Back then, Rome was able to arrange for several top legions to come over for armed parades. In addition to the fact that this matter was related to Han-Luo trade, the other aspect was that the senators in the Senate told the legion commander that they might have the opportunity to buy a batch of silk for free.
This statement is very attractive. In addition, the logical chain is very simple. The Han-Luo trade was interrupted because of the plundering of Central Asian bandits. As long as the Central Asian bandits successfully robbed the merchants of the Han Dynasty, they would
There will definitely be silk on it.
When the time comes and the bandits are killed, the things that belong to the bandits will become the seizures of the regiment. Will the Han Dynasty come to ask for it? Maybe, maybe not, but it doesn’t matter. The captured materials belong to the expedition.
After a third of a legion is handed over to the state, the rest belongs to the legion commander and soldiers. This has always been a legal principle.
What, you said that this silk was stolen from your home by such-and-such a sand thief. Sorry, you went to find such-and-such sand thief. What, you said that such-and-such sand thief was killed by our army, so you came to me.
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Sorry, this is captured by our army. Do you want to ask for the materials seized by the army?
This standard legal principle is enough for Rome to pick up a batch of silk for nothing. This is why Tacito came excitedly to attack the local bandits. However, along the way, Tacito did not catch a few thieves who needed to be attacked by himself.
bandit.
As for the so-called silk, I picked up some. Unfortunately, there is not much silk that thieves in Central Asia can grab. The merchants in the Han Dynasty are not parallel imports. Anyone who dares to do business here has no backing. They are all local entities.
Or the powerful power of the clone.
Therefore, they are generally not robbed by Central Asian bandits. Do you really think that Wei's situation of interception and killing by bandits is normal? In fact, most of the time it is not to that extent. Bandits also need to weigh the cost.
and produced.
As for the temporary stagnation of trade this time, it was more that the Central Asian families habitually used political tactics to put pressure on the Wei and Wu families. Of course, in the later period, they also asked Rome to help beat the Central Asian bandits, so that they could
They take over local meaning more quickly.
It's just that Rome's behavior was in line with the expectations of this group of people, but the Kou family's battle report made this group of aristocratic families realize a real problem, whether the things they obtained through this method really belong to them.
Military aristocrats do not seem to rely on machinations to obtain their own power. These people seem to rely more on their own strength to obtain what they want.
Therefore, the plan that I originally wanted to continue to lure Rome into the country to help eliminate the bandits came to a halt under this reflection. Therefore, in the end, the armed parade of the Ninth Spanish Legion only picked up a few that were not very good and the quantity was not high.
Too much silk.
If these silks were placed five years ago, Tacito would definitely say that they were worth it. However, since the beginning of the Han-Luo trade, the price of silk has dropped sharply and the quality has also increased rapidly. And a legion commander like Tacito, although
It is difficult to get tribute-grade silk, but you can still get the best quality ones, so naturally you are not so satisfied with what you captured.
It can be said that the armed parade collection plan has been completely finished. I just came here to eat and drink for free for a while in Congling. If I hadn't picked up an intensive training plan in vain, to be honest, Taqito would have suffered a huge loss this time.
Already.
Fortunately, military expenditures do not need to be considered by Tacito. The armed march was a plan proposed by the Senate. He was only the executor and handed over half of the seized materials. The departure expenses were paid by others. Otherwise, Tacito would have already lost money this time.
It’s grandma’s house.
On the third day after climbing the mountain, Tachito said helplessly that he needed to leave. After all, he had lived for free for so long and had no gifts for Li Jue. As for horses, Tachito didn't mind giving them to him.
Li Jue was more interested, but Li Jue refused from the beginning.
To be honest, there is currently a blind spot in thinking between the two sides. In Li Jue's view, top war horses such as Andalusian horses are military supplies. If they are in the Central Plains, they must be controlled, just like the Dawan Kingdom in those days.
Like Wanma, Dayuan would rather fight with the Han Dynasty than give the top-notch BMW to the Han Dynasty.
