Chapter 241: Why not

Fan Yu's original intention was to let this Geril admit his mistake to be more sincere, but he didn't think about what to do with this guy.

But now it's different, the other party actually said that there is a way to sell a large number of horses to himself, and Fan Yu can't afford not to pay attention to it.

"When you say such things, you're not looking for a bargain." Fan Yu shook his head and said, "We are in Liao Country now, and it is no problem for you to sell me as much as you want." But how I got the horses away became a big problem. If you say this, you don't say it, and it's useless. ”

"Actually, it's not impossible." A hint of cunning flashed in Ge Rile's seemingly honest eyes: "I think of my mother's department, and I have to send horses to Ningbian Prefecture of Liao State every year. These horses were collected by the Heqing army and the Jin Su army, and this year it was almost time to send the horses. At that time, some of the horses can be smuggled across the border to the Song army. ”

Fan Yu didn't know where the other party was talking about Ningbian Prefecture, so he asked people to find Yang Wenguang and Di Qing.

Hearing Fan Yu asking Ningbian Prefecture, Yang Wenguang bowed his hand to Fan Yu and said, "Master Hou, where Ningbian Prefecture is located, it is close to the Yellow River in the Hetao. Its place is in the east of the Heqing army and the Jinsu army, and the volcano army of our Great Song Dynasty is located, but it is only more than 20 miles. ”

Figuring out this distance, Fan Yu couldn't help nodding, the method that Geril said seemed to be somewhat feasible.

"Gerile, the Ningbian Prefecture you mentioned is located in Guanfang, and the Liao State prohibits sending horses to the Great Song Dynasty. I am afraid that the whereabouts of a large number of your horses will not be able to cover it up at all. Fan Yu stared at Geril and said, "Are you sure you can send the horses to my Great Song army?" ”

Geril smiled: "Your Excellency, please rest assured, that Ningbyon Prefecture is a military state. Every year our tribe has to send horses, and we have already become acquainted with it. Among them, there are also some school captains, who are in-laws of my mother's department, and they have to give some face. ”

"In that case, you can also give it a try." Fan Yu smiled: "Whether it works out or not, you can have this heart." If you can really send the horse, my Great Song will not lose you. Tea, silk, and porcelain can be traded to your tribe. ”

In the blink of an eye, Fan Yu saw that there was some excitement on Hu Sileng's face. Obviously, they are thinking about the mother department, and they are also very eager to trade directly with the Great Song.

"Your Excellency really looks up to our mother, and it is of little use for us to come to silk and porcelain. It would be better for the nobles to give us some arrows and weapons when the time comes. Geril laughed.

Fan Yu waved his hand and said, "I don't know how big your Basi Mother is, arrows and weapons can also be traded to you." But you don't know how many times you can trade your mother's horses. You might as well exchange some silk and porcelain, exchange war horses with other tribes, and then sell them to my Song Kingdom, this kind of business can be done for a long time. ”

Gerille couldn't help but open his mouth, showing a look of surprise. They are not considered a small tribe, there are thirty or forty thousand people. Everyone has a mount, that's the basics, but there's also a huge herd, 100,000 horses. It sounds like a lot, but when it comes to people, it's only two or three horses per person.

In his opinion, this noble man of the Song Kingdom can buy a few hundred horses, and he will already reach the sky. Who knows, people want to let him do this business for a long time, and they are afraid that their tribe will not have enough horses.

"Nobleman, how many horses can you buy every year?" Geril asked hurriedly.

Di Qing and Yang Wenguang had just understood at this time, and their eyes were straight. Didn't Lord Hou pay for the horses today, why did he talk about buying horses in large quantities.

Where does Fan Yu know how much he can buy, but the war horses of the entire Great Song Dynasty are not necessarily as many as those of the same tribe.

"The Great Song Dynasty has millions of soldiers, but what is lacking is war horses." Fan Yu didn't have anything to hide, just smiled and said, "What do you think, how many horses can I buy in Da Song." ”

Geril's eyes lit up, "Then the Great Song Dynasty needs at least a million war horses." ”

Fan Yu glanced at Di Qing and Yang Wenguang, and their jaws were about to drop when they listened. The number of millions of horses is too large to be impossible. Moreover, the Song army was full of calculations, and they couldn't use these many war horses.

However, Fan Yu also understood that the other party was calculated according to the configuration of his own clan, which was still calculated in a small amount. To be configured according to the army of the tribes on the steppe, one horse per person, this is the minimum requirement. If you're looking for mobility, two or three horses per person is ideal.

For this luxury of the steppe cavalry, the army of the Great Song Dynasty never dared to think of it.

Fan Yu asked people to take a piece of silk cloth, write a document to buy a horse, and affix his own seal. This thing is just to let Ge Rile have a certificate when they send the horses, so as not to misunderstand the border army of the Great Song Dynasty.

He took forty taels of gold and gave them to Geril and Huslen.

"The two horses that were said to be good are fifteen taels of gold each, and the noble man gave you ten taels more." Ge Rile didn't dare to be greedy anymore, for fear that Fan Yu would trouble him again.

"These ten taels of gold are considered a deposit for buying horses in the future." Fan Yu waved his hand and said to Geril: "You can take my paperwork and take the horses to find the Volcano Army." In the paperwork, I have already written the reason for the report. In addition, I will send someone to the Volcano Army to deliver the goods you need. If you can't bring it back, there's nothing you can do. ”

Geril smiled: "Thank you nobles, there is a lot of smuggling between Liao and Song at this time. As long as horses are sold blatantly, the Liao side will not care. ”

"Even so, your clan had better be careful." Fan Yu shook his head and said, "The sale of horses must be secret, and you should also try to keep a low profile when you return." Otherwise, not to mention that the Liao army will be greedy, even other tribes will not let you go. ”

Geril picked up the gold and paperwork and nodded at Fan Yu again and again, "Yes, I will definitely listen to the words of your nobles and handle this matter well." Today I will return to my tribe, and now I will take my leave. ”

Fan Yu waved his hand at him and Hu Silen, "Take care of yourself all the way, if you don't succeed, don't force it." ”

It's just that the more Fan Yu said this, the more Nageril was concerned. This kind of thing is an opportunity for their Basi Mother Clan, how can they let it go gently.

When they left the embassy, they went back to pack their things and rode out of the city.

Soon, more than a dozen riders came one after another, guarding the two in the middle.

"Khan, we were informed, and we all came. I was in such a hurry, but something happened. A bearded man bowed to Geril on his horse.

"It's a good thing, it's a great thing for us in the Mother Division." As soon as he thought that if he could make a smooth deal with the young nobleman of the Song Kingdom, the mother of Basi would become rich and powerful.

Hu Silen said: "Khan, can we go well?" ”

"Huslen, you are my son, and you have thought of it with me. Of course it can be done, and when it comes to this, it must be done no matter what. "Ge Rile is no longer in the city of Nanjing, at this time the whole person has become much stronger and more powerful, "I heard that the emperor of the Khitan people also gave me some will for the mother tribe of Basi. Let's go back first, this Khitan people don't have any good intentions. ”

Although he didn't despise Geril, Fan Yu didn't know that he actually had a deal with the Khan of Basimu.

Those who can open and close their mouths to talk about the business of the entire tribe will not have a low status. What Fan Yu did was to have the intention of giving it a try, and Chenggu was happy to lose, so why not.