Chapter 174 The only Golden Army in the World

Starting from the second half of 1979, the international economic situation became increasingly tense.

US$400/oz, US$500/oz, US$600/oz,

The eye-catching price of gold, at a price that the market cannot imagine, has continuously refreshed the integer figures of one hundred yuan.

You know, back in the early 1970s, this thing was only $35 an ounce.

Compared to the outcry in 1978 when the price of gold broke through the $200 mark, the entire industry was now speechless.

The only thing we can do is to look at the world with our eyes wide open.

Although the current world oil crisis has no obvious impact on the country.

However, fluctuations in gold prices are not uncommon at all.

In 1979, the state directly announced that it would increase the previous purchase price of 262 yuan/tael to 390 yuan/tael.

The nearly half-span increase is eye-opening to the Chinese people.

The continuous rise in gold prices has also attracted the attention of the country's top leaders.

The phrase "Let the troops look for gold" directly led the troops to quickly establish the world's only gold army this year.

It has long been used to detect gold mines and monitor mining areas for the country.

Since the official formation of the Golden Army, officers and soldiers have traveled all over the country.

Whether it is the thorny Qinling Mountains or the inaccessible northern Tibetan Plateau... there have been traces of the gold troops' arduous search for gold.

The famous China No. 1 nugget: territory gold nugget, also came from the metal detector of this gold army.

After taking a sip of herbal tea, Jiang Shan thought about it carefully.

Next, what other things will happen abroad that will affect the price of gold?

Well, by the end of August, the Dow will have a total collapse.

In October, President Park of South Korea will have the last dinner in his life...

Oh, by the way, the most direct gold booster will have to wait until the end of the year for the Soviet Union to do it in Afghanistan.

Although he couldn't participate in this golden feast, at this moment Jiangshan couldn't help but think of another more interesting set of commemorative coins: the International Children's Flower Watering Coins.

In 1979, it was declared the "International Year of the Child" by the United Nations.

Not only did the country organize a "Children's Film Exhibition", it also responded to international calls and joined the ranks of issuing "Children's Commemorative Gold Coins".

Like the gold coins in Jiangshan's hands, the next set of "Children's Commemorative Gold Coins" will also be minted by the Pujiang Mint.

One of the thickened gold coins "Children Watering Flowers" weighs 1 ounce and has a face value of 450 yuan.

The face of the coin was designed by the famous artist Chen Jian, and the contractor of the outer packaging box was rarely given to Cartier jewelers.

Such an intensive arrangement resulted in only 500 coins being minted.

However, although it is also a commemorative gold coin with a rare circulation, its fate is far from being comparable to that of the previous "Yenjing Scenery" commemorative coin in Xiangjiang.

Since the price is as high as US$4,000, it is said that 500 "flower-watering thick coins" were issued, but the actual sales volume has not even reached half.

In the end, some of the unsold gold coins had to be melted back into the furnace.

After a series of operations, the "Thick Coin for Watering Flowers" has been rising all the way, becoming a rare star collection in the collection world.

In the past few decades, the "Thick Coin for Watering Flowers" has only appeared twice in the auction house, and the transaction price was around one million.

Jiang Shan secretly calculated it, and based on his current worth of 100,000 yuan, it would not be an exaggeration to buy two sets and collect them.

You must know that the current exchange rate between the US dollar and the RMB is less than 1.5.

Therefore, before the "Thick Coin for Watering Flowers" is launched in March next year, he should find an opportunity to meet with the comrades of Pujiang People's Bank.

"Is this...gold?"

Suddenly, the second brother pushed in the door and shouted, interrupting Jiangshan's golden dream.

Jiang Shan put the gold coin in his hand back into the small wooden box, and then handed it to Jiang He's hand: "This is the commemorative gold coin just sent by the Propaganda Department."

Looking at the heavy wooden box in his hand, Jiang He couldn't move his eyes away at all. He carefully picked up one: "Gold coins? Real ones?"

"Of course, it commemorates that the country has entered its thirtieth year."

"Ha," Jiang Hai smiled at the side: "If you count, I am now in my thirties."

"That must be done in a big way," Jiang Shan didn't know the boss's birthday at all: "Well... is there still enough time?"

"There's no need at all," Comrade Jiang Hai waved his hand: "Besides, there are no more than three men and no more than four women."

Jiang He heard this for the first time: "Where is this rule?"

