Jade cups and purple clay teapots are obviously water-drinking things, and they cannot be the trump card that Xu Longxiang had promised before.

Then the problem naturally lies in the sandalwood box. Just looking at the place where such precious utensils are used to store it, you will know that it is definitely not a simple thing!

"Is it a check?"

Paul was shocked, relieved, and secretly admired that Xu really had extraordinary strength.

It is normal to say that Paul speculates that there is a check, because the development of Pujiang is a super project, without an investment of hundreds of millions, and he can't even handle it in the early stage. Even if the two companies work together, Xu's family has to spend tens of millions.

But in this era, the Republic's famous enterprises had almost no assets of tens of millions, so it was no wonder that Paul suspected Mr. Xu's strength.

But Paul said that he had taken the sandalwood box and frowned as soon as he raised it, because the sandalwood box was heavy beyond imagination. Obviously, it could not be a check. If it was a check, the weight would be at least as thick as the book.

"Xu, are you lying to me?"

Before he could open the sandalwood box, Paul's face darkened. Obviously, in his perception, except for the imperial seal in the prosperous China that sold antiques on Hong Kong Island, this country could not have anything worth over 100 million.

"What are you talking about? Just look at a box and you will draw a conclusion. It is not the pragmatic and truth-seeking spirit that you Americans have always boasted about."

After being forced to show his trump card by Paul, Xu Longxiang was in a bad mood and could not say good things to him.

Paul was choked and opened the sandalwood box angrily. Then his eyes bulged out, and then a series of American curses, "Xu, you dare to lie to me, you have to pay the price for your behavior!"

It turned out that at this time, two lumps were lying quietly in the sandalwood box, both of which were as big as glutinous rice balls, one was black and the other was yellow. The black one was stone, and the yellow one was gold.

I won’t talk about the stones, but even if the gold nuggets are valuable, it’s not worth much money if they are so big.

Therefore, it is no wonder that Paul felt that he was fooled.

"Mr. Paul, you are very poor today. But after just taking a look at two treasures, you made such a judgment. Isn't it too hasty? If your Citibank is at your level, I will be very optimistic about our Xu family and you."

Hu Donghai is an old-fashioned literati and has never had a good impression of foreigners. On weekdays, he respects Paul three times. It is just a need for etiquette. Now, when he sees Paul so swaying, he will naturally not give him a good face.

Paul's face froze, but he was finally shouted out. With his understanding of the old man in front of him, he was definitely a more difficult existence than Xu Longxiang.

"This person never speaks without any target. Could it be that those two lumps are really amazing?"

He muttered in his heart. Paul picked up a lump with one hand and slammed it in his hand. He only looked at the lump with a few seconds before losing interest. He undoubtedly had the identity of the yellow lump with tons of gold. The gray lump made Paul unable to understand the pulse in his heart.

He is said to be a stone, but this lump is definitely much heavier than a stone of the same size.

Thoughts spread rapidly, and finally, Paul's face showed a look of shock and shouted, "This is an ore, gold ore, Xu, do you have a gold ore in your hand? mygod, it's amazing!"

Paul's shock did not make Xu Longxiang look proud. He just nodded calmly and gave Paul a positive answer.

It is actually not difficult to say that Paul can think of the gold mine. It is obvious that these two lumps are worth billions of dollars, but only minerals can be used. And a grey lump that looks like ore, with a gold nugget next to it, it is obvious that it is to guide people to think about the gold mine.

"Where is Xu, where is the gold mine? I said, your Xu family can rise so quickly because it is because of the gold mine in hand."

After amazement, Paul slapped himself on his forehead with a slap, and his face darkened again, "No, no, Xu, your country does not allow private possession of minerals. What is the origin of this gold nugget?" At the last sentence, Paul dragged his voice, obviously suspected that Xu Longxiang was lying to him.

Hu Donghai looked at Paul lightly, "Mr. Paul, aren't your words contradictory? Didn't you say before that the reason why our Xu family can rise so quickly is..."

After Hu Donghai said this, Paul was speechless again. It was not because Hu Donghai refuted sharply, but because he suddenly thought that Xu Longxiang could not deceive himself in this matter.

If Xu Longxiang took out an antique and told him that it was the heirloom of the emperor, he might not be sure and doubtful.

But the matter of this gold mine is a real thing after all. Once the contract is signed, Xu Longxiang cannot produce real things. It is asking for trouble, which is like committing suicide.

Paul's mind was spinning rapidly, and suddenly a light of inspiration appeared, and he said in surprise: "Snake Mountain, is the gold mine in Snake Mountain?"

As Paul finished speaking, Xu Longxiang and Hu Donghai changed color together.

