Governor Wang Zheng gave a name to the coast of the continent they saw, called the Beijin Region------ Governor Wang Zheng observed it with a telescope on the ship, it was not very suitable for development, it was all desert at a glance, and it was extremely difficult to see even a little green.

He directly ordered to go north at that time, because he believed that his master would never let them mine in such a place!

He was right------ in that world, there are several copper mines in Chile, and they were selected not the largest, but the one with the best environmental conditions.

After going north for more than ten days, they found the latitude of that place------ but according to the longitude, they still need to go ashore and go inland, about a hundred miles.

This time, they began to land.

In terms of military security, this copper mine will be defended by more than 200 soldiers of the Imperial Army, of course, it depends on the actual situation.

They first sent a cavalry squad into the interior to reconnoitre------ these cavalry were all selected, not only to be superb in horsemanship, but also to have a certain level in marksmanship and fighting, and to be good at hot and cold weapons.

And you also need to know a little bit about agriculture and industry.

The copper mining area is a typical sparse forest and grassland area, which can be seen far away at a glance.

Their horses were all selected in the Australian city of Best, and the cavalry had only undergone a brief run-in with them, and now they were ready to gallop boldly across the sparse forest grasslands.

It's not that they're careless, they can't see people at all when they look far away, not even large animals!

Within ten hours, they had already reconnoitred a radius of 200 kilometers, and apart from a few short-horned deer they had seen by a small river, only a few inconspicuous small animals were running around and could not name them.

They went back and reported the situation truthfully.

Wang Zheng asked at the time: "According to your observations, is this the best landing place for machinery and equipment to go ashore?" ”

The reconnaissance squad leader replied in the affirmative.

Governor Wang Zheng waved his hand and ordered the official landing to begin.

It doesn't matter if there are terrible enemies here, if there are terrible beasts here, because the copper mines are here, they have to mine them, the Federal Empire needs them, it's as simple as that.

Let them scout first, just to see if they can find a better landing spot.

The machinery and supplies for this copper mine were hoisted onto barges and then transported onto the white sand beach little by little.

The whole crew was mobilized.

Governor Wang Zheng and the copper miners went inland accompanied by a reconnaissance squad, and they found the location according to the latitude and longitude coordinates.

Governor Wang Zheng looked around, and could only say that it was much stronger than the desert area in the northward area, at least there were grass and trees, and there was a river.

The first time the copper miners saw such a distant copper miner, they were skeptical at first, there are many ways to find copper ore, but they have never seen such a thousand miles away to mine.

But when they arrived at the place, they were immediately convinced that there must be a big copper mine here!

Copper ore, its shape is like ginger stone and has a copper star, and its taste is sour, cold, and slightly poisonous.

They washed the rock that was half-buried in the gray soil with the water in the water bladder, and knocked down a few pieces to look inside, and suddenly cried out:

"My god, the old man has lived for half a life, and it is the first time he has seen such a shallow burial and such a high-grade copper mine!"

Governor Wang Zheng picked up a piece and looked at it, only to see that the surface of the ore was scarred, and there were yellow copper spots at the new fracture.

Governor Wang Zheng played with the ore and asked, "Do you estimate how much copper powder can be produced here every year?" ”

The eldest of the copper miners said: "Returning to the Governor, I don't know how big this deposit is, nor how deep its veins are------ if you only look at it from the surface, you can do 100,000 stones a year!" ”

At least 10,000 tons!?

Governor Wang Zheng's eyes turned red, and he looked up at the surroundings------ as far as his eyes could see, and the places that were far away, from now on, they were all of the Federal Empire!

The rest of the work was simple, some of them wanted to build a base here, and they brought with them the planks and white iron sheets for the construction of wooden houses, semi-fixed tents, and four-wheeled carriages, as well as many mining tools needed.

There is no need to mention the daily necessities and daily necessities, which is enough for them to have a good first half of the year.

Others set up a simple dock on one of the shores, which was more convenient than a barge to be transported directly to the beach.

Wang Zheng didn't have to worry about the army's barracks at all, and the people built the wooden houses faster than some skilled workers, and built the large frame of the barracks before those in the copper mine.

Governor Wang Zheng's request to them was very simple, the north and south were released to reconnoiter for a thousand miles, the west is the sea, and the east is good, with a monocular, you can see that there is a towering mountain, stretching from north to south, I really don't know how long they are.

Governor Wang Zheng directly appointed the middle-aged and elderly technician who replied as the mine commander here, and asked the commander of the Jiangling regiment to temporarily place a platoon of troops for defense.

He said to the mine manager: "I have to work hard for you for the time being------ it will not take more than three months, and I will definitely make the living conditions here better!" ”

The mine manager smiled, and he said sincerely:

"The Governor doesn't know, this prospecting is the most comfortable for the old man.

Sitting on a big boat, you can eat when you want, sleep when you want, and easily come all the way to this thousands of miles away------ you don't have to sleep in the wild, and you don't have to be afraid of fierce tigers and wolves!

According to the old man's eyes, this seems to be a place without extreme cold, just a little hotter. ”

Governor Wang Zheng was very happy when he heard this, and the technicians invited at a high price were really unusual.

He said: "You can try to open the mines, don't rush to get things done, everything is explored first, and then talk about it when our backup and labor come." ”

The mine manager said: "We only have a 50-horsepower pot camel powder stone machine in our hands, which is far from enough------ I have been exploring around these days, and I feel that I can also use the stone materials on the mountain to make a batch of stone anvils, stone balls, and stone kun, and if I borrow manpower to powder stone, I can also increase the output." ”

Governor Wang Zheng was greatly intrigued and asked, "How much labor do you estimate you need?" ”

The mine manager said: "We have engineering explosives, which saves a lot of people to excavate------ but the beneficiation, transportation, and powder stone cannot be left unmanned, at least 5,000 people!" ”

Governor Wang Zheng swallowed his saliva, there were really a lot of people.

He could only vaguely agree to the mine manager's request------ and now he could only pin his hopes on the natives, which was not causal to his efforts.

If those natives are born waste, no matter how many people he catches, it will be for nothing!

But still have to work hard!!

It was only twenty days before and after that, and he immediately ordered to go north again, and the big saltpeter mine was the most important thing.

PS: Thank you for the tips of Australian Lao Wu, jjyfoot, and 16042.