Alchemy Greater China

(Written in the front, after checking a lot of information, Alaska does not seem to be in charge of the state capital, there is only one tax agency, in sitka, but reading novels for fun! The textual research party does not need to complain! Okay, read books!)

However, Long Hao had already prepared for this. When he entered the Yukon Delta for the first time, he had Long Xiaohu collect a lot of food seeds. At that time, Long Hao's gold energy was not enough to transform, but this time it was different. , Long Hao's gold source energy has exceeded 200 quarts, which is enough to transform the environment, seeds, and turn Alaska into a big granary that can grow everything!

Of course, these transformations cannot be carried out under the noses of Qiao Jin and others. The top priority is to send this "God of Wealth" and "partnership partner" away as soon as possible!

Just as Long Hao was thinking, he suddenly smelled a familiar fragrance, and the wind rang. He instinctively turned to one side, opened his eyes, and saw Princess Melissa, who was more beautiful than Huajiao, rushing over and hugged him with one arm. He held a three-by-three Rubik's cube in one hand, bent his eyebrows, and shouted happily: "Look, I've solved all six sides!"

Long Hao took the Rubik's Cube, and rubbed oil on the princess familiarly: "Melissa, clean up, we are going to sign a contract with Mr. Fuld!"

Melissa's eyes lit up, and she was eager to try: "Where are you going? Are you going to sea again?"

Alaska is cold and boring, and if it weren't for the Rubik's Cube, Melissa wouldn't know how to get through this week.

Long Hao said with a smile: "To sign a legal contract, of course we have to board a ship for a long voyage! Alaska Peninsula, we are going there!"

On December 1890, 12, the Dream Seeker came out of the Port of Anchorage along a tributary of the Yukon River, passed through Homer and Port Graham, and finally arrived at the Alaska Peninsula.

It wasn't until Long Hao arrived that he realized that the Alaska peninsula was even more remote than Alaska. Except for a few small fishing villages, there were basically no people inhabited!However, I don't know why the US government set up the hosting department of Alaska on this peninsula.

Long Hao thought: Maybe it is because of the beautiful environment, there are enough wild brown bears for hunting...

The escrow department (agent state capital) was built under a rock 5 kilometers away from the port, and there were not many people working on it. At this time, except for a gatekeeper, no one else was seen walking around.

The Americans guarding the gate widened their eyes in surprise after hearing the intention of Long Hao and others: You know, since the US government established this escrow department, no one has ever bought the so-called 'mineral development rights'!

Mineral development rights, let me explain here, are the legacy of many false rumors released by the US government in the 19s in order to develop Alaska.

At that time, the US government announced that Alaska had a large gold mine, which would become the second peak of the gold rush. It really attracted many adventurers from all over the world, but almost ten years later, Alaska has some small gold nests along the coast No decent mines have ever been found in other places, so the 'mineral development right' has become a nominal thing, and no one cares about it!

Mineral development rights, as the name suggests, refer to the right to develop minerals on Alaska land, which needs to be purchased with US dollars.

At present, there are two ways to mine in Alaska. One is to buy a piece of land's "mineral development rights" (according to the number of years), and pay a lump sum of money.

The other is to dig with a shovel. The excavated minerals have to pay taxes to the United States in proportion.

In Alaska now, adventurers bring prospecting tools and mining equipment to try their luck to find mineral sources. Once they find them, they will pay some money to the US government in a symbolic manner, in proportion?That is impossible!

They are all small gold nests, and the cost is almost impossible to make back. Who will pay taxes honestly?

And the US government also knows this situation, anyway, Alaska is "free" from polar bears, and these adventurers are also indirectly developing Alaska for them, so Zheng Fu just turned a blind eye to it and let it go .

As for mineral development rights, only idiots will buy them!You know, although the unit price of the 'mining right' is not expensive, but the size of Alaska, plus the number of years of use, it is a huge fee!

But today, the gatekeeper saw with his own eyes an idiot who actually proposed to buy the mineral development rights of all the land north of the Yukon River, with a limit of 99 years!

The gatekeeper had gone to college, did a rough mental calculation, and couldn't help being shocked: If this purchase is successful, that idiot will have to pay $235 million!

This is so obedient, you must immediately notify Michelle Todd-sama!The gatekeeper hurriedly ran to wake up the 'Master Governor' who was sleeping soundly upstairs.

