Chapter 187 Trying to drag me into this mess
The mouth of the Heilongjiang River is very wide. Over the years, the river water has eroded the sewers, making them very wide and the water flow is naturally gentle, which is very suitable for ships to dock.
After Morishita Masayoshi brought the fleet here, he didn't need to worry about the rest. All the sailors and crew members would be gathered in a designated area, and then his mute bodyguard "A-Da" would go to negotiate until the ships were unloaded and a small amount of cargo was loaded.
"Chief Ji, we meet again."
"Master Ah, how have you been?"
Ji Wu had once asked A Da's name, but A Da only knew himself as A Da. Ji Wu understood. All the merchants who smuggled goods into the orc territory were dancing on the edge of a knife. It was one thing to lose one's life if they were caught cheating, but if they were reported within the Great Xia territory, it would be a crime of treason.
"Chief, go check on your goods! Hurry up with loading and unloading, we need to get back quickly."
"Hey! Wu, look what good stuff this is!"
Before Ji Wu could even agree to A Da's request, Lev came running in excitedly. He was an impatient man; as soon as the people on the boat had disembarked, he led his men back onto the boat to search for the stolen goods. As a "hero" of Temple Street, Lev enjoyed all sorts of privileges.
Ji Wu stared speechlessly at Lev, who was holding a heavy battle axe upside down in his left hand. Judging from the axe's heavy design and the gleaming blade, it was clearly made of high-quality steel.
But Lev's "good stuff" wasn't these top-quality battle axes, but rather a white porcelain bottle in his right hand. The bottle was already open, and a rich aroma of liquor wafted out, indicating that it was a bottle of genuine Daigun liquor.
Every year, a certain amount of strong liquor from Daiyuan is transported to Yuemiao Street. Compared to the bland and tasteless Japanese sake, the strong Daiyuan liquor is the favorite of the Russians. Even the lowest grade of rum is highly sought after. The few bottles of "shabu-shabu" that occasionally appear are "special supplies" that even the leaders can't get their hands on.
"Lev, don't keep it all to yourself, share it with the other leaders!"
“Oh no, Wu… let them drink rum. I’d rather give up some ironware. You want me to give up the liquor? Absolutely not.”
Lev hurriedly gulped down a mouthful of liquor, watching Ji Wu warily as if Ji Wu would immediately come up and snatch it away.
Ji Wu rubbed his forehead and said helplessly, "Have Kama prepare the goods. Now that the buyer has arrived, load them onto the ship as soon as possible."
Kama was a handsome middle-aged man and Lev's most capable subordinate. Even the most capable subordinate couldn't resist the sight of strong liquor. After downing half a bottle of rum in one go, he staggered and led Ada to the warehouse.
Upon entering the warehouse, a strong aroma of medicinal herbs filled the air. A large quantity of medicinal materials were neatly categorized and piled up in the spacious wooden room, including tiger penis for strengthening the kidneys and enhancing male virility, and the gallbladder of ferocious beasts that could promote secondary development in certain parts of the body, among nearly a hundred other kinds.
Located in the subarctic zone, Miaojie has a slow-growing environment that has fostered many rare medicinal herbs. The reason why smuggling between Daxia and Luosha Kingdom has been repeatedly prohibited but not stopped is because Daxia needs these medicinal herbs, especially some of the special ones.
Six specially crafted boxes were placed separately, with the medicinal herbs inside layered on special horizontal bars, the arrangement of which was clearly carefully considered.
"call!"
Ah Da breathed a sigh of relief. These crude Rakshasa people didn't understand before; they'd crumple the Jade Vine into a ball and stuff it into a sack, wash the Blood Cypress Roots clean without any mud, making them look almost like carrots, and even make the Rhinoceros Spirit Grass look like foxtail grass. After the Great Xia Emperor arrived, everything was just junk, causing the Great Xia master to vomit blood three times from heartache.
"This year is good, the quality can be basically guaranteed. Let's load it onto the ship quickly, the sooner it arrives, the more effective the medicine will be."
Ji Wu translated what A Da had said, and Kama's heart immediately started pounding. She kept calling out, "Wine...wine...white wine..."
Ji Wu turned his face away. Compared to the gentle and refined people of Da Xia, the Rakshasa people were far too direct and rude. Sometimes, rudeness was even a compliment to them.
"I have a dozen or so bottles of my private stash on my ship, I'll bring them over to you in a bit." Ah Da had achieved his main goal for the trip and was in a great mood, so he became generous, knowing that a bottle of Da Yuan Shao cost five taels of silver.
The true value of these six boxes of medicinal herbs is far greater than the combined value of the herbs in the two rooms. These are the three types of medicinal herbs needed by the Great Xia Imperial Family, and also the direct reason why smuggling is so rampant. The Great Xia Imperial Family needs them to refine "vital energy potions," which are the foundation of the Great Xia cultivator community.
Whether in Great Xia or Rakshasa, these three kinds of "medicinal herbs" are contraband and prohibited from being privately owned. The only orc warrior team within a thousand miles of Temple Street is a "medicinal herb collection point." Of course, they don't collect them very diligently. They have no use for these "medicinal herbs" and only use them to stop the Great Xia people.
"Ah Da, did you bring us any armor this time?" Seeing Ah Da in such a good mood, Ji Wu couldn't help but ask the question he had been wanting to ask the most.
"Chief Ji, our lord said that iron armor cannot be allowed to enter the Rakshasa realm, at least not now. But our lord has brought you a full thousand battle axes, and I have also brought you two hundred sets of leather armor, made by the Japanese. Make do with them!"
"I understand. Please thank your master for me. Ji Wu thanks you." Although he didn't get the armor he wanted most, Ji Wu saw enough sincerity. Now, Qin Mo was the only one he could rely on.
"Chief Ji, why are you in such a hurry for weapons? Food, cotton clothing, and seeds are the most urgent needs right now, aren't they?"
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