"Three thousand!?"
Li Shizi's eyes widened, and his eyes were full of horror when he looked at Liu Yanzhen.Three thousand war horses, that is a full 300,000 silver taels, even in peacetime, if you want to transfer so many silver taels from the treasury, then you have to go through the approval of most of the officials of the three governments and nine divisions, and it will take several days before it can be taken out.What the hell is this Chamber of Commerce that can be in such a short period of time.Raising such a large amount of money and supplies, not to mention that if what Liu Yanzhen said is true, there will be 10,000 war horses sent later......
Liu Yanzhen didn't seem to see Li Shizi's surprise, nodded at that time, and replied seriously: "That's right!"
”Li Shizi's face changed slightly, and he tried his best to keep his composure, but he felt that the voice in 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, you can ask yourself later." ”With that, she and Song Tong'er led the way in front and brought Li Danqing to a camp.Li Danqing was full of doubts, and followed Liu Yanzhen into the camp.This is a special camp tent for military guests, and it is not as simple as most of the camp tents in the military camp, with some decoration, and a low couch and a screen.At this moment, a man in gray clothes was sitting there, and when he saw Li Danqing coming, he hurriedly got up, and said while saluting Li Danqing: "Caomin, Nie Kuan has seen Li Shizi. ”For such a God of Wealth, Li Danqing didn't dare to put on a score, he hurriedly stepped forward to support the other party, and said in his mouth: "Boss Nie doesn't need to be polite, if you want to say a salute, I should also salute Boss Nie on behalf of the people of Wuyang." ”Nie Kuan is not the pretentious person, hearing this, he said with a smile: "The prince of the world said this, Nie is just an ordinary businessman, except for a few stinky money in his pocket, there is nothing else, the son of the world is the talent of governing the country, next to the matter, Nie someone is powerless, only to do some modest efforts in money, and I hope that the prince will not dislike it." ”"How dare you dislike it, I wish there were more people like Boss Nie."
Li Danqing said with a smile, and then pulled Nie Kuan to sit on the low couch on the side, and at the same time looked at Liu Yanzhen and said, "Yanzhen, show Boss Nie tea." ”Liu Yanzhen was also sensible, so he took 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 does Your Excellency do?"
Li Danqing asked at this time.Nie Kuan smiled and said, "Merchant......
Pursue profit, as long as it is legal, I will do anything here. ”"I have done a horse herding business in southern Xinjiang, so I have some connections, and the three thousand war horses donated to the prince were found by these connections, and I have also done grain trading in the east, and I have opened a business house over the years, which is not big or small, and the business is quite passable.""
Boss Nie is polite, these three thousand war horses are not something that anyone can handle, I think Boss Nie's voice is not only not small, but also surprisingly big!"
Li Danqing complimented.And Nie Kuan, who heard this, waved his hand again and again, and said: "The prince of the world looks down on me, I do have the heart to help the prince, but three thousand war horses, according to the world price, that is a full 300,000 taels of silver, and my trading bank's treasury is full of only such a little silver, if it is all taken out, the commercial bank will go bankrupt in the blink of an eye." ”"Of the three thousand war horses, only two hundred of them were taken out by Xia, and the rest were made by other masters, including the ten thousand war horses promised to the prince later, which were also shot by that master.""
Huh?"
Hearing this, Li Danqing raised his eyebrows and asked with a strange expression: "Which master has such ability?"
”Nie Kuan smiled: "Coincidentally, didn't I ask this Tong'er girl yesterday what is the most lacking in the army now?"
After Miss Tong'er told me that it was a war horse, I tried to get in touch with the master through the connections of the Chamber of Commerce, and she said that she had already prepared the horses and asked me to pass them on to the prince. ”When Li Danqing heard this, his brows furrowed, and he became more and more curious about this person's identity in his heart.But before he could ask, Nie Kuan said again: "It seems that she will also come here today to meet the prince, if the prince has any questions, I think it is safer to ask her in person." ”Li Danqing nodded, and was about to say something, when the camp was pushed open and a boy walked in.Li Danqing looked at him, but saw that the boy walked directly to Nie Kuan's side and whispered a few words, Nie Kuan suddenly smiled, looked at Li Danqing and said: "Shizi, just talking, that master has arrived, let me introduce you to the world?"
”Li Danqing was naturally very curious about the master in his heart, he got up and nodded, "Then there is Your Excellency Lao." ”After saying that, the two of them went out of the camp together, and went to the outside of the barracks, and saw in the distance a large group of horses on the hill were there, led by the convoy, and were staying where they were, eating the grass on the hillside.Seeing Li Danqing's arrival, a man in brocade clothes in the convoy hurriedly greeted him and saluted Li Danqing: "Caomin, Gu Jianyi greets the prince!"
