There are as many as 50,000 drawings, and the characters on them are all drawn with biological explosives. A total of kilograms of active biological bombs were used. Huang Xuan always stayed far away from the seven horses when he walked, for fear of being accidentally. He himself became ashes within a few kilometers.
Mitsui Takasui looked sullen on the surface, but he actually laughed in his heart. According to the British's promise, as long as they could share the technology on the drawings, they were not only willing to pay half of the money, but also willing to sell the machinery needed to Japan at a fair price - this Solved Mitsui and Takasui's biggest problem.
Of course, Paul also had his own ideas. He was very suspicious of where Huang Xuan got the drawings. Of course, this would not be the Chinese's own technology, but rather a new gadget recently invented by the Germans - which caused new problems. The British, who pursue balanced diplomacy, have always been cautious about the "goodwill" between the Germans and the Chinese.
Huang Xuan put his hands behind his back, imitating his grandfather's posture, walking with square steps and swaying. Mitsui Takasui followed him half a step behind, looking less humble and more proud.
The warehouse near the dock is filled with prepared dried abalone. The area within hundreds of meters is blocked off and guarded by guards. Even in this era, the price of abalone is comparable to gold.
Huang Xuan whispered to Lorraine: "Check whether the weight and quality are correct. Don't waste the energy. Any box of abalone here will be enough for you to use electricity for a few days."
"I know." Lorraine has always been reassuring in her work.
Mitsui Takasui pointed to the box stacked with ice at the front and said: "One net abalone has a total of 00, and the best abalone and the hemp abalone have a total of 1,000, worth 60,000 taels of silver, and two abalones are worth 60,000 taels of silver. There are 8,000 abalones worth 00,000 taels of silver, and the remaining three abalones, worth 10,000 taels of silver, were originally intended to be sold in Kuala Lumpur and Tianjin, but now they are all here.”
As he spoke, he pointed to some boxes in the back and said: "Those are abalones with less than 4 heads, weighing 50,000 kilograms, and the total price is 10,000 taels of silver. The total here is 800,000 taels of silver."
Mitsui Gaosui's words were full of joking. In his opinion, Huang Xuan was probably not willing to exchange for so many abalones. After all, there is real money and tens of thousands of abalones, and even changing money seems troublesome.
In fact, due to the seclusion of the shogunate and the overthrow of the war, Japan's abalone exports have been limited to a halt in these years - this was originally their bulk export to the Qing Dynasty - and Japan's domestic demand for abalone is not as large as that of the Qing Dynasty and Nanyang, so there is Many abalone are caught and can only be saved at a high price. On the contrary, there is not much stock of precious metal currency in Japan. The two years of war have emptied the stock. If Huang Xuan had not agreed to exchange abalone for silver, Mitsui Takasui would not have agreed and would not have been able to take it out. 800,000 taels of silver.
Now, for the businessmen in Osaka, they have just used their backlog of supplies to obtain urgently needed industrial basic resources, and they can please the British. Even if the price is a little high, it is not unaffordable.
Huang Xuan was stunned for a while. In the eyes of the Japanese, this was naturally a sign of hesitation, but he didn't know that he was actually settling the accounts silently in his mind. A head of abalone can be sold for at least 1 million yuan, and the price of online abalone is even higher. , 100 can be regarded as 4 billion yuan, and the remaining two-headed abalone and three-headed abalone are worth more than 500,000 yuan. If they can be sold, theoretically, they can be worth 14 billion yuan...
In addition, three-headed abalone and four-headed abalone were also treasures after the first century. If they were well-made, they could also be sold for hundreds of thousands of yuan. Even if the price is 100,000 yuan each, the total value is to exceed 0 billion yuan.
Added together, 8 billion yuan has almost exceeded the global consumption of abalone. Of course, this is not the problem. If you can't sell it all in one year, you can sell it for two years, and if you can't sell it for three years, you can still eat abalone every day. When I think about it, I feel like this life is rotten.
Huang Xuan felt very strange now. When he looked at Mitsui Takasui, he had a smile on his face.
I really can't bear to blow up such a considerate little Japanese.
If Huang Xuan had not been concerned about Neng Dun's profits, he would have taken away the abalone from the dock, which would have cost more than 4 billion U.S. dollars, which is almost the same as the market value of Sifang Group.
"Nick, send a message to Lu Min. I also want 100 kilograms of active biological bombs." After he became rich, his pursuit became different.
"No problem." Nick liked Huang Xuan best when he assigned him tasks.
