At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 76
In the early morning of the second day, Li Jing led his troops to leave the county, and continued to escort the soldiers to the north to Zhuojun. Starting from Zhuojun County to the east, you can reach the Liaohe River all the way eastward, which is the dividing line between the Sui Dynasty and the land of Goguryeo. Liaodong City will be the first stop for Yang Guang to conquer Goryeo by land.

Due to the opening of the Yongji Canal, materials from the Central Plains and the Jianghuai area were continuously transported to Zhuojun by water, so Zhuojun naturally became the most important logistics supply place for the Sui army.

Yang Guang’s personal conquest of Goryeo this time used hundreds of troops, plus the civilians and soldiers who delivered supplies, the total number exceeded 2 million, so Li Jing’s team of soldiers and leather transporters was only the tip of the iceberg. At the same time, all over the country Supplies, Sui soldiers, and servants are gathering non-stop to Zhuojun.

Undoubtedly, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was very determined to conquer Goguryeo this time. It could even be said that he gambled on the fate of the country. It is thankless, and it is even more unnecessary to mobilize the whole country and gamble on the national fortune to fight it.

Of course, Gao Bufan is not Yang Guang, and he didn't bother to figure out Yang Guang's intentions. After Li Jing left, he took his family back to Feiying Racecourse. Since his father Gao Kaishan injured his calf, the pasture could only be handed over to him temporarily. This young player took care of it.

At this time, Housekeeper Xia was solemnly saying to Gao Bufan: "Young master, it will be September soon, in addition to beans, we have to find a way to buy war horses. If we can't hand over the horses to the court in full and on time, we Race farms may be disqualified from continuing to raise horses, and may even be fined heavily.”

Gao Bufan is also very headache at the moment. Although there is a shortage of beans now, he can barely make up if he can find a way. However, in the battle outside the county town, hundreds of horses were damaged in Feiying Racecourse, and it is too difficult to make up for it. Well, you can't find so many war horses in the market, even if there are, the price is quite astonishing, several times more expensive than the imperial court's purchase price, it's a big loss!

Housekeeper Xia sighed and said, "Now it seems that we can only go to other counties to buy them at a high price. There are hundreds of war horses. I'm afraid the gold and silver brought back by the young master last time will not be enough!"

"I'll go to the prefect!" Gao Bufan said helplessly. Although he looked down on Lu prefect a little bit, but now he can only bite the bullet and find him to solve the problem. Thanks to his contribution, he has to help Feiying Racecourse in both public and private matters.

Steward Xia was secretly delighted when he heard the words, he complained to Gao Bufan, and it was exactly this idea, if Prefect Lu was willing to intercede, it shouldn’t be a big problem to reduce some of the quotas at Feiying Racecourse, after all, the loss of war horses at Feiying Racecourse was also to eliminate Zhang Jin said that not only was there no fault, but meritorious service!
At this moment, Gao Shixiong's broken gong and loud voice suddenly sounded outside the house: "Boss Changqing, come out to pick up the guests quickly, and see what good things our two brothers brought you, haha... Xi Lulu! "

"This kid is yelling, what kind of horse is called... a horse?" Gao Bufan was a little funny at first, but he immediately realized something, exchanged glances with Steward Xia, and immediately ran out in a hurry.

I saw Gao Shixiong and his brothers riding triumphantly on two tall horses, and there was a group of horses not far behind them. Just looking at the markings, they were not from the Flying Eagle Racecourse. Estimated to be more than a hundred horses.

Housekeeper Xia was surprised and delighted. He was so excited that he ran over quickly, and shouted: "Horses, so many horses! So many war horses!"

Gao Bufan's eyes fell on the person next to Brother Gao Shixiong, this person was a stranger, about 40 years old, dressed as a manager, with a smile on his face, neither humble nor overbearing, calm and sophisticated.

"Shixiong, Shiheng, where did you get so many war horses?" Gao Bufan asked calmly.

Brother Gao Shixiong was proud of himself, pulled Gao Bufan aside, and said in a low voice: "The patriarch mobilized everyone to piece together 42 horses, and the other [-] horses were specially given to you, Changqing. Manager Cui next to him is in charge!"

Gao Bufan couldn't help being taken aback, and blurted out: "Could it be someone from the Qinghe Cui family?"

Gao Shixiong couldn't help giving a thumbs up, and praised: "The boss is indeed the boss. He is smart. Except for the Qinghe Cui family, there is probably no family in the entire Sui Dynasty that has such a big hand."

