"Besides, we can't afford to raise so many war horses in our Zhuangzi, right?"

Xu Shiyang didn't have as many worries as Old Man Hu, and said generously:

"There's nothing taboo about this, being poor is being poor, and if you can't afford it, you can't afford it, you know that it's not good-looking, and you'll work hard in the future, and strive to be able to afford it next time."

War horses are different from pack horses, they are not tolerant of rough feeding, and they will lose weight if they are not fed with good material, which is a serious waste of expensive war horses, however, the population of Fifteen Tun, which has almost doubled in an instant, really can't feed the horses with so many people to eat.

Maybe other Tunbao owners will pay more attention to war horses, and would rather starve to death than raise good horses, but Xu Shiyang's opinion is definitely different.

"Young master, great talent."

This praise is much more sincere than Gongsun Sheng just now.

In Old Man Hu's opinion, this proves that Xu Shiyang did not swell up because he defeated the Tartar once, and he can still see his own shortcomings.

As a small warlord in a village, this is already very valuable.

Perhaps, the future achievements of this daring young man are more than just a dock fort?

If that's the case, as the first old man in the village to follow, he might be able to take care of a fort .......

Old man Hu couldn't help but think about the future.

"Since it's a send, you can't be stingy." Xu Shiyang didn't bother to care what Old Man Hu thought, he waved his hand casually and said generously: "You go and prepare, the eldest master and the third master must have it." My brothers will have them too! ”

He thought about it again and said: "This time I got 12 war horses, and the old men each honored 2 horses, and my brothers each gave one horse, and I just kept 1 for myself." ”

There are three masters in the Xu family, and the eldest lord Xu Mujiang is the head of the family, but the nature of the dock is determined, and his control over the Zhuangzi, which belongs to the second and third rooms, is very low, and he belongs to the kind that listens to the tune and does not listen to the announcement.

However, since he is the head of the family, the big house now has 7 dock forts, and his strength is naturally the strongest among the three rooms of the Xu family.

The second master is Xu Shiyang's father Xu Muhe, who controls 5 dock forts (including 15 tun), Xu Shiyang's own fifteen tun was the property of the second master a year ago, but because of the relationship between a stepmother, he left home very early, and after taking away fifteen tun, Xu Shiyang is actually an independent small force of the Xu family.

The third master, Xu Muhai, is the weakest (the weakest now should be Xu Shiyang, but he is a junior, and he is theoretically regarded as a member of the second room), and there are only 3 dock forts under his name.

In addition to the three masters, Xu Shiyang currently has two elder brothers and three younger brothers, all of whom have not yet separated, but the elder brothers are also in charge of a dock fort.

According to Xu Shiyang's distribution method, the older generation has two war horses each, and the peers, including himself, have one horse per person regardless of age, which is very fair.

"Does the Fifth Young Master want to have it too?" Old man Hu asked.

Xu Shiliu, the fifth young master of the Xu family, is the son of Xu Shiyang and his second mother.

To put it a little more bloody, the two are fighting for the property in the second room of the Xu family.

"Give."

Xu Shiyang did not hesitate.

There's nothing to hesitate about, no matter how much you fight, it's also a brother, and making a big fuss will only make people laugh.

What's more, how to divide the property of the Xu family's second room in the end, Erniang's woman said that it doesn't matter, when it is time to divide the family, the three masters have to be decided, plus the elders in the Xu family.

In times like these, women have no say at all.

The Xu family's own internal property dispute, Old Man Hu didn't dare to say anything at all, in fact, the sentence just now was a bit redundant.

Now that it has been decided, Old Man Hu hurriedly nodded and agreed.

"Little old man, let's do it."

"Then you come with me."

"Yes."

Old man Hu answered very steadily, but his heart was happy.

Giving gifts to the eldest lords, let yourself follow, is to consolidate his Lao Hu's position in the family.

"Go back, you go and ask everyone what they are lacking in their respective jobs, and report it to me." Xu Shiyang waved his hand to the others present: "I got some gold and silver this time, and when I open the market, I will find out if I can buy it." ”

"Yes!"

……

Leaving Xu Shiyang's mansion (the main house here is also used as a meeting room in the dock fort), Gongsun Sheng lowered his head and pondered his thoughts as he walked.

'Old man Hu, you really haven't fallen out of favor yet. ’

The former Taoist priest was a little disappointed and thought:

Then I don't have many opportunities. ’

In the Central Plains now, there is not only one dock fort in the thriving family, such as the Xu family, as a local wealthy family in Juzhou, with 15 villages under its control, but the core male of the family, including Xu Shiyang, is only 6 people (his three younger brothers are not yet adults, in fact, Xu Shiyang can only be counted as a half-ding).

As a result, nine villages had to be placed under the care of people with foreign surnames.

This will not change until the new young master is born and becomes an adult.

At present, Gongsun Sheng's greatest ambition is to get into a position similar to that of a castle lord in the Xu family, which requires Xu Shiyang, who is supported by him, to have more dock forts, and his own ability to overwhelm competitors (now mainly Hu Lanshan) under Xu Shiyang.

'Gotta figure it out. Gongsun Sheng stroked the goatee on his chin and pondered: "I have to make others think that I am more capable of being independent." ’

……

Jinzhou.

It used to be an important line of defense for the Great Zhou Dynasty to resist foreign invasions in the eastern part of Liaodong, but after the imperial court moved south, this gate of North China became a transit point for the Tartars of Liaodong to come and go at will.

At this moment, outside the dilapidated Jinzhou City, cars and horses are scorching, and people are boiling.

More than 15,000 Jurchen soldiers are returning home from here.

On the official road in a semi-abandoned state, a group of well-organized Jurchen cavalry was triumphantly advancing to the northeast.

On both sides of the road, there are countless Han people who have entered the pass and plundered, and under the pressure of the Jurchen unarmored auxiliaries, they either push small carts or carry packages on their backs, and carry looted goods for the robbers, and they are difficult to move forward step by step.

At the back of the huge procession, a Meng'an (Qianhu) named Hai Lin Bao under the Dajin Kingdom Bo Ji Lie Shi Lie Zhining was riding a horse and looking anxiously to the south.

At this time, several Jurchen armor soldiers rode horses and roared, and the leader Pu Yuan (fifty households, also called brand heads) shouted loudly to Hai Linbao: "Master Lie Zhining sent his servants to ask, why is your department not out of the customs!" What does it mean to stay here? ”

Hai Lin Bao sighed, he had stayed here for more than 3 days, and now that the army was constantly going out and going home, it was naturally more conspicuous, and it was normal for Su Shi Lie Zhining to send someone to ask.

So, this Jurchen Meng'an replied loudly: "Please return to the master of Lie Zhining, the slave's soldiers have not yet been assembled!" ”

The man glanced at him coldly: "Don't wait! Get out of the customs now! ”

After speaking, he turned around and left, not giving Hai Linbao a chance to distinguish at all.

The Dajin army is strictly disciplined, and Bo Jilie issued an order to assemble and leave the customs 20 days ago, and now he has not returned, and he should be killed according to the law, so there is no need to wait at all.

Even if the person who hasn't come back yet, it's his own son.

Hai Linbao turned his head and asked his own soldiers: "Hai Huli hasn't come back yet?" ”

It wasn't the first time he'd asked the question, but the answer was the same.

"Back to the master, no."

"Before leaving, he said, 'Where is he going?'

"Before parting, the master of Haihuli said that he was going to Juzhou to have a look."

Hai Lin Bao coldly repeated:

"Juzhou ......."