A week later, the Zanbi oil field had been in operation for three weeks. Xiao Dao reported the first financial report to Jiang Cheng. The net income in just three weeks had reached 10 million US dollars. This was a very high income. This was just the beginning of the oil field. When the operation was on track, the income would become more.
After returning from Khartoum, Jiang Cheng and Xiao Dao kept discussing the mine. Currently, Li Qiu, Li Jun, and Yan Sanhe were all idle. Only one of them was needed to manage the transportation team.
If the mine was opened, the finance and management needed would be in short supply. This way, the role of manpower could be maximized. The people in the Huaxia Dragon Merchants were not idle. Everyone did not want to just sit and eat. They were all thinking about how to continue to develop more projects on the land of Sudan.
After handing over the military provisions to Li Danik in the first month, Jiang Cheng set out for Lilumot, where Xu Xiuxian and Zhang Kewei were. Lilumot was located in the middle of the country. It was also one of the important war zones. It was also an important transportation center.
Compared to a remote place like Utusi, Xu Xiuxian and Zhang Kewei were obviously much more comfortable. Lilumot was a prosperous place compared to Khartoum. It was also rich in population and water resources. Compared to Utusi, it was not affected by sandstorms.
Jiang Cheng drove an off-road Hummer. It took him more than a day to reach Xu Xiuxian and Zhang Kewei's territory. When they heard that Jiang Cheng was coming, they secretly made an appointment. As soon as they arrived in the big city of Lilumot, Jiang Cheng followed them to a hotel in the suburbs.
The hotel was a relatively ordinary sightseeing hotel. Because of the Huaxia Dragon Merchants, they would often communicate with each other in the future. Therefore, Jiang Cheng asked all the local Chinese merchants to find a hotel nearby for a long time, so that they could have a place to stay when they occasionally came.
It was already afternoon when they arrived at the hotel. After eating, they sat on the balcony of the room and began to discuss the mine. After a week of exploration, Xu Xiuxian had made a lot of progress. He couldn't wait to tell Jiang Cheng the good news.
"Brother Jiang Cheng, I made an important discovery this week. After returning from Khartoum, Zhang Kewei and I went to explore the vicinity of the mine several times. If I'm not mistaken, this mine is very likely to be a gemstone mine. "Xu Xiuxian's eyes flashed with excitement, and he couldn't help but sound excited.
Jiang Cheng was stunned for a moment. Gem mines and metal mines were two different things. In Africa, sapphire and cat's eye gemstones were very famous. The mining of these stones did not care about the quantity, but the purity. The higher the purity and the bigger the size, the higher the price.
It was a top-grade sapphire — the Heart of the Ocean. Just one carat was already sold for 10 million USD, which was quite a terrifying price. If a large number of high-quality gems could be found in this mine, then the output value of this mine might be higher than that of an oil field.
"Didn't you say that it might be a rare earth mine? Why did it suddenly become a gemstone mine? " Jiang Cheng was a little curious. He had never done a gemstone mine before, but among the Chinese Dragon Merchants, there were a few people who specialized in this kind of luxury goods. If it was a gemstone mine, there was no need to worry about no one developing it.
Speaking up to this point, Xu Xiuxian couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother Jiang Cheng, this is the second good news I want to tell you. We might have found a twin mine! It's very likely that this is a conjoined mine. I found this gemstone mine near a mountain range not far from the rare earth mine. "
When Xu Xiuxian said this, Jiang Cheng was overjoyed. They had found two mines in one go, and they had made a fortune. If they found a rare earth mine and a gemstone mine, they could earn at least 30 million USD every month. Speaking up to this point, the three of them couldn't help but get excited.
Zhang Kewei was still relatively calm at this moment. He said, "Old Xu, don't just tell Brother Jiang Cheng about these things. There are many conditions to mining a mine, and it's not something foreigners like us can do. You have to explain these problems properly, or else the mine in front of us will just be a broken cave. "
When Zhang Kewei said this, Jiang Cheng also sobered up a little. He said, "Yes. This matter is a little more urgent. I went back and did a thorough investigation. To mine in Sudan, you need to get permission from the State Land Office to obtain the mining rights before you can start mining. Also, the mined ore can't be circulated abroad. It has to be exchanged with the country first. "
When Jiang Cheng said this, the two of them showed a troubled expression. Zhang Kewei said, "So you mean we can't mine the mine? Then wouldn't it be a waste of time? If we find it and report it, that bastard Li Danik might even thank us. We found a mountain of gold and silver for him. "
Zhang Kewei's words were a little discouraging. Xu Xiuxian said in distress, "Sigh, if only it was in China. I have connections in the State Land Office. No matter what, I have to get my hands on two twin mines! "Looking at the two's dejected expressions, Jiang Cheng said in a relaxed manner.
