1890 King of Southeast Asia

Uranium metal has a large reserve in nature, but it is unevenly distributed and difficult to extract, so only a few countries produce it.

Generally speaking, uranium, an element with a half-life period of billions, does not radiate very strongly in a stable state. As long as there is no direct contact, it can be said to be very safe.

However, uranium generally has associated elements, such as radium, and radium will produce radon, which exists as a gas with a decay period of 38 days. After entering the respiratory tract, it can cause lung cancer.

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Without too much trouble, after the gold mine was reorganized, the Royal Mining Company began mining activities.

"Is this protective clothing? What's the difference? It must be very hot to wear." Liu Bicheng took the integrated white clothes.

"It should be worried about the poison in the mine. Look at this mask." The deputy director picked up the mask, "It's a fully enclosed mask, oxygen cylinders supply oxygen, better than the gas masks used by the army."

"The miners are here." The assistant shouted outside the door.

"We'll go over later." Liu Bicheng put on the clothes, which are the uniforms of Nanhua employees.

"If there is poison in the mine, will it cause more casualties? These people are different from the natives after all." The deputy director asked.

"Let's see, if too many people die, we will say it's a mine accident, and we can't pay much money. They are not our people." Liu Bicheng put on his hat and left the cabin.

In the open space, 500 Australian miners were crowded together in a mess. These were the miners recruited by Nanhua.

"Hello, I am the person in charge of this mine and your boss." Liu Bicheng stood on a high place and shouted with a primitive loudspeaker.

"You should know your responsibilities, dig ore, and then report to your superiors how much we have dug." As soon as Liu Bicheng said this, the already messy group became even more chaotic.

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Because some of them did come with tasks, such as evaluating the value of this gold mine.

"I don't care what tasks you have! In addition to gold mines, we have many other minerals to be mined. I will pay you according to the amount of ore you dig out." Liu Bicheng took out a pound gold coin.

"Work 6 days a week and complete the task every day, and you can get 1 pound." Liu Bicheng's words caused an uproar.

This price is not high in Australia, where the labor cost is very high, and it is even a bit low.

"Complete additional tasks, such as 1,000 kilograms of work per day, 6 tons per week, and you dig 7 tons, then you can get 1 pound and ten shillings. If you can complete 10 tons in a week, you can get 3 pounds!" Liu Bicheng threw the pound in his hand, causing a chaos.

"Work hard! Cub!" After saying that, he stepped down.

"Isn't this salary too high? It's better to increase the basic salary..." said the deputy factory director.

"Why let them make money?" Liu Bicheng shrugged: "This is not in China. The trade union, the Construction Corps, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Education, there is none here. This method was taught to me by your majesty."

"Your majesty?" In the eyes of the South Chinese, Liu Yiming is a strict and very kind emperor-only for the South Chinese.

"Some of them are smart and will unite, divide the work and cooperate, and even get a salary of 5 pounds a week, so what?" Liu Bicheng took off his clothes and wiped the sweat off his face.

"The nearest city is Darwin, 220 kilometers away. No one else will come except our team. These people's food, clothing, housing and transportation are all in our hands. Are you still afraid that you can't squeeze money out of them?"

"In addition to food and drink, when they have money, they will want to spend money, brothels, pubs, casinos, and when they leave, they can't take much money with them."

"Is that so?" The deputy director was shocked.

"The construction machinery will arrive in a month, and when the loan plan is launched, they will rush to buy it." Liu Bicheng picked up a bottle of wine.

"The worst quality sugarcane wine only costs 5 cents a bottle in Nanhua, and only 3 cents in the place of production. Here, you can sell it for 5 pence a cup. 1 pound 240 pence, 1 pound 5 cents, you can calculate the profit yourself."

The deputy director was arranged after retirement and is a factory protection personnel.

After all, Australia is too chaotic now, with many robbers, and there have been incidents of robbers fighting the British army.

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"In the first week, we need to clear out the mining area, wait a moment." The leading staff led people to the edge of the mining area and stopped those who wanted to go in.

"Why?"

"What happened?"

"I didn't see the gold mountain and the river."

Boom!

The flat ground in the distance suddenly lifted up, and a huge explosion resounded through the sky.

"It seems that this blasting is not qualified, but this area still needs to be cleaned up. Come on, guys, don't take the upper layer of gravel, clean it up and leave." The staff frowned at the huge explosion.

This means that the blasting failed. A successful blasting should be a huge vibration plus muffled thunder. With such a large scene, a lot of energy is consumed.

"Are these gravels also counted as money?" This is the only question that the miners care about.

"It only counts as basic salary, but if you don't clean up the upper layer of gravel, you will never touch the gold on the lower layer, and you will never get performance wages." The staff looked like you can do it.

After getting the guarantee, the miners started working.

There is also uranium in the upper layer, but the content is below 0.01, which is not worth mining. The best quality ore in the mining area can reach 0.7, which is 7 kg of 8-3 uranium oxide per ton

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(There are not many high-quality ores.)

