reach as far as northern Taiwan for the time being. Therefore, the preparations Tian Yeyou made several years in advance have not been put to use. It was not until the Penghu garrison took the initiative that the executive committee brought this dusty mining project back to light and appointed Tian Yeyou to personally go to Jilong Port in Taipei to preside over the initial exploration and mining work.
Although it is said that there are no permanent residents in this area, Takahashi Minami carefully considered it and still asked his troops to clean up the area in advance to avoid any problems when Tian Yeyou arrives. However, there is no decent land passage from Sheliao Island to the coast near Jinguashi, so the local exploration troops, including the miners and hard laborers who will be stationed later, basically have to go by sea.
On the other hand, preliminary results of the search and inventory in Salvador City were obtained 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 75 people in total. There were more than 1,700 people, and 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 is over, and the Spanish officials who were in charge of the local area have all paid their money and left. The remaining people are basically in disarray and will no longer be willing to work hard.
Among these prisoners, there were only more than 500 Spaniards in total, including those who escaped with Gesman from Santo Domingo City. These guys were really unlucky. They became war refugees in the city of Santo Domingo. Unexpectedly, not two days after escaping to the city of El Salvador, they became prisoners again, and they were captured by the same enemies.
As expected, the situation here is not much different from the previous situation in Santo Domingo City. Not much 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 doesn't seem right, but it is what it is. The horses and cattle that the Spaniards failed to take away at least made up for Gao Qiaonan's regret of not being able to extract the ideal number from Alcalazo. All eight tall horses were confiscated by the military, while a few cattle and ordinary-quality horses were confiscated by the military. The packhorse was 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 decent, and the interior decoration is also in a European style that is rare in Haihan territory, Takahashi Minami does not plan to live here for a long time, so he is not interested in it. He only temporarily located the Jilong Port headquarters here, but he will probably move it 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, some cultivated land can be reclaimed. In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture will probably develop and build plantations of mountain cash crops here according to local conditions, as well as 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. If this area is developed as a regional transit port to specifically connect future maritime trade with Ryukyu, Japan, North Korea and other countries, there will still be great operational potential to be tapped. Of course, in addition to commercial and 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 the 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 forces like Spain and the Netherlands, but pirate groups whose whereabouts and purposes are difficult to accurately determine.
Shibazhi, which used to be entrenched in the Fujian Strait, took the initiative to withdraw 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 base. Although Shibazhi never approached the Fujian Strait after that and took the initiative to maintain a safe distance from Haihan's sphere of influence, this does not mean that Shibazhi has forgotten its previous hatred, and they have not directly passed through it in the near future. Or indirectly persuade Haihan to be too soft 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 a battle in Shibazhi. within the radius. Of course, Qian Tiandun will 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 "Dignity-class" main battleship depending on the situation. , to ensure the absolute safety of Jilong Port and the nearby Jinguashi gold mining area.
There have also been piracy 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 join forces with Shiba Zhi out of profit considerations. Although it is difficult for these small pirate gangs to threaten Haihan's control over Taiwan Island, it would be quite annoying if they came to harass them every two days. If a fleet is deployed at Jilong Port, it can not only protect the security of Jingua Port, but also give the navy the opportunity to improve its record with relatively weak opponents and further exercise its maritime collaborative operations capabilities. Because of the existence of the treasure of Jinguashi Gold Mine, the Executive Committee will probably not hold on to this proposal because of military expenditures. After all, the revenue that can be brought here in the future will definitely be far greater than the security costs.
At noon on March 11, Tian Yeyou and a group of staff he led took the "Seagull" fast troop transport ship and arrived at the Sheliao Island pier that had just been acquired by Haihan. Takahashi Minami, the local temporary military and political chief, arrived at the dock long in advance to wait. To him, Tian Yeyou was not just a leader sent by the executive committee to work. The two had spent considerable time in contact with each other during their stay at Black Earth Port. They are all very familiar with each other. In addition to the relationship between superiors and subordinates, there is also some friendship between them.