In fact, after leaving the country, Li Jue discovered that the so-called Dawan horse was not the so-called peerless BMW, at least it had no absolute advantage compared to the Arabian horse.
As for the Andalusian horse that Tachito rode, it was even worse. Therefore, Li Jue naturally adopted the idea that Andalusian horses are very precious and will not be leaked. After all, even Dawan horses are so precious and he does not want to give them to them.
The Han Dynasty, not to mention the Andalusian horse, a peerless horse.
But this is really a misunderstanding. Among the Roman arms, cavalry was not the main arm. The real main force was heavy infantry. The use of cavalry was very general, so Rome did not pay much attention to war horses.
However, there are some things that God is so annoying for people. Death from drought and death from waterlogging are not a joke. Although the Roman Empire did not form a large-scale cavalry, it had all the top war horses in the history of the world after the second century.
Ancestors of all top horses including Shire, Andalusian, Friesian, Soviet heavy horses, etc.
Yes, the ancestors of these things are all in the Roman Empire, and even the top horse breeds such as the Andalusian horse that have been formed in this era are scattered on the territory of Rome. However, the Romans did not form cavalry legions very much.
Because they were too expensive, ordinary cavalry horses ate three to four times as much refined grain as humans during battle, while these top-level horses needed to eat three to four times as much refined grain as Mongolian horses. So the Romans watched these foodies eat in the Luoan Empire.
Run on the territory, just don't build cavalry.
Tacito is riding an Andalusian horse that Pompianus had caught in a Spanish pasture. As for raising horses in the pasture? Save it. As for the money, consider the cost. These things are really powerful.
After eating, Shire horses will even take a few bites of the wood used as the fence of the horse farm.
So for Pompianus, these horses are not so much raised by him as they are natural miracles belonging to Spain.
To be precise, before they thought that the Ninth Spanish Legion was qualified to drive such war horses, so they went to Spain to capture a batch of them, the investment cost of the Romans was basically zero.
In fact, there are other horse breeds available, which are not much worse than the Andalusian horse. But in the end, after considering the cost and subsequent investment of resources, Pompianus chose this thing.
It's not that there is nothing better than this, but after calculating the subsequent investment costs, Pompianus actually wants to lay off the Ninth Spanish Legion.
After all, if this legion can fight, that's all. But after switching to Andalusian horses, the ongoing investment cost is actually twice as high as that of the first auxiliary legion. The first auxiliary legion is 2.5 times that of the ninth Spanish legion.
of scale.
If Severus hadn't put in a few kind words, Pompianus would have been ready to have a serious talk with Tachito after the legion's military expenses were paid out after changing horses.
After all, it’s too expensive. Is that a horse you’re riding? It’s too much. It’s so edible. It actually requires raw materials. How about we switch back to Arabian horses?
Therefore, war horses were not banned goods in the Roman Empire. Just like the last time they captured a lot of Arabian horses for rest, the Romans decisively sold them at a low price after receiving the Han Dynasty's offer to take over.
Because if the Han Dynasty does not take over, the Romans are going to open the fence and let these horses become wild. There is no way, I eat so much fodder in a day, and I don’t need it, why do I raise you? Go away, you are all liberated.
After all, the Roman legions really didn’t have much need for horses. Most of the main legions had six to seven hundred cavalry, which was enough for reconnaissance and tracking down the enemy. The main battles relied on heavy infantry. Their frontal combat capabilities and survivability were off the charts.
,This is enough.
After all, Rome had accumulated a complete set of heavy infantry combat skills over hundreds of years of development.
This gap in culture and thinking prevented Li Jue from saying that he wanted to purchase a batch of Andalusian horses. In fact, as long as Li Jue asked, Tachito would be more than willing to act as a middleman.
Because there are not many of these horses in the Spanish province, and because of their size, there are not many natural enemies, so they are quite large. The white and gray shape is very elegant, and the body is very strong. However, if they eat too much, the Romans simply cannot
This thing is not included in the list of animal husbandry.
