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    After Feng Shijie reported the gold mine he discovered to Manila, it immediately attracted Yanbei's attention. After all, this was the first gold mine discovered privately in Luzon, and the reserves were estimated to be large. This coincided with Li Min's plan to develop Luzon.  In order to cooperate with Feng Shijie's plan, Yan Bei not only met with Feng Shijie in person, but also asked various yamen to facilitate Feng Shijie to mine the gold mines on the Songshu Plateau as soon as possible.

    Speaking of which, although Luzon was defeated, economic development and population are big problems. Although Taiwan has been immigrating at a very fast rate, within one or two years, Taiwan's population may not reach  If Taiwan's population is not saturated, no one will be willing to go to Luzon.  Luzon's population cannot increase, which is not only detrimental to local governance, but also makes it impossible for the economy to develop. After all, population is the foundation of everything.

    It was precisely because of these considerations that Li Min came up with a way to use the mineral deposits in Luzon as bait to encourage private exploration. As long as the mineral deposits are found, especially minerals such as gold and copper, it will definitely attract many people to participate.  Investment, and as long as someone starts mining, it will attract a large number of people to move to Luzon. As long as there is a population, everything will not be a problem.

    After Feng Shijie completed the formalities, he immediately returned to Taiwan with his people, used documents issued by the Manila government as a voucher, and borrowed money from the headquarters of Datang Bank, which had moved to Taiwan, and then used these loans to purchase various gold mining equipment.  A group of managers were recruited. As for the miners needed to open the mines, Luzon was the birthplace of slaves. Although the slave hunting industry is currently in a slump, it is still much easier to buy slaves than in Taiwan.

    In addition, Feng Shijie is considering that the Pine Tree Plateau is still some distance from the sea and wants to build a road on land.  It is really a time-consuming and labor-intensive method, and with the rainy weather in Luzon.  Ordinary roads are easily washed away if cement roads are built.  The initial investment was too high, so Feng Shijie finally gritted his teeth and bought a small steamboat.

    The reason for this is that Feng Shijie remembered that the water surface of the Keku River was wide and there were no big obstacles. Unfortunately, when it flowed down from the Pine Tree Plateau, the water flow was too fast and ordinary boats could not get on it.  That's why he decided to buy a steamboat. Although this kind of boat is expensive and burns coal, it is powerful enough to travel upstream. With just a few more trips, it can transport mining equipment and personnel to the pine plateau.  , save a lot of time.

    After everything was ready, Feng Shijie rented several larger ships.  All equipment and personnel were sent to Luzon, but they did not go to Manila, but anchored directly at the mouth of the Kecu River.  But when they arrived here, Yanbei had already sent people here.  A small port is being built at the mouth of the river, and a mixed army of Han and Three Koreans is stationed, although the number is only 300.  But it is also enough to protect the safety of gold mines and personnel.

    The accompanying personnel were temporarily stationed at the mouth of the Keku River, and then entered the river by the small steamboat.  After more than ten days of non-stop transportation, all equipment and personnel were finally delivered to the Pine Tree Plateau.  In addition, Feng Shijie also sent Brother Lin and others to Manila to purchase a group of slaves, which were then transported to the plateau.

    With the personnel and equipment in place, the Songshu Gold Mine, named by Feng Shijie, was officially mined. In the early stage, it was mainly gold panning. Countless slaves entered the river valley to pan out the gold sand at the bottom of the river.  In addition, Feng Shijie also asked someone to invite an earth master from the Tang Dynasty.  The so-called earth master is actually to help people read the feng shui of Yin and Yang houses. This behavior originated very early and was already very popular in the Jin Dynasty, and became even more popular in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

    These geomasters walked in the wild as adults, helped people explore Feng Shui, and accumulated a lot of knowledge about geology. They can be said to be the earliest group of geologists. They also have in-depth research on various mineral deposits. Therefore, in the past, occasionally  He would also help people prospect for veins. Later, with the development of industry and commerce, Datang's demand for various mineral deposits increased sharply, which also led to more and more activities of prospecting for veins. Seeing this situation, many geologist  He might as well study the knowledge of prospecting and turn his side business into his main business.

    Feng Shijie hired a geologist who specialized in prospecting for minerals. After all, he only found this river valley full of gold sand, but he had not yet found the exact mineral vein.  However, after the professional geologist arrived, he was immediately shocked to find that there was more than one mineral vein on this pine plateau, and there were probably other gold mines around it.

