Chapter 2818

After leaving Longkou Town, the next stop is the gold mine located in Zhaoyuan County.

Longkou Town is about seventy miles away from Zhaoyuan County, and it takes more than half a day by horse-drawn carriage. Fortunately, the road is flat throughout the journey, so there is no need to climb mountains and ridges, so it is not too strenuous.

On the way, Chen Yixin briefly introduced the current situation of Zhaoyuan Gold Mine to Bai Kesi and his son.

The Zhaoyuan gold mine did not start mining after Haihan took control of the Denglai area. In fact, the recorded history of gold mining here can be traced back to at least the Song Dynasty. In the "Song History Shihuo Zhi", it is recorded that "Denglai gold mining

"Thousands of taels of gold are gained every year", and for hundreds of years until the Ming Dynasty, this place has always been a very important gold producing area.

However, compared with the mining model of the previous dynasty, Haihan has introduced more mechanical equipment and smelting technology in mining operations, and its production capacity and efficiency have far exceeded those of its predecessors. In the past few years, Haihan has been a seaside

It was the main gold producing area in the area under Han rule and was also a very important source of fiscal revenue for the Northern Region.

Hurrying all the way, it was already evening when we arrived at Zhaoyuan County. However, the local officials had received notice in advance and knew that Chen Yixin and senior officials from Sanya were coming to inspect the local area, so they did not go home to rest, but stayed at the city gate.

Welcome the boss when he arrives.

That night, everyone rested in the county town for the night. The next day, accompanied by local officials, they took a bus to the mining area for inspection.

The situation in Zhaoyuan County is somewhat similar to that in Fushan County. The regional center status of the old county town has declined, and has been replaced by a new urban area based on the area where gold mining workers live, vaguely turning into a town similar to Majiazhuang.

This town called Linglong Town is built on the mountain. According to local officials, it already has tens of thousands of residents, far exceeding the population settled in the county. Most of them work in gold mining-related industries, and this

Some of the population with stable incomes have given birth to local business services and other industries. Bai Letong even saw some familiar southern business names in the town.

The most eye-catching buildings here are the two houses located at the foot of the mountain.

Both buildings are four-story structures. Their square and concise shapes and gray-white exterior walls make them look like typical Haihan style. The one on the east side is the office building of Zhaoyuan Gold Mine, and the one on the west side is the office building of Zhaoyuan Gold Mine.

The one is the office of Haihan Bank in Zhaoyuan County.

Bai Letong grew up in Sanya. He has seen many office buildings like this, so he is not surprised. However, as far as he knows, Haihan Bank's offices outside are usually Chinese-style courtyards, but it is rare to see such office buildings.

A standard block building.

This question was answered quickly. Accompanied by local officials, everyone entered the bank office building and walked through the business area to the back of the building. There was actually a cave hidden here, with an iron arm as thick as an arm installed at the entrance.

The gate is separated from the outside world and is guarded by armed personnel with live ammunition.

There is an eye-catching signboard hanging on the iron gate, which reads "Treasury Powerful Place" in four red characters. Local officials said that the contents of this vault are gold produced by local gold mines.

After opening the iron gate and entering the cave, after walking a while, there was actually a large iron door inside with a complicated lock, which showed that the security measures were very strict.

After opening the iron door, there was a dark space inside. The staff entered first and lit the oil lamp before inviting Chen Yixin and others inside.

Bai Letong was originally worried that the air in this confined space was turbid and would cause breathing difficulties, but after walking in, this did not happen. He looked up and could vaguely see a ventilation duct grille. It looked like there was a ventilation duct grille in the vault.

There should be a special ventilation system.

At first glance, there was no golden scene in the warehouse as expected, only piles of things covered with tarpaulins and several iron flat carts.

Chen Yixin raised his hand to signal, and Chen Pingliao quickly stepped forward and lifted one of the oilcloths, revealing a pile of neatly stacked gold bricks underneath, each one slightly smaller than ordinary bricks.

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Chen Yixin said: "Old Bai, let's check it."

Bai Kesi stepped forward and reached out to touch the seal of Haihan Bank engraved on the gold brick. Bai Letong reached out to take it. Although he knew that the gold was heavy, he was still not prepared enough to pick it up at once.

Chen Pingliao said with a smile: "Brother Bai, don't be fooled by the size of these bricks. Each of these bricks weighs fifty kilograms. If you grab it with one hand, be careful if it slips and hits your foot!"

Bai Letong smiled, stretched out his hands, and lifted up the small gold brick with a strong effort. He usually used banknotes, but he rarely touched gold. Even if he needed to carry some when going out, he smiled.

The gold bars he carries around him are usually carried by his entourage. Such a large gold brick is also new to him.

This gold brick was really heavy, so Bai Letong reluctantly picked it up, weighed it, and quickly put it back.

The person in charge of the bank introduced the inventory situation of this vault. In fact, the main job of this office opened by Haihan Bank in Linglong Town, Zhaoyuan County is to connect with the gold mines and be responsible for storing the refined gold bricks.

and gold bars.

All the gold produced by the Zhaoyuan Gold Mine is received here, and a proportion of it is allocated to the Northern Region as local fiscal revenue. Most of the rest is transported to Haihan in Sanya once a year.

The bank headquarters is sealed and its value is recorded in the national treasury. The part left locally as a circulating reserve actually only accounts for about one-tenth of the output.

The currency value of Haihan banknotes is linked to gold and silver to ensure the stability of the currency value and to facilitate trade activities with other countries. The issuance amount of Haihan banknotes is also determined based on the gold reserves in the national treasury. So gold

It is directly related to the credit and value of Haihan banknotes, and is of great significance to Haihan.

Although gold is a good thing, to people like Chen Yixin and Bai Kesi, it is just a dead thing. In terms of value, nothing can compare with the power they hold. So I walked around the vault and briefly checked the inventory status.

After that, the group left the cave vault and returned to the bank office building.

The person in charge of the bank has already prepared various report materials for inspection, and Bai Letong also took a copy of last year's annual report to look at the statistics. He is not engaged in the financial industry, so he can probably only understand a superficial understanding.

.However, there is a dedicated person responsible for auditing this type of information, so there is no need for him to worry about the accuracy of the content.

While Bai Letong was flipping through the information, he was thinking to himself that the Northern Region is rich in resources and even has gold mines with considerable production capacity. It can be said that it is rich and rich. It is no wonder that the Executive Committee has been worried that the Northern Region will establish its own business.

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