Chapter 137 How to get a war horse quickly!
The next morning, Cao Chong pushed Xin Hua, who was leaning against him, and then covered her with a quilt, then stood up gently.
Xin Xianying helped Cao Chong wear his thick brocade clothes neatly.
After ate some breakfast in a hurry, Cao Chong ran around first, did several sets of push-ups and sit-ups, and then he slowly arrived in the lobby of the outer courtyard.
At this time, in the lobby of the outer courtyard, Guo Xiao and Zhao Yan were waiting by the side as usual. The only difference was that a rare guest came today.
Zhou Buyi.
Speaking of which, in order to hide from Xiahou Bai, this kid has disappeared with him for many days. Now when he sees him, he can't help but feel like he's reunited after a long time.
Cao Chong glanced at Zhou Buyi and said with a smile: "Wen Zhi, are you willing to come back?"
Zhou Buyi gave Cao Chong a resentful expression and said a little aggrievedly: "Cang Shu, I was threatened by Xiahou Bai and ran away from home. How about you, do you still have the intention to laugh at me?"
Cao Chong shook his head, not daring to joke with Zhou Buyi.
"Since Xiahou Bai is so chased by him that he can't go home, why dare you come to see me today? Aren't you afraid that Xiahou Bai will block people in my mansion later?"
Zhou Buyi's eyes remained unchanged with resentment and said, "I heard that you were going to send some labor and capital to Liangzhou. I was afraid that you would be sold by others alone, so I came here to help you check it."
Although Zhou Buyi's words were full of resentment, there was a warm current flowing through Cao Chong's heart.
Good brother, lifelong!
This sentence is good.
"So, Cang Shu wants to thank Wen Zhi. Since Wen Zhi is coming to help me, I happen to have a task to hand over to you."
I didn't expect that Zhou Buyi would become cautious at this time.
"Cang Shu, Zhou Buyi is an upright person, and a family member. Although I am handsome and extraordinary, I can't let me do anything to sell my body. Even if we are brothers, I will not help you."
Listening to Zhou Buyi's words, Cao Chong smiled bitterly.
It seems like I want you to do something like this.
"Forget it, let's talk about our affairs later, Guo Yilang, let's talk about what happened yesterday."
Guo Xiao nodded, opened the bamboo slips on his hand, and slowly said to Cao Chong: "No major happened yesterday. If it was a major event, Princess Fufeng's affairs were considered one. As for other things, nothing happened. However, Chang'an Hou transported back a thousand BMWs from Chang'an, which was very strange."
Thousands of BMWs?
Cao Chong frowned.
You know, horses are very expensive, let alone BMWs.
That's a sky-high price.
There are many families with horses in Yecheng, but most of them are slow horses that cannot go to the battlefield. If they were horses, they would have been forced to be war horses.
The princes and nobles in Yecheng wanted a horse, but they could only buy it from the black market at a high price, except for borrowing horses in the military camp.
And the price is sky-high.
There are no horses in Yecheng, but there are horses in Chang'an, which is simply strange.
Although there are pastures in Chang'an, they have been abandoned for a long time. Even if they have not been abandoned for a long time, it is not easy to gather thousands of horses in a short time.
Can these thousands of BMWs be transformed out of thin air?
"Youzhou wants to fight against foreign races, and it is not a problem for Chang'an Marquis to collect horses. Speaking of this, this Marquis will go to Liangzhou soon. Qiang and Hu are cunning and have many cavalrymen. If I don't have horses to fight him, I'm afraid I will suffer losses at that time."
Zhou Buyi nodded and said, "If the lord wants to go to Liangzhou, there will be a cavalry of no less than 5,000 people."
There were not many Qiang and Hu people, and the general coalition forces formed only had tens of thousands. Although most of them were cavalry, their combat effectiveness was tightly restrained by the Han infantry.
I want five thousand cavalrymen, but I am just afraid that these puppies will escape and use them for harvesting.
"If it is a cavalry, there are only 10,000 in Liangzhou, and I can control it, it is estimated that less than 20% of the ones I have to fight for after that."
Cao Chong's eyes glowed and asked Zhao Yan: "If it were horses and cavalry, how many can we get together in a short time?"
When Zhao Yan heard Cao Chong's words, he felt a little complicated and said it.
"Although we had some horses before, in total, we could only become war horses with two thousand."
Two thousand horses, if it were cavalry, there would be only one thousand cavalry, or even fewer.
After all, cavalry at least requires two horses per capita, and even three horses per capita is not impossible.
Of course, three horses per capita are already the configuration of elite cavalry.
One thousand cavalry, plus the cavalry that Liangzhou might use for itself, would be at most three thousand cavalry.
Three thousand cavalry is far from enough!
For things like horses, they are always too small to have too many.
Cao Chong glanced at Zhao Yan and said, "Then where, or who can get the war horse?"
Zhao Yan was stunned for a moment and immediately said, "There are many horses and Hu people in the north, but they are not stupid, and they will not foolishly give us BMWs to deal with themselves."
Cao Chong frowned and asked, "Didn't there be any businessmen dealing with them?"
The benefits of the war horse industry are so huge that Cao Chong doesn't believe that no one takes the risk.
Marx once said: "Capitalists are afraid of no profit or too little profit, just like nature is afraid of vacuum. Once there is a proper profit, capital will become bolder. If there is 10% profit, capital will be guaranteed to be used everywhere; if there is 20% profit, capital will become active; if there is 50% profit, capital will take risks; for 100% profit, capital will dare to trample on all human laws; if there is more than 300% profit, capital will dare to commit any crime, or even risk the risk of slinging his head."
The war horses obtained from the Hu people and sold them to Yecheng were more than 300%, or even 500%.
Such a great benefit is definitely someone who takes risks.
"Some people traded with them, but most of the ones that came from them were cows, sheep and fur, and at most were old horses and slow horses. These Hu people looked stupid, but they were actually very smart."
This would give Cao Chong a headache.
I have to worry about the horses, but Cao Pi raised his hand and found thousands of BMWs. In addition, he has accumulated it normally, so now he can form four or five thousand cavalrymen.
With such a strong army in hand, I am afraid that his Youzhou guild will be much better!
"There is no place to get horses?"
Cao Chong asked a question, which made the whole seat quiet.
At this time, Zhou Buyi started talking.
"Don't worry, Lord, I think we can't hurry this matter. It's good to have a thousand cavalry."
Cao Chong refused to follow.
"Wen Zhi just said that there were at least five thousand cavalrymen."
Zhou Buyi did not deny it.
"I don't doubt that I have said such things, but Junhou is probably going to be stubborn."
"Um?"
Cao Chong looked at Zhou Buyi with a confused face.
Zhou Buyi smiled and said, "It is naturally difficult to find war horses in places like Yecheng, but it is not certain to find war horses in Liangzhou."
Listening to Zhou Buyi's words, Cao Chong's eyes lit up completely.
Liangzhou is fierce and mostly grasslands, so there are naturally many horses, but they are just controlled by local families.
But as long as you use money, nothing can be obtained.
What's more, even if the Liangzhou families cannot get horses, there are many Qianghu tribes in Liangzhou.
At that time, we can't support the war.
Chapter completed!