”Li Danqing hurriedly returned the salute, looked over the other party, and looked at the war horses behind the other party, only to find that these three thousand war horses were not only beautiful in shape and looked like divine horses, but also equipped with things such as saddles on their bodies were also extremely complete, and there was almost no need for them to do anything more, these war horses could be sent directly to the battlefield.And the horses were carrying carriages behind them, as if they were carrying some goods."
What's behind these horses?"
Li Danqing asked.The man named Gu Jianyi smiled, and then said, "Shizi, please take a look." ”So saying, he looked back at his attendants, who were also very sensible, and at that moment he went to one of the carriages and opened the canvas in which the goods were encased, and the goods tumbled from therein and fell to the ground with a thud.Li Danqing looked at it fixedly, but saw that the goods that rolled down from it were nothing else, but a large piece of swords and armor......
"In addition to the three thousand war horses this time, the shopkeeper let us bring a total of 4,000 sets of ordnance, a total of 300 stones of various herbs, and some other things, I am afraid that the shopkeeper will have to talk to the prince in detail." ”"And?"
These ordnance and herbs are also in short supply in the army, but they are not as urgent as these things as war horses, and being able to bring these is already a great relief for the army, but listening to the meaning of this man's words, it seems that in addition to these things in his mouth, the shopkeeper in his mouth has prepared other things.Although Li Shizi is also well-informed, in the face of this windfall, he can't help but feel a little dry at this moment.But in line with the principle of losing people and not losing the battle, Li Shizi quickly adjusted his mentality, at least to make himself look calm enough on the surface.Then he coughed and pretended to be calm and asked, "I don't know where the shopkeeper is now?"
”The man named Gu Jianyi turned sideways and said, "It's right there." ”Whether it was Li Danqing, Liu Yanzhen and Song Tong'er, they were obviously very curious about this generous shopkeeper, and they all looked in the direction pointed by the man for the first time.And there, a slender figure on a carriage slowly walked out of it.The three of them looked at each other intently, and when they saw the appearance of the comer, Song Tong'er was fine, while Li Danqing and Liu Yanzhen were obviously extremely surprised.And after this brief surprise, Liu Yanzhen, who came back to his senses, let out an exclamation, and then ran over quickly, and suddenly threw himself into the man's arms."
Sister Ruka!"
Liu Yanzhen said.And the person who came also reached out and hugged Liu Yanzhen, but his head was raised at this time, looking at Li Danqing, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.Li Danqing finally came back to his senses, and he understood why someone was willing to spend such a large amount of money to support him, thinking that except for the people who had experienced life and death with him in Yingshui County, there was probably no one else in this world.Li Danqing, who was thinking like this, also stepped forward, but he didn't disturb the two people who were hugging, just looked at them with a smile.I haven't seen it for more than a year, Jin Liuxiang's face has receded from childishness, and she is wearing a luxurious velvet robe at the moment, without deliberately fiddling, and her extravagance is self-evident."
Long time no see, Dean."
Her eyes flickered, and she looked at Li Danqing and said.Li Danqing nodded: "Yes, long time no see." ”"The dean has a very comfortable time in this Wuyang City, I haven't seen him for more than a year, and I have never seen the dean send us half a letter, I thought the dean had forgotten about us."
Jin Liuxiang teased half-truthfully with a little resentment."
How is this possible?"
If it was in the past, Li Shizi could have said some beautiful things to refute, but now Jin Liuxiang has brought so many things, there is a way to eat people with a short mouth and a soft hand, even if he is as thick-skinned as Li Danqing, he is a little embarrassed at the moment, so he can only say in a scornful manner, trying to uncover this stubble."
Liuxiang is stupid, I will believe whatever the dean says, but it's easy to fool me, it's not so simple to fool them."
Jin Liuxiang seemed to like to see Li Danqing's embarrassed appearance, and she covered her mouth and smiled.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, but at this time he turned his head to look behind him, and said: "Calculate the time, at this point, they should be almost there, the dean will see it himself." ”Li Danqing became more and more confused, and his heart was curious, and he followed Jin Liuxiang's gaze.And at that moment, in the distance, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves.At first, it was a little faint, but after only a dozen breaths, the sound became clear and shocking from far to near, from small to large.And at this moment, on the distant horizon, a group of figures on war horses emerged from that place, galloping towards this place......