Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 11 Famous Mongolian Horse

Shi Xiu got up and said, "You are the official Chai who is anxious for the public and righteous, saves people from danger, and is a powerful official in Cangzhou." I didn't expect that Shi Xiu would give people a high hat.

Chai Jin hurriedly supported him: "Brother Shi Xiu, don't be polite, sit down, let's eat meat and drink, and talk about business. I want all your horses, and you make a price."

Shi Xiu was so moved that she almost cried, and said, "What price should I pay? One horse is purchased at ten taels of silver, and it costs two taels of silver to pay taxes, fodder, food and drink along the way. My brother will give me a horse of 12 taels of silver. Two silver coins is enough, and Shi Xiu can take the capital."

Chai Jin said: "Why is this? Isn't the business of selling horses very good?"

Shi Xiu poured out his bitterness and said, "I thought so too, but in fact I was tricked by the Liao people. A horse is ten taels of silver, which is not expensive. According to my opinion, this horse can't compare to a big horse, but it sells for 30 taels of silver. It’s not a problem. But after selling it, I found that it’s not the same thing at all. Rich people want to buy tall horse-drawn carts, while poor people want to buy cattle, and they don’t buy this kind of horse. The officials are willing to buy my horse. I don’t dare to trade horses anymore.”

The three of them ate and chatted. The wine was really unpalatable. The low-alcohol grain wine was still turbid.After drinking a little, he stopped drinking, Chai Jin said: "In this way, the price will be as you said, 12 taels of silver for a horse, and you will be given an extra bonus of 200 taels of silver. It is not easy to do business, so you have to earn some hard money. .”

Shi Xiu was very moved, and said: "Brother is Shi Xiu's reborn parents, he saved the lives of seven people including me."

Chai Jin said: "You go and get ready. Drive the horses to Chaijiazhuang tomorrow for me. I didn't bring any money when I went out today. I have 100 taels of silver here as a deposit. When I arrive at the village, I will pay you in cash. Can you rest assured? "

Shi Xiu smiled and said, "My brother is famous all over the world, Shi Xiu is absolutely at ease, and will deliver it at noon tomorrow."

Shi Xiu was very grateful and went out to prepare. He wanted to tell his uncle and buddy the good news as soon as possible, so as to give them the courage to live.

Chai Jin said: "Dabashi, have you figured out my intention?"

"It's almost a guess. The owner probably wants to use these mares to breed horse mules. The prairie horses are irritable, but the mules produced are docile, eat less and have strong endurance. They are good at pulling carts on cultivated land, but the investment It’s a bit big, and it’s a bit long.” Chai Gang said.

Chai Jin smiled and said, "Haha, you guessed well, but you only got half of it right. In the future, you will know the purpose of grassland horses."

You must know that in more than a hundred years, Mongolian horses will be famous all over the world. Although Mongolian horses are not good-looking, they have conquered the Eurasian continent with their strong endurance, strong resistance to roughage, and strong disease resistance.Mongolian horses have limited carrying capacity, but they can be used as light cavalry, and they come and go like the wind.

Using Western Xia horses to improve Mongolian horses can increase the height and strength of the horses.Using donkeys to improve Mongolian horses can produce mules with docile character, endurance and toughness.

Although mules cannot be used as war horses, their status in war cannot be shaken. As the saying goes, soldiers and horses go first before moving food and grass, and the transportation of logistics materials requires a large number of mule-drawn carts to carry them.Of course, these Chai Jins would not tell others, but only said that they would breed mules to plow the land and pull carts.

Chai Gang smacked his lips and said, "Master, I'm convinced, you spent 3000 taels of silver without blinking."

Chai Jin smiled: "This is just the beginning. In the future, our village will have tens of thousands of livestock and thousands of carts. How about you manage it then?"

Chai Gang said: "No problem, it's just that I don't have enough ability, and I need to learn more."

"I'm going to the Hero Tower to take a look. I'll leave the handover of the horses to you. After the handover, remember to ask Shi Xiu to leave a few people to train the horses. Grassland horses are wild, and the people in our village are not used to training them." Chai into the arrangement.Although horses are grazing animals, in fact, if they are not well managed, they are very easy to hurt people, kick and bite. It is not uncommon for the horse to break into the crowd when it is startled. It is impossible to train them without two brushes. Familiar with the character, familiar with each other to be considered qualified.

Cangzhou Prison Camp is twenty miles south of Majiaji. Although it is called the Prison Camp, it is actually the size of a small county with 3 to [-] people. The biggest feature of this city is that there is a prison camp. Thousands of prisoners.The prisoners in this prison are all criminals with relatively light sentences, most of whom are sentenced to three to five years.There are many criminals who come and go, and their families also come and go, which also drives the restaurant industry.To say who has the best store, of course it is Chai Jin's own Hero Building, where we greet and send off every day, and the money just donated to the inmates is dozens of taels of silver, tens of thousands of taels a year.

The shopkeeper of the hero building is a very shrewd person named Li Yun.When receiving the news that the Hero Building was closed, although Li Yun didn't understand it, he still followed suit. A big sign was put up in front of the door, saying that it was temporarily closed for renovation and upgrade.

There are sent prisoners who want to come here to ask for some money, sorry, no more, of course I won’t let you come for nothing, if you really don’t have money, I will give you ten flatbread rolls with pickles.

You must know that the Song Dynasty was sparsely populated at this time, and the means of transportation were basically walking. Lu Zhishen once went to a remote place, had no food, and was so hungry that he was weak.

In the guest room in the backyard, Chai Jin met Li Yun, the shopkeeper of the Hero Building.There are many things related to the closure of the restaurant, and Li Yun is cooperating with the accountant of the village to check all the accounts these few days.

"The proprietor, the accounts of the past few years have been clear, and there is no problem. Only there is a jailer named Dong Fang in the prison camp. He owes more than 500 taels of silver on credit and has never paid the restaurant."

Chai Jin took a look at the accounts, and found that this Dong Fang was really powerful. He came to eat five or six meals almost every month, and he didn't give money each time.

"I remember that the restaurant gave them benefits every year." Chai Jin asked.

"Yes, for the sake of convenience, we also give 20 taels of silver to a cell leader like him every year, and we will talk about it when there is something to do." Li Yundao.

Chai Jin said: "I gave you the silver, but you have to pay for my meal. This is a rule, and the rule cannot be broken. Li Yun, arrange two men to collect the bill. 500 taels of silver, 20 for a cow Two silver coins, that is dozens of cows, really bold."

The two guys took the bills and went to collect debts. Dong Laotou is not far from here, only a few hundred meters away.While Chai Jin and Li Yun were drinking tea, the two guys came back with bruised noses and swollen faces.

Chai Jin looked at it and asked, "What's going on?"

"The cell boss not only refused to pay the bill, but also asked his cellmates to beat us up severely," said the two men.

Chai Jin said: "The two of you go back to the village to rest, go to Dr. Sun to get some soup and medicine, don't cause any sequelae."

The two said: "Both of us have skin injuries, just rest for two days, and don't need to go back to the village."

(End of this chapter)