Da Chu World.

A silver-white swordfish-shaped aircraft nearly two hundred meters long soared above the clouds. Far below the porthole was the azure ocean, with occasional islands dotted among it.

"...Is this what flying feels like?"

Queen Lu Qingyao, who is quiet and elegant, with a skin that is as radiant as snow, is sitting by the porthole, her bright and dark big eyes are full of excitement and incredible look. For all living beings in this world, the experience of flying is like that of gods in ancient legends.

It was just as out of reach, but she didn't expect that she would actually feel it today.

"This thing is really amazing..."

Yun Qijun looked at the layout of the cabin. Even as a true immortal, it was difficult for her to understand the principles and structure of the aircraft. She had experienced flying in the sky before, but at such a fast speed and flying for such a long time,

It's not an easy job either.

Being able to fly tens of thousands of miles in an hour, easily crossing the entire continent, flying across the vast ocean, and arriving at another distant continent, in their eyes, this is a guaranteed fairy method.

Zhang Qiuyun presented the jade cup filled with spiritual wine to Qin Feng and said softly: "Husband, will you take us out to play more often in the future?"

"Yeah, no problem." Qin Feng took the jade cup and took a sip.

"My lord husband, this fairy magic weapon won't fall down halfway, will it?"

Zhao Xinyue's slightly childish question made Qin Feng shake his head and laugh: "No, don't worry."

This is a large, luxurious private space plane brought back from the doomsday world. It can cruise at five times the speed of sound for a long time, and can freely travel to and from low-Earth orbit when needed. Its safety is far superior to aircraft in the main world.

When he returned to the world of Dachu three months ago, Qin Feng brought one over to facilitate his journey.

Things in the doomsday world have come to an end for the time being, so he came back this time to arrange resource development matters. He used the Mirror Nation to train thousands of technicians, and then used aircraft to send them to super-large mines around the world.

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All mining robots and related refining and purification equipment are brought from the apocalyptic world. They are technologically advanced, highly efficient, and highly automated, requiring very little human management to ensure their normal operation.

Qin Feng initially selected ten mines to start construction, including silver mines in North America, rhenium mines in South America, titanium mines in central Asia, uranium mines in Central Asia, gold mines in South Africa, etc., as long as these equipment function normally

, you can mine resources worth tens of billions for yourself every year.

After a short time, the aircraft began to lower its altitude and landed vertically on a newly opened flat land.

"We're at the place, let's go down and have a look."

Qin Feng stood up as he spoke, and the four women took out their veils and put them on, then followed him out of the cabin and walked down the gangway.

Outside, Wei Mingyuan was already waiting with his entourage. Not far away stood two rows of mighty black-armored guards. The weapons in their hands were all new-style firecrackers.

The flat ground is paved with thick stone slabs, covered with reinforced concrete. A hundred meters away, you can see several newly built mansions, rows of barracks, neat roads, and an orderly layout. It is like a brand new town.

The huge basin located hundreds of meters away is the largest gold mine in the world. This place belongs to South Africa in the main world and is called the Rand Gold Mine. The mine has been mined since its discovery in 1866, and has been mined so far.

35,000 tons of gold.

According to the analysis of scientists, the formation where the gold mine is located has a history of 3.5 billion years. After a long period of geological changes, coupled with the action of multiple volcanic eruptions, the gold mine that is now rich in reserves has been formed. What is even more surprising is that

, there are at least 18,000 tons of gold waiting to be mined here.

The Rand Basin is 400 kilometers long from north to south. The gold-bearing conglomerate layers are distributed in the surrounding areas of the basin. The total length of the gold ore belt is 480 kilometers, with an ore-bearing area of ​​20,700 square kilometers. The largest main ore belt is 190 kilometers long. More than 130 mines have been built in this area.

There are still 38 mines in production, of which 9 have an annual output of 3 million tons of gold-containing ore, 21 have an annual output of 1 to 3 million tons of ore, and other mines are smaller in scale, with an average annual production of gold.

