Chapter 188: The Feather Cloak Prime Minister, It's Not What I Want
In the early part of the winter month, the migrating Han people successfully arrived in Jiuyuan, Zhixian County.
This is also where Lu Bu grew up.
A total of 10,000 Han people settled in Jiuyuan, and the remaining 20,000 were divided into the three counties of Zhiyang, Linwo and Xi'anyang according to the plan.
The walls on the outskirts of the county were dilapidated, but there were still two relatively intact small dock forts in the city, enough to accommodate a thousand people.
Yan Xin and some other officials have a place to live, and the people still live in tents outside.
The cold wind flowing, cold and biting.
It is urgent to build houses for the people to survive the winter.
After a simple mobilization, the people and Ding Zhuang, who had joined the army, took action one after another and were full of enthusiasm.
First, this is a house built for themselves, and second, the county keeper has just said that in the future, the distribution of houses, land, and grain seedlings will depend on how much they can contribute.
Those who work more get more, simple and fair.
In order to get more land and food, the people naturally worked hard and did everything they could.
The earth from the fields was carried to the city one by one, and it was alluvial into a thick rammed earth that made into walls.
Then build a beam of wood and thatch on top.
A simple mud house is completed.
This kind of house is warm in winter and cool in summer, just build a fire in the house, and the whole room will always be warm.
At present, the county town is in ruins, the matter of the house has been solved, so that the people will not suffer from cold and hunger, and the rest of the matter can gradually be put on the charter.
Lu Bu also began to carry out militarized training and management of these newly recruited Ding Zhuang.
No matter how glorious and prosperous a place is, it must be guaranteed by absolute force. Otherwise, it will only be fat in the eyes of others, and others will take it.
Lu Bu in Linwo and other places in Qiyang respectively assigned school captains to maintain law and order.
Occasional verbal battles between the people were inevitable, and if neither side would back down, it could easily turn into large-scale fights.
At such times, their armed forces are needed to intervene from it.
1,500 were divided, and the remaining 6,000 people, nearly eighty percent of whom were recruits.
The soldiers are fine but not many.
Lu Bu, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, knows this better than anyone.
Regarding the task of training soldiers, Lu Bu handed it over to Gao Shun and Wei Musheng.
According to the system process, this matter should have been handed over to Cao Xing, but Lu Bu always felt uneasy. What kind of temperament Cao Xing is, he can no longer know it, he has no shape all day long, and he is lazy and playful, he really wants to hand over the recruits to him, and he may bring out a bunch of ruffians in the future.
In addition, the wolf riding camp will also expand its recruitment.
As the main backbone under Lu Bu's command, they followed Lu Bu to kill gods, meet Buddhas and slaughter Buddhas, and broke through the Blood Sea Knife Mountain all the way, using countless heads and blood to confirm the name of the wolf rider.
The number of horsemen has also increased from 1,300 horsemen to 215 horsemen left today.
The alien Rong people in the north live in the vast grasslands, and the reason why they can often invade and plunder in the south is because of their ability to move without a trace.
If you really want to turn from defense to offense, you must have a sharp cavalry.
Beat them hard until they were afraid.
Dealing with aliens, Lu Bu has never been a lover of pacifism.
Now he has a war horse in his hand, and all he lacks is time.
The news that the wolf cavalry camp was going to expand soon spread throughout the barracks.
Gao Shun also said in his lecture that those who perform well in daily training can be given priority to be included in the list of wolf riding camps.
Who doesn't want to join the wolf camp?
This news undoubtedly gave the recruits a strong dose of stimulant.
As a result, in the various cruel trainings that followed, almost all of the soldiers gritted their teeth and exerted infinite fighting spirit.
On this day, as soon as Lu Bu finished inspecting the barracks, Xi Ce sent Hu Che'er to invite Lu Bu to talk.
When I came to the lobby, there were already many people in the hall in order of priority.
Seeing Lu Bu come in, everyone stood up and saluted, shouting 'General'.
Lu Bu nodded and motioned for everyone to sit down, but found two unfamiliar faces, so he looked at Xi Ce.
