Free Web NovelChapter 2322: Chapter 2324: How Could a Nation’s Treasures Be Shown to Others
The mine tunnel’s power source and the external construction power share the same line. When Feng Jun pulled the switch, the entire construction site went dark.
Someone quickly came to check the situation, only to find that the switch had been forcibly broken, prompting a rapid report—someone was committing sabotage.
The people below were clueless, but the ones above were quite aware, and their final response was: If you want to continue construction, you can use the emergency power—get the generator running, but don’t connect it to the mine tunnel’s power line.
This command left many puzzled, but as soon as dawn broke the next day, someone walked into the tunnel with emergency lights and instantly understood—the ground was layered with a thick coat of gold.
Though the purity of the dog-head gold wasn’t quite sufficient, a mere glance at its color revealed it was indeed gold.
Feng Jun paid no attention to subsequent developments, even though he continued to cut dog-head gold in the Sahara at night, but the next batch delivery date was still far off.
While he was cutting gold, it was inevitable that some gold dust fell to the ground, and many years later, a significant amount of gold sand was discovered here, sparking a gold rush—that’s a story for later.
When cutting, Feng Jun also noticed the gold dust falling. If he wished, he could collect the sand and gold dust together for refining.
However, seeing too much gold, he truly felt nothing special about it. He simply picked the larger gold sand pieces, ignoring the smaller ones; with spiritual energy for gold refining, it was better to go fight a couple of insects in the Insect World. freewebnovel.cσ๓
Later on, Li Shishi heard about the collectible gold sand and approached Feng Jun with a request. Feng Jun wanted to be fair and brought everyone from Luohua there at night. They spent a week collecting nearly twenty tons of small fragments.
To put it simply, after refining approximately twenty tons of dog-head gold, it would be around twenty tons of gold, valued... let’s say sixty billion. Feng Jun didn’t care and waved it off—consider it a benefit for you all.
The gold sand left uncollected locally should be less than five tons. Not to mention others, even Luohua personnel felt picking was pointless—Feng Jun had already sifted through those fragments once, and their second sift left only the finer bits.
Ultimately, they were all there as illegal entrants, unable to appear during day, and working sneakily at night—the key was everyone primarily focused on cultivation, with mundane possessions, just a bit is enough.
As for refining gold from the gold sand, for Luohua now it wasn’t a big deal, no need for Feng Jun to worry, Yin Mingyue stepping up was sufficient.
Someone noticed the vast quantity of gold sand and had some different thoughts. But upon hearing the woman was an assistant at Luohua Blessing Courtyard, dared not entertain any ideas, instead expressed warmly: so much gold is too conspicuous, find someone to address the issue.
Yin Mingyue responded: This is Elder Feng’s gold, anyone who feels it’s conspicuous can go discuss it with him.
Does anyone want to consult Feng Jun? That’s uncertain, but anyhow they couldn’t pass the Beauty Lin’s threshold.
After the first batch of gold was delivered, full two months passed before Beauty Lin met Feng Jun again—during this time, she sought meetings multiple times, but upon hearing it wasn’t to rush gold, Feng Jun simply refused to see her.
This time she came to rush the next batch of gold, hence allowed entry into the mountain gate.
It was almost mid-summer, the weather was extremely hot, but Luohua being close to the grand river, with excellent greening in the Cultural Town, plus four hours of drizzle daily, the climate was quite comfortable.
Upon meeting Feng Jun, the first thing Beauty Lin did was to take out a certificate and hand it over. Opening it revealed a printed receipt on banknote paper, stating Huaxia received the 430,000+ tons of dog-head gold donated by Feng Jun, with an approximate purity of seventy-three percent.
Below the receipt were several great seals and signatures, attesting not only to the receipt’s prestige but also evidencing how busy the related individuals had been over the period.
Seeing this, Feng Jun smiled casually, thinking to himself whether he cared about a little fame.
Observing his smile, Beauty Lin promptly spoke with gravity, "Mountain Master Feng, I know you don’t care about this, but ultimately it represents Guojia’s acknowledgment. With this receipt in hand, the convenience you can gain exceeds your imagination."
Feng Jun chuckled with a hint of helplessness, "Do you think I donate so much gold for convenience? Truth be told, you know I’m a cultivator; in our eyes, a pardon pass is just that."
Indeed, his words weren’t sarcastic, does a pardon pass from the mortal realm mean anything to cultivators?
If faced with great powers, a pardon pass wouldn’t be of use; fundamentally, one’s cultivation level is most crucial.
"I know you do this to contribute to your country," Beauty Lin earnestly stated, "But you still need to keep this receipt safely. Your identity as the donor is of the highest confidentiality, if the receipt isn’t well kept, and news leaks..."
