Hearing what Huangpu Wudi said, Qin Feng stopped worrying about Huangpu Deyan and asked: "It will take at least a year to go. What else does Elder Huangpu have to explain?"
"There's nothing left." Huangpu Wudi took a deep look at Qin Feng and said, "I just hope that the Lord will return soon. I'm waiting here and looking forward to it..."
"Okay, after seven days, you can take us to the passage!" Qin Feng nodded. He wanted to leave three days for the Zhang Hu brothers and sisters to say goodbye to their grandfather.
"Well, let's do it in seven days. I also need to prepare some things..."
Huangpu Wudi agreed, and after bidding farewell to Qin Feng, he took Huangpu Qiao and his son away from the place where Qin Feng lived, fearing that he would have to explain something alone.
Afterwards, Qin Shan and Qin Bing also said goodbye and left, taking the Zhang Hu brothers back to Qincheng. However, Qin Dongyuan stayed behind without any worries and would discuss martial arts issues with Qin Feng every day.
Qin Feng has not been idle these days. He asked Huangpu Wudi to find a few tailors, and then he drew the styles of clothes based on the figures of the people who were going out this time, and asked the tailors to make them.
The clothing in this space is similar to that of the space outside a hundred years ago. If Qin Feng and his party all wear long robes and coats when they go out, there may be some jokes.
A week passed in a blink of an eye. Seven days later, the Zhang Hu brothers and sisters returned to the village, and all the clothes Qin Feng asked him to make were quickly made.
Early on the morning of the eighth day, everyone gathered in the small courtyard where Qin Feng lived.
For the sake of confidentiality, apart from Qin Feng, Huangpu Qiao and his son, Zhang Hu brothers and sisters, and Qin Dongyuan, there is only one Huangpu Wudi, who wants to take Qin Feng and others to the passage.
"Elder Huangpu, what are these two carts for?"
Qin Feng discovered that in addition to them, there were two carriages in the yard, and they were large carriages with four horses each.
"Lord, this is for you to take out."
Huangpu Wudi walked to a carriage and reached out to lift the covering on the carriage. Qin Feng felt his eyes blurred. However, his eyes were dazzled by the light of the sun shining on the gold nugget.
"Huh? It's all gold?" Qin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, and he understood what Huangpu Wudi meant.
"Yes, it's all gold."
Huangpu Wudi nodded and said: "My Lord, gold is not valuable here, but it can be exchanged for anything outside. This gold is enough, Lord, to buy the items needed here..."
The reason why this paradise has been able to trade with the outside world for thousands of years is because of this gold.
With inexhaustible gold, they can support world-rich businessmen such as Shen Wansan and Hu Xueyan, so that they can trade commodities and property outside.
"How much is this in total?"
Qin Feng looked at the carriage. This carriage was somewhat similar to the flat cart outside, but it was much larger. It was covered with gold bricks. He reached out and took a gold brick from the carriage. Qin Feng weighed it with his hands.
For a moment.
Qin Feng has seen gold bricks in bank vaults. In fact, the largest of those so-called gold bricks is only one hundred grams. It is not an exaggeration to call them gold bars.
But these gold bricks in front of him are absolutely genuine. Each gold brick is about the same size as what ordinary people use to build houses. Qin Feng can feel it as soon as he gets his hands on it. This gold brick weighs at least ten
About kilograms.
One gold brick is ten kilograms. Qin Feng now understands why this carriage is equipped with four horses, because one or two horses cannot pull the carriage full of gold bricks.
"My lord, there are two hundred gold bricks placed on each carriage. Take them out and exchange them for external money. It should be enough for my lord to spend this time."
Huangpu Wudi has been busy with the gold bricks in front of him these days. In the past, gold was worthless and few people mined it. But now that Qin Feng is leaving, the situation is different.
Huangpu Wudi asked Qin Bing to organize some manpower to mine a gold mine not far from Qincheng. After refining it day and night, he burned it into gold water and poured it into molds in front of him.
of gold bricks.
"My lord, your time is too tight to go out this time. You can only prepare so much. When your lord comes back next time, I will prepare ten times more gold for you to take out..."
Although they are all open-pit gold mines, there are no modern mining tools in this space, and they are all dug bit by bit by manpower.
The Qin family took all the defeated soldiers of the Qian and Zhao clan to mine mines. Most of them were Anjin and Huajin warriors. In seven days, they only mined so many.
"My lord, isn't this gold enough?" Huangpu Wudi glanced at Qin Feng and said, "There are some rare antiques in the underground palace. How about...can you take them out this time?"
Seeing Qin Feng's silence, Huangpu Wudi thought Qin Feng was dissatisfied. After all, Huangpu Wudi only knew that gold was valuable outside, how much it was worth and what kind of purchasing power it had. Huangpu Wudi didn't know much about it.
Already.
"Elder Huangpu, it's not that there's not enough, it's that there are too many. I don't know how to take them out."
