Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

And then, after promising that he and others would be responsible for taking care of the horses along the way and dealing with some diseases that appeared among the horse herd, Sarituya also adjusted his mood and temporarily entrusted the rights of his patriarch to the clan Another veterinarian who can be said to be highly respected, led a few tribesmen to drive the horses, followed Zhang Yan and gradually moved towards the Han city in the south.

Until this time, Xu Huang, who knew that all the dust had settled, couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, he turned around and looked at the horses behind him, inevitably feeling a little sense of accomplishment in his heart.

It's just that not too long later, he discovered that the girl who spoke Chinese with a slight accent jumped off the other party's mount and sat on his carriage in two steps.

"I can't tell, you're quite rich?"

Hesitating to speak, he said to Xu Huang that Sarituya didn't expect the price change of those millions of dollars, and the other party agreed easily without even blinking his eyebrows, as if it was spent. Gold is not gold, but clods of dirt on the ground that can be seen everywhere.

And this kind of bold, or somewhat taken advantage of behavior, even made her feel that the Han people in the south were already rich enough to be completely different from the Huns or other surrounding countries. The feeling of competing at the same level.

I have always lived on the prairie in the north. Although I heard my family members mention how large the population and bustling streets are in the southern cities when I was young, but if I really go south to experience The style of the Han Dynasty, such an experience can be said to be the only one for Sari Tuya.

The feeling that Xu Huang showed in front of her immediately gave her the idea that she seemed to be able to have a deeper communication with the other party, or a deeper cooperation.

Slightly pursing his lips, although he has become the leader of the Yitu clan at the age of twenty with the help of his background and blood, but in Sarituya's view, apart from knowing some other clan members Apart from the knowledge she doesn't understand, she doesn't seem to have made any contribution to her ethnic group in terms of trade, production, etc., which inevitably makes her feel a little uncomfortable sitting in this position.

After finally meeting Xu Huang, a Han Chinese who came from the south, and at the same time a Han Chinese general who seemed to have a high status, Sari Tuya's mind became active subconsciously.

Opposite her, Xu Huang didn't seem to expect that the girl would come up and ask such a misleading question, so he was a little stunned for a while, not knowing how to reply to the other party.

He hesitated and murmured for a long time, and after remembering that the girl seemed to be much more talkative than she looked on the outside, he finally put away the doubts in his heart, and his expression became a little more natural.

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"Well...it's okay, my family is not bad, but it's definitely not the kind of wealthy family that can support the formation of thousands of cavalry."

"It's not me who bought the horse this time, but my lord Zhang Yan. He is indeed... very rich, very very rich."

"The reason why I can accept your temporary price increase just now is that on the one hand, it is because I need to trouble you to help with the transportation, which has a certain cost, and on the other hand, it is also because according to my master's budget, I want to buy such a 1000-[-] Horses with a quality of more than [-] kg would have cost [-] or more five baht to do so.”

"Why, could it be that you were cheating me just now, is this horse not worth ten thousand dollars?"

Frowning, he asked the other party, because it was the first time for Xu Huang to bypass those Han businessmen and directly trade with the Huns, so although he felt in his heart that the horses were worth the money, it could even be said that they were The value for money is excellent, but from the perspective of the Huns, Xu Huang has no certainty in his heart whether he has been slaughtered or not.

And the other party's hesitant appearance earlier made him even more suspicious that the [-]% price increase was just a temporary decision of the other party, and his behavior of not haggling gave the other party a feeling that he was very good. The idea of ​​cheating.

With a slightly sullen face, Xu Huang didn't feel any anger at this time. On the contrary, he just held an attitude like paying tuition fees, and calmly asked the patriarch of the Xiongnu Yitu clan for advice, and at the same time wanted to Learn some other news from the other party's mouth.

On the other side, Sarituya shook her head in a panic when she heard the words, and quickly explained to the other party.

"No, no, the horses of our Yitu clan are very famous in the entire grassland, even in the south near your big Han's Mayi. As long as you compare with the horses in the hands of those Han merchants, you will definitely find that the money was spent Great value for money and no regrets."

