After a day of playing, in the evening, Qin Cheng sent Bai Xinxin and Rong'er back to Linqian Pavilion, and then returned to Qin Yue's courtyard with everyone.

For today's Qincheng, if you talk about military merits, it is no longer a problem to serve as the guard of a county. But in terms of qualifications, it is far from the same, so after the victory over the Xiongnu is reported to the imperial court, whether Qin Cheng can be the Shanggu county guard depends on the will of the Son of Heaven. At that time, if Qin Cheng does this Shanggu County Guard, with the power in his hands, Bai Xinxin will naturally no longer have to stay in Linxiang Pavilion, and if he can't do this Shanggu County Guard, Qin Cheng is also determined to take Bai Xinxin out of Linxiang Pavilion in another way.

Originally, Nangong Shang planned to go back, but was left behind by Qin Cheng, "I still have something to discuss with you at night, and you have the right to stay for one more day." ”

Seeing Qin Cheng's serious expression, Nangong Shang knew that it must not be a trivial matter, so he naturally accepted it.

As for Le Yi, he didn't have much to go to, and he didn't see Qin Cheng Qin Yue yet, so he followed Qin Cheng together.

Now that Le Yi and Qin Cheng both have a certain position in the army, it is not a problem to buy a house in the county town, and the two have also mentioned that they will only wait for these few days to pass, and before returning to the military camp, they will have to settle a place in this city.

After returning to the courtyard, everyone had eaten, Qin Cheng and Qin Yue gave incense to their parents in this life, and then sat in the pavilion in the backyard with Nangong Shang Leyi, a few people put a few side dishes, hugged a few jars of wine, and talked under the moonlight.

Qin Yue knew that Qin Cheng and the others had something to say, she was a woman after all, although the Confucian etiquette had not yet been established at this time, but the Zhou rites left by the predecessors also made her unable to sit with Qin Cheng and the others at this time. Although Qin Cheng and the others were close to her, they were not outsiders and would not mind anything, but considering that the topic to be discussed next was not suitable for Qin Yue, Qin Cheng did not keep her.

"You have been dealing with the Huns for nearly half a year, tell me the truth, how much money do you make?" Qin Cheng said to Nangong Shang.

"In the past six months, I have made a total of three trips to the desert, and I am selling some ordinary items, if you want to make a profit, ......" Nangong Shang put a piece of mutton in his mouth, stretched out a hand, and turned it over, "Ten times." ”

"Ten times?" Le Yi's eyes widened, and he said incredulously: "Isn't this too exaggerated?" ”

Nangong Shang shook his head and said eloquently: "The things in the south, when they go to the north, they generally have three to five times the benefits, otherwise, why do these people have to take risks for so long?" In the same way, the things of the Han realm are scarce in the desert, and over the years, the Huns have been accustomed to a lot of things used by our Han Dynasty, if there are no such things, they will not be able to live normally, so the things of the Han realm, when they reach the desert, will be snatched up in a few days. Now that the Han and the Huns are at war, the border city is closed, and many of the Huns' use will not be satisfied, so our goods are naturally very popular in the territory of the Huns, and they are quickly robbed, and it is naturally not unimaginable that the price will be doubled. ”

Qin Cheng nodded, and said that he understood, the benefits of the merchants, Qin Cheng will be very clear in the later generations, and the tenfold profits mentioned by the Nangong merchants at the moment are not unacceptable, on the contrary, Qin Cheng feels that this is normal, "This is still the early stage, the war between the Han and the Xiongnu continues, if the Huns can't loot enough goods, for the Huns, the demand for goods will only increase, and your profits will get bigger and bigger." The time of war, for businessmen, is indeed the most profitable time. ”

"Not bad." Nangong Shangdao, "Actually, not only that, because there are fewer and fewer businessmen doing business with the Huns nowadays, and too many needs of the Huns cannot be met, so as soon as I arrive in the desert, I will be received by the high-level and even the leaders of the tribe, and they will sometimes give me leather horses for free, just so that I can go to the desert next time." ”

Qin Cheng thought for a moment and answered: "The Huns, you merchants are needed too much. ”

"It doesn't sound very comfortable, but it's true." Nangong Shang took a sip of wine and said.

"Since you've made so much money, aren't you already in a lot of money now? If you can donate some light and heavy cavalry armaments to the army, which are still scarce in the army, you can alleviate some of them. Le Yi heard that Nangong Commercial had such a huge profit, so he immediately said bluntly.

The cavalry armament in the army is scarce, and Le Yi understands it. After the appearance of light and heavy cavalry, supporting armaments are very important, and Le Yi understands it even more.

Nangong Shang listened to Le Yi's words, but just picked up the wine bottle, but did not say anything for a while.

"Le Yi." Qin Cheng saw that Le Yi was anxious, so he said, "What we need is not a hundred sets of two hundred sets of light and heavy cavalry armaments, if our vision is only limited to this, Nangong Shang Da can donate all his net worth to the army now." But don't you think that a few hundred sets of cavalry armaments are too little? ”

"What do you mean......" Le Yi heard this, thought about it, and if he realized, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, as if he had realized something, "You don't want to equip the entire cavalry unit, right?" This...... That's incredible, isn't it? ”

After saying that, Le Yi felt that his heartbeat had accelerated a lot, and he had to say that this was an extremely bold and tempting idea.

