Chapter 40: The Gold Rush

When I was pushed out of the cave by the air wave, I screamed in my heart! No matter how much I open my teeth and claws, I can't resist the gravity of the earth entangled with me, and we decline into the bottomless abyss. This time, my life is at rest......

In desperation, my body swirled in the air. When I turned around and faced up, I saw several other people. In addition to my aunt and me, Duoduo, Lisa, and the old ghost were all all blown out of the air. He also fell down with his teeth and claws, shouting hoarsely. Looking at the appearance of the old ghost, it is estimated that he is about to be frightened.

The only difference was that Adams was caught in mid-air by the extremely fast Pamela when he was halfway down. As fast as she could, she placed Adams in the middle of the cliff. Then, at great speed, they came to our rescue. Pamela is so fast that we can barely see it with our naked eyes!

She grabbed the old ghost's bag strap behind her and tried to pull him up. However, due to too much inertia, only a "bang" sound was heard, and the old ghost's bag belt was broken.

The old ghost screamed "Mommy" and then fell towards us......

However, Pamela did not give up. She caught up with the fastest speed again, and while catching the old ghost again, she also grabbed Wu Lisha at once. Both of them were terrified and screamed like pigs. It wasn't until the body slammed into a slam that the screaming stopped.

The old ghost and Lisa couldn't believe their eyes, and quickly rubbed them, only to realize that it was Pamela who saved them. Before they could react, Pamela had already placed them in place. Then, they chased after us again, trying to save us.

However, no matter how fast Pamela was, she couldn't save so many people. My aunt and I were the first to fall. Therefore, it is also sunk to the bottom. Since Duoduo was right behind me before he fell off the cliff, he was almost shoulder to shoulder height.

Pamela chased after her desperately, but the distance between us was too great. Pamela is like a cheetah. It's too late after all. The moment she stretched out her hand, we fell down sharply, throwing Pamela off a large margin.

No matter how fast Pamela's speed is, she will not be able to return to the sky after all.

Seeing this scene, I was desperate at first. However, I was relieved. was able to save a lot of people, and found my aunt again. I've done everything I want to do, so what's the point of dying now?

Pamela had no choice but to watch a few of us fall off the cliff like this. It's magical. I saw a lot of tears falling down all of a sudden. So crystalline, so clear.

I smiled at Duoduo and gestured to her, "I love you!" ”。 Then, he closed his eyes and silently waited for death to come.

"Bang la~" As soon as my ears rang, I felt a chill on my scalp. Then, then we were immersed in the water, and we fell into the river of the Grand Canyon all at once!

Due to the height is too high. Our inertia into the water is still very large. The moment my body came into contact with the water, I couldn't tell how much it hurt when my body was photographed! I drank several sips of water in a row. This is when he finally emerges from the water.

However, this time I lost my aunt and Duoduo.

"Auntie? Lot? "I tried to call them twice in the water. But no one answered me.

I screamed twice, and when no one answered me, I simply dived underwater. However, the water at the bottom of the water is too muddy. I can't open my eyes at all.

As a last resort, my head came out of the water, and I breathed in the air. I struggled, dragging my heavy body to the shore. At this point, I really didn't have the strength to swim anymore. Even. I don't even have the sound of shouting, I don't know if I was hurt?

As soon as I dragged my body and sat down, I noticed that the things my aunt had given me had fallen out all of a sudden. I struggled to peel open the leather package, and found a well-preserved but old notebook inside. The cover reads: "Once Upon a Time in California".

Since I = can't do anything now, I'll spend more time "studying". So, I opened the notebook:

The title page of the notebook reads: "GOLDRUSH" (English means "yearning for gold"), which is also known as the "gold rush".

I do know one thing about the "Gold Rush": it was a product of the Westward Expansion of the United States, and it was also an extremely important part of it. It is of great historical significance to the economic development, agricultural expansion, transportation revolution, and industrial and commercial development of the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The Gold Rush began with the migration of people due to the development of the Westward Movement. On the occasion of the third large-scale wave of population, American immigrant Sutter discovered gold near Sacramento, California. And there was Brana, an adventurous merchant, manipulator, and land speculator, who spread the news of the discovery of gold to the whole world.

The "Gold Rush" was born!

The Westward Expansion Movement grew first and foremost due to the fact that Branah was the first in California to exchange goods with customers for goods. And, from which the opportunity is captured. As a result of his propaganda, the "Gold Rush" had an economic effect on a certain extent.

More importantly, there is also the support and guidance of the US government. The U.S. government supported the western cowboys to conquer the west, and prepared to formally annex California around the time of the gold rush. Even when California is scarce, it is trying to reconcile and coordinate the supply of goods.

At first, after the discovery of the gold mine, the United States boiled and the world was shaken!

San Francisco (San Francisco) is just a stone's throw away, and the impact of the gold rush is first felt. Almost all businesses ceased operations, and seafarers abandoned their ships in San Francisco Bay; The soldiers left the barracks, the servants left their masters, and flocked to the birthplace of the gold mines; The peasants pawned the fields, and the pioneers no longer cultivated the wasteland; Workers threw down their tools, civil servants left their desks, and even missionaries left the missionary.

The craze spread all the way to Oregon in the north of San Francisco and Mexico in the south. Thousands of gold diggers poured in, sending California's population skyrocketing. And, many of the newly popped towns soon became cosmopolitan.

During the Gold Rush, due to the rapid growth of the population, clothing, food, housing and transportation became suddenly tight. In particular, the development of the service industry cannot meet the needs of society.

Between 1848 and 1851, the price index of wholesale goods in the United States increased from 847 to 1025. All of this reflects the far-reaching impact of the gold rush on the western United States and the market.

Since 1854, the gold rush in California has been on a downward trend. The value of gold production has declined, but the entire gold mining industry has developed in depth and breadth.

The second gold mining boom was the discovery of gold in Colorado in the 50s to the discovery of gold in Nevada in the 70s.

This was the time when the number of minerals increased and as a result, the United States maintained its position as the largest gold producer until 1898. At the same time, due to the development of technology, businessmen, industry, and entrepreneurs have formed mining companies one after another, and gradually took control of the mining area.

I remember reading a book I once read: "The Gold Rush".

It depicts the father-killing story of a troubled teenager: the protagonist is a 14-year-old boy who skips school from junior high school and is addicted to drugs. His father was a pachinko shop operator who had hidden a large amount of gold in his family's underground vault.

A runaway mother, an intellectually disabled brother, an older sister who is keen to help and socialize, etc., in the face of a family that is collapsing, the father simply uses money to settle the situation. And at this time, the action taken by the teenager is to kill his father to protect the family and family.

But will this qiē get his wish? This is a masterpiece written by Japanese writer Liu Misato that breaks through darkness and depicts blood and soul, crime and punishment. After reading it, I still remember it vividly. (To be continued......)