After making a wish, financial freedom

Chapter 578 450 Dutch Guilders

This chapter is Chapter 567. The title is wrong, but the content is fine.

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Li Zhuo said:

"Then, Fanny, let's make an agreement. I'll go back and get you some more tulip bulbs, and you can help me buy Rembrandt's paintings. The more, the better."

Fanny nodded and said:
"Okay, trading god, I will try my best to do it."

"Well, Fanny, I'll be right back."

Li Zhuo soon returned to modern society. Tulip bulbs are not uncommon in modern society. They are very common. There are tulip gardens everywhere, but their bulbs are something that ordinary people have little contact with, not those who like to plant flowers at home. It is generally not noticed.

Li Zhuo searched on JD.com and found that the price of tulip bulbs was not cheap. He browsed two related information——

"Hydroponics of large tulip flower bulbs, potted green plants, and indoor flowers are easy to grow. The price of 5 high-quality tulip bulbs is 25.8 yuan."

"Moyi tulip bulbs, hydroponic potted green plants and flowers for indoor seasons, 5 mixed colors + glass bottle + stones, price 18 yuan."

But these are obviously not the varieties that Li Zhuo is looking for. What he wants can only be grown in soil. There were no hydroponic tulips in the Netherlands in the 17th century. This variety is more modern.

In addition, Li Zhuo is also worried that the bulb may not survive after traveling through time and space.

However, he also thought of a countermeasure. If the modern varieties could not be used, then he would have to rob in the Netherlands.

Anyway, he is a god-like existence, and stealing a few bulbs is not easy.

Besides, can God’s things be called stealing?Called to accept offerings.

However, he was unwilling to do such a thing unless he had to. It would damage his moral character and might have a negative impact on him in the future.

Li Zhuo found a business on the Internet with an address in Fuyang, Hangzhou, then got in his car and rushed there.

This is a flower garden that takes on local greening projects and sells flowers online.

Li Zhuo walked into the warehouse, found a staff member, and asked:

"I'm here to buy tulip bulbs. They need to be soil-grown and cold-resistant types. Do you have any?"

"Yes, we have everything you want. We have almost 20 varieties here, and there is no shortage of bulbs." The staff member's answer reassured him.

"Are there any rare varieties with gorgeous blooms?"

"Yes, there is a kind of flower that blooms bigger than ordinary ones, with multiple colors coexisting on the same flower. Come with me."

Li Zhuo went with him and finally selected 100 tulip bulbs.

Half of them are rare varieties and the other half are common varieties.

Tulip bulbs look a bit like onions, and also look like larger single cloves of garlic.

Except for the color being slightly different from these, it really doesn't look out of the ordinary.

Its price is also very low. 100 bulbs only cost 600 yuan in total. This is because the price of rare varieties is higher.

It feels like the price is almost free. Who would have thought that in the Netherlands in the 17th century, you could get such a terrifyingly high price.

After getting these bulbs, Li Zhuo drove back to the Sunshine Coast.

After returning, Li Zhuo found that the incense burner was still in a state of communication between the two worlds.

If a task cannot be completed, it will remain in this state.

Therefore, a residence with good privacy is a must and cannot be disturbed by others.

He brought all the tulip bulbs with him, and then opened the rift in time and space again and walked into Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in the winter of 1636.

He appears again in the servants' quarters of Banningkirk House.

Li Zhuo checked the tulip bulbs he brought. Among them, all the rare varieties of tulip bulbs had lost their vitality, became dry, shriveled, and were destroyed by the power of time.

The bulbs of common varieties were almost wiped out. One and only one of the largest bulbs seemed unaffected and was still full of vitality.

Obviously this was a limitation of the mission. Fanny only wanted one tulip bulb, so after traveling through time and space, he could only bring one living body.

Sure enough, there are still restrictions on the mission of traveling through time and space, and Li Zhuo is helpless.

He woke Fanny, who had fallen asleep, and said to her:
"I have brought the tulip bulbs. There is only one. You should take it and sell it as soon as possible."

After Fanny got this tulip bulb, her hands were shaking with excitement.

Just one bulb can bring her a lot of money.

The next morning, Fanny was a little absent-minded at work, and managed to stay up until the time when the master went out and the mistress took a nap.

Taking this opportunity, she went back to her residence and put on the most appropriate thick skirt. This dress was an old dress given by the hostess.

