Chapter 1639: The Kingdom of Animal Husbandry and Mining
"Then I'd better catch a few more wild ass! It seems that there are a lot of wild ass here, and they are also very stupid." They walked through the grassland and approached the group of wild ass, but the group of wild ass was not scared away.
So Huangshan immediately changed his mind.
"Don't think about eating donkey meat. There are a lot of these wild donkeys, but they are very precious." Mu Ling reminded at this time.
Han Peacock also realized at this time, doesn’t this guy from Huangshan just know how to eat?
Otherwise, how could he have the thought to capture a wild donkey?
Han Peacock was a little dumbfounded. This kid dared to eat anything!
"Be careful, don't hurt these wild donkeys. If you really want to eat donkey meat, you can only wait until you enter the country to treat you to donkey meat hot pot." Han Peacock also said.
"Can't eat? Why can't we catch these things? Are we going to offer them to our ancestors?" Huangshan was a little dumbfounded.
Han Peacock rolled his eyes: "We will keep them until the population increases, and you can eat whatever you want."
"Haha, the wild donkeys in Outer Mongolia are very famous. If someone finds out that you dare to eat these wild donkeys, you might be shot." Mu Ling said with a smile.
"The donkey is not a horse? What's wrong with eating some?" Huang Shan said unconvinced.
Han Kongque said: "Because the number is small."
"It doesn't look like much at all! It's a herd of horses instead. I've never seen a herd of wild horses before!" Huang Shan said.
"It's not that the number here is small, but that the overall stock in the world is scarce." Mu Ling said.
"Is this really true?" Huangshan was still a little doubtful. Usually, he didn't feel that donkeys were such a rare thing.
"Have you seen wild ass in other places? Or have you heard of it? So, don't look at the large number of wild ass here. In fact, you can't see this thing in other places." Han Kongque said.
Outer Mongolia is a country that has a poor impression among Chinese people. Of course, it is indeed very poor. Although there are many resources, they are concentrated in the hands of a few nobles. The other 99% of the people are poor.
Although Outer Mongolia is very poor, it still has many good things, the most famous of which are wild ass. The wild ass in Outer Mongolia is included in the World Red Book and has multiplied in large numbers. Thousands of wild ass often form herds in the Gobi area.
There are more than 30,000 wild donkeys in Khatanbulag County alone.
Of course, the largest number of wild animals in Outer Mongolia is the gazelle. There are more than 100,000 gazelles in the world, and more than 800,000 of them live in Outer Mongolia.
This is entirely due to the bizarre development plan of Outer Mongolia. As we all know, most Outer Mongolians are nomadic, but now, 50% of the population is concentrated in the capital.
Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Outer Mongolia, is the largest city in their country. It is the capital and cultural, technological, industrial and transportation center. It is the seat of the highest leadership agency of the Mongolian government. Most of the international organizations in Mongolia are located here.
Ulaanbaatar is 718 kilometers away from the Chinese border and 542 kilometers away from the Russian border. It has a population of more than 1.3 million, while the population of the entire Outer Mongolia is less than 2.8 million, so it only has the population of Ulaanbaatar.
It accounts for 5o% of the country's population.
With such a concentrated population, there are not many people in other places. Of course, compared to the area of Outer Mongolia, even if these populations are not concentrated, there are not many people distributed in their land. What's more, now they are concentrated together, which makes it even more
The whole land of Outer Mongolia was sparsely populated.
With a small population, there will be no competition with wild animals for the living environment, so now this vast Outer Mongolia grassland has become a paradise for wild animals.
The most famous ones are the wild ass, wild horse, gazelle and Gobi bear. Of course, the wild horse is the one that attracts the most attention.
Not to mention Huangshan, even Korean peacocks want to encounter a group of wild horses. If there are too many, they cannot be captured. It is good to capture a few pairs and put them into the chaotic space for reproduction.
The wild horse was originally native to the Mongolian Plateau, and its scientific name is "Przevalski horse". It is the only wild horse population in the world that has not been domesticated in any way.
At the end of the 19th century, the Russian General Przevalsky discovered this kind of horse and named it after him.
At the beginning of the 20th century, a large number of wild horses from Outer Mongolia were sold to zoos in European countries by Russian businessmen.
In the 1960s, due to natural disasters, wild horses disappeared in Outer Mongolia. Only a small number of wild horses survive in some foreign zoos for tourists to watch.
In order to return wild horses, an endangered wild animal, to nature and their homeland, Outer Mongolia set up a Wild Horse Return Committee in April 1991. In June of the same year, 16 precious wild horses were flown to Outer Mongolia from the Netherlands.
In order to increase the number of wild horses and prevent inbreeding, Outer Mongolia has also introduced wild horses from Ukraine, Switzerland, Australia and Germany for breeding.
The Mongolian grasslands are vast, and the damage is less than in China, and there are no human encroachments. Therefore, animal husbandry is the basis of the national economy and is known as the "Kingdom of Animal Husbandry".
