Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 239: It’s all about US dollars!

Lao Luo and his friends never imagined that all kinds of jewels that were priceless to them would become readily available in later generations, and could even be made in the microwave at home!

Just like what Ximen Lang said.
"I already know its ingredients and the environment in which it grows. What else is there to say? I can just use existing methods to simulate its growth environment, and then add whatever is missing, and that's it."

What you said does make a lot of sense.

“It can be made directly in the microwave.”

"What's wrong with using a microwave? Did it delay me from making the red crystal? Or do you look down on my Midea brand microwave?"

Hao Pingchuan was about to explain after being rebuked by Ximen Lang.
"We can't even make a microwave oven yet, how could I look down on it?"

Then he heard
"But the microwave oven does limit my capabilities. Look at them, they often weigh hundreds of kilograms! They're so big, they could easily lift a few bowling balls!"

"But look at me. I can't even bowl a few marbles, let alone a ball. How can I do this? Isn't my skill wasted?"

Hao Pingchuan didn't know what to say after hearing this.

Just then, Li Huaide came on the scene.

"That's for sure. The microwave oven is too small for me to use. Otherwise, even a thousand kilograms, let alone a few hundred kilograms, would be nothing to me!"

"Look, brother, you still understand me. It just so happens that I brought the dictionary back with me. Take a look, brother, and see what the difference is between the dictionary over there and the dictionary here."

What's the difference?

That's a huge difference.

The first is the huge difference in the scope of coverage of the two editions of the dictionary.

Take the latest 53rd edition of the Xinhua Dictionary, for example. It only contains 6840 words in total. The content is mainly composed of commonly used characters, and the vocabulary covered is very limited.

What about modern Chinese dictionaries in later generations?
There are more than 13000 single words included!

Not only is the number doubled, but the content is also much richer than the 53rd edition.

It not only includes a large number of new words, new meanings and idioms with rich transliterations, but also covers the vocabulary and living spoken language in vernacular works since the 20th century.

Including common language words, classical Chinese words, dialect words and foreign words, these can basically be found in modern Chinese dictionaries, which is so convenient.

The second difference is the phonetic notation method.

I won’t say much about modern dictionaries, after all, everyone is familiar with them.

Let’s talk about the 53 edition.

Have you heard of the Zhuyin alphabet that was only announced in 1918?

It doesn’t matter if you haven’t heard of them. What about the direct sound method and fanqie method, which originated in the Han Dynasty and the late Eastern Han Dynasty respectively?

That’s right, this version of the dictionary uses the above methods to annotate the pronunciation of words!
Let’s not talk about whether these phonetic notation methods can accurately pronounce the pronunciation of characters, let’s talk about this era.
What era is this? We are still using the Han Dynasty's phonetic notation method. How the hell is this going to work?
Not to mention that modern dictionaries have richer and more complete definitions and content.
It includes a large number of appendices, including a table of Chinese dynasties, a brief table of ethnic minorities, a table of the areas and populations of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central government, a list of the areas, populations, and capitals of various countries, a table of weights and measures, a table of chemical elements, and so on!
It is no exaggeration to say that the moment Li Huaide saw these appendices, his eyes lit up!
Then, without any hesitation, he took advantage of Ximen Lang's lack of reaction.

Bang.

He quickly closed the dictionary again.

This startled Ximen Lang, Lao Luo, and Bai Ling, who were researching artificial gemstone technology. The professional abilities of those from the secret front were self-evident; just a few subtle expressions and subtle gestures allowed them to almost guess what Li Huaide meant.

Lao Luo immediately rubbed his temples and sighed, which attracted all of Ximen Lang's attention.

"What are you doing, Lao Luo? Are you just sitting here lost in thought? I've already told you, pick any one and you'll make a killing. What are you still hesitating about?"

"If it really doesn't work, then both of you can do it together. Anyway, no matter how high the cost is, there are countless big competitors out there to take over for you. What else is there to worry about?"

I haven't touched a dictionary for many years, and I don't care about it at all.

It was just a symbolic statement.
"If you have any difficulties, please tell me. Since I have taken it out, I will definitely see it through to the end."

After that, he never looked at the dictionary that Li Huaide held tightly in his arms again.

Ximen Lang turned around and continued talking to Lao Luo.

"Of course, that comes back to the point. No matter which one we choose, we can't sell too much at once. Like me, when I was young and naive, I accidentally drove down the market for antiques and furniture. Now no matter how I sell them, I feel like I'm losing money. It's so agonizing."

"And these imitations I brought back, they can't be released no matter what! The genuine ones are still in the hands of major collectors. You released so many Xibei products at once, anyone can see that they are not right."

Seeing Ximen Lang took the bait, Lao Luo was speechless.

"I'm not stupid. Of course I'll pay attention to such an obvious problem. I'm just confused. I can buy everything from you, and suddenly I have so much foreign exchange reserves. How should I spend it?"

Seeing that Lao Luo was actually worried about this, Ximen Lang said bluntly.

"Or should I say you have a low level of vision? Isn't this simple? Just buy mines all over the world!"

When I think about it, the current shipping capacity is like a joke, and I have no friends in the whole world. Even if I want to buy it, I may not be able to buy it, and I can't transport much.
A flash of inspiration.

With a snap, it hit Bai Ling's thigh directly.

Bai Ling was so angry that she pinched this unruly guy.

While begging for mercy again and again, Ximen Lang expressed his own ideas.

"The Bretton Woods system hasn't collapsed yet, has it? It's fine! Didn't he brag about the dollar being pegged to gold? Wasn't it the US dollar?"

"We're all about US dollars! We sell all our goods to the Americans, and then we use the money to buy their gold!"

"If he wants to maintain the Bretton Woods system, he has to sell us gold! I've won twice. I don't believe he can continue to play with this rogue system!"

This is actually digging at the roots of the US dollar hegemony.

Although, even if the Bretton Woods system collapsed, there would still be the oil and dollar system to support it and continue to maintain its hegemony.

But so what? It would be great if I could put the money in my pocket and the gold in my pocket.

Anyway, they are not the only ones doing this. In the near future, any country in the world that has a little ability will use massive amounts of US dollars to transport gold from the Americans across the ocean and force the Americans to default on their debts.

So, not only do I not care at all.

even
"Lao Luo, believe it or not, given the Americans' money-conscious nature, in the first few years, not only did they not stop us, they even had to thank us!"

(End of this chapter)