Xiang Xiaoqiang drove Xiu Xiu and Wu Yanbin to the train station and found the carriage Mu Hu mentioned. And according to what he said, he found all ten boxes.
The three people opened the boxes respectively, and gradually became dazzled. Wu Yanbin was a poor junior officer, and his face turned pale with excitement at this moment, and his whole body was trembling. Xiuxiu was already a rich lady, but she was also stung by the rare treasures in the boxes.
Dazzled. Yes
For the two of them, the porcelain, calligraphy and paintings were better, but when Wu Yanbin saw the whole box of colorful large-denomination bonds, and Xiu Xiu saw the whole box of dazzling Western-style jewelry, diamonds, and precious stones, both of them had difficulty breathing, and their eyes
Can't move it anymore.
Unlike the two of them, Xiang Xiaoqiang is looking at these things now. For some reason, the conscience and sense of justice in his heart are rushing out without knowing it. During the Battle of Pukou, he once opened the safe outside the small building at Sticking Gate.
That righteous refusal to share it privately with his subordinates... And in the Malacca Pirate Village, he also sternly wanted to return the property to the families of the victims... Now, these situations have somehow popped up.
Could it be that the person I was at that time and the person I am now are just a different person? Or was it that the possessions in front of me at that time were so few that I couldn't get interested at all?
With trembling hands, Xiang Xiaoqiang took out a cigarette and lit it, hoping that he could make a correct judgment.
——He thought that this greedy plan was almost seamless. The risk was very small, but the benefits were huge. He even thought about how to turn so much wealth into legal. But when it came to the matter, he saw these ten boxes
Priceless treasure, I can't make up my mind.
"Xiuxiu," he raised his head and asked Xiuxiu in a hoarse voice, "Do you think we... should take it or not?"
Xiuxiu raised her head, her face turned red, and she muttered:
"But it's up to the adults to decide. If the adults say not to take it... we won't take it."
Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart skipped a beat, as if he was bumped gently by Xiu Xiu. What a wonderful Xiu Xiu.
He glanced at Wu Yanbin again. Wu Yanbin was stunned for a moment, then immediately lowered his head and said:
"Subordinates... they only follow the orders of adults!"
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at Xiuxiu. Xiuxiu was one of his confidantes with the lowest background and the poorest family. The second was Qiu Qiu. Although her family was wealthy, she was just a gangster lady and could not be compared with the other three.
. If I am gone, Zhu Yourong, Zheng Yucong, and Shi Shigege can say that apart from emotional scars, they will not lose anything. They are still noble, still rich, and their status is still as secure as Mount Tai.
But Xiu Xiu will lose everything. And Qiu Qiu will become a "gangster lady" again. The People's Guard will either break up and be dispersed, or be absorbed by other forces. What will be the future of Qiu Qiu and Xiu Xiu?
Can she stay in the headquarters? There seems to be no reason for Fourteen Princess to take care of her.
They. Moreover, I am afraid that even Shi Shigege himself will not be able to stay in the People's Guard... Qiu Qiu and Xiu Xiu, with their military ranks, I am afraid that they will either work as clerks at the bottom of the headquarters and be called upon all day long.
Come and drink, or go back to the submarine and deal with the Japanese fleet all day long...
Regardless of any possibility, Xiang Xiaoqiang cannot accept it.
After he leaves, they are the two weakest. They must be left with enough means to protect themselves. That is-wealth. If the Ming Dynasty successfully moves towards a true constitutional government in the future, and power cannot override wealth, then enough wealth will be enough.
Enough. If the Ming Dynasty is reversed in the future, at least with enough wealth, they can leave calmly and go wherever they want to go and live comfortably there.
…
When they were on Chang'an Street, Qiu Qiu gently told Xiang Xiaoqiang that she wanted to have a baby, and now that voice echoed in his mind. Xiang Xiaoqiang felt sour in his heart, and was willing to do anything for them. Three of himself
He will leave in a few years. He cannot leave them any children, but must leave them wealth that is enough to disdain Shi Shigege and Zheng Yucong.
In the past, I always focused my energy on the Northern Expedition and chasing the Queen. I always felt that the mineral map could not escape my mind and I was not in a hurry to make money. Now that I have traveled through time for more than a year, my net worth is less than 10 million! Even so!
