At 10 o'clock in the morning, the cargo ship officially set sail, and then after nearly a week or so of drifting at sea, the cargo ship officially arrived at the port of Libreville.

The messenger who stepped down from the cargo ship turned to the group behind him and asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, do you want to take a stroll around Libreville first, or do you want to go straight to the Governor's Palace?" ”

After a moment of silence, everyone present responded.

"Let's go and visit His Excellency the Governor first!"

"That's right! It's better to go to the Governor's Palace first! We're here to prospect for minerals, not to hang out in Libreville! ”

……

Since the people had chosen to go to the governor's palace first, the messenger said no more.

He just smiled and said to everyone, "Guys, I'll take you to the Governor's Palace!" ”

After all, the courier led a group of geology majors and did not move in the direction of the Doge's Palace.

After about fifteen minutes, they arrived at the gates of the Doge's Palace.

At this time, the guard guarding the gate looked at the messenger and others who wanted to enter it, and hurriedly stopped them and asked, "What are you here for?" ”

"I'm in Jerome. Governor Paterson has been ordered to travel to France to find an expert for the Doge's Palace who can identify the type of ore! The messenger replied without humility or arrogance, and pointed to a group of geology majors behind him and said, "These are the experts that Your Majesty has invited for the Governor's Palace!" ”

After hearing the origin of the group of people in front of them, the soldiers' expressions immediately became serious, and they hurriedly apologized to the "experts": "I'm really sorry! ”

"Nothing!" The messenger shook his head in response to the soldiers, then pointed behind them and asked, "Now, we can go in!" ”

"Absolutely!" The soldier quickly replied, then moved out of the way.

The messenger and the geologists entered the compound of the Governor's Palace, and when they arrived at the gate of the Governor's Palace, the secretary in charge of the first floor asked the messenger and the others about the purpose again.

The messenger told the secretary what he had said before.

The secretary was silent for a moment, then glanced at the geologist behind the messenger, "Please come with me!" ”

Led by the secretary, the messenger and the geologist were ushered to the door of a room.

The secretary spoke again and said to them: "Wait a little while inside, and I'll go and report to Jérôme. Governor Paterson with Secretary General Rastigne! ”

"I'll go with you!" The messenger also spoke to the secretary: "While I was still in Marseille, His Majesty the Emperor sent me a telegram, and he asked me to give it to Jérôme. Governor Patterson! ”

"Alright! Come with me! The secretary replied to the messenger.

The messenger turned his head to look at the geologists who had stayed where he was, and he smiled kindly, "Please wait here for a while, Your Excellency the Governor and Secretary General Rastigne will be here in a moment!" ”

"I see!" One of the older geologists responded to the messenger.

The messenger and the secretary made their way to the entrance of the staircase, then continued up the stairs to the floor where the governor's office was located.

When the messenger and the secretary came to the corridor, Secretary General Rastigne happened to be coming out of the governor's office, and he immediately smiled when he saw the messenger who had been on his way to France for nearly three weeks.

Now that the messenger has returned, it proves that someone who can identify the type of ore has come.

"Your Excellency, Secretary-General!" The messenger and secretary responded to Rastigne in unison after seeing Secretary General Rastigne.

"Hmm!" Rastigne nodded, then beckoned to the messenger, "Come here!" ”

The Courier trotted in front of Rastigne, who asked the Courier, "How is it?" Did anyone find it? ”

"Your Excellency, the Secretary-General, the man has been found!" The messenger nodded in response to Rastigne, then pointed downstairs to Rastigne, "I'm resting in my room downstairs!" ”

"Good!" Rastigne nodded in satisfaction and commanded the messenger, "Now take me there at once!" ”

"Your Excellency, I'm afraid I can't go with you right now!" The messenger tactfully refused,

"Why?" Rastigne asked the messenger suspiciously.

"Your Excellency, I have a telegram to deliver to Your Excellency the Governor!" The messenger took the telegram out of his pocket and said to Rastigne.

"Whose telegram?" Rastigne blurted out, then reached out to take the messenger's telegram,

"A telegram from His Majesty the Emperor!" The messenger hurriedly responded, and the hand holding the telegram shrank back slightly.

When Rastigne heard this, he quietly withdrew his hand again, and then smiled and said to the messenger: "Since it is a telegram from His Majesty to His Excellency the Governor, it is inconvenient for me to read it!"

