"Is there really a gold mine?!"
Bai Ning was shocked.
He looked down at the flyer.
It turned out to be a large gold mine in the southeastern part of mainland Australia that was purchased by the four wealthy local families in Guangzhou: Pan, Lu, Wu, and Chen.
We are now recruiting people to mine.
There is no wages.
But there can be "commissions".
Eighty percent of the gold mines dug out will go to the four big families, and 20 percent will go to themselves.
"Are these four people being taken advantage of? Can they still mine like this?"
Wu Xinzhong also came over to read the flyer and said with a frown.
Du Ruchong stopped a young man who looked like he was about to queue up to sign up.
The young man is not tall and has dark skin. He is wearing a short shirt that has been popular in the past two years.
"This little brother, I'm Du Ruchong from Sichuan, dare I ask him his name?"
The Guangdong boy who was stopped stared: "Oh, so you are that Du Ruchong! That treacherous scholar who made trouble in Zhongdu."
"This." Du Ruchong was stunned.
He was wearing a scholar's gown and a square scarf.
At first glance, he looks like a scholar studying.
If you are in Sichuan.
How dare ordinary people talk to him like this?
This Cantonese guy is so unruly!
"My name is Lin Afei, what can I do for you?"
Lin Afei is also a straight-tempered person, and he regretted it after he blurted it out.
They were people who dared to petition in front of the emperor and were very famous in Guangdong. Many old landlords and wealthy people sympathized with them.
If you are offended, I, a humble citizen, cannot afford it.
He rolled his eyes and hurriedly handed over his hands respectfully.
"Are these people going to dig for gold?"
"Of course it is, otherwise why don't we all line up to buy barbecued pork?" Lin Afei wanted to slap himself in the mouth at this time for such a bad mouth, but why didn't he stop?
"Why do these four people pay for the gold mines, and 20% of them still go to the gold diggers?"
Du Ruchong asked.
"Otherwise, who will work for them?" Lin Afei said, "Don't you know? The location of the gold mine seems to be around a city called Sydney. That place was originally used by the British to exile prisoners. Ten years ago, British desperadoes began to come there one after another to find gold. Later, our Ming Dynasty Indian Ocean Fleet sent people to occupy the city of Sydney, but those British people fled into the mountains. The most hateful thing is that they actually dared to collude with the local indigenous people and target them. I am Da Ming!"
Lin Afei said coldly.
These words did not sound good to the ears of those former Qing Dynasty elders and a few Confucian scholars and gentlemen.
For the old man from the former Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty actually used force against the Australians and British people thousands of miles away and easily defeated them. How strong must the Ming Dynasty's military force be?
For Confucian scholars like Wu Xinzhong and Du Ruchong, the Ming Dynasty was engaged in military warfare thousands of miles away, but its citizens did not know the dangers of such military campaigns. It was such a good Confucian country, how could it turn into a tiger and a wolf?
"What does this have to do with the 20% for gold diggers?"
"What does it matter? Of course it does. I heard that those British people are all outlaws in their country. How can they rest now that they have lost their territory? They often attack Ming immigrants and mines, so those who go mining must buy revolvers and learn how to Ride a horse, and gather together to fight the Britons if necessary!”
Understood.
Several people suddenly realized something.
It turns out that the place is too dangerous. If the miners are exploited like the mainland, they will have to raise another army.
But the four major companies are private capital, how dare they support the army?
Fortunately, according to Ming etiquette, all Ming subjects have the right to hold guns.
So it was up to the miners to organize themselves and fight.
But since the miners are required to fight, this squeeze is naturally not suitable.
The benefits must be distributed.
Looking at Lin Afei's attire, if he had a revolver hanging on his waist, he would be dressed like a Ming Dynasty colonial man.
The Ming Dynasty was so violent towards the outside world. Is it possible that the Ming Dynasty would not die like the Qin Dynasty?
but
This Emperor Zhu is so powerful that he can live another thirty or forty years.
I want the "First Emperor" of the Ming Dynasty to die suddenly.
It's not easy.
It seems that all the barbarians around the Ming Dynasty are in bad luck.
Du Ruchong couldn't help but sigh when he saw Lin Afei happily queuing up, planning to be the vanguard of the invasion of Australia.
He couldn't help but think of the Qin and Han systems recorded in history books.
It was a scene where the people were happy when they heard about the war. It's somewhat similar to now.
only.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, military merit was the first priority.
The Ming Dynasty used the benefits of expansion and development to distribute to the pioneers.
Most of the benefits in the world belong to the scholar-bureaucrats, but now, it seems that the benefits of expanding overseas cannot be ignored.
At this time, Du Ruchong began to vaguely feel some of the reasons why Emperor Zhu wanted to suppress the scholar-bureaucrats and expand overseas.
"In the Ming Dynasty, there were battlefields in the east, west, north, and south, and they were all expanding. How come the treasury was full and the military was strong?"
Shen Songhou frowned and said in confusion.
Several people fell silent.
Then everyone found a hotel in Guangzhou City and settled down.
After staying for a few days.
Everyone has a new understanding of Guangzhou. There are almost no taboos in this city.
They even saw an article mocking Prime Minister Luo in the newspaper - if this was the case in the previous dynasty, not to mention the nine tribes Xiaoxiaole, they would have been treated like the three tribes of barbarians who were copied and killed.
"It's not bad to stay in Guangzhou. At least it's far away from Emperor Zhu's capital. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty has been organizing immigrants to the Northeast in the Central Plains for many years. Emperor Zhu may not come to Guangzhou very often."
Bai Ning said.
"Master, are we not going to India?"
Several people went south to Guangzhou, hoping to find an opportunity to take a boat to defect to Lebao.
Bai Ning originally didn't want to go, but because they were also implicated in the mass arrests at Chengdu Gongyuan, the weapons of some of his men were discovered, resulting in the arrest of some remnants of the Eight Banners.
Bai Ning also had to go with Shen Song, and the road ended in darkness.
"Lets see."
Bai Ning really doesn't want to go to India.
However, Shen Song and others yearned for the Governor-General of India in the Qing Dynasty, because when they got there, they might have an advantage over the noble Eight Banners disciples.
Right now.
Vicente burst in suddenly.
"Masters, hurry! Let's go! We may have been exposed!"
Shen Song and Bai Ning stood up suddenly.
"what happened?"
"I met Zhao Wen. He is now the governor of Guangdong! He most likely recognizes me," Vicente said with a sad face.
"What a traitor!" Shen Song cursed.
But I soon discovered that there was a problem with this statement.
How could this Zhao Wen be a traitor?
He can only be considered a Tatar traitor.
But he is not a Tatar
He was the prefect of Guangzhou in the Qing Dynasty, but he surrendered directly later. Unexpectedly, his official career was good in recent years, and he became the governor of Guangdong Province.
You must know that Guangdong was very important in the Ming Dynasty. Being the governor of Guangdong meant that Zhao Wen was likely to join the Central Cabinet.
"Let's go! Go to India."
Bai Ning took a deep breath and said.
"What about Wu Xinzhong and the others?"
"Ignore them, we are not the same as them!"
(End of chapter)
