Chapter 889 Establishment of a Siberian Base
The reason why Cai Ruichen focused on the minerals in Siberia was not just to obtain the minerals.
Siberia is close to Alaska in the United States, where there is no human habitation all year round, coupled with the perennial low temperature, and its location close to the Arctic Circle, it can be developed into an overseas stronghold in secret, a secret military base directly in Russia near the United States.
Of course, it is impossible for Russia to know about this matter.
What's more, there are still a large number of minerals in Siberia. The reserves of these minerals are huge and can be exploited for a long time, especially the large copper mines in Siberia. Even if the base is fully mined, it cannot be mined in a decade or two. finished.
Because of the investment problem and the extremely difficult mining, no one wants to suffer, but Cai Ruichen is not afraid.
He doesn't even need to transport the minerals back, he just recycles all the minerals into funds there.
Of course, everything must be disguised, otherwise, a fool can see that there is a problem.
It is also very easy to conceal, at least in Cai Ruichen's view, the minerals in the Far East, in the eyes of the outside world, will be extremely difficult to mine in the next few years.
He can mine it secretly, and it doesn't need to be the same as ordinary mining methods. Others can see it at a glance.
It's like mining the iron ore veins in the Arabian desert. It can be done underground. Up to now, he has been mining in the deep underground of the Arabian desert for several years, and now it has been mined in the territory of Saudi Arabia. During this period, no one noticed, nor did they notice anything.
Cai Ruichen also plans to use this method. He only needs to deploy a technology expansion station on Siberia, and then carry out the underground construction mode, and then he can start to develop without anyone knowing.
The secret military base is just like the armed forces under Baghdadi's command. It only needs a barracks and some supporting arsenals to meet the needs. The only thing that needs to be cared about is the supply of food.
If there are a large number of people, a lot of food needs to be consumed every day, and in order to keep secrets, it is naturally impossible to plant and breed, and everything depends on external supplies.
This is different from the secret military base where Baghdadi is located. The latter is in Iraq. It is too simple for Cai Ruichen to provide supplies every day, and it will be no problem to support these people for a lifetime.
But in Siberia, which is still barren, it is completely impossible. Fortunately, Cai Ruichen also planned to recruit troops from that place from the very beginning.
Just like mining in the Arabian desert, all short-term funds are increased, and the secret mining of minerals is to provide more capital income for the base.
Even if barracks and other building units are built in the expanded underground space, soldiers will not be recruited.
This place can only be used as a surprise soldier. When necessary in the future, let this army become a surprise soldier, which will have the effect of catching them by surprise.
Of course, if this place is not used in the future, Cai Ruichen will definitely not suffer a loss, after all, there are really a lot of minerals here.
In the future, it can also become a secret source of funds for the base. I am afraid that no one will care about an icy mineral vein that has never been developed on the surface!
However, in order for the Russians not to miss this place, which can be regarded as the beginning of cooperation with Russia, Cai Ruichen also wants to give the Russians a sweetener.
It is a very risky gamble to buy out a piece of minerals at one time, because the minerals have not yet been developed, and everything is the result of exploration.
The current human mineral detection technology is not 100% accurate. If the mineral reserves in it are less than the detected amount, or the difficulty and cost of mining are much higher than expected, then for investors, It means losing everything.
If it's really a one-shot deal,
For Russia, it is tantamount to no risk at all.
All risks need to be borne by the Future Technology Group. After all, it is not investment and joint development, and it does not require the Russians to pay anything. It can get more than half of the money in the first place.
Of course, risk means profit, if there are more minerals in it than expected, and the difficulty of mining is not as difficult as expected, and the cost is not so high.
Then the future technology group will make a lot of money, and the benefits can be increased a lot at once, which is why there are so many people who like to take risks in this world.
Investment is inherently risk-taking and gambling, and it is understandable for Future Technology Group to do so.
However, for the minerals in Siberia, the Russian side has been exploring for several years. Russia, which also thought about mining by itself, has also comprehensively assessed the difficulty of mining and the benefits inside.
So far, Russia has not made a formal move, which can already explain a problem, that is, the prospect of mining is definitely not good.
Compared with the value of minerals, the investment funds are even larger.
If there are people in this world who are really willing to buy the mining rights of these minerals, then Russia will definitely welcome them.
Therefore, after hearing Cai Ruichen's words, Pu and Jing agreed without hesitation.
Russia now needs a lot of funds. In the whole world, besides China, there is only Cai Ruichen who can help Russia and has the ability to help Russia.
From the perspective of Putin and Beijing, Cai Ruichen's proposal of a one-time purchase is definitely taking care of Russia. Otherwise, if the mining of minerals is used to obtain income, the day lily will be cold for Russia now.
It's useless at all. If you can really get a huge sum of money, even if you sell it to the Future Technology Group at a lower price, it will not be a loss for Russia at all.
Of course, it is impossible for Pu and Beijing to know Cai Ruichen's real goal, nor can they understand the strong mining capabilities of the base, otherwise it is absolutely impossible to agree to Cai Ruichen's proposal.
With this proposal, the relationship between Putin and Beijing was brought closer at once, and Putin and Beijing naturally began to show sincere respect when they spoke.
The total value of Siberia's minerals is at least tens of billions of dollars. As long as this fund is obtained, the situation in Russia will be much better.
Although it was not a free aid, it was the beginning of in-depth cooperation between the two parties. Afterwards, both of them also struck while the iron was hot, and pre-determined cooperation projects in other fields one by one.
Just wait for the teams of both parties to complete all the details of the cooperation, sign the agreement, and the cooperation will officially take effect.
After confirming the cooperation in many fields, the oppressive haze in the hearts of Putin and Beijing was also swept away.