After Old Man Xue and Xue Xiaoli, father and son, took Chu Qianqian into the study, they surprisingly didn't let Xue Jianguo stay aside and listen.

This made Chu Xiangqian's heart tense, and secretly said that something should have happened, right?

Fortunately, Old Man Xue, father and son, first asked how they got along with Xiao Lan'er at the beginning.

Later, he didn't say anything about it, but he came to him this time because he was worried that it wouldn't be long before the 20 tons of gold lent to him would soon be spent.

The leaders casually calculated, and they knew that the last 360,000 tons of wheat and 40,000 tons of corn kernels needed at least about 14 million US dollars.

Converted to gold, how to calculate it is about 10 tons, and this is still the cost price.

If you add in the cost of shipping, dredging relationships, etc., maybe it will have to add one or two million dollars.

The boss knew in his heart that Chu Xiang had posted money inside, and while thanking him, he also knew that the remaining 10 tons of gold had been exchanged for grain, and he could only buy 400,000 or 500,000 tons.

If the drought does not ease, in the coming year, we will continue to purchase grain in large quantities by spending several times more gold or foreign exchange.

This will put a lot of pressure on the economy, so I want to find an open source way.

And the gold is easy to spend, and if you want to buy it back, you don't know how many years it will take to buy back the 20 tons of gold little by little.

So the meaning of the top is very simple, I want to ask Chu Xiangqian if there is a way to help the boss earn some foreign exchange.

Or Chu Xiangqian knows such people abroad, whether anyone needs domestic minerals or something.

Chu Xiangqian rolled his eyes after hearing this, there is no need to think about minerals and the like, even if some things are needed abroad, the Celestial Empire may not necessarily sell them to the magnesium country.

Besides, if you really want to sell, it is not your turn to be a person who runs the order gang to sell ores that belong to bulk commodities.

There must be a few large state-owned enterprises in charge of this business.

And Chu Xiangqian knew very well in his heart that although the Celestial Empire was indeed very difficult now, the export volume to Hong Kong Island last year, that is, in 59 years, exceeded 1 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Chu Qianqian's export volume for the whole year of this year is not known for the time being, but the export volume in the first half of the year exceeded 400 million, and it has long been known from the Chief Secretary for Administration, Hader.

In other words, the Celestial Empire does not have foreign exchange in its hands.

There will be such a lack of money, it is nothing more than buying too many things from abroad, and there is always a feeling that there will never be enough money.

In addition, the foreign exchange that is expected to be earned this year has basically been used last year.

In order not to delay the plan made, he had to give Chu Xiangqian 20 tons of gold to buy grain.

Chu Xiangqian thought that he had gotten 20 tons of gold in advance, and during the last dollar crisis, he had earned nearly 10 tons of gold by selling high and buying low.

Pretending to hesitate, he frowned and thought for a while.

Only then did he say to Xue Xueli and Xue Xiaomin, father and son, "Grandpa, Dad, I personally want to thank the boss for lending me 20 tons of gold, and I plan to support 100,000 tons of corn for the boss."

This adds to the remaining 10.8 tonnes of gold after the last purchase of 400,000 tonnes of wheat and maize kernels.

It should be possible to procure between 45 and 500,000 tonnes of food. Doing so much is already my limit. ”

Xue Xueli couldn't help but sigh when he saw Chu Xiangqian say this, but in his heart, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If any trouble is solved by Chu Xiangqian, it is actually not a good thing.

Not only does it seem that Chu Xiangqian is too important, but he can faintly threaten the top, which is a big taboo.

At the same time, it seems that others are too incompetent.

Those teams who went out to purchase grain and negotiate have not come up with a reason until now, not only are their faces gloomy, but the people who are specifically responsible for purchasing grain may hate him to death if they know about Chu Xiangqian's existence.

Now Chu Xiangqian said that he tried his best to get another 55 to 600,000 tons, of which 100,000 tons were still given away for free.

No matter who knows about this, they will not and are not qualified to accuse Chu Xiangqian.

Xue Xueli nodded, "Okay, I will report this matter to the leader." ”

After speaking, he nodded to Xue Xiaomin.

The old man got up and walked to the bookcase, and opened the door of the bookcase to reveal an in-box safe.

Open it and take out a document bag and hand it to Chu Xiangqian.

Chu Qianqian opened it and looked at it for a while, and looked at Old Man Xue and his father-in-law with a happy face.

"Is this true?"

Old Man Xue nodded, "According to the address of Dana, there must be more than one such gold mine on the grassland.

And according to the records of ancient documents, there are indeed many rivers on the grassland, and golden sands and even dog's head gold have been found a long time ago.

This also shows that there should be gold mines at the source of the river.

But going deep into the grassland to replenish, personnel safety, direction, and so on are all problems.

