Chapter 43: Captain
So he clicked on the house number, and with a flash of green light, he entered the space-time tunnel and flew away quickly.
Soon, it fell to the ground.
This time, Tang Wen brought back 41,300 taels of gold.
However, after checking the international gold and silver price trends, it was found that the price of gold had dropped by 2,000 yuan per tael, to around 10,000 yuan per tael.
The price of silver, on the contrary, rose by one hundred yuan, reaching three hundred yuan per tael.
In this way, 1:50 became around 1:30.
Add to that the fact that you have to pay about 20% in taxes, and after deducting the costs, the actual profit margin has shrunk significantly compared to before.
Forty-one taels of gold were sold for four hundred and two hundred million, and more than eighty million was paid in taxes. The remaining three hundred and forty million was used to pay back the four hundred million that the Luo family had borrowed last time to purchase prefabricated houses, leaving only three hundred million.
Tang Wen used 210 million to buy back 700,000 taels of silver, and used the remaining 100 million to buy cement, steel bars, bows, longbows and arrows, and swords.
Three more excavators, two cranes and two road rollers were purchased.
Ten Dongfeng heavy trucks, as well as a batch of medical equipment, wine, lighters and other miscellaneous items.
Of course, Tang Wen did not forget to buy himself a military green Land Cruiser off-road vehicle.
Once the road along the lake is dug, he can take Zhan Junru and Gu Hanyan for a ride.
Of course, Tang Wen also had an important task this time when he came back, which was to record technical videos about vehicle driving, mechanical equipment operation, simple repairs, etc., and then convert the simplified Chinese characters into seal script subtitles for display.
Otherwise, the craftsmen of Chu would not be able to understand it.
Science and technology are the primary productive forces. Tang Wen wants to set up a long-term training class to continuously train his slaves.
Let them gradually master these simple modern technologies, such as driving, operating cranes, etc.
Although the ancients had limited ability to accept modern technology due to their lack of knowledge.
But Tang Wen believes that as long as training continues, a group of skilled workers will be trained.
Therefore, in the preparation for this activity, literacy and learning of characters were also put on the agenda.
We have to organize some literacy classes after we return. Otherwise, how can these craftsmen, who cannot read a single word, understand the words displayed on the subtitles?
However, Tang Wen did not intend to teach them modern simplified characters, and still focused on the large seal script of the Chu State.
Otherwise, everyone will be able to understand the items you buy in the future, and the sense of mystery will be lost.
The consequence of losing the sense of mystery is that they will slowly figure out the price of the items you buy, and you will lose the opportunity to ask for a sky-high price.
Therefore, they must never be allowed to learn simplified characters.
Half a month had passed since he finished all this, and Tang Wen was preparing to return.
At this time, Luo Jun called and said that a big brother wanted to see him, so Tang Wen drove straight to the club.
After entering the box, I found a mature young man with bright eyes.
"Mr. Tang, this is my brother Chen Guozhang, the captain of the special forces of the Great East Republic's War Dragon."
"Hello, Captain Chen." Tang Wen nodded and greeted him.
"What captain or no captain? This is not a military camp. I am older than you. Just call me Brother Chen." Chen Guozhang said with a amiable smile.
"Well, congratulations is worse than obedience." Tang Wen said with a smile.
"Brother Tang, Luo Jun also gave me a few pills of your medicine. I feel good." Chen Guozhang said.
"Of course, they are all made from medicinal herbs collected from the primitive jungle. Brother Chen, I'm not bragging, but go ask Wudang and Shaolin, can they make such good medicine?" Tang Wen nodded.
“They also prepare some pills, but they are usually so precious that they are not sold outside.
Sometimes we purchase in the name of the country, and they are forced to give us only a small amount.
However, the effect is not as good as your pills." Chen Guozhang said.
"Brother Chen and his brothers often have to go abroad to carry out secret missions. They go through blood and fire, which is very dangerous. Your medicine can sometimes save lives. So, they also want to purchase a batch." Luo Jun echoed from the side.
"I got another batch this time." Tang Wen said.
"That's good. However, we are a national procurement agency and the demand is not small. Can the price be cheaper? Otherwise, it is really unaffordable." Chen Guozhang said.
"Of course you can. I am also a member of the country, and it is my duty to contribute to the country. However, these herbs are really hard to find, so I can only give you a 10% discount." Tang Wen said.
"30% off!" said Chen Guozhang.
"That's impossible, it's too low." Tang Wen shook his head.
