After a week of exploration, Father Barker gave the final answer: "Congratulations, Lord Baron. You are about to get rich.

This is a river alluvial ore. The gold content of river sand on the surface reaches 8 grams, and the gold content of the ore sampling and testing in the lower layer reaches 16 grams.

This gold mine has spread two kilometers along the river. It is initially estimated that the gold mine reserves may reach 50 tons. As long as the report is completed by the colonial government, it will belong to you."

After hearing this news, everyone was excited. Such rich mines are rare in Austria.

The ecstatic Baron Ficney forced himself to suppress his emotions and immediately expressed his opinion: "Not only I want money, but all of us are going to get rich."

Please rest assured that the original agreement is still valid. This gold mine belongs to all of us, including the young men who died in search of the gold mine. There is also a share.

I can use the glory of the Strey family to assure you that as long as you complete the registration in the colony, half of the gold mine income will belong to you.

Now let’s guard this gold mine of our own together!”

The discovery of gold mines also means that the most dangerous time has come. In overseas colonization, there is not too much fighting caused by the interests and uneven distribution of spoils.

Don't be internally fighting. Even the leak of news is very dangerous before reporting the property rights to the colonial government.

In the face of huge interests, there should not be too many incidents of black eating and black eating. In the openness of the African continent, the most dangerous thing is not the jungle or the indigenous cannibal tribes, but the millions of colleagues.

Baron Ficney is not worth a lot of money. After equiping everyone with weapons and equipment, he spent almost the same amount. Naturally, it is impossible to have money to pay everyone a salary.

Since he has no money, he can only draw a big pie. Sharing the interests of the gold mine together is the core of his gathering of this team.

Obviously, the credibility of the Strey family is still very important in the minds of these people. If it weren't for the long-term concept of hierarchy, the atmosphere on the field would be even more lively.

"Generous Baron, please rest assured that we will definitely guard the gold mine to the death!"

"Dear Baron, don't worry, as long as we are not dead, the gold mine will not be lost!"

...

Everyone promised.

After receiving the assurance of everyone, Baron Ficney showed a happy smile. After comforting his subordinates, he could go to the colony to register and report with confidence.

Even if the property rights are determined, it does not mean that the gold mine is safe. This is the African continent, and what is most lacking is the desperate. Guarding the safety of the gold mine is also the top priority.

Even if some weak colonial teams discovered gold mines, they did not have the ability to mine them, and could only sell them to the colonial government for one-time rewards.

Obviously, Baron Ficney is not such a short-sighted person. The gold mine sold to the colonial government will be as high as 500,000 and 600,000. If it is mined by itself, the final profit may be as high as millions of sigils.

...

After Baron Ficney determined the property rights of the gold mine, the news of the discovery of the gold mine in Guinea was transmitted back to China in the shortest time.

Schonbrunn Palace

Franz, who is working hard to create humans, was also attracted by this news. Gold mines mean wealth, and it is conceivable that Guinea will set off a gold rush in the future.

Franz still has some impression of the Gold Coast of the Gulf of Guinea. There is no way to know where the specific gold mine is.

Many place names in later generations did not exist in this era, and even if you remember them, it would be useless.

Just like the gold mine discovered in Guinea now, it is a big greeting in Guinea, which is not in later generations.

The African continent in this area is still a borderless land. The colonial government does not have the so-called concept of sovereignty. Anyway, if I take it, it will be mine.

In later African countries, the neat boundary lines were actually determined at the Berlin Conference. Before that, there was no clear boundary lines in various regions, and whoever occupied them would belong to them.

The cruel reality made Franz give up his dream of digging gold and making money, but using gold news to attract immigrants is a good way.

Among the gold diggers, there are always very few people who can make a fortune. Most of them end up using all their money and the gold has not been found. In the end, they have to leave the colony to find a job to make a living.

There are not many other things on the African continent, but there is a lot of land. With sufficient labor, the benefits brought by developing local land are far beyond the reach of one or two gold mines.

The maid's voice sounded: "Your Majesty, all the ministers in the cabinet are here."

"Well, I'll go there right away." Franz replied

The charm of gold mines is huge, especially a large wealthy mine that has attracted many people's attention, and even the Vienna government cabinet is no exception.

If gold is exchanged for money, the temptation will probably be greatly reduced. A ton of gold is only worth 273,200 SHIELD, and fifty tons of gold is only more than 13 million SHIELD.

In fact, it also costs money to mine gold, and the final net profit may be only three to four million ASUS. It takes time to mine gold, and it takes only one hundred to two hundred to tens and two hundred to thousands of ASUSUS each year.

For Franz, this can only be considered a small amount of money, and for the Vienna government, it only has a day's fiscal revenue.

Obviously, the account is not calculated in this way. The biggest use of the government to use gold is to issue currencies as reserves, and the potential profits contained in it are much greater.

...

The Chancellor of the Finance Minister Carl was full of enthusiasm: "Your Majesty, a large gold mine was discovered on the African continent. After analysis by geological experts, there may be other gold mines around it. The colonial government has blocked the news.

If we organize manpower and conduct comprehensive exploration now, we will definitely gain a lot of money, and the African colonies can turn losses into profits soon."

Franz was puzzled. He had never heard of large mineral veins gathering in Guinea. It was not surprising to find a large gold mine, but it was impossible to find a large gold mine without causing a sensation.

However, Franz did not rush to deny the law of the Chancellor of the Crown. In this era, the colonies were all freely developing and expanding. If a colonial team ran out of Guinea and discovered gold mines, he would not feel strange at all.

Guinea is not big, so don’t expect the colonial team to act according to the national boundaries of later generations. Only they themselves know where the scope of activities of these people has reached.

