Looking at these things, Lin Mo and Zhang Hongxin looked at each other, because they saw three more boxes, and these three boxes were almost exactly the same as the three they opened on the first floor.
The only difference is that these three boxes are not stacked together, but one is placed between the tiles and the floor, while the other is placed in a row with the previous one, and the last one is placed between the two boxes.
The upper part in the middle forms a pyramid shape.
Looking at these three boxes, Lin Mo and Zhang Hongxin walked over together and checked the top one first.
After checking that there was no danger, the two prepared to lift him down. However, what they did not expect was that the box was surprisingly light.
Of course, this was compared to the box containing the silver coins, so it still weighed a bit, but the two of them were very sure that what was inside was definitely not gold or silver.
The two put the box on the ground. This time it was Lin Mo who opened the box. After checking that there were no mechanisms inside, Lin Mo opened the box directly.
When the box was opened, Lin Mo's eyes suddenly widened, because all of them were brand-new banknotes, stacked together. Judging from the style, they should be ten-yen Japanese yen.
Looking at a whole box of banknotes, Zhang Hongxin curled his lips and said, "Is this Japanese yen? Why is it still paper?"
Hearing this, Lin Mo said excitedly: "Brother Xin, what kind of paper is this? This is a good thing!"
Hearing what Lin Mo said, Zhang Hongxin was a little confused and asked: "Is this thing worth anything?"
Hearing this, Lin Mo explained excitedly: "Brother Xin, this must be valuable. Although I don't know much about the exchange rate, I still know that one yen is worth about one yuan."
Having said this, Lin Mo took a stack, pulled out a piece from it, handed it to Zhang Hongxin, and continued: "Brother Xin, you see, this piece is ten yen, which is probably equivalent to ten Yuan Datou."
After saying that, he raised the stack in his hand and continued: "This stack should be one hundred pieces, which is one thousand yen, which is one thousand oceans."
Having said this, Lin Mo pointed at the box and continued: "Brother Xin, look at the thickness of this box! There are at least ten stacks on this level, which is 10,000 yen, which is 10,000 oceans. It is much thicker than what we just did
One box may be more.”
"And if you look at it, how many of these ten thousand are there? I estimate that the money in this box must be several million."
Zhang Hongxin was dumbfounded by Lin Mo's words. Not to mention Zhang Hongxin, even Xu Guyu, who was attracted by Lin Mo's voice, was stunned, let alone Yang Haicheng who followed him.
It took a while for a few people to react, and Lin Mo's excitement had passed. However, the four of them still stared blankly at the box of money and giggled.
It’s no wonder that the four of them would show such expressions. It was really too much, even for Lin Mo. According to the exchange rate of this era, this money could be converted into almost one million US dollars, which was too much for the Lin family.
It's a huge sum of money, and the Lin family won't be able to come up with so much cash for a while.
Several people looked at the cash box in a daze. Xu Guyu and Lin Mo took the lead in calming down.
"Pah..." Xu Guyu slapped Zhang Hongxin on the back of the face again, and said, "Okay, don't look at it, you are also involved in this."
Yang Haicheng, who heard the noise, came to his senses when he saw this situation. In fact, he didn't feel much about so much money. He was only shocked by the amount.
For Yang Haicheng, it doesn't matter whether he has more money or less. On the one hand, his family background is still good and he does not lack money for food and drink.
On the other hand, he and Lin Mo grew up together and have been together for the most part since childhood. Most of the money they spend outside with Lin Mo comes from Lin Mo. In addition, he doesn’t have any bad habit of gambling or smoking.
, I have never been short of money.
Of course, the four of them paid little attention to the money. Although Lin Mo and Yang Haicheng thought the money was large, there was no need to touch it.
As for Xu Guyu and Zhang Hongxin, on the one hand, they feel it is unnecessary. After all, they are in the Military Intelligence Department, one is the deputy section chief and the other is the deputy team leader. They are not very old and they can be said to have a bright future.
On the other hand, they don't dare. You must know that the family rules of the Military Intelligence Department are very strict. If you really steal the money and defect, you will basically be fighting to death with the Military Intelligence Department.
Zhang Hongxin, who came back to his senses, picked up a stack of money and looked at it carefully.
Seeing this situation, Lin Mo said: "Brother Xin, there are two more boxes! Let's open them quickly and take a look."
"Yes, yes..." Zhang Hongxin, who heard Lin Mo's reminder, immediately reacted and threw the money back into the box, then turned around and prepared to go to the other two boxes.
Although Zhang Hongxin was obviously very excited, he did not forget the environment he was in. After carefully checking it, he moved a box out.
Seeing this situation, the four people's eyes suddenly lit up, because Zhang Hongxin was clearly carrying it effortlessly at this time, and there was probably another banknote inside.
