Chapter 1492 - Fellonsman (1/2)
Chapter 1492: FellonsmanTranslator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Godanas very good at reading people’s expressions When he saw that Li Du was not happy with his words, he quietly held the teacup and sipped the tea
Li Du knew more than Godanwei
Hpakant, a historic jadesite, was the oldest of the six sites in Myanmar, but it was not as ancient as Godanwei clai to historical studies, the jade mines in Hpakant could be traced back to the 14th and 15th centuries, when they were mainly used to supply precious stones to the royal family, and the smallfolk was not allowed to trade in jade
Life in thearea was very hard The royal fa time, criminals were sent there to work
The conflict between the hard and dangerous work and the precious ore found below ground made the ood jade, they would hide it and secretly dig it up at night, take it away and sell it in other countries
However, those who ed to escape were few, and hten the other miners The history of the jade excavation was a bloody story of hue co used toup the extraction of raw jade
According to statistics, in recent years, the annual output of jadeite was about 7,000 tons, which was a sharp spike coood quality raw jadeite was severely depleted, so the government had to take control
Li Du saw a docu to which Hpakant’s jade ore would last for 40 or 50 years, but in the future, it would be h-grade ore had a thin layer of coating, and the appearance was mainly hoary and yellohite, finely crystallized, with high transparency Raw ore looked like gravel of various sizes, and it was later processed and polished to produce finished jade
In the past, Hpakant was fa as black as coal, which was a fine raw jade often found near water resources
In addition to these, Li Du also knew a lot of infor useful The industry clearly had lots of hidden insider knowledge Just soh to becos that Li Du re compared to the whole jade industry He did not particularly recall any details, because the knowledge was useless to his to penetrate the stones to see whether any jade was hidden within
Afternoon tea was a popular repast, and a dozen tables in the teahouse were occupied
Li Du and Godanwei’s appearance was unusual in that place The professionals knew they were lay about
Rookies were popular everywhere because they represented stupid people with ed man with a shi+ny bald patch sidled over to their table, ss to you, brothers Would you like to share the table with us? I’ve got a nice pot of tea for you guys if you’re interested”
Li Du nodded and picked up the backpack on the chair The baldteapot
“Where are you from, brother?” The man asked as he took a sip of his tea “You look unfamiliar From your accent, I assume you are Chinese? Oh, sorry to be impolite, I’ll introduce myself first my name is Lu Dayou, and some people like to call me Dalu”
Li Du smiled and said, “I am from Nanshan I went to Gero A friend invited me to visit Hpakant”
Lu Dayou smiled and said, “Oh, a brother from Nanshan? We are practically fellow countrymen, then My wife is from Nanshan as well Surely this is fate”