"Oh? How did I hear that the old red sandalwood forests in India are also rare. Nowadays, most of the wood sources are artificial rapid forests! Tang Yi said.

"Since you want to gamble, it must be Lao Linzi, less, it doesn't mean that there is none." Speaking of wood, Zhang Lu's box opened again, and the two sides reached a consensus on cooperation, so he didn't have reservations.

"In the early years, it was not too troublesome to go to the Indian timber market or go directly to the woodland, buy it and ship it back to China. At that time, I was young, and I listened to my old man. Later, the Indian government tightened the red sandalwood trade, especially in the past two years, and the government has achieved good returns in several international red sandalwood auctions, so it began to spare no effort to crack down on red sandalwood smuggling. ”

"It's the trading environment aspect. In terms of the output of red sandalwood, the old red sandalwood forest is indeed getting less and less, and now most of the supply is produced by artificial fast forest. Rosewood is still rosewood, but the density, oiliness, and appearance of the wood produced by the plantation are much worse. This makes the price of old materials higher and higher. ”

It is true that artificial fast forests can be cut down and used in a few decades, but since the texture is much worse than the old material, the market value is naturally much lower. Moreover, these new materials can be recycled in batches of planting, while the old materials are one less than one.

"Now there are big timber merchants, and they still have some old woods in their hands. However, it will not cut and sell, but let you bet on wood. ”

Hearing this, Tang Yi nodded, "Ten sandalwood and nine emptiness, this red sandalwood gambling wood and sea yellow gambling wood, on the contrary, sea yellow is betting on how much heartwood, but red sandalwood is gambling on emptiness and not hollow!" The older the forest, the higher the hollow rate, and the timber merchant will not take this risk and make a loss-making business! ”

The reason why old trees can gamble, new trees do not need to gamble, is that in the growth time, old trees are hundreds of thousands of years, will appear hollow, plantation new trees into timber time is short, no timber, wood is also average, basically can not out of the hollow, there is no need to gamble.

"That's right!" Zhang Lu said, "It seems that Tang is always an all-rounder!" ”

"He's never cut down a stone!" Wen Jia took a bite of the dish and muttered.

"Oh?" Zhang Lu's eyes lit up, "Then Mr. Tang should really go there, otherwise, as soon as the matter of Hainan Qiongdao is over, we will go directly to India?" ”

Tang Yigan laughed twice, "Hainan Qiongdao, I can go from Shudu here, let's talk about India's affairs!" ”

"Okay." Zhang Lu nodded, this matter is still far away after all.

After eating a few bites of food, Zhang Lu opened his mouth again, "This red sandalwood, Huaxia has been used since at least the Han Dynasty, but it's a pity that until the Qing Dynasty, it was all the objects of princes and nobles!" Nowadays, ordinary people can also use it, but this price is not acceptable to ordinary people, ordinary people are just buying a string of Buddhist beads to play, this red sandalwood furniture, but it is too luxurious! ”

"It's not just a matter of luxury, there are too many fakes right now." Tang Yi lit a cigarette.

Speaking of fakes, Zhang Lu was slightly embarrassed, "Let me tell you, there are many types of wood in my factory, but I make it clear when I leave the factory, but some profiteers have to sell Zambian blood sandalwood as red sandalwood, and I can't help it!" ”

Tang Yi hurriedly waved his hand, "Mr. Zhang is so professional, he won't make this kind of money." However, the market is like this, think about it, a wild old red sandalwood, hundreds of thousands of years, how can there be so many materials to supply the market? Here comes all sorts of counterfeit stuff! ”

"Thousands of years may not be successful. Now the production area of India is mainly Karnataka, and in some mountains and forests, there are thousands of years old trees that have been missing, but some old trees look very thick, maybe they are a 'chimney'! Zhang Lu shook his head, "According to my observation, the empty heart rate of the remaining old forest, although it is not so exaggerated as ten sandalwood and nine emptiness, can reach more than seventy!" ”

"If it weren't for that, it wouldn't be a gamble. Moreover, if you bring a gambling word, there are places that you can't technically master, and luck is very important! Tang Yi smiled.

Wen Jia glanced at him and said secretly, your luck, compared to technology, there is no difference!

"That being said, you still have to master some technology. This red sandalwood gambling wood, and sea yellow is really two heavens, sea yellow mainly depends on looking, but red sandalwood is not! Zhang Lu said.

Tang Yi was stunned for a moment, thinking, if you can't watch it, this treasure light projection, whether it can play a role or not, co-authoring is useless!

"How?"

"Haihuang is to judge whether there is a heartwood or not, so a certain inference can be made from the skin and wood. The old red sandalwood tree has almost the same appearance, although it can be judged a little from the skin texture, but basically it has little effect! Zhang Lu explained.

"What then? Could it be pure gambling? Is it really all about luck? Wen Jia interjected

"No, red sandalwood gambling wood, mainly by listening!" Zhang Lu smiled, "Under the knock, the echo of a hollow tree is always different from the echo of a solid tree, right?" Of course, the difference is so subtle that a layman can't hear it, but an insider can still hear a little clue! My old man has this unique skill! ”

"Old man, he?"

Zhang Lu sighed, "It's a pity, the old man has already left, and I only learned a little fur, and I can guarantee half of the hit rate, so I will burn high incense." ”

"Don't you also make Buddhist beads? Hollow materials always have use value, right? Wen Jia asked again.

Tang Yi knew that Wen Jia was indeed a layman in this regard, "Rosewood is also distracted by sapwood and sapwood, and most of the hollow materials are only sapwood, which is also unusable." ”

Zhang Lu then said to Wen Jia, "If this is not the case, there is not much point in betting." Now the market price of red sandalwood is high, and it is still bullish, I really want to bet on good material, although it is not as exciting as gambling stones, but dozens of times the profit can still come out! ”

After listening to Zhang Lu's introduction, Tang Yi already knew that he was indeed a little Taoist, and he was more at ease about cooperation.

A few people chatted excitedly, and before they knew it, it was over in the afternoon.

When returning to the hotel, Tang Yi asked Wen Jia with a smile, "How is it?" Let's go to Hainan Qiongdao and have a sea yellow gamble? ”

"I'd better go back to Yanjing, you're working so hard, I have to go back to Zhang Luo's magic shop." Wen Jia responded, "Now that the magic shop has just opened, Lao Pang is alone, and I'm still a little at ease!" ”

"Okay, you can bring the things I have back to Yanjing first, it's inconvenient and unsafe to go there." Tang Yi nodded. Wen Jia said that if she didn't go, she wouldn't go, and in Yanjing, in addition to the magic weapon branch, Wen Jia also had her own things to deal with.

"I'll clean it up tomorrow, and I'll be back the day after tomorrow." Wen Jia looked at Tang Yi and suddenly said, "I said, there is something I have to remind you of in particular." ”