Chapter 215
Afterwards, Qin Di and Yan Xue went to Annan together, purchased 500,000 tons of grain, and sent it to Kunming, Yunnan to replenish the granary there.
They also went to Myanmar to inspect the local jadeite veins and whether there were any accompanying spirit stone mines.
The result was gratifying. Qin Di found a medium-sized spiritual vein, several small spiritual veins in the deep mountains and forests, and also found a rare spiritual stone vein. Although it is not large in scale, it is of excellent quality, and there are also a small number of medium-grade spiritual stones.
Qin Di was overjoyed and immediately put aside everything and digged in person.
Yan Xue was also digging with the flying sword next to her. Her skills reached the eighth level of Qi Refining and she could already use the flying sword.
The two of them dug out for half a month in one go, and dug out 8,000 low-grade spirit stones, 300 medium-grade spirit stones, and thousands of large and small jadeite rough stones. Some glass-type jadeites are very pleasing to the eye, and the colors are not only imperial green, emerald, but also violet and spring color.
Yan Xue was very happy when she saw such beautiful jade and smiled and said, "It's not worth having these things! In my opinion, gold and silver are not as good as jade."
Qin Di held a piece of jade the size of a melon in his hand and smiled: "You are right, gold has a priceless price. Since you like it, dig a little more. For example, this piece of glass-type imperial green jade can take out five round bracelets, and then three imperial concubine bracelets. After a few years, you can get tens of millions of dollars."
The two stayed in Myanmar for more than two months, dug out 8,000 high-quality jadeite rough stones, and then walked back happily.
When they passed by Fujian, they went to Wuyi Cave Heaven, unloaded most of the jade, picked some fresh spiritual fruits, and then returned to the Demon City.
At this time, it was already late June 1936.
Yan Xue took an excellent piece of raw stone, found a famous jade carving worker in the Magic City, polished several pairs of bracelets, and gave it to Zhu Wan, Qin Ling and Qin Yue. Even the 9-year-old Zhang Yiran got a small imperial concubine bracelet.
Qin Ling wore the bracelet on her wrist, and was happy, but also felt sorry: "Such good material shouldn't be carved for her! In another three or four years, she will not be able to wear it!"
Yan Xue smiled and said, "Sister, don't worry, you need as much material as you like!"
"Ah? Where did you go? Where did you buy the materials?"
"Haha, Qin Di and I went to the wilderness for two months to dig, found more than a dozen jade veins, and only selected a small amount of essence, and hired a few mule carts to bring them back."
"I see, you have empty hands, where have you put the jade?"
"The house cannot be let go, so I put it somewhere else."
When Qin Di saw Qin Yue again, she found that she looked bad and seemed unhappy, so she asked, "Why are you looking bitter? Did Wang Shu make you angry?"
Qin Yue shook his head gently, sighed, and said, "The Left League has been disbanded."
Qin Di was stunned: "Why disband?"
He was not a writer in his previous life, so he didn't know much about this history, only knowing a little bit of the essence.
Qin Yue said: "I'm also confused. I heard that Mr. Zhou is very unhappy."
Qin Di racked his brains and thought for a while, saying, "If you disband, just disband. As a writer, you should have your own ideas and don't wear too many hats, otherwise you will lose your creativity."
He can't say much about this, otherwise it will be too widespread.
In the 1820s and 1830s, there were as many Chinese writers as stars, and then they were silent for a long time. It was not until the 1880s that the dead trees were in spring again.
Qin Di thinks that the dissolution of the Left League is a good thing, and at least in the next ten years, Qin Yue will not be easily arrested by the Qingbai Party.
The dissolution of the Left League was said to be to establish an anti-Japanese national united front, but actually continued the Red and Russian policies.
"You write your book and follow your heart."
"But I feel a little confused about the future."
"Haha, who can see too far across the river while feeling the stones?"
On June 28, 1936, a large casino opened opposite the bustling Paramount Ballroom, with the Chinese name "Phoenix City" on it, with a large English signage, "phoenix city", which meets Paramount in Paramount.
The buildings in Phoenix City are tall and magnificently decorated inside. There are various gambling facilities in the hall. Not only are there spacious halls, clean and tidy tables, but there are also many private rooms and VIP rooms. There are Paijiu, mahjong, card, and a kind of lottery called "Phoenix Wing".
In this era, there were already "old tiger machines" in business. There was a row in Phoenix City and a silver coin was thrown in. If you were lucky, you could spit out a hundred yuan. Of course, most of the time, you lost all your money.
Roulette is even more indispensable. There is a huge roulette in the hall, which rotates at any time. Bettors are welcome to place bets.
Baccarat, this kind of poker game is popular in Europe and the United States, and is very popular among foreigners.
There is no clock or windows in the casino, and the lighting is suitable. The beauty of champagne makes people intoxicated. I don’t know what tonight.
Needless to say, this big casino was built by Qin Di, and it was named Du Yuesheng, so that Qin Yuankong and Qin Yuanlong were behind the scenes. Most of the staff inside were disciples of the Qing Gang.
As soon as Phoenix City opened, it attracted a large number of guests. These people threw a lot of money in and then walked out in a mess. Everyone who lost all will also give them 2 yuan from the casino so that they can go home smoothly and don’t think about it and die at the door.
Phoenix City is making money every day, and Du Yuesheng is so happy that he can't stop himself. Because he didn't pay the principal, he sent some people, and these people can still get their salary. In addition, his profit of 30% is equivalent to making this money in vain.
For this reason, at the beginning, he felt a little uneasy and specially invited Qin Di to a banquet, saying that as long as he achieved success, it would be enough.
Qin Di waved his hand: "Boss Du, do you think I am a shortage of money? I opened a casino to activate the atmosphere in the demon city and let the people temporarily forget all their worries when they endure the national disaster."
Du Yuesheng widened his eyes when he heard this, looked at him with suspicious eyes and said, "Mr. Qin, your excuse is so high-sounding, so interesting."
Qin Di smiled and said, "I have another purpose in opening this casino, to help you find out who is the invisible rich man, and then you can send someone to kidnap and extort..."
"This... Mr. Qin is joking. My surname is Du is a serious person and he doesn't do anything illegal..."
Qin Di thought to himself: "If you are honest, then will you still be the boss of the Qing Gang?"
Of course he would not tell the truth to Du Yuesheng. The reason why he opened this casino was threefold: one was to launder money; the other was to train two nephews and prepare for the future entry of Macau's gambling industry; the third was to better collect information from all forces in the Magic City.
He had an office on the top floor of Phoenix City. As long as he sat inside, he could hear all the movements in the casino and Paramount Ballroom. He didn't have to appear in the ballroom to make gossip.
Even if he doesn't have time to come, Yan Xue and Gu Rumei can come.
Yan Xuenai is the eighth level of Qi Refining. She could hear the movements in the surrounding area of 300 meters, which could just cover the Paramount.
Although Gu Rumei is only the first level of Qi refining, she has practiced the Xianyin Sect and is able to greatly develop hearing. She can now hear the sounds of the entire casino clearly.
Entering Phoenix City, in addition to the main entrance, there is also an underground passage that leads to a house not far away.
Therefore, Yan Xue and Gu Rumei will not alarm anyone when they come in.
Chapter completed!