Han counter current

The merchants who had hoarded goods for more than two months now wanted to take advantage of the new spring season to go to western Liaoning to do business, especially after a group of merchants came to Jiangdong with a group of livestock a few days ago, the merchants along the Yangtze River were all excited.

Due to the lack of war horses in Jiangdong, coupled with the blockade of the northern princes, even fewer war horses have flowed into Jiangdong in recent years. It is simply a luxury for Jiangdong soldiers to form cavalry.

Now, a group of businessmen from western Liaoning suddenly brought five hundred war horses, which surprised Sun Quan, the lord of Jiangdong.

Not long after Sun Ce passed away, many forces in Jiangdong were watching.Sun Quan is still young. Although he has many ambitions in his heart, he suffers from the reality and cannot realize them.

First of all, the aristocratic family is too powerful, and Sun Ce only used violent means to suppress it when he was alive, but it did not solve the problem fundamentally.

Now these aristocratic families only cooperate with Sun Quan on the surface, or they are just afraid of the army behind Sun Quan.

For example, the Lu family in Jiangdong kept a low profile after being killed by Sun Ce once, but it was simply impossible for them to cooperate with Sun Quan in governing Jiangdong.

In addition, Sun Quan was facing the most dangerous problem. He didn't have much military power in his hands, and Jiangdong's army was temporarily controlled by those aristocratic families and generals.

When Sun Ce was alive, he was able to suppress them because of Sun Ce's personal charm. Now Sun Quan does not have this prestige.

If Cheng Pu, Zhou Yu and other loyal generals had not worked hard to support him, Jiang Dong would no longer be named Sun.In order to clean up the mess in front of him, Sun Quan resolutely let go of his hatred with Jingzhou.

At the same time, Sun Quan also treated the veterans left behind by Sun Ce very humbly in order to gain their support.

However, deep in the heart of this new Lord of Jiangdong, he has a raging fire.He always remembered what Sun Ce said before he died, but he was not convinced.

He thought that he might not be as brave as his elder brother, but Sun Quan didn't think he was inferior when it came to commanding troops to fight, but he lacked opportunities.

The military power in the hands of those aristocratic families and generals cannot be moved for the time being. First, they are more sensitive for the time being. Sun Quan does not want to cause internal chaos.

Secondly, those soldiers are all part of these generals' own support. If I seize their military power now, I will undoubtedly lose my pocket soon.

Therefore, Sun Quan needs to find another way to form his own army, an army that is only loyal to himself and can maintain a certain combat effectiveness at the same time.

The cavalry in Jiangdong seems to have little effect, but if there is a cavalry, it will definitely have a great deterrent effect on the Jiangdong family.

Sun Quan had seen his elder brother's method of using cavalry to cross Jiangdong during his lifetime, so he also urgently needed to form a cavalry, the number did not need to be too many, 2000 were enough.

When he was dozing off, someone brought a pillow, and Sun Quan felt even more that he was the destined master of Jiangdong.

Otherwise, how could there be such a good thing in the world. When my elder brother was in charge of Jiangdong, there was no merchant who could transport so many war horses to sell.

"How about those horses, how are they compared to the horses of my Jiangdong Cavalry?"

Sun Quan was very concerned about the matter of the war horse, and he sent people to watch it from the first time he got the news.

"The villain has looked carefully, and they are all strong grassland horses. They are stronger than the horses of General Polu's cavalry, but they charge a high price.

Not many families are willing to buy them yet. I found out that the Zhang family, the Gu family, and some generals in the army are all uniting to buy these war horses together. "

Sun Quan's personal guard also brought back enough information for his secret soldiers who carried out some shady methods.

Nothing that happened in Jiangdong could escape Sun Quan's eyes and ears, but there were some things that he could do nothing about even if he knew about them.

"What do those businessmen in western Liaoning say, how much money do they need to sell?"

Sun Quan was in a hurry. If these horses fell into the hands of other people, it would not be a good thing for him.

"The specific price has not yet been negotiated, but some people say that Liaoxi merchants don't like money, and they prefer to do business with us.

They all need Jiangdong's silk, porcelain, tea and other goods.