"Let's not mention our adult horses weighing more than 1000 and [-] catties. In normal trading, they would be sold for at least [-] or even [-] Han dollars a horse. If Nalan hadn't brought you here this time, Our clan will never give you such a favorable price."

"The previous [-]% price change is not only because of the cost of our clan grazing your horses along the way, but also because the horses traveling from the north to the south are likely to be damaged due to climate changes. Our clan is also You have to take some risk for it.”

"General Xu, you are our clan's guest and the clan's biggest customer in recent years. Our clan will never treat you like ordinary businessmen."

She explained to Xu Huang with some embarrassment. Sarituya also didn't want the other party to have bad thoughts about the Yitu clan because of her casual question, so it was inevitable that a trace of panic rose in her heart.

On the opposite side of her, Xu Huang nodded secretly after hearing this, as if he agreed with Sari Tuya's statement.

Just recalling the previous appearance of the other party, Xu Huang obviously felt that the leader of the Xiongnu clan was a little hesitant to speak, as if he was beating something on the sidelines.

Considering that he was a warrior after all, he didn't want to beat around the bush to guess what the other party was thinking, so he took the initiative to ask the other party and asked loudly without even thinking about it.

"So that's the case, that's too much to worry about."

"But if it wasn't for Mr. Xu this time, I spent some extra money to go out, then what's the point of your questioning earlier, girl?"

Caressing the beard on his chin, Xu Huang asked the other party while riding the carriage like this. He didn't have any extra thoughts in his mind, and he just thought of it as a casual question after dinner.

But to his surprise, the information mentioned by Sarituya next made him feel a little embarrassed.

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"Actually...it's not a big deal."

"It's just that when I saw General Xu spend money like water, you didn't frown after throwing away millions of dollars worth of gold, so I couldn't help but feel a little curious in my heart."

"If it's an ordinary businessman, I will naturally not ask more questions this time. After all, those guys are like getting into the money's eye. They will definitely not have any interest in things that are not profitable."

"It's just that now, General, I see that you are a military general who is marching and fighting, and the people behind you are extremely rich... Then, the horses that are stronger and rarer than the horses you brought back, do you want General Xu to drop by? Go and have a look?"

There was a glimmer of hope in his eyes, and Sarituya didn't know whether the other party would be interested in "that thing", and he was not sure whether the rather high price was within Xu Huang's tolerance.

I just thought that Xu Huang, as a warrior on the battlefield, would definitely not have too much affection for horses. Looking at the other party with some expectation at this moment, Sari Tuya's words also carried a slight sense of temptation .

If the other party is really willing to pay to buy those two "monsters", it can be said to be a happy event for both his own clan and the entire Xiongnu Youxian royal family who have gained huge benefits from it. thing.

Even if the other party rejected my recommendation in the end, it would not waste too much time, and it would not delay the other party's major events, if he walked around along the way.

On the other hand, Xu Huang also reined in the reins after hearing Sarituya's words. Although his natural character is quite cautious, he would not easily do unnecessary things, but after all, as a warrior, horses To him, it was like a comrade-in-arms or a brother who went to battle together to kill the enemy. This horse was more excellent than the 1000-two-hundred-jin horse behind him, and he inevitably had a faint curiosity in his heart.

After seeing the other party reining in the reins, Sarituya suddenly felt a little joy in his heart, then pointed to a hidden mountain depression near the farmhouse, and explained to Xu Huang neatly:

"General Xu, just a few days ago, our warriors from the Youxian Royal Court of the Huns once encountered two tall and handsome BMWs, a male and a female, on the grassland. It looks like the product of the crossbreeding of prairie horses and Dawan horses in the west, each of which is more than seven feet tall and weighs at least two thousand Han Jin, and is as powerful and majestic as two giants."

"The male horse among them is as white as snow, as beautiful and handsome as a nobleman, and the female horse is as blood-red and dazzling as the setting sun, and has an extremely violent and domineering personality. She often eats raw meat, which makes ordinary people wait. Dare to approach."

"The number one warrior in our royal court, that is, the King Huchuquan you saw today also tried to tame those two steeds, but even if he was as brave as the other party, he couldn't beat them. The only way is to use force to subdue the opponent, but not to make this steed feel subdued."

