Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 102 Gold Harvest Reaches New Heights

Chapter 103 Gold Harvest Reaches New Heights

When Zhou Xin carried the capybara back to the camp, he was so exhausted that he almost collapsed on the ground.

"My God, what food have you brought us this time!" Edward stared at the enormous capybara carcass, speechless with astonishment.

"This is our meat supply for the next two weeks, and I'll try my best to make it delicious enough." Zhou Xin used the delicious food to motivate them to work harder.

After resting for a while and feeling his strength gradually recover, Zhou Xin, with Edward's help, moved the capybara carcass to the riverbank and began processing it.

After such a long time, they did not find any crocodiles in the river, and thus gradually lowered their guard.

Zhou Xin made a rack, divided the capybara meat into pieces according to the parts, and hung them on the rack with vines.

This time he didn't waste any offal either. He cleaned the liver and kidneys thoroughly, preparing to cook them while they were still fresh.

Of course, Edward would never eat these internal organs; it's highly likely that only he and Alo would eat them.

He also kept the heart and lungs, some large intestine and small intestine. He planned to smoke and store the heart and lungs and large intestine, and use the small intestine to make sausages.

It took him half a day to finish processing all the meat and offal.

Looking at the meat hanging on the rack, Zhou Xin felt incredibly at ease.

However, he couldn't rest yet, because the meat had to be smoked immediately, otherwise it would spoil in no time.

He immediately gathered firewood, started a fire, and began to smoke the meat.

To ensure the meat dried quickly, he spent over an hour collecting firewood, planning to smoke it continuously for two days.

Only then did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Although I'm exhausted, at least I won't have to worry about food for a long time to come.

That evening, he stir-fried the liver and kidneys with Abbasian watercress, and also cut off two fresh pork chops to make a pan-fried capybara steak for Edward and Alo.

Seeing how much the two of them were enjoying their meal, Zhou Xin knew that his day had not been in vain.

After finishing their meal, they began to weigh their harvest for the day.

This was their first day at the new mining site, and they needed to verify the gold content of the soil.

Since the power of the ore washing machine is fixed, the amount of soil it can process each day is actually about the same.

In this situation, the only way to reap greater rewards is to hope that the soil has a higher gold content.

Zhou Xin skillfully dried the gold and then poured it into a weighing pan.

14.6 ounces!

Today, their harvest reached nearly 15 ounces, which is significantly higher than the previous mine's maximum daily harvest of 12 ounces.

In other words, the gold content of the soil at this mining site is indeed higher than before.

"Fantastic! We've found an even richer mine!"

"If we can mine the soil here for a month and a half, then our gold harvest here will probably be no less than 600 ounces!" Edward continued excitedly.

"That's right, and that's just the most conservative estimate. I think we can set our goals higher this time!"

Zhou Xin said.

"How much?" Edward and Alo asked at the same time.

"1200 ounces! I'm setting our target for this gold rush in the South American rainforest at 1200 ounces!"

"Okay, 1200 ounces it is! With this rich mine, I believe we can definitely achieve this goal." Edward said confidently.

"I will work hard and not hold anyone back," the usually silent Alo finally spoke up.

"So, guys, let's keep up the good work and strive to achieve this goal! Let's go!" Zhou Xin felt like a pyramid scheme leader at that moment.

"come on!"

"come on!"

In the days that followed, Zhou Xin first kept watch over all the capybara meat and smoked it, and then took advantage of the gaps to start collecting materials to build the treehouse.

Having learned from his previous experience, he completed the treehouse in just two days this time.

The three moved back into the treehouse, where they felt completely safe, and life returned to peace.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.

That day, Zhou Xin was preparing to enter the jungle to find food as usual when he suddenly received a message from Chinos of the International Affairs Service Company.

The message was simple: there had been some problems with their paperwork, and he had to return to Georgetown to redo it.

Zhou Xin looked at the message and couldn't help but feel troubled.

Judging from the current state of the remaining soil at this mining site, they will be able to mine all the gold in about ten days.

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The timing of the problem is rather awkward. If he goes back to redo it, it will take at least a week, which is a bit too much trouble.

However, if they don't go back to complete the procedures, and there are problems with the paperwork, their earnings might be confiscated by the local government.

With that in mind, despite finding it very troublesome, he decided to set off back to Georgetown the next day.

After telling Edward and Alo about it, they said they would continue to work hard here and wait for him to return.

The next morning, after giving Edward and Alo a few instructions, Zhou Xin set off on his journey back to Georgetown.

In order to travel quickly and return quickly, he traveled light, without taking much with him, and did not have Logan accompany him.

He traversed mountains and valleys, rushing through the day and resting in hammocks and tents in the forest at night. After three days of arduous marching, he finally emerged from the primeval forest.

After leaving the forest, he hurried to Georgetown.

The moment he saw Chinos, he noticed that the other man visibly relaxed.

"Luckily you made it back in time. If you hadn't returned by tomorrow, things could have gotten complicated."

Zhou Xin suppressed his doubts and said, "Then let's get it done right away!"

Although he didn't know what the problem was, all he wanted to do at that moment was solve it as soon as possible and return to the gold mining factory.

"That's right. When we processed your application last time, we simplified the tax-related procedures because we took into account your foreign nationality."

In fact, this has always been our practice.

However, recently, the government suddenly issued new regulations, and they are mandating that all foreigners mining gold here must re-process their tax payments according to the new regulations; otherwise, it will be considered illegal mining, and all their profits will be confiscated.

Zhou Xin was completely confused and said, "You don't need to explain it to me so clearly. You just need to help me complete the procedures again."

Chinos seemed hesitant and conflicted. He pondered for a while before speaking: "However, the government's requirement is not only to re-process the procedures, but also to significantly increase the tax rate."

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Zhou Xin's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "How much will it be increased?"

Chinos looked at him, a conflicted expression on his face, and said in a low voice, "According to the new government regulations, the tax rate for all foreign gold miners will be increased to 50%!"