Colonial Minister Josep Yelachici proposed: "Your Majesty, the Gulf of Guinea has always had laws on the Gulf of Gold. Now that Guinea has discovered gold again, it means that the gold in this area has not been mined.

Now we take advantage of the news that we have not leaked out, and we will first send troops to occupy all this area, and then slowly look for gold mines!"

Franz shook his head, opened the map and drew several lines and asked: "It is okay to expand in the Gulf of Guinea, but the British, Portuguese, Dutch, and French all have strongholds in the coastal areas.

We cannot have conflicts with so many countries at the same time. So the best way is to avoid these strongholds and expand from the inland. Can this be done?"

The name of the Golden Bay is so famous. Although there have been few new gold mines found in recent decades, it has now become a gathering place for the African slave trade, and slave merchants from all over the country have gathered here.

Don’t think that they are not strong in their own strength. Once they join forces, they will not be so easy to deal with. And they will still touch the whole body. If the countries behind them are involved, Austria wants to take over the Gold Coast alone, it is simply a dream!

Josip Yelachic replied confidently: "Your Majesty, most of these countries' colonial strongholds in their local areas are private actions, not organized by the government.

We also sent civil armed groups to compete with them. If we don’t drive them out, it is still feasible to establish some strongholds in the coastal areas.

As long as we have enough immigrants in the local area, we will take the initiative in colonization. Before large-scale gold mines are discovered, the intervention of governments in various countries will be very limited.

As long as we have established enough advantages before this, we can resolve it through negotiations later. It is nothing more than sharing the interests of everyone and dividing the territory locally with the fundamental strength."

Civilian armed forces are the main force of governments in overseas colonial activities. Even if these organizations fight, there is room for maneuver, and governments of various countries will not be dragged directly into the water.

After hesitating for a while, Franz drew a few circles on the map of Africa and said, "Please use these areas as the goal, these places are areas where there may be a lot of gold.

However, our goal is not gold. The most precious wealth on the African continent is fertile land that has not yet been developed, followed by some natural minerals, and finally gold.

Even if gold is richer, what can it be? The annual mining volume is limited, so it is not worth investing a lot of resources to confront various countries.

So once things cannot be done, give up what should be given up. Gold may exist in coastal areas, but inland areas are more.

We do not have the ability to develop inland areas in depth, but we have authorized civil organizations to allow them to act freely and develop.

If countries concentrate on fighting for Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, then we will go to Kenigeria, which is a tough guy, and just take the opportunity to clarify the interests of West Africa."

After hearing Franz's explanation, everyone was shocked. That is, if a land-powered country like Austria is replaced by a sea-powered country, such remarks would be deviant.

We cannot be short-sighted. It is really a gold mine. It only takes one or two years to make a profit in the colony; if we open a plantation and plant cash crops, it is difficult to see results without five or six years.

This is based on the situation of sufficient immigration. Unfortunately, major colonial empires are short of people now, and the local population is not enough. Where can we have the ability to develop colonies?

There is no such country as the Netherlands and Portugal, which has a population of less than 5 million. Even Britain and France have a population of more than 30 million. The growth rate is about the same as that of a snail, and there are a large number of colonies that cannot be developed at all.

On the contrary, the situation in Austria is better. The number of colonies is not large, the domestic population is quite large, and the population growth rate is much higher than that in Western Europe, so there is enough human resources for in-depth development.

Chancellor of the Finance Minister Carl reminded: "Your Majesty, if the government gives up its monopoly on gold mines, our colonies will probably still be in a loss state for a long time."

"This kind of loss is within our tolerance, and it abandons the interests of monopolizing gold mines, but it can obtain a large influx of immigrants.

We can control it artificially, and the gold rush can last at least five or six years. As long as one-third of these gold rushers can stay, our foundation on the African continent will be stable." Franz replied calmly.

People who are trying gold may not be able to make money, but people who provide logistics supplies to gold diggers will definitely make money.

What the government needs is a long-term sustainable colony, not a colony that flourishes because of gold mining and is depressed because of gold mining.

Is the colony really losing money? This account depends on how to settle it.

If taxes, administration and military expenses are simply calculated, then losses may occur on the books, but the gold rush will also form a local market, which can expand the sales of domestic industrial and commercial goods in Austria.

For example: tents, kettles, shovels, hardware, ships...

If so many related industries have obtained orders, they will inevitably generate a large amount of taxes and will be fed back to fiscal revenue.

If the losses cannot be filled, then the government can make a profit by purchasing gold locally and using it as reserves to issue currencies. The monetary tax collected is equivalent to the amount, right?

There are not only one or two colonies that are losing money in various countries, but everyone still has not given up, just knowing the hidden benefits behind this scene.

...

The Vienna government liberalized the blockade, and the news of the discovery of large gold mines in Guinea quickly spread in the new Holy Roman Empire and then spread throughout the German region.

This is just the beginning. After Baron Ficney discovered the gold mine, some people discovered gold mines one after another, but these gold mines were not that big.

But it doesn't matter, as long as there is a gold mine, it's fine. Even some gold mines with too low gold content and no mining value have been taken out by the unscrupulous colonial department for publicity.

Anyway, they are all gold mines. The official only announced the reserves and gave an vague number of ore gold content.

For example: 0.8 to 45 grams, the gold content of 0.8 grams per ton may not be the lowest number, but the gold content of 45 grams per ton must be the highest, even far exceeding the highest gold content.

These data are enough to fool ordinary people. The gold content of each ore is different. It is normal to have such a big gap. No matter how garbage the gold ore is, it will occasionally produce a high-quality ore!

The media also cooperated with the publicity. XXX became rich overnight in the gold rush. For example, Baron Ficney became a household name, so everyone knows that he became a millionaire overnight.

As for the fact that wealth is still buried underground and gold mining costs, it has been decisively ignored by the media.
Chapter completed!