Link was hesitant to invest in a gold mine, but life was still going to get by.

It's coming to the end of June.

At this time, Mora Manor welcomed a Chinese guest.

Sheng Bingheng brought a Chinese in his thirties to Mora Manor. They came here from China via Seattle. The guest from China was a wood carver. Previously, Link asked Sheng Bingheng to help find a Chinese master woodcarver. If you are older, you will not come to the United States, and your energy may not be able to meet the needs of Link's carbonized wood carving.

Sheng Bingheng finally found a young but very skilled carver.

The wood carver is called Wang Jun. He doesn't know English. However, Link can speak Chinese, and there is no problem for the two to communicate.

After the greetings, Wang Jun seemed to be more interested in carbonized wood: "Mr. Lin, can you take me to see those gloomy woods?"

In China, carbonized wood is called gloomy wood, which is a very rare wood. It is said that the price of such wood is very high.

Lin Ke saw him like this, and he was indeed a little more satisfied in his heart. It gives a sense of focus on craftsmanship. He smiled and said, "Okay, but the place where the wood is put is a bit far away, so I'll let people arrange the car." ”

They drove an all-terrain vehicle to each other's carbonized wood.

Wang Jun saw the carbonized wood casually covered by the shed, jumped out of the car before it could stop, and then rushed over.

Sheng Bingheng said to Link: "Mr. Hans, Master Wang is very obsessed with wood carving. Don't be surprised. ”

Link parked the car and said with a smile, "People who focus on their profession are worthy of respect!"

He got out of the car and walked over to the pile of wood.

The carbonized wood is stored in several piles. Wang Jun looked around each pile carefully, and even touched the wood with his hand, and then put his hand to his mouth to add more to it.

Link didn't bother him either, just stood aside with Sheng Bingheng and waited for him.

He asked Sheng Bingheng and said, "Mr. Sheng." The wood in Oregon should be almost finished. ”

After Sheng Bingheng bought the over-burned wood, in order to save on freight, he sawed wood cubes in the South Oregon farm, and the charred surface was removed before being shipped back to China. The wood has been sitting there for more than half a year, but it hasn't been fully processed because of the sheer quantity.

Sheng Bingheng said with a smile: "Maybe it will be all processed in two months." It's just that those sawdust and leftovers may need to be dealt with with by your side. ”

There is no way he can ship those things back to China. And it's more cumbersome to deal with that stuff in the United States. He couldn't just find a place to stack it. Because there is no place where he is allowed to do that. Of course, if he was willing to spend money, he would also make a processing plant to make barbecue charcoal, but he didn't mean to make that money.

Link smiled and said, "That's no problem. Maybe I can use them as fertilizer or culture medium. "Those things can't be thrown everywhere, and they can't be burned directly. It can only be buried.

However, Sheng Bingheng's mention of the sawn timber reminded him of a project in the laboratory. Bacteria that can quickly degrade plant fibers. Maybe the useless sawdust can come in handy.

"I have several farms with large areas of farmland and I don't want to use chemical fertilizer right now," he laughs. Those things might just work. ”

Sheng Bingheng seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "It's best if you're useful." "That stuff is really hard to deal with in the United States. In addition to burying, any treatment can cause pollution. And the wood production in the United States is huge, and charcoal does not use these things. "But you don't use chemical fertilizers, are you going to grow organic food?"

"I don't grow organic food. But I want them to be as safe and healthy as organic food. ”

"It sounds like it's going to be a lot of work. ”

Link smiled, not commenting on his opinion. He was still thinking about the by-products of the timber business.

The northwestern United States is home to the nation's largest lumber production base. Sawn timber will of course have sawdust, as well as a lot of leftovers. Even when producing wood chips, there is a lot of bark and other waste.

If that bacterium research in the lab succeeds, maybe he buys it with the wood chips to transform the desert farm. There's no need to just stare at the kelp residue.

But it seems too early to think about that.

Wang Jun carefully observed all the wood he could see, and then clapped his hands and walked to them inside. He said excitedly, "Mr. Lin, your gloomy wood is very beautiful. There are relatively few cracks, and it is easy to take materials, especially for large materials. ”

"So, did Master Wang agree to help me carve these woods?"

"Yes, of course I do. "Gloomy wood is hard to come by in China. And the wood is considered a mineral deposit by the government, and it is difficult for private individuals to obtain it. Link has more than a thousand here, and he can carve whatever he wants. "When can I start working?"

Link looked at Sheng Bingheng. There are restrictions on working in the United States. If Wang Jun does not have a work permit, it is illegal for him to ask Wang Jun to help him work. Although he wouldn't care about those things. However, he felt that it was best to help the other party complete the relevant procedures before starting work.

