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It is true that after searching for a long time, you can still find it without any effort.
A cave deep underground allowed Hai Rufeng and his companions, who had been exposed to the wind and rain for two months, to accidentally discover the gold mine in Baguio.
In April, the red sun shines on the pine trees on the mountain in Baguio. The mountains are stacked up and shrouded in clouds and mist. The picturesque scenery is really like a fairyland in Yaochi.
What’s even more rare is that it’s spring all year round here. Other places in Luzon are already very hot and humid at this time of year, but Baguio is still very cool because it is surrounded by mountains.
Hai Rufeng and the others were in an even happier mood. The discovery of the gold mine once again confirmed the miraculous ability of the Great Qin Emperor. Being able to know the existence of a gold mine thousands of miles away was simply more magical than being a god!
In the Biyao Mountain, there were shouts of "Long live!" and bursts of screams like ghosts and wolves howling. The Qin soldiers were venting their joy to their heart's content.
It has been nearly two months, and there are insects and snakes everywhere in the wild mountains and wilderness. If you are not careful, you can lose your life. Moreover, digging everywhere is like looking for a needle in a haystack. We have been working ourselves to death but have found nothing. No one has any confidence to continue searching.
Just then, a miracle happened!
Hai Rufeng and his men were unaware of the "sheep herding" movement in Fusu City, and the natives in the Baguio area were even less aware of it.
The day after the discovery of the gold mine, Hai Rufeng sent people back to Fusu City to report the news, while at the same time asking Kana to recruit natives near Baguio to mine.
It was difficult to spread news in those days, but the news of the discovery of gold mines in Baguio Mountain spread rapidly as if it had wings, causing a sensation.
When the natives nearby heard about it, they couldn't help but rush over to find out what was going on, hoping to make a fortune.
Hai Rufeng saw that the natives were so enthusiastic and kept coming day and night. In just a few days, the number of people who came exceeded 20,000. This speed could only be described as a miracle.
Hai Rufeng suddenly remembered the plan implemented by Zhao Han and his team to use money and property to lure the natives to move to Manila.
Since the natives wanted to get rich so much, why not take advantage of this opportunity and let Kana and his friends spread the news to attract more natives
Hai Rufeng did what he said. Starting from the next day, most of Kana's 500 vassal soldiers were sent out. After they went out, they spread the news to the natives as Hai Rufeng instructed:
"A large gold mine has been discovered in Baguio Mountain. If you dig a few feet with a hoe, you can see handfuls of gold sand."
"And more. There was a young man named Nishiwa who dug for only half a day and found a two-pound nugget of gold."
"That's nothing! There was a man named Dida who found a 20-jin gold nugget in a cave. It was so bright that it dazzled people's eyes."
"Yes, yes, the nugget of gold that Dida picked up is the biggest, one piece filled an entire basket..."
Gold nuggets are hard to come by, and they can bring a windfall to people. People who get them are considered to be blessed.
The more exaggerated Kana and his friends said, the more people believed them.
The truth is often not believed by anyone, but lies are loved and believed by everyone. This principle is common everywhere.
Some natives did not even go home. They rushed to Baguio directly after hearing the news, as if they were afraid that if they were a step late, they would miss out.
Hai Rufeng used threats and inducements to keep the natives who came here with the dream of getting rich, and also allowed them to visit the cave in order to retain them.
As more and more natives arrived in Baguio, Hai Rufeng and his men only had a few hundred people and were unable to control the situation. He relaxed again and let the natives dig on the mountain on their own to retain them.
In just a few days, tens of thousands of locals dug the originally lush green hillside into a bare barren land without a single blade of grass. Their efficiency was no less than that of an excavator.
Under the sun, the natives were sweating profusely, digging tirelessly as if they knew no fatigue. The scene was spectacular.
Lu Tian looked at the natives wielding hoes all over the mountain and said to Hai Rufeng with a sigh, "General, people say that the natives of Luzon are lazy. Look at them. How lazy are they? In just a few days, this mountain is almost razed to the ground."
Hai Rufeng laughed and said, "It would be better if it was leveled!"
After saying that, he became worried again. In just a few days, the number of natives who came to pan for gold had reached 20 to 30 thousand. He had never expected this speed. He only had more than 300 soldiers under his command, and he had to leave 100 to guard the ship at sea. Together with Kana's several hundred vassal soldiers, there were less than 700 people.
Now that so many natives have arrived at once, the situation is about to get out of control, and I don’t know when Zheng Sihai will send reinforcements.
