Rare earth is a general term for lanthanides and scandium and yttrium.

It exists in the form of ionic compounds in mineral lattices, thus constituting 'rare earth ores'.

At present, about 250 kinds of rare earth minerals have been discovered, of which only more than 50 have industrial value, and only 10 have mining value.

Mining rare earth ores, refining rare earths, different types of rare earths, combined with different types of materials, produce different properties, and are also used in different fields.

For example, lanthanum can be used for piezoelectric materials, thermoelectric materials, magnetoresistive materials, luminescent materials (blue powder), hydrogen storage materials, laser materials, manufacturing special optical glass, and various alloys.

For example, it can be used as a catalyst for reducing emissions in the automotive industry, polishing materials for the glass industry, and optical coating materials.

For example, neodymium, the strongest permanent magnet known, can be used in electronics, electromechanical, mechanical, laser and other fields.

Sange has proved about 4.6 million tons of rare earths, but the annual output is only in the triple digits.

And it is mainly zirconium, niobium, silver, thorium and uranium, etc., which is suitable for the research of peaceful armaments and has no commercial value.

Although the rare earth over there is super rare and can be used in batteries, electronics and other fields, the proven rare earth ore, about 3 million tons, is estimated to be less than 3,000 tons if it is refined into rare earth, and there is no refining technology for the ink, and it is very difficult to mine rare earth ore.

As for the Italian and southern sticks......

Not at all.

As early as last month, the Iron Sheet Company announced that it would exchange two Kirov airships from TEP's United Defense Company for the FMC War Robot Project.

War robots belong to the military industry, and in the fields of metallurgy, chemical industry, electrical and electronics, rare earths are definitely needed.

The third brother, Yin Ni, Nan Bangzi, Yi Duli and so on, although they are very dissatisfied with Director Xu's decision, but without rare earths, there is no bidding power, and now they can only sigh.

In the end, the Hazara coalfield, which attracted global attention, was taken by Wajima Inagawa Trading.

After the bidding ended, major media rushed to report.

Some of the science of rare earth value.

Some popular science anthracite uses.

Some discuss the form of war robots.

During this period, the Wajima media praised Junzo Inagawa for doing enough homework and having a strategic vision.

Junzo Inagawa touched his waist bag with another magnetic card missing, and was silent.

The 29 billion he said three days ago will definitely be in place.

20 billion + 5 billion + rare earths worth 3 billion US dollars, and another 1 billion US dollars.

And pay an additional $20 million for the operation fee and $20 million for the handling fee......

However, as long as you get the coal mine, you can earn back all the efforts.

The other side.

Inside the large hotel arranged by Takeuchi Yoshino.

Xu Fei was watching TV while talking to Raymond on the phone.

"Lao Lei, you don't know, at that time, the third brother quoted 30 billion US dollars, and I panicked. Fortunately, in order to sell the Hazara coalfield to Inagawa Trading, I met with Takeuchi Yoshino and Inagawa Junzo in advance, and agreed with both parties to use rare earths to offset part of the payment, otherwise I may not be able to come to the stage this time. ”

"Xu, don't worry, I will definitely make up for the money you deserve, Wajima quoted 20 billion + 5 billion + rare earths worth 3 billion, a total of 28 billion US dollars, and when I sell the coal mine, I will make up 2 billion for you."

"Actually, the price of ink clay is 30.1 billion."

"Then I'll make you up 2.1 billion."

"Lao Lei, it's not that I take advantage of you, but this open bidding, Foreman will know sooner or later, the money is so much less, I'm just a part-time worker, and it's hard to explain it when the time comes."

"I understand that if you plan to cheat me, you will not refuse the proceeds of the second sale of the coal field."

"It's good if you understand, then I won't bother, I wish you success."

Xu Fei hung up the phone and picked up a pen and paper to settle the account.

20 billion + 5 billion + rare earth worth 3 billion + Inagawa Junsan supplement 1 billion + Raymond 2.1 billion.

Total: $31.1 billion.

Higher than the international assessment.

And these are all picked up for nothing.

"It seems that when we are free, we will fill the world with a rare earth mine, and maybe we can pick up another rare earth mine."

Xu Fei put away the pen and paper and looked at the TV.

Huaxia International Channel made an important report on what happened today.

Anthracite is used in a wide range of applications, such as power generation, coking, thermal coal, cement burning, and ammonia synthesis as a raw material, which can then be used to produce fertilizers. ’

and the manufacture of nitric acid, sulfonamides, activated carbon, silicon carbide, artificial corundum, artificial graphite, electrode calcium carbide, carbon materials, etc. ’

It can even be processed into 'anthracite filter media' for the treatment and filtration of rolling circulating water, petrochemical effluents, precision manufacturing advanced water, and more. ’

'The Hazara coalfield, which is a high-quality anthracite, has a total value of 69 billion US dollars, and due to various factors, 30 billion US dollars are now transferred, which is very important for some areas that rely heavily on coal imports. ’

"Even if there is coal mine mud everywhere, I want to buy it as the bottom of the box to improve the bidding power of my peers......

