Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 11 The setting sun and west wind see the city of Shanghai

On January 3rd, Li Weidong was wearing a shabby military coat and sitting on a slow-moving train. The Beijing-Shanghai line is the busiest line in the country, even in later generations. The only profitable line in the entire high-speed rail line is the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail.

It was midnight now, a time when he was extremely sleepy, but Li Weidong managed not to fall asleep. Fortunately, he slept all day during the day and only got on the train in the afternoon. The end point of this train was Shanghai, from Qizhou to

The planned journey time from Shanghai to Shanghai is eighteen hours. After speeding up in two years, it will take several hours less. But it is not possible yet, and no one knows how many hours it will take in the end.

It was vacation time now, and there were many people on the bus. Most of them were dressed as students, and some even had their school badges hanging in the most conspicuous position on their chests. Li Weidong saw at least two of his alumni, but they didn't look familiar to him.

Yes, he looked tender-faced, but a few students asked him which school he was from.

The policemen who occasionally patrol are Li Weidong's only consolation. Nowadays, there is a large flow of people, so naturally there are more three-handed people. He knows that there is no grease in the students, and most of their focus is on the workers who are dressed in shabby clothes. As soon as Li Weidong gets on the bus, he feels like he is

It was a miscalculation. If he came out wearing a school uniform, no one with three hands would pay attention to him.

Most of the people were asleep. The man and woman opposite Li Weidong seemed a little energetic. They were chatting about something. Li Weidong was expressionless when he heard them discussing some time hands, but he was a little shaken in his heart. Although the woman looked

He is young but has a lot of experience.

"Although some scholars have called in academic journals to severely punish criminals who resell treasury bonds, I think there are still many people who resell treasury bonds. Treasury bonds can be traded in Shanghai, and the price is quite high, but in some cities they cannot be traded.

It’s very difficult to cash in, and it’s impossible to stop it with just one sentence!”

"Selling treasury bonds is opportunistic and getting something for nothing. This is a fundamental problem. The country will definitely introduce policies to stop this kind of trading!" The boy was filled with indignation.

"What to do with the treasury bills of those small cities? Some places are short of money, and the treasury bills that have expired and are required to be cashed by the country are also delayed or even not cashed for various reasons. Doesn't that mean that the people who bought the treasury bills at that time suffered a loss?"

"The state can allocate currency for exchange. If it is purchased by speculators at a low price and then goes to Shanghai to exchange it at a high price, this is buying and selling, disrupting the market order, and should be severely punished!"

Li Weidong discovered that this man was just as stubborn and incomprehensible as he was when he was young. Treasury bonds were originally allowed to be bought and sold at will, as long as it was not for profit, but the country could not tell whether he was for profit.

, I bought it, and I found that I needed money. I sold it to cash out, and I couldn't wait until the interest payment was due, which makes sense.

The night was very long. The man and the woman discussed for a while, but no one could convince the other. You can't argue with a fool about who is the fool. You can't discuss the appearance of winter with a three-season person. Summer insects cannot talk about ice.

Li Weidong endured and endured, but finally he still didn't say a word. Why argue, why discuss, just do it. History will eventually prove who is right, and the wrong person will never have this opportunity.

Li Weidong carried expired treasury bills with a face value of 5,000. He did not come specifically to resell them, but took this opportunity to come to Shanghai to find ways to make money. Qizhou can also exchange them, but due to the shortage of money, they can only exchange them in limited quantities, and the entire Qizhou

There are only a few banks in the state that can exchange money.

, the queues are full every day, and everyone knows that Shanghai can exchange them, but who would come to Shanghai to buy treasury bills worth tens of dollars? This is where middlemen appear. A few days ago, some people called for severe punishment for speculators who resell treasury bills.

This kind of middleman is quite low-key.

Li Weidong seized the opportunity and took advantage of this panic period to exchange his only 5,000 yuan for nearly 5,000 yuan in treasury bills at or below face value. He only had 10 yuan in treasury bills.

