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Chapter 303 Saibei: Gold Rush

On a certain tributary in the inland of Saibei, because the warm summer wind has just blown here, the river surface has just melted, and the surrounding tough "grass" is fluttering with the warm wind.

If it were normal, at this time, at most, only a few animals in the forest would come to drink water and nibble on fresh grass. But today, there was a group of people gathered here. All of these people had "crazy" faces, wide-eyed eyes, and hands. With a shovel in hand and rain boots on his feet, he stepped on the newly melted river surface, making a "stomp" sound, and different water splashes bloomed continuously.

"Scrape", Zhao Tong took the shovel and kept shoveling back and forth in the river sand. When he saw the golden sand the size of rice grains, he had to bend down, reach out, pick it up, and stuff it into the little boy in his waist who was not satisfied with it. bucket.

There are many gold diggers like him in the entire northern Saibei. Because these people do a lot and eat a lot, the locals give them the nickname "Snow Dogs".

Although these snow dogs are greedy and will do anything to find gold, the arrival of this group of people has really boosted the economy of Saibei.

According to local statistics in Saibei, so far, more than 50,000 gold diggers have flooded into Saibei, and the average consumption of these people is more than 100 yuan. Even if the average price is 120 yuan, these 50,000 people alone, It brought direct benefits of six million yuan to Saibei, not counting the "indulgence" of these people after mining gold.

If nothing else, just look at the proliferation of "massage parlors" and "hair salons" in various places. Without the support of money, such "rotten and decadent" things would be rare in the original Saibei.

Coupled with the booming sales of those pubs, the local security problems in Saibei have soared recently, and the cost is the lack of local police force.

In the end, they had no choice but to recruit students from the local police academy who had one year or even two years to graduate. This shows how "rectified" the local area has become.

Of course, this is a happy "rectification". After all, in the words of the local governor:

"You gain happiness and you gain troubles. These are the price of happiness."
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Zhao Tong took the "high-priced shovel" he bought from the local market. He didn't know how many times he scratched it, and he didn't know whether it was unlucky or there was no such thing at all. From eight o'clock in the morning to eleven o'clock in the afternoon, he made a total of Three golden rice grains the size of rice grains were produced, and the total value may not be as much as the "equipment" in his hand.

The people around him were different from him. From seven o'clock in the morning, there were a lot of excited shouts in the river, such as "It's so big", "I'm rich" and "Another one". These news were like It's like a "spell". Zhao Tong feels both uncomfortable and looking forward to the curse, hoping that he can "get rich" like those people! !

But it wasn't until now that Zhao Tong realized that he might not have the luck to get rich, or in other words, he didn't have this destiny at all.

"Hey!!"

Zhao Tong stood up and looked at the "happy" expressions and hardworking figures around him. He didn't know what was wrong. He suddenly wanted to scold someone. He wanted to scold the person who said he would make him rich, but ran away after selling him a complete set of equipment. Lu's fellow villagers, he wanted to scold those "snow dogs" who showed off every day. It was their temptation that made him spend almost half of his savings to buy a seat.

[Local gold mining quotas are sold on a daily basis, just like fishing. It is yours to catch as much as you want, but you have to pay to fish. 】

He hates this "God" even more for why other people can get rich but he can't. How has he offended this "thief God"?

"God damn it, I'm--"

Zhao Tong mustered up the courage to raise his head and curse at the sky. His voice was not too loud, so it did not attract the attention of others. However, after a few seconds, everyone turned around and looked at the corner where Zhao Tong was just now. It was not for any other reason, because he fell into the water. .

Yes, because he was too excited, Zhao Tong tripped over a river stone and plunged into the water. The people around him didn't even have the intention to rescue him, because one more person means one more competitor, and some people have a dark mentality. Even thinking "will he die?"

"Gulu", Zhao Tong, who worked hard to climb up, spat out a mouthful of river water mixed with mud. His whole body was soaked, his face was red from the cold, he was breathing heavily, and his whole body felt like he was surviving a disaster. Feel.

