Eight hundred and seventieth chapters from the emperor's entrustment
The courier and others boarded the cargo ship one by one and set off for Libreville. At 10 a.m., the cargo ship officially set sail, and after nearly a week of wandering at sea, the cargo ship officially arrived at the port of Libreville.
The courier who stepped off the cargo ship turned to the people behind him and asked: "Everyone, do you want to take a stroll in Libreville first, or go directly to the Governor's Palace."
After a moment of silence, everyone present responded one after another.
"It's better to visit His Excellency the Governor first!"
"That's right! It's better to go to the Governor's Palace first! The purpose of our coming here is to explore for minerals, not to wander around Libreville!"
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Since everyone chose to go to the Governor's Mansion to report their duties first, the messenger said nothing more.
He just smiled and said to everyone: "Everyone, I will take you to the Governor's Mansion right now!"
Having said that, the courier led a group of people with geology majors yet to move towards the Governor's Palace.
About fifteen minutes later, they arrived at the gate of the Governor's Palace.
At this time, the guard guarding the gate looked at the messenger and others who wanted to enter, and quickly stopped them and asked: "What are you here for?"
"I went to France on the order of Governor Jérôme Patterson to find experts who can identify the types of ores for the Governor's Palace!" The messenger responded in a neither humble nor condescending manner, while pointing to a group of geology majors behind him and said: "These are your majesty's
Experts invited by the Governor’s Palace!”
After hearing the origins of the group of people in front of them, the soldiers' expressions immediately became serious. They quickly apologized to the "experts" and said, "I'm really sorry!"
"Nothing!" the messenger shook his head and responded to the soldiers, then pointed behind the soldiers and asked them: "Now, can we go in?"
"Of course!" the soldier replied quickly, and then moved out of the way.
The messenger and the geological scholars entered the courtyard of the Governor's Mansion. When they arrived at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, the secretary stationed on the first floor once again asked the messenger and others about their purpose.
The messenger told the secretary what he had said before.
The secretary was silent for a moment, then glanced at the geological expert behind the messenger, "Please follow me!"
Under the leadership of the secretary, the messenger and the geological expert were led to the door of a room.
The secretary spoke to them again: "You guys wait inside for a while, and I will report to Governor Jérôme Patterson and Secretary-General Rastignac!"
"I'll go with you!" the messenger also said to his secretary: "When I was still in Marseille, His Majesty the Emperor sent me a telegram, and he asked me to give this telegram to Jérôme Pat.
Governor Xun!"
"Okay! Come with me!" the secretary responded to the messenger.
The messenger turned his head and glanced at the geologist who stayed where he was. He smiled kindly and said, "Please wait here for a moment. Your Excellency the Governor and Secretary-General Rastignac will be here soon!"
"I know!" one of the older geologists responded to the messenger.
The messenger and secretary walked all the way to the entrance of the corridor, then continued up the stairs, and soon reached the floor where the governor's office was located.
When the courier and secretary came to the corridor, Secretary-General Rastignac happened to come out of the governor's office. He saw the courier who had been traveling to France for nearly three weeks, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.
Now that the messenger has returned, it proves that someone who can identify the type of ore has arrived.
"Your Excellency Secretary-General!" The messenger and secretary responded to Rastignac in unison after seeing Secretary-General Rastignac.
"Yes!" Rastignac nodded, then waved to the messenger: "Come here!"
The messenger trotted to Rastignac. Rastignac asked the messenger: "How is it? Have you found the person?"
"Your Excellency Secretary General, the person has been found!" The messenger nodded and responded to Rastignac, then pointed downstairs and said to Rastignac: "Now he is resting in the room downstairs!"
"Very good!" Rastignac nodded with satisfaction and ordered to the messenger: "Take me over now to take a look!"
"Your Excellency Secretary-General, I'm afraid I can't go with you right now!" the messenger declined politely.
"Why?" Rastignac asked the messenger doubtfully.
"Your Excellency Secretary-General, I have a telegram that needs to be delivered to Your Excellency the Governor-General!" the messenger took out the telegram from his pocket and said to Rastignac.
"Whose telegram?" Rastignac blurted out, then stretched out his hand to take away the courier's telegram.
"A telegram from His Majesty the Emperor!" the messenger hurriedly responded, and the hand holding the telegram retracted slightly.
Hearing this, Rastignac calmly retracted his hand, then smiled and said to the messenger: "Since it is a telegram delivered by His Majesty to His Excellency the Governor, it is inconvenient for me to read it!
