Zhuang Rui is actually a little reluctant to leave Yangon. The life in Yangon for the past 20 days has been full of surprises and excitements. The ups and downs of the open bets, the ups and downs of the hidden bets, the joy of surprise when the bet goes up, and the dejection when the bet goes down.
It is like a picture of all living beings in society in a Buddhist country.
When he came to the airport, Zhuang Rui took a taxi. The taxi he took was the same one he took when he first arrived in Myanmar. The fare was 5 US dollars, but when he got off the bus, Zhuang Rui gave him a 50 US dollar tip. In this half
For more than a month, the driver took him and Peng Fei around the streets and alleys of Yangon, allowing Zhuang Rui to appreciate the exotic scenery.
This driver obviously rarely encountered such a generous and generous customer as Zhuang Rui. After helping Zhuang Rui get his luggage out of the car, he still waved reluctantly outside until Zhuang Rui and others entered the terminal.
I don't know if he really couldn't bear to see Zhuang Rui and others leave, or if he couldn't bear the seemingly inexhaustible amount of dollars in Peng Fei's pocket.
After saying goodbye to Qin Haoran and others, Zhuang Rui and Peng Fei waited for the flight to Mandalay. After boarding the plane, they discovered that this flight also originated from China and only made a layover in Yangon.
The flight attendants and cabin crew, as well as the vast majority of passengers, are all Chinese.
"This little brother, I see you got on the plane from Yangon. Have you just participated in the Myanmar Jade Sale?"
Not long after the plane took off, a middle-aged man in his forties sitting in the front row of Zhuang Rui turned around and chatted with Zhuang Rui with a familiar smile.
"Haha, yes, bro, are you going to Mandalay on a business trip?"
Zhuang Rui saw that this man was dressed simply, just a T-shirt and a pair of jeans. He didn't look like a businessman.
"Hey, what's the matter? The public sale is over, we just went to check out the leftover soup..."
When the middle-aged man was talking, he looked at Zhuang Rui with an expression of envy. Most of the people on the plane were Chinese. He spoke in a loud voice, which caused everyone to turn around and look.
The beautiful stewardess in the cabin also turned her attention to Zhuang Rui.
"Boss, I wonder what the king price is in this public sale?"
"Little brother, tell me what the total transaction price of this public offering is?"
"Yeah, I heard it ended this morning, and you're not allowed to make phone calls on this plane. I'm really worried..."
Hearing that Zhuang Rui was on the plane from Yangon after attending the fair, the whole cabin became noisy, and everyone asked Zhuang Rui what happened at the fair.
Zhuang Rui was confused by these inexplicable questions. He quickly stood up and said: "Everyone, this jade market is just for trading some jade. There is nothing to say. There is really nothing to say..."
"Little brother, please tell us. Whether we can gain anything from this trip depends on the result of this public sale..."
"Yeah, maybe this time I ran away in vain and I have to pay for the air ticket..."
"Sir, could you please sit down first?"
As soon as Zhuang Rui finished speaking, he asked a lot of questions again, but mixed with the voice of the beautiful stewardess, he asked Zhuang Rui to sit down, but when the stewardess looked at Zhuang Rui, her eyes were full of
curious.
You know, on flights from China to Myanmar, the most people the flight attendants see are people who come to Myanmar to gamble. They have heard this topic for a long time, so they naturally know a lot about stone gambling and know that they can go to Yangon to participate.
The people at Jade Public Market are all big bosses, so they treat Zhuang Rui in a different light.
"Okay... okay, sit down now. I'm sorry. Brother, what's going on with you guys? Tell me first?"
Zhuang Rui originally thought that these people on the plane were all going to Mandalay for business, but now it seems that he has thought differently. Is it true that these people also came to Myanmar to dump rough stones?
Zhuang Rui's guess was correct. These people were indeed selling jadeite rough between China and Myanmar. However, they did not have enough financial resources to participate in the Myanmar Jadeite Public Sale, so they could only wait for the public sale to end and go to Mandalay to collect some rough stones.
The materials are sold back to the country.
The reason why this group of people went to Mandalay is because Myanmar’s rough diamond merchants are basically concentrated there and will go back when the public sale is over. Moreover, although Mandalay is also controlled by government forces, the airport inspection there is
, there are many tricks to be exploited, and it is not as strict as Yangon. These people can bring out some rough stones to some extent.
In Myanmar terms, the group of people on this plane were smugglers of rough jade stones. They did not have any customs clearance certificate. They just bribed the staff of Mandalay Airport to bring one or two sacks of rough stones on the plane. It was a compensation.
The only way to make money is to smuggle out a few rough stones.
