Shopkeeper Yang Jianxin and Huang Yongtai are old customers of Xinghe Bank.
Since Yang Fan exchanged silver for gold, they have closely followed Zunhua's footsteps. They also made a fortune. Later, they began to buy open-hearth steel from Zunhua and sell it to Jiangnan.
Later, one of them won the Yangzhou Prefecture, and the other won the open-hearth steel agency rights of Yingtian Prefecture.
Their money is also deposited in Xinghe Bank in Yangzhou and Nanjing. They both do business with Xinghe Bank, and it is most convenient for them to deposit their money here.
This time they were the first to get the news. Dingyuanbo's Western Expedition was a complete victory and a large number of livestock were seized and prepared for auction.
They immediately realized that this was an opportunity to make a fortune.
Horses in the mainland are extremely expensive. Fortunately, in North China, Jiangnan, the richest region, does not produce horses. The gentry all ride in bullock carts. It is not that they have no money, but the horses have been requisitioned by the government and the army. The price of horses among the people is very high.
It's a sky-high price.
Mongolian horses can be used as war horses. They are much better than riding horses and dragging vehicles. As long as you get them back, you will make a fortune.
The two of them immediately booked tickets for the nearest clipper boat to Tanggu.
They are nouveau riche who made a fortune following Yang Fan. They are also the most open-minded to new things. This time they booked a suite with a balcony on a clipper ship.
The freeboard of the clipper ship is low. In order to reduce the windward area, there are only two decks on the waterline. The rooms on the highest deck are the most expensive. There is a corridor in the middle of this floor. There are rooms on both sides, and each room has a balcony.
, you can enjoy the sea view.
This is a large flying shear passenger ship newly launched by Beitang Shipyard, with a displacement of 2,000 tons. The decoration is very luxurious. Now the construction of military ships has been moved to the Jeju Island base. It has completely turned into a naval island.
.
Beitangkou Shipyard is now mainly engaged in the production of civilian ships. There are no old-fashioned ships such as Fuzhou Shipyards there. They are all various civilian ships such as clipper ships.
They boarded the Ming Dynasty's first luxury cruise ship in Yangzhou at noon. They were sitting opposite each other on the balcony, drinking Keemun black tea. Looking at the bright red tea soup, eating four-color snacks as refreshments, admiring the seagulls and
Waves. Feeling very comfortable.
"Old Yang, we have never handled this kind of livestock. Although we only need to transport it back to the south of the Yangtze River and turn it over to make money. However, there is a saying that it does not count the wealth of the family. The journey of thousands of miles is also
We alternate transportation by land and sea, so don’t get sick and lose money on the road." Huang Yongtai said worriedly.
"Hey! I thought you were worried about something. Several of the guys and servants I brought in the bottom warehouse are veterinarians, so you don't have to worry about epidemics. As long as the transportation problem is solved, just wait and make money. You
Look, especially the war horses. There are too many people who want them."
When Huang Yongtai heard about the war horses, he suddenly had an idea and said, "I heard that all the war horses in *** are uncastrated. This gives you room for maneuver."
Yang Jianxin understood immediately. If these war horses have not been castrated, they can be bred with local horses in Jiangnan. Or some of the stallions and mares brought back can be set up as a horse farm to breed themselves. This is a very profitable business. These hybrid horses
, which is adapted to the climate of Jiangnan and is more handsome than the local horses. This is a good business that can be passed down in the family.
Yang Jianxin raised his thumb and said, "Brother Huang, what a great idea. Why didn't I think of it? The horses from the south of the Yangtze River are all trafficked from the north. In order to make the horses docile, most of them are castrated. However, I don't know that the horses from the south are all trafficked from the north.
Is it suitable for raising horses?"
It is very important for livestock to adapt to the climate. If the soil and water are not suitable, they will die in large numbers.
Huang Yongtai smiled and said: "I don't know about Jiangnan, but Jiangbei can definitely raise horses."
"Oh, Brother Huang, do you have any evidence?"
"If nothing else, do you know why Taizu of this dynasty was able to defeat all the heroes and conquer the world alone?" Huang Yongtai said while looking at Yang Jianxin.
"Why, Taizu's great talents and strategies are his destiny."
Huang Yongtai shook his head and said: "In the former Yuan Dynasty, horses were raised in the Huaihe River. People like Taizu were familiar with horses since they were young, and they became tyrannical with their horse skills. They conquered the world because they rebelled in the horse-raising areas. They are all cavalry. Others
The forces are mainly infantry. Chen Youliang is
The navy is the main one. Naturally, even Taizu cannot be defeated."
The Yuan Dynasty's practice of "raising horses in the south and transporting grain by sea" planted a time bomb for itself, and also made Zhu Yuanzhang's Ming Dynasty possible.
Huang Yongtai continued: "This at least shows that Mongolian horses can be raised in southern Zhili. It's hard to say in Jiangnan, but there is definitely no problem in Lianghuai."
Yang Jianxin said: "Dingyuan Bo's western expedition, these seizures are a one-time deal, and once they are sold, they are gone. If you can set up your own horse farm, it will be a huge profit, and it will be a good business that can be passed down to your descendants."
Huang Yongtai said: "Who says it's not the case? By the way, there is another good news. Dingyuan Bo's fleet has horse ships. They are converted from Dafu ships. There are horse pens on every floor. They are made of horse pens.
They are here to escort and transport horses for overseas regiments. These ships are idle most of the time, but you can look for ways to rent them."
Yang Jianxin said excitedly: "Great, if this can be done, the horses will be transported to Yangzhou safely."
They took dozens of servants and assistants to Tanggu, hired a carriage, and headed all the way to Dongsheng City. Because they were far away, when they arrived at Dongsheng City, merchants from North Zhili and Shanxi had already arrived.
It's been a few days.
When they arrived, they realized that Dongsheng City had not been captured yet. The army was besieging the city. However, the cattle and sheep captured from the Tumut tribe and various tribes in Ordos in the early stage had been transported.
The merchants who had arrived early had already begun to enter the livestock pen to check their teeth and physical condition.
Bu Shitu came to the city tower every day to observe the Ming army. These evil Ming troops surrounded but did not fight, and he did not know what conspiracy was brewing. His gray-yellow eyes turned around, constantly thinking about the story behind this.
reason.
"Hey, why are there so many merchants down there? What are they doing here?" Bu Shitu asked strangely.
"Jinong, these damn Han people are going to auction off all our cattle and sheep. These businessmen are here to buy our cattle and sheep." Sobud said angrily.
"What, damn these people, how can they be so shameless?" Bu Shitu almost spit out a mouthful of old blood. Most of the forty-two tribes of Ordos did not have time to run into the city. These tribes, cattle and sheep were all captured by Yang Fan
.
However, he never expected that Yang Fan actually planned to sell all the livestock.
This is not a historical script.
Historically, when the grassland peoples were defeated in war, as long as they bowed their heads to the Central Plains and accepted an official position, they could continue to survive on the grasslands.
But now this bastard wants to sell all the livestock. That will destroy our roots.
