Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 429 Trading
Zhao Zhen listened, paused for a moment and said, "How many mares are there?"

Bao Jing said: "There are only a hundred mares among the war horses, but there are more among the pack horses."

Zhao Zhen hesitated and said, "Boss Bao, I want to buy your war horses, but you have too many animals tied up. One horse costs eighty strings of cash, and the tied animals also cost eighty strings of cash. It costs twice as much to buy a suitable war horse. The price is too high. Besides, it is difficult to prepare fodder, grain and beans at this time of year."

Bao Jing naturally knew the crux of the problem of his horses being hard to sell. After hearing what Zhao Zhen said, Bao Jing was not unhappy, but smiled. After all, those who praise and criticize are buyers, and those who applaud are idlers.

Bao Jing said: "Mr. Zhao, in addition to the five strings of cash we just agreed on, I also have a BMW that can be traded as well."

Zhao Zhen heard it and asked, "Which level?"

"It's just a first-grade horse. This horse is the king of horses on the grassland. Two horse trainers were injured and it took a lot of effort to tame it. If Mr. Zhao can eat this batch of livestock, I am willing to sell this horse to the official for 1000 strings of cash." Bao Jing said.

Zhao Zhen listened, and after a moment's silence, he said, "Where is Bao's animal? I'll go and see. If I like it, we can talk about other things."

Bao Jing nodded and said, "Mr., you are very happy. Do you want to go and see it today?"

Zhao Zhen nodded and asked the two to wait. Zhao Zhen took Ji Xuan, Ji Minghan, Ji Mingdan and the three black ant sisters with him, and followed Bao Jing and his party to the fence outside the city.

This fence is much larger than the one rented by Zhai Yanhui.

Zhao Zhen first looked at the war horses, and they were indeed tall and strong horses from the Western Regions.

He walked around the fence again, and found that the cattle, sheep, pack horses and other livestock were also well-fed. As the horse king of the transaction, Zhao Zhen also looked at it. It was an iron-blue horse, and it was indeed handsome.

Zhao Zhen calmly asked Bao Jing, who was accompanying him, "Boss Bao, I see that you still have many camels in your stable. You may replace the pack horses with camels."

Bao Jing glanced at Zhao Zhen and said, "Of course, but the price is five strings of cash more than the pack horses. Sir, do you want to buy all the war horses?"

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "But the price needs to be lowered."

"Manager Bao, you can ask around. I bought quite a few of the war horses that the Zhai family brought from the Western Regions. Although they also had to be paired with riding horses, I never paired so many. Therefore, this price cannot be compared to the regular price."

Bao Jing smiled and said, "Sir, I have a BMW here."

Zhao Zhen shook his head and said, "The Zhai family also sold a thousand-mile silver horse. If you don't believe me, you can go to the official office to check the records."

Lu Zhuocheng said, "Boss Bao, this must be true. Look at the red eagle and snow-capped eagle that the lady of the official family rides. They are even more majestic than your iron-blue horse. The bay horse that the official rides is not of the highest rank, but it is also a rare good horse. The official from Beibolji Township also bought a second-rank bay horse. As far as I know, the official Zhao purchases war horses and stallions every year. This deal is successful. If Boss Bao comes again in the future, there will be buyers."

Bao Jing's expression changed when he heard this, and he said, "Master, you still want a war horse?"

Zhao Zhen said: "Of course we need war horses. In previous years, the Zhai family would come here before the New Year. I don't know when they will come this year."

Bao Jing said: "My family does have a group of well-trained war horses..."

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said, "Let's first discuss these horses, then we can discuss the rest."

Bao Jing said: "The warhorse will cost 80 strings of cash, and the two camels, three oxen and mules, and ten sheep will also cost 80 strings of cash, how about that?"

Zhao Zhen calculated in his mind, it was not bad. If someone else took it, spent some time, and sold it separately, this group would also make ten strings of cash. If it was slaughtered, the profit would be even higher. But no small vendor dared to take it, after all, it would consume a lot of fodder every day.

I send these to the fantasy world, and there is a lot of output every year. I immediately nodded in agreement.

Ji Xuan interrupted at this time and said, "Boss Bao, how many war horses do you have here? Are the accompanying cattle, mules and sheep the right number?"

Bao Jing listened and looked at Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen said, "This is my wife. She is the one who usually does the business."

Bao Jing then said, "Madam, there are 413 war horses, but only 138 camels. The shortage can be replaced with three pack horses. One war horse is matched with six large animals, and the price is still 160 strings of cash."

"Excluding war horses and camels, I have no less than 2500 large livestock and no less than 4500 sheep."

Ji Xuan said, "So, excluding the camels, you still need 2271 large animals such as cows, mules, and horses, and 4130 sheep, is that right?"

Bao Jing did some calculations in his head and said to Ji Xuan, "Madam is right."

Ji Xuan said, "According to what Manager Bao said, you have 2500 large animals and 4500 sheep. The large animals and sheep are 229 more than the required number, and 370 more than the required number, which costs 3400 strings of cash. However, they are all leftovers, so the quality is naturally worse. It will take several days to pick out these nearly 8000 heads. I might as well buy them all, but the price cannot be based on the price of the previously matched cattle and sheep. Together with the war horses, the matched cattle and sheep, and the iron blue horses require 67080 strings of cash, a total of 69000 strings of cash." Bao Jing heard it and said, "69500 strings of cash. I have rented this animal pen for ten days, and it can be used for seven days. There is also fodder stored in it that can be used for seven or eight days. I will transfer this animal pen directly to the master for use."

