Time Smuggling Starting from the Year 2000

A day later, Huang Xuan arrived in New York.

He was flying on Pan American Airlines, which was the most important airline in the United States from 1930 until its collapse in 1991. In the 1930s, that is, from now on, Pan Am was once the largest airline in the world. However, when Huang Xuan got on this flying shear, Pan Am had just transformed from a postal package company into a passenger transport business.

Headquartered in New York, Pan Am was the most popular stock on the New York Exchange in 1929, just before the Great Depression, but the Depression didn't hurt it too much.

For Huang Xuan, in 1931, taking a Pan Am plane was a special experience, a little unreal excitement, as if he was really close to this plane, close to this time and space.

Pan Am named most of its aircraft types Flying Shears, most of which were capable of intercontinental voyages. From the industrial city of Detroit to the financial center of New York, it is an extremely important route. The crew members all wear formal navy clothing. In order to compete with cruise ships and trains, Pan Am provides first-class seats for almost all passengers. Compared with the new century, this Seats cost at least $8,000 or more. But Huang Xuan only paid less than 100 US dollars.

New York in the Great Depression, like other large cities, had a gray mood mixed with the ruins of the city, like a plague of locusts sweeping the city, covering the sun in shadows.

Huang Xuan was 70% or 80% immune to the suffering of people in the economic crisis. He didn't come to be the savior. In a plane that can stay for 7 days, there is nothing more important than time. It is shameful to waste even a minute and a second.

Lorraine, look for nearby printing factories, especially the ones Edsel mentioned. Walking on the streets of Manhattan, Huang Xuan didn't bother to ask people anymore. The racial discrimination of Americans is annoying, and the xenophobia of New Yorkers It's even more hateful.

You know, this will waste a lot of energy. Lorraine said very dissatisfied: Searching for information in a time and space without data, it is likely to cost millions of degrees of energy.

It's just looking for a factory. Don't worry, you will be rewarded for your hard work. Huang Xuan didn't care about millions of degrees of energy.

If you could give me more information. Maybe the loss can be reduced.

Huang Xuan smiled strangely and stood at the crossroads in Manhattan. He whispered: Lorraine, do you think we can print money ourselves?

Here? There was no change in Lorraine's tone.

Yes. Huang Xuan was full of hope. Anti-counterfeiting technology in the 1930s should not be a problem. He was just worried about the aftereffects.

It should be feasible, but if you want me to modify the printing machine, it may consume tens of millions of degrees of energy.

Huang Xuan agreed, and said, No problem. After he finished speaking, he waited for a while, and then said, Lorraine, what if we print banknotes directly at p112.

That's not a good idea. Lorraine said calmly: Destroying the financial order will severely impact the buffer zone.

Huang Xuan knew that Lorraine would object. After all, his second sequence is plane safety, but he still tried his best: We can increase the energy of the buffer zone, then it will be all right?

No one is sure how the buffer restores financial order. The buffer of time and space certainly cannot directly reduce money, so the result of mass production of money must be unexplained inflation, and sudden economic crises may be inevitable. In addition, in order to reduce the buffer belt loss. A direct energy strike is also possible.

What is an energy strike? Huang Xuan was confused.

For example, an earthquake that targets you, or a lightning strike that targets you, can easily solve the problem.

Huang Xuan opened his mouth in surprise. Said: No, the buffer zone you mentioned is like a god.

The laws of nature cannot be violated. Lorraine's voice seemed serious: The losses caused by excessive issuance of banknotes on this plane far outweigh the gains. The energy of the buffer zone, and requires the plane base to have good defense, so as to prevent the buffer zone from retaliating, this is usually a method commonly used by plane colonists, if you don’t mind p112 being destroyed, you can try it.”

Huang Xuan was obviously disappointed, and muttered, I thought you were with the energy of the buffer zone.

Of course not. The energy of the buffer zone is the energy of the plane itself, and it is the basis for the existence of the plane. The base of the plane is just a creation of human beings, and at most it is a powerful tool.

It's a pity. I thought I had a good idea.

Lorraine seemed to be worried that Huang Xuan would have the same idea again, and continued to comfort him: In the time and space where you are, banknotes already have numbers, and we print a large number of banknotes with non-existing numbers, or banknotes with the same number as real tickets, which will always cause trouble. This will cause risks and reduce the energy of the buffer zone. In addition, p112 is always our rear, and predatory behavior should be avoided as much as possible.”

You're right. Huang Xuan compromised, Hurry up and find a factory. According to what you said, printing banknotes here can make money and increase the energy of the buffer zone.

That's because there is no plane base here, and there is no administration involved. Lorraine's words were ironic, saying: In the era of the big plane, obtaining the energy of the buffer zone is the concern of the Space-Time Administration. Making money The thoughts of poor travelers.

I'd rather be a poor traveler. Huang Xuan squeezed the big box in his hand, and said, Where are we going now? Which factory can print money? When it comes to printing money, Huang Xuan feels his little heart thumping Jumping, this may be the simplest and most direct way to make money in the way of human business.

The Beta Printing Factory in the South District can meet the needs, but to print banknotes, not only raw materials and workers are needed, but also printing machinery. According to the condition of this factory, it is estimated that the energy consumed exceeds 80 million kWh.

That's over $7 million. Huang Xuan waved his hand and said, It's all over now, why are you hesitating, let's go now.

...

