When Liu Bei listened to Chen Ye's calculations, he suddenly sobered up. From investment to operation, a gold mine of love requires so much investment. After all, he might as well just outsource it to others.

"In short, for one gram of gold, from production to operation in the three countries, the cost for the first 100 tons will basically remain at about 200 yuan per gram.

Later, it was considered that American gold is easy to mine, and there is no need to consider the cost of some floating foam, which is about one hundred yuan per gram.

And later generations spent 150 yuan per gram to buy gold because others couldn't work in vain, right? At this price, others are equivalent to charging a tariff."

"Now that I understand, let's choose the second option and let them invest. I'll be sitting at home and the money will already be in my pocket, which is pretty good."

Liu Bei nodded and said with satisfaction.

"By the way, National Master, how far is it from America to Dahan?"

"I remember I told you last time that America is here on the map. If you cross the ocean, it is probably more than 20,000 miles away from the big man."

“Twenty thousand miles!!!!”

Liu Bei looked at the map, America across the Pacific Ocean, and his teeth felt a little sore.

"In fact, it's not that far. Although you won't have an airport here and can't cross the state in 12 hours, future generations will provide helicopters that can transport 40 people at a speed of 600 miles per hour.

If you combine work and rest along the coastline, fly twelve hours a day and rest for twelve hours, you can reach America in only three days."

"Done! National Master, if you want to contact them at any time for easy control, that radio station can span the entire earth, right?"

"Well, actually the radio station spans the earth and needs a transfer station, and the radio station only has text, so it is very inconvenient to spread information.

But if you choose the second method of cooperation, so that future generations of the court can also make money, they will also provide you with satellites. If you want to control the mining plant, satellites will definitely be indispensable."

"satellite?"

"It's the kind of communication satellite that can be used to make and receive calls all over the world. The price is not high. The investment cost is one billion. One satellite is probably one to two hundred million."

Chen Ye showed Liu Bei the concept video of the satellite, which gave Liu Bei a general impression.

"In other words, this satellite is a walkie-talkie that can be used farther away? It can even contact all places in the world?"

"Well, you can understand it that way."

Chen Ye thought about it for a while, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with his understanding.

"In addition to the phone call function, the satellite can also perform satellite broadcasting and satellite TV signal output. In other words, you can exercise absolute monarchy like Lao Zhu.

These aristocratic families now have seriously hindered the development and progress of the Han Dynasty. It just so happens that you are in Shuzhong now, and the influence of the aristocratic families has been weakened to the minimum. If you fight back and reform, they will be able to accept it a little bit."

"I also have this intention. I will conquer the north and south of Jingzhou first, and then I can blackmail Sun Quan and Cao Pi. Then I will return the land to the public in Jingzhou and integrate the land and commercial taxes, and then I will consider the equalization of the world."

Liu Bei nodded in agreement and retreated back to Shu. The biggest benefit now is that the influence of the aristocratic family on him has completely disappeared, and most of the troops in Shu are maintained by him.

In other words, the Mi Zhu family needs to be taken care of a little bit. Other aristocratic families, no matter what you do, show off their fields and release the farmers. If you want to evade taxes? They will dig up their ancestral graves for you.

In fact, I was still a little worried, and Liu Bei didn't tell anyone about it.

That is, he is actually older. The system only gave him a body that cannot be harmed, but it did not say that he will not die.

So before he died, he had to find a way to leave a stable situation for Adou and make the Han Dynasty permanent. For this, he didn't care even if he killed all the famous families in the world.

"Well, then I will go back to He Tao in two days to discuss and let them prepare the satellite launch and calculate the orbit offset."

"There's no rush, national division. A helicopter can only transport 40 people. It will take six days. Doesn't a gold mine require thousands of people? How are you going to transport them?"

Liu Bei thought of what Chen Ye had just said about the number of people the helicopter could carry, and asked without asking.

"I forgot about this. They have provided a total of more than ten helicopters, but the pilots cannot be provided and have to be trained on site.

You also need to train a helicopter pilot, at least a pilot with more than 100 hours of flying experience.

But this time is just right, you can choose the pilot and the first batch of personnel to supervise the mine."

"In this case, the number of people is still not enough. There are more than ten helicopters. You, the National Guard, do nothing. It will take two months just to protect these helicopters."

"Well, there are people in America. Although they may not be very smart, if you give them industrial products, they will sell you their lives."

Chen Ye looked through the window and took out a photo of an Indian and handed it to Liu Bei. Liu Bei couldn't help laughing when he looked at the yellow-skinned Indian with feathers tied on his head.

"That's alright, it's all according to your arrangements, Imperial Master."

After continuing to discuss for a while, Zhao Yun and Wu Ban led the people and rushed over. Li Yan, who came after hearing the news, also saluted Liu Bei and Chen Ye and watched the navy's actions from the shore together.

The soldiers began to carry the boarding planks and put them on the troop carrier on the shore. Then some people tied the ropes and others were responsible for moving the oil drums over.

After that, groups of soldiers with evil spirits walked silently to the shore. Under the command of the lieutenants, they boarded the ship neatly. Chen Ye looked at this troop and felt that its temperament was similar to that of the Ming Dynasty army.

Big difference.

This is a veteran of many battles. If placed in the environment of the Ming Dynasty, he would have the temperament of a veteran fighting in border towns.