"Why not?" Qin Cheng answered, "I want to develop tens of thousands of iron cavalry in Shanggu County, and if I don't have armaments, how can it work?" You must know that what we want to build is not an ordinary cavalry, but an invincible iron cavalry! The reason why the iron cavalry is an iron cavalry is that one is in armament and the other is in knights. Let's just say that heavy cavalry, comparable to the armor of heavy infantry, Qin halberd, and horses, which one does not cost a lot? Some time ago, we had exhausted almost all the financial resources that a county could use for armaments, and we could barely equip a heavy cavalry. And for the light horse, not to mention anything else, it is just a ring-headed knife, such a sharp weapon, it should be held by everyone, but if it is only supplied by the imperial court, it can only be equipped with one song at most, how much invisible loss is this? When it comes to the battlefield, how many fewer Huns will be killed, and how many sergeants will die in vain? Moreover, the training of iron knights is also different from that of ordinary knights, only the strength is not the same, and high-intensity training must be served by big fish and meat, which doesn't cost money?

In a word, the reason why the Iron Rider is an Iron Rider is because there is enough money thrown into it! If you have money, you will have iron horses, and if you don't have money, you will have nothing! ”

Qin Cheng tried his best to make his words straightforward, when he said these words, his tone couldn't help but be a little excited, after saying a few words, Qin Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, "Shanggu is just a border county, financial resources are limited, and the support of the imperial court will be limited, if you really want to create an invincible iron horse, in terms of financial resources, you must find another way." ”

When Le Yi was said by Qin Cheng, he also had a feeling of enlightenment, and he instantly realized a lot in his heart, but after thinking about these many joints, Le Yi couldn't help but worry, "How much does it cost to have a 10,000-strong iron horse?" Nangong Shang, can one person afford it? ”

Le Yi looked at Nangong Shang, but there was no doubt in his eyes, but a strong expectation.

Feeling Le Yi's eyes, the corners of Nangong Shang's mouth hooked up a playful smile, "Don't say that you are a Nangong businessman, even if you have a good environment at the moment, ten Nangong merchants can't do it." ”

"......" Le Yi opened his mouth and closed it again, but seeing the far-reaching smile on Nangong Shang's face, Le Yi knew that Nangong Shang must have an idea in his heart, a few people who played together since childhood, Le Yi knew that if Nangong Shang had such an "unfathomable" smile, he would already have a mind about something. He looked at Qin Cheng, but saw that Qin Cheng just poured a bottle of wine for himself, and brought the wine bottle to his mouth, smiling a little ...... Shameless.

"Nangong Erlang, what are you selling, if you have a fart, let it go!" Le Yi felt that he was being encouraged by himself, and he suddenly felt unhappy in his heart and scolded.

"Huh!" Nangong Shang smiled meaningfully, and slowly spit out two words: "Chamber of Commerce." ”

"Chamber of Commerce?" Le Yi was stunned for a moment, obviously he was not familiar with this professional vocabulary as a young man who only knew how to dance guns and play sticks and the art of war.

"In short, it is to unite all the merchants who do business with the Huns to form an alliance. At least seventy percent of the profits obtained by the Chamber of Commerce from dealing with the Huns were handed over to the county town as military expenses. Nangong Shang said quietly, "Not only that, but the actions of the merchants of the Chamber of Commerce will also have other alliances and constraints. ”

"Huh?" Le Yi was stunned for a while, "Seventy percent of the profits?" If so, would those businessmen be willing to join your chamber of commerce? It seems unlikely! ”

"The imperial court has expressly forbidden Han merchants to have business dealings with the Huns, and now the merchants who still do business with the Huns, in addition to seeing the profits, also have the meaning of last resort. Paying seventy percent of the profits is indeed more, but as long as it is profitable, what choice do these businessmen have? Moreover, the further you go, the more profitable it will be, even if there is only 30% left, the profit will be considerable. Nangong Shang talked eloquently.

Le Yi touched his chin and muttered for a while, "Having said that, I still don't think things will be so simple......"

"Hehe, of course it's not going to be that simple. But later, you have to ask Qin Cheng to see how he plans. Nangong Shang looked at Qin Cheng.

Qin Cheng smiled slightly, "If these people still want to live, if these people still want to be profitable, if these people want to do business with the Huns in the future without worrying, they have no choice." ”

"Domineering!" Nangong Shang praised, "When a person with military power speaks, he is his mother's domineering!" ”

After that, Nangong Shang laughed.

"You want to threaten these merchants with the army?!" Le Yi exclaimed.

"Don't say it so badly, what is a threat? I'm just protecting them. With official support, they don't have to worry about punishing the court if they do business with the Huns, isn't it great? Qin Cheng sneered, "Of course, if he waits unwillingly, then his previous behavior will be enough to kill them." ”

"That's true." Nangong Shang drank all the wine and said.

"......" Le Yi was speechless for a while, and only after half a sound did he sigh: "You guys are clearly robbing!" ”

"For the Iron Rider." Qin Cheng raised his glass and drank.

"For the sake of the big man." Nangong Shang also raised his glass and drank.

"It's out!" Le Yi was stunned for a moment, and then drank it all.

"Hahahaha......" After drinking, the three of them looked at each other and laughed.

"I just don't know how Your Majesty would react if he knew that we had made such a crazy move......

Qin Cheng suddenly laughed.

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