Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 481 The Gold Digger's Big Gamble
"I'll offer 100 million US dollars." A gold digger who couldn't bear it any longer shouted the price first, and directly called 100 million US dollars.

"Hey, Robert, do you want to take No. 100 for 1 million dollars? I'll offer 110 million dollars." A chunky gold digger with brown hair also added 110 million dollars at once.

When they started to visit the mining area, they discovered that although the fineness of placer gold in each mining area is not much different, the closer to the central mining area, the more placer gold reserves and the less mining difficulty. The possibility is also greater, which is very important. After buying a gold mine, the mining cost is the most important expenditure. The less difficult the mining, the higher the profit.And the more deep mines there are, the more substantial the extra income will be.

"120 million, I will offer 120 million dollars." At this time, another gold digger also bid.

"130, I will pay 130."

Then several gold diggers bid loudly, but in a short while, the starting price of 80 US dollars rose to 180 million US dollars.Romande and the Minister of Commerce smiled at each other, and Stephen King laughed so much that his mouth almost reached his ears. This is a good start. It is not afraid that they will not be able to make a bid, but they will not be able to make a bid.You must know that most of these people are speculators. It is impossible to get so much cash, but they have gold sand. After all, they are all gold diggers. It's tens of thousands of dollars.

Stephen King was overjoyed, but still couldn't help muttering: "These people are really crazy. What are they doing so loudly? If I knew it, I would have made 215 number plates. Many formal auctions in New York are registered and handed over first." The deposit, and then directly raising the number plate to raise the price, anyway, raise the price once, that’s a gentleman.” But Stephen King also knows that these people are not gentlemen, if they really want to do that, the atmosphere of the scene will be much worse. What they want now is this enthusiastic atmosphere. Only in this atmosphere can the gold diggers participating in the auction be more impulsive. The more impulsive they are, the more willing they are to bid.

He glanced at Qiao Zhiyong who was sitting in the front row again. This Chinese person has not raised the price once so far. Could it be that he is not interested in the No. 1 gold mine?
"200 million US dollars, okay, Mr. Robert bid 200 million US dollars, my friends, is there any price increase, 200 million US dollars, who else wants to increase the price, I don't think I will remind you of the value of the No. 1 lower mining area, the reserves are sure There is no problem, the mining difficulty is quite low, and it is definitely a great value." Stephen King is no longer like a governor, but like a Chinese street auctioneer, standing in front of the stage and spitting.

"250 million, Mr. Stephen, I offer 250 million dollars." It was that chunky brown-haired gold digger again.

"Okay, 250 million US dollars, this gentleman bid 250 million US dollars, is there anyone who wants to bid now, please bid quickly, friend, now the No. 1 mining area is bidding 250 million US dollars, 250 million US dollars is the first time, and Is there any price increase, 250 million US dollars for the second time"

"300 million US dollars, I will offer 300 million US dollars." The two gold diggers seemed to have a dispute over whether to increase the price again. In the end, a drunken gold digger saw that the governor had shouted for the second time and couldn't help but increase the price again , and this time it was directly added to 300 million US dollars.

"Oh, God, what a wise decision. It's just an extra $50 to get the ownership of this large gold mine. It's definitely worth the money"

Because the deep underground gold mines are hard to find out, the gold diggers think that the lucky ones in this mining area can probably earn double the money beyond this price. Know if you can dig it.But this kind of auction is actually a bet on a deep mine.It depends on whether you dare to gamble. The important thing is that the No. 100 lower mining area is near the central mining area, and the probability of deep mines appearing is much higher than other mining areas.

"350 million US dollars, I will offer 350 million US dollars, Mr. Stephen, you just give the hammer down, no one can take this gold mine with me." The chunky gold digger stared at the gold digger. If it succeeds, this time, I will directly increase it to 350 million U.S. dollars, to see if you still want to grab it, and then you can't wait to call Stephen King to drop the hammer, because this is already the highest price he can quote.

This time, the gold digger who offered 300 million yuan opened his mouth a few times, but in the end he did not increase the price again. No matter how good the No. 1 mining area is, how much can you earn if you shout for 350 US dollars? If there are no large deep mines, you can earn at most 50 US dollars after deducting at least tens of thousands of US dollars in mining costs, and the damn 10% interest. For gold prospectors, if the price is increased, the profit of less than 50 US dollars will require two years of mining time, which is not very cost-effective.Why not work harder on your own and take some time to try your luck in other places. In every area where a large amount of gold is found, there will not be only one or two gold mines. If not everyone wants to gamble here. , These gold diggers have already climbed mountains and crossed rivers to find them.

