Chapter 417 416. Unexpected Visitor (Monthly Pass 113+)
York asked worriedly, "Those Indians won't do anything to us, will they?"
Li Du waved his hand and said: "No, I specifically told them to deal with the internal thieves among us. You are friends from Los Angeles, how could you do anything to you?"
His goal was achieved, and he changed the topic to the beating of Rick by the casino thugs, in order to deter these two people who didn't know the truth.
He then ambiguously misleads the two into thinking he was the one who beat Rick up.
Of course, it was indeed Rick who he found someone to beat, but the relationship between them was different from what the two of them had imagined.
Both soft and hard, so that when Li Du proposed to invite the two to the party, even if he was as hot-tempered as Bohr, he did not refuse.
After thinking about it, the two agreed to celebrate Hans' birthday.
One day later, the camp was extremely lively. People have been coming here since the morning. In addition to the storage auction, there are also people coming from the second-hand auction.
This camp has become a site for communicating with treasure hunters from both sides. Usually, people come to play regardless of whether Li Du and the others are there.
Around ten o'clock, a burly white man walked in. Li Du saw him beckoning and said, "Hey, Big Kane, come here."
The man raised the beer in his hand and said, "Do you want to see if I have any presents?"
Li Du nodded to Hans, and Hans took out a stack of brand new dollar bills from his trouser pocket, shook them with his hand, and threw them at him.
Big Kane threw away the beer and quickly picked up the money, then asked inexplicably, "What are you doing?"
The other treasure hunters noticed and turned their heads to pay attention to this matter.
Hans said: "The news you gave us last time is that the news about Holbrook's Redwood Pavilion is true. According to the rules, this is your share."
Big Kane was taken aback, and said, "Is this true? Isn't it a joke?"
Hans said, "Man, it's already September, and it's been five months since April Fool's Day."
"God, Big Kane, you earned it!" Someone immediately shouted enviously, "If you think this is a joke, give me the money!"
"How much is this? Ten thousand yuan? Damn it, this guy really made it!"
"I also know about Holbrook, why didn't I say it? I'm so stupid, I'm so stupid."
Big Kane quickly counted some banknotes with his hands, and said pleasantly: "Shit, it's definitely 10,000 yuan. Am I rich?"
Although 10,000 yuan cannot make people rich, it is not a small amount. Few of the treasure hunters present can be sure that they can earn 10,000 yuan a month.
Li Du patted the table and said: "Listen to me, everyone, Boss Fu and I abide by the rules and be reasonable. If anyone provides us with true, reliable, and accurate information in the future, then we will give him a 10% commission." .”
Indeed, storage auctions have this rule, but not many people implement it unless it is specifically requested.
For example, if someone gets inside information, but he has no money or cannot take pictures of the warehouse for some reason, then he can sell the news or tell someone the news.
The way everyone handles it is generally to sell it to make money, and the price can be negotiated by both parties.
If it is told to someone, then the other party will give the information provider 10% of the income after taking pictures of the warehouse and finding that the news is true.
However, there are not many people who really abide by this rule, and this rule exists in name only.
Li Du strictly complied, and Hans questioned in a low voice: "Why did you do this? This is 10,000 yuan. Big Kane just said it casually at the time. It is not difficult for him to determine whether the news is true or not."
After hearing this, Li Du smiled and said, "During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods of our Chinese history, there was a country called Qin..."
"Yeah, I know, First-Emperor-of-Qin, Qin Shihuang, right? I've seen "Heroes", and there is this king in it." A voice interrupted him.
Li Du turned his head and was surprised to see an unexpected young man appearing.
The young man was a thin white man, holding a big golden hair wagging its tail at the person. He opened his clothes, and there was a line of Chinese characters on his exposed chest: white hair floating in green water, red palm waves clear waves.
Mond-Kang Lite, whose Chinese name is Luguan, is a young man who is called a "bad boy with good luck" by many second-hand dealers.
It is not enough for Li Du to know that the masturbation officer is not lucky, but good hearing, so he can sniff out other people's secret information, and he can also hear the other party's true thoughts when the seller discusses in a low voice.
Seeing him, Li Du took the initiative to say hello: "Hi, Mond, welcome to our camp."
"Call me Luguan." The skinny young man said dissatisfiedly, "Call me by my Chinese name, OK?"
Li Du waved helplessly: "Hi, officer, welcome to our camp."
"It's an honor!" The skinny young man said happily.
Hans said: "Don't talk nonsense, Li, continue your words, I don't understand."
Lu Guan also joined the topic, listening to Li Du's story with great interest.
Li Du continued: "It has nothing to do with Qin Shihuang, what I want to talk about is an event in Qin Xiaogong's era..."
"Yeah, I know Qin Xiaogong. After I finished watching "Heroes", I found a friend who is very knowledgeable in Asian history to learn about the Qin Dynasty. Qin Xiaogong is very powerful, and I am going to reform!"
Lu Guan yelled again, speaking the last four words in quite proficient Chinese.
Hans was about to collapse, and shouted, "Shut up, buddy, can you stop making trouble?"
Li Du said: "He didn't make trouble. What I want to talk about is Shang Yang's reform. At that time, the Qin Dynasty wanted to implement this reform. But at that time, there were frequent wars and panic, and people didn't trust the government."
"In order to establish prestige and promote reform, Shang Yang ordered a three-foot-long log to be erected outside the south gate of the capital, and made a public promise: whoever can move this log to the north gate will be rewarded with a pound of gold!"
Lu Guan added: "Actually, it's one-half of a kilogram, but it's also correct to say one pound. There's not much difference between them."
Li Du nodded, this kid really has a deep understanding of Chinese culture, but he has to finish this matter quickly, Hans is about to be suffocated to death.
"The onlookers didn't believe that such an easy thing could get such a high reward. As a result, no one was willing to give it a try."
"Therefore, Shang Yang increased the reward to fifty pounds of gold. In this way, someone finally stood up and carried the wood to the north gate, and Shang Yang immediately rewarded him with gold."
"This action has established his prestige in the hearts of the people. In the future, he will say and do what he wants to do. Everyone believes in him and is willing to be used by him..."
Hans said, "Oh, what's your purpose in talking about this?"
Li Du was stunned and said, "That's right, what is the purpose of my talking about this?"
Lu Guan interrupted him several times, making his thinking confused.
After stroking, he remembered, and said, "I want to tell you that I gave Big Kane 10,000 yuan to establish prestige and integrity, so that everyone will be willing to provide us with auction information."