"Okay, Xu, it's so hard to hide it!" Paul happily beat Xu Longxiang. He was indifferent and intimate just now. This is the ability of a businessman. If you have milk, you are a mother. "Xu, Hu, don't be curious about how I know. I'm not capable enough to calculate. Just imagine that gold mines can fall into your hands, and the location is naturally within the range of Mingzhu. Otherwise, although your Xu family has great power in Mingzhu, you can't go to other places to grab food, but I'm afraid it's not possible. Mingzhu only produces minerals and stores Snake Mountain!"

"But Snake Mountain only has copper mine?"

"Xu, I'm still joking with me. You may not know that my internship unit that graduated from college is Western Mining. Although I am not proficient in mineral storage, I am also familiar with it. You should know that most copper veins will produce gold mines. This is true for the Stuttgart copper mine in New Zealand, almost half copper and half gold!"

Paul told the story in a casual manner, and he was truly a smart capitalist. He could see so many things with just a little tip.

Yes, the secret cave that Xu Longxiang has always guarded is the gold mine washing and refining base!

In fact, when the copper mine in Snake Mountain was discovered, the gold mine was discovered, but the news was hidden.

The one who concealed this news was Xu Longxiang, and the one who discovered the gold mine was Hu Donghai.

Three years ago, Hu Donghai traveled all over the world and arrived at Mingzhu. Because he did not have so-called household registration and other identity certificates, he was picked up by the picket team of the Mingzhu Migrant Population Administration at that time.

It is hard to explain when a scholar meets a soldier. Fortunately, Hu Donghai is not a simple scholar. After all, in this era when the migrant population is almost incarcerated, it is almost impossible to travel around the world for legitimate reasons. Hu Donghai naturally has some skills.

However, that day, Hu, a man who was not lucky, had a firearm. He only had a few rough hand-to-hand styles, and was not like Xue Xiang's perverted book. He was knocked down at that time and was about to be sent to the official court. When he saw it, he was so scared that he sang the iron window, Xu Longxiang appeared.

If it is said that Hu Donghai is capable, he sang the ancient "Father Song of Liang" when he surrendered, and sighed that he was born at the wrong time. Xu Longxiang happened to pass by here and listened to it.

After Xu Longxiang saved Hu Donghai, Hu Donghai stayed in the Xu family. In just a few months, Hu Donghai decided that Xu Longxiang was a good master and devoted himself to planning for him. Tianzao Pavilion also ushered in a leaping development.

Not only that, Hu Donghai traveled around the world and was very compatible with geography. When the news of the discovery of copper mines in Snake Mountain broke out, he keenly discovered that there might be great opportunities in it.

Sure enough, after he carefully investigated, a gold mine was discovered in Snake Mountain.

Based on this, the later dispute over the ownership of the Sheshan Copper Mine was formed.

At that time, Xu Longxiang did his best and finally won the central enterprise, leaving Sheshan Copper Mine at Mingzhu, and Qingpu's own mining company.

Qingpu Mining remained at Mingzhu and naturally fell into Xu Longxiang's hands.

Of course, he can't swallow such a huge gold mine alone.

After all, the gold nuggets in the gold mine are not hidden in the stones in a whole piece, they have to be washed and refined. In this way, the movements are naturally amazing. With the Xu family and Tianzao Pavilion back then, they obviously do not have this ability.

Therefore, Xu Longxiang hooked up with the Qing Gang and relied on the several big figures accepted by Tianzao Pavilion to completely incorporate the gold mine into the pit.'

The fundamental purpose of the No. 3 mine cave that Zhang Chunsheng bought was not to mine copper ore at all, but to be responsible for mining and cleaning gold ore while guarding the secret cave.

With the continuous infusion of gold, the development of Xu's family has only been a thousand miles a day. Otherwise, even if Mr. Xu is talented and intelligent, Hu Donghai is unparalleled in his plan, he can only sigh that a clever wife cannot cook without rice.

"How much gold is produced in Snake Mountain annually?"

Paul didn't care how Xu Longxiang got the gold mine, he only cared about production and profit.

"The total amount is not yet proven, and the annual output is 1,000 kilograms!"

Xu Longxiang answered very straightforwardly.

Paul touched his nose, "One thousand pounds? Only half a ton, a little bit too little!"

It is indeed rare. Compared with the world's large gold mines, this output is indeed not worth mentioning. The world's largest gold mine, South Africa, has been mined for more than 100 years. After 1970, nearly 700 tons can be mined every year. In contrast, this gold mine in Sheshan is indeed not on the surface.

However, this output is not impressive at all, at least within the scope of the Republic. Zijinshan Mining, the largest gold mine in the country in the future, had a production of only 50,000 tons a year. The gold mine of Sheshan was just quietly working. From this perspective, the reserves must be quite considerable.

Furthermore, gold is not rice. International measurements are used for ounces. At the end of 1982, the price of gold was more than 500 US dollars per ounce. It is converted into grams, which is nearly twenty US dollars per gram. Now the US dollar is close to one or two to RMB, which means that the annual output of half a ton of gold in Sheshan is as high as 20 million RMB.
Chapter completed!