Please hand this telegram to the Governor yourself!"
"Yes! Your Excellency the Secretary-General!" The messenger nodded, and then added: "The geologists who came from Paris are now settled on the first floor."
"I know!" Rastignac responded dully, and then urged the messenger: "You should hand the telegram to the governor immediately!"
As soon as Rastignac finished speaking, the messenger moved forward again.
Rastignac, led by his immediate subordinates, went to the room where the geologist was.
With a crisp knock on the door, Governor Jerome Patterson, who was working, raised his head again and looked at the door.
The person standing at the door of the room at this moment is not the messenger he sent to France, Jerome Patterson said happily: "You are back!"
"Your Majesty the Governor!" The messenger bowed to Jerome Patterson.
"Come in!" Jerome Patterson stood up and invited the messenger to sit opposite him.
The messenger walked up to Jerome Patterson step by step. Jerome Patterson quickly asked: "How is it? Did you find it?"
The messenger hurriedly responded to Jerome Patterson, "Your Majesty the Governor, I have brought all the geologists here!
They are all teachers and students of Ecole Polytechnique in Paris and have rich experience in identifying ore types!"
"Great!" Jerome Patterson responded excitedly to the messenger, "Where are they now?"
"They are resting on the first floor, and Secretary-General Rastignac has passed!" The messenger then responded to Jerome Patterson, and then handed the telegram in his pocket to Jerome Patterson:
"This is a telegram that His Majesty the Emperor specifically asked me to deliver to you."
Jerome Paterson opened the telegram and looked at the contents of the telegram: Jerome Bonaparte first expressed his congratulations to Jerome Paterson on his actions in Gabon in the name of the Emperor of France.
Then, Jerome Bonaparte talked about the mine. He told Jerome Patterson in the telegram that if the mine was found to be manganese ore, then Jerome Patterson must
Immediately organize people to carry out further mining.
And he will also send people from Paris-Nord Industrial Group to Libreville for negotiations as soon as possible.
At the same time, Jérôme Bonaparte also hoped that Jérôme Patterson would continue to expand the territory at full speed, and he must let the flag of the French Empire fly in Central Africa.
After reading the letter, Jerome Patterson felt that his uncle in Paris seemed to be sure that the open-pit mine would definitely produce manganese ore.
Although Jerome Patterson didn't understand why his uncle insisted that it was manganese ore, he always felt that Jerome Bonaparte was right.
"I have read all the telegrams. You can go and rest first!" Jerome Patterson waved his hand and responded to the messenger.
"Yes!" The messenger stood up, bowed to Jerome Patterson and left.
Not long after the messenger left, Jerome Patterson also got up. He wanted to see the level of the geologists who came from Paris.
When Jerome Patterson walked out of the office, he happened to meet Rastignac. At this time, Rastignac stopped subconsciously after seeing Jerome Patterson.
"Rastignac, how are those people doing?" Jérôme Patterson hurriedly asked Rastignac.
"Your Majesty the Governor, their knowledge of minerals is far ahead of mine!" Rastignac replied to Jérôme Patterson, and then added: "However, considering that my subordinates also have little knowledge in this regard.
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So it’s hard for me to judge what their abilities are. Only through practice can we know their true level.”
"When will we let them pass?" Jérôme Patterson asked Rastignac again.
After Rastignac hesitated for a moment, he responded to Jérôme Patterson: "How about tomorrow?"
"Okay!" Jérôme Patterson nodded and replied to Rastignac.
"I'm going to tell them right now!" Rastignac turned around and wanted to return.
"Wait a minute!" Before Rastignac could take a few more steps, Jérôme Patterson called out to Rastignac.
"Your Majesty the Governor, do you have any other orders?" Rastignac asked Jerome Patterson respectfully...
"Go tell those people that I will hold a welcome party for them at the Governor's Palace tonight! I hope each of them can attend!" Jerome Patterson responded to Rastignac.
"As you command!"
Rastignac set off for the room where the geologists were. After entering the room, Rastignac first told the scholars the time of departure, and then informed the geologists of Jérôme Patterson's invitation.
Upon hearing this, the geologists immediately asked Secretary-General Rastignac to express their gratitude to Governor Jérôme Patterson on their behalf.
That night, Jerome Patterson appeared at the party wearing a military uniform and expressed a warm welcome to the geologists in front of everyone, and shook hands with all the geologists who came from afar.