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Ye Lihuaide claimed to "play one more game", but in the end he played three games in a row and lost all of them.
Zhao Ran and Gao Yanei didn't stop him, and just watched the battle with smiles. In every bet, Jinbo Club had to take a cut of 5%, so why should they stop it when they could make money easily?
However, Yeli Huaide is very self-aware and suddenly stopped playing after a losing streak. According to him, half of the money he brought today has been exported, so he can no longer play. He has made an appointment with Gu Lebhun to continue tomorrow.
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Zhao Ran was secretly surprised, thinking that this kid has good determination and actually operates strictly according to the rules of stop profit and stop loss. He is really a character. Otherwise, how could ordinary nobles stop at this juncture? Sometimes, in order to fight for a breath, he would bring someone with him.
It is common for people to lose all their money, and many people even place bets on credit from the banker.
Even though Ye Li Huaide and Gu Le Buhun were fighting with each other and their faces were red and their necks were thick when they were playing "Mu She", when they came down, they seemed to be fine, chatting and laughing as they came to stand side by side in front of Zhao Ran and the others.
Gao Yanei asked with a smile: "Ye Li, I heard that you have been very diligent in Jinbo Club recently. What's the matter? Your family doesn't care about you?"
Ye Li Huaide chuckled and said: "These days, the Privy Council has been discussing matters continuously. My old man rarely returns home in the middle of the night, so he has no time to care about my affairs."
Gao Yanei said "Oh": "Is there a big battle to be fought?" Then he turned to Gu Lebuhun and said: "If I were you, I would be transferred from Feilongyuan. The nobles there are noble, but they are pampering themselves all day long.
, how can you make meritorious service if you don’t even get a chance to participate in a fight? Actually, don’t talk about you. I even want to be transferred from the Yiwei Division to the border army."
Gu Lebu smiled and said nothing. He looked at Ye Lihuaide and asked, "You say it or should I say it?"
Ye Lihuai pulled Gao Yanei and Zhao Ran and said, "Let's go, find a quiet place."
Several people walked out together. Liang Xingxia hesitated for a few steps, not knowing whether he should follow. Among this group of people, he was the most depressed now. With different status, he naturally couldn't get in. So he said: "I'm going to the courtyard.
Check out the business."
Zhao Ran asked Yeli Huaide: "What is it? Business?"
Yeli Huaide nodded, and Zhao Ran said: "Let Lao Liang come with us. He has been doing business for the past two years and is familiar with the situation."
Yeli Huaide said "Hmm": "Old Liang is also here to help me come up with an idea."
Liang Xingxia quickly said "Hey" and quickened his pace to follow, feeling very grateful to Zhao Ran in his heart.
Several people joined hands to go to the courtyard where Zhao Ran lived and worked. Liang Xingxia drove away the servants, served tea and water himself, and began to serve people.
Zhao Ran didn't pay any courtesy to Liang Xingxia and let him do what he wanted. He greeted a few people to sit down and asked, "What's going on?"
Ye Li Huaide said: "My old uncle sent me a letter from home the day before yesterday, saying that he was planning to prepare three thousand war horses. The adults in the family have been very busy recently. So I asked you to come forward. I am worried here. I happened to meet here today.
Gu Le. They happened to have a horse in the property department, but he refused to sell it to me. He said that he had already registered it in your auction house and was preparing to put it up for auction in the future."
Zhao Ran nodded and said: "That's true. The Gule family has registered 2,600 Dawan horses. They have already decided to go on stage the next day."
Ye Lihuaide said: "I really want to buy these war horses, but once the goods are on the auction stage, I can't control what will happen." Then he said to Gu Lebuhun: "How about it, in front of Cheng Dong's family and his family?
For Gao Dalang's noodles, you only need to give me a real price. Brother, I will buy them all and I will never bargain with you!"
