1049 a Brick

Arathor is a mountain.

Anna thought of this word when she saw this pile of gold.

Obviously it is not very high, but it makes people feel like they are looking up to it. Standing in front of it makes people feel very small.

Wealth is power!

At this moment, Anna believed this sentence deeply.

She slowly walked to the pile of gold and stroked one of the gold bricks.

The surface of the gold bricks is not smooth, and it does not have any patterns or polishing like the small gold bars and small gold bricks sold in stores.

The cross-section of these gold bricks is trapezoidal, and the surface has not been specially treated, but it still exudes a golden light.

Your fingers caress the gold brick, and you can feel its thickness without picking it up.

It's a feeling that's hard to describe. It's like touching another layer of cold skin, but you won't be afraid of it because of it, but you will like this touch very much.

And with it, there is also a sense of peace of mind.

Magical power, perhaps this is one of the reasons why "gods" love gold.

In the mythology of a certain small tribe, there is a narrative about the origin of gold.

They believe that gold was originally a part of the human body and also represented higher-level characteristics. However, with the degradation of human beings, these things tentatively called "divine" were excreted from the human body and finally formed in nature. gold.

If one day people can incorporate gold into their bodies and blood again, so that golden blood flows through their bodies, humans will become gods again!

The scientific community regarded this discovery as a "heresy" and a "myth", and the second half of the book was burned by some fanatical believers.

These fanatical believers believed that the manuscript and the strange stories in it were typical cults and blasphemous to God. They attacked the scientific expedition team and set fire to it, but in the end only half of the manuscript was recovered.

The remaining half was beyond repair and turned into ash.

The most regrettable thing is that in the part that was burned, there is a way for humans to accommodate gold into their bodies.

Of course, these are just some unreliable statements, but humans' closeness to gold and the touch of gold are different from other metals.

There are metals more precious than gold, but when it comes to jewelry and other aspects, people only love gold. Perhaps it is just like what the handbook said, that people and gold are originally one.

"Do you like it?" Lynch saw Anna's movements and asked with a smile.

Anna nodded, with a glimmer of expectation in her eyes. Although she could afford this, girls always like surprises.

Lynch nodded, "I like it too!"

"No more...?" Anna was a little unbelievable. She thought Lynch would give her a piece.

In fact, this gold brick is not too expensive. It is a standard 60-pound gold brick, which is 960 ounces and costs about 36,000 yuan.

This little money... is nothing.

Of course, this is in Anna's eyes. Based on the average income of the federal middle class of 1,200 yuan, a middle-class federal citizen would have to go without food or drink for three years to afford this thing.

If we remove the various taxes he needs to pay, different states have different tax rates, and we choose a medium state, about 550 yuan of the income of 1,200 yuan will go into local taxes and state through various ways. Tax pockets.

During World War I, the Federation, as a neutral country, was not affected by the flames of war, so the overall national foundation was not damaged and there was no pressure to rebuild and resume production.

However, in order to combat the possibility of war that may break out in the future and spread to wider areas, the federal personal tax rate is almost no lower than 40%.

In some places it even exceeds 60 percent.

Of course, this is just a "standard". In fact, there are still some places in life where people can reduce taxes, such as participating in various activities organized by the government, actively participating in communities or social volunteers, and so on.

In short, as long as you do some positive things recognized by the government, you can pay less tax.

Of the income of 1,200 yuan, at least 300 to 400 yuan needs to be paid in taxes. Why are accountants ranked among the three most profitable ranks in the federal government, along with lawyers and dentists?

It's because they can provide legal tax avoidance for others with just a few moves.

If the client pays 100 yuan less, then giving 30 yuan as reward is not excessive, right?

According to this calculation, a citizen with a middle-class income needs to go without food or water for four years to buy this piece of gold!

But in the eyes of people like Lynch, it is actually worthless.

Not even as good as Lynch's lighter... Well, this is already an unavoidable little joke, and people often make fun of it.

After all, it was a lighter worth one million, and more importantly, Lynch was now one of the shareholders. Some people regarded this as an extremely mature capital operation.

