"Bezoar?"

Xu Xingxia was a little strange.

Sun Dakun wanted to speak and stopped, just for the bezoar?

In fact, Sun Dakun is indeed for the bezoar. The business run by the Sun family is actually a bit miscellaneous, and all kinds of businesses are a little bit touched, and what kind of business is not specific. Those who make money, those who don't make money, and even those who lose money, are all stewed in one pot. This kind of business model is indeed more troublesome, and once it is suppressed by opponents, it will lose everything.

The medicinal herb business is also part of the Sun family's business. What Sun Dakun directly manages is actually the Sun family's medicinal herb business. Generally speaking, in this part of Shanxi, the medicinal herb business is not very good. Shanxi itself does not have any special medicinal materials, not even many animals and plants. Therefore, in Shanxi, the number of merchants who are willing to do the business of medicinal materials is very small.

The main source of profit for the Sun family's medicinal material business is the army of Shanxi Town, Datong Town, Xuanfu Town, Ningxia Town and other places. After all, the army's demand for medicinal materials is greater than that of ordinary people. The army's medicinal herb business can also be regarded as a large business. As long as you have a good relationship with the upper echelons of the army and get a little profit, there is still no problem.

"Last time...... Red deer...... Who are you giving it to? Xu Xingxia asked casually.

"It's the fifth concubine for Chief Officer Li Guozhen." Sun Dakun said bluntly. By this time, he had no need to hide it. In order to curry favor with Xu Xingxia, as long as the information he knows, he will tell it all.

Regarding the relationship between Xu Xingxia and the high-level leaders of Ningxia Town, Sun Dakun is of course clear. To be honest, the high-level leaders of Ningxia Town absolutely don't like Xu Xingxia. If there is a chance, they will definitely not let Xu Xingxia go. For the Sun family, this is a multiple-choice question. Xu Xingxia and the high-level leaders of Ningxia Town, he can only choose one. Once you have chosen one, you must give up the other, and at the same time be prepared to fight the other.

To put it simply, if the Sun family wants to invest in Xu Xingxia, they must give up cooperation with Li Guozhen. If he wanted to step on two boats, not only Li Guozhen would not want him, but Xu Xingxia would not want him. In the end, it must be the bamboo basket that will be empty. He has dealt with people all his life, and such a low-level mistake will definitely not be made.

"I see." Xu Xingxia nodded casually. Li Guozhen, as the chief military officer of Ningxia Town, the Sun family's medicinal material business, to enter the military system of Ningxia Town, without Li Guozhen's nod, it is absolutely impossible. It's just that I have never heard of the name of the Sun family before, and it seems that the Sun family's medicinal material business is indeed not good in Ningxia Town.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Xingxia asked again: "What do you want the bezoar to do?" ”

Sun Dakun slowly explained: "Our Sun family, there is a prescription called Bezoar Detoxification Pill, and in other places, the number of sales is okay. If there is no business channel from the high-level of Ningxia Town, our Sun family can only rely on the bezoar detoxification pill to make some small money. At the same time, without the relationship between the high-level leaders of Ningxia Town, our Sun family wants to buy bezoars in Ningxia Town, but I am afraid it will not be easy. So ......"

There is no need to continue to say the following words, I believe Xu Xingxia can also understand. This is the Sun family preparing to break with Li Guozhen. Once Li Guozhen severed the relationship with the Sun family, not only the Sun family's medicinal materials could not be sold in Ningxia Town, but also the source of raw materials, which would become a problem. The number of bezoars in Ningxia Town was originally not much, and if Li Guozhen did not agree, the Sun family would not be able to buy it at all. There is no sufficient amount of bezoar, the so-called bezoar antidote pill, that is, empty words.

In fact, in Xu Xingxia's view, the bezoar is not as divine as the legend. To put it bluntly, it is simply a cow's gallbladder stone, which is only found in sick cows. In some cases, it is even toxic, harmful. However, if used for hype, it is indeed a good gimmick. The number of bezoars is small, and not many people have seen it. This sense of mystery can easily lead people to have the wrong idea that the bezoar is a great thing.

