Chapter 467 Zhou Tai

No, it’s better to come early than to come by coincidence?

After the city gate decision, Liu Qing now had another choice.

If Yuan Shu is really in the Bridge Mansion, can he implement the tactic of capturing the thief and capturing the king, and directly take Yuan Shu, and then coerce the Yuan army to surrender. In this way, he may be able to avoid fighting.

Liu Qing looked back at the market calmly. There were many Yuan Jun standing nearby, and he was looking at the war horses and carriages curiously.

After waiting for another quarter of an hour, Zhou Ping walked into Liu Qing and said, "Please treat me!"

Liu Qing looked at the mansion gate, clicked a few guards and followed him, and walked towards the mansion with Zhou Ping.

Inside the gate of the mansion is a yard made of bluestone, with scattered trees planted. As soon as he walked into the yard, Liu Qing saw a team of Yuan Bing walking out of the inner house.

The leader, wearing brass shiny armor and exquisite tiger-shaped patterns, was walking out with great strides, his face turned angry and unconcealed. It was obvious that something unhappy happened.

Zhou Ping consciously stood next to him, and Liu Qing subconsciously avoided him and looked at the general carefully.

I saw it clearly, but unfortunately, Liu Qing was disappointed.

This so-called great general was not Yuan Shu, but Liang Gang.

Endurance 71, force 70, command 69, and grade of young players.

When Liang Gang passed by several people, he also looked at Liu Qing's face, as if he was about to convey his anger, Liu Qing and his men walked towards the inner house with their own eyes.

At the inner house of Qiao's family, with a "bang", an exquisite lacquer cup fell to the ground. After spinning twice, it slowly slammed onto the ground.

"You are the one who repays your family? I asked a rough man to come to the mansion to act wildly. Although my Qiao family is just a merchant, it is not like the Yuan family with a reputation and power, but it cannot tolerate ordinary men like Liang Gang doing something arbitrary!"

The person who spoke was a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes at the first seat, with a wide forehead and a big face, and a very decent appearance, but his face was very ugly at this time.

"Don't calm down. Liang Gang is not a rough man. He is a general under Yuan Gong. Now, except for Ji Ling and Zhang Xun, I am the highest military rank. How can I not be worthy of Wan'er?" Qiao Rui stood beside him, wearing military uniforms similar to Liang Gang. He replied loudly in the hall, obviously he did not respect the clan brother he mentioned.

When Qiao Shao heard this, he became even more angry. The Qiao family was not only a large family in Wan County, but also had a bit of reputation even in Lujiang County. Although he did not have the political resources of the Yuan family, the Qiao family held an economy and was a real family of gentry. His Qiao Shao's daughter naturally had to be matched with a real noble family. How could he be betrothed with his daughter to a brave soldier?

And he was so rude, leading troops to seek marriage **!

"Anyway, I won't agree! If he has the ability, he will lead his troops to slaughter our Qiao clan. Look at you, aren't you a member of the Qiao clan?" Qiao Shao cursed.

"It is precisely because I am from the Qiao clan that I find a backer for the Qiao clan. Brother, in this world, money and food alone cannot be established. We must have troops! I have advised you to establish a family tribe, but you just don't listen!"

Qiao Shao glared at Qiao Rui. He also understood this truth. Unfortunately, any family in Lujiang dared to do this. Even the Zhou family dared not. They were definitely a great gentry, but Lu Kang was still able to control the military and horses.

Furthermore, Lu Kang really managed Lujiang in an orderly manner, without bandits or civil unrest, and there was no need for the gentry and powerful to raise their troops.

"Okay, there is no need to say that Yuan's army enters the city, Qiao's family is good at protecting themselves, and can be funded in your name, but Qiao's family will never be with Yuan Gonglu. This is the bottom line! Yuan Gonglu can't even deal with Lu Kang's prefect. What can happen? It's enough for Qiao's family to have you, so don't even think about taking over my daughter again!" Qiao Shao refused.

Qiao Rui felt that Qiao Shao was really fantastic. At this time, I still couldn't see the situation clearly. Wan County had been taken over by the military and even gave up the position of the county magistrate. Since Qiao Shao still thought that Qiao could keep it alone, it was ridiculous.

"How is the ship being prepared?" Qiao Rui changed the topic.

"So many people need to be dispatched for several days." Qiao Shao replied calmly.

At this time, the servant came in and reported that Zhou Ping had come with a distinguished guest.

Qiao Shao and Qiao Rui looked at each other, and their expressions were relaxed. Qiao Rui found a seat by himself and quietly waited for the arrival of the distinguished guests. However, they still had the same position on external matters.

Zhou Ping and Liu Qing entered, glanced at Qiao Rui, and then looked at Qiao Shao.

"Disciple, this is my master's house." Zhou Ping introduced and led to Qiao Rui again, "This is General Qiao."

Qiao Shao, Qiao Rui, and Liu Qing have already seen it by themselves.

"I have met the head of the Qiao family and the General of the Qiao family!" Liu Qing greeted him.

"Where does the guest come from?" Qiao Shao's first question.

"Come from the Qinghe River in Jizhou, my family was a little kinship with King Ganling, so I got some horses. I heard that the price in the south was good, so I went south." Liu Qing reported to his home, real and fake, except for his name and identity, everything else was true.

Qinghe County, Ganling King, and the sales to the south are all true.

After Liu Qing finished speaking, Zhou Ping looked at Liu Qing with some surprise.

Guest, you don’t seem to say that when you are at the ferry!

When Qiao Rui heard that he was a horse seller, he immediately cheered up and asked, "How many horses do you have?"

Liu Qing turned to Qiao Rui and smiled immediately, "How many horses do the general need?"

