Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 482 The New Look of the Grassland 2
After deciding what to buy in the East Market, Li Ru took people back to the West Market to sell the goods he brought.Many businessmen from the mainland of the Han Dynasty wanted to come here to buy a large amount of cattle, sheep and war horses, so they were very interested in tribal leaders like Li Ru.

There are so many cattle, sheep and horses that Li Ru wants to sell this time, so many that those businessmen are about to lose their minds.In the past, even if some grassland tribes sold war horses, they would only sell a few hundred horses at a time. It was rare for Li Ru to sell thousands of horses like this.

When these businessmen usually do business with grassland herdsmen, they often deceive them, at least to take advantage of them.No, Li Rugang found a few merchants to sell war horses, but the price was kept very low.

This was the case after searching for four families in a row. If it was an ordinary prairie herdsman, I'm afraid he would have made a move. After all, they still had to buy other items, but Li Ru was not in a hurry when encountering this situation.

He didn't know that he was being tricked by a group of merchants, and most of these merchants were united.It's no wonder that in the entire grassland, except for Gongsunxu in the northern Xinjiang, there is basically no one who brings so many cattle, sheep and horses to Hetao for sale.

This kind of situation is really rare. If these businessmen don't want to find a way to cheat, then they will feel sorry for themselves.

Unfortunately, they are doing business with Li Ru.In terms of scheming, mind, and resourcefulness, these people are far behind Li Ru.Finally, Li Ru sent people to release news that a large number of war horses were for sale, and the Xuzhou Mi family came to them.

The Mi family can be regarded as one of the few big merchants in the big man. They have the confidence to take down all of Li Ru's war horses at once, and the price they offer is very fair. Li Ru is willing to cooperate with them. The businessman regretted it to death.

"I don't know how to address you, Your Excellency." Li Ru said to the young man in front of him, "The price you offer is fair. I am willing to do business with you, but I don't know how many war horses you bought."

"I'm Mi Fang, the head of the Mi family is my elder brother." The other party said: "To be honest, Xuzhou is currently suffering from war. Master Tao sent me to northern Xinjiang to buy a large number of war horses, but the number of war horses for the general is not enough, and the price is not low. , I can only come to Hetao to try my luck by myself.

Fortunately, I met the leader who wanted to sell the war horse, so I hope to complete the task ahead of schedule.I heard that the leader has a large number of war horses, but I don't know the exact number. "

"Hehe, it's not a lot. If you want less, you only have three thousand horses." Li Ru said with a smile: "If you have the ability to ask for more, five thousand horses are still available."

"Oh? That's the best." Mi Fang replied: "If I want six thousand horses, I wonder if you can get them?"

"So many, are you sure?" Li Ru looked at the other side curiously and asked, "I'm not talking too much. Without the general's permission, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to buy so many war horses."

"Your Excellency is right, of course this matter has to be reported to the General." Mi Fang said: "Besides, I still have to pay taxes, if I didn't buy a horse, I would have to pay an extra horse tax.

The general is definitely happy to see it. Besides, the general is easy to talk to. I asked about it before, and the general also gave me some privileges. These numbers are still acceptable.

Judging from the tone of the leader, it seems that he can handle it.According to the market price, I will not treat you badly for each horse.I just don't know how long it will take you to gather these war horses. "

"Well, hehehe, there's no rush." ​​Li Ru smiled and said, "I have a request that I can gather six thousand war horses for you within three days, but I don't want gold and silver.

I want equivalent food, cloth, ironware, salt, tea, etc. I want all these daily necessities, can you do it? "

"This,,,,,," Mi Fang wondered, "Except for salt and iron, everything else is easy to say. You also know that iron and salt are strategic materials. The general does not allow civilians to sell them to grassland tribes, otherwise they are collaborating with the enemy." .”

"By the way, I forgot about it." Li Ru nodded and said, "Well, except for the salt and iron, you can prepare the rest for me. When I prepare it, I will give it to you. War horse."

"Okay, then it's settled." Mi Fang said excitedly: "I'll go back to do this right now, and please wait patiently for two days, after all, these things won't be ready in a short while."

"It's okay, I can stay in Hetao for a few more days, you go to work first." Li Ru replied, "I'll just wait for your news."

Mi Fang immediately went back to work on this matter, and after the other party left, Li Ru took off the fake beard and other makeup on his face, and then he said to Dong Fei beside him: "You have worked hard, go and leave the previous All the extra war horses at the foothold will be transported here."

Dong Fei nodded and cupped his hands and said, "No, the general will do it now, but, military advisor, if we really bought so many supplies, I'm afraid we still need a lot of horses, cattle, sheep, and camels to transport them."

