In Africa, it was hard to say whether it was forgotten by God, or the local people were really unable to support the wall.
Obviously, they were sitting on rich resources, but they were so poor.
Last year's trip to Africa, the poverty there left a deep impression on Ye Qing. But then again, a prosperous and strong Africa could not sell all kinds of high-grade minerals as the main commodity. Just like Hua Xia, it was sitting on the same rich minerals, but it had become the world's number one mineral importer.
Because the minerals stored in the country were not enough to fill their own industries.
He heard that Buzz had brought some minerals for identification. Ye Qing was far more interested in these minerals than gifts.
Now, most of the copper and aluminum ores of Monster Industries were imported from Nigeria. The rest of the common metals were purchased from the domestic market and imported from Australia.
The most consumed steel was still mined by the limonite ore found in Longxi Beach.
With the development of Monster Industries, the demand for metal minerals was becoming more and more diversified. In the past, copper, iron, and aluminum could cover the world. Now, there were all kinds of metal minerals, non-metal minerals, and compounds that could give mineral resource experts a headache.
While talking with Buzz, Thunderbolt Lightning quickly arrived at the Monster Industries building.
Now, Ye Qing finally didn't have to worry about being surrounded by many local tycoon bosses when he parked his car inside the building.
Since the completion of the Thunderbolt car production base, Monster Industries has urgently issued 20,000 Thunderbolt car units to the provinces of the country. Now, even if consumers still can't get a ready-made car, as long as they pay a deposit, there is always a line waiting for a car, and it is usually within half a month.
Unlike before, when they paid in full, no dealer dared to accept it. Because even they didn't know that they had to wait for three months or half a year before they could mention the Thunderbolt car.
There was a wait, and the waiting time was bearable. Naturally, no one would come all the way to the Monster Industries building and buy a ready-made car at a high price.
Along the way, Buzz and the young men he brought with him could only stare.
The interior of the Thunderbolt car had already given them too many surprises. Bartz had been abroad all year round and had already boasted that he was a civilized person with vision. However, sitting in this car, Bartz felt like he was a native countryman who had eaten a popsicle for the first time, touched a smartphone for the first time, and sat in a Rolls-Royce for the first time. His heart was filled with indescribable shock.
Walking into the Monster Industries building, the shock was even more intense. As for the young subordinates he brought with him, they were so nervous that they didn't even dare to say anything.
When he arrived at the office, Baz found some familiarity. In Ye Qing's new office, the decorations and furnishings were not much different from the original. Last year, he gave Ye Qing several precious decorations. They were still displayed here, filling the office with a faint fragrance.
Smelling the familiar faint fragrance, Bartz relaxed and also remembered the main purpose of this visit.
"Mr. Ye, in fact, I came here this time to expand General Maups's source of income." Bartz patted the large canvas bag beside him. "Mr. Ye, you know. Our Anut region has a population of several million. But our main source of income can only rely on mineral exports.
Originally, General Maups, the ruler of the Anut region, could rely on mineral exports to be self-sufficient, but now we have annexed all the territories of our old rival, General Pablo. General Pablo is in charge of the Nsukka region, which is even poorer than ours. Not only are there no diamond mines, but there are also few common metal mines. "
"We have recruited troops and bought horses. From the original five Qianjun police officers, we have expanded to 10,000 people now. Our goal is the entire southern region."
"But the huge gap between the rich and poor in various regions has forced us to take out a lot of money to help the poor who can't even afford to wear shoes. First, we have to build the confidence to survive. Otherwise, what's the use of conquering the entire southern region?"
"So … So, we want to find Mr. Ye. In addition to expanding the scale of mineral and diamond transactions, we also want to … want to … borrow some money." Speaking of this, Bartz couldn't help but blush.
"Loan?"
Ye Qing's tone was a little surprised. This was the first time someone had come to his door to borrow money.
"Mr. Ye, we … we have a mortgage." Bartz quickly explained, "We mortgage the diamond mine at the junction of Anut and Nsukka. Mr. Ye, you know the quality of this diamond mine, but the diamond trade has been controlled by the damn Europeans. We have no other way but to borrow money from you. "
Ye Qing nodded. The diamond mines in Africa were almost the private land of the European jewelry companies. General Maups looking for a loan from Europe was tantamount to a sheep entering the tiger's den.
He came to him because the diamonds produced by the diamond mine were all bought by Monster Industries. Making a loan was actually equivalent to paying for the goods in advance, and it could increase the interest brought by the loan.
Although no one had borrowed money from Monster Industries in the past, this money could still be borrowed.
Through the last time the monsters drove the armored vehicle straight into the Dragon Pool to retrieve the rare huge diamond, they showed their strength. Ye Qing believed that General Maups wouldn't dare to play any tricks in this regard. Therefore, Ye Qing asked Bartz how much he planned to borrow and how long would it take to pay it off?
"200 million US dollars, we plan to pay it off in two years. The interest will be based on the bank loan interest in Hua Xia. Mr. Ye … What do you think?"
200 million US dollars was almost a year's share of the diamond trade. Since his partner had spoken, Ye Qing didn't mind earning some interest.
With Ye Qing's consent, Bartz was overjoyed to open the canvas bag.
"In addition, I'd like to trouble Mr. Ye to help us test the ore we brought this time. This is what we found in the new territory. If there is any mining value, we will immediately organize people to mine it on a large scale. "
Bartz took out a rectangular wooden box from his bag. The wooden box was divided into four compartments, and a few pieces of gravel the size of a baby's fist were placed in each compartment.
These gravel had different colors and appearances. The first compartment was brownish-red, like a crystal crystal. The second was black. Ye Qing weighed it with his hand and found that the stone was very dense. The third and fourth types, Ye Qing could be sure that they didn't belong to metal minerals.
The second type of ore aroused Ye Qing's interest because it was denser than the others, which often meant that it was rich in rare metals. However, Ye Qing couldn't be sure before the analysis results were out. He knew more than ten types of black metal minerals.
Ye Qing called a materials master from the secret laboratory and asked him to take these stones to the laboratory to test them.
…
The materials master was good at processing non-metallic materials. As soon as he touched the minerals in the wooden box, he immediately distinguished the two types of non-metallic minerals inside.
By the time he handed the wooden box to the master metal expert, the other two types of metal minerals had also been identified.
Of course, the grade and composition of these minerals still needed to be tested.
Half an hour later, the test report came out.
The moment Ye Qing received the report, Bartz and his men couldn't help but straighten their bodies and become very nervous.
This feeling was really like buying a lottery ticket. What if one of these minerals that they didn't recognize was more valuable than gold, and then they would have another golden goose that laid eggs?
These different types of minerals were all excavated from the southwest area of the Nsukka region, which was located on the edge of the Sotu Rainforest. As long as they dug down a few scoops or searched under the mountain range, they would be able to find many similar stones. It seemed that the reserves were very objective.
The report was handed over to Ye Qing, but Ye Qing frowned and didn't speak for a long time.
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