Jiang Shan patted him: "Have you ever heard of Bu San Bu Si? That's where he came from."

Jiang He was completely disdainful: "Superstitious!"

"That's right," Jiang Shan looked at the boss and laughed and said, "Chief Editor Jiang, you, a comrade from a cultural unit, cannot take the lead in engaging in feudal superstitious activities."

Jiang Hai glared at Lao San and was not prepared to talk to him again.

At this moment, he and Jiang He were carefully looking at the commemorative coins of the "Three Years".

There were more and more guests in the small courtyard. When lunch time was approaching, a total of four banquet tables were set up outside the house.

In this era, when hosting a banquet at home, it doesn't matter if there are not enough seats and benches, just borrow them from the neighbors.

At this moment, all the brothers and sisters of the Jiang family joined in the process of passing on the dishes.

There are enough meats and vegetables, and plenty of fruits and vegetables.

After finishing the banquet, all the guests showed surprised smiles.

After a busy day, I finally achieved the moving effect my mother wanted.

When night fell, everyone in the Jiang family who had been busy all day fell on the bed.

The sound of snoring made the elderly Li Ruocheng and his wife next door look up several times.

"Why bother," Li Ruocheng couldn't help but shook his head: "It would be great to move quietly. Look how tired this family is."

"What do you know?" Li Huaiying vigorously fanned the mosquitoes resting on the screen window: "Moving has to be smooth."

"I feel so tired just looking at it."

"Then don't look, there's no one asking for help."

It wasn't until eight o'clock in the evening that the light came out of the Jiang family's house.

At this moment, on the bunk bed in the hut, the two little guys were sleeping in a deep sleep, with no intention of waking up.

"Let them continue to sleep," Jiang Hai said softly: "They must be tired after playing all day."

Jiang Ma was still hesitating: “I haven’t had dinner yet.”

"They're both hungry. They've already eaten snacks for the whole day."

"Okay, I can't control it anymore." Jiang Ma patted her sore shoulder and quietly exited the hut.

"Auntie, let me rub it for you."

After Ying Ruhua saw her, she quickly came over and rubbed Jiang Ma's shoulders.

"Oh, we are the most well-behaved in the pictures. We must be exhausted today," Jiang's mother patted the little girl's hand on her shoulder:

"Ruhua, you have to learn how to show off your face in the future. You are already fat and fair, and if you smile all day long, others must not bully you."

The recent Ying Ruhua has indeed become a lot more mellow: "Haha, it's okay."

Today, the person who is most favored by guests is definitely Ying, Bai Bai, Fatty, Smiling, Easy to Bully, and Picturesque.

He was either calling her to add water or to serve rice. The busy little girl couldn't sit still for more than three minutes.

"Don't think too much about Ruhua, just live at home in a down-to-earth manner," Father Jiang always wanted to say to this little girl:

"If someone bullies you outside, you must tell us when you get home. Those calls of brother are not for nothing."

"That's right, my younger brother might have been able to fight before, but it doesn't seem to be working anymore. Now my second brother is the most powerful."

Jiang He on the side smiled slightly and said nothing.

Jiang Shan was not happy: "What do you mean I can't do it now?"

"Anyway, it looks like I can't fight like before."

"You know nothing." Before Jiang Shan could say anything, Jiang's mother slapped her daughter in the face:

"Your little brother is very smart. If he is still as rampant as before, will you let me and your father live?"

"The little girl doesn't understand anything," Jiang Shan nodded vigorously to his mother: "My mother is sensible."

While they were chatting in the room, there was a sound from the small courtyard.

Jiang Shan listened carefully and found out that it was Pan Ye, the editor-in-chief of Pujiang Fine Arts Publishing House.

When Jiang Shan and Li Ruocheng walked out of the house at the same time, Editor Pan had already sat down on the small bench in the small courtyard in a familiar manner.

"Mr. Li," Editor Pan handed an envelope into Li Ruocheng's hand with a smile:

"Your translation of "Gone with the Wind" is very popular among readers. The first edition of 100,000 copies has been sold out."

"So fast?"

Li Ruocheng felt quite surprised, even though he knew that "Gone with the Wind" has always been the top seller of novels in the United States.

But he never expected that it would be so popular in China.

The old man looked at the envelope in his hand: "But what is this?"

"Based on the subscription applications our editorial department has received one after another, the publishing house has decided to print an additional 200,000 copies. This is the printing money sent to you."

