Chapter seven hundred and seventy-eight cheap horses on fire
With the deal of 10,000 cheap horses, no one is interested in eating.
Before the third quarter of the lunar month, the handover of money and goods was completed.
Zhuangzi gave five thousand horses, and the other five thousand were responsible for transporting things and were leased by the court.
Now that the procedures for those horses are in the hands of the court, there is no need to pay rent anymore.
Song Jing was in a good mood and continued to eat in heaven and on earth.
Li Yisong said in a tone: "Tomorrow we will send people to learn how to ride bicycles and ride them in Chang'an City to show others."
"Proprietor, do you want to leave now? They are probably going somewhere." Song De nodded to show that he knew about selling bicycles and talked about another thing.
"I haven't eaten yet, let's go, I'll go too." Li Yi rode his bicycle to change clothes.
Putting on military coats and getting into the ambulance with a sled underneath, the large group of people from Zhuangzi left Zhuangzi and circled westward.
One thousand sleighs, three thousand Yulin flying cavalry and two hundred farmers were dispatched.
As soon as Lijiazhuangzi was dispatched, the people were curious again, what were they doing?
"Li Yi left Lijiazhuangzi, and his ambulance was protected and detoured from the south of the city, seeming to go to the west of the city." Someone with a stronghold ran to heaven and earth to report the information.
"It's almost the New Year, what's the purpose of him coming out? Is there a problem in the west of the city that needs him to deal with personally?" Song Jing had to pay attention.
Li Yi's every move touches the hearts of many people. Just now he bought 10,000 horses at a cheap price. Isn't it hard for him to think about it?
Bi Gou didn't understand the situation. Looking at Su Ting, Su Ting had not been prime minister for a long time, and he didn't know what Li Yi was thinking.
Yao Chong took one look and sighed: "Oh! It's not expensive to buy a horse for twenty-five cents, and the sleigh doesn't cost much, so let's ask the Workers' Union to make it."
"Yes, it's not expensive." Song Jing nodded. That's right, it's twenty-five pieces. If you buy it in bulk, ten thousand pieces, and then resell it slowly, you can make a profit on the price difference.
"Alas!" Wei Zhigu sighed: "Yu Huaide and the others are back, right? I don't know if they will go out next year."
Bi Gou slapped his forehead: "Yes, the Smuggling Alliance has not returned this year. They should want to come back to celebrate the New Year. Last year, we opened up the door. This year... His Majesty will be happy."
Bi has conceived the idea, and there is a team, a team that makes money for His Majesty.
That team cheated many officials. The officials took the money, but His Majesty asked them to do the work, so they had to pay for it themselves.
Song Jing was not in Chang'an last year, and no one told him. Now he listened to everyone and asked in a low voice: "Is that team buying and selling things?"
"A lot of horses will be sent back. I don't know if they are only trading on the Tibetan border this time, or if they have also gone to the Turks."
Bi Gou looked helpless and picked up the wine to drink.
"Twenty-five cents per horse is not expensive." Yao Chong comforted Song Jing again.
Song Jing: "..."
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Li Yi's team kept running westward. When it was almost midnight, the scout reported first that the distance between the two sides was twenty miles.
"Hurry, they must not be in a hurry anymore, go over first, help them set up camp and let them rest." Li Yineng guessed that Yu Huaide and others were in a hurry as they were on their way.
The New Year is coming soon, and the closer we are to home, the more anxious we are.
When Li Yi's team met Yu Huaide's team, many people who had followed the smuggling team back could not help but shed tears.
They were on tenterhooks along the way, and only when they reunited did they feel completely at ease.
The people who came later helped to set up camp, and those who came back drank some soup and lay down to sleep.
It was already bright in the morning, so I woke them up, had a quick bite to eat, and then everyone headed back.
The goods were carried on sleds last night, and more than 40,000 horses were brought back with additional materials.
Sitting in Li Yi's car, Yu Huaide and others began to introduce the transaction.
The horses bought from Tubo were few, including pearls, but many furs. The horses were used to prepare for war, and many of them were robbed by the Tang Dynasty.
The robbed horses were left in the border areas, and the governor or military governor was responsible for raising them.
The trading team heard about the civil strife in the Turks and went to the border with the Turks to exchange for many good horses.
Especially some small tribes believe that the days of oppression by Turks are over and celebrate.
"On the way back, I exchanged the food and grass for the weak horses, and officials from various places stopped accepting the items." Yu Huaide felt regretful.
"The main thing is that they are not stupid. After being tricked once, they already understand who is behind you." Li Yi smiled.
"Dr. Li, these horses are still yours. The other things are enough for His Majesty to share with us. We will make a lot this year."
Yu Huaide and the others did not want horses, which would be difficult to raise.
The area around Jingzhao Prefecture is a plain with 800 miles of Qinchuan River. It is used for growing grain and is not suitable for raising horses.
Going west is the horse breeding land of the Tang Dynasty. Going up from Gyeonggi Road is Guannai Road, which is the Loess Plateau.
Continuing to the north, after passing the Great Wall, there is a desert, the Mu Us Desert, where wells and roads are being built.
There is a small plain to the east, which is actually a basin, the Fen River Valley.
If you want to find another plain, you have to go further east to the North China Plain or the Heluo Plain in Luoyang.
Raising horses is too troublesome, why not give it to Li Yi and Li Jia Zhuangzi who have the ability to find a place to house the horses.
"I want these horses, but not the others. You can stay and work hard outside. I don't know what will happen next year. It's best to stay home and send someone to check."
Li Yi decided to ask for less this time and distribute the extra to the people who traveled so far to smuggle.
"Li Dongzhu is benevolent and righteous." Yu Huaide agreed on behalf of everyone.
In fact, it's not much, about fifty or sixty thousand yuan.
Of course, there are many more than last year. The situation this year is good and we have brought more goods.
With the sled, the team moved quickly, and just after arriving at noon, we saw the city wall.
The people passing by looked at this huge team, there were many horses, and looked at the appearance of the horses, they were all good.
The team continued to circle from the south, first to Lijiazhuangzi for correction, mainly to rest.
Take a bath, eat well, sleep for a day and a night, don't think about anything, don't care about anything, and then sell things when you feel comfortable.
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"Looking at the 45,000 good horses that can be used as military horses, there is no shortage of horses in Jingzhao Mansion."
The people who went to inquire about the news returned to the political hall of Xingqing Palace and were filled with emotion.
Song Jing licked the two big bubbles inside her lower lip with her tongue, her face full of bitterness.
He looked at Bi Gou, who imitated his interest and shrugged, spreading his hands: "Let me tell you, things are so happy, there must be something wrong."
"The blisters in my mouth should be broken, apply watermelon cream, and go to the imperial doctor." Song Jing felt that the blisters were getting more painful.
Yesterday, he was afraid of a long night and many dreams, so he didn't eat anything, so he rushed to give the money to Li Yi. The two parties signed a contract, pressed fingerprints, and sealed it.
Yesterday's horse might have been worth thirty cents a piece, but today it is worth nothing.
More than 40,000 army horses are better than 10,000 horses bought for 250,000 yuan.
"Yes, find the imperial doctor. Watermelon frost is good. The preparation method of watermelon frost has been spread to all parts of the Tang Dynasty. Li Yi has never kept it secret. Otherwise, he could make a lot of money with just this medicine."
Bi Gou was quite embarrassed. He felt that he had some responsibility for it.
Chapter completed!