Of course, the people of the Ming Dynasty didn't know what a gimmick was, and it is estimated that they didn't know what hype was. However, they do know that as long as part of the bezoar is added to the medicinal materials, or ejiao or the like, the surname of the medicine is really good. At that time, merchants did not have much experience in making and selling counterfeits, and generally did not make counterfeit drugs. The most immoral businessmen, that is, shoddy, have a lot more conscience than the merchants of later generations.

"There should be no problem." Xu Xingxia said briskly. It is impossible for Gugel not to agree to such a trivial matter as the bezoar. The number of cattle in the Hellerjin tribe is estimated to be more than 100,000 heads, and the annual production of bezoars may be hundreds of catties, which is nothing. It is estimated that in Gugler's eyes, the bezoar cannot be regarded as a valuable item at all.

"Thank you so much, thank you so much." Sun Dakun said sincerely, his gratitude was beyond words. With the bezoar sent by the Hellergin tribe, the Sun family's medicinal herb business is no problem for the time being. Before getting Xu Xingxia's glass, it should be able to support it for a while. As long as Xu Xingxia's glass is in hand, the Sun family will have a chance to transfer it.

Xu Xingxia suddenly said: "Your Sun family's gold sore medicine, how effective is it?" ”

Sun Dakun hurriedly said: "There is definitely no problem in treating general bruises." ”

Xu Xingxia groaned and said, "In this way, you go to Dong Langzhong first and see what kind of medicine he needs." The ranks of our white-clothed army are getting bigger and bigger, the number of soldiers is getting bigger and bigger, and the scale of the war is getting bigger and bigger, and the demand for medicine will definitely get bigger and bigger. Temporarily picked herbs are certainly not enough to meet the needs. If you are interested, the white army's pharmaceutical business can be handed over to you for the time being. ”

Sun Dakun immediately said that there was no problem. It was an honor for Xu Xingxia to have such a request. The Sun family must provide the best quality medicine at the lowest price, so as to win Xu Xingxia's trust. He immediately said goodbye and went straight to Dong Langzhong to discuss.

Xu Xingxia immediately sent someone to call Chi Hu and explain that he and Gugele discussed the matter of the bezoar. Sure enough, Gugler agreed without hesitation. A few hundred catties of bezoar every year, what is it? He even gave away all the tribe's previous inventory, about three or four thousand catties of bezoars, for nothing. He bluntly said that the bezoar remained in his hands and had no effect. It seems that the bezoar is indeed not very valuable to the nomads.

The main reason is that the nomads do not have a suitable sales channel for the bezoar, and even if they have a large amount of inventory, they cannot afford to sell it at a reasonable price. For ordinary people, bezoar does not have much effect, and must be used to refine medicine in order to exert its medicinal effect. In other words, only merchants who refine medicine will buy a large number of bezoars. The Hellergin tribe had never encountered such a merchant before, and the bezoars collected inside could only be hoarded temporarily. So, Chi Hu quickly replied.

When Chi Hu came back, his face was a little strange, and he stopped talking.

Xu Xingxia couldn't help but say, "What's wrong?" Is there something wrong? What do you do? ”

Chi Hu was a little embarrassed and a little indignant and said, "My lord, Gugeler has repeatedly asked to compete with me in archery. I don't know what he's thinking, probably trying to take the opportunity to escape. Shall we knock and knock him? Let him be honest? ”

Xu Xingxia smiled and said casually: "He wants to compete with you in archery?" ”

Chi Hu nodded and said slowly: "This is the fifth time he has mentioned the same thing to me." ”

Xu Xingxia said with a smile: "He didn't want to escape, he was just unwilling to let himself fail." This guy is also a character in the Hellergin tribe, and he was captured alive by us this time, probably holding his breath and refusing to accept the reality. He was shot by me, so naturally he didn't have the face to come to me to try again. I want to try my archery skills with you, just to save a little face. Honestly, if you were to try your hand at archery, would you be able to beat him? ”

Chi Hu nodded without thinking, and said confidently: "Of course I can win him!" ”

Xu Xingxia nodded and said calmly: "Since this is the case, then promise him and try archery with him!" You tell Gugler, and when the time comes, I will personally preside over it! If he loses, he'll have to pay even more! You let him think it through! ”

Chi Hu immediately turned around excitedly. Soon, he turned back and said that Gugler had agreed. In order to save face, no matter how Chi Hu made the offer, he was too busy to agree. Chi Hu took the opportunity to extort at least twenty or thirty thousand taels of silver from him, including a large number of raw cowhides, more than three thousand.

