Chapter 685

Among the largest gold and silver shops in the East and West markets of Chang'an City, the owners behind them are aristocratic families in the middle of the dynasty, and even hundreds of officials and dignitaries can't touch them.

This is also normal. After all, the aristocratic family has inherited for thousands of years. I don't know how much wealth they have accumulated, including many gold and silver.

In addition to selling gold and silver ornaments and utensils, these gold and silver ware shops also play an important role in exchanging copper money.

After all, although gold is the "legal currency" of Datang, it is usually used for large payments. Therefore, when necessary, you need to go to these gold and silver shops to exchange gold into copper money.

In addition, they also collect scattered gold and silver, and then take it to be remelted, cast into gold and silver ingots or beat into gold and silver utensils.

Of course, whether it is exchange or purchase, these gold and silver shops must charge a certain amount of fire consumption to make a profit.

This day, a young man wearing silk and satin came to Jinyuan gold and silver ware shop in Dongshi. After looking around, he grabbed a clerk in the shop and asked, "excuse me, do you dare to ask if your shop can collect gold?"

"Naturally, I want to collect it, sir, but I want to sell scattered gold?" the store clerk smiled politely when he saw a guest coming.

The man arched his hand at him: "please find the shopkeeper of your shop. There is a business and I want to talk to him."

"Oh? I don't know what business you want to talk about, sir. Please tell me first." naturally, the shopkeeper should inquire first. If you only exchange some scattered gold and silver, it's impossible for the labor shopkeeper to come forward.

When the man heard the speech, he hesitated and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he took out a small piece of gold from his waist and shook it at the shop clerk.

"Someone wants to sell this gold. I wonder if your shop is interested?"

When the shop assistant saw the gold nugget, he couldn't help staring at it. He couldn't believe it: "Sir, can you take a closer look at the gold nugget for me?"

The man ignored him and took the gold back to his waist: "ha ha, I'm afraid you can't be the master of this business. I'd better ask the shopkeeper of your shop to come."

"OK, please come to the elegant room and wait a moment. I'll ask the shopkeeper right away." the shopkeeper's attitude became more and more polite. He invited the man to sit in the elegant room and immediately trotted to ask the shopkeeper.

Not long after, the door of the elegant room was pushed open. The shopkeeper of Jinyuan gold and silver ware shop came in with a smile on his face and bowed to the man: "this distinguished guest, listen to the shopkeeper, do you have gold bullion to sell?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Please give the gold nugget to someone."

The man nodded, took out the gold from his waist and gently put it on several cases.

The gold nugget is the size of an egg, but its shape is very irregular and its texture looks impure. The surface of the gold nugget is full of trachoma and holes.

The shopkeeper reached out his hand to pick up the gold bullion, looked at it carefully for a long time, and then put it down again. He said in a casual tone, "Oh, dear guest, your gold bullion is not pure. However, since you believe in our Jinyuan gold and silver ware shop, you can't disappoint your guest. The gold is still according to the six Guan copper coins or two, and we will accept it."

His words made the man sneer. He grabbed the gold nugget and stuffed it back to his waist. He didn't forget to say sarcastically, "when did this dog head gold pass through six or two? Shopkeeper, I don't know how much else there is, so I can take it all."

The shopkeeper smells speech, can not help but get old face a red, the heart thinks this person incredibly also understands goods. His little abacus was exposed, and the shopkeeper could only cough twice to hide his embarrassment.

"Hum, I thought your Jinyuan gold and silver ware shop was trustworthy, but now it looks like it's no better than you. In that case, don't bother and leave!" the man said, got up and wanted to leave, but was quickly stopped by the shopkeeper.

The man couldn't help staring at the shopkeeper angrily: "what? You Jinyuan gold and silver ware shop, do you want to rob it?"

"Hehe, where are you? I'm just kidding you. Do you doubt the reputation of our Jinyuan gold and silver shop? Do you know who the owner of the gold and silver shop is? It's the Zheng family of Xingyang, one of the five surnames and seven hopes!" the shopkeeper smiled, but his tone was full of pride.

After listening to the shopkeeper's words, the man hesitated slightly. He seemed to be afraid of the name of Zheng in Xingyang. After a long time, he murmured: "Zheng in Xingyang can't take it by surprise. I'm a dog head gold! Dog head gold! How can you say the price of six runs or two, shopkeeper?"

"Ha ha, I said it. I'm just joking with you." the shopkeeper didn't seem to agree: "we've accepted the dog head gold. The price is easy to discuss. Ha ha, it's easy to discuss."

The man took out the gold nugget before. Naturally, the shopkeeper of the gold shop, including the previous shopkeepers, saw at a glance that it was a rare dog head gold.

Dog head gold is a naturally formed nugget. Because it is rare, the price is very high. Dog head gold can be found but not sought. Once found, it will be retained as a treasure, and its price is naturally different from that of ordinary gold.

In later generations, the price of ordinary gold was more than 200 yuan a gram, while the price of natural dog head gold was tens of thousands of yuan a gram, which was a huge gap.

In Datang, ordinary gold runs through six or two, but if it is replaced by dog head gold, its price is at least more than 200. Even so, there is a price without a market. Anyone who has dog head gold will collect it at home as a family heirloom.

The dog head gold that the man sold was about the size of an egg and weighed about five Liang. According to the market price, it's worth at least 1000 copper coins. It's normal to sell 1500 copper coins even when you meet a suitable buyer.

Before, the shopkeeper of the gold and silver shop wanted to bully the man and didn't know anything. He tried to buy it at the price of ordinary gold, but the price difference was very huge.

At this time, the shopkeeper saw that the man knew the price of the dog head gold. Naturally, he no longer had the mentality of taking advantage of it and directly offered: "distinguished guest, this dog head gold will be priced at 200 through one or two. How about it?"

The man pondered a little and said, "230 Guan."

The shopkeeper shook his head: "hehe, this price is expensive. You can't find it in Chang'an city. You should know that our gold and silver shop also wants to make money. Well, 210 Guan, I, the Zheng family in Xingyang, won't let you suffer."

In the shopkeeper's words, he always took the Zheng family of Xingyang, which naturally meant to let the man understand the backstage of his own gold and silver shop and put pressure on him.

After hesitating for a long time, the man finally nodded and agreed. The shopkeeper immediately summoned the store clerk to come in and weigh.

The dog's head gold weighs five or three dollars and sells for 1113.

The two sides wrote down the sales documents, found the Chinese people to witness, printed and pledged, and the transaction was completed.

As for the more than 1000 Guan copper coins, the man naturally could not take them away. He asked the shopkeeper to help him exchange the 1000 Guan copper coins into gold ingots, and asked the shopkeeper to go to Dongshi Shunfeng carriage store to call a carriage for him and carry the remaining 100 Guan copper coins up.

After the carriage took the copper money and left, the shopkeeper suddenly pulled it past the store. The clerk ordered, "go, ride a horse to follow the carriage and see where this man is staying."

The man didn't hesitate. He nodded and took the horses from the shop and put them up far away