"Old Gao! Long time no see!" Tian Yeyou waved loudly to say hello to Gao Qiaonan on the pier before he stepped off the gangplank. Among the many time-travelers, he is the only one who would call Gao Qiaonan with the title "Lao Gao". Although Qian Tiandun also talked to him several times, Gao Qiaonan's surname is "Gao Qiao" rather than "Gao". , but Tian Yeyou never intended to change this habit. As time went by, Gao Qiaonan and others got used to it, and for Gao Qiaonan, this kind of closeness could not be given to him by anyone except Qian Tiandun. Therefore, for Tian Yeyou, apart from his superiors and subordinates, In addition to respecting everyone, Takahashi Minami also treats him as an excellent friend.
"Old Tian! I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Takahashi Nan responded with a loud smile. Tian Yeyou is also the only chief he can address in this affectionate way, but if there are other chiefs present, he will still behave in an orthodox way to avoid disturbing the relationship between superiors and subordinates.
After the two shook hands, Takahashi Nan said: "Old Tian, we haven't seen you for a year, right?" "More than a year!" Tian Yeyou shook his head repeatedly and said: "The last time I saw you was at the anniversary of the year before last, you came back to Victory Port to accept Award, one month to two years. After a drink, you left early the next morning and didn’t get to have a good gathering.”
"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. We will drink it until next year. But the fruit wine made by the Spanish is sour, 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" Gao Qiaonan 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. 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 when you came here, 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!"< br>
Takahashi Nan himself did not live in Alcarazo's official residence, but after Tian Yeyou arrived, he arranged for Tian Yeyou to live in him without any explanation, and sent several more honest servants who had been identified to serve Tian Yeyou. Although he and Tian Yeyou interacted as friends, the treatment given to each other was based on the standard "chief level". However, he knew that Tian Yeyou was already married and valued his family very much, so he did not arrange for anyone to "sleep" for him.
That night the two reunited after a long absence and had a good drink. During his stay in Danzhou, Tian Yeyou also learned about some of the latest news on Hainan Island through local cadres, and then told Gao Qiaonan about this opportunity one by one. Although radio stations are equipped in various stations, they are often only used to deliver particularly urgent news. In locations like the Penghu base, timely news is usually not delivered in the form of newspapers until twenty days to a month later. Besides, the words in newspapers are very rigid. According to insiders like Arita Yeyou, 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 affairs to handle and direct, so he could not escape and could only send Tian Yeyou and his subordinates to the dock to board the ship. Although a company of troops had been sent to the Jinguashi area to establish a front station, for the sake of safety, Gao Qiaonan arranged another platoon of soldiers to escort the ship. Of course, considering the limited self-defense capabilities of the "Seagull" on which Tian Yeyu and his party were traveling, Takahashi Minami specially assigned two exploration-class light warships to accompany them.
Sail eastward along the coastline from Sheliao Island for about 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 See 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 and came to Keelung to explore gold mines, he once took a break from his busy schedule to spend half a day fishing here.
However, this time Tian Yeyou has a more urgent task. Before the mine is excavated, he is 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 live ammunition on the shore. This reminded him of the time when Black Earth Port had just started. At that time, the coast was also deserted, except for the immigrants and troops who moved there. Just nothing. The mining value of the mineral deposits buried in this place is extremely high, and it does not require extremely complex smelting systems like the mines in Tiandu and Shilu. 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, mining can begin within five days after the exploration is completed.
"Reporting to the leader, my humble position is Ruan Jun, commander of the second company of the special operations battalion." Tian Yeyou got off the boat, and the officers waiting on the shore immediately came up to report home. It is not difficult to tell from the surname Ruan 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 was the basic team. Until now, more than 70% of the personnel in the entire special operations battalion are still of Annan descent. Most of the officers are from Annan, and Ruan Jun is one of them.
(End of chapter)