After leaving the captain's cabin, Long Hao and Schmidt walked side by side down the large cargo hold. This dark place that was once used to load coolies has been renovated, and many rooms have been partitioned inside for Schmidt and little Liebig.

Research by others.

Walking into Schmidt's large room, there were several kerosene lamps hanging from the roof (that is, the iron pipes under the deck), and a long long table was placed directly below, with the ore comparator and the instrument on it.

There are also irregularly shaped ore samples placed on the testing tray.

In addition to the slightly bulky ore comparator, there are countless papers, a dozen pens, rulers, compasses and other stationery scattered on the large table, arranged in an irregular manner.

Long Hao walked to the table and saw that the corner of the room was filled with piles of papers and various stones. He couldn't help but smile and said: "Dear Schmidt, it seems that you are very dedicated! Tsk, tsk, results.

Outstanding!"

As he spoke, he picked up a piece of paper with rows of table data on it.

Schmidt snorted and said angrily: "Master Long, do you have the nerve to say that? You haven't even come down to take a look since the ore was collected. All the work has been placed on my shoulders! You see, I

Have you lost a lot of weight? Have you lost a lot of weight? Oh, I think you have to make it up to me!"

"Didn't I assign you an apprentice?...Okay, compensation? How do you want to compensate?" Long Hao smiled half-heartedly.

"Twenty percent! Gold mine, I want 20%!" Schmidt pointed out two fingers.

"No, no, no, we have already discussed it, 10%, only 10%, no more!" Long Hao's words cannot be doubted.

"Okay! But, dear Long, are you really confident that you will find a big gold mine?" Schmidt's proposal for a salary increase was actually to vent his dissatisfaction of "working day and night" for more than a month.

, he took out the small and pitiful piece of gold nugget and said: "With just such a small amount of gold, it is really difficult to find out the exact location of the gold mine!"

He was very dissatisfied that Long Hao only gave him such a small amount of nugget gold. The fussy Jews believed that he had 10% of the nugget gold!

"Don't worry, the mountain man has his own clever plan!" Long Hao patted Schmidt on the shoulder and comforted: "Come on, let me see your results in the past month! Reporting to the boss, isn't it your doctor's specialty?

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Don't tell me, Schmidt's sleepless month was really not in vain. The ore specimens were all labeled with detailed analysis records, and Schmidt compiled all the records into a volume.

They were marked on the map one by one, and the stacks of paper were the fruits of his and ten apprentices' hard work.

Schmidt pointed to a general mineral map compiled by himself and said: "Master Long, the terrain and geology of Alaska are absolutely different from any place I have ever been to. These ores may appear to be abundant on the surface, but they only represent

It is a very small part of Alaska. Based on my professional knowledge, I cannot say whether there are world-class mineral veins in Alaska, but it is definitely not what the outside world claims: Alaska is a barren land!"

Long Hao nodded. It could be seen that this German doctor of geology still had real materials. He only relied on an ore analyzer bought by Cherov and some basic analytical tools purchased in Bessel.

, we can conclude the reason why Alaska was only taken seriously a few years later! It is indeed rare!

You know, in real history, Alaska was only taken seriously by the U.S. government after 1896 and invested heavily in development. Now, it would be great to have a few ports like Bethel! Inland on the Yukon River, almost

They are all aborigines, and it is so desolate that even the most adventurous businessmen are unwilling to set foot there: there are no mines, no railways, no trains, no gold diggers. Who do we businessmen sell to? Aborigines?

Because of this, Long Hao has to consider the fleet's ability to return. Although the coal reserves in the Xunmeng are still sufficient, if it continues to move forward, it will always feel a bit unsafe! If there is no fuel, this big guy will

How to get out?

Still 200 meters away from the large tributary, the three ships docked on the river bank and lowered their anchors. The miners got off the ships and were led by members of the Dragon Scale Guard holding Mauser 1888 to the nearby woods to cut wood.

, prepare to build a camp.

Many of the purchased construction machinery were also hauled out of the Xunmeng's cabin, transported to the river bank, unpacked in oil paper, and then assembled and debugged by professional people.

