Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 74: Shang Zhou’s? Last week’s!
Shi Zhao has been a country for many years and has been exploiting the people all the time.

Apart from rewards over the years and those used for diplomacy, most of these riches were concentrated in Yecheng.

The only pity is that Shi Hu was cruel enough.

In Yecheng, there were fires in many warehouses, and no one knew how many rare treasures were burned.

Wang Meng, who knew that Lin Dao attached great importance to this matter, personally supervised the rescue and collection of rare treasures.

He brought a large group of soldiers and clerks with him, traveling between warehouses.

It was extremely busy to put out the fire, rescue the belongings, seal up, check, count and seal.

Seeing Lin Dao coming in person, he hurried forward to greet him.

"Lord~~~"

Lin Dao waved his hand, looking quite anxious. "Did you gain anything?"

"There are gains." Wang Meng said with a slightly embarrassed look, "but it's not as good as I expected."

"Most of the food and supplies in the city were burned."

"Salt, iron, spices, wine, and other things were thrown into the well and the river."

"All the hemp, ramie, silk, and satin in stock were burned."

"A lot of wood and medicinal materials were damaged."

Food, cloth, wood and medicinal materials are all flammable.

Once a fire is started, it will quickly spread and cause large-scale losses.

Shi Hu was indeed a cruel man.

I would rather destroy my own things than leave them to the enemy.

"Gold, silver, jewelry, and antique jade are relatively well preserved."

These things are relatively fire-resistant, and many of the Jiehu people who carried out arson stole and kept them for private use.

There were even fierce firefights that resulted in the fires in many places not being able to start.

Especially the large-scale palace complex, most of the buildings have been preserved.

As for those Jiehu who stole the hidden treasures, they did not end up well either.

Almost all of them were captured by the beggar army that searched the mountains and seas.

Not only were they confused, but the hidden property also became the spoils of war for the beggars' army.

"Master Lang."

Wang Meng looked at Lin Dao.

"I have a proposal, and I hope my lord will agree."

Lin Dao nodded. "You say."

"We exchanged canned grain, sugar, meat, oil, eggs, and captured women from the military households for gold, silver, and other items."

There were many unwritten rules in ancient wars.

One of them is the spoils that the soldiers obtained privately during the war, which belonged to them.

Of course, things like flags, armor, crossbows, documents, seals, and yellow books must all be handed over.

The soldiers fought bravely, and it would be unacceptable if they were not given benefits after the war.

Even if it is a massacre, it is essentially to allow them to vent and make a fortune.

An army with strict military discipline like Yue Family Army.

How many of them can there be in thousands of years?

"The military households received gold, silver, and other valuables, but they were of little use to them."

Wang Meng didn't finish his words, "They can't spend it either."

"If the Lord provides enough supplies, I'm sure we can exchange them for a lot of good things."

The economy in Shizhao has collapsed long ago.

After all, a bushel of millet in Yecheng can be sold for the price of two gold cakes. What kind of economy can this country have?

Even if the soldiers of the Beggar Army had their pockets full of gold, silver and jewelry, they had no place to spend it.

It would be better to give it to the master and exchange it for some food and drink utensils to improve life.

Lin Dao pondered for a moment before nodding and saying, "Okay."

Piles of gold cakes and silver ingots, baskets of jewelry, and heavy antique jade materials are piled up like mountains.

"This thing." Lin Dao saw a huge bronze tripod at a glance.

He walked forward and stroked it gently. The heavy feel was full of historical flavor.

"Master Lang."

Wang Meng followed and said, "This item must be from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. I wonder if it can be of use to you, my lord?"

Xie Daoyuan held the imperial seal in both hands as if it were a priceless treasure.

This kind of divine weapon, can I hold it myself?!

Lin Dao has already stood up and left Xianyang Palace. He is going to count his harvest.

Ever since Guangzong County increased its investment, he has been spending more than he earns.

So many people eat his food, wear his clothes, use his things, and live in his house.

Everything is money!

Lin Dao was a time-space trader, and he invested all the money he made.

He himself couldn't afford to buy a plane, a yacht, or a villa, let alone a three-bedroom apartment or a car.

After investing for so long, it’s time to see the return of your money and enjoy it.

"From Shang Zhou? If I take it away, it will be from last week."

Without nearly two thousand years of sedimentation, any antique that Lin Dao brought back had inexplicable fatal flaws in this respect.

You said this is from the Shang and Zhou dynasties?
How do you explain the identification result that is almost two thousand years off?

If you are talking about the Song and Yuan dynasties, you really think people are fools.

This thing existed in the Song and Yuan dynasties? Is it of this style? It's completely off the mark.

Besides, this kind of thing is not allowed to be traded in the modern world.

Going to the black market is asking for trouble.

"I wish this were made of gold."

Lin Dao patted the thick cauldron, his eyes full of regret.

If this big tripod is made of gold, it can be melted and turned into gold bars.

But once bronze is melted, it is worthless.

Lin Dao, feeling a little depressed, turned around and saw a pile of various gold objects.

A good mood came immediately and a smile appeared on my face.

"As expected, my favorite is still gold."

There is a lot of gold here, and there are many kinds.

