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Chapter 45 Crossbow

There were dozens of onlookers outside the Pi Si, and one of them asked the left and right: "Zhou Wei, relying on his status as Liu Bosi's family slave, has always been rampant in the city, and no one can stop him. Who is this who can make Zhou Wei bow his head and obey his orders?"

Someone who knew Liu Jing said: "He is 'Virtuous Liu Jun'."

"Ah? Could it be that he is Liu Zhongda who 'works hard to support customers' and 'saves neighbors with quality letters'?"

"Yes."

"No wonder..."

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In order to no longer be subject to the Han people's business, the one-way trip took half a year to plan, but because it was the first time to come to Hunan, only part of the inventory was brought: a total of [-] deerskins, [-] stagskins, and some wolf skins. , fox skin, and a very precious tiger skin, all together, the value is more than [-] yuan.

Zhou Wei went to the back room to get money, while Liu Jing chatted with One-way. He learned that the latter lived in the Hengshan area five or six hundred kilometers away. This time, he came to Hunan with his companions on a bamboo raft.

I have to say that this approach is very clever. If they go by land, they may never have the chance to reach Linxiang.

Shan Cheng speaks Chinese very fluently. If some slightly weird syllables are removed, he is almost no different from Han Chinese.Moreover, he speaks logically and clearly, and he has read books at a glance. In terms of culture alone, he has surpassed more than [-]% of the Han people.

"Hanshu" has a saying: "Changsha is half barbarian." It points out that the land of Changsha is half barbarian.

For hundreds of years, Han and Man in Changsha have lived under the same sky. They have long-term confrontation and mutual influence. It can be said that there is me in you and you in me. Shan Cheng and his family belong to the Jingman who has been deeply influenced by the Han people. Has developed its own surname "Shan".

Perhaps in a few more generations, they will become real Han people, and of course they may degenerate.After all, Jingman is a society where the weak eat the strong and may be annexed by other Jingman forces at any time.

While talking to One-way, Liu Jing stroked the colorful tiger skin and couldn't put it down.

"Zhou Li" said: "The solitary of the public has four orders to carry the skin and silk, the three orders of the minister to carry the lamb, and the doctor orders to carry the wild goose." The skin mentioned in it refers to the skin of the tiger.In addition, when the emperor married a wife, he presented two tiger skins to the husband's family according to the needs of the ceremony.

Precisely because tiger skin is often used as a national gift and is a national treasure, it has always been priced but not marketed.

In a previous life, Liu Jing read an ancient fable: a rich man was walking on a mountain and grabbed a tiger, his son chased him with a knife, the man was in the tiger's mouth, and when he saw his son calling him, he said: "The stab will stab, but don't stab the skin. "

The rich man was caught in the tiger's mouth, and his death was imminent, and he still remembered the opportunity to make a fortune from the tiger's skin.It is ridiculous to ask for money but not for life, but it also shows the preciousness of tiger skin from another aspect.

Now Liu Jing is in front of an intact tiger skin. He was very curious and asked Dan Cheng, "This tiger's skin is almost unscathed. What method was used to kill it?"

One-way took off the wooden crossbow that had been carried on his body all the time, and said proudly: "This tiger was shot 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 .

One-way's move immediately attracted the attention of other Jingman, and they all showed their surprise. You must know that in Jingman's tradition, unless you surrendered, or were extremely close, weapons could not be easily handed over to outsiders, and even more so. What's more, the object is a Han Chinese.

Liu Jing didn't understand Jingman's rules, so Da Lala took the wooden crossbow. It was easy to poison a tiger, but it was extremely difficult to hit the eye. He was undoubtedly a marksman one way.

Later generations of the Miao and Yao tribes are famous for their good use of crossbows, and the source can be traced back to the Jingman today.

In the long-term confrontation with the Han Dynasty, Jingman gradually mastered the technique of making crossbows. Although it is not as good as the professional crossbow making craftsmen of the Han people, it is not a problem for daily hunting.

Moreover, Jingman likes to smear poison on the crossbow bolts, which increases the lethality of the crossbow.For hundreds of years, Jingman's drug crossbows have caused the soldiers of the Han Dynasty to suffer a lot.

Liu Jing turned over and over to check this wooden crossbow made of mulberry wood and painted with black lacquer.

The Han Dynasty always had strict control over crossbows, but it generally refers to heavy crossbows with five stones and above and powerful, and seven stones is enough to be abandoned on the market.The light crossbow with less than five stones and weak power is basically ignored as long as it is not ostentatiously passed through the market.Most of Jingman's crossbows belong to the level of light crossbows.

To be honest, Jingman's crossbow is far inferior to the Han crossbow in terms of material and craftsmanship, and its power is limited. Only close shooting can kill the target. It is only suitable for mountainous and forested areas with complex terrain, not for open plains. area.

But having said that, Jingman originally lived in the mountains and forests. History has proved that the light crossbow is the most suitable weapon for them. Even the heavy crossbow given to them 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 the money out of the back room, there would be nothing to do with Liu Jing, he got up and prepared to leave.

Zhou Wei was terrified in his heart, he wanted to say something, but couldn't speak for a while, he was sweating profusely like ants on a hot pot.

Liu Jing knew why he was so frightened, and said, "This matter must be hidden from Brother Cong. Whether I say it or not, Brother Cong will know."

Zhou Wei couldn't help feeling sad, how could he not know this, not to mention outsiders, just the maids in the [-]th, they don't have the same heart with him, as Liu Zong's servants, they will definitely sell him out immediately.

When Zhou Wei was feeling desperate, he heard Liu Jing say again: "But I will plead for you in front of Brother Cong, and Brother Cong should give me some favors."

Zhou Wei's state of mind suddenly turned from sadness to joy, as if he was riding a roller coaster, and bowed down to thank him: "Thank you Liu Jun, thank you Liu Jun..."

Liu Jing shook his head and said, "I just hope you can remember what I said before."

"Liu Jun's words will be remembered by the villain for the rest of his life." Zhou Wei repeatedly patted his chest and assured: "The villain will run his business in the future, and he must be based on credibility, so that the master's reputation will not be damaged."

"I hope you can do it." Liu Jingwei nodded, and then asked Dan Cheng, "Do you plan to take this money back directly, or spend it in the city?"

One-way pondered: "Money is useless to us, so naturally it has to be spent." The resources in the mountains are scarce.

In order to avoid any further complications, Liu Jing said to Zhou Wei: "You can help people to the end in this matter."

How dare Zhou Wei not answer, he bowed his head in response to the "promise".

"Brother Liu, I really don't know how to thank you." When parting, Shan Cheng firmly held Liu Jing's hand.

He had already realized how reckless he was in coming to Laixiang this time. If he wasn't lucky enough to meet Liu Jing, it would be a problem whether he could retreat from Linxiang.

Now not only have they earned tens of thousands of dollars, but they have also reached a follow-up agreement with Zhou Wei, which means that from then on, they have their own sales channels and no longer need to be subject to Han merchants.

"This is my duty, and I don't need to say thank you. I hope you will have a smooth journey in the future." Liu Jing paused for a while, then said, "I will come to Hunan in the future. If you have anything, just come to the market to find me."

"Definitely." One-way reiterated.

(End of this chapter)