The pottery merchant asked about the ear, nose and war horses.
Yu Erbi now finally understood the purpose of this Taiping Master kidnapping him back.
Thinking of this, Yu Erbi made a secret calculation in his heart, and gave a deep salute to the pottery merchant, saying: "To tell you what the master is saying, the war horses of the Xiongnu and Xianbei are all produced in the highlands of Mobei, and there are no exquisite horses there.
Grass, there are no comfortable stables, and the horses have to be able to endure the scorching heat. They cannot shelter from wind and snow in winter, and the horses also have to endure the cold wind and frost. Although I was expelled by the royal court, the Mobei grassland is rich in Xiongnu.
I know all about horse tribes. Many tribes make a living by raising horses. They live alone and are not controlled by the royal court. As long as there is a suitable price and material exchange, it is not a problem to exchange grassland horses with private individuals."
The population of Mobei has increased exponentially in recent years, and nomadic peoples such as the Xiongnu and Xianbei have no household registration system. Many people are free-range, and private transactions are indeed common.
The pottery merchant raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said: "It seems that you are very familiar with these channels, Yu Erbi. How much does it usually cost to buy a Hun horse?"
Yu Erbi shook his head and said: "The tribes that sell horses in bulk will generally not want the Han Dynasty's five baht coins. What they want to exchange with the Han Dynasty is salt, iron tools, silk, and grain."
The pottery merchant couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. His Jinling City really didn't lack these things now.
And for pottery makers, it’s best not to pay any money.
"Yu Erbi, I think you have understood that Tao is very interested in Xiongnu horses. I need a suitable middleman to buy back the horses for me. I want to leave this task to you and your son."
When Yu Erbi heard this, his spirit suddenly shook, and he hurriedly said: "Master Tao saved the lives of my father and son. My life belongs to Master Tao. I went to Mobei to buy horses for him."
Looking at Yu Erbi's eager expression, how could Tao Shang not know what he was thinking?
He wanted to take this opportunity to escape.
Just kidding, just because of your bad reputation now, how can I let you fool me casually?
"Yu Erbi, I think Liu Hubi is better suited than you to buy back horses from Mobei."
Hearing the words in his ears and nose, his breath was suddenly suffocated.
But the pottery merchant clapped his hands, and when he was young, he saw a man striding in outside the door.
This person is Colonel Yang Zhan.
Yang Zhan was specially brought back from Tao Qian by the pottery merchant. Such a person was so easy to deal with that the pottery merchant was reluctant to leave him in Xuzhou.
Tao Qian is not short of people to help him, so there is nothing wrong with giving his sons two people to use.
Yang Zhan smiled and saluted the pottery merchant and said, "Master, what do you want to tell me about?"
The pottery merchant straightened his expression and said: "Tell Xu Chu to arrange for two hundred Tiger Guard soldiers to be supervised by you. They will dress up as merchants and be responsible for following Liu Hubi to Mobei to purchase Xiongnu horses."
Yang Zhan blinked when he heard this and said, "It's a long journey to buy horses in Mobei. I'm afraid I won't be able to purchase much each time, right?"
The pottery merchant nodded and praised Yang Zhan: "Thank you for being able to think of these things, but it doesn't matter, small amounts and many times. Horses are accumulated bit by bit. Xiongnu horses resist living. We also have horseshoes here that can reduce consumption. Every time you
Even if you can only bring back twenty or thirty horses at a time, it's okay. Our Jinling City cavalry doesn't need to be built overnight, it can be developed slowly, don't be too anxious."
When Yu Erbi heard this, he immediately became anxious and said hurriedly: "Sir, what should I do?"
The pottery merchant said slowly: "If you buy a horse, you must also raise it. No matter how good the horse is, it will be useless without good breeding and training. I plan to set up a Jinling horse farm on the outskirts of the city and purchase some Qingzhou war horses for breeding. You
Help me take charge of the affairs of the racecourse here. When the Huns horses arrive, it would be good if they can be bred with Qingzhou horses. I will leave these matters to you. You and your son will be in charge of the outside and the inside, and they will complement each other.
"
When I heard it, my head was blown.
Raising horses doesn’t count, do you still have to be responsible for breeding horses?
"Master, you want me to be your horse-breeding official?"
The pottery merchant was happy when he heard this: "What's wrong with being a horse-breeding official? That's a very important position. It's better than being a slave, right? From now on, you will be responsible for raising horses and breeding them. By the way, I
I will arrange an additional official position for you as a racecourse supervisor, let’s call this official Bima Wen.”
When Yu Erbi heard the name of this official position, she almost felt sick to death.
I have never heard of such an unpleasant official title? How did Mr. Tao come up with it?
It is a pity that people have to lower their heads under the eaves, and their ears and nose are now raised to breathe, so they have to do whatever the pottery tells them.
Moreover, the pottery merchant's arrangement was impeccable. He asked the relatively cowardly Liu Hu to go to Mobei's private channels to purchase horses on behalf of Yu Fulo, and asked Yang Zhan to lead 200 Tiger Guard soldiers to deal with him in the name of a merchant.
persons to carry out supervision.
