Mixed in the last days as a salted fish

Chapter 277 Auction (2)

"Zhang Dong, where did you go just now?"

Governor Li asked curiously.

"I met a few acquaintances and chatted together."

Zhang Hao responded casually.

Governor Li didn't continue to ask, but turned to the business: "I have good news for you. I just received a notification that our Avingal Valley Coal Mine has stabilized."

"Can this kind of thing be settled?"

Zhang Hao asked knowingly.

"It's not an official decision, it's just that everyone sits down and ventilates in advance to avoid hurting the peace."

Governor Li wrote lightly.

Zhang Hao suddenly smiled knowingly: "What about the Carmichael Coal Mine? Is there a chance to win it?"

"Don't get hopeful, there's no hope at all, unless the sun rises from the west." Mr. Wang couldn't help complaining, and then patted his head: "Forgot, there is no sun now."

"Oh? Was it really taken down by Dongneng Group?"

"That's right, they are the ones who like to overwhelm people with power."

Mr. Wang said angrily.

Governor Li waved his hand: "Well, you can't say that. After all, coal is the lifeblood of the federation, and the higher authorities must support a group of state-owned giants no matter what."

"Having said that, it's too unfair!"

Mr. Wang was full of dissatisfaction.

"Fair? What time is it now? Saving the nation is the top priority right now, and everything else must serve this goal, with no exceptions.

Besides, if it's unfair, those Western consortiums who came from afar are the victims. As far as I know, they can only get [-]% of the share at most this time. "

Governor Li said meaningfully.

"So few? Could it be that today's auction is a secret auction? Didn't you hear about it in the announcement?"

Zhang Hao couldn't help being surprised.

Governor Li shook his head: "It's not a secret shot, it's too obvious."

"Then how does it work?"

"It's actually very simple. There are restrictions on specific participating companies, such as company size, registration location, and deposit. There are many similar methods to ensure that no one can find any flaws."

Governor Li has a well-thought-out plan.

"Tsk tsk, amazing!"

Zhang Hao secretly gave a thumbs up.

On the contrary, Mr. Zheng on the side was full of worries: "This kind of federation will only cause the East and the West to become more divided and encourage division. After all, it is not appropriate."

"What Mr. Zheng said is very reasonable, but since the Federation insists on doing so, it must have fully considered the consequences..." Zhang Hao frowned.

"What are the consequences? Why don't Zhang Dong talk about it?"

Mr. Zheng immediately became interested.

Zhang Hao looked up at the rostrum, Minister Yin's speech was still going on, so he whispered a sentence: "The most serious consequence is nothing but civil war."

"Civil War? It's a strange yet familiar word."

Mr. Zheng fell into memory for an instant.

At his age, he had experienced the civil war. Although he was very young at the time, he was still unforgettable.

Mr. Wang followed closely and said worriedly: "Rumors are flying all over the sky outside now, and I don't know which sentence is true and which sentence is false? If there is a real war, I hope it will not affect our coal mines."

"Don't worry, no matter whether there is a war or not, the policy will not change. It is hard for a smart woman to cook without rice. The higher authorities have no money now, so they can only rely on private capital to develop Australia's resources. No one can change this."

Governor Li hurriedly spoke to comfort him.

Zhang Hao frowned. He was not worried about the ownership of the coal mine, but simply rejected the war, so after more than three months, he brought up the old matter again.

"Governor Li, tell us the truth, will there be a civil war at the top?"

"You ask me, who should I ask?"

Governor Li subconsciously said perfunctorily.

Mr. Zheng woke up from his memories, and immediately interjected: "Governor Li, fighting a war is not a trivial matter. There must be many clues. You are the top leader in Guangdong Province, so you must know more than us."

Governor Li didn't answer immediately, but thought it over, and said vaguely:
"Don't worry too much. According to my observation, the higher-ups should not have made up their minds to fight a civil war. What they are doing now are just some precautionary measures."

"Governor Li..."

Zhang Hao was about to make further inquiries when suddenly there was a burst of warm applause at the scene. It turned out that Minister Yin's speech had ended and the auction process began.

Several people immediately ended their conversation and focused all their attention on the auction.

The auctioneer is a middle-aged woman, wearing a soil-gray overalls. It is said that she is the chief auctioneer of Poly Auction, with outstanding professional ability and rich experience.

The female auctioneer first announced the auction rules, which were all routine content, not much different from ordinary auctions.

The only thing that attracts attention is the punishment for regretting the auction. Not only will the deposit be confiscated, but it will also be blacklisted by the official, which has a great impact.

Then, the female auctioneer picked up the wooden hammer and officially started the auction.

The first to be auctioned was the Carmichael Coal Mine.

