Li Shizi's eyes were widened, and he looked at Liu Yanzhen with horror written in his eyes.
Three thousand war horses, that's a full three hundred thousand silver taels. Even in peacetime, if you want to transfer so much silver taels from the treasury, you have to go through the approval of most officials in the three government departments and nine departments, which takes a long time.
It will take a few days to get it out.
Who is this chamber of commerce? It can actually raise such a large amount of money and supply of goods in such a short period of time. What's more, if Liu Yanzhen's words are true, tens of thousands of war horses will be sent later...
Liu Yanzhen didn't seem to notice Li Shizi's surprise. He nodded at that time and responded seriously: "Yes!"
After receiving a definite answer, Prince Li's expression changed slightly. He tried his best to maintain his composure, but he felt that the sound coming out of his throat became a little dry at that time.
"Then who is this chamber of commerce boss..." Li Danqing asked.
Liu Yanzhen was stunned when he heard this and said, "I don't know either. You can ask yourself later."
With that said, she and Song Tong'er led the way ahead and brought Li Danqing to a tent.
Full of doubts, Li Danqing followed Liu Yanzhen into the camp.
This is a tent used exclusively for receptions in the military. The interior is not as simple as most tents in military camps. It is somewhat decorated, and there is also a low couch and a screen.
At this moment, a man in gray clothes was sitting there. When he saw Li Danqing arriving, he quickly got up, saluted to Li Danqing, and said: "Caomin, Nie Kuan has met Li Shizi."
For such a God of Wealth, Li Danqing did not dare to show off. He hurriedly stepped forward to support him and said: "Boss Nie, there is no need to be more polite. When it comes to saluting, it is my turn to pay tribute to Boss Nie on behalf of the people of Wuyang."
That's the way to salute."
Nie Kuan was not a pretentious person. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "What the prince said is true. Mr. Nie is just an ordinary businessman. He has nothing but a few stinky money in his pocket. The prince is the one who can govern the country.
Regarding the matter, Mr. Nie is powerless, so he can only do his best to make money, and I hope the prince will not dislike it."
"How dare I dislike it? I wish there were more people like Boss Nie." Li Danqing smiled, and immediately pulled Nie Kuan to sit on the short couch beside him. At the same time, he looked at Liu Yanzhen and said, "Yanzhen, here you go.
Boss Nie is watching tea."
Liu Yanzhen was sensible, so he fetched a pot of tea and poured it for Nie Kuan and Li Danqing.
"By the way, Boss Nie, I haven't asked you yet, what kind of business do you do?" Li Danqing asked at this time.
Nie Kuan smiled and said: "Businessmen... pursue profit. As long as it is legal, I will do anything here without any taboos."
"I have been in the horse herding business in southern Xinjiang, so I have some connections. The three thousand horses donated to the prince were found through these connections. I have also been involved in grain trading in the east. I have opened a trading company in recent years. It is not a big deal.
It’s small, but the business is pretty decent.”
"Boss Nie is so polite. Not just anyone can handle these three thousand horses. I think Boss Nie's voice is not only not small, but also surprisingly loud!" Li Danqing complimented.
But Nie Kuan, who heard this, waved his hands repeatedly and said: "The prince thinks highly of me. I really want to help the prince, but three thousand war horses, according to the world price, are a full three hundred thousand taels."
Silver, I only have this little money in my firm's treasury. If I take it all out, the firm will go bankrupt in the blink of an eye."
"Of these 3,000 horses, only 200 were taken out by me. The rest were taken by an expert, including the 10,000 horses promised to the Crown Prince later. That expert also took action."
"Huh?" After hearing this, Li Danqing raised his eyebrows and asked with a strange expression: "Which expert has such ability?"
Nie Kuan smiled and said: "It's a coincidence. Yesterday, didn't I ask this girl Tong'er what the most lacking thing in the army is now? After girl Tong'er told me that it was a war horse, I tried to find a way to contact her through the contacts in the Chamber of Commerce.
Only then did I get in touch with this master, and she said that she had already prepared the horses and asked me to hand them over to the Crown Prince."
Li Danqing frowned when he heard this, and he became increasingly curious about this person's identity.
But before he could ask the question, Nie Kuan added: "She seems to be coming here to meet the Crown Prince today. If the Crown Prince has any questions, I think it would be safer to ask her face to face."
Li Danqing nodded and was about to say something, but at this moment, the tent was pushed open and a boy walked in.
Li Danqing looked at him, but saw that the boy walked directly to Nie Kuan and whispered a few words. Nie Kuan suddenly smiled, looked at Li Danqing and said: "Your Majesty, just as you are talking, the master has arrived, let me
May I introduce you to the crown prince?"
Li Danqing was naturally very curious about that expert. He stood up and nodded: "Then thank you, sir."
