Chapter 2: A Pound of Bread for a Dollar!

Along the way, Jia Lei and Sasa carefully inquired about the sale of grain this time, and it is said that Wu Shaman made the tribes that came to buy grain to settle the bill in gold.

One gram of gold for 5kg of grain!

Jia Lei's jaw dropped when he heard Wu Shaman's price, but Sasa still felt that this price was very cheap.

"Jia Lei, you don't know, my dad said that everyone is a neighbor, and it can't be sold too expensive. Sasa and Jia Lei said.

"Sasa, I heard me right? At this price, a ton of grain costs 200 grams of gold! This price has increased eight times from the price I purchased. Jia Lei said with wide eyes.

"It's only 8 times, and other merchants sell grain to us at least 10 times more than the price of grain, and your price is about the same as the price of grain in the market. Sasa said.

Oh my God! Jia Lei didn't expect that he would become a conscientious businessman by selling grain at a high price.

"By the way, who are the others you just mentioned?" Jia Lei asked curiously.

"A lot of people, Jews, islanders have come in the last few days, but they are all coming for the diamond mines, and I heard that all the enterprises are going to be privatized now...... The people in the diamond mines are now panicking, and the management sent by the Soviet Union is confronting the Russian military! Didn't Yeltsin say that all orders of the Soviet government on our land will be null and void. The Russians are going to lead themselves!" Sasa said.

"Oh, yes, who wouldn't want to hold it in their own hands for something as profitable as a diamond mine!" Jia Lei said.

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The car drove slowly, and Jia Lei suddenly saw a market appear in the square near the train station.

"What's going on with this bazaar? Wasn't everything in the Soviet Union sold only in stores?" asked Jia Lei.

"Are you asking about this bazaar? It has been around since the day before yesterday, and this black market used to be sneaky, but it's all on the bright side for the past two days. Sasa said.

"Why?" asked Jia Lei puzzled.

"Because everyone said that the Soviet Union was over, and the former Soviet ruble was going to be abolished, everyone wanted to spend the ruble in their hands, and everything that could be bought in the store with rubles was snapped up. All the shelves were empty, and people had to barter for food that was not available in the stores. Sasa said.

"Is it that bad? Stop, I'm going to go down and see. Jia Lei said.

"Good boss. Kerr stopped the car, and everyone in the cars in front and behind got down.

"I'll just walk around alone, you don't have to follow. Jia Lei looked at the 8 bodyguards worriedly and said.

"Boss, we also want to go inside, I want to know what has become of the dollar against the ruble now. Boer said with a serious face.

"Hey, forget it, you can see it if you want to? Just let the four of them follow me, I guess you're quite worried about your family! Jia Lei hurriedly said.

"Yes!" said the four Russian men with grateful faces.

Then Jia Lei walked with the market near the portrait train station, and Wu Shaman frowned and followed with disapproval.

"Jia Lei, it's not safe for others to have a lot of hands here, let's go back to the villa first." Ushaman said.

"No, I want to see it. I want to know what kind of prices are going in the Soviet Union now!" Jia Lei shook his head and said.

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One thought of heaven, one thought of hell!

Jia Lei has been sitting on the train for the past 5 days, and he has no idea what is happening outside. As he walked down the simple bazaar, he couldn't help but wonder if he had crossed by train.

On the 20th, when Jia Lei was in Moscow, the exchange rate of the ruble against the dollar had begun to fall, and it had fallen below the 1:30 ruble mark that had barely been maintained in recent months, and everyone on the train originally expected the ruble to fall by more than 1:60 at most this year.

But Jia Lei now sees the prices in the market and finds that it is absolutely impossible for the ruble to fall alone.

"How do you sell this watch?" Jia Lei casually picked up a watch and asked.

He bought this watch before, with a price tag of 50 rubles.

"500 roubles or the equivalent of food. The stall owner said.

"I didn't have food and rubles with me, can I give you dollars?" Jia Lei took out $50 and handed it over.

"Of course, do you need anything?" the stall owner asked earnestly when he saw that the dollar's eyes were green.

"This ......" Jia Lei glanced around the stall and finally picked up an ivory comb.

"How do you sell this? Is the fifty dollars I gave you enough?" Jia Lei asked.

"Enough, of course enough!" the stall nodded again and again, and Jia Lei picked up the comb and played with it with satisfaction.

"Your heart is too dark, and you want to deceive the child when the adults in our family are not here?" said Ushaman, who was followed by a man in a police uniform.

"Oh my God, I'm sorry, I didn't know about your child in this world, Lord Shaman! I'll give him the money back right away. The stall owner saw Ushaman and the police behind him and hurriedly said.

