Bai Fei hurriedly asked the two young men, a man and a woman, to come over.

After Fu Nianzu's introduction, it turned out that the man and the woman were actually a couple, the man's name was Zach Feng, and the woman's name was Claire Lin, both of whom were third-generation Chinese immigrants from the UK. One of the two majors is related to geological exploration and the other is related to smelting, which is also very correct.

Bai Fei first expressed his gratitude to them again, thanking them for their patriotism in returning to China to support the Anti-Japanese War.

Feng Zack looked a little excited, and said in non-standard Chinese: "General Bai, don't say that, although our name is a little Westernized, we still have the face of Chinese, and we still have Chinese blood on our bodies, and we still love our motherland." Since childhood, our parents have taught us that when we grow up, we must recognize our ancestors and return to our ancestors, so no matter where we are, we are still a part of China, and it is our glory and glory to be able to do something for the motherland. ”

"Well said!" Bai Fei applauded, "It is our honor to be able to get patriotic and virtuous couples like Mr. Feng and Miss Lin to return to China to support the Anti-Japanese War, and it is an honor for China, and I think the Japanese devils will be driven out of China by us one day earlier." ”

"Yes! Definitely..."

The surrounding people were also very moved and applauded.

Von Zack was a little embarrassed and blushed and said thank you a few times, but it was his girlfriend, Ms. Lin, who patted him lightly on the arm to remind him to get down to business.

Von Zack suddenly said: "Oh, by the way, in fact, the discovery of minerals on the island is also very accidental. At that time, we had just come here from England, and when we saw that the scenery on the island was very good, we walked around with Nianzu and wanted to travel. Perhaps it was a professional habit, we would collect some mineral specimens everywhere we went to do research, and later as we traveled to more places, we slowly found that the original island was so rich in mineral resources. For example, the iron and copper that we urgently need now exist in Changjiang, Ledong, Baoting, Qiongzhong and other places, and the reserves are relatively rich; Another example is coal, which is also found in Qiongshan County and Lingao County; In addition, there is oil, not far from Haikou in Chengmai County, by the way, Qiongshan County and Ledong County have also found oil. In addition, most places on the island are rich in gold mines, such as: Baoting, Qiongzhong, Changjiang, Baisha, Tongshi, Qionghai and other places have been found..."

"Great!" Bai Fei didn't wait for him to finish speaking, he almost jumped up with joy: "Mr. Feng is really my timely rain, your discovery has solved my big problem, I don't even know how to thank you!" Please also ask the gentleman to work tirelessly to mark the location where the mineral deposits were found, and we can organize people to mine them as soon as possible..."

Bai Fei now learns that Hainan is so rich in minerals, and he can't wait to mine them all immediately, he is really anxious.

Feng Zack said with a smile: "General Bai, don't worry, I will make a detailed mineral distribution map as soon as possible, and then follow the map, as long as the personnel are sufficient, I believe that production will be launched soon." It's just that to turn the raw ore into the various materials we need, it is a complicated process that requires professional equipment for forging and smelting..."

Bai Fei said: "To be honest, we have purchased a lot of equipment in Europe and the United States through some channels, including metallurgical facilities, and even oil extraction and separation and refining equipment, such as: drilling and pumping units, distillation towers, etc. ”

Miss Lin, Feng Zack's girlfriend, suddenly spoke: "I have been to the warehouse to see these equipment that General Bai said, basically the technology used in these equipment is relatively old, and the wear and tear is serious, but for the time being, you can still barely build a smelting stall." However, due to the obsolescence and lack of equipment, it is impossible to obtain a large output in a short period of time, so it cannot completely solve the gap of material shortage in the arsenal. ”

Bai Fei knew this, when he used Hawke to import these equipment, he knew that he was cheated by this Yankee, saying that he wanted the latest equipment, but after it was shipped to Hainan, he found that it was all second-hand, and they were all second-hand goods with outdated technology. If it weren't for the fact that he would still be able to use this old boy in the future, Bai Fei would have wanted to let Hainan's brothers dismantle him at that time.

In this regard, Bai Fei also specially instructed Mei Yuehai to deduct Hawke's 500,000 payment, but he didn't expect that even so, this slippery Yankee was not only not unhappy, but gladly accepted, Bai Fei knew how much he lost when he bought these equipment! In addition, Bai Fei didn't know that there were so many mineral resources on the island at that time, so after buying it once, he stopped purchasing similar equipment, who would have thought that now these old equipment will come in handy.

Bai Fei then said: "Since Miss Lin said that it can be used, then let's put up the shelf first, and produce on a small scale first, it doesn't matter if the output is low, it's better than no output, and you can also let the workers explore and accumulate experience, do you think it's okay?" ”

Miss Lin and Feng Zack exchanged glances and said, "It can be, but it is still necessary to solve the problem of new equipment as soon as possible, because those old equipment may be damaged during use, and once such a problem occurs, the entire production will be delayed." ”

Bai Fei nodded and said, "I understand this, don't worry, I will contact you to buy new equipment as soon as possible." By the way, we have to trouble Miss Lin to write a list of equipment, and we can buy it according to the list later, so as not to make unnecessary mistakes. ”

"No problem, I'll write it, and when it's done, I'll give it to Mr. Mei."

"Then there will be labor."

Seeing that the conversation was almost over, Fu Nianzu, who was standing aside and waiting, said: "Let's go to the test site, it's ready over there." ”

Bai Fei nodded and invited Feng Zack and his girlfriend to go together, Feng Zack was quite interested, but his girlfriend Miss Lin was not interested in guns and other things, plus she had to write a list of equipment, so she pulled him to say goodbye and leave.

The weapons test site is next door to the arsenal, but it is said to be next door, and the two places are about 3 kilometers away, after all, the test site is more dangerous, too close, in case it causes sophistication, it will be a joke.

The group did not take the car, and all went on foot.

While walking, Bai Fei and Mei Yuehai, Li Shuyang, Wang Weiguo and others discussed the purchase of equipment in a low voice, and finally decided that they still had to contact Yankee Hawke. The reason is very simple, now the whole of Europe is shrouded in the dense cloud of war, many countries have begun to enter a state of war, even if you want to buy his things, you may not be able to buy them, only the United States is out of the matter, and is still making a lot of war money, so although Hawke has had shoddy evil deeds in his previous trade with them, he is still the best choice for Bai Fei and others.

And once the European war breaks out, the whole world will fall into the quagmire of war, the sea channel will inevitably be affected by the war and closed, and then what you want to buy, it will be much more difficult, even if you can buy it, the price will soar to sky-high prices, so take the opportunity to buy equipment this time, Bai Fei is ready to come to a big one.

Since it is large, the content of the purchase is of course not only some smelting equipment that is urgently needed in front of him, he is ready to spend another 50 million US dollars, and wants to buy more precision machine tools, power generation equipment, special tools, electronic components, precision research equipment, etc., in addition, Bai Fei also has to purchase several large-tonnage cargo ships or merchant ships. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't buy submarines, warships and planes, Bai Fei would even want to come and live.

As for why he procured merchant ships, of course, it was for the purpose of transporting troops. Where are the troop transports going? Of course, it is to prepare for the future trip to Southeast Asia.

Yes, after traveling through Southeast Asia, it is already an established strategy that Bai Fei has already decided.