Chapter 31
Chapter 31 Chen Qi is so lucky
The five-dollar black rhino horn needs 400 taels of gold. The price shocked Liu Ji. No matter how precious the black rhino horn is, there should not be such an outrageous price. However, following the explanation of uncle Chen Yan, Only then did Liu Ji know why black rhino horns are so expensive in Dajin.
The Great Zhou Kingdom in the southwest of the Great Jin Kingdom has been established for more than 400 years. It was almost established with Da Jin. The territory of the Great Zhou Kingdom at this time is only slightly smaller than that of the Great Jin Kingdom. There are almost no people living in the Kingdom. Regardless of any difference, whether it is language, culture, or living habits, Zhou and Jin are almost the same.
Just because the two countries have so many similarities, since the beginning of the founding of the two countries, they both wanted to conquer each other and open up territory for their own country. So over 400 years, large-scale wars between the two countries were carried out. Nineteen times, as for the conflicts on the border, it is hard to count.
In the past 400 years, although Dajin and Dazhou have won each other’s victory or defeat, no one has completely beaten each other down. The border between the two countries will change after each large-scale war.
When the Great Jin Dynasty was the most powerful, it used to have 31 states, but now there are only 24 states. The 7 states that disappeared belong to the Great Zhou Kingdom.
When the Great Zhou Kingdom was at its strongest, it once owned 27 states. Today, the Great Zhou Kingdom has only 22 states.
If it hadn’t been for the past ten years or so, there have also been natural and man-made disasters in Dazhou. Maybe Dazhou has already taken advantage of the internal and external troubles in Dajin to launch the 20th large-scale war between the two countries.
Years of war between the two countries have almost closed all normal trade between the two countries. Medicinal materials like black rhino horn can only enter the territory of the Great Jin Kingdom through smuggling.
Black rhino horns are very expensive in Dazhou. The price is almost 10 taels of gold for one dollar. If smuggled to Dajin, it is more than eight times higher. Five dollars of black rhino horns can be used for 400 taels in Dajin. When you buy gold, it is already very cheap.
Liu Ji only had more than 400 taels of silver in his hand. Compared to 20 taels of gold, the distance of 400 taels of gold was too much. Liu Ji gritted his teeth, but no matter what, he wants to save his father. Liu Ji is inside. Deep down, Liu Hao has been regarded as his true father.
Liu Ji turned his head and asked Liu Tie: “Uncle Tie, how much money do you still have?”
Liu Tie wailed: “Master, the sum of the money on my master and I is less than 300 taels of silver, which is far from 400 taels of gold. What can I do?”
At this time, Chen Yan asked Doctor Zhang in a deep voice, “Mr. Zhang, is there no other way to save my brother-in-law except this prescription? You also know that black rhino horns are simply not affordable for ordinary people.”
Doctor Zhang said helplessly: “Young Master Chen, the only way the old man can think of is this ancestral prescription. Otherwise, would you ask others to take a look at this old man’s injury?”
Chen Yan said with a wry smile: “Mr. Zhang, let alone Qixian, your medical skills are second to none in the entire Changping County. Of course we believe in you, but… hey——”
Liu Ji saw Chen Yan’s 400 taels of gold and immediately changed with a sigh. He knew that 400 taels of gold was also very embarrassing for Chen Yan, but at this time, for his father Liu Hao, Liu Ji still said to Chen Yan: “Second uncle, The total amount of silver in our hands can be 700 taels. I have 5 horses and can buy at least 1,000 taels. The remaining 6,300 taels, can the second uncle lend me first, as long as I have the money, I will pay it back immediately. To the second uncle.”
Chen Yan smiled bitterly and said, “I was obliged to save my brother-in-law, but although I helped my family manage several shops, the money I earn belongs to my family, and I have more than a thousand dollars at my disposal. Only two!”
Liu Ji just wanted to beg Chen Yan again. At this time, Chen Yan gritted his teeth and said: “I think so, I will go to see my father right away, borrow a sum of money from the family account, and save my brother-in-law first.”