Both of them are middle-aged, wearing thick fur coats, and the man on the left has a short beard, thick eyebrows, and a square face; The man on the right is slightly obese, with a kind smile on his round fleshy face from time to time.
"Zhongshan businessman Jia Sushuang (Zhang Shiping), I have seen General Lu." The two people sitting below got up at the same time and reported their names.
Merchant?
Lu Bu muttered, his face filled with suspicion, "Why did you come?" ”
"Both of us are horse merchants, so naturally we are here for horses." Zhang Shiping, who was a little older, arched his hand to Lu Bu to explain his intention.
Lu Bu probably understood that selling horses was probably a joke idea, anyway, he had enough horses at the moment, and he didn't worry about such a little war horse, so he asked the two: "I don't know how much to bid?" ”
The two of them have been selling horses for many years, and they already know the price of horses, so Su Shuang said: "The top horse is 80,000 yuan, the middle is 60,000 yuan, and the inferior 20,000 yuan, I don't know what the general wants." ”
Lu Bu was almost blank about doing business, but when he heard that inferior horses could be sold for 20,000 yuan, his mind buzzed, and the whole world fell silent.
How many warhorses does he have? More than 60,000 horses.
Even if it were all sold for the price of an inferior horse, it would be 120,000 yuan.
What a terrifying number.
The current price of grain in the Han Dynasty was about 60 yuan, and an adult man would need about three stone rations per month, that is, 180 yuan.
A medium-sized war horse can be exchanged for a thousand stone of grain, which is enough to feed three hundred people for a month.
So what's the problem!
Thinking of this, Lu Bu slapped the table, looked at Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping with bright eyes, and said in an extremely bold tone: "Okay, I'll sell you 10,000 horses first!" ”
When the two of them heard this, their legs and stomachs twitched, and they almost fell to the ground on the spot.
After stabilizing his figure, Su Shuang, who was round and chubby, said with a sad face: "General, although the two of us have some money to spare, we can't afford to buy so many horses. ”
At this time, Xi Ce, who was sitting next to Su Shuang, opened his mouth to remind Lu Bu: "General, if you throw tens of thousands of horses into other states and counties at once, it will inevitably cause the depreciation of horses. What's more, such a big movement will definitely attract the attention of the imperial court. If we let the Son of Heaven know that we are selling the war horses of the Xianbei people, I am afraid it will not be easy to explain afterwards. ”
Lu Bu thought about it carefully, "What about Mr. Yi's opinion?" ”
Xi Ce pondered for a while, looked at Su Zhang and the others, and slowly spoke: "I can sell you two or five hundred medium horses first, and if you don't have thirty million yuan, you can also owe it for the time being." ”
When the two of them heard this, they immediately came to their senses, the horse business in the southern counties has always been priceless, and they don't worry that these war horses can't be sold.
A sure-fire deal.
To say that you are not impressed is to deceive yourself.
But as businessmen, the two have traveled south and north over the years, saved some fame, and have seen a lot of big worlds.
In the world, how can there be such a cheap good thing.
The two of them didn't make a sound, just listened to the joke below.
"Presumably, the two of them also know that the five plains are poor and have been devastated by the war. Grain seeds, farm tools, pig iron, fur fabrics, these are basically a big part missing, the next time you come, if you can bring these things, or introduce other merchants to sell here, our general is willing to buy them at double the market price. ”
After the joke was finished, he took a sip of tea.
"That's all?" The two asked tentatively, especially a little unconvinced.
Xi Ce nodded, smiled, and that's all.
Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping left with five hundred horses, and when they left, Lu Bu sent the two to the city gate in person.
This behavior naturally made the two of them feel good.
Everyone in the world looks down on them and the like, although this Lu Bu is a martial artist, he can treat him like this, and he will be rewarded in the future.
Looking at the caravan in the distance, Xi Ce retracted his gaze, tilted his head sideways, and said playfully: "I heard that the price of the third prince of the Son of Heaven is only 10 million yuan, general, are you interested in doing it for a year and a half?" ”
Lu Bu was stunned at first when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "Although Wuyuan is poor, he is also free. If the gentleman has that mind, he is willing to support it with all his might. ”
I have money in my pocket, and I have a lot of confidence.
The two joked for a while, and then walked back to the city.