    Feng Shijie was shocked when he received the news. He paid a large amount of money to keep the geomancer secret, and then asked him to help find mineral veins, preparing to take all the gold mines near the Pine Tree Plateau into his own hands.  However, it is a pity that when the earth master found the third mineral vein, he accidentally broke his leg. There were no good doctors in the area, so Feng Shijie had to send him to Manila for treatment. Who knew that the earth master  After I just recovered from my injury, I met a colleague in Manila and the two had some drinks and chatted.??It turned out that this guy was not strict with his words and actually leaked the news.

    This really stirred up a hornet's nest. In the blink of an eye, almost the whole of Manila knew that there were gold mines everywhere on the Pine Plateau, and a large part of it had not been explored.  Almost all the people who heard the news went crazy. Most of them prepared various tools overnight, and then rushed to the Pine Plateau with big bags on their backs.  And when Feng Shijie knew that the news had been leaked, it was too late to save it. The entire Pine Tree Plateau was full of people looking for gold mines.

    Seeing this situation, Feng Shijie cursed the unprofessional geomancer and reluctantly registered the gold mine in Manila first. After all, the news had been leaked, so he could only register the gold mine in Manila first.  The mines can only be preserved. As for the others, they can only compete fairly with those prospectors who have risen up.

    When the news of the discovery of gold mines in Songshu Plain reached Li Min's ears, he couldn't stop laughing while listening to Chou Chou reciting the Analects of Confucius. In the past, he only knew about Nanyang gold mines, but he didn't expect that there was a gold mine in Luzon.  group, and now that the news has spread to Taiwan, it has also attracted many people to rush to Luzon from Taiwan to look for gold mines. Although the chance is very slim, if you can find a gold mine, you can become rich overnight. This  But it is something that countless people dream of encountering, so no matter how small the chance is, some people can't help but want to try their luck.

    Speaking of which, there is indeed a huge gold mine group around the Pine Tree Plateau. After the ore prospectors arrived at the Pine Tree Plateau, news that someone had discovered a new mine soon spread, which further stimulated the nerves of the ore prospectors.  Some people even dare to drill around in the mountains alone in order to find gold earlier than others.

    The gold rush in Luzon quickly spread from Taiwan to the mainland of the Tang Dynasty. Even newspapers in Chang'an reported on the incident. As a result, it aroused the interest of many big businessmen, especially some rich people in the mining industry.  Luzon is even regarded as a treasure land. After all, if such a large gold mine group can be found, there must be other associated mines.

    It is precisely because of this that these powerful mining giants have also begun to take action and organize people to go to Luzon for prospecting.  They are much more professional than those prospectors who work alone. They even have specialized land masters in the team, and all kinds of equipment are also very sophisticated.  It is precisely because of this that their gains are much better than those of ordinary people.

    With the addition of these professional prospecting teams, the gold mines around the Pine Tree Plateau were quickly explored. Each gold mine already had an owner. Among them, Feng Shijie took the lead and became the largest gold mine owner there. There were also several others.  Large mining owners from Taiwan and Tang Dynasty occupied most of the remaining mineral deposits. As for other small gold mines, they were found by some private prospectors. At the same time, they were also typical examples of getting rich overnight.

    It is also worth mentioning that after the gold mines near the Pine Plateau were explored, some prospecting teams did not stop. Luzon now strongly supports the mining industry and has many preferential policies. In addition, there are sufficient slaves here.  It¡¯s not too far from Taiwan, so many people are ready to have a big fight here.  Especially some mining owners from Datang, they feel that the environment in both Taiwan and Luzon is much more relaxed than that in Datang. There are not many regulations on mining, and it also gives them greater profits.  space, so after they came to Luzon, they even felt like they didn¡¯t want to go back.

    Those prospecting teams, with the support of the mining owners behind them, began large-scale prospecting in Luzon.  Luzon is mountainous, and the mountain roads are very rich in mineral deposits, so some other minerals were soon discovered, and there were even some sporadic gold mines. Unfortunately, they could not compare with the gold mines on the Pine Tree Plateau.  In addition to gold mines, it was soon discovered that there were also many copper mines in Luzon, and most of them were rich ores, which were much stronger than the copper mines in Datang.

    The discovery of two precious minerals, gold and copper, finally gave Luzon's economy a take-off point. Driven by the mining industry, many people from Taiwan and Tang Dynasty came to Luzon to do business or work. This made Luzon a success in a short period of time.  , the number of Han Chinese in Luzon quickly increased from less than 10,000 to about 100,000, and with the development of the mining industry in the future, the population will only grow faster.  In addition, steamship transportation has also begun to be opened between various cities in Taiwan and Luzon, making the two places more closely connected. Unless there is a major typhoon, it usually only takes one day to reach the two places.

    And just when Luzon's development was on the right track, just when Li Ming wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, he was entangled in another matter. This matter was much more important than the development of Luzon, so he had to deal with it personally.  (To be continued)
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