Pick up treasure

"Is there any emerald in this mountain?"

A thought suddenly popped up in Wang Ding's mind. When he was on the top of the mountain, he didn't seem to observe the accessories of the rail car. Maybe he was really here.Thinking of this, Wang Ding condensed slightly, his eyes looked down.

"One meter... five meters... 15 meters... 20 meters... 50 meters"

Wang Ding looked at the hundred meters, and the inside of the rocks he saw were all pyroxene, but there were no lumps of emeralds. Occasionally, a few touches of green flashed in Wang Ding's eyes. Scattered jade.

Unwilling to give up, Wang Ding looked inward for another ten meters. This was already the maximum distance he could reach with his aura, but there was still no sign of emerald veins. Wang Ding was a little disappointed, and moved his eyes down a little. I'm ready to take back my aura. "No?"

Who knew that just when Wang Ding's eyes moved down, a mass of icy aura was suddenly sensed by the aura, and this aura was so pure that Wang Ding only felt it when he was in the ice-species emerald.

Wang Ding almost yelled out, but luckily he saw the opportunity quickly and managed it.

Wang Ding's eyes were still fixed on the opposite rock wall. Fortunately, the sky had already darkened, and the people beside him didn't notice that there was something wrong with his expression.

If it was daytime, Qian Le and Wu Gang would definitely be able to see that the muscles on Wang Ding's face were twitching slightly, and the hands grasping the handrail of the rail car were even more forceful, causing the veins on the back of the hands to be exposed. It can be seen that his current mood is tense.

At the same time that Wang Ding sensed the aura just now, he also saw the situation inside the rock wall. It is difficult for Wang Ding to describe the scene in words. Everything that catches the eye is completely green, just like a big mountain in spring. In the grassland, there is nothing but green to see.

The lumps of jadeite contained in the stone skin exuded moving fluorescence in Wang Ding's eyes. At the beginning, Wang Ding even wondered if it was the previous Huoshaoyun that made him have an illusion, but as the rail car moved, The emerald veins clearly appeared in his eyes.

This ore vein is about 26 meters deep into the rock from where Wang Ding's current rail car is located, and it is about 0 meters away from the top of the mountain.

The length of the emerald veins, so far, has extended down more than 60 meters from the place Wang Ding first saw. The width is unpredictable to him, but at least it is more than five meters, because at the edge of the distance that his aura can reach, There are still emeralds.

Since the rail car was always moving, Wang Ding couldn't stop to observe the quality of those emeralds in detail, but the cold breath he felt in his eyes showed that the grade of emeralds in this vein should not be too bad, and he intuitively The few pieces of jadeite I saw were all above the bean green species, which were mid-range jadeite raw materials.

"Gone?"

After the rail car drove down the mountain for about 100 meters, the mineral veins in Wang Ding's eyes suddenly disappeared.70 meters of emerald veins, my God...""

Wang Ding was so excited at the moment, the length was 70 meters, and the width was at least 20 meters. How much is such an emerald mine worth, one billion? [-]?Wang Ding didn't even dare to think about it.

The data mentioned above does not mean that this piece is so big, but that in the length of more than 100 meters, the growth of jadeite is relatively concentrated, and there will be jadeite at every distance, which is the vein.

What Wu Gang said earlier that he found out through exploration that this is the largest mine in Myanmar is not a lie, but he has not found the right direction now, and instead made the place where the ore veins exit as a track for transporting rough stones. Tens of meters away, the mineral veins can be revealed immediately.

However, Wang Ding's idea is a bit simple. The slope of this mountain has reached nearly a thousand long, and the place where Wang Ding found the ore vein is located at a place of about 800 to [-] meters.

Since the mountain is full of rocks, it is difficult to drill hundreds of meters deep from the top of the mountain, so it is very difficult to accurately find mineral veins on such a vast mountain. Yes, it's almost like finding a needle in a haystack.

Although some experts and scholars in the world have inferred that jadeite is formed in an environment of low temperature and high pressure, there has been no conclusion. There is no generally accepted statement about the growth environment of jadeite, and in actual mining, jadeite The mineral veins are also erratic and difficult to figure out.

Take the mineral lode that Wang Ding just saw as an example, it is actually in the middle of the mountain. If you want to talk about low temperature and high pressure, it should be at the foot of the mountain or the top of the mountain. What kind of inferences will they make when they learn about this situation in the future?

In the hundreds of meters of the mountain wall down the mountain, Wang Ding no longer found the existence of emerald veins, and Wang Ding also regained his composure. Now he began to think about how he would tell Wu Gang the news.

Can it be seen or not, this has always been a place that has troubled Wang Ding. He can't take Wu Gang to the mountain with mineral veins and tell him that there is jade at a depth of more than 30 meters, right?

Moreover, the rocks that protrude from the mountain body are very normal, there is no sign of emeralds, and I can't be like fooling Lord Jade, saying that there is emeralds in it from somewhere, there is really no basis at all. No.