"Don't worry, these two mines will definitely belong to us, China Dragon Merchants." Jiang Cheng's tone was firm, and his eyes were confident. He didn't look like he was joking at all. Xu Xiuxian and Zhang Kewei looked at each other and nodded at the same time, but their expressions were still a little doubtful.
Zhang Kewei said, "Brother Jiang Cheng, if this matter is not easy to handle, we might as well not mention it first. We might as well not mention it for now, lest we alert the enemy. If Li Danik finds out, we definitely won't get to eat the meat. "Xu Xiuxian also nodded in agreement and said," Not only meat, I'm afraid we won't even get to drink the soup. "
At this time, Jiang Cheng stood up and walked to the edge of the balcony. He said, "Wolves roam the world and eat meat. Moreover, we are not wolves, we are dragons, dragons from China. As long as there are people, there is nothing that I, Jiang Cheng, can't do. Leave this matter to me, you guys can start researching the mining plan. "
Since Jiang Cheng said so, Xu Xiuxian and Zhang Kewei could only trust him completely. That night, the three of them rested in the hotel. The next day, Xu Xiuxian and Zhang Kewei brought Jiang Cheng to the vicinity of the twin mines. This mine was less than 50 kilometers away from Plumote.
Once the mine was mined, it would take two hours to reach Plumote. Five hours to Yuebei Island, and then they would be shipped out of the country. Almost every day, there would be more than 80 tons of ore mined. If they built a gemstone factory nearby, it would be even more direct, and all the ore shipped out would be finished products.
The business opportunity was huge, and it had completely exceeded the scope of what could be estimated. After leaving Plumote, Jiang Cheng didn't stop and went straight to Yuebei Island. Plumote was originally in the same direction as Yuebei Island, which saved Jiang Cheng a lot of effort.
When Jiang Cheng drove from Plumote for a day, he once again arrived at Yuebei Island. Man Johnson was no longer there. As the leader of a volunteer army, he had countless strongholds for him to move around. But Jiang Cheng still went to the bar and found his whereabouts — Vico Town.
Vico Town was less than 100 kilometers away from Yuebei Island. When Jiang Cheng arrived at Vico Town, it was no longer a complete town. Smoke rose from all around, many houses were destroyed, and dead people could be seen everywhere on the road.
Occasionally, passers-by passed by with numb faces. When they saw Jiang Cheng's Hummer, they all looked up at Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng's brows furrowed as he scanned the messy area. It had been a peaceful area recently. He didn't expect there to be so much war in these places.
But what was Man Johnson doing here? Jiang Cheng had some doubts. If the volunteer army had fought, it would definitely be broadcasted on the news. But since there was no war recently, how could such a thing happen? But when Jiang Cheng entered Vico Town, he understood what Man Johnson was doing here.
Vico Town was the place that suffered the most from the war. Almost 80% of the area in the town had been destroyed by the artillery. Thousands of refugees were lining up on the street, and it was Man Johnson's people who were distributing supplies to them.
Man Johnson's guerrilla army was acting as a temporary protection force, distributing supplies. From the looks of the supplies in Man Johnson's car, it had been distributed for more than two days. There wasn't much left. Jiang Cheng slowly stopped the car and walked towards the refugee camp.
Several volunteer soldiers in the distance saw Jiang Cheng and immediately surrounded Jiang Cheng. "Who are you? This is the logistics office of the volunteer army. You can't just come in. "Several volunteer soldiers stopped Jiang Cheng. Jiang Cheng could only look at them and be patient.
"I want to find your leader, Man Johnson. We're business partners. " Before Jiang Cheng left Africa, he had indeed formed a partnership with Man Johnson. But these ordinary volunteer soldiers didn't know about it. One of them raised his gun and said, "I'm sorry, we didn't receive any orders. Please leave, or we will threaten you with force."
Jiang Cheng smiled helplessly. How could he explain his identity? He couldn't really fight with them. Although Jiang Cheng wouldn't be in any danger, it wouldn't be good to injure Man Johnson's people. At this moment, a man's voice was heard.
"Let him go." Several volunteer soldiers turned their heads and saw a stalwart figure. It was Man Johnson. Man Johnson noticed the Hummer from afar. When he got closer, he didn't expect it to be Jiang Cheng. He happily walked over and helped Jiang Cheng out.
"Friend, I didn't expect you to come back alive." Man Johnson laughed and greeted Jiang Cheng enthusiastically. Jiang Cheng smiled and said, "Ancestors bless me. I came back safely." Then the two of them reached out and held each other's hands tightly.
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