In the empty border city, except for only one thousand household soldiers and one hundred and ten officials, the rest are Liang Jinglun, Qi Mutang and Cheng Han's subordinates, and other than that, there is no one in the entire city.

The entry of Yang Shaofeng and Timur and others finally brought a trace of vitality to this empty city, and the cooks who had been prepared for a long time began to be busy, and in the official residence of the Lifting Division that had been prepared for Yang Shaofeng, the earth fire dragon was also burned early, and the wine that had been warmed exuded a burst of wine fragrance, and the wind and snow were blocked outside the house, and Timur was even a little hot to the point of unbearable feeling.

When the guests and hosts were seated, the chef brought a plate of exquisite dishes to the table, and Yang Shaofeng said with a smile: "Let's not think about anything else today, just a little, eat well, drink well, and then start the official office tomorrow." ”

Timur shook his head and said, "Brother Yang, I am ordered by the Taishi to bring you a not-so-good news, I hope you can be so happy after hearing it." ”

Yang Shaofeng said curiously: "What's not so good news?" Could it be that there is something more important than this city? ”

Timur nodded and said, "This news is not more important than the border market, but it can affect the border market." ”

Seeing Yang Shaofeng putting on a deferential look, Timur said: "Those lowly people of the Waramahammu Department who betrayed the Immortal Heaven, because our Taishi has paid tribute to the great Ming Emperor many times, they think that the Ming Emperor has favored us, so they plan to find time to attack the Ming Dynasty, and the border city is the first to bear the brunt!" ”

Yang Shaofeng looked at Timur with a bewildered expression, and said suspiciously: "Are you sure?" Was Mahamu's head kicked by his war horse? He actually wants to attack the border city? ”

Timur nodded and said affirmatively: "That's the news we got here, so the Taishi asked me to remind Brother Yang that it is better to prepare early, after all, there is a saying called being prepared." ”

Yang Shaofeng nodded with a smile and said, "So thank you brother for reminding me." By the way, how many cattle and sheep have you prepared for trading this time? ”

Timur said tentatively: "This, how many cattle and sheep can you eat?" ”

Yang Shaofeng stretched out a finger and shook it, Timur was inevitably a little disappointed, and sighed: "A thousand cattle and sheep?" In normal times, these are not less, but now the wind and snow are ...... urgently."

Yang Shaofeng interrupted Timur's words with a smile, shook his finger and said: "10,000 cattle and sheep, strive to complete it within a month, and if it is feasible, increase the transaction volume next month." If it's still okay, then continue to trade a large volume. ”

Timur counted the leg of mutton in his heart for a long time, and finally had to give up reluctantly - the unit of Wan is too big, and the leg of mutton is somewhat insufficient......

But no matter how much Timur's mathematical ability is, at least Timur knows one thing very well, the trading volume of 10,000 cattle and sheep is definitely not a small amount at any time, and the grain and salt exchanged for it are estimated to be enough for everyone in the entire Tatar Department to eat for a month or two.

After laughing secretly in his heart, Yang Shaofeng continued: "By the way, you recruit some women in your tribe, come and shear and wash those wool for me, and by the way, do some work such as braised meat, and I will pay for it."

In addition, those young people also want to have a warm winter on the grassland this time, it really depends on these young people. ”

Timur was suspicious: "Young and strong? How much do you want? ”

Looking at the nervous Timur, Yang Shaofeng said with a smile: "People, of course, the greater the strength, the better, and the more people, the better." In charge of three meals, four seasons of clothes, a young man earns fifteen cents a day. ”

Timur smiled reluctantly and said, "Brother Yang, you also know that our tribe is so big, if all the young and strong are transferred, how can we guard against those Warat scumbags at that time?" Even if I were willing, I'm afraid that the Taishi and the leaders of those tribes would not be willing. ”

Yang Shaofeng said: "Old, you go back and tell you the Taishi and those leaders, I will directly settle the wages with your Taishi, or settle with those tribal leaders, and then you will settle with those young people, so as to save the trouble of settling with those young people." ”

Timur counted the leg of mutton in his heart for a long time, and then his eyes lit up, and he asked, "Is a thousand people enough?" ”

Yang Shaofeng glared at Timur and said, "Who do you look down on?" A thousand? Even if you get 10,000 people, I will still pay you fifteen cents per person per day.

However, I will first say the ugly things in front, if you come to work here, you must abide by my rules here, and you must not come nonsense, otherwise don't blame me for turning your face. ”

Timur patted his chest and said: "Brother Yang, don't worry, I'll get you a thousand young men first, and I guarantee that all the top strong young men are good at riding horse-drawn bows!" ”

Yang Shaofeng shook his head and said, "What do I want them to do with horse-drawn bows?" I want them to work hard! It doesn't matter if you can ride a horse-drawn bow or not, as long as you have a lot of strength and are willing to be obedient, it's done! ”

His eyes rolled, and Timur said, "What, is it okay to take the slaves from Warat?" Let them work in shackles, they can't run away! ”

With a hiss, Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but gasp - this surname is simply black-hearted! How could a normal person be as bad as he was?