The atmosphere on the scene reached a climax in an instant.

Everyone turned their attention to the big screen behind the auctioneer. On it were relevant information about the Carmichael Coal Mine, including not only text, but also pictures and videos.

The female auctioneer shouted loudly: "The Carmichael Coal Mine is located in the Black Valley area of ​​Queensland. It was built in the 60s of the Commonwealth. It is the largest coal mine in Australia, with a prospective reserve of 270 billion tons and an annual coal production capacity of more than 6000 million tons. The entire Federation can be ranked in the top ten.

In addition, it is a coal mine that adopts the open-pit mining method, and the mining difficulty is low. The only disadvantage is that there is no supporting transportation railway line, and a special railway needs to be built, and the initial investment is relatively large..."

"We will start bidding at 300 billion yuan, and each increase should not be less than one billion yuan."

As the auction started, many people began to compete for bids. The price rose all the way, and soon reached 500 billion, and there were only six auctioneers left.

At this time, the representative of Dongneng Group finally made a move, and immediately raised the price to 600 billion.

"Guest No. 1, the bid is 600 billion. Is there a higher price?"

The female auctioneer said excitedly.

There was a sudden silence in the audience, and everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding and no longer bid.

Zhang Hao turned his head and glanced at Mr. Wang, who put down the number plate in his hand, smiled wryly and shook his head.

Now that Dongneng Group has made a move, it means that the auction has come to an end, and raising a sign again is a waste of time.

Sure enough, the female auctioneer yelled three times according to the regulations, and finally knocked on the wooden hammer, announcing that Dongneng Group had won the auction with a price of 600 billion.

"Clap clap clap..."

In an instant, there was thunderous applause.

Zhang Hao clapped along, enviously said:

"The price is too cheap."

If calculated in terms of purchasing power, the 600 billion is only equivalent to the 200 billion before the eruption of the Yellowstone volcano. A mere 200 billion won the famous Carmichael coal mine, which is simply a free gift.

Governor Li smiled and shook his head: "You can't say that. Although the purchase price of Carmichael Coal Mine is low, its initial investment is high. The railway alone needs 800 billion, which is higher than the purchase price."

"It seems that this railway...is tailor-made for Dongneng Group. If there is no official support, even if someone wins the coal mine, there is no way to put it into operation."

Zhang Hao suddenly realized.

With the current natural environment and climatic conditions, the railway is undoubtedly the best mode of transportation, but as the precipitation decreases, the road is not impossible.

"Governor Li, no one is robbing the Avingal Valley Coal Mine with us, right?" Mr. Wang began to worry about gains and losses.

"At least state-owned enterprises won't. With our strength, are we still afraid of other private enterprises?" Governor Li replied.

Mr. Zheng quickly reminded: "Which big Western consortiums are there? Will they cause trouble on purpose?"

"No, they don't dare to offend us, and the higher authorities have already delineated the area for them. Their main goal is iron mines, not coal mines."

"That's good!"

Several people suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

In the next hour or so, the female auctioneer auctioned off a total of fifteen mining areas, none of which were top-notch, and all of them were well-known large mining areas, with transaction prices exceeding tens of billions.

The highest record is the Walker Mountain Coal Mine, which was sold at 9305 billion yuan, which almost broke [-] billion yuan, and was eventually taken over by a private company in Shanghai.

Immediately afterwards, it was finally the turn of the Avingal Valley Coal Mine, and Zhang Hao and the others became nervous instantly.

The female auctioneer introduced loudly: "Next is the No.16 mining area, located in the Avingal Valley coal mine in Tasmania, with reserves of about one billion tons.

The mining area has convenient transportation, relatively complete transportation and infrastructure, but the coal seam is affected by the basalt formed by Jurassic magmatic activities, the coal seam has high ash content, and the degree of coal metamorphism is relatively high..."

"The starting price is 480 billion, and each price increase must not be less than one billion."

As the Avingal Valley Coal Mine is located in a relatively remote location, away from several major mining areas, not many people participated in the auction, and the price rose slowly.

After more than ten minutes, the auction price finally broke through the 700 billion mark.

Mr. Wang immediately handed the number plate in his hand to Zhang Hao, the meaning was obvious, and asked the other party to raise the plate.

Zhang Hao did not shirk, held up the number plate, and added a full 50 billion in one breath: "750 billion."

Their psychological value is 800 billion, and the bottom line is 1000-40 billion. If it exceeds this figure, it is not worth it, and it will take at least three to [-] years to pay back.

"Guest number 18, 750 billion, is there a higher bid?"

"760 billion."

"780 billion."

"800 billion."

Without warning, the competition suddenly became fierce.

