At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 318
Yu Wenhua and left with the popularity of Taipusi, Wei Zheng said worriedly: "My lord, it is no problem for us to raise [-] horses at the racecourse, but everything is difficult at the beginning. This year, it will definitely not be handed over, unless a large number of horses that are about to grow are purchased, but the investment will be very large, where can we get so much money all of a sudden?"

Butler Xia next to him smiled and said nothing, looking confident. Seeing this, Wei Zheng's heart moved slightly, and he couldn't help asking: "With Guanshi Xia's expression, could it be that there is enough money in the treasury? The problem is that the big deal is to find Turkic people to buy horses."

Steward Xia shook his head with a smile and said, "Mr. Wei misunderstood, that's my face, not an expression!"

Wei Zheng was speechless for a moment, Gao Bufan almost laughed out loud, and asked, "Butler Xia, how much money do we have left?"

Xia Caishen said straightforwardly: "Young Master, if you plan to spend money to buy horses to meet the quota, you should give up on it as soon as possible. Just paying the expenses for building the racecourse is enough to pawn your underpants, Young Master."

Gao Bufan couldn't help feeling nervous, now all the accounts are under the control of Xia Caishen, and he didn't go to check how much money was spent on building the racecourse, but it is estimated that the box of "soft food money" given by Xianniang has already been spent. , the next step is to buy furniture, mangers, saddles, and buy a lot of beans. The hundreds of horses stored in Lu Sanlang also need to settle the foster care fee, which must be a lot of money. In addition, the manpower of the racecourse is monthly. You have to pay wages, and you need money for food and clothing!
It costs a lot of money to raise dozens of people, let alone raise an army. Without economic foundation, it is useless to say anything, and the racecourse is now in the investment stage, it does not make money at all, and it needs a lot of money Throw money in!
Gao Bufan suddenly felt that he was very poor, maybe he was already in negative equity, and he was under a lot of pressure. He rubbed his hands to please him and said: "Uncle Xia, why don't you withdraw part of the emergency from the account of Feiying Racecourse, anyway, at the end of last year Only 850 horses were handed over to the imperial court, even if calculated based on the purchase price of 50 taels, Flying Eagle Racecourse also received 500 taels..."

Xia Caishen suddenly felt as if his tail had been stepped on, and he blew his beard and stared and said, "No, since the young master wants to start a family business by himself, don't always stare at the little grain seeds at home, not to mention that the money deducted from the operating costs is also worthless." There are not many left, and there are still dozens of people in the family to support, so the young master had better not even think about it."

Gao Bufan knew that this would be the result. It was more difficult than climbing to the sky to get some money from this miser and spend it. Fortunately, a windfall will be delivered to his door soon, which should be able to relieve his urgent needs. Young Master Gao gained confidence, waved his big hand and said: "If you don't let them down, there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain, and the boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge. The [-]th day of next month is an auspicious day. Invite all famous and surnamed people from Zhuo County to have fun, make a name for yourself, and don't worry about not having business."

Wei Zheng couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and blurted out: "Good sentence!"

Xia Caishen's eyes lit up, and he blurted out, "Good idea!"

Obviously, the focus of the two is different. Wei Zheng is concerned about Gao Bufan's success, while the God of Wealth is concerned about "gifts". With his young master's current face, as soon as the racecourse opens, local prominent families in Zhuo County will definitely come to congratulate him. Hey, you can definitely make a lot of money by then.

Despite the cold weather, the construction of the racecourse is still in full swing. The stables have been completely built, and the house for people is also in the final stage. It will definitely be completed before February [-]th, and the opening of the racecourse will not be delayed.

At present, the front yard of the house has been tidied up, and some rooms can even be occupied by people.After dismissing Yu Wenhua and a group of people, Gao Bufan, Wei Zheng and others returned to the front hall of the house. Naturally, it was much more comfortable and warmer here. Everyone gathered around the small red clay stove, warmed a pot of wine, and waited while drinking.

Who are you waiting for?

Naturally, wait for Han Laoshi!