Gao Shixiong did not boast that the Cui family of Qinghe and the Cui family of Boling share the same root and ancestor, and they are called "Cui Lu" together with the Lu family of Fan Yang. The private racecourse in the private racecourse turned in as many as [-] horses to the imperial court every year, which was ten times that of the Flying Eagle Racecourse. No wonder it was a hundred warhorses!

Gao Bufan was puzzled and said: "Why did Qinghe Cui send me a hundred war horses for no reason?"

Gao Shiheng was injured when he fell from a horse that day, and his hands and feet were dislocated. After he was connected, he was fine, but the scratches on his face began to scab. Most of his face was red and green, which was a bit scary, but this guy didn't seem to care at all, he said with a smile : "Boss doesn't know something, in fact, our Bohai Gao family and Qinghe Cui family are married, the two families are close, and the relationship is also close.

A few days ago, our disciples of the Gao family showed their might and participated in the extermination of the bandits. Zhang Jin said that he really became famous in the first battle, especially you, the boss, who is now a well-known young talent. But, hey, maybe we two brothers will be able to drink your wedding wine soon. "

Gao Bufan patted Gao Shiheng on the back of the head lightly, turned around and walked towards Cui Guanshi, clasped his fists and said: "Gao Bufan at Xiafeiying Racecourse, dare to ask, this is Cui Da Guanshi?"

Cui Guanshi immediately clasped his fists in return and said, "Don't dare, I'm Cui Hu, I've met Mr. Gao!"

Although this Cui Guanshi has a gentle temperament, but his eyes are restrained, his temples are bulging high, and his body is full of energy and blood. He must be a good player of both internal and external.

Gao Bufan said politely: "I heard that Chief Cui sent me a hundred high-quality war horses. As the saying goes, you don't get rewarded for nothing. I dare to accept such a big gift. I also ask Chief Cui to take it back. I sincerely accept it. gone."

As the saying goes, taking people softly and eating people short-sighted, no matter what Qinghe Cui's purpose is, Gao Bufan will definitely not want these hundred first-class war horses!
Cui Guanshi smiled and said: "Master Gao is out of sight. Qinghe Cui family and Bohai Gao family have been friends for generations, and they are also close neighbors. Now that Feiying Racecourse is in trouble, we should lend a helping hand, not to mention Mr. Gao eliminated the gangster Zhang Jinzhi , not only get rid of one harm for the people of Bohai County, but also get rid of one harm for the people of Qinghe County next door, Cui is the county magistrate of Qinghe County, and it is also appropriate to send a hundred war horses to express his heart."

"Yes, yes, yes, Changqing, just accept it, and your racecourse is short of horses. If you fail to hand in the full amount to the court on time, you will be punished." Brother Gao Shixiong persuaded.

Gao Bufan shook his head resolutely and said: "It's too expensive, I can't accept it, Cui Guanshi should take the horse back, and thank the noble chief for his kindness on behalf of my father and me."

Seeing Gao Bufan's resolute attitude, Cui Hu couldn't help but said embarrassingly: "If Mr. Gao doesn't accept it, the patriarch will definitely blame me for not being able to do things well. Otherwise, the hundred war horses will be temporarily lent by the Cui family to Feiying Racecourse. How about paying back when your racecourse becomes more abundant?"

This is not a problem, Gao Bufan is not a pedantic person, Flying Eagle Racecourse really needs horses at this time, there is no harm in borrowing them temporarily, so he nodded and said: "Thanks for that!"

Cui Hu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and said with a smile, "Young Master Gao, you are being polite."

"Boss Cui has worked hard, sit in the room, have a cup of tea, and I will write you another IOU." Gao Bufan said.

Cui Hu couldn't help but froze, and said with a wry smile: "Alright, Mr. Gao is young, but he is cautious in handling things, I admire you!"

Gao Bufan joked: "If others owe me money, I will be more cautious. Not only do I have to write an IOU, but I also have to put my fingerprints on it."

Cui Hu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed dumbly: "Then Mr. Gao, you'd better put your fingerprint on the IOU later."

At this time, the official road in the distance was dusty, a horse team came straight to the racecourse, and soon stopped on the other side of the river, but saw people screaming, it was very lively.

Cui Hu joked: "It seems that Mr. Gao will write an extra IOU today!"

(End of this chapter)