There were dozens of onlookers outside Pi Si, and one of them asked: "Zhou Wei, relying on his status as Liu Bosi's slave, has always run rampant in the city, and no one can stop him. Who is this person who can make Zhou Wei bow his head and obey orders?"
Someone who knows Liu Jing said: "He is the 'virtuous Liu Jun'."
"Ah? Could it be that he is Liu Zhongda who 'works hard to support customers' and 'pledges books to save neighbors'?"
"That's right."
"No wonder..."
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In order to no longer be subject to the Han trade, the one-way trip took half a year of planning. However, because it was the first time I came to Hunan, I only brought part of the inventory: a total of thirty deer skins, fifty stag skins, and some wolves.
, fox skin, and an extremely precious tiger skin, all taken together, are worth more than 20,000 yuan.
Zhou Wei went to the back room to get money, while Liu Jing chatted with Shan Cheng. He learned that the latter lived in the Hengshan area five or six hundred miles away. This time he came to Hunan and drove a bamboo raft down the river with his companions.
I have to say that this approach is very smart. If they had taken the land route, they might never have the chance to reach Linxiang.
Shan Cheng speaks Chinese very fluently. If you remove some slightly weird syllables, he is almost the same as a Chinese. Moreover, his speech is very logical and clear. He can read a book at a glance. In terms of culture alone, he has exceeded 90%.
of Han people.
"Han Shu" says: "Changsha is half barbarian." It means that Changsha is half mixed with barbarians.
For hundreds of years, the Han and Barbarians in Changsha have lived under the same sky. They have been in long-term confrontation and influence each other. It can be said that you have me and I have you. Shancheng and his family belong to the Jingman who have been deeply influenced by the Han.
He has developed his own surname "Shan".
Perhaps in a few generations, they will become real Han people, but of course they may also degenerate. After all, Jingman is a society where the weak can eat the strong, and may be annexed by other Jingman forces at any time.
While Liu Jing was talking to Shan Cheng, he was stroking the beautiful tiger skin and couldn't put it down.
"The Rites of Zhou" says: "The fourth order of the Duke is to hold the skin and silk, the third order of the Qing is to hold the lamb, and the third order is to hold the goose." The skin mentioned in it refers to the tiger skin. In addition, when the emperor marries a wife, he must pay tribute to the father-in-law's family according to etiquette.
Two tiger skins are given as a gift.
Precisely because tiger skin is often used in national gifts and is a national treasure, it has always had a price but no market.
Liu Jing read an ancient fable in his previous life: There was a rich man who was walking in the mountains and grabbed a tiger. His son chased it away with a sword. When he saw the rich man in the tiger's mouth, he saw his son calling out to him and said: "Prick the tiger, don't hurt its skin."
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The rich man was trapped in a tiger's mouth and was about to die, but he still thought about the opportunity to make a fortune from tiger skins. It is ridiculous to ask for money rather than life, but it also shows the preciousness of tiger skins on the other hand.
Now Liu Jing had an intact tiger skin in front of him. He was very curious and asked Shan Cheng: "This tiger has almost no damage on its skin. How was it killed?"
Wu took off the wooden crossbow he had been carrying on his back and said with a proud look on his face: "I shot this tiger through the left eye with this crossbow and died of poison." Seeing that Liu Jing seemed to be very interested in the crossbow, he handed it to him.
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Shan Cheng's move immediately attracted the attention of other Jing Man, and they all expressed surprise. You must know that in Jing Man's tradition, weapons cannot be easily handed over to outsiders unless they surrender and admit defeat, or are extremely close to them, let alone
What's more, the target is still a Han Chinese.
Liu Jing didn't understand Jingman's rules, so he took the wooden crossbow. It was easy to poison the tiger, but extremely difficult to shoot it in the eye. He was undoubtedly a marksman in one go.
The Miao and Yao tribes of later generations were famous for their skill in using crossbows, and the origin can be traced back to the Jingman people today.
During the long-term confrontation with the Han Dynasty, the Jing Man gradually mastered the crossbow-making technology. Although it was not as good as the professional crossbow-making craftsmen of the Han people, it was no problem to use it for daily hunting.
Moreover, the Jing Man likes to apply poison on the crossbow arrows, which increases the crossbow's lethality. For hundreds of years, the Jing Man's medicine crossbows have caused great suffering to the Han soldiers.
Liu Jing turned over and over to examine the wooden crossbow, which was made of rock mulberry wood and coated with black paint.
The Han Dynasty has always had very strict control over crossbows, but they generally refer to powerful heavy crossbows with five stones or more. Seven stones are enough to be abandoned on the market. Light crossbows with less than five stones and weak power can be used as long as they are not carried ostentatiously.
, basically no one cares about it. Most of Jingman’s crossbows fall into the light crossbow category.
To be honest, Jingman's crossbows are far inferior to the Han crossbows in terms of materials and craftsmanship. Their power is limited. Only shooting at close range can kill the target. They are only suitable for mountainous and forest areas with complex terrain, not for open plains.
area.
But having said that, Jing Man originally lived in the mountains and forests. History has proved that light crossbows are the most suitable weapon for them. Even if they are given the heavy crossbows of the Han people, they may not be suitable.
Liu Jing played with it for a while and then returned the wooden crossbow to One Way.
When Zhou Wei took out the money from the back room, nothing happened to Liu Jing, so he stood up and prepared to leave.
Zhou Wei was very frightened. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't speak for a while. He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, like an ant on a hot pot.
Liu Jing knew why he was so frightened and said, "This matter must not be hidden from Brother Cong. No matter whether I tell it or not, Brother Cong will know."
Zhou Wei couldn't help but feel sad. How could he not know this? Not to mention outsiders, the servants in the establishment were not of the same mind as him. As Liu Zong's disciples, they would definitely sell him out immediately.
Just when Zhou Wei was feeling desperate, he heard Liu Jing say again: "But I will beg for you in front of Brother Cong. Brother Cong should be willing to sell me some thin noodles."
Zhou Wei's mood suddenly felt like he was riding a roller coaster, turning from sadness to joy. He bowed to the ground and thanked him: "Thank you very much, Liu Jun, thank you very much, Liu Jun..."
Liu Jing shook his head and said, "I just hope you can remember what I said before."
"The villain will keep Liu Jun's words in mind for the rest of his life." Zhou Wei promised, patting his chest again and again: "When the villain runs a business in the future, he must base his business on credibility and not damage the reputation of his master."
"I hope you can do it." Liu Jingwei nodded, and then asked Shan Cheng: "Do you plan to take this money back directly, or do you plan to spend it in the city?"
Shan Cheng muttered: "Money is of no use to us, so of course we have to spend it." Resources are scarce in the mountains, and the Han people's copper and iron, cloth, salt and rice, wine, pottery... are all things they urgently need.
In order to avoid further complications, Liu Jing said to Zhou Weida: "Just help others in this matter to the end."
How dare Zhou Wei not respond, he bowed his head and accepted the "promise".
"Brother Liu, I really don't know how to thank you." Before leaving, I held Liu Jing's hand firmly.
He had realized how reckless it was to come to Hunan this time. If he hadn't been lucky enough to meet Liu Jing, whether he could have escaped from Linxiang was a question.
Now, not only have they made tens of thousands of dollars, but they have also reached a follow-up agreement with Zhou Wei, which means that from now on, they have their own sales channels and no longer have to be controlled by the Han people.
"This is my duty, so I don't need to say thank you. I hope you have a smooth journey in the future." Liu Jing paused for a moment and then said: "When you come to Hunan in the future, if you need anything, just come to me in the market."