Chapter 142 The consensus between uncle and nephew
"Really," Zhao Hanzhang nodded solemnly, "more gold than real gold."
The four of them slowly calmed down, looked at each other and sat silently on the bullock cart without moving.
The three messengers on the other bullock cart were getting more and more discouraged. They were still wrapped in sacks. Although they couldn't see around them, they could hear them.
After hearing Zhao Hanzhang comfort the people with a few words, they felt that there was no hope of returning in this life.
She was obviously waiting for them to escape, so that she could kill them without any psychological burden; but if they didn't escape, what would be the good end for them?
They arrived at Zhao's Wubao in the evening. The parents of the four children had been waiting for them for a long time, and they immediately rushed to greet the convoy as soon as they saw it.
The four children were also very happy to see their parents. They jumped out of the car and ran over. The whole family hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Zhao Hanzhang dismounted and led Zhao Erlang forward.
After they had finished crying, he said: "Uncles and aunts, are you at ease now? They are doing well these days. They just miss you, so they have lost a little weight without thinking about eating and drinking."
They looked at their children carefully and could not say that they had lost weight without conscience, so they said: "Thank you so much, Sanniang. Come on, thank you three sisters quickly. If you three sisters hadn't sent troops this time, Wubao wouldn't have been so easy."
Preserved."
The four children hurriedly turned around and saluted Zhao Hanzhang.
Zhao Hanzhang returned the gift, touched the youngest girl's head and smiled.
Only then did they realize that Zhao Erlang was also back, and they said enthusiastically: "Erlang is also back. Come to Wubao quickly and come to my house for dinner tonight."
Zhao Erlang didn't want to go. He wanted to follow his sister. He looked around and asked, "Sister, where is my brother-in-law?"
Zhao Hanzhang smiled apologetically at his relatives, and then answered Zhao Erlang, "He is in the county seat. I will take you to see him later."
Zhao Ming, who came out after hearing the news, asked, "Does Sanniang want to imitate Dayu and stay out of the house three times?"
"How dare you, how dare you, when you are about to go in to see your uncle."
Zhao Ming's eyes fell on the bullock cart behind him, he raised his chin and asked, "Who are these people, and why do they still have children?"
Zhao Hanzhang said: "I found a few horse breeders and planned to build a horse farm in Xiping."
Zhao Ming thought deeply after hearing this, "This is a good idea. What we lack most in Wubao is horses."
"Yes, in this battle, if we had enough horses, why would Shile have attacked the city four times? We could have opened the city gate and fought him outside." Zhao Hanzhang said: "So I decided to build a bigger one.
Horse farm.”
Zhao Ming asked, "Do they know how to look at horses and raise them?"
Horse-making and horse-breeding are also skilled trades, and they are also in the craftsman's register, and their status is comparable to that of blacksmiths.
Zhao Hanzhang affirmed: "Yes, and it seems that his ability is not low."
Zhao Ming then asked, "Is there a foal?"
Zhao Hanzhang shook his head, "I was just about to talk to my uncle."
Zhao Ming: "...You don't even have a foal, so you found the horse breeder first?"
"Get ready first. This is called preparing for a rainy day, and horse breeders are rare. It's hard to find four. How can we wait any longer? What if someone turns around and is kidnapped?" Zhao Hanzhang said: "It's a foal, although
It’s rare, but I think with our Zhao family’s prestige and connections, we can buy some.”
Zhao Ming looked at her for a while and asked directly: "Who do you want to do this business with?"
Zhao Hanzhang said: "My uncle has an old relationship with Liu Yueshi of Bingzhou. I heard that Liu Yueshi has a very good relationship with the chief of the Xianbei Tuoba tribe. Maybe we can buy some Xianbei horses and foals from him."
Zhao Ming: "How do you know that Liu Yueshi has a good relationship with Xianbei? He has only been in Bingzhou for less than a year, right?"
Zhao Hanzhang smiled at him.
Zhao Ming rubbed his forehead and thought, "It's not impossible, but it's a long way from Bingzhou to here, and many places along the way are controlled by the Huns. I'm afraid it will be difficult for our Han caravans to cross."
Zhao Hanzhang said: "Let's try it with some money first. I don't think Liu Yuan wants his business routes to be cut off. Moreover, merchants have their own business channels, as long as we give them enough money."
"How much does it cost to make them work so hard?"
Zhao Hanzhang said: "What if we have goods that they can't get from elsewhere?"
She said: "Don't worry about how they will pass by. We will set a price. As long as they accept the price, the merchant will find a way to deliver the goods to us."
Businessmen have their own way of doing business. Just because noble families like them can't find a way doesn't mean they can't do it.
Zhao Ming asked: "What do we have here that attracts them to come?"
Zhao Hanzhang: "Liu Li."
Zhao Ming: "This thing is scarce, but judging from how much you sent it twice, it will soon become less scarce."
"I will have other things by then." Things that improve people's living standards, they can study it slowly. Anyway, there is plenty of time. Zhao Hanzhang said: "Ling people over first, maybe they will be convinced by our uncle."
With the charisma of the two nephews, it is possible to buy horses even if there are no scarce commodities?"
Zhao Ming: "It's getting late. Since you don't plan to enter the Wubao, you can go over there and take your time."
Zhao Hanzhang mounted his horse, smiled at Zhao Ming and said, "Uncle, Sanniang will be sad if you do this."
Zhao Ming waved at her in disgust.
Zhao Hanzhang immediately clasped his fists and said, "I'll leave this matter to my uncle. I'd like you to deal with it a bit."
After that, he greeted Zhao Erlang and took everyone to the county seat.
By the time they arrived at Xiping County, it was already dark, they could only see people dimly, and the city gate had long been closed.
The person guarding the city gate was Ji Ping. When he saw it was Zhao Hanzhang, he quickly asked someone to open the city gate and welcome him in.
Zhao Hanzhang pointed to the people on the bullock cart and said to Ji Ping: "These are the horse heads and horse handlers of our future racecourse. We have arranged the people."
"yes."
Zhao Hanzhang took the remaining people back to the county government office.
Three large sacks were carried to the yard and dropped. When Fu Tinghan heard the commotion, he ran out in confusion with a pen in hand and wooden clogs on his feet. He stared blankly at the sacks rolling on the ground, "
What's this?"
Zhao Hanzhang: "People!"
She asked someone to open the sack, revealing three people.
Fu Tinghan: "Who is this person and why is he put in the bag?"
Fortunately, the gap in this sack is big enough. Otherwise, what would I do if I suffocated inside?
Zhao Hanzhang smiled at the three of them and said, "You three, please introduce yourselves?"
Three messengers:…
People had to bow their heads under the eaves, and the three of them announced their names angrily, "I am Du Zhang."
"I'm going to set up."
"I'm in Gao'an."
Fu Tinghan: "So who are they?"
Zhao Hanzhang: "It's an envoy from the governor's office who came to Cai Racecourse to ask for a horse."
Only then did Fu Tinghan remember that they had robbed all the mature horses in the racecourse.
He looked at the embarrassed three people and felt a little guilty, "So this is what you want?"