"Okay!"

"Then let's schedule the game!"

Xu Xingxia nodded and said happily.

More than 3,000 pieces of raw cowhides, of course, have no effect on ordinary infantrymen. However, for tank battalions and artillery battalions, it is much more useful. The outside of the side van, if it is inlaid with a sufficient amount of raw cowhide, can even block the bombardment of the solid shells of the Franc machine artillery. In the future, if you encounter enemy artillery, the survival rate will be greatly improved.

To go further, if the white-clothed army wants to develop the navy in the future, raw cowhide is an indispensable good thing. In the era when there was no steel armor, important parts of the warship were covered with a large amount of raw cowhide. The more layers of raw cowhide covered, the greater the resistance to shells, and the less damage the ship sustained.

…… Ten days later, Chi Hu came to report that all the preparations for the competition had been completed. The venue of the competition is locked in the shooting range of the White Army. Xu Xingxia carried an iron tire bow on his back, stood aside to supervise, and presided over the game by the way. With him there, of course, Gugler didn't dare to make any moths. He had been unfettered, obediently holding his bow and arrow, and appeared on the shooting range. By his side, it was Chi Hu, who was ready to go.

Gugeler's injury, mainly in the abdomen, has been treated by Dong Langzhong, and there is no major problem. This guy's vitality is indeed strong, and in such a short period of time, he can pick up the bow and arrow again. Of course, if you push too hard, the wound will still open. Therefore, the main content of this competition is skill, not strength.

The goal of the competition is not an arrow target, but two tall vases. One white, one blue. The two tall vases, both laid flat, opened their mouths to Chi Hu and Gugeler. The mouths of the two tall vases are only the size of ordinary wine glasses, less than three inches. The distance is only fifteen zhang. The way they play is to shoot arrows into the vase, but they can't break it. Whoever can shoot the most arrows into the tall vase will be the winner.

Of course, Gugler has no objection to such a way of playing. This is pure skill archery, and it has nothing to do with strength. The White Coats had fully considered his injuries. If he still loses in such a game, there is really nothing to say except to bow to the advantage. The skills are not as good as others, and the shame is also deserved!

Xu Xingxia presided over the draw ceremony for the two. The draw is simple, choose the obverse and pros of the copper coin. As a result, Gugler won, picking first. He chose the white vase on the right. The remaining blue vase naturally belongs to Chi Hu. Chi Hu has no objection to this. Xu Xingxia immediately announced: "The game is on!" ”

"Whoosh!"

Gugler couldn't wait to make a move.

He still uses his own bow and arrow, which is naturally handy.

"Boom!"

The arrow is shot into the vase accurately.

"Whoosh!"

Chi Hu also made a move calmly.

"Boom!"

The arrowhead is also shot into the vase with the same accuracy.

At a distance of fifteen zhang, for a clever archer, the accuracy of the head is not a problem at all. Therefore, in the first ten rounds, there is no suspense at all. The arrows shot by the two of them easily fell into the vase. However, as the mouth of the vase gradually shrinks, it becomes more and more difficult to continue shooting arrows into it. Even, if you are not careful, you may smash the vase. These two vases, both of which are made of ceramic, will shatter on the spot if they are hit vigorously.

"Smack!"

Suddenly, there was a muffled sound.

Everyone took a closer look, but it was Gugler who accidentally missed it.

The arrow he shot out stuck in the feather of the arrow in front of him and slowly fell.

Originally, his intention was to smash the feathers of the arrowheads in front of him, so that the arrowheads in the back could shoot directly into the vase. As a result, the later arrowhead showed a little deviation. It may be crooked, it may be too slippery, in short, it has not been as expected. Fortunately, Xu Xingxia did not limit the total number of arrows released, and he could continue to release arrows.

However, after this miss, Gugler couldn't help but be a little impatient. The next two times, the arrows he shot directly hit the feathers of the arrows in front of him. Although it is said that in the end, the arrow still shot into the vase, which is considered to have completed the task, but the arrow shaft at the mouth of the vase was confused, and there was no obvious gap in sight.

(To be continued)