Give this telegram to Your Excellency the Governor yourself. ”

"Yes! Your Excellency the Secretary-General! The messenger nodded, then added: "The geologists who have come from Paris are now settled on the first floor." ”

"I see!" Rastigne replied with a sting, and then urged the messenger: "Give the telegram to the governor at once!" ”

As soon as Rastigne's voice fell, the messenger moved on again.

Rastigne, on the other hand, was led by his direct subordinates to the geologists' room.

With a crisp knock at the door, there was a working Jerome. Governor Patterson looked up again at the door.

Wasn't the man standing at the door of the room at this moment, the messenger he sent to France, Jérôme. Patterson said happily, "You're back!" ”

"Your Excellency the Governor!" Messenger to Jérôme. Patterson bowed.

"Come on in!" Jérôme. Patterson got up and invited the messenger to sit across from him.

Step by step, the messenger went to Jérôme. Patterson's presence, Jérôme. Patterson hurriedly asked, "How's it going?" Found it! ”

The messenger hurried to Jérôme. Patterson responded, "Your Excellency, I've brought all the geologists here!"

They are all teachers and students of École Polytechnique and have a wealth of experience in identifying ore types! ”

"Great!" Jérôme. Patterson excitedly replied to the messenger, "Where are they now?" ”

"They are resting on the first floor, and Secretary General Rastigne has already passed!" The messenger then went on to Jérôme. Patterson responded, and then handed the telegram in his pocket to Jérôme. Patterson: "This is the telegram that His Majesty the Emperor has specially asked me to hand over to you. ”

Jérôme. Patterson opened the telegram and looked at the contents of the telegram: Jérôme. Bonaparte first spoke to Jérôme in the name of the Emperor of the French Empire. Patterson congratulated him on what he had done in Gabon.

Then, Jérôme. Bonaparte spoke of the mines, and he told Jérôme in a telegram. Patterson, if it was found that the mine was manganese, then Jérôme. Patterson had to organize people to do further mining immediately.

And he will also send people from the Paris North Industries Group to Libreville as soon as possible to negotiate.

At the same time, Jérôme. Bonaparte also hoped that Jérôme. Patterson was able to continue his expansion at full speed, and he must let the banner of the French Empire fly in Central Africa.

After reading the letter, Jérôme. Patterson felt that his uncle, who was far away in Paris, seemed to be sure that the open-pit mine would produce manganese ore.

Despite the fact that Jérôme. Patterson didn't understand why his uncle insisted that it was manganese, but he always felt that Jérôme. Bonaparte was right.

"I've read all the telegrams, you go and rest first!" Jérôme. Patterson waved his hand in response to the messenger.

"Yes!" The messenger stood up and turned to Jérôme. Patterson bowed and left.

Shortly before the Courier left, Jérôme. Patterson also got up, wanting to see what the geologists from Paris were having.

When Jérôme. As Patterson walked out of the office, he happened to meet Rastigne, who was seeing Jérôme. Patterson subconsciously stopped.

"Rastigne, how are those people doing?" Jérôme. Patterson hurriedly asked Rastigne.

"Your Excellency the Governor, they know about minerals long before me!" Rastigne vs. Jérôme. Patterson replied, and then added, "However, considering that his subordinates also know nothing about this!"

So it's hard for me to judge what they're capable of, and only practice can know their true level. ”

"When are they going to pass?" Jérôme. Patterson asked Rastigne again.

Rastigne hesitated for a moment before turning to Jérôme. Patterson responded, "How's tomorrow?" ”

"Yes!" Jérôme. Patterson nodded at Rastigne in reply.

"I'm going to tell them!" Rastigne turned to return.

"Wait!" Before Rastignes could take a few more steps, Jérôme. Patterson stopped Rastigne.

"Your Excellency, what else do you command?" Rastigne respectfully asked Jérôme. Patterson Road.

"Go tell those people that I'll be throwing a welcome party for them tonight at the Doge's Palace! I hope each of them will be able to participate! "Jérôme. Patterson replied to Rastigne.

"Yes!"

Rastigne set off for the geologists' room, and Rastigne, who entered the room, first told the scholars the time of departure, and then sent Jérôme to the room. Patterson's invitation told the geologist.

When the geologists heard this, they immediately asked Secretary-General Rastigne to report to Jérôme Friedrich on their behalf. Governor Patterson expressed his gratitude.

That evening, Jérôme. Patterson appeared at the party in a military uniform and gave a warm welcome to the arrival of the geologists in front of everyone, and shook hands with all the geologists who had come from afar.