The forty or fifty people living at the foot of the mountain are all fully armed mine guards. The workers on the mountain do not usually come down. There are simple residences on the mountain, and there are also master cooks, except that the mountain wind is a little stronger at night. However, there are far fewer mosquitoes than at the bottom of the mountain.

Those who came down behind Wang Ding were the foreman and a young man. They didn't have to go down the mountain at first, but Wu Gang used the walkie-talkie to call them down, and they will accompany Wang Ding into Savage Mountain tomorrow.

Two bonfires have been lit at the foot of the mountain. Some members of the mine protection team went into the mountain to hunt a wild boar in the afternoon, and there were also some birds. On top of another small bonfire, a pot was set up, and something seemed to be cooking in it.

Although Wu Gang was thoughtful, he still pulled himself together and greeted Wang Ding and the two professors to sit on the paved floor, with a long low table in front of them, and from time to time someone would bring grilled food to the table.

After a few hours of noise, the mountain returned to calm, and the raging bonfire was also extinguished, but in the darkness, a few light spots lit up from time to time, but it was the night watchmen of the mine guard team smoking.

It goes without saying that Wu Gang attaches great importance to this mine. He has arranged seven or eight bright and dark whistles in the more than one kilometer passage into the mountain. rush over.

When Wang Ding woke up in the middle of the night, the headache had been relieved, but his mouth was dry and he wanted to shush very strongly. Sit up on the bed.

There is a scent in the room, which is a mosquito coil made of mosquito repellent leather, a specialty of Myanmar. One stick of incense can make a room free of mosquitoes.

"Who? Brother Ding, are you awake?"

From a corner of Wang Ding's wooden house, Qian Le's voice sounded.

"Well, I'm fine, you continue to sleep, I'm going to the bathroom..."

Wang Ding pushed open the door of the wooden house and walked out along the six or seven steps of wooden stairs.The wooden houses built by the Burmese are usually one or two meters above the ground in order to prevent summer torrents. They use thick wood as the mainstay, and use bamboo and wood to build the frame of the house on top, and then spread the roof. That's it, there will be a wooden staircase between the door and the ground.

When the mountain torrents pass by in summer, the impact on the wood as the base cannot destroy these wooden houses. Such buildings can be seen everywhere in Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and other places.

Basically, these wooden houses do not use nails, but are tied with oil-soaked ropes. They are very strong, and the bark on the wood has not been planed. Looking at the whole place under the moonlight, it looks very rough.

After Wang Ding went to the toilet at the back of the wooden house, he saw a person sitting on the open space surrounded by the wooden house, smoking a cigarette silently. Looking carefully, it was Wu Gang.

"Brother Ang, why don't you sleep?"

The dense and tall trees in the distance look dark and dark. In Myanmar this season, there seems to be no insects chirping, and the surroundings are very quiet. The silence makes people feel a little depressing. It seems that there is only one person left in the world.

"I can't sleep. I also imagine you, who don't care about anything after drinking, and sleep soundly. But there are still a group of people who have been with our Wu family for decades, and they can't let go..."

Wu Gang took a deep puff of the cigarette, the end of the cigarette suddenly lit up in the night, and then smashed it to the ground, with a trace of sadness on his face. "Brother Ang, you don't have to worry too much. This mine has been surveyed by so many people. There should be ore veins. As long as you dig it down, emeralds will definitely come out..."

Although Wang Ding knew the location of the emerald vein in his heart, he was suffering from not being able to speak clearly. When Wu Gang heard what he said, it was more comforting.

"Dig further? Hehe, it's okay to say two or three months, but after a long time, I can't hold on anymore."

Wu Gang smiled wryly. These depressions had been suppressed in his heart for a long time, and now he had found a vent to vent, and he continued talking to Wang Ding incessantly.

It turns out that the Wu family seems to be prosperous now, but in fact, it is very difficult to maintain it, because this emerald mine has almost emptied all of Wu's funds, and now the daily expenditure of these hundreds of workers is If it wasn't for Wu Gang's gains in the Burmese public offering this time, it might not be able to support it now.

The skyrocketing price of jade only started in the 80s of the last century, and the Hu family has accumulated funds equivalent to more than one billion in the past two years. Of course, this figure is already quite a lot in Myanmar that's it.

It’s just that Wu Gang has made some deals in Southeast Asia in recent years, and spent hundreds of millions. In addition, the current expenditure on this emerald mine has almost emptied all of Wu’s capital, so now the capital chain of Wu Gang’s family is almost It is unsustainable, if the mine veins no longer produce emeralds, the consequences will be quite serious.

Even if Wu Gang abandons this emerald mine now, there will be no improvement in funds. It is estimated that the Wu family will not be able to sustain it until his investment in Southeast Asia and Taiwan has seen benefits.

In this public offering, the reason why Wu Gang wanted to smuggle a batch of rough jadeites to Bi Jiahao so much was also because he wanted to raise funds. Although it would not be a lot of money, it could relieve Wu Gang's pressure to some extent. It was only because Wang Ding Bi Jiahao gambled a few pieces of good material, but this matter was not completed.