The Chinese miners were very surprised when they saw these machines. They had never seen them before when the ship was parked. Now they have been disassembled and given axes to us, asking us to cut wood. Could it be that... we have to live here for a while?

Time? There seems to be no gold mine here!

These Chinese workers guessed that Long Hao indeed meant to stay here permanently!

This place is only 20 to 30 kilometers away from the Arctic Circle and is located in the north-central part of Alaska. There is a vacuum of power nearby. This place can be used as the first base for Long Hao's development!

This group of miners is not just for digging for gold. They build camps, build villages, grow food, and turn the American land under their feet into their own territory. This is what Long Hao needs!

In fact, there have always been indigenous people in Alaska. As long as Long Hao has a firm foothold here, as long as he is not stupid enough to promote the founding of the country and separate Alaska, the US government will not be able to drive them away! The endless veins of minerals under his feet will all be the Dragon Scale Party.

Capital for prosperity!

Originally, the Western world believed that private property was sacred and inviolable. As long as Long Hao paid taxes, the United States would naturally not do anything!

The miners are building their homes in full swing, and Long Hao and others are also preparing to set off to explore the tributaries.

On the small Sinopi, in addition to Long Hao, Yuan'er, Schmidt, Zhou Bodang, Cui Yuanlang and more than a dozen members of the Dragon Scale Army escort team, Melissa also came with her.

In his original words, he said: "Ocean, if you don't take me with you for such a fun thing, after you leave, I will go to the woods alone to look for Kodiak bears!"

Long Hao thought for a while and agreed.

The boiler beeped, and the Sinopi sailed toward the north branch with blue water splashes.

The exploration of the tributaries was also boring. After driving all day, no trace of gold sand was seen on the river bed. At night, everyone crowded on the boat to rest.

Cui Yuanlang is now Long Hao's personal bodyguard, but his favorite thing to do recently is not to copy books, but to discuss with Long Hao. No, everyone is resting on the boat, and he and Long Hao ran to the shore, in the hazy night

The beating made me sweat profusely.

At the end of the competition, Cui Yuanlang shook off the sweat on his forehead, looked at Long Hao who was also out of breath, and thought to himself: I don’t know how the young master practiced. From a child who had no power to tie a chicken, to now he can

The fight was as good as mine, and there were even some moves that were so fierce that even a killer like me would be so shocked that my back would get wet! Could it be that the Buddha gave these to the young master?

Since he taught the 13 sets of gymnastics, Long Hao has consciously and slowly handed over the fighting skills from his previous life to the Dragon Scales members. These skills are all refined over time and have been tempered by countless capable people. They are not for looking good, but just for killing people.

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He intends to establish an elite team, like a future special forces, to perform special tasks such as assault, kidnapping, sabotage, rear rescue, etc.

Cui Yuanlang is the captain of the special forces that Long Hao is optimistic about!

Just after six days of sailing along the tributary of Sinopehao, on May 19, exactly two months after setting off from Bessel Port, Long Hao and others finally discovered a little bit of gold sand on a large river bank!

The golden sand is like stars, dotted on the vast river bed. Schmidt screamed strangely, jumped down first, slid to his knees on the river beach, held the strands of sand in his hands, looked at the bright gold inside, and giggled:

"Haha, there is gold, haha, there really is gold here!"

This is the first river beach containing gold sand they have discovered in two months. If Long Hao hadn't persisted, Schmidt would have given up moving along the Yukon River half a month ago and went to search for it in the deep mountains and old forests.

It’s a golden nest!

Hard work pays off!

Long Hao walked up to him and kicked Schmidt: "Look at your virtue, isn't it just gold dust? Is it necessary to do this? Haha, you are really worthless!"

To be honest, Long Hao has been under pressure recently. Although he comes from the future and knows that there is no shortage of big gold mines in Alaska, and Cherov has "beads and jade ahead", he will never lose confidence in finding gold mines.

However, emotions are contagious. Even though he was confident, he couldn't bear it as the days passed by and the gold mine disappeared. Everyone's patience was almost worn out!
Chapter completed!