Ji Xuan glanced at Zhao Zhen, and seeing that Zhao Zhen was just listening, she said, "Deal. However, we can't use this animal pen. You need to deliver this batch of livestock and fodder to Bailiu Village in Lvliu Township."

Bao Jing said: "That's no problem. I wonder how many more war horses Mr. Zhao needs?"

Zhao Zhen asked, "How much can you send before the New Year? However, the amount cannot be so large. How about three cows at most?"

Bao Jing thought about it and nodded, "Okay, I can send 800 good horses before the New Year. I wonder if you want a trained Mongolian horse? This is much cheaper. If you want more, one horse is only 28 strings of cash, and it only comes with a cow."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen nodded. His army now had some Mongolian horses. Although they were not good at carrying heavy loads, they were the best for long-distance raids. The state post station loved Mongolian horses the most, and they were also easy to raise.

When Bao Jing saw them, he quickly asked, "How many Mongolian horses do you want, sir?"

Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "28 guan per horse, I want 1000 horses, and more than half of them must be mares. 27 guan 500 wen, I want 2000 horses, and more than half of them must be mares."

Bao Jing listened and agreed.

The two parties signed the contract. Seeing that the deal was done, Lu Zhuocheng smiled and said, "Sir, I will take Shopkeeper Bao to send the horses to Green Willow Village, and sell the remaining fodder."

Zhao Zhen responded and said, "It's getting late today, so I can't go. I have to go back to Bailiu Village in three days, so we can go together then. I'll trouble you to look after me here for the next few days. Come to my house tomorrow to settle the accounts."

After hearing this, Lu Zhuocheng and Bao Jing immediately agreed.

Zhao Zhen ordered the iron-blue horse to be led out and took a few people back to the city.

After returning home, Ji Qingwan couldn't help but ask some questions, and Ji Xuan told her about the transaction.

Ji Qingwan asked: "My husband, why do you want to buy so many war horses? Is the fantasy world very turbulent?"

Ji Xuan also said, "I was only thinking about bargaining, and never thought about this. Husband, I have also purchased a lot of entry-level iron materials, you can take them with you."

Zhao Zhen said, "Madam, don't worry. The fantasy world is relatively stable now. However, four new bandits have emerged in this fantasy world. Song Jiang is nearby and has no choice but to obey the imperial edict and go to the battlefield to fight. The war horses will inevitably be damaged, so we must prepare for a rainy day and make preparations early."

"Besides, it's winter now, so it's inconvenient to go to the battlefield. As long as you are careful, nothing will happen. After the spring plowing next year, I don't want to stand out, so I'll just go with the flow and deal with it."

Ji Qingwan heard this and said, "Husband, the fantasy world is in chaos, so you'd better be careful. Many people have lost their place of residence and become ordinary people."

Zhao Zhen said, "Madam, rest assured. The court needs me now, and Song Jiang has sent an envoy to ask for peace. The mirror flower silk and fairy pattern silk I brought this time were sent from him. Pick out three or five pieces of silk with patterns that suit the occasion and send them to mother. The rest can also be used by the ladies to buy two new clothes."

After thinking for a while, Zhao Zhen asked, "Madam, do you have enough gold and silver at home?"

Ji Qingwan said: "Don't worry, my husband. These shops have produced a lot. We only have nearly 130,000 strings of gold and silver at home."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "I have brought back a lot of products from the fantasy world this time. After Tian Lei delivers them tomorrow, I will send them to various places."

Ji Xuan listened and said, "My husband, since the bookshop started selling stationery, business has been much better these days. Not only has it boosted book sales, but the bookshop also received a set of engraved plates of the Diamond Sutra, including illustrations, a total of 64 engraved plates. My husband, take it back and arrange for 1,000 copies to be printed and sold slowly in the bookshop."

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but be surprised: "Madam, is there anyone who wants to buy this Buddhist scripture?"

Ji Xuan said, "Although there aren't many, there aren't none. Becoming a monk or nun has always been the best career path, but for so many years, no one has ever been able to get a job just by reading Buddhist scriptures and instruments. Becoming a monk or nun depends entirely on fate. However, that's why there are always people who buy Buddhist scriptures and learn about them superficially, and there are even people who overestimate their own abilities and think they can become monks or nuns with the help of Buddhist scriptures. So I don't want many, just one thousand copies will be enough."

Zhao Zhen heard this and said, "There are many Buddhist scriptures in the Fantasy World. I have asked people to check temples and monasteries these days. I heard that there are several Buddhist and Taoist scripture engravings. I will go back and take a look. It is a good opportunity to print a batch and distribute them to various temples and monasteries."

Ji Minghan suddenly asked: "Husband, have you ever seen magic?"

Zhao Zhen nodded and said with a smile: "Why are you asking this?"

Ji Minghan said, "Those who work as monks have always been the most respected. I have also heard rumors that these people have Taoist magic and are strange and unpredictable. My husband's fantasy world is so vast, there must be some extraordinary people."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen took out a paper man from his arms, muttered something, and threw it to the ground. The paper man grew in the wind and turned into a celestial soldier in golden armor standing on the ground.

When Ji Qingwan and others saw this, they all looked at Zhao Zhen in shock.

(End of this chapter)