Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 546, Exposed.

Lao Huo thought for a moment and asked, "But is it the same as before?"

Yang Xiaole shook his head upon hearing this: "It's different, but the purity is the same, and the price has to be based on the international gold price!"

You can’t always put such obvious signs up there.

The price can't be outrageous either.

Just follow the international gold price.

The price is too high.

In fact, it is not very high.

This requires us to talk about one thing, and that is a word: the dual price system of gold.

In fact, in the early 60s, due to the continuous international balance of payments deficit and severe inflation, the United States was unable to maintain the official exchange rate between the dollar and gold.

In December 61, a wave of selling dollars and buying gold broke out in the international financial market, causing the price of gold to rise sharply and the status of the dollar suffered a severe impact.

Although several countries later joined together to establish the "Gold Pool", the gold price in the London financial market was barely maintained.

However, starting from March last year, there was another wave of selling the US dollar and hoarding gold internationally.

For this reason, the Americans had to propose the decision to implement a dual-price gold system.

The regulations are: in the official market, the exchange rate of US$35 per ounce will still be implemented; in the private gold market, Da Piaoliang will no longer supply gold at the price of US$1 per ounce, and the price of gold will be determined by supply and demand.

In this way, the price of gold in the private market rose with the trend, gradually widening the gap with the official price of gold.

The dual-price gold system actually meant the partial collapse of the Bretton Woods system centered on gold and the US dollar.

So the actual gold price now is much higher than the official price.

It is now $35 an ounce, and actual bulk transactions have reached $50 an ounce.

It’s just that ordinary people don’t know about this.

This is what Hua Yourong told him last night.

So this time it is sold according to the international gold price, which is basically the same as the last discount.

Lao Huo and the other man looked at each other and agreed without thinking: "Sure! How much do you have?"

Since last year, when the dual-price system for gold was implemented, people all over the world have been secretly hoarding gold through their own channels, but this has been tacitly acknowledged and not announced.

It's really at this price, no need to ask for permission.

"how much do you need?"

Yang Xiaole said casually.

At least according to the current situation of the mainland's strength, he still dares to say this.

Unlike later generations, trillions of foreign exchange were easily exchanged.

At that time, I didn’t have the courage to say I would give you as much as you wanted.

Lao Huo and Li Kaiyun looked at each other and stopped pretending.

Li Kaiyun said directly: "We need to ask for instructions on this. We will give Mr. Yang a reply in the evening, at 8 o'clock at the latest."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole smiled.

"Okay! I'll come over in the evening then."

After thinking for a while, he asked, "By the way, do you have any minerals in the Middle East or Africa?"

These words made the two of them stunned for a moment.

Old Huo asked hesitantly, "I don't know, what does Mr. Yang mean?"

"Oh, nothing, just asking."

Yang Xiaole wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it.

Then he smiled and said, "Well, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first."

Old Huo nodded gently when he heard this: "Okay!"

After the deal was settled, Yang Xiaole decided to leave.

After he left, Li Kaiyun left immediately too.

Yang Xiaole came downstairs and looked towards the back door of the building. Li Kaiyun had just come down and was driving away from the building in a hurry.

I looked at the time and it was almost time to get off work, so I rushed to my company.

I arrived at the company and returned to Hua Yourong's office.

The other party is not here.

"Mr. Yang, Ms. Hua is not here. She went home."

The person who spoke was Secretary Hua Yourong.

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole touched his nose, felt embarrassed for a moment, and nodded: "Okay, then you go and get busy, I'll look for Mr. Huang."

After saying that, he rushed towards Huang Qiujing.

Huang Qiujing was sorting out documents. When she saw that it was him, she closed the things in her hands and said with a smile, "Mr. Huo's affairs have been dealt with."

Now that the window paper has been broken, she no longer has to pretend that she doesn't care.

Yang Xiaole came over and sat on the sofa opposite her: "Not yet, I'll go again in the evening. By the way, let me tell you something, aren't you planning to develop overseas business? There are a few companies that you need to pay attention to."

