Big Islander 2

Chapter 324 Wealth is under your feet
Australian aborigines including Terry were stunned: You are a koala, okay? The only food is eucalyptus leaves. Why are you eating grass like a goat now?

Little Misty didn't care about this, and tasted several different leaves, all of which tasted good, not much different from the eucalyptus leaves he usually eats.Well, there are still some differences. I usually go to sleep after eating, but now, the food no longer contains so many toxins, so the time spent in a daze has become longer.

Of course, this change made Xiao Xiami the happiest. While pulling Xiao Muzhu's big ears with her hands, she excitedly said to Tang Jide: "Uncle Big Head, we can raise him now—"

He yelled several times, only to find that Uncle Datou was still indifferent, one hand was still pressed on the thick eucalyptus, his eyes were closed tightly, and there were still tears rolling down the corners of his eyes.

The pheasant flew over and grabbed Tang Jide's long hair with its paws: "In the past, the princes of the Shakya clan became enlightened under the bodhi tree and became a Buddha. Today, the owner of Datou island of Peach Blossom Island enlightened under the eucalyptus tree. Datou, have you enlightened?"

The cane whip was silently whipped on the pheasant's buttocks, and then Tang Jide's vicious voice reached the pheasant's ears: "I have realized it, I have learned the super whip method, and I specialize in hitting pheasants!"

The pheasant who flew high in the sky still didn't forget to retort: ​​"Just now, your appearance is more dull than Dumb, more confused than Little Misty--"

On the contrary, Xiao Xiami noticed the uncontrollable smile on the corner of Uncle Big Tou's mouth, so he ran over: "Uncle Big Tou, do you have any new discoveries?"

Tang Jide patted the tree trunk a few times, his face was full of color: "I wanted to absorb some eucalyptus oil just now, but I found that the roots of the eucalyptus tree are really deep, and they have plunged into the ground for dozens of meters. Guess, I What did you find?"

"Could it be an opal mine?" Little Xiami's eyes lit up.Since opals can be picked up by the river, it means that there are likely to be such mineral deposits in the nearby underground, but she did not expect to be buried so shallow, 30 meters deep, which is basically not much different from open-pit mining.

I knew I couldn’t hide it from you, a clever ghost——Tang Jide was in a good mood, and he thought he was going to hire a mining team, but now it seems that as long as he buys some basic equipment, such as mining picks, he can directly Mined, anyway, there are all strong men in the Ulu tribe.

Moreover, just one Ulu tribe should not be able to eat this opal mine. It might as well unite the surrounding indigenous tribes and develop it together.It can not only solve the labor problem, but also bring a rich life to the aborigines.The most important thing is that only when there are many people, forming a scale of thousands of people, can we be able to protect the underground mineral deposits.After all, money touches people's hearts. After the development, it is inevitable that someone will use their brains.When the benefits reach a certain level, those capitalists will go crazy.

What's more, these natives are too simple-minded. If it comes to conspiracy, they will definitely be sold by the merchants outside and have to count the money for them, so it is best to find a suitable spokesperson for them.

Tang Jide looked at Tris, and he felt that this Australian aborigine who had not forgotten his roots should be the most qualified candidate.

So I asked Triss to call the Ulu patriarch. The old patriarch was concentrating on guarding the roast mutton, to guard against those wild boys stealing food.Tang Jide laughed loudly when he saw this: "If the underground treasures are developed, it will be no problem to hold a fat sheep every day—"

After Tris finished translating, he was stunned together with the head of the Ulu clan. The two of them stared at the barren land under their feet, and they couldn't believe Tang Jide's words.Especially the head of the Ulu tribe. His tribe has been around here for hundreds of years, and the population is getting smaller. Whether it can exist or not is unknown.

Tang Jide took out an opal from the pitcher and tossed it twice in his hand, which he found from the river bed: "If I say that there are beautiful opals under our feet, would you believe it? "

The two shook their heads together, especially Tris. Of course he knew the value of opals. The highest quality black opals were sold by carat just like diamonds.

"Sometimes, wealth is right under our feet—" Tang Jide scratched the back of his head, then reached out to pat the big eucalyptus tree next to him, and pressed both hands on the bark.At the same time, the plant essence radiates out, and goes down along the roots of the eucalyptus tree, reaching tens of meters underground.Just at the very end of the branches, there is a band of opal deposits, embedded in the middle of the volcanic rocks.If the entire deposit is regarded as the Milky Way, then the opal gems inside are like twinkling stars in the Milky Way, with brilliant colors.

Tang Jide used tree roots to roll up a peanut-sized opal on the edge of the deposit, then wrapped it with plant essence, and slowly transported it up through the roots.Finally, finally broke through the ground.