The few state-run horse farms under the name of Pompianus all raise Arabian horses, because this horse is really the most cost-effective overall. It eats less, is fast, has strong explosive power, and has good endurance. As for other European horses,
All of them are foodies.
The stronger the fighting power, the more they eat. As for the best war horse currently found in Rome, it is the ancestor of the Friesian horse.
This thing is bigger than an Andalusian horse. Its shoulder height and weight are close to that of a Shire horse. Its explosive power is at the top of the horse breed, its speed is also top-notch, its endurance is also top-notch, and more importantly, it is completely black. In humans,
In terms of aesthetics, each of these horses is equivalent to level 10 beauty.
However, all the advantages of this thing are blocked by the fact that it can be eaten. The appearance, speed, explosive power, endurance, and size are all obtained by eating. It is so crazy.
Therefore, while Pompianus looked at the top war horses in his homeland that were better than the last, he shook his head and blacklisted all these things.
Raising horses is nothing. Raise 300,000 horses the way Chen Xi did. Based on the standard of these things providing food, I am afraid it will eat up the supplies of five million people a year. Pompianus
How big of a heart do you have to raise such a thing? Don’t Arabian horses smell good?
It doesn’t smell good, it really doesn’t smell good at all. The work Li Jue is doing now has made this clear in fact. Foodies are foodies. I, Li Jue, want this horse.
"Changing horses?" The night before Tacito was about to leave, after finishing the wine, Quin Yue began to talk to the camp commander of the Ninth Spanish Legion, who was also the quartermaster of the Ninth Camp.
"Is there a problem?" Kuai Yue said with a normal expression, then opened the secret mirror, played what Li Jue said and what Tachito said, without playing the video, and then showed an unpredictable smile, and took the photo
Tap Froed on the shoulder.
Frode understood instantly, wasn't this because the commander of his army had already reached an agreement with the Han Dynasty, but he was worried about being picked on when he returned, so he found a reason to get drunk and be fished by the Han Dynasty?
Thinking again about the previous time because of military expenses, the financial officer saw that the Ninth Spanish Legion was no longer pleasing to the eye, so it would be a good idea to quickly get rid of the war horses and disappear from the financial officer's eyes. Thinking of this, Frode finally realized why the tower
Chito became the commander of the legion when he was thirty, and he became the camp commander when he was fifty.
Rome knew that the Han Dynasty liked war horses, and so did Froed. After all, Rome had no idea what to do with the tens of thousands of war horses before, and it was the Han Dynasty who helped take over.
But Froed had never thought that he could conduct desktop operations with the Han Dynasty like this. It was strange that he was now the camp commander, and he was already the army commander.
Think about it, the horse that the Ninth Spanish Legion rides is tall and stylish, with explosive power and super speed. It is the best. Not to mention the foodie attribute, it is perfect. The Han Dynasty will definitely like it.
As for after getting rid of it, what did the Han Dynasty think because this horse is super edible? When the money and goods are gone, can Chi Yanghou still go to Rome to beat their heads?
After thinking about this, Frode already knew what he was going to do. The commander of the legion naturally played the role of a victim who was tricked by the Han Dynasty, while he played the role of a quartermaster who was completely unaware and listened to the command of the legion commander.
You mean the pot? The pot was naturally given to the Han Dynasty.
Froed immediately grabbed Quin Yue's hand, smiled and pulled Quin Yue to see the horse. According to his estimation, Tachito had even negotiated the price.
"Can all these horses be shot?" Kuai Yue looked at Froude and asked with a smile.
"Of course." Froed nodded, "But our Ninth Spanish Legion is a cavalry. We rode horses when we came here and we also need to ride horses when we go back."
"No problem, 5,100 Arabian horses are ready." Kuai Yue's brain was already running at super high speed. In fact, Frod's performance had already made Kuai Yue understand something. Rome's top war horses were not
Banned goods, if you extrapolate from this point, Kuai Yue realized something else, that is, the guy in front of him may have a wrong idea.
