Alaska Gold Rush

Busy and leisurely, this is Chen Ruobai's state after the end of the gold rush season.

He has indeed accomplished some very important things, such as obtaining a pilot's license and a captain's certificate. All of these are things he has been looking forward to for a long time. In order to achieve these goals, he has indeed put in a lot of effort.

Fortunately, these efforts have now seen some rewards, and they are finally able to sail a ship on the sea, and are also qualified to fly an airplane in the blue sky.

Even these are elementary, but there is no need to care about those small details.With continuous familiarization and improvement, you will be able to drive a big ship in the future, and you will be qualified to fly a larger aircraft.

Although he is busy with these things that satisfy his hobbies, it doesn't mean that Chen Ruobai has given up on work.

The team has already started to get busy. The gold rush season starts at the end of March and the beginning of April, but the preparations need to start a long time ago, a month or more in advance, which is also very normal.

It is Chen Ruobai's goal to go to Fa Caixi earlier to make money, and this is also the unanimous idea of ​​the whole team.

Even with a basic salary, even if some bonuses seem to be cut, these miners also know that their income still needs to rely on gold to speak, and those can fully affirm their value.

Del Rio Francisco is the new mechanic who joined the team, making Chen Ruobai feel that he is more 'correct'.

This is simply considering the so-called racial balance. The arrival of this Mexican may not really benefit Chen Ruobai in policy or other matters.Mainly labor skills, this is indeed a good mechanic.

It is not even an exaggeration to say that he is better than Dick.But in terms of salary, on the surface, it seems that it is not much different from Dick, but the hidden benefits must be a little worse.

But Francisco has no objection, because Robert Mining Company gave him a stable salary.This Mexican-American who finally got a green card does not need to continue to work illegally. If he works steadily for a period of time, he may be able to live a stable life and make his family's life better.

Morgan's comrade-in-arms Neil Henderson also came for an interview, and Chen Ruobai was quite satisfied with this big guy with a more cheerful personality.Although it seems a bit reckless, he has a cheerful personality and likes to joke, which is much better than Morgan's silent guy.

The most important thing, of course, is that Henderson's ability is outstanding. He took Chen Ruobai to the forest park for a tour, and his rich wild survival skills were also eye-opening.Such an assistant can definitely make the prospecting work a lot easier.

The Gold Rush team looks upgraded again, at least in terms of personnel.

The personnel configuration is more complete, and the ability has also been improved, which means that everyone is full of confidence that they can work hard in the new gold rush season that is about to start, and they can look forward to more gains.

After all, I have invested so much, and I am trying my best to make up for some of the previous deficiencies. These are all hard work, so naturally I hope to see results in the next work.

After all, Chen Ruobai, the boss, doesn't like to waste money, and every investment needs to be rewarded.

As the advance team, Chen Ruobai returned to Anchorage with Da Zhuang.This is really not used to. Coming from the warm climate of Seattle to Alaska, which is still at the end of winter, is really a little uncomfortable.

It's better to go out as little as possible, and the house should be much warmer. Those who can work from home should stay in the house.

Although it is time to start preparing for the gold rush season now, there are indeed many things that need to be done.But for Chen Ruobai, it is not necessary for him to run around, and it is obvious that he can handle many work tasks while staying at home.

Da Zhuang is relatively depressed. Although he is not particularly afraid of the cold, he is comfortable in Seattle during this time. From time to time, Chen Ruobai takes him for a walk or boating, which is very pleasant.

Even if it is not as comfortable as when he was in Seattle, Da Zhuang doesn't seem to have too many complaints, just follow along honestly.

After returning to Alaska, Chen Ruobai immediately started to work, unfolding the survey maps that had been sorted out one by one.

Whether it is the surveying and mapping of rivers, or the surveying and mapping of mountains, etc., these are all sorted out by him after spending some time and money some time ago.

I carefully drew and marked on the map, and I was busy looking up some information from time to time.Chen Ruobai, who is thinking seriously, will not be complacent just because Fa Caixi now has a big mine. He knows that sooner or later, the big mine will be dug out.

Several gold mines must be found this year, so as to ensure the orderly progress of next year's work. Naturally, he must pay attention to these things.There is no surplus food in hand, and my heart is not at ease.

Without a gold mine as a backup, he would naturally panic, and he would feel at ease when he found the gold mine early.

