Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 276 Cutting Leeks

Johannesburg is very close to Kimberley, and the price of diamonds is actually not high. Henry actually worked hard to search, but he might not be able to find a big diamond like "dream".

The "Star of South Africa" ​​diamond discovered in Kimberley in 1866 weighed 83.50 carats. The "Star of South Africa" ​​directly gave birth to the city of Kimberley. Countless people with diamond dreams came to Orange and the Orange River There are more diamond hunters on both banks than fish in the Orange River.

Although the "dream" is precious, it is not the only one. Stoudemire once said that the De Beers Consolidated Mining Company now has more than 50 large diamonds over 20 carats in its collection, and each one will cause a sensation.

Of course, Stoudemire also understands the principle of hoarding, so he releases one every once in a while to stimulate the market. If it weren't for the relationship between Rock and Stoudemire, De Beers Unified Mining Company would never have sold "Dream" to Yitnor, in fact, if Yitnor sells "Dream" as jewelry, it still has to share part of the profits with De Beers Consolidated Mining Company.

Of course there is no need now, "Fantasy" was taken away by Rock and given to Phyllis, and Stoudemire would not ask for a penny, and maybe he would make up a generous gift.

"Quickly, take out all your jewelry, I'm going to pick one for Lacey." Henry stopped forcing Rock, and simply asked Isabella Cotton for the request.

Isabella Cotton just watched Rock.

Rock nodded helplessly. Based on Rock's understanding of Henry, if Henry didn't take something with him, he wouldn't let it go today.

So Isabella Cotton continued to take out emerald rings, ruby ​​brooches, and sapphire hairpins. Although each piece was expensive, they were all single-piece accessories, not a complete set.

"Is there no complete set?" Henry wanted to go crazy.

"No!" Isabella Cotton answered coldly.

Henry looked at Rock, who was silent, picking and choosing among the jewelry piles.

Well, the sapphire hairpin is pretty good. When Phyllis first met Ida, she used a silver hairpin studded with diamonds. Phyllis must like this hairpin very much.

The emerald ring is also good. Emerald is known as the "King of Emeralds", which symbolizes kindness, confidence, kindness, eternity, luck and happiness. Wearing it will bring people a lifetime of peace. Rock hopes that Phyllis This life is safe and happy, so Felice must like this ring.

The ruby ​​brooch is fine, Phyllis doesn't like red very much, but Ada does—

Rock and Ida have known each other for so long, and haven't given Ada anything yet. Rock wants to conduct a deep self-reflection, so the ruby ​​brooch is reserved for Ada.

"Stop, there are just a few things that you can't see, you take them all, what do I want?" Henry was crazy, even Etno belonged to Phyllis, what else could he choose?

"Don't worry, don't worry, Bella, if there are any cut diamonds, find some." Rock helped Henry find a way.

"Yes!" Isabella Cotton was concise, and turned to the next room to bring out a whole plate.

one plate!

Henry's eyes were straight.

It is indeed a plate, with more than a dozen cut diamonds, each of which looks to be more than ten or twenty carats. Although it is not as high as the purity and "dream", it can still be called It is rare, especially one of the blue diamonds, even Rock is happy to see it.

"You can pick whatever you want. When you turn back, Bella, you go to Lacey. After Lacey confirms the style, process it and send it to Lacey." Rock is generous and guards Kimberley. There are many top-quality diamonds. Kimberley has been exposed in history. There is only one "South African Star" in China's best diamonds, but no one knows how many there are.

"Great, how much is it?" Henry was very happy. Although this diamond is not as good as Dream, it can also be used for business. Lacey is not unreasonable.

Isabella Cotton looked at Roque, who shook his head and smiled wryly: "Forget it, just treat it as a gift from me to the child——"

This is so bright, Henry gave Rock a tight hug.

When leaving the gold mine, Rock took away the set of "dreams" and the emerald ring. That's enough. Diamonds are actually just a symbol. If you really want to say how valuable it is, it's all hyped by the diamond mine owner. up concept.

Diamond Mine Boss!

