Chapter Thirteen Doubts
Precious Chinese medicinal materials such as tiger bones, bear bile, century-old wild ginseng, rhinoceros horns, ambergris, etc. are already quite rare in the modern world. Some types of government departments have even banned public buying, selling and trading to protect endangered wild animals and plants.
However, for high-ranking officials, these things are life-saving treasures at critical moments and cannot be used. Therefore, the secret black market transactions are repeatedly banned. If you don’t work in China, you can try to find buyers abroad to trade.
Of course, in this parallel world similar to the ancient Chinese, there is no influence of industrialization, the environment is superior, and various wildlife resources are abundant, so it is relatively easy to find and collect these things.
This time Qin Feng came in to ask, just to try it out. After all, it was just a county town, so there were probably not many good things. If you could go to Yangzhou, Jinling, or even the imperial capital Luojing in the future, these rare medicinal materials and mountain specialties would definitely not be missing.
The servant looked slightly stunned, and after thinking about it, he said, "The things the young master wants are too expensive, and the young man dare not make decisions. I will ask my shopkeeper to discuss with you."
Qin Feng nodded, the servant bowed and stepped back, went inside and said a few words. A middle-aged man with a fair face and a gray cloth gown came out, bowed his hand and said politely:
"We have some of this young master, a hundred years of ginseng, tiger bones, and bear galls here, but the price is somewhat..."
Even in the ancient world, these medicinal materials would not be cheaper, unless they were in the official and gentry class, most ordinary people could not afford them.
"Price is not a problem. Just take out all the good things in your store." Qin Feng said uneasy.
The shopkeeper knew that the big customer had come, and he looked even more polite. He turned his head and ordered the two friends to go and get it quickly.
After a while, the guys brought out three brocade boxes and placed them on the counter in front of Qin Feng.
The shopkeeper opened the largest box with his own hands and saw a huge ginseng inside. The reed head is round and long, the ginseng skin is old and yellow, the patterns are fine, the pearl dots are numerous, and the roots are complete. It can be said that the five shapes are excellent and the six bodies are both.
Although Qin Feng didn't understand this, he collected some information on this matter in a targeted manner before he traveled over last time, and now he can see that this thing is extraordinary.
"This ginseng has been growing for more than 170 years. It is a treasure of our store for many years. I dare to say that within a few hundred miles, you can never find a second place with such treasures in a store." The shopkeeper said confidently.
Qin Feng was not very suspicious of this. After all, ginseng over a hundred years is not cabbage, and you can find a lot of them casually. It is already a good luck to meet one by yourself. As for the legendary thousand-year-old ginseng, Polygonum multiflorum, it is probably just a legend. Even in Luojing's imperial palace treasures, right?
"Okay, I want this ginseng, how much does it cost?" Qin Feng asked.
"Since the young master really wants to buy it, then you can get 2,500 silver." said the shopkeeper.
As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Feng himself didn't think anything was there. Zhang Qiuyun and Zhao Cheng next to him were suddenly a little unhappy.
Zhao Cheng said in a deep voice: "Shopkeeper, this ginseng looks good, but your price is too outrageous? Have you really bullied my young master never seen the world?"
The annual expense of ordinary families is only two taels of silver, and one acre of land is only worth ten taels of silver, and the annual salary of a county prefect is only one hundred taels of silver (not counting as gray income). Two thousand five hundred taels of silver is a huge sum of money for people of this era.
"This young master Mingjian, our store has been open in Jingnan County for three generations, and has always been honest and honest. This mountain ginseng is the store treasure of our store. The price is also set by our master. I dare not deceive you." The shopkeeper said calmly, neither humble nor arrogantly.
"Okay, just two thousand five hundred taels, I want it." Qin Feng said calmly.
What he lacks the most now is silver. The 2500 taels of silver is only more than 300,000 Chinese coins. As long as this century-old ginseng is taken back to the modern world and thrown into a well-known international auction house, the price will start at least 5 million.
Since he had spoken, Zhao Cheng and Zhang Qiuyun couldn't say anything else.
The shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly, "Young Master really knows the goods, so I agreed. This tiger bone and bear gall are also a good treasure in our store. Let's take a look."
The second box is a tiger bone, with about a dozen slightly black bones, which are probably about ten kilograms; the last box is a complete dry bear gallbladder, brown-black, oblong and ovate, about the size of an adult's palm.
The tiger bones and bear galls are both precious things, but they are much worse than the hundred-year-old mountain ginseng. The shopkeeper offered 600 taels. Qin Feng did not hesitate and agreed happily.
As for rhinoceros horns, beef yelps, ambergris, etc., there was no such thing in the store. He was not very disappointed. As Zhao Yuanjin's territory expanded, he would find what he wanted sooner or later.
Zhang Qiuyun opened the treasure bag she carried with her, took out a stack of silver notes of 100 taels from it, and counted thirty-one to the shopkeeper.
This silver note was issued by the largest money house in the county town. The owner behind the scenes had a good relationship with Zhao Yuanjin. With the credit guarantee of the Jiedushi, the silver note issued naturally works, at least no one will refuse to accept it in this county town.
The only regret is that the maximum denomination of the silver bill is only 100 taels, and no matter how big it is, it will disappear. It makes Qin Feng a little regretful. When he wants to buy something in large quantities in the future, would he still have to go out with bundles of silver bills? It feels so inconvenient.
He asked the two personal guards to bring the things with him, and Qin Feng left with satisfaction, intending to go to another place to take a look.
"Young Master, if you really need this thing, I should still have some at home..." Zhang Qiuyun looked at him hesitantly and whispered.
"It's rare that you are willing, but I just accept some at will, so there is no need to make your elders embarrassed." Qin Feng said warmly.
In ancient times, as long as the wealthy family with good economic conditions, they usually collected some good medicinal materials and put them in the home for later use, and the Zhang family was no exception.
However, Zhang Qiuyun's current identity is a bit awkward, and she was nameless and had no choice but to go back to talk to her parents about this, but the other party might not agree. This is not a matter of spending some money.
Seeing that Zhang Qiuyun's expression was a little sad, Qin Feng smiled casually, holding her little hand in his palm, indicating that she didn't have to worry.
Her face suddenly turned red. The atmosphere of this era is still open, and the defense between men and women is not as strict as that of the Ming and Qing dynasties. However, being held by a man in public still made Zhang Qiuyun shy.
A hundred meters away, two young men with star-shaped eyes and extraordinary demeanor were walking together, with bright eyes looking at the surrounding street scenes quietly.
"Brother Yun, there seems to be something wrong in the city." A younger man said.
The older one was silent for a while and said, "Yes, as today's turmoil, dragons and snakes rise up. The master's sect asked us to come out of the mountain to assist the true king of Heaven and Destiny, and to unify the world as soon as possible to end the chaotic world."
"Senior brother, I have been traveling all over the world in recent years and have seen all the princes and heroes in the world. When I met Zhao Yuanjin last time, I was just an ordinary leader of the rebel army with limited energy and no destiny. At best, I was the leader of the king and the enlightenment for the true dragon."
Chapter completed!