Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 1397 - 679: Good People are Truly Rewarded!

Chapter 1397: Chapter 679: Good People are Truly Rewarded!

Mayor Petrov’s suggestion was seriously considered by Sean Knight.

Thinking about his current situation, it indeed seemed inappropriate for him to appear in more popular spots. Mainly because he had been harsh on the Sharde family recently. Now, if they started retaliating, Sean truly needed to lay low for a while.

Yet Sean was not one to stay put, having him remain domestic for ten days to half a month was feasible, but any longer, and he would become restless.

Having accustomed to dining on luxurious large fish and sumptuous seafood, an occasional meal of salty vegetable noodles might feel refreshing, but eating them daily would be unbearable.

So when Mayor Petrov made the offer, Sean immediately thought of Russia, vast and sparsely populated. The descriptions from his school textbooks, "broad and richly endowed," seemed to suit this place better.

Therefore, if Mayor Petrov could introduce a reliable place, Sean was indeed planning to explore it.

Seeing Sean’s interest, Mayor Petrov smiled and said,

"My friend, who is currently a leader in the Siberian Frontier Zone, holds a significant position. They are developing there and looking for investors.

I could introduce you, and you would be able to lease a piece of land, forest or mountain mine at a very low price."

As he spoke these words, and Sergei translated, Sean’s expression turned somewhat strange.

Once, Tsar Peter to encourage the development of Siberia, issued a policy, which was to provide a hectare of land and a house to anyone willing to move there.

A hectare is only about 15 mu (Chinese area unit), not much really, in fact not even as good as the conditions offered to the common people from China provinces of Qing, Gan, Ning, Yu, and Hui migrating to New Province South Frontier.

Besides, that place was bitterly cold, situated at a higher latitude than Northeast, and winter spanned more than half of the year; locals were xenophobic, which led the policy to eventually fizzle out.

Sean felt that Mayor Petrov might be fooling him.

This man is unscrupulous!

Mayor Petrov, old and canny, could see what Sean was thinking and chuckled, explaining,

"My friend oversees land leasing, mineral resource exploration, and other matters there. He mentioned that once, someone investigated the region and suggested a high probability of finding oil and gas fields. Should someone lease, there would be preferential policies—

Sean, if you have no plans, you might consider visiting. After all, your country seems in dire need of energy, and we have it in abundance here!"

Yes, Russia’s oil and gas resources were so abundant they couldn’t sell them all.

Despite the country’s vast mineral resources and vast land, the population was slight.

Though Russia was described as poor, with a per-capita national income of over 13,000 US Dollars in 2022, which was several times higher than Ukraine!

By any standard, that would be considered a developed country!

Of course, when it comes to the specific data about residential production and consumption, it’s a hard comparison. After all, the domestic industrialization is comprehensive, factories too competitive, producing items cheaper and more varied than abroad.

After all, a place where even shoe covers for rainy days are hard to come by, no matter how developed, how convenient can it be?

So, as Mayor Petrov shared this, Sean began to think about his lucrative Middle East Oil Field, and indeed, he felt tempted.

If he could develop a large oil and gas field in the Siberian Frontier Zone, even investing in Russia could be a good business, right?

At the least, it was closer to home!

As Sergei translated this, not only Sean felt tempted, but Douglas Cooper beside him was also intrigued.

He whispered to Sean,

"Boss, let’s go take a look! The resources in this forest are limited, remember last time we went to rescue your brother, the resources there, those large claws..."

Well, this guy had his eyes on a protected animal!

"Mayor Petrov, thank you very much for your suggestion. We’d like to visit, and if there indeed is a need to invest, then I will invest earnestly!"

"Mmm," Mayor Petrov heard Sean’s words and laughed, convinced that Sean would not suffer losses there. This way, he would also be repaying Sean’s kindness.

To bolster Sean’s confidence, he added,

"Not only are there mineral resources there, but during the Russo-Japanese War, as well as during World War II, there were battlefields! Some equipment left behind by the Tsarist Russia and the Soviet Red Army might also interest you."

That comment was quite effective.

Regarding the Russo-Japanese War, Sean only recalled that the indifferent Chinese people described by Quick Joe seemed to belong to that war era. When Japan and Russia fought, the common people in the Northeast suffered.

During World War II, Sean only remembered Nomenkan, and the tales of the Japanese prisoners planting potatoes.

Indeed, the battlefield was vast, perhaps there really could be something to discover?

Having made up their minds, Sean and his team acted quickly. That day, Mayor Petrov returned with the group of women and the injured Lev, while Sean and his team members rested here for two days and then set off for Siberia.

The journey was practically touristic.

As expected, it was truly vast and sparsely populated—there were highways and railways, but several hundred kilometers on the highway, you wouldn’t see a single village.

Luckily, the cars were resilient and each was equipped with spare gasoline, otherwise, they might have broken down midway.

"Boss, this place is too vast, right? It’s all forest..." Douglas Cooper was initially excited, but as they went on, his enthusiasm waned.