Chapter 408

Living in this world, you can't do anything without money.

Especially in a world like Jinshan City where rich people are above people and those without money are bastards, even hanging two strings of money on your waist allows you to look down on people.

Su Yang finally moved all the treasures over, and what he wanted was to cash them in as soon as possible.

Whether it can be sold at the proper price is another matter; mainly, he doesn't have time to waste here.

Nearly nine hundred treasures, if put into an auction house, it would take at least three to five years to get them all on stage.

It's fine if they are sold, at most they would deduct some service fees and taxes.

But if they fail to sell...

The second valuation would not be as simple as three or five days.

Therefore, the black market is his first choice.

Wide road, easy to sell, and it's all cash.

Pay money and deliver goods, not afraid of them running away.

Lin Yang counted goods for a day, his eyes filled with bloodshot eyes; he had long been tired of such work.

As soon as he heard about selling things, he excitedly said: "I'll go call an ox cart!"

"What for?" Su Yang asked.

"Didn't you say sell goods? A cart is easy to load." Lin Yang said as a matter of course.

"A cart of treasures walking on the street? Not afraid of thieves stealing, but afraid of thieves thinking about it."

"Besides, this sale is just to test the water, see the market conditions of the black market, and then make plans later." Su Yang said.

Hearing this, Lin Yang felt it made some sense and immediately dispelled the idea of 'selling big'.

"Then which ones should we pick first?" Lin Yang handed over the notebook for Su Yang to choose.

Mandarin duck and lotus petal golden bowls, gold-inlaid tiger-head agate cup, blue and white glaze plum vase...

Gold, pearls, gemstones...

Bronze coins, bronze four-legged tripod, ancient armor...

Dazzling treasures were endless; this was the first time Su Yang had come into contact with this line of work, and he felt quite fresh.

There are many duplicate treasures, but you can tell they are of good value from the names.

Most of these treasures have corresponding labels; this is the 'Treasure Collection' found from the cabinet when raiding the mansion.

It recorded the origin or value of each treasure, and Jiang Hen Zhi marked them clearly.

Therefore, Lin Yang copied it again and put a mark on each treasure for easy searching.

From the notebook, seventy percent of the things were collected by Jiang Hen Zhi through various means, and the remaining thirty percent were gifts from clients or friends.

With his collecting habit, ordinary treasures couldn't catch his eye.

He had a preference—things are valued for their rarity, not their preciousness.

That is to say, a considerable part of the things here don't have high value, only possessing a certain inheritance attribute.

For example, a calligraphy scroll by an unknown calligrapher with the four big characters 'Wealth and Treasure' written on it.

The strokes are indeed vigorous and powerful, like dragons flying and phoenixes dancing, but because the author's fame is insufficient, it cannot be sold for a good price.

Jiang Hen Zhi even collected an ancient-style spittoon; really don't know what was in his head.

"Mutton-fat jade tiger head, that pair of golden bowls, agate cup... just these three, find them." Su Yang circled the numbers.

Lin Yang nodded and agreed; having counted goods for a whole day, he was familiar with the placement of each treasure.

Before long, he found them all.

Except for the mutton-fat jade, the other two treasures had specialized box packaging.

Originally, this tiger head was displayed in glass; the brothers obviously didn't have the leisure to move the entire exhibition stand when moving goods.

Thus, to preserve it and prevent bumps, Lin Yang found a piece of red cloth to cover it, and wrapped it with several layers of newspaper on the outside, wrapping it tightly in three layers inside and three layers outside.

Su Yang tucked the tiger head into his arms, and handed the box to Lin Yang for safekeeping.

Then he instructed his subordinates to strictly guard the warehouse, and if anyone dared to approach, drive them away with violence!

For safety's sake, he also called Zhao Xian to sit in the warehouse and strengthen the guard.

Under Lin Yang's leadership, Su Yang stepped into the black market for the first time.

This legendary 'four-no-management' underground market was even more grand and lively than he imagined.

Even though it was approaching midnight, it was still bustling and crowded.

"This is the black market, the pawnshop is over there." Lin Yang pointed in a direction.

Su Yang looked in that direction and saw rows of pawnshops sitting neatly, tightly connected.

Afterward, he pointed to the storefront where they did seafood business; the location was quite remote, but it didn't lack foot traffic.

"Who is in charge of the seafood shop now?" Su Yang asked.

"Six brothers from the Fengyun Hall are working in two shifts, three people per shift, each watching for twelve hours, twenty-four hours without closing." Lin Yang explained.

"Are they familiar with the process?"

"Those few were specifically picked by me, their brains are sharp, and they know how to handle things; they have already completed two deals, you can rest assured, their mouths are very tight."

"We have many things to do in the future, don't hold power too tightly, distribute some power appropriately, but the backbone and direction cannot be lost." Su Yang instructed.

"I understand, if one person does so many jobs, they'll be exhausted." Lin Yang nodded.

"Also, from tomorrow, the Liuhe Association will expand and recruit people; before recruiting, let Zi Huai do a background check, find out their background and origin, don't take those who aren't clean."

"Let the newly recruited people contact the basic business of the Liuhe Association first, don't disclose core business, let Lei Cheng do the training."

"One-week assessment period, after passing, divide them into various halls according to their specialties and abilities."

"Recruit one hundred people first, let Zhao Xian do this work." Su Yang arranged.

Lin Yang nodded to show he understood; in fact, he had long wanted to expand.

The Liuhe Association is currently in a very awkward situation, with no people and no money.

Having core members do manual labor, wouldn't it be a joke if it got out?

Once there are more people, they can grow wildly in all directions, fighting for power and land.

And this...

Will be when 'Domination' officially begins!

Su Yang walked past several stalls and discovered that they were all herbs from the mountains, rare goods not often seen in pharmacies.

The black market never marks prices, and there are no relevant laws restricting the value of items and transaction limits.

As long as the buyer and seller can agree, if you have the ability to sell a bubble gum for one million, that's your business.

Therefore, this also attracted many naive people trying to pick up leaks and get rich, and also attracted many scammers.

Su Yang is a complete novice in antiques; although he doesn't understand the market, Jiang Hen Zhi's 'Treasure Collection' pointed out the prices.

If the gap is too large, he will turn around and leave.

Thus, the two first came to a pawnshop named 'Jincheng Pawnshop'.

The boss was slightly rich, wearing an expensive suit, smiling, and a sharp light flickered under his eyelids as he sized up the two.

"Little brother, have good goods you want to sell?"

Straight to the point, no extra hypocrisy.

Su Yang didn't be vague either, immediately placing the mutton-fat jade tiger head on the window, placing one hand on it, and saying: "I know the rules, let you take a look first."

"The shop doesn't cheat children or old people, the price is absolutely fair." The boss drank air into his palms, rubbed his hands, and took the item into his hands.

As soon as he got it, he felt an unusual weight, and seeing this rough packaging method, he frowned.

"Ugly words first, the shop doesn't accept stones."