In fact, it can be directly said that it was hyped up by companies like De Beers Consolidated Mining Company. For example, the current diamond craze was hyped up by the people in Kimberley. Interested, it was only when Kimberley discovered diamond mines that some people began to consciously hype diamonds.

The simplest fact is that when the "Star of South Africa" ​​was first discovered, the original discoverer only got a caravan, 10 cows and 500 fat sheep, and then changed hands several times. The first diamond cost £12500.

At this time, it only costs 400 pounds a year to hire a university professor. Is the "South African Star" worth more than 30 university professors?

The benevolent see benevolence and the wise see wisdom.

This transaction between Rock and Stoudemire is actually a hype about diamonds.

A diamond worth [-] pounds, Rock bought the diamond and processed it, and then sold it at a price of [-] pounds. This in and out is ten times the profit. People who don't know the inside story will definitely hear it. Be crazy about it.

If Stoudemire goes to Itno to buy the diamonds again, creating a situation where the supply exceeds demand, then the price of diamonds will be further increased.

Otherwise, why didn't Stoudemire sell all those dozens of diamonds in one go? There are too many diamonds on the market at once, and the diamonds are worthless.

On the way back to Johannesburg, Rock and Henry were also discussing the issue.

"Why not, we have gold now, and there are diamonds in Kimberley. We can combine gold and diamonds and fry them together, so that everyone can make money. Those who buy diamonds gain vanity, and miners get jobs and money." Income, the city government has received more taxes, and no one will expose all of this.” Rock put on a posture of cutting leeks, anyway, diamonds are luxury goods, ordinary people can’t afford them, even if they are cutting leeks, they are cutting leeks. Those middle-grown leeks.

If you want to cut the leeks of the rich, don't even think about it. For example, rich people like Rock and Stoudemire are the ones who cut the leeks themselves.

As for the poor, they can't afford diamonds at all, and they can't cut them off if they want to.

Therefore, the middle class is the saddest group in Johannesburg, or in countries such as Britain and France. In Johannesburg, it is probably the management members of the gold mines, employees of government agencies, and Ziwei Hospital and Ziwei Public School. The staff in the company, they face the harvest of the upper class all the time, and are envied and hated by the lower class. They have to work hard to make money, and then spend the money to maintain their so-called "decentness", and they will change if they are not careful. Fake middle class.

Capitalists are ruthless in this regard.

"I want to create a brand in the future. Lacey is bored at home every day, even if it is to find something for Lacey to do." Henry also got the hang of it, and the output of the Matilda gold mine is also very high. There is also a lot of gold, and Henry has to find a way to sell the gold.

"Then ask Lacey to find Ada later. Ada already has a relatively complete business plan in this regard, which can save Lacey a lot of detours." Rock kindly offered advice, but he was despised by Henry unexpectedly.

"Don't mention Ada in front of me!" Ada is the eternal pain in Henry's heart——

"Okay, pretend I didn't say it." Rock knew Henry's feelings for Ada——

Henry is also a fox who cannot enter the vineyard.

After Ada took over the Rock Gold Mine, Rock and Ada described the prospect of the luxury industry.

Ada, who was born in a noble family, of course understands how profitable this industry is. In fact, there are already many ancient families that specialize in serving the nobles, and they rely on exquisite craftsmanship to make a living.

Prior to this, luxury goods belonged only to the aristocratic class, and ordinary people were not qualified to contact this industry.

It’s different now. After the Industrial Revolution, the middle class became more and more active and gradually became the main class of society. With the promotion of the class, the middle class’s demand for luxury goods is also getting higher and higher, but limited by production capacity, those ancient crafts The family does not have the ability to meet this market, so the "luxury" of large-scale industrialization has reached the critical point of birth.

In fact, the large-scale industrialized "luxury goods" here have nothing to do with the real "luxury goods". It has nothing to do with the middle class of China. Rock is also a hype concept now, but once it succeeds, the profits will far exceed those of family businesses.