"If your spare money is enough, you might as well think about it and buy these two horses and bring them back to your lord. Thinking about the history of big men like clouds and strong men like rain, find one or two who are like champions." Hou Nai, a peerless hero who can tame this horse, should be no problem."

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Chapter 30 Wancheng

The scorching heat is still going on.

I don’t know if it’s because of its proximity to the river. Compared with other states and counties in Dahan, Lujiang in June has strong sunshine and bursts of humid heat from the water network in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It steamed up from above, wrapping the entire county and making people a little breathless.

And in the most prosperous city in Lujiang...perhaps it could be the second most prosperous city, a somewhat low-key convoy passed the city gate along the path, and went straight to an unusually prosperous house in the city.

From the decoration on the carriage, it can be seen that the convoy probably came from a certain family in Lujiang, or a private vehicle within a certain merchant group, and the driver is also familiar with the interior layout of Wancheng.

Seeing some complicated patterns on the car, not only the residents coming and going in the city, but even the soldiers guarding the city couldn't help leaning forward slightly, with a hint of curiosity on their faces. .

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"Hey, aren't these the drivers of those big and small wealthy families in Shu County? Why aren't they staying at home to escape the summer heat today, and they all ran to our Wancheng side?"

"It's not easy to meet these big people on weekdays, but I don't know what's going on with these guys coming to our Wancheng..."

He muttered in a low voice, a guard in commoner clothes and a bamboo hat was leaning on the top of the city wall, looking at the car slowly passing by in front of him, the whole person looked a little dazed.Beside him, a soldier dressed in the same outfit was holding a rough spear, and after hearing the muttering of his companion, he couldn't help but glance at the carriage of the carriage.

You know, in this scorching weather, not to mention the fair-skinned and tender-faced faces of those aristocratic families, even the capital city of Guizhou, who rely on a handful of strength to eat, would like to hide at home to avoid the summer heat, unless it is absolutely necessary. Absolutely unwilling to go to work.Now that he and the others actually saw the vehicles of several aristocratic families coming all the way from Shu County, which was hundreds of miles away, the soldier suddenly thought subconsciously of what was said a few days ago from the servant of the Dahuqiao family in the city. secret.

"Good guy, what that fellow Qiao Si said is true..."

"Is it true that the prefect of Lujiang is going to be replaced?"

He clicked his tongue slightly, and saw the soldier scratching the back of his head just like that, and then leaned the spear in his hand on the city gate beside him, looking at the carriage in disbelief. look like.

Beside him, the soldier who had spoken earlier also looked enviously at the cars driving towards the Qiao family's house in the city, wondering what he was thinking.

As early as a few days ago, rumors spread faintly in Wancheng, saying that Liu Hong, the emperor of the Han family who was far away in the sky, bestowed Wancheng on an extremely favored general surnamed Zhang. This Wancheng county is going to be renamed "Wan Guo" or "Wan Cheng Guo", from a county directly under the Han Dynasty to a county country. The inside is becoming a little panicked.

And not long after, some poor local scholars who were more or less able to read and write, and could be regarded as half scholars, began to popularize science with the people of Wancheng under the support and control of the aristocratic families behind them. The difference between "fiefdom" and "real seal" also calmed the emotions of the people in Wancheng by the way, and forcibly suppressed the faint trend of emigration that had a tendency to explode.

As we all know, apart from Hou Huo Qubing, the only champion of the Han Dynasty, only Cao Shen and Zhou Bo of the early Han Dynasty were awarded the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households by Liu Bang because of their proud military exploits. It was only sealed as eight thousand households, and it was not until later that it passed some temptations of Liu Bang, and was finally added as ten thousand households.

Now the population of Lujiang is close to [-], and the number of households has even surpassed [-]. Naturally, it will not be rewarded by the emperor Liu Hong of that day. In theory, there are only [-] households, and the status is far lower than that of Huo Qubing and others. Liehou.

You must know that this so-called food city means that all the families under the name of the Marquis must hand over their income in proportion to the rules set by the other party. The people can only bear it silently.

It would be fine if the new lieutenant was kind, but if the general of the Zhang family was harsher and more violent, then the entire people in the city would be plunged into dire torment.