Rubbing his hands, Huang Xuan smiled and said to Mitsui Gaosui: "They are all integers. They are really quite a lot."
"In the past few years, all the abalone saved in Osaka has been here." Iwasaki Yataro stood aside and said: "If you still have money, sir, you will definitely have it when we capture Edo."
"That's good, that's good..." Huang Xuan actually called it a waste in his heart. He was planning to go to Edo again, but it would not be easy to collect so many abalones.
After pretending to check the ice pile, Huang Xuan covered his nose and stood up, saying: "You first check the drawings brought this time. If there are no problems, I will give you the remaining drawings in a few days. Once the abalone is loaded onto the ship, the money will be settled.”
Mitsui Takasui tried his best not to express his surprise. He would never accept a bunch of abalones as silver, let alone not discount them at all.
While speaking, Nick replied: "Lu Min has received the message, and the biological bomb will be delivered soon." Unlike Lorraine, Nick often uses vague modalities such as "soon".
Huang Xuan took another look at the abalone worth tens of thousands of dollars behind him, stood up and walked to Mitsui Gaosui, and whispered: "Sir Mitsui, I have also prepared the design drawing of the rifle. As long as I can hold on for 5 more days, I will make it." Leave it to you."
Mitsui glanced at him, nodded slightly, and said: "I believe in Mr. Huang's promise, and I am very happy that Mr. Li can come to our country to express his condolences."
"That's good." Huang Xuan laughed and reluctantly passed by the abalone pile. He couldn't give the Japanese complete drawings now. On the one hand, it would take time to identify them. On the other hand, it would also prevent them from getting the things. He turned his back and refused to admit it.
Paul impatiently signaled Mitsui to send the drawings to the small room for appraisal. He accompanied Huang Xuan himself and said in English: "How long will Mr. Huang plan to stay in Japan?"
"It will always take a few months. You can't spend more time on the ship than on land."
Paul was convinced. Hearing Huang Xuan's London accent, he immediately became friendly and smiled happily when talking to him. Mitsui and others looked at the two foreigners without knowing why they met each other's eyes.
Taking advantage of the noon time, Huang Xuan walked around Osaka Castle, including the steel plant chosen by Mitsui, which also had the standard of 500 square meters of 50g biological bombs. Most of the city was filled with them, and almost all the remaining ones were buried. The biological bombs were all used up.
If this really explodes, the fire that may be caused will be more severe than the Tokyo earthquake.
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On the fifth day, Huang Xuan got up early, but when he came out of the room, Mitsui Takasui and Iwasaki Yataro were already waiting outside.
The design drawings of the rifle were not only easy to make, but also easy to identify. The British decided to buy it for 100,000 Yingyang. Mitsui felt that this might be the most cost-effective deal he had made besides participating in the Reform.
Huang Xuan opened his eyes and thought of abalone. He knew that the Japanese still had a lot of abalone in hand, such as 0.7 abalone that was larger than one abalone, and maybe 0.5 abalone. But after thinking about it again, he felt that it was boring. After the new millennium, the 4-headed abalone on the market will disappear. As far as the market is concerned, the two-headed abalone and the 0.5-headed abalone are actually the same. How many people can afford to pay tens of millions to buy them? If you really want to calculate it, 50 million yuan for a two-pound abalone is not much. But in fact, Huang Xuan feels that if you don’t want to collect it yourself, 5 million yuan is safer-it is equivalent to lowering the price on the market for no reason. price.
So, instead of bringing back a bunch of big abalones to cook and eat, it’s better to just do it.
"Let's go to the dock. Those abalones haven't been loaded on the ship." Huang Xuan was a person who didn't want to suffer any loss. He opened the cabinet door randomly, and Inoue Xin was buried in the drawings again. Huang Xuan shrugged and said, "These are the leftovers." The drawings of the rifle are here, but the drawings of the steel mill are not here.”
"It hasn't been shipped." Inoue Kaoru climbed out from the pile of drawings carefully, as if she was besieged by a bunch of shit. He still had time to smile and said, "You said that I can't ship it until you get there." , we all left it at the dock."
"That's good." Huang Xuan took two deep breaths. There was a biological bomb under his feet. Thinking about it, he was still a little nervous.
Mitsui Takasui and Iwasaki Yataro followed one after another. The latter hesitated and said: "Master Huang, the Changzhou Army will set off early tomorrow morning. What's the drawing of the small steamer?"
"When we get to the place, I'll give it to you." Huang Xuan rented a warehouse near the dock two days ago, or there was really no place to put the many drawings. (To be continued)