Chapter 229: The Ginseng King
Panax ginseng, a perennial herbaceous plant of the family Eleutaceae, likes shade and coolness, the leaves have no stomata and palisade tissue, can not retain water, the temperature is higher than 32 degrees and the leaves will be burned, and the canopy density is 0.7-0.8. It usually blooms in 3 years, bears fruit in 5-6 years, blooms in May-June, and fruits in June-September.
It grows in the mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forest or deciduous broad-leaved forest dominated by Korean pine at an altitude of several hundred meters between 33 degrees and 48 degrees north latitude, and is produced in northeast China, North Korea, South Korea, RB, and eastern Russia. Ginseng is also known as yellow ginseng, goblin, divine grass, and the king of herbs, and is one of the famous "Three Treasures of Northeast China".
When Vasily brought Bao Zixuan and others to this ginseng, several old ginseng pickers were shocked by the ginseng with lush stems and leaves in front of them.
Zhao Laoliu is the leader and manager of this ginseng collection, and has lived in the deep mountains of Northeast China for a long time. The employees of Heiyun Group saw the skills of these old ginseng pickers when they were purchasing ginseng in Northeast China, and brought them directly to Xiangjiang.
Zhao Laoliu went to Xiangjiang with Heiyun procurement personnel, and went to the Soviet Union under the explanation of Dr. Huang Chunqiu. In fact, it is Bao Zixuan who has such a network and has opened up all the joints of China and the Soviet Union. Otherwise, it would be impossible to get a visa so quickly, and the formalities alone would be a big trouble.
Zhao Laoliu has been engaged in the ginseng picking industry for more than 30 years, and has never seen such a huge ginseng branch and leaf in these years of ginseng harvesting career. Estimated to be over 500 years old, this is a remarkable treasure. It can be said that it is rare in the world, and it is the kind that can reach the realm of flesh and bones of the living dead.
Zhao Lao Liu said to Bao Zixuan: "Owner, it should be no problem to look like it." But be careful, it's still us parents and children to dig. ”
Bao Zixuan: "Everything has Master Lao Zhao, you are an expert in this regard." ”
Zhao Lao Liu was very happy to hear Bao Zixuan's title, this big boss of Xiangjiang did not shout at five and six as rumored. They are very respectful of their gang and are very generous when they give money. The most important thing is to act completely according to their plan after entering the mountain, and truly do professional things as professionals.
Zhao Lao Liu began to work with 3 men, and they first tied a red thread to the ginseng stems and leaves. This is an ancient tradition of being afraid of running away during the process of ginseng re-excavation. It's just a beautiful myth and legend, and it can't be taken seriously. However, it is a tradition to do this when ginseng is excavated in Tohoku for more than 100 years, and it has now become a tradition.
They used wooden tools to continuously excavate the black soil around the ginseng, starting from within 3 meters of the surrounding area. It's just that I'm afraid of damaging even a little bit of ginseng whiskers.
At present, everyone is watching the work of Zhao Laoliu and others, and they dare not disturb at this time. It's just that I'm afraid that the staff will be distracted, and the best thing to do at the moment is to wait.
Bao Zixuan is also arranging other people to do logistics work, and everything is currently arranged around Zhao Lao Liu. Soviet GIs were setting up tents and cooking on fires, and this was probably their last night in the mountains.
Zhao Laoliu carefully dug up the ginseng, and according to his experience, this ginseng was probably the ginseng they were looking for more than 500 years old. Boss Bao spent a lot of money for this thing this time, not only to bring them to the Soviet Union, but also to invite so many Soviet soldiers to help. This is not something that can be done with money, it requires considerable strength.
The world passed minute by minute, and everyone all held their breath to watch Zhao Laoliu and their actions. As the discoverer of ginseng, Varisi was even more nervous. After all, this is the ginseng that changed the fate of the family, if everything meets the requirements of this big boss in Xiangjiang, then his two younger sisters can go abroad to study, and he can become a multimillionaire. And the unit is still in dollars, which is money that many people can't earn in a lifetime.
