Chapter 781 [Golden Cashmere]
Speaking of this golden cashmere, it is amazing, there is a mythical story in ancient Greece that is the Golden Fleece, said that in ancient times in the Caucasus Mountains. At that time, the Caucasus Mountains were not called the Caucasus, but there was a kind of Golden Fleece under another name, which was not only a symbol of wealth, but also a manifestation of the spirit of adventure.
The first version is that these golden fleeces are actually produced by Alpine golden alpacas, and the price is relatively expensive.
There is also a version that the wool produced by the Tibetan antelope on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is also called the Golden Fleece, which is actually wrong, and the real Golden Fleece is produced in the Caucasus Mountains, which have had a particularly harsh environment in the Caucasus Mountains since ancient times.
On the side of the Caucasus Mountains, usually several thousand meters above sea level, there lives a golden goat, which is a wild goat that lives only on the top of the mountain.
The size of the adult male is only about 80 kilograms, and he is particularly good at jumping, more than ten meters and twenty meters of cliffs, and he will pass by in one jump, so the only natural enemy of these wild golden goats is the snow leopard that is good at jumping.
But these snow-capped mountain elves can be caught once or twice in a lifetime, and the golden goat is already a very remarkable achievement, and sometimes you can see that the golden goat running on the top of the mountain will play the snow leopard behind him, and if he doesn't get it right, he will fall off the cliff and fall to his death.
And not every golden goat can be produced from golden cashmere, only wild male golden goats over 8 years old will have lion-like manes on his chest, and these manes are golden cashmere.
Since the spread of the Greek story of the Golden Fleece, the hunting of the Golden Fleece in ancient times has been wave after wave, coupled with the destruction of the environment living in the Caucasus Mountains, the number of golden goats on the top of the mountain has decreased dramatically, and the total number will not exceed 1,500 now.
Only male golden goats over the age of 8 will produce a circle of golden mane on their chests, and the total number of golden brown hairs produced by an 8-year-old male golden goat will definitely not exceed 50 grams.
There are less than 1,500 of them, and only those over the age of 8 can produce golden manes that weigh less than 50 grams, and you have to hunt the goat and make it fall off the hill so that you can collect the golden cashmere, and imagine how precious it must be.
Why is the golden cashmere from these golden goats so expensive? This is because of its small quantity, and the second is because the quality of these golden cashmeres is so good. Whether it is a wild goat or a domestic goat, the hair on the body will never exceed 20 centimeters, but the length of these golden cashmeres is more than 30 centimeters, and some can even reach half a meter.
Is it over in the long run? Not only is these golden cashmere not only long, but also particularly tough. It is said that the silk thread of the spider is the strongest substance in the world, and the silk thread of the spider is stronger than the same steel wire, which is recognized in the world, but there is another substance that is stronger than the spider silk, that is, golden cashmere.
These golden cashmere are not only very long, the toughness of cashmere is particularly strong, and the fourth advantage, that is, its color is particularly pure, what color is gold, what color it is, wash it and put it under the sun to see the golden light.
And you can observe that each fiber is very round and very tough, and there is no place to hide dirt and dirt, so gold cashmere will not be contaminated with dust or insects to be eaten.
It is said that the shawl produced by the Tibetan antelope can be worn through a ring, and the weight will not exceed 100 grams, but the shawl made of gold fleece can be worn through a woman's earrings and is smaller than the diameter of the ring.
And this shawl made of gold cashmere, after opening, it becomes a blanket that can be wrapped around the body to keep warm, you are wrapped in a layer of golden cashmere to make a blanket, even if you are naked, you can pass through the snow safely, and any cold wind can not penetrate the blanket woven by golden cashmere can keep you from freezing to death.
It is said that the warmest feather in the world is the Icelandic goose duck down, which is recognized in the world and even spacesuits are filled with this duck down. However, there is also a recognized kind of wool in the world, the warmest wool is golden cashmere, not only the warmth of the woven clothes is also particularly strong, and it is not an exaggeration to even call it soft armor.
Therefore, the golden cashmere was given so many legendary colors in ancient times, why so many princes and nobles wanted to get a piece of golden cashmere at a huge cost, and then knitted it into a sweater to wear on the body, not only to keep warm, but also to resist the slight damage of knives and guns.
The quantity is so small, and the output of golden cashmere has so many harsh conditions, and there are so many benefits, you say that he is not expensive, can you say that it is reasonable? Not only is it expensive, but it's extremely perverted.
Golden goats have only been found on the slopes of the Caucasus Mountains in the world, not anywhere else, and the total number is now only about 1,000. has become a protected animal, let's think about it, can he not be expensive? Having said so much, this kind of golden cashmere is not an exaggeration to call it a pervert, yes, it is a pervert.
So the price of it actually reached 250,000 US dollars a kilogram, which is still the price of the black market, and if you really put it at auction, it will more than double, but if you put these golden cashmere at auction. The Russian government will take you to court, because the number of golden goats living in the Caucasus Mountains is already small, where do you get these golden cashmere? Aren't you poaching.
After a male golden goat over the age of 8 is put down, less than 50 grams of golden cashmere can be collected, and 20 golden goats can only collect 1 kilogram of golden cashmere. One kilogram is already a big deal, and what Adams didn't expect was that his brother was really big enough to get 100 kilograms.
And the earl on the other side, does he have so much strength to eat 100 kilograms of golden cashmere? It seems that his brother has been cheated and doesn't know yet, how much money did he put in it? More than $20 million.
They just cut off all of Komolsky's profits at once, which made him so angry and gave up the deal, obviously letting people set a trap, and he didn't know that he got into it himself.
With the worth of his old friend Komolsky, more than $20 million is not a big deal, so why is he so angry. There is still an inside story in it, but Adams is embarrassed to ask, the two sides are friends, this is true, but each has its own circle, each has its own way of survival, you can't cross the line.
But I didn't expect Komolsky to see the stunned Adams, he actually smiled and took the initiative to say why he was so angry. That is, Komolsky not only gave these golden cashmere cushions, but also took the lives of 12 subordinates to get the 100 kilograms of golden cashmere.
After the death of so many loyal subordinates and the expenditure of so much money, the gold and cashmere that he had obtained were actually tricked by the English earl. When did Komolsky, a black marketeer who has been crisscrossing the CIS countries for so many years, suffer this loss? Sooner or later, this kid will have to take revenge, and he may even uproot the earl's family.