Chapter 230, Gold Rush (Part 1)
The "Peigude" was originally a whaling ship, which had been tracking humpback whales in the Bering Sea area for a long time. However, now the ship no longer goes out to sea. It was abandoned in a harbor slightly leeward. There was no one on the ship. Only some seagulls bravely landed on the ship, and then walked along the oak deck. The cables on the ship were abandoned randomly, and the deck was messy. The whaling javelin pointed at the sky, and because no one had wiped it, a layer of earth-red rust had grown...
A month ago, the boat was dragging its own trophy and a humpback whale returned to San Francisco Harbor. As soon as it entered the port, the people on the boat discovered something was wrong - the port was too deserted, and there was no boat parked in the entire port. However, there was a large group of people standing on the other side of the pier, but when they looked at their appearance with a telescope, it seemed that they were all waiting to go far, and none of them looked like a dock worker.
"What's wrong? Hell! I've been docking in this port for more than ten years, and I've never seen such a strange thing before." Captain Ahab looked at the port and sighed.
At this time, the people on the trestle obviously noticed the ship. Captain Ahab used his binoculars - a new product of McDonald Infantry Weapons, with a caliber of fifty millimeters and a magnification of seven times. Compared with the commonly used monoculars, this telescope has a much better performance than the usual monoculars. So today's whaling ship captains and lookouters basically replaced the old-fashioned telescope with it - looking up to the shore, he saw those people waving their hands enthusiastically at their ships, as if they had just defeated the French fleet in Trafalgar and won the triumphant victory.
The boat gradually approached the dock, and even without a telescope, you can see the situation of these people now. This is a large group of men, all carrying a green canvas backpack with the same shape, which is very special. There is also a long dark green canvas bag tied horizontally on the backpack. From this point of view, they should be together, but from the fact that they push each other and want to show a little further, these people are definitely not all the people.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Captain Ahab thought.
At this time, the sailor Harry had already walked to the side of the boat with the cable, trying to throw the cable to the dock workers on the shore. However, at this time, the dock workers didn't know where they were, so Harry was stunned for a moment.
"Twist the rope to me, I'll tie it for you, I've done this job." One man shouted, so Harry threw the rope to the guy. The guy tied the rope in two seconds, with a very skillful technique. It seems that he said he had done this job.
The ship leaned on the trestle, and before the sailors got off the boat, people who were waiting for the trestle came in. Fortunately, Captain Ahab had already seen something was wrong, so he asked the sailors to prepare in advance. Captain Ahab pulled out the revolver and shot into the sky, stopping the crowds who were rushing over.
"What do you want to do!" Captain Ahab shouted at the guys,
"Captain, will your ship go to Alaska?" someone shouted.
"Captain, let's pay, you can send us to Alaska!" More people shouted, and some even took out dollars and waved at Captain Ahab.
"Don't yell! Tell me clearly, what's going on!" Captain Ahab roared.
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After talking for a long time, Captain Ahab and the others on the ship understood what was going on.
About two months ago, the emerging American wireless broadcaster released an amazing news that the MacDonald consortium discovered a large number of gold mines in Alaska. According to the news, the MacDonald consortium bought one of them and secretly recruited workers to develop it. Near the gold mine, there are many slightly smaller gold mines that have not been fully discovered.
Another month later, workers came back from there one after another. Almost every one of them confirmed that there was indeed gold in that place. Some people were rushing gold nearby after the contract ended, and some actually found gold. There were even rumors that some people found a piece of gold weighing fifteen pounds. Of course, no one had seen the piece of gold weighing fifteen pounds, but people were like this, some people believed it. And as time went by, the weight of the gold increased day by day, and by now, it has become fifty pounds in legend.
So almost the whole of the United States was sensation, and everyone was thinking about how to go to Alaska to find gold. However, Alaska is so far away and desolate, where should we prepare? How to find gold? This is indeed a question that everyone must consider.
