Since the Han Dynasty, the Western Region has been China's transportation hub connecting Central Asia and even Europe. The terrain of this vast region is very complex, with mountains, deserts, grasslands and snow-capped mountains.
The land is vast and sparsely populated, and various civilizations conflict with each other, inspiring a splendid culture. Trade is developed, and caravans from all over the world gather here, bringing countless precious goods of all kinds.
You know, caravans travel tens of thousands of miles from Europe to Asia. They can only choose the most expensive goods to transport. The Venetian crystal cups from the fifteenth century are nothing, and there are also gold coins from ancient Rome and the Sasanian Empire. .
Ancient jade from the Han Dynasty, gold and silver vessels from the Tang Dynasty, characteristic weapons of each dynasty and each generation, and many historical classics written in the languages of ethnic minorities.
These treasures are not only hidden among the people, but also in ancient tombs, ruined ancient cities, and deserted temples... And war is like a tractor plowing the ground, turning out the treasures hidden under the soil. The people gathered into the hands of the robbers.
Then from the hands of the robbers, it is circulated all over the world!
Agub's rebels have been rampant in the Western Region for more than ten years. Even their fellow-religionists can't bear the brutal conquests and cruel rule. Now the people in southern Xinjiang are full of revenge and want to eat their flesh alive.
You can imagine how many good things these bastards must have stolen?
These Rakshasa ghosts are all illiterate and have no idea of the cultural heritage of these things. They usually sell them at any price offered by bank employees.
When they thought that a yellowed scroll could be exchanged for fifteen silver coins, which was more valuable than a prisoner's head, everyone smiled with their molars exposed.
Did they know that the scroll was older than his great-grandfather's great-grandfather?
Especially jade, which Europeans don't understand at all. They think it is stone. There are many white marbles in the Greek and Roman areas, which are very beautiful, but no matter how beautiful they are, they are still stones and cannot be used as gold flowers.
But the Chinese are so strange. Many of the cracks in the jade carvings are full of black dirt, but they can still buy five silver dollars. How strange is this?
The jade belt hooks from the Eastern Han Dynasty were so complete that these Rakshasa ghosts thought they were marbles. They were really unique!
Only gold and silver cannot be deceived. The Western Region is simply a coin museum in human history. Gold and silver coins from all over the world since the Han Dynasty have been unearthed here.
Because money is needed for trade, the currencies of powerful countries in various periods of human history can be found here!
There were gold statuette coins from the Roman Empire, gold horseshoes from the Han Dynasty, and various silver coins and silver ingots. What Fan Jin couldn't imagine was that he actually found a gold coin among a pile of gold coins that was only recorded in ancient books. of strange gold coins.
He stepped forward and twisted the small gold coin. The outer circle and the inner circle were in the style of Chinese coins, but there were two characters on it, five baht, and there was nothing on the north side, which was smooth.
"It's actually gold and five bahts? Gift money between nobles in the Western Han Dynasty! This is specially made by nobles for gifts and rewards! There are actually real objects left in the world?"
The tellers at the bank nearby were bargaining with Tsarist Russian soldiers. These were all old shopkeepers who were proficient in Russian and selected by the Fan family. They were all as shrewd as ghosts.
"This bag of gold coins of yours cannot be pure gold. You must know that the gold refining technology of ancient people was not good. The gold content is at most 70%... I can only give you four hundred silver dollars, no more!"
"What are you talking about? You profiteer, you are so treacherous... This is gold, how can gold be impure? It must be five hundred silver coins, not even one less!"
"Hey, hey, hey... Why don't you understand? In ancient times, if gold was impure, it was impure. Besides, these gold coins of yours are not a rare breed. Central Asia has as many as they want!"
This Rakshasa ghost also has a stubborn temper. "I don't care. Gold is gold. Don't try to lie to me. Five hundred silver dollars is already cheap. How dare you say that my gold is impure? I'm so angry. How dare you say that my gold is not pure." The gold is not pure... I'll show it to you!"
After saying this, the soldier reached out and snatched the out-of-print gold five-baht coin from Fan Jin's hand, and put it directly into his mouth, "I'll bite it to show you whether it's pure or not!"
Fan Jin was so frightened that he broke out in sweat. The out-of-print gold five-baht coin from the Western Han Dynasty was the only one out of print in the world. If his appearance was ruined, he would become a national sinner.
"Hey, hey, hey... you're crazy, don't bite my hand..." Fan Jin actually put his finger into the mouth of the Tsarist Russian soldier to grab the gold coins.
"If you say five hundred, it's five hundred. Open an order for him. Open the order quickly..."
One hand is holding Fan Jin and won't let go, and the other is holding money and won't let go. This scene is so disgusting!
As soon as he heard that he had agreed to the conditions, the Rakshasa ghost opened his mouth and revealed two rows of yellow teeth, and burst out laughing! These Rakshasa ghosts really don't care about hygiene. They haven't brushed their teeth for a long time. Fan Jin felt as if his hands had been wrapped in a real stream of Wang Zhihe stinky tofu juice.
The smell is so spicy!
"Hahaha, your boss still knows the best, so I will say that my gold is the purest, so hurry up and open a deposit receipt..."
Fan Jin was so disgusted that he almost vomited, but he finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the gold was not damaged. One bad consequence of this incident is that from now on, it will be difficult to push down the price of gold and silver currencies.
Rakshasa ghosts are not stupid either. They see that biting gold can prove its purity, and the Chinese obviously don't like teeth marks on gold, so this is a way to blackmail them.
Everyone who exchanged gold for money later would, without exception, threaten him with his foul mouth.
"My gold is the purest, six hundred silver coins... If you don't give it to me, if you bite it, I will bite it!"
"Are you stupid? Open your dead fish eyes and see clearly, that's a copper urinal! You bite it, and keep biting it! You don't know copper and gold..."
"Ugh... ugh..." The soldier had never seen a Western-style urinal and didn't know it was a gold-plated craft. He bit it with his teeth. When he heard that it was a urinal, he immediately ran away and vomited in disgust. .
In any case, the loot from Andijan this time was extremely rich. Fan Jin spent a total of more than 3.2 million taels of silver dollars to pay the bounty for the head.
The subsequent purchase of these trophies cost more than 1.8 million yuan, which happened to be within the budget limit, which was almost the same as the five million yuan mentioned by the head of state.
That night, the army had completed all financial transactions. These Tsarist Russian soldiers had precious deposit certificates hidden in their arms. The lucky ones at most could earn tens of thousands of silver dollars, and the others in the middle range were around two or three thousand. , the vast majority of soldiers can receive an income of two to three hundred silver dollars.
Two to three hundred silver dollars was a lot of harvest. Tsarist Russia was vast and sparsely populated, and land was very cheap. In densely populated areas of the Qing Dynasty, three hundred silver dollars could buy ten acres of land, let alone Tsarist Russia.
It is conceivable that these soldiers will become landlords of all sizes as soon as they return home!
On the slaughtering pasture, right next to the mounds containing the four heads, 10,000 Cossacks roasted the robbed cattle and sheep, drank fine wine, and started a carnival.
In the dead of night, this pasture was turned upside down by this group of intruders!
The Chinese did not mess around with them, but stayed with General Rongquan's personal guards. The battle reached a high point and set up camp on the top of the hill, watching the surrounding night vigilantly.
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