Liu Hao lying on the bed weakly said: “My life…how can it be worth 400 taels of gold, Liu Ji…daddy is dead!”
Standing by the bed, Liu Ji shook Liu Hao’s hand and said, “Father, you don’t need to worry about money. Let’s borrow money from uncle and grandpa to cure the injury. Everything is trivial.”
Then Liu Ji turned his head and said to Chen Yan: “Then please take care of my second uncle! As long as I can save my father’s life, Liu Ji will be willing to follow his grandfather and second uncle at his will in the future!”
Chen Yan nodded and said, “I’ll go to see my father now!”
Doctor Zhang said: “Then the old man will treat the old man’s wound again. Master Chen Er, it is best to buy the black rhino horn as soon as possible. It will take a long time, and even the gods will have no choice.”
In a study room in the Chen family compound, Chen Yan met his father Chen Na, and Chen Yan also met his brother Chen Qi here, but at this time Chen Qi looked bitter, and Chen Na was also gloomy. Face.
Chen Yan didn’t care about anything else, and hurriedly told Chen Nai about Liu Hao’s serious injury and the need for 400 taels of gold to buy black rhino horns. Then Chen Na suddenly snorted and said to Chen Yan: “You still have the mood to take care of others. Your brother is about to lose his life now!”
Chen Yan asked in shock: “Father, big brother, what happened?”
“Second, it’s a terrible thing. This morning, 19 school lieutenants in Qixian County drew lots to decide who would lead 800 people to Qianzhou to defend the border. As a result… My brother was so lucky that I got the lottery and signed it. , The eldest brother has to take 800 people to Qianzhou.” Chen Qi said bitterly.
“What! Big brother is going to Qianzhou? Father, you must not let your eldest brother go to Qianzhou to defend the border. Now the border town between Qianzhou and the grassland is almost useless. Going to Qianzhou is absolutely dead!” Chen Yan said anxiously.
Regardless of whether Chen Qi and Chen Yan were born to a mother one is a prostitute and the other is a prostitute, but the relationship between the two brothers is very good. Chen Wei can give Chen some of the shops of the Chen family in Qixian County. The management of Yan also has Chen Qi’s credit in it.
Chen Wei sighed and said: “The boss is already a captain, so he has a military position. It’s not that he doesn’t want to go, so he can not go!”
Chen Yan immediately said, “Father, big brother, can’t people go to Qianzhou instead of big brother?”
Chen Qi smiled bitterly and said: “The county magistrate Wangji had something to say first. Any school lieutenant who is assigned the task of going to Qianzhou to defend the border must lead the 800 people gathered from each family to Qianzhou, otherwise the military law will be engaged! Even if the magistrate Wangji sees it. The old man’s thin face allows us to find someone in the Chen family to replace it, but there is no general who can live in it. Maybe 800 people have escaped before they reach Qianzhou. Not everyone can hold it together. For those 800 people, if 500 of them cannot be brought to the border of Qianzhou in the end, then our Chen family will be in great disaster.”
Chen Yan gritted his teeth and said, “Brother, you are the son of our Chen family. You must not go to Qianzhou. My martial arts are comparable to that of elder brother. Let me take a trip for the eldest brother! Trust the magistrate of Wang Ji, yes. I won’t oppose me going to Qianzhou instead of my eldest brother!”
“No! I asked my brother to die for me, so I don’t have the face of Chen Qi to live in the world! Isn’t it a husky? The spear in my Chen Qi’s hand is not a vegetarian!”
Chen Kai heard the words of his two sons and felt very comforted in his heart. You must know that in the aristocratic family and the powerful family, there are countless cases of brothers’ cannibalism.
But the palms of the palms and the backs of the hands are all meat. Chen Qi and Chen Yan are not willing to go to Qianzhou to defend the border. Chen Na frowned and considered for a moment, then suddenly asked Chen Yan: “You just said that your fifth sister’s husband-in-law needs 400 taels of gold to buy black rhino horn?”