Gu Lebuhun spread his hands and said helplessly: "Brother, if you have Cheng Dongjia and Gao Ya Nei, I will tell you the truth, this matter is not easy to handle. This war horse comes from Dawan and is in excellent condition. I want to tell you the truth.
The news of the stage auction has been sent out. Our Gule family has invited many noble people to come and bid. For this reason, I also borrowed Chengdong's 'Wei Aiquan' card just to bring people to the venue. If you don't believe me, you can ask.
Boss. At this time, I suddenly said that I would not auction, how could I explain it to others? Several of them came all the way to Xingqing Mansion from outside."
The conversation reached a deadlock for a while. Gao Yanei saw that there was no solution and interrupted with a smile: "Ye Li, why do you suddenly want to buy more war horses? Could it be that your business has been done?"
Yeli Huaide nodded and said: "The Privy Council has passed the hard work, and the official document may be available next month. My master and uncle asked me to mobilize the best to form a separate cavalry command... The key is to press harder.
, I can’t find so many good horses at a time..."
It has been almost three months since Zhao Ran came to the Xia Kingdom, and he has an in-depth understanding of the Xia Dynasty system. The Xia Kingdom is composed of eight tribes. Except for the royal family, which is headed by the Tuoba tribe, the other seven tribes have feudal states. For example,
The Yeli tribe is located near Shizhou, and the Fangdang tribe is located in Ganzhou. The royal family and the other seven tribes each have their own tribal armies. The Tuoba tribe is mainly composed of the Yiwei Imperial Army and the Tieyaozi Cavalry, and the other seven tribes have their own tribal armies.
There is the Waizhen Supervisory Army Division, the tribal army of the Yeli tribe is the Xiangyou Supervision Military Division, and the Fangdang tribe is the Gansu Supervision Military Division.
The local military supervisory department is a tribal private army. The chief generals and officers are all tribesmen. However, all mid-level generals above the Imperial Guard must report to the Central Privy Council for review, and they can only serve after passing the test. At the same time, the Privy Council sometimes directly
The details of selecting people to serve as mid-level and senior generals in the local military supervision departments depend on the game between the central and local governments.
Because it is a private army, the majority of military expenses are borne by each tribe, and the Privy Council only allocates 20% to 30%. Therefore, if Yeli Huade wants to establish a new cavalry command, the money will have to be paid by the Yeli tribe themselves.
Zhao Ran observed the words and expressions on the side, and saw that Gu Lebuhun had a calm look. He seemed to have gritted his teeth and was not going to let go. But then he thought about it, if Gulebuhun really didn't want to sell the horse to Yeli Huaide,
Why did you have to play with Ye Li Huaide for so long? Why go across the courtyard where you were working to have tea in peace?
After thinking about it, he stood up and tentatively said to Gu Lebuhun: "Little Marquis, let's go for a walk?"
Gu Lebuhun put down the tea cup and stood up happily: "Okay, let's go out and get some fresh air!"
Zhao Ran felt at ease, and before going out, he winked at Yeli Huaide and Gao Yanei, telling them to be calm.
After leaving the door, Zhao Ran asked: "Little Marquis, do you have any conditions for the young Marquis to not tell lies in front of real people? If it is not convenient for the little Marquis to speak, let me open my mouth. I wonder if you can trust me?"
Gu Lebuhun smiled: "The Chengdong family is a cheerful person, and I can trust the Chengdong family. Well, let me tell you. I am now serving as an imperial officer in Feilongyuan. Regardless of my noble status, I want to be promoted.
Difficult. You are a merchant and you are from the Ming Dynasty. You may not know much about our Xia Kingdom. Ordinarily, I can also be transferred back to my own army in Ganzhou, but the Privy Council has tightened control over the local military supervision department in recent years.
Even if you are in your own army, your military merits will not rise easily."
Zhao Ran came to his senses: "So the young Marquis wants to be transferred back to Ganzhou?"