Qin Feng laughed bitterly when he heard this. There were a total of 400 pieces of ten kilograms of gold in these two carriages. That is a total of 4,000 kilograms of gold, which is also four tons.
When Qin Feng entered this space, it was at the turn of the century. At that time, the price of gold outside was about one hundred yuan per gram. If it was jewelry, it would be more expensive.
After this conversion, one kilogram of gold is worth 100,000 RMB.
And four thousand kilograms of gold is a huge sum of 400 million. If you just buy gold, the 400 million can buy enough gold to plow this space from beginning to end.
It's not that Qin Feng doesn't mind having too much money, the key is how he will get the gold out?
Even though Qin Feng and his group have several energy-changing masters, and the weight is not a problem, the size of these four tons of gold is not small, and they cannot carry it with them at all.
Another problem is that it will be a big trouble for Qin Feng to bring out this batch of gold. The amount of four tons of gold is not something that small gold shops can afford. They must find some large jewelry companies with strong financial resources.
However, the origin of this gold is unknown, and those jewelry companies may not have the courage to buy it. If it is sold abroad, Qin Feng will definitely be targeted by the national security. After all, gold trading is controlled by the state.
Thinking about the trouble that would be caused by taking the gold out, Qin Feng couldn't help but feel a headache.
"Lord, there is no problem in bringing this gold out of there."
After hearing Qin Feng's words, Huangpu Wudi felt a little strange, because he knew that the passage was strange. Not to mention two carriages, even a few more could pass through.
"I know there is no problem in taking it out. The problem is how do I sell the gold after taking it out..."
Qin Feng smiled bitterly and replied, even a hundred years ago, except for some large-scale transactions, few people used gold to trade, and even banks rarely saw such a huge amount of gold.
As for now, let alone gold transactions, transactions are done with banknotes and cash. Except for drug trafficking and arms smuggling, it is no longer seen. A bank card is enough.
Therefore, gold itself has become a commodity. It requires currency conversion before it can be used, but this conversion process is beyond Qin Feng's control.
"Sell it? Do you still need to sell the gold?" After hearing Qin Feng's words, Huangpu Wudi looked stunned.
In his memory, the old guards who had been abroad seemed to have said that when people outside saw this gold, they would be extremely crazy. Not to mention buying things, even buyers could buy it.
"Elder Huangpu, things are different now."
Qin Feng said patiently: "It is no longer possible to buy and sell physical goods like gold. Every country has its own currency. If you want to buy something, you must use that currency..."
Before the creation of currency, people often bartered. Finally, they felt that this method was not convenient, so things like shells, copper coins, and gold and silver appeared.
However, with the further development of the economy, metal currency also shows inconvenience in use. In large transactions, a large number of metal coins need to be used, and their weight and volume are annoying.
Moreover, there is also the problem of wear and tear during the use of metal currency. Since humans have used gold as currency, more than 20,000 tons of gold have been worn out in mints, or in people's hands, money bags, and clothing pockets.
As a result, paper money appeared as a symbol of metal currency. In fact, the earliest paper money in the world was the Jiaozi that appeared in the Sichuan area during the Song Dynasty.
"Then...then all this gold can't be used?"
Huangpu Wudi became a little anxious. The gold in this space was the Qin Dynasty's biggest reliance on foreign trade. If gold loses its value, then there will no longer be anything that can be obtained here.
"It's not that it can't be used, it just needs to be converted into foreign currency before it can be used."
Qin Feng's mouth went dry when he explained. A primary school student outside might understand the problem, but he had to start from the beginning, otherwise Huangpu Wudi wouldn't understand it at all.
"Then what should I do if the Lord goes out this time?" After hearing Qin Feng say that the gold is still valuable, Huangpu Wudi's expression softened a bit, but then he frowned again.
According to Huangpu Wudi and Qin Feng's prior discussion, not only did they have to transport a large amount of gunpowder this time, they would use it to dig out mountains and collect stones to build a new royal city.
In addition, things that are useful for construction, such as cement, are also needed in large quantities. Although Huangpu Wudi has never spent money, he also knows that money is needed to buy these things.
"Elder Huangpu, let me figure out the money matter."
Qin Feng shook his head and said: "I used to have some properties outside, so I tried to buy the things I need here first. After I clear up the channels for buying and selling gold, I will find a way to transport the gold out..."
"Then...that can only be like this." Huangpu Wudi didn't know the situation in the outside world, so he could only listen to Qin Feng's words.
"By the way, Elder Huangpu, when you ask someone to refine gold again, don't make it into such a big piece. Just divide it into 100 or 200 grams..."
Weighing the gold brick in his hand, Qin Feng was both angry and funny. It was quite appropriate to take out such a big gold brick and knock it down, which was exactly what he said about "throwing money to kill someone".
ps: Second update, brothers and sisters, please vote for me! (To be continued...)
