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Furthermore, those drugs are either strictly controlled stimulants or prescription drugs, which are generally inaccessible to the average person.
Mojiang currently lacks such channels and sufficient funds.
Before Radji and Hannah provided the first payment, Mojiang wisely postponed projects that would require a large amount of money.
As for the way to sell gold, Mojiang has already prepared two sales channels.
One relatively simple method is to sell the item at a pawn shop. If you sell a small quantity and accept a lower price from the pawn shop, you don't need to worry about any problems.
Although there are regulations prohibiting pawnshops from accepting gold of unknown origin, it is obviously impossible to fully implement this rule.
Labor law also stipulates that employees work eight hours a day and that overtime pay is required for overtime work.
The other option is more troublesome. If you go to Hong Kong Island to sell, the price will be lowered as well, and may even be lowered more drastically. However, it will be more difficult for someone to investigate.
In some ways, this is the safest method.
The gold can be kept in the house in the other world. After Mo Jiang's physical body passes through customs, he can find a door to bring the gold out.
This way, more than 80% of the trouble can be avoided.
This method isn't foolproof, but it's the safest option available to Mojiang at this time.
Mo Jiang then returned to his house and ordered a box of dried marigolds and nettle leaves, as well as a box of small glass bottles, via his mobile phone. The package was delivered to his home an hour later.
Then he began to refine the marigold potion. He wanted to test whether the marigold potion could only be made with materials from another world, or whether it could also be made with materials from modern society.
Soon, Mo Jiang entered a state of focused concentration, using his mental energy to touch the marigolds and nettles with his hands, sensing the properties of these materials and figuring out how to maximize their medicinal effects.
Finally, after pouring the phosphorescent potion into the prepared bottle, Mo Jiang came to a conclusion.
The most important aspect of calendula potion is the participation of [mental energy] in the reaction. Without the addition of [mental energy] for the reaction, this thing is just the most ordinary calendula and nettle water.
Mo Jiang then began refining continuously, which lasted all night.
……
The next day, Mo Jiang woke up on the sofa and the first thing he saw was a pile of marigold potions all over the floor.
Last night, refining the marigold potion almost completely depleted his mental energy, and in the end, he was only one step away from fainting.
When he woke up, he glanced at the time and it was already noon. He had slept for thirteen or fourteen hours.
But instead of the headache that comes from sleeping too long, I felt refreshed, as if my brain had been rubbed with cooling oil.
It's as if one's mental strength has grown through a night of training.
Looking at the marigold potion scattered all over the ground, Mo Jiang felt a bit lost. He had gotten carried away with the refining process yesterday and used up all the materials he had bought, resulting in more than eighty bottles of the finished product at his feet.
Where am I supposed to put this? There's not enough space in the refrigerator.
I don't know if I can put it in my inventory.
Just as he was thinking of putting it into his inventory, the marigold potions around Mo Jiang suddenly disappeared, and then he saw that the number of marigold potions in his inventory had increased by more than eighty.
Mo Jiang was taken aback at first, then overjoyed.
After a night of alchemy practice, he has figured out some of the key points of alchemy.
For any potion to have extraordinary effects, mental energy must be involved during its preparation.
Each time a potion is concocted, it consumes mental energy. The more mental energy is consumed, the more tired the person becomes.
If one's mental energy is completely depleted, it will lead to fainting.
Modern materials can also be used to concoct potions, but to concoct extraordinary potions, you need to use sufficiently fresh materials.
I don't know what the explanation is, but the highest level of calendula that can be made from dried calendula flowers is a potent calendula medicine.
In addition to items purchased from stores, the inventory can also hold items that you create yourself.
I'm not sure if "items crafted by myself" specifically refers to items from the game Kingdom Come: Deliverance, or just any item crafted by Mo Jiang himself.
According to Mo Jiang, it is highly likely to be the former.
After tidying up the living room, Mo Jiang put on his armor again, pushed open the door, and headed to the other world.