After saying that, the two of them left the camp together and headed outside the military camp. From a distance, they saw a large group of powerful war horses on the hill there, being pulled by a convoy. They were staying in place, eating the green grass on the hillside.
Seeing Li Danqing's arrival, a man in brocade robes from the motorcade hurried up to meet him, saluted Li Danqing and said, "Caomin, Gu Jianyi pays homage to the crown prince!"
Li Danqing hurriedly returned the gift, looking past the opponent and looking at the horses behind him. Only then did he realize that these three thousand horses were not only beautiful in shape and handsome in appearance, but they were also equipped with such complete things as saddles that they almost didn't need them.
If you do something else, these war horses can be sent directly to the battlefield.
Moreover, many of the horses were loaded with carriages, seemingly carrying some kind of cargo.
"What are these war horses carrying on their backs?" Li Danqing asked.
The man named Gu Jianyi smiled and said immediately: "Your Majesty, please take a look."
After saying that, he turned back to look at his followers. Those followers were very sensible. At this time, they walked towards one of the carriages and opened the canvas wrapped with goods, and the goods inside rolled out at this time, clattering.
It fell to the ground.
Li Danqing looked closely and saw that the goods rolling down were nothing else, but a large piece of swords and armor...
"In addition to three thousand war horses this time, the shopkeeper asked us to bring a total of four thousand sets of ordnance, a total of three hundred stones of various medicinal herbs, and some other things. I am afraid that the shopkeeper will have to tell the prince personally.
"
"What else?" There is also a shortage of these ordnance and herbs in the army, but they are not as urgent as war horses. Being able to bring these has relieved a lot of pressure on the army, but listen to what this man said
It seems that besides these things, the shopkeeper in his mouth has prepared other things.
Although Prince Li was well-informed, he
Facing this windfall, I can't help but feel a little thirsty at this moment.
But in line with the principle of not losing the battle, Li Shizi quickly adjusted his mentality, at least making himself look calm enough on the surface.
Then he coughed and asked calmly, "Where is the shopkeeper now?"
The man named Gu Jianyi turned sideways and said, "It's right there."
Li Danqing, Liu Yanzhen and Song Tong'er were obviously very curious about this generous shopkeeper, and they immediately looked in the direction pointed by the man.
And there, a graceful figure slowly walked out of a carriage.
The three of them looked at it intently. When they saw the appearance of the person clearly, Song Tonger was fine, but Li Danqing and Liu Yanzhen were obviously very surprised.
After this brief moment of surprise, Liu Yanzhen, who came back to his senses, let out an exclamation, then ran over quickly and threw himself into the man's arms.
"Sister Liu Xiang!" Liu Yanzhen said.
The person who came also reached out and hugged Liu Yanzhen, but at this moment, he raised his head and looked at Li Danqing with a smile on his lips.
Li Danqing finally came to his senses. At this time, he finally understood why someone would be willing to spend such a high price to support him. In addition to the people who had experienced life and death with him in Yingshui County, there were probably no one else in the world who could find him.
There is no one else left.
Li Danqing, who was thinking this way, also stepped forward, but he did not disturb the two people hugging each other, and just looked at them with a smile.
After not seeing him for more than a year, Jin Liuxiang's face had lost its childishness, and now he was wearing a luxurious velvet robe. There was no need to deliberately fiddle with it, and his nobility showed itself.
"Long time no see, Dean." Her eyes flashed and she looked at Li Danqing and said.
Li Danqing nodded: "Yes, long time no see."
"The dean is living very comfortably in Wuyang City. I haven't seen him for more than a year, and he has never sent us a letter. I thought the dean had forgotten us." Jin Liuxiangban
He joked half-heartedly with a bit of resentment.
"How is this possible?" In the past, Prince Li could have said something nice to refute, but now that Jin Liuxiang has brought so many things, Youdao is short-tongued and merciless, even if he is as thick-skinned as Li Danqing.
At this moment, I was a little embarrassed, so I could only talk and try to get over this problem.
"Liu Xiang is stupid. I will believe whatever the dean says. But it's easy to fool me, but it's not that easy to fool them." Jin Liuxiang seemed to like seeing Li Danqing embarrassed, she covered her mouth and said with a sweet smile.
Li Danqing was stunned when he heard this: "What do they mean?"
Jin Liuxiang was not in a hurry to answer Li Danqing's question. He just turned to look behind him and said: "Calculate the time, they should be arriving soon at this point, the dean can see for himself."
Li Danqing became increasingly confused and curious in his heart. He followed Jin Liuxiang's gaze.
And at this moment, in the distance, a rapid sound of horse hooves came.
It was still a little weak at first, but after only ten breaths, the sound became clearer and shocking from far to near, from small to loud.
And at this moment, on the distant horizon, a group of figures on war horses emerged from there, galloping towards this place...