Chapter 685 Shangfang Sword

  An astonishing piece of news quickly spread in the small urban area: there was another company that bought jade, and the price was fair.

  Jade collectors are more united, this news is also rapidly spreading to the surrounding areas, and everyone who hears it is delighted.

   Many jade pickers who got the news moved out all the high-quality jade treasured at home and sold them cheerfully.

   Even Liu Qingshan's acquisition department has been busy for the past few days since it opened.

  Even the old man Alimu couldn't stand it, after all, he was still old.

  In the end, it was Liu Qingshan who strongly advocated, so he called several apprentices of Mr. Alimu to be responsible for the ranking of Yushi.

  As for the old man, he was sitting next to him, drinking herbal tea, and was in charge of holding the line.

  When encountering those who are not sure, the disciples and grandchildren will bring it to the old man and ask him to make a decision.

  At this moment, one of the old man's disciples was holding a piece of seed material the size of a fist to appraise the master.

  Old man Alimu had been sitting calmly, but at this moment he couldn't help standing up, watching and praising: "Good baby, good baby!"

   This time, Liu Qingshan and Uncle Lu were all recruited, and they gathered around to watch.

  Jade that can be praised by the old Alimu must be extraordinary.

   This piece of jade is not big, and it is covered with a layer of light yellow leather shell. Anyway, Liu Qingshan can't see anything. In his eyes, it is not much different from other seeds.

  Niazi brought the jade picker over. It was a local woman in her thirties, and she was holding a seven or eight-year-old little Ba Lang in her hand.

  Old man Alimu obviously knew this woman: "Erguli, it's you, is everything okay at home?"

  The woman nodded, but the clothes on her and Xiaoba Lang were very worn out, and Xiaowazi was also sallow and emaciated. It was obvious that life was not good.

   "It's hard for you too."

  Old man Alimu knew the situation of the Erguli family. A few years ago, her husband went to the mountain to pick jade, and then never came back.

   Those left with orphans and widows still have to take care of their parents-in-law. Life is very hard.

   "Erguli, this piece of jade, I need to wipe it off, maybe it can meet the standard of suet jade." The old man asked for the woman's opinion.

   Erguli nodded with her haggard face. This piece of jade was left by her husband back then, and she originally wanted to keep it as a souvenir.

   It's just that life is going to be difficult, and she heard that the purchase price here is relatively high, so she came to try her luck.

  For this piece of jade, the old man Alimu was going to do it himself, and asked someone to connect to the grinder, so the old man carefully began to grind the stone skin bit by bit.

   This grinding lasted for more than an hour. After asking someone to turn off the grinder, the old man could not even straighten his waist.

  Niazi hurried up to beat the old man's waist, and someone brought water and poured it on the piece of jade.

   The jade material has probably been worn away by a small half, only a small window is opened on the front.

  Because high-quality jade is very rare and precious, many carvers will carry the weathered stone skin with them when carving. The old man can do this to avoid damaging the material to the greatest extent.

   "Wow!" There was an exclamation all around.

  White jade flesh was exposed where the skin was removed. Even though Liu Qingshan had never seen suet jade, he felt a strong feeling in his heart:

   This must be suet jade!

  In the past few days, he has also seen a lot of jade materials, but there is really no such pure color.

  He stretched out his hand and stroked it lightly, and it felt extremely oily, and the slippery feeling seemed to be touching the delicate skin of a baby.

  Pure white, bright, moist, so the best Hetian jade can be called suet jade.

   "Erguli, congratulations, this is a real mutton jade, and one piece may not be produced every year. How about I set you a price of 20,000 yuan?"

   There was also a sense of relief in the eyes of the old man Alimu.

   Twenty thousand?

  The woman couldn't help covering her face and weeping. At this moment, all the sadness and grievances poured out with tears.

   With this money, the situation of their family will change fundamentally, their son can go to school, and the elderly in the family will no longer have to work hard for their livelihood, and they can enjoy their old age in peace...

   "Niazi, go with Erguli and help her deposit the money." The old man Alimu waved to Niaz, he was not at ease with so much cash.

   Waiting for Erguli to go far away, Ali Mu looked at Liu Qingshan apologetically:

   "This piece of mutton fat jade is still a bit small. In fact, it's not worth 20,000 yuan, it's only about 15,000 yuan."

   "It's because I want to help the poor Erguli family. I will make up for the extra 5,000 yuan."

