Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 114 Dividing the Money

Chapter 115 Dividing the Money

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Edward tapped each person lightly on the head.

"Get lost! My friend here doesn't have as good a temper as I do. His son might just shoot a ball at your heads!"

Edward's voice wasn't loud, but the others were already ashen-faced with fright.

They knew in their hearts that killing them would be no more difficult than crushing four ants for the man at the alley entrance.

Since they are all still alive, it means that the man has no intention of killing them yet.

Without the slightest hesitation, the three of them immediately took off running.

"Wait! You bunch of bastards, help me!"

The thugs were so frightened that they ran away without even paying attention to their leader on the ground.

"It seems your friends are completely unreliable."

Edward chuckled, squatted down, fumbled around his waist for a moment, and pulled out a pistol.

He ignored the thugs on the ground, got up, walked over to Zhou Xin, and handed him the pistol.

Zhou Xin took the pistol, examined it, and then tucked it into his waistband with satisfaction.

This is a Nagant M1895 revolver, which is a pretty good gun.

For those who play American Iaido, revolvers have a natural appeal.

"Go on to the next place, and remember to take the main road this time," Zhou Xin reminded Edward.

Edward nodded and walked away from the alley.

Zhou Xin waited until he had walked a distance before slowly catching up.

The third transaction went very smoothly, and this gold dealer offered the highest price of the three, reaching 2.

$235 per ounce.

After verifying that the three men were indeed legitimate gold dealers, the two men felt a little relieved.

However, just to be on the safe side, they decided to wait two more days before trading the remaining gold, in case someone was secretly observing them.

For the past two days, the three of them have stayed in the hotel and haven't gone anywhere. One reason is to guard the gold, and the other is to check if there is anything unusual.

Two days passed quickly without any unexpected events, and they didn't see any suspicious people around them.

They divided the remaining gold into three parts, which Edward then took to trade with gold dealers.

To avoid being targeted, he only carried one unit of gold at a time, returning to get another unit after the transaction was completed.

Moreover, he and Zhou Xin would change into different clothes, hats, and masks every time they went out, in order to ensure that no one would recognize them as the same person.

After all, Zhou Xin and his group were unsure whether these gold dealers knew each other or exchanged information.

When the last piece of gold was successfully converted into cash, Zhou Xin looked at the huge sum of money that had appeared in his account and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After countless hardships and all the effort, it has finally turned into a digital amount in the account at this moment.

All the gold in this transaction eventually sold for exactly $267 million.

Next, it's time to divide the money between Edward and Alo.

Edward's share remained at 10%, but of course, the more than ten thousand dollars he spent helping Suriname with the paperwork was paid by Zhou Xinlai.

Ultimately, Zhou Xin decided to give him $27.

But Edward waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that he had miscalculated.

"This time, we were able to avoid paying taxes and turn the gold into more money, all thanks to your wisdom, courage, and life-threatening efforts. I cannot take 10% of the total."

Zhou Xin smiled slightly, thinking to himself that Edward was indeed an honest and kind person.

He is absolutely right. Even based on the previous tax amount, they would still have to pay 20%, which is more than $53 in taxes.

Zhou Xin's adventure saved them at least $53 in expenses.

Edward, remembering that Zhou Xin had almost lost his life on the way, was naturally unwilling to take advantage of the situation.

Alo was even more straightforward. He always felt that he helped with the gold panning only to repay Zhou Xin's help, and never thought about asking for any reward or profit.

"Mr. Zhou, you don't need to give me money. This is what I should do for you!"

Zhou Xin couldn't help but find it amusing. Other people would love for more pay from their boss when they work, but these two teammates, who weren't even his employees, were complaining that he was paying too much.

However, this also proves that the two teammates he found were indeed quite reliable.

If you're not driven by profit, you won't betray yourself for money.

Of course, despite what they said, he couldn't be a stingy captain.

"Without your help, this matter wouldn't have been completed so smoothly. The distribution ratio was determined beforehand."

"But----"

"Alright, let's do it my way. I'm the captain of the gold mining team, I have the authority."

The two understood Zhou Xin's personality, so they said nothing more.

Next week, Xin transferred $27 to Edward's account.

As for Alo, Zhou Xin originally planned to give him $10, but just as he was about to transfer the money, he discovered that Alo did not have a PayPal account at all, since he didn't even have a mobile phone.

Zhou Xin could only say that he would save it for him first, and they would talk about it again after he bought him a phone and opened an account the next day.

A Luo said that even after the account is opened, he still wants to put the money with Zhou Xin because he has never had experience managing such a large amount of money, and it is more reliable to put the money with Zhou Xin.

Zhou Xin agreed to his request.

Thus, Zhou Xin's $228 million earned this time, plus the $87 he had left, now brings his account balance to $315 million.

This is a substantial sum of money, enough for him to live a relatively comfortable life even in New York.

More importantly for him, the money was enough for him to open a medium-sized mine in Alaska.

Once he rents a suitable piece of land and buys the necessary equipment, he can become a true Alaskan mine owner and no longer have to travel around like he does now.

He could foresee that the tax authorities would come to inquire about the sudden appearance of so much money in his account after he returned to the United States, which would be a minor troublesome matter.

However, he believes he should be able to withstand scrutiny.

Moreover, he used the money he earned abroad to mine in Alaska, generating tax revenue for the local area, which was definitely a great thing for the local area, and those departments would not make things too difficult for him.

Right now, there's an even more important issue to address: the personnel problem for the gold mining team.

Although on the surface they already have three people, and if you include Zhang Jianing, that's equivalent to four people, they don't even have a single machine operator.

To operate a mine normally, at least two machine operators are needed: one to operate equipment such as excavators and bulldozers, and the other to drive trucks that transport soil.

This is just the minimum standard. In fact, if you want to ensure efficiency, three to four machine operators are more ideal.

Although Alo is reliable, he probably doesn't know how to operate machinery and will require a lot of time to train.

It seems that we might need to hire a few temporary workers, since suitable teammates are not so easy to find.

He has some friends in Alaska, so finding a few relatively reliable machine operators through them shouldn't be too difficult.

However, he still intends to find a more reliable and trustworthy team by having his own gold-digging team members.

Edward and Alo are people he can trust with his back.

However, there is still one problem: whether Alo is willing to go to America with him and become a member of his gold rush team.