On October 22, 1703, after nearly two months of long journey, Liu Chuan and his party arrived at Batavia, where the Governor's Office of the Spice Islands Colony was located.
Batavia was not only the largest city in the Spice Islands, but also the largest city in the entire Southeast Asia.
After the Lotus people occupied the entire Spice Islands, they made a lot of money.
Even with the strength of the Kingdom of Helan, it was not qualified to occupy such a large and rich colony.
However, because the Sun Never Sets Empire, Gaul, and the Germanic Empire did not give in to each other, they all wanted to swallow the Spice Islands colony. This gave the Kingdom of Helan a chance to gain benefits from both sides. In addition, the Kingdom of Holland maintained good relations with the Empire of Never Setting Sun, the Gaul Kingdom, and the Germanic Empire. Therefore, they were able to occupy the Spice Islands.
In fact, the eyes of the big countries were already red with envy.
The governor's office of the Spice Islands colony was located on a hill in Batavia. It was not only large, but also luxurious. It could be seen that the Lotus people had made a lot of money from the Spice Islands.
While Liu Chuan was waiting there, Johannes, the current governor of the Spice Islands colony, was already waiting there.
Although Liu Chuan was just an ordinary prince of the Germanic Empire, he did not have any real power.
However, the German Empire was one of the most powerful countries in the world. Liu Chuan was the son of William II. Even Governor Johannes was a powerful figure in the Kingdom of Holland and the emperor of the colony of the Spice Islands. When dealing with Liu Chuan, he had to maintain sufficient respect.
Everyone knew that the Germanic Empire was growing stronger and stronger, and the higher-ups were eager to expand everywhere.
However, the world had already been divided up, and all the territories had already been taken.
As a result, it was very difficult for the German Empire to expand. It had to go through war.
The Kingdom of Helan was only a small country with a population of only five million. Their military strength was extremely weak, and they simply did not have the qualifications to confront the Germanic Empire. Therefore, they naturally did not want to provoke the Germanic Empire.
If the Germanic Empire got hold of something, they would send troops to the Kingdom of Holland and destroy them. Then they would suffer a huge loss!
"Your Highness, welcome to Batavia.”Governor Johannes smiled.
"Governor, you are too polite.”Liu Chuan said with a smile.
After some small talk, the conversation between the two parties finally got down to business.
"Governor, this is the mining permit issued by your government. I can conduct mineral exploration on any piece of land in the Spice Islands. Once the mine is found, the ownership will belong to me. Of course, I'll pay taxes according to the laws of the Lotus Kingdom and the Spice Islands.”Liu Chuan took out a document and handed it to Governor Johannes.
Governor Johannes took it and nodded.
"Your Highness, I have received the telegram from the country. The Spice Islands colony was vast and rich in resources. "However, this place is too big. We really don't have enough funds and strength to develop these resources. I support the prince's decision to invest in the Spice Islands colony. On behalf of the colonial authorities, I will definitely give His Highness the greatest convenience.”Governor Johannes said.
"Your Excellency, thank you so much.”Liu Chuan said with a smile.
He knew that Governor Johannes did not know how big the gold mine he was looking for was.
If they knew that it was a gold mine worth 20 to 30 billion marks, they would definitely be envious.
Governor Johannes held a banquet to entertain Liu Chuan and the others.
After resting in Batavia for three days, Liu Chuan ignored Governor Johannes's request to stay and left the Eight Bowls with his men for New guinea.
After a few days of sailing, Liu Chuan and the others arrived at Timuka, south of New guinea Island. There was a small port there that could be used by merchant ships. After that, they would have to change to a small boat and go upstream to Timica. From there, he headed to the vicinity of the Chaya Peak to explore the gold mine.
In this era, the development of New guinea was still very low. There were dense primitive forests everywhere.
There were all kinds of dangers in the forest.
Even though Liu Chuan and the others were prepared and had brought a large amount of medicine to repel snakes and poisonous insects, they were not afraid. However, he still felt that it was difficult to move forward.
"Your Highness, this damn place is really not suitable for people to live in! Even if we really found a gold mine, it would be very difficult to transport it out!”Charles Jonalette's expression was very ugly.
He suddenly didn't think too highly of Liu Chuan's plan.
" Yes." Liu Chuan nodded." We need a lot of labor to build a railway in the forest that leads to the river." Then, the ore would be transported to Timuka by ship and loaded onto a freighter. After that, we'll transport them back to the mainland!"
"Your Highness, this project is not small! The amount of funds required is even greater!"
"I know. However, I believe that as long as we can find a gold mine, everything will be fine!”Liu Chuan was still full of confidence.
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