  Liu Qingshan played with this suet jade in his hands, feeling reluctant to let go.

  It’s really a good thing. After it’s released, it’s worth more than ten million yuan, and there’s still a price but no market.

  He reluctantly moved his eyes away from the jade, and looked at the old man in Alimu quietly:

  "Old man, jade is not only its own value, it also represents integrity, firmness, humility, purity and other beautiful qualities."

   "It is these virtues that have made jade popular with people for thousands of years."

   "This piece of jade is worth the price."

  Old man Alimu couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he looked at Liu Qingshan with admiration, and he couldn't help but praise:

   "Child, many people have been exposed to jade for a lifetime, but none of you can think clearly."

  At this moment, the old man Alimu truly accepted Liu Qingshan, a foreigner.

  The price of their buying department is fair, and they are not deceitful. After three to five days, they quickly occupied the buying market. More than 95% of the jade in Hotan area is gathered here.

  Even so, the jade collected every day is actually only a few hundred kilograms, and this is the case when many people take out the inventory at home.

  The jade mining methods at this time were relatively primitive and backward. Except for the large mines on the mountain, the rest were basically traditional manual methods, with limited harvest.

  As for the exchange on the opposite side, it can only be described as empty.

  The employees of the exchange are idle, anyway, they earn wages, and they are idle.

  But Liu Datou and the others have turned into ants on the hot pot one by one:

  If the exchange cannot accept jade, they will lose their money.

   Judging people's wealth is like killing their parents. Of course they can't bear it.

  Liu Datou has accumulated some connections in the past few years in Hotan.

  After planning for a few days, he finally pulled up a team and headed towards Liu Qingshan's purchasing department.

  This team can be called a miscellaneous army: it includes six or seven industries, most of which still have law enforcement powers.

  Liu Datou doesn't believe it anymore: you are a grass-roots team that has been set up in a hurry, what procedures can you have, just seal it up and you're done.

  In order to please these uncles, Liu Datou spent a lot of money, and even gave away several color TV sets.

  Damn it, the price of color TVs has skyrocketed this year, and a color TV costs several thousand, making Liu Datou almost die of heartache.

  However, he didn't pay the money alone, it was shared equally between him and those second-hand traffickers.

   And they have also planned that after the acquisition department of the other party is sealed up, they will divide up the jade purchased by the other party these days, and they will definitely be able to make up for the loss.

   This large army consisting of more than 30 people rushed to the front of Liu Qingshan's purchasing department.

  Among them, most of them are wearing various uniforms, and this formation is really not small.

  Those jade pickers who were queuing up to sell the jade, those who were timid, all ran away directly, for fear of being implicated.

   "Stop, stop, don't accept it!" A middle-aged man in uniform yelled loudly.

   Immediately, Cao Xiaofei stepped forward to say hello: "Comrade, what's the matter, come on, let's have a cigarette first."

  The man pulled Cao Xiaofei's handcuff aside: "Today, we have multiple departments to jointly enforce the law and take out all your procedures."

   "Just say, what procedures are required." Cao Xiaofei smiled, neither in a hurry nor angry.

   "Business license."

  Cao Xiaofei shook his head: "No."

   "Tax Registration Certificate."

  Cao Xiaofei still shook his head: "No."

   "What about the jade mining license issued by the district?"

  Cao Xiaofei's brain was almost like a rattle: "No."

  These law enforcement officers were all annoyed: what you want is fine, so what are you waiting for, just seal it up.

   I didn’t expect this job to be so easy. Although these errand runners didn’t see much, it’s still okay to eat, drink, and get some cigarettes and alcohol at the end.

  These staff, like wolves and tigers, have to go up and stick seals.

  Seeing Cao Xiaofei grinning: "Dear comrades, we have this, comrades, please keep an eye on it."

   "There is no formality, and nothing you say will work." The middle-aged man just now didn't want to bother.

   On the other hand, the person from the industrial and commercial department next to him was more clever. Looking at the folder Cao Xiaofei handed over, there might be something good in it, so let's take a look first.

   After opening the folder, he was also a little disappointed, there was nothing he imagined.

   Inadvertently glanced at the page in the folder, this person couldn't help being taken aback, and quickly handed the folder to another person beside him, as if it was hot.

  They are all old fritters, and the others are also a little strange. After seeing the things inside, they all have strange expressions.

