A black market boss once said: "If you use cash to sell goods in the black market, others will definitely be 100% wary, but if you are holding a few boxes of Lego bricks, the door to transaction is always open for you!"
Of course, what makes Lego bricks truly a black market currency is their ability to retain value.
For example, you bought a box of Lego bricks in 2000 for three hundred dollars. Now, it can be sold for at least one thousand dollars.
This is no longer just a simple preservation of value, but an opportunity to wait for it to appreciate and make a fortune.
These are just ordinary building blocks. If those limited edition Lego building blocks are made, the price will skyrocket, from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars, and the price will increase several times.
Using building blocks to trade can not only ensure the safety of the transaction, but also make extra money by relying on the building blocks.
Over time, it has naturally become the most popular currency on the black market, and the population business, flour business, and arms business in northern Myanmar are simply not too much.
Lego bricks naturally appeared in warehouses in various villages.
"Hey, the person who figured out how to trade toys is really a genius!" I sighed and started cleaning up the Lego bricks in the warehouse with Song Hao.
After some rummaging around, I finally found several large boxes in the warehouse, all of which were filled with various brand-new building blocks.
"Brother Aung San, how much are these building blocks worth?" Song Hao asked eagerly.
Aung San touched his chin and made a rough estimate: "It adds up to about four to five million!"
"Four to five million!" Song Hao repeated it in disbelief, and Zhao Yan and I also changed our expressions.
This is 13 years. Four to five million is an astronomical figure to ordinary people. Who would have thought that a pair of toys is worth four to five million.
Of course, we were shocked because we regarded Lego bricks as ordinary toys. In fact, friends who have learned about them know that Lego bricks are not cheap. The most common ones are several hundred big, and the better ones cost thousands. .
The unit price is expensive, but it does not depreciate, and it has become extremely normal to be favored by the black market.
"These little toys are so expensive! Why? This is not gold jewelry." Song Hao said a little puzzled.
Aung San shrugged helplessly, "No one knows why these toys are so expensive. Maybe it's because of the special materials!"
I was puzzled at the time, but later I found out that Aung San had indeed guessed it right.
Lego's materials are indeed several grades better than ordinary building blocks, and the production process is also much better than ordinary building blocks. The error of each piece is controlled to 0.002 mm. This kind of error is not to mention the manufacturing of building blocks. Yes, even missiles can be made for you.
At the same time, LEGO will also ensure the compatibility of each building block. Even the building blocks produced over 2,000 years ago can still cooperate with each other today.
Various factors contribute to Lego's price and its value retention.
After ransacking the entire factory, those who took the building blocks took the building blocks, and those who took the money took the money. Everyone had a good harvest.
After this trip, it is conservatively estimated that Aung San can harvest two million, not only cash, building blocks, some flour, and raw materials, but Aung San also moved some equipment in the factory.
Adding all the miscellaneous things together, let alone two million, even three million is not impossible.
In addition to the initial tens of thousands of yuan for the five of us, Aung San later gave us more than 100,000 yuan. In addition, when the building blocks were discovered later, Aung San gave us tens of thousands more yuan.
At this time, the total amount of money we have comes to 300,000 yuan. Not to mention travel expenses, it is enough to start a business.
"Brothers, go back to the village to drink wine and eat meat!" With a lot of harvest, Aung San was in a good mood and called everyone back to the village.
When we returned to the village, several large pots had been set up on the side of the village, and bursts of aroma continued to waft out.
Aman was also busy among them. When he saw us coming back, he immediately came forward to say hello.
"Brother Cheng, you are back!"
I nodded and looked at the cauldron behind him.
"What are you cooking? It smells so good."
"My brother asked me to slaughter a sheep and some beef. It has been in the pot for a long time. It will be ready soon!" Aman showed a sweet smile.
I took a deep breath and said with enjoyment on my face: "It smells so good. I must try Amang's craftsmanship later."
Aman was embarrassed by my praise and quickly defended: "Uncle De, the cook in the village, is in charge. I'm just here to help."
"I just saw you working here for a long time! Miss Aman, please stop being modest!" I continued to praise.
After being praised by me again, Aman immediately changed the topic.
"Go to the next room quickly. My brother is waiting for you. You guys chat first. I will send it over as soon as it is cooked."
I nodded and stopped teasing her.
Although Aman lives in this village, he can tell that she is a good girl. If he can successfully solve his troubles, marrying her will not be a bad thing.
When I came to the next room, Aung San was already waiting for me.
"Come on, come on, take a seat, you are the great hero of our village today!" Aung San pulled me to sit on the table at the front.
At this time, the table was already piled with drinks and several plates of appetizers.
As soon as he sat down, Aung San stood up again, raised his glass and said: "This is the first glass of wine to toast everyone. If everyone hadn't been so brave today, it would not have been Scorpion's village that was raided, but our village." "
Everyone raised their glasses together and drank a glass of wine. Aung San continued: "This second glass of wine is a happy event. My sister Amang is already engaged to brother Zhang Cheng!"
As he said that, congratulations and congratulations immediately sounded in the room.
I stood up and drank all the wine in my glass.
Aung San added: "This third glass of wine is to bid farewell to Brother Zhang. I wish Brother Zhang a successful start after leaving the village and conquer the sky in northern Myanmar."
Immediately after drinking one glass after another of white wine, I immediately felt tipsy even though I had never drank much.
I don’t know when, Amang also came to my side and kept holding dishes for me.
It took a long time to eat and drink this meal. If I hadn't thought about having to leave the village today, I would have been unconscious.
After eating and drinking, Aung San took us to the weapons depot in the village.
It's said to be a weapons arsenal, but actually it only contains an AK and some bullets, not even a pistol.
We replenished some elixirs, and Aung San also gave us a jeep. At this point, everything was ready and it was time to leave.
"Brother, don't forget the agreement in three months!" Aung San said.
"Even if I forget my last name, I will never forget the agreement made three months later!" I said firmly.
Aman also walked up with a blushing face and hugged me tightly in his arms.
"Brother Cheng, pay attention to safety! You must...come back safely!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely come back to marry you!" I patted her to reassure her.
Then he got on the jeep, waved to them, and officially started a new escape!