You have shown extraordinary ability in this regard, so if you are not busy after the Chinese New Year, you can follow the prospecting team to the grassland? ”

Chu Xiangqian shook his head without thinking about it, "I don't have time, in order to mobilize food, I now sell all the iron ore I got in my hand to the infant royal family and the big nobles."

Every month, it takes ten days and half a month to travel between the magnesium country, the infant country and Hong Kong Island.

Combined with other businesses, it's 48 hours a day. ”

Xue Xueli and Xue Xiaomin glared at Chu Xiangqian angrily after hearing this, if they really didn't have time, they wouldn't have taken Xiao Lan'er and stayed in Los Angeles for a month.

I also returned to the capital a week in advance to prepare for the New Year, which is nothing more than refusing to endure this hardship.

But in Chu Xiangqian's heart, there are too many uncertainties about the search for gold mines.

And looking for gold mines in the northern grasslands in the winter, isn't it uncomfortable to find?

A big snowstorm could wipe out the entire prospecting team.

In other words, whoever is in charge of this is not stupid, and even if the prospecting is the fastest, it will not be possible until March or April.

Chu Xiangqian actually wished that the Celestial Empire would find more gold mines to mine, and if there was more gold in his hand, he would be much more generous when he spent it.

The gold that was used out might go into your own hands.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiangqian simply said, "In order to support the prospecting team, I will support 100,000 Hong Kong dollars here." If you find a gold mine, you need animal power.

Give me some time, and I'll bring you 20 Shire horses from England.

Moreover, if this kind of heavy-duty horse is bred properly, although the efficiency is not comparable to that of the machine for a long time, in the northwest and grasslands of the Celestial Empire, this kind of horse is still very useful. ”

Heavy horses were not eliminated until the new century, not to mention the Celestial Empire, which had a larger area and a relatively later penetration rate of machinery.

However, this kind of horse can eat more than a dozen other horses on a single horse, and the daily consumption of forage is also a big problem.

Fortunately, if you raise it in a large group, forage is not a problem.

A Shire horse can pull 5 tons of goods, if you send two horses to the forest farm where the second and third uncles are located, I believe that the forest farm will definitely take these two Shire horses as ancestors.

In the future, all the heavy physical work in the forest farm can be handed over to these two Shire horses, instead of serving seven or eight Mongolian horses that can only pull a few hundred kilograms.

In terms of efficiency and labor, it is natural to serve two horses, which is far less time and energy than seven or eight horses.

Speaking of horses, Old Man Xue's father and son couldn't help but think of the horse racing auction held on Hong Kong Island not long ago.

There was no need for Qian Guotai to report this matter to the above, and the comrades on Hong Kong Island took the initiative to sort out the auction and report it to the higher-ups.

40 sweaty horses sold for $18 million, just thinking about it is incredible.

Someone above estimated that with Chu Xiangqian's character, he could earn 3% at least.

In other words, after the entire auction, the 90 thoroughbreds, Arabian horses, Andalusian horses, Hanoverian horses, and sweat horses sold made Chu Xiangqian earn at least six or seven million dollars.

Although he was greedy for this money, he didn't think there was anything wrong with Chu Xiangqian earning this money.

I even wish he could earn more every year.

To put it bluntly, Chu Xiangqian has always maintained the character of being willing to lose some money and help the Celestial Empire buy food.

In the eyes of many people above, a large part of the money Chu Xiangqian earned was actually subsidized in China.

So the more he earns, the more he profits.

Not to mention that Chu Xiangqian also sent more than a dozen sweaty horses to the country for nothing last time.

Several of those horses are already pregnant with foals, and new members should be born in April and May next year.

This is equivalent to four or five hundred thousand dollars for every horse born and raised for two or three years.

The profits are so large that it is impossible not to pay attention to them.

After finishing the matter, Chu Qianqian looked at his watch, it was already more than 9 o'clock in the evening, and before going out, the old man Xue Xiaomin pulled Chu Qianqian's arm.

He whispered, "There is unconfirmed news, saying that when the little trick retreated from the north, he hid a lot of gold and jewelry in Changbai Mountain.

Don't you have a group of men who are good at searching for beasts in the mountains?

Otherwise, we cooperate.

Are you out of people, we provide accurate clues, really find the treasure, you 4 us 6? ”

If Chu Xiangqian really had such subordinates, he would definitely agree without hesitation.

But since that group of people didn't exist, the person who went to find the treasure was Chu Xiangqian himself.

When there is no money, Chu Xiangqian will also take a trip to try his luck.

But now for him, unless the treasure is 100% there, it is really better to go to the United States once a month.

Help Frank Sr. of the Chicago Mafia, and Pablo of Colombia, to transport 10 million and 20 million dollars to Panama City.

One trip draws three achievements is 9 million dollars.

After three or five months, tens of millions of dollars have been received, and it must have earned more than the treasures hidden by the little tricksters in batches.

Of course, if he went to India and excavated the treasures in the underground treasury of that temple, then Chu Xiangqian would definitely be interested.

