Chapter 5 finally solves the urgent need
"You go slowly! This reception is not good, I am very sorry, I will make up for the opportunity in the future, I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate next time! ”
Guan Fei stood at the door and gave a solemn military salute to a group of jewelers who were about to leave.
"There is a chance, there is a chance ......"
Hearing his words, the jewelers smiled bitterly, reluctantly said a few polite words, clenched their fists, and turned around and walked away quickly. The few people who were with him also sped up, as if they couldn't leave this place right away.
They were really frightened by this mainland officer who didn't know anything about the rules of the auction.
At the beginning of the auction, the merchants were very enthusiastic, after all, the jadeite brought by the other party was indeed the best, if you find a famous master, maybe you can make a treasure of the town. Besides, for the sake of the face of the Hong Kong branch, everyone also has to praise it, so the jewelers have increased their weight again and again, you add 50,000, I add 100,000, and they all put on a posture that is bound to win.
In the blink of an eye, the price skyrocketed to two million.
This is almost a reasonable psychological price given by various jewelers after professional judgment.
Not to mention that it is difficult to invite famous artists, it is also possible to miss when processing, even if a treasure worth a lot of money is made, the buyer will not recognize it or not. The higher the value, the less the buyer base has the capital to sell and is willing to sell, and a treasure that has won everyone's praise may not be able to sell quickly.
There are too many factors to consider, so everyone has a bottom line in mind.
After reaching its actual price, jewelers continue to increase the price, but the magnitude of the increase has been greatly reduced. From tens of thousands of additions in the early stage, it has been reduced to thousands of additions, and there have been several relatively long pauses in the middle.
In their opinion, the price is already about the same, and it's time for Guan Fei to drop the hammer.
However, Guan Fei was extremely thick-skinned, pretending to be a raw hand who didn't understand anything, putting on a cold face that no one could approach, standing on the stage with his hands behind his back and not saying a word, he swept a pair of cold eyes on everyone's faces, and resolutely refused to drop the hammer.
If you have no choice, then continue to bid.
The initial passion of the jewelers also subsided, and everyone continued to raise the price listlessly, you thousand, I two, and from time to time they drank water and wanted to wait for him to make a final decision. The venue was so shabby, and a group of pampered big bosses sat on hardwood chairs, feeling that it was already an ordeal.
If it weren't for the fear and desire to curry favor with the mainland, some people would have already walked away.
A auction that was supposed to end soon, but it was dragged by Guan Fei for almost an hour, and the price finally rushed to 2.6 million.
At this time, everyone refused to increase the price anymore, so they sat down and stared at Guan Fei to see who couldn't hold back.
They are here to cheer and have fun.
It's like going to the door of an official, and it's normal to send a red envelope. It's okay to be able to get in touch with each other and give a little bit. But if the other party insists on opening the red envelope on the spot, it means that the gift is too light, which is a bit too much. Even if they really want this piece of jadeite, they can increase the price slightly, but if the price is too high, they won't buy it.
Guan Fei took everyone's expressions into his eyes, and after judging by the biological vicebrain, these people were determined not to add any more money, so they determined the final winner of the auction and inspected the money on the spot.
At this time, all the merchants also had no intention of talking to him, and when they saw the end of the bidding, they all got up, and the sound of chairs moving on the field all went out. Before the deal was over, the people were gone, leaving only bowls of residual tea and sweet potato seeds and peanut shells.
Guan Fei saw off the last guest, and then returned to the warehouse full of excitement.
The warriors were still standing against the wall, their chests straight, their eyes level, as before. But their eyes were flushed with red, tears were shining, and their bodies trembled slightly. A dozen young men, their noses rapidly expanding and contracting, and heavy wheezing sounds sounded in the warehouse.
And that's the end of it?
The piece of jade brought by the brigade commander was really sold? How many millions of dollars have been sold?
Everyone can't believe the reality, I heard that this piece of jadeite may be more valuable. But that was all speculation, and in the face of the real money in front of them, they suddenly had a feeling of being in a dream.
Before they came out, none of them dared to have hope for this trip, and they were simply forced to do nothing.
More than 1,000 people have to eat, and there is no oil, water, and meat, and an adult has to eat a pound of rice a day. The physical exertion of being a soldier is especially great, and if they are allowed to eat with their bellies open, they can eat a pound in one meal.
That's seven hundred and fifty kilograms per day!
However, the local area is located in the alpine mountainous area, the land is barren and scarce, and the farming technology is backward, and the yield per mu can only reach a pitiful 123. The common people still do not have enough to eat, and the harvest of a year's hard work is only enough for a few months, and it is thankful that no one will starve to death, and it is impossible to have any surplus food to supply the troops.
When they came out, there were only a dozen tons of food left at home!
Not enough food for a month!
At that time, they were so desperate, the whole brigade, the hope of more than a thousand people was pinned on them, and everyone's heart was heavy. Everyone held on, and even had the idea of robbing, stealing, and earning money with their lives.
Who would have thought that the broken stone brought by the brigade commander turned out to be a priceless jade!