Beta Printing Factory is a company integrating pulp, paper production and printing. At its peak in 1929, the market value of this factory was nearly 2 million US dollars. However, after two years of the Great Depression, Beta now only needs 400,000 US dollars. Enough to transfer.

Of course, Huang Xuan didn't have 400,000 US dollars. But he could afford an $80,000 deposit. This huge sum of money is completely enough to ignore the so-called race and time issues. In the United States, bills are ID cards.

The boss of Beta Corporation. Leslie, a 56-year-old Californian, was quite excited to take the money from Huang Xuan. Compared with a factory with a capacity utilization rate of less than 30%, there is no more effective way than selling it. .

Since he happily paid the deposit, Leslie took the initiative to bear the lawyer's fees, and even met a slightly unreasonable request: to allow Huang Xuan to run a trial run for a week and inspect the equipment. certainly. If you tear up the contract for any reason, the deposit will not be refunded.

Of course Huang Xuan wasn't going to buy Beta Company, he only needed a week.

Wearing an army uniform, Hans stared dumbfounded at Huang Xuan spending 80,000 US dollars just like that. When Leslie was talking to the lawyer, he couldn't help reminding Huang Xuan: Boss, it's an economic crisis now. Most factories are It's closed.

I know. Huang Xuan liked Hans' straightforwardness, but it was a pity that the German-American couldn't follow him home. He patted Hans' chest kindly. Said: I can keep this factory and sell it when it is worth money.

Do you think the depression will end soon? Even Hans, who didn't finish middle school, knew the word depression, but Americans in this period didn't know it yet. What they experienced might be the biggest depression in American society.

Seeing Hans' expectant gaze, Huang Xuan could only smile comfortingly, and said, I'm afraid it will take another year or two. It would not be until 1933 that this depression showed signs of ending.

Hans was obviously disappointed. His life was not bad, but most veterans were not like that. Before he had time to say anything, Leslie walked back and said with a smile, Mr. Xuan, I have already called my production supervisor Come here, and he can help you adjust the machine if you need it.

I already have my own production supervisor. Huang Xuan had no choice but to apologize to Leslie. After the workshop was remodeled, Huang Xuan was not going to let anyone else enter, so the production supervisor was unnecessary. Leslie didn't care. Being able to sell this money-losing factory was enough for him. With a relaxed smile, the Californian said, Then shall we sign the contract now?

The United States today is not like the troublesome superpower in the 1980s. Every time the contract needs to be constantly revised by the lawyer, Leslie received a prepared contract from the law firm, and two bosses can complete all the work .

Huang Xuan read it roughly, and then signed his name. The contracts are all in a fixed format. Since 1929, such contracts have been used countless times.

Leslie put away one of them with satisfaction, and handed one of them to the notary from the industrial area with a smile on his face. Huang Xuan took the opportunity to say, Are you going to sell the materials you have stored in the warehouse? Can you sell them to me?

For you. The Californian was very generous at the moment. Most of the rest were pulp, paper and other products, which were not worth two thousand dollars. Even if Huang Xuan didn't say anything, he would probably keep them For this lovely Asian guy.

Thank you so much. Huang Xuan said, and took out another 1,000 US dollars from the suitcase, and said, Although it may not be enough for these materials, I have no cash now.

I already said I'll give it to you. Leslie was not lying.

I know. Huang Xuan understood what to do at this time. He folded 10 hundred-dollar bills, took out the prepared invoice, and handed it to Leslie while saying, I still need some chemicals. For example, phosphoric acid products, and some additives. Because I don’t know anyone in New York, I can’t ask you to pay for it.”

Only then did Leslie laugh out loud, took Huang Xuan's order, and said, You can find me. There are not many factories that can produce these things now.

Huang Xuan showed a very mature smile, businessmen are after profit, and a free lunch will cause confusion for dinner, so it's best now.

...

There are 7 workshops in Beta Printing Factory, and there are more than 500 workers when they are full, but at present, only one-fifth of them are left. Occasionally, when there are production tasks, Leslie will temporarily hire some workers to do the simplest manual work, and then fire them when there is no work. This is how most factories operated in the Great Depression.

The paper used for dollar bills comes from some paper groups in the east. American law guarantees their monopoly to a certain extent. Paper, which is different from all commercial papers, is illegal.

A clever woman can’t cook without rice. Lorraine can transform the production of paper products and change the printing method, but he can’t create banknotes out of thin air—maybe it is possible. According to Einstein’s equation, each banknote may cost billions of dollars. Therefore, a mill capable of producing its own pulp and paper products is essential.

Leaving 30 workers to continue to produce pulp and other primary products, Huang Xuan closed the doors of the paper workshop and the printing workshop, and asked Hans to leave 4 people to guard here. The machines are only allowed to be started when he is there. Otherwise, not even Mr. Leslie could enter.

The veterans faithfully carried out Huang Xuan's order.

Californians had gone home happily, and in 1931 it was too difficult to sell the factory. This happens to be inversely proportional to what it was 10 years ago.

Huang Xuan looked at the factory with a little complacency. This brick and stone factory with thick chimneys and dirty sewers already belonged to him in name. Even if the federal government is interested in the workshop, it needs a search warrant.

The smell of the factory is terrible, the recycled waste paper is often mixed with garbage, pulp and its by-products are not clean things, not to mention your production conditions in 1931. Due to the energy output of Lorraine, whether it is to open the plane channel or directly use the energy, it needs a medium - that is, the authority owner or the plane base itself, so Huang Xuan had to stay here, sniffing all kinds of weird things Pungent smell. .