"You can rest assured about this matter," Khodorkovsky patted his chest with his big gloved hand and smiled confidently, "In two to three weeks at most, I will Clear out there.

"Hehe, that's a good thing," Guo Shouyun raised his legs and took two steps in the direction of the hill going downhill, and said with a smile, "But let's talk about it first, this part of the expenses is up to you, I don't have any spare money. Flowers on that."

The snow on the hill was so thick that it could barely cover his knees. The place where Guo Shouyun set foot was a passage left by the track of an armored vehicle. Turn it over so it's soft and not slippery.

"Okay, okay, okay, it's all mine," Khodorkovsky was very serious. He knew that he couldn't hide from the shrewd young Guo Shouyun, so he didn't bother to hide anything.

Relatively speaking, whether Chita or Buryatia, their economic development is quite lagging behind. For a long time in the past, because this is an area where ethnic minorities live, the Soviet government did not In contrast to the large-scale industries in the two regions, both regions can largely be seen as a source of raw materials—a source of timber and various metal deposits. Economically lagging areas are tasteless for financial groups, because the possibility of making profits in such places is too small. If nothing else, take the area of ​​the Widimster Plateau as an example. Although there are abundant metal deposits here, the road and transportation facilities are quite incomplete. If not for the temptation of gold mines, how could Guo Shouyun and the others go to such a place to build bridges and pave roads? In the same way, if it wasn't for the gold mine, how could Khodorkovsky go to Buryatia for an inexplicable exhibition?

The acquisition of farms and the establishment of entertainment and leisure facilities are all excuses. To put it bluntly, Lao Huo is going to smash a nail on the edge of the mining belt. In order to monitor the operation of the mining area nearby, so as to avoid Guo Shouyun from wiping oil.

Regarding this point, Khodorkovsky has his own plans, Vinogradov has his own small tricks, and Guo Shouyun also has his own calculations. On the surface, everyone is in the same breath, and it is good to be like one person. Yes, but in the back. But they are cautiously guarded against each other and keep their hands at all times - businessmen, it doesn't matter if you give them millions or even tens of millions, but this gift has to be sent to the bright place, and the benefit to the bright place is called communication. , is called cooperation, and the benefits sent to the dark are called losses.

Just like now, as long as Guo Shouyun speaks. I believe that whether it is Khodorkovsky or Vinogradov, they will be very happy to take out the bag and pay for it. I don’t dare to say more, and tens of millions should not be a problem, but on the other hand, if he doesn’t open it This mouth, but playing some small tricks behind the scenes, then these two partners are not so easy to deal with.

"It's windy, it looks like it's going to cool down here in the next two days." Turning around on the hillside, Vinogradov walked back to the armored vehicle. He first stretched out his hand on the thick armored guard. I patted it, and then smiled, "I asked specifically about it, and I heard from those experts that this area has a freezing period after January every year, and the lowest temperature in a single month can drop to -367 Under such temperature conditions, the cost of breaking ground and mining land will undoubtedly increase a lot. If nothing else, it is estimated that this ice-breaking drill alone will cost a lot of money, so my opinion is that the real construction It's better to drag it back and wait until the weather warms up."

"Ha. Did you see it?" Khodorkovsky took a few steps to Guo Shouyun's side, and Khodorkovsky reached out and poked his finger under his ribs. With a smile, he said, "Our President Vinogradov is playing with his calculus again. For him, if he can spend a dollar to complete things, he will never spend even a penny more. money."

"Hey, I don't care how you plan and calculate carefully," Guo Shouyun smiled, and then he waved to Polaninov who was standing in the distance, and then said, "Anyway, today, you have to give me the expenses of the previous stage. Figure it out."

With this gesture, Polaninov ran over with a few soldiers carrying tools on their shoulders. They were busy in the open field not far from Guo Shouyun and the three of them. It only took four or five minutes, and they were in the snow. A simple marching tent was erected on the ground.

"Did you see that?" Guo Shouyun said, sitting on the leather bench that had just been propped up in the sheltered camp tent, pointing to a ledger in Polaninoff's hand, "This is the cost of our initial investment. The details, let's take a look, if there is no problem, go back and transfer the money to me quickly."

"Oh?" Vinogradov picked up a seat and sat down, and asked casually, "How much do you need?"

"You'll know how much you need to look at the ledger," Khodorkovsky was more direct. He pulled the ledger from Polaninov's hand and spread it on his lap, just flipping a few pages. , the thick black eyebrows gathered into a ball.

