crazy smart

429: In the black market of flowers and trees, betting on flowers and trees is the simplest and most common way to bet on precious tree species, and huanghuali is the most typical representative.

In recent years, the value of huanghuali has soared a hundredfold, even more exaggerated than jadeite.If emerald is a crazy stone, then huanghuali is a well-deserved "crazy wood".

Ten years ago, the price of Hainan huanghuali was not so exaggerated, but with the flood of hot money and hype funds, the current Hainan huanghuali has exceeded the 800 million yuan per ton, and even Vietnamese huanghuali is also rich. Less, the price has also doubled hundreds of times.

The log madness is starting to trickle down to the finished product market.A set of huanghuali furniture used to be priced at 10 yuan, but now it is not uncommon to have millions of yuan; Pass kill.

In the furniture market in Yangcheng, all furniture marked with huanghuali is sold at sky-high prices.Lin Li personally saw a piece of huanghuali furniture imitating ancient famous utensils, the starting price of which was one million yuan.Others, such as the precious furniture made of high-quality huanghuali, are even worse. Millions of them abound, and there are even tens of millions of antique furniture.

Such a distorted atmosphere naturally created a group of people willing to take risks.In the same way as jade lovers go to Burma to gamble on jadeite, rich people, businessmen, and speculators who love huanghuali have gone to Vietnam to gamble on wood.

This is the origin of Vietnamese gambling on wood.

"Gambling on flowers and trees in such a remote place, even if you win the bet, you don't feel safe!"

When Lin Li and the others arrived at their destination, they were shocked by the environment as soon as they got out of the car.This place is not only the wilderness, but also dark everywhere, and it doesn't look like a high-end place.

Seeing Lin Li's surprise, Cheng Hui replied with a smile: "Gambling with trees is an illegal activity after all, so naturally it should be kept secret. Moreover, flowers and trees have certain requirements on the environment, especially those trees. City, otherwise the bosses will vomit blood if they die."

Lin Li nodded, expressing his understanding.

Cheng Hui led the way with knowledge and interest, while Lin Li and Cheng Jun followed behind.

They didn't bring any bodyguards this time, but with Lin Li and Cheng Jun around, even if there were malicious enemies, they wouldn't be able to do anything about it, unless it was an ancient martial arts master from the ground level.And Cheng Hui was also prepared, she was still driving a specially modified commercial vehicle.With such an armed force, unless there is a malicious gang attack, there will be no mistakes in security issues.

After taking a closer look, Lin Li realized that the so-called garden was a large-scale garden with a scale of at least tens of hectares. On the surface, it was selling common potted plants and streetscape plants, but it was only when he walked to the innermost that he realized that there was a universe inside. It is a small high-tech ecological circle, and there are countless rare flowers and plants in it.

Cheng Jun questioned: "Master, how do you want to bet on this? It seems that you can understand what it is."

Lin Li shook his head, but did not explain.

He looked around with his golden eyes just now, and found a lot of tricks.There are many famous and expensive flowers like those, but they are actually the same; some plants are also very precious, but they are only the same type of plants, and non-experts can't tell them apart.

In this way, the dragon and the snake are confused, and it is indeed easy to make mistakes if the experience is a little weak.

Cheng Hui said: "Xiaojun, don't talk nonsense if you don't know, it will make people laugh."

It has to be said that Cheng Hui, who has a good figure and good looks, is really attractive, and has attracted the attention of many gamblers who are watching, and some even commented.

"Come to such a place and bring such a beautiful woman, don't you know the danger?"

"It looks pretty. It's probably some kind and careful rich second generation who came to join in the fun."

"No, this woman is a little familiar, it seems that we have met somewhere. We are still a little younger, wait to prevent her from competing, and don't let her compete with us for the baby."

The whispered comments of those gamblers were all heard by Lin Li, who has five keen senses.

But they weren't malicious, they were just boring spectators, they weren't threatening, so Lin Li ignored them.He was reminded by Cheng Jun before, which made him a little sensitive to his surroundings.

Cheng Hui said in a timely manner: "Lin Li, betting on flowers and trees is a new gambling method that has just become popular recently, and the atmosphere is far inferior to betting on stones. Everyone has their own selfishness, and there are few exchanges with each other. Let's not have anything to do with them It's better to get involved."

Seeing that Lin Li didn't answer, Cheng Hui didn't think it was strange, and continued: "The main bets in this area are root seedlings, which just broke through the ground and haven't had time to tell what kind of treasures they are; there are also some grafting things. The gamble is whether they can continue to live after grafting and successfully grow to their ideal state."

Cheng Jun muttered, "The things here seem to be very ordinary, and they are all root seedlings. I guess there are no valuable plants?"

Cheng Hui was almost choked with anger.

Lin Li explained with a wry smile: "Cheng Jun, don't ask questions if you don't understand. Have you seen that pot of orchids over there? It's worth no less than 50 yuan."

