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"It's okay, it's my sister-in-law who is talking, this matter needs to be hidden from the family, but there is no need to hide it from them!" Liu Yu smiled faintly, and continued in Liu Hailun's "count you as acquaintances" eyes: "You continue." ”

"Yes, young master."

Liu Yu has absolute trust in Liu Hailun, Zhong Xiaoman, and Cynthia, although he has never taken the initiative to explain what he sent Hao Mei to do, but he will not deliberately avoid them when he really meets them. Seeing that they were all in high spirits, Liu Yu simply turned on the hands-free of the mobile phone, so that they could hear Hao Mei's words more clearly. [com]

"Because I haven't been able to contact you, young master, I entered the mountainside through the guò waterway again at one o'clock yesterday morning, and began to take a comprehensive inventory of Luo Sancang's treasures. And because the stakes are high, and the only people who can be trusted in Hong Kong are crazy fat and bamboo poles, so the work of counting the treasures can only be done by the three of us.

However, there were too many hidden treasures of Luo Sanpao, the pirate king of the South China Sea, and the three of us worked tirelessly for more than 20 hours to complete this huge project at around five o'clock this morning.

Silver bricks, each weighing 400 catties, a total of 500 pieces in the belly of the mountain, that is to say, Luo Sanpao's treasure has 2 million taels of silver. According to the current market price in the Greater 6 area, the total value is about 1.6 billion yuan.

The gold bricks are estimated to be the same as the molds of silver bricks, not only similar in appearance, but also about 400 catties in weight. There are 260 gold bricks in the belly of the mountain, with a total value of about 13 billion yuan......"

Ten and three billion?!

Liu Yu pouted, he knew the future trend of gold prices, and now it happened to be the trough of gold prices, only about 250 yuan per gram. But in a few months, the price of gold will soar, and the highest price after more than a year will even pass 430 yuan per gram, hey, the price of this batch of gold will be at least 7 billion more!

“…… In addition to the huge gold bricks and silver bricks, there are many, many high-quality gemstones of various colors in Luo Sanpao's treasures, and after careful counting, there are 1,368 rubies alone, of which the largest has 20 carats and the smallest has 7 carats......"

"Wow, a lot of rubies, such a big ruby......" Zhong Xiaoman was feeling with a star-eyed attitude.

Liu Hailun explained to Cynthia the reason for Zhong's gaffe: "Rubies are as sought after in the traditional Asian market as you Westerners love diamonds. You must know that the use of rubies began in Asia as early as 3,000 years ago. Since ancient times, many practitioners have believed that this intensely colored red stone contains mystical powers.

Some practitioners in ancient South Asia believed that when a ruby was implanted under the skin, the stone produced a mystical power that would protect the owner from accidents and attacks. Many practitioners today believe that rubies have prophetic powers, and that the wearer can predict their future based on changes in the color of the stone.

In the eyes of many practitioners in Southeast Asia and ordinary people who value tradition more, rubies are far superior to diamonds, which can only be admired as the 'king of gemstones'. Xiao Man's gaffe was also because he was shocked that the number of rubies in Luo Sanpao's treasure was too large, if this was known, then he would not be crazy about it!

You know, now in Myanmar, a one-carat top-quality ruby has been sold for $20,000. If the 20-carat ruby in Luo Sanpao's treasure was of the highest quality, it would definitely cost more than a million dollars. You can imagine how much the 1,368 rubies in Luo Sancang's treasure could be worth! ”

In Cynthia's smacking calculation, Hao Mei had already excitedly given the answer: "There are only eighteen of the top rubies among the thousands of rubies, and the total weight is about two hundred carats. The rest, although a little worse, are all of high quality. According to my estimates, the total price of these 1,368 rubies is at least $120 million, and the price could be even higher if it were sold in batches......"

Liu Hailun was not interested in the value of rubies, she cared about the "gemstones" themselves, so she cut off Hao Mei's words and asked instead: "You just said, there are other gemstones?" ”

"Yes." Hao Mei maintained her excited tone: "In addition to rubies, Luo Sanpao's treasures also have one thousand and seventy-seven sapphires, eight hundred and fifty-nine emeralds, and five hundred and sixty-three golden green cat's eyes. After careful identification one by one, these gems are as small as 5 carats and the largest as 17 carats, all of which are of absolute high quality......"

Liu Yu shook his head when he heard this, and secretly scolded himself: No wonder it took you more than 20 hours to count Luo Sancang's treasures, I think there are at least ten hours, and you spend it playing with and appreciating these thousands of gems, right?!

"That's more than 3,800 in total, right? It's all high-quality ......" Zhong Xiaoman's starry eyes are shining brighter.

"Why are there so many gems?" Cynthia was also surprised by the number of gems, "Judging from Western pirate literature, don't pirate leaders like to collect hard currency such as gold and silver, why do Asian pirates like to collect gems?" Could it be that Luo Sanpao is a gem control?! ”

"Seventy percent of the world's gem reserves are concentrated in Southeast Asia, especially in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia. More than 100 years ago, all countries in South Asia were basically colonies, and Western colonists exploited all kinds of resources without restraint, in addition to gold, silver, copper and iron, gem mines were naturally among them.

Whenever the various extracted resources accumulated to a certain extent, the Western colonizers would load them on ships and transport them back to their suzerain, and the waters from the South China Sea to the Strait of Malacca were the only way to pass through them. As the pirate king of the South China Sea who can compete with the fleets of various countries, Luo Sanpao doesn't know how many cargo ships he robbed during that period, so it is not surprising that he has these collections! ”

"Yes, if it weren't for Luo Sancang's range of activities that happened to include all the main producing areas of gemstones, he wouldn't have been able to loot so many high-quality gems." Hao Mei also explained loudly: "For gems like diamonds, which are not mainly produced in South Asia, there are only thirty-seven of Luo Sanpao's treasures, and they have basically been set into the jewelry, it seems that they should have been directly scavenged from the victims, and the largest of them is only eleven carats!" ”

After a pause, Hao Mei said to herself: "In addition to this very small number of diamonds, there are some other rare gems in Luo Sancang's treasure, such as one hundred and forty-eight opal multicolored stones, eighty-six moon light stones, ......."

"Moonstone?!" Liu Yu exclaimed, and under the side eyes of Liu Hailun and them, he asked, "Are you sure it's a moonstone?" ”

"Yes, I'm sure." Hao Mei was a little puzzled by Liu Yu's gaffe, but she could hear Liu Yu's attention to this issue, and repeatedly reassured: "Young master, I personally like gemstones, so I have some understanding of all kinds of precious gems at the moment. I can be sure that the eighty-six stones in Luo Sanpao's treasure that can produce a soft glow like moonlight in the dark are the same kind of moonstones as the legendary jade seal of China! ”

Liu Yu took a deep breath, forced himself to suppress his excitement, and asked, "How big are those moonstones?" What does it look like? ”

"The smallest ones are about the same as table tennis, and the biggest ones are bigger than tennis balls, and they all look like they're of good quality. Unlike ordinary stone moonstones, most of these moonstones in Luo Sanpao's collection are translucent, and the best sixteen pieces are even as crystal clear as the crystal balls sold in the store. ”

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