Chapter 873: First Step
Anyone who knows a little bit about the history of the Three Kingdoms knows it.
When Liu Bei was in Zhuojun in his early years, he was just a straw shoe seller, and after the Taoyuan Three Rebellions, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others did not have the initial soldiers and equipment.
It all relied on a passing merchant who funded them with fifty war horses and five hundred catties of fine iron, allowing them to build their own weapons and recruit the first batch of village warriors.
This passing merchant is Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping.
Speaking of which, that was almost a decade ago.
However, these Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping were not recorded in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and I don't know what the situation is.
Liu Zheng didn't expect that he would actually meet someone from the Su family in Zhongshan County.
He originally came to Zhongshan to find the Zhen family, who would have thought that this was still the territory of the Su family.
followed Na Su Quan all the way to a small manor outside Wuji County, this kind of small dock fort does not cover a large area, but it is only used as a temporary transit, which is enough.
Before he got closer, he could hear the sound of horses whistling, which showed that there were a lot of horses in this village.
"Sir, this is our Su family's horse house in Wuji County, there are usually dozens of war horses stored in it, sometimes there will be hundreds, most of the war horses we transferred from the north will be stored here, if Mr. wants to buy, the price can be negotiated, and at the same time, you can also choose the horse you want."
"Let's take a look first."
Liu Zheng did not answer Su Quan directly, but planned to take a look at the Su family's horses first, if the Su family really has the ability to get the most war horses, then Liu Zheng can think about cooperating with the Su family and let the Su family sell the horses to Yangzhou.
Su Quan also knew that Liu Zheng was a big customer, and he could buy so many horses, once this business was completed, it could immediately alleviate the Su family's economic crisis.
Therefore, Su Quan was also quite attentive to Liu Zheng, and immediately led Liu Zheng and the others into the Zhuangzi.
There are only a few houses in this village, and most of them are sheds for horses, so it is conceivable that this village is just a stable for storing horses.
Su Quan led Liu Zheng and his party and began to walk around the manor, mainly to visit the horses in the stable.
In this manor, there are forty or fifty horses, which is not a small number, after all, the price of a horse is close to three gold, and fifty horses are worth more than one hundred gold.
So much money is not a small amount for any family, and it is just a transit point.
If there are a few more such stopovers, it will not be a small expense.
After walking around, Liu Zheng also had a clear understanding of the horses here, and the horses traded by the Su family were indeed some Xianbei horses sold from the north.
These horses are small, but they are light and able to run for long periods of time.
Moreover, these horses of the Su family have shiny hair and are full of energy, and they are carefully bred at a glance, although they cannot be said to be a masterpiece, they are definitely the best war horses.
It was more than enough to serve as cavalry for his men.
Just when he saw these war horses, Liu Zheng already felt in his heart that this Su family was not simple. Being able to get so much sycophant is not an ordinary person in this day and age.
"Good horse, really good horse, Brother Su, you make a price, if the price is right, I want all the horses in your Zhuangzi."
Originally, Liu Zheng just planned to buy twenty horses, which meant that he would get it at once. But now after seeing the war horses in the Su family's manor, I want to buy all the war horses here.
The money for dozens of war horses, he still has now.
Moreover, these dozens of war horses let these brocade guards under him ride, and it is not too difficult to get back his own territory.
Su Quan already felt that Liu Zheng in front of him would be a big customer.
At this moment, after hearing Liu Zheng's words, his face was even more happy.
"Is that serious, sir?"
Being able to buy all the horses in this village at once is a lot of money.
If Su Quan can sell all the war horses in this village, then some of the dividends he can get will not be less.
Therefore, I really hope to be able to sell all the war horses in this Zhuangzi to Liu Zheng.
"It's true, you see, I'm kidding you? Or do you think I can't afford to buy all the horses in your village? ”
"No, no, no, I didn't dare to think so, I just felt a little surprised, I immediately went to discuss with the steward in charge of this place, and I will definitely negotiate a suitable price."
Su Quan was very excited, and hurriedly comforted Liu Zheng with a few words, and immediately hurriedly walked into a residence in this Zhuangzi.
I found the steward in this Zhuangzi and the steward and negotiated a suitable price.
Liu Zheng took his own men and horses and did not go to meet the steward in this Zhuangzi.
After all, Su Quan didn't take the initiative to inform him, and it was not easy for him to forcibly go to see the steward here.
Liu Zheng led his people to look at the horse stall for a while, and after observing these war horses, Su Quan seemed to have finished discussing and hurriedly walked back from the Zhuangzi.
Liu Zheng saw Su Quan walking back, with a hint of gloom on his face, which was not very good-looking, but there was something strange.
Seeing that Su Quan hadn't opened his mouth yet, he asked Su Quan first.
"Brother Su, how is it? Is the price negotiable? ”
Liu Zheng's inquiry made that Su Quan look not very good-looking, and immediately answered at Liu Zheng.
"I'm sorry, sir, maybe you can't buy these horses."
Su Quan's words immediately made Liu Zheng, Guo Jia and others stunned, they never expected Su Quan's answer to be like this, they thought that Su Quan did not negotiate the price at first.
"This ...... What's going on with Brother Su? Why don't you sell it again? ”
Su Quan's face was embarrassed, but he still immediately explained to Liu Zheng.
"Sir, it's not that they won't be sold, but this batch of horses has been booked, and we have to give them to others first, so we can only buy two or three horses for you, and if you want to, we need to go to other counties to transfer them over, and then sell them to you."
Su Quan's explanation made Liu Zheng understand, he thought that his identity was exposed, and these people of the Su family knew about it, so he didn't sell the horse to himself.
"Who booked it, didn't I come first?"
Liu Zheng still asked.
"It was the third master of the Zhen family in Wuji County who booked it, saying that they would prepare some horses and go to the county next door to ship some things, the Zhen family has a good relationship with our Su family, this is an order from our family master, and I can't call the shots."