Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 289 Shocking Transaction
Chen Ji's words quickly made everyone understand the importance of these 40,000 war horses.

Chen Ji continued, "Everything is safest if it is under our control. If these horses fall into the hands of others and Liu He is destroyed in the future, these people will likely become our biggest concern after Liu He. The most troublesome thing is that if Huangfu Song and others are ruthless and support He Jin to seize these horses, then after this butcher gains power..."

He deliberately left the words half-spoken, but everyone present already understood what he meant.

"This butcher He has quite a fortune. If he gets support from Huangfu Song and others, he can indeed gather such a huge amount of food in a short period of time. Once that happens, after His Majesty passes away, He Jin will certainly support his nephew to succeed him. In addition, he controls the military power of the court, has these war horses and the full support of the Huangfu family, no one in the world can compete with him!"

"Yes, yes. By then, I'm afraid that Wang Mang's disaster will happen again, and there will be no place for us in the court."

"Now in the court, the relatives headed by He Jin, the eunuchs headed by Zhang Rang, and the noble families like us are in a three-way competition. Whether it's the 40,000 war horses or the 90,000 Anmin troops under Liu He's command, they are all a powerful force. Whoever can obtain this power will rise and win in the future!"

"Mr. Chen is still far-sighted!"

One person raised an objection.

"What Mr. Chen said is true. If we can get this batch of war horses, and after Liu He is killed, we can immediately send our trusted people to take over the various places in Yanmen and his powerful Anmin Army. In this way, we can naturally dominate the world. But if he really gets such a large amount of food and grass, I'm afraid he will soon compete in Mobei. Can the Xianbei still deal with him?"

Chen Ji glanced at the person who spoke.

"Of course we have to give him food and fodder, but whether he can eat it is another matter. Yinguan City has only 7,000 to 8,000 defenders. If 20,000 bandits come to plunder, all the troops in the city will surely come out in force. If something unexpected happens and the granary in the city is burned down, it will be a great pity."

His light words made everyone suddenly realize.

"Great! Mr. Chen is really smart! As the saying goes, the darkest place is under the lamp. They would never have thought that we would dare to use the same strategy again under their noses in such a short time. Hehe..."

In the blink of an eye, it was the tenth day of June.

Yinguan City has been particularly lively in the past two days, especially inside and outside the Anhan Trading Company. The number of large and small caravans gathered has reached its peak.

Everyone was looking forward to something in front of a counter.

This counter is unique to Anhan Trading Company. Every day, when new goods are brought into the company and displayed, waiting for buyers, there will be a sign hanging above this counter.

At this time, the counter was filled with a wide variety of goods and many brands were hung on it, including cloth, silk, jewelry, jade, cattle and sheep, porcelain, lacquerware, etc., many of which were of extraordinary value.

However, almost everyone had no interest in these products. They all stared with wide eyes at every move inside the counter.

After a while, a curtain inside the counter was suddenly lifted, and a man walked out holding a wooden sign.

"Here it comes! It must be this!"

There were shouts from the crowd.

The man took the wooden sign and walked to the inside of the counter. It seemed that he walked up a higher step and he suddenly grew a lot taller.

He pulled a noose hanging from the top, and with his other hand lifted a hook that was exposed at one end of the wooden sign and hooked it onto the noose.

Everyone held their breath and looked carefully at the wooden sign, only to see a few large words written on it.

"Forty thousand tall war horses in exchange for six and a half million dan of grain. One transaction, sold for that day only."

"It's true! This guy is really generous!"

"Hey, it seems like we really have no hope. What is this person thinking? Who can come up with so much food at once?" "Shh, keep your voice down. Everyone is speculating that the seller behind the scenes might be Lord Liu."

"I don't know how long it will take to sell them. With so many war horses, the seller is really willing to part with them. If they were sold at a lower price, half of them could be given to the court. I'm afraid it would be more than enough to donate to a position of the Three Dukes."

For a moment, many caravans were talking about it.

But no matter what, almost everyone agreed that this deal would not be completed for a long time.

Not far away in the prefect's mansion, on the tall building in the backyard, a pair of eyes were also looking this way.

"Alas, what do you think Lord Liu is thinking? I have also seen those war horses. They are such good horses. If they were transported to Jizhou or even Yuzhou, it would be easy to sell a horse for hundreds of thousands of coins. But they are sold at such a low price in Yinguan City. What a pity, what a pity."

Zhang Ding had a look of regret on his face.

Su Shuang sighed and said, "You know that the five counties were burned and the granaries were destroyed. Although we don't know the situation of the food in the army, Lord Liu must have been forced to do this because of food shortage. Otherwise, why would he sell the war horses? Wouldn't it be better to use them to expand his own army?"

"Then there's no need to sell it like this. Let's help him find a way to get food. Such a good warhorse... Oh, I won't watch it anymore. It makes me so sad."

"Okay, don't feel bad. Lord Liu also gave the warhorse information to the company. The company will be fully responsible for everything else. You and I don't need to worry about it. Just watch here."

Su Shuang said this, but his eyes were full of reluctance, entanglement and regret.

Zhen Yi said on the side: "We should understand Lord Liu. He now has nearly 100,000 troops under his command, and so many war horses. The daily food and fodder expenses are huge. Now the granary is destroyed, and there are still four months before the autumn harvest. I am afraid that the remaining food will not be enough. Although I am involved in the food and fodder business, I can only raise 300,000 or 400,000 shi of food and fodder in a month, which is a drop in the bucket for Lord Liu. He must have been forced to do this. The pain in his heart is much more serious than you and me."

Zhang Ding and Su Shuang actually understood what he said.

These three top businessmen were looking at the situation inside Anhan Trading Company from afar, and they were all silent.

The sign was hung from morning to afternoon, until the sun set and the fiery sunset began to dye the clouds in the west red, but no one came out to take the sign down.

"As expected, this deal is too big. I'm afraid no one in the world can afford it. Even if we call Zhang Ding, Su Shuang, and Wei Hong, I'm afraid they will be unable to do it."

Some caravans and civilians who were watching the fun shook their heads and prepared to leave.

At this moment, a group of people walked into the store and went straight to the counter.

These people were all covered in dust and looked rather strong, which attracted some people's attention.

When the person at the counter saw the team, he smiled professionally.

"May I ask if you are going to buy goods or sell goods?"

The leader was a one-eyed bearded man. He glanced at the wooden signs hanging on the counter with his one eye, as if looking for something.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he pointed with his finger.

"I want this cargo number 27."

The staff at the counter instinctively looked up and saw the content on wooden sign number 27, and his face changed immediately.

(End of this chapter)