"Refund the money? I spent $50 to buy these two things, can I still find money?" Jia Lei asked in surprise.

"Of course, you have to look for money, the ratio of rubles to dollars has now fallen to 1:100, that is, the watch in your hand is only 5 dollars, and the ivory carving is only worth 6 dollars, and he will find you 40 dollars. The policeman glanced at the stall owner and said that the stall owner hurriedly listened to him and offered Jia Lei $40.

Ushaman had just asked him to inquire about prices, and the police were the ones who had come out of their tribe.

"It's not easy for you, I'll give you another dollar. Jia Lei took out a dollar from his wallet and handed it to the stall owner, who was so moved that he almost cried when he took the money.

"You are such a good man! The shaman will bless you. The man said.

"Jia Lei, I didn't say you, the current prices change three times a day, even I can't figure it out. Why do you just spend money casually?" said Ushaman, frowning.

"Prices here have fallen so much that in less than 10 days, the ruble has more than doubled. Jia Lei said.

"I'm afraid it's not over yet, and I think the ruble will continue to depreciate. Therefore I sell grain and harvest all gold for you!" said Ushaman.

"Shouldn't it be?" Jia Lei said hesitantly.

"Hmph! Why not, you see that the people in the market today don't dare to take rubles at all. Ushaman said.

"Forget it, let's go and see how much the food is worth now, right?" Jia Lei said.

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"One pound of white bread is $1!" Jia Lei was silent when he heard the stall owner's offer.

"Sasa, you're right, Ushaman's grain is indeed not expensive. At least one dollar is twice as much as here!" Jia Lei said back to Sasa.

"I'm sorry, we've known dozens of people among tribes for hundreds of years, and I really can't take advantage of the fire to rob and fall into the ground. Ushaman said helplessly.

"Oh, I know, anyway, I can earn at least three times as much as a pound of food, which is a lot. Here's this, even if it's your hard work!" Jia Lei said, and then he returned the golden magnifying glass to Wu Shaman.

"Did you really give it to me? this is worth 19 tons of grain!" said Ushaman.

"In that case, why don't I deduct the ten percent of the grain from your tribe, and you will receive a total of five hundred tons of grain, minus 19 tons and 481 tons. Jia Lei said to Wu Shaman.

"Then I still don't want it! 19 tons of grain is enough for the people of our tribe to feed for two months. Ushaman shook his head and said.

"Forget it, you can take it. I just lied to you! I can't really deduct your food, so you can work hard for me in the future, and I won't give you any other wages!" Jia Lei said.

"Butter is 300 rubles a catty, beef is 400 rubles a catty...... Jia Lei walked into the food area, looking at the prices on both sides of the road.

"It's a pity! I knew that your beef and butter here were so expensive, what grain else could I buy! Jia Lei looked at the price of 300 rubles a pound of butter next to him.

As for beef, I'm sorry, but cattle is still the main labor force in China, and the supply in the market is very small.

"Boss, butter is not produced in our country, and you can't transport it!

"Reliable, of course I'm reliable! I've decided, I'm going to open a market too?" Jia Lei said as he looked at the humble market in front of him.

"What? I heard you right, right?" everyone was shocked by Jia Lei's words.

"But what are you going to sell? a bazaar can't be opened by anyone?" said Ushaman in shock.

"What's so hard about opening a bazaar? You know, whether it's gold or grain, it's hard currency, and I can get a lot of dollars from the Bank of Country M. As long as there are these three of the hardest currencies in Russia, everyone will come to my bazaar. Jia Lei pinched his waist and looked up to the sky and laughed.

"Don't laugh! you better think about how to get your grain from the port here. Ushaman said helplessly.

"Why are you still asking such an idiotic question? I have this!" Jia Lei said proudly as he shook the newspaper that Wu Shaman had given him.

His Excellency Yeltsin, who is big above, is looking at Jia Lei!

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"I have a warrant from His Excellency Yeltsin, and a shipment of grain is about to be delivered to the city of Yakutia. Jia Lei came to the train station and "snap!" and slapped the warrant he had earned from Yeltsin on the stationmaster's desk and said.

"Oh my God, is it a warrant from His Excellency Yeltsin? Wait, I'll arrange someone for you right away." The stationmaster said immediately after confirming the warrant.

"Hurry up, the people of Yakutia are still waiting for this food to fill their stomachs. Jia Lei sat down on the sofa and said.

"Okay, I'll go right away!" said the stationmaster.

After Jia Lei got the warrant, he asked people from the port to load the grain on the train overnight, and according to the time, his grain at the port should arrive at about the same time as him.

"By the way, can I ask you something?" said to Jia Lei hesitantly after arranging the matter.