In fact, Chen Ruobai was in a hurry to explore the mine, and he was also worried that his gold mining would turn into pearl mining, and the difficulty and cost might skyrocket. These things were also something he had no idea about.

The reason is naturally the situation on the other side of Fatai Creek. It has been found that there are two gold mines near the river, both of which are very rich in reserves.

The downstream already has a lot of gold because of the accumulation of time, so the 'upstream' must have a bigger gold mine.

The current situation is that there is a high probability that there is no gold in the upper reaches of the river, so we can only look for it towards the mountains.

Once the gold mine is actually found, it means that Chen Ruobai needs to dig the mine.At that time, there will be excavation of the mountain, drilling out of the mine, etc., all of which also mean an increase in cost and difficulty.

It can even be said that with the current capabilities of Chen Ruobai's team, they don't even have the ability to actually mine.

Even if he is panning for gold now, panning for gold and mining are completely different concepts, and he naturally knows this well.

This is also one of the reasons why Chen Ruobai is more nervous and attaches great importance to prospecting, because once a gold mine that is relatively difficult to mine is found, the initial construction may take a long time.

And time is extremely precious to Chen Ruobai and his team. They can accept having a large mine, or they can accept the continuous work of mining gold mines.But these people can't accept long-term 'infrastructure construction'.

Carefully studying the terrain of Facai Creek, and earnestly speculating on the approximate location where the gold mine may exist, these things are extremely important to Chen Ruobai.Now he has to start preparing for the preliminary work, and as soon as the weather gets warmer, he will go to the mountains to prospect for mines. These are all things he should do.

Dawson hurried over, and when he saw Chen Ruobai, he said, "Boy, the entire pier is now equipped with the equipment of these gold diggers, and many people are already busy for the start of the gold digging season."

Chen Ruobai said confidently, "I don't need to be nervous or worried. My equipment will arrive soon, and my team members will come to Alaska soon. We will continue to work hard this year, and we will gain more gold."

Dawson really has no reason to doubt Chen Ruobai's self-confidence. He believes that Chen Ruobai can do this.

The reason is actually very simple, he knows that there is a rich mine in Fa Caixi, and Chen Ruobai can earn a lot of money there this year.

This also made Dawson extremely regretful. He knew that area, and many gold diggers also knew that area.But they obviously didn't realize that there was gold there, especially if there was a lot of it, and they missed out on a lot of money.

Dawson was also very helpless. In fact, he had wanted to invest a long time ago, but it was a pity that Chen Ruobai rejected him time and time again.

There is no way to get a ride on the fortune, and all of this naturally makes Dawson even more depressed.It seems that he also knows that he should continue to do a good job in his role as a broker, and use his network resources to earn some service fees.

"I've noticed that if you want to go to Facai Creek, you need to go through a certain distance." Dawson said directly, "It's not easy to get to Facai Creek, let alone enter your mine. So I can do it for you. You provide the service, we can clear the road for you in advance, and you only need to pay fifteen thousand dollars."

This proposal moved Chen Ruobai a little bit, because he knew how difficult it would be to enter the mountain when the gold rush season started.

If you want to enter Facai Creek smoothly, you need to go through a small road.This path itself is not easy to walk, and entering the mine from the periphery of Facai Creek is actually more difficult, which is not a small challenge.

Although Chen Ruobai's team can do these things well, it just costs a lot of money and there are certain risks.

Chen Ruobai thought about it carefully, and then asked, "Are you sure you can help us open the way?"

"This is just to clear the way, to ensure the smooth passage of large machinery." Dawson said very seriously, "This is our job, but this is just the beginning of the gold rush season. The snow is too thick and it will be very difficult. .”

There is nothing wrong with saying that, it is indeed difficult now, and the heavy snow will cause a lot of inconvenience.

Chen Ruobai thinks it is acceptable to spend [-] US dollars to solve some troubles and reduce risks.

"A week later, I hope you will open the way in a week." Chen Ruobai weighed it for a long time before he said, "This way I can save some time, it seems like this is a good deal."

Hearing what Chen Ruobai said, Dawson smiled very happily, because this business deal was concluded, and he could indeed make a small profit.

Miners with rich mines like Chen Ruobai can make a lot of money, envy them all, but there is no other way.But it's not bad to do some hard work and earn some money yourself. (end of this chapter)