Without further ado, Qiao Jin was secretly shocked when he saw the prosperous scenery of the village under Long Hao's rule: It seems that Princess Melissa is determined to gamble in Alaska! Unfortunately, the weather conditions here are too bad.

Compared with the original western United States, mining was only available for less than half a year, and the benefits were far from proportional to the risks!

Ultimately, Joakim is still not optimistic that Alaska can produce large-scale minerals.

Qiao Jin suppressed his surprise and asked anxiously: "Where is the gold mine? How far do we have to go?"

Due to the rugged road and the cold weather, the banker's leather boots were almost frozen, and his toes were painfully blue.

"We're almost there, Mr. Fuld, please be patient a little longer!" Long Hao was amused in his heart: I just want you to think that mining here is unfavorable, so I let you walk!

There were actually horses in Dream Village, but Long Hao deliberately prevented the guards from taking the horses out in order to make Qiao Jin continue to despise Alaska's mining environment.

After circling for a long time, the entrance to the Longyi Gold Mine was finally placed in front of Qiao Jin. The banker quickly walked in. In the dark mine, there was the sound of water drops falling from time to time, which was distant and bone-piercing.

The current mine has basically ceased production. Qiao Jin walked to the end of a mine vein, touched the golden and visible stones on the wall, and shouted with a face full of ecstasy: "Incredible! This is a miracle given by the Lord. It is actually true.

It’s a big gold mine. Its purity is not much different from the famous gold mines in Colorado and California! Oh, Long Hao, I’m jealous of you and your princess. This is a miracle created by the Lord, but it’s cheaper than you pagans.

!”

Long Hao stood nearby and curled his lips: "Perhaps your prayers are not sincere... Banker, on Sunday, there will be so many things to repent and how much time will be spent! Bankrupt families are cursing you every day!

"

Qiao Jin's face twitched, feeling that the words of this oriental 'male favorite' hurt him, so he turned away his face, waved his hand and shouted: "Why are you still standing there, start estimating the reserves!"

Hearing this, the estimation team next to them just woke up from a dream. They woke up from the golden miracle in front of them. They hurriedly took out the surveying and mapping tools, set up the tripod, knocked down the ore samples, and acted nervously and professionally.

Long Hao said leisurely from the side: "Look carefully, every inch of land here is precious, don't let anyone take it away..."

This sentence was said in Chinese. The soldiers of the guard division next to them immediately opened their eyes like copper bells and stared at these estimators with the eyes of catching thieves.

Qiao Jin's estimation team was busy, and Schmidt was not idle either. He walked left and right in the mine and looked right. He was an expert at measuring ores, but now he was hiding his hands in the warmth.

In the cuffs of the mink fur sleeves, he said something sarcastic while looking at him: "If you want to doubt a doctor of geology, huh, you're going to be freezing now, you're going to suffer! You deserve it!"

It has to be said that the best is the best. Schmidt, a strict German citizen, has learned to tease and ridicule after staying with Long Hao for a long time.

Under the dual interference of the cold and Schmidt's "venomous tongue", the estimators spent a full four hours and finally estimated the reserves of Longyi Gold Mine!

They wiped their bruised foreheads, stood up with their sore legs, and were about to report their work results to their boss (Qiao Jin), but unexpectedly, when they looked around, there was no one left!

Hey, where are the people?

After finally groping the wall and walking out of the mine, the estimators almost turned their noses off with anger. Outside the mine, a bonfire slowly rose, with some wild animals skewered on top. In short, the skin was charred and the flesh was brown.

, the fragrant oil dripped into the fire, and the sound of 'pah-pah-pah-pah' hit their stomachs: Oh, they were so immersed in work that they all missed lunch!

"Hands up, routine search!"

Before the sad thing was over, a team of guards came up, with a serious face, and slapped the estimators without any explanation.

A team leader saluted: "Report to the young master, the search is complete, nothing unusual!"

Long Hao sat by the bonfire, laughing and shouting with a mouth full of oil: "It's okay, they are all civilized Westerners! How can they hide gold? Come on, come on, you have worked hard, come here

Eat something!”

The estimator, who just seemed to have had his anus exploded, walked to the campfire with a mournful face, licking his lips, and was hesitating whether to tear the meat off the barbecue pole directly, Schmidt walked by with a smile and handed over a few pieces.

A piece of dry food: "You guys are tired. This is a specialty food of Dream Village. It's called 'bran cake' in Chinese. It's very chewy! Come on, have a taste!"

Looking at the bran cakes on the palms of their hands, which are not much bigger than bird droppings, these tall foreigners are about to burst into tears: You are not such a bully. There is barbecue, but you don't give it to us, and you still let us eat this.

Hard cookies like never before!

Long Hao clapped his hands, wiped the oil clean, and said to Qiao Jin beside him: "Dear Mr. Fuld, this barbecue is not bad, hehe, Alaskan bear thighs are not easy to eat outside!"

Qiao Jin nodded and said: "It is indeed delicious, but dear Long Hao, business is business and cannot be confused with delicious food. Alaska is really too deserted! I even doubt whether there are any Indians here..."

What Qiao Jin said is the truth. Alaska in 1890 was probably no better than Antarctica. The climate was harsh, the transportation was poor, and the most adventurous businessmen were unwilling to come in to sell things and buy the mining rights here?

Qiao Jin really didn't dare to take this risk.

Of course, if he were 15 years younger, he might take a gamble with Long Hao, but he is now 42 years old. After running a bank for so many years, Qiao Jin knows deeply: avoiding risks and making the safest money is the way to go.

A banker’s first priority!

Long Hao pretended to feel sorry and spread his hands: "That's such a pity, Qiao Jin, you just missed the opportunity to become the richest Jew!"

Schmidt pricked up his ears: bullshit, the richest Jew in the future will be me, Dr. Schmidt! Fuld, God bless you, don’t change your mind!

Qiao Jin smiled and threw away a meat bone: "Money is given by the Lord, I think I should be more conservative! Okay, experts, please tell me, how much is the reserve of this gold mine?"

The estimators, who endured hunger and cold and finished chewing the bran cake, looked at each other, and a representative stepped forward and replied: "Mr. Fuld, the reserves of this gold mine are approximately between 330 and 450 tons!"

"Ah..." Qiao Jin opened his mouth wide, and a piece of bear meat that he had taken several bites fell to the ground.

The reserves of Longyi Gold Mine were confirmed, 330~450 tons. This number was still higher than the number reported by Schmidt. This made Qiao Jin feel itchy. He said to Long Hao: "Please tell Princess Melissa

, on behalf of Ford Bank, I am willing to invest US$8 million to purchase 10% of the shares of Longyi Gold Mine!"

Longyi Gold Mine, even if it is discounted based on reserves, has 390 tons, which is equivalent to 53 million pounds, and converted into US dollars, then it is 270 million!

Even excluding factors such as the mining cycle and currency depreciation, the discount for 10% of Longyi Gold Mine’s shares is far more than US$8 million.

Long Hao narrowed his eyes: "Oh, dear Mr. Fuld, can I take the price you offered as contempt for my arithmetic ability?"

Qiao Jin quickly replied: "No, no, no, this is not contempt, 8 million US dollars is enough for you to buy Alaska! Moreover, the magnanimous and kind Brother Long, you and Princess Melissa, if you agree to this deal, you will also receive

The friendship of our Fuld family!”
Chapter completed!