Gu Lebuhun said: "I think it's right to leave Feilongyuan, but it's not Ganzhou. The Huihe people in Ganzhou are very honest. No matter how you bully them, they don't dare to fight back. It's very difficult to achieve military success. I am
I think, either go to the Yan Supervisory Army Division in Blackwater Town, or simply go to Baima Mountain. Although the Southeast Supervisory Military Division will suffer heavy casualties, it will be easier to gain military exploits."
Zhao Ran nodded: "I understand." Then he and Gu Lebuhun returned to the house and called Gao Yanei and Ye Lihuaide out.
After talking about the matter, both Gao Yanei and Yeli Huaide let out a sigh of relief. Gao Yanei smiled and said, "I didn't expect that I was right."
Ye Li Huaide said: "This kid originally had this idea."
The three of them got together to discuss. Gao Yanei and Yeli Huaide both agreed to find a way to get their old men to come forward after they returned. A Kaifeng governor and a privy deputy came together to transfer an officer from Feilongyuan to take charge in other places.
It's not a difficult thing.
Returning to sit down again, Zhao Ran nodded to Gu Lebuhun, who was immediately overjoyed. Selling the war horse to Yeli Huaide would not be a problem. However, Yeli Huaide had a problem and wanted Zhao Ran to help.
Think of a way, that is, he has informed many noble people to participate in the auction the day after tomorrow. If the horse is gone, how will he explain it to them then?
Zhao Ran gave this difficult problem to Liang Xingxia. Firstly, it gave him a chance to show his face, and secondly, he also wanted to see what he was capable of.
Liang Xingxia didn't blink, and immediately thought of at least three ways. He first asked Gu Lebuhun if he had told anyone the number of horses. Gule said that when he invited others, he said it was 1,500 horses.
, and later gradually increased to 2,600 horses.
Liang Xingxia said that it would be easy to handle. He would only sell 1,500 pieces at the auction, and then divide them into three batches of 500 pieces for auction. In addition to silver, each batch of auctions also specified the need for high-quality iron ingots.
Salt and silk are three kinds of goods that can be used to offset the price of silver. These three kinds of goods are of the highest quality and are only available in the Ming Dynasty. Ordinary Xia merchants cannot prepare them in a hurry, which is enough to keep most people out.
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As for the fine iron ingots, salt and silk, Chengji Store just sold a batch of them from Daming, and just lent them to Ye Lihuaide. It was just a matter of passing hands, it was very simple.
Yeli Huaide clapped his hands and praised: "That's it! Don't borrow it at all, sell it to me directly. The price is decided by Chengji Store. If I frown, my surname is no longer Yeli!"
In the evening, the Jinbo Club was crowded with guests, especially the restaurant, where guests were really full, singing and laughing.
Zhao Ran acted as the host and kept Gao Yanei, Ye Li Huaide and Gu Lebuhun, and asked Liang Xingxia to accompany him. They held a banquet and drank in the restaurant. There were a total of twelve private rooms in the restaurant, but Zhao Ran reserved more for himself.
One, named 'Wei Aiquan', is not used normally, and it can be regarded as convenient for you to use in emergencies.
Cui Niang twisted her flexible waist to greet her, and invited some of the best female prostitutes to come over and sing songs with her. There was a lot of joy in the room. During the dinner, several people also went to the wine table of Privy Councilor Li Chengzhi.
A round of wine was served and he drank happily.
Back in his private room, Yeli Huaide asked Gao Yanei: "How long has Dalang been sitting on the coach?"
Gao Yanei sighed: "It has been almost three years, and the Imperial Army has not been out of the border recently, so there is no opportunity to make meritorious deeds."
Ye Li Huaide said: "My elders have said that if Uncle Gao has some free time, he might as well come over to our house to talk. My mother has not seen Aunt Gao for a long time and misses her very much."
Gao Yanei's eyes suddenly lit up.
That night, Zhao Ran sent the first flying talisman after coming to Xia Kingdom to Hunyuanding of Qingcheng Mountain. (To be continued...)