Yang Ji originally thought that the Saracens and the people of the Holy Empire were very similar. In fact, they were indeed somewhat compatible, with tall and rough bones. But there were also more differences.
The Saracens have black hair and black eyes. They are not like the people of the Holy Empire, but they are very similar to the people of the Han Dynasty.
But their hair is slightly curly and wavy, not as straight as the hair of people in the Han Dynasty. This is different.
To a certain extent, they are more like a combination of the Han people and the people from the Holy Empire, but in terms of body shape and bones, they are more like the humans from the Holy Empire. They are very rough and do not have the exquisite feeling of the Han humans.
"Dear gods, Dahan is really a great country. I am Gassani. I hope everyone likes the gifts I bring."
On the booth, the Saracen businessman with deep-set, black eyes bowed slightly and spoke some very flattering and flattering words in a very jerky, weird and clumsy language.
"Hahaha, okay!"
There was laughter and applause all around.
Even Yang Ji, although he knew that the other party's retort was just a businessman's way of doing business and was just a deliberate attempt to please him, he couldn't help but smile and praise him. His impression of this Saracen businessman was much better.
Listening to these completely different human beings who were born in foreign civilizations speak the same Han Dynasty words as myself in jerky tones, this experience is still very strange.
I have to admit that this Saracen is a little clever and cunning.
"Haha, Mr. Gassani is really good at talking. No wonder in our Han Dynasty, we were able to seize opportunities and make a lot of money."
The white-haired old man also smiled and became polite, waved his hand and pointed to his side:
"Mr. Gassani, please stand here and watch the auction process."
"OK, all right."
Gassani bowed slightly and obediently accepted the arrangement of the white-haired old man.
"Okay! Now let's start this round of auction. 100 barrels of exotic Saracen kerosene, an important strategic material. The starting price is 15 Star Pills!"
"20 Star Pills!"
"25 Star Pills!"
"28 Star Pills!"
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The bidding started quickly. The value of Saracen Fire Oil is fixed, and it cannot be compared with those weapons and elixirs. It cannot be compared with those fish-men warriors.
This kind of kerosene is a one-time consumable item and will be gone once it is used up. And it has nothing to do with increasing strength. As the white-haired old man said, this is a strategic material.
So this kind of thing is destined to be sold at a ridiculously high price. This has been doomed for a long time.
The reason why this kind of thing can be auctioned in the secondary auction is definitely based on quantity. The kerosene auctioned this time is not one barrel, nor two barrels, but one hundred barrels.
On the other hand, it is also because it is rare. It can only be found in the Saracen civilization in the depths of foreign time and space. Moreover, it seems to be regarded as a controlled material by that empire, and you may not necessarily be able to buy it if you have money.
The bidding sounds came one after another, and Yang Ji listened quietly, with a thoughtful look on his face. Yang Ji found that although the bidding sounds continued, the wealthy families, aristocratic families, and nobles who had been the main force and favorites in the bidding had withdrawn one after another at this time, appearing quiet.
Very.
"Not everyone can buy Saracen kerosene. These people know it. It is not something they can easily participate in."
Yang Ji listened attentively, with a smile on his face.
Saracen kerosene sounds nice, but it is actually used to kill people and set fires. The evil prince used it most thoroughly in Langya County, setting fires everywhere at night and creating chaos.
The aristocratic families, nobles, and nobles are all part of the imperial system. If they are contaminated with these things, it will cause trouble. The cleaner they are, the better.
Saracen kerosene is something created by nature!
The auction pavilion does not reject anyone, good or evil. As long as it is sold, as long as it is not the one who set the fire, it does not care about anything else.
"32 Star Pills!"
"34 Star Pills!"
"35 Star Pills!"
…
There were many people participating in the auction, with all kinds of accents, and they were unscrupulous. Some also entrusted Ms. Li to auction. However, the price increase of all of them was not high.
This kind of consumable thing can only be burned, so if you pay too high a price, you will be taking advantage of it. If there were not 100 barrels of Saracen kerosene in total, this quantity would still be huge. This kind of thing would be much less attractive.
Yang Ji frowned and listened carefully, hearing sounds coming and going.
"this thing……"
Yang Ji frowned and had some thoughts in his mind. In this second-level auction, Yang Ji had to bring out a complete iron mother cavalry to qualify for the auction.
Yang Ji's original intention was to pay attention and not buy anything except the three evil temple statues. But now listening to the sound of the auction, Yang Ji suddenly had some thoughts in his heart.
He remembered what General Wang Tai said.
"These Saracen oils are of no use to me. But they may not be in the future. Wang Tai said that the biggest problem on the northwest border is those primitive plants with extremely strong vitality."
Yang Ji thought carefully in his heart, and suddenly thought that it was far, far away. Cangxu City was an embarrassment that he could not get past. In the martial arts examination, the policy paper he wrote was based on this as the title.
This is also the question Wang Tai gave himself.
