C3050 Smuggling (2/2)

The medical veil could buy a large bag for the past fifty francs, and now eight hundred francs is not a bargaining price, and that alone cannot guarantee the quantity!

The price of coal was twenty thousand francs a cart, the cost of firewood was eight thousand francs a cart, and the amount of cotton and clothing for the winter was more than twenty times higher.

This was a robbery, but Blanqui and the others didn't have a choice. This was a monopolistic smuggling business!

In just two months, the amount of funds that had flowed to the Chinese in Paris had exceeded ten million Gold franc, and they were all in gold and cash.

Although Paris was very wealthy, it had been devastated by the war. A lot of its wealth had been consumed, and the money market didn't have much gold coins. Most of them were even paper money with gold standard protection.

However, as long as the Chinese had cash and gold coins, they would not take a single note. The 10 million gold coins had completely wiped away all of the currency circulation in Paris City!

Why was it that during this period of time, the food in the Commune's Material Management Department looked so terrible? All of the rich people in Paris had their families raided several times, and almost all of the gold and silver equipment had been confiscated.

These gold, silver, and precious metals were all used to purchase materials from the Chinese!

But not enough, far from enough, the birth of paper money is a milestone event in the history of human currency, since the appearance of gold and silver notes under the standard system, the currency circulation market is the major part of paper money.

Both the public and business people like to use this type of paper money, which is valuable and easy to carry, rather than using it directly.

Gold and silver coins were scarce in the circulation market, but when the Chinese blackmailed them, the stock of money was even rarer!

In the end, Blanqui and the rest had no other choice but to fight with Eugene and Andrew, didn't you guys sell cultural relics?

We can also buy it, and it's an organized sale!

The Chinese did not want money, but wanted antiques and cultural relics, especially those lost to Europe by China. The price of just one piece was much higher than buying it directly in currency.

From that day onwards, the commune's Material Management Department began looting the rich again, not sparing even the showcases and paintings on the walls of the houses.

Even the Renaissance statues in the garden had been removed!

Blanqui and the others were all high-level intellectuals, how could they not feel sorry for such a situation? But it was useless to feel sorry for the millions of Parisians who had starved to death in the face of difficult times.

But if they continued plundering like this, how long would it take? Even if Paris was a treasure trove, it wouldn't be able to sustain such a consumption of water. Just when Blanqui and the rest were as anxious as ants on a hot pan, the Chinese sent them an invitation for a secret discussion.

Blanqui was determined to change the rules of the transaction with strong words. He must obtain more resources!

In the pitch-black night, the carriage made a series of creaking sounds as it pressed down onto a patch of snow. Blanqui, who was resting with his eyes closed, continuously ordered his people to study Sima Yun and Luo Huo in an attempt to break through the barrier to negotiate.

However, when he arrived at the Chinese camp, he found that all the manoeuvres along the way were useless!