"Oh, what company?"

"One is a mining company. They are looking for the three things I mentioned earlier. By the way, as for corals, not just red corals, but corals of other colors are all fine."

Corals of other colors can also decompose red energy clusters, but the quality and quantity are not as high.

This doesn't matter.

As long as the quantity is big enough.

Besides, he couldn't keep coming over here, nor could he always go to the Japanese side to cause trouble.

Don't have that time.

We can’t let the Japanese take all the money.

When Huang Qiujing heard that someone was talking about serious matters, she put her thoughts aside and started taking notes with a pen.

"Okay, I'll take care of these three. This one is easy to handle."

It's just a matter of money.

Yang Xiaole nodded and continued, "By the way, expand your jewelry store. Don't Chow Tai Fook and his friends have gold mines in foreign countries? You can get one too! It will be useful in the future."

In about ten years, reform and opening up will begin.

No matter what, he has to contribute to the construction of the motherland!

We have a lot of money, but we can't invest it all abroad.

Minerals must be obtained later.

The tragedy of rare earths in later generations was that foreign countries occupied a large amount of mineral resources in the mainland, although most of them were gradually taken back in later generations.

But that took decades and came at the cost of blood.

As for the gold mine, the price is probably not that high, otherwise Chow Tai Fook would not be able to buy gold mines in Africa.

"Okay, is there any more?"

Huang Qiujing naturally agreed, since the company had to flourish in all aspects in the future anyway.

Yang Xiaole thought for a while and said, "Also, get me some fertilizers, feeds and other things related to people's livelihood. It doesn't have to be on a large scale, but it has to be useful if I need it at a critical moment."

Huang Qiujing frowned when she heard about fertilizers and feed.

This is not consistent with the company's strategic direction.

But when I heard that the scale didn't need to be too large, I felt relieved.

"Okay! Anything else?"

Yang Xiaole thought about it and finally shook his head: "Not for now, I'll talk to you alone about the rest when we have time."

Huang Qiujing blushed when she heard them talking alone.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you!"

Yang Xiaole didn't react at first, but when he saw her slightly shy look, he instantly understood.

Some people are eager to see it.

But it's almost time to get off work, so naturally I can't do anything.

Thinking of something, he said, "By the way, are the hidden warehouses I asked you to prepare ready?"

Many of the things I do in the future may be more secretive.

Naturally, several warehouses are needed.

Huang Qiujing nodded: "Yes, we have prepared it. We have prepared ten places in total, four on Hong Kong Island and six on the other side. They have basically been built, but they are all simple warehouses. They will be empty for the time being after they are repaired."

"Where's the nearest one?"

"It's in Xiangfeng Mountain, about five kilometers from here. Do you want me to take you there? It's a very remote place."

Yang Xiaole nodded. The warehouses that were originally requested were all located in the mountains.

He might not be able to find it just by hearing the address.

After thinking for a while, he said, "No need for now. Wait until tonight. I'll go to Mr. Huo's place tonight and we'll talk about it then."

Hearing this, Huang Qiujing agreed: "Okay! Then... shall I wait for you at the company?"

"No, just wait for me at home. Don't you have a phone at home?"

"it is good!"

After things were settled, Yang Xiaole saw that it was time to get off work, so he prepared to leave.

"That's settled. I'm leaving first!"

After that, he said hello and left.

Looking at his back as he left, Huang Qiujing took a deep breath and a smile appeared on her face.

……

When Yang Xiaole came out, some people in the company had already started to leave work.

We came outside and drove towards the Ho Man Tin villa area.

Back at the villa area, the whole family was there, even Hua Yourong's father was there.

"Uncle, you're off work so early!"

After coming in, he greeted a few people, and finally asked Hua Wenxuan with a smile.

Seeing this, Hua's father smiled and said, "I didn't have classes in the afternoon, so I came back early."

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "Well, that's good, uncle, are you used to it at school?"