"Ha ha," Feng Jun smiled indifferently and arrogantly retorted, "Even if news leaks, what then?" ƒгeewebnovёl.com
Beauty Lin had no doubt about his tone. He had the strength to say such things, so she could only patiently explain, "We know you’re not afraid, but if it stirs up a bloody storm, we would also be in a difficult position, and... it would affect your cultivation as well."
The arrogance displayed by Feng Jun was actually a warning to her, letting those in the know understand that he was not to be trifled with. It wasn’t contempt for outsiders—given his dislike for trouble, how could he possibly go looking for it?
In short, even good deeds require strategy. Hearing the other party talk about cultivation, he nodded with a smile, "Indeed, too much killing does no good for cultivation. It seems you’re ramping up recently?"
"It’s not exactly ramping up," Beauty Lin replied with a smile, "It’s just that a few gold processing plants have started up, producing a batch of industrial-grade gold components. Publicly, it’s just propaganda, but the Mai Nation should be responsible for the rise in gold prices."
Feng Jun was taken aback, "Industrial-grade gold components... it’s already started?"
Gold is still a rare industrial metal. However, given its special properties, if a substitute metal can be used in industrial production, gold will definitely not be used. Once industrial production starts, it indicates a very high gold reserve.
Of course, no matter how outsiders speculate, Huaxia can deny everything. But if outsiders want to figure out whether this is a strategic deception, it would be mind-boggling.
"Small scale," Beauty Lin casually replied, "Anyway, just let the bullets fly for a while. For now, what we care about is sorting out the regulations quickly and implementing the base currency."
Implementing the base currency... Feng Jun nodded. If it weren’t for this issue, he wouldn’t even bother to see her, "How much more do you need?"
"Depends on how much you have," Beauty Lin replied casually, then stuck out her tongue and smiled, "Oops, slip of the tongue, anyway... the more the better."
Feng Jun knew she did it on purpose, but he really couldn’t blame her. Beauties have this advantage when getting things done, "I mean, how much more do you need to complete the gold standard linkage?"
"As much as you have," Beauty Lin’s expression turned serious as she answered earnestly, "Mountain Master Feng, you are a straightforward person. Since you have so much gold, we hope you can hand it all over to the state except what you need for yourself... No need to donate; just say what you want."
Feng Jun could only smile bitterly, "If I were to make demands, I would have said them last time. It’s not that I don’t have needs; it’s that you can’t provide them."
"I understand," Beauty Lin nodded. She really understood Feng Jun’s thoughts. What he wanted, he already had. What he couldn’t have—like an aircraft carrier—was impossible to give him.
However, in reality, even if someone else were willing to give Feng Jun an aircraft carrier, he might not want it.
So she could only seriously explain, "We are mainly concerned that if your gold reserves end up in the hands of countries unfriendly to Huaxia, it would also impact our monetary stability."
"You mean monopoly. Why say it so vaguely?" Feng Jun stated, indicating he didn’t appreciate the platitudes, "Even with friendly countries, should we give them gold? Impossible. We’ve been cornered for so many years; it’s heaven’s justice finally."
Seeing that he spoke plainly, Beauty Lin didn’t hide it either. She nodded, "That’s basically the idea. But for truly friendly countries, slight transactions are normal. Just manage it well. However, Guojia hopes... to manage your gold reserves uniformly."
"How can the weapons of the nation be shown to others?" Feng Jun smiled bitterly and sighed, "I knew I would face this situation sooner or later, but I didn’t expect it to come so soon."
Beauty Lin also sighed, "I don’t need to state the obvious; you understand it all. Actually, I’ve made it very clear. We won’t take your gold for free. Just make any requests you have, or... any expectations, you can also state."
Feng Jun actually had a lot of truths he wanted to express, but couldn’t explain, as it would implicate... the author of this book.
But he still made an attempt, "As you know, you can’t provide what I want. Why would other countries even think they could... get gold from me?"
"Logically speaking, that’s indeed the truth," Beauty Lin nodded. She admitted that Feng Jun had already donated tens of thousands of tons of gold without seeking any reward—not because he didn’t want anything, but because nothing caught his eye.
So, why would Feng Jun provide gold to countries outside of Huaxia? In theory, it’s genuinely impossible.
Even if there were good things abroad that caught his attention, he could completely ask Huaxia to step in and help him obtain it.
But in the end, she still exhaled a long breath, "Mountain Master Feng, you have indeed made yourself clear; how can the weapons of the nation be shown to others?"
"Okay, it seems my attempt has failed," Feng Jun clapped his hands, not appearing too disappointed.
In fact, before doing this, he really had similar mental preparation—even if he wouldn’t end up like Shen Wanshan, the control of gold resources could no longer be in his hands.
However, this outcome is also normal. If Huaxia didn’t do this, even though he might feel relieved, it would instead make him more worried.
