The higher the proportion of blood teeth, the better the quality of the ivory here. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

As the old saying goes, ivory white, ivory white, but just looking at these ivory in the warehouse, it is not at all white, and there is even a faint smell wafting there.

These tusks have not been cleaned at all since they were seized, not to mention dirty, and there are actually a small amount of elephant blood and pulp left in the hollow parts of many tusks.

After a long time, can this taste good?

Bloody trade, this is not a casual talk.

Tato is also the captain of the security personnel here, taking Zhang Nan and the five people to watch inside, and making introductions by the way.

"You said there are still a dozen tons in the underground warehouse?"

For the tribal chief, Tato's words are like pouring beans from a bamboo tube: the interests of the tribe are higher than the state, and if it were not for the president and the people of the same tribe, in the eyes of Tato, the chief is more important than the president.

"Yes, Chief Allen. However, the dozen tons will not be sold, I heard that it is used as a national reserve, and there are about 150 kilograms of rhino horn left. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Nan looked at the time and found that it was half past nine, and the merchants in the warehouse were their own group.

It's time to see the goods, the auction will start at 10 o'clock, and Zhang Nan is not a professional ivory merchant at all, so it's almost the same as coming to see the goods half an hour early.

I don't have to look carefully, but others are different, so I thought those professional buyers would come early.

Saying this, Tato straightened his waist and said, "Chief Allen, you are the only one among the bidders who can see the goods in advance, because you are the chief of our Tswa people......"

, it turns out that this auction is dark enough! Other people can only go into the warehouse to take a look at it when the time comes, and they can't check it casually like Zhang Nan.

Each pile of 5 tons is a target, not sold in bulk, whether it is high-quality ivory is you blind!

Fools know that large ivory is popular, but the ivory here is piled up into a mountain of steamed buns, and you can see a rough picture of one or two layers outside, and no one knows whether it is good or bad inside.

Zhang Nan didn't need to ask which piles were better, because the clerk who came to pick him up said: Almost all of the No. 2, 3, 4, and 5 targets are large teeth with a length of more than one meter, two or three, while the other four groups are all large and small, and some are only fifty or sixty centimeters long.

Poachers are so ferocious that they don't even spare baby elephants.

The leading party is also a Tswa, how can it be cheap for outsiders!

But the kindness of the "own people" was in vain, because their chief Allen had no intention of letting the tusks slip out of his hands!

There are only my own group here, and I know the details, and by the way, I asked who else will come to bid.

As a result, I got very interesting news: a group of importers of little devils, plus a few department representatives from Huaxia.

There is no European merchant, and the price of ivory over there is almost upside down in the retail price of finished products and the wholesale price of whole teeth, and then the old birthday star hangs himself and looks for death!

"Brother Guan, the people in the family are coming to steal business, what do you think?"

Zhang Nan had a relaxed expression on his face, thinking about whether to leave some for his family.

Not for officials, but for those real ivory carving craftsmen.

Without ivory, those craftsmen have to change careers, and many of them have to drink the northwest wind for a few years.

As soon as the ban came out, units such as the Beijing Ivory Carving Factory had to slowly stop cooking for ten years. This Zhang Nanke knows that from more than 800 employees to dozens of left, it was not until ten years later that he began to import ivory for trade again.

After that, he continued to export finished products with a special business license, and in 2016, he was out of line.

What is a Special Business License?

That thing is not only available in state-owned enterprises, but also by some private bosses.

In his previous life, Zhang Nan looked at those people as unhappy, or jealous!

Jealousy in the heart!

One license, how many people's pockets have been fattened!

Hearing Zhang Nan's words, Guan Xingquan said with a cool face: "I don't think you need to keep it, all his mother-'s exports, you know foreign exchange, and there are a lot of them sold to little devils."

Aren't you giving enough dollars in front of you?

I think those processing factories just leave a few dozen people for you to work alone, and die early and be reincarnated. ”

That's a cruel thing to say!

Early death and early reincarnation, this ivory carving industry will one day stop cooking, and what non-material culture is not cultural in the future, it will be like that.

Boss Guan has a point, so let's do it.

Half an hour later, the other two groups came in.

A group of little devils at a glance, not because they are small, Zhang Nan always feels that the little devils have a devilish smell, which can be seen at a glance.

The other group of people is obviously from Huaxia, there are four people in total.

It's easy to recognize, two like officials, one like a translator, and one is a little older, and the jargon is called palm eyes.

Recently, these two groups of people have seen Zhang Nan's gang, with strange looks on their faces, and they are a little confused about the situation.

But time waits for no one, and these two groups of people immediately look at the goods, or outside a cordon.

The two big piles near can still read some superficial articles, as for the six "Mantou Mountain" inside, you have to take a telescope.

It's a pity that these people didn't bring it.

Zhang Nan heard the words of the Chinese people clearly, and the words of the little devil Guan Boss translated them simultaneously.

The guys from Huaxia in the two groups have a bit of a "broken boat" taste, but their faces are not good-looking.

The reason is ruthless and simple, it seems that there is a bit of a problem with the funds.

It's not that they say it explicitly, but they are negotiating with the people in the administration here, thinking about whether they can sell the "Mantou Mountain" separately.

Typical underfunding performance.

The little devil is much calmer, but he is also worried about whether he will be able to eat this batch of goods: the price of ivory chopsticks, Buddhist beads, tea sets and piano keys in China is also falling because of this ban.

Although the devils did not sign the UN resolution, such an international trend, if it is too expensive, these devil importers are not afraid of losses, but they are afraid of backlogs.

After only two or three minutes, the negotiation was fruitless, and the lack of binoculars was basically confused, so the guards invited him out.

As for Zhang Nan and his gang, they have all left ahead of schedule.

The auction was in a conference room in a two-story building next to the warehouse, and Zhang Nan didn't go in at all, leaving a driver for Brown, and his group went back to the hotel first.

Brown has a wealth of auction experience, Zhang Nan didn't want to stay and talk about it, and before leaving the hotel, he promised Lily to go back early and take her swimming.

It's hot today, the weather forecast says it's 35 degrees in the afternoon, and the pool is only 1.2 meters deep, which is just right for landlubbers to teach children to swim.

Before leaving, I said hello to the staff who accompanied me before, as well as Tato: come to the hotel after work in the afternoon and invite them to dinner.

......

Brown will be here in a few hours.

"Boss, there was not a single one left for them, and the ivory was $75 a kilogram.

Rhino horn is $850 per kilogram, which is a bit expensive. ”

Brown was still a little embarrassed, originally estimated that the rhinoceros horn would be won at a price of about $700, mainly because the little devil was staring closely.

As for ivory, the international price has now fallen by more than half, and that's it.

$3,425,000, a small meaning.

Brown did a good job, but by late evening, Tato and the others had not yet arrived, and a group of "uninvited guests" came to the hotel.