Deployment and campaigning of a large army cannot be accomplished in a short time, especially mobilizing the troops from the three counties, which also takes time.
Therefore, Jin Yao still didn't know that because he was looking for him and to frighten the Western Region, Xiao Xu had already begun to mobilize his army to attack Che Division.
At this time, Jin Yao took Tao Yao on the road to Cheshi King City.
Different from the ruins seen in later generations, except for the architectural style of the Western Regions at this time, which was different from that of the Central Plains, everything else was similar. They were all built with wood and stone, not sand.
"Wait here for a moment!" Smelling the faint smell of blood in the air, Jin Yao hid Tao Yao behind a huge boulder. Before Tao Yao could ask him where he was going, he looked at Jin Yao's figure.
Disappeared from sight.
Less than half a day later, Jin Yao returned with a blood-stained cloth bag on his body.
"Did you kill someone again?" Tao Yao asked with a frown as she looked at the bloody hem of Jin Yao's clothes.
"They are all damned people!" Jin Yao did not explain too much.
The smell of blood came from a mountain village, which was also a den of horse bandits that had been entrenched in this area all year round. Therefore, they robbed the travelers, and Jin Yao robbed them. Who made Jin Yao have nothing to do and could only use
This method is the fastest way to obtain the popular currency of the Western Regions.
"Thief?" Taoyao also understood.
Jin Yao nodded and took Tao Yao to continue heading towards Cheshi's royal city. After walking for about two days, he finally saw Cheshi's royal city, a small city in an oasis, similar to counties in various countries.
There were quite a lot of people traveling back and forth, and the number of people was probably around 30,000 to 50,000.
Vendors were selling along the street, some were selling meat skewers, some were selling rice, some were selling rice balls, some were selling fruits and vegetables, and some were selling people!
People and animals were imprisoned together and sold together, waiting for their employers to come and select them.
"Who are those people?" Jin Yao frowned. Human trafficking has been banned in the Central Plains for a long time. Even if there are still some people, it is done in private, and no one dares to put it openly.
"Prisoners of war! There are constant battles between countries. Big countries annex small countries, big tribes devour small tribes, and the people of the annexed countries and tribes will become prisoners of the victorious country and be sold like goods." Taoyao said as usual.
With.
Jin Yao didn't have any bodhisattva heart and spent all his wealth to redeem people, so he looked at the tall horse in the fence.
They are different from the war horses trained by the Xiongnu and the Central Plains. These horses are taller. The key is that these horses have thin heads, tall necks, slender limbs, thin skin and fine hair, and light steps.
Seemingly feeling that Jin Yao was interested in those horses, Taoyao also took the initiative to explain:
"That is a specialty horse of the Dawan Kingdom. Because it sweats like blood, we also call it a blood-sweating horse. It's extremely unbelievable. I didn't expect that a Dawan businessman would sell it today."
"A bloody horse!" Jin Yao's eyes became even more intense.
In front of a sweat-blooded horse, all horses have to step aside. No matter now or in future generations, no matter how expensive a car is, it may not be able to compare with a purebred sweat-blooded horse.
"Such sweat horses are very expensive and hard to find, but their strength, speed and endurance far exceed those of ordinary horses."
Tao Yao continued to introduce, and then also became a little confused, "The sweat-blooded horse is also a prohibited product for sale in Dawan Kingdom.
Even those that are sold are disabled, or castrated and sterile. The origin of this bloody horse seems not to be correct!"
Jin Yao naturally also knew that the sweat-blooded horse was one of the most suitable horse breeds as war horses. The Han Dynasty was able to defeat the Huns, which was attributed to the sweat-blooded horse that Zhang Qian brought back from Dawan.
The sweat horses brought back by Zhang Qian were used as stallions by the Han Dynasty to breed and breed offspring, and they became the main horses for the Han Dynasty cavalry. For this reason, the Royal Horse Supervisor was established to start the horse administration, and even the abandoned horses were
The Grand Sima was also re-established, with Wei Qing taking charge of the army and horse administration.
"This is a disabled war horse. You can tell just by looking at its hind limbs!" Jin Yao naturally understands horses.
Seen from the front, this bloody horse looks like a beautiful streak of silver.
However, when it walks around, it always lifts its right hind limb slightly, and the horse dealer also knows how to follow behind the bloody horse, using his body to block the lightly lifted hind limb, and does not move.
Let it move around more.
"This is a mare, about three years old!" Tao Yao translated for Jin Yao after listening to the horse dealer's introduction.
"How much!" Jin Yao looked at the sweat horse and wanted it even more. Mares are capable of breeding offspring. They don't need a working horse now, but need countless such war horses.
After Taoyao knew that Jin Yao was interested, she started to bargain with the horse dealer.
Jin Yao looked around the silver-white sweat-blooded horse carefully, and the silver-white sweat-blooded horse raised its head high and looked at Jin Yao in a humane manner, with a pleading look in its eyes.
Tao Yao was obviously no match for the horse dealer. He came back and told Jin Yao the price just a moment later, without knowing how to bargain.
"Five hundred gold?" Jin Yao frowned. He robbed a thief's village and didn't even get five hundred gold. Now a bloody horse actually costs five hundred gold.
Although Jin Yao was very sure that this bloody horse was worth the price, it was also true that he had no money.
"Tell him, this guy is not easy to take action. Even if someone buys it, he will be easily noticed and chased by Dawan. Moreover, he is injured and cannot be used as a mount. The maximum is 100 gold!" Jin Yao said,
Teach Taoyao how to bargain.
Taoyao relayed Jin Yao's words to the horse dealer, and the horse dealer finally realized that Jin Yao was the speaker. He had seen through it just now and thought that Jin Yao was just Tao Yao's guard. Now it seems that he is looking down on others.
"It's hard to find a sweathorse. If it's a normal and healthy sweathorse, how can it be sold by itself?" The horse dealer reorganized his words and refused to give in at all.
"Privately owning a sweat horse is a serious crime that requires decapitation. If I guessed correctly, your sweat horse should not be obtained normally, so you have to rush to sell it. You can keep it without selling it, or we can just sit there.
Look how you were killed by Dawan's envoy!" Jin Yao said with a smile, and Taoyao helped explain it again.
After listening to Taoyao's story, the horse dealer's expression finally changed. His sweaty horse had indeed come from a wrong place. They had stolen it from the horse farm in Dawan, and the injuries on its hind legs were caused by their careless handling.
Got it.
The reason why I went to Cheshi to sell it in the market was because I wanted to sell it before Dawan found out, and then hide in big countries like Loulan, Wusun, etc. Dawan couldn't do anything to them.
"Two hundred gold, no more!" The horse dealer finally relented.
Two hundred gold is enough for a group of them to run away and settle down, making them rich for several generations.
"A hundred at most. Except for us, no one in the entire chariot division can afford this money. Of course, if he is not afraid of death, he can sell it to the nobles who are charioteers and see if these nobles are willing to pay or swallow his horses.
, and then send him to Dawan!" Jin Yao continued to ask Tao Yao to translate.
Hearing Jin Yao's words, the horse dealer's expression changed again. He had been bringing blooded horses to sell for a few days. It did cause a sensation at first, but not many people were really willing to pay.