20-30 tons.

The remaining gold reserves of the Rand Gold Mine still account for 52% of the world's total gold reserves. 1970 was the year when it produced the most gold, with a gold production of 1,000 tons, which is equivalent to the total reserves of two ordinary large-scale gold mines. The mine contains

The high gold grade is also rare in the world. It is still mined at 7-20 grams/ton, with an average of 10 grams/ton.

Of course, in this parallel time and space, Qin Feng has just found the Rand Gold Mine and put it into mining, so all the gold here belongs to his private property. And with the advanced technology and equipment in the apocalyptic world, the efficiency of mining and purification is far higher

Higher than the main world.

"Lord, please come inside." Wei Mingyuan said respectfully.

"It seems you are very attentive."

Qin Feng glanced at it casually and said with a smile.

"This is the duty of ministers." Wei Mingyuan said solemnly.

Everyone gathered around the imperial master and entered the mansion. Although these houses were made from local materials, they were still very grand. The furniture and furnishings inside were all transported by aircraft from the capital of the Chu Kingdom. There was no shortage of maids, servants, guards and chefs.

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In the study, Wei Mingyuan waved away the outsiders, then signaled four personal guards to carry a heavy nanmu box in, and opened it in front of Qin Feng.

On the red brocade substrate, there are neatly arranged gold bricks. Each piece weighs five kilograms. There are thirty gold bricks in total. This is the current output of the mine in one day.

"I have made a preliminary investigation and found that the gold ore reserves here are very rich. If the Lord can send more equipment and manpower, it will not be a problem to increase the output ten times." Wei Mingyuan said, with a look of reverence in his eyes.

color.

When he first arrived in this wild land, he was a little disapproving, but after hearing the news that his subordinates presented one after another, he was really shocked.

He had never heard of such a large-scale gold mine when he was in the country before. He had never imagined that there would be so much gold buried underground. The golden mountain could not even be described as a cornucopia. How did the Imperial Master discover this place?

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Qin Feng nodded and said: "This is no problem, I will bring it over next time."

The demand for gold is quite large, both in the main world and the doomsday world. In addition to its wide range of industrial uses, its other important function is to serve as a hard currency reserve, used to stabilize currency values ​​and financial order. In the main world,

There are various amounts of gold reserves in the national treasury, including a few large financial groups.

The so-called gold reserves refer to gold held as financial assets by a country's monetary authority to balance the international balance of payments, maintain or influence exchange rate levels. Needless to say, its importance to a country is needless to say.

Especially during times of war, when prices soar and banknotes are like waste paper, sufficient gold reserves are particularly important in maintaining financial stability and the social price system.

According to the gold reserve statistics of central banks around the world in previous years, the United States undoubtedly leads the way, with more than 8,100 tons of gold in the national treasury, followed by Germany with more than 3,300 tons, while China's public reserve figures only rank fifth.

places, with a total of less than 1,700 tons.

Compared with China's foreign exchange reserves of trillions of dollars, this amount of gold only accounts for less than 2% of the foreign exchange reserves. As the world's largest economy with a gross national product that has just surpassed the United States, this is seriously inconsistent.

Conventional.

Especially if a country faces a large-scale foreign war, the significance of gold reserves will be further highlighted. Countries with insufficient reserves may suffer losses in many aspects.

According to international practice, China's gold reserves should be at least 5,000 tons, preferably the same as the United States, to be considered consistent with the size of its own economy and conducive to sustained and stable economic development in the future.

Therefore, as early as 2013, China surpassed India and became the world's largest gold buyer. It has been purchasing gold in the international market all year round through various public or undisclosed channels.

Of course, according to this year's latest statistics, the size of China's gold reserves is still not ideal. Even if some hidden and unannounced portions are added, it still falls short of expectations.

Therefore, Qin Feng thought that if he could get more gold and sell it to the Central Bank of China through some safe and secret channel, it would be considered as helping the country.
Chapter completed!