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"Hahaha, please get up quickly."

The imperial horse approached, turning over and stepping forward, while waving his hands, two gentle strong winds helped the two of them up, smiled at them, and looked at the city wall under construction not far away, and nodded slightly.

"I just heard what Zhang Han said, you wait here and wait for me, why don't you find me for something important?"

Walking casually on the site in front of the city wall, a city gate is being built in front of you. Large pieces of wood are clamped on both sides, and mud and mud are mixed according to a certain proportion. Tamp vigorously.

This is the first time Zhou Qing has seen such a city wall built. It seems that there are no bricks and stones, but the city wall built in this way is not bad, and it will not be too late to make something like that after the military academy has further accumulated.

"Wuzhen Hou Mingcha also."

"Wu Shiluo came here, but he has an important matter to talk to Marquis Wu Zhen."

Wu Shiluo, father and son stood upright, looked at Marquis Wuzhen who was not far away, and then looked at Zhang Han, Miss Bai and others who were not far away on the other side, took a step forward again, and fell slowly.

"Oh, tell me?"

Zhou Qing nodded.

"A month ago, there was a letter from the king of Guowei's mansion to my servant, saying that he would purchase [-] war horses for military use. However, half a month ago, General Meng Tian from the Jiuyuan Camp also came to the document, saying that he would purchase [-] war horses for supply. Nine Plains Army."

"There are a total of [-] war horses, and there are also supplies for the follow-up of the Lantian Camp. I am afraid that there are no less than [-] war horses. If it was a few years ago, these war horses should be easily obtained."

"However, in the past one or two years, Touman, the Xiongnu, has become powerful and has unified many tribes of the Huns, and has strictly prohibited the tribes of the Huns from selling war horses to the Great Qin. Therefore, I am afraid that it will be difficult, and it will take a while to get them together. "

Wu Zhiluo's expression was a bit serious, but this matter was true, and for the past few months, he had been running around in Longxi and North, all he wanted to do was gather hundreds of thousands of horses as soon as possible.

It's a pity that the Xiongnu's tribe is getting tighter, and the value of the things they want to exchange is getting higher and higher. Even if they can make up the whole number, it is afraid that the Wu family will consume a lot this time.

It's fine to consume a lot of money, but the key is that it is likely to delay time. It is already August, and according to the time of the document issued by the Guowei's mansion, it must be sent to Xianyang before the early spring of next year.

"so?"

Zhou Qing narrowed his eyes slightly, turned his body slightly, met Wu Shiluo's gaze, and spoke softly.

"How dare I delay the affairs of the Great Kingdom like this."

"In the first battle against Ma Ushi, he decided to prepare all of them, just ask for a little delay."

Wu Zhiluo's bow was another great gift, and he also understood the current king's temperament, as long as he did what he ordered perfectly, it would be a meritorious service, otherwise it would be a great demerit.

It is extremely difficult to prepare [-] war horses before the early spring of next year!

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"Military affairs, do you know the price of delaying a little time?"

Zhou Qing shook his head, since the Guowei mansion asked for horses at this time, it must be useful, otherwise it would not be the case, and Meng Tian from the Jiuyuan camp, recruiting new troops, is also the time to purchase a large number of war horses.

Next year, the Xiongnu in the north definitely wants to take the opportunity to go south, and the Jiuyuan camp is a barrier. If there are not enough horses, how can they resist the Huns? If there are not enough horses in the Lantian camp and the Guanwai camp, how will they go east? Hangu.

Now that something has happened, we have to try our best to solve it. Although it is difficult, it is not that Longxi and Beidi cannot find even [-] war horses. Although they have not used their magical powers, they can vaguely guess Wu Shiluo's intention.

It is nothing more than a conspiracy between one's own interests and the balance of military and national affairs.

"I'm terrified."

Wu Shiluo lowered his eyebrows and did not dare to say much, Wu Yingyuan beside him also bowed deeply.

"Have you ever been to Yuezhi, Wusun and other countries?"

Zhou Qing asked again.

"Over the years, I have been there several times. To the west of the big river, there are various countries, occupying many desert green lands. Yuezhi and Wusun are the two most powerful countries."

"It's just that, although the two countries are strong, most of the war horses needed by the soldiers under their command are purchased from the Xiongnu and other countries further to the west. The horses produced in their own countries are even rougher, and they can be used to transport food, grass, luggage or meat. , thinking that horses for war are slightly insufficient."

Wu Shiluo felt a little bit, and responded slowly.

Unexpectedly, Marquis Wu Zhen knew nothing about the land of Longxi, but although the countries west of the great river also had war horses, there were very few war horses that were really suitable for military needs. He had always bought them from the Huns in the north.

Occasionally, I also buy some from Yueshi and Wusun, but the proportion is too small.

"So, next year is it really impossible to prepare all the war horses in Xianyang?"

Zhou Qing was not clear about the ownership of the horses in Yuezhi, Wusun and other countries, but in his own opinion, that was not a problem. Horses from all countries can be transported here.

Take your eyes off Wuzhiluo and look around. The city wall here belongs to, not far from Tianshui Lake, and far from the border of Daqin. Although it is only nine miles now, it can continue to extend for another day or two.

"Qian Hong!"

Without waiting for Wu Shiluo's response, Zhou Qing set his sights on Bai Qianhong.

"grown ups."

Step forward and bow down.

"From now on, with you as the leader, we will prepare for the establishment of the Tianshui Chamber of Commerce, and assist Wu Zhiluo to prepare all the war horses before next year. At the same time, we will open up a major commercial route from Tianshui to the Xiongnu, Yuezhi, Wusun and other countries."

This idea has already been mentioned to Bai Qianhong, and now that Wu Zhiluo is here, and there is such a difficult problem, it should be a good opportunity, and it is appropriate to open up the main road in the long river of time.

"Yes, my lord."

Bai Qianhong showed her head lightly, she was already prepared in her heart.

"Wu Shiluo, over the years, you have made great contributions to Daqin. Now that the Marquis has heard about this, I will help you. What do you think?"

Then, he looked at Wu Zhiluo again.