"Big secretary, has the price of Wajima anthracite been reduced?"

"The fluctuation is not large, and it is estimated that it will be necessary to wait for Daochuan Commerce and Trade to take over the Hazara large coalfield and complete the first round of mining, and then the price will be greatly reduced."

"That's a pity."

Affected by the price of crude oil, most of the North American energy companies are heavily indebted.

Raymond is in a hurry to grab the big coal field, which has a lot to do with this, and the secondary sale, nine times out of ten, will be sold to North American companies to alleviate the debt crisis.

In this way, the family could not wait for the price of Wajima anthracite to drop significantly, so they took the opportunity to purchase a batch, and then waited for Daochuan Trading to lose the Hazara large coalfield and sell it at a high price.

However, all the money that should be earned has been made, and there is nothing to be sorry about.

……

The next day, November 21st.

After signing the transfer agreement with Daochuan Trading Co., Ltd., the Iron Sheet Company jointly formed an exploration team and office staff and went to Hazara to hand over.

The Tin Company's southern camp in Hazara was attacked by the Hazara and not only did not completely evacuate, but increased the number of security personnel to 2,000 and transferred a large amount of baggage.

A legion of this size is enough to ensure the safety of personnel on both sides.

But such a bad environment also gave Junji Inagawa a special headache.

It is said that he divided most of the coal mine revenues, and finally in exchange for a new decision of Wajima, 500 Self-Defense Force personnel were transferred from Cambodia to be stationed in Hazara.

Xu Fei was on the airship returning to Daze when he received a communication from the Haza mullah-Lao Kayin.

"Commander, in the last two days, we have been set up outside the valley for a striking camp, and we have encountered several North American merchants."

"How?"

"They told me that as long as I grabbed the Hazara coal field and handed it over to them, I could not only get winter supplies, but also a batch of well-made woolly bears."

The production of woolly bear armaments in North America is not unusual.

Even North American armament manufacturers, there are AK series production lines.

Xu Fei replied without thinking: "Promise them, but you have to make more benefits, there are little devils on the other side, and they are more well-equipped." ”

"What about after we grab it?"

"Why is it not good to grab it, grinding foreign workers? Wait for the opponent's naval marines to be in place, and let them act as the vanguard. ”

"Okay."

"Try not to have casualties, or continue to capture Tully's ruthless people and pretend to be our casualties."

"Yes."

"Wait for the North American GIs to disguise the Hadza and seize the big coalfield... Forget it, let's talk about it then, in case the little devil goes crazy and plays pig rush for the North American GIs, then there will be fun. ”

Xu Fei is now a little suspicious, and Raymond ignores that the Inagawa Chamber of Commerce can lobby the Wajima officials to mobilize the Ground Self-Defense Force.

However, it is also possible that Raymond and the competitors of the Inagawa Group reached a consensus, and the Self-Defense Forces did not contribute to the work, and everyone worked together to pit the Inagawa trade.

These operations, including North American GIs disguised as Hadza, are not unusual.

Ten years ago, the Battle of Afghanistan was full of 'pretenders'.

The Pakistani special operations were disguised as Afghan natives, the North American GIs were disguised as Mao Xiong GIs, and the Mao Bear GIs were disguised as Tajiks......

It is even more unusual for North America to snatch the Hazara coalfield from the Inagawa Chamber of Commerce.

In the Asia-Pacific economic crisis, the largest bank in Nanbangzi was blatantly snatched away by Lao Bu.

Perhaps, this is the so-called bandit logic.

5 p.m.

The airship arrives in the sky over Osawa.

Xu Fei sat in the panoramic cabin, looking down on the buildings below.

There are no high-rise buildings, no viaducts, and no landmarks, but for some reason, it feels like this steel-made industrial area is far more magnificent than it looks like Tokyo.

Huge workshop, huge robotic arm, huge gantry crane, huge conveyor belt......

In particular, in front of the No. 1 office building, the mechanical plaza composed of metal gears runs slowly, and the industrial attributes are directly full.

"Perhaps, this is the charm of machinery."

Xu Fei stepped off the airship, came to the workshop office, and saw the 'Shiyi Long Technique to Control Yi'.

"Delivered so soon?"

The second sister lay listlessly on the table, "I arrived in the morning." ”

"What's wrong? It's like a frosted eggplant. ”

"What do you say?"

"The Massachusetts Institute of Technology informed me that I don't need to go there in person for graduate student reporting, or can you help me run and complete all the formalities?"

"Am I alone?"

"Take two clerks and a translator."