Cheng Jun was very surprised when he heard it, and felt that the flower was a little more beautiful, but he didn't think it could sell for much.

Cheng Hui then added: "In Dali, Yunnan, my country, there is a lotus-petal orchid named 'Suguan Heding'. Its value exceeds 1500 million RMB, and it can be called the king of orchids."

"A flower is worth 1500 million!"

Cheng Jun was so shocked that he almost stuck out his tongue.

Lin Liben wanted to say something similarly exaggerated, but suddenly felt that it was unnecessary.Cheng Jun is Cheng Jun, and it will not help to tell him things that he is not interested in, no matter how good or beautiful the words are.

Cheng Hui said with a smile: "Xiaojun, this is the art of flowers, flower virtue. As the saying goes, pickles and radishes have their own advantages. When you practice your martial arts, you only need to know that everything here has extraordinary value. Look at it with your eyes, don't make a fuss here."

To be honest, Lin Li's understanding of flowers and trees is not that deep, at most, he only has sufficient theoretical knowledge.

Since he accepted Cheng Hui's request yesterday, he has started to attack this area of ​​knowledge, found a lot of materials to study, and even found out other people's experience to enrich himself.Naturally, his main target was spiritual herbs, and the secular ones didn't pay much attention.

Although this is a bit of a taste of swallowing jujubes, but sharpening the gun before the battle-the disadvantages are also obvious, at least Lin Li thinks it is enough to deal with the situation.

Holding the documents in his hand, Lin Li kept shaking his head and sighing: "Sister Hui, I do know a few plants that are not in the secular records but emit a special fragrance, and the easiest one to find is a bit like ordinary weeds. It is really difficult to find it in the vast sea of ​​people!"

Cheng Hui smiled wryly.

She wanted to mutter, "It's not hard to find you why", but now there is someone asking for help, so she can only take one step at a time like this, trying her luck.

Cheng Hui questioned: "There are not many fragrant grasses, but I believe that some people will still treat them as exotic flowers and plants. It's just that there are so many flowers and plants here, we can only rely on you."

Lin Li smiled wryly.

What he just said is of course spiritual grass, one of which is of a very low level, but it is no different from ordinary weeds. The most abominable thing is that this kind of spiritual grass will only emit fragrance after it matures, and it is simply a weed in a normal state. .

The name of this spirit grass is very simple, it is called Fragrance Wind Spirit Grass, which can be refined into a calming smoke, which is a little helpful for cultivation.It's just that it's a bit extravagant to make such a consumable gadget with spirit grass, and it's confusing, so it's not very popular in the market. Only those big organizations and sects will use it occasionally.

However, there are many flowers and trees here, and many of them can emit fragrance.If it weren't for the extraordinary sense of smell, even if there was that kind of spiritual grass here, it would be difficult to detect it.I have to say that the task this time is really tricky, and Lin Li regrets taking this task at will for such a little experience and prestige.

Cheng Jun asked quietly: "Master, what is so special about this herb? Judging by your appearance, it seems to be a spiritual herb!"

Lin Li smiled slightly, and said simply: "The fragrance of this herb is not only fragrant and long-lasting, but also has a special function, which is refreshing. If this kind of thing is used well, and even mass-produced, it will be of great significance to your brother-in-law's family company .”

Cheng Jun nodded his head as if realizing something.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin."

Cheng Hui knew that there were many unknown plants in this world, and if he could really find the grass Lin Li mentioned, it would definitely be a key breakthrough.

Lin Li found the spirit grass, so he naturally learned more secrets.If this thing can be successfully mass-produced, its significance will definitely be no less than that of Xue Chang Dan.However, he didn't place too much hope on this, after all, he was helping others, and what they needed was its fragrance, not its medicinal properties, so Lin Li didn't need to make it too clear.

Lin Li sighed, "Hey, this time it really depends on luck."

Lin Li sighed and turned his attention to other places.

Lin Li turned his attention to more places.Although he has piercing eyes, but the piercing eyes are not dog's nose, and he can't see the smell, so this time it really can only be a matter of luck.If they just walked around aimlessly like this, Lin Li and the others would definitely not gain anything.

a long time.

Cheng Hui started to get a little anxious, and instead of following Lin Li, he went to other places to inquire about other gamblers, and seemed to offer an offer to buy it, probably hoping to find a breakthrough with the help of everyone, but this is a casino in disguise , and they were strangers to each other, so Cheng Hui basically put a hot face on a cold ass, and ended sadly.

It took another 20 minutes or so, and Lin Li went through everything inside and out, but nothing came of it.

But Cheng Jun, who was in charge of monitoring some suspicious people, had gained a lot when he was bored.He observed some people for a long time, and finally he was a little sure. He walked to Lin Li calmly and reminded him in a low voice: "Master, there is something wrong with the eyes of that 1.8-meter tall man in a famous brand suit. He secretly followed us a few times. times, and one of them was a bit hostile."

"hostility?"

When Lin Li heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.