When Zhang Hongxin checked and opened it, as expected, there was another box full of banknotes inside.
"I know this, aren't these pounds and US dollars!" Zhang Hongxin said excitedly, looking at a box full of banknotes in front of him.
Hearing this, Lin Mo nodded. The items inside were indeed British pounds and U.S. dollars, but they were somewhat different from the box of Japanese yen. These British pounds and U.S. dollars were old and new, and some of them had obviously already been circulated.
Moreover, the denominations of these pounds and US dollars are not the same as those of the Japanese yen. For example, the pound has three denominations: one, five, and ten pounds. Among them, one pound is the most, five pounds is the second, and ten pounds is the least. There should be only a small layer.
However, in the whole box, the British pound only accounts for a small part, and the main thing is the US dollar, which only has one, five, or thirteen denominations, of which one dollar has the largest denomination, accounting for a full three-thirds of the entire box.
About two times.
Zhang Hongxin, who was excited next to him, picked up the money in the box and looked at it for a while, then asked: "Lin Mo, how many oceans can you tell me this money is worth?"
After hearing this, Lin Mo silently calculated it in his mind and said, "It's roughly the same as the box of ten yen just now. I don't know the exact amount."
"Oh...I thought it was worth more than those yen!"
Hearing Zhang Hongxin's words, Lin Mo explained: "One dollar or pound is indeed worth more than one yen, but most of them are in denominations of one dollar, while those yen are all in denominations of ten yuan."
After hearing Lin Mo's explanation, Zhang Hongxin nodded. After closing the box of money, he opened the last box with great interest.
However, what was placed in this box was not banknotes, but another box of large yellow croakers. Seeing this, the four of them were a little disappointed. Obviously, a box of gold is obviously not as valuable as a box of banknotes. Of course, this is what it says
These are currencies such as US dollar, Japanese yen, and British pound.
Seeing this situation, Lin Mo and the others continued their efforts and opened the other boxes and checked them again.
However, the items in these boxes are very mixed. There are all kinds of things, such as antique porcelain, gold, silver and jade jewelry, copper and bronze items, calligraphy, painting and calligraphy stickers, etc., and these things are obviously much higher than those in the basement.
Less classy.
Of course, there was no shortage of valuables in these boxes. There were five boxes of silver coins, large and small, and two boxes each of large and small yellow croakers. However, the boxes were not even a quarter of the size of the box of large yellow croakers just now.
In addition, Lin Mo and the others also dug out a large box of banknotes, which was one or two sizes larger than the box that just contained the banknotes. The box was also filled with banknotes, most of which were one dollar and
One pound note.
In addition to US dollars and pounds, there were also a bunch of large-denomination marks. After Zhang Hongxin picked up one and counted the zeros, he found that the denomination was one billion. His face flushed with excitement and was full of disbelief.
But when Lin Mo told him that three or four stacks of Marks worth one billion were enough to buy an egg, his jaw dropped and he looked at Lin Mo in astonishment.
"This...is this impossible? Doesn't it mean that it takes hundreds of billions to buy an egg?"
Hearing Zhang Hongxin's words, Lin Mo explained: "That's indeed the case. I learned about it through a German newspaper."
"But this happened many years ago. During the economic crisis abroad, severe inflation occurred in Germany."
"Then the German government started printing money, but as it was printed, the money became less and less valuable, and the subsequent denominations were not as expensive as paper."
"Then the German government started adding zeros. As you can see, there were more and more zeros. Even people had to carry money to buy groceries."
"But now, after the new head of state in Germany came to power, the economy has improved a lot, so the money should have been wasted."
Upon hearing Lin Mo's explanation, the three of them were immediately amazed.
Looking at the appearance of the three people, Lin Mo thought to himself: If you were still alive after the Anti-Japanese War, you would have experienced it too. You must know that at that time, the maximum denomination was several billion, and this was not just one time, but
That's a full two times.
Xu Guyu on the side saw Lin Mo sitting there in a daze after speaking, and asked: "Lin Mo, what are you thinking about?"
After hearing the question, Lin Mo came back to his senses. Of course, he couldn't say the things he just thought about.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Mo quickly said: "Chief Xu, judging from the old German mark in this box of money and the location where it was just found, it can be seen that this box of money must have been there for a long time.
"
Hearing this, Xu Guyu nodded and asked: "The release time should indeed be quite long, and it should be several years, but what does this mean?"
Hearing this question, Lin Mo thought for a moment and replied: "Chief Xu, you see there are a lot of property stored here, and judging from the situation, they should be deposited one after another."
"In my opinion, Chen Maofeng's hands are probably not clean. He probably secretly transferred the money from Qingmao Trading Company's account."