Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 114 Chapter 110 III: Doing Business 2
On the fifth night, Gongsun Xu secretly invited Yuan Shu to drink.At this time, Gongsun Xu is definitely a favorite, and Yuan Shu is very happy to be invited by Gongsun Xu.Needless to say, Yuan Shu could have guessed that Gongsun Xu was definitely looking for him to discuss something.

The two of them drank one cup after another in the big tent. Ji Ling, Huang Xu and Dianman were guarding outside the tent.It was as if there was an ulterior secret. At this time, Ji Ling, who was standing outside the tent, was looking forward to having a good chat with his lord and Gongsun Xu. Maybe the Huainan Army would have thousands more horses.

In the tent, Gongsun Xu picked up the wine glass and said to Yuan Shu, "Uncle, let me toast you again."

Yuan Shu shook his head and replied: "Xu'er, I can't drink any more. Uncle really drank too much. I know you must have something good to tell me. Tell me quickly. Uncle can't wait. I'm impatient. If you don't say anything, I'm going to lose my temper."

Gongsun Xu saw that the fire was almost ready, so he put down his wine glass and asked, "I don't know how many war horses my uncle has ordered before and after. Can I form the cavalry I want now?"

Yuan Shu said with a smile: "Even what you gave me, I can probably get 5000 horses now, which is [-] horses less than Cao Cao. Then I will think of a way, and I will definitely be able to form an elite cavalry force of [-] men. Ha ha ha ha."

Gongsun Xu sighed after hearing this, shook his head and remained silent, Yuan Shu stopped laughing all of a sudden, and asked quickly, "Xu'er, but what happened?"

Gongsun Xu sighed again and said, "Uncle, what do you think of my soldiers? Can you catch my uncle's eyes? Or, does Jie Jie think that the cavalry you form can be as elite as my soldiers?"

Yuan Shu shook his hand and said: "Xu'er is too modest, if I can train five thousand cavalry like your soldiers, I will be satisfied, no matter what, you have to help me, you have to help me train them anyway, My cavalry really depends on you."

Gongsun Xu smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle, with all due respect, I have the advantage of the grassland and the convenience of a war horse, so I can train tens of thousands of elites. Uncle, you know, this cavalry is not one that can train a cavalry with just one horse. In my experience, at least three horses are needed to train a qualified cavalryman.

Moreover, war horses are very delicate, and a little bad breeding will affect the speed and strength of war horses.Also, if my uncle really wants to form his own cavalry, he can't just rely on buying war horses, he must also have his own horse farm. You know, war horses are also depleted, and the speed of replenishment must keep up. If you lose a horse on the battlefield, the cavalry becomes infantry. "

Yuan Shu was quick-witted, and Gongsun Xu could be said to wake up the dreamer with a single sentence. Yuan Shu immediately grabbed Gongsun Xu's hand and said, "Expert, Xuer, you must have learned a lot from leading the cavalry for so many years. Uncle and I I'm just a layman, please tell me quickly how I can form the cavalry. Uncle, I beg you.

That kid Ji Ling doesn't know much about cavalry, and I've been planning to put him in your army to learn for a few days. Continuation, this time, you must help me figure out a way, otherwise, my cavalry When will the dream come true? "

After hearing this, Gongsun Xu said sincerely: "If you want to talk about forming a cavalry, the truth is actually simple. This logistical work must be done well. For example, raising war horses, in addition to high-quality forage and drinking water, must also be obtained every day." Feed rations, otherwise the war horses will lose their combat effectiveness, and they will lose weight easily in winter. By the way, war horses also need to eat salt. You must understand this, right?

Also, the reason why war horses are war horses is that war horses are more spiritual and fierce than ordinary horses.The cavalry under my command spent an hour with their mounts almost every day, as if they were old friends. Some soldiers even slept with the horses every day in order to cultivate a feeling of spiritual connection with the horses.

Uncle, I’m not bragging, this method sounds simple, but it’s very effective, and not many people know about it, and even if they know about it, how many people are willing to stay with the horses all day, except for those big soldiers? You have to keep it a secret.

Also, in the past, in order to cultivate the fierceness of war horses, the Huns would grind the leftover bones into powder and mix them with forage to feed the war horses. This method is also very effective, and few people in the Central Plains know about it. Moreover, like this The raised war horses are also more aggressive than ordinary raised war horses.

Of course, there is another way to arouse the fierceness of war horses. Xianbei people often capture wild wolves, leopards or tigers, and then lock the war horses and these wild animals in an iron cage, separated by an iron fence in the middle, and the war horses At first it will not adapt, but when the horse is fully adapted to this environment, it will become very fierce, and even dare to kick the tiger. "

At this point, Gongsun Xu stopped to drink wine, Yuan Shu immediately poured Gongsun Xu wine, and kept saying: "Speak, you continue to talk, I have never heard of these things, Xuer, your subordinates The war horses of the soldiers are also domesticated in this way. No wonder they are more spiritual and fierce than our war horses. Go ahead, there must be many good ways.