Sheng Bingheng understood what he meant and said, "Master Wang's visa is a work visa. ”

Link smiled and said to Wang Jun: "When to start working, it's convenient to see Master Wang." If Master Wang needs to prepare, I can wait for Master Wang. "He's been sitting here for half a year, and he's not in a hurry to carve it right away.

"I need to go back to my country and settle into my family. At most, I can get there in a week. ”

Link heard him say, "In that case, let's sign the contract first." What kind of treatment does Master Wang need?"

Although Wang Jun is obsessed with wood carving, he is not a fool. He smiled and said, "Mr. Lin just looks at it." I don't think you'll treat me badly. ”

Link smirked. He thought for a while and said, "Then you see, how about we calculate the salary according to the way of contract labor?"

"So how do you calculate that?"

Link mainly wanted to make furniture out of wood. He was going to calculate it in terms of the amount of finished products. How much does it cost to make various types of furniture. These need to be discussed carefully.

It took him more than half a day to negotiate with Wang Jun. He first signed a contract with Wang Junquan for about half of the carbonized wood. If there are no surprises. He had to pay five million dollars for the processing of the wood. And Wang Jun will bring a few apprentices to help him. How to divide the money among them is Wang Jun's business. What Link needs to do is to provide them with food and lodging.

As soon as Link sent Sheng Bingheng and Wang Jun away, Martha and Carrick came together.

They were going to Seattle, but Martha had something to look for Link, and Carrick came along.

Martha came to him for a gold project in Alaska. Link had hesitated to let her continue the investigation, but now there should be results.

Martha took out some information and handed it to him, saying, "Everything I can find about the gold mine and Claude Ross is here." Douglas made a lot of efforts. ”

Link received the information and said, "Did you find anything?"

"What we found wasn't much different from what the expedition report described. Claude Ross did own that land. That land has a Cenozoic secondary mine. Mining ceased in the thirties of the last century. We also took some of the slag for inspection, and it did have the grade he claimed. The slag investment may be larger, but it is still worth the investment. ”

"Can you find anything in the gold mine he said?"

"That's private land, and it's impossible for us to go to the site and explore. Martha said. "We can only check the exploration report provided by him. To do this, we contacted the team that issued the exploration report and they confirmed that it was their report. We also checked that the team had legal geological exploration qualifications. We have also contacted the company they belong to and the company has admitted that they have taken on this exploration mission. ”

"That is, the exploration results are credible. ”

"That's the case in theory. ”

Link was puzzled and asked, "Theoretically?"

"Because only God knows if the exploration is accurate. Carrick scrambled to say. "Often, the size of the deposit is smaller. New veins may be discovered in the future. It's just that I think 500 tons of gold ore, that's a bit too big. ”

Link was also suspicious of this. A 500-ton gold mine is a super mine. There is no reason for such a mine to wait for him to pick up the bargain.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Carrick said, "I think that gold mine is a bit exaggerated. I've seen the exploration report that says the veins are diagonally downward, and they empirically say that the veins extend a kilometer below the ground. ”

Link asked, "Is there anything wrong with that?"

"Of course there is a problem. How did the topography of Alaska come about? It's glaciers. How the plateaus of western North America were created are also glaciers. According to research, the elevation of the Rocky Mountains has dropped by at least 3,000 yards from wind, rain, snow and ice. There are a lot of gold mines found in Alaska, and I wonder if all of them were washed out of the surface by snow and ice. ”

Link finally understood what he meant: "You're saying that the depth of that gold mine can't be inferred by common sense. ”

"I do have that kind of worry. Carrick shrugged his shoulders and leaned back. "The truth, perhaps, only God knows. ”

Link nodded and said, "It's true that only God knows." ”

Martha furrowed her eyebrows and said, "I remember that the exploration report didn't seem to mention their method of exploration. For example, drilling sampling and the like. ”

"And what did they say when you contacted that exploration team?"

"In the face of my doubts, they repeatedly assured that their exploration work was professional. ”

Link found the information gathered from the exploration team's investigation. After reading it, he said: "The information you have found shows that this team has worked for many large companies. There should be nothing wrong with this information. ”

Link frowned and thought for a while, then said to Martha, "When you go back, contact Claude Ross and talk to him about cooperation." "He decided to work together. Regardless of whether that exploration report is exaggerated. But as long as the mine is worth a quarter of what it was appraised, he can recoup his costs. Such an investment should not be very risky.

Martha nodded in response.

He said and put the information on the table, and said, "You're going to Seattle this time for the electronics company's factory?"

With a little helplessness, Martha said, "Yes." The production line is designed. We need to find the right land. Carrick has the most say in this. But he was reluctant to go alone. This man had to ask her to accompany him, or he wouldn't go. She's really convinced.