Liu Xian didn't know Zhou Wu at the beginning, but as far as business was concerned, businessmen talked about interests, and at the moment, they could only give Zhou Wu benefits by promises. Liu Xian also believes that no matter who it is, it will not be difficult to get along with money.

Asking him to help write a letter or two of introductions, this is just a gesture, and it is a good benefit, I believe that Zhou Wu will naturally not refuse. What's more, Liu Xian gave him 100 thick cotton clothes first, and if he asked for it, it was equivalent to accepting Liu Xian's love, so naturally it was impossible not to help at all.

And talking to him about the war horse is a transaction, a business, Liu Xian also believes that if Zhou Wu has channels, he will definitely make this transaction with him.

After all, this is also a legitimate transaction, and it is not something that will be seen in the light of day.

Liu Xian could also see that Zhou Wu was already a little tempted.

Zhou Wu groaned a little at this time, raised his head and said, "How much can you pay for a normal adult horse that is not in the military?" ”

As soon as Liu Xian heard it, he knew that there was a play.

Liu Xian also knew the price of this horse for a long time.

His eyes looked at Zhou Wudao very sincerely: "Three hundred pieces of horses." How is it? ”

Generally speaking, the value of a horse is actually difficult to estimate. If it's a maxima, it's hard to find.

But if it's an average horse, then you can roughly estimate their value. Horse dealers, they basically divide the general horses into upper, middle and lower horses.

And in addition to these third-class horses, there is also a real good horse, and a completely useless old and weak horse that only slaughters the meat seller.

Good horses are rare, and even if you are lucky enough to get a good horse, they will not be sold easily and will not be priced.

In this way, according to the meat sellers, those old, weak and crippled horses, at present, the currency is swollen, and the price of a pound of meat must be several times or even ten times that of rice grain. In other words, a pound of meat costs two or three hundred yuan. These four or five hundred catties of horses are worth 100,000 to 150,000 yuan for meat alone, which is equivalent to 100 to 150 yuan.

That's right, the value of a remnant horse, according to the current world, is indeed 100,000 yuan. This is the situation after the inflation of the currency, if it is usual, maybe 10,000 yuan will be enough.

Now calculate the value of inferior horses according to these 100,000 dollars.

An inferior horse is the kind that can be ridden, but neither physical strength nor endurance is very good, and if you ride this kind of horse to fight, it is not that it is not impossible, but it is possible to stumble in front of the horse at any time. This kind of horse is generally used to pull a carriage and is used to farm for ordinary people.

But such a horse is certainly much more expensive than a horse that can only sell meat. Generally, it will be several times or even ten times more expensive than the old and weak horses that can only sell meat.

That is to say, according to the current market, an average inferior horse is equal to about one million dollars.

Medium horses are also worth several times or even ten times more premium than inferior horses. That's tens of millions of dollars.

Superior horses, that's tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars.

If it is calculated according to the price of goods, it is indeed very amazing. An ordinary horse costs millions of dollars, a better horse costs tens of millions, and a high-class horse costs hundreds of millions.

The total value that Liu Xian obtained from this trade may not be enough to buy a high-quality horse.

This calculation is so, but in fact, if this is really the case, then I believe that no one can afford to buy a war horse.

What's more, if it is a place where horses are produced, the price of those horses will not be so premium.

In fact, there are horses in Youzhou, but the horse ranch belongs to the imperial army. In addition, there will be some wealthy families, and there will be private pastures with a lot of horses.

In this way, in this Youzhou land, according to the normal adult horses mentioned by Zhou Wu, these are only middle-to-lower horses at most. At most, its value is several times higher than the value of the old and weak horses.

Of course, this premium is calculated according to the current market. In Youzhou, a pound of grain is actually about 20 yuan, while meat is about 100 yuan. This is calculated according to the actual situation in Youzhou, the price that ordinary people can afford.

In this case, an old and weak horse is actually equivalent to 50,000 yuan a horse at most. 50,000 yuan is equivalent to 50 yuan. The premium is several times, that is, about 200 guan for an inferior horse, and the middle for a lower horse, at most 500 guan.

But Liu Xian only gave 300 yuan a horse.

Three hundred is already equivalent to 300,000 yuan a horse.

300,000 yuan for a horse, hehe, this is really the average BMW of later generations.

But that's really the case, in this ancient era, for ordinary people, a horse is indeed equivalent to a BMW sedan in later generations.