From now on, concentrate on mining and making money. How much can you make in the remaining three years? Twenty million? Thirty million? Forty million? This is the scale. Moreover, it must be divided equally among the five ladies. Qiu
Qiu and Xiuxiu each can only get one-fifth.
And any of the ten boxes now is worth so much money. As long as you can easily keep one now, store it in an overseas bank safe, and leave the key and password to Qiu Qiu and Xiuxiu... then these two
Poor girls, each person's future wealth, even if it is not as good as Shifeng Gege, will at least not be lower than that of Zheng Yucong.
Of course, there is a better way, which is to simply draw the entire mineral map at once and leave it to them. This is an inexhaustible treasure map.
However, there is only one treasure map, but Qiu Qiu and Xiu Xiu are two people. Xiang Xiaoqiang does not underestimate the power of such a huge amount of wealth. It cannot be divided in one go as accurately as money, but will
It continuously emits strong temptation and destructive power, amplifying people's greed infinitely until it destroys all family ties and friendships.
Qiu Qiu and Xiu Xiu... Although they are in a good relationship now, they cannot live together for a long time after he leaves. They will eventually get married and have their own children. At that time... Xiang Xiaoqiang cannot
Would like to see that kind of result.
Besides, if you want to develop these minerals, you have to do it in the Ming Dynasty, and you will inevitably face the strong suspicion, jealousy, and even covetousness of Zhu Yourong, Zheng Yucong, the Fourteenth Princess, the cabinet, the Zheng family and other parties. And they are not like Xiaoqiang now.
, enough to protect one's own power and status.
After thinking about it, Xiang Xiaoqiang would rather give them enough wealth at once. Even if the situation in Ming Dynasty changes in the future and they can no longer stay, they can stay out of it and live in any comfortable place in the world as they like.
…
So, even if you return to the original world and become a bastard again, even if you encounter setbacks in your career or encounter unsatisfactory things, think about the fact that in another time and space, there are still five confidantees who once loved you.
, after the initial grief, they are now living a rich and happy life... Then, in this life, just thinking about it will make me very happy.
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang adjusted his sad mood, took a deep breath, and said with a smile:
"Come on, let's take inventory and see which box to take."
As soon as these words came out, Xiuxiu and Wu Yanbin immediately showed joy and immediately started counting.
Three boxes are large bonds, two boxes are porcelain, three boxes are calligraphy and painting, one box is jade, and one box is jewelry and precious stones.
None of the three people present were experts in porcelain, calligraphy, painting and jade, so they couldn't estimate how much they were worth. As for jewelry and diamonds, Qiu Qiu knew a bit about them, but Xiuxiu had been poor since she was a child, and she didn't get into them until she married herself.
Some jewelry. I like it, but I am still an amateur.
On the contrary, the three boxes of large-denomination bonds were clearly marked with prices, and the value of each was clearly printed on them.
The three boxes are all bearer bonds issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States. Each has a face value of US$5,000. 100 of them are tied into a stack with paper strips, as big as a book. There are ten stacks in a stack, and there are six in each suitcase.
Stack, that is, thirty million US dollars.
Now the U.S. dollar and Mingyang are linked to gold, and the exchange rate between the two is constant, 1:1.43 all year round. Xiuxiu did a mental calculation and found that the bonds in each box, converted into Mingyang, were 42.9 million.
Once they calculated it, the three of them seemed to be frightened by such a big number.
More than 42 million yuan is equivalent to Xiang Xiaoqiang's total income from the earl annuity for more than 80 years. And even with the mining plan, Xiang Xiaoqiang may not be confident in getting more than 40 million yuan in the next three years. Such a situation
The box is equivalent to the current wealth of the fourteen grids.
Xiang Xiaoqiang did a quick calculation and said:
"Okay, let's just get a box of bonds. Don't touch the others."
Xiuxiu said nothing, but Wu Yanbin said with unfinished meaning:
"Sir, no one knows anyway, why don't you get more?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang glared at him and scolded:
"Nonsense! Do you really think you can take as much as you want? These three boxes are more than 100 million, which is a lot of money for a country! Let's not talk about taking 'a few more boxes', even if we take one more box
, the movement is too big, and it won’t end well if you don’t do it! For example, if you put ten banknotes here, it might not be obvious if you take one, and no one will check. How about you try to take three in a row?... Do things
Don't be too greedy, you have to know how to accept it when it's good."