Zhao Lao Liu and the others are digging the periphery layer by layer, and now they can see the appearance of ginseng. However, from the excavated mound, it can be seen that this ginseng is really not small. Judging from the current whiskers, the diameter is already more than 1 meter, and even the ginseng has not risen so much for a hundred years.
Although Zhao Laoliu's tools are a bit primitive, the objects that have been passed down from the ancestors for thousands of years are still very easy to use. These tools can dig quickly without damaging ginseng, which is still a bit slow for soldiers.
It's just that now everything has to wait for the results of Zhao Laoliu's excavation, and no one dares to disturb now.
Although Bao Zixuan was very anxious, after all, it was about his mother's condition. But he also knew that now was not the time to be in a hurry. You can only wait patiently from the sidelines.
Zhao Lao Liu is not an expert, with the joint efforts of four people. After two hours, the whole ginseng was finally excavated, and when they saw the ginseng that had grown into a human shape, everyone was impressed by the magic of nature.
This is by no means the beauty that can be achieved by artificial carving, she has a kind of girlish beauty. As if he can breathe people's hearts, Bao Zixuan knows that wealth is moving. He took out the jade box that had been prepared long ago and put the ginseng in it.
Bao Zixuan said to Zhao Lao Liu: "Master Zhao has worked hard, with your experience, can you reach more than 500 years." ”
Zhao Laoliu: "Dongjia, in my opinion, the age of this ginseng is definitely more than 600 years. It can be said that it is a rare treasure, and Dr. Huang is absolutely satisfied with it. ”
Bao Zixuan: "Everyone is working hard, it's too late tonight." We'll take a break here and leave on time tomorrow. Vasily and Master Zhao, you two come with me, it's time to fulfill my promise. ”
In the largest tent, Bao Zixuan said to Vasily: "Mr. Vasily, do you want $10 million in cash or into your account, if you are not convenient to receive it, you can put it here with me, you can withdraw it at any time." As for your sister's study abroad, they can go to that country if they want. I will let the staff of Black Cloud in the USSR contact them, you can rest assured of that. ”
Bao Zixuan was also worried that the money would not reach this soldier, so he said so.
Vasily didn't expect Bao Zixuan to be so thoughtful, so he replied: "Thank you, Mr. Bao, you can directly transfer the money to my account when the time comes, as long as 5 million US dollars." I give the rest to my sister as a cost of studying abroad, and I know you're not short of money, but I can't be insatiable. ”
Bao Zixuan didn't expect that this Soviet boy was not greedy, it seems that he can be cultivated well. Then he said: "No problem, just do as you say, if you want to go to Heiyun in the future, you can contact me at any time." ”
Bao Zixuan then said to Zhao Lao Liu: Master Zhao is very hard this time, and the $100,000 will be handed over to you by the Black Cloud staff when he returns to the Northeast. There is also any suffering in the future, you can find the local black cloud staff, this commitment is only for you.
After arranging the two biggest heroes this time, Bao Zixuan began to appreciate this ginseng alone. I know that it may not be the one reported in my previous life, but this one is by no means worse than that one. It seems that there are really a lot of treasures in the USSR, and you can dig them up in the future.
Early the next morning, everyone packed up their things and set off in the direction of Komsomolsk. There was no nervousness when they came back, and everyone walked in the direction of the barracks with laughter and laughter all the way.
I walked for a week when I went, and it only took 2 days when I came back. Bao Zixuan returned to Komsomolsk with more than 10,000 people, and Bao Zixuan fulfilled his promise and distributed $10,000 to everyone who set off with him.
At the same time, the military top brass of the Komsomolsk of the USSR gave them their due, and this is the rule. After everyone was satisfied, Bao Zixuan left Komsomolsk with ginseng. Although the goal of this time has been achieved, the expenditure in the Soviet Union exceeded 2.5 US dollars, which means that Bao Zixuan has a lot of money, and another person has long been bankrupt.