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Upon hearing this, Captain Grandi shouted to Mirabeau Plenkovitch with excitement, "What! Tell me again, what did you find?"

Mirabeau Plenkovic had no choice but to repeat again: "Mr. Grandi, we found an open-pit mine near the tribe conquered by the Ntuya tribe!"

"What type of mine is it?" Captain Grandi asked Mirabeau Plenkovic with an eager look.

Although Captain Grandi knew that the possibility of the open pit mine being a gold mine was slim, he hoped to hear the word "mine d'or" (French for gold mine) from Mirabeau Plenkovic.

Because once it is discovered that the open-pit mine is a gold mine, it means that he can extract a 10% commission from the gold mine.

The larger the gold mine, the more profit he can extract from it.

Unfortunately, Captain Grandy's gold mine dream did not come true according to Mirabeau Plenkovic.

Mirab Plenkovic spread his hands and responded to Captain Grandi: "Although I personally know little about the types of ore, I can be sure that the ore produced in that open-pit mine is definitely not gold!"

Captain Grandy immediately showed a hint of disappointment. In his opinion, as long as it is not a gold mine, the value of the mine will be greatly reduced.

"Then please ask the Governor's Mansion to send someone over to test the type of mine!" Captain Grandy responded with half interest, and then sent a team back to the Governor's Mansion to inform Jerome Patterson about the open-pit mine.

The members of the scientific expedition team took a boat all the way out of the Ornwe River, and then headed north to Libreville, the Gabon Governor's Palace. The whole journey took nearly 3 hours.

When the members of the scientific expedition team arrived at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

The person responsible for receiving the scientific expedition team members is still the "chief" secretary-general of the Governor's Palace, Rastignac.

"Did something happen to the Ntua tribe again?" Rastignac asked while handing the brewed black tea to the scientific expedition team members.

The thirsty scientific expedition team members drank the black tea in one gulp without any hesitation, and then replied to Rastignac: "Your Excellency Secretary-General, we discovered an open-pit mine near the hostile tribe of Ntua!"

"What! Open-pit mine!" Rastignac's breathing became faster.

Obviously, Rastignac subconsciously believed that the open-pit mine mentioned by the scientific expedition team members was a gold mine.

If it is a gold mine, then the Gabon Governor-General's dependence on the imperial government will be slightly reduced. At the same time, relying on gold mines can also attract more gold prospectors to "employ" in Gabon.

Since the discovery of gold in California and Melbourne, gold prospectors throughout Europe have become more enthusiastic than before to explore unknown gold mines around the world.

As long as there is news about gold mines in Gabon, Rastignac is not afraid of bold gold prospectors.

Unfortunately, Rastignac did not know that his gold mine dream would be shattered by the next words of the scientific expedition team member.

"That's right!" The scientific expedition team member nodded, and then added: "However, this mine is not a gold mine! It is an ore that we don't recognize!

So the purpose of Mr. Grandi sending me here is to hope that the Governor's Palace can go to find out the minerals!

"

A trace of disappointment flashed in Rastignac's eyes when he heard that it was not a gold mine.

As long as you think about it for a moment, you will understand that there are so many gold mines in this world waiting for them to explore.

"I understand! Just wait here for a moment, and I'll report it to the Governor!" Although Rastignac felt a little disappointed, his face remained calm and calm.

"Sorry to trouble you!" the scientific expedition member replied to Rastignac.

Rastignac left the reception room and headed to Governor Jerome Patterson's bedroom.

At this time, Governor Jerome Patterson was lying in the bedroom taking a lunch break. Rastignac, who was standing at the door of the bedroom, knocked lightly on the door.

Soon, Jerome Patterson's slightly sleepy voice came from the bedroom, "Who?"

"Your Majesty the Governor, I am Rastignac!" Rastignac responded softly.

"Rastignac! Please come in!" Jérôme Patterson's slightly hoarse voice reached Rastignac's ears, and Rastignac pushed the door open and entered.

Rastignac, who entered the bedroom, saw Jerome Patterson sitting on the edge of the bed and patting his cheeks. He quickly apologized to Jerome Patterson and said: "Your Excellency, Governor, I'm sorry to disturb your rest. !”

"Nothing!" Jerome Patterson showed an understanding smile and said to Rastignac: "Tell me! What happened?"

Rastignac told Jérôme Patterson about the discovery of the open-pit mine by the scientific expedition team. At the same time, in order to prevent the governor from misunderstanding, he added: "According to the information from the scientific expedition team, the open-pit mine is not Gold mine!”

Jérôme Patterson's expression also showed a hint of disappointment. He shook his hand and said to Rastignac: "It's understandable! There are not so many gold mines in the world. Even if there were, they would have been mined long ago. !