"350 million US dollars, this gentleman made the right choice, 350 million US dollars for the first time, and now the bid for the No. 1 lower mining area is 350 million US dollars, 350 US dollars for the second time, is there any increase in the price?" Stephen King came He glanced back at the gold diggers in the audience, and took a special look at the two gold diggers who had bid the most aggressively just now, but what disappointed him was why the big Chinese businessman hadn't raised the price until now.

Just when Stephen King was about to drop the hammer, Qiao Zhiyong finally said, "I'll offer 360 million!"

Stephen King was stunned. He knew Qiao Zhiyong from the Gorson auction that shocked the United States in the newspaper. This time, Qiao Zhiyong was able to come to Idaho to participate in gold mine investment, which made him feel extremely excited. He originally thought that Qiao Zhiyong would show off his grandiose moves at the Gorson auction, but he didn't expect to wait until he made the move with great difficulty, but only added 10 US dollars, which surprised Stephen King.

But the chunky gold digger was dumbfounded all of a sudden. He was already holding on when he raised the price to 350 million. If he raised the price a little bit, he would have to leave Idaho naked.His face was flushed with anger, but the mere increase of 10 dollars became an insurmountable fence for him.

Not only the chunky gold diggers, but other people can only sigh in dismay in the face of such prices.

"360 million US dollars, 360 million US dollars, is there any bid, okay, 360 million US dollars, the third time, deal!" Stephen King dropped the auction gavel with a bang.Then he looked at Qiao Zhiyong and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Qiao Zhiyong, you have obtained the ownership of the lower mining area of ​​Xiaojinhe No. 360 for 1 million US dollars."

At this time, Yan Weifan couldn't help but feel a little worried. He tugged at Qiao Zhiyong's sleeve and said, "Boss, is the price too high? If there is no gold in the deep mine by the time of mining, we will lose a lot of money." .”

Qiao Zhiyong patted his chest and said confidently: "Don't worry, this is the emperor's confession, and it can't be wrong."

Stephen King was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. It seems that the form of auction is really good. Originally, the mining right of No. 1 gold mine was only 80 US dollars. Now through the auction, it has reached 360 million. He hopes that other gold Mine auctions can also maintain this good momentum. "Mr. Qiao Zhiyong, congratulations on becoming the first lucky person to successfully auction a gold mine, but I still want to continue my career as an auctioneer, and now you need to go to Romande, who has prepared a very reasonable contract for you .Of course, if you still want to get more rewards, you are welcome to come back and continue to participate in the bidding after signing the contract."

After Qiao Zhiyong signed the contract, he sat back in his seat and waited for the next project to start shooting.

Stephen King continued to raise his auction mallet at this time and shouted: "Okay, my friends, the first mining area is already well-known, but don't worry, you still have 57 opportunities, and now we need to auction Xiaojinhe 1 The No. 80 upper mining area is estimated to be worth 80 US dollars, and the starting price is 1 US dollars. It should be noted that this mining area is definitely the most similar twin to the No. 300 lower mining area. There is basically no difference. I think you can directly start from [-] million US dollars. Start bidding, otherwise that Mr. Qiao Zhiyong just now will be very uncomfortable."

There was a burst of laughter from the audience.

Just kidding, only a fool would listen to this Yankee's rant, even if it saves $1000, that's nearly a year's income for the average American worker.So the first price that was called out was still US$81, which was only [-] more than the reserve price.

This round of bidding was also fierce. In the last few rounds of competition, Qiao Zhiyong still bought it for a slightly lower price of 330 million US dollars.

After the auction of the two mining areas in Xiaojinhe that are most likely to obtain additional income, no other mining areas have larger reserves than these two mining areas, and the transaction prices are basically around 50 US dollars.But a transaction price 20% above the starting price was enough for Idaho to reap a lot of money.

Arriving at the Dajinhe mining area, people finally felt the madness of these gold diggers. The Dajinhe mining area has large reserves, and the mining difficulty is lower than that of the Xiaojinhe mining area, so the competition is naturally fierce.

However, the auction of the Dajinhe mining area started from the outermost periphery. The transaction price of each mining area has reached around 300 million US dollars. Now 56 mining areas have been auctioned. Shrewd gold diggers have discovered that the Chinese have not made great efforts to sell these mining areas. All were photographed, but a sudden effort was made on 11 relatively conspicuous mineral deposits, and the mining contract was finally obtained.

Now there are only the two most valuable mining areas under Dajinhe No. 1 and No. 1, but there are still more than 100 gold diggers who have found nothing.The competition between these two mining areas can be imagined.

Stephen King secretly sneered, this time the state can make a lot of money, and he also noticed that the Belgians Wessler and Kolumak, who once said that they sold themselves and bought a mining area, were more interesting. , They have never made a price once. Could it be that they were going to go straight to these two best mining areas from the beginning?Are they so sure, and the two of them are not partners, so they agreed to buy one for each of them.

(End of this chapter)