As for Erbi, a little prince who was good at rebelling, the pottery merchant kept him in Jinling City as a hostage and made him responsible for managing the internal affairs of the official racecourse. This allowed him to use his talents while keeping him under his control.
With him open under his nose, and with him as a hostage in Jinling City, Liu Hu did not dare to cause any trouble outside.
The potter's plan was perfect. He also purchased a batch of war horses from Qingzhou and bred them at the newly established Jinling Horse Farm. He also conducted preliminary mating experiments with Xuzhou's southern horses, so that he could wait for the Xiongnu horses.
After being transported back, we already have some reference cases in the breeding and mating experience of horses, so we will be more comfortable in operating them.
But plans are not as fast as changes. The development experiment of Jinling Racecourse by Potter encountered a setback when it first started operation.
This setback did not come from Liu Hubei who went to Mobei, nor from Yu Erbi who raised horses for breeding at Jinling Racecourse, but because something went wrong in the team that went to buy horses from Qingzhou.
The Qingzhou horse that the pottery merchant sent to buy was actually hijacked on the way back to Jinling City!
The news was reported to the pottery merchant, who was very angry!
He has always been the only one who robs other people's things. When has anyone ever robbed his own things?
It’s totally outrageous!
In anger, Tao Angshang hurriedly summoned Guo Jia to inquire about the details.
During this period of time, Guo Jia has been busy with various miscellaneous matters related to the establishment of the school affairs office.
Now that the middle and upper-level staff of the school affairs office are fully staffed, the only problem is that systematic training is needed to train a large number of school affairs officers who can act independently.
As soon as Guo Jia entered the door, Tao Shang asked him with an unhappy face: "What do you do as the head of the school affairs office? The war horses I sent to Qingzhou were robbed, and they were in my own territory. You
Didn’t get any news beforehand? It’s too loose.”
Guo Jia received a lot of complaints for no reason. Hearing this, he was stunned for a moment, then grinned and said: "Master Taiping, can you be reasonable? How long ago was the school affairs office established? Guo Jia, the available school officer candidate
You haven't finished everything yet, so you want me to ignore everything? You have to give me some time to operate and take care of it."
Tao Shang also knew in his heart that what Guo Jia said was reasonable, but since he came back from time travel, this was the second time he suffered such a big loss.
Mr. Taiping, who never suffered any losses, felt somewhat suffocated.
"More than two hundred Qingzhou war horses, what a huge sum of money! At a time when Jinling City is developing rapidly and money is needed for all kinds of things, I squeezed this money out of my teeth on purpose! All of it was given away at once
I can't swallow what I say after being robbed. You surnamed Guo, please check it out for me quickly! If it's not even close to a horse, you won't want the gold toes I owe you!"
Hearing this, Guo Jia sniffed, stamped his feet and said, "How can you still be reasonable!"
The pottery merchant raised his head, as if a dead pig was not afraid of being scalded by boiling water: "Don't tell me, give me a result within three days, it's as simple and crude as that."
Guo Jia gave the pottery merchant a fierce look, turned around and left the main hall of the Sheriff's Mansion.
"Why are you going in such a hurry? You don't want to stay for a meal."
"What the hell! I'm going to check the horse! Whoever robbed it, Guo can't kill him!"
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Sometimes, it is right to put some appropriate pressure on your employees.
It is true that you will be motivated when you are under pressure.
Guo Jia actually brought the news back to the pottery merchant within two days.
The news he brought back shocked the pottery merchant.
Those who robbed the Qingzhou war horses purchased by the pottery merchants turned out to be a group of river thieves.
Guo Jia reported the specific details of this opponent to the pottery merchant.
"The land of Danyang is adjacent to the Yangtze River and many tributaries. There are as many river thieves as an ox's hair. This is Guo. If it had been anyone else, even a horse's hair would not have been able to catch one."
The potter rolled his eyes: "Can you stop talking so much about yourself? Don't you see that Tao is upset now? Who did it? Tell me quickly."
Guo Jia cleared his throat and said: "The person who hijacked your horse is a group of water thieves who are quite famous in Jiujiang. There are two leaders. One is from Xiacai, Jiujiang, named Zhou Tai, and the second leader is Zhou Tai.
His name is Jiang Qin. The river thief named Zhou Tai is very brave and very famous in the waters along the Jiujiang and Lujiang rivers. He is nicknamed the "Jiujiang thief"! He has more than a thousand boys under his command, and he is a real force in the areas south of the Yangtze River.
A hero on the river."
Upon hearing this, the pottery merchant took a deep breath and his eyes became a little straight.
"The person who stole my Qingzhou horse was actually him? Jiujiang thief Zhou Tai?"
Guo Jia took out the wine gourd, raised his head and took a sip, and said slowly: "Yes, although this guy does things secretly, it's a pity that he actually met Guo this time... It's a pity that Guo's school affairs office does not have all the manpower yet.
, and his experience is not sufficient. If Guo can be given some more time to fill up the school affairs office, let alone Zhou who wants to rob the horse, even if he wants to sleep with the mother-in-law of which village or household at night, Guo can give it to him.