After putting it on, she put on the tulip bulb, avoided the other maid, left the mansion, and trotted in the direction of the Tulip Exchange.

The weather has been getting colder recently, and Fanny, who had not bothered to eat, felt the cold wind blowing on her face and shivered a little.There are not many pedestrians on the road. The Netherlands is a place with less land and more people, and Amsterdam is the most prosperous port city in the Netherlands with the largest population.

As she passed these pedestrians, she heard voices everywhere talking about tulips.

There were all kinds of exclamations, either about someone who made a fortune by selling tulips, or that a certain good variety of tulips was sold at a high price.

From this exciting news, she heard a very important thing——

"...Have you heard? In the exchange today, the prices of tulip bulbs have all increased. A few days ago, there was a small chance to buy ordinary tulip bulbs for 250 guilders. A maximum of 300 guilders is enough. But it’s completely impossible now, and the latest price is at least over 400 Dutch guilders.”

"Have ordinary tulips grown so much?"

"Is that much? Do you know how much the 'Admiral Rifkin' has risen to now?"

'Admiral Riverkin' is a very rare and gorgeous tulip in the Netherlands in the 17th century, and its price has always been very high.

"How much is it now? It won't be 1500 dong, right?"

"Hey, last week you only had to spend 1200 dong, but now, no one will sell it to you without 2500 dong, or even 3000 dong."

Fanny couldn't help but look envious after hearing this terrifying increase.

The one in her hand is an ordinary variety, and it is impossible to sell it at this price.

But she was also quite excited, at least now it was worth 400 shields instead of 300.
The people Fanny met on the road seemed to be inspired by the possibility of getting rich overnight. They had already spent, or were about to spend all their money, and enthusiastically participated in this national gamble.

She walked through the excited and somewhat manic crowd and headed towards the exchange.

The closer you get to the exchange, the more people there are, making it almost impossible to move.

There are many agents like scalpers blocking the entrance of the exchange, staring at everyone passing by, and constantly asking if they have any tulip bulbs, or if they want to buy "cheap" tulip bulbs.

Fanny didn't answer or look at them. She couldn't trust these intermediaries with no integrity at all.

Those so-called cheap tulip bulbs are either fake or of unknown origin.

Fanny had recently heard that several tulip bulbs planted by wealthy families were stolen in the middle of the night.

She struggled to squeeze into the exchange, which was full of people.

As for identity, there is no identity.

Nobles, generals, students, soldiers, gardeners, businessmen, sailors, craftsmen, servants, maids, all gathered together, everyone came for the little tulip bulbs, everyone was very excited.

But there was not much spot stock, so they bought a large amount of futures set up by florists.

Fanny went to a florist and asked:

"Sir, what is the current price of ordinary tulip bulbs?"

The florist didn't answer, but asked:
"do you have?"

Fanny didn't answer, turned around and left, then looked for the next florist.

Until a florist answered her seriously:
"Madam, the current quotation for ordinary tulip bulbs is more than 400 dong. If the quality is good, I will increase the price as appropriate."

That's him.

Fanny took out the tulip bulbs which she had carefully hidden in her petticoat, held them tightly in her hand, and said:

"Sir, I have one here. Please estimate it."

The florist didn't expect this woman, who seemed to be in a bad situation, to be able to produce a tulip bulb, so he hurried over to check it out.

In terms of quality, this tulip bulb is indeed an ordinary variety, but it is obviously larger, indicating that it has more vitality.

After reading it, the florist said:

"Madam, I think your bulb is worth my 410 guilders. Are you satisfied with the price?"

When Fanny took out the tulip bulb, it actually attracted the attention of the people around her. They all gathered around, and then another florist said:

"Madam, I am willing to pay 420 guilders for this tulip bulb. Please sell it to me."

"No, you can't do this, Li Ge, I am willing to raise the price from 410 dong to 425 dong..." The first florist suddenly became anxious.

"I think the price can still be negotiated..." A nobleman who was eager to buy joined in.

After a brief but fierce confrontation, Fanny finally sold the tulip bulb to the No. 1 florist because the florist paid 450 guilders and he also had so many silver coins to pay for it.

The florist took her to register at the exchange and finally paid the full amount of Dutch guilders to get the bulb.

Fanny didn't dare to take the money out, so she turned around and deposited it into the ABN AMRO office stationed here and got the deposit certificate.

Fanny left the exchange in a hurry, and then ran back to the mansion to continue her work.

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(End of this chapter)