Chapter 058: Fool's Gold
Hopefully, hopefully, the ship is coming.
The price of Columbus's stock also rose from £33 to £40!
However, at this time, no one was going to sell Columbus's stock.
Everyone knows that once the ship docks and the gold ore on board is identified as real, the price of the stock will skyrocket!
Due to the fact that the whole matter was too involved, some shareholders applied on the Fortune Daily Exchange to temporarily suspend the stock trading.
At the impromptu shareholders' meeting, the vast majority of shareholders agreed to suspend the circulation of this stock and wait until the cargo ship docks to unlock it!
During this period, Sir Billy's stock holdings were not sold.
They are waiting for a better opportunity!
Wait for the boat to dock!
Until then, you will be able to make enough profits!
The wharf in Wudu gathers a lot of investors every day, looking forward to it, waiting for the cargo ship to dock.
People gather at the pier, sit by the beach, drink tea and chat.
"A ship's gold ore, hey, this is the biggest harvest of sailing in recent years!"
"That's right, I'm really worried about this cargo ship, if something goes wrong... Hey. ”
Hearing the voice of ill intentions, some shareholders immediately refuted it,
"Don't worry, at the last general meeting of shareholders, we all passed and insured this cargo ship! Make sure nothing goes wrong! ”
According to the insurance they purchased, even if the cargo ship sank due to any reason such as hurricanes, whirlpools, reefs, wars, etc., the insurance company would pay 500,000 pounds!
Of course, with such a high amount of policy, the payment is also high.
For every shareholder who holds a share of Columbus Nautical stock, a premium of 5 shillings is paid!
Sir Billy, who holds 60,000 shares, spent 30,000 pounds in one go!
Of course, he believes, it will all be worth it.
In addition to insurance, they have made many preparations.
Sir Billy bribed the high-ranking officials of the Highlands and the Divine State to keep the ship from being embarrassed.
After all, this matter is related to their great cause of recovering the country!
At the same time, Sir Billy applied to the old king through the council to transfer the navy to escort the cargo ship back to the foggy capital.
The old king dragged on for a few days, and rejected the application due to lack of funds.
According to the procedure, Sir Billy mobilized several of Nanh's warships.
At your own expense, of course!
He believes that the money is worth it!
As long as... The ship docked.
Some people have raised new questions,
"What if Columbus lied to you? You know, this guy used to liar a lot! ”
They were unable to buy Columbus's stock, and in this feast, they could not make a penny, so naturally they were a little red-eyed and spoke sourly.
The minority shareholders who hold the shares scoffed at this kind of saying that they can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour, and said disdainfully,
"I only invested a few dozen pounds into it, even if I was cheated, I only lost a few dozen pounds, those big guys, but thousands of dollars! Do you think they will be scammed too? ”
"Those rich people and aristocratic lords, don't you know better than you, don't you know better than me?"
"Look at your little knowledge, the life of a lifetime of dock moving!"
“......”
The discussion turned into a quarrel, the quarrel did not escalate, the two sides just gentlemanly and friendly spray each other, both in the stage of 'what do you see', and will not let the conflict escalate.
In the eyes of the people of Wudu, this is called a gentleman.
In the eyes of the Highlanders, this is called cowardice.
The quarrel at the pier beach didn't last long, and soon new news came back.
"Three days later, the cargo ship docked and unloaded the gold!"
The quarrel subsided.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sea, their eyes were full of heat, and they longed to put on a pair of wings and cross this ocean.
On the other side of the sea, there is wealth!
......
Fog City, in a 150-year-old mansion.
A few gentlemen from Nan Hate Wumei were sitting in a circle around the fire, chatting about something.
Their topic naturally can't avoid Columbus, the cargo ship.
They have put all their hopes of restoration on the cargo ship!
As soon as the cargo ship docks, gold confirms, and the stock price skyrockets, they will take the opportunity to ship!
The funds returned are enough to support them to hire the Knights of St. Peter to serve them and achieve a true restoration!
Everything went according to plan.
A gust of sea breeze blew into the room.
The dusty Sir Billy broke in, his voice loud and full of confidence,
"I've seen it myself!"
Sir Billy poured wine for his companion, and the saltiness of the sea breeze and the fatigue of the journey could not hide his excitement at the moment.
After the two glasses of wine were poured, Billy took one drink and then another.
The alcohol calmed his mood a little, and Sir Billy poured it again, and said confidently,
"The whole ship is full of gold ore! Columbus didn't lie, he was telling the truth! I followed the frigate to see it, and I came back by clipper, and I even came back with a few pieces of gold ore, and the ore was being smelted next door, and I checked the composition, and I believe that the gold content will not be low..."
Billy handed the re-poured wine to his partner, and a frenzied spark appeared in everyone's eyes,
"Jingnan hates the Wumei Kingdom!"
"Jingnan hates the Wumei Kingdom!"
Before the toast was over, it was interrupted by an alchemist who suddenly broke in.
The alchemist asked with apprehension,
"Sir Billy, did you take the wrong ore? This piece you gave me was not gold ore, but iron ore. ”
In a word, everyone's raised hands stopped in mid-air, and the room was extremely quiet, as if time and space were frozen.
"What did you say?"
Sir Billy's glass fell and rolled on the carpet, the wine flowing around.
He looked at the other in disbelief, couldn't believe his ears, and asked again,
"What did you just say?"
"I said... These things are not gold, sir. ”
The old alchemist took the golden ore in his hand and said seriously,
"It's iron ore, sir.
In a recent journal in the journal Geography of the Fog, Mr. Ludon introduced this mineral, which looks like gold, but is actually just iron ore, and Mr. Ludon even gave them the apt name of Fool's Gold. ”
In order to confirm his words, the alchemist even took out the journal and put it in front of Sir Billy.
Grabbing the newspaper in one hand, forcing himself to read the text and introduction, Sir Billy held the ore in the other, his eyes constantly going back and forth.
To his despair, he discovered that these ores met all the qualities of Fool's Gold!
This is not gold, it is fool's gold, it is worthless iron ore!
In the journal, the name of Ludon Corleone is extremely glaring.
"I've been lied to, I've been lied to!"
An impotent roar came from the room.
If things get to this point and he doesn't understand what's going on, then he can go to the Senate of the Divine State and apply for a job.
Sir Billy's body trembled slightly, and he was about to say something, when the blood surged into his heart, and his eyes went black, and he completely fainted.
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