On average, the content of uranium 235 is 0.711, that is, 1 ton of metallic uranium contains 7.11 kilograms of uranium 235 - the only element in nature that can undergo controlled nuclear fission.

The critical mass of uranium 235 is 52 kilograms (searched data, this value is mentioned more often without a neutron reflector.), and a nuclear explosion can only occur when the critical mass is reached.

However, there is a simpler (and deadly) way.

In the manufacture of a nuclear reactor, the combustion of nuclear fuel is the fission of uranium 235. In this case, some uranium 238 will capture a neutron and form metallic plutonium.

Metallic plutonium is also the principle of an atomic bomb, with a critical mass of only ten kilograms, and even greater power. Most importantly, it saves the step of running thousands of centrifuges for several years.

It is just more labor-intensive, because metallic plutonium has strong radiation, so when the time comes, just let the natives operate it.

(So ​​I think Japan is still determined to destroy us. Nuclear waste can be used to extract metal plutonium = atomic bomb.)

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At the end of June, Liu Ming and Wang Yang were discussing the reform of the 6th Army, mainly to expand the establishment of brigades and reduce the establishment of regiments.

Said,

Increase the defense capabilities of Arabia and Hawaii, so that when facing enemy attacks, the navy can hold on until it gains sea control.

"Britain has invaded Pretoria and announced the annexation of Transvaal." Secretary Wang came in with documents.

"Look, don't you want money? The money is here." Liu Ming changed his bitter face.

Because the navy will get more support in the future, the 6th Army has highlighted its status as a stepmother, and Wang Yang came here to grind for funds under the pretext of reform.

22 million is actually very rich to support a dozen infantry divisions, but the mechanization level of these ten divisions is not low, and further mechanization transformation is required.

It can be predicted that the 6th Army will definitely have a hard time in the next few years, so Wang Yang and Yang Tao took turns to grind for funds. Liu Ming has agreed to the 6th Army's idea of ​​finding customers to export weapons.

"After the British fought the Boer War, their strategic goal should return to Southeast Asia. Our situation will not be too good." Wang Yang did not understand why Liu Ming was happy.

Liu Ming was of course happy. The British announced that they had finished the first half, which meant that the second half, the big part of the military expenditure - the security war, had begun.

This was also the first guerrilla war in the world. In the end, because the Boers had no foundation, they failed, but the results were great, allowing Britain to see its own weight and promoting Britain and France to get closer.

"I agree to allocate 1.6 million for the reorganization, but I can't allocate it now. Wait a few days." Liu Ming did not say why. He got Wang Yang away first and then called Jiang Wang.

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"The British said the war is over and everything is the same as before. Can you contact our people?" Liu Ming said.

"We have contacted the person in charge of the Cape direction, and the results are quite fruitful." Jiang Wang smiled rarely.

It is not easy for the intelligence department. Spies basically don't want to get any honors, and this job requires people who have the highest sense of identity with Nanhua.

Going deep into the enemy camp, not only do you have to endure the inhuman abuse after being exposed, but you also have to endure separation from your family, abuse and misunderstanding from your comrades, and great psychological pressure. Although it is useless, with money, you can be better to their families.

"What is the loss?" Liu Ming crossed his hands.

"Three strongholds were discovered, and six people died. The ashes of four of them have arrived in Cape and are waiting for the ship to be shipped back. There are still two bodies buried and cannot be excavated for the time being." Jiang Wang said calmly.

"Are there any relatives?" Many people don't even have relatives, such as Wang Tinghan, who was alone after his mother died.

"The family has been arranged. The children will enter the Boy Scouts and will enter the university or military school through normal channels." In order to keep it confidential, they are not soldiers and do not meet the procedures for awarding martyrs.

"After returning, transfer the files to the special forces register, award the fourth-level medal, the title of martyr, and the title of officer." This is the only thing Liu Ming can do. Their mission may not be made public until 50 years later.

"Yes!" Jiang Wang stood straight.

"What are the results?" Liu Ming asked.

"Currently, there are 80 tons of gold scattered all over the Cape, and the amount is still increasing." Jiang Wang said.

This amount of gold is about 55 million. 80 tons seems a lot, but in fact, the Rand gold mine currently produces hundreds of tons per year. Continuing to the future, the cumulative output exceeds 35,000 tons.

"After transporting it back, allocate 2 million to the 6th Army, which is considered to be a loan from the 6th Army to the intelligence department, and it will be repaid in 5 years." Liu Ming nodded.

80 tons of gold is just a by-product, mainly to make Britain consume more.

"By the way, the Rand gold mine also produces uranium. The output is not large, but there is a batch of slag piled on the slag pile." Jiang Wang thought of Liu Ming's recent actions in Australia and added.

"Just find a glass products company and discuss the purchase." Liu Ming responded immediately.

Uranium is useless now, and its price is not as high as chromium. No one specializes in mining it, but there will be some precipitation when making gold. South Africa is also a uranium producer.

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