Fortunately, American wireless broadcasters are really good people. They specially found relevant experts and conducted various interviews to teach everyone all kinds of knowledge that must be mastered. For example, in the "Wild Survival" program, Mr. Bell, who had worked as a soldier in Blackwater and spent several years in Alaska, appeared and gave everyone various wilderness survival skills. For example, everyone's preparations are now: rainproof jackets, shoulder-resistant backpacks, backpacks with waist support, MacDonald 1864 rifles or MacDonald 1862 shotguns, tents in the backpack, air-duck sleeping bags, multi-functional engineer shovels and kerosene hanging on the outside of the backpack
The blowtorch and the multi-functional dagger inserted into the pocket of the calf. These are what Mr. Bell recommended to everyone when he introduced how to survive in the wilderness of Alaska. Although almost all he recommended were from McDonald Infantry Weapons Company, if he thought about his experience, we can understand it, because after all, this is the most commonly used thing he used in Alaska. And those who came back from Alaska, whether they dug gold or not, admitted that the things Mr. Bell recommended to them were really conscientious. Without these, I would be afraid that he would die in Alaska. Under the leadership of these people, many of McDonald's military products have become popular among the people.
In addition to hiring Mr. Bell to talk about how to survive, American Wireless Radio also hired many geologists to teach everyone how to prospect, see the mineral veins, and how to choose the location. Later, those gold diggers who made a successful fortune also admitted that the "Sesame Open" program gave them great help.
But the only drawback is that they speak too quickly. Each content is only spoken by morning and evening. Many things are not remembered clearly. Sometimes, friends have not yet had conflicts due to different memories of a problem. Although there are also many related content in various newspapers, their things are full of loopholes. Sometimes in radio programs, Mr. Bell even directly points out what the statement in some newspapers is nonsense. If they really do what they do, well, you will definitely fall into a very terrible situation. In Mr. Bell's words, "Alaskan Grizzlies can pull your head off with just a light claw, and then it will slowly taste you. Your body is rich in fat and protein, which can provide it with more energy for the winter. Besides, you are not unpalatable. After removing the head, it tastes like chicken, and the bones are also crispy and delicious."
However, later, the American Wireless Broadcasting Corporation began to cooperate with the New York Daily Times. The Times would sort out relevant content every day so that if you understand it, you can see it in the Times the next day. Well, many people would bring themselves to organize and bind them together when they went to Alaska.
More and more people took boats to Alaska, and then used high prices to borrow McDonald's short-wave radio station to send back good news about the discovery of gold. A month ago, some of the earliest gold diggers went back to San Francisco with gold. So more people abandoned their jobs, spent all their savings, prepared, and planned to go to Alaska. However, at this time, they unexpectedly discovered that they could not find the boat. All the ships sent gold diggers to Alaska were almost gone forever. Because when the ships docked in Alaska, not only the gold diggers ran to find gold, but even the sailors were no exception. So these ships could not be driven back!
This was so anxious that the people who were waiting for the boat to make a fortune. They were waiting for the boat day and night at the port. Now they finally waited for a boat. Although it was not a passenger ship, what was there? As long as they could get to Alaska.
"Everyone, we are willing to help you, but we must first deal with our prey and then prepare our long-distance voyage equipment before we can go to sea. So it is useless to be so anxious now. The ship must be prepared before we can leave." Captain Ahab said.
"So when will you set out?" someone asked.
"Sell the goods and then modify them properly." Captain Ahab said, "It will take at least one week. But if you can trust me, I need to earn a part of the deposit in advance so that I can get the money as soon as possible to prepare, remove some unnecessary things from the ship, add more places, and accommodate more people. What do you think?"
"Okay, no problem Captain!" people answered one after another.
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After returning to San Francisco, Captain Ahab took the crew of the "Pei Gud" and quickly dealt with the humpback whale they hunted, and then began to prepare for the "Sesame Open" book they bought from others - there is gold to dig, who is not moved? In addition, sailors must seize the time to relax. Generally speaking, after the boat docks, sailors will have a month to relax, but now, there is definitely no such time, so sailors must also seize the time to have fun.
There are quite a few changes in San Francisco this time, and even the places where you have fun have changed. Now there are a lot of Japanese brothels in San Francisco. Well, occasionally going to play with Japanese women is a completely different flavor. Men all like to have some fresh flavors. Of course, most of those Japanese women can't speak English, but can this be considered a problem? rg
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Chapter completed!