Xu Gaozhuo smiled when he heard this: "Yes, the meaning of the handsome, the humble position is clear." Please rest assured that the humble post will make proper arrangements for this matter. ”

Ye Fu nodded, and mentioned another thing to Xu Gaozhuo, "By the way, you were asked to pay attention to it before, have you understood the matter of trading horses with the Tartars?" ”

When he mentioned this matter, Xu Gaozhuo's face turned pale.

As we all know, Tartars started by riding and shooting immediately, and the horses are much more abundant and high-quality than Ye Fu's side.

But to make a deal with the enemy? Xu Gaozhuo really didn't even dare to think about this kind of thing.

He said tentatively to Ye Fu: "Dashuai, have you thought about it, is it still too eye-catching to do business with Tartars?" What if this matter is leaked? ”

Xu Gaozhuo is a 'native' of the Ming Dynasty, so naturally he doesn't know the story of the extremely shameful 'Eight Great Emperor Merchants'.

However, his reminder is not without merit. If you buy and sell horses from the Tartars, it is indeed possible that you will be able to make a real deal. It's good if nothing happens, but once something happens, it's an inescapable crime!

Of course, he did not intend to buy it in the name of the army.

In that way, it is inevitable that it will also raise the arrogance. Even if he wanted to buy it, he might not be willing to sell it to him.

However, the lack of war horses is indeed one of his shortcomings. If you want to buy a horse, where do you go to buy it?

He pondered for a long time, but he didn't come up with a particularly good place to go.

Xu Gaozhuo proposed: "Dashuai, with our current relationship with Mongolia, can we buy horses from Mongolia?" Or, can it be replaced with the rest of the items? ”

Ye Fu shook his head and said, "The journey is too far, who can guarantee that our horses can be transported back from Mongolia smoothly?" The terrain of Liaodong itself is suitable for raising horses, but the level of our horse raising is relatively poor. The ability to exercise cavalry is far less powerful than that of the Tartars. I'm worried that if we get a really good horse from Mongolia, I'm afraid that we will be detained by the Tartars, and then we will become 'capital enemies'? ”

When Xu Gaozhuo heard it, he was indeed reasonable. For a while, I was a little at a loss.

Ye Fu said: "That's it, for the sake of the war horse, I have already passed Xu Pingong back." When the time comes, just discuss it with him! Perhaps, there will be unexpected ideas. ”

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With Ye Fu's summons, Xu Pingong did come back quickly.

In the evening of the next day, we arrived at the General Soldier's Palace.

Ye Fu ordered someone to prepare a thin wine for him to catch the wind, and took Xu Gaozhuo with him, and the three of them drank in the garden.

Xu Pingong and Xu Gaozhuo were originally the relationship between the lord and the strategist. If it weren't for that incident at the beginning, Ye Fu would not have been able to get a good steward of the army like Xu Gaozhuo. Therefore, to a certain extent, he still needs to thank Xu Pingong. If it weren't for Xu Pingong's incompetence, why would Xu Gaozhuo look for another lord?

But at this time, the two met, and the scene was too embarrassing.

On Ye Fu's left and right hands, the two of them sat opposite each other, looking at each other, but they didn't know who was going to say something first to alleviate this abnormal atmosphere.

Ye Fu felt the awkward atmosphere, looked to the left, then to the right, and said, "Two of you, don't sit like this!" My chef in this small kitchen is still good, what? Don't you plan to try it? ”

As soon as Ye Fu said this, the two of them were not able to stiffen anymore.

Two people raised their chopsticks at the same time and stretched out for the same dish, which happened to bump into each other.

looked at each other, and the two looked away at the same time.

Ye Fu smiled: "You two, what's the matter?" Don't even plan to let me eat a good meal? Okay, let's get down to business and enjoy it slowly. Pingong, I mentioned to you before, do you have a clue about buying military horses? ”

Xu Pingong glanced at Xu Gaozhuo and said, "Handsome, the villain is indeed a little shallow. However, the villain still wants to hear Mr. Xu's views first. According to the standard, Mr. Xu's high opinion is much better than that of the villain, so the villain doesn't need the class to get an axe, right? ”

Ye Fu glanced at Xu Gaozhuo.

Xu Gaozhuo didn't look up, and his face looked a little unnatural.

Ye Fu naturally knew that it was indeed an embarrassing thing to meet the old master, and it was still the old master who was separated like that. In addition, he really doesn't have any good ideas now, just waiting for Xu Pingong to come up with an idea, naturally, he will feel very unnatural.

Ye Fu valued Xu Gaozhuo, and naturally he would not let Xu Pingong embarrassed him casually, he took a sentence from it and said: "Whether it is a high view or a shallow view, now, if there is a way, let's talk about it first, say it, and everyone will refer to it together." ”

Xu Pingong naturally didn't have to compete with Xu Gaozhuo, he knew that Ye Fu took a fancy to Xu Gaozhuo, and it was impossible to watch him suffer. At this time, it's just a small breath to embarrass him.

Hearing Ye Fu answer, Xu Pingong smiled and said: "The handsome man has ordered it before, and the villain naturally has something to think about." In fact, before, the villain had already been in a relationship with a Shanxi businessman. ”

"Oh? Shanxi businessmen? Ye Fu was puzzled, "Shanxi merchants can also get horses in their hands?" ”

Xu Pingong replied: "That's the case, Dashuai, the big banner firm in the hands of the villain, often runs all over the world, and needs to buy a lot of things for Dashuai." Not only the large quantities of pack horses and war horses needed this time, but also some necessary iron tools, grain, and so on. It's hard to buy all of these things inside the gate, so the villain has long had the idea of outside the gate. However, it is very taboo to buy these from the Tartars. Even if you are trading outside of customs, there are risks. The villain didn't dare to make trouble for the big handsome, so he naturally had to think of a safe way. Therefore, the villain thought of buying it from the seller through a middleman, and we will buy it from him. Although the price is bound to be more expensive, things are more secure and less likely to cause you trouble. ”

When Xu Gaozhuo heard this, he had already entered the state. After hearing Xu Pinggong say this, he asked: "If you buy it from a Tartar, it will cause trouble, so if there is a middleman, won't it cause trouble?" ”

Xu Pingong smiled: "Did I buy anything directly from the Tartars!" As for where the seller got the stuff, it's not my business, right? Where is the trouble of paying the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other? It's like a sinner who kills someone, and an unscrupulous merchant buys a knife from him and sells it. You bought a merchant's knife, so what do you have to do with that sinner? It's okay! You don't know that this knife has killed someone, and you don't know that this knife was bought from someone who killed someone, so what does it matter? Can you still be convicted of murder because of this? ”

Xu Gaozhuo was speechless for a while.

Ye Fu nodded and said with a smile: "That's right!" By the way, what is the name of the Shanxi businessman you are talking about? What does it do? ”