The second sister immediately stood up, "Obey, my factory master!" ”

After speaking, he picked three little girls and rushed to the airport in a hurry.

'It's still a kid. ’

Xu Fei shook his head and sighed, and looked at the 'Shiyi's long technique to control it' again.

After a long time, he turned around and looked at the secretary team and clerks who were packing up office supplies, "If Foreman comes, you will say that these words are 'inclusive'." ”

The secretary reminded: "Factory director, these are seven words. ”

"The sea is tolerant of all rivers!"

"One more."

"That's so exquisite."

Xu Fei wrote down the inscription of the text panel, inquired about the contact information of Qufu Normal School, found the old man he met by chance at Tokyo Tower, and re-ordered 2,000 calligraphy and paintings to be used to decorate the Chinese restaurant on Wajima.

If there is no teaching building donated by Daze Group, the other party will definitely not agree.

But now......

I heard that the building materials have been transported, and the old building is also being demolished, so you can't just start and finish, right?

Besides, this is a cultural transmission, not a profit-making project.

The old man was finally moved by Director Xu's righteousness and promised to get it done before the year.

Xu Fei hung up the phone and announced that he would move the office again.

Hongqi Automobile's business now only has large and small red flags, plus auto parts and maintenance, and it is very idle every day.

The iron sheet company is in a period of development and must be taken care of.

The new office is not far from the Hongqi workshop, right next door.

If you look at it.

On the far left is the TEP workshop office, the door head is made of black and gray metal, and three bright silver letters 'TEP' are written on the lower right corner, and LED lamps are set behind the letters.

In the middle is the Hongqi workshop office, the door style is official, the whole is red, a red flag in the lower right corner, and LED lamp beads are set behind the flag.

On the far right is the office of the Iron Sheet Company, the door is biased towards anime colors, on the left is the mechanical Lu Bu, on the right is Kirov who hangs the bomb and lifts off into the air, in the middle is the battlefield and gunsmoke, and the top is spliced with LED lamp beads The words "Iron Company".

Of course, this is a transliteration, in fact, the Iron Sheet Company means: this earth and beyond.

The interior of the new office is back to the period of the tin toy factory.

Both sides are lined with metal cabinets with various mechanical toys built-in.

The roof is an exaggerated model of the Kirov airship, with all personnel sitting underneath.

The hanging bomb is disguised as an LCD TV.

The overall exaggeration reflects the main business of the iron sheet company.

Xu Fei often changes offices, and he is not idle.

It's about training your own 'professional manager team'.

The secretarial group → the → operation center of the military division regiment → docking enterprises.

↓

The accounting firm → the Bun Group → inspects → supervises the enterprise.

Plant directors → administrative staff → supervise and maintain employees.

The director → law firm → maintain the enterprise.

If this team is mature, we can also set up a personal studio.

In the future, if there is a demand for it, it can start work.

If the relevant trainees are independent, it is equivalent to copying a set of teams, and they can help others manage the company.

This model is the 'Xu's business management experience' synthesized by Xu Fei by drawing on the management experience of Bain Capital and Carlyle Investment.

Well, Pop has a book, Romney has a book, Raymond has a memoir, and Klin, who has just retired, has already written the beginning.

We have to publish one too.

It's a pity that Xu Fei has no experience in writing books, so he can only see how others write first.

……

Three days later.

The relocation of the office is complete.

The Hazara coalfield has also completed the initial handover, verifying the quality and storage of coal.

The two sides then discuss the transfer tax.

It stands to reason that bidding is done in Tokyo and needs to pay taxes to Wajima.

But the transaction was immovable property, which belonged to the city of Hazara, and was actually subject to taxes to the Hazara.

When TEP bought the oil field, it was the collective signature of the Hadza people, and the 'oil field project' was born.

The question is, do the Haza people have to pay a huge sum of money to their opponents when they turn their faces against the iron company and are ready to rob the coal mines?

In the end, the two sides unanimously decided to send a batch of winter supplies to the Hadza people, and the matter passed.

After completing the transfer procedures, the guarantee bank received 20 billion US dollars remitted by Daochuan Commerce and Trade in batches, and the guarantee bank detained it for three months, and then transferred it to the iron sheet company with interest.

Another 5 billion US dollars were remitted to the offshore account of the iron sheet company, and 1.04 billion US dollars were remitted to Daze Group.

And rare earths worth 3 billion began to be shipped.

Overall, both parties are satisfied with the transaction.

At the same time, after the initial handover was completed, the Iron Cross Guards of the Iron Sheet Company were withdrawn from the southern camp one after another.

The Hadza tribe, who observed the movement, ran out to rob before the winter supplies were hot.

At the beginning, Inagawa Trading was not intimidating, and with 500 members of the Self-Defense Forces, he showed off his might.

But it soon coaxed.

Because the Hadza showed twenty Te-80 chariots.