"Of course, it's good news from the jade mine. We've found some jadeite rough. I brought back two stones that were just mined. Let me show them to you." Luo Yunhang held up the stones in his hand.
Yan Rong manages the affairs of more than a dozen large and small mines every day, so he shouldn't get excited over such a small matter.
But this time is different. It was pulled out of a dead mine, which means they won their gamble! Naturally, it's not comparable to the previous time.
"Really? That's great news!"
Yan Rong initially thought Luo Yunhang's secret mining was just a charade, but he never expected that it would actually work. He thought it would take at least a few months to see results, but unexpectedly, a jade mine was discovered in just one week.
He immediately ordered his servants to bring over a stone-cutting machine, wanting to cut the stone on the spot to check the quality of the jade.
Soon, the two stones were cut open. One of them was a type of glutinous purple jade, a light purple color, which was quite ordinary.
However, when the cracked piece was cut open, it turned out to be an icy violet jadeite, which was very beautiful. It was just not very big, but if it was used well, it could be made into two pairs of bracelets and some pendants.
This is the standard outfit for rich women, all about being famous and wealthy.
"Good! Good! Good!" Yan Rong said "good" three times in a row.
"Do you believe in my abilities now?" Luo Yunhang said with a smile, his tone carrying a hint of pride. He knew that Yan Rong had always thought he was playing around.
"You're very good." Yan Rong patted him on the shoulder.
Yan Rong quickly transferred another batch of workers to intensify mining efforts, while simultaneously blocking the news from the outside world.
This time, he wants to make a big score.
Soon, good news kept coming from the abandoned mine: not only were there still jade deposits underneath, but the quality was also quite good.
Yan Rong had a crazy idea: he wanted to take advantage of the outside world's lack of understanding of the situation and seize a large number of abandoned mines.
Since Luo Yunhang can see the condition of this abandoned mine, the others should be fine too.
Investing in abandoned mines is an incredibly lucrative business, and it would be a shame not to take advantage of Luo Yunhang's keen eye.
They can cooperate to make money, which can be considered as mutual exploitation and checks and balances.
Yan Rong mentioned this idea to Luo Yunhang, and the two immediately agreed.
Luo Yunhang had also considered pulling off a big heist, but due to his status, he couldn't. If Yan Rong was willing to cooperate with them, then of course there would be no problem. Yan Rong hadn't believed him before, but now he finally did.
Each mining area has a lot of abandoned mines, which require time to carefully identify.
Yan Rong handed over all other matters to his son and subordinates, and personally accompanied Luo Yunhang to find the abandoned mine.
This is a golden hen that lays eggs, so we must protect it well.
The two began a tedious life of prospecting.
Luo Yunhang could actually tell at a glance whether it was there or not, but in order to fool Yan Rong and make him think that he was observing seriously, he had to pretend to walk around and take a look, with a serious expression on his face.
In reality, most abandoned mines are truly useless and offer little to no benefit.
Of the ten abandoned mines, perhaps one might be worthwhile, and Luo Yunhang would mark any that showed promise.
The two traveled for almost ten days, covering all the major and minor mining areas.
Luo Yunhang also identified about twenty abandoned mines of varying sizes, which were worth exploring.
There were large, impressive red jade mines, as well as ordinary small mines; Luo Yunhang included all of them as long as they were still worth mining.
The rest is up to Yanrong. First, he needs to negotiate the price and buy the mine.
Yan Rong was worried that buying so many waste mines at once would attract the attention of the military or his enemies, so he had his men find some unfamiliar faces to negotiate prices, and he offered a bottom line price.
Finally, as expected, they successfully negotiated agreements for a total of twenty-three abandoned mines.
There are cheap ones and expensive ones, and the total value is quite high, nearly 20 billion kyats.
That's equivalent to more than 70 million RMB.
This is really not expensive at all; it's practically a steal. If it weren't for the fact that it's an abandoned mine, its value would probably be ten times higher.
Following the previous investment ratio, Luo Yunhang, on behalf of Miao Cuihua, decided to add his own capital to the principal of two shares, making a total of six shares.
He will spend a total of 12 billion kyats this time.
Yan Rong invested 8 billion Myanmar Kyats.
From then on, Yan Rong owned forty-three mines, though few people knew about them.
Luo Yunhang won't be able to go back for the time being.
He needs to carefully analyze these abandoned mines and draw up his entry point to facilitate later mining operations.
As for the two abandoned mines that were first purchased and are still in the mining process, the larger one has made great progress and has unearthed a lot of jade. It looks like it can be mined for several more years without being completely depleted.
As for the jade mine where Luo Yunhang and Nai Naiwen hid, the situation was a bit worse. Although Luo Yunhang chose the point closest to the jade mine below, you can't get fat in one bite. He still needed to dig through the front to get to the bottom.
However, Yan Rong and Luo Yunhang were not in a hurry, because with the previous mine as a backup, even if the other twenty-odd abandoned mines could not be mined out of anything, they would not lose money.
I wonder how the mine owner who sold it would feel if he knew that the abandoned mine he bought for 3.5 billion had actually yielded a top-quality mineral vein, while he himself had lost everything.
Now that so many top-quality jadeite pieces have been unearthed, the agreement between Biyun Pavilion and Yanrong can be revised.
Yan Rong generously offered to supply Biyun Pavilion with raw stones free of charge, in consideration of Luo Yunhang's many help to him.
Luo Yunhang naturally disagreed. This was definitely not acceptable. If things continued like this, their goodwill would run out. Besides, even close brothers should keep clear accounts.
Their cooperation has nothing to do with Biyun Pavilion. Biyun Pavilion can want raw stones, but it must pay the corresponding amount of money to purchase them. The rules cannot be broken.
However, considering everyone's feelings, just give us the cost price, that's fine, and we won't interfere with each other.
Miao Cuihua on the other end of the overseas phone call expressed the same sentiment, stating that she would not accept gifts without compensation, as such a relationship would not last.
Yan Rong was extremely satisfied with Luo Yunhang, this young man. He was brave, resourceful, insightful, and intelligent. Most importantly, he was also disciplined and principled.
It was destined that he would achieve great things. Back then, when he was Luo Yunhang's age, he was still very green.
For a moment, Yan Rong even considered keeping him as a live-in son-in-law. Nai Nai Wen was fifteen years old, and Luo Yun Hang was only five years older than her.
And it seems his daughter really likes him.
Yan Rong had just jokingly brought it up when Luo Yunhang politely declined, saying that he had finished his business here and needed to return to China as soon as possible, as his girlfriend was waiting for him there.
Yan Rong then gave up the idea. Forget it, a forced marriage won't be happy, and it's not like his daughter can't get married.
Luo Yunhang secretly breathed a sigh of relief; he had almost been kept as a live-in son-in-law.
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