It was almost noon when Todd was fully dressed and went downstairs. Todd was a white man in his 40s, with a fat body, but his long-term hunting career made his skin full of oil. An incompetent fellow.

Tao De glanced at Long Hao and his party, slightly surprised: "Asian? You want to buy mining development rights?"

Naturally, Long Hao would not be the first bird, he immediately took a few steps back and said, "It's not that I want to buy, but the princess behind me wants to buy!"

Todd looked at Melissa, and was immediately overwhelmed by this beautiful, generous, noble and graceful Spanish princess. After checking the IDs of Melissa, Jokin and others, Todd said enthusiastically: "Go to the office, yesterday we called A big brown bear, many people sleep late, it will take a while to come out!"

While waiting, Todd had a cordial conversation with Melissa.

"Dear princess, with all due respect, why did you think of buying the mineral development rights in Alaska? As far as I know, there are no rich mineral resources there. If you have money, you should invest in oil fields in the south, where the profits will be high! "

"I don't think so. There are many oil fields in the United States now, but the oil refining industry is monopolized by Rockefeller's Mobil Oil (formerly Standard Oil). Even if the oil fields are dug up, they are just wedding dresses for Old John!"

The Founder of Standard Oil: John Davis Rockefeller!As famous as Carnegie, JP Morgan, and Ford, one of the four kings of American business!

"Oh, as expected of a princess of the royal family, she sees issues so sharply. Has Europe started to pay attention to the development of the United States now?"

"Europe will not give up any corner of the world, let alone the United States, which has repeatedly defeated them..."

Todd's self-cultivation is obviously good, and he has something in his stomach. He chatted with Melissa, from economics to politics, from religion to literature and art, and there was never a moment of silence.

Todd also confirmed that this unbelievably beautiful princess, with elegant speech and decent manners, was indeed from the noble European royal family!

Todd suddenly changed the topic back: "Your Highness, have you discovered a large gold mine in the north of Alaska?"

Just now they were talking about Michelangelo in the Renaissance period, when the topic suddenly changed, Todd's small eyes sparkled, and he stared at Melissa without blinking.

Melissa shook her head naturally: "No, I just think that Alaska has great potential, and it happens that Mr. Fuld is willing to invest, so I want to buy the mining rights of the entire Alaska, but... all of them are too expensive Already!"

According to the stipulated price, if you want to purchase the mining development rights of the entire Alaska, you not only need to pay 488 million US dollars, but you must also report to the US Congress for approval.

Long Hao heaved a sigh of relief beside him: This Todd is so treacherous, after talking for so long, he actually wanted to talk to Melissa!Fortunately, I confessed to her before I came, so no flaws were seen.

Long Hao's plan was to buy the mining development rights of the entire Alaska, but after learning about the relevant laws of the United States before coming here, he decided to settle for the next best thing, only the northern half.

The scope is narrowed, so it is natural to prevent others from spying on whether you have discovered a gold mine.

Todd's eyes were slightly disappointed: "It's a bit expensive, but I can give you a discount, remove part of the land, and you can buy the 'mineral development rights' of all uninhabited land in Alaska for only 350 million US dollars! There is a lot of land, The chances of discovering minerals will also be great!"

Melissa was slightly surprised: It was 138 million US dollars cheaper, and it also saved the trouble of reporting to the US Congress. Is there such a good thing?

But on the surface, she still said calmly: "There are no minerals in the south. I am afraid that my investment partner, Mr. Fuld, will not agree to spend an extra 115 million dollars!"

Tao De suddenly laughed: "Haha, it's not an extra 115 million, but 145 million. If a big gold mine is discovered, Her Royal Highness will always recruit guards! I can call the shots and give you 5000 guards. How about giving you 3000 Alaska immigration rights?"

This is the maximum scope of Todd's rights. With 30 US dollars, he can leave this day of hunting, drinking, drinking, and dreaming all day long, and return to the US Navy that he dreamed of!

Michelle Todd's lifelong dream is to sail the ocean and defeat those damned Mexicans!

Long Hao's heart moved, and he quickly tugged on Melissa quietly, signaling that she could agree...

(Please ask for tickets! Thank you 18377707194 for rewarding 100 starting coins, and thank Tianhai Xiangyun for rewarding 1888 starting coins again, and you will be promoted to a deacon!!)