"Haha, Mr. Tang, I heard that you are a master. How about we have a competition?" Chen Guozhang suddenly laughed.
"I can't say I'm a master, I just have a few fancy tricks." Tang Wen said.
"Let's go to the yard." Chen Guozhang stood up and left. It seemed that he wanted to find out Tang Wen's background. The three of them arrived at a corner outside the yard.
"Watch my fist!" Unexpectedly, Chen Guozhang suddenly threw a punch and hit Tang Wen in the face.
Tang Wen swayed, took a wrong step while walking on the Piaoliu Step, and dodged with a flick of his head.
However, Chen Guozhang's second and third punches came again.
Tang Wen stretched out his hand, and Chen Guozhang tilted his hand and swung his fist sideways.
Tang Wen suddenly jumped up from the spot and jumped directly onto the head of Chen Guozhang who was squatting down.
He suddenly stretched out his leg and kicked with the heel, hitting Chen Guozhang in the back.
He lunged forward and quickly ran seven or eight steps to avoid falling.
"Okay, take another punch from me!" Chen Guozhang suddenly became interested. He roared, jumped up with his feet, and pounced down from the mountain like a tiger.
Tang Wen spun around and immediately appeared behind Chen Guozhang. He stretched out his hand and pushed him, and Chen Guozhang rushed out again.
This time he was not as lucky as last time and fell directly into the flowers, breaking some flower pots.
However, Tang Wen suddenly felt his eyes blurred, and Chen Guozhang unexpectedly rolled over and crashed into him strangely, causing his shoulder to be tilted and flew out.
Well done to Tang Wen, he used the 'Nine Turns of Fish and Dragon' in the air, and as light as a swallow, he spun in the air for two and a half weeks before landing.
However, Chen Guozhang's foot had already kicked towards Tang Wen's crotch.
The guy next door, you want to destroy me...
Tang Wen was a little angry, and suddenly changed his shape, tightened his body, and reached out to grab.
Chen Guozhang's feet were grabbed and tugged, and he spun and rolled out, directly rolling into the flower bed, where there were broken pots and rotten flowers all over the ground.
"Thank you! " Tang Wen clasped his fists.
"Haha, not bad, not bad. Mr. Tang is indeed an expert." Chen Guozhang said with a smile.
"Brother Chen should have just entered the eighth level." Tang Wen said with a smile.
"Excuse me, I have been practicing for ten years. After swallowing your 'Qi Condensation Pill' a few days ago, I felt that I had entered the eighth level.
I heard from Luo Jun that you are an expert, so I came here with an itch in my heart.
However, I am still no match for you, Mr. Tang. I am sorry for my rudeness. " Chen Guozhang said with a smile.
"I just barely dodged it. I'm not much better than Brother Chen." Tang Wen said with a smile.
"Okay, we want your elixir. We are all contributing to the country, so I'll give you an 85% discount," said Chen Guozhang.
"Okay, Brother Chen, this is for the country, so I'll be straightforward and give you an 85% discount." Tang Wen said with a smile.
"Mr. Tang, do you plan to join our War Dragon Special Forces?" Chen Guozhang asked after the transaction was completed.
"Forget it, I'm used to my freedom and I definitely can't do it.
By then, it will hold back the team.
Besides, it would be even worse if something went wrong by accident." Tang Wen shook his head.
"I knew you wouldn't agree, but the treatment in our War Dragon Special Forces is not bad.
Moreover, there are many privileges that outsiders cannot have.
For example, once you join, your identity will be kept confidential, and even the public security, procuratorate and courts will not have the power to investigate you.
Also, we can arrange multiple identities for you to facilitate your actions..." Chen Guozhang said.
"Forget it, I really can't do it." Tang Wen shook his head firmly.
"Okay then. If I have any questions about martial arts in the future, I hope Mr. Tang can give me some advice.
After all, the better our team members are, the greater the chance of completing the mission.
And their chances of survival are higher." Chen Guozhang said.
"That's fine, but I often go into seclusion to practice and turn off my phone," said Tang Wen.
"That's okay. Just call me back when you see my call." Chen Guozhang nodded.
Tang Wen invested all the 20 million yuan from selling elixirs into Hengjiang Trading Company, and let Zhao Jiang do it.
Afterwards, he traveled back to the State of Chu.
"Ding Dong, for the ninth time you travel through time, you need to accumulate 400 points of popularity and expand the land area by 'five hundred acres'."
As soon as I landed, a response came from the landlord's space.
The popularity didn't increase much, but a 'land index' was added this time.