Therefore, in ancient times, the value of a horse and a cow was really precious. In later generations, I heard that in ancient times, when ordinary people married their daughters-in-law, they could marry someone's daughter by giving the woman a cow and coming back. However, if you calculate the value of a horse and a cow in ancient times, then you know that these are actually quite normal things.

Especially in such troubled times, human life and value are far less than an animal.

Think about it, a horse at this time is equal to 300,000 yuan, and when converted back to post-modern money, it is equivalent to 100,000 yuan. In the next generation, a 100,000 bride price for a daughter-in-law is about the same, right?

It may sound like an exaggeration, 300,000 dollars for a horse. But that's really the case. Otherwise, why don't the three of Huang Zhong's father and son have a mount? Because they don't have that much money to buy horses.

From this, it can be inferred that in this Three Kingdoms era, it is really not easy to recruit troops and buy horses.

When Liu Bei recruited volunteers to form a righteous army, the horse dealer gave him a lot of war horses, and the value of this was already an astronomical wealth.

300,000 horses, 100 is 30 million dollars, and hundreds of horses are hundreds of millions of dollars.

With the huge wealth in this, how could Zhou Wu not be tempted?

Liu Xian felt that for a medium-sized horse, 300 yuan was within the range that he could accept and bear. This is usually, medium horses have to be hundreds of times to be able to buy.

Zhou Wu is a soldier, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't understand anything, at least he knows how much a horse is worth.

The price that Liu Xian is giving is indeed very high.

His breath couldn't help but tighten, and he said, "Three hundred and one horse?" Seriously? ”

"Seriously!" Liu Xian said affirmatively: "As long as General Zhou can help get horses, each horse will pay the general 300 yuan, and if you can get 300 horses, you will be given 100,000 yuan." ”

"100,000?" Zhou Wu gasped.

His salary in the army was no more than 2,000 stones. It is equivalent to 100,000 catties of grain, and when converted into money, it is only 200,000 or 300,000 yuan at most. This is not going to be exchanged for inflation. 300,000 yuan, that is, 300 yuan, is only 3,000 yuan a year. But these are not really there, this is only calculated according to the normal situation.

100,000 yuan is already equivalent to his 30 years of income.

It would be strange to say that Zhou Wu was not moved.

Of course, it's not all his, but Liu Xian is promising to give an extra 10,000 yuan, which is also a huge amount of money.

For a while, Zhou Wu's eyes became eager.

However, he immediately calmed down again and asked, "When you arrive, will you have so much money to pay Zhou?" ”

"Haha, General Zhou Wu, for me Liu Xian, money is a trivial matter. Let's put it this way, if this son can sell the goods brought by the caravan this time, it will be enough to pay for the purchase of the horse. Let alone...... This son is now the young master of the Plains Palace. The money of the Plains Palace, this son can use it. ”

Liu Xian was accepted as a righteous son by Ma Guiren, and Liu Xian had already mentioned it to Zhou Wu. And Zhou Wu must know what kind of place the Plains Mansion is.

"Okay, then Zhou will help you investigate, and when Zhou gets enough three hundred horses, he will send someone to inform you." Zhou Wu decided to make this deal with Liu Xian.

"Okay, then I wish us a happy cooperation!"

Liu Xian picked up a cup of tea in front of him and saluted Zhou Wudao: "This son toasts General Zhou with tea instead of wine, I hope that our deal will be successfully concluded this time." ”

"Hmm......" Zhou Wu picked up the teacup and saluted, took a sip of tea and moistened his lips, as if he thought of something, and lowered his voice and said: "Liu Xiangongzi, since we have decided to cooperate, then there are some things that Zhou can reveal to you, so that you can sell your batch of cotton clothes smoothly." But what Zhou said, the law is not spread, understand? ”

When Liu Xian heard this, he was happy in his heart, knowing that he had done the right thing to come to see Zhou Wu this time and use his interests to impress him.

Immediately, his expression was correct, and he said solemnly: "Please rest assured, General Zhou Wu, don't look at the age of this son, but what should not be said, this son knows in his heart." So, ask General Zhou for advice. ”

"That's right, there are some rumors in the government and the army that our Lord Liu Yu of Youzhou is not on good terms with General Gongsun Zhan, who is now leading the cavalry to fight against foreigners. Specifically, General Ben is not too clear, but there are rumors that Gongsun Chan openly disobeyed orders and did not obey Lord Liu Yu's orders. ”

Zhou Wu said.