The Myanmar Jade Public Market is the benchmark for the price of the entire jade market. They naturally know it very well. However, they were unable to learn about the latest market conditions on the plane today, so they asked Zhuang Rui so urgently.
"You... aren't you smuggling? If you are caught, wouldn't it be troublesome?"
Zhuang Rui didn't expect that the Myanmar government had such strict control over the export of rough stones, but these people actually dared to smuggle it blatantly, without any fear at all.
"Bullshit smuggling, we just brought a few rough stones on the plane, and the money we paid for them was higher than the price of buying the rough stones. Who is the real smuggler who is not an escort by car, ship, or soldier?"
, who are we? People here in Myanmar wish that their rough stones could be smuggled out..."
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, the middle-aged man curled his lips in disdain, and some others also agreed with his words. Even the beautiful stewardess was used to such things, which seemed to make Zhuang Rui a little fussy.
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Although he had been in Myanmar for a long time, Zhuang Rui didn't really understand Myanmar's social structure until he listened to the middle-aged man's explanation.
Although Myanmar is rich in precious items such as gemstones and teak wood, they are all in the hands of a very small number of people. Most people in Myanmar are very poor and lack ways to make a fortune. When people are poor and want to change, the theft and selling of resources has developed to the point where
It is an unimaginable situation that cannot be stopped by a simple government action. It can only be restrained slightly.
In Myanmar, the country began to pay attention to the trading of rough stones, but it only started in the 1980s. However, many locals in Mandalay still have a large number of jadeite rough stones, and these rough stones are worth dozens of dollars.
The locals who grew materials in Laokeng years ago did not want to participate in the public sale and be squeezed out by the government, so there were buyers and sellers, forming a special smuggling channel.
Zhuang Rui shook his head. These people are just ordinary businessmen, and they earn hard-earned money. As the saying goes: Those who steal pearls will be punished, and those who steal the country will naturally not come to take this small plane, nor will they travel once.
Just to carry a sack of stones.
"More than 20 million euros? Isn't that more than 200 million RMB?"
"Yeah, this is a bit outrageous..."
"Lao Yu, isn't the money we brought this time a little short?"
As Zhuang Rui announced the top price, everyone in the cabin, whether they were coming to Mandalay for shopping or on business, including those beautiful stewardesses, all had their mouths wide open with incredulous expressions on their faces.
After Zhuang Rui told them about the bidding price of this Burmese public offering and the total transaction price reaching 8 billion RMB, the entire cabin became silent. No one spoke anymore. They were all digesting
Zhuang Rui analyzed what he just said and how much rough stone he could buy from Mandalay with the money he brought this time.
I believe that this news will spread throughout the jewelry industry by tomorrow at the latest. No one can predict the price of jade jewelry on the market by then.
At this moment, the people in the cabin no longer wanted to ask Zhuang Rui for details, and Zhuang Rui, who was free, also turned his attention to the TV screen in the cabin that was playing a city introduction to Mandalay.
Mandalay is the provincial capital of Mandalay Province in Myanmar, a famous ancient capital and the second largest city in Myanmar. With a population of about 800,000, it is the political, economic and cultural center of Myanmar. It was once the seat of the Royal Palace of Myanmar.
Because Ava, the famous ancient capital in Myanmar's history, is located in its suburbs, overseas Chinese in Myanmar call it "Awa City".
During World War II, Mandalay was the main battlefield for the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the Japanese Army, so a large number of Chinese people were left here. Now Mandalay's economy is mainly controlled by Chinese descendants. Due to its superior geographical location, jadeite wool has always been used.
Finished products, a centralized place for trading of various gemstones.
The major mines in Myanmar also have their base in Mandalay. The Yangon public market has only flourished in recent years. In the last century, the public market was often held in Mandalay.
Yes, most of the legendary stone gambling stories in the past took place here. It can be said that Mandalay is a place with a long history and tradition.
The flight from Yangon to Mandalay didn't take very long, but after more than an hour, the plane arrived at Mandalay Airport.
“Brother, despite the fact that Myanmar is a military government, it is still us Chinese who control the lifeline of Myanmar. Did you see that those houses belong to us Chinese...
As the plane swooped down and landed, Zhuang Rui could see from the window that on the edge of this city full of pagodas, there were many luxurious villas lined up one after another. The middle-aged man sitting in front of Zhuang Rui introduced them to him.
, but the words were soon covered up by the roar of the plane landing.
Compared with the Chinese living in Indonesia and other places, the life of the Chinese in Myanmar is much easier. Although they are rich, they rarely participate in politics. In addition, the local forces in Myanmar are not anti-Chinese. Therefore, in places where the Chinese live in Mandalay, other
The economic lifeline is basically in the hands of the Chinese.