A small factory worth only a few million has a market value of over 10 million and is preparing to go public. By then its market value may have an even greater increase!

This is the charm of capital!

If this lighter factory was serious about making lighters, it would not be able to sell them for so much money even if it stayed with them for a lifetime. However, through capital operation, people quickly accepted that it was indeed worth tens of millions, so it really It’s worth tens of millions!

Capital is like magic, and capitalists are magicians who can always turn ordinary things into magic!

Lynch looked at her, "You want a piece?"

Ana was a little speechless, she shook her head, "No, it's nothing."

"Giving a piece" and "asking for a piece" are completely different situations. The latter is too thick-skinned for Chi Guoguo, but Anna's face is not thick enough.

If it were a strong woman who has been in the business world for a long time, that strong woman might ask "Can I get a few more dollars?" instead of looking a little embarrassed.

Lynch continued to push the cart, picked a few more pieces and threw them on the cart, and then backed out.

When he was at the door, he did not return the key to the manager and put a seal on it, waiting for the seal to dry before leaving.

This is to prevent someone from entering the room to make changes after he leaves. Each door of this warehouse has two keys, one will be given to the customer, and the other will be in the safe at the headquarters.

What is in the safe requires the consent of at least half of the board members before it can be taken out, and the consent of the temporary users of the warehouse is required to use it.

The gold bricks were properly put into seven or eight suitcases, and then put into an armed escort vehicle.

On the way back, Anna asked curiously, "Although I shouldn't ask, I'm still curious, what do you need this gold for?"

"Of course it doesn't matter if you don't answer, it's just my curiosity."

She has begun to get into her own role, hoping to get some inspiration from some of Lynch's actions or learn some lessons.

Even if many people do not admit it on the surface, they also recognize in their hearts that Lynch is a leader that is difficult to surpass among young people in the Federation today.

Except for those lucky ones who fall on the finish line right from birth, few people can accumulate unimaginable wealth so quickly as an ordinary person.

Yes, stacking, not accumulating, because the process is so fast.

Many veteran capitalists had no achievements when they were Lynch's age. It was not until they reached middle age that they made some improvements and changes.

Lynch seems to have his intentions in every step he takes, which has led many people to collect information about him and analyze it!

After all, everyone wants to be friends with success.

Instead of being its mother!

If you want to operate in this area, you will definitely need Patuxian's "cooperation". Lynch did not hide his thoughts.

"The price of silver is getting higher and higher, and everyone says it can catch up with the price of gold. The price of gold is changing more and more slowly, and even stalled for a period of time. This is a very dangerous signal."

"With invisible room for growth and a large gap in people's expectations, it is very likely that gold will face a wave of price adjustments."

"I have some gold, maybe now is a good opportunity to make a move."

After Ana heard this, she didn't make any big moves. She just nodded naturally.

As the daughter of the head of the Arkin family, she also has a knowledge reserve in this area that exceeds that of ordinary people.

She knew that the price of silver was rising crazily, which would inevitably affect the price of gold.

Mr. Pattu once said privately that the "golden age" of gold has ended, and the next step is the "silver age."

Lynch's choice was in line with Mr. Patu's judgment, and Anna no longer had any other guesses about Lynch's motives. This was a normal way to avoid risks.

Sell ​​it when it's high, and buy it back when it's low. Things haven't changed, but you've made a profit on the price difference.

After getting the test report and confirming that the gold sent by Lynch for testing was all high-purity real gold, Lynch seemed to suddenly stop and began to deal with busy work every day.

He is very busy with some work every moment, some documents from Blackstone Capital, and some things in the industrial incubator!

While he was enriching himself with the rich and busy with the busyness of the rich, Isabella had returned to Marillo and selected a person she thought was a suitable contact.

She had come into contact with a young warlord before. He was a bit dull, but he was very brave when fighting. He looked a bit stupid and had some strange problems that could not be explained.

He never personally issued orders for massacres, but he never refused to carry them out.

He never did anything against a woman's wishes, but he had more than a dozen wives at home.

A very contradictory person who has his own bottom line. This is the reason why Isabella chose him. People with bottom lines should be better contacted.

At least he can be reasonable!

should be……!