"Of course I know this." Li Ru replied: "Except for cattle, sheep, camels and war horses to be sold, we should have [-] horses, which should be enough, after all, it is not easy to come to Hetao once.

The cold winter is approaching, and the winter in the grassland is not easy to survive. We must prepare all the winter supplies. We have to gain a foothold in the grassland in the future. It is time to reserve some supplies. "

"If so many things are transported back, it will definitely not be hidden from other tribes." Dong Fei replied: "What if the leaders of other tribes ask us for it?"

"Hehe, Dong Fei, do you know why those tribes happily call themselves calabash babies since they came to Hetao last time?" Li Ru asked, "And they are proud to say that they are seven gourd babies."

"This, the end will not be known."

"I used to think it was the titles given to them by the General, but yesterday I found out that it was the title that the General scolded them last time. These idiots, holding chicken feathers as arrows, I really believed them last time."

"******, that's how it is. I just said how could the general give them any titles, and I didn't even look at what they were." The confidantes cultivated by the general, hmph, I have to deal with them when I go back this time."

"Okay, go get busy first, I still have something to deal with."

"No, the last general will go now."

After Dong Fei also left, Li Ru said to himself: "Living supplies are basically ready, but now there is a shortage of armor, weapons and salt. It seems that I have to ask the general for something. Hey, this old face has to go all out." gone."

Five days later, Li Ru left Hetao with a large amount of supplies. This trip to Hetao made him a fortune.Just those living materials are enough for the people of his tribe to survive four severe winters.

In addition, Gongsun Xu was not stingy.Li Ru originally wanted to ask Gongsun Xu for some iron and a few hundred catties of salt, but with a wave of Gongsun Xu's hand, Li Ru got five thousand catties of salt and three thousand sets of cavalry equipment.

At that time, even a well-informed and wise man like Li Ru was frightened by Gongsun Xu's arrogance.Not to mention the [-] sets of cavalry equipment, the [-] catties of salt alone almost frightened Li Ru.

What is salt? It's not just a strategic material. Ordinary people can't live without it. No matter which dynasty they are in, this salt is something run by the government.

The court of the Han Dynasty even explicitly prohibited the flow of salt into the grassland. Not to mention that there is not enough salt in a barren place like the grassland, even in the interior of the Han Dynasty, most areas still lack this kind of daily necessities.

"Is Northern Xinjiang really that rich?" Li Ru said to himself in the carriage: "It seems that his expression is not just pretending.

It seems that I still underestimated him, but how did he do it? How could he develop Beijiang into this state? Could it be that there is a god and a man to help him? Lord, from now on you should work for him with all your heart and soul. "

After thinking for a while, Li Ru said to the soldiers outside the car: "Go and call General Dong Fei."

Not long after, Dong Fei ran over on his horse and said, "Military Master, I have counted, and the armor and weapons are all top-notch, and the quality is very good.

I just checked the salt bar, haha, military commander, you know, it’s usually refined salt, the color, the quality, I just now know that grassland herdsmen basically grow up eating soil.

Compared with the Northern Xinjiang Army, we are all poor ghosts, hahahaha, next time we have such an opportunity, we have to come to Hetao, every time we come, we earn once. "

"Don't think too much, these are the general's rewards, but don't tell anyone." Li Ru said: "The general allowed you to come back with me this time. It's a kindness. Remember when you go to Hetao Jump out and send the best war horses in the tribe.

Hua Xiong will lead his troops to our tribe in three months, and that's the time for you to go to Northern Xinjiang to take up a post.Hey, the strength of the Northern Border Army is really beyond my imagination. This time we finally found a way to survive.

Pass on the order, the troops must not disturb the people, and must not conflict with other caravans. After marching for an hour, set up camp and rest first. You send people back to the tribe to bring 5000 people over. I didn't expect there to be so many things, 3000 people Seems a little busy. "

"That's right, there are too many things." Dong Fei said with a smile: "I'll do it now. According to the schedule, we still have half a month to go back to the tribe. The road is a bit long, and it's really not very safe."

After Li Ru gave his orders, he continued to read the books in the carriage. Before he came, he had two books, which he bought at a high price.

But now, he has a whole two carriages of books, all of which were rewarded to him by Gongsun Xu. If the price of those two books was calculated according to the price he bought at the beginning, it is estimated that Li Ru would have to sell several thousand horses.

"Haha, great ups and downs." Li Ru stroked his beard and said to himself: "I thought it was a dead end, but I didn't think that the way out was always in front of my eyes.

Situation, if you came to the grassland and experienced all this, would you still be so extravagant and lustful?There are countless heroes in the world, and Northern Xinjiang occupies at least half of them.

The strength and wealth of Northern Xinjiang have exceeded our imagination. Hey, I was wrong, and you are wrong too. "

(End of this chapter)