More importantly, they wanted to exchange war horses for war ships, or sturdy merchant ships. It is said that this was the order of the prefect of Liaoxi, General Lou Chuan.

If all the merchants from western Liaoning can bring back ships of sufficient quality, they will get more trading rights in the future.

This is also the main reason why they haven't made a move until now. Some aristocratic families are already raising ships. There are not many other things in Jiangdong, but there are too many ships. It shouldn't be difficult to get these [-] war horses.

By the way, I also heard that there are many merchants in western Liaoning. When they came, there were two caravans, and the other one rushed to Jingzhou. It is said that they also wanted to exchange ships or other goods from Jingzhou. "

"No, these war horses must not fall into the hands of others, Jingzhou Liu Biao is rich and powerful, if he buys enough war horses, wouldn't Jiangdong be very dangerous.

Well, I have a lot of boats in Jiangdong, hum, go and call Gongjin and the others, I want to discuss with them,,,,,, "

On the other side, in a city on the banks of the Yangtze River, in the Jiangxia City General's Mansion, Huang Zu received a businessman from western Liaoning. Two high-quality war horses were given as a gift, and Huang Zu had no way to refuse.

The war horse sent by this Liaoxi businessman was really good, even if he searched all over Jiangxia, he couldn't find a better war horse, Huang Zu was very happy now.

"You want to do business?"

Huang Zu held the gift list, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice. After so many years, no one really gave him so many gifts.

"Yes, I have heard for a long time that General Huang is guarding Jiangxia and deterring the Sun family in Jiangdong. It is indeed well-deserved to see him today. My lord has admired the general for a long time and wanted to make friends with him, but I never had such an opportunity.

Now my lord is guarding western Liaoning and can buy enough horses and livestock from the grasslands. If the general needs it, my caravan from western Liaoning will send more to the general in the future. "

A businessman who looked a bit aggressive answered Huang Zu's question respectfully. The purpose of his coming to Jingzhou was to open up the market here.

This was Chen Feng's order. In order to obtain Huang Zu's consent, Chen Feng prepared enough gifts for this meeting.

"I have also heard of General Chen's name. I heard that Prime Minister Cao also suffered from General Chen's hands, and that the Huns were even beaten by General Chen.

Hehe, I, Huang, admire such a hero, don't worry, it won't be too difficult for you to do business in Jingzhou, I will take care of you.

However, I'm not sure about Jiangdong. You are from the south. If you are robbed by the Jiangdong Sun family, I can't help you. "

"Don't worry, General, we will find a way to deal with it.

My general said that General Huang is a rare hero in Jingzhou. Therefore, all the caravans in western Liaoning will be distributed to the general every year. Please don't refuse. "

"Oh? If that's the case, thank General Chen for me,,,,,,"

After the Western Liao businessman withdrew, Huang Zu picked up the gift list again and looked at it. War horses, cattle and sheep, leather goods, ginseng, deer antler, etc. were all special products of Liaoxi and the grasslands.

It is also the most scarce high-quality goods in Jingzhou. If these things are sold, they will cost thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars.

Huang Zu was very happy, he could reap so many benefits without doing anything, and he also got dividends every year, which made him very interested in those businessmen from western Liaoning.

Yuelai Inn has branches all over Jingzhou. The special dishes, fresh cooking skills and refreshing business model make Yuelai Inn the favorite of Jingzhou aristocratic families.

Some businessmen who travel far and wide also like to stay in Yuelai Inn, because this is a rare chain inn in the country, and its service quality is definitely the best.

"Mother, my chest is so stuffy."

In the Yuelai Inn, a boy in his teens was nestled in his mother's arms. The sickness on his face proved that the child was suffering from illness.

A middle-aged strong man next to him saw it and felt pain in his heart. He sought medical treatment for many years, ran from Luoyang to Chang'an, and then returned to Jingzhou, but he still couldn't find a miracle doctor who could cure his son's illness.

Originally, he heard that the prefect of Changsha had the ability to bring the dead back to life, so he also sold his property to find the genius doctor Zhang Zhongjing.

However, he only recently found out that Miracle Doctor Zhang had gone to western Liaoning a few months ago, and it was uncertain when he would come back, and he might never come back.