The body of the Oriental Invincible is very weak and needs to be well conditioned.

Zhen Cheng quietly appeased Dongfang Invincible and took Guo Dingwu out of the Hilton Hotel.

"Where do you sell Chinese herbs here?" Sitting in the co-pilot of the car, Zhen Cheng asked in a deep voice.

"Medicinal herbs? What do you want that thing for? Sick? Guo Dingwu looked at Zhen Cheng suspiciously.

"Don't ask about this, just take me there!" Zhen Cheng replied a little impatiently.

"Some cold medicines are sold, but they are all shipped from Tengchong, Yunnan, and some fake medicines are useless! There is also a medical clinic in Myitkyina, and if you have a traumatic injury, you can go there to bandage it. But I really haven't seen a store selling medicinal herbs! ”

"Don't you people here take Chinese medicine when they're sick? There should be many people using traditional Chinese medicine in Myanmar! Knowing that he had misunderstood Guo Dingwu, Zhen Cheng's tone eased a lot.

"It used to be like this, but now the price of Chinese herbal medicine is getting higher and higher, so there are very few people selling it! Besides, when we are sick, we eat opium, and if the disease is more serious, we go to Moba to exorcise evil spirits, where is anyone who takes Chinese medicine to cure diseases! ”

"Then go to the place where you have stalls to sell things, at the foot of this kind of mountain, there must be scattered medicinal herbs for sale, I bought the same!" Zhen Cheng regretted not bringing his luggage, this place is really something that can't be bought with money. Fortunately, the recipe I prepared for conditioning did not require any particularly precious medicinal materials. As long as there is something to sell, it should be bought.

"Then you can only go to the place where you bet on jade! Myitkyina Jade Field, which is the busiest place for us at night, there are many vendors selling things around there at night, maybe there are the medicinal herbs you want! Guo Dingwu saw Zhen Cheng's face, showing impatience, and after saying a word, the car quickly rushed to the Myitkyina jade field.

It wasn't quite dark yet, and in the twilight of Myitkyina, you could occasionally see curling smoke rising from the slums. The car headed west and soon left the city.

If you look at Myitkyina alone, many people may think that it is a resource-poor country.

But if you really think so, then you're wrong. The western part of Kachin State is one of the main sources of jadeite in Myanmar, along the border with Sagaing Province, where most of the Burmese jade in China is produced. Burmese jade, also known as jadeite, is a jadeite produced in Myanmar, in the Myitkyina region of northern Myanmar, jadeite deposits are the largest, and gem-quality jadeite has been mined very early to supply Shijie everywhere.

The Myanmar jade market has jade distribution centers in Yangon and Mandalay and jade sources in Hpakant. The jade market in Yangon and Mandalay sells both wool and finished jade, while the jade market in Yangon and Mandalay sells both wool and finished products, while Hpakant is mainly a wool market with a small trading volume. The Mandalay market is the main trading market for low- and mid-grade jade in Myanmar.

In recent years, as trade between China and Myanmar has become closer, many business people in Tengchong County have called for Myitkyina to build a jade market, but the sudden deterioration of the situation in Myitkyina last year has made it difficult to implement this idea.

"Mr. Wu, this jade market I took you to is the largest jade market in Myitkyina. Among them, there are auction houses that sell finished jade, and there are also auction houses that bet on jade wool! You're a good guy, and I want to say one more thing, and that is, you try not to bet on jade! ”

"Huh! xiexie！ I know how heavy it is! Zhen Cheng smiled slightly, and secretly said in his heart, if he really gambled, it seemed that few people were his opponents. The jade industry doesn't understand itself, although it is very profitable, but Zhen Cheng is not interested. As for gambling jade, Zhen Cheng had heard of it before, but he had never seen it. Hearing Guo Dingwu say this, Zhen Cheng, who originally just wanted to buy some Chinese herbs, was interested in the curiosity in his heart.

The purchase and sale of jadeite rough is the most mysterious transaction in the jewelry industry, and her mystery lies in the word "gambling", so the buyer has the saying of gambling jade and gambling stone. The raw material of jade, due to oxidation, has become brownish-red, brownish-black or other variegated colors, generally only from the appearance, can not see its true face at a glance. Even today, with the advancement of science, there is no instrument that can quickly determine whether it is a treasure or a failure through this shell.

Buyers of jade must judge the value of the jade from the rough stone covered with the skin shell, and sometimes also open a "window" on the skin, and wipe off the small pieces of the skin shell to reveal the jade. This process of buying and selling is the process of a buyer and a seller competing for a piece of jade with skin. Because this judgment is based on experience, and at the same time, the geological environment for the formation of jade is very complex, the conditions are different, the formation of the shell is also different, and the situation of the factory will also change, so the risk of buying and selling is very large, and it is also very "exciting", so it is called "gambling". Gambling wins are very profitable, so this kind of trading has endured from ancient times to the present.