This Khodorkovsky is very good at checking accounts. He does not check the details of the accounts from the beginning to the end like ordinary people, but directly from the back to the front. Check the detailed rules again, and when checking the detailed rules, he will not check the capital expenditure items in each detailed rule one by one. What he sees is only the terms in the detailed rules, that is, what is the item of expenditure, as for that The sum of money was not his concern. How should I put it, people like Khodorkovsky who got their start by speculation, they never believe in the list of accounts prepared by others. In their hearts, they have a more detailed and reliable account. In terms of mining projects, what kind of investment is required in the early stage, and how much capital each investment will require, they all know in their hearts, so it is impossible for Guo Shouyun to falsify his account.

But having said that, Guo Shouyun's little brain is not in vain, and the oil on the bright side can't be wiped out. He can run on the two big rich in another way, just like what is listed in this account book: two workers in the Far East Military Region. In the barracks, the basic food ration for each soldier every day includes 90 grams of fresh fruit, 120 grams of meat, 200 grams of fresh vegetables, and a certain amount of alcohol and tobacco. In addition, the monthly salary of each soldier will be increased by 100% on the original basis. thirty. Frankly speaking, let alone Russia today, even in most countries in Europe, the welfare benefits of these two battalions are so high, I am afraid they will rank in the forefront.

"I said, Brother Shouyun," Khodorkovsky shrugged and smiled bitterly after flipping through the ledger, "The cost of the workers you hired is too high, and the labor of hundreds of people will be consumed. The expenses for one or two thousand people, if our business continues like this, it will be worth seeing in the future."

"Hey, you get what you get for every penny," Guo Shouyun said with a smile as he crossed his legs, "The two of you have to admit that a few hundred people like me are much more worry-free than the average one or two thousand laborers. Speaking of other things, put my people here, we can even save the cost of hiring guards, but you do the math, how much does it cost to hire a team of guards equipped with armored vehicles? A few months down the line , I’m afraid it can’t be dealt with without two or three million?” Indeed, Guo Shouyun’s words are very reasonable. In addition to the forty gas trucks equipped by the two engineer battalions, there are also nine temporarily dispatched. Armored vehicles, in addition, although this unit is an engineering battalion, the basic weapons and equipment of the soldiers are still very comprehensive. With such an engineering team there, what is there to defend?

"Okay, okay, you're right in this respect," Khodorkovsky and Vinogradov exchanged glances, and both of them could see some helpless wry smiles on each other's faces. How can I put it, the reality is there, why is it impossible to mine gold without Guo Shouyun? The fundamental reason lies not only in geography, but also in manpower. To be honest, in this area around the Far East, there is probably no one other than Guo who can mobilize the army to mine.

"However, Brother Shouyun," Khodorkovsky rubbed the corners of his sour eyes and said with a wry smile, pushing the ledger back to Guo Shouyun, "You have to guarantee the logistical supply for these hundreds of people, then we don't have any. Opinions, but there are some things, um, such as vegetables, vegetables and fruits, you can purchase them on the spot. From here to Ulan-Ude, it is more than 100 kilometers away. Put those basic purchases here, let's Wouldn’t it be possible to save a fortune? Besides, you see, ordinary threaded bits, cables, sleepers, etc., can also be purchased from Buryatia, why do we need to travel from hundreds of kilometers What about the shipment from the Far East? Not to mention, if we can remove this expense, we can’t easily save it…”

"Hey, two big brothers." Before Khodorkovsky could finish speaking, Guo Shouyun was too lazy to listen any more. He picked up the ledger in front of him and handed it to Polaninov, who was standing beside him. , then sighed and said, "You are not home and don't know how expensive firewood is. Brothers and I, you all know how the economic foundation of the Far East is. From north to south, from east to west, there are several states, big and small, although you can't say It's poor and white, but it's still backward in general. At present, there are more than 7 million people on the ground of nearly 6.2 million square kilometers, of which more than 60% are unemployed. Well, since the first two months, more than 60,000 refugees have poured into the Far East from Chita, Buryatia, Yakutsk and other places. These people are extremely poor. Brother Guo's group is based on this. In a place, if we don’t think of any solutions, there is no room for further development in the future? For us people, it is not in our interests to be prosperous for the whole people, but if this person starves to death, our interests are not the same. Is there no foundation to stand on? So, brothers now think about it, leave as much good opportunities as possible to the Far East, hehe, just like this cooperation, you can buy the necessary equipment and materials wherever you go, anyway. It’s a difference of hundreds of thousands, why don’t the two big brothers sell this face to their brothers, so that the sheep in the brother’s pen can eat more grass.”