New Gods of North America

The next morning,

The four-wheel drive returned to Blackrock Town alone.

Then Wayne went straight to the mayor's office carrying a bag of gold nuggets.

The American gold coins of this year,

The gold content is basically anchored at 90%, and the actual deviation will not be too large.

For example, the large double eagle gold coin that Wayne gave to Lina had a face value of $20, a total weight of 1.075 troy ounces, and a gold content of 90%.

The gold content is actually not much different from the high-quality nugget gold given by Tecumseh and others.

To convert to units that Wayne is more familiar with,

It is about 30 grams of pure gold with a little bit of change, and its value is about 20 US dollars at that time.

But Tecumseh gave Wayne a discount.

The horses, guns, ammunition and other supplies were discounted and calculated based on the high prices, giving Wayne a total price of $3,800.

The gold content of dog-head gold is only calculated based on 80% of its weight.

Back and forth,

So the total value of the gold nuggets that Wayne got was about 4,200 US dollars.

Compared with the price of supplies that Wayne and his team originally received in proportion,

This transaction earned me about 900 US dollars more.

——Tecumseh and his men did not actually suffer a loss. After all, regularly circulated guns and ammunition, especially ammunition, would not easily fall into the hands of the indigenous people in large quantities.

If calculated based on the black market price for indigenous people, they were enjoying a discount.

All I can say is,

It's all friendship price.

The bag of nugget gold in Wayne's hand weighed more than seven kilograms.

But in terms of volume, if they were all melted down and recast, they would actually be about the same size as a can of Coke.

Holding it in my hand, it feels heavy.

…

After greeting the mayor,

Wayne walked into the office and silently took out a gold nugget, placed it on the desk and showed it to the mayor.

The mayor picked up the gold nugget.

He weighed it in his hand for a moment, then picked up the letter opener and scratched it gently.

Finally, the mayor raised his head and looked at Wayne:

"Was this seized from the criminals? It's in pretty good condition, so it should be considered a rare item.

"Do you need me to exchange it for gold coins or banknotes of equal value?"

America these days,

As long as you send gold bars or foreign gold coins to the Mint, they will help you melt or exchange them for American gold coins of equal value, and they will not charge any fees.

However, sending things to the Mint does cost money.

At least it costs travel expenses.

The mayor was willing to help with the direct exchange, which was already saving Wayne money and trouble.

But Wayne doesn't plan to do that:

"I want to sell these nugget golds, or use them as capital for investment."

“Sell or invest?”

The mayor frowned slightly. "Are you in urgent need of money? Have you spent all the savings left to you by your parents and Benjamin?

"The lands under your name are all between the planned steam train station and the town. Our town will be officially upgraded to a city in the next one or two years. That area has the opportunity to develop into a core area. There is still a lot of room for appreciation in the future. I personally do not recommend that you sell it now.

“Of course, if you are sure you want to sell it now, I can try my best to help you contact a few large landowners.

"Taking into account the expectation that the new steam train station will be built in two years, and the possible increase in land prices in the medium term, you should be able to get a good premium."

Wayne shook his head quickly.

At the same time, he placed a whole bag of nugget gold on the mayor's desk:

“Actually, I wanted to sell them to you, the mayor.

"Or you can count it as my investment, and the discount can be calculated based on 4,500 US dollars."

The mayor looked at the sturdy leather bag and played with the gold nugget in his hand.

"Although this kind of gold nuggets are indeed rare, what can I do with them?"

Wayne's eyes rolled slightly:

"You can bury it in the ground and have someone dig it out later."

In his previous life, Wayne didn't have a particularly good understanding of the history of the North American continent.

But there are still some basic concepts for some of the iconic events.

For example, in the North American continent,

It is one of the key opportunities to greatly promote the influx of people to the west and rapidly drive the development of western industries.

It's the so-called "gold rush".

The news that "Nugget Gold" was discovered immediately set off a gold rush that lasted for at least more than ten years.

It is said that according to incomplete statistics,

Just the gold rush,

At that time, it attracted at least 300,000 new immigrants from all over America and even overseas to California, which later made California the most populous state in the United States at that time.

So after getting these natural high-quality nugget golds, Wayne, who had land under his name and was waiting for it to appreciate in value,

The first reaction is to make the best use of them.

The world hasn't started a gold rush yet?

Well, it might be starting right now.

The mayor responded quickly.

An interesting look immediately appeared on his face:

"You mean to say that we should advertise the gold mines in Black Rock Town and attract free people to settle here?"

Wayne thought about it for a moment.

Then he turned and walked towards the map of America hanging on a wall in the mayor's office:

"If gold diggers were to rush in, it would have a huge impact on public security. Moreover, if they found that there was no gold mine, they would leave quickly, leaving behind a mess.

"So maybe we can take a detour."

Wayne finally reached out and pointed his finger at the west coast of America:

"We could claim that the nuggets were found in California or Nevada, or we could have someone bury some.

"Anyway, Kansas is located at the midpoint of the North American continent, and Black Rock Town is now the end point of this steam train line.

"As long as there are a certain number of passengers passing through, it will be enough for us to develop the economy. And those who are willing to stay on the way there or on the way back will also become more stable residents."

——As for whether there are gold mines on the west coast of the Federation of America in this world, let others guess by chance.

Because according to Wayne's memory,

If there are only small scattered gold mines, then the profits from gold panning are actually not that great.

If a large gold vein is discovered,

If an ordinary person thinks that he can keep the sudden huge wealth, then he does not understand America.

The mayor also walked to Wayne's side and looked at the map hanging on the wall.

The eyes gradually light up:

"This seems feasible. No, I think it is very feasible. And it will also be beneficial to the long-term development of Blackstone Town."

The mayor finished speaking and patted Wayne on the shoulder twice.

Then he turned and walked to the desk, picked up his things, and seemed to be planning to leave.

"US$4,500, right? I'll go discuss this with some big landowners.

"If they agree, I'll try to get you $5,000 including this idea.

"Please keep it confidential and don't reveal the true origin of these things."

Thank you for the bug finding and readers' corrections!

I just feel a bit sweaty...

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