Chapter 697: Conspiracy to Mine Gold

Now that he had discovered the location of the gold mine, Lin Cheng's hanging heart finally let go. X

As for gold mining and smelting, it was a highly professional job, and the time was very long, so Lin Cheng was not in a hurry.

You must know that even China, which ranked first in the world in gold production year after year, has only produced about 300 tons of gold every year, and it is mined with more advanced machinery and equipment.

Think about it, China, a world power, only mined more than 300 tons of gold every year, and it is impossible to mine all the 500 tons of gold reserves in the Sukhoik mining area in a short period of time.

And more importantly, Lin Cheng is illegally mined in this mining, and he must take into account the secrecy, and he must ensure that the miners are not allowed to leak the news, otherwise once the Russian government learns about it, even if Lin Cheng can escape from Russia, he will face international arrest from the Russian government.

Of course, the charm of gold is something Lin Cheng can't refuse, whether it's troubled times or prosperous times, gold is the most valuable metal in the world.

In the financial market, gold futures trading is even more popular all over the world, and countless people have become rich overnight or bankrupt.

Compared with gold, the world's most important currencies such as the US dollar, yuan, British pound, euro, etc., to put it bluntly, are just a piece of printed paper, once the country's credit goes bankrupt, it will be as worthless as waste paper.

For example, the fiat currency issued during the Republic of China period, before the Anti-Japanese War, the three-yuan fiat currency could still be used to hold a good banquet.

But later, due to frequent wars and the wanton collection of the people's fat and ointment by the four major families, the credit of the fiat currency was completely bankrupt, and the people went to the street to buy vegetables, and they actually carried a box of banknotes to buy them.

Of course, carrying a box of money to buy groceries has the advantage of not worrying about someone robbing it, because the cost of robbery is higher than the value of the money. It is said that at that time, a box of matches required dozens of bundles of money to buy.

At that time, even if they were coolies who moved bricks, they were "rich" people with a net worth of millions, everyone was so "rich", and the exchange rate between fiat currency and the US dollar even reached 1:330,000 at one time.

At that time, the fiat currency was no different from the current Zimbabwean currency, and it was too scary to use it to wipe the ass.

The nearest one is the Russian ruble, when the Soviet empire was in full swing, the ratio of the ruble to the dollar reached a maximum of 1 to 2, and the ruble was worth twice as much as the dollar.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's production declined sharply, materials were scarce, and inflation was serious, and the amount of rubles that could buy a piano in 1990 could only buy a newspaper by the end of 1995, and the maximum denomination of banknotes issued in Russia reached more than 500,000 rubles, and the exchange rate between the dollar and the ruble reached an appalling 1:6100.

In 1998, Russia issued a new ruble, and the exchange rate of the dollar against the ruble stabilized at 1 to 6, but unfortunately the good times did not last long, and a financial crisis, the exchange rate of the dollar against the ruble plummeted to 1 to 20 in just a few months.

As for the U.S. dollar, which has always been extremely strong internationally and is known as the U.S. dollar, it is due to the fact that near the end of World War II, in July 1944, more than 300 representatives from 44 countries convened the "United Nations International Monetary and Financial Conference" in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, the United States imperialism.

The Conference adopted the Final Resolution of the United Nations Monetary and Financial Agreement and two annexes, the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund and the Agreement of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, collectively known as the Bretton Woods Agreement, thus establishing the Bretton Woods system centered on the United States dollar.

It is precisely because of this history that the dollar is pegged to gold that the international community is accustomed to calling the dollar the dollar, and without the Bretton Woods system, the dollar is just a piece of waste paper.

When Lin Cheng had just crossed the rebirth, he did not have a deep understanding of the value of gold, and he was eager to solve the bankruptcy crisis of his family, so he sold all the 400 kilograms of gold.

Now that Lin Cheng has been floating in the business world for a year and a half, he finally realized that the so-called money is just a pile of printing paper, or just a number, and what really has eternal value is the hard currency made of real gold such as gold. Unfortunately, it was too late, and the four hundred kilograms of gold were already far away from him.

However, fortunately, God treated Lin Cheng well, and actually gave him a chance to obtain a large amount of gold again in the Far East.

After determining the location of the gold mine, Lin Cheng immediately ordered Zhang Hong to mine overnight, but after his mind calmed down, Lin Cheng immediately vetoed this order.

Private gold mining is very important, if Lin Cheng is not careful, it is very likely to be planted in it, he must plan carefully, so that he can mine with confidence.

Lin Cheng and his entourage returned to Moshchuk Manor and discussed with Li Nina, Zhang Hong, and Zhao Hu behind closed doors in the secret room how to mine the 500 tons of gold under the nose of the Russian government.

"Let's talk about it, I'm sure there is a lot of gold in the Sukhoik mining area, how can we mine the gold ore, and how can we smelt the gold ore into those yellow, orange and orange cuties?" Lin Cheng threw bricks and jade, asking for everyone's opinions.

To be honest, in view of Lin Cheng's pale experience in his previous life, he had no bottom in his heart about the great cause of private gold mining, but his greed for the red fruit of gold made him eat the bear's heart and leopard gall to do this big thing.

Zhang Hong thought for a while and asked Lin Cheng: "Lin Sheng, I want to confirm one thing first, gold mining and smelting 0 out, what do you plan to do with the gold, do you plan to ship it back to China, or stay in Russia?"

Li Nina looked at Lin Cheng nervously when she heard this, Lin Cheng had promised her that the Russian industry would be left to his Russian-born children in the future.

But there is no one who is not selfish, and Li Nina naturally hopes that the gold should be kept in Russia, so that her children can get a share of the inheritance of the gold.

As for Lin Cheng, of course he hopes that the gold can be shipped back to China, as the heirloom of the Lin clan, it is undoubtedly very difficult and very risky to smuggle it back to China.

Moreover, he has only made up his mind to abduct his countrymen to infiltrate the Far East in a big way, and sooner or later the Far East will become an important sub-base of his own in the world, and the difference between gold staying in Russia and staying in the country is not big, and it will be left to his children and grandchildren in the future.

Thinking of this, Lin Cheng said: "It's too risky to smuggle back to China, so it's better to stay in the Far East." ”

Although Zhang Hong, Zhao Hu, and Li Nina had different purposes, the three of them still breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and Zhang Hong said: "It will be much easier to stay in Russia, Lin Sheng can first buy a batch of metallurgical factories, and select a small factory to secretly smelt gold with our Lin's domestic workers." As for mining......"r