"Huhu", Zhao Tong took a few breaths and became much more awake. Looking at the strange eyes around him, Zhao Tong felt a sense of "shame" all over him. Of course, there was also a hint of "coldness", just like The villagers said that these snow dogs are not only capable and spend money, but also have evil hearts. If they were in his hometown just now, it would be impossible for no one to save them, but here, in this river full of "money" atmosphere, friendship, humanity , is the least valuable thing, even a steamed bun is more valuable than these.

Zhao Tong seemed to suddenly think of something. He touched his hand down in the cold river water for a long time, then suddenly pulled out his hand and brought out a black stone.

The stones were very simple. When Zhao Tong first saw them, his heart felt cold. He could only wipe them with his frozen right hand a few times in a panic, and then a golden light was revealed.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Tong almost screamed with excitement, but thinking of the case a few days ago, he suddenly held back, then pretended to wipe it a few times, and then continued to work with the shovel, looking like he was disappointed just now. The stone seemed very dissatisfied.

Those around who were still watching his excitement didn't notice anything. They just thought that this guy fell into the water and drove people crazy, even killing stones.

After waiting for a while, Zhao Tong made an excuse to change clothes. Returned to a nearby camp.

When we returned to the camp, there were only a few "loose" people. Many of these people had broken tools and came back to replace them. When they saw Zhao Tong, who was "drowned", everyone showed a knowing "sneer".

For these people, there is nothing happier than watching others suffer misfortune.

Zhao Tong pretended to be shy and trotted back to the cabin he built. The wooden boards of the cabin were still hung with locks that "hid one's ears and steal the bell".

When the key was inserted into the lock cylinder, it made a "squeaking" sound. Fortunately, it was still summer, otherwise it might have been frozen out.

After all, a warmed "hole" is better than no warmth at all! !

After entering the wooden house, what you see is a wrinkled wooden bed covered with a thick quilt. The quilt was bought from a flea market, so it looks a bit old.

Under the sheets is hay, which has been dried and piled together to keep warm.

There is a urinal made of wooden barrels around the bed, and a "storage box" also made of wooden barrels.

These were all made by Zhao Tong himself. When he was in his hometown in Xihai, his family was a carpenter, and he learned a few tricks.

"Swipe!!"

He quickly took off his soaked clothes, wiped his cold and red body with a towel, and then took some leather clothes bought from the local natives from the barrel and put them on.

Then he took out the stone hidden in his underwear. As for that underwear, it was so disgusting.

"Swipe!!"

Zhao Tong looked at it carefully and rubbed it for a few times, then picked up the carving knife and touched it. A large area of ​​​​the stone skin began to fall off, revealing the true appearance of the stone.

Looking at the "golden" stone in his hand, Zhao Tong wanted to shout "Who else", but in the end he endured it because of timidity and caution.

After rubbing it several times, he hid this "hard rock" in the safest place, that is, on his body.

Although it hurt a little when he walked, Zhao Tong endured it for the sake of money and future. He was a manly man, so what if it hurts? It's not "entering the palace."

Early the next morning, taking the opportunity to go to the city for shopping, Zhao Tong went to a local purchase store with a good reputation, carrying "pain" with him.

This buying store was opened recently. At first, it was a tofu shop selling tofu. Later, it was bought by a "Snow Dog" who made a fortune in gold mining. As a site for buying gold, it suddenly changed from passive to passive. Becoming proactive shows the boss's business acumen.

When Zhao Tong blushed and took it out, the clerk at the purchase store was not even "surprised" at all. After all, everyone else could think of anything Zhao Tong could think of. It was just to see who was more "wolf-killed".

Because it had been trapped there, there was still a "smell" on it. The clerk wiped it with a rag in disgust, then picked up the magnifying glass and looked at it carefully. The more he looked, the wider his eyes opened.