I asked Ji Ling in the past few days, and he said that when your Youzhou Army was fighting with the Grassland Allied Army, in addition to the soldiers fighting, the horses of the Youzhou Army kept biting and kicking the horses of the Allied Army. This is how the coalition army was thrown off by their own mounts.Now that you say it like this, I understand everything. "

After drinking the wine, Gongsun Xu continued: "There are many ways to tame war horses, and uncle can also explore it slowly. But, uncle, I only tell you for the sake of helping me set the price that day. These, you have to keep them secret. These can affect the quality of the army."

Yuan Shu nodded, and said with a smile in his heart: "Hey, I won't tell anyone about this method. By then, the cavalry I trained will definitely be much better than theirs."

Gongsun Xu saw that his goal had been achieved, so he continued, "As for the racecourse, it is quite simple. The key is to have stallions and mares. Uncle, I am not laughing at you. Among the [-] horses you bought, there are not many horses. The horse will be a mare, which is also a scheming scheme used by the grassland people when we did business with the Han Dynasty, only sell male horses, and never sell mares.”

This sentence suddenly made Yuan Shuming realize a lot, and Yuan Shu quickly filled Gongsun Xu's wine again and said, "I said, Xuer, uncle treats you well, you can't fool me like this, no matter what You have to exchange some mare for me, how much do you want for a horse, you say, the price is up to you, and uncle will never bargain. Food is also fine."

Gongsun Xu smiled and shook his head and replied: "Hehehe, uncle, I am not short of money or food now, and it is also a dead rule of my Youzhou not to sell mares. If I dare to do this, I will Daddy will take my skin off."

Yuan Shu was really anxious this time, Gongsun Xu just drew him a big cake, and now he is not allowed to eat it, Yuan Shu's heart is really itchy.

"However, uncle, if you exchange it with something else, I might be able to convince my father." Gongsun Xu said with a mysterious expression.

"Tell me, what do you want, as long as I can get it out. If you want a beautiful woman, I'll send someone to help you find it." Yuan Shu stared at Gongsun Xu and said eagerly.

Gongsun Xu's blushing face turned even redder now. This Yuan Shu, how can he be associated with beautiful women?

"Uncle, listen carefully, sailors, boatmen, blacksmiths, carpenters and other craftsmen or craftsmen, the most important thing is craftsmen who know how to build ships. As long as uncle can find such people and persuade them to come to Youzhou, I will You can continue to do the war horse business with your uncle, and you can add some mares along the way." Gongsun Xu said sincerely.

Yuan Shu stared blankly at Gongsun Xu, as if he had heard something miraculous: "Tell me again, what do you want to exchange? Are you sure it's not gold, silver and jewelry? Not silk and satin? Not beautiful women?"

Gongsun Xu replied disdainfully: "Uncle, I am not talking about you. If you exchange these horses with me, how many horses can you give out at once, and how many horses can you get back in exchange? I am also thinking about you, gold, silver and jewelry. There are also Jiangnan beauties, who doesn't like them, but relying on these, how many war horses can uncle get back?"

"Oh, my good nephew, do as you say, do as you say, these people, I will order someone to help you find them in Huainan, Jiangdong, and Jingzhou when I go back today. I dare not say anything else , People with a bit of craftsmanship are a big catch. Even a master craftsman who can build a ship, I can help you find three to five thousand." Yuan Shu said excitedly.

"Uncle, let's talk it over first, don't fool me with people who know how to use a hoe, otherwise, this business may be difficult to do." Gongsun Xu said with a vigilant face: "I want genuine and skilled ones. It’s not some layman who only knows how to do it.”

"Hey, you kid, is uncle that kind of person? Would I still lie to you?" Yuan Shu replied innocently, "I promise to satisfy you, okay?"

Gongsun Xu listened and nodded with a smile. In the final analysis, it was better for Yuan Shu to dismiss him, and he did not ask why Gongsun Xu wanted these skilled people. However, these were not important to Yuan Shu at all. What was important was that Gongsun Xu was There is a way to realize the blueprint he drew.

After discussing the exchange ratio between the war horse and the craftsman, the two had another big drink. An hour later, the two staggered out of the big tent.

Yuan Shu grabbed Gongsun Xu's hand and said: "Xu'er, the more I look at you now, the more pleasing I am. Whenever you are free, you must come to my Shouchun to have a look. Uncle has something good for you. It's a pity, I That precious daughter is still young, otherwise, I will marry her to you right now."

Gongsun Xu shook his head and said with a smile: "Uncle really knows how to joke, a little girl about ten years old, what do you think I am. Hehehehehe"

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The next day, Yuan Shu sent people back to do business. Gongsun Xu also sent two hundred mares to Yuan Shu as agreed, and at the same time sent two hundred soldiers to help Yuan Shu train the cavalry. Now Yuan Shu felt more at ease. .Seeing the tearful and sweaty soldiers and the Youzhou cavalry shouting loudly on the playground, Yuan Shu felt that his cavalry dream would soon come true.

(End of this chapter)