The tea was the best English milk tea, delicious and sweet, but it was good to drink but not too much.
One should not indulge in it all the time, and men should still focus on their careers.
Soon, Tommy delivered all the cars, a total of 600, brand new cars, both made in Germany and the United States, and most of them were luxury cars. These cars were driven out of the dock warehouse by the Razor Party. These pre-war imported cars were sealed in the warehouse due to official bans.
For the "Razor Party", this is simply a business with no capital, but George couldn't say anything about it. After all, the Black State is in this business, and the business with no capital will not be done to your head.
After the car was delivered, as expected, the experience value increased by hundreds of thousands of points again, but for George, who had seen many storms, this experience value no longer surprised him.
The rest was waiting, waiting for the plane to take off, and then he would go to the United States.
Compared with Britain, the United States has more opportunities and a larger market. The sugar market alone is enough for him to accumulate enough ammunition for the reconstruction of North Borneo.
However, while waiting, George was not idle, but drove to the second-hand market. The war changed the lives of many people, even the rich were no exception. A simple example is that the highest income tax rate in the UK has reached 99.25%!
This is definitely the peak moment of human taxation!
This peak of taxation has also made it difficult for many British people to maintain their lives. In the case of insufficient rationing, many British people can only turn to the black market, which requires money, and in order to make money, they can only sell old things at home, which has also led to the prosperity of the second-hand market.
People buy and sell goods and trade materials in the second-hand market. Here you can see everything, and there may even be Picasso's paintings-George once read a report that a real estate tycoon in China spent hundreds of millions of yuan to buy a piece of porcelain from the Qianlong period through an auction, and the porcelain bottle was exchanged by the seller's father for a can in the second-hand market in London during World War II.
What's even more ridiculous is that the porcelain had been a decoration in their kitchen for half a century.
Can't you get a beautiful woman in exchange for a can, but you can definitely get a valuable antique.
Pick up a bargain!
Who doesn't like this kind of thing!
Wartime London was a big farm - wherever vegetables could be grown, they were planted. Not only were all kinds of vegetables planted on the balcony and in the flower pots on the windows, but even Hyde Park had become a vegetable field. Although it was a vegetable field, the two sides of the park road in the field were crowded with stalls, and all kinds of things were placed on the stalls, including cameras, watches, tea sets, and even old leather shoes and old coats. In short, it can be said that everything is available, and some stalls directly wrote "Only accept cigarettes" or "Only accept food".
This is the characteristic of wartime, bartering is the most popular way.
While walking, George looked at the second-hand goods around him. Not to mention that there were quite a lot of porcelains, basically every stall had them, and even many of them could be seen at a glance to be produced in China.
However, George didn't know anything about antiques, but it didn't matter.
After all, the system was in hand!
When George bent down to pick up a vase, the system popped up a series of prompts.
[Discovering blue and white porcelain from the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, you can learn the skill "porcelain identification". Do you want to learn it? ]
Sure enough, as long as you touch it, you can learn the skill!
"Learn!"
George quickly chose "Yes", and the knowledge of the skill quickly flooded into his mind.
Soon, he, an antique novice, had a full understanding of porcelain. He could recognize the place and style of the ordinary vase at a glance. In the second-hand market, this is definitely a very important skill.
"Sir, you are Chinese, right? This vase is produced in China and is very rare. If you are interested, it only costs one pound."
Without waiting for the other party to finish the introduction, George shook his head and said.
"Let me take another look..."
Although there are many things in the second-hand market, I didn't find many worth buying. The most worth buying were a few porcelains from the Qianlong period, which cost only two or three pounds. After all, for most Europeans these days, these porcelains from China are just home decorations.
Just when George was a little disappointed and ready to leave, suddenly an inconspicuous little thing on the stall caught his attention. He walked straight over and took a look. Indeed, it was right.
But it wouldn't be a replica.
Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup!
Would it be such a coincidence?
Pick up the cup on the stall and George began to appreciate it carefully. While he was appreciating it, the old stall owner who was reading a book didn't even look at him.
The six-character square regular script on the bottom filled the bottom, with thick lines and heavy colors...
In fact, George couldn't understand it when he held it in his hand. After all, he was absolutely a novice when it came to antiques.
Besides, this thing has been counterfeited for generations. With so many counterfeits, it is not easy to buy the real thing.
Although I don't understand, everyone has a desire to find a bargain.
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, George asked.
"Sir, how much is this cup?"
Until then, the old man tapped the cards beside him with the cane at his feet.
"Only for exchange of goods."
Well, we really don't need this!
George thought for a while, took out a pack of unopened Camel cigarettes and said.
"I'll use this pack of cigarettes to exchange for this, and…"
Pointing to a small book-sized abstract oil painting on the side, he said.
"What do you think of this painting?"
This oil painting looks pretty good, so he took it back and hung it on the wall of the restaurant.
The moment he saw the Camel cigarettes, the old man's eyes lit up and he said quickly.
"Deal!"
A pack of cigarettes was exchanged for a Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup worth 200 million! This deal is worth it... OK, I have an heirloom!
After wrapping the cup and putting it in my bag, when I picked up the oil painting, the system popped up a series of prompts.
"Congratulations to the user for exchanging cigarettes for a Qing Dynasty imitation Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup and a Picasso oil painting. You can learn the skill "Artwork Appraisal". Do you want to learn it?"
Another new skill!
The only regret is that the Chicken Cup is an imitation of the Qing Dynasty and can't be a family heirloom at all.
On the contrary, the oil painting is a bit unexpected.
Picasso!
This is money!