  The businesslike aura just now dissipated in an instant, and they gathered together to discuss something in a low voice.

   This panicked Liu Datou and the others who were watching the fun from behind. Liu Datou also wanted to go over to take a look, but the folder returned to Cao Xiaofei's hands.

  He slowly closed the folder and said to the law enforcement officers:

   "Comrades, I'm sorry, I've had a hard time making a trip, let's go into the house to drink tea and smoke a cigarette. It's really hot outside."

   "No, no, no, you are busy, such a big event must not be delayed."

   Still the middle-aged man at the beginning, he said a few polite words, and then led the team away.

  What's the situation?

  Liu Datou and the others were so anxious that they quickly followed the law enforcement team. After walking halfway down the street, they hurried up to inquire.

   "Comrades, they didn't have any formalities, why did they just withdraw like this?" Liu Datou asked directly, regardless of handing over cigarettes.

  The leading middle-aged man glanced at Liu Datou:

   "I warn you, it's best not to have any wrong thoughts, otherwise, our departments will unite and check your affairs first."

   Liu Datou felt that his head seemed to be getting bigger again: "Comrade Jiang, what are you talking about, you have to tell us thoroughly."

  The middle-aged man shook his head slightly: "Liu Datou, I advise you, don't provoke others, it's not something you can afford, and be careful of getting burned."

  It was still the comrade from the Industry and Commerce Bureau next to him, looking at Liu Datou, they were all sweating, thinking that these people usually respect tobacco and alcohol, and then said:

   "Do you know what proof they presented?"

  Liu Datou and others shook their heads together.

   "Tell you, they are here to purchase jade for the Capital Asian Games Organizing Committee. It is a national event. Who dares to stop it?"

  Liu Datou and his group were also taken aback. Now that the whole country is hosting the Asian Games, everything related to the Asian Games and other things must give way.

  However, Liu Datou didn't understand: How can the Asian Games and Hetian Yuba be related to two things that can't be compared?

  It was the same person just now, who made a point: "That certificate says that the jade purchased is for medals."

   Liu Datou couldn't help but thumped his big head: "The medals are all gold, silver and bronze medals. Haven't you heard of using jade to make medals?"

   He was right if he hadn’t heard of it. At this moment, Liu Qingshan’s acquisition department has returned to normal, and started to purchase in an orderly manner.

  The old man Alimu was holding the file folder and looking at it carefully, and the smile on his face became wider and wider:

   "Not bad, so you still have this, why didn't you take it out earlier, it made me worry all the time these days."

  Liu Qingshan chuckled twice: "Old man, our army never fights unprepared battles."

You!

  Alimu smiled and shook his head. He knew that this young man must have some hole cards, but he didn't expect it to be so effective.

   With this thing, it is like holding a Shangfang sword in ancient times. If anyone dares to do bad things, he will be killed with a sword.

   This was also planned by Liu Qingshan before he came to the frontier.

   For this reason, he also deliberately approached the organizing committee and offered to sponsor the medal.

  At that time, everyone in the organizing committee was fooled: some sponsored clothing for athletes, and some sponsored drinks. This was the first time I heard of sponsoring medals.

   But the organizing committee is poor, thousands of medals, that’s a lot of money, so this matter quickly alarmed several big leaders of the organizing committee, and even summoned Liu Qingshan in person.

  When Liu Qingshan proposed: Our country is hosting the Asian Games for the first time, and the medals must have Chinese characteristics.

  What are the characteristics? Huaxia has loved jade since ancient times, so of course the medals must be gold inlaid with jade.

   Liu Qingshan's idea was also inspired by the 2008 Olympic Games.

  However, when this idea was proposed in this era, the organizing committee was immediately astonished, so Liu Qingshan successfully produced a proof document.

   In this way, he can justifiably intervene in the special industry of jade acquisition.

   Moreover, at the end of the year, the jewelry processing factory started operation, and the first batch of products were produced.

   This will definitely cost some materials in advance, but it’s just an advertisement.

   Produce special medals for the Asian Games, then their jewelry company must be a hit and well-known throughout the country.

   It is even said that the whole of Asia can have a certain popularity, and the advertising effect alone will pay back.

   Not to mention, Liu Qingshan still has follow-up marketing methods.

  For example, the limited edition commemorative medals for the Asian Games, gold inlaid with jade, are you envious?

  (end of this chapter)