Chapter 2193 Treasure Hunt 5
After saying that, he glanced at Manbao who was squatting beside the box, and said to Baishan with some dissatisfaction: "You know how to please her, so why can't I please her?"
Bai Shan knew that the latter one he was referring to was Princess Mingda. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "I'll take you to find it when we get to the Western Regions. I heard that there are so many gems in the Western Regions. There must be one that is more suitable for the princess."
Manbao said, "Mingda prefers jade."
"Impossible, she prefers gems," Bai Erlang said with certainty, "I gave her pearls last time, and she was so happy when she saw them. Who wouldn't like such sparkling gems?"
And the cat's eye is still the best among them, and he still thinks that cat's eye is the best.
Bai Shan thought for a moment and said, "If you really like it, we can discuss it privately with Governor Duan."
"How can we negotiate this? That cat's eye is worth more than everything in this box combined." At this point, Bai Erlang also felt that these horse thieves didn't know the value of things. They didn't put such good things separately, but stuffed them all in here. It was such a waste of resources.
Bai Shan said, "Don't you have another treasure in your hand?"
"Styrax? Can that be exchanged for a cat's eye?"
Bai Shan said, "This kind of thing depends on personal preference. Cat's eye is valuable, but unless you like to keep it for your own use, if you want to sell it for cash, I'm afraid it won't be worth as much as your box of storax."
He said, "Such a large cat's eye cannot be sold in Liangzhou. Passing merchants, whether they are going to the Western Regions or the Central Plains, cannot afford such a large sum of money. If we ask them to take it directly to the capital to sell, there will be many who can afford it, but not many who are willing to spend such a large sum of money for a cat's eye."
"He is an official in the court. If I sell it under his name, it won't be good at any price, whether it's too high or too low. If I don't use his name, how can I know that I won't encounter people who force me to buy or sell?" The governor of a state, especially the governor of a remote place like Liangzhou, obviously has little face in the capital.
Governor Duan is very excited now, but when he calms down he will realize how difficult it is to cash in this thing.
In comparison, styrax is very simple.
This incense is valuable and is loved by nobles. It comes in pieces, and people think it is too expensive. You can just cut it into a few smaller pieces. Even if you don't use his name, you can let a manager pretend to be a merchant from the Western Regions and sell it.
Not to mention the capital, once you enter Xiazhou, there are many people who want to buy such good things, and most of them can afford it.
There is only one cat's eye stone and it cannot be divided. The price is high, but precisely because of this, ordinary powerful and wealthy people will not buy it.
Bai Erlang had great faith in Bai Shan, so he became cheerful again. He squatted down with great interest and rummaged through the jewels in the box with Manbao. "Why do these people stuff everything in there?"
It was difficult to count the items in the cave, so Manbao picked out several of his favorite ones and put them in another box to distinguish them. He then asked the soldiers to move the entire box out.
Bai Shan handed the box to Governor Duan's personal guard and said, "Put it aside. We'll need these when we divide the spoils later."
The personal guards accepted it respectfully from them.
Governor Duan had already hidden the cat's eye gem. He walked up to them with a rosy face and said, "Come on, come on, let's count the things in this cave together."
There are much more things in the cave than in the tree hole. In terms of value, that box of jewelry is worth more than the gold and silver in the tree hole.
So Governor Duan thought they should have almost taken all the goods from these bandits. However, he still remembered Bai Shan's inference and asked with a sharp gaze, "What if there are two more dens like this..."
Bai Shan: "...Not necessarily, that's just my guess." He glanced at Man Bao and said, "Even if there is, I guess there's only one more. After all, there are quite a few things in this cave."
Manbao nodded.
Governor Duan thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes, they make money by robbing houses, but they are not as rich as a country. Another hideout like this is probably the limit."
Governor Duan said excitedly, "How about we hand this place over to them and then we can search everywhere?"
Manbao also became excited, and Baishan looked up at the sky.
Everyone subconsciously looked up, and Governor Duan asked, "What's wrong with the sky?" They couldn't hide in the sky, could they?
Manbao: “…It’s getting dark!”
Governor Duan then noticed that it was getting dark. He lamented, "How did today pass so quickly?"
Bai Shan frowned and said, "It's not safe in the mountains at night. Let's go down the mountain and go up again tomorrow."
Governor Duan naturally had no objection, so he sent someone to the thieves' den to call down the soldiers who were still demolishing the houses and to take away all the gold, silver and jewelry they had found.
The things that had just been moved out of the cave were fine in the boxes, but the sacks containing the copper coins were very flimsy, and even the ropes showed signs of rotting. If they were moved like this, the money would probably be scattered all over the place.
Governor Duan naturally would not allow such a thing to happen, so when he sent people to the thieves' den to call for help, he also asked them to find some sacks or boxes to bring down.
They also rolled up their sleeves and squatted down to pick up the money on the ground. No one was disgusted by doing such rough work, and they even enjoyed it.
Even though these are copper coins, for some reason, counting them makes me happier than counting gold and silver.
Manbao picked up the copper coins scattered on the ground one by one and placed them on a piece of torn linen. When he had enough, he picked them up and poured them into the empty box. The tinkling sound was particularly pleasant.
Bai Erlang picked up one coin and threw it away, and the whole audience could hear the sound of him throwing coins.
There were so many people that no matter how much money there was, it was not enough to pick up, so everyone moved all the copper coins into new sacks and boxes, and then started to go down with full loads.
Manbao found his personal soldiers and went downstairs personally carrying the jewelry he had selected.
Once they reached the foot of the mountain, everyone was stunned.
Governor Duan obviously did not have high hopes for this treasure hunt in the mountains, so when they came they rode horses, with half the soldiers riding horses and half running, and there was not a single carriage.
Now...
Governor Duan pondered for a moment, and finally sent someone to go back quickly to call a carriage. He took this opportunity to discuss with Bai Shan what they were going to do with the spoils after they divided them up.
Bai Shan smiled and said, "We have a lot of people, and Liangzhou is not far from Xiazhou. We can send a few people to send some things back to Xiazhou first. But if Lord Duan is willing to pay us all the gold and silver, we won't have this worry."
Governor Duan skipped over the last sentence and asked with a smile, "Why, Master Bai has someone else in Xiazhou?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "The newly appointed Xiazhou Governor, Yang Heshu, is our senior student. We can temporarily leave the things with him. Mr. Zhou's brother often travels between the grasslands and the capital, so we can ask him to take them back when the time comes."
Governor Duan's eyes flashed, so Bai Shan and his men had the channels to handle these goods.
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(End of this chapter)
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