If it was just for Wang Tai's appreciation, it was actually unnecessary. But Yang Ji knew very well that Northwest Bianlong was a thorn in the side of the imperial court, and he didn't know how many people were watching him in private.
Including Wuhou, the marshal, and the three giants who were the top officials of the imperial military, they were all staring at it. They were just helpless and had no other solution.
If you can solve the problem there, it will not only solve the problem of a certain city of the imperial court. It will definitely gain the appreciation and favor of the entire imperial court and who knows how many senior military officials.
In terms of career, this is an excellent springboard. It is also an opportunity that comes only by chance, and Yang Ji simply cannot refuse it.
In fact, if Yang Ji had to choose between a regular Han general and a border general in Cangxu City, Yang Ji would choose without hesitation
.
The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. The sharp edge of a sword comes from sharpening. Only in such difficult places can one stand out and reveal one's edge.
"The primitive jungle in the northwest border was destroyed and regenerated, regenerated and destroyed, destroyed and regenerated. The vitality is too strong. This is a threshold that cannot be bypassed. Moreover, the jungle is crowded and dense. When I arrived outside Cangxu City, I thought
To get rid of the surrounding primitive jungle, manpower alone is not enough."
"If you have these Saracen kerosene, you will get twice the result with half the effort. It will be of great help in the future."
Yang Ji rested his chin on his hands, thinking about whether to take pictures of these Saracen oils.
Yang Ji is not a child of aristocratic family, nor does he have any military background. If it was the latter, Yang Ji wouldn't have to think about it at all and just buy it.
But not Yang Ji. He had to count his expenses on his fingers.
It is true that Yang Ji has eight iron horsemen on his body, but more things are cheap, and too much is not enough. If you take out too many iron mother cavalry at once, you will definitely not be able to sell them for a high price. At that time, you will still be hurt.
Moreover, Yang Ji didn't have any big backers. With his backing, he couldn't finish eating or digging.
Yang Ji has to rely on himself for everything. He will sacrifice most of his own interests for some Saracen oil, which will affect his future training and future. This is not what a wise man does.
This is a typical cut and eat meat.
Not to mention, releasing too many iron mother cavalry at once may cause too much trouble. And the auction pavilion may not be able to do it.
Buy it or not?
Yang Ji was hesitant in his heart. If it caused the goddess statue in the Najie vase to disappear, he would really regret it.
"Forty pieces, no more than fifty pieces at most... This is the most price I have to bear. No matter whether I can buy it or not, I can't raise the price any more."
Yang Ji gritted his teeth and decided to give it a try. Fifty Xingxiu Pills was the minimum limit, considering that he had 12 Xingxiu Pills left in his previous auction of the Iron Mother Spear.
As long as the number of Xingxiu Pills does not exceed fifty, considering the overdraft credit granted to me by the Auction Pavilion, it should not affect my auction of the three evil temple statues.
This is Yang Ji's bottom line. It is also a reasonable price after Yang Ji's careful consideration.
Thinking of this, Yang Ji no longer hesitated:
"45 Star Pills!"
The decisive voice was full of energy and reverberated above the entire booth. With this move, Yang Ji directly increased the price by ten coins, which was already close to the limit of 100 barrels of Saracen kerosene.
"Buzz!"
For a moment, the entire auction pavilion was silent. The previous bidding sounds suddenly disappeared. Yang Ji's price increase was very large. This was not a normal price increase.
This is a declaration to everyone else that I am determined to get these 100 barrels of Saracen kerosene!
Auctions have rules and techniques.
Although Yang Ji was here for the first time and was also exposed to this kind of bidding method, he quickly learned the unspoken rules.
In a fierce bidding, if you want to auction something you want at once and get it at the lowest price, you don't have to bid little by little and increase the price little by little. On the contrary, you have to bid it all at once.
Very high prices, and much higher markups than others.
Just like a cobra will swell the membrane on the back of its head like an open fan when it encounters an enemy, the same principle applies during fierce bidding.
This is a bluff!
As long as you show your financial resources for the first time and are determined to win, you will reduce a lot of unnecessary bidding losses and competitors.
This is a competition of wills!
As long as the other party is not determined to get such things like you, they will often withdraw from the competition on their own. In this kind of competitive bidding, that kind of hypocrisy, ambiguity and ambiguity are not allowed.
Even those who want to bid maliciously and push up the price must consider whether the other party will withdraw midway through the high price, and they will be in danger of taking over.
This is a show and contest of wills!
The auction house was very quiet. Yang Ji smiled slightly and nodded with satisfaction, knowing that he had achieved the desired effect!
45 Star Pills were auctioned for Saracen oil, and I have to say that the price was a bit high. Just like the Saracen businessman Gassani who was watching on the booth, he was stunned.
"Very good!"
Gassani smiled slightly and reacted quickly.
The Saracen Empire did not have the culture of alchemy, nor did it have such technology. Only the merchants of the Saracen Empire understood how popular the elixirs of the Han Dynasty were in their own country.
However, not many people in the Han Dynasty knew about these.
Swapping Saracen oil for elixir is always a good deal. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!