At this time, their dry hearts poured into a pool of sweet springs, rekindling hope. They waited for the morning and the evening, and finally waited for the auction to begin.
As soon as the opening offer stunned this group of dirt buns who had never seen the world.
A million, a million!
They never said they had never seen it, or they had never heard of such a large amount of money. Even in China, the parents' monthly salary is only a few tens of yuan.
What a million is the concept, they can't imagine it in their heads.
Seeing that the brigade commander had returned from sending off the guests, they all wanted to turn their heads to him, but their necks seemed to be completely solidified, and they couldn't turn around anything, so they could only stare at him stunned and stunned with their bloodshot eyes. There was blood boiling in their chests, but their lips were shaking, and even if they tried to bite it with their teeth, they couldn't stop it from trembling.
Guan Fei stood quietly at the door, looking at them, looking at his soldiers.
His eyes were also a little moist, but he still relied on strong willpower to forcibly control himself and not lose his temper. After a few years of forbearance, calculations along the way, racking his brains, trying every means to get in touch with the country, and even pretending to be crazy and stupid, he didn't want to be cheeky, so he got today's results.
It's not easy!
He didn't care about his face today, and raised the bidding price one by one, not because he was too greedy, but because he was forced to be helpless!
With an unprecedented slow movement, he moved to the table step by step, looked at the box full of banknotes, and used all his strength before he said with a trembling voice: "Comrades, we ...... It worked! ”
"Whew!"
A heart-rending, laughing and crying hiss came out from behind.
It was as if the fuse was lit, and more roars followed. He turned back with tears on his face, and saw his soldiers, either kneeling on the ground, crying bitterly, or slapping the wall, tears flowing, even the man with extraordinary willpower kept moving his lips and muttered not knowing what he was saying.
"Congratulations, Comrade Guan Fei!"
A long shadow, cast in front of him by the sun, was Xue Yangyuan.
His face was also a little excited, but after all, he didn't have such a strong emotional feeling as Guan Fei and them, and walked over and stretched out his hand to Guan Fei to congratulate him.
"Thank you! I want to thank you for your great help from home. Without you, no matter how good that piece of jade is, it will only be a stone that cannot be eaten or drunk in your hands! Thank you! Guan Feichang took a breath, restrained the surging blood, and held the other party's hand tightly.
"I just did what I was supposed to do," Xue Yangyuan smiled, turning his hand and patting the back ......of his hand to help him stabilize his emotions, "Now you can buy food back." ”
"Woo......"
Hearing his deep words, all the warriors began to cry.
Guan Fei's throat rolled up and down a few times before he asked in a relatively calm tone, "I don't know what the price of grain in the port is now?" ”
"The food in the port is mainly imported from Thailand, and the current international food price is about US$125 per tonne of grain. According to the latest foreign exchange rate, the price of a tonne of rice is HK$725. After Xue Yangyuan knew that they had a piece of jade, he began to help them inquire about the price of food, and immediately replied in a deep voice.
HK$725 a ton.
Guan Fei has a biological assistant brain to assist in calculations, and the answer is immediately fed back. The brigade of more than 1,500 people consumed 750 kilograms a day, or 22.5 tons a month. To meet his food needs for a year, he had to buy almost 300 tons of rice, which was more than 190,000 Hong Kong dollars. Counting the domestic train freight and handling labor, the price is not too high, more than 2 million is enough for them to eat for thirteen years.
However, as the head of the military and political forces, it is impossible for him to consider only the troops, but also the needs of the masses in the defense area.
Since the defense area had just been recovered, he came out in a hurry, and it was too late to count the specific situation of civil affairs.
Assuming that there are 10,000 people, then 300 tons of rice is only enough for the military and civilians to eat for a month, and the total consumption in a year is as high as 3,600 tons.
The income from selling jadeite, just for eating, will be eaten up in just over a year!
And that's not how the account is calculated, and if you don't think about it in the long run, if you want to realize his vision, you need a lot of people, and the more the better. Without enough food, he will not be able to feed more people, and without people, it will be impossible to expand his strength, and his plan will not be realized!
More than two million looks like a lot, but it's actually just a drop in the bucket!
Guan Fei's congested brain gradually cooled down, his face became cold again, he held Xue Yangyuan's hand tightly, and said: "Old Xue, we don't have a legal identity in the local area now, and it's not very convenient to go out to buy food. At the same time, the freight driver also has to trouble you to contact it, and in addition, customs clearance to the country, dispatch wagons, etc., I am afraid you have to come forward to solve it. ”
"No problem! I have already asked my superiors for instructions, and the society will help issue documents, and the convoy can directly clear customs when it arrives at the port. As long as it is transported to Guangzhou, it can be loaded and shipped back. It's just one thing, we can only help transport the grain to the border Menghai Town, and then you need to do it yourself. Xue Yangyuan readily agreed.
"Finally, the urgent need has been solved temporarily." Guan Fei grabbed his hand and shook it vigorously, "But in addition to this matter, I have some other things that I want to ask you to ......"
"You say." Xue Yangyuan smiled gently.