Xue Xiaomin saw Chu Xiangqian shaking his head to solve it, and immediately said anxiously, "Forward, our news will definitely not be wrong, you just need to send someone to find it." ”

Chu Xiangqian directly interrupted and said, "Dad, let's not talk about how much credibility this kind of news has been passed down for more than ten years.

I'm sure the danger must be great, and if I don't follow it myself, I can't guarantee that my men will join forces to swallow the treasure if they find it.

So for me, the safest way to make money is to let my subordinates continue to look for white tigers, black tigers, or go to East Asia to find sweaty horses or something. ”

Xue Xiaomin could only watch Chu Xiangqian finish speaking, and got into Xue Jianguo's car without hesitation.

Waiting for the car to disappear, Xue Xiaomin returned to the living room and saw his father looking at him.

Shaking his head with a wry smile, "That kid refused. ”

After speaking, repeating what Chu Xiangqian had just said, Xue Xueli also nodded.

Then he said with a smile, "I have long guessed that this kid knew as soon as he heard it, and this matter must not be that simple."

Otherwise, that treasure would have been recognized a long time ago, where would it have waited until now.

Besides, although this news was confirmed by many people back then, the thing is still there, and no one knows.

Moreover, the vegetation in the forest changes in a year or two, and it has been more than ten years, and it is a question whether it can be found or not. ”

Xue Xiaomin nodded helplessly, a few years is indeed enough to grow a small tree in the forest, and the terrain will naturally change greatly.

Chu Xiangqian returned home, and before getting out of the car, he asked Xue Jianguo if he wanted to eat some supper.

Xue Jianguo immediately showed a surprised expression.

Although I had a casual working meal in Ouchi tonight, two nests for one person, plus one meat, one vegetable and one soup, for a middle-aged laborer like Xue Jianguo.

That bit of food has long been digested now.

turned off the engine and got out of the car, followed Chu Xiangqian with a smile and shouted the door into the courtyard.

Then, as the night before, the family gathered in the pavilion and verandah of the middle courtyard, lit four small stoves to roast mutton, and drank coconut milk or tiger bone wine.

Chu Xiangqian plus three daughters-in-law, five younger brothers and sisters, three sisters of Zhaodi and Xue Jianguo, a full 12 adult or semi-adult children, plus Aiqiu, who is a little bit.

actually ate almost 20 catties of mutton.

If it weren't for Chu Xiangqian's worry that his younger brothers and sisters would have stomach trouble at night, the patriotic three boys and Aiqiu would definitely be able to eat another pound or two.

As for Xue Jianguo, there were 4 roast lamb chops, and while he was eating it, his mouth was full of oil, and his trouser belt was also untied by two squares.

Because Xue Jianguo drank wine and it was snowing this morning, Chu Xiangqian simply asked Xue Jinglan to clean up the house and let the second uncle stay here for another night.

Of course, Xue Jinglan was also worried that her second brother would have an accident when driving on a snowy day so late.

Pull Zhao Di and Lai Di to clean up the inverted room in the middle courtyard.

Chu Xiangqian hugged Aiqiu, who was still a little unfinished, lest this little thing take advantage of his inattention and stuff snacks into his stomach.

Standing in the verandah with Xue Jianguo, watching Aiguo, Aimin, Ailin, Hong Kong Sheng, Fei Fei and Pan Di clean up the stove and other things.

When Chu Xiangqian and Xue Jianguo were left in the verandah.

Xue Jianguo looked at Aiqiu, who was already lying in Chu Xiangqian's arms and began to get confused, and saw that the little thing was really sleepy, so he asked in a low voice, "The matter of the treasures in Changbai Mountain, I heard my father say that nine times out of ten it is true."

You're really not going to look for it? ”

Chu Qianqian glanced at Xue Jianguo, and said in a joking tone, "My subordinates, in the past year, have earned me millions.

For the sake of a treasure that no one is 100% sure of and doesn't know the specific dangers, let my men take risks.

If it were you, would you like to? ”

Xue Jianguo thought about it and nodded quickly, "Really helped you earn millions?" ”

Chu Xiangqian smiled, "First of all, it was a white tiger, and I sold it to Mountbatten's grandson Norton, and I sold it for 300,000 pounds."

The second black tiger also sold for more than a million pounds.

Two months ago, a white tiger was found and sold to Philips, which was the baby royal family, for another 300,000 pounds.

The £1.6 million alone translates to $6.4 million. Deduct the money from my subordinates, as well as the cost of buying out the relationship.

These three tigers alone made me more than two million dollars, not to mention dozens or hundreds of sweaty horses.

I'm crazy to let my group of subordinates go into the deep mountains and old forests, and venture out to find treasures that I don't know if it's true or not, and I don't know how many treasures there are. ”

After hearing this, Xue Jianguo nodded helplessly, if Chu Xiangqian didn't talk nonsense, then for him, looking for the so-called treasure was indeed not a good deal.

(End of chapter)