"Sir, please tell me where you got this nugget of gold."

"Oh, I'm sorry, it's too big. It's bigger than the last one in our store."

After realizing that he had committed a taboo in the industry, the clerk immediately explained it.

Zhao Tong, on the other hand, also breathed a sigh of relief and told half-truths and half-falsehoods about his experience on the top of the mountain.

"Did you know that there was a bear in that area? Such a big bear. If I hadn't been smart and hid, I might have died!!"

"People who make this kind of money are worried. That's all. After this, I and my brothers will go back to my hometown to build a house and raise chickens. We can be considered poor and happy!!"

Zhao Tong told his "story", which was mixed with several "conflict" plots, and also vaguely revealed the number of people in the gang.

"It's good to go back to my hometown. It's not like this place in Saibei. It's so cold that it's hard to even raise chickens."

The man used a scraper to scrape off the stone skin and old mud that might affect the "weight", while admiringly echoed.

Zhao Tong then talked about their last conflict with some ferocious "snow dogs", and even said that these people broke the rules by using guns.

"This group of people has no rule of law. They are just a scourge. If you want to make money, you have to stay away from these bastards." The man did not doubt the "underworld plot" that Zhao Tong said. After all, this thing is happening all the time in Saibei. It's not really false news. He just met someone who left a store on the front foot and was murdered on the back foot. Many of the people who committed the crime were acquaintances.

After it was done, Zhao Tong carefully watched the clerk put his baby on the "scale", and finally waited for the other party to add the "weight".

When the scale tilted, the man added another piece, and finally maintained peace at the three-pound position.

When the final payment was made, 10% of the "consulting fee" was even deducted. Zhao Tong was naturally distressed by this, but in the end he endured it, for no other reason than because he did not want to "expose" Lao Jianghu. identity of.

When Zhao Tong carefully walked out of the store with a bag of money, he was also targeted by some people, but because he was still in the city, it was difficult for those people to attack.

Zhao Tong turned left and right, and finally, when he was about to leave the city, he returned to the city by car and was stunned by the "eagle dogs" who were about to attack.

Since then, Zhao Tongdu has been staying in a hotel in the city for a long time. When he was hungry, he would go out to eat something. When he was free, he would go shopping on the street or go to a "massage parlor" to relax with a massage.

All in all, if you can, try not to go out, so that those hawks and dogs who are preparing to make a big deal through the in-store information will become "furious".

But in the end, Zhao Tong came out, not because he forgot something, but because the local construction team came.

With the news from the construction team, Zhao Tong got into the official car going to the construction site.

Yes, Zhao Tong planned to work there for a month, get one month's wages, and then take a government car to the fishing port.

After all, if he walked alone and took those private cars that could not guarantee safety, and something happened, it would be a disaster for the whole world and the earth.

Zhao Tong's "carefulness" is terrible! !

After the hawks and dogs learned that he was going to the construction site, they reluctantly canceled tracking him because someone was too "wretched"! !

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In August, the fishing port city was full of people. This was something that was not seen more than a month ago. In early July, the place was still empty. Even a bicycle was considered a high-end means of transportation.

But now, this is the small "Golden Mountain" in the north.

And this gold is real gold, not fake! !

On the newsstand, there are densely packed and colorful newspapers, and there are even some portraits.

These portraits were all copied from photos. With the development of camera technology, the Chinese press gradually began to use so-called "real reports".

If the cameras weren't too big and heavy, there might be a bunch of reporters running around carrying cameras now.

But even so, slightly larger newspapers have used camera photography as the theme of future news reports.

"Come on, relax, don't be nervous!!"

"Yes, that's it!!"

"Crack!!"

A burst of white smoke rose up, making the winner holding the certificate opposite even more frightened.

Then several people came forward to shake hands, and smoke continued to rise.

