American Comic Dimensional Trading Device

He bought it at a store he passed by on his way to see the house with Margot after lunch.

Although the amount may seem small, don't think Josie is stingy.

Sugar was one of the most strictly controlled civilian goods in the United States during the war, even more so than tires and gasoline. The standard ration of sugar (including chocolate) per person per week was only 0.25 pounds, or about two ounces.

This pound of white sugar and this pound of chocolate were all the sugar coupons that Mike, the black car dealer, had in stock.

"I know about sugar, but what about chocolate?" Daenerys didn't think too much about it when she heard it was sugar. After all, as the Queen of Meereen, she wouldn't be deprived of sugar. She was more interested in the chocolate Josie mentioned.

“A candy made from fruits unique to our world, with mood-boosting properties,” Josie explained.

"Wait, this is sugar? Such pure sugar?" Daenerys was clearly interested when she heard Josie's explanation, but she was stunned when she opened the bag of white sugar.

Although Westeros has dragons, witchcraft, and may even have gods.

However, frankly speaking, its productivity was perhaps even lower than that of medieval Europe.

So even if there is sugar, it's at most the kind of coarse brown sugar chunks.

Fine white sugar—I'd never even heard of it before.

“That’s right, that’s sugar. It’s called granulated sugar because it’s as fine as white sand,” Josie nodded.

"Oh my god, this taste, such a pure and sweet flavor." After receiving confirmation from Josie, Daenerys carefully used her slender little fingernail to pick up a small pinch of white sugar and slowly put it into her cherry lips.

Then, as if tasting some unparalleled delicacy, he closed his eyes and savored it.

Watching Daenerys carefully savor the treat and her blissful expression, Josie couldn't help but twitch his lips. For a moment, he even wondered if what he had given her wasn't candy, but some indescribable source of evil.

"I'm sorry, I got a little carried away, but I've truly never tasted such pure sweetness before!" After savoring it for a while, Daenerys finally came to her senses and said to Josie.

“It’s okay, but I think you’ll like it even more after you try the chocolate,” Josie said with a shrug.

“Thank you, I will savor it carefully. But such pure sugar must be very expensive, right?” Daenerys couldn’t help but ask.

“Yeah, it’s quite expensive, considering it’s a strictly controlled strategic resource.” Josie nodded. These two pounds of sugar and chocolate cost him $4 in addition to the ration coupons.

And how much does regular beef cost? 40 cents a pound.

This price is still based on the availability of ration coupons.

If you were to buy it on the black market, the price would probably be several times higher.

Without a doubt, this price was astronomical compared to the cheap price of white sugar in later generations.

Actually, sugar prices in the United States are still considered cheap.

The country that experienced the most dramatic increase in sugar prices during World War II was actually Japan.

At its peak, sugar prices were 770 times higher than before the war, while war supplies such as food and gasoline only increased by fifty times.

After World War II, American soldiers could buy a gentle and considerate Yamato Nadeshiko with just one piece of chocolate.

However, what Josie meant by "quite expensive" was actually a comparison with the low prices of later generations.

However, Daenerys misunderstood and thought that Josie had spent a lot of gold before.

Anyone who has watched Game of Thrones knows that Daenerys, as queen, is incredibly generous to her people.

Although Josie was not her subordinate, she felt she couldn't let Josie suffer a loss since she had offered such precious food.

So, with a flick of her wrist, the system notified her of a transaction.

Then Josie was dumbfounded.

Because the trading board clearly showed gold, one thousand ounces.

This woman must be crazy.

Josie knew that sugar was expensive in ancient times, but basically, considering the sugar shortages in medieval Europe and the situation in Japan during World War II, it was at most as valuable as gold.

But exchanging 1,000 ounces for two pounds of sugar is already thirty times the price of gold.

Why sell hammer guns? Wouldn't selling candy be better?

Fortunately, Daenerys's next words made Josie realize that she hadn't lost her mind.

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"I know this might be difficult, but I still hope you can find a way to provide me with as much sugar as possible, oh, and this chocolate! Half of this gold is a thank-you gift, and the other half is a deposit. I don't care about the actual price you pay for the sugar, but I'll buy it at 5 ounces per pound, how about that?" Daenerys said solemnly.

She is ultimately a queen-like figure. Although still young, she has already experienced many hardships and is not some ignorant young flower.

Daenerys was well aware of the importance of sugar.

