After returning home, Chen Chu studied the metal for a while. He found that other than being extremely hard and heavy, there was nothing special about it.
"Even the claws of the Spiked Lizard can only leave a trace. When the time comes, I'll find someone to forge a cold weapon. It should be very strong.”
After saying that, Chen Chu threw the black metal into the corner of the room.
The next morning, Chen Chu drove to a quiet dock near the city, where the ocean fishing boat that came back last night was docked.
"Boss."
"Boss!"
Chen Chu had just arrived at the dock when Four-Eyed and Ironhead, who had been waiting for him, came over respectfully.
Looking at the two of them, Chen Chu asked directly,"Where's the thing?"”
Iron Head, who was 1.9 meters tall and had a strong body, said respectfully,"Boss, they're all on the boat. They've been washed clean.”
"Let's go up and take a look."
After boarding the ship, Chen Chu followed the two of them to the captain's cabin, where he saw his harvest from the day before yesterday.
Unlike other metals, gold had a very stable chemical nature. Therefore, even if it had been soaked in the sea for at least hundreds of years, there would only be a layer of dust-like sludge on the surface.
As Iron Head and the others washed away the filth with water, gold ingots emitting golden light appeared in front of Chen Chu.
Chen Chu picked up a rough gold ingot from the table and looked at it, especially the bottom. He was a little surprised."These gold ingots are actually not printed.”
In ancient times, gold was also a precious metal. It was not something that ordinary people could possess. Most people used copper coins and silver coins to trade.
The shape of the gold ingot appeared after the Yuan Dynasty, and the gold and silver standard of the Ming Dynasty, so Chen Chu speculated that the gold ingot in the wooden box came from the Ming Dynasty.
He had thought that this batch of official gold ingots could be sold for a high price as antiques.
But now, it seemed that it was a smuggling ship during the Ming Dynasty's ban on the sea. The gold was also privately forged, so there was no engraving.
"Boss, this batch of gold should have been privately forged at that time," explained Four-eyes.”
Chen Chu nodded." I think so too. Forget it. Although this gold can't be sold as antiques, it's still worth a lot of money."”
Chen Chu asked them to find an electronic scale.
Looking at the number of words that appeared on the electronic scale, a bright smile appeared on Chen Chu's face."30 gold ingots, 11 kilograms. It seems that these gold ingots are based on 10 taels.”
In order to find the treasure, Chen Chu had also read up on a lot of information about antiques and dynasties, such as the difference between the weight of ancient and modern times.
After the Tang Dynasty, a tael of gold was about 37 grams, which was 16 taels per catty. Therefore, 10 taels per ingot of gold actually weighed only about 370 grams.
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"Welcome, gentlemen. What do you need to buy?”
After getting the gold, Chen Chu let Four Eyes handle the matters on the ship. He brought Iron Head and drove to a large private gold shop called Eight Fortune.
He had found this batch of gold by himself, and it was easy to sell. Chen Chu naturally would not let anyone else have a share of it.
As soon as Chen Chu walked in, a slim and beautiful saleswoman in business attire walked up to them enthusiastically.
Looking at the beautiful saleswoman, Chen Chu said directly,""You guys accept gold here."
The salesperson paused for a moment, but the smile on her face did not change. She said politely,"Sir, we have a business of buying gold here. Do you want to sell rings or necklaces?”
This beauty thought that Chen Chu was here to sell gold jewelry.
"That's good. Take me to your manager. I have a lot of gold, so the hall is not convenient.”As he said that, Iron Head, who was beside Chen Chu, shook the backpack in his hand, and a clanging sound came from inside.
Hiss!
Hearing the heavy clang of the backpack, the beautiful saleswoman couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
"…Alright, sir, please follow me.”
Fortunately, the salesperson was mentally strong and was not frightened by Chen Chu's somewhat rude behavior. She politely brought him to the manager's office upstairs.
The manager of this gold shop was a slightly plump middle-aged man. After Chen Chu and the other man walked into the office, he stood up enthusiastically and said,"Hello, sir. I'm the general manager of this gold shop.”
"May I know your name?"
"My surname is Chen."
"Mr. Chen, I heard that you have a lot of gold to sell.”
"Yes." Chen Chu took the backpack from Iron Head's hands, placed it on the table, and unzipped it.
Immediately, a small pile of golden ingots appeared.
Although this batch of gold was quite a lot, as the manager of a large gold shop, the middle-aged man who often handled millions or even tens of millions of dollars was not too moved and said enthusiastically.
"Mr. Chen, please wait a moment. I need someone to check the quality and weight of this batch of gold.”
"Go ahead."
Ten minutes later, two inspectors with professional tools came out. The slightly plump manager smiled brightly."Mr. Chen, your gold ingot is not bad. The gold content is 9.0 and the total weight is 11250 grams.”
"Because it's not 9.999 grade, I can only give you 400 per gram. Do you think it's acceptable?”
The current price of gold was around 500 yuan per gram, and the purchase price of regular gold shops was generally around 470 yuan.
However, Chen Chu's gold ingots were privately made, so the gold content was only 90%, which was equivalent to 450 yuan per gram, plus the normal price reduction from the gold shop.
The price of 400 per gram wasn't high, but it wasn't too bad either. It was barely fair.
After analyzing the data in his mind, Chen Chu nodded.""Sure."
Instantly, smiles appeared on their faces.
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