In addition to traditional gold cakes, horseshoe gold, unicorn gold, etc., there are also a large number of various gold items.

Such as gold beads, gold danglu, gold bubbles, gold necklaces, gold jewelry, etc.

There were quite a few. "Jinglue," Lin Dao instructed Wang Meng, "have the craftsmen melt all these gold objects and gold ingots and cast them into gold bars. I want to take them away."

Wang Meng responded repeatedly, and then pointed to the pile of silverware beside him, "Master, there are also these."

Glancing at the silverware, Lin Dao simply shook his head, "Useless, too cheap."

"Oh~~~"

Wang Meng seemed to be thinking about something.

Lin Dao continued to check the rest of the valuables.

There were still some silks and satins, but he looked at them for a while and then paid no more attention to them.

There are even fewer precious medicinal materials, and most of them cannot be sold at a good price.

There was a pretty good wild ginseng, which looked taller than a palm, but many of its roots were burnt.

With this kind of appearance, the price must be greatly discounted.

There was a large basket on the side filled with a lot of jewels.

Such as garnet, crystal, carnelian, agate, amber, beryl, pearl, white jade, etc.

"Ok?"

Lin Dao reached into the basket and took out a palm-sized object with a slightly odd shape and even mixed colors.

He looked left and right, feeling that it was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

He simply stood up and handed it to Wang Meng, "What is this?"

"Oh." Wang Meng just glanced at it and said, "It's Liuli."

"Liu..." Lin Dao couldn't help but raise his head. "Glass."

This thing is really worthless if brought into the modern world.

"A palace servant reportedly found a treasure collected by Shi Hu." Wang Meng continued, "I thought it was a rare treasure."

"I never thought it was a bottle of canned yellow peaches."

"It is said that Shi Hu likes it very much."

Lin Dao smiled and threw away the strangely shaped glass in his hand.

He squatted down and continued to search for good things in the basket.

Soon a huge pearl was turned out.

Holding it in his palm, feeling its slightly heavy weight, Lin Dao was surprised, "How could there be such a big pearl?"

In the modern world, cultured pearls are very cheap.

This also made Lin Dao feel that although the pearl was very large, its price should not be very high.

There were many kinds of jewels in the basket, but he was not sure about their specific prices.

Lin Dao simply stood up and took out a large piece of silk.

Then he selected some jewels from the basket and wrapped them in silk.

There are almost all kinds of jewelry, and some good quality ones are selected.

Of course, all the glassware was thrown away.

If he wants this kind of thing, he can buy it by the car, and there are all kinds of designs.

He packed the silk, tied it up, and carried it on his back.

Lin Dao stood up and told Wang Meng, "I have to go out for something."

"You need to speed up your work. All supplies can be allocated and used by you."

"The city must be stabilized as soon as possible."

"Zhu Hu must be cleaned up as soon as possible."

Wang Meng immediately bowed and saluted.

"Meng, I will live up to the master's trust!"

Modern world, Harbour City.

Lin Dao, carrying a backpack, got out of the taxi and looked up at the storefront in front of him.

'R&F Watch & Jewellery Store'.

Different materials should be sold to different stores.

In Harbour City, jewelry recycling is mainly done in these watch and jewelry stores.

In order to sell jewelry, Lin Dao registered a number of qualifications in the name of the company.

Lin Dao tightened his backpack and walked into the store.

A few minutes later, he sat on the sofa in the jewelry store's reception room.

"Lin Sheng."

The store manager greeted him warmly, "Your company is in the gold mining business. I guess you've heard that there are now regulations requiring Class AB registrants."

"Ah."

Lin Dao nodded. "Our company has already registered for this."

There are new regulations in Harbour City. The purchase and sale of precious metals and gemstones must have the corresponding registration qualifications.

If not, it cannot be included in the company's accounts.

If you want to sell it privately, you can only go to a pawnshop.

Needless to say, the corresponding risks and price factors are involved.

The most important thing is that the payment cannot be made through the company’s accounts and can only be settled in cash.

The biggest advantage of company accounts is that they are clean.

Fortunately, Lin Dao purchased an abandoned gold mine in South Africa and registered a corresponding company.

It will be very convenient to handle the registrant qualifications at this time.

If he had continued to work alone as before, he would be in trouble now.

Lin Dao unzipped his backpack, grabbed a handful of gems and placed them on the table.

"Our company is an agent for the sale of various jewelry in South Africa. Please take a look at these samples."

"Okay." The manager smiled and asked the master to identify it.

Amber is very cheap.

One gram of average quality gold costs only a few dozen yuan, while one of better quality gold costs only a few hundred yuan.

The amber that Lin Dao brought was of decent quality, and the jewelry master appraised it to be between three hundred and five hundred yuan per gram.

The price of agate is not much different from that of amber.

Ordinary brown agate costs only a few dozen yuan per gram.

A gram of rich red agate costs several hundred yuan.

According to the jewelry master's appraisal, one gram of agate is worth about three or four hundred yuan.

Of course, these are natural gemstones.

Lin Dao reached out again and grabbed a handful of jewelry from his backpack.

When a pearl as big as a ping-pong ball was placed on the table, the manager and the jewelry master both changed their expressions.

(End of this chapter)