The next day, the news that the gold digger surnamed He donated 100,000 Chinese yuan to the Fishing Port Welfare Institute, along with seven or eight photos, spread throughout the streets and alleys, making more people aware of the huge profits of "gold mining".

The reality is that there are many new young gold diggers arriving in the fishing port city again. They wear clothes that are not suitable for the season. They start to "buy, buy, buy" after landing. The daily necessities and hardware supplies in the entire market have all increased. More than 30%.

In the governor's office of Fishing Port City, Chang Ruzhen looked at the customs entry record in his hand and the one hundred thousand that kept flashing "golden light".

The whole person has a feeling of being in a dream. They have worked so hard. In these years, the entire Saibei has only had a population of more than 300,000. Good guy, as soon as the gold mine came, within a month and a half, 100,000 people came, and several more came. Month, not a million? ?

Although the number of millions is impossible, Chang Ruzhen estimates that there are still hundreds of thousands of people.

And these hundreds of thousands of people do not compete with the locals for the few jobs, and do not squeeze the capital of Saibei. On the contrary, each of them spends more than 200 yuan. What kind of people are they? They are "gods of wealth". ah! !

For this group of people, not only the governor Chang Ruzhen welcomed them, but also the local people and even the council who cursed people every day welcomed them with both hands and feet.

The only thing I don't like is that this group of people has "brought down" the local public security, which has greatly increased the cost of public security and placed extremely high demands on the local police force.

Fortunately, with some militias currently being used, although cases of killing and stealing goods often occur, data shows that such things are "significantly" improving under the tightening of public security.

Moreover, compared with those "mustards", the benefits obtained locally are the real "huge profits".

People are coming, the market is active, and consumption is rising. Even the number of immigrants applying to immigrate to Saibei has increased by 100% in recent times. What does this mean? It represents "achievements".

It represents Chang Ruzhen's "achievements"! !

It also represents the performance of all officials in the Saibei region and is the best stepping stone for their "prosperity".

Every time Chang Ruzhen thinks of this, he feels as if he has become the second Yan Jun who has reached the prime ministership by opening a gold mine, the Yan prime minister "written in history"! !

Chang Ruzhen is now "vital" again and plans to take this opportunity to rush forward and rush to the cabinet in one breath.

In this way, it is natural for the higher authorities to see the results and increase public security rectification, which is inevitable.

Looking at the case in hand about a murder and corpse dumping in a certain town, Chang Ruzhen breathed out from his nostrils and wrote quickly:

"The local authorities are ordered to conduct a strict investigation, but the culprits, no matter who they are, will be arrested immediately and tried quickly."

And after learning that "gangsters" lived in groups in a certain place and competed with each other for mineral land, his face turned red with anger:

"Everyone involved in crime will be arrested and brought to justice. There is no need to go unpunished."

"If anyone resists crime with weapons, he will be shot to death immediately!!"

"Local officials who neglect their duties or are guilty of dereliction of duty or collaborating with thieves will have their posts taken away from them, assigned to other places in serious cases, and shot to death in serious cases!!"

As if he thought this was not enough, he added another sentence:

“The district court can expedite the trial!!”

Chang Ruzhen spent the afternoon correcting the work report. At the end of the day, he felt it was not enough, so he added another article:

"Send additional local police force. If the force is not enough, we can borrow it from other places!!"

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In the fishing port city, Zhao Tong, who had been working for a month, came to the pier carrying a heavy baggage. He looked at the newcomers who had just arrived and were still discussing "getting rich" excitedly. He shook his head, and finally carried the loot and went back to the West Sea. passenger ship.

Standing on the bow of the boat, Zhao Tong looked at the fishing port city drifting away with a complicated expression. Waiting for you here for two months, he truly felt what "people" are and what "people's hearts" are.

After touching the "lumps" in the bag, Zhao Tong showed a smile. Looking at the fishing port city that was about to disappear, he no longer felt terrible, but was just "lucky".

Fortunately he kept his conscience and greed! !

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