Chapter 615 He said you don’t dare to shoot
Chen Zetao looked at Xiao Peng's expression and saw that he didn't seem to be trying to be too boastful. He asked curiously, "Brother Xiao, what do you mean by that? Do you know the origin of this aluminum rod?"
Xiao Peng shook his head directly: "I don't know him."
"..." Chen Zetao said helplessly: "So you said getting rich? Don't worry, I will definitely ask for an explanation for this matter! I can't let him blackmail you like this!"
"Blackmail?" Xiao Peng was stunned. "What do you mean by blackmail? He's forcing me to get rich! No, he's not forcing me to get rich, he's forcing me to gain both fame and fortune. This guy surnamed Ma is right. I really like this aluminum rod. After all, it's a world-class discovery!"
As he spoke, he looked at the aluminum stick in his hand and couldn't let it go. His eyes became different.
Chen Zetao also became curious. "Brother Xiao, you didn't even look at me like that when you scooped up so much gold. You even melted down valuable gold and silver coins. What's wrong with you now? You're acting like this just by looking at an aluminum rod? Don't you know where this aluminum rod came from?"
The people around him looked at Xiao Peng in confusion. He bought an aluminum rod for 10 million yuan, which was obviously a scam. Why was he so excited?
Xiao Peng sighed and said, "Brother Chen, I don't know the origin of this aluminum stick, but I know it's made of aluminum!"
"Aluminum? What's wrong with that?" Chen Zetao became more and more confused the more he listened.
Xiao Peng sighed and said, "Brother Chen, this is what I told you about the importance of scholars on ocean salvage ships! Deep-sea salvage is really not just about pulling up the ship! Look at me on board. We have Hu Guohui and Xu Xingde, both of whom were sent by you. And then there's Pascal, who is my historian on board. And what about me? I'm the type of 'jack of all trades, master of none'. I know a little bit about everything, but I'm not proficient in anything... But no matter how poorly I understand, I know this aluminum rod is priceless!"
Chen Zetao was confused: "Priceless? You mean the aluminum stick?"
Xiao Peng asked in return: "Brother Chen, have you ever been to the Americans?"
"I have been there!" Chen Zetao nodded.
Xiao Peng continued to ask, "What is the tallest building in their capital?"
"That won't faze me!" Chen Zetao said, "The Washington Monument! They have laws over there that prohibit any building in Washington from exceeding the height of the Washington Monument!"
Xiao Peng asked, "What's on top of the Washington Monument?"
This question stunned Chen Zetao: "The top? I don't know!"
Xiao Peng explained, "It's a pyramid-shaped spire, but they've wrapped it with six pounds of aluminum. Do you know why they did that?"
"Why?" Chen Zetao pressed. "Hey, stop beating around the bush! Can't you just say it all in one breath?"
He expressed the thoughts of the onlookers nearby. Everyone was thinking the same question as Chen Zetao.
Xiao Peng explained: "They did this to demonstrate their national strength! Basically, it means, 'Look, we're willing to use six pounds of aluminum as a building material.'"
"Aluminum?" Chen Zetao widened his eyes.
Xiao Peng nodded. "Yes, it's aluminum. The Washington Monument was built in 1884, and it wasn't until a few years later that scientists discovered how to separate aluminum from minerals and produce it on an industrial scale. Before that, the world's total aluminum production was probably only a few hundred grams per month."
"So little?" Chen Zetao widened his eyes.
Xiao Peng nodded. "Everyone knows that aluminum is the most abundant metallic element in the Earth's crust, almost twice as abundant as iron, accounting for one-third of all metals and second only to oxygen and silicon in nature. But what people don't know is that aluminum is a very active metal, mostly existing in a compounded form in bauxite. The conditions for the existence of elemental aluminum in nature are very harsh, so it is extremely rare. How rare is it? Much rarer than nugget gold!"
"In fact, our ancestors have always used aluminum ore. For example, the alum we used as a food additive is actually a form of aluminum ore. However, aluminum is different from iron. You can get iron by heating and dissolving iron ore, but there is no simple way to extract aluminum from aluminum ore. In fact, the method of refining aluminum was only developed over a hundred years ago, and that was after the invention of electricity. The method of refining aluminum is to pass an electric current through the liquid containing the dissolved aluminum ore to shock the aluminum ions and then knock them out of the solution. Before that, aluminum was truly much more precious than gold!"
"So precious?" Chen Zetao widened his eyes.
Xiao Peng nodded. "When Napoleon III entertained guests, VIPs were served aluminum tableware, while ordinary guests were served gold. The Fort Knox-style scepter, a symbol of the royal status of the Orleans family of France, is an aluminum rod. In the past, if European royals and nobles could get their hands on some aluminum products, they would inlay them into their crowns! I said this ship belonged to a Genoese merchant. In that era, having such an aluminum rod was something that not everyone could afford. Unfortunately, it's been soaked in the sea for too long and the shaft has turned so black that we don't know what it originally looked like. Going back and studying it should be a world-shaking discovery! Brother Chen, I have a hunch that the opportunity to gain both fame and fortune is coming again! Luck is unstoppable. Someone is forcing you to make a fortune. Huh? Why did I say 'again'? Okay, Brother Chen, let's go. Don't delay others from making a fortune... Hahahaha! Sorry, I usually don't lose my composure like this unless I can't control myself, hahahahaha!"
He didn't avoid the people on the boat when he said these words. The more Ma Wufang listened, the more his expression became! When he heard Xiao Peng and the others say they were leaving, he became anxious: "Stop them! That aluminum rod is ours! We can't let him take it away!"
After hearing this, the people around didn't know what to do.
Xiao Peng stopped in his tracks and asked, "Why? Didn't you sell this to me for ten million?"
"I won't sell it anymore!" Ma Wushang said!
Xiao Peng sneered, "You said you'd sell it, so I'd sell it. You said you didn't want to sell it, so I didn't sell it? You're my grandson, so why would I spoil you like this?"
“You can’t take this aluminum pole away!”
"Hey? Robbery?" Xiao Peng said to Kaxin, "Kaxin, someone is trying to rob me!"
Kasim had been there for a long time and had already realized that something was wrong. Upon hearing this, he took out his gun and pointed it at Ma Wufang's head without saying a word.
Everyone on the boat was in an uproar. Ma Wufang was startled: "You...how come you have a gun?"
"Are you stupid?" Xiao Peng said disdainfully, "I'm a billionaire! Security is terrible in Europe, so is it strange for me to bring an armed bodyguard? Do you think this is still China?"
Ma Wufang forced himself to remain calm: "You...you don't dare to shoot! There are so many people on the boat, how many bullets do you have?"
Xiao Peng said directly: "Kaxin, he said you don't dare to shoot!"
"Bang!"
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