Chapter 15

Before dawn, the trumpets on the dock began to shout

The neat voice was full of Jiaxing flavor, full of mental excitement and physical fatigue

Over and over again, Huang Xuan couldn't sleep, so he rubbed his face and got up

Jiang Yisheng had already woken up and was chatting with the shop assistant outside the door

Huang Xuan took a casual look and washed up

Zhu shopkeeper arrived very early in his carriage

Although it had been 16 years of the republic of china, cars had no taste of being popularized in ordinary life, let alone small shops like Zhu shopkeeper

Of course, to him, there was no energy to think about such unrealistic problems

These problems were his own home that he could not even think about

The price of grain rose by another 10 % this morning, which was what Zhu shopkeeper was worried about

All the major grain stores were in danger of running out of grain, and rumored that the government would also introduce price limits

In order to maximize profits, Zhu shopkeeper rushed over early in the morning

After drinking enough water, he came out of the door with a stretch and said to shopkeeper zhu, who had just got off the carriage, "Shopkeeper, it's early

My family has already brought some wheat here

Shall we go and have a look now

"" I wonder what Mr

Huang's family is

" Zhu shopkeeper immediately cupped his hands in deference, but the two men behind him looked stunned

Before dawn, they stood at the door of the warehouse, waiting for the possible fleet to arrive

It was good now that hundreds of stones of grain had been quietly transported into the warehouse without a footman or a sampan

There was not even a grain of wheat that had been sown in front of the warehouse

The two of them looked at each other and followed behind their shopkeeper with their heads shrunk

It was not their turn to speak, so they had to keep their doubts to themselves

Waving his hands in front of him, he walked with a nonchalant face, as if he were some rich young man on a trip

In modern movie terms, this might be called a real performance

Zhu shopkeeper humbly fell half a step behind, hugging his long coat, and took two steps before he suddenly said," I wonder how much wheat has come

" The shopkeeper seemed to like the word" I don't know," but Huang Xuan didn't answer his question

How much of the wheat was entirely up to Lorraine

He pointed to the warehouse and said," take a look first

" The shopkeeper took Huang Xuan's casual answer to heart and thought to himself that he seemed to be another rich man who was prepared to pay for his tuition

Considering this, he had a plan

Modern seed crops are all excellent varieties cultivated in greenhouses or even greenhouses

They are full of grains and have a bright appearance

Compared to their children and grandchildren, the price of these seeds is five times higher

Several of the guys are looking straight at them and secretly estimate that these wheat are better than the rice in the warehouse

Zhu shopkeeper was knowledgeable

Although wheat was not grown in Jiaxing, he could still tell at a glance that these were all seed grains, and such a good seed grain was much more expensive than ordinary grain

As for the way to come, he took a look at Huang Xuan, who was playing with the wheat, and he was not interested in exploring

That was the business of the owner

" What about the price

" Zhu shopkeeper looked at Huang Xuan anxiously, but his face remained calm

" Seventy percent of the market price

" Huang Xuan raised a finger and said," I'll give you one day to prepare the money

I'll only accept the money

I don't want anything else

" At this time, the officials of jiang had not yet had time to carry out the reform of the legal currency

However, for various purposes, businessmen did prefer to collect hard currency such as silver dollars, but raising thousands of dollars a day seemed to be a little difficult for Rice shop, the inclined bridge

Zhu shopkeeper Luigi Nono did not respond

Thirty percent of the profits were too tempting, not to mention that the price of food would only soar in the future, but to say yes, he did not have enough cash

He didn't see what shopkeeper zhu was thinking

He just wanted to sell the food quickly

Without waiting for Zhu shopkeeper to speak, he said," shopkeeper, please lend me two warehouses

Can we calculate the rent together

"" No problem with that

" The other party agreed

The grain sold more and collected less in the past two months, and the warehouse was mostly empty

He looked at Huang Xuan, then at the grain in the warehouse

He gritted his teeth and said," the warehouse, you can find xiao liuzi

I can send money over tonight

"" Then I'll wait for you

" Huang Xuan shrugged and said casually

Zhu shopkeeper left three of his men behind, just like Huang Xuan's era, where the upper reaches controlled the lower reaches, and the lower reaches held the upper reaches

Everything depended on who had the advantage of the market, and when the market was in short supply, Zhu shopkeeper got the news of a large amount of food and flew out of the dock like a duck with four wings

Before noon, many shops sent people to walk around the dock

Huang Xuan pretended not to see it, but stayed in the warehouse with Jiang Yisheng to watch the guys check and weigh the wheat

Lorraine put in about 15 tons of wheat and removed all the bags

His methods were much simpler and cleaner than Huang Xuan's in hiding the information of the times

According to the calculation method, these stones are about 250 stones, and there will be more small stones

In fact, Shanghai and other places have already started to use the british measurement method, but in Gan pu, the guys are still used to the old-fashioned method

He had a bill in his heart and was not too worried that someone would play tricks on him

