Chapter 66: Buying a Horse
"Lord, do you really think that this is a big deal?" Just when Liu Yong's heart was extremely comfortable, Xu Shu said to him. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Xu Shu was the first strategist to follow Liu Yong, got along with Liu Yong the most, and knew him the best. Seeing this, Liu Yong hurriedly sat down with him to talk.
"Now, the power of the lord has just emerged, is it just a matter of relying on some people to compete with those big forces? Not to mention anything else, Liu Biao is afraid that he will not sit back and watch me grow stronger, right? ”
Xu Shu had a few questions on his face, which made Liu Yong wake up immediately.
Liu Yong is a lazy person who just wants to live a peaceful life. But when he was in charge of the village, Cai Shang gave him his first crisis. There is no turning back from the start of construction, and Liu Yong can only continue to grow now that he may not be destroyed in the future.
Full of warmth and rotten hearts, a period of stability made Liu Yong a little carried away, but fortunately, Xu Shu reminded him in time.
Liu Yong got up and bowed deeply to Xu Shu.
"So looking at it directly, what should be done the most urgent now?" Although Liu Yong had some plans, he wanted to consult Xu Shu first.
"Now, although there are not many generals in the lord's civil servants, they are enough, and it is difficult to find more for a while, so they can only come step by step, but the soldiers and horses are to be urgently recruited."
"Okay, Yuan Zhi can arrange it directly." Regarding Xu Shu's suggestion, Liu Yong readily agreed.
"My lord, have you ever thought of building a cavalry?" Xu Shu suddenly asked when he was leaving.
"Yes!"
Cavalry was a very powerful class of troops in this era. Why is it that in thousands of years of Chinese history, the Xiongnu has almost become a nightmare for every dynasty and every generation of the great powers of the Central Plains? Relying on their powerful iron cavalry at any time, Genghis Khan was able to complete the great cause of unifying China that the Mongolian nation could not complete for countless generations, and even conquered most of the Eurasian continent, and the Mongolian cavalry can be said to be a great contribution.
Liu Yong dreamed of building an iron cavalry, but the cost of the computer as a cavalry was too great, and Liu Yong only dared to think about it before. But now it's different, it's still possible to build a thousand-man cavalry guard.
Just do it, Liu Yong immediately invited Pang Tong to discuss.
"Lord, this matter is feasible, and it should not be delayed." Pang Tong also agreed with both hands, the power of a good cavalry on the battlefield is simply immeasurable.
To build a cavalry, you need to have war horses, and the first thing you need to do is to buy horses, and there are too few horses.
Liu Yongke didn't know where to buy a horse, so he asked Pang Tong to inquire.
At the same time, according to the land system of later generations, Liu Yong asked Zhuge Jin, Wang Xiang and others to promulgate a land system to encourage agriculture, and every mu of cultivated land can be exempted from taxes for three years.
In addition, policies to encourage commerce have also been formulated and implemented, and for a time, Liu Yong's prestige in the hearts of new wild people is unparalleled, and he is praised everywhere. Shinno also gradually prospered.
On the second day after Liu Yongjun formed the cavalry, Gan Ning found Liu Yong.
"Lord, if you want to inquire about the news of the war horse, please ask the lord for permission."
Which one is Gan Ning singing, Liu Yong is a little puzzled, what he is good at should not be cavalry. Zhao Yunlai also said the past.
However, Liu Yong was not stupid, and soon laughed. Gan Ning saw that he had no merit and no face, so he wanted to gather his men and horses.
"Xingba, someone has to do the affairs of the war horse, you don't have to worry about it. But there's one thing I have to go. Liu Yong suddenly thought of Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng.
"You're messing around in Jiangxia, do you know the account Chen Sheng and the others?" Liu Yongdao.
"Naturally, I know that these two people originally gathered four or five hundred men and horses to defend their own territory, and then somehow they became brothers and merged together, and their forces were indeed not weak. Could it be that the lord wants to ......," Gan Ning said curiously.
Liu Yong took out a token and handed it to Gan Ning: "The two of them have already invested in a certain account, you go to Jiangxia to collect the troops, merge with the two of them, and secretly gather people and horses, first secretly cultivate an elite army in Jiangxia, he will be reused in the future."
At the same time, it is conceivable that Jiangdong sent spies to find out intelligence, and it was best to enter the Jingdong army. ”
Gan Ning's heart was shocked, Liu Yong's appetite is the whole Jingzhou, if there is really such a day, with Jingzhou as a springboard, he can attack and defend, and the world can do it, and when the time comes, he will be a great hero.
Thinking of this, his throat was a little dry, and his heart was so excited that he fell down heavily. On the same day, he went to Jiangxia.
As for Xue Yi, he was just a little ant, Liu Yong was too lazy to care, he believed that Gan Ning would make the right choice. If he brought it up, it would be stingy.
Half a month has passed like this, Xu Shu and Pang Tong have good news, there are 5,000 conscriptions, Liu Yong sighed, it is rare to have 5,000 in this small Xinye.
With the addition of 5,000 people brought from the mountains, and the 3,000 people sent by Xiangyang several times, Liu Yong now has 12,000 people in Xinye. Thinking of the situation when he first came, Liu Yong sighed again.
Pang Tong came to report: "Lord, now the real number of war horses is difficult to find, fortunately I found a horse dealer, but ......"
"When did Big Brother Shiyuan talk to Little Brother like this?" Liu Yong was a little unhappy.
"Haha, it's my brother who is hypocritical. This horse dealer has some doorways, Xu is a master, it is said that selling horses depends on the buyer, not the appetite does not sell. Pang Tong was speechless when he heard it for the first time.
"And these people?" Liu Yong was also surprised for a long time, the forest is really big, and there are all kinds of birds.
"What does that brother mean ......"
Pang Tong said: "This time to buy a horse, I want to invite the lord to go with me, if it is really a master, the CCP will go in person, and there will be sincerity." ”
Liu Yong thought for a moment: "Okay, if it is really a master, it can be regarded as a blessing for us." The younger brother sent it personally. ”
According to the report of the spies, this horse dealer is not close to this road, and it is three or four hundred miles away from Nanxiang Township in the west of Xinye.
For the sake of safety, Liu Yong directly brought Huang Zhong. Huang Xu is no longer in trouble, Huang Zhong is also determined, how to repay his kindness all day long, Liu Yong simply took him, with his skills, it should not be a problem to ensure the safety of a few people.
In order to avoid anyone who cares about it, Liu Yong, Pang Tong, Huang Zhong, and Kou Feng and a hundred guards went out of the city after dark, and everything was handed over to Liao Hua, Zhao Yun and Xu Shu.
Taking advantage of the night, everyone went straight out fifty miles before setting up camp in one place, and waited for the day before they began to hurry.
A day later, the crowd finally approached the location the spies had said.
This is a hidden valley, the mountain pass is not large, and the vegetation is abundant, it is really difficult to find if you are not familiar with the terrain.
"My lord, this horse dealer has a rule, you must go at night to buy a horse, if it is daytime, you will definitely not see it." The spies stepped forward to report to Liu Yong.
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Everyone was stunned, what kind of bullshit rule is this, and buying a horse has to be carried out secretly?
Anyway, Liu Yong only wanted to buy the horse first, and didn't want to have more branches, so he arranged to rest, and didn't bring people into the mountain until it was dark.