Watching Tang Jide smile and pick up a piece of shining dark blue from the ground, wipe it on his pants, and then hold it in front of them. This is a piece of dark green opal with rich color. Although it has not been polished, it is difficult Covering its crystal texture and changing color, it is a very valuable black opal.

"This is—" Tris couldn't believe his eyes. If he didn't know the temperament of the big-headed island owner, he would definitely suspect that he was just buried in the soil, playing a trick.

However, after all, he had seen some of the world. After being shocked, he stammered and asked, "I don't know how many mines like this can exist underground. Is there any value in mining?"

Tang Jide handed the opal to his palm, and stared into the other's eyes with a smile: "My friend, please believe me. This mine vein is very shallow, as long as some shafts are drilled, it should be possible to mine. As for the required procedures, You can take full responsibility for the initial investment and so on. As their kin, this is your responsibility, isn't it?"

Tris looked straight: "This is also my glory!"

From his eyes, Tang Jide didn't see greed at all, so he patted Tris on the shoulder, very relieved.

After listening to them muttering for a long time, the leader of Ulu couldn't understand, so he yelled at Triss for a while.After listening to Tris's explanation, the black face of the Ulu patriarch was also full of excitement. He opened his arms, suddenly hugged Tang Jide in his arms, and then turned around several times on the spot.

After all, he was old and lacked strength. Finally, when his arms gave way, Tang Datou was thrown out in an arc, and hit the big eucalyptus tree with a bang.

The Wulu patriarch was startled, and hurried forward to check, but it was just a tree hit, and Tang Jide was of course fine.Only then did the head of the Wulu clan feel relieved, and pulled Tang Jide up from the ground, and shouted at him excitedly for a while.After Tris's translation, Tang Jide quickly understood that the Ulu patriarch wanted to share the mining revenue with him equally.

Tang Jide could only shake his head for the kindness of the Wulu patriarch. His current status does not allow him to do this at all. Even after leaving here, this matter will not be mentioned to outsiders. Even Li Muhao was not here from the beginning to the end. Side, without knowing it.

At this time, the head of the Wulu tribe finally burst into tears. He held Tang Jide's hand tightly and refused to let go for a long time: This is a real friend, and he does not ask for anything in return. This kind of friendship is even more precious than Opal. precious.

It wasn't until the mutton over there was roasted that everyone sat around a simple wooden table and had dinner together.Because he was in a good mood, Tang Jide also whetted his appetite and ate two lamb chops before he was satisfied.

In the next few days, Tang Jide stayed near the Ulu tribe for a while, and his footprints covered every inch of the land here.With the help of those eucalyptus trees with well-developed root systems, he also found out the size of this opal vein, which stretches for several kilometers, and the quality of opal gemstones inside is very high.After he took a few pieces of black opal, he didn't even need Peach Blossom Island to make a large-scale capital injection. As long as Tris took these few pieces of gemstones out and exchanged them for Australian dollars, the problem of mining funds should be solved.

Because according to Xiao Xiami's estimation, there are several gemstones that can be sold for about [-] Australian dollars per carat, which is definitely beyond ordinary quality diamonds.

With the hope of the tribe, Tris followed Tang Jide and others to bid farewell to the Ulu patriarch. Hundreds of tribesmen stood at the entrance of the valley until the figure in front disappeared, and they still waved their arms——

In Tang Jide's view, Tris has become a different person. If at the beginning, he was just a soldier to complete the mission, then now, he is the spokesperson of the Ulu tribe, with thousands of people on his shoulders. Jun heavy burden.But men, is to have the courage to take responsibility.

Li Muhao also seemed to feel something. This Chinese soldier has a good character. If possible, he can serve as Tris's assistant.After all, if the opal gems are mined, there are still many things to do.But these are not what Tang Jide needs to consider, he has already done everything he can do.

The rest of the journey was quite pleasant, because the old Ulu patriarch handed over the few camels in the tribe to them for use, and there were several strong indigenous warriors accompanying them.Because of the existence of these aborigines, when they met some aboriginal tribes along the way, Tang Jide and the others received warm hospitality.

In this way, after a month and a half, Tang Jide and the others completed the feat of crossing Australia, and walked out of the Gobi desert in a hurry, and the green grassland reappeared in front of them.

Seeing the delicious pasture, Duan immediately jumped forward impatiently, ready to have a big meal.On the way, most of the time was spent in the desert. If Tang Jide hadn't supplemented it with plant essence from time to time, the big kangaroo would have fainted from hunger.

Even Xiao Mihu, who was lying on Xiao Xiami's back, looked up, his round eyes sparkling.These days, it's also constantly half-starved.

Returning to human society, Tris took a long breath of fresh air: a brand new world unfolded before his eyes——

(End of this chapter)