They don’t know yet that Zheng Sihai and his men have already closed in on Manila. If they knew, they would be even more anxious.
Lu Tian laughed and said, "General, why do I see a mountain of gold shaking? These natives who come here to pan for gold must not have thought that in our eyes, they are also gold..."
"Bullshit!" Hai Rufeng said disdainfully, "Are they worthy of being called gold? Even if they are gold, they are only worth a grain of gold sand."
"More than that, if we take them back to Daqin, each one will be worth at least ten taels of silver."
"Hahaha... ... .."
In Fusu City, Zheng Sihai and others were overjoyed after receiving an urgent letter from Hai Rufeng, learning that Biyao had indeed found a gold mine.
Now we can go back to the country and promote it vigorously to attract people from the country to come to Luzon.
On the other hand, after the operation to close the net in Fusu City, they were worried about how to deal with the remaining natives scattered all over Luzon Island.
Wang Guichen suddenly had an idea and said to Zheng Sihai, "Admiral, the natives in places far away from Fusu City don't know what happened in Fusu City. Since General Hai's gold mine is so attractive and attracts so many natives at once, why don't we split up and build more gold mines in various places to attract the remaining natives and then catch them all in one fell swoop."
When Zhao Han, the deputy chief of the army, heard this, he clapped his hands and said, "General Wang's idea is good. We can give it a try."
Shi Lang also agreed, "That's right. We are all idle anyway, and we need a pretext to attack Jiaozhi. Now that we have this good idea, we might as well take the opportunity to lure more natives out and solve the problem in Luzon. Otherwise, once the news of Fusu City spreads, it will be difficult to deal with it."
Zheng Sihai thought about it and said, "Okay, let's do this. Shi Lang, you lead two battalions to the north, and Wang Guichen leads two battalions to the south. Find more gold mines. Well, if it doesn't work, take some gold and silver and bury them underground to lure the natives to dig. Then they will believe it. Act quickly!"
"I obey your command!"
Wang Guichen and Shi Lang accepted the order in unison, and immediately went to gather troops and prepare supplies.
A few days ago, news came that the Dongyu Kingdom was invading Siam. At that time, Zheng Sihai gathered his generals to discuss and planned to take action against Jiaozhi first, but now he can't take care of it for the time being.
After Wang Guichen and Shi Lang went to make preparations, Zheng Sihai hurriedly sent a thousand marines to Bayao to reinforce Hai Rufeng.
More and more Qin merchant ships arrived at Fusu Port. The whole harbor was bustling with sails. Merchants saw huge business opportunities in it.
The Central Plains had just experienced years of war, the population had plummeted, and there was a huge labor gap. The landlords had large tracts of fertile land but could not find anyone to cultivate it. Merchants came to Fusu City to buy back prisoners of war and made a lot of money from it.
Unfortunately, the military does not sell male prisoners of war. Except for those sent back to build roads, merchants are not allowed to buy male natives to bring back to Daqin. In fact, in the Central Plains area, men are more valuable than women. Merchants offered twice the price, but the military still did not buy;
The only option is to buy women. Although women are not as physically strong as men, they can do many farm work just as well, such as planting in the fields, and can even do it faster than men. As the saying goes, women farm the fields and weave, but in many places it is not just like this, women also have to work in the fields.
Large numbers of women were bought by Qin merchants one by one, and the number of natives in the "sheepfold" continued to decrease. Most of the remaining ones were men, who of course could not be idle and had to work on the military farm during the day. In this way, Fusu City had more and more soldiers available.
The next day, Wang Guichen and Shi Lang took enough supplies and set off one after another. Wang Guichen's two camps headed south in the direction of Mindanao Island. Due to the headwind, the speed was relatively slow, and Wang Guichen was so anxious that he often took a telescope to the bow to look into the distance.
In the early morning after two days of sailing south, the sun rose over the sea, shining with golden light. The waves washed over the ship, making a rustling sound, and the coastline in the distance was vaguely visible.
The lookout on the mast suddenly shouted, "General, General! There are four unidentified ships ahead... No, there is another one behind us, a total of five ships are heading towards us, there are people wearing armor on the ships, this is not an ordinary merchant ship, two miles away!"
Without giving it much thought, Wang Guichen immediately ordered all ships to be on alert. All of a sudden, gongs and drums sounded on the ship, and the Qin soldiers heard the alarm and rushed out of the cabins and rushed to their battle posts.
A tense atmosphere permeated the ships, and war seemed imminent!
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