"I'm still getting used to it. Otherwise, I went to the United States for a while, and I went to Africa for so long. It was really difficult for me to get by in English! During this period, several projects between Yeung Kee and HKU have been finalized, so I've been quite busy recently."

"Being busy is a good thing!" Yang Xiaole smiled and then asked, "By the way, uncle, you used to be in South Africa, right?"

"Yes, the gold mines in South Africa. Oh... the past is too painful to recall!"

Hua's father said helplessly.

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Uncle, don't think too much. I'm asking about other things. Is it chaotic over there?"

"It's a bit chaotic, but it depends on the situation. Wherever we go, there are local armed forces to protect us. Just do your job well on weekdays. As long as you don't hide the gold, you can do whatever you want! The real chaos is inside the gold mine. If you are not careful, you will lose your life."

Hua's father was talking there.

Yang Xiaole nodded lightly.

Then I thought about it there.

To be honest, I have so many things in my hands, it would be a waste to just leave them alone.

It’s a pity that there are no reliable people. Otherwise, it would be nice to get some people over from Africa and make him a king.

He shook his head and said nothing.

He also prepared the gold mine in order to process the gold in his hands.

After all, in the next few decades, Hong Kong Island and the Mainland will be relatively peaceful. Although there are undercurrents in secret, at least it will be relatively peaceful on the surface.

Of course.

There are also many humiliations that ordinary people cannot see, and which were only gradually made public decades later.

I shook off my thoughts and didn't think too much about it.

Looking at Hua Yourong who was angry and silent, and Su Ling who was helpless, he touched his nose.

Embarrassed, "Uncle, let's go eat first! I have an appointment with Mr. Huo tonight and we have to go to the Toad Palace Building around eight o'clock. There is no other way. I can't leave for too long. I have to deal with some things as soon as possible."

"Okay, I won't waste your time. Let's go. There's a restaurant in Central that serves authentic Cantonese cuisine. I heard that their ancestors were imperial chefs."

"Oh, let's taste it."

Yang Xiaole said with a smile.

Then they got up and drove to Central.

Hua's father also learned to drive and drove the car with a few people.

I don’t know if it was intentional, but Hua Yourong was thrown to Yang Xiaole.

A group of people drove towards the restaurant.

Walking on the road, Hua Yourong pouted and said nothing.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole pretended to say, "What's wrong? Who made you angry?"

"you are you!"

Hua Yourong couldn't bear it any longer and spoke angrily.

"Ah? Me? What's wrong with me?"

She pouted and said angrily, "You...you bastard, pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth. You will definitely go to see her at night. Isn't that right?"

Yang Xiaole sighed when he heard this.

Shaking his head, he said, "It's really not true. I have an appointment with Mr. Huo tonight. If you don't believe me, I'll take you there and you'll know, right?"

"Really?"

Hua Yourong looked at him suspiciously.

"Really?"

Yang Xiaole said something.

Hua Yourong said nothing more after hearing this.

After a long while, she finally said, "I don't want to go to the company anymore. Find me another job."

"Ah? Why?"

Yang Xiaole was stunned for a moment.

Then he cursed himself for asking such a stupid question.

Fortunately, Hua Yourong didn't mention this matter, and said: "Anyway, I don't want to go to the company anymore. When the time comes, I'll hand over the company and let her take care of it."

After hearing this, Yang Xiaole thought about it for a while.

"Well, if there is time, I will ask Huang Qiujing to do a share transfer and separate the real estate under the group company. In the future, each of them will be responsible for their own business and have independent accounting. However, there is one thing, the general direction still needs to follow what I say."

This statement made Hua Yourong stunned.

After hesitating for a while, he said, "This... isn't a good idea! Wouldn't this cause chaos for the company?"

She didn't want to mess up the company because of her temper.

Then I would really become a vase.

Yang Xiaole shook his head: "No, it's just that the real estate company is taken out separately, and it is still controlled by the group company..."

