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Chapter 1091 Going to North America for the Gold Mine
"Next, Fang San from the University of Geology, you should be good at exploring terrain and minerals, right?" Cao Bianjiao didn't stay on Li Yizhu for long, but asked another expedition team member.

The team members this time have talents in various disciplines needed to establish a North American base.In addition to agricultural personnel, talents who study minerals and geology were also sent to the expedition to find gold mines in the mountains east of San Francisco and realize capital accumulation.The establishment of new towns is only the superficial mission of the expedition team. Only Cao Bianjiao and the students of the University of Geology know that their secret mission is to find gold mines and find out the reserves of gold mines.

At present, the largest silver producing area is Spain's South American colony, followed by Japan. For the Kyushu Army that implements the silver standard, the more silver reserves the better.The advent of the industrial age produces more and more industrial products, and the domestic demand market needs a large amount of silver dollars to purchase these output items, and the pressure brought by inflation is still relatively small because of the continuous output of industrial products, even if more silver is transported Going back home is no problem.Chu Yun has already begun to control the Jinshan silver mine in Japan, and has shifted his target to America, which was developed later.The silver mines in South America have been developed by Spain for nearly 100 years, and they are still firmly in the hands of Spain.

As for gold mines, there are many giant gold mines in North America, South Africa and even the Spice Islands.The vast majority of these mines are located in volcanic seismic zones.The gold mines in North America have not yet been discovered, such as the California gold mines, the Nevada gold mines in the east of California, and the Alaska gold mines in the north.The establishment of colonies in North America is to obtain local resources, mineral resources, agricultural resources, forest resources, fishery resources, as long as they are profitable resources, they are worth seeking.North America, as a vast continent that has not experienced large-scale development, is extremely rich in these resources.

Cao Bianjiao patiently read the names of the team members one by one, and roughly knew which experts were in the expedition team.

Of the more than 500 members of the North American expedition team, only a few were absent due to personal accidents, and no one fled the battle.

"Materials, are the materials ready?" After the count was completed, Cao Bianjiao turned around to count the materials again.

"Here is the list of materials prepared for this voyage." Said the naval officer in charge of leading the fleet on the ocean voyage.

"Thank you, Zheng Zhihu." Cao Bianjiao said.

The person who is going to the west coast with the North American expedition team is the younger brother of Zheng Zhilong, commander of the Beiyang Fleet, and has rich sailing experience.

The team that was supposed to go to explore the New World in obscurity suddenly became more luxurious because of the addition of Zheng Zhihu and Cao Bianjiao.

"Six galleons, three of which are mainly carrying people, two are mainly carrying goods, and there is a spare ship to prevent the sailing ships from hitting the rocks and being sunk by the storm." Zheng Zhihu said cautiously.

As a mid-to-senior officer of the Ministry of the Navy, Zheng Zhihu personally led the fleet this time because no one had tried sailing along the North Pacific warm current to the west coast of North America.

"Fresh water, lemon juice, dried orange powder, tea, spirits... seeds, shovels, shovels, cotton clothes, bedding... fifty shotguns, one hundred rear-loading rifles, two hundred knives such as daggers and kitchen knives..." Cao Bianjiao inspected boxes of supplies.

These materials were packed in wooden boxes, which had not been sealed yet, and were left open at the pier waiting for Cao Bianjiao to carry out the final count.Every time Cao Bianjiao inspected a box and confirmed that the materials were correct, he ordered people to seal the box.

Every item is very important, including fresh water, lemon juice, and wine needed during the voyage, as well as irons, firearms, clothing, seeds, etc. needed after arriving in San Francisco Bay.If it is discovered that some supplies are missing during the voyage, the problem will be big.

"This voyage will take about [-] miles. There will be no supplies along the way. The fresh water will be cloudy and deteriorated in about ten days. We can only find ways to collect rainwater, and then we can only drink alcohol, which can barely support us to reach our destination. We will be in In the ocean, if there is any problem on the way, there will be no reinforcements. This is the most dangerous sea voyage I have ever experienced. The storm encountered in the sea is more powerful than the storm encountered on the coast. Everyone has to do You have to be prepared to sacrifice." Zheng Zhihu was very cautious about this.

Except for the sailors and sailors summoned by the four fleets of the Kyushu Army who had experienced naval battles in the Napoleonic era in the Atlantic Ocean, the other sailors and sailors only sailed along the coast of the East Asian mainland and the Spice Islands.

The routes along the coasts of East Asia and Southeast Asia have been relatively mature after thousands of years of development by Chinese merchants, Arab merchants, and Southeast Asian merchants. There are also continents and islands along the way to replenish the fleet. Even a fleet of tens of thousands of people is not a problem.

However, sailing in the boundless ocean is full of dangers. In order to sail along the warm current of the North Pacific, the fleet is located in the middle and north part of the Pacific Ocean.

"Once the supplies of personnel and materials are completed, we should start. The government has invested so much money in this project because it expects us to go to sea today and go to an unknown continent!" After counting the supplies, Cao Bianjiao ordered the porters to move the wooden boxes Get on the galleon, and at the same time, members of each adventure team board the ship.

"Everyone board the ship, don't leave anything behind!" The expedition team was divided into several different teams according to the division of labor, and different team leaders were calling the members of their own teams.

Maritime merchants and passers-by at Tianjinwei Wharf were even more curious about this fleet, and they all asked around: "What is the identity of this group of people? How come their accents come from all over the world, and some of them even brought their families with them. Hundreds of people, could it be that they immigrated to Nanyang?"

"I don't know. Some of them are students from the university in the capital. If you ask them where they are going, they will not say. Maybe they are going to Dongying to rescue the local people who are in dire straits."

This fleet consisting of six galleons and more than [-] people set sail silently after boarding, without declaring their purpose to the outside world.

Li Yizhu looked at the edge of the mainland that was gradually moving away from the deck, and suddenly missed his parents who lived in Lushunwei.It will take at least three years to go to the New World this time. There will be dangers of shipwreck on the way, and there will be threats of natural disasters and diseases when they arrive in the New World. Everything makes her deeply disturbed.

Cao Bianjiao leaned against the wall of the ship. As an army officer, he felt a little fear of the boundless ocean.Choosing to be the captain of the North American expedition is definitely not a good job. With his previous military achievements, he can definitely become an army general after spending a few years in the army lecture hall and the local standing army.

(End of this chapter)