Chapter 1491 1491. Common Sense (5/5)

Chapter 1491 1491. Common Sense (55)

Along the way, Li Du has seen many people looking for food in the garbage dump, and also seen many world-class luxury cars such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, and Maybach.

The gap between the rich and the poor is particularly obvious in this place. Sometimes a car drives by and someone throws a cigarette butt or half a cigar with the window down, and someone will rush to pick it up immediately.

Li Du looked to the northeast, and that was the border of China. Although many classmates and friends in China complained about the country and the government, as Li Du saw more, he felt that the Chinese government was actually doing quite well.

The Hpakant region is indeed worthy of the title of the international emerald capital, where there are traces of emerald ore everywhere.

As long as the car can drive, there are small vendors on every street. What they deal in is not small food commodities, but piles of ore.

There is also a large electronic scale along with the ore. Some people take a fancy to which piece or pile of ore, put it on the electronic scale for weighing and then trade.

There is no bargaining here, as the government has introduced a series of policies to limit the output of jadeite, the price of ore has risen all the way, and even the waists of mine owners and ore merchants have hardened.

They occupy a dominant position in the ore market. After setting the price, they no longer bargain, and buy whatever they like.

The streets of Pagan are full of jade shops. Li Du looked at this strange area, and people outside also looked at their caravan.

Ge Danwei asked cautiously: "Boss, it's Pagan now. We've arrived. Do you still need a tour guide?"

Li Du squinted at him and said, "Why, are you in a hurry to leave? We haven't been together for long."

Myitkyina is not far from Pagan, less than 200 kilometers away, but they walked for more than six hours.

Difficulty in driving due to poor road conditions is one reason, and another reason is Ge Danwei's repeated mistakes in leading the way.

Through getting along with Li Du all the way, he can see that this is a talker king and a keyboard warrior. When he talks about state affairs and world affairs, he speaks clearly and resentfully, but he is unreliable when he really does something serious.

Take this time leading the way as an example, this guy probably hasn’t walked the road from Myitkyina to Pagan a few times, so he led the wrong direction many times.

If it weren't for Li Du's unfamiliarity with the place here and the fact that he couldn't find a tour guide on the way, Li Du would have wanted to replace him with Danwei's performance.

Ge Danwei also wanted to change people. On the way, he saw that when Godzilla opened some packages in the trunk, there were traces of long guns inside!

Looking at the bodies of Li Du and his party, and considering the equipment in the car, he had to worry that these people came to Pagan to rob them!

Dissatisfied with each other in their hearts, the two looked at each other.

Ge Danwei had a small calculation in his heart, and when he met Li Du's eyes, he was startled immediately, and quickly turned his head to look out the window.

Li Du said coldly: "Young man, what's the matter, what's on your mind?"

Ge Danwei quickly explained: "No, no, I was thinking that if you don't hire me, where can I find some work to make money, I have to live, right?"

Li Du nodded and said, "Don't be afraid, I will continue to hire you."

Although Ge Danwei was not a good guide, he was a good translator anyway. His Mandarin was very good, better than some of Li Du's southern classmates.

Hearing what he said, Ge Danwei almost cried.

He used to think that he would be liberated when he arrived at Pagan, but now it seems that his thinking is too beautiful.

Li Du's destination is in the Denai Mountain area, but he has to go around here when he arrives in Hpakant. After all, this is the world-famous jade capital.

It is not easy for him to get here, because of the value of jadeite, Pagan has always been a battleground for military strategists. Government troops and guerrillas are eager to take this place. The value of jadeite here is extremely high. Mining is equivalent to winning ten gold mines.

In order to better maintain law and order, foreign ordinary people are usually not allowed to enter the Pagan area. Tourists cannot directly come to Pagan for tourism unless there is a well-connected tour guide leading the way.

Ge Danwei must not have a strong relationship. Li Du was able to come here thanks to the Winston Group. Cole prepared an admission pass for him, so he can pass unimpeded.

In fact, from Myitkyina to Pagan, especially after approaching Pagan, they encountered many checkpoints along the way, and each checkpoint was guarded by elite soldiers.

As a foreigner with a face, it is not easy for Li Du to go deep into Pagan. Under such circumstances, how can he not take a good look around here after he arrives?

But the situation in Pagan is different from other towns and towns. This is a field, that is, the origin of jadeite. There are six fields in Hongshawadi, and each field has many entrances. If you want to buy or When you see a good stone, you have to enter the field.

There is a famous saying in the jade industry, "If you don't know the market, you don't play with stones." Li Du must not understand this, so he asked Ge Danwei: "Are you familiar with Pagan's market?"

How dare Ge Danwei lie here? He shook his head honestly: "Boss, look at my poor appearance, how can I understand the situation here?"

Li Du said: "Don't your cousin's family live here? And didn't you say that you Hongshawadi people don't understand jade?"

Ge Danwei continued to say honestly: "I'm bragging, boss."

After hearing this, Li Du almost beat him with a big ear scraper.

Ge Danwei sensed his anger, and quickly said: "Actually, I know a little bit, but jadeite is a big business, so I don't dare to talk nonsense, I'm afraid that if I talk too much, it will affect you."

Li Du said: "It's okay, tell me, what do you know?"

They found a teahouse and sat down. Li Du ordered a pot of tea, and Ge Danwei started talking while drinking the tea:

"There are six fields in total, Pagan Field, Mukan Field, Nanqi Field, Houjiang Field, New Field, and New and Old Factory, right?"

"We are in the Pagan field now, so I won't introduce much to the other five fields. Pagan wants to make money here, and Daji's family knows that they need Huika, Muna, Dagudi, Sitongka, Pagang, etc. There are twenty-eight gates here!"

At this point, he wanted to continue talking, but he felt that Li Du's expression was not right, so he asked cautiously, "Boss, what's wrong?"

Li Du said with a gloomy face: "Tell me something I don't know, I know all about it."

Ge Danwei rubbed his hands and said, "Well, the Pagan field is an alluvial deposit, which has been mined since two thousand years ago. Do you know this?"

"explain."

Ge Danwei hurriedly continued: "Okay, okay, the deepest hole excavated here has reached the fifth floor, reaching 30 meters underground."

"The stones from the first layer here are yellow sand shells, the second layer is red sand shells with wax skin, the third layer is black sand shells, and the fourth layer is gray-black shells. The fifth layer is white-yellow skin, most of which have wax skin, you can tell their identities based on this, do you know that?"

Li Du gave up on him completely. What Ge Danwei said was basic common sense. Since he decided to come to Hongshawadi, he would definitely do his homework. Now it seems that he knows more than Ge Danwei.