"Of course, the more you have, the better! How many you have!"

"Take thousands and hundreds into the city." Liu Qing replied.

"How much does it cost?"

"If the general wants everything, he will count it as ten thousand yuan."

When Qiao Rui heard this, a hint of surprise flashed across his face. Even Qiao Shao, who was in the first seat, cast a strange look.

Qiao Shao couldn't help but interrupt and said, "Don't you really want to sell horses? The southern horse is only three to five thousand yuan per horse, but even the northern horse will not exceed eight thousand yuan. How can you sell it for ten thousand yuan?"

"Whether it is worth it or not, you can ask Brother Zhou Ping." Liu Qing said with a smile.

Zhou Ping presided over the work of the ferry every year, so he naturally knew the price of horses and also knew the goods, which was 10,000 yuan. This was what Liu Qing reported to the lower level.

Eight thousand coins are ordinary northern horses. Generally, excellent war horses are priced at more than ten thousand coins. The horses riding by Liu Qing’s guards are all top-quality war horses, picked out from hundreds of thousands of horses. If you take out one, it is the existence of a treasure horse. Especially in the south, they are all "collections".

Zhou Ping stepped forward and bowed and replied, "The hundreds of horses brought by the distinguished guest are the best among the horses, and their value is definitely not less than ten thousand yuan."

After hearing what Zhou Ping said, Qiao Shao's expression became strange. It would cost millions of dollars to buy a few hundred horses, and these horses would definitely fall into Qiao Rui's hands in the end.

Millions of money!

Qiao Rui seemed to have no concerns about money at all, but was thinking about what Zhou Ping said about the best horses, what he looked like. "Zhou Ping, take me to see how best you can do!"

Zhou Ping glanced at Liu Qing, and Liu Qing nodded, saying that he could see it.

Qiao Rui and Zhou Ping left, and only Liu Qing and Qiao Shao were left on the field.

"Please sit down with a distinguished guest!" Qiao Shao said.

Liu Qing smiled, found a seat near to sit down, and said casually, "Is the head of the family buying a war horse for Yuan Shu?"

When Qiao Shao heard this, he felt a little strange and immediately denied, "No, you saw it too. It was my clan brother who wanted to buy it, and I was just making a bridge for it."

The reason why Qiao Shao said this was that he didn't want these expensive horses, but when Liu Qing heard it, he felt that Qiao Shao was consciously separate from Qiao Rui.

"It's not all, you can tell that the money must be paid by the head of the family." Liu Qing said with a smile.

Qiao Shao stared at Liu Qing, his eyes shining, and he asked without any answer: "The distinguished guest directly led his horse into the city. Are you not worried about being conquered by Yuan Jun?"

With eyes facing each other, two veterans who had been in the mall for a long time wanted to see the other party's eyes that they were retreating, and Qiao Shao returned the problem to Liu Qing.

Liu Qing thought Qiao Shao was the sucker.

Qiao Shao felt that Liu Qing was going to be futile!

The two looked at each other for a long time and suddenly laughed.

"Haha, I didn't expect that the guest was so determined at such a young age! He is such a hero!" Qiao Shao praised.

This is sincere praise, because this is Qiao Shao’s knot. How great would it be if he had such a son who would inherit his father’s business!

"I dare not take it!" Liu Qing made a polite sentence, and then the next sentence made Qiao Shao's whole body tremble.

"Don't worry, I brought horses all the way from the north. There were no 10,000 people who covet horses on the way, and there were eight thousand. Wouldn't I be in front of the head of the family?"

What does this mean? The implication is that those 8,000 people are gone.

Qiao Shao has been in charge for so long, and I don’t know how many bandits and water thieves have suffered. The losses over the years are also astronomical. The Ma Shang in front of him has been poor from Jizhou to this place, and thousands of bandits are talking about it lightly. And as far as he knows, there are wars in many places in the north.

Just when Qiao Shao didn't know how to reply, Qiao Rui came back.

"Brother! Good horses. Even if you look at the entire Yuan army, you can't find a few horses! And his horses are all the best! Buy them!" Qiao Rui shouted and walked into the hall.

After buying it, Qiao Shao's heart trembled. This is a typical example of not being in charge of the family. Wu Ji didn't know that the firewood and rice were expensive, and five million yuan. If the court was still selling official positions and titles, the money would be enough to buy a title of marquis.

You Qiao Rui was born and died for Yuan Shu. Can you be granted the title of marquis?

In Qiao Shao's eyes, it is clear whether this deal is a loss or a profit.

But for the sake of face, Qiao Shao couldn't refuse him in person, and he could not make a promise to Liu Qing in person.

"There is a villa in the south of the city. It is empty now. The distinguished guests can stay there for the time being. I will discuss the matter of buying a horse with my clan brothers! Zhou Ping, lead the way for the distinguished guests!" Qiao Shao ordered.

Liu Qing bowed and said goodbye. What is this kind of good thing in the villa in the south of the city?

After Liu Qing left, the "foreign enemy" left, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became cold.

"Qiao Rui, millions of dollars, just a few hundred horses, do you want to get the entire Qiao family?"

Qiao Shao cursed without hesitation when the outsider was not here.

Qiao Rui didn't expect that his clan brother would suddenly change his face and become so strong. For a moment, he didn't know how to respond. His theory that only by military and horses only had money and food encountered very realistic problems.

Now we need Qiao Shao’s money and food to exchange for troops.

Seeing that Qiao Rui didn't speak, Qiao Shao said again: "Qiao Rui, do you know why this horse merchant could carry such a good horse from Jizhou to Wan County?"

Qiao Rui shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"Don't worry! If it were an ordinary businessman, how could he keep it? There must be a hero behind him!"
To be continued...