The Age of Awakening: From the Young Runtu

Chapter 124 Forbidden
Runtu went directly to Ergou, "Ergou, the villagers now grow opium. Go back and tell them to stop growing."

Back home, I used my space skills to carve several pieces of jade, as well as wood carvings.

Then went to Shaoxing.

A text to play the street.

"Master, come and see mine, this is Tang Yin's painting."

"Mine are porcelain bowls used by Lord Qianlong."

They made introductions to Runtu one after another.

I feel that Runtu is young, well dressed, and a rich man.

Wave your hand and send them all away.

"Master, take a look at mine, it doesn't matter if you don't buy it, just give my things a palm and see if they are fun."

Even after Runtu expressed his opinion, some people came to him.

She made a look, "I have already said, don't come to me, don't you understand?"

I used some momentum.Very oppressive.

The man left immediately, knowing that Runtu was not easy to mess with.

That look was so scary.

He has been working here for so many years, he knows how to read words, and knows that he is meeting a ruthless character.

It's a pity that I didn't make money with Runtu.

Runtu was walking on the street.

many people.

It's not just selling all kinds of literature and games.

There are even some plants, flowers and plants, and some animals and birds.There are too many types on sale.

I found a big shop and went in.

Immediately someone came over to say hello.

"Need something. We have everything here."

Say hello to Runtu.

He looked at the things in the store, several rows of shelves.

Although he couldn't tell the difference, he could clearly know that at least half of the stuff here would be fake.

This ratio is already high.

If it is modern, it would be great to have one treasure out of a hundred.

At this time, it has not been long since the death of the Qing Dynasty, so it is a good thing.

But many of them are counterfeit.

The Qing imitated the Ming, and the Ming imitated the Song.The civil system imitates the official system.

"I'm not buying, I'm here to sell. Do you accept it?"

"Of course."

Sellers are also welcome.

This is what I do, buy low and sell high.

Even some goods that are not easy to sell, stolen or cheated from the field, are sold here by others, and once they pass through the store, they will be washed for nothing.

"What are you trying to sell, can I have a look?"

Runtu took out two sculptures from the space.

The two objects look very lively and lifelike.

This person can't see what's good or bad, so he can only call someone.

"Wait a minute, let me find someone to estimate the price."

Buy it at the right price, if it's too low, people won't sell it.But if it's too high, you won't have to sell it.

This offer is a tough job.

And he doesn't know much about this sculpture, he just thinks it looks good, but he doesn't know the specific value.

But the material is okay.

Wood carvings and jade are not too bad.

Runtu deliberately picked the worse ones.

Soon an old man came over.

The clerk introduced that this old man can also carve.

Slow work produces meticulous work, this carving is the most time-consuming.

Smaller ones are a little better.

If it is that kind of oversized piece, it is possible to carve it for a year, or even several years.

The old man looked carefully at the two items of Runtu.

"The shape of the jade tablet is exquisitely carved and rich in layers. Panlong has vitality on the white jade. It is a master work."

After looking at another wood carving, it also gave a very high evaluation.

Hearing this, Runtu felt relieved.This jade and wood carving seems to be much more profitable than bamboo baskets.

Runtu went straight to the point, "How much can you offer?"

"Looking at the carving, it is estimated that it was made by the same person. Young man, who is your master? In this way, one item costs 15 silver dollars."

15 silver dollars, the bid is quite high.

But still feel less.

Master works are only worth 15 silver dollars.

He was wondering if the old man's skills were not good enough.

That piece of jade is worth several silver dollars.

Just know that you can make money.

The jade and wood carvings were exchanged for thirty silver dollars.

Rare things are expensive, and they are worthless when they are in large quantities.

"Little brother, if there are any more, we will also collect them at the same price."

Runtu left.

"How much is this jade carving worth?"

"At least 30 yuan, it's just that the jade is too low-quality, otherwise it can go up."

Runtu returned home.

Ergou's mother looked for it and came over.

"Aunt Zhang."

"Runtu, no, master. Ergou came home yesterday, and told us not to grow opium. Is this what you mean?"

Runtu: "Yes, I said it."

There are more than 100 mu of land in the village under the name of Runtu, with dozens of households.

The money they gave to Runtu was not much, and at first Runtu didn't want to accept it, but after thinking about it, he still needed to think about it.

"My lord, it's more profitable to grow big tobacco. Not only some of us have grown it."

"Auntie, you can just call me Runtu. Anything else is fine, but Dayan is absolutely not. Go back, this matter is not negotiable."

Growing smoke is at least 10 times more profitable than growing food.And there is no tax in Runtu here, more.

One mu of real estate costs two or three stones of grain.There can be five or six catties of opium.

A catty of opium is eight taels of silver.

Three stones of grain is about eight taels to ten taels of silver.

After tasting the sweetness, more people planted naturally.

Big cigarettes are expensive.

However, if more plants are planted, the output will increase, and the price will drop again and again.Ordinary people can also smoke a few sips.

After the industrial revolution, foreigners wanted to bring their cheap industrial products into the Chinese market.Helpless, the self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy of the Chinese people does not follow the set of foreigners' industrial products at all.On the contrary, silk, porcelain and tea are exactly what foreigners like.As a result, this led to a trade deficit for the Western powers.

Of course, foreigners don't want to watch their family's money flow to Huaxia, and think of a way to earn all the money in Huaxia's pockets.Ever since, things like big cigarettes have been used by foreigners.Unexpectedly, this test was quite effective, and the money was returned to the pockets of Westerners.

The imperial court also knew this situation.

Selling cigarettes won't work.

Outflow of money.

Forcibly destroying foreigners' opium can easily arouse the retaliation of the big powers.However, the opium trade can't help, and a large amount of silver will flow out every year, which is a great loss for the imperial court.

The Huaxia people planted it themselves.

If it's hard, it's better to be soft.Since I can't ban the sale of opium, then produce opium myself.In this way, the money can be returned to the court.The imperial court's attitude towards opium changed from opposing to encouraging.Soon the ground was filled with smoke.

The quality of opium smoke is also different, it is purer, the smell is sweeter, and the price is naturally more expensive.Only dignitaries can afford this kind of opium.However, the quality of opium smoked by ordinary people is relatively poor, the color is burnt black, and it is accompanied by a strong ammonia smell when smoked, so it is naturally cheaper.Aunt Zhang and the others planted poor quality ones.

If they dare to plant again, they will directly arrange for people to pull out all the seedlings of Dayan.

(End of this chapter)