"It's time to ask Radji for payment."
If they don't ask Radji for gold to exchange for money soon, Mojiang will run out of food starting tomorrow.
The bank sent him a text message saying he had less than 500 yuan left in his account.
……
Heaven saves the world, Ratai.
Mo Jiang glanced at the sun and estimated the time to be around eight or nine o'clock.
They took four horses directly from the stables: one warhorse borrowed from Radji, and three spoils of war from the Cumans.
This time, the journey back to Skarlitz will be faster than the last time we came to Ratai, because Mojang now has four horses, which can be used for a change of mounts.
Returning to Skaritz once again, it inevitably attracted a lot of attention.
For a medieval village like Mojang, the size and armor of its inhabitants were a striking sight.
However, most people just watched from afar, because Wei Yiqi Liu Yinsan Woerjiu Erbing had already warned them that he was an important figure and that they should not hang around in front of others unless necessary.
But such words obviously cannot stop teenagers who are full of energy and curiosity.
As soon as he tied up the horse, Mo Jiang's eyes caught sight of several teenagers trying to hide themselves.
The method of concealment was clumsy, and Mo Jiang discovered it almost immediately. However, he did not call out to drive them away. Instead, after pondering for a while, he waved towards the boys' hiding place.
"Hey, you guys come out here for a second. I need your help with something. There's a reward for it."
Perhaps it was because Mo Jiang meant no harm, or perhaps it was because of the promise of reward, but four figures emerged from the corner of the wall.
They were four boys who looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, an age when they had nothing to do but were full of energy.
"Sir, is there anything you need?"
"I need some fresh marigolds and nettles. Can you help me collect them? I'll take as many as you pick, but they have to be fresh. The price won't disappoint you."
In modern times, Mo Jiang doesn't have much money left, but in this world, he still has a lot of Groshen, so he can hire people to collect the raw materials.
He doesn't have the habit of running around collecting materials.
As he spoke, Mo Jiang gave each of them two Grossen coins, saying, "Consider this a deposit. If you do a good job, I can consider giving you a long-term mission."
Suddenly remembering something, he asked, "What are your names?"
Although I don't have much interaction with the villagers of Skaritz and don't need to remember their names, I should at least know what the people I hire are called.
"My name is Fritz."
"My name is Matthew."
“I am Matthias.”
"Henry, my name is Henry."
When he heard the last boy say his name, Mo Jiang narrowed his eyes and looked at the boy who called himself Henry.
14. Medieval blacksmiths were highly skilled technicians.
Henry is a common name, but it becomes very distinctive when a place name is added before it.
Henry of Skarlitz, son of blacksmith Martin, illegitimate son of lord Radji Kobila, is also the protagonist of the game Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
Originally just an idle village boy under his parents' protection, he lost his family, home, and future in an attack by the Cuman army.
Having lost everything, Henry joined the rebel army under Lord Radji Kobila.
Fate brought him into this conflict, and the civil war that would determine the future of Bohemia.
At the same time, Mo Jiang also realized that Fritz, Matthew, and Matthias were the same group of friends who were with Henry at the beginning of the game.
“Very good. Then please deliver the fresh marigolds and nettles to me before tonight. If I’m not here, just leave them at the door.”
As he spoke, Mo Jiang pointed to the wooden buckets placed at the door, indicating that the collected materials could be placed in the two buckets respectively.
After accepting the task assigned by Mo Jiang, the group of teenagers ran out of the village. For them, opportunities to earn money were rare, and the money they made for their lavish spending at the tavern came from this side income.
In the Middle Ages, there were few forms of entertainment, so for these young men, going to the tavern at night to dance and drink was the best form of entertainment.
Watching the departing figures, Mo Jiang stood there lost in thought.
He planned to try to make contact with Henry, not only because the other was the protagonist, but also because of his identity—Raddy's illegitimate son.
