Chapter 268： Gold mine

Guinea

It has not been developed in this era, and most areas are tropical forests. Now is the rainy season, and the jungle is even more dangerous.

However, this can not stop people's enthusiasm for getting rich. The Austrian colonists have already begun to reach out inland, and they do not need government organizations, and civilian armed groups who want to make a fortune have already acted spontaneously.

Europeans in this era, as long as they took the initiative to go to the colonies, they were brave enough to venture, and they were more courageous than those forced by the Vienna government to emigrate.

This is also related to the proportion of refugees who are young and strong. Under the influence of the Balkan war, a large number of young people died. Finally, refugees who went to the African continent appeared to have more women and less boys.

This is also a good thing for the Vienna government to develop the African continent. In this era, most of the men engaged in colonial activities were suffering from imbalances between men and women in the colonies. Because of this problem, a large number of mixed-races appeared in later colonies.

No headache now, a large number of female immigrants have solved this problem. Once they formed a family, they basically stabilized.

Franz had already developed a propaganda plan, but he was short of gold.

There is no way. Europeans in this era recognized gold mines. For most people, mining gold is the easiest way to make them rich overnight.

In order to attract immigrants, Franz has painfully abandoned plans to dominate the gold mines. Of course, not knowing the exact location of the gold mine is also a major reason.

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After the rain, Baron Fickney took the colony to the road. As a traditional German military aristocratic family, in this era of great changes, his father's generation has not been able to keep up with the times, and the family business has slowly fallen.

Originally there was not much output on the land, and after the abolition of serfdom, his income was even less. The income in the fief alone could no longer sustain his extravagant aristocratic life.

In order not to become a member of the bankrupt aristocracy, after the Vienna government opened the African colony, Fickney mortgaged the land to the bank and organized a colonial armed force of two hundred people.

Unlike other colonial militants, everyone in his team is well-informed and is a private army composed of hired farmers in the fiefdoms.

These people are the result of years of operation by the Fickney family, and even after the abolition of serfdom, the local people remained loyal to him.

Although this team can only be considered medium in scale among all colonial teams heading to the African continent, its combat effectiveness is high.

This is the heritage of the aristocratic family, even if it is the legacy of the declining capital, it is not comparable to the outbreak households.

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"Baron, the sentry found an indigenous tribe hunting in the front. The number is about 150. Their weapons are mainly bows and bones." A middle-aged man said seriously

Fickney frowned. He didn't like dealing with these purely indigenous tribes, and there was no way for the two sides to communicate.

He was not a slave trader, and had no interest in catching slaves. Although slave merchants in the United States appeared in colonial strongholds to buy slaves at this time, and the bids were not low.

The nobleman Fickney still couldn't pull his face, and ran to be a slave dealer. He thought it was a shame to the family.

He has always despised teams that have fallen to profit by selling slaves.

The Vienna government also banned the slave trade. Shortly after Franz's succession, he promulgated the Abolition of Slavery Act, which is the legal basis for the Vienna government to liberate serfdom.

Of course, this law does not control the African continent for the time being. As long as slaves are not brought to Austria, no one will be questioned.

The Americans and Portuguese were slave traders. The colonial government never asked them, nor could they care about them. This is the African continent, and order depends on fists.

The Austrian soldiers who rely on that battalion inside the colonial stronghold are not yet the opponents of the slave merchants.

The reality is so cruel, and overseas colonization must also consider costs. Austria opened more than 20 colonial strongholds on the African continent, and the troops of an infantry division were thus dispersed.

In addition to government forces, large and small colonial teams from the country are also an important part of the colonial armed forces. A single armed team is inconspicuous. Once all are organized, it is two infantry divisions.

From the moment they entered the colony, they became part of the Austrian Army Reserve. In an emergency, the colonial government has the right to recruit all armed teams.

Fickney asked, "Can you avoid them?"

He came to look for gold to make a fortune, not to fight with indigenous tribes. This would not give him a little glory, and would consume precious ammunition.

The middle-aged man thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid not. They are on our way, unless we are not moving forward.

Otherwise, even if they avoid them, they are likely to be ambush when they return home. There are already several teams in the stronghold, which have been attacked by indigenous tribes.

And these people have craniums around their waists. Most of them are cannibal tribes, which is not a good thing. We don't need to be polite to them. "

"Bang bang ..."

The gunfire sounded before Fickney ordered.

"what happened?"

"Baron, the enemy found us and is attacking us." A soldier hurried to say

After learning that the enemy had launched the attack, without hesitation, Fickney immediately ordered: "Pooh, take people up to kill them, solve them directly with guns, don't be silly to fight against them!"