It is actually very simple to hype. In Johannesburg, the so-called upper-class women, that is, Phyllis, Lacey, Ada and other women with aristocratic backgrounds, if even real members of the aristocracy wear itno accessories , the brand of Eternal will soon be able to open the market in Johannesburg.

Therefore, even if Henry doesn't buy it, Rock will take the initiative to give the jewelry to Lacey. As long as Lacey wears Itno's jewelry, it will be a living advertisement, the kind of live advertisement that no amount of money can buy.

Don't be surprised, these days, if a certain businessman really comes to the door rashly, hoping that Lacey, "Mrs. Farwalt", can advertise for him, Lacey will directly ask the servants to drive the blind businessman out.

No matter how much money the merchant offered, Lacey would not accept it, and she couldn't afford to lose this person.

"What do you think is better to make this diamond?" Henry took the diamond given by Roque and looked at the purity of it against the sky.

"Be careful the sun burns your eyes." Rock kindly reminded.

"I know, I'm not that stupid." Henry was annoyed. The magnifying glass has a history of 700 years. Henry also burned ants with a magnifying glass when he was a child.

This kind of thing has probably been done by many children who have access to a magnifying glass.

"It's best to make it into a necklace, but if you want, you can make it into a crown." Rock's attitude is casual. Henry's diamond will cause a sensation in the market, but it's really not rare for Rock. .

After Ada took over the gold mine, the number of jewelry boxes probably increased a lot. Roque saw that Ada had worn no less than three diamonds of better quality and size. These diamonds must have been paid for, but there must be no market for the price. At such a height, Rock also opened his eyes and closed his eyes.

Women are powerless in this regard.

What's more, if Ada showed no desires, then Roque might still be afraid.

"The crown is definitely not acceptable—" Henry was a little resentful, the crown is not something that can be worn casually.

"Then the necklace, it's so big, it definitely won't work as a ring." Rock didn't study jewelry. In two lifetimes, the only things on Rock that can touch jewelry are pocket watches and lighters.

Men don't need too many decorations, and a big chain will only be counterproductive.

Back in Johannesburg, Rock realized that he seemed to have made a mistake. Both Rock and Henry had gained, but nothing was prepared for Owen.

It's not good, it's not good at all, it's not about the few but the unevenness, Rock immediately called Aiden and asked Aiden to send some better diamonds.

As a result, Aiden took over a dozen of them at once.

"Hehe, Lord Nyasaland, congratulations, congratulations—" Aiden said congratulations in Chinese, which he probably just learned temporarily, with a strange foreign accent.

"Same joy, same joy—" Rock responded casually, not knowing how Aiden knew the news.

"Mr. Cecil already knows. He is on his way to Johannesburg. If you know that Lord Nyasaland has chosen the diamonds from De Beers Consolidated Mining Company, Mr. Cecil must be very happy." Aiden smiled all over his face. Folds, Johannesburg says it’s big or small, Rock is the chief of police and a baron, and if there’s something going on, everyone in the city will know about it quickly without any publicity.

The diamonds that Aiden had sent were still very good, some even rivaling the one Henry had chosen.

Henry didn't mean to be jealous, unless there was a particularly outstanding one, Henry was already satisfied now.

Rock randomly chose a similar one, and went to the mayor's mansion with Henry.

The mayor's mansion is very close to the police station, just across the road. When Rock and Henry went out, Owen was waiting at the gate of the mansion.

"Why so long? I've been waiting for a long time." Owen began to complain when he saw Roque, making a party leader wait to open the door, and Roque was also arrogant.

"It's for Karina, I wish her forever young—" Roque knew it, and immediately gave the gift.

Karina is Owen's wife, also from a British aristocratic family, now Karina is also in Johannesburg, and Owen has two children, and it is said that there will be a third soon.

"Oh oh oh——thank you——" Owen behaved worse than Henry. Henry has a gold mine, and he has already gained both fame and fortune. Owen was Philip's secretary before, and now he has just become the party leader, so he has a reputation. "Profit" is still far away.

At least, in Karina's jewelry box, there is really no gem of this level.

(End of this chapter)