After a full meal, the conversation began again after the waiter at Shangri-La cleaned up the table and served tea and snacks.

Tang Wei has become the focus of attention tonight, everyone is waiting for him to reveal the final answer, seeing that the time is almost ripe, Tang Wei said: "With the advent of the steam engine era, the use of coal will inevitably increase, and the storage of coal in Australia is limited, I think I should be not mistaken." ”

"That's right, Australia's local coal reserves are not much, and later generations basically rely on imported coal." An Lan replied next, affirming Tang Wei's words, and wanting to lie in front of the mad demons in the ground is simply looking for death.

"So have you ever thought about what we should do if there is not enough coal, and there are ships that need coal at the coaling station, we definitely need to mine large-scale coal, I have seen a report about the giant open-pit coal mine in Borneo, once this coal mine is mined, how much will it produce, I think Xiaopang knows much better than me."

"You're talking about the coal mine 120 kilometers north of Samarinda in Kalimantan, Indonesia, where there is indeed a huge open-pit mine." An Lan reaffirmed Tang Wei's statement, and the two of them answered this question as if they had agreed in advance.

"Kalimantan Sammarin, this place is not simple, the forces on the island are intricate, and the Turkish Muslim kingdom above has a relatively certain combat effectiveness, it is not so easy to mine the minerals here." Zhao Shijie, who is rich in historical knowledge, added in time, afraid that these people would decide to go there to mine as soon as they were hot-headed.

"Minister Zhao is right. There are at least seven or eight large and small Muslim kingdoms on the island, not to mention other indigenous tribes, as well as the Spanish and Dutch. As well as some Portuguese trading posts, in order to successfully exploit them, it was necessary to prepare for them, and even wage many wars. ”

It should be said that Tang Wei has also made full preparations and understanding, and he has done a lot of homework on Kalimantan Island, and he understands it very clearly, and even uses the word war to describe it, knowing that it is almost very difficult to mine peacefully.

Not to mention if there are mining companies that want to get involved here. It is really inseparable from the power of Blackwater, which has professional jungle combat soldiers and is very familiar with the tropical rainforest. And it's definitely about the terrain.

Since Tang Wei proposed it, it means that he has begun to pay attention to this place, and he has made certain moves, but he doesn't know how far he has progressed. Could it be that Blackwater really intends to diversify? However, in its current form, there is nothing wrong with Blackwater taking the path of diversification.

Mercenary companies are too restricted, and no one can guarantee that the next government will sanction them or ban them outright.

"Old Tang, you're planning to mine minerals here." After Ren Changle ate a meal, the relationship between him and Tang Wei quickly warmed up, and he was directly called by Old Tang.

"It's just an idea, I just want to hear your opinions, if it works, all of us here can form a mining company, if you are interested, we will work together to mine this mineral."

"The upfront cost of mining Kalimantan's coal mines must be very high, and there is also the need to deal with the relationship between the Spanish and Dutch. Whether they will be involved is difficult to say. Zhao Shijie said with some worry.

Because anyone can see it, if you want to mine. In the early stage, it is absolutely necessary to disclose a fee to clear the indigenous people and countries in the island area, that is, war, the risk of war is also very large, and if you win the battle and successfully drive out the indigenous and Muslim kingdoms in this area, mining will also mean that it will be successful.

If it fails, it means investing money again, and the repeated cycle of operations will increase the investment cost to shareholders, and even a company with a large amount of cash reserves like Blackwater does not dare to do it alone, which shows that there is a risk here.

"The Dutch and the Spaniards can be solved very well, and their strength is not very strong here, and how to deal with the natives and those kingdoms is the most serious." After thinking about it, Ren Changle, who took a fancy to the key to the problem, said.

"Well, yes, these kingdoms are the key, their organization and discipline are much stronger than those indigenous tribes, and they also have a certain combat strength, to defeat them must indeed be carried out in batches, and at the same time, we can also learn from the Dutch practice, support one to fight one and use the contradictions between them to suppress each other." Zhao Shijie gave his own proposals and ideas, and he was more interested here.

From their words, Tang Wei can see that everyone here is actually very interested in mining Kalimantan's coal mines, and everyone knows that the most consumed energy in the steam age is coal, and seizing the opportunity at this time is equivalent to grasping the right to formulate the future market.

At present, the use of steam engines is only on a small scale, and it is possible to rely on the supply of local coal mines, and once the Spanish Dutch cooperate with the production of steam ships, the use of coal will increase significantly.

At that time, the various mining companies in China, as well as the people who have ideas, will inevitably be caught in a new struggle for mining rights.

"Theoretically speaking, if you plan to mine now, it is not early at all, I personally still agree with Tang Wei's proposal, I am very interested here, if I want to mine I am willing to invest in shares," Zhao Shijie first spoke, which was the first time.

It's incredible that this well-known centrist leader, who sees the right time and thinks twice, actually starts this time.

Subsequently, as the main person in the restoration of the steam engine, You Nanzhe also expressed his support, and then the others agreed to join without suspense.

The name of the new company is United Minerals Company, which means a union, because the investors are basically from the CEOs of each company.

It can be said that everyone is very interested in the development of overseas mineral resources this time, and basically everyone here except for Anlan is not able to participate in local mineral mining.

Therefore, there is a great interest in overseas minerals, and cooperating with a company like Blackwater means that you can ensure that your investment overseas will not be wasted, after all, the other party has a very strong private armed force in its hands.

After cooperation, this force will be more convenient for others to call than others to a certain extent, with this relationship in it, even if someone attacks Heishui Security in the future, they will stand up to defend him, it can be said that Tang Wei killed two birds with one stone this time. (To be continued......)