Under such circumstances, according to the analysis of those humble scholars, the emperor of the current dynasty will never seal the entire Wancheng as a food town to the other party, at most he will use Wancheng as a fief, allowing Zhang Yan to have the right to govern .

As for the specific income of this lieutenant, it is very likely that in accordance with the practice of the Han Dynasty, a certain percentage will be withheld from the tax revenue of the entire Wancheng.

To put it simply, the current Wancheng is a large county with [-] households, so according to the rules, this new Marquis will only take ten percent from the various taxes of the entire Wancheng according to the number of [-] households. One-tenth of it as personal income.

And after hearing that the income of one's own family will not be handed over to the state because of the other party's accidental idea, those residents with some wealth such as farmers and merchants gradually settled down.

In any case, as long as their lives will not be greatly affected, to the people at the bottom, whether this Wancheng is "Wancheng County" or "Wancheng State" is actually nothing more than a matter of opinion to them. A trivial matter.

It was in such a somewhat relaxed atmosphere that some information about the newly promoted lieutenant gradually spread from the mouths of the servants of the largest wealthy Qiao family in Wancheng.

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"Hey, have you heard that the Marquis of Wan is the new prefect of Lujiang, and with his military merits, he has achieved the position of a local official at a young age..."

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"I've heard from the guys from the Qiao family a long time ago that they are not only the prefect of Lujiang, but also the second son-in-law of Mr. Qiao in that city. The reason why he came to Lujiang to take up his post probably has something to do with the second daughter of the Qiao family. .”

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"Oh, the youngest daughter of the Qiao family is married, why didn't I know about it? There are quite a few scholars in the Jiangdong area who wanted to pick off that corolla, why was it snatched away by an outsider without making any noise? "

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"Don't talk about it, it's not just two days ago. I heard that even the wedding ceremony in the imperial capital is over. In two days, it is estimated that the husband and wife will both return to Lujiang. Depressed and drunk all night crying..."

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In this way, all kinds of conjectures and conjectures are constantly fermenting in Wancheng, which is not too big, but it is also quite a prosperous county.

Among them, there are not only the curiosity of the low-level people about the gossip of the new prefect, but also the efforts made by some unsatisfactory scholars in order to please Zhang Yan and find a way out for their future.

It's just that amid such rumors, there were a few rare figures who didn't express any opinions, and even pretended to be ignorant.

Among them, the most representative one is naturally the Wanchengqiao family in the center of the whirlpool of public opinion...

Chapter 31 Hashi Gen's Thoughts

"Hehe... Wancheng went to the county to enshrine the country this time, and was named by His Majesty the Emperor as my Lujiang county home. I think that the status of the Qiao family must go a step further..."

"Although the old man is no longer in the position of Jiuqing, since you and I are from the same township, then here today, we must congratulate Mr. Qiao."

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Lujiang Wancheng, just when several convoys from neighboring Shu County outside the city were slowly marching towards the city, the largest and most luxurious building in the city, Qiaofu, was already occupied by two old men. Sitting quietly in the courtyard, it seems to be drinking tea and admiring the flowers, and it seems to be chatting about something.

And looking around, in this huge courtyard, apart from the two old men in their forties, there was not even a maid who was in charge of accompanying them. It was obvious that the two were chatting, wasn't it? Confidential things that ordinary people can hear.

Gently holding up the teacup, he pointed to a man in front of him with a haggard face, but he sat upright, and every move he made was a signal from an old man with a slight military air. With the appearance of a rich man, he smiled and faced this old friend who came to visit him from his hometown a few days ago and stayed in his home for several days without leaving.

It's just that although the two of them are currently in harmony with each other, and the atmosphere between them can be considered relatively harmonious, in his heart, Qiao Xuan inevitably feels a little bit guilty about the man in front of him. .

A few days ago, through the news from his youngest daughter, he learned that Zhang Yan, the adoptive son of the Zhongchang servant Zhang Rang and one of his sons-in-law, the backbone general Zhang Yan, was exceptionally promoted as a first-class general. Waiting for Liehou, and at the same time, this fief is in his hometown Wancheng, so it can be said that he is quite happy, waiting with full anticipation for the return of the other party with his little daughter Qiaoying in the near future.