"Your Majesty, which general is this army from?"

"This army is the fusion of many troops. It is basically the Bailian Army led by Chen Dao. They have followed me through life and death for more than ten years. They are all old friends!"

Liu Bei looked at the sergeants who were silently boarding the ship, and felt a little emotional, feeling happy for them.

After these sergeants were equipped with modern weapons, although they were a little uncomfortable, they were more excited and happy.

The more veteran you are, the more you can feel the click of death in the whistling sound of bullets.

Fortunately, they are the Dianmao people.

Three hours later, the soldiers who ran from Chengdu County to Wuyang arrived at Wuyang almost at the same time as Zhang Fei, who had traveled 400 kilometers back and forth.

"Yide, why are you back so late?"

"Your Majesty, we could have done it earlier. We just turned a corner and Hu Jiankun fell. Fortunately, he was wearing a life jacket. It took some time to fish him up."

Chen Ye saw a drowned man wearing a life jacket in the speedboat, and felt a little sad for him. He met an unreliable boating master.

"Yide, why don't you change your brother's clothes first? What if it's cold?"

"He doesn't have much clothes here, Your Majesty. Most of his clothes are wet, otherwise he would have changed them for him."

Before Zhang Fei could finish speaking, Liu Bei took off his cloak and threw it directly on the soldiers who were nervously facing the emperor. This made the onlookers' eyes focus on him.

"Get dressed properly and don't take them off. Go change your clothes and get ready to sail. The big man needs you and I need you!"

"Your Majesty, no! The little one must not dare to wear his clothes! The little one can go sailing immediately. The cabin is very hot and he will not catch a cold. The little one swears to live and die with the big man!"

"I swear to live and die with the Han!"

The boatman who was operating the boat was so moved by Liu Bei's treatment that he shouted loudly that the other boatmen wished that he was the one who fell down just now.

Chen Ye was originally a little dissatisfied with such a show, but when he glanced at Liu Bei, he found that there was sincerity in his eyes. He was indeed worried that the soldier would fall into the water and catch the cold.

After changing his gaze, Chen Ye continued to think about it. He even wondered whether Liu Bei had hypnosis and why the effect was so strong.

After the boatmen were in place, the second group of generals happened to be boarding the ship. The more than 10,000 generals Liu Bei trained were almost all veterans who had fought with him for many years.

Although veterans have various bad habits and are not as easy to train as new recruits, veterans also have one advantage, that is, they can be trusted.

Liu Bei did not dare to give automatic rifles to the new troops who had just entered the camp. They were all soldiers from Shu, and they could not be trusted by him.

There are also those veterans in Shu, and even the soldiers in Jingzhou, most of them are classified into the second category of soldiers, those who clean the battlefield.

The second category of soldiers is specifically responsible for reorganizing and training soldiers, cleaning the battlefield, maintaining order, and guarding prisoners.

Seeing all the soldiers boarding the boat, squatting or sitting on the boat, looking towards themselves, Liu Bei, Chen Ye also boarded the speedboat, and then drove the speedboat to the middle of the river, beside all the boats.

Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and Li Yan were leaning on the shore and continued to manage the subsequent transportation of soldiers.

Letting the sergeant control the speedboat, Liu Bei stood in the aisle of the speedboat, holding on to the railing with his hand, waving to the troop ships filled with sergeants, and raising the horn in his left hand.

"Generals, listen to your orders! Set off with me!"

"promise!"

With a neat response, one by one the troop transport ships started their engines, and then starting from the first ship, they slowly sailed towards the river, carefully controlling the direction, merged into the mainstream, and then followed the speedboat.

Then came the second and third ships.

On the shore, Li Yan, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun were watching the ships leave. They were shocked to see the iron ships lined up in a three-mile stretch of water.

"Who in the world can stop such a navy master?"

"The Han Dynasty has His Majesty and can be restored.

It's just a pity, it would have been better if Cao Pi had just tolerated it for a while longer."

When Zhao Yun heard Zhang Fei's words, he said with emotion that the Han Dynasty had been restored. The latter part was said so quietly that Zhang Fei did not hear it.

"His Majesty sent troops this time, mobilized more than 10,000 soldiers, and also mobilized General Zhenbei's Langzhong Army Headquarters. I think we will definitely win.

It's a pity that I didn't get the opportunity to lead the army on an expedition. It's such a pity that such military achievements are right in front of me but out of reach."

Li Yan regretfully said that the civil servants of the Han Dynasty were all honored by fighting and making meritorious deeds, and they did not say that sergeants were inferior.

The military merit system of the Han Dynasty also destined that civil servant families should have at least military generals, otherwise their fame would not be as good as those of their competitors.

"Zhengfang, don't worry. There will be times when you can use it in the future. When His Majesty leaves Yong'an, there will be twelve states in the world that have to be recovered. It will not be enough to just rely on a few of us."

"That's right, Zhengfang, since you also want to go on an expedition, how about I tell His Majesty and ask His Majesty to give you an army as well."

"General Zhenbei, are you serious about this?"

Li Yan instantly looked at Zhang Fei in surprise. With his qualifications, he didn't know when he would become a state pastor. If he had the opportunity to join the war from now on, a state pastor would definitely be indispensable in the future.
To be continued...