I can’t go to the half-day team,

There may not be enough money to earn a pack of cigarettes. If someone is willing to exchange, they are naturally welcome. However, Li Weidong's profit is not too high, so Li Weidong mainly buys five-year ones, supplemented by three-year ones, and one-year ones.

The promise was made to redeem it some time later.

We agreed to arrive in Shanghai at ten o'clock in the morning, but it was already twelve o'clock when we arrived. After getting off the car, Li Weidong took two bites of the big buns he brought and drank the warm water in the teapot before he felt warm.

The winter in the city is wet and cold, freezing to the bones.

A big city is indeed different. On such a cold day, a girl in a skirt walked by. Li Weidong shivered because of the cold. He quickly looked around and followed a road for about ten minutes. Sure enough, he found an Industrial and Commercial Bank of China.

It's still a memory from a previous life.

Li Weidong waited until after one o'clock before he walked steadily into the lobby of the bank. His coat was very cool. If there was a gust of wind, he could rival Fa Ge.

"Comrade, what are you doing?"

"Uncle, I'm here to exchange treasury bills!" Just as Li Weidong was immersed in the plot of the movie, he was stopped and immediately came out.

"Go that way, the easternmost one, and get in line!"

Li Weidong took a quick look and saw that the queue was not long. They were all dressed similarly to him. They were all wearing shabby military coats. They were all holding a small luggage bag in their hands. With both hands strong, it was clear at a glance that it was a valuable item.

Li Weidong took a closer look and found that most treasury bills are redeemable upon maturity. They can also be redeemed according to the length of time before maturity, but the price is lower, and there is also a selling price.

The people in front of him are probably here to exchange like him, and the amounts are not large. It seems that everyone has learned to be smart under the impact of the market economy, and it is not that easy to imitate Yang Wanwan.

It was Li Weidong's turn. He had done his job carefully and had already classified the face value and age. He paid Li Weidong more than 6,700 yuan without further ado. After this trip, he made a net profit of 1,000 yuan in addition to the transportation and accommodation expenses.

It's just that it's not easy to make money. At that time, this article happened to be reported in the newspaper, and everyone panicked. But after so long, and there is no movement, it will definitely become more lively.

The exchange of treasury bills was a matter of course. He mainly wanted to see what Shanghai, an international metropolis, could do. What had become of the newly established Pudong Development Zone?

If you have no way to buy electronic watches, you have to go to Shenzhen. The management there is stricter, and you are always worried that you will escape from jail. Naturally, Li Weidong will not take that risk.

He can only catch up with Treasury bills. Mature ones are easy to redeem, but they are expensive. Non-mature ones are not expensive, but the price fluctuates greatly. If you really lose it, you are not afraid, but the money will become dead money.

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With more than 6,000 yuan in his pocket, Li Weidong spent three days walking around the streets and alleys of Shanghai, taking all the buses, until his legs were numb. If it had been another 20 years, he might not have been able to finish the walk in ten days.

, Pudong has not yet been developed, and Shanghai is still an old city.

I spent hundreds of dollars to buy a lot of things, including trinkets, clothes and other life-related things.

Li Weidong suddenly discovered that apart from his old profession, mechanical processing, he seemed to know nothing about anything else, and he had no ability to make big money at all. Could he really go back to work on his non-standard parts?

He took these things back and pondered them carefully to see if there was any way out. If it didn't work, he could only return to his old profession, repairing tractors.

The time when he went back this time was when the sun was setting. Li Weidong was in a low mood. It seemed that nothing could quickly increase the value of his wealth within a year. If he went back to resell treasury bonds, he was confident that he would not be able to defeat Yang Wanwan and the others.

Arriving at Qizhou Railway Station at noon the next day, Li Weidong picked up his gift bag and walked out of the train station. A familiar feeling came over him.

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