It was already a joyful thing for the scientific expedition team to discover the mine on the second day they went deep into the interior! "

"Your Majesty the Governor, do we need to send someone who knows minerals to go over there and survey it together! Maybe it's the mineral we need!" Rastignac asked Jérôme Patterson.

"Do we have anyone here who is proficient in minerals?" Jerome Patterson asked with a frown.

Rastignac was stunned for a few seconds, and kept recalling the administrative officials in the Governor's Palace in his mind. Then he smiled bitterly and said to Rastignac: "Your Excellency, there is no one who is proficient in ore in the Governor's Palace!"

"Then what should we do now? We can't send people back to France to invite them!" Jerome Patterson asked Rastignac.

After Rastignac thought for a while, he replied to Jerome Patterson: "Your Majesty the Governor, my suggestion is to recruit suitable people nearby!

If we really can't recruit suitable people, then we will consider inviting suitable people from France. "

"That's okay!" Jérôme Patterson nodded in agreement with Rastignac's suggestion. He pointed at Rastignac and ordered: "You will draft the document yourself and issue the invitation!"

Later, Rastignac asked Governor Jérôme Patterson whether the French Governor-General should establish a subordinate agency of the Minerals Bureau for the survey of colonial minerals.

"Just do as you say!" Jérôme Patterson replied decisively to Rastignac.

"Will the scientific expedition team let them stay a few more days? Or should we send someone to take over the mine!" Rastignac asked Jerome Patterson again.

Jérôme Patterson pondered for a moment and then responded to Rastignac, "Let our people take over the mine! After all, Mr. Grandy's mission is to explore in depth! Even if he is left there, it will be It doesn’t work!”

"Yes!" Rusty responded respectfully.

After all the problems were resolved, Rastignac bowed and left Jerome Patterson's bedroom, and Jerome Patterson lay on the bed again and took a nap.

Rastignac, who left Jérôme Patterson's bedroom, once again came to the reception room where the scientific expedition team members were.

The scientific expedition team members immediately stood up and asked Rastignac, "What did the Governor say?"

"What the Governor means is that your scientific expedition team can continue to move forward! Just leave the open-pit mine to us!" Rastignac said to the scientific expedition team members, and then added: "If that open-pit mine If the mine is really valuable, we will pay you what you deserve!"

The scientific expedition team member nodded and said to Rastignac, "Okay! When will you come and take over!"

"You can do it now! Come with me!" Rastignac responded, and then he and the scientific expedition team members arrived at the military camp in a carriage.

Rastignac, who entered the military camp, issued an order in the name of the Governor-General of Gabon to Andrei Milanovich, the only remaining major commander in the military camp, "Major Milanovich, you will immediately send two companies (one A company of 3 officers and 115 sergeants and enlisted men boarded the ship!"

"Secretary-General Rastignac, did something happen to Major Mirabeau Plenkovic?" Andrei Milanovich hurriedly asked Rastignac.

"No! No!" Rastignac shook his head and explained to Andrei Milanovich: "The scientific expedition team discovered an open-pit mine, so I sent you to guard the open-pit mine! This way If so, the scientific expedition team can continue to go deeper!”

"Understood!" Andrei Milanovich solemnly responded to Rastignac.

"You move a little faster, I will prepare a boat for you now!" Rastignac warned again, then turned and left the military camp, heading for the port of Libreville.

Rastignac arrived at the port and quickly found the troop carrier parked at the port pier, and then gave the troop carrier an order to leave the port at any time.

After receiving the order, the captain and crew of the troop transport quickly got into position, and the steps to board the ship were slowly placed on the deck of the dock.

After a while, two companies led by Andrei Milanovich, with a total of 236 people, boarded the troop ship one after another.

At this moment, the time has come to 2:25 in the afternoon. With the scientific expedition team members taking the steam clipper as a guide, the troop transport ship set off behind the steam clipper.

After sailing for nearly three and a half hours, the two ships arrived near the Ntuya tribe.

Small boats carrying foreign regiments were slowly lowered from the troop carrier to the river, and several foreign regiments in the boats rowed to the shore.

Then the boat continued to row back, and after going back and forth several times, more than 236 soldiers, sergeants and officers all arrived.

All the soldiers lined up in two lines and arrived near the Ntuya tribe under the leadership of the scientific expedition team members.

Since the team led by Andrei Milanovic did not fly the French flag, the Ntua soldiers who were on guard duty subconsciously regarded the two companies as enemies after seeing them.

Therefore, the soldiers on guard quickly reported the news to their superiors. After receiving the news, the superiors ran to the old chief's room and quietly told the old chief the news of the "enemy" attack.

The old chief, who was sitting cross-legged on the red carpet with Grandi and Mirabeau Plenkovic, couldn't help but show a trace of panic on his face after listening.