Legend has it that after the Burmese jade merchants gambled on the stones, when they actually cut and processed, they generally did not dare to be present in person, but burned incense nearby and asked for God's blessing. If there is a lot of water and clear green in the cut gambling stone, you can become a rich man overnight; If the essence of the gambling stone is a gray sand head that is green on the outside and white on the inside, it will go bankrupt overnight.

Although Myanmar is rich in jadeite, it is the Chinese who really make their fortune on jade. In Tengchong County, Yunnan Province, across the mountain, several large jade merchants made their fortunes because of the jade in Myitkyina. Tengchong merchants, the jade produced by the jade factory contracted to collect, such as "Hong Shengxiang" firm Dong Tingzhen even for more than ten years, and his situation is similar to Zhang Baoting, Cun Rudong, Li Shouyu, etc., they are Tengyue overseas Chinese giant businessmen, the Southern Silk Road Tengyue section is the only way for them to repeatedly pass and get rich, but also the historical witness of their rise and fall of wealth.

In recent years, with the continuous improvement of the purchasing power of the Chinese people, the love for jadeite has increased day by day, and Chinese jade merchants have gradually become the protagonists of various jade auctions in Myanmar. According to a jade owner, jade merchants in China spend a lot of money at each auction and are extremely generous, often two to three times the price of the Burmese trader, covering almost all the jade wool. A lot of wool, Burmese businessmen think that there is no profit at all, but in their hands it is still "profitable".

When he arrived at the Myitkyina jade field, Zhen Cheng's eyes were quickly attracted by the radiant jade raw materials.

Jade has a soul, and Burmese jade is regarded as having the character of a gentleman, and people appreciate its unique sense of warmth.

Burmese jade is a collection of polycrystalline cryptocrystals, with different crystal shapes and different combinations, which constitute a variety of germplasm, some as clear as water, and some as transparent as ice...... Thanks to the ever-changing germplasm and colorful colors, almost every Burmese jade in the world is exactly the same, and almost every Burmese jade that people encounter is something that can be found but not sought after.

At night, the jade stones are propped up by large parasols, and many jade sellers lie in rocking chairs, waiting for customers to come to their doors.

There are many types of Burmese jade, and Zhen Cheng is dazzled by it.

Under Guo Dingwu's introduction, Zhen Cheng memorized a series of Burmese jade names—glass species, ice species, hibiscus species, golden silk species, violet species, glutinous species, white background green species, flower blue species, oil green species, dry green species, bean species, horse tooth species, and so on.

"Myanmar is truly the birthplace of jade! There are so many types, my eyes hurt when I see it! No wonder some people say that when they go to Myanmar, if they don't go to the jade factory, they don't have to come to Myanmar! It seems that there is some truth to this! After looking at it casually, Zhen Cheng sighed with his hands behind his back.

"Mr. Wu, the section we just walked on are all individual businessmen! The real haode jade is in the auction house! Guo Dingwu followed behind Zhen Cheng, and when he saw that Zhen Cheng was not involved in gambling on jade, he felt a lot more comfortable, and when he heard Zhen Cheng ask, he hurriedly explained.

"In a place like this, don't the rulers of Kachin State care?"

"The Independence Army and the military headquarters in Kachin State are pulling us, and there are not many soldiers here in Myitkyina! Raja is the capital of Kachin State, and Myitkyina is the provincial capital. In order to accumulate more wealth, the government does not care about this normal jade business! If the government interferes too much, and the merchants of Huaxia are unprofitable, then they will not come, and Kachin State will run out of money, and it will be even more troublesome! ”

"That's right! The economic base is everything! Zhen Cheng looked at the sky that was gradually darkening, and didn't want to waste time on the jade, "You take me to a place where I can buy herbs!" ”

"I don't know if there is! We in Myanmar are rich in underground resources, and there is a lot of tobacco cultivation on the ground, so we pay little attention to these mountain herbs! Generally, the people who sell these things are often some old people, and many of these old people are descendants of Huaxia! Guo Dingwu introduced while leading Zhen Cheng to a dimly lit place with a narrow street.

Zhen Cheng followed behind Guo Dingwu, shook his head and smiled bitterly. Some people want to go to the steamed bun shop to buy steamed buns, which is considered unreasonable. And now I have to go to the jade market to buy herbs, is it ridiculous?

"Damn, your second uncle!" After walking more than ten meters, a scent of herbs with the smell of earth invaded, Zhen Cheng scolded with wide eyes, and quickened his pace. When he saw the small vendors squatting on both sides of the street, Zhen Cheng's eyes couldn't help but light up.

The smell of familiar herbs reminds Zhen Cheng that there are all the herbs he needs.

When Zhen Cheng looked at Guo Dingwu in surprise, Guo Dingwu's face was also flushed, and he looked at Zhen Cheng in confusion.