Zhang Hao's expression changed instantly: "Governor Li, what's going on?"

"Alas..." Governor Li patted his head in frustration, "It's a bad thing. It must be that our company's information has been leaked. Everyone is here for you."

"Me?" Zhang Hao asked in surprise.

"That's right, don't forget your title of 'God Fortune Teller'."

Governor Li reminded softly.

Zhang Hao frowned: "If I knew this was the case, I shouldn't have come today."

"It's useless, it doesn't matter if you come or not." Governor Li waved his hand, "Miscalculation, we should have raised our cards a few more times before, so that we can confuse the public."

"Governor Li, what shall we do next?"

Mr. Wang hurriedly asked.

Governor Li didn't answer, but looked at Zhang Hao: "Director Zhang, should we change our target?"

"It's better not to. The other goals are all famous flowers, and the competition is more intense."

Zhang Hao shook his head firmly.

Mr. Wang could see the signs: "Mr. Zhang, are you really so optimistic about the Avingal Valley Coal Mine?"

"Hey, it's not that I'm optimistic, but I have an intuition."

Zhang Hao said deliberately vaguely.

"Then our plan remains the same. Even if we exceed our budget, we will take down the Avingal Valley Coal Mine."

Mr. Wang said with a grim face.

"President Ma, will they..."

Mr. Wang waved his hand: "I can't control so much now. Besides, didn't they entrust the auction rights to us? Now we are the masters."

"That's fine. If they are not satisfied, they can choose to withdraw their shares. I will take as much as I have."

Zhang Hao gritted his teeth and agreed.

As soon as a few people were talking, the auction price had exceeded 900 billion, and the upward trend was very rapid, and it was rapidly approaching the [-] billion mark.

Seeing this, Governor Li quickly took out his mobile phone on the spot, looking for someone to inquire about the situation. There must have been an unknown change.

On Zhang Hao's side, seeing that the auction price had exceeded 1000 billion, he raised his placard again: "100 billion."

Directly added 100 billion.

He wants to use crazy price increases to cut through the mess quickly to force back other competitors.

Unfortunately, the effect is limited.

After a short period of silence, bids sounded again and again.

Zhang Hao's whole body is not well, and he muttered to himself: "Crazy, all fucking crazy."

After more than two minutes, Governor Li finally hung up the phone.

Mr. Zheng hurriedly asked: "Governor Li, what's going on? The Yaffengale Valley is not a famous big coal mine. How could it be uncharacteristic?"

"I've already made it clear. If you want to blame this matter, it's because our family is too big, and they are looking at unknown coal mines like the Yvingle Valley Coal Mine. The outsiders think that we are holding back a big move. I want to get involved."

"What about the prospecting rights? Will it be affected?"

Zhang Hao asked impatiently.

"There is no problem with the prospecting rights. After all, the competition with us this time is all private companies, and the government did not get involved." Governor Li nodded.

Seeing that the auction price reached 1000-50 billion, Zhang Hao immediately made up his mind: "Governor Li, Mr. Wang, and Mr. Zheng, I propose to give up the Avingal Valley Coal Mine. There is no point in continuing to fight like this."

"Isn't that..."

"Mr. Wang, listen to me." Zhang Hao interrupted directly, "Actually, what I'm really interested in is the prospecting rights in Tasmania. The Avingal Valley Coal Mine is not a must for us. It cannot be taken down."

"What do you mean?" Mr. Wang asked thoughtfully.

"Rather than clinging to the Avingal Valley Coal Mine, it is better to change the target. We just need to win the prospecting rights, and we will never be taken advantage of by this."

Zhang Hao replied.

Governor Li hesitated: "All the large coal mines have been auctioned off just now. I took a look and found that the remaining ones were small and medium coal mines after the internal ones were removed."

"Small coal mines are small coal mines. The big deal is to buy more. Small coal mines can also make money."

Zhang Hao said indifferently.

"Mr. Zhang, what is the probability of success for that prospecting right?" Mr. Wang took the opportunity to probe.

"How do I know that?" Zhang Hao shook his head, "My idea is this, let's lay a good foundation first, and if there is no chance here in Australia, we will go to the other side in a few years to do a big job. The coal resources on the other side are more abundant. .”

"The other side?" Mr. Wang expressed doubts.

Although the other side is rich in resources, it is also the most severely affected. It is said that the volcanic ash is several meters thick, and it is not a place for people to stay at all.

"That's right, sooner or later the Federation will develop the other side, it's just a matter of time."

Zhang Hao didn't explain too much.

Governor Li helped to persuade: "Dong Zhang is right, everyone may wish to be more patient. The reserves of the Avingal Valley Coal Mine are only one billion tons, and it is not worth investing so much money."

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