"Oh? Is this really the case? General Zhou, you really don't know some of the reasons? Liu Xian asked.

"I really don't know the specifics, General Ben just knows that Lord Liu Yu originally planned to transfer General Sun Zan back to guard this right Beiping and appoint him as the lord of Shibeiping. However, General Gongsun Chan did not come back, and it is precisely because of this that General Ben can now temporarily guard this Shibeiping. ”

Zhou Wu shook his head and said, "But it doesn't matter if these are specific. Zhou suggested earlier that you go to meet General Gongsun Chan and sell the thick cotton clothes of your caravan to Gongsun Chan, but in fact, it was because of Gongsun Zhan's disobedience that Lord Liu Yu deliberately did not give Gongsun Chan enough grain and grass and warm clothes for Gongsun Zhan's military horses. Therefore, Zhou estimated that there should be a lack of cotton clothes in Gongsun Zhan's army now. ”

"I see, then this will definitely happen. I think, now to send cotton clothes to Gongsun Zhan, is this considered a charcoal in the snow? Hehe. Liu Xian smiled and said to Zhou Wu: "Thank you, General Zhou, your news is very important." ”

"No, don't be too happy with Liu Gongzi. Liu Yu is actually only targeting Gongsun Zhan's military horses this time, and now Gongsun Zhan can lead the mobilization of military horses, in fact, there are only about 30,000 horses, that is to say, even if Gongsun Chan trades with you, he only needs about 30,000 pieces at most. Zhou Wu said to Liu Xian again.

"Thirty thousand?"

When Liu Xian heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Historically, Gongsun Chan in this period, his military horses should indeed not be too many.

This really has to be said, Gongsun Chan actually only has 3,000 cavalry. Of course, Gongsun Chan must have attracted many generals in the army. Now, those generals in the army have joined Gongsun Zhan, which has made Gongsun Chan have about 30,000 horses. Most of these horses are estimated to be border troops. That is, the military horses guarding the border of Youzhou.

It's only 30,000, and there are so many cotton clothes, how will this be sold?

Liu Xian thought for a while and tried to say: "In this case, it seems that in addition to meeting Gongsun Zhan, you also have to meet Master Liu Yu." ”

"I guess it's useless to see Lord Liu Yu."

"It's useful, how can it be useless? Anyway, I have to see him. Liu Xian's mind turned at this time, and he felt that if he wanted to sell all his cotton clothes, he really had to find Liu Yu.

Liu Xian actually knows something in his heart.

What Zhou Wu said this time, the contradiction between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zhan should be the relationship between the two people's incompatible political ideas. In addition, there is also a relationship between one mountain and two tigers.

It is conceivable that Liu Yu is now reappointed by the imperial court as the pastor of Youzhou. It can be said that this state pastor has more power than the original assassin history. Because in Youzhou, Liu Yu is nominally equivalent to a land-cutting prince, and he can control everything in Youzhou.

But now that he has been appointed as the pastor of Youzhou, this Youzhou government is no longer what it used to be, and he has no foundation for change. In addition, this is a time of war, and the military generals hold the military power, in fact, those ordinary military generals who hold the military power may be much more effective than him in saying a word.

Liu Yu definitely didn't want to see that he, the lord of a state, couldn't control the situation in Youzhou. He wanted to transfer Gongsun Chan back to Youbeiping to guard the town, it should be a temptation, to see if Gongsun Chan would obey his orders from this state pastor.

However, this must not be arbitrarily transferred, and there must be some justifiable excuses.

What better excuse does Liu Yu have? That is naturally the implementation of his policy of gentleness.

He hoped that Gongsun Chan could make a truce with Zhang Chun, Qiu Liju and other rebels, and then he would come forward to persuade Zhang Chun, Qiu Liju and other rebel leaders to submit to the Han Dynasty.

If he wants to pursue his policy, there must be a truce. Gongsun Chan is the most determined main fighter. If you want the two sides to cease fighting, the only way to do this is to transfer Gongsun Chan away from the front line.

As long as Gongsun Chan listens to the tune, then he can also take over those military horses by the way.

Liu Yu was confident in his prestige among the foreigners, and he believed that if the two sides ceased fighting, he would be able to persuade them to surrender and return to the Han dynasty.

However, Gongsun Chan now has 20,000 or 30,000 elite soldiers, how can he be willing to put down his military power and obey the order?

In this way, there will be a matter of Gongsun Zhan's disobedience.