After conquering Xinji, Zhu Fugui repaired for a day and then ordered the 3rd Mixed Brigade to be stationed in situ and stand by, and he and the 1st Brigade returned to the DPRK.

The sailor "Yangzhou" towed the damaged "Jiading" back to the Xinjin dock for repairs, and then transported more than 500 people from the Jinyi Gold Force to Xinji City.

The Jinyiwei Gold Force, which is subordinate to the Nanzhen Fusi, is a paramilitary exploration force, which is most suitable for prospecting for minerals in the mountainous areas where the White Bandits have not yet been completely cleared.

To tell the truth, compared to the golden troops of later generations, the golden troops of the Ming Jinyi Guard are actually not professional.

Although he received some simple training, he lacked experience and did not have solid theoretical knowledge.

Fortunately, the technology is not enough, and the plug-in is to make up.

What they carried, in addition to various exploration equipment, also had a [Xinlu Mineral Distribution Map].

San Francisco, also known as San Francisco, did not have the name "San Francisco" in this era, and was generally called "San Francisco", or "Golden Mountain" by the Chinese.

With the gradual depletion of gold resources in San Francisco and the rise of gold mines elsewhere, the gold mountain naturally became San Francisco.

And where exactly is the new gold mountain, there are two theories, one says that the new gold mountain refers to Melbourne, Australia.

This is the most mainstream statement, because Melbourne's gold mines are big enough and have been mined for a long time, but they are too far away from each other.

But in fact, there is another theory, that is, the Portland gold mine, which is more than 800 kilometers north of San Francisco, is the so-called New Gold Mountain.

Which statement is correct, Zhu Fugui has no way to verify, and there is no need to verify it at all, the important thing is that there is a gold mine near Portland!

Gold is a good thing!

Unlike diamonds that have been hyped up.

Diamonds are just the product of the special arrangement and structure of the carbon element, and the essence is still the mass of carbon atoms that the whole universe is rotten.

And gold, even in the entire universe, is a scarce existence, and only a major event at the level of a supernova explosion can produce gold element.

In other words, if it develops to a cosmic civilization, then the most likely physical currency that passes through the universe is still gold.

Not to mention, in the various high-tech industries of later generations, gold played an unparalleled role.

And for Zhu Fugui, gold, as a resource punished by extremely low cultural value, is one of the few things that can be obtained in large quantities from this era and then cashed out from later generations, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a strategic resource of the Ming Empire.

This is also the main reason why Zhu Fugui did not hesitate to go south to conquer Xinlu.

In addition to gold, Xinlu is also home to the only nickel mine in the United States, as well as abundant reserves of mercury, coal, and a small amount of oil.

There's oil, and that's a key point.

The coal resources near Xinfeng are not bad, but there is not a drop of oil, and even if there is, it is shale oil that needs to be unlocked to be mined by shale oil technology, which is not available at all with Daming's current technology.

With the increase in the mechanization of the Ming army, having its own crude oil extraction and refinery plant must also be put on the agenda.

Zhu Fugui remembers that the future oil king Rockefeller is now mining oil in the middle of the United States, if he finds a way to introduce the mining line of this era, and then buys later parts on some core processes, or combines them with later processes, maybe he can also unlock a [oil tycoon] honorary badge to play.

Of course, Xinlu's oil reserves are not very high.

The large oil fields that are easy to exploit in the United States are basically in the central region, and Zhu Fugui is still beyond his reach.

But it doesn't matter, just as New China, as an oil-poor country, was a net exporter of oil until 93 years, as long as the amount is small, it is not afraid of low extraction.

Xinlu's oil was more than enough to support Zhu Fugui to complete the first five-year plan.

Of course, after the formation of the Great Ming Pacific Rim Empire in the future, the oil issue will depend on whether Comrade Sangui can give it or not.

After all, in later generations, although the United States and Siberia are rich in oil, the cost of extraction is much higher than that of the Middle East.

In addition to mining, the Gold Force has another mission.

It is to check and map the topography of the Fengji Line Railway.

From Sinje to Sinjin, you can take the waterway, which only takes 12 hours.

But railways are still necessary, and railway lines can connect the two regions more effectively, which has a very important military value.

These are only industrial issues, whether the Portland area should develop its own agriculture, or whether the Xinjin agricultural reclamation area will mainly provide agricultural products like Fengdu, these are all things that need to be considered.

In short, Xinlu's work is very fragmented, and it is clear that a local chief executive is needed to carry out the overall management.

Originally, many people thought that His Majesty the Emperor would appoint Tobe Lang Naka Maji to take office.

However, no one expected that the day after His Majesty the Emperor returned to Xinfeng, Ma Er did not wait for the holy decree of promotion, but waited for the officials of the Criminal Department and the Jinyi Wei Tiqi who came to the door.

Because of the embezzlement of imperial property during His Majesty's expedition and trying to seduce the spouse of a Royal Army soldier, Ma Er was arrested and thrown into the Imperial Prison, becoming the first official above the sixth rank in the Ming Dynasty to be imprisoned.

It is said that some people saw a variety of horrific torture instruments such as "handstand shampoo" and "wrecked treadmill" being transported to the Imperial Prison.

Suddenly, the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty once again recalled the fear of being dominated by the factory guards.

However, the Criminal Department soon announced that Ma Er's case would be tried in accordance with the principle of fairness and transparency, and there would be no secret execution, which made everyone put their hearts back

Let's just say, now that the Holy Son of Heaven is in the court, how can he make a mess of nonsense?

This Ma Er must have floated, but he was deeply favored by the emperor but did such a rebellious thing, it was really innocent!

At the same time, this thunderous blow more or less made some people who began to think carefully after keeping warm suddenly wake up.

In the end, Shen Wanjin, the former director of the Daming Royal Watch Factory and a member of the household department, stood out as the political envoy of Xinlu Province, who was responsible for mining and related scheduling matters, and had a certain degree of judicial punishment power.

As for the military, Zhu Fugui had no intention of setting up a local commander.

In the army, it is still necessary to set up a war zone in the future, but now is obviously not the time.

Zhu Fugui directly issued the combat target to Mo Bai, but the specific tactics did not interfere.

Generally speaking, in the second half of this year, the main task of the Mobai Division is to clear out the remnants of the white bandit forces in the Xinlu area, replace the defense with offense, actively defend against the confluence of the Oregon and California National Guards, and effectively ensure the construction of the Xinlu mining area.

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It is said that it is not immigrated, but counting construction and road construction workers, various technicians, and related garrisons, Fengdu still lost nearly 12,000 people.

Fortunately, soon the Ming transport team returned again, replenishing the population for Xinfeng.

As last time, the "Democracy" in the transport fleet took turns to rest and entered the dock for maintenance and power system replacement, while the "Fuqiang", which had previously been on rotation, returned to the fleet.

Naturalized new immigrants basically don't need Zhu Fugui to interfere anymore.

Zhu Fugui took the time to go to the Royal Hospital to visit Morishita who was recuperating from his injuries, and stuffed him with two raw eggs on the spot and swallowed them, showing the emperor's grace. (Note: Japan uses raw eggs as a tonic, but it is generally shelled, His Majesty Zhu Fugui directly stuffed the shelled eggs, and supplemented Sen Aiqing with calcium, which is also rumored to be a good story.) )

After winning the hearts of the people, Zhu Fugui sent Ito Hirobumi, who was on standby, and ordered him to follow the "Fuqiang" to Changzhou three days later.

Ito happily accepted the order, after all, Daming's [White Slave for Peacemaker] plan was really too Sbarassy!

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