After listening to this, Wang Ding asked in puzzlement, "Brother Ang, even if the emerald mine has opened veins now, isn't it still impossible for you to turn these emeralds into cash in a short time?"

Now the military and government of Myanmar strictly control the export of rough jadeite, so even a big jadeite merchant like Wu Gang can only rely on the jadeite public market to sell a large amount of rough jadeite.

As for the rough stones smuggled out, not to mention the low price, the quantity would not be large. There was no fundamental help for Wu Gang's current economic situation, so Wang Ding asked this question.

Wu Gang shook his head and said, "It's not the same. As long as this mine is not an abandoned mine, this situation can be reversed immediately. In Myanmar, jadeite is money, and there are also businesses between major jadeite companies. Doing mortgages and turning over a sum of funds are all normal business practices.

It’s just that I didn’t find any veins in this mine. Many emerald companies are waiting to see the joke, and refuse to accept our company’s emerald, or keep the price extremely low.

"So it is."

Wang Ding understood, but the fact that this jadeite mine hadn't produced mines before, if it started to produce rough jadeite in large quantities, it would mean that Wu's company was out of the woods, and those companies would naturally change their strategies against Wu's company.

"Brother Ang, how long can you last with your current funds?" Wang Ding had already begun to think in his heart that he could intervene.

"Save a little, and you should be able to go to the next Burmese public offering, but if you don't find any more veins at that time, it will be over, cough..."

Wu Gang didn't continue, but Wang Ding understood that this is a bottomless pit, as long as he can't find the mine for a day, he will keep devouring a lot of funds. Wu Gang wants to quit now, but he is reluctant to part with the previous investment , is entering a dilemma.

"Angkor, can Myanmar accept foreign investment?"

Wu Gang didn't turn his head, and answered quickly.

"Okay, some of Myanmar's emerald companies are foreign capital, but there are more restrictions. In the past few decades, they have only introduced 10 billion euros of foreign capital. No, brother, you don't want to invest in this mine, do you? "

While talking, Wu Gang suddenly raised his head and looked at Wang Ding in surprise.

It has been about 1988 years since Myanmar started in 17, and the total amount of foreign investment it has attracted in the mining sector is less than one billion euros.

You know, this is a country. One billion euros is just an investment in three or five projects domestically, and it may not even be enough to build a port.When Wang Ding heard it, he couldn't help feeling a little sympathy for the country of Myanmar.

"Brother Ang, I want to ask if there is such a possibility. After all, this mine is being explored by many emerald companies, and they are very optimistic. Maybe after a few more months, emeralds will come out? I just like to take risks. , I like challenges." How about the Burmese government ax has nothing to do with Wang Ding, and Wang Ding quickly put his thoughts on this mine.

Wu Gang frowned, and said, "Investment is of course possible, and I can transfer shares internally without going through the Burmese government, which can save a lot of money. It's just...just, Brother Wang, this is not a trivial matter. What if What a waste mine, all the money will be wasted, so I don't want to drag you into the water..."

Wu Gang's mood is very contradictory now. He wants to introduce funds, but he doesn't want this person to be Wang Ding. After all, the two families will have a relationship in the near future.

"I don't have any money now, but I can ask the company to call me a batch of funds. I just want to ask, is the turnover of this emerald fund fast?"

"Of course it will be soon. I'm afraid that all the jadeite companies in Myanmar will come to me by then. Moreover, there are three jadeite public auctions in Myanmar a year. If there are enough rough stones, excluding the commission from the government axe, one public offering will make a profit." Hundreds of millions of euros are nothing..."

"So cruel!"

In Myanmar, various big jadeite companies usually communicate with each other. It does not mean that the rough stones from any mine must only be purchased through that mine. Other companies can also buy them as long as they have money. I realized that the government doesn't care about these things as long as they don't leave the territory of Myanmar.

"Then Brother Ang, how much does this mine cost to support it for another year?"

"At least 3000 million euros, my money, plus the fees charged by the government, can only last for half a year..."

"That is, if there is another 3000 million euros, it can last for a year? Brother Ang, if I pay the 3000 million euros, how many shares can I own?"

Wu Gang was a little overwhelmed by Wang Ding. Just now he said that he failed, but now he asked about investing in shares.

He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, opened the pack and lit it, then smoked silently, Wang Ding didn't urge him, he knew that Wu Gang was calculating his own gains and losses.

3000 million euros, 30.00% of the shares, no more, and you can no longer transfer these shares, you can only get a share according to the emerald produced and sold in the mine. If it turns out that this is a waste mine, then your investment is Everything is ruined, and after the liquidation, as much as can be returned, that is how much.We can sign the contract in China, and it has nothing to do with the Burmese government..."

"3000 million euros is [-] million yuan, so Angkor, when will the money arrive in the account?"

"Within one month, if you can raise the money within one month, I will go to China to sign a contract with you, otherwise, I am going to dispose of this mine."

"Okay! Then it's settled!" (To be continued.)