"Yes!"

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One hundred and fifty meters away, gunfire sounded.

"Bang bang ..."

Without any suspense, the battle is over. There is no need to pay too much to deal with the indigenous people in the cold weapon era. .

After defeating the enemy, Baron Fickney did not order to continue the hunt. He was not a slaver and had no interest in capturing the captives.

One of the soldiers who came forward to check out suddenly cried in surprise: "Gold!"

"Baron, these indigenous people have a piece of gold, and we are going to find a gold mine!"

The presence of gold means that there are gold mines nearby. The range of activities of indigenous tribes during this era was limited, usually one hundred and eighty kilometers.

Having determined the scope, it is not difficult to find a gold mine. Everyone was pleasantly surprised. After working on the African continent for a few months, there was no gain at all, and everyone did not despair to have problems.

In the face of gold, Baron Fickney said in a good mood: "Father, give them a try!"

The priest said in disgust, "Sorry, Lord Baron, they are not followers of God. Moreover, I don't think that the evil cannibal tribe is qualified to go to heaven. Their only destination is to go to hell!"

Savage cannibal tribe, this is beyond the acceptance of normal people. Except for the Virgin of the Brain, it is estimated that normal people cannot identify with "cannibalism is a culture".

Baron Fickney just showed a kind heart and ignored his enemy's identity, which did not mean that he had a good opinion of the barbarian cannibal tribe.

"Okay, we continue to look for gold mines."

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As if God had a joke with him, the gold mine close by didn't appear late, but was attacked by jungle killers several times and paid the price of three deaths and five injuries.

Facing these kings of the jungle, Fickney's colonial team was really tired, and everyone's morale became inevitably low.

"We are running out of supplies. After searching this area, if we haven't found a gold mine, we will return to our base to replenish our supplies.

Now I start cooking, and after dinner, except for those who arrange vigils, the rest take a good rest. If tomorrow has no results, we will come again next time.

Don't worry, the gold mines are all under the ground and can't run. This is an opportunity given by God. Now it is just a test! Baron Fickney appeased

After soothing, everyone's mood stabilized a lot. Searching for gold mines has never been smooth, and encountering some setbacks is nothing at all.

The legendary piranhas, ogre demon, and devil wizards did not encounter them, but they encountered some poisonous beasts and beasts, and Fickney comforted himself.

His money is running out. If he can no longer find a gold mine, then he can only be a mercenary, get paid for working for the colonial government, or work for slave traders and earn commissions to maintain team operations.

After hesitating for a long time, eventually the glory of the family prevailed, killing the slave merchant and he couldn't afford to lose that person.

For the colonial government, anyway, for the empire. Although income may be less, status is different!

As an aristocrat, if there is a contribution, if there is not yet a high level of the colony, then there is a problem.

At this time a familiar voice sounded: "Baron, this is the river sand we found in the river water in front, it seems that it contains gold."

After that, the man handed the golden sand to Baron Fickney.

After looking at it, Fickney hurriedly said, "Hurry up with Father Battig, we may find a gold mine."

In this era, European priests also worked as teachers, scientists, engineers, and other sub-professions. There is no family drag, there is a lot of time to learn knowledge every day, and their knowledge level is usually good.

Father Bartigh came from Baron Fickney, and Ficoni promised to subsidize Father Bartigh a Catholic church once he found a gold mine and help him spread the gospel of the Lord in the colony.

The camp was not very large, and Father Battig, who was praying, was called in to identify whether the glittering material in the river sand was gold.

Holding the magnifying glass and looking closely for a while, Father Battig said, "God bless you, Lord Baron, you have finally found the gold mine.

However, I still need to go to the river to explore in order to be able to determine the gold content in the river sand. If it exceeds 5 grams, then it has development value.

From the perspective of Dan Cong's river sand, the gold content in this area should be very high. Judging by my experience, it should not be less than 5 grams. "

Fickney couldn't wait to say, "No problem, Father. It's getting late now. Let's take a night off before we can go to the field for exploration tomorrow."

The presence of gold in the river sand is not a secret, but the content is very touching. After more than a hundred tests, the content of gold in each ton of river sand did not exceed 3 grams.

This value may be considered rich in later generations. In this era, there is no value for mining. Even if it is forcibly mined and refined, it will not be profitable.

At the beginning, Baron Fickney was still keen to test the river sand, but gradually he became desperate. He didn't pay much attention until he saw the golden light in the river sand just now.

It is already visible to the naked eye, and this gold content is naturally not low. However, the river sand is not representative, and only after conducting on-site exploration can we determine the gold content.

Father Battig replied, "Her Baron, I have no questions. You can arrange these things."

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