He just asked Jiang Yisheng to watch him and walked out

He was impatient with these tedious and specific tasks and wanted to take a serious look at this turning point in the era, and also to see if there was any money flying in front of him or behind him

If there was plenty of time, the information provided by Lorraine could bring in hundreds of thousands of times of profits, but whether it was because of Huang Xuan's authority or Lorraine's ability to control the base, Lorraine only agreed to let him stay here for three days

And there was no guarantee of how much time he would save when he returned home, maybe one day later, maybe three days later, so Huang Xuan didn't dare to stay any longer

Looking at the information Lorraine had given him, Huang Xuan was somewhat moved

At the end of the 19th century, the beginning of the 20th century was an era of inspiration

People who had just gone through scientific and technological progress, economic crisis, and world war had countless emotions to express, and the results of expressing were infatuated by countless collectors in later generations

But fortunately and unfortunately, perhaps because of the explosion, too much information has overwhelmed the people of today, and more of them have not been valued in their lifetime

The only painting van gogh sold in his lifetime was" the red vineyard," and it was said that others were still interested in his brother, dior, so when he learned that his work had been sold for 400 francs, he happily said to dior," do you believe it

After my death, my painting could be sold for at least 500 francs

" However, to everyone's surprise, after the 100th anniversary of his death, his painting," vase with 14 sunflowers," was auctioned for $ 48 million, the most expensive western oil painting in history

In 1890, van gogh shot himself

In 1927, 37 years later, ten thousand dollars was enough to buy almost all of van gogh's works

In another 70 years, the total value of these works was enough to make anyone's name on the Forbes list of rich people

Unfortunately, Huang Xuan didn't have enough time to search them

Not only van gogh, but the painters of this era - perhaps the painters of the entire era - were rarely pleased with themselves in their lifetime, and the prices of their works of art naturally changed a thousand times

The prices of picasso, malevich, Henry Rousseau, had only increased by a hundred times in terms of money alone

Very few investments have higher returns

However, the reason why Huang Xuan lamented had nothing to do with the life of the artists

He just regretted that he didn't have time to go to Paris to have a look and buy a few rolls home

According to the current traffic conditions, even a trip to Beijing, Shanghai, would have been troublesome

Otherwise, he could have gone to Qi Baishi

Xu Beihong, speaking of which, it seems that the latter did not return until april, which was the perfect time to ask for a painting

It was all a matter of time

Huang Xuan could not help but lament that he could not buy a finished painting home, which would conflict with the existing paintings

If he asked a certain painter to draw two new ones for himself, it would not take three days to complete, and even if he wanted to search for a few lost paintings, it would not be possible

He sighed and gave up the tempting idea

" Why does this little brother sigh

" Huang xuan was startled by the sudden voice of a man beside him

Just after noon, the dockers were working their way up to dinner, waving their shiny arms and chanting from afar

Huang xuan calmed down

The man in front of him had a beautiful beard, dark hair, good satin material and was not old

But his temperament was really old

" It's just a small matter

" Huang Xuan thought to himself, this is no small matter

His heart was bleeding

If he could sell a batch of great works back, he was afraid that he would become the richest descendant of the The huang family's third generation

At that time, he wanted to buy a sports car, a yacht, a game company if he liked to play games

How did the person in front of him know what Huang Xuan was thinking

He stroked his beard and said," my brother's surname is huang

"" Not bad

" Huang Xuan opened his eyes wide

" Who are you

" Unfortunately, the same action was not as powerful as his uncle's on a 15-year-old boy

The other party smiled and said," old lady Zhou Shuming

I heard that a small boss came to Gan pu recently, carrying thousands of grain stones, so he came here

"" Oh

"" I wonder if boss huang can spare me some time

" Zhou Shuming did not look down on Huang Xuan because of his grade

In fact, in this era, there were countless warlords and politicians who profited from the chaos, and their descendants and relatives were even more eye-catching

Huang Xuan was just the age to have a powerful father

Although Gan pu was a small town, he had seen many such children

He smiled a little stiffly

He was not used to talking about business when he was not ready

Or rather, he was not used to performing business without rehearsing

Even so, he secretly glanced around the dock in case a group of burly men burst out

The horn on the dock was still ringing, and huang xuan was amused by the plot of his movie

He turned around and smiled

" It's not impossible, it's just

"" If it's the relationship between Rice shop and the bridge, I still have some face

Huang Gongzi doesn't have to worry about it

" Zhou Shuming called her name three times in a row

Huang Xuan shook his head in amusement and said," I'm not worried about manager zhu, but because there's something else here that I don't want to trouble

"" What can I say to my husband

" At this moment, he was in a better state of mind

He considered his words carefully and said," my father is fond of chinese studies

I have heard that many books in Jiaxing area have been lost in recent years, which is especially painful

This time, the grain shipment came here for the people of jiangzhe area to do its part

Secondly, he wanted to buy a batch of books back, but the money was the second

" What he said was true and false, with a sense of pride that he had grown up with, which made Zhou Shuming uncertain and unable to guess Huang Xuan's identity