"What's the matter?" asked Jia Lei.

"I don't know what His Excellency Yeltsin will do to officials like us who were arranged by the former Soviet Union after he came to power. The stationmaster asked hesitantly.

"How do I know about such a thing? But if you do something good for me, I will know the mayor of Moscow! When the time comes, I can consider saying a few kind words for you. Jia Lei said meaningfully.

"Thank you so much!" said the stationmaster.

"Don't be busy thanking me yet, you better do your part first, Your Excellency Yeltsin likes people who do practical things. Jia Lei pointed out to him.

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"Jia Lei, you are going to open a market right now, why don't you go to the city to open it?" asked Wu Shaman, looking at Jia Lei, who was building a temporary market at the foot of their tribe's mountain.

"How cunning are the people in the city? And in the city there is a market, and many of the same black marketeers and gangs do not bother me, the competition in the city is too fierce. And I don't have anyone in the government!" Jia Lei said.

"Don't you have the backing of His Excellency Yeltsin?" asked Ushaman.

"Come on, I've met him in total, and I've spoken less than ten words, and the only thing that works is this picture. Jia Lei looked at the one-meter-old photo of him and Yeltsin hanging in his tent and said.

"This picture is not bad! Placed here, neither the military nor city officials dare to come to us to collect taxes. Sasa looked at the photo with satisfaction.

"Have all the warriors of the Sasa tribe gathered? We have to go to the train station today to pick up food, and the road is not very smooth now! Jia Lei said to Sasa.

"Don't worry, you've got it all with you!" Sasa nodded.

"Alright, let's go. Jia Lei nodded and said.

So Jia Lei and Sasa went to pick up food with 300 men and guns......

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With nearly 5,000 tons of grain loaded into 150 trucks, this spectacular convoy on the way out of the city caused a stir throughout Siberia, and almost everyone knew that a large shipment of grain had arrived in Siberia.

Jia Lei led people to pull the grain to the warehouse in the market on the front foot, and countless tribes on the back foot sent people to talk about buying grain.

"Dear Oriental guest, this is a gift from our tribe to you, and a little care is not respectful. A Yakut man gave Jia Lei a set of pure gold and gem-encrusted wine glasses.

"Aren't you the leader of the brown bear tribe that Ushaman and I mentioned?" said Jia Lei, looking at him tattooed on the arm of the big bear.

"Yes, I am, I've been friends with Ushaman for many years! The leader of the brown bear tribe patted his chest and said to Jia Lei.

"I'm going to be blinded. Jia Lei squinted his eyes and whispered.

No wonder Ushaman has been envious, jealous and hated this brown bear tribe for many years!

Jia Lei now saw that he had twelve large gemstone rings on his ten fingers, and he couldn't wait to rush up and chop off his fingers with a knife......

You can't show off your money like that, right?

"I know that you have a good relationship, but Ushaman used to deliberately give you a twenty-percent discount on the grain that will not be left behind, you must know that the price of the grain I sell to others is only 4 kg of grain for one gram of gold. Now if you want to think about buying a car in large quantities, you can only come at the original price," Jia Lei said.

"Yes, yes! Now the price of grain on the black market has long since risen to $3 per kilogram. Said the leader of the brown bear tribe.

"Hmm...... It's good that you know!" Jia Lei nodded and said.

"When do you think our tribe will be able to pull grain?" asked the leader of the brown bear tribe looking at the gin glass in Jia Lei's hand.

"Are you in such a hurry? 240 tons of grain is not a small amount, it is worth 60 kilograms of gold! Don't you need to prepare well?" Jia Lei asked puzzled.

"There are many wolves, so you can't do it in a hurry! You seem to have a lot of food, but there are more tribes on the Siberian plains, and I'm afraid I won't be able to buy it when it's too late." Said the leader of the brown bear tribe.

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"Woo! Today's price is going to be less again, why has the ruble fallen again in the past two days?" Jia Lei said with regret after waiting for the brown bear tribe to leave.

"Boss, we can't help it, now the ruble exchange rate in the city changes three times a day, who knows when it will fall again. Kerr said.

"That's not going to work! Who do you call that?...... The one who never speaks, go to the city and ask about the latest exchange rate of the ruble! Tell him that he doesn't have to do anything in the future, just stay at the black market exchange office every day to show me the price of the ruble, and come back to inform us as soon as there is any trouble!" Jia Lei said.

"Boss, my name is Godoev Dovakimo Haas...... one of the remaining bodyguards introduced himself.

"It's too long to remember, I'll call you Godot in the future!" Jia Lei said immediately. I want to talk about "Rebirth 1990: The Invisible Rich" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~