Of course, China is also rich in mineral resources, with more than 80 kinds of minerals including copper, molybdenum, gold, silver, uranium, lead, zinc, iron and coal, etc. now proven.
Such rich resources naturally attracted many investors, many of whom came from China, so after just driving for more than a hundred kilometers, Han Kongque and the others encountered a large mining company.
After Han Peacock and the others entered the grassland, they got on an off-road vehicle. Only when they encountered wild animals that were not found in the chaotic space, they would stop and capture some.
So they didn't waste much time on the grassland. It only took more than an hour to cover a hundred kilometers.
"This is a copper mine, right?" Looking at the words on it, the golden demon said.
Mu Ling said: "It should be a gold mine. Half of the copper mine is filled with gold ore. There seems to be just another gold smelting plant here. All the copper ore should have been taken away."
"Let's go! We entered the country illegally, and it would not be good if someone discovered us." Han Kongque said immediately when he saw someone appearing.
Anyway, they don't lack food or drink, so they don't want anyone to notice anything unusual. This is a gold mine after all, and the presence of outsiders will naturally alert the security personnel.
Of course, now the Korean Peacock is asking people to forge entry certificates. In fact, it is very simple. Just take off a private jet from China and make the Korean Peacock's entry certificate.
As long as the plane lands, Han Kongque and the others cannot be considered illegal immigrants, because who knows if Han Kongque is on that private jet?
It is quite normal for a rich man like Han Kongque to obtain a tourist visa, even for business inspections.
Since they didn't dare to be contacted by others, they moved forward faster. After driving for more than ten kilometers, they saw another continuous factory.
"This is the copper smelting plant. The copper mined there just now should be transported here for smelting." Han Kongque pointed to a track.
"There is a coal mine over there. I didn't expect that the minerals here are so rich." Not far from the copper smelting plant, they found a large coal mine. I'm afraid it was because the coal mine was here that the smelting plant was built here.
"Why not put the gold smelting here?" At this time, the golden demon asked.
Han Kongque said: "Maybe he is not the owner, or maybe he is afraid of trouble. After all, gold and brass are different."
"It should be because of safety. There are many people in the smelting plant and the people are mixed, which is definitely a threat to the gold produced." Mu Ling said.
"Do you think that one in front is another coal mine?" After walking not far, they actually saw a large coal mine, so the golden demon said a little strangely.
"Where there are coal mines, there must be other smelters." Mu Ling said.
"It's really good here. There are forests, minerals, and rivers. It's a pity that the population here is too small." Han Peacock looked at this fertile place and felt a pity. The domestic population is too dense, but here, it is too densely populated.
Too rare.
"Look, there are three gold smelting plants connected over there. There is quite a lot of gold here." Looking at the three smelting plants next to each other, they are indeed gold smelting plants.
"Outer Mongolia is indeed rich in resources!" Huangshan said with emotion.
Han Peacock nodded and said nothing. Outer Mongolia is indeed rich in resources, including about 500-1520 million tons of coal reserves, about 800 million tons of fluorite, 200 million tons of iron, 200 million tons of phosphorus, 800 million tons of copper, and molybdenum.
240,000 tons, 60,000 tons of zinc, 00 tons of gold, 7,000 tons of silver, and 1.5 billion barrels of oil.
The Erdenet copper-molybdenum mine has been listed as one of the top ten copper-molybdenum mines in the world, ranking first in Asia.
The forest area is 180,000 hectares, the national forest coverage rate is 8.2%, the wood storage volume is 1.2 billion cubic meters, and the water reserve is 6 billion cubic meters.
Here, animal husbandry is a traditional economic sector and the foundation of the national economy. The industries are mainly light industry, food, mining and fuel and power industries.
Therefore, Outer Mongolia is a country whose mainstays are animal husbandry and mining.
Of course, the tourism industry here is not bad. The main tourist spots include the ancient capital of Khar and Ling, Lake Khuvsgul, Terelj tourist resort, South Gobi, East Gobi and Altai hunting areas.
What supports the entire country is the export of ores. The main export products are copper and molybdenum concentrates. Of course, other by-products are also exported, such as wool, cashmere, skins, carpets and other livestock products.
"Eh? Do you think those people are from our country?" Just as Han Peacock and the others were observing the mining company on the grassland without listening, they saw another off-road vehicle walking on the grassland.
This off-road vehicle had no hood, so they could see the people on it very clearly, and they could distinguish between Chinese people, Outer Mongolians, and Korean peacocks.
"It should be an exploration team." Han Kongque looked at it with a telescope. Judging from the clothes and faces, they should be Chinese. With some of their tools, this is obviously a prospecting team.
Although Outer Mongolia is rich in resources, its geological exploration technology is very backward. In fact, it is more than just backward. It has very few professional geological exploration teams.
The technical equipment is very backward and professionals are scarce. Therefore, geological exploration work was carried out late and to a low extent. It can even be said that since the founding of Outer Mongolia, they have relied on foreign prospecting teams to find resources. (To be continued.)