Although Mojang had business dealings with Radji, he honestly didn't trust this bandit nobleman. After all, the guy had a criminal record and had done plenty of things like robbing caravans.
If they could get in touch with Henry, it might keep Radzi in line a bit.
Henry's adoptive father envisioned that Henry should learn blacksmithing from him and eventually take over his mantle.
In the Middle Ages, blacksmiths who could forge weapons were both technical elites among the common people and closely related to the military, making it a profession that combined practicality and skill.
Blacksmiths, who possess the core technology for forging weapons and armor, are not only responsible for the logistical support of military forces but also crucial to the manor's economic chain.
Records from the 14th-century Kingdom of Bohemia show that the price of an ordinary longsword was about 15 groschen, while a blacksmith's family could earn several hundred groschen a year.
This economic status granted them the right to converse with the nobility and even gave them some say in communication.
Even if the manor is breached by the enemy, the blacksmith is still a top-tier talent on the "not to be killed" list.
However, young Henry found blacksmithing too boring, and all he could think about was carrying his own sword and using it to fight for glory and fame.
Young people from all regions have had this idea, and it has never been dispelled, whether in the 14th or 21st century.
Henry's unavoidable teenage restlessness was perfectly suited to Mo Jiang's needs. The Hanfu Club existed largely because it was established by previous students to satisfy their impulses for violence and glory.
Of course, when in front of others, one still needs to put on a facade of promoting traditional culture.
Henry was an illegitimate child, and given Wenceslaus IV's poor relationship with the Church, Henry, being an illegitimate child, was certainly unable to inherit Radji's position.
Out of a father's instinct to love his child, he did indeed arrange the best path for his son. If it weren't for the Cuman attack, Henry would have become a blacksmith.
If Henry were to work under his command, Radji's weakness would be firmly in his grasp.
Mojang doesn't expect anything else; at least it would be a good thing if Radji didn't plot against him behind his back.
After the four boys had completely disappeared from sight, Mo Jiang headed towards the castle. He wasn't in a hurry to recruit Henry; he wanted to see first whether the other party was worth his investment.
He was also very curious whether the various mechanics in the game would manifest in Henry.
For example, he went from being illiterate to learning extremely difficult Latin in just a few weeks, and could even speak a few words of the Cuman language.
There's also the one who can avoid a fatal injury through prayer and revive on the spot, without even having to wait three days.
This is far better than Jesus.
……
When Radji brought his warhorse to the castle to return it, Radji had already prepared part of the payment—fifty gurdens.
Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV the Bavarian received a bribe from Edward III's Florin.
In 1339, he used the money to begin minting gold coins at the Imperial Mint in Frankfurt.
Subsequently, the imperial princes, represented by the Elector of the Rhine, followed suit.
Finally, in 1354, in return for the support of the electors, Emperor Charles IV granted them the right to mint coins and, through an agreement, standardized their imitations of the florin, collectively calling them gourdens.
These gold coins, with a gold content of approximately 98% and a weight of about 3.5 grams, became an early standard for trade.
Radji was very generous with the money. Since the 13th century, silver coins had been the main currency in circulation in Bohemia, and its silver mines, especially the Kutná Hora mine, supported the economic system.
Gulden had limited circulation and was mostly used for large-scale trade or transactions among nobles.
Furthermore, Bohemia at this time faced fiscal collapse, declining silver mine production, leading to the disintegration of the monetary system, restricted circulation of gold coins, and severe devaluation.
Just like how silver costs less than ten yuan per gram in modern times, while gold is a hundred times more expensive than silver.
In Bohemia during this period, silver was the hard currency.
This is precisely why the Cumans attacked Skaritz and used the silver mines to pay for their military expenses.
After putting away the Gulden, Mo Jiang smiled and said, "I will bring more goods next month. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."
"Of course, it's a pleasure to work with you."
Radji not only made a fortune selling the sugar and salt, but also paid for it with constantly depreciating gold coins, making the transaction a win-win situation.
Radji felt he had won twice.