Explained a little bit.

This was also his plan a long time ago.

This is something that a company will eventually experience after it becomes bigger.

Hearing him say this, Hua Yourong didn't dare to say anything.

"Don't rush to make a decision! Plan it out carefully."

Yang Xiaole nodded and held the other person's hand: "Okay! Got it! Don't worry, it won't be a mess."

Hua Yourong wanted to break free from his hand.

But after thinking about it, I decided not to struggle in the end.

……

At this time, in an ancient and charming place in the mainland, a thin, silver-haired old man received an urgent telegram.

After looking at the above content, I prepared to report it.

But when I saw the introduction later, my brows furrowed and a person came to my mind.

A smart kid.

After thinking for a while, he picked up an internal phone on the table and made a call.

If Yang Xiaole was there at this time, he would find that he knew this person.

It was the old man who had exchanged bait for a fishing rod.

……

Zhang Shaoting hadn't gone to bed yet, as he was dealing with the regiment's affairs. When he saw the red phone ringing, he immediately picked it up nervously.

People even stood at attention: "Hello, Chief!"

Then a laughing voice came from the phone: "Shao Ting, are you all right recently? Things are a little tense over there, so you must stay alert at all times!"

"Yes, Chief, always be prepared for battle."

"Haha, okay, I have something to ask you. Do you remember that your teacher had a student? He was the guy who exchanged bait for my fishing rod."

These words made Zhang Shaoting stunned for a moment.

But he came back to his senses and said quickly: "Of course I remember, my name is Yang Xiaole, what's wrong, Chief?"

I felt a little guilty when asked about this.

Could it be that his master was exposed and called him to inform him?

At this time he was unaware that something bigger had happened.

"Haha, don't be nervous. I'm just asking, where is he now? What's the situation?"

"Oh, he's working in the Northeast now, right now..."

Let’s talk about the general situation.

There was silence on the other end, and then someone said, "Does he have good ears and good hearing? Such people are exactly what we need! Please help me find out what he is doing now!"

Zhang Shaoting hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "Commander, has something happened?"

"Hehe, it's okay, I'm just asking."

Seeing him say this, Zhang Shaoting finally agreed.

"Okay, I'll go now."

"Well, I'm busy now. I'll call you in the evening. That's it!"

After that, he hung up the phone.

The old man hung up the phone and thought about it.

After a long while, he hurriedly took his things and left the office.

Zhang Shaoting hung up the phone, feeling worried as if something was going to happen.

He hurried out and drove straight to Fenghuangtun.

Unfortunately, after arriving there under the name of an acquaintance, I learned that Yang Xiaole had gone to Shanghai to study, so I had to hurry back.

……

At this time, Old Man Wang was holding something and reporting about the gold. The person he was reporting to was a thin old man with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

The old man pinched his brows and said, "If we want to develop, foreign exchange is indispensable. The team has given us information that since the dual-track gold system, the international gold price has risen greatly, and according to predictions, the probability of the dollar and gold being decoupled in the future is very high. Of course, this is also speculation, but we must consider the possible impact of decoupling in the future..."

After talking to Old Man Wang for a while, he finally said, "This price is almost unheard of in large-scale transactions. Give the order and make all-out efforts to acquire it."

Seeing this, Old Man Wang nodded: "Okay, then I'll make the arrangements."

After that, he was about to leave.

However, the old man with thick eyebrows and big eyes looked at him and said softly: "Be careful recently."

Hearing him say this, the old man's heart sank and he nodded slightly.

Left the office.

……

Back in his office, the old man was thinking.

After a long while, he finally made a phone call.

Of course it’s Zhang Shaoting.

When he learned that Yang Xiaole went to Shanghai to study, he said nothing: "Okay, I understand. I have nothing else to do, so I'll hang up first."

Zhang Shaoting hung up the phone, feeling that something had happened.

But now Yang Xiaole is not here, and he doesn’t know how to contact him, so he can only wait anxiously.