If powerful firearms can help her conquer enemies by force, then sugar is the guarantee of her army's combat effectiveness and an important resource for winning over allies.

Once she returns to Westeros, if she wants to win over a lord or nobleman, sending them an equal weight of sugar will be a hundred times more effective than sending them an equal weight of gold.

As for the price of 5 ounces per pound, it was a figure that Daenerys calculated based on the crude sugar blocks in her world.

Without a doubt, this quality of white sugar is still too low compared to the price of inferior sugar in Westeros.

However, Daenerys could also guess that while sugar in Josie's world might not be cheap, it certainly wouldn't be as expensive as it was in Westeros.

This wasn't just a baseless guess; it was a conclusion she drew from the guns Josie had sold her before.

Why? Because of the metal!

During World War II, the world's industrial level had reached a very advanced stage. The steel produced was naturally incomparable to the special steel of later generations, but compared to the Middle Ages, it was like heaven and earth.

When Josie first recommended firearms to Daenerys, she was only interested in their power.

But after getting her hands on the actual gun, she became interested not only in the gun itself, but also in the metal used to make the gun and bullets.

When Daenerys first traded with Josie and obtained that .38 gun, she had already tested it. The best weapons used by her warriors could only leave minor scratches on the gun, but could not cause any damage.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the so-called scratches were actually just scratches on an unknown plating layer on the gun body... This gun is nickel-plated.

Such a powerful steel can be said to be no less than the legendary Valyrian steel.

In Westeros, this grade of steel is several times more expensive than gold.

Just like the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber in martial arts novels, they are not something that money can buy.

How much does a .38 rifle weigh? A little over one kilogram.

Even excluding the non-metallic components, converted to imperial units (ounces), it would not be less than 30 ounces.

The price Josie sold it to her, plus a copy of The Prince that came with it, was only 10 ounces of gold.

The later M1917 rifle was even more impressive, weighing a total of 8 kilograms. Excluding the wooden grip, it weighed no less than 2 kilograms and came with 100 rounds of ammunition.

Moreover, whether it's a .38 or an M1917 bullet, they are all made of refined copper.

So even though the price tripled, Daenerys didn't lose money at all.

Even if Josie stops selling her bullets one day, these guns won't become useless scraps as Josie thinks. Daenerys can make up for all her losses and even make a fortune just by recycling the steel and the spent cartridges.

Furthermore, there is no situation where the recycled steel cannot be used.

It's true that steelmaking requires high productivity, but if it's just recasting, the difficulty is much lower.

Just like Valyrian steel, which the Westeros cannot forge, it is not difficult to recast Valyrian weapons that have just been made.

So Josh had always thought he had gotten a great deal.

But in reality, he was only on the third layer, while Daenerys had already reached the atmosphere.

This is one of the greatest advantages of interdimensional trading.

Now, Daenerys is also using this information gap to give her own estimated price of sugar.

Josie was undoubtedly tempted by Daenerys's offer.

Is white sugar expensive? At $2 a pound, it is certainly expensive.

Moreover, it's impossible to make a large number of transactions at this price because it's very difficult to obtain ration coupons.

So the only option is to buy it on the black market.

On the black market, sugar costs at least five dollars a pound.

However, this price is still incredibly cheap compared to Daenerys's offer of 5 ounces of gold (80% purity), which is $250 per pound.

That's a whopping 50 times the profit! Before, when he sold M1917 rifles, he only managed a meager 25 times profit.

This business is worth doing!

"I can try my best, but I can't guarantee the quantity." After thinking for a moment, Josie immediately agreed, but she didn't dare to make any promises, after all, these were the most strictly controlled supplies.

"It's alright, doing your best is enough." Daenerys knew this wouldn't be easy.

After discussing what they needed to discuss, the two said their goodbyes and ended their communication.

After ending the communication, Josie looked at the hundred gold bars in the system warehouse and was once again filled with excitement.

Although I've been seeing gold every day these past few days, each transaction has yielded more wealth than the last.

This feeling is absolutely wonderful.

That means it's all gold. If it were in US dollars, Josie would be tempted to take out a bill and show off like Mark Gor by lighting a cigarette.

Of course, this is just speculation. First of all, Josie doesn't smoke. Secondly, although Little Ma looks dashing lighting his cigarette with money, he was originally printing counterfeit money, so the money he used to light his cigarette was also counterfeit.

Soon, the night passed.