Don't look at Han Laoshi's honesty, even two sticks can't hit a boring fart, but he is a leader among scouts. His arrow skills are superb, his hunting skills are superb, and his ability to track prey is even better. Trackers are obviously better than scouts. Tracking prey is easier.

That's right, Han Laoshi followed Batulu and his party. It has been ten days so far, and it is estimated that he will be back soon. Gao Bufan has great confidence in him. Han Laoshi never lost the chain when he was in Goguryeo.

Sure enough, Gao Bufan stayed at the racecourse for one night, and Han Laoshi rushed back the next morning. He had just rode his horse through the moat, and was surrounded by Gao Shixiong and others. before.

"Boss Changqing, Han Laoshi has discovered the residence of the Ministry of Chu." Gao Shixiong excitedly waved his fist as soon as he entered the door and said, "Why don't we act first, touch the door and kill them!"

Gao Bufan ignored Gao Shixiong, poured a bowl of hot wine himself and handed it to Han Laoshi, whose nose was red from the cold, and said, "Drink a glass of wine to warm up your body before talking slowly."

Han Laoshi took the hot wine and drank it down, grinning innocently and said with a smile: "Actually, Chulibu's resident is not too far away from here, it's just the downstream of a river four or five hundred miles to the northeast. A journey of two or three days, if you run fast, it will take less than two days."

Gao Bufan frowned and said, "Then why did it take you so long to come back? Did Fang Dui find out?"

Han Laoshi shook his head and said, "That's not true. That Baturu was as careful as a wolf, and walked around along the way, so it took a few more days."

Wei Zheng gave a light surprise when he heard the words: "It seems that this Batulu is not a brave and foolhardy person. Facing such an opponent, my lord must not take it lightly."

Gao Bufan was not surprised by this, although the majority of fools in this world, there are still quite a few smart people, so he asked: "How many people are left in the Chuli Department?"

Han Laoshi thought about it and said: "I observed around the camp in Chuli for two days. Their tribe has about 3000 people, and there are about 900 young and strong people who can mount their horses to fight. Just 200 people, riding and shooting skills are very good."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the words, but Gao Bufan was a little surprised. Originally, according to his speculation, even if the Chuli tribe was not wiped out by the plague, at least eighty-ninety percent of them would have died. This can be seen from the hygienic conditions in Habuli , if I hadn’t taken all kinds of strict sanitation measures myself, even if the Hari tribe didn’t exterminate the clan, there must be very few people who survived, and the living habits of the Chuli tribe must be similar to the Harry tribe, and there are still thousands of people. It is undoubtedly a miracle that people survived.

Wei Zheng twirled his beard and muttered: "Ha Chi said that there were 9000 people in the Chuli tribe, but now there are only more than [-] people left. It seems that the Chuli tribe suffered a lot from this plague. But the strength is still not to be underestimated, the battle strength of [-] or [-] is still not what our racecourse can handle, even the United Hari Department is not an opponent, can my lord have a perfect plan?"

Liu Gou'er, Liu Qijin and others were very calm. They had all fought bloody battles in Goguryeo, so they all knew that winning with less and more is Gao Gongzi's strong point. Now there are about 50 people who can fight in the racecourse, Bohai One hundred soldiers sent by the Gao clan, Bi Ri, will also arrive, together with one hundred fifty or sixty young men from the Hari tribe, the force can reach more than 300 people, which is enough for a battle.

Although Gao Bufan was very calm on the surface, he did not dare to be negligent in his heart. Although Chuli was severely damaged by the plague, it was much better than he expected. The youth of eight or nine hundred must not be ignored. The key point is that these people are nomadic The nation is proficient in riding and shooting, and its combat power is definitely stronger than that of the soldiers of the Gao clan. In addition, its military strength has an absolute advantage. If it is a frontal battle, its own side will undoubtedly lose.

Of course, the safest way is to borrow troops from the second elder brother Li Jing, but it is easy to fall into the trap, and it is a big taboo to send troops to fight without permission. If the Sui army participated in the battle, even if they won in the end, these trophies would definitely not be used for the racecourse. It is not worthwhile to make wedding clothes for people!
Gao Bufan looked out of the window and fell into deep thought!
(End of this chapter)