After pondering for a while, Yang Shaofeng said: "No, slaves can't be counted like this, slaves have to be bought out by capitation." A young man has three taels of silver, and two taels of women and children, and there can be no more. Also, don't be old, weak, sick and disabled, don't make up the numbers like this. ”

With a sigh in his heart, he secretly cursed the profiteer, and Timur continued to count the leg of mutton in his heart.

One Warat man can sell three taels of silver, and he doesn't catch a hundred or ten casually? The key is that this thing is large, and it can still flow for a long time......

Seeing that Timur's saliva was about to flow out, Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but interrupt Timur's fantasy: "Whether it can be done or not, you will give me a happy word!" ”

Timur first nodded violently, and then shook his head violently, until Yang Shaofeng was almost confused, and then Timur said: "I have to go back to report and discuss this matter with the Taishi, and I can't be the master." ”

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After the banquet, Timur was arranged to rest, Yang Shaofeng, who was still drunk and hazy just now, called Timur a brother and brother, where was there still a trace of drunkenness, and after letting people prepare sobering soup and tea, he said directly to Qi Mutang and Liang Jinglun: "The two of you came to the border city much earlier than Yang, and you are far clearer about the situation here than Yang. ”

Liang Jinglun and Qi Mutang both bowed their hands to Yang Shaofeng and said, "Yang Tiju is polite." ”

After being polite, Yang Shaofeng said directly: "What's the situation over there?" Now near the border city, can there be any trace of those Warat people? ”

Liang Jinglun nodded and said, "Yes." The Varats are now also looking forward to the opening of the border market as soon as possible, but the Tatars are also close to the left, so the Varats are a little farther away. In addition, the Warat and Tatar sides fought from time to time, and there were casualties on both sides. ”

Qi Mutang added: "The battle between the Warat and the Tatars is actually mostly because the border market is about to open, and both sides are worried that the other side will trade, which will reduce the number of cattle and sheep that can be sold on their side, so they often fight hard. ”

Liang Jinglun nodded in agreement, and then continued: "They are barbarians, they don't know the teachings of the saints, and they draw their swords against each other if they don't agree with each other, if it weren't for the recent snowstorm, I'm afraid that the two will lead troops to attack each other, which is really annoying." ”

Seeing that the two of them didn't talk about anything important for a long time, Yang Shaofeng had to ask, "What about the number of people on both sides?" What about the number of cattle and sheep? ”

Liang Jinglun hesitated: "Because the Tatars are very close, there are a lot of them, about seven or eight hundred. The Warats were much smaller than the Tatars, about three or five hundred, and there were no more than a thousand cattle and sheep. ”

Yang Shaofeng hummed and said, "What about the thousands of households in the border city?" Why didn't you see him today? ”

Liang Jinglun said: "Chen Qianhu is still in the barracks. The news brought by the Tatars today, in fact, we have also gotten it, Chen Qianhu is worried about the city defense, and he has been arranging it for the past few days. ”

Qi Mutang also spoke: "Groundless wind may not be without a cause. If it weren't for the Tatars who wanted to borrow a knife to kill people, then the Tiju Lord should have been on guard in advance? ”

Yang Shaofeng laughed and said, "The Warat people are now counting on selling some cattle and sheep through the border market, will they be stupid enough to attack the border market?" It is definitely necessary to beware when you look back, you can be loose on the outside and tight on the inside, there is no need to make a lot of noise. ”

When Qi Mutang and Liang Jinglun both nodded in response, Yang Shaofeng continued: "By the way, go back and order, we don't care what happens outside the city, but in this city, whether it is the people of the Ming Dynasty or the Tatars, if they dare to violate the law of the Ming Dynasty, they will be dealt with according to the law of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Liang Jinglun and Qi Mutang responded respectfully, Cheng Han wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and said with a sneer: "The fire dragon in this place is too hot, and the sweat on Xiaguan's head can't be stopped." ”

Yang Shaofeng laughed and said: "This official said ugly things in front, this official doesn't care where the businessmen who walked on the side came from, and which god stood behind them, as long as they dare to stretch their hands on the salt and iron, don't blame the official for chopping their dog paws." ”

Cheng Han hurriedly got up and bowed to Yang Shaofeng: "Yang Tiju rest assured, after the humble post goes back, it will be strictly investigated, thoroughly investigated, if anyone dares to stretch out his hand to the salt and iron, the first one will not let them go!" ”

Qi Mutang and Liang Jinglun also hurriedly got up to express their attitude, looking like they had some kind of enmity with those businessmen who were involved in foreign affairs.

Yang Shaofeng didn't care about himself, he just said with a smile: "

After the three of them said goodbye, Wu Mingcai, who had always been like a transparent person, said in a low voice: "Do you want to go and check it out if you want to be humble?" ”