"Arabian horses are not as good as our horses." Froed said with a smile, almost directly saying that he would have to pay more, while Quin Yue also smiled and pulled Frod to the treasury in Congling.
There was a treasury full of silk, and Quin Yue personally opened several locked boxes. The tribute-grade silk shone under the firelight, making Froude unable to even move his eyes away.
"How do you like these goods?" Kuai Yue said with a smile, "Are you satisfied?"
At this moment, Froed fully understood how powerful Tachito was, so he could do it with these twelve boxes of tribute-level silk, not to mention thousands of pieces of top-grade silk and a large amount of top-grade silk.
, must be changed, after passing this village, there will be no such store.
Kuai Yue was exchanged at a premium, because BMWs were really valuable in the Han Dynasty. For a dozen BMWs that could improve horse breeds, the Han Dynasty could do such a thing as launching a war. It was only 20,000 pieces of silk. This was a matter of course.
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For Rome, these silks were very precious, but for Li Jue, they were gifts given to him by aristocratic families who passed by Baishantou. He had no use for them anyway, so he had to exchange them.
But for Frode, his eyes were dazzled. He was already shocked by Tachito, who could actually exchange more than 5,000 war horses for so much top-quality silk.
"How?" Kuai Yue asked with a smile.
What else? Of course, change it.
The next day, before Tachito, who was drunk with Mafeisan, woke up, the camp director had already put Tacito in the car and drove back to Rome. Although Froed was a little confused about why Tacito, who had made such a big business, must
To show that you have been cheated.
But Frode wouldn't ask this kind of question. After all, this might be Tachito's Thousand Layer Trick, so just go on your way and don't ask any questions.
"They all stayed." Li Jue looked at the more than 5,000 Andalusian horses in front of him with a red face. He really didn't expect that Kuai Yue could keep all the horses.
"I've said it all, just leave it to me." Kuai Yue said calmly, "Find some horse breeders to raise them well. These horses are not castrated and can be bred and bred. We will also transfer a batch to the Central Plains for them to breed.
Bar."
"I'll leave these matters to you to solve." Li Jue said without caring, and then rushed directly to the tallest horse, turned over directly, clamped the horse's belly, and the horse started to gallop quickly.
It was so scary that Li Jue laughed wildly.
"BMW, it's indeed a BMW!" Guo Bang and Fan Chou were equally excited. As for Tachito's friendship, forget it, the three idiots have already forgotten about it. They ran away the horse and talked about it.
friendship.
"Hey, why am I in the car?" Tachito woke up without knowing why and found that he was actually in the car. What was going on.
"Legion Commander, you're awake." Frode opened the car door and stuck his head in to greet him.
"Oh, we have already set off." Tachito nodded and said.
"This is the material we got in exchange." Froed quickly handed a large box of tribute-level silk to Tachito. Tachito took the big box with both hands and opened it. His eyes were dazzled. He could only do so in a year.
I only got two or three pieces of this silk from Rome...
"Ahem, cough, cough, but I got something from Marquis Chiyang for nothing." Taqituo sighed, then poked his head out and found that his horse was smaller. He was silent for a while, "Where is our horse?"
Frode stared at Tacito closely, and when he saw the change in Tacito's expression, he couldn't help but admire him. This acting skill is really amazing!
"Ah, didn't the legion commander order me to change silk?" Froed had been preparing for this moment for a long time, and immediately screamed and cooperated.
Tacito was stunned when he heard the words, and he cursed for a moment as if he understood something. Afterwards, a group of centurions and tribunes around him took advantage of the benefits and understood Tacito's "real" thoughts from Frod's hint. The tribune quickly tried to persuade him, "What?"
There was so much silk that everyone had a share. Each of his soldiers had two horses of fine silk, plus an Arabian horse, leaving 10,000 horses of fine silk.
After hearing this, Tacito looked at the twelve boxes of tributes, totaling 360 horses, and learned how much had been exchanged. He knew that he had made a lot of money from this business, but he was merciless.
Of course everyone else understands and understands.
