York asked worriedly, "Those Native Americans won't do anything to us, right?"
Li Du waved his hand. "No, they won't. I told them to only take care of the traitors among us. You're friends from LA. Why would they do anything to you?"
He had achieved his goal. He had changed the topic to the casino thugs beating up Rick to intimidate the two people who did not know the truth.
Then he had given them a vague explanation to mislead them into thinking that he had gotten someone to beat up Rick.
Of course, it was true that he had gotten someone to beat up Rick. However, the relationship between them was different from what they had imagined.
Using both the carrot and the stick, when Li Du invited them to a party, even the hot-tempered Frank did not refuse.
After some consideration, they agreed to celebrate Hans's birthday.
The next day, the campsite was bustling with activity. People had been coming in since the morning. Besides the storage auction, there were also people coming to the old goods auction.
The campsite had become a communication station for treasure hunters from both sides. Usually, people would come over to have fun whether Li Du and the others were there or not.
At about ten o 'clock, a burly white man walked in. Li Du waved at him. "Hey, Big Cain, come over."
The man raised his beer and said, "Are you here to see if I brought a gift?"
Li Du nodded at Hans. Hans took out a stack of new bills from his trouser pocket, waved his hand and threw it at Li Du.
Big Cain threw the beer away and quickly caught the money. Then he asked curiously, "What are you guys doing?"
The other treasure hunters noticed and turned their heads to pay attention to this matter.
Hans said, "The information you gave us last time about Holbrook's mahogany gallery is true. According to the rules, this is your share."
Big Cain was stunned. "Is this true? Is this a joke? "
Hans said, "Buddy, it's already September. It's been five months since April Fool's Day."
"God, Big Cain, you've hit the jackpot!" Someone immediately shouted in envy. "If you think this is a joke, give me the money!"
"How much is this? Ten thousand dollars? D * mmit, this guy really hit the jackpot! "
"I also know about Holbrook. Why didn't I tell you? I'm so stupid, I'm so stupid. "
Big Caen quickly counted the money with his hand and said in surprise, "Sh * t, it's definitely ten thousand dollars. Am I rich?"
Although ten thousand dollars was not enough to make anyone rich, it was not a small amount. Not many of the treasure hunters present were sure that they could earn ten thousand dollars a month.
Li Du patted the table and said, "Listen to me, everyone. Big Fox and I will abide by the rules and reason. In the future, if anyone can provide us with information that is true, reliable, and accurate, we will give him a ten percent commission. "
Indeed, there was such a rule in storage auctions, but not many people followed it unless it was specifically requested.
For example, if someone received insider information, but did not have the money or was unable to bid for the storage unit for some reason, he could sell the information or pass it on to someone else.
Most people would sell it for money, and the price could be negotiated.
If the information was given to a certain person, then the person who won the unit and found out that the information was true, the informant would receive 10% of the profits.
However, not many people actually followed this rule, and the rule only existed in name.
Behind him, Hans questioned in a low voice, "Do you have to do this? This is ten thousand dollars, and Big Caen was just saying it casually. It's not difficult for him to verify the authenticity of the information. "
Hearing this, Li Du smiled and said, "In China's history, during the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, there was a country called Qin —"
"Yeah, I know, First-Emperor-of-Qin, Qin Shi Huang, right? I've seen 'Hero,' and there's this king in it, "a voice interrupted him.
Li Du turned his head and was surprised to see an unexpected young man.
The young man was a skinny white man, holding a large golden retriever that was wagging its tail at them. He lifted up his shirt and revealed a line of Chinese characters on his chest: "White hair floating on green water, red palm waves clear."
Mond Conrad, Chinese name Lu Guan, was a young man who was known by many old goods treasure hunters as "the lucky bad boy."
However, Li Du knew that Lu Guan did not have good luck, but good hearing. That was why he was able to listen in on other people's secrets and hear the real thoughts of the sellers when they were discussing in low voices.
Seeing him, Li Du took the initiative to greet him. "Hi, Mond, welcome to our campsite."
"Call me Lu Guan," the skinny young man said unhappily. "Call me by my Chinese name, okay?"
Li Du waved his hand helplessly. "Hi, Lu Guan, welcome to our campsite."
"It's an honor!" the skinny young man said happily.
Hans said, "Don't talk nonsense, Li. Continue what you're saying, I don't understand."
Lu Guan joined in the conversation and listened to Li Du's story with interest.
Li Du continued, "It has nothing to do with Qin Shi Huang. I want to talk about something that happened during the era of Duke Xiaogong of Qin …"
"Yeah, I know about Duke Xiaogong of Qin. After I finished watching 'Hero,' I found a friend who knew a lot about Asian history to learn about the Qin Dynasty. Duke Xiaogong of Qin was very powerful — Shang Yang Reform!"
Lu Guan shouted again. The last four words were said in fluent Chinese.
Hans was about to break down. He shouted, "Shut up, buddy. Can you stop messing around?"
Li Du said, "He's not messing around. What I want to talk about is Shang Yang's reform. At that time, the Qin Dynasty wanted to implement this reform. However, it was a time of frequent wars and the people were in a state of panic. The people did not trust the government.
"In order to establish his authority and push forward the reform, Shang Yang ordered for a three-foot-long log to be erected outside the south gate of the capital. He also made a promise in front of everyone: Whoever could carry this log to the north gate would be rewarded with a pound of gold!"
Lu Guan added, "Actually, it's half a kilogram, but it's not wrong to call it a pound. There's not much difference."
Li Du nodded. This kid really had a deep understanding of China's culture. However, he had to finish the story quickly. Hans was about to suffocate.
"The onlookers did not believe that such an easy task could be rewarded with such a high reward. In the end, no one was willing to give it a try.
"So, Shang Yang increased the reward to 50 pounds of gold. Finally, someone stood up and carried the log to the north gate. Shang Yang immediately rewarded him with the gold.
"This action established his authority in the hearts of the people. In the future, no matter what he said or did, everyone believed him and was willing to work for him …"
Hans said, "Oh, what's the purpose of you telling me this?"
Li Du was stunned. "Yeah, what's the purpose of me telling you this?"
Lu Guan interrupted him a few times, messing up his train of thought.
After a while, he remembered and said, "I wanted to tell you that I gave Big Caen 10,000 dollars to establish my authority and integrity. This way, people would be willing to provide us with auction information."
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