"Oh," Li Ruocheng smiled and nodded: "Then I won't be polite to you."

"It should."

Although the amount of printing money is very limited, it is not something that anyone can get if they want.

Ordinary authors or translators can only receive a one-time payment from the publishing house.

Only when you reach Li Ruocheng's level can you enjoy the royalties for printing copies.

But the translator's printing fee is naturally not comparable to that of a novel author.

Jiang Shan once heard Uncle Li mention that for a work like "Gone with the Wind", the printing fee for 100,000 copies would only be about 200 yuan.

"Xiao Jiang, look what I brought you,"

After paying the royalties for "Gone with the Wind", Editor Pan mysteriously pulled out a book from his bag.

Jiang Shan quickly picked it up: "Hey, you still remember it!"

"Of course," Editor Pan pointed to the book in Jiang Shan's hand and said, "When you said it, I didn't take it seriously. I didn't expect this book to be really difficult to get."

"It's really hard for you,"

Jiang Shan never expected that the other person would still remember the words he said casually.

Although his eldest brother had bought this book for him a while ago, Jiang Shan was still very grateful to Editor Pan for his help.

"Xu Guozhang English?" Li Ruocheng raised his eyes and asked, "Is this book allowed to be published again?"

"I didn't expect it, Mr. Li," Editor Pan said with a smile: "Not only was it allowed to be published, it was also more popular than your book."

"That's for sure. This book was in hot demand before, let alone now. There are no decent English textbooks on the market today."

In the autumn of 1963, "Xu Guozhang English", which had been popular in the field of English teaching in China for decades, was officially published.

In fact, this set of books was originally called "English".

Just because Comrade Xu Guozhang was responsible for writing the first four volumes, everyone only remembers his name.

At this moment, Jiang Shan seemed to think that this textbook was quite unique.

For example, "Last month we went to work in the villages of Daxing County",

or "In our country, students should not only learn from books, but also learn from the working people".

Although this book bears a strong mark of the times.

But it did not hinder its popularity among English lovers across the country.

Because it was so popular, this set of textbooks was simply called "Xu Guozhang English" by the people.

But it was also for this reason that Comrade Xu Guozhang was later listed as one of the key targets of criticism by Yenching Foreign Languages ​​College.

In this way, the once popular "Xu Guozhang English" disappeared completely.

Until 1978, "Yenching Daily" published an article "Take the revolutionary mentor as an example and strive to master foreign languages".

At the same time, with the restoration of the college entrance examination, English, which was included in the examination subjects, represented the country's full acceptance of foreign languages.

Facing the rising enthusiasm for English learning in China, "Xu Guozhang English" was finally re-released.

Before overseas textbooks entered the domestic market, this book was almost synonymous with English textbooks.

Whenever there was a notice that "Xu Guozhang's English" would be sold, people would line up overnight.

Whenever Jiangshan saw such a spectacular line, he would immediately think of buying the book in a roundabout way.

So, as long as he had a connection with the publishing house, he would go over and ask for it.

"What do you want this book for?" Li Ruocheng asked curiously.

In his impression, Jiangshan's English level was good enough for him to be a teacher.

"I asked for Jiang Chuan," Jiang Shan explained, "This girl is not good at science, so I thought about changing her career path."

Editor Pan heard this for the first time: "Change career path?"

"Changing career path means changing her direction of effort."

"Your statement sounds fresh,"

Seeing Jiang Shan again, Editor Pan still wanted to ask one more question: "Xiao Jiang, what are you busy with recently? Do you have time to help us draw a book?"

"Actually..." Jiang Shan was also embarrassed sometimes:

"Actually, I have been busy with something recently. I wanted to find you in a while. Since you asked today..."

Jiang Shan thought about it and decided to show Pan Ye the half-finished work first.

A few minutes later, when Jiang Shan turned on the light in the room.

Editor Pan and Li Ruocheng finally saw the work Jiang Shan mentioned.

"Did you write this?"

After just a few glances, Pan Ye raised his head and asked.

"How is it?" Jiang Shan was so nervous for the first time: "How do you feel about it?"

"To be honest," Pan Ye looked at Jiang Shan's work again: "This is the first time I have seen such a work. Even the entire publishing house has never published such a work."

"Oh? Really?"

In fact, Jiang Shan already knew it well, and he came here for this reason.