He paused, looked at Xiuxiu again, and continued:
"Mu Hu fled. It would be unreasonable if he only brought some antique jewelry that is difficult to cash in without bringing some cash. These large bonds are equivalent to cash and can be cashed quickly all over the world... So we can take at most one box, and at least let people know about it.
, Muhu still brought two boxes of bonds...this
We won’t take any of the porcelain calligraphy and paintings. We can’t hand them over without sealing them. Mu Hu took them all out from the palace. There are records of these things in the palace, and we can check at least one of them... In the future, we will not
It’s easy to cash out. It’s different with bearer bonds, they belong to whoever holds them.”
There is actually another reason for not taking the artwork. Xiang Xiaoqiang knows that Zhu Yourong has always been very passionate about these things that represent the brilliant crystallization of Chinese civilization. In the eyes of people like himself, these artworks are just valuable things. And
In Zhu Yourong's eyes
Here, these are the precious heritage of the nation she loves. Xiang Xiaoqiang cannot bear to auction these things off, causing them to be lost abroad. He is even less willing to see Zhu Yourong take over the Forbidden City in Beijing because of the missing items.
I'm not happy with so many fine products.
Xiuxiu said worriedly:
"Sir...even though the money is unmarked, won't it never see the light of day? The Metropolitan Procuratorate..."
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and said:
"So I said that the property Princess Liaoyang got back from Europe last time was very useful, at least it could be used to launder money. We will use it this time. Mixing these bonds with her property, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has great abilities
, it cannot prove that the 40 million yuan was not brought back from Europe. After a while, as soon as I married her and brought her home, the 40 million yuan was completely washed away. Oh, which of the money between our young couple belongs to the husband?
Which ones belong to my wife is none of your business!"
When Xiuxiu heard what he said, she just nodded slightly and said, "That's true." However, looking at her expression, it was clear that she did not trust Shi Shige.
Xiang Xiaoqiang smiled and patted Wu Yanbin on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"Yan Bin, follow me and work hard. When this matter is over, you and Hu Jiong will each have three million. Now the money is with me first, but I will put it down. For me, three million will also be exchanged.
You don’t have a loyal confidant. But there is a condition. You can’t touch the money within a few years after you get it. Before you become successful, keep a low profile and don’t provoke the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Do you understand?”
Wu Yanbin was overjoyed. He had never expected that an adult could be so generous and throw out millions at once. He immediately stood at attention and choked with excitement:
"I understand! It's hard for me to repay your kindness if my body is shattered into pieces!"
Xiuxiu took a deep breath, bit her lip, and tried her best to hide the painful expression on her face - six million! She just let the family get away with it.
However... for long-term security, it is absolutely necessary to get rid of this money.
…
Xiang Xiaoqiang and three others took a suitcase of bonds and quietly slipped back into Beijing by car. When he arrived at his temporary headquarters, the first thing he did was to call the top office of the Imperial Bank and send a message to Hu Jiong:
"Get started" signal. Then the second thing was to dispatch manpower to go to the train station to "discover" the remaining nine boxes of treasure.
As soon as he put down the phone, Qiu Qiu ran over nervously and whispered:
"Xiaoqiang, where have you been these days? Let me tell you, Guangwu's whereabouts are there..."
"What!" Xiang Xiaoqiang grabbed her shoulders, stared and asked, "Where is he? Is he in Moscow?"
Qiu Qiu shook his head:
"No...it's the sea."
"At sea? Where?"
Qiu Qiu said:
"A large seaplane was found in the Western Pacific 200 nautical miles east of Ryukyu. It seems to have been abandoned and is floating with the waves."
"It's broken!" Xiuxiu blurted out.
Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at her. Xiu Xiu quickly came to a large map. On the map, Qiu Qiu had marked the location where the plane was found.
Xiu Xiu and Qiu Qiu each held a compass and the other held a set square. After a few gestures, Xiu Xiu said:
"Sir, we have all been misled. Guangwu did not go to the Soviet Union! He took off from Changping Airport on an amphibious aircraft! He first flew to the high seas and landed, then met the agreed ship, and then got on the ship...
…”
Xiang Xiaoqiang also understood everything:
"Then, he can go anywhere in the world! Alas! We were only limited to the flight range of the plane and concluded that he could only go to the Soviet Union... Now it seems that as long as he has a boat, he can go to South America!
"
Qiu Qiu and Xiu Xiu both looked at him with frowns and nodded at the same time.