Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 47, Gold Nugget
Yan Hongjian rushed over after hearing the news, but ended up seeing Zhao Mancang, Jiang Dayong, Cao Deqing and others laughing.

"Did he really solve it?"

Without caring about why they were laughing, Yan Hongjian was already staring blankly at the five horses that were wolfing down their food.

These five horses were the same five that he had seen in the morning. At that time, he was feeding them hay with the breeder, but these horses were very disrespectful.

It would be fine if he didn't eat, but he continued to vomit.

In contrast, now, although the five horses are still a little depressed, they are much better than in the morning.

And seeing how they eat with relish and chirp happily from time to time, you can tell that their problem of poor appetite has been solved.

When Yan Hongjian came, Zhao Mancang, Cao Deqing, Jiang Dayong and others had already seen him, but no one was too lazy to pay attention to him.

Everyone pretended not to see anything, so naturally no one paid attention to what he muttered.

What made Cao Deqing even more delighted was the orange-yellow metal in the horse feces in front of him. Isn’t this stuff gold!
No one had noticed this before, or perhaps Yan Hongjian and the breeder were too careless and didn't pay attention to it at all.

There are three very small pieces of metal stones in total, which are only a fraction of the size of a fingernail.

If you don't pay attention, you really won't notice it.

There is no need to elaborate on the significance of discovering such metal stones in the zucchini production team.

However, it is still necessary to verify whether these metal stones are gold.

Jiang Dayong volunteered and said he could help verify it.

For him who travels around frequently, verifying whether the gold is real is certainly not a complicated matter.

Zhao Mancang and others were curious and wanted to see how he did it. It turned out that he just burned the clean metal stone with fire and bit it. Anyway, there were only these two methods.

"This is definitely real gold, no doubt about it."

After a while, Jiang Dayong spoke to everyone in a very decisive manner.

Cao Deqing and the others were immediately overjoyed, and several of the breeders were even more excited:
"Doesn't that mean we're going to open a gold mine here?"

Gold is definitely a good thing. If the zucchini production team is really going to be turned into a gold mine, then those who discover the nugget gold will get some reward, right?
Secondly, their zucchini production team will definitely have to move. Although it’s hard to let them go, the new location will definitely be better than this one, right?

"Captain Cao, let's block the news first, and then report the situation here as soon as possible. It's best to call."

At this time, Zhao Mancang pulled Cao Deqing aside and whispered a suggestion.

The discovery of the gold nugget was considered trouble, which made Zhao Mancang very happy and helpless.

He was naturally happy because the discovery of the gold nugget was a good thing for him. After all, there would definitely be a reward.

He was helpless because this matter was a bit troublesome. He took the initiative to mention it to Cao Deqing in the hope that these troubles could be resolved as soon as possible. It was also a way to protect himself.

If he and Jiang Dayong were chased after they left, or even suspected, they would be doomed.

It was the 1950s, and spies were everywhere.

Don’t think that night, on the way back to the capital from the steel plant, Zhao Mancang complained that this era was not that scary and there were no spies at night.

That's because there were people carrying heavy loads and they didn't encounter these troubles.

If he was unlucky and encountered those things, haha, Zhao Mancang would definitely curse!

At this moment, Cao Deqing was suddenly startled, and then nodded solemnly.

Although Cao Deqing was only a team leader, since they were all from that era, how could they not understand what Zhao Mancang meant? As a result, the entire zucchini production team was quickly placed under martial law.

Zhao Mancang and Jiang Dayong didn't have to wait too long before many people from the army came outside.

The two middle-aged men in military uniforms who were leading the group went straight to Cao Deqing and confirmed the matter of the gold nugget with him in an excited and serious manner.

why?
The mainland at that time was absolutely extremely poor. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the word "gold" had disappeared from the sight of ordinary people.

Most people just know that gold is expensive, but few have ever seen gold, or even heard the word gold.

It was not until the 1980s that gold became available to the general public and everyone could buy it.

Due to poverty, people in the mainland are extremely cautious about anything that is valuable or profitable.

The appearance of gold nuggets means the existence of gold mines, and the existence of gold mines means the existence of gold.

Gold occupies an absolutely important position in international payments.

After World War II, European and American countries, led by the United States, established the Bretton Woods system centered on the US dollar and pegged to gold. This was the post-war financial order.

Based on this order, the US dollar is used as the means of payment for most trade between countries.

However, everyone understands the situation in the mainland.

Therefore, in the absence of US dollars, the only way to pay is gold, or even silver, grain, etc.

However, the mainland's gold reserves in the 1950s were only 4 million ounces.

From the 1950s to the 1970s, that is, during the Bretton Woods system, the price of the US dollar and gold was fixed, and basically one US dollar could be exchanged for about one gram of gold.

That is thirty-five dollars per ounce of gold, and one ounce of gold is about thirty-one grams.

In other words, the mainland's 4 million ounces of gold reserves are actually equivalent to only 140 million US dollars.

What about Eagle Sauce?
In 1958, the gold reserves were 588 million ounces, and the US's GDP in 1957 was US$461 billion, while the mainland's GDP last year was only US$50 billion.

These are the gaps, and they are huge gaps.

After the zucchini production team was placed under martial law, Zhao Mancang and Jiang Dayong were unable to leave.

Only after their identities were verified and they were asked to keep strict confidentiality were they allowed to leave the zucchini production team.

"Old Zhao, what kind of reward will we get from the higher-ups this time?"

On the way back to the steel plant, Jiang Dayong couldn't help but ask the question that concerned him most.

Zhao Mancang shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.

In the following time, due to confidentiality, neither of them spoke anymore, but just kept on going.

By the time Zhao Mancang and Jiang Dayong returned to the steel plant, it was almost time to get off work in the afternoon.

Riding a bicycle is fast, much faster than walking, and even not slower than driving a car.

"Brother Mancang, you guys are finally back. Director Yang was